Torr:

Tentative Moz release dates

...We are in the mid-stages of the mixing process on Ringleader Of The Tormentors here in Rome, and it has been a dazzling experience. Tony Visconti has been exceptional, and we are all very proud of the results.

The first single will be released in the second week of February, and the album will follow around March 20th....We have moved our Italian and Greek and Turkish dates to February which will be the tour to launch the album....

I am yours forever, MORRISSEY.

On Visconti's site he has a bit of a diary about the recording process, with pix. It looks like there's a small kids-choir on one of the songs (a bit of a "Panic" pt. 2 perhaps?)

Monday, October 31, 2005 | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

4 new vids for upcoming UK singles

Kubb - "Wicked Soul" [vid]

Elbow - "Leaders of the free world" [vid]

Kaiser Chiefs - "Modern Way" [vid]

Gorillaz - "Dirty Harry" [vid]

Monday, October 31, 2005 | Permalink | Comments (3) | TrackBack (1)

3 new Jarvis Cocker tracks!

Here's a track by Jarvis Cocker (formerly of Pulp) which will appear on the new Harry Potter soundtrack.

"This Is The Night" (3:15)

At the 1:10 mark it sounds like a song from Separations. ANA has Jarvis' other 2 songs from the soundtrack. One of 'em is awful, but the other ("Magic Works") is the best of all 3 and sounds like Jarvis being backed by Will Sergeant. Jarvis is currently working on his debut solo album with Michael Andrews on guitar (he worked on the Donnie Darko soundtrack.) PSNYC says they're gonna play a secret gig in LA. If anyone finds out anything more on this let me know.

Monday, October 31, 2005 | Permalink | Comments (7) | TrackBack (2)

UK chart report

The decent stuff that entered the UK chart this weekend.

Singles:

#4 Kate Bush - "King of the Mountain"

#17 Maximo Park - "Apply Some Pressure" [$4 @ amazon] [vid]

#24 The Magic Numbers - "Loves A Game" [vid]

#25 Test Icicles - "Circle Square Triangle" [$5.50 @ amazon]

#36 The Rifles - "Local Boy" [vid]

#44 Morning Runner - "Be All You Want Me To Be" [vid] Surprised it didn't make the top 40.

#52 Supergrass - "Low C" [vid] Woah, this did really bad.

#59 Tom Vek - "Nothing But Green Lights" So much for all that blogger buzz, haha!

Indie label singles chart (here are the ones that didn't make it onto the top75 of the big-chart):

#18 The Wedding Present - "Ringway to SeaTac"

#36 Omerta - "One Chance" / "Synchronise Your Smiles" [their site has clips; $4 @ amazon]

#38 Crosbi - "Coastline" [clip]

It's criminal that Omerta and Crosbi didn't fare better.

These singles did not chart:

Computerman - "No More Broken Hearts" [vid]
The Ivories - "Reduce the Temperature" [vid]
Leaves - "Good Enough" Owch, they're even in a major label.

Albums:

#1 Robbie Williams - Intensive Care

#57 El Presidente - self-titled debut album

#60 Burt Bacharach - At This Time

Sunday, October 30, 2005 | Permalink | Comments (9) | TrackBack (0)

On-the-air this week

Mon Oct 31st
Franz Ferdinand @ CBS' Craig Ferguson

Tues Nov 1st
The Magic Numbers @ KCRW's MBE (11:20amPT)
Neil Young @ Conan (Neil is on everyday thru Friday)
Pres. Jimmy Carter @ PBS' Charlie Rose

Wed Nov 2nd
David Gray @ Carson Daly

Thurs Nov 3rd
Al Franken @ Leno
Dane Cook @ Jimmy Kimmel
Franz Ferdinand @ CBS' Craig Ferguson (2nd time in the week, not a repeat)
Louis XIV @ Carson Daly

Fri Nov 4th
World Leader Pretend @ WOXY (2pm ET)
Ryan Adams @ Letterman

Sat Nov 5th
Jim James (of MMJ) @ KEXP (1pm PT)
The Killers / Spoon @ PBS' Austin City Limits

Saturday, October 29, 2005 | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

The Veils begin recording 2nd album

The Veils are confirmed to begin sessions for their second album in Los Angeles with legendary producer Nick Launay. Launay was among the most successful producers of the post-punk era, helming records for many of the biggest bands to emerge from Australia (where Finn from The Veils lived for many years.) But the thing I like best that he's worked on were the radio-mixes of "Joy" and "To Earth With Love" by Gay Dad.

There will be a a 5 page piece on the band's new line up in Dutch music magazine OOR, featuring pictures as well as the most in depth interview to date. Sophia also appears in the first issue of the new London fashion magazine Lula.

ABC News recently used the strangely prophetic "Valleys of New Orleans" in the international benefit Shelter From The Storm to help aid the families of victims of hurricane Katrina. Finn & Liam recently performed acoustically on Dutch TV. If anyone knows where I can find audio of it, please post below.

And how random is this: I was watching The Upside of Anger the other day and in it there's a scene in which the sisters are making a meal in the kitchen and listening to "Lavania", which is from the brilliant debut album The Runaway Found.

Saturday, October 29, 2005 | Permalink | Comments (5) | TrackBack (0)

DVDs out in the U.S. on Tuesday

Office Space - Special Edition [$14. Includes a retrospective with Mike Judge and 4 deleted scenes. If you pay twice as much and buy it from Best Buy it includes a stapler, coffee mug, mousepad, magnet.]

Sex and the City - The Complete Series [20-DVDs!]

Bill Maher - I'm Swiss

The Big Lebowski - Achiever's Edition [Includes a bowling towel, 8 photo cards, 4 character coasters, a "making of", an introduction by Mortimer Young and Jeff Bridges' photography gallery]

Shirt of the month:

"This is Summer Wheatly and I approve this t-shirt."

Saturday, October 29, 2005 | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)

Music out in the u.s. on Tuesday

Sun Kil Moon - Tiny Cities [entire album of Modest Mouse covers]

Ulrich Schnauss - Far Away Trains Passing By [domestic release of dreamy 2001 debut]

Pelle Carlsberg - Everything Now [vid; not available outside Scandinavia, but still worth mentioning]

Test Icicles - Boa vs. Python EP
Goldfrapp - No. 1 EP
Burt Bacharach - At This Time [first new album since '79, feature Elvis Costello, Rufus Wainwright]

Unsigned band of the week: