More Regurgitation, but it tastes good!

An update from the Best Band Ever:

hi everyone. it has been so long since the last update, you may not
even remember being on this list! but things are about to change.
in case you haven't been checking trashcansinatras.com, there will
soon be quite a bit of activity by the band. you can read all the
details on the website, but here are the highlights:

1. the band has completed recording and mixing their new album, which
is called "in the music". the album should be released in the spring
(around march) of 2009.

2. the band is releasing a limited availability download-only single
from the album THIS MONDAY - october 13. the song is called "oranges
and apples" and was inspired by syd barrett, one of the original
founding members of pink floyd. there is a syd barrett tribute
charity festival taking place this month in cambridge and london and
the band is releasing the single so far in advance of the album in
order to help raise funds for the charity (the syd barrett trust).
the song can be purchased from the usual suspects - itunes, emusic,
amazon, etc, with proceeds going to charity. please download the
single to help support this charity...this can also help give the
band momentum heading into 2009. spread the word!

also, there will be a video coming out shortly and some new t-shirts,
which will also help benefit the charity.

3. the back catalog (4 albums) should be re-released with b-sides in
january/february.

4. the band plans to be at the south by southwest festival in austin,
tx in march 2009 and touring the us before/after. they're also
planning to tour in the uk, japan and parts of europe next year.

5. for the guitar players out there, the website has been updated
with guitar chords for all 4 albums and nearly all of the b-sides.

just wanted to give everyone the latest information. please check
trashcansinatras.com, the
tcs message board and the band's myspace page for updates and more
details.

New self titled album 'Cranes' available now

This was in my inbox this a.m. and I am sooooooo excited!

- New self titled album 'Cranes' available now

We are very happy to let you know that the new Cranes album is available
from today ! The album is called 'Cranes' and comes with a beautiful free
poster when you order from us at Dadaphonic Mailorder:

http://www.cranes-fan.com/mailorder/order.html

The artwork includes an 8 page booklet containing all the lyrics. We
really hope you'll like it! It's our first album for four years! Orders
can be placed from today and the Cd's will be dispatched on the album's
UK release date of October 13th. The first 200 copies of the CD will be
signed by the group, so if you would like your cd to be signed, please
mention it in the comments box on your order form. Thanks !

The tracklisting for the album is:

1. Diorama
2. Worlds
3. Feathers
4. Wires
5. Panorama
6. Wonderful Things
7. Collecting Stones
8. Invisible
9. Move Along
10. Sleepwalking
11. High and Low

Two songs from the album can be heard on our myspace:

http://www.myspace.com/cranes



Cranes European Tour
-----------------------

All the tour dates dates are now confirmed and tickets for all the shows
are now available.

We will play in Rome at Circolo degli Artisti on October 21st. The gig
in Milano will now be on Thursday 23rd October (formerly listed as 22nd).
A new show in Cologne, Germany at MTC has been added on Monday 27th
October.

Oct 14th (Tuesday) - PARIS, France - La Locomotive
Oct 16th (Thursday) - BRUSSELS, Belgium - VK
Oct 17th (Friday) - MARBURG, Germany - Cafe Trauma
Oct 19th (Sunday) - FREIBURG, Germany - Cafe Atlantik
Oct 21st (Tuesday) - ROMA, Italy - Circolo degli Artisti
Oct 22nd (Wednesday)- Italy – To Be Confirmed
Oct 23nd (Thursday) - MILANO, Italy - Musicdrome
Oct 24th (Friday) - CESENA, Italy - Vidia Club
Oct 25th (Saturday) - S.GIORGIO IN BOSCO, (Padova, Veneto) - La Gabbia
Oct 27th (Monday) - KOLN, Germany - MTC
Oct 29th (Wednesday) - LONDON, UK - Hoxton Square Bar

Album Distribution in Europe
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The album CD will be released into shops in the UK by SRD distribution on
Monday October 13th . In France the album will be released by Differ-ant
distribution on October 20th. In Italy the album the will be released
by Goodfellas (October 13th/20th). In Belgium and Holland the album
will be distributed by Konkurrent.

The new CD is available by mailorder to everywhere worldwide, from us
here at Dadaphonic Mail order. A new T.shirt has also been added to
the mailorder section: http://www.cranes-fan.com/mailorder/order.html

We're really looking forward to the tour and hope to see you there
if you can make it!

Lots of love from Cranes xx

www.myspace.com/cranes
www.cranes-fan.com
www.dadaphonic.com

The Killers on Saturday Night Live

I thought they were quite good ( a great music season so far with Lil Wayne and even Duffy. King of Leon make me yawn). A small hiccup when the singer switched mics and the mic wasn't on. I think the music was too polished, but this was a t.v. performance. They played the great new single Human (for the record, I sang along and thought it was "dancer" too):

"Human" is a song by Las Vegas-based alternative rock band The Killers, and was released as the first single from the band's third studio album Day & Age. It began receiving airplay on September 22, with a digital release on September 30.

In an interview with Rolling Stone magazine's Smoking Section, Brandon Flowers described "Human" as "like Johnny Cash meets the Pet Shop Boys" and confessed to not putting it on Sawdust as "it was too good". There have been several mis-conceptions regarding the use and pronunciation of the word "denser" used in the line "Are we human or are we denser?" with many forum users and critics questioning Brandon Flowers' use of the word "dancer".

The Legends "Seconds Away" - free mp3

The Legends "Seconds Away" from Labrador:

"After two years of absence The Legends return with the noisiest pop single to ever come out of Sweden.
”Seconds away” balances perfectly between the unbearable and pure loveliness.

”I need noise now, so this new single sounds like someone drilling a whole in your head. In a pleasant way that is. It’s called "Seconds away" and is about the wonders of tryptizol. The B-side, "Over and over" is actually one of those sad love songs I had promised myself never to write again. But it was out of my hands; life forced me to write it. Sorry about that... Pallers has done a truly wonderful remix of it. It might actually beat the original, which is both a very good thing and slightly depressing at the same time.” Johan [aka The Legends].

"Seconds away" is released on November 5."

Free mp3 download here>>

New synthpop for my ears - Christopher Anton

I received a nice surprise in Ye Olde Maile Boxe today. Thanks Postman Bob!
I am listening to said surprise as I drog. It's a fine Compact Disc from artist Christopher Anton (his myspace here). The CD is titled Your Perfect Tragedy and it's on Mirror Piece Records.
I'm only at track 5, and it's been a pleasant listen so far. The unavoidable comparisons to Depeche Mode are nagging me. As an act that spans decades now, Depeche Mode has several sounds and this CD does the same. I especially enjoyed what sounds like live drums on some tracks. A nice change from so much of the synth scene of today. There's a fair bit of guitar here too. Anton avoids the dreaded 129 beats per minute that has taken over the dancefloor. A nice change to haz some mid-tempo electronic pop!