Garbage; New Not Recycled, Taking Back Sunday, Spring 2011 - What's Up With That, and More!

Every year this is one thing that I don't like to admit. It's fall. I mean, it's REALLY fall. The days are getting shorter by leaps & bounds, daylight savings time is in less than a week & it finally dipped below 30 degrees as of last night (in my neck of the woods). By admitting this, it brings forward one simple thought... winter is definitely on its way. To me, that's a bummer. However, there is a silver lining to all this. It seems many groups & individuals turn towards putting out new material between now and the spring.

Case in point - I read a blurb today that 90's rockers Garbage are reuniting for their first album in five years. Singer Shirley Manson revealed to the Herald Scotland, "We've recorded quite a lot but it's difficult to quantify…We're just winging it right now." Garbage are also planning to hit the road for a tour next year although no dates or venues have been released.

Another case in point - back in early summer & seemingly out of nowhere, Long Island rockers Taking Back Sunday patched up old wounds and reformed their classic lineup, with estranged guitarist John Nolan and bassist Shaun Cooper joining the band for the first time in seven years. After returning to the stage over the summer, the band has headed into the studio to complete a new album, due for an early 2011 release. As for a title, the band's leaning toward... Taking Back Sunday. "We haven't had [a self-titled album], and going back to the original lineup, it seems appropriate. But who knows by the end of the recording process."

Third case in point - And maybe someone who's really into astrology can help me out with this. Like, are all the planets due to line up in the Spring of 2011? There are more bands than I can count that have lined up releases for the upcoming season. Throwing their hat into the mix, Death Cab for Cutie are wrapping up their seventh full-length album for release in spring 2011, (see what I mean) although, according to the band, this release will not be a "guitar oriented album" like their chart-topping 2008 release, Narrow Stairs.


Ok - let's depart from the "new release" avenue & take a brief turn down "And You Thought YOUR Halloween Costumes Were Scary" street. Over this past weekend, there was a music festival named the Voodoo Experience. Now, this was staged in New Orleans... home of Mardi Gras... on Halloween weekend. Might folks costume? What do you think?
This simple fact did not pass unnoticed by the men of MGMT. They performed on stage as characters from Scooby-Doo. Singer Andrew VanWyngarden sported a long orange wig and pink tights as the foxy Daphne; Keyboardist Ben Goldwasser was the brainy Velma; Guitarist James Richardson donned a full-body Scooby-Doo get-up. Check it out...


That's about all the time I have for the blog today. I think with that picture, that is enough. Until next time, keep listening!

Peace out,
Dave