Show Alert: Phoenix @ The Wiltern - 6/28/09

At the risk of making this a Phoenix blog, SSM is proud to announce that the slick French pop rockers will be performing at The Wiltern on June 28, 2009. This is the sole U.S. date as of the moment. Amazing Baby opens.

There are a few other dates announced as of now (all across the pond), so here's hoping that the band will take America by storm with a coast-to-coast trek in support of their forthcoming fourth LP Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix, out in the U.S. on May 26, 2009.

Tix for The Wiltern show here. Current tour itinerary below. And don't forget about those SNL vids below.

Apr 23 2009 9:00P	HOXTON BAR & KITCHEN - SOLD OUT	London, London and South East
May 20 2009 8:00P	BERGHAIN (SPEX FESTIVAL)	Berlin
May 23 2009 8:00P	E-WERK (ELECTRONIC BEATS)	Cologne
May 28 2009 8:00P	PRIMAVERA SOUND FESTIVAL - SPAIN	Barcelona, Barcelona
May 30 2009 8:00P	SIESTA FESTIVAL - SWEDEN	Hasselholm
Jun 1 2009 9:00P	KOKO LONDON - SOLD OUT	London, London and South East
Jun 6 2009 8:00P	ROCK AM RING FESTIVAL - GERMANY	Nurburg
Jun 7 2009 8:00P	ROCK IM PARK FESTIVAL - GERMANY	Nurnberg
Jun 28 2009 8:00P	THE WILTERN	Los Angeles, California
Jul 24 2009 8:00P	CAMP BESTIVAL - UK	Lulworth Castle, Dorset, Southwest

Video: Phoenix - "Lisztomania", "1901" [Live on SNL]

"Lisztomania"


"1901"

News: Reactable Now Available

Alert reader and regular SSM correspondent Kfuture has recently learned that the amazing Reactable is now available for retail consumption. Kfuture, DJ KRC and I first encountered this mindblowing modular synth at Björk's 2007 Coachella performance.



We were unsure if what we were seeing was real, and research confirmed that the Reactable is in fact a project from the Music Technology Group at Spain's Pompeu Fabra University. The Reactable Experience is now available and is aimed at museums and public entities. Now if only an eccentric, rich musician like Trent Reznor could get his hands on this puppy...

Video: P.O.S. - "Why Go" [Pearl Jam Cover]

Via Jason Harper @ Wayward Blog:

P.O.S. - New Music - More Music Videos

News: SSM's Recommended Spring Releases

There are a slew of new albums from reliable bands set to be released this Spring. Here are SSM's recommended picks:

Pete Doherty - Grace/Wastelands - March 24
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - It's Blitz - March 31
Peter Bjorn & John - Living Thing - March 31
Doves - Kingdom of Rust - April 7
Tortoise - TBA - April 21
Super Furry Animals - Dark Days/Light Years - April 21
Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix - May 26
Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest - May 26
Sonic Youth - The Eternal - June 9
Tortoise - Beacons of Ancestorship - June 23

Craigslist: Antique Toolbox With Organ Built-In

Someone in Hollywood owns a Le Guide Chant Kasriel organ and is willing to part with it for $450.00. It is supposed to sound like the organ played during the introduction to "Strawberry Fields Forever". The seller recommends:

"Have fun- you can tell your family that you're going to do home repairs, in the garageand when they look out the window, they'll see you in your toolbox, working away!"*

Other Kasriel organs are out there.

*All errors in quotation are sic.

News: HD Music Channel Palladia Less Hit-Or-Miss

High definition music channel Palladia (formerly MHD) has beefed up its schedule recently. Although there still is a lot of crap--hilarious Nickelback videos, for example--recent schedules have included live performances from The Verve and The Cure, a Memphis club show with Elvis Costello and the Impostors, The Who/David Bowie at The Isle of Wight Festival, and regular showings of the 1967 Bob Dylan U.K. tour documentary Don't Look Back. Tonight, Palladia will feature the Kanye West edition of VH1's Storytellers. Check local listings.

News: A Personal Note From Phoenix

WTF: Aguilera To Record With Ladytron and Goldfrapp?

Courtesy of Perez Hilton:

"Christina Aguilera is apparently hard at work on her 4th album, and she's working with some super fucking awesome people!

2006's Back to Basics was a very retro-sounding affair. And it seems like she has a killer strategy for the follow-up!

Aguilera has confirmed that she has been working with Australian singer (and Perez fave) Sia since January. It has also been confirmed that Christina has been speaking with electropop group Ladytron regarding a collaboration.

Another collab rumor floating around has been one with Goldfrapp, although nothing has been confirmed yet.

If it's true, this sounds like it's going to be an amazing album! And, of course, she is once again collaborating with Beautiful co-writer Linda Perry.

We can't wait!"

Show Alert: The Republic Tigers @ The Henry Fonda - 4/10/09, 4/11/09

After a successful U.K. tour, The Republic Tigers will again join Travis on the road. This time the bands are doing a U.S. tour including two nights at The Henry Fonda. The April 10, 2009 show is already sold out, but there are still tickets available for the April 11, 2009 show. Tickets here.