New Army Of Anyone single

Army of Anyone is Dean and Robert DeLeo (STP), Richard Patrick (Filter), and Ray Luzier (former David Lee Roth Band drummer - thanks for the info brian c.!). New album is supposed to be out this fall...new single "Goodbye" is here. Check it!

The Raconteurs new video

In case you haven't noticed, I've been on a bit of a Raconteurs kick lately. What can I say? The album is getting catchier with each listen.

Here's the video for the new single, "Hands"...enjoy.

The Raconteurs Zane Lowe BBC Session

I strongly urge you to head to the iTunes Music Store and snag a copy of the new Raconteurs EP. This EP consists of 3 live tracks taken from their recent Zane Lowe BBC session, and the tracks are as follows:

1. Store Bought Bones (The Zane Rendition)
2. Call It A Day
3. Intimate Secretary

All 3 tracks are drastic departures from their album counterparts, and they all sound fantastic. If you have iTunes installed on your computer, click here to go directly to the listing. Otherwise, do a search for "The Raconteurs" and find it that way.

On a related note, these guys are playing at First Ave on August 3rd. As I currently do not have admission to the show, I am very tempted to head downtown and see if I can pick a ticket up off of the street.

New release Tuesday

Here are a couple big name new releases in stores today:

Beastie Boys - "Awesome; I F---in' Shot That!" New live DVD of a show at Madison Square Garden. Footage was taken by 50 differnet concert-goers in the crowd, each one with a camcorder in hand (read more about the show here). If you plan on picking it up, head to Best Buy where they offer a bonus disc with some additional features.


Chappelle's Show - The Lost Episodes Collects the few skits that Dave recorded before he ran off to Africa (or whatever). I've caught a few of these on Comedy Central, and there are a few gems in here. Probably worth it if you're a fan.


Tapes 'n Tapes - The Loon Hot new album by the next big thing out of Minneapolis. A nice blend of the Pixies and Pavement (or so I'm told). Check 'em out on Letterman tonight!

The Big Lebowski - The Effing Short Version

Lovely piece of editing work right here.

Ummmmmmm...

Well, it's been a bit of a quiet week in this neck of the woods. Not too much going on as of late. My buddy from college came over with his wife last night for a little BBQ and catching up. They have been down in Chile for the past year, so it was cool to chill with them for awhile and see what's new.

In other exciting news, you can check out a stream of Tom Petty's new album, Highway Companion, right here. I've given it a few listens, and it's a bit of a snoozer. The 1st track is great, and then everything gets all sleepy for the rest of the album. I think I'll have to give 'er a few more listens to see if I dig it or not.

That's all for now - have a great weekend everyone, and I'll check back in here soon.

Foo Fighters Hyde Park webcast

You can check out the Foos recent set at Hyde Park (their biggest show ever) starting tomorrow (July 14) HERE!

New Audioslave single posted

You can check out the new Audioslave single, "Original Fire" from their upcoming album Revelations, at their website. I don't have speakers at the moment, so let me know how it is!

Weezer "done" for now?

Just caught this on mtv.com...I know they've been on hiatus before, but I hope this isn't the end. They still have to make another Pinkerton!
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At the moment, Rivers Cuomo could not be further removed from the other members of Weezer.

He's sitting in his in-laws' house in southern Japan, fiddling with his wife's guitar ("She never learned how to play it," he laughed) and leafing through his composition book, talking about the songs he's been writing over the past few months.

"All this year, I've been feeling pretty creative and excited, so I've been writing a lot," Cuomo said. "I don't know what'll happen with these songs — if anything — I just sort of write them and I can't stop. I certainly don't see them becoming Weezer songs, and I don't really see the point of a solo career. So we'll just have to see."

To be honest, Cuomo is in no hurry to figure things out. In the past month, he has graduated from Harvard (completing an on-again, off-again decade-long run at the university; see "Rivers Cuomo: Coming To A Dorm Room Near You?") and gotten married. But Cuomo hasn't stopped working — not even on his honeymoon.

"Actually our honeymoon has been one of the best times to write," he said. "At 1 p.m., I get on my crazy Japanese bike and ride for 10 minutes down to the mega-mall, and on the third floor they have all these studios you can rent for five bucks an hour, with drums and a soundboard and everything. So I go in there and work, and when I'm done, I exit into the midst of a Japanese mega-mall."

Some of the tunes Cuomo has been recording are autobiographical. "Heart Songs" is about all the artists and records that have influenced him, "From Gordon Lightfoot's '[The Wreck of the] Edmund Fitzgerald' when I was 5 to Nirvana's Nevermind." Others are just plain nonsensical: "Our Time Will Come" is his ode to the underachieving U.S. men's soccer team.

But again, he's writing them for no one in particular.

While Cuomo isn't exactly at odds with anyone in his band, and all three current members — guitarist Brian Bell, bassist Scott Shriner and drummer Pat Wilson — did serve as groomsmen at his June wedding, he's not exactly speaking to them every day, either. And while Weezer frequently take breaks in-between albums, there is a sense of finality this time, especially given the events of last year, which included the bittersweet farewell Cuomo included in the liner notes of their Make Believe album.

"Well, the band is all back in Los Angeles, and I sometimes I speak with Patrick, and I occasionally e-mail with Brian and Scott, but we've never mentioned getting together," Cuomo said. "Really, for the moment, we are done. And I'm not certain we'll ever make a record again, unless it becomes really obvious to me that we need to do one."

And if that does mean that Weezer are finished, can fans expect some sort of career-spanning greatest-hits comp? Well, not if Cuomo has anything to do with it.

"It's being discussed with the record company right now, but we have to sign off before they can do anything. And to be honest, we don't all see eye-to-eye on it," he said.

"I'm not convinced that we have a greatest-hits album that is worth putting out at this point," he added. "I'd like to include two more amazing songs on there. And anything else would just seem lazy to me. We'll see, though. I don't really feel comfortable with it now."

Smells Like Ass Spirit

Simply stunning...fast forward to around the 2:50 mark and check out the shredding solo.

New Eagles of Death Metal podcast

Check out a new podcast with the Eagles of Death Metal, featuring an interview and a few live songs, at this location.