Archive for Rumors
Sigur Rós 2006 Tour Dates | Leaked, Rumors
Sigur Rós is planning a decent-sized tour this fall and so far nothing's official yet. I caught these on Pitchfork the other day and now they're nowhere to be found...anyone happen to grab the whole list? Here's the one date I remembered -- I'm planning on being there for this one! Update: ... more
Oysterhead Wants to Tour in 2006 | Hell yes!
Following Oysterhead's excellent set at Bonnaroo 2006, let's revisit an article on Billboard.com from a while back with Stewart Copeland hinting at an upcoming tour... "The plan was always to be an intermittent band and come down from the mountain every five years or so," Copeland said. "It's a shoot from... more
Bonnaroo 2006 Lineup Additions
Thanks to Michael for this nice tip... There appears to be a couple artists that are listing Bonnaroo 2006 as one of their upcoming tour dates, and I hadn't heard of either one of them. Shows what I know... "One is Mutemath, an "electo-alt rock" band out of New Orleans who... more
Trey and Mike to Join Benevento Russo Duo
Some extremely interesting post-Phish rumors floating around right now... Mike and Trey will be recording with The Duo, all four of whom will go on the road together. It is not known for certain at this point whether they will perform as a foursome, or in some other manner, perhaps GRaB... more
2006 Jammys Lineup Rumors
On the initial Jammys 2006 announcement, one of my favorite bands was listed as a performer at the show: The Secret Machines. However, while they're not on the announcement anymore, I have them pegged as still performing at the awards show. We'll wait and see how this plays out,... more
Coldplay Breakin’ Up?
Not that I'm putting unbelievable weight on the following rumor, but it was something that I was considering buying tickets for and now I'm really torn on what to do... Chris Martin must have misspoke or something at the Brit Awards in London, because he seemed to be hinting that Coldplay... more
Guster, Toots Added to Green Apple Music Festival
While old news to some, I just now got around to officially looking... Guster has added themselves to the Green Apple Music & Arts Festival in New York City. Apparently, they're hitting the Hiro Ballroom on Friday, April 21, 2006. Also, Toots & the Maytals is listed as playing the Nokia... more
Bonnaroo 2006 Lineup Rumors: Oysterhead!
Just so everyone knows, Oysterhead is rumored to be getting back together to play Bonnaroo 2006. Trey Anastasio, Les Claypool, and Stewart Copeland. Oysterhead. Yes. I'm serious. Download Oysterhead 11/17/01 (Asheville, NC) at nugs.net. More on this when we get more... UPDATE (5pm): Rumor confirmed!
Thursday Links
Headline of the week: Love Puts 'Gnarly' Drug Problem Behind Her Note to self: start using gnarly as an adjective on the blog (I always use it verbally)... On the star-studded tribute to James Taylor... Taylor's brother, Livingston, sang backup on "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)" while... more
Green Apple Music Festival Lineup Rumors
If you were browsing around some of the popular jamband message boards yesterday, you might have seen something similar to the fake Coachella lineups that were floating around the past month or so: a fake Green Apple Music Festival lineup, complete with a God Street Wine reuinion and the... more
Lollapalooza 2006 Lineup Rumors
Update: the lineup has been announced. It looks like this is going to be the summer of Smashing Pumpkin reuinion rumors, so I can't wait to see which one actually gets confirmed first. First Coachella, and now yet again, the Smashing Pumpkins are rumored as headliners for Lollapalooza 2006. From Billboard.com... The lineup... more
Lollapalooza 2006 Early Info
Update (2/13/06): Some info updates here... Lollapalooza 2006 was all but confirmed immediately after last year's festival; the entire weekend was a success (even with the sound and heat problems) and the city of Chicago was immediately okay to okay the 2006 festival... It's still a rumor considering that all we... more
Chicago Music Festival Update
At first, I was under the impression that the people behind last year's Intonation Music Festival were going to be putting on the same festival in the same spot and changing the name to the Pitchfork Music Festival. I guess that's all true in its own way. While none of this is... more
Weekend Links
Low and Okkervil River are headlining the Wall of Sound 2006 Music Festival, April 8-9, 2006, Ridglea Theater, Fort Worth, TX. For more info on the festival, check out their MySpace page. The Wood Brothers are going to be streamed live on WXPN's Free at Noon segment, Friday, February 10... more
Smashing Pumpkins to Reunite and Headline Coachella
Update 1/31/06: The official lineup has been announced and the Smashing Pumpkins are not on it. Go here. Although some say it's confirmed and some say it's not... Smashing Pumpkins will be reuniting and headlining Coachella 2006. What a friggin' comeback! It's about time Billy remembered that he was supposed... more
Green Apple Music Festival Info
Maybe my Relix friends can shed some light on the subject, but otherwise, let's see what everyone else knows... The first annual Green Apple Music Festival was announced ages ago, but all were given is the following: Green Apple Music Festival April 20-23, 2006 25 Shows 15 Venues All shows in NYC, Final Show of the... more
Sasquatch 2006 Lineup Rumors
Update (2/21/06): The lineup has been posted and it looks fantastic. Sufjan Stevens, Wolfmother, Beck, Death Cab for Cutie, the Shins, the Flaming Lips, and plenty more... Call my an idiot or anything else, but I don't remember even hearing about this festival last year. Sasquatch 2006 doesn't even have... more
Heady Links
It's Friday the 13th....ooooooooooooohhhhhh! If my writing doesn't scare you enough, please enjoy some links I've found and have yourself a nice little weekend! I've got to run out for a tick, I'll be back in an hour or so, and I should have a couple small updates... more
Bonnaroo Headliners Rumor Confirmed (Kinda)
Update (2/1/06): Bonnaroo 2006 Lineup Announced! From Productshop NYC... The three headliners of Bonnaroo are Radiohead, Tom Petty, and Beck!!! Wow, Bonnaroo 2006 is going to be an interesting year with excellent choices as headliners; I can only imagine what the full lineup is going to look like. Just one thing,... more
Coachella 2006 Lineup Update — Still Just Rumors
Update 1/31/06: The official lineup has been announced. Go here. 2006 has just begun and we're all starting to get excited to see what the upcoming year has in store for us in terms of music festivals. Last year was a landmark music festival year in my eyes... more
More Bonnaroo 2006 Lineup Rumors
Update (2/1/06): Bonnaroo 2006 Lineup Announced! If you could see my stat logs right now, you'd see that most everyone in the country is anxiously awaiting the lineup announcement for Bonnaroo 2006. Hell, I've been looking a lot of places and haven't seen much other than what I've already... more
Radiohead to Play Chicago June 19-20
The rumors of Radiohead trying to get a headlining spot at Bonnaroo might be damn true if the following is correct. Anything coming out of Jim DeRogatis' mouth is something that should be widely substantiated, but I'm still calling it a rumor until the actual dates are announced. The band,... more
Kraftwerk Intelligently Design Evolution
We're definitely giving credit where credit is due right now, as this dude has one of the most exciting scoops of the year for any fan of electronic music. Kraftwerk will be releasing an album later this year called Evolution, a conceptual album based on Charles Darwin's Origin of Species and... more
Phish “Live in Brooklyn” DVD — Where Is It?
A while back, we posted some grumblings that we were seeing regarding a pending and/or upcoming Phish DVD release tentatively titled, Live in Brooklyn. First, they were thinking October 25. Then, I saw December 6 which quickly turned into November and then March, 2006. I've been searching and scouring... more
Bonnaroo 2006 Early Lineup Rumors
Looking for 2007 lineup rumors? Update (2/1/06): Bonnaroo 2006 Lineup Announced! Coming straight from our own comments, there's a couple very exciting acts that are rumored as part of the 2006 Bonnaroo lineup. I, for one, cannot wait to see the lineup once it's official if they're already rumoring Tom... more
Heady Links
Go back a day or two in case you missed it--The Chronic-WHAT-culls of Narnia rap is enough to keep me laughing days after the first time I saw it. I'm actually laughing about the fact that I'm still laughing--ain't that some shit? OMFG on the rumor over at Phantasy Phish... [12.23.05]... more
Wakarusa Lineup Rumors
I'm about 100% that these are locked and loaded confirmed for the Wakarusa Music Festival lineup, but you still need to mind the disclaimer below. Note: these are rumors at this point; I will update once confirmed. Wakarsua Music Festival June 8-11, 2006 Lawrence, KS Lineup Keller WilliamsLotusPerpetual GrooveShanti GrooveTea Leaf GreenTodd SniderNew MonsoonJerry Joseph and... more
Insanity in the form of Coachella Rumors
Update 1/31/06: The official lineup has been announced. Go here. Well, as if the initial rumors weren't enough to spark some serious interest (and some serious pessemism), check this dinosaur egg out. The current stock of rumored bands for Coachella 2006 is below (via Thighs Wide Shut). Day 1Depeche Mode, The... more
Heady Links
I'm not working today as I'm battening down the hatches as Chicago prepares for another snowstorm. Dude, it's December and we've already experienced one of the coldest winters to-date. Now we're setting records for snowfall in December, not to mention that it was over 90 degrees like fifty... more
Coachella Lineup Rumors
Coachella 2006 Has Been Announced! April 29-30, 2006, Indio, CA Following the announcement, there are a few grumblings coming out about the rumored lineup. Depeche Mode already slipped up and announced their headlining spot on the radio, and the rest of the lineup is still unconfirmed. (via brooklynvegan) The two day... more
Rick Moranis is Heady
Rick Moranis (Parenthood, Ghostbusters) has released his first ever CD entitled The Agoraphobic Cowboy, and the songs are very country and very kitschy. Truth is, the two songs I've listened to so far (the only two choices on the sample music player) are actually pretty catchy. Hell, it... more
