No, I didn’t name this site after Ned’s Atomic Dustbin and I wasn’t even a huge fan of the band back in the day but a reunion show merits some sort of mention here on AtomicNed, don’t you think? Gigwise.com is reporting the original lineup will play in London on December 6th to commemorate their 21st anniversary.
How about some “Grey Cell Green”?
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ts_-4iGdSD0[/youtube]
I have no idea what this is, just stumbled upon it but it looks like Trent is giving away another album.
as a thank you to our fans for your continued support, we are giving away the new nine inch nails album one hundred percent free, exclusively via nin.com.
the music is available in a variety of formats including high-quality MP3, FLAC or M4A lossless at CD quality and even higher-than-CD quality 24/96 WAVE. your link will include all options – all free. all downloads include a PDF with artwork and credits.
for those of you interested in physical products, fear not. we plan to make a version of this release available on CD and vinyl in july. details coming soon.
Download it here.
Q-Tip has a new CD coming out in July, The Renaissance, and will be hitting the road with a live band and EPMD’s DJ Scratch for the Rock the Bells tour. The coolest thing about the tour has to be the A Tribe Called Quest reunion – featuring Phife Dawg and Ali Shaheed Muhammad -Â that will take place each night following Q-Tip’s solo set.
[youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=kpPkGZ6zhzA[/youtube]
Here are the dates:
Sat, July 19 / Chicago, IL / First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
Sun, July 20 / Toronto, ON, Canada / Molson Amphitheatre
Sat, July 26 / Boston, MA / Tweeter Center
Sun, July 27 / New York, NY / Jones Beach Amphitheatre
Sat, Aug 2 / Miami, FL / Cruzan Amphitheatre
Sun, Aug 3 / Philadelphia, PA / Susquehanna Bank Center
Sat, Aug 9 / Denver, CO / Coors Amphitheatre
Sat, Aug 16 / San Francisco, CA / Shoreline Amphitheatre
Sat, Aug 23 / Los Angeles, CA / Glen Helen Amphitheatre
Sat, Aug 30 / Vancouver, BC, Canada / venue TBD
Wow! I was expecting a concert video, a compilation of live clips spliced together from the band’s reunion tour with new singer Travis Warren. That would have been fine by me but, wow, this is much more than I expected. I’m a die-hard Melonhead and this video gave me goosebumps, particularly the short scene where Shannon Hoon’s mom, Nel, is seen giving Travis a hug (she’s the one wearing the Peace, Love & Shannon Hoon t-shirt). I was actually there when Mrs.Hoon showed up to see the band for the first time since Shannon passed away and it was a HEAVY situation.
[youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=MKhkIEUIXRo[/youtube]
The band has a shitload of tour dates coming up to support the release of For My Friends (available 4/22). Check ’em out here.
[youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=SfL5XJ0RhoE[/youtube]
I DVR’d Subterranean last weekend but it started about 30 seconds late so I missed the intro to The Whigs video for “Right Hand on My Heart”. Without the knowledge of who this band rocking out at a backyard kegger, I kept thinking that this looked exactly like many parties I went to back in my college days (circa 1991) though we never had a cool band playing (though, if I remember correctly, The Hangboxers may have done a gig on the back porch at 1488 Tuller). But if we did, it would have been a local favorite like Greenhorn who actually sound(ed) a bit like The Whigs (or should I say that The Whigs sound a bit like Greenhorn?).
Here’s some other things that caught my eye in the last couple of days:
I’m still undecided about the 1900s. A little too Summer of Love for me, I think. Half the band seemed to be loving life, the other half looked like they wished they were at home, drinking a cup of warm bitter tea.
What I’ve heard of BSP, I really like. Kind of reminds me of Idlewild, Coldplay, etc. but shorter and younger and with funnier clothing. I know the fans would love to have heard the band play for hours and hours but being that I’m not a super-fan, I thought the set may have been 3 or 4 songs too long. I’d like to see them in a 30-minute opening slot for Idlewild or at a SXSW day party where they’ve got to jam as much into 25 minutes as possible.