Antimusic Rock — The 45th anniversary of Phil Collins' 'Face Value' album is being celebrated by the syndicated radio show In The Studio With Redbeard: The Stories Behind History's Greatest Rock Bands. more info

Stereogum — Midway through my video chat with Cootie Catcher, guitarist/vocalist/beatmaker Nolan Jakupovski suddenly wields a prop: “This, I think, is what we want to sound like.” He’s holding a copy of the Pastels’ 1998 remix album Illuminati, on which the Glasgow indie greats have their songs reworked by the likes of My Bloody Valentine, Stereolab, and Jim O’Rourke. “A lot of the songs on here, I hear them, and I'm just like, 'Oh, this is literally what we want to do, but live.’” The post Cootie Catcher On How Girls, Electrelane, And Embracing Awkwardness Influenced New Album Something We All Got appeared first on Stereogum. more info

Stereogum — The members of the Massachusetts post-punk band Landowner say that their new album Assumption was built on the intentionally ridiculous concept of “weak d-beat… as if Antelope were reading the sheet music of Discharge.” That’s pretty fun! The album drops on Friday, and we’ve already posted the singles “Rival Males” and “Normal Returns To Normal.”… The post Landowner – “Bow To Your Superior” appeared first on Stereogum. more info

Stereogum — Back in 1999, Faith No More/Mr. Bungle frontman Mike Patton started the noise-rock supergroup Tomahawk with the Jesus Lizard guitarist Duane Denison, Melvins/Cows bassist Kevin Rutmanis, and John Stanier, the absolute beast of a drummer who'd already been in Helmet and who would later join Battles. Tomahawk have been intermittently active since then, though Rutmanis was eventually replaced by longtime Patton collaborator Trevor Dunn. Tomahawk haven't played live since 2013, but they'll head out on a North American tour this summer. The post Tomahawk Return, Announce First Live Shows In 13 Years appeared first on Stereogum. more info

Stereogum — Miles Davis was born in Alton, Illinois on May 26, 1926, and the Miles Davis estate and Sony Music — and probably to a lesser degree Warner Bros., which owns his last few releases — are celebrating the legendary trumpeter's centennial this year. I fully expect to see a ton of reissues, and possibly some new vault material, all year long. (It's John Coltrane’s centennial, too – he was born September 23, 1926 in Hamlet, North Carolina – and there’s a whole lot going on with his estate and archives as well.) The post The Closest Miles Davis Ever Came To Playing Free Jazz appeared first on Stereogum. more info

Metal Injection — Mike Patton's alt-metal outfit mark 25 years with long-awaited US run alongside longtime labelmates. The post TOMAHAWK Reunite, Announce First Tour In 13 Years With MELVINS appeared first on Metal Injection. more info

Stereogum — I was mightily impressed by Maintenant Jamais, last year’s album from francophone Montreal psych band Population II. They’re following it up this April with a new EP, Gimmicks. Lead single “Magouilleux” sits in the middle of the five-song tracklist, and it makes for a sprawling centerfold. Powered by bleary keyboards and propulsive bass, the track… The post Population II Announce New EP Gimmicks: Hear “Magouilleux” appeared first on Stereogum. more info

Metal Injection — Former Arch Enemy frontwoman Angela Gossow praises Lauren Hart's rise, calling her "ready to last for decades." The post ANGELA GOSSOW Hails LAUREN HART as "ANGELA Reincarnate", Is Down For One-Off ARCH ENEMY Reunion Shows appeared first on Metal Injection. more info