New Midlake Record

Denton jazz school kids Midlake have announced the follow-up to the 2006 epic, The Trials of Van Occupanther. The Courage of Others will be released on February 1, 2010. IRTJ is thrilled beyond compare.

Freelance Whales @ Mercury Lounge

Freelance Whales played the Mercury Lounge last weekend. Lots of shows for them over CMJ this weekend. If you're in NYC, catch them if you can.

CMJ Happenings:

Oct 20 2009 3:00P
Cake Shop!1 Pop Tarts Suck Toasted CMJ bash!

Oct 21 2009 7:00P
Bowery Ballroom CMJ show

Oct 22 2009 5:00P
The Bell House - Gothamist Showcase - CMJ

Oct 24 2009 4:30P
The Delancey - The Deli Magazine / This Side Up / Young and Hungry CMJ Party

Thanx organizingthesoup for the pictures.

VIDEO: Devendra Banhart - "Walillamdzi"

Banhart has made the jump to a major with the release of What Will We Be. Sounds like he's happy with the arrangement and maybe he'll get a video he likes out of the deal. From Stereogum:

Other than "Carmensita" and "Little Yellow Spider," every video I've made has been a complete fucking mess of incompetence and deception. And the labels have released the videos without me seeing them -- incomplete videos that make no sense and make me look even dumber than I am. It's shocking. I've shot videos that should be fully animated that were released without any animation.

Here's to Natalie Portman and major labels.

Bon Iver On Hiatus

Mr. Iver let loose last night in Milwaukee that he's going to take a break for a bit. Probably a good thing as he's been on the road for the better part of a year. He's got his "experimental post-folk" thing called Volcano Choir ready to pump out some sounds soon so the drought may be short lived. While you wait, watch Baby's from his recent cemetery show in Hollywood.

LISTEN: New Thom Yorke - "Hearing Damage"

So the kids like their vampires and Thom Yorke. Looks like the everyone is going casing in on passionate werewolves and vamps on the silver screen. The "New Moon" soundtrack is stacked with all your favs. It's all up on the YouTube so this one may get yanked soon.
Digest it quickly. Lots of blips and bloops...totally stock T. Yorke, bro.

LISTEN: Woods

While IRTJ isn't the the first to stake claim to liking Woods. We might be the first ones to actually systematically make omelets to these songs the past 3 mornings in a row. Truly.

Here are a couple unreleased songs from their stop at Daytrotter.

Press Play - "Suffering Season"

Press Play - "Time Fading Lines"

VIDEO: New Wolfmother

We love us some Wolfmother here at the Tip Jar. New jams from the upcoming "Cosmic Egg". It's time for you to bring out your leathers.

Cosmic Egg


New Moon Rising

Wavves House Show

Santos is a party house and Ray Concepcion captured Wavves in three parts.

Seven Nation Army By Kelly Clarkson?

What? Might as well keep it going with the arena rock thing. Kelly Clarkson doing Seven Nation Army. It's very soulful, if you're into that kind of thing. She kinda looks like a blueberry wearing a patent leather jacket. Not hatin', just sayin'. Go American Idol alumni cover bands!

What? Temple of the Dog?

Get your 1990's on. Chris Cornell shows up at a Pearl Jam show in L.A. yesterday, everyone does a little reminiscing and the next thing you know they're busting out Hunger Strike. Just like old times. A lot of throwbacks happening these days and super groups, weird.

LISTEN: Freelance Whales

Maybe I've just got a soft spot for this kind of thing, but it's changing my morning. Freelance Whales, who knew?

The band's self-released Weathervanes is out and worth it. Go and listen for a taste. If you're in Brooklyn you can catch them at a club or subway stop near you. Do it now before they're gone on tour for 2 years straight.

Press Play "Generator - First Floor"
Press Play "Generator - Second Floor"

A little video from before they decided to plug-in.

KISS on Letterman

How can I not post this. Considering Letterman's foray into scandal. He and Gene probably had some good stories to swap. Unfortunately it's a new song Modern Day Delilah, and it looks like Gene and Paul have a couple hired guns filling in. All the same, good times.