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Echo & The Bunnymen: North American Tour Dates

POST-PUNKERS LINE UP NORTH AMERICAN DATES;
BAND WILL PLAY FIRST TWO ALBUMS IN THEIR
ENTIRETY

British post-punk legends Echo & The
Bunnymen
have announced the North American leg of their acclaimed Crocodiles & Heaven
Up Here
tour. The band will be playing those two legendary albums in their entirety. The UK leg of the tour
saw the band play to rapturous sold out audiences. See a clip of them playing the Crocodiles track “Stars and Stars”
at Liverpool’s Olympia below.

Echo & The Bunnymen toured North America last year in support of their acclaimed album The Fountain.
They kicked off the run of dates with a thunderous performance at Coachella and stormed their way from coast to
coast.

Echo & The Bunnymen 2011 North American Tour

5/9 Boston, MA @ Paradise Club

5/11 Washington DC @ 9.30 Club


5/12 Philadelphia ,PA@ Trocadero

5/13 New York,NY @Irving Plaza

5/16 Toronto,Canada @Phoenix Theatre

5/17 Chicago,IL @ Vic Theatre

5/19 San Francisco ,CA @ Warfield Theatre

5/20 Las Vegas,NV @ Red Rock Casino

5/21 Los Angeles, CA @Club Nokia Theatre

5/22 Anaheim, CA @ House Of Blues

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Woman Who Fell In Fountain While Texting Eyeing Lawsuit

Only in America. Meet Cathy Cruz Marrero, the web’s newest viral sensation. Marrero amassed over 2 million views on the Interwebs this week after a video of her falling into a mall fountain erupted to the resounding sound of chuckles all over YouTube. But nobody at the mall is laughing now. You see, the leading [...]

Pammie sets new ”Playboy” record

Pamela Anderson3Pamela Anderson has graced the cover of Playboy for the 13th time. The former ‘Baywatch’ babe graced the cover by channeling actress Anita Ekberg”s famous scene in the 1960 film La Dolce Vita. In the scene, Ekberg”s character cavorts half-naked in Rome”s Trevi Fountain in a slinky black dress, similar to the one Anderson wears. [...]

Cameron Diaz spotted frolicking with A-Rod on boat in Florida

Actress Cameron Diaz seems to be back with her former lover Alex Rodriguez. The pair were spotted tooling around Florida””s Biscayne Bay on a love boat. The New York Yankees slugger and the Hollywood hottie sunbathed together on the deck of a Fountain boat, getting cozy with their clothes barely on. Diaz wore a skimpy [...]

Darren Aronofsky Rachel Weisz Split…Is Daniel Craig To Blame?

Actress Rachel Weisz has split from her director beau Darren Aronofsky after eight years of dating. The Academy Award winner began dating the buzzworthy lensman in 2002 and the pair became engaged in 2005. Aronofsky and Weisz collaborated on the film The Fountain and are the parents of a 4-year-old boy, but never quite made [...]

Serbian fortress gets Japanese fountain

Centuries old Belgrade fortress of Kalemegdan got a new landmark on Thursday – a Japanese fountain. The fountain was built in gratitude to the Japanese nation for the donations to Belgrade over the past years.

Juston Stens: Free EP & Tour Dates

EX-DR. DOG DRUMMER RELEASES FREE EP; ANNOUNCES TOUR DATES


Juston Stens & The Get Real Gang

The debut EP from ex-Dr. Dog
drummer Juston Stens and his new rock n’ roll band Juston Stens & The Get Real Gang,
will be released on August 24, but you can get it entirely for free by signing up at www.parkthevan.com/getreal. This offer
will only be available for the next two weeks.

Tour Dates:

August 4th @ Penn Treaty Park in Philadelphia, PA (free show – Philebrity.com Rock n Roll BBQ)
August 24th @ Northstar Bar in Philadelphia, PA w/TV Torso
August 25th @ Death By Audio in Brooklyn, NY w/TV Torso, Slow Animal
August 26th @ Mojo 13 in Wilmington, DE w/The Spinto Band, TV Torso
August 27th @ Mercury Lounge in New York, NY w/TV Torso, Arms
August 28th @ Lizard Lounge in Boston, MA
October 13th @ Pianos in New York, NY
October 22nd @ Littlefield in Brooklyn, NY (Park The Van CMJ Showcase)

w/Generationals, Brass Bed, From A Fountain, Giant Cloud & more
October 27th @ Pianos in New York, NY

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The Get Real Gang
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Lady Gaga exhibits first artwork in London

Pop diva Lady Gaga has debuted as an artist with her first piece of art being displayed in London. The star donated a sculptural piece to the Showstudio.com shop for a show titled Inside/Out, reports the Daily Star. The work consists of a white urinal lying on its side, with an inscription in black pen [...]

Porcupine Tree: Tour with Coheed Euro Fests, Live Download

BUSY SUMMER FOR UK PROGRESSIVE HARD ROCKERS

Porcupine Tree

This summer, Porcupine Tree will join up with Coheed and Cambria for a 12-date co-headlining U.S. tour that kicks off at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles on August 12. Tickets go on sale to the public Friday, June 25.

And that is by no means the extent of Porcupine Tree’s activity this summer.

-Porcupine Tree will headline Radio City Music Hall September 24.

-The band has released their second live concert film, Anesthetize, on DVD and Blu-Ray. Amazon sold out of the Blu-Ray version on pre-orders alone, and the DVD has notched top-10 debuts in the UK, Germany, Finland, Sweden, and Holland.

-Porcupine Tree has posted Atlanta, a complete 2-hour live performance from the Fear of a Blank Planet tour, as a download from the PT Store. All proceeds from this digital-only release will go towards Japan bass player Mick Karn’s treatment for cancer.

-Porcupine Tree will play several major festivals in Europe including Roskilde (Denmark), Rock Werchter (Belgium), and Sonisphere (Spain).

-Gavin Harrison has been named “Best Progressive Drummer” for the fourth consecutive year in the 2010 Modern Drummer readers’ poll.

-Steven Wilson co-wrote and sang the track “The Fountain” on Pendulum’s new album Immersion.

-And Steven Wilson has launched a second career as a writer. Wilson now pens the back-page column for Electronic Musician and was recently published in the New York Times as well. Check out his words here and here.

Porcupine Tree/ Coheed and Cambria Tour Dates

8.10 San Francisco, CA- The Warfield (Porcupine Tree only)
8.12 Hollywood, CA – Hollywood Palladium
8.13 Las Vegas, NV – The Joint
8.14 San Diego, CA – 4th and B
8.16 Albuquerque, NM – Sunshine Theater
8.17 El Paso, TX – Club 101
8.18 San Antonio, TX – Sunset Station
8.20 Memphis, TN – Minglewood Hall
8.21 Asheville, NC – Thomas Wolfe Auditorium
8.22 Nashville, TN – War Memorial Auditorium
8.23 St Louis, MO – Pageant
8.24 Grand Rapids, MI – Orbit Room
8.26 Cleveland, OH – Nautica Pavilion

And check out JamBase’s 2009 interview with Porcupine Tree’s Steven Wilson here.


”Pirates of the Caribbean 4” script found in cafe

The script for the next Pirates of the Caribbean movie was surprisingly found in a greasy spoon café. A Sun reader found the 194-page screenplay in the Central London cafe after movie chiefs stopped for a fry-up. The reader passed the script to the newspaper and then it was returned to Walt Disney Pictures. The [...]

Penelope Cruz may star in ‘Pirates of the Caribbean 4’

Spanish actress Penelope Cruz is said to be in talks to star in the fourth instalment of the ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ franchise.
According to the Hollywood Reporter, Cruz, 35, will join director Rob Marshall and star opposite actor Johnny Depp, reports the BBC.
Depp, 46, will return as Captain Jack Sparrow, in a tale revolving around [...]

Feb 8-14

MONDAY, FEB 8

CATCH Echo & The Bunnymen in concert. This British post-punk band has chalked up a strinf of hits, like The Killing Moon, Silver, Nothing Lasts Forever and well-received albums like Crocodile and Ocean Rain. It is touring to promote its latest album, The Fountain.
Date: Feb 8
Time: 8pm
Venue: Esplanade Theatre
Tickets: $68 to $88 from Sistic
 

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NPR Free Music Samplers

NPR Offering Music Samplers That Feature Bands Playing The Newport Folk And Jazz Festivals


Sam Beam – Iron & Wine

In the interest of providing music lovers with free music, NPR Music is currently offering two free 12-song samplers for download. The samplers feature artists performing at this year’s Newport Folk Festival and Jazz Festival in August. NPR Music is covering both Jazz and Folk festivals with webcasts and broadcasts in addition to the music samplers.

The 12-song folk sampler features current indie favorites and folk luminaries, including a track from The Avett Brothers‘ new album, and songs from Fleet Foxes, Iron & Wine, Deer Tick, Gillian Welch, Pete Seeger, Joan Baez and Mavis Staples.

The jazz compilation also boasts a mix of contemporary and classic with music from The Bad Plus, Esperanza Spalding, Branford Marsalis, and Dave Brubeck among others.

Full details about the samplers and instructions on downloading them from iTunes are available here.

Folk at Newport – 50 Years Sampler:
“I and Love and You” by The Avett Brothers
“I Keep Faith” by Billy Bragg
“Easy” by Deer Tick
“Chains, Chains, Chains” by Elvis Perkins in Dearland
“Mykonos” by Fleet Foxes
“Look at Miss Ohio” by Gillian Welch
“Belated Promise Ring” by Iron & Wine
“God Is God” by Joan Baez
“Freedom Highway (live)” by Mavis Staples
“Shenandoah” by Pete Seeger
“Richland Women Blues” by Ramblin’ Jack Elliott
“To Ohio” by The Low Anthem

Jazz at Newport 2009 Sampler:
“Jabberwocky” by Branford Marsalis Quartet
“Brother Mister” by Christian McBride & Inside Straight
“Tulum” by Claudia Acuna
“Summer Song” by Dave Brubeck
“Precious” by Esperanza Spalding
“Spirit of the Moment” by Michel Camilo
“Penta” by Miguel Zenon
“James” by Roy Haynes & The Fountain of Youth Band
“Apti” by Rudresh Mahanthappa’s Indo-Pak Coalition
“Radio Cure” by The Bad Plus
“Macaca Please” by Vijay Iyer



Picture-mapping the British summer

Some spectacular snaps, from fountain charging in London to Scarborough sunsets


Picture-mapping the British summer

Some spectacular snaps, from fountain charging in London to Scarborough sunsets