Two Twin Cities pop-punk bands, Quiet Drive and Motion City Soundtrack, will feature on the soundtrack to the new teen romance flick John Tucker Must Die. If you want to support local music, I guess you could pick up the John Tucker soundtrack and lend your support to two hard-working bands on the verge of making it "big." Or you could take that money and spend it on something not completely devoid of social, moral and artistic merit. In that case, pick up the Motion City Soundtrack's "Committ This to Memory" or the new Superhopper. 'Cuz it's hot.

Pete Doherty, perpetually endearing fuck-up of Libertines and Babyshambles fame, is getting a book published. Since he's sort of, y'know, crazy, British publisher Orion Books offered Doherty 150,000 pounds for the rights to his personal diaries that detail, among other things, his relationship with Kate Moss and his neverending battle with drugs. Orion will release The Book of Albion in March of 2007.

Okay, so I don't know how or why, but Steely Dan, you know, the band, sent Luke Wilson a piece of pseudo-hatemail. I can't explain it any better, I swear. Check it out on Steeley Dan's site here.

Ol' Conor Oberst will be release a collection of "special rarities" on Oct. 24 on Saddle Creek called Noise Floor. It will include the likes of strange singles, no-gos, collaborations and out-take-like songs recorded from 1998 onward.


And now, just for me and Mark Ritsema, the track for the record:

Noise Floor CD:
1. "Mirrors and Fevers (Don't Be Frightened of Turning The Page EP- 2000)"
2. "I Will Be Grateful for this Day (Sub Pop Singles Club - 2001) "
3. "Trees Get Wheeled Away (Lost & Found, Volume 1 - 2003) "
4. "Drunk Kid Catholic (3 Hit Songs From Bright Eyes - UK single - 2003) "
5. "Spent on Rainy Days (Home series on Post Parlo Records - 2002) "
6. "The Vanishing Act (Too Much Of A Good Thing 7" - 1999) "
7. "Soon You Will Be Leaving Your Man (Motion Sickness 7" - 2000) "
8. "Blue Angels Air Show (DIW cover mount 7" - 2002) "
9. "Weather Reports (Unreleased 7" with M.Ward) "
10. "Seashell Tale (Unreleased 7" with M.Ward) "
11. "Bad Blood (Album Leaf 7" split - 2001) "
12. "Amy in the White Coat (vinyl only b-side No Beginning To The Story EP - 2002) "
13. "Devil Town (The Late Great Daniel Johnston - 2004) "
14. "I've Been Eating (for You) (3 New Hit Songs From Bright Eyes - UK single - 2001) "
15. "Happy Birthday To Me (Feb. 15) (3 New Hit Songs From Bright Eyes - UK single - 2001) "
16. "Motion Sickness (7" - 2000)"

Additional Noise Floor Tracks (VINYL ONLY)
17. "Act Of Contrition (Second Thoughts compilation - 2000) "
18. "Hungry For A Holiday (Album Leaf 7" - 2001) "
19. "When The Curious Girl Realizes She Is Under Glass Again (Sub Pop singles club - 2001) "
20. "Entry Way Song (Amos House Vol 2 - 2002) "
21. "It's Cool, We Can Still Be Friends (Transmission One: Tea At The Palaz of Hoon - 2000) "

Behold! The tracklisting of the new Rapture album Pieces Of The People We Love - an appropriately creepy title I might add. Danger Mouse even makes a production cameo on this soon-to-be flavor of the month. Dance, magic dance.

1. "Don Gon Do It"
2. "Pieces Of The People We Love"
3. "Get Myself Into It"
4. "First Gear"
5. "The Devil"
6. "Whoo! Alright - Yeah... Uh Huh"
7. "Calling Me"
8. "Down For So Long"
9. "The Sound"
10. "Live In Sunshine"

I had the good fortune of catching up with Kermit Carter of Superhopper (who's hot new record comes out this week) to quick talk about the new disc and working on it. In short, he said:
"We recorded at the terrarium in march after demoing on our own for several months. Produced by Jason Orris, engineered by Dusty Miller and mastered by Dave Gardner at magneto. We branched out a bit and used a melodica and mellotron. Lots of booze and white castle went into the recording. Probably too much partying during the six days in the studio, but we're happy with the end result.

Future plans? we finally got new bassist Pete Biasi (signal to trust/falcon crest/ft the shadow government/total fucking blood) up to speed. Also: writing new songs for a full-length, getting out of town, finding someone to re-do our website and avoiding head injuries."

Sounds good.

Sparklehorse's new record Dreamt For Light Years In The Belly Of A Mountain will be coming out on Astralwerks in the US, and in stores on September 26.

The Blood Brothers have decided to go with V2 to release their fifth album Young Machetes, which will be released on October 10.
The new record was recorded in Seattle with producers John Goodmanson (Sleater-Kinney) and Guy Piccioto (of Fugazie fame). More to come as the story develops.

Surprise, surprise, Sufjan Stevens passes up our fair Minneapolis, but he does go to Milwaukee if you happen to be enthused enough for a road trip.
Here are the dates:

09.11 - Nashville, TN (Ryman)
09.15 - Austin, TX (Paramount Theater)
09.16 - Austin, TX (Paramount Theater)
09.19 - New Orleans, LA (House of Blues)
09.20 - Atlanta, GA (Fox Theater | PASTE Fest)
09.21 - Chapel Hill, NC (Memorial Hall)
09.23 - Indianapolis, IN (Egyptian Theater)
09.24 - St. Louis, MO (The Pageant)
09.25 - Milwaukee, WI (Pabst Theater)
09.26 - Chicago, IL (The Riviera)
09.28 - Philadelphia, PA (The Towers)
09.29 - New York, NY (Town Hall)
09.30 - New York, NY (Town Hall)
10.09 - Los Angeles, CA (The Wiltern)
10.11 - San Francisco, CA (Zellerbach Hall)
10.13 - Portland, OR (Crystal Ballroom)
10.14 - Vancouver, BC (St. Andrews Cathedral)
10.15 - Seattle, WA (Paramount)

Interpol released a statement on their official website concerning the craziness of their back-and-forth band-status lifestyle Friday that stated: "Things are good. Gettin' some rest... gettin' some sun. We did break up - four times - but that's all behind us now. Carlos got a dog. His name is Gaius. Italian greyhound - looks like Carlos. Also, I think I'm moving to Jersey City; because that's where the action is really at. Whoever the people on MySpace are, they're not us.

In all seriousness, we're hard at work on the writing of album three. We've been at it for six months - in case you heard we were on hiatus. We're all very excited about it and think that you will be too. Having yet to record, we can only say that Release will come sometime next year."

Remember the dance-punk revolution? Neither do I, but a few years ago the Brooklyn-based Rapture were all the rave, mostly due to the strength of their killer single "House of Jealous Lovers." When "Echoes," the actual album hit, I thought it was a slight disappointment, but in retrospect, that probably had more to do with the fact that "House of Jealous Lovers" sound had worn a little thin by the time "Echoes" finally rolled around. Three years later, The Rapture return with "Pieces of the People We Love," which is slated for release Sept. 4 in the UK and Sept. 12 in the US. The band's still putting the finishing touches on the record, but you can check out their newest single, "Get Mysef Into It," at www.myspace.com/therapture. Enjoy.

Tom Waits, the gravel-voiced bard of these here United States, has announced a brief tour of the South and the Midwest. Waits tours infrequently--his last extended jaunt took place over two years ago. In other words, if you want to catch Waits, there's no time like the present. Here are the dates:

08-01 Atlanta, GA - Tabernacle
08-02 Asheville, NC - Thomas Wolfe Auditorium
08-04 Memphis, TN - Orpheum Theatre
08-05 Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditorium
08-07 Louisville, KY - Palace Theatre
08-09 Chicago, IL - Auditorium Theatre
08-11 Detroit, MI - Opera House
08-13 Akron, OH - Akron Civic

Waits reason for coming out of his shell? ""We need to go to Tennessee to pick up some fireworks, and someone owes me money in Kentucky."

After eight years of existing merely in the memories of Mezzanine-lovers everywhere, Massive Attack will be touring everywhere but here in September (but they will be coming to Chicago if anyone feels up to it). Here are the dates:

9.10 - Toronto, ON (V Festival)
9.11 - Montreal, QC (Metropolis)
9.12 - Detroit, MI (Slate Theater)
9.13 - Chicago, IL (Riviera Theater)
9.15 - Houston, TX (Verizon Wireless Theater)
9.16 - Austin, TX (Austin City Limits Festival)
9.17 - Dallas, TX (Nokia Theater)
9.19 - Phoenix, AZ (Celebrity Theater)
9.20 - San Diego, CA (SDSU Open Air Theater)
9.22 - Berkeley, CA (Greek Theater)
9.23 - Las Vegas, NV (The Joint)
9.24 - Los Angeles, CA (Hollywood Bowl)
9.25 - Washington, DC (9:30 Club)
9:29 - Washington, DC (9:30 Club)
9.30 - Philadelphia, PA (Tower Theater)
10.1 - Boston, MA (Orpheum Theater)
10.3 - New York, NY (Roseland Ballroom)
10.4 - New York, NY (Roseland Ballroom)
10.5 - New York, NY (Roseland Ballroom)

It's true! Come September 25, after a five-year hiccup, Sparklehorse will be releasing a hot new record, Dreamt For Light Years In The Belly Of A Mountain. Although the record is guaranteed to be gem in its own right (in my opinion), the record also features the likes of Danger Mouse, Steven Drodz from the Flaming Lips and even Tom Waits. And now, my favorite, the track listing from the new disc:
1) "Don't Take My Sunshine Away"
2) "Getting It Wrong"
3) "Shade And Honey"
4) "See The Light"
5) "Return To Me"
6) "Some Sweet Day"
7) "Ghost In The Sky"
8) "Mountains"
9) "Morning Hollow"
10) "Knives Of Summertime"
11) "It's Not So Hard"
12) "Dreamt For Lights Years In The Belly Of A Mountain (aka Maxine) "

As has been announced on their website, Look Down—one of Afternoon Records' original masthead bands—is finally going on tour, including a July 21st homecoming show at the Triple Rock and two stops at Charlie's in beautiful Richmond, Indiana. At present, only three other shows have been announced, but with the trip leaving The Little Twin on Saturday and spanning until the 26th, the band expects more east coast and midwest gigs to be added to that list any time now.

July
10: Richmond, IN @ Charlie's
14: New York @ The Delancey
17: Boston @ Sammy's
21: Minneapolis @ Triple Rock Social Club (w/ Aneuretical)
24: Richmond, IN @ Charlie's
25: Des Moines @ The Mars Cafe


Hit up Look Down's MySpace page for updates..