It Could Be Sweet

I'm not sure if the following is real or a hoax, but apparently this is the promo for a new Portishead album entitled "Saturnine" to be released this summer.

As the excitement continues to build for Neko Case's new album "Fox Confessor Brings The Flood" to be released on March 7th, the press machine's been running on high. Neko is the cover star for the new issue(March/April 2006) of Harp and they've kindly posted their article on her online. I haven't read it yet, but I'll probably just buy the magazine. Exclaim! spoke with Neko about her new album, and she expresses that the reason she used more songwriting collaborators this time, was that she wanted 'a little more of that band camaraderie feeling', as compared to here previous album "Blacklisted" where she wrote most of the songs herself. Spin reviews the new album and their impression is that "...Lordy, is it dark." VH1 declare Neko's new album a 'Must-have CD', although the really interesting bit of info they offer in their blurb which I wasn't aware of, was that a Playboy.com poll in 2003 declared Neko "Sexiest Babe of Indie Rock". How can you disagree with that? Finally, ANTI- offer up another mp3 from the album, this time being "Hold on, Hold on".

Mr. Dan Bejar of Destroyer is Exclaim!'s current cover star.

If you missed Jenny Lewis and The Watson Twin's live appearance on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson yesterday, you can download the clip here(registration required). (It's a Quicktime file and requires Quicktime 7; I'm unfortunately still running on Windows 98, which Quicktime 7 will not run on, so if anyone comes across a different file format of the clip, let me know.) Update: Between Thought And Expression has a link to a .WMV file of the video clip.

The Flaming Lips will be playing of all places in Toronto, the Phoenix on April 4th. Openers are Wolfmother, and tickets are onsale this Saturday at 10 am. The Toronto date isn't listed on the band's website yet, but should be soon. And as the tour date page at the band's website says, "...don't forget to bring yer glove puppets, furry suits, fake blood and a big smile...". I'm really tempted to go to this, even though as MattR at Stille Post mentioned, the ticket price is $39.50. But it's The Flaming Lips in a small club. [via Stille Post and Emerge]

The Silver Hearts with Andre Ethier and guests TBA are scheduled for a show at The Mod Club in Toronto on April 7th. Tickets onsale this Saturday at 10 am. [via Emerge]

I came across the new music video for Cuff The Duke's "The Ballad of Poor John Henry". Check it out. [via Exclaim! Message Board]

Belle and Sebastian are performing on Late Night With Conan O'Brien tonight!