Switchblade Comb

Off of Saturdays=Youth, out now.

Italian WWII exploitation! A gang of condemned criminals escape from an Allied prison camp with a plan to blast their way to the Swiss border, but then find themselves volunteering for a suicide mission deep inside Nazi occupied France.

OTHER NOTABLE RELEASES:

- The rather pleasant Band’s Visit
- Shaw Brothers’ Challenge of the Masters
- Unnecessary sequels Cocaine Cowboys 2, Lost Boys 2, & War Games 2
- The vastly disappointing Dark City: Director’s Cut
- Volume One of Freakazoid! and Tiny Toons
- Japanese horror hits new heights in Hair Extensions
- French animated Kirikou and Princes & Princesses
- Erotic Japanese thriller Man, Woman, and the Wall
- 1967 rock satire Privilege
- Martin Scorsese’s Rolling Stones doc Shine a Light
- Recent, bizarre family dynamic doc Surfwise
- Jet Li’s Tai-Chi Master

Inglorious Bastards – Trailer (NSFW)

More dates have been added to the fall tour including two nights in Minneapolis.

TV on the Radio – 2008 Tour Dates:

09.05 – Roseland – Portland, OR
09.06 – Showbox – Seattle, WA
09.07 – Commodore – Vancouver, BC
09.09 – MacEwan Ballroom – Calgary, AB
09.10 – Starlite Room – Edmonton, AB
09.12 – Big Easy – Boise, ID
09.13 – In the Venue – Salt Lake City, UT
09.14 – Red Rocks Amphitheater – Morrison, CO
09.19 – Street Scene – San Diego, CA
09.20 – Treasure Island – San Francisco, CA
10.10 – Electric Factory – Philadelphia, PA
10.11 – Lupos – Providence, RI
10.13 – Wilbur Theatre – Boston, MA
10.14 – Masonic Temple – Brooklyn, NY
10.15 – Masonic Temple – Brooklyn, NY
10.18 – Bogarts – Cincinnati, OH
10.19 – Vogue Theatre – Indianapolis, IN
10.20 – First Avenue – Minneapolis, MN
10.21 – First Avenue – Minneapolis, MN
10.22 – Riviera – Chicago, IL
10.24 – Voodoo Festival – New Orleans, LA
10.25 – Tabernacle – Atlanta, GA
10.26 – Bijou Theatre – Knoxville, TN
10.28 – Lakewood Theatre – Dallas, TX
10.30 – Stubbs – Austin, TX
10.31 – Diamond Ballroom – Oklahoma City, OK
11.06 – Wiltern – Los Angeles, CA
11.08 – 4th and B – San Diego, CA

TV on the Radio – “Wolf Like Me”

Off of Apocalypso, out now.

Doomtree
Doomtree
2008
Doomtree Records

www.doomtree.net

In 2006 Nas said “hip hop was dead.” At the time I knew this statement was preposterous, but after the last few years of my favorite hip-hop artists releasing new music that failed to live up to their former greatness I started to believe Nas a little bit. In my mind Kanye West and the Doomtree crew were the only ones still making fresh new records. My expectations for the official Doomtree full-crew debut were very high to say the least. I was afraid I was going to be let down once again. Thankfully this isn’t the case! This is the hottest album of the year folks! A real fucking treat for the hip-hop heads out there. Thank you, thank you, thank you, Doomtree.

1. Close Your Ears
2. Drumsticks
3. Gander Back
4. The Wren
5. Gameshow Host
6. Dots & Dashes
7. Game Over
8. Real Class
9. Last Call
10. Accident
11. Sadie Hawkins
12. The Walrus
13. Twentyfourseven
14. Let Me Tell You, Baby
15. Down the Line
16. Kid Gloves
17. Pop Gun War
18. Reintroduction
19. Liver Let Die
20. I’m Talking
21. Jaded

Doomtree – “Drumsticks”

I’ve been waiting three years to see BSS and this October I’ll finally get my chance!

Broken Social Scene – 2008 Tour Dates:

08.01 – Chicago, IL – Lollapalooza
08.02 – Chicago, IL – The Metro
08.21 – Salt Lake City, UT – Twilight Concert Series
08.22 – San Diego, CA – House of Blues
08.23 – Los Angeles, CA – Sunset Junction
08.24 – San Francisco, CA – Outside Lands

10.08 – Grand Rapids, MI – Calvin College
10.11 – Madison, WI – Union Theatre
10.13 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue
10.14 – Omaha, NE – Slowdown
10.16 – Kansas City, KS – The Beaumont
10.17 – Columbia, OH – The Blue Note
10.18 – St. Louis, MO – The Gargoyle
10.19 – Urbana, IL – Foellinger Auditorium
10.21 – Richmond, VA – Toad’s Place
10.22 – Falls Church, VA – State Theatre
10.24 – Brooklyn, NY – Masonic Temple
10.25 – Brunswick, ME – Bowdoin College
10.26 – Boston, MA – Wilbur Theatre

Broken Social Scene – Fire Eye’d Boy

Produced by 9th Wonder.

From Big Pooh’s forthcoming Rapper’s Delight mixtape.

Watch the rest of their collaborative Take Away Show HERE.

Rise Against 2008 Tour Dates:
(All dates with Alkaline Trio and Gaslight Anthem)

10.02 – Cleveland, OH – Time Warner Cable Amphitheater
10.03 – Toronto, ON – The Sound Academy
10.06 – Worcester, MA – Palladium
10.08 – Wallingford, CT – Chevrolet Theatre
10.09 – Albany, NY – Washington Avenue Armory
10.11 – Hampton Beach, NH – Hampton Beach Casino
10.12 – Baltimore, MD – Ram’s Head Live
10.13 – New York, NY – Roseland Ballroom
10.16 – Philadelphia, PA – Electric Factory
10.19 – Myrtle Beach, SC – House of Blues
10.20 – Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle
10.21 – Tampa, FL – Jannus Landing
10.22 – Pompano Beach, FL – Pompano Beach Amphitheater
10.23 – Orlando, FL – House of Blues
10.26 – Austin, TX – Austin City Music Hall
10.27 – Houston, TX – Verizon Wireless Theatre
11.04 – Las Vegas, NV – House of Blues
11.08 – Portland, OR – Roseland Ballroom
11.09 – Vancouver, BC – Thunderbird Arena
11.11 – Salt Lake City, UT – Salt Air
11.12 – Denver, CO – The Fillmore
11.13 – Denver, CO – The Fillmore
11.14 – Kansas City, MO – Uptown Theatre
11.16 – St. Louis, MO – The Pageant
11.17 – Milwaukee, WI – The Rave
11.18 – Minneapolis, MN – The Myth
11.20 – Chicago, IL – The Congress Theatre
11.22 – Grand Rapids, MI – Orbit Room
11.23 – Detroit, MI – The Fillmore

Alkaline Trio – “Help Me” (completed version)

Detroit Michigan’s Hifi Handgrenades have announced a grip of shows for this summer / fall. In addition to some Warped dates, a trip to Europe and some shows with Streetlight Manifesto, the band will also be making their first appearance in Minneapolis.

I’ve been singing the praises of these guys and their excellent debut album for some time now so suffice to say, I’m pretty stoked to see them. Look for an interview here with lead singer John Speck in the coming weeks.

Hifi Handgrenades 2008 Tour Dates:

07.29 – Hamtramck, Michigan – Small’s
07.30 – Chicago, Illinois – Reggie’s
08.01 – De Pere, Wisconsin – Mugshots
08.02 – Minneapolis, Minnesota – Triple Rock
08.05 – Saskatoon, Saskatchewan – Warped Tour
08.06 – Calgary, Alberta – Warped Tour
08.08 – Boise, Idaho – Warped Tour
08.09 – Seattle, Washington – Warped Tour
08.10 – Portland, Oregon – Warped Tour

08.14 – 09.29: European Tour

With Streetlight Manifesto

10.08 – Farmington, New York – Crazy Donkey
10.09 – Sayreville, New Jersey – Starland Ballroom
10.10 – Albany, New York – Northern Lights
10.11 – Buffalo, New York – Infinity
10.12 – Cleveland, Ohio – Agora
10.13 – Grand Rapids, Michigan – Intersection
10.14 – TBA
10.15 – Denver, Colorado – Bluebird
10.16 – Salt Lake City, Utah – Avalon
10.17 – Phoenix, Arizona – Brickhouse
10.18 – Los Angeles, California – Key Club
10.19 – San Diego, California – House of Blues
10.30 – Gainesville, Florida – FEST 7

Hifi Handgrenades – “Carry On” (from the debut LP, Carry On)

Off of Brain Thrust Mastery, out now.