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Play Foster the People 's 'Pumped Up Kicks' - Four chords and a swirl of melody ! [Capo 1] Em G D A [4X] Em G Robert's got a quick hand D A He'll look around [...]

awesome photo by Andrew St. Clair (via Brooklyn Vegan ) Good news on indie grunge rocker Ty Segall - Memph9is, TN label Goner Records has compiled much of Ty Segall's indie output between 2007-2010 and putting out a double album of it all, calling it 'Singles 2007-2010'. Goner writes : "Jet-packing around the indie / garage cosmos for the last four years, Ty Segall has done too many singles and EPs and split records and shared records and albums and cassettes to [...]

Google Music launched fully this week. It's Google's main on ramp into tying together song sales from its Android marketplace to your ears. Media Tapper wrote : "This week Google finally moved its music service out of beta with a big event showcasing the new service and features. In moving out of beta, Google Music keeps everything users already had – a free online storage locker for music for up to 20,000 songs that can be streamed through a browser on any computer or mobile device (including even iOS). That's [...]

Solo singer Morrissey is now officially on tour. Brooklyn Vegan has pics and setlist from Moz's Austin, TX show earlier this week. A healthy smattering of songs from his 1980s band The Smiths litter the setlist - click to the link for way more pics and info. Here is a clip of the encore song, The Smiths' song "Still Ill" from the same show. Watch to the end when Morrisey mops up his sweat with his shirt, then throws it into the crowd and the fans tear it up. [...]

Here's a glimpse around the blogosphere to hear what's happening in parts unknown, unboned and uncovered. - BigOZine has a nice sweet batch of tracks from a Graham Parker & The Rumour live show from NYC in 1988. - Well! Here's one rock band brand extension no one's thought of yet! Chicago pomp rockers Styx have teamed up with jewelry designer Diana Warner for a line of Styx-themed jewelry items. Each piece is hand-made in Diana Warner's New York City studio, with prices ranging from $55-$200. The first [...]

( photo from New G 'N R.com ) Wanna see (the new) Guns 'N Roses on this US tour without having to stay up to 3am the night they play your city? Here's your chance! Dedicated video dude WarpedVidsDallas shot the entire Nov 5th concert in Dallas with his handheld. It may not be awesome, but it works for a taste of a full G 'N R rock show these days. And dig Axl Rose on his Elton John piano tribute (at 1:31;31), and [...]

My inbox fills up daily with loads of emails from bands known and unknown. Here are a few unknown ones (to me anyway) - hope you like 'em! - Los Angeles band Archer Black creates a compelling sound with its new single "Onward and Down" - it's a moody, melancholy sound that's a teaser of its forthcoming LP "Forgiveness Is A Weapon" (January 3rd, 2012 – Post Planetary Records). Have a taste, and while you're at it, let the track below go right into the the quiet version of their song "The Sounding" - sweet stuff. [...]

It's 11-11-11 and Nigel Tufnel Day is being celebrated the world over! In honor of this legendary musician's contributions to rock 'n roll , we bring you Nigel and his beloved band Spinal Tap to you fine Waved Rumor readers. From Nigel's Wikipedia page : Tufnel was born in Squatney, east London. He was given his first guitar, a sunburst 'Rhythm King', by his father at six. His life changed when he met David St Hubbins (Michael McKean) who lived next door. They began jamming together [...]

The three women who make up veteran LA garage-popsters The Bangles these days - Susanna Hoffs and sisters Vicki and Debbi Peterson - still wanna rock it out, garage style. The Bangles have a new release called " Sweetheart of the Sun " and they are touring this LP while playing the songs that fans remember from their 1980s heyday. The Bangles hit the big time in the 1980s with smash new-wavey hits like "Walk Like an Egyptian", "a cover of Simon and Garfunkel's "A Hazy Shade of Winter", the Prince-penned "Manic Monday" [...]

Peter Gabriel , the former early Genesis singer and acclaimed '70s and onward solo artist, has orchestrated many of his well-known hits in the new CD-DVD " New Blood ". The collection features... "re-imagined arrangements of many of Peter's songs which dispense with the traditional weapons of the rock armoury – no guitar, or drum kits – the lyrics are exposed and laid bare, often taking new meaning with the passing of the years." I like that. I think songs that were written with original meaning at some point in an artist's career can take on new dimensions [...]

Lots of cool rock 'n rollers have submitted art pieces to London's Signal Gallery for a "Punk and Beyond" art show, starting Nov 25th through December 17th. Rockers include Robyn Hitchcock, Mark Mothersbaugh (Devo), Robert Pollard (Guided by Voices), Grant Hart (Husker Du), Billy Childish, Paul Simonon (The Clash) and many others. Plan your travel abroad accordingly.

From the publicists: "Due to a visa administration error, Morrissey's lead guitarist is unable to perform in the US this week. Thursday's sold out concert at the Congress Theatre in Chicago has been rescheduled for Saturday December 17, 2011. The issue is out of Morrissey's hands but it will not affect Monday's concert at the Majestic Theatre in San Antonio, nor will it affect the rest of the tour." Morrissey 2011 US Dates 11/14 San Antonio, TX @ Majestic Theater 11/15 Austin,TX @ Bass [...]

We Were Promised Jetpacks hit Phoenix last night (I couldn't see them live, natch, was playing a show myself, see below). The Scottish band played the newish Crescent ballroom , which features a wide open stage area and loads of room for cool people to hang out and see the band from all angles. I've not yet seen any video clips or reviews yet from last night's show, but here's a clip of the band playing their big hit "Quiet Little Voices" from this past weekend's FFF festival in Austin, TX. [...]

What can I say? I'm excited to rock out tonite with my band Dfactor as we hit the stage at Yucca Tap Room in Tempe, AZ. If you're in the Phoenix/Scottsdale/Tempe triangle of goodness, you should come on out for this FREE show. Our band is ready with a cool set of glammy guitar pop , garage rock and flat-out punk rockers . San Diego band Roxy Dioxide is bringing its rockin' powerpop to the stage in the form of classic covers and originals. And Phoenix band The [...]

photo by Chromewaves Noel Gallagher started his North American tour this week in Toronto, and here's a clip below of Noel doing his Oasis classic 'Supersonic' in a stripped down, quite lovely version from the Mod Club in Toronto. Last night, Noel played Massey Hall and The National Post was there to capture all the goods and bads. "Perhaps the most surprising musical moment of the night was the full band rendition of Talk Tonight, which places Noel at [...]

Damned if one of the original punk bands of '76-'77 The Damned doesn't sound better today playing their scorching punk classic "New Rose" than they did nearly 35 years ago. Here's The Damned playing "New Rose" from a May 1977 show in Brighton UK. Now listen and hear how brilliantly great the Damned still sounds in this clip from last weekend in Los Angeles, while on their US tour . The Damned, featuring Dave Vanian, Captain Sensible, drummer Pinch, bassist Stu West and keyboardist [...]

Gary Tovar , the LA promoter who started Goldenvoice , which became the huge promoter behind the Coachella music festival every spring in Indio, CA, has announced GV30 , a punk rock festival on Dec 16-18 at the Santa Monica (CA) Civic Auditorium to celebrate Goldenvoice's 30th anniversary of existence. Think of it as a pretty rad office party. From the blurbsters "Gary Tovar brings you GV30; three shows in honor of Goldenvoice's 30th Anniversary featuring Social Distortion, Bad Religion, Descendents and more. The artists and line-up for [...]

I've posted recently here about the upcoming Weezer cruise in January 2012, but did you know that KISS just had its own cruise fun in mid-October for dedicated fans? Yes, they did. The KISS Kruise sailed October 13-17, 2011 from Miami, FL, to Half Moon Cay and Nassau, Bahamas on board the Carnival Destiny. There's a good amount of vid clips floating on YouTube, and here's the band in its stripped down acoustic set-up doing its old chestnut "Do You Love Me?". It may not have the visceral experience of seeing KISS live and [...]

A moment in time - The Strokes bring their streamlined rock action to Dave Letterman's late night show in 2002 to do their classic "Take It or Leave It" from thie debut LP " Is This It? " This is a great live performance from The Strokes. Rock! Enjoy the weekend! I'm busy doing Beatles!

Australian rockers Grand Atlantic (who Waved Rumor previewed around SXSW 2010 ) is gaining some notice for its CD "Constellations" which is streaming at AOL-Spinner. From the blurbists: "Brisbane's quartet Grand Atlantic have released their third album Constellations, which shows a maturation that has not gone unnoticed. Powerpopaholic declares,"This band...sounds ready to hit the big time with this album. It ups the ante for both fans and critics of How We Survive." Tim Douglas of The Australian said, "For an [...]