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Archive for June 2008

June 30th, 2008

Beck Unveils More From ‘Modern Guilt’

Can’t wait to hear more tracks from Beck’s upcoming album Modern Guilt before July 8?
Well have no fear, because two more songs are now streaming for your listening pleasure. The tracks “Gamma Ray” and “Orphans” can be heard on Beck’s MySpace page or iLike.
Both songs are pretty groovy. “Gamma Ray” defiantly has a 60’s psychedelic […]

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June 30th, 2008

Fan Interview with Mike McCready

So, there’s this Pearl Jam superfan who got to follow the band on their little 2008 tour, which he got to blog about on Spin.
To top things off this bearded dude, whose name is Zach Newman, actually got to sit down and interview one Mike McCready before the band’s show in Mansfield on June 28. […]

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June 28th, 2008

FYI: Blues Traveler

Since the Jersey natives are on the road this summer, and have a new album coming out sometime this year, then it seems like a perfect opportunity for an FYI on Blues Traveler.

John Popper (vocals, harmonica) and Brandon Hill (drums) formed a garage band in Princeton, NJ in the mid 80’s called The Establishment, which […]

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June 27th, 2008

Jesus & Mary Chain Announce Box Set Details

The Jesus and Mary Chain will release a box set on September 30 through Rhino Records.
Billboard dropped the announcement yesterday, June 26, about the box set entitled The Power of Negative Thinking: B-sides & Rarities. The four disc set will be a chronological collection of unreleased tracks, alternate versions of songs and demos spanning the […]

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June 26th, 2008

Pearl Jam: Madison Square Garden June 24 & 25

When Pearl Jam announced that they were doing an east coast tour, I made up my mind to go to four shows (which was all I could pretty much afford). The two shows in Camden, NJ were an obvious pick, but I was stuck for the next pair of shows. I was all about making […]

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June 24th, 2008

Beck’s Modern Guilt Teaser and Pre-Order Info

Amazon released a 2:02 long teaser video for Beck’s upcoming album Modern Guilt, which comes out on July 8.
The video is black and white and plays off of the trippy, psychedelic days of artists like Andy Warhol. The montage features the self-titled track, “Walls” and “Youthless”. Check it out below, it’s pretty cool.
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June 24th, 2008

The Verve Announces Release Date For Reunion Album

The Verve has announced the title and release date for their first album since 1997’s Urban Hymns.
The album will be entitled Four and will hit shelves in the U.S. on August 19, and a day before internationally. The first single, “Love is Noise”, premiered yesterday (June 23) on BBC Radio One. You can currently hear […]

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June 23rd, 2008

Smashing Pumpkins Plan “Gish” Box Set and Tour

Billy Corgan has hinted that he will be releasing a Gish box set in honor of it’s 17th anniversary.
The box set will obviously include the Pumpkins 1991 debut, as well as material that preceded Gish. The only other info out right now is that the box set will be released sometime this year.
To coincide […]

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June 21st, 2008

Pearl Jam: Camden, NJ June 19 & 20

After over two long years Pearl Jam returned to the Philly area with back to back shows at the now Susquehanna Bank Center in Camden, NJ on June 19 & 20. Needless to say, I was extremely excited to get my Pearl Jam fix and I wasn’t disappointed with the two electric shows that the […]

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June 20th, 2008

FYI: Toadies Revisited

FYI will have to be a repeat this week cause Pearl Jam took too much out of me last night, plus I need a second wind for another night with the guys.
Anyways, since the Toadies are on the road this summer (it actually starts tonight) let’s revisit an FYI on the band from last September. […]

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