Fairly Orbital Heavy, But there's Good News From Glen Hansard, Dandy Warhols and Spiritualized
April 05, 2012
Orbital has been a favorite of mine ever since I found electronic dance music. I loved Duran Duran when I was a kid because of my older sister. Then my brother introduced me to the Smiths and Stone Roses. He and I found electronic music together in the mid-90's (we argue about it to this day, he bought Prodigy after seeing the video for Poison, I bought the Orb after seeing them on the cover of NME for UFOrb).
In 1996, there was no Glastonbury so several of the electronic acts came out to the US to support the new "electronica" movement. I went for the Orb but soon discovered Orbital, Underworld and the Chemical Brothers. Orbital was the big breakout act for me because of Organic and I've seen then a dozen times. One of the highlights of my life was getting to see them at Glastonbury in 1999, a truely amazing experience.
- Glen Hansard announces debut solo album: Rhythm and Repose
- Video: Rodrigo y Gabriela feat. C.U.B.A. – “11:11″
- Mogwai ATP 2000 stream/download (some awesome classic Mogwai right here...)
- Orbital stream new album 'Wonky' in full – listen
- Another classic review from the BBC: Orbital - Orbital 2
- Orbital posted their video for "Wonky". Gotta be honest, this track kinda sucks. (Despite this track being rather crap, the album is otherwise brilliant)
- Progress Report: Spiritualized
- This new track by The Dandy Warhols is pretty decent...
- Echo & The Bunnymen’s Will Sergeant brings ‘My Own Worst Enemy’ art show to L.A.
- Duran Duran to follow South American, European concerts with U.S. tour this August
- The power of a hit song, Gotye is doing SNL and is rescheduling some west coast dates
- Another Video from Lee Ranaldo album, ‘Angles’
- BBC's review of the new Orbital album.
- The Cure’s ‘Entreat Plus’ live album to receive double-vinyl U.S. release on Record Store Day
- Scenester tipped me off to this new band, 2:54. They're pretty good, you should check 'em out.
- The new Cult doesn't sound half bad... They reunited with Bob Rock, the guy who produced Sonic Temple...
Upcoming Tour Dates
Lee Ranaldo
- 2013-05-25 at Ace of Cups in Columbus, OH, US
- 2013-05-26 at The Bishop in Bloomington, IN, US
- 2013-06-06 at The Thing in the Spring 2013 in Peterborough, NH, US
- 2013-06-07 at The Thing in the Spring in Peterborough, NH, US
Cure
- 2013-08-02 at Osheaga Festival 2013 in Montreal, QC, Canada
- 2013-08-02 at Osheaga Music and Arts Festival 3-Day Pass, The Cure 2013 in Montreal, QC, Canada
- 2013-08-02 at Lollapalooza 2013 in Chicago, IL, US
- 2013-10-04 at Austin City Limits Music Festival 2013 in Austin, TX, US
- 2013-10-11 at Austin City Limits Music Festival 2013 in Austin, TX, US
Cult
- 2013-07-25 at House of Blues in San Diego, CA, US
- 2013-07-26 at House of Blues in Anaheim, CA, US
- 2013-07-27 at The Fillmore in San Francisco, CA, US
- 2013-07-27 at Cult Festival 2013 in San Francisco, CA, US
- 2013-07-29 at Cult Festival 2013 in Portland, OR, US
- 2013-07-29 at Roseland Theater in Portland, OR, US
- 2013-07-30 at Cult Festival 2013 in Seattle, WA, US
- 2013-08-01 at Cult Festival 2013 in Salt Lake City, UT, US
- 2013-08-02 at Cult Festival 2013 in Denver, CO, US
- 2013-08-04 at The Venue at The Hub in Fargo, ND, US
- 2013-08-05 at Varsity Theater in Minneapolis, MN, US
- 2013-08-06 at Varsity Theater in Minneapolis, MN, US
- 2013-08-08 at The Fillmore Detroit in Detroit, MI, US
- 2013-08-09 at House of Blues in Cleveland, OH, US
- 2013-08-10 at The Fillmore in Charlotte, NC, US
- 2013-08-11 at House of Blues in Myrtle Beach, SC, US
- 2013-08-13 at Revolution Live in Fort Lauderdale, FL, US
- 2013-08-13 at Cult Festival 2013 in Fort Lauderdale, FL, US
- 2013-08-14 at House of Blues in Lake Buena Vista, FL, US
- 2013-08-16 at Cult Festival 2013 in Biloxi, MS, US
- 2013-08-17 at The Tabernacle in Atlanta, GA, US
- 2013-08-18 at Marathon Music Works in Nashville, TN, US
- 2013-08-20 at The Fillmore Silver Spring in Silver Spring, MD, US
- 2013-08-22 at Roseland Ballroom in New York, NY, US
- 2013-08-23 at House of Blues in Boston, MA, US
- 2013-08-24 at Cult Festival 2013 in Hampton Beach, NH, US
- 2013-08-25 at Theater of the Living Arts in Philadelphia, PA, US
- 2013-08-27 at House of Blues in Chicago, IL, US
- 2013-08-27 at Cult Festival 2013 in Chicago, IL, US
- 2013-08-29 at Cult Festival 2013 in Lake Charles, LA, US
- 2013-08-30 at House of Blues in Houston, TX, US
- 2013-08-30 at Cult Festival 2013 in Houston, TX, US
- 2013-08-31 at House of Blues in New Orleans, LA, US
- 2013-09-01 at House of Blues in Dallas, TX, US
- 2013-09-03 at Austin City Limits Live at The Moody Theater in Austin, TX, US
- 2013-09-05 at Cult Festival 2013 in Phoenix, AZ, US
- 2013-09-06 at House of Blues in Las Vegas, NV, US
- 2013-09-07 at The Wiltern in Los Angeles, CA, US
- 2013-09-08 at Cult Festival 2013 in West Hollywood, CA, US
