Un-T.V. Eye: November 19-25, 2007
Writers: still striking. Network television: still full of reruns. Also, apparently some kind of big U.S. holiday is happening this week. Conclusion: turn off the TV and spend some quality time with friends and family, people.Monday, November 19:
ABC: Jimmy Kimmel Live!: Hot Hot Heat (rerun)
NBC: The Tonight Show With Jay Leno: Glen Hansard (of the Frames) and Marketa Irglova (rerun)
Wednesday, November 21:
NBC: Last Call With Carson Daly: Peter Bjorn and John (rerun)
Thursday, November 22:
NBC: The Tonight Show With Jay Leno: Nelly Furtado (rerun)
NBC: Late Night With Conan O'Brien: Rogue Wave (rerun)
Fuel TV: The Daily Habit: Architecture in Helsinki
Friday, November 23:
CBS: Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson: Ice-T (rerun)
Fuel TV: The Daily Habit: She Wants Revenge
Saturday, November 24:
FOX: Fearless Music TV: Datarock
PBS: Austin City Limits: Van Morrison (rerun)
Fri: 06-20-08: 04:30 PM CDT
Peter Hook Talks New Order Split, DVD, Joy Division
Fri: 06-20-08: 03:44 PM CDT
The Shins Starting Own Label for Next Album?
Fri: 06-20-08: 02:30 PM CDT
The Conor Oberst Album Cover Is Dreamy
Fri: 06-20-08: 01:49 PM CDT
Dresden Dolls' Amanda Palmer Reveals Solo Album
Fri: 06-20-08: 12:54 PM CDT
Jena Malone's Shoe Maps Out NYC Tour
Today's Other Headlines
- Jean Grae's 9th Wonder-Produced Jeanius Due in July
- Ulrich Schnauss Revisits Stars on EP, Tour
- Josh Homme Defends Himself: "Homophobic? I'm in Queens of the Stone Age for Crissake"
- Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks Line Up New Dates
- Mercury Rev Return With Two New Albums
Browse
Thu: 06-19-08
- Sigur Rós Announce Full North American Tour
- Shearwater to Open for Coldplay, Too
- Jeremy Jay Plots Pretty Damn Big Tour
- RTX, Imaad Wasif Embark on Joint Tour
- Devendra Wears Penis Skirt While Showcasing New Band Megapuss (Probably NSFW)
- MBV Reissues Delayed as Shields Fusses With Liners
- M83 Preps "Kim and Jessie" Single
- Nine Alleged Guns N' Roses Democracy Tracks Leak
- Hercules and Love Affair Add Quite a Few Dates
- Santogold Hops Aboard the Coldplay Tour
- Girl Talk's Feed the Animals Available Now!
- Manchester Luminaries Celebrate Tony Wilson
- Broken Social Scene, Roots, De La Soul Play SLC Series
Wed: 06-18-08
- Fleet Foxes to Open for Wilco
- The Impossible Shapes Serve Up Seventh LP, Tour
- Studio Remix Kylie, Love Is All on Yearbook 2
- Hot Chip, Vetiver Folks Help Tussle Craft Cream Cuts
- Long Blondes Cancel Dates After Guitarist Falls Ill
- Weezer Cover R.E.M., Furs, Gary Numan on New Single
- Islands/Unicorns Offshoot Th' Corn Gangg Return, Again
- Air End Pocket Symphony Dates With "Close Up Tour"
- Yo Majesty Enlist Basement Jaxx for Domino Debut
- Krautrock Legends Faust Schedule Summer, Fall Dates
- Bill Callahan, Xiu Xiu's Stewart Join Prez Box Set Fun
- Photos: Tom Waits [Phoenix, AZ; 06/17/08]
- Lollapalooza Set Times, Aftershows Revealed
- Simian Mobile Disco Craft Latest Fabric Mix
- Sigur Ros, Breeders, Fuck Buttons Play Route du Rock
Tue: 06-17-08
- Crystal Castles Respond to Chip Music Controversy
- Silver Apples Embark on U.S. Tour, Drop LP & EP
- Conor Oberst Plots World Tour, Dates With Jenny Lewis
- Paper Bag Digital Launches With Shapiro Remix Comp
- Pitchfork Festival Free eMusic Comp Available Now!
- Harvey Milk Hit the Road
- Nine Inch Nails Announce Slip Physical Release Info
- Portishead Ready "The Rip" Single
- Tom Waits Kicks Off "Glitter & Doom" Tour Tonight
- Crystal Antlers Hit the Road
- Weezer Reveal "Hootenanny" Details, Radiohead Cover
- Robyn to Open for Madonna!
- Girl Talk Discusses New Album, Out Digitally This Week
- Beck, TVOTR, Spoon, Cat Power Play Street Scene
Mon: 06-16-08
- Was Bonnaroo Really M.I.A.'s "Last Gig Ever"?
- The New Mogwai Album Cover Is Disappointing
- Pollard Forms New Band With GBV, Decemberists Folks
- Josh Homme Wigs Out on Bottle Tosser at QOTSA Gig
- Coldplay Deny Stealing Melody From Brooklyn Band
- Photos: Teenage Jesus and the Jerks With Thurston Moore [New York, NY; 06/13/08]
- T.V. Eye: June 16-22, 2008
- No Age's Randall Forms Group With No Age Cover Band
- Photos: Vampire Weekend With Andrew W.K. / Kid Sister / A-Trak / Born Ruffians [New York, NY; 06/14/08]
- The New Pornographers Cancel Dates
- Photos: Bonnaroo [Sunday]
- Audience Report: My Bloody Valentine Live Return
- Shugo Tokumaru Signs to Almost Gold for U.S. Release
Sun: 06-15-08
Sat: 06-14-08
Fri: 06-13-08
- Grizzly Bear to Debut New Song on "Letterman"
- P4K Fest: Two-Day Passes Sold Out!
- Dan Deacon, Crystal Antlers, Monotonix Do F Yeah Tour
- R. Kelly Not Guilty!!!!
- Rafter Conjures Sweaty Magic on New EP
- Photos: Love Is All [New York, NY; 06/12/08]
- Herbert Seeks Phone Vocals (Again), Hits Broadway
- Photos: Radiohead / Daydream Festival [Barcelona, Spain; 06/12/08]
- WTF: Ex-Velocity Girl Drummer Gets Tasered on CNN
- Hold Steady Add Bonus Cuts to Limited Stay Positive
- Photos: Death Cab for Cutie / Rogue Wave [Philadelphia, PA; 06/12/08]
- Nico Muhly, Sam Amidon, Doveman Tour Together
- BYOP's Jemina Pearl Talks Violence, Sex, Warped Tour
- Booka Shade Light Up Tour Trail
- Mirah, Mt. Eerie, Kimya, Blow Play What the Heck
Thu: 06-12-08
- Weezer to Fans: Come "Jam With Us" on Tour
- Polyphonic Spree, Ambulance LTD Tangle With TVT
- Photos: Sigur Ros [Omaha, NE; 06/11/08]
- Black Kids Announce Fall North American Tour
- Mission of Burma Kick Off Album-Performing Mission
- Franz Ferdinand Mixing LP3, Eyeing January Release
- Beck Reveals Full Modern Guilt Details at Last
- The New Mogwai Album Tracklist Is Amazing
- Foreign Born Sign to Secretly Canadian
- Bonnaroo 2008 Kicks Off Today
- Own a DeLorean? See Neon Neon For Free
- Rare Jay Reatard Singles, Live Footage on CD/DVD Set
Wed: 06-11-08
- P4k Fest: Public Enemy Talk, Pre-Show, Tix Nearly Gone!
- Hold Steady to Drop Digital Stay Positive Next Week
- M.I.A. Cancels European Tour
- Ya Ho Wa Clan Unearths Rehearsal for Drag City LP
- Titus Andronicus Plot "Shoegaze Across America" Tour
- The Stills Get a Rise on Third Album
- Fujiya & Miyagi Turn on Lightbulbs on New Album
- Nas Unveils Even More LP Info, Bumps Release Date
- Missy Elliott Hosts a Block Party on New Album
- Photos: Dinosaur Jr. [Tel Aviv, Israel; 06/09/08]
- Antony Plans New Single, Symphony Tour
- Bjork, Sugarcubes Get Audiophile Vinyl Reissues
- Hold Steady, Liars, Deerhunter, Aesop Rock Hit the Pool
Tue: 06-10-08
- Photos: Yellow Swans' Final U.S. Show [Chicago, IL; 06/09/08]
- Coldplay Postpone Start of North American Tour
- Oxford Collapse Piece Together More Bits Details, Dates
- CSS Cover the Breeders' "Cannonball" on New Single
- Mika Miko Tour, Cover Black Flag on Sub Pop 7"
- Dirty Projectors, Ecstatic Sunshine Play Citysol
- Trent Reznor Planning NIN Year Zero TV Series
- Lindstrom Album Gets Tracklisting, New Release Date
- Kevin Barnes Finishes, Blogs About New Of Montreal LP
- Lil Wayne Cuts Basketball Film Jam, Adds Dates
- GZA Plots Liquid Swords Tour for Late Summer
- My Bloody Valentine Add "Warm Up Rehearsal" Shows
- Band of Horses to Open for Beck
- A-Trak to Serve Up Latest Nike Workout Mix
- Gnarls, Cat Power, Grinderman Play Eurockeennes
Mon: 06-09-08
- Kid Sister, Flosstradamus Rock for Chicago Schools
- T.V. Eye: June 9-15, 2008
- Sufjan Reviews the New Cryptacize Record
- Quart Festival 2008 Cancelled
- Coldplay Add Dates, "Magic Balls" to Tour
- Photos: The Roots Picnic [Philadelphia, PA; 06/07/08]
- Bradford Cox, Eleanor Friedberger Join Converse Party
- Meg White Resurfaces at Weekend Raconteurs Gig
- Photos: Los Campesinos! / Parenthetical Girls [San Francisco, CA; 06/06/08]
- The Gutter Twins Add Dates, Release New Single
- Photos: Jamie Lidell [New York, NY; 06/08/08]
- Cat Power Adds Dates to Big Summer Tour
- Franz, Oberst, Malkmus, Sigur Ros Play Hydro Connect
Fri: 06-06-08
- Radiohead, Interpol, Pornos Fete Independents Day
- Faun Fables Craft New Drag City EP, Hit the Road
- Bob Dylan Big Ups Barack Obama
- Girl Talk to "Do a Radiohead" With New LP, Due Soon
- Scott Herren Preps Prefuse, Savath & Savalas, Risil LPs
- The Mars Volta Extend Tour
- Ra Ra Riot Sign to Barsuk, Reveal Debut Album
- Brazilian Girls Announce New LP, New York City
- Band of Horses Traverse the World on Summer Tour
- The Walkmen Reveal New Album Details
- David Vandervelde Awaits Sunrise on New LP
- Mogwai, Fuck Buttons Join Up for North American Tour
- Franz Ferdinand Add More Tiny Club Shows
- Stooges, Hives, Gossip, Soulwax Get Loaded in the Park
Thu: 06-05-08
- Photos: Modest Mouse Brave the Elements! [Council Bluffs, IA; 06/04/08]
- Islands, My Brightest Diamond, YACHT on Radio Comp
- Battles Do Their Thing All Over the Place
- We Are Scientists Hit the Road
- Four Tet Cancels Shows Due to Illness
- Handsome Furs, Swervedriver's Franklin Share Covers
- Raveonettes, Autolux, Little Ones Make Music in SoCal
- Tim Hecker Collaborates With Nadja's Aidan Baker
- T.I. Signs Three-Picture Movie Deal
- Gary Wilson Documentary Hits DVD With Bonus CD
- Sex Pistols' Johnny Rotten Sued for Assaulting Assistant
- Jennifer O'Connor's New LP Gets Here in August
- Photos: M83 [New York, NY; 06/04/08]
- Tortoise, Bill Callahan, the Ex Do P4k Fest Lunch Series
- Love Is All Cover Prince, Straits, Seagulls on Tour EP
- Mike Skinner Names LP, Declares End of the Streets?
- Of Montreal, Les Savy Fav, Cut Copy Join Field Day
Wed: 06-04-08
- Why? Get the Mumps, Postpone Dates
- Franz Ferdinand Plan Fest Gigs, "Secret" Shows
- BSS' Canning Combats Leak With Early Release
- Hey Look! It's the Joy Division Zune!
- Matthew Sweet Tells Lies on New Record
- Black Mountain Firm Up Summer Tour Plans
- Jesu's Broadrick Releases New Final Album
- Ruby Suns Shine on Summer Tour
- Fujiya & Miyagi Add Member, Play Shows, Work Up LP
- The Field Allowed Into America at Last
- Lil Wayne Lines Up Summer Shows
- Melvins Go Nude on New LP, Tour With Big Business
- Case, Bird, Deerhoof, Destroyer Play New Pornos' Fest
- Catherine Wheel Frontman Expands Solo Debut, Tours
- Liars Bring Freak Out EP to North America
- Sloan Play Around on New Album, Tour
- Low, Oldham, Deerhunter, Deacon Play Future Days
Tue: 06-03-08
- The Raconteurs Extend Tour Into Fall
- HEALTH, Titus Andronicus, Ponytail Do After the Jump
- Franz, Jarvis, Coxon Craft Edwyn Collins 7" Artwork
- Digitalism Tap Hercules, Hot Chip, Spank Rock for Mix
- Calexico Plan New LP, Tour, Send Tune to Outer Space
- Ida Cover Dolly Parton, Anne Briggs on New EP
- Deerhoof Reveal LP Info, Invite Fans to Interpret Song
- QOTSA, Black Mountain Members on New UNKLE LP
- Bonnaroo, Austin City Limits Fest Announce Schedules
- Ono, Lennon Sons' Expelled Lawsuit Denied
- The Black Keys Stretch Tour Well Into the Fall
- Radiohead's Pre-Rainbows Catalog Now on iTunes
- Animal Collective Remix Goldfrapp on New Single
- Next Yeah Yeah Yeahs LP Inspired by Kitty, Open Space
- Photos: Tinariwen [Bergen, Norway; 05/30/08]
- Serena-Maneesh Prep 12", Bump Backwards Set Back
- Bjork, Sigur Ros Team for Environmental Awareness Gig
- Cat Power, Killers, Lidell, CSS, Stooges Play Osheaga
Mon: 06-02-08
- OiNK Users Apparently Arrested by British Police
- Photos: Beirut [Los Angeles, CA; 05/30/08]
- Black Ghosts, Simon Lord's Lord Skywave Prep LPs
- Spiritualized to Open for...Lenny Kravitz!
- Vetiver Tour All Over the Place
- Photos: Wire [New York, NY; 05/30/08]
- Dan Deacon Cancels Shows
- Photos: Primavera Sound [Saturday]
- T.V. Eye: June 2-8, 2008
- Jamie Lidell to Open for... Elton John!
- Photos: Primavera Sound [Friday]
- Rock Pioneer Bo Diddley, R.I.P.
- Photos: Primavera Sound [Thursday]
- Morrissey Names New Album, Preps Southpaw Reissue
- N.E.R.D. Reveal Seeing Sounds Album Details
- Thurston, Jim O'Rourke Ready New Original Silence LP
- N.E.R.D., Spank Rock, Kid Sister Play Hard Fest
Fri: 05-30-08
- Mogwai Reveal EP (Ft. Roky Erickson), LP Release Date
- Raveonettes Swap One Foo for Another on Tour
- Stooges, Man Man, M83, Cut Copy Play Download Fests
- Record Plant Apologizes to APTBS, Prints Up New 12"
- Lykke Li Sends Debut Album to U.S., UK
- Robyn Hitchcock's Mid-1980s LPs Collected, Expanded
- Liars Issue Freak Out EP, Add Dates
- Deacon, Stern, Pallett Play Bang on a Can Marathon
- Survey Invites Musicians to Speak Out on Health Care
- Lavender Diamond's Becky Stark Talks Film Projects
- Radiohead, Prince at Odds Over Blocked YouTube Vids
- Dizzee Rascal Plots Summer Shows
- Okkervil River Reveal Full Details of The Stand Ins
- No Age, Atlas Sound, Dirty Projectors, Wire Play Seaport
Thu: 05-29-08
- Patti Smith Documentary Gets Theatrical Release
- MMJ, Ted Leo, Besnard Lakes, Evan Dando Play NXNE
- More Early Karen Dalton Recordings Collected on LP
- Extra Golden Line Up Sizable U.S. Tour
- Liz Phair Announces Chicago, San Fran Guyville Shows
- Wire Confirm Object 47 Release Date, Plan U.S. Shows
- Tilly and the Wall Sing ABCs on "Sesame Street", Tour
- Oneida Turn Wedding LP Into Live Spectacle, Tour
- Jay Reatard Announces Third 7" Details, More Shows
- Hey Look, Yet Another Weezer Single on iTunes
- RZA Finalizes Snacks Tracks, Adds Date With GZA
- Minus the Bear Reissue Beer Commercials EP
- Annuals Plot June Tour, Start Label
- Report: Rhys Chatham Premieres Les 100 Guitares: G100 [Williamsport, PA; 05/23/08]
- The M's Get Real Close on New Album, Tour
- T.I. Takes Community Service to TV, Shares LP Details
- Brian Wilson, Feist, TVOTR, Stars Play Ottawa Bluesfest
Wed: 05-28-08
- Dan Deacon Spills the Beans About New Album
- Ratatat Plot Summer Tour
- Built to Spill Reveal Full-Blown Perfect Tour
- Sex Pistols Plot World Tour, Prep Live DVD
- Damon & Naomi, Ghost/Espers Members Team for Tour
- First New Wrens Song in Forever on Rock the Net Comp
- Bowerbirds Reveal Deluxe Hymns, Tour With Bon Iver
- Kanye's Mom Honored With Library & Literacy Center
- Gorillaz Craft Promos for BBC Olympics Coverage
- Love Is All, Ladybug Transistor, Tullycraft Play Popfest
- Sharon Jones Plans Shows, Daptone Compiles Singles
- Blonde Redhead's Simone Pace, Soft Circle Do Bike Fest
- Aaron Dessner Discusses Red Hot Comp, the National
- Bjork, Battles, Hercules, Field Go Wild in the Country
Tue: 05-27-08
- Photos: Sasquatch! Festival [Monday] (NSFW)
- Def Jux Rapper/Producer Camu Tao, R.I.P.
- Photos: Sasquatch! Festival [Sunday]
- Kanye, Wilco, R. Kelly on Hood Internet Chicago Mix
- Photos: Sasquatch! Festival [Saturday]
- She & Him Announce Summer Tour Plans
- Mastodon Recording New LP With Brendan O'Brien
- Photos: Lets (Members of Deerhoof, Tussle) [San Francisco, CA; 05/23/08]
- Coldplay Tour Extends Across World, Into Winter
- Photos: Ladytron / Datarock [Portland, OR; 05/25/08]
- Gnarls Barkley Line Up London, Paris Residencies
- Photos: R.E.M. [Vancouver, British Columbia; 05/23/08]
- T.V. Eye: May 27-June 1, 2008
- New Sigur Ros LP Features NSFW Art, Song in English!
- New Hold Steady Single Features Tattoo, Etching
- Cursive, Ted Leo, Polvo Play Chicago Street Fests
Fri: 05-23-08
- The Pitchfork Guide to Summer Festivals 2008
- Parenthetical Girls Sign to Tomlab, Prep LP, Tour
- Slick Rick Receives Pardon From New York Governor
- Simian Mobile Disco Ready Remix Album
- Earlimart Line Up Summer Tour
- Stars Map Out Summer Shows
- Frightened Rabbit Add Dates, Begin U.S. Tour
- Kanye, Common, Meth, Red Sued Over Sample
- Black Angels Expand Tour in Different Directions
- Jamie Lidell Launches Tour This Weekend
- Styrofoam Preps New Album, Tours With Death Cab
- Lekman, Moren, El Perro, Concretes on Swede Comp
- R.E.M./Modest Mouse/National Tour: Engage!
- Ted Leo Expands Tour
- Dylan, Raconteurs, Gnarls, Spoon Play Pittsburgh Fest
Thu: 05-22-08
- Bottomless Pit (ex-Silkworm) Ready New EP, Tour
- ¡Forward, Russia! Bring Sophomore Album to the States
- Photos: Bryan Ferry [Bergen, Norway; 05/21/08]
- The Bug Goes to London Zoo on LP
- Iron and Wine Issue New UK EP, Add Shows
- Swervedriver Kick Off Reunion Tour
- GZA, RJD2 to Play L.A. Tribute Show
- Byrne/Dirty Projectors Collab, Sufjan, Feist on Comp
- Smashing Pumpkins Plan DVD, Anniversary Shows
- Jena Malone Builds Instrument, Starts Label, Busks
- Conservative Critics Raise Stink Over Decemberists/Barack Obama Rally
- Flaming Lips Help Pearl Jam, Foos Fete the Who on VH1
- New Okkervil River Album Due in September
- Flaming Lips, Roots, Andrew Bird Hit Iowa's 80/35 Fest
Wed: 05-21-08
- Sonic Youth Reveal Starbucks Hits Comp Details
- XL to Issue Banned Be Your Own Pet Tracks in U.S.
- Tom Waits Extends "Glitter and Doom" Tour
- The Rumble Strips Bring Debut Album to U.S.
- Animal Collective, YACHT Remix Ratatat
- Jens, AIH, Dirty Three Members on Guy Blackman LP
- Weezer Issue Yet Another Single From Red Album
- Nirvana, NIN, Wilco, Spoon Swag in Charity Auction
- Spiritualized Extend Tour Into the Fall
- Regina Spektor, Oscar the Grouch Celebrate Israel
- Death Cab for Cutie's Narrow Stairs Debuts at #1
- TVOTR, Justice, Raconteurs, CSS Do Treasure Island
- RMXXOLOGY Adds Eminem, More Details Revealed
- Spiritualized, M.I.A., Liars, Dizzee Play Les Ardentes