Archive: 2007

Photos by Ashley Suszczynski of the Skinny Puppy performance at the E-Factory in Philadelphia, PA on June 8th, 2007

Here’s a tip for bands that want my ticket money: If you’ve got a B3 in your band, I’ll probably love your shit. In fact, I tend to categorize those people that don’t enjoy a screaming organ in the mix as Communist sympathizers. I don’t profess to know much about the Big Organ Trio, but […]

Generally it is a good album, but there’s no overt need to get all riled up over The Electric Soft Parade.

Last Gang Records is introducing the world to Bang Lime: the two-man  project  consisting  of guitarist/singer Joshua Winstead and drummer Joules Scott-Key, who both also happen to make up the rhythm section of  the 4-piece Metric.   The  longtime   friends, who have collaborated on various projects throughout the years since meeting at the University of North […]

In a recent interview, Sonic Youth guitarist Thurston Moore mentioned that the band needed to record a new song for a Starbucks compilation. Within minutes of his remarks hitting the Internet, chat rooms and fan sites were awash in cries of "foul" and "sellouts."For many, the idea of the ultimate indie art band getting into […]

Singer/songwriter Devendra Banhart will head out this September to premier songs from his as-yet-untitled new studio album. The tour kicks off September 1 at the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver, B.C., and will make stops throughout the U.S. and Canada through the middle of October, including the Crystal Ballroom in Portland, Ore. (September 4), Sokol Auditorium in Omaha, […]

Slanted View Productions and RAQ are excited to announce additional artists added to the two-day camping and music event in Newport, VT over July 21st and July 22nd.  Tim Reynolds, DJ Logic, Casual Fiasco, and Bad Suit have signed on in addition to,Strangefolk, Al & The Transamericans, Jaik Miller Band, and The Brew.  Each band […]

With Eddie Van Halen reportedly embracing sobriety, the Van Halen reunion rumors are once again bubbling up to the surface. If that happens, the Van Halen brood may be going up against two former members of the ol’ band who are staging a reunion of their own. Sammy Hagar and ousted bassist Michael Anthony are kicking […]

In the interest of providing some quality filler for youse this morning, we’ve scoured the SugarMegs archive for as many shows celebrating anniversaries today as we could find. So check the list below (and, also, check yourself before you wreck yourself) and see what strikes your fancy, then go ahead and stream the ever-loving shit out […]

Divergent from the dour sounds of fellow Scandinavian synth imps, The Knife, Datarock comes across like a Norwegian Ween (with wardrobe tips from Goldie Lookin’ Chain).

They’re six cool cats from Melbourne, Australia who felt adventurous enough to travel beyond the beaches Down Under for their sophomore release as The Cat Empire.Havana, Cuba is the birthplace of Two Shoes – recorded at the famed Estudio Egrem and produced by Jerry Boys ( Buena Vista SocialClub).

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah will play a few festivals, while playing some headlining shows early this fall as they continue to support latest studio set. Tour Dates are as follows: 4 – Chicago, IL – Lollapalooza September 200711 – New York, NY – Blender Theater at Gramercy14 – Morrison, CO – Monolith Festival @ […]

Sonic Youth are set to headline the final show of the Free Yr Radio tour, which supports independent radio stations across the US. The show will take place at the Urban Outfitters store in Santa Monica, California on July 21, and will benefit local radio station KXLU. Dntel– the side project of The Postal Service’s […]

Ben Kweller will head out on the road this July for a handful of shows with Guster and more than 20 shows on his own. Kweller’s dates with Guster kick off July 20 at the State Theatre in Detroit and include stops in Indianapolis; Apple Valley, Minn.; Philadelphia; Northampton, Mass., and Sayreville, N.J. The singer’s […]

Led Zeppelin are in talks to reunite for a memorial concert. The band are apparently in discussions to reform for a one-off gig in London for their late record boss Atlantic Records founder Ahmet Ertegun. It is thought singer Robert Plant guitarist Jimmy Page and bassist John Paul Jones will re-group alongside late drummer John […]

Scotty B took hold of the Pullin’ ‘Tubes reins yesterday and successfully steered us towards a brilliant clip of Bob Marley playing privately for some reporters in his hotel room. So I’ll piggyback that video with this one below of Jimmy Cliff belting out his signature hit live in 1975 — I defy anyone to watch […]

Everyone’s favorite brooding alt-country, not-really-alt-country rock band just finished a two-night run in two New York boroughs, playing before capacity crowds in Manhattan on Monday and Brooklyn on Tuesday. Reviews flew fast and furious into our inbox, with scores of our friends stepping all over each other to praise the name of Wilco best and brightest. People like ’em, apparently. Unfortunately we missed both […]

We’ve got some good and some bad news about a couple of long-awaited archival releases: The always-awesome Simon and Garfunkel are finally releasing a compilation of their best performances from 1969 — cleverly titled Live 1969 — on September 18th. The bad news comes from the Neil Young camp, which announced that the Archives box set has been delayed until […]

The Rage Reunion rolls on: The third-annual Vegoose Festival has announced Rage Against The Machine will co-headline this year’s Halloween weekend in Vegas. The festival’s promoters, Superfly Presents and A.C. Entertainment, have declined to officially name any other acts on the bill until July. Interestingly, Rage will also co-headline the Voodoo Music Experience in New […]

Fans of the late 90’s instrumental compilation The In Sounds From The Way Out will dig these new funky instrumentals material. Who would have thought The Beastie Boys would be selling albums based on their drums, bass and guitar chops?