11th March 2010 at 10:13 AM
The Strokes will be one of the six headliners at this year’s Lollapalooza festival. Speaking with the Chicago Tribune, lead singer Julian Casablancas confirmed the gig although the festival has not released the official lineup yet. Casablancas also spoke about the upcoming, long overdue new album. “I think it’ll be out in September.” Casablancas told [...]
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11th March 2010 at 9:53 AM
This morning in music news; Sunny Day Real Estate plan their first record in 15 years, Pink Floyd win their battle against EMI and St. Vincent joins Beck at the Record Club.
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10th March 2010 at 3:20 PM
On May 10 a limited edition vinyl box set from Dusseldorf duo Neu! will be released. The two members, Michael Rother and the late Klaus Dinger, left Kraftwerk and formed the band in 1971. They went on to release three studio albums. The new box set includes all three albums, the previously unreleased LP Neu [...]
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10th March 2010 at 2:51 PM
CMJ’s Moose catches up with Gary Jarman of The Cribs to chat about how their tour is going, and functioning artistically with his brother Ross. The Cribs recently released Ignore The Ignorant and Gary tells CMJ about choosing to keep this latest album real, without synthetic corrections. Don’t expect The Cribs to use [...]
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10th March 2010 at 2:29 PM
Canadian Music Week has announced the shortlist for the 2010 Galaxie Rising Stars Award. The award is the choice of the nation’s top music critics as music journalists from TV, print and radio were asked for their top five Canadian independent releases from 2009. The $5,000 bursary award is based on the musician’s artistic merit [...]
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10th March 2010 at 2:03 PM
Every week AUX visits the lovely staff of Criminal Records to get a mix of new music recommendations and sometimes a past album which deserves a second look. This week's picks are The Wooden Sky, Neil Young and Kate Mackie.
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10th March 2010 at 1:47 PM
Hey CMW revellers! The INDIE AWARDS are happening this Saturday March 13th in Toronto and AUX WEEKLY wants you to be there! All you have to do is @reply AUXTV with a Tweetpic from any CMW show you're at and you'll automatically be entered to win.
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10th March 2010 at 1:18 PM
Last night on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Joan Jett and her band the Blackhearts performed the song “Cherry Bomb” off the The Runaways’ 1976 self-titled debut album. A movie about Jett’s former band comes out next Friday starring Kristen Stewart as Jett and Dakota Fanning as Cherie Currie. After the performance Jett sat [...]
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10th March 2010 at 12:04 PM
John Butler started off as an Australian busker and has since grown to become a renowned international act with his band the John Butler Trio. In anticipation of their latest release “April Uprising” which is due out April 6, John Butler sat down to chat before a sold out show at the Mod Club. Despite [...]
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10th March 2010 at 10:47 AM
Beastie Boy Adam Yauch has said his recovery from cancer is going well and the band hopes to release their new album, Hot Sauce Committee Part 1, this September. The album, their eighth, was supposed to come out last year however it was delayed so Yauch could be treated for cancer of the preaortic gland and lymph node.
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The Strokes to Play Lollapalooza, Album Out September
This Morning In New Music March 11, 2010
Neu! Set to Release Limited Edition Box Set
CMJ Interviews The Cribs
Shortlist Annouced For Galaxie Rising Stars Award
Staff Picks 8 – Wooden Sky, Kate Mackie and Neil Young
Contest: Win Passes to the Indie Music Awards
Watch Joan Jett Perform “Cherry Bomb” On Leno
What We See Is What You Get – John Butler Trio
Beastie Boys Eying September Release For New Album
