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David Cross to Release New CD/DVD

Posted in Records on April 10, 2010

You know him as the excitable little bald guy from "Arrested Development", "Mr. Show", and virtually every indie-comedian special ever conceived by man. Pretty soon, funny motherfucker David Cross will release his third comedy album (and second DVD) for Sub Pop.

Bigger and Blackerer, which was taped at Boston's Wilbur Theatre, drops on May 25. There's some crossover between the CD and DVD, but each one contains material that isn't on the other. On April 10, the filmed portion will air as a TV special on the cable network Epix.

We've got the tracklist for the CD below.

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Bigger and Blackerer:

01 Opening Song (The Sultan's Revenge) 02 If You Care 03 That One Show About Drugs and Stuff 04 Me and Drugs 05 Black Stuff 06 …Or Worse 07 Where We Are Now Back in Sept. '09 08 Silly Religious Crazies 09 REALLY Silly Religious Crazies. I Mean, Double, Triple Crazy!! 10 Random Goofabouts 11 I Can't Get Beer in Me… 12 Lesson Learned

Jeff Mangum Announces Rare Performance at Chris Knox Benefit

Posted in Breaking News on April 10, 2010

On May 6, downtown Manhattan's Le Poisson Rouge will host a benefit show for New Zealand punk originator Chris Knox, who suffered a series of strokes last year. The big news: Reclusive Neutral Milk Hotel leader Jeff Mangum will make an extremely rare appearance at the show, playing a "very … Read more

New Melvins LP Details

Posted in Records on April 10, 2010

Artist: Melvins Album: The Bride Screamed Murder Release Date: June 1 Label: Ipecac Tracklist: Read more 01 The Water Glass 02 Evil New War God 03 Pig House 04 I'll Finish You Off 05 Electric Flower 06 Hospital Up 07 Inhumanity and Death 08 My Generation? 09 P.G. x 3 Read more

The Cure to Release Three-Disc Remastered Disintegration Reissue

Posted in Records on April 10, 2010

The Cure's website proudly displays a press release announcing that the band will soon release a deluxe three-disc reissue of their moody, atmospheric 1989 opus Disintegration, as Slicing Up Eyeballs points out. The reissue is due for a May 24 release date in the UK, via Polydor/Universal. According to Amazon, … Read more

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Duff McKagan Joins Jane's Addiction

Posted in Bands on April 10, 2010

Last month, original bassist Eric Avery announced his latest departure from Jane's Addiction. Reporting on Avery's exit, Rolling Stone speculated on who the new bassist might be, citing some evidence that it might be founding Guns N' Roses member Duff McKagan. That guess turned out to be absolutely right. Jane's … Read more

Jay-Z and Dr. Dre Team for New Single

Posted in Bands on April 10, 2010

Last week, rumors swirled around the web about an apparent new track from Jay-Z and Dr. Dre. But since the story dropped close to April 1 and, last we heard, Dre's Detox LP was pushed back to 2011, we figured it was a lame hoax at best. But according to … Read more

Trash Talk New LP Details

Posted in Bands on April 10, 2010

Artist: Trash Talk Album: Eyes & Nines Release Date: May 18 (digital), June 8 (physical) Label: Trash Talk Collective Notes: New album from this brutal Sacramento hardcore band. Produced by the Bronx's Joby Ford, with guest appearances from Bad Religion/Circle Jerks guitarist Greg Hetson and the Bronx's Matt Caughthran Tracklist … Read more

Peter Hook Takes Joy Division's Unknown Pleasures on the Road

Posted in Tours on April 10, 2010

NME reports that former Joy Division and New Order bassist Peter Hook is taking Unknown Pleasures, Joy Division's classic debut album, on tour. Hook will commemorate the 30th anniversary of Joy Division frontman Ian Curtis' death by playing the album, in its entirety, on May 18 at Manchester's FAC251 club, … Read more

Fucked Up News

Posted in Bands on April 10, 2010

Fucked Up frontman Damian Abraham, the man otherwise known as Pink Eyes, has a whole lot of energy-- something you already know if you've ever seen Fucked Up live. So now that Fucked Up are taking a break from their tireless touring schedule, Abraham has a bunch of other things … Read more

Godspeed You! Black Emperor Return

Posted in Bands on April 10, 2010

After years of inactivity, the Canadian post-rock juggernaut known as Godspeed You! Black Emperor is rumbling back to life. The first order of business: curating and headlining ATP's Nightmare Before Christmas, taking place at Butlins Holiday Centre in Minehead, England December 3-5. Other acts performing include Deerhoof, Mike Watt, the … Read more

My Morning Jacket, Conor Oberst, Bon Iver on John Prine Tribute Album

Posted in Bands on April 10, 2010

Veteran singer-songwriter John Prine gets the tribute-album treatment with Broken Hearts & Dirty Windows: Songs of John Prine, out June 22 on Prine's own Oh Boy imprint. It features My Morning Jacket, Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band, Bon Iver's Justin Vernon, Lambchop, Drive-By Truckers, Deer Tick, and more. … Read more

Arcade Fire Working With Director Spike Jonze on Short Film

Posted in Bands on April 10, 2010

spokesperson for Spike Jonze tells MTV that the visionary director "will be in Austin shooting a short film which is a collaboration with Arcade Fire." This confirms an initial rumor reported yesterday on fan site Joel's Arcade Fire Blog and picked up by /Film, who added that the short involves … Read more

Epitaph To Reissue "The Shape Of Punk To Come"

Posted in Bands on April 9, 2010

On the heels of the announcement that the band would be reissuing their album on vinyl, Epitaph Records has announced that Refused will also issue a deluxe 3 CD version of their influential album, The Shape of Punk to Come. The reissue is due the same day as the vinyl, … Read more

Andrew WK Relases a Song That Got Him A Restraining Order

Posted in Bands on April 9, 2010

Andrew WK has released a song he recorded for a school project aged 17 that resulted in him being served with a juvenile restraining order. Written about a girl he was "deeply and passionately fixated on", upon hearing the song, which includes lyrics such as "Drove Past Your Doorway Fifteen … Read more

Malcolm Mclaren R.I.P. 1946 - 2010

Posted in Obituaries on April 9, 2010

The legendary and controversial Malcom McLaren has passed away, reports the Independent. The former manager of the Sex Pistols and had been battling cancer for some time. His condition recently deteriorated rapidly and he died this morning in New York. He had been suffering from cancer for some time, but … Read more

Amanda Palmer (Dresden Dolls) Leaves Roadrunner Records

Posted in Bands on April 9, 2010

Amanda Palmer has announced her split from Roadrunner Records after a lengthy legal battle. The pianist and former Dresden Dolls vocalist has been released from her contract and was able to release a new song. She talked about the split on her blog: As many of you know, I've been … Read more

No Use For A Name News

Posted in Bands on April 9, 2010

According to a MySpace bulletin posted by No Use For A Name, the band plans to head to Europe with Lagwagon in July and August for some festivals and shows. No dates confirmed yet, but we'll keep you posted. The band also noted that Tony Sly has been writing songs … Read more

THE DOPAMINES Sign With Paper + Plastick

Posted in Labels on April 9, 2010

From the inbox: Cincinnati’s power pop punk trio THE DOPAMINES recently crashed in Gainesville, FL after their performance at THE FEST 8 to record an album with Roger Lima from Less Than Jake and Matt Yonker from Teen Idols/The Queers at Roger’s Moat House Studios. The recording was passed along … Read more

BLACKLISTED's "No One Deserves To Be Here More Than Me" to Be Released on CD w/ Bonus Songs

Posted in Records on April 9, 2010

After its initial release in December 2009 as a vinyl/digital only effort, BLACKLISTED’s dramatic fourth full-length, No One Deserves to Be Here More Than Me will finally be available on CD, and with three bonus songs to boot! The bonus material includes two of the four songs from the Eccentrichnine … Read more

Kiss of Death Posts NO FRIENDS EP For Free Download

Posted in Records on April 9, 2010

Via MySpace: In anticipation of their upcoming tour, we (Kiss of Death Records) are posting the entire NO FRIENDS Traditional Failures EP for free download. The records should be arriving from the pressing plant any day now, and will be available on a one-sided 12″. We will also be releasing … Read more