(Untitled)- May 31, 2008 Radiohead to Prince: Hey, that's OUR songWASHINGTON (AP) -- After word spread that Prince covered Radiohead's "Creep" at Coachella, the tens of thousands who couldn't be there ran to YouTube for a peek. Everyone was quickly denied -- even Radiohead. All videos of Prince's unique rendition of Radiohead's early hit were quickly taken down, leaving only a message that his label, NPG Records, had removed the clips, claiming a copyright violation. But the posted videos were shot by fans and,...http://www.kingblind.com/2008_05_01_michiganblind_archive.html#2770167270793585757 (Untitled)- May 29, 2008 Kingblind DownloadsFirewater - Electric CityPretty Good Dance Moves - P.G.D.M. Butcher the Bar - Leave This TownThe Lodger - The Good Old DaysSteinski - Lesson Three (The History of Hip Hop)Port OBrien - Woke Up TodayThe Silver Jews - Strange Victory, Strange Defeathttp://www.kingblind.com/2008_05_01_michiganblind_archive.html#1008793402967898254 (Untitled)- May 29, 2008 Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band: 13 Blues for 13 moons (Album Review)13 Blues for Thirteen Moons, the fifth full length release from Canadas favorite post rockers, has pretentious written all over it. First of all, the post-Godspeed You! Black Emperor collective have elected to call themselves Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band this time round, instead of just sticking to A Silver Mount Zion, for the sole purpose of pissing the media off....http://www.kingblind.com/2008_05_01_michiganblind_archive.html#2625897547946031759 (Untitled)- May 29, 2008 Simple Minds' Original Lineup hit the studioSimple Minds' original line-up are to hit the studio this summer for the first time in 27 years.The group have reformed for live dates to mark the group's 30-year anniversary, but are now set to record new material from mid-June.The original members - Brian McGee, Derek Forbes, Mick McNeil, Jim Kerr and Charlie Burchill - are planning to record two new tracks during the sessions.Further studio work will apparently happen on a 'Let's see what happens'..http://www.kingblind.com/2008_05_01_michiganblind_archive.html#8409617590308450666 (Untitled)- May 28, 2008 Mudhoney: The Lucky Ones (Album Review)Public demand be damned, Mudhoney is still here. With The Lucky Ones, the band release their eighth studio album, coming a full two decades after the classic Superfuzz Bigmuff. The Lucky Ones is a lean, punchy affair with almost nary a digression into the sort of dirge-blues nod-offs that have appeared on more recent releases. Instead, the eleven tracks here are tight, raw, and marked by insistent thumping rhythms and taught chunky riffs, laying the...http://www.kingblind.com/2008_05_01_michiganblind_archive.html#7314782789830812428 (Untitled)- May 28, 2008 'Banned' Be Your Own Pet Tracks To See ReleaseA trio of tracks banned from the domestic edition of Be Your Own Pet's sophomore album will make their way to U.S. shores next month.XL plans to release the songs on a mini-EP, "Get Damaged" -- a play on the album's title, "Get Awkward" -- due out digitally on June 3 and in stores on June 24 in both CD and 7-inch configurations. The legal department at Universal, which distributes BYOP's albums, deemed the tunes "Becky," "Black Hole" and "Blow Yr...http://www.kingblind.com/2008_05_01_michiganblind_archive.html#6189159483808210377 (Untitled)- May 28, 2008 Manzarek Eyes Doors Documentary, Other ProjectsMarking the 41st anniversary of the release of the Doors' classic self-titled album are several band-related projects already in shops and on the horizon. Tops on the list is an as-yet-untitled documentary that will chronicle the group's entire career."We have plans for a big Doors documentary film in the works," Doors keyboardist Ray Manzarek said. "I saw the first cut of it yesterday, and it's looking real good. But that won't be out 'til another.http://www.kingblind.com/2008_05_01_michiganblind_archive.html#5701282777440904629 (Untitled)- May 27, 2008 Grand Archives - A Setting Sun (Live on Late Late Show Video)http://www.kingblind.com/2008_05_01_michiganblind_archive.html#4125755339170306828 (Untitled)- May 27, 2008 New Sigur Ros Album Due In Late JuneOn the heels of their 2007 live release "Heima," Icelandic group Sigur Rs is preparing to release its next studio album, "Me su eyrum vi spilum endalaust." The album, which translated into English from Icelandic means "With a Buzz in Our Ears We Play Endlessly," is due June 24 via XL. Fans, however, will have several opportunities to hear the set even earlier.Opening track "Gobbledigook" will be premiered tonight (May 27) on BBC Radio 1 and will be available.http://www.kingblind.com/2008_05_01_michiganblind_archive.html#721661497376129725 (Untitled)- May 23, 2008 Radiohead's 'eco-friendly' tour secrets revealedLiars, who recently supported Radiohead on the first leg of their US tour, have praised the band for taking measures to reduce their carbon footprint as they tour.The band revealed the lengths to which the band go to minimise emissions and waste created by the process of touring.Writing on the Liars MySpace blog, the band revealed that they were given tour water flasks to drink from, rather than use disposable cups which are bad for the...http://www.kingblind.com/2008_05_01_michiganblind_archive.html#4717966996663052663 |