The Kooks‘ new single, “Always Where I Need To Be,” has been described as “a real grower track” - you know, a song that requires a few spins to really get its hooks into you. For those who need further convincing of why they should dig this song, here’s a live version of The Kooks performing “Always Where I Need to Be” at a recent gig at London’s Astoria.
Colin Meloy is on a mission, and this time it has nothing to do with The Colbert Report. He’s on a mission to bring the sweet sounds of Sam Cooke, Morrissey, and an occasional Smiths tune to those who love The Decemberists. Of course most of the solo tour is Decemberists music, but for 3 years, Colin Meloy has made a habit of playing solo shows and cutting solo EP’s that are melodic, stylized versions of artists he strongly admires. This year is a bit different. With the Kill Rock Stars release of Colin Meloy Sings Live! In the words of the man himself, “what better way to promote this album then to sing . . . live.”
Want to discover 29 of the 130 artists on the 2008 Austin City Limits Music Festival lineup before they’re officially announced on April 15? ACL promoters are making anxious fans work for the list with a game that uses their ears. A mashup from Car Stereo (Wars) has been released that features 29 of the 130 acts. If you want some help, after the jump you can find a list of artists that fans have identified so far.
The complete and final lineup for this year’s Lollapalooza was finally announced today. As expected, the predicted headliners are going to be there, along with plenty of other ace artists. You can check out the full lineup on Lollapalooza’s site and see an announcement video below!
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Lollapalooza is not officially announcing this year’s big acts until Monday, but the Chicago Sun-Times has confirmed all of the major artists performing at the weekend-long music festival in Grant Park! As previously speculated, online album enthusiasts Radiohead and Nine Inch Nails are set to play the main stages, along with Rage Against the Machine, The Raconteurs, Wilco and Kanye West. With 100+ acts on this year’s bill, here are the artists being confirmed by CST thus far:
Radiohead
Nine Inch Nails
Rage Against the Machine
The Raconteurs
Wilco
Kanye West
Gnarls Barkley
The Black Keys
Broken Social Scene
G. Love & Special Sauce
Blues Traveler
Mates of State
Bloc Party
Cat Power
Stephen Malkmus
Girl Talk
Kid Sister
Office
The Cool Kids
Battles
The Go! Team
Jamie Lidell
Grizzly Bear
Nice! Advance three-day passes are still available for $190 (after which the price increases to $205).