Filed under: Downloads, Ford Radio, Future releases, Greg Dulli, Isobel Campbell, Jane's addiction, Jools Holland, Little Radio, Mark Lanegan, NME, Perry Farrell, Radio Sessions, Random, Satelitte Party, Scott Ford, Scott Weiland, Stone Temple Pilots, The Afghan Whigs, The Gutter Twins, Video | Tags: Greg Dulli, Isobel Campbell, Jane's addiction, Jools Holland, Mark Lanegan, NME, Scott Ford, Screaming Trees, Stone Temple Pilots, Sunday at Devil Dirt, The Afghan Whigs, The Gutter Twins
Just a few things that you folk might be interested in:
1. Jane’s Addiction will unite for an NME Awards show, where they will receive the Godlike Genius Award
The original line up will perform for the first time since September 1991 at the ceremony on Wednesday, April 23rd at the Goldenvoice El Rey Theatre in L.A.
Hopefully the band rediscover the magic that brought them together and embark on a tour … maybe even record some new material. With Perry Farrell’s Satellite Party seemingly stalled who could say?
2. Sunday at Devil Dirt, the second album from Isobel Campbell and Mark Lanegan, is due out May 5th. You can expect more of the same, however the chemistry is slightly different this time around (due to the both being in the same room this time), making the whole thing sound that little better. And if what I’ve heard is anything to go by, this album is a lot darker than it’s predecessor.
Although Ballad of the Broken Seas was well received by critics, Lanegan fans were largely divided. I actually enjoyed the album, but felt that ‘Revolver’ (Lanegan’s writing contribution) was the highlight.
Sunday at Devil Dirt is again penned by Campbell and those who fell in love with the first album will no doubt fall in love all over again … those looking for something a little bit more will not be disappointed either.
3. Scott Ford has confirmed that The Gutter Twins will be appearing on Jools Holland’s ‘Later … ‘ on April 29th. This is great news as it harks back to the days when I actually enjoyed watching Later as it had bands that were great, not just ‘cool’.
It seems that The Gutter Twins have been well received and this just strengthens that further. Sadly it means that some tour dates will have to be cancelled, but this exposure is certainly good news.
4. Stone Temple Pilots announced an extensive tour, which is scheduled to kick off on May 17th. At the press conference at Harry Houdini’s Estate in Hollywood, the band also performed a 30 minute set.
This comes shortly after Weiland’s split from Velvet Revolver and almost certainly will result in a new album.
That’s about it.
Until next time, here’s two great MP3’s:
The Gutter Twins: Idle Hands (the Letterman performance) and Down the Line.
… and two great video’s to watch.
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On February 22nd 1994, Greg Dulli, Steve Earle, John Curley, Rick McCollum and Douglas Falsetti took a bunch of instruments to BBC’s Media Vale studios and bashed out a few tunes.
They were amazing (as always). Luckily the songs they performed were recorded by the BBC for a broadcast on a John Peel show in March that year.
And here they are.
The Afghan Whigs and Stone Temple Pilots on the same day? Woah! Enjoy.
Filed under: Downloads, Mark Lanegan, Radio Sessions, The Afghan Whigs, The Gutter Twins, folks on tour | Tags: Downloads, Folks on, Greg Dulli, Jeff Klein, Mark Lanegan, Radio Sessions, The Gutter Twins
Okay, okay, so I should have posted this over the weekend … but better late than never, right?
Anyway, as well as the recently announced North American dates, The Gutter Twins have announced a bunch of European dates for their maiden tour. As well as that they also confirmed via their MySpace that the touring band will be:
Mark Lanegan- Vocals
Greg Dulli- Vocals/Guitar/Keys
Dave Rosser- Guitar/Vocals
Scott Ford- Bass/Vocals
Jeff Klein- Guitar/Keys/Vocals
Cully Symington- Drums
So, here’s those dates for you to find out when they’re visiting a venue near you …
February:
14 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
19 Paris, France - Maroquinerie
21 London, England - Koko
23 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Melkweg
March:
01 San Francisco CA/Bimbo’s 365
03 Portland OR/Wonder Ballroom
04 Seattle WA/Showbox
07 Chicago IL/Metro (Late Show)
08 Minneapolis MN/First Avenue
09 Madison WI/High Noon Saloon
11 Newport KY/Southgate House
12 Cleveland OH/Beachland Ballroom
14 Toronto ON/Mod Club
15 Montreal QC/Cabaret du Musee
18 Boston MA/Paradise
19 New York NY/Webster Hall
20 Washington DC/9:30 Club
21 Atlanta GA/Roxy Theater
22 New Orleans LA/One Eyed Jacks
26 Austin TX/Antone’s
27 Dallas TX/Cambridge Room @ HOB
29 Boulder CO/Fox Theater
April:
02 Hollywood CA/Avalon
05 Dublin IE/Ambassador Theater
06 Belfast GB/Limelight
07 Glasgow GB/Oran Mor
08 Manchester GB/Academy
09 Birmingham GB/Glee
11 Brussels BE/Ancienne Belgique
12 Rotterdam NE/Motel Mozaique
14 Copenhagen DK/Vega
15 Stockholm SE/Debaser Medis
16 Oslo NO/Rockefeller
18 Hamburg DE/Logo
19 Berlin DE/Postbahnhof
20 Vienna AU/Szene Wien
21 Zurich CH/Mascotte
23 Rome IT/Alpheus
24 Milan IT/Musicdrome
26 Barcelona ES/Razzmatazz 1
27 Madrid ES/Sala Heineken
28 Bilbao ES/Kafe Antzokia
And for a few days only, here’s a few Twilight Singers MP3’s for those who haven’t heard Lanegan and Dulli doing their thing.
Both these tracks were recorded as part of sessions for KEXP and KCRW respectively.
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One of my favourite bands ever were The Afghan Whigs. Often labelled ‘Grunge’, The Afghan Whigs were more soul-influenced than their peers. In fact, Rolling Stone once stated that The Whigs had spent “the bulk of their career on the brink of stardom … never quite broke beyond a substantial legion of devotees enamored of their thinly veiled sleaze”. Sweet, right?
Twilight Singer and Gutter Twin Greg Dulli (vocals, rhythm guitar) formed the band in Cincinati back in 1986 with Rick McCollum (now fronting Moon Maan), John Curley (now of Staggering Statistics) and Steve Earle (now fronting Earle Grey).
In 1988, they released their debut album “Big Top Halloween” on their own Ultrasuede label. The album gathered a lot of attention and the band soon signed to Seattle’s “Sub Pop” label in 1989 (this caused a bit of a stir as The Whigs would be the first non-Northwestern U.S. band to record for the label).
In 1990, their first Sub Pop release “Up in It” was released; the blistering pace and yowling, effects-heavy guitars on tracks like “White Trash Party” gave no hint of the stylistic about-face to come. It was followed by a limited edition single released by No.6 Records under the name ‘The Ornament’.
Their signature, soul-drenched, sound was adopted in 1992 with the album Congregation and the limited EP, “Uptown Avondale” (which would be the last for Sub Pop).
The Afghan Whigs signed to Elektra Records and released their breakthrough record ‘Gentlemen’ in 1993. The album spawned the singles ‘Debonair’ and ‘Gentlemen’.
Despite personnel problems interfering with recording and touring, 1996 saw the band release the noir-influenced Black Love (drummer Steve Earle had departed, replaced by Paul Buchignani). Although the main subject matter in previous releases were liquor-drenched obsession, secrets and misery, Black Love was a step into a more dark, even seedier and complex side of Dulli’s persona. The band also featured in Ted Demme’s film ‘Beautiful Girls’, as well as contributing two songs to the soundtrack (Frederick Knight’s “Be For Real” and Barry White’s “Can’t Get Enough of Your Love, Babe”).
In 1998, The Afghan Whigs released their 6th album, 1965, on Columbia Records (Michael Horrigan, former Love Cowboys bassist replaced Buchignani). The album saw the band on inspired form. Sadly, it was the band’s last (however, last years ‘Unbreakable’ retrospective saw the 1965 line up re-unite to record two new tracks).
Here’s a couple of great tracks recorded by The Afghan Whigs for the BBC on August 4th 1993.
1. Rot (04:37)
2. Fountain & Fairfax (04:39)
3. I Keep Coming Back (04:29)
4. Tonight (04:32)
*Click on the image to download the set.
