The devlish duo of Mark Lanagan and Greg Dulli are headed back on tour. In honor of this news, please enjoy this rather bizarre video someone put together to the tune of “Idle Hands”).

I remember the first time I saw The Afghan Whigs live. I fully understood why women wanted to throw their underwear on stage and stuff. Then I met GD. I will admit the effect was rather… less potent irl… as most things are. (What is it about the stage, I wonder, that makes Gods of men. There must be a book this somewhere.)

Anyway, you can’t deny that hawt voice! I heard a funny story about how he has a drink holder and ashtray on his mic stand. That is… dedication.

The Gutter Twins - Summer 2008 Tour (from Brooklyn Vegan):
Jun 28 - Sled Island Festival Calgary AB
Jul 10 - Roxy Theatre, Hollywood, CA (tix)
Jul 12 - Showbox Seattle WA (SP20)
Jul 16 - One Eyed Jacks, New Orleans, LA (tix)
Jul 19 - The Social, Orlando, FL (tix)
Jul 29 - Warsaw, Brooklyn, NY w/ Ed Harcourt (tix)
Aug 2 - Lollapalooza Chicago IL
Aug 6 - Tavastia Helsinki FI
Aug 7 - Way Out West Gothenburg SE
Aug 8 - Voxhall Aarhus DK
Aug 9 - Haldern Festival Haldern DE
Aug 11 - Zodiac Oxford UK
Aug 12 - Rescue Rooms Nottingham UK
Aug 13 - Shepherd’s Bush Empire London UK
Aug 15 - Pukkelpop Festival Hasselt BE
Aug 16 - Lowlands Festival Biddinghuizen NL
Aug 17 - Highfield Festival Hohenfelden DE
Aug 19 - Beatpol Dresden DE
Aug 20 - Ampere Munich DE
Aug 21 - Palac Akropolis Prague CZ
Aug 23 - Proxima Warsaw PL
Aug 25 - Forum Bielefeld DE
Aug 26 - Komedia Brighton UK
Aug 27 - Leadmill Sheffield UK
Aug 29 - Electric Picnic Stradbally IE
Aug 30 - Academy Liverpool UK

Am I missing out on something monumental? Email me at musicblog@sxsw.com.

Later tater, lp

Original post by LP

Posted: May 19th, 2008 under Linda Park, Latest News.
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Sony, whose presence at SXSW 2008 ran the gamut from buzz bands MGMT and The Ting Tings to supporting the SXSW Film festival, recently purchased Gracenote, the company that tracks album information for music services like iTunes. Gracenote is also is integrating its technology into mobile phones, home audio gear, and DVDs.

“Gracenote is a global leader in technology and services for digital media identification, enrichment, and recommendation, and these capabilities will be essential to the next wave of innovation in content, services, and consumer electronics,” said Tim Schaaff, SCA Senior Vice President, Software.

As a fitting Texas tribute, Sony Legacy released the Willie Nelson boxed set in time for SXSW 2008 and Willie’s 75th birthday. The company’s broad base of international artists at SXSW included Allison (Mexico), Circo (Puerto Rico), Australia’s Old Man River and Ireland’s Paddy Casey.

Sony and Gracenote anticipate that the transaction will close in late May, subject to regulatory approvals.

Photo by Andy Sheppard

Original post by melissa

Posted: May 19th, 2008 under Latest News.
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