As you likely know, we’ve been in cahoots with the folks over at Lala.com for some time now, and they’ve been hard at work on a new beta site that focuses on music listening and exploration. It’s definitely worth checking out, and we have some invites to check out the beta for those who are interested.
In a nutshell, the new Lala beta allows you to browse their growing catalog and listen to any song full-length. The first listen is free and you can then add the song to your online collection for 10 cents to get unlimited listening (the first 50 songs are gratis). You can also buy (cheap) CDs or MP3 versions if you’re into that, and even quickly add your existing MP3s to your online collection for free. Yup, all from a standard web browser which means you can access your online collection from anywhere.
They’re still building out the catalog and have been adding a ton of new albums every day plus expect a huge new influx of music from indie labels in the weeks to come. Just as an example, right now you can listen to the new albums from Elbow, The Kills, Gnarls Barkley, The Black Keys and many others.
To snag a beta invite, shoot an email to bryan@woxy.com with the following info:
1) Your name
2) Your email address
3) Are you a current Lala user?
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We head across the pond again tonight for another new episode of Artrocker on WOXY.com. Artrocker is a great show based in London that we have the pleasure of being the only US outlet for currently. Be sure to tune in tonight at 6pm ET for 90 minutes of what is hot in music in the UK. Also, have a listen to last week’s episode right now, streaming below….
Artrocker 4/30
Tracklisting
ACOUSTIC LADYLAND “Iggy” (opening theme)
MUCK AND THE MIRES “Doreen”
THE EXCITERS “Spending Cash, Talking Trash”
WHITE DENIM “Shake Shake Shake”
CUTTING PINK WITH KNIVES “IDIC”
TIMES NEW VIKING “RIP Allegory”
EXPERIMENTAL DENTAL SCHOOL “Jane Doe Loves Me”
PAPER PLANES “Exchange”
KAPUTT “Family Tree”
JOHNNY FOREIGNER “Lea Room”
2 HOT 2 SWEAT “Microscamp”
ELECTROCUTE “Bad Legs”
THE O’LOVELYS “Scatterbrain”
COLLAPSING CITIES “Or So I Said”
GHOSTWOOD “Run”
HOT CLUB DE PARIS “For Parties Past and Present”
GIANT PAW “Flood”
POST WAR YEARS “You And Me Both”
PERE UBU “Non-Alignment Pact”
THE FUTUREHEADS “The Beginning Of The Twist”
LATE OF THE PIER “Space and the Woods”
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As a longtime staple of the Saddle Creek roster, Omaha may always be where Cursive’s heart is. In the past few years, the band members have actually scattered across the country. Lead singer Tim Kasher (who also plays in The Good Life) has been trying his luck in Los Angeles and is writing screenplays when he’s not making music.
It’s been two years since Cursive unleashed Happy Hollow and now they are in the process of recording again. In this session, they play two tracks that will likely end up on the next album, although they tell Mike that they’ve written about 25 songs and only 8 or 9 are in serious consideration thus far.
We were very fortunate to host the band in the Lounge while they were on a brief Midwestern tour to road test some of this new material.
View the entire photoset here….
Track Listing:
Bad Sects
The Donkey (new/unreleased) - interview -
Sierra
We’re Going To Hell (new/unreleased)
We had a great time being a part of the very first Monolith Festival last year out in Denver at the incredible venue that is Red Rocks. Monolith is back again this year for another go-round and just announced their initial lineup. Once again there will be a WOXY.com stage as well this year, so look for lots more information coming soon as well as some more bands that will soon be added to the bill……
Tickets go on sale this Friday at 10am MST at Monolith’s site as well a Ticketmaster…..don’t miss out!
Ticketing Levels:
2-Day Ticket: $110 On Sale Friday, May 2 at 10 am MST
Single Day Tickets: $59.50 On Sale Friday, May 2 at 10 am MST
*2-Day and Single Day Tickets will be on sale at all Ticketmaster Outlets
VIP Gold Pass: $225 - On Sale Friday, Mat 2 at 10 am MST
It was a big thrill having Okkervil River into the lounge last week. Will Sheff played three of the four songs solo acoustic for us during their session and our friend Kevin of Soft City Lights did a great job capturing this stripped down version of “A Hand To Take Hold Of The Scene” from their most recent album, The Stage Names.
Enjoy the video below, and a download of the session as well…..
Late last week the good folks from the Forecastle Festival announced their lineup for 2008. Forecastle takes place just down the road from us in Louisville, Kentucky and is a great celebration of music, art, and activism. Spin Magazine called Forecastle “One of the Top 101 Things To Do In America” and their regional attention to detail is something we certainly appreciate here at the Future Of Rock N Roll.
WOXY.com is proud to be a media sponsor for this years Forecastle Festival, so look for more information and goodies from us leading up to this years event. The 7th annual event takes place July 25th – 27th @ the Riverfront Belvedere in Louisville, KY. Tickets are on sale today! Get em online or at these great regional record stores….
Ear-X-Tacy Records ~ Louisville
Shake-It Records ~ Cincinnati
Indy CD & Vinyl ~ Indianapolis
Grimey’s New and Preloved ~ Nashville
Euclid Records ~ St. Louis
Landlocked Records ~ Bloomington
CD Central ~ Lexington
My thanks to Tiffany of Wayward Panties for being my guest last week on Friends Of The Futurist. This was our 7th episode and may have been our best yet. Listen to the show below if you missed it and enjoy. Also catch an encore presentation of our episode with Robert Duffy of Donewaiting tonight at 8pm and a new one next Tuesday night as well!
Friends Of The Futurist Episode 7 Playlist -
Everything Absent Or Distorted - Bureai Of Yards & Docks Eagle Seagull - I’m Sorry But I’m Beginning To Hate Your Face Hearts Of Palm - We Have No Water Here The Spinto Band - Spy vs. Spy Sea Wolf - Winter Windows Paper Bird - Pennies The Knew - Piece Of Mind Fishboy - Minus Two Division Day - Colorguard D. Biddle - Parody As Tall As Lions - Love, Love, Love (Love Love)
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I’m just guessing that the warmest summers in Scotland are still no match for Texas heat, even on an mid-March day. By the time Glasgow’s Sons & Daughters arrived on Friday morning, the mercury was well on its way north of 90 and the band was feeling it: singer Adele Bethel donning a large floppy hat that matched her black and white dress. Fortunately, the quartet proved they could generate a little heat of their own inside EAR Studios with a set of music from their third CD, This Gift.
The pixielike Bethel and drummer David Gow formed Sons & Daughters after both served in the now-defunct Arab Strap, her strong vocals alongside guitarist Scott Paterson creating a formidable frontline while Gow teams with the cooly detached (aren’t all the best bass players?) Ailidh Lennon for a beast of a rhythm section. Since then, they’ve toured Europe, Australia and the US a few times, once as openers for fellow Scots Franz Ferdinand. Their latest headlining tour brought them to SXSW for a number of appearances and we were thrilled to have them in. In the interview, Adele talks about the inspiration behind This Gift, while Scott tries out his best Morrissey imitation. It’s one of our best from the week.
Tonight is another new episode of “Friends Of The Futurist,” I hope you are enjoying these as much as I am. This evening we get to hear from a female voice for the first time as Tiffany Childs of the music blog Wayward Panties joins me for the show. Tiffany hails from the Denver, Colorado area and in addition to picking some of her favorite national acts, she takes some time to highlight some great bands local to the Denver area as well.
Join us tonight for a great episode at 8pm eastern time, and have a peek at a few of the artists you will be hearing from this evening as well….
We have been pleasantly surprised by the new album from The Kooks, Konk. And it appears quite a few others are enjoying it as well, as it hit #1 in on the UK charts last week. One of the better tunes from the album is “Always Where I Need To Be”, and we have a cool live version of the song to share with you today here on The Futurist.
This version was recorded live at the Astoria in London. Enjoy the tune and check out where you can catch The Kooks on the road here in the states starting next month.
May 18 – San Diego, CA @ House of Blues
May 19 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern
May 24 – Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom
May 25 – George, WA @ Sasquatch! Festival – all ages
May 26 – Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
May 29 – Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre
May 30 – Kansas City, MO @ ‘Buzz Under The Stars’ Series at The City Market
May 31 – Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line Music Café
June 1 – Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall Ballroom
June 2 – Chicago, IL @ Vic Theatre
June 4 – Toronto, ON @ Kool Haus
June 5 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore at TLA
June 6 – Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club
June 10 – New York, NY @ Terminal 5
June 11 – New York, NY @ Terminal 5
