If you didn't know, the proper name given to the fear of Friday the 13th is paraskavedekatriaphobia or friggatriskaidekaphobia, and is a specialized form of triskaidekaphobia, a phobia of the number thirteen. Interesting. Anyways, in Wichita office news, The Bronx picked up their tour stock this weekend so we can actually walk around and make cups of tea and stuff. Hurrah! They've gone on tour around Europe and will return to the UK in May for a string of dates with Rise Against.
- Malcolm Middleton "A Brighter Beat"
- The Lionheart Brothers "Dizzy Kiss"
- Built To Spill "You In Reverse"
- Malajube "Trompe~l'Oeil"
- Low "Drums and Guns"
Bloc Party
Bloc Party also head off on their tour around the UK on Saturday starting with Glasgow Academy. For full listngs click here: Wichita Recordings : Artist : Bloc Party
If you didn't hear Bloc Party doing an excellent cover of Nelly Furtado's "Say it Right" on BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge on Wednesday 11th April, you can listen to it again here: BBC - Radio 1 - Jo Whiley
Peter Bjorn & John
Read an interview with the boys in Dublin's Event Guide here: The Event Guide - Articles
Simian Mobile Disco
"Both damn fine remixes, but the Riton mix is an absolute stunner, 9/10." is what Jonny Slut (333/Nag Nag Nag) said of Simian Mobile Disco's 'It's The Beat' (Luke Vibert & Riton remixes)
This week Simian Mobile Disco presented their fantastic new album cover, shot by Jason Evans, the making of which involved 20,000 spoons, a tower of scaffolding and a country estate in surrey!!!
Pre-order the album Attack Decay Sustain Release here.
Have a look at the videos for It's The Beat here:
AND Hustler here:
The Cribs
Click here to check out the brilliant new video which will be on MTV2 from the weekend:
More great radio news this week; The Cribs new single Men's Needs has just been added to the C-List at BBC Radio 1 and is Zane Lowe's Single of The Week. Woohoo!
The single is out May 14th on Ltd 2 x 7" vinyl, CD Single & Download. All formats include exclusive tracks. Click here to pre-order this and the album "Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever" out 21st May on CD, LP and as a limited edition deluxe boxset, including a DVD documentary following the band on their recent UK tour: HMV.co.uk: Music CDs, DVDs, Games & More
The next UK tour starts May 21st at Keele University ( click here for full tour info). Support on all shows (except Nottingham) comes from The Thermals and Shrag.
[b]New Signing[b]
If you haven't heard already, we are very proud to announce that Meg Baird (one of the clear-toned songwriters of Philadelphian sextet Espers) is to release her solo album Dear Companion through Wichita Recordings on 4th July.
It is a deeply personal record that very nearly never existed for public consumption. Made up of a mix of her own original material, cover versions and a selection of traditional numbers, Dear Companion is a collection of songs that are very close to Meg's heart. "I tucked into this collection of songs as much personal coding and shapes as I could without weighing down the branches too much. I really love these songs and take them very seriously and was just trying to do a really good job with everything I had available at that time. I wanted to make something new and worthwhile, all the while harboring a feeling that all songs have already been written."
Fans of Espers, and newcomers alike will immediately swoon to the sound of Meg's uniquely beautiful voice and the pluck or strum of guitar and mountain dulcimer. The passion and feeling in this record is immediately apparent and compulsive.
Apostle of Hustle release "Cheap Like Sebastian" on Monday through City Slang on download only.
Apostle of Hustle is the charismatic project of Broken Social Scene lead guitarist and songwriter, Andrew Whiteman. Developing the Cuban influence that seeped through their debut after Whiteman's two month sejourn in Cuba and adhering to the textured, multi-layered approach of Broken Social Scene, this part-time affair has a thoroughly engrossing sound, sprinkling the crack'd passion and tender songwriting of say, M Ward, with the soul wanderings of Ry Cooder. Broken Social Scene fans will love this.
Check out the rest of City Slang's roster at SLANGSTORE
| 
Wichita News - 13th April 2007
THE PLIGHT & BURN DOWN ROME - UK APRIL TOUR NEWS