Check out this awesome album cover quiz on The Quietus – where the hints are mimed to you by a strange man in a leotard. We’re intrigued and slightly sca(r)red.
Download hub Soulseek is having the facing legal action from some French industry types.
Lovely, messy Lo-fi band sessions via telephone: Phoning It In… Lots of shows available, including such renowned ‘hiss merchants’ as Lou Barlow and Times New Viking.
Hear the first song off Bruce Springsteen’s forthcoming album here.
Nialler9 was getting excited about the next Animal Collective album, when the Web Sheriff paid him a visit. Careful now!
Illustrator Chris Summerlin is printing and selling gig posters from his work over the last 7 years. And just in time for Christmas too! See here for details.
Busted? Justice were spotted using a ‘wireless setup‘ when playing live. Update: their response/defense.
Another end-of-year list surfaces too early, this one from PASTE. Not all that sold on their #1 (it’s ok).
Gigs: Nay has a really good list of the goings-on this weekend, see here.
Tonight sees The Jimmy Cake play their biggest ever show in Dublin’s Vicar Street, with support from Adebisi Shank and Chequerboard, while Limerick has a mighty fine birthday celebration for Out On A Limb records in Dolans.
The wonderful Halves are in Whelans on Saturday night as the last leg of their Irish tour.
Club AC30 has a deadly Sunday lineup in Whelans, with And So I Watch You From Afar, We Are Knives and Lights. Sounds good!
Also this evening; Brooklyn’s High Places are playing late in Crawdaddy (they’re not taking to the stage at 1am) with support from the great Grand Pocket Orchestra. Check them out in live mode:
Thx 4 trx!
The AC30 ASIWYFA gig on Sunday was subject to some last-minute alterations as WAK and Lights both unfortunately fell through. Fair play to This Is How It Ends for stepping in! There was some very exciting competition so take that as a major sign of how intense it’ll all be come 23/11