Woven Bones has signed to the Hardly Art label and, in recognition of the move, a new 7” from the Bones is being released on August 10th, “I’ve Gotta Get” b/w “Hey Kid.” “I’ve Gotta Get” has a lot of that lo-fi smog that seems to have qualified as “commonplace” lately, but I love the surf timbre guitars and the Stooges -level of resigned energy they seem to generate. ”I’ve Gotta Get” I still have to pick up their recently released album, In and Out and Back Again . It’s on my list. If you’re interesting in seeing Woven Bones live, Insound recently brought the band in for their Insound Sessions series: http://www.insound.com/sessions/ Tour dates via press release: 08.06.10 – Austin TX at the United States of Art Authority (w/ Happy Birthday, Residual Echoes) 08.07.10 – Dallas TX at the Nightmare 08.10.10 – Denver CO at Hi Dive (w/ Woodsman) 08.11.10 – Salt Lake City at Kilby Court 08.12.10 – Boise ID at Neurolux 08.13.10 – Portland OR at Plan B (SMMR BMMR) 08.14.10 – Seattle WA at ...

I'm exhausted. As much as I have pending, it's easy to get a little burnt out and I apologize for having lapsed on the update end. The hours in the day bestowed me lately have required effort and attention elsewhere in terms of work and home. As of now, I have about four or five reviews in the works, an upcoming interview and an all day event that I'm going to attempt to cover. The next couple weeks will see what I hope will be a wealth of mentally stimulating and entertaining material that all will love, cherish and adore thusly leading yours truly to eventual superstardom and an influx of dolla, dolla bills, y'all. And while I’m dreaming, cancel American Idol , put an end to present-day R&B and make The Jonas Brothers disappear forever. While the new releases continually require attention of an analytic nature, lately I've been seeking out older albums that I can just listen to. And, though I really haven't had much time to devote to listening eithe...

More than once, I’ve discussed the “backburner:” that unfortunate and expanding place where all my music essentials and wants seem to stay and collect dust as the constant rotation of new releases sucks up most of my music-related income. With the ease of a button, it’s easy to keep track of this list via Amazon Dot Com , though I do have a few obscure albums listed in my music library . But, because it’s so easy, the list has become impossibly long. I know I’ll have to edit at some point, but I’m not sure what to remove. So, in the interest of maybe cutting down the list a bit, I’d like some opinions about whether or not my intended purchases are actually worthwhile. Here’s this week’s top 10 Must Have’s: 10). Going all DIO on your asses: Dio — Holy Diver Black Sabbath — Heaven And Hell , The Mob Rules I’m counting this as one, just because it’s a thematic trio of Ronnie James . My sudden interest in Dio-era Sabbath , ( I have all the Ozzy stuff )...