It has been a long while since we have herd from Karen O and the boys of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. However this past week they dropped the news that their latest record It's Blitz will be released in late March. This will be the band's first record since 2006's Gold Lion.
There is something fishy going on with the original bar band The Faces featuring Rod Stewart and Ron Wood who supposedly have finished writing and rehearsing their latest record in decades. On top of doing this they supposedly have filled the slot of the late Ronnie Lane and recruited legendary Red Hot Chili Pepper's bassist Flea to lay down the bass line for not just the record but the bands full tour of Europe and North America. This was confirmed by Ron Wood just earlier this week, it did not seem that crazy since the band was apparently on vacation together writing and recording in the Caribbean. Also it did not seem that crazy that Flea would join up considering that RHCP is on indefinite hiatus and he filled in for Janes Addiction on their first reunion tour in 1996. However, a spokesperson for Rod Stewart has told Rolling Stone "There’s no plans for a Faces reunion tour this year." So why did Wood just last month comment to Rolling Stone by saying the rehearsals were as if "It was like no time has passed by." It is either going to be a big surprise or just never going to happen at this point....
Philly punkers The Loved Ones are readying an EP full of covers and some original tracks. The EP entitled Distractions will be out next month.
One band that I absolutely love and needs to get more attention are Sweden's The Soundtrack of Our Lives, the band announced the title and details of their latest epic record. The album entitled Communion will be a double album of 24 songs and is the first new material from the band since 2004's Origins Vol 1. Origins Vol 2 was released in 2006 in Europe only as a B-Sides album.