I have The Who on the brain after being bludgeoned with their Super Bowl halftime promos all Wild Card Weekend while nursing a hangover brought on by a blurry line of basement bourbon shots. Thus, I am using their song "21" from Tommy in the title to this post...which is about the most anticipated releases of 2010 at Circle of Fits.
Usually I write and I drink to forget. But today I write in anticipation of these offerings coming out sometime this year:
January
Spoon switches it up with Transference (1/19)
February-
Midlake gives us a cold can of The Courage of Others (2/2)
Yeasayer lays out pints of Odd Blood (2/9)
Peter Gabriel comes out of his cave to present Scratch My Back (2/19)
Fang Island whom I've never heard of but their name kicks ass puts out their debut (2/23)
March
Rogue Wave rides into shore with Permalight (3/2)
Ted Leo and the Pharmacists project punk pop prophecies with The Brutalist Bricks (3/9)
Liars indulge us in fibbery with their Sisterworld (3/9)
The Drive By Truckers rock the rest stop with The Big To-Do (3/16)
The White Stripes "will do it live!!" with Under Great White Northern Lights (3/16)
Blues Explosion strip down to their skins with Dirty Shirt Rock and Roll (3/30)
April
Deftones without their severely injured bassist Chi Cheng will move on with a TBA title.(4/27)
And for the rest of the year, look for these releases, which may or may not be talked about in a warm, comfy style that allows fans to hug it out and rejoice here at Circle of Fits :
Beastie Boys get tongues wagging with Hot Sauce Committee Part. 1
Blitzen Trapper tear out of another woodshed with another album not yet titled.
Cake burn the bread with a new cd in the Spring.
The Dead Weather can keep Jack White sitting still long enough to release a second album.
Deer Tick dig under your skin with More Fuel for the Fire (EP).
Devo keep it pseudo real with Fresh( sometime in 2010).
Brian Ferry puts on another suit and puts out another album of the smooth, soothing croonish type.
Courtney Love opens up her Hole again for everyone to see Nobody's Daughter this year.
The New Pornographers keep it clean with a cd to be heard in the coming months.
R.E.M. dust off their indie bones with something to offer this year.
U2 sell it hard and suck us in with some Line on the Horizon leftovers called Songs of Ascent.
Smashing Pumpkins dole out a song at a time with their Teargarden by Kaliedyscope project.
Radiohead could do the same or give it all away again with a new album by year's end.
Ron Wood puts his fists and his smokes down long enough to release More Good News.
ZZ Top, with beards back in style aim to capitalize with new blues in 2010.
Ozzy shakes and shouts his way through a Zakk Wylde-less album this year.
High on Fire blow the doors off of this closed up vacant world with Snakes For the Divine
The National turn Brooklyn on its ear again with an album already on Pitchforks best of 2010 list
Joanna Newsom trades in the Harp and Fairie Dust for the fashion runway with her new album in 2010.
Dr. Dog eek their way into more hip festivals and soundbites with their new album.
Red Fang soon to steamroll over your soul with a highly anticipated, sleeping God- awakening new album.
If you want to add to the list and don't care about the stream of reeking shit that is Vampire Weekend, Fleet Foxes, Panic at the Disco, Good Charlotte, Linkin Park, Blink 182, Usher and Big Boi. who also happen to have unanticipated, retreaded, overhyped new material to poop out....feel free to let me know. My bite is only every so often worse than my bark, and I look forward to your own submissions...and be as indie/obscure as you want to be! I love all music and all people.
Monday, January 11, 2010
Friday, January 08, 2010
Happy 75th Birthday, Mr. Presley
Yes, the king would have been 75...or is 75 working as a line cook at a Waffle House in Little Rock. I miss him....It is because of him that I never combine my happy pills with pain killers, I never push too hard on the bowl, never keep a gun handy while watching the Grammys and never trust anyone with the first name "Colonel".(I haven't been to a KFC since the 70s).
I never wear my blue suede boots while shoveling the driveway,I always wear shades when rocking rhinestones to reduce the glare, and I always TCB,baby (Talk Crap about Bands).
Happy Birthday, EAP..tonight I'll have a PBS(peanutbutterbananasandwich) with my PBR, in your honor....
Wednesday, January 06, 2010
Link/Lurk/Love
I am in a lazy linking livin' lovin' mood today so I'm going to do what any good covert informant would do and link you up to new manifestos, words of wisdom and articles which may steer you wrong or right. The choice is yours on the internets..the wURLd is yer oyster...
First up: A link to Krist Novacelic's response to Bono's recent Twitter regarding file sharing: infuriating and invigorating...make sure you read the responses as well...
http://blogs.seattleweekly.com/reverb/2010/01/why_i_agree_with_bono.php
Next: Another Best/Worst of 2009 list from the folks at Buddyhead....The list of best of's is so obscure that it makes Pitchfork's perception of indie rock look like their site was run by Simon Cowell....BUT their worst of's is right on the schnozz and hilarious.!
http://www.buddyhead.com/buddyheads-best-and-worst-records-of-2009/
How about a recreation of various Album Covers from the 80s using comic book superheroes? I would have liked to see the Hulk instead of Elektra on the Flashdance cover..since Hulk was always comfortable with ripped clothes and that gray sweatshirt would have looked great hanging off of one of his massive shoulders.
http://www.buzzfeed.com/awesomer/80s-album-covers-recreated-with-comic-book-heroes
The awesome band Valient Thorr linked to this site, as I listed their album Immortalizer in my Top 50 of the decade..and now I will return the favor. Do yourself a favor, become a Thorrior!
www.valientthorr.com
And Finally: For those of you who don't know what The Onion is: it happens to be one of the best hernia- by- laughter publications of all time: Find it now...sometimes the headlines are all you need to read to bust a chuckle out. Here is their take on The Year In Band Names....
http://www.avclub.com/articles/2009-the-year-in-band-names,36204/
And now...back to your regularly scheduled cripplingly slow news week.
First up: A link to Krist Novacelic's response to Bono's recent Twitter regarding file sharing: infuriating and invigorating...make sure you read the responses as well...
http://blogs.seattleweekly.com/reverb/2010/01/why_i_agree_with_bono.php
Next: Another Best/Worst of 2009 list from the folks at Buddyhead....The list of best of's is so obscure that it makes Pitchfork's perception of indie rock look like their site was run by Simon Cowell....BUT their worst of's is right on the schnozz and hilarious.!
http://www.buddyhead.com/buddyheads-best-and-worst-records-of-2009/
How about a recreation of various Album Covers from the 80s using comic book superheroes? I would have liked to see the Hulk instead of Elektra on the Flashdance cover..since Hulk was always comfortable with ripped clothes and that gray sweatshirt would have looked great hanging off of one of his massive shoulders.
http://www.buzzfeed.com/awesomer/80s-album-covers-recreated-with-comic-book-heroes
The awesome band Valient Thorr linked to this site, as I listed their album Immortalizer in my Top 50 of the decade..and now I will return the favor. Do yourself a favor, become a Thorrior!
www.valientthorr.com
And Finally: For those of you who don't know what The Onion is: it happens to be one of the best hernia- by- laughter publications of all time: Find it now...sometimes the headlines are all you need to read to bust a chuckle out. Here is their take on The Year In Band Names....
http://www.avclub.com/articles/2009-the-year-in-band-names,36204/
And now...back to your regularly scheduled cripplingly slow news week.
Saturday, January 02, 2010
A Fascinating Article by John Pareles
I must link to this article by NY Times pop critic John Pareles which is an incredible blow by blow on the decade in music of 2000-2009. The scope of changes in the industry,trends and acquiring and listening to music in the last ten years is astounding. Sometimes when you are just living your life the changes don't surprise you as much as they do when you have a minute to look back on them....
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/03/arts/music/03tech.html?scp=2&sq=Jon+Pareles&st=nyt
Thanks John for this excellent piece.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/03/arts/music/03tech.html?scp=2&sq=Jon+Pareles&st=nyt
Thanks John for this excellent piece.
Friday, January 01, 2010
Happy New Year from Chris, Kim ,Matt and Ben!
In the Holy Shit Dept. on this very first day of 2010:
SOUNDGARDEN IS REUNITING!
Soundgarden fans woke up to incredible news this New Year’s morning: the band, which split in 1997, is officially reuniting. Frontman Chris Cornell confirmed the reconciliation via Twitter, writing, “The 12 year break is over & school is back in session. Sign up now. Knights of the Soundtable ride again!” and linking to a new Website,Soundgarden World. As of now, the site only offers fans a place to provide their contact information for updates on the reunion.
Cornell and other members of Soundgarden spent most of 2009 hinting that the long-awaited reformation was on the way. In March, all of the band but Cornell rocked together onstage during a Seattle stop on Tom Morello’s Justice Tour. Kim Thayil, Ben Shepherd and Matt Cameron were joined by Tad’s Tad Doyle for a run-through of “Nothing to Say,” “Spoonman” and “Hunted Down.” The following month,Cornell said to a reporter, “If I was there, I probably would’ve gotten up onstage.” As for reunion prospects, he added, “You never know.” Thayil revealed the genesis of that special set in an exclusive Rolling Stone Interview, where he said, “It was a blast. Playing with Ben and Matt carried a lot of sentimental weight.”
In July, Cornell stated that the band was talking about putting together a release of Soundgarden B sides and a box set of unreleased songs. “We all feel it’s time to do that, and we have a lot of fans out there, and we have a lot of new fans discovering our music, and I think the catalog and the legacy of the band has been ignored by the record label and previous management, so we decided to get together, and start working towards putting something like that out,” he said.
And in October, Cornell was clearly in the Seattle-legends-of-the-’90s spirit when he participated in a Temple of the Dog reunion at Pearl Jam’s Los Angeles gig. He joined the band for a rendition of their 1991 hit “Hunger Strike,” and RS learned Thayil and Shepherd were in the house to check out Cornell back onstage with drummer Cameron. As of now, it’s unclear how Cameron’s duties in Pearl Jam will be affected by the Soundgarden news.
In July, Thayil said a reunion would happen if there was a real demand: “People would have to want to.” He added, “We all play enough and are acquainted with the material enough that I think it would take a few rehearsals. When Ben, Matt, and I got together with Tad, it was like falling off our bike and getting back on.”
Hot Damn! I guess I'm excited..but it will only be real if there is no desperation on Cornell's part. It almost seems like this was the ONLY thing he could do after the tragic "Limo Wreck"(pun intended) of the Scream debacle. Scream we did...for his head on a stick! I am looking forward to the scuffs of ten thousand dusted off Doc Martens racing for the front of the stage at a theatre near me. Lets hope the pipes are still there Chris, there's a lot of notes in there that you haven't hit since Christ was a kid.
SOUNDGARDEN IS REUNITING!
Soundgarden fans woke up to incredible news this New Year’s morning: the band, which split in 1997, is officially reuniting. Frontman Chris Cornell confirmed the reconciliation via Twitter, writing, “The 12 year break is over & school is back in session. Sign up now. Knights of the Soundtable ride again!” and linking to a new Website,Soundgarden World. As of now, the site only offers fans a place to provide their contact information for updates on the reunion.
Cornell and other members of Soundgarden spent most of 2009 hinting that the long-awaited reformation was on the way. In March, all of the band but Cornell rocked together onstage during a Seattle stop on Tom Morello’s Justice Tour. Kim Thayil, Ben Shepherd and Matt Cameron were joined by Tad’s Tad Doyle for a run-through of “Nothing to Say,” “Spoonman” and “Hunted Down.” The following month,Cornell said to a reporter, “If I was there, I probably would’ve gotten up onstage.” As for reunion prospects, he added, “You never know.” Thayil revealed the genesis of that special set in an exclusive Rolling Stone Interview, where he said, “It was a blast. Playing with Ben and Matt carried a lot of sentimental weight.”
In July, Cornell stated that the band was talking about putting together a release of Soundgarden B sides and a box set of unreleased songs. “We all feel it’s time to do that, and we have a lot of fans out there, and we have a lot of new fans discovering our music, and I think the catalog and the legacy of the band has been ignored by the record label and previous management, so we decided to get together, and start working towards putting something like that out,” he said.
And in October, Cornell was clearly in the Seattle-legends-of-the-’90s spirit when he participated in a Temple of the Dog reunion at Pearl Jam’s Los Angeles gig. He joined the band for a rendition of their 1991 hit “Hunger Strike,” and RS learned Thayil and Shepherd were in the house to check out Cornell back onstage with drummer Cameron. As of now, it’s unclear how Cameron’s duties in Pearl Jam will be affected by the Soundgarden news.
In July, Thayil said a reunion would happen if there was a real demand: “People would have to want to.” He added, “We all play enough and are acquainted with the material enough that I think it would take a few rehearsals. When Ben, Matt, and I got together with Tad, it was like falling off our bike and getting back on.”
Hot Damn! I guess I'm excited..but it will only be real if there is no desperation on Cornell's part. It almost seems like this was the ONLY thing he could do after the tragic "Limo Wreck"(pun intended) of the Scream debacle. Scream we did...for his head on a stick! I am looking forward to the scuffs of ten thousand dusted off Doc Martens racing for the front of the stage at a theatre near me. Lets hope the pipes are still there Chris, there's a lot of notes in there that you haven't hit since Christ was a kid.
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