News for Now
One of the greatest duos in the history of ever readies their new album, tragedy strikes at a Swell Season show, and Springsteen has a lot of unreleased material he wants you to hear.
It doesn't get better than this--Matt & Kim will be releasing Sidewalks on November 2. Eeeeek! I truly can't wait for this album--if it's half as catchy as Grand, I won't stop humming M&K tunes until Christmas. Way to improve upon the already stellar late fall season.
I'm a little late with this news, but last Thursday, a man committed suicide at a Swell Season show in Saratoga, California. The man (who has not yet been identified) jumped from the roof between songs and landed on stage mere feet away from Glen Hansard. Doctors from the audience and paramedics attempted to revive him, and after abandoning efforts, the show ended immediately. Swell Season issued this statement via Billboard: "The band, crew and all involved with them are shocked and saddened by the unfortunate events of last night. Their hearts go out to the victim and his friends and family."
I am a lover of current music. You know, the stuff kids listen to these days! As much as I love it though, I have a hard time thinking that some day, Best Coast is going to release a box set with vast amounts of unreleased material. Is it possible that some bands today are content to make just enough music to get by? I'm pondering these deep, deep matters thanks to the news that Bruce Springsteen is releasing a Darkness on the Edge of Town three-CD/three-DVD box set on November 6. It's got 21 unreleased tracks, original recordings, a "making-of" documentary, and an 80-page diary of sorts from the artist. So basically, for the classic rock fan in your life, your Christmas shopping is taken care of.
Posted by Alyssa Vincent on Aug 27, 2010 @ 11:11 am
