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[ticketmaster.com]]]> Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:52:34 -0800 http://virb.com/silentuproar/posts/text/6830944 http://virb.com/silentuproar/posts/status/6815562 http://bit.ly/7XCQkE #heyrevolver]]> Tue, 15 Dec 2009 21:27:39 -0800 http://virb.com/silentuproar/posts/status/6815562 http://virb.com/silentuproar/posts/text/6803247 Arcade Fire have teamed up with Markus Dravs, who engineered Neon Bible, for their new album. Reportedly, Dravs has been working with the band for "about six months." [bbc.co.uk]]]> Tue, 15 Dec 2009 10:17:43 -0800 http://virb.com/silentuproar/posts/text/6803247 http://virb.com/silentuproar/posts/text/6803244 Parlophone will release the Blur documentary No Distance Left to Run to UK cinemas on January 19th, 2010. The film was compiled from footage shot during 2009's rehearsals and summer touring as well as "recounts Blur's highs and lows." The film will see a worldwide and DVD release following the UK stint. Watch the HD trailer on YouTube. [blur.co.uk]]]> Tue, 15 Dec 2009 10:17:41 -0800 http://virb.com/silentuproar/posts/text/6803244 http://virb.com/silentuproar/posts/text/6803237 Pavement is "inevtiable." Read the full interview on The Age. A handful of US reunion shows are schedule for 2010. [theage.com.au]]]> Tue, 15 Dec 2009 10:17:40 -0800 http://virb.com/silentuproar/posts/text/6803237 http://virb.com/silentuproar/posts/text/6803236 Norah Jones will head out on an 36-city US tour, running from March through May of 2010. The trek in is support of her new album, The Fall. [blogs.myspace.com]]]> Tue, 15 Dec 2009 10:17:39 -0800 http://virb.com/silentuproar/posts/text/6803236 http://virb.com/silentuproar/posts/status/6780708 http://bit.ly/69MPYQ #heyrevolver]]> Mon, 14 Dec 2009 11:18:32 -0800 http://virb.com/silentuproar/posts/status/6780708 http://virb.com/silentuproar/posts/text/6779715 Editors will hit North American in February 2010 (sandwiched between Australian and UK tours) in support of their new album, In This Light And On This Evening. [editorsofficial.com]]]> Mon, 14 Dec 2009 10:39:31 -0800 http://virb.com/silentuproar/posts/text/6779715 http://virb.com/silentuproar/posts/text/6779699 Mute, Goldfrapp will return on March 23rd, 2010 with their fifth album, Head First. The record was recorded this year in London and Bath and is "a speedy rush of synth optimism, euphoria, fantasy and romance." The first single, "Rocket," drops in early March. [mute.com]]]> Mon, 14 Dec 2009 10:39:26 -0800 http://virb.com/silentuproar/posts/text/6779699 http://virb.com/silentuproar/posts/text/6779683 Red Hot Chili Peppers. L.A. guitarist Josh Klinghoffer (Tricky, PJ Harvey, Gnarls Barkley) will reportedly take over in his absence. [musicradar.com]]]> Mon, 14 Dec 2009 10:39:22 -0800 http://virb.com/silentuproar/posts/text/6779683 http://virb.com/silentuproar/posts/text/6779664 The Big Bang, "a detective thriller starring Antonio Banderas, Delroy Lindo and Sam Elliott." Marr is currently playing guitar for The Cribs. [spinner.com]]]> Mon, 14 Dec 2009 10:39:17 -0800 http://virb.com/silentuproar/posts/text/6779664 http://virb.com/silentuproar/posts/text/6732862 reported, The Whigs will release In The Dark through ATO Records in 2010. Said album will drop on March 2nd and was produced by Ben Allen (Gnarls Barkley, Animal Collective). Download "Hundred/Million" and "In The Dark" from the band, in exchange for a valid email address. [thewhigs.com]]]> Fri, 11 Dec 2009 21:22:10 -0800 http://virb.com/silentuproar/posts/text/6732862 http://virb.com/silentuproar/posts/text/6732861 Local Natives have signed to New York's Frenchkiss Records. They'll drop their debut album, Gorilla Manor, on February 16th, 2010. [myspace.com]]]> Fri, 11 Dec 2009 21:22:09 -0800 http://virb.com/silentuproar/posts/text/6732861 http://virb.com/silentuproar/posts/status/6697721 http://bit.ly/4PDjX9 #heyrevolver]]> Thu, 10 Dec 2009 10:21:18 -0800 http://virb.com/silentuproar/posts/status/6697721 http://virb.com/silentuproar/posts/text/6676841 Serj Tankian will release Elect The Dead Symphony on March 9th, 2010 through Serjical Strike/Reprise Records. Tankian performed rearranged compositions from his debut, solo album at Auckland Town Hall in New Zealand with the 70-piece Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra and recorded the performance with six HD cameras. The CD/DVD release includes two unreleased tracks ("Gate 21" and "The Charade"), backstage footage and interviews. [serjtankian.com]]]> Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:46:58 -0800 http://virb.com/silentuproar/posts/text/6676841 http://virb.com/silentuproar/posts/text/6676838 reported, Ted Leo & The Pharmacists are now part of the Matador family. The power-trio will release The Brutalist Bricks through said label on March 9th, 2010. The album, recorded at Brooklyn's Seaside Lounge, is reportedly the "the most confident, kinetic and varied work in Ted's canon." [matadorrecords.com]]]> Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:46:55 -0800 http://virb.com/silentuproar/posts/text/6676838 http://virb.com/silentuproar/posts/text/6626800 Gorillaz album will be Plastic Beach (De La Soul hinted at it in the summer). As reported, the album features The Horrors. Albarn added Lou Reed, Snoop Dogg, Bobby Womack, Barry Gibb and Mos Def to that guest list. Listen to the full interview on the Guardian's website. [guardian.co.uk]]]> Mon, 07 Dec 2009 11:26:09 -0800 http://virb.com/silentuproar/posts/text/6626800 http://virb.com/silentuproar/posts/text/6626799 Final Fantasy headlining dates in January and February around the release of his new album, Heartland, due January 12th, 2010 through Domino. [chartattack.com]]]> Mon, 07 Dec 2009 11:26:08 -0800 http://virb.com/silentuproar/posts/text/6626799 http://virb.com/silentuproar/posts/text/6626798 She & Him will release Volume Two in the spring through Merge Records, according to Zooey Deschanel. In recent interviews with MTV and the Wall Street Journal, she revealed the news. [mtv.com]]]> Mon, 07 Dec 2009 11:26:06 -0800 http://virb.com/silentuproar/posts/text/6626798 http://virb.com/silentuproar/posts/text/6625395 The Thermals have made plans to hit a Portland, OR studio in January to begin recording their fifth full-length with Chris Walla (Death Cab For Cutie). There's plenty of lead time, as the album is reportedly due on September 7th, 2010. [killrockstars.com]]]> Mon, 07 Dec 2009 10:24:18 -0800 http://virb.com/silentuproar/posts/text/6625395