Hidden Track » Jeffrey Greenblatt http://www.glidemagazine.com/hiddentrack Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:10:22 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Bloggy Goodness: Big Easy Express http://www.glidemagazine.com/hiddentrack/bloggy-goodness-big-easy-express/ http://www.glidemagazine.com/hiddentrack/bloggy-goodness-big-easy-express/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:55:14 +0000 Jeffrey Greenblatt http://www.glidemagazine.com/hiddentrack/?p=76839 Last spring Mumford & Sons, Old Crow Medicine Show, and Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros embarked on the Railroad Revival Tour, which saw the three bands traverse the country together via vintage train cars. The throwback tour, which got its inspiration from the famed 1970 Festival Express tour that transported the likes of the Grateful Dead, Janis Joplin and The Band across Canada, began in Oakland and ended in New Orleans, stopped in six cities along the cross-country route, where the bands performed at a series of unique outdoor venues.

The entire experience of traveling, living and performing over the course of the six day trip was documented by a film crew, and is now being released as a documentary entitled the Big Easy Express, and will premiere at this year’s SXSW. Let’s check out the trailer…

Finally, over the last few years the Grammy awards have built buzz around a series of “mash up” performances that have featured both cross-genre acts, as well as legacy and up and coming bands performing together to various degrees of success. While we were quite enamored with last year’s pairing of Mumford & Sons, The Avett Brothers and Bob Dylan, we’re not quite so confident that this year’s announced pairings will even be worth tuning in for on Sunday night. For their first public performance in over 20 years, the surviving members of the Beach Boys will be joined by Maroon 5 and Foster The People, while the Foo Fighters will participate in something that’s being billed as “a special segment spotlighting dance/electronica music” alongside Deadmau5, Chris Brown, David Guetta and Lil’ Wayne. In addition to these potential train wrecks, the telecast will also feature a performances by Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, and Adele, who is likely to collect trophies for just about everything she’s been nominated for.

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]]> Last spring Mumford & Sons, Old Crow Medicine Show, and Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros embarked on the Railroad Revival Tour, which saw the three bands traverse the country together via vintage train cars. The throwback tour, which got its inspiration from the famed 1970 Festival Express tour that transported the likes of the Grateful Dead, Janis Joplin and The Band across Canada, began in Oakland and ended in New Orleans, stopped in six cities along the cross-country route, where the bands performed at a series of unique outdoor venues.

The entire experience of traveling, living and performing over the course of the six day trip was documented by a film crew, and is now being released as a documentary entitled the Big Easy Express, and will premiere at this year’s SXSW. Let’s check out the trailer…

Finally, over the last few years the Grammy awards have built buzz around a series of “mash up” performances that have featured both cross-genre acts, as well as legacy and up and coming bands performing together to various degrees of success. While we were quite enamored with last year’s pairing of Mumford & Sons, The Avett Brothers and Bob Dylan, we’re not quite so confident that this year’s announced pairings will even be worth tuning in for on Sunday night. For their first public performance in over 20 years, the surviving members of the Beach Boys will be joined by Maroon 5 and Foster The People, while the Foo Fighters will participate in something that’s being billed as “a special segment spotlighting dance/electronica music” alongside Deadmau5, Chris Brown, David Guetta and Lil’ Wayne. In addition to these potential train wrecks, the telecast will also feature a performances by Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, and Adele, who is likely to collect trophies for just about everything she’s been nominated for.

]]> http://www.glidemagazine.com/hiddentrack/bloggy-goodness-big-easy-express/feed/ 0 Tour Dates: Justin Townes Earle Heads Out http://www.glidemagazine.com/hiddentrack/tour-dates-justin-townes-earle-heads-out/ http://www.glidemagazine.com/hiddentrack/tour-dates-justin-townes-earle-heads-out/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:03:57 +0000 Jeffrey Greenblatt http://www.glidemagazine.com/hiddentrack/?p=76552 With all the accolades and critical acclaim that came with the release of his 2010 record Harlem River Blues, such as taking home the Americana Music Award for Song Of The Year for the album’s title track, Justin Townes Earle continued to battle the personal demons that come along with his substance abuse issues. Townes Earle’s issues led to a rather unfortunate and ugly incident after a gig and he postponed tour dates to re-enter rehab. Now that the singer-songwriter is hopefully putting his struggles behind him, JTE will release his latest studio album - Nothing’s Gonna Change The Way You Feel - on March 27. The 10-track effort was recorded live with no overdubs over the course of a 4-day period at Echo Mountain in Asheville, North Carolina, and is being described by Townes Earle as having a “Memphis-soul sound.” On March 10, Justin Townes Earle will head out on a lengthy world tour, which kicks off with a gig at MASS MoCA in North Adams, Mass., and includes a high profile stop of Nashville’s revered Ryman Auditorium on June 2.

If you’re not into a night with JTE’s brand of alt.country, then maybe you’ll be interested in one of these recently announced tours…

 

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]]> With all the accolades and critical acclaim that came with the release of his 2010 record Harlem River Blues, such as taking home the Americana Music Award for Song Of The Year for the album’s title track, Justin Townes Earle continued to battle the personal demons that come along with his substance abuse issues. Townes Earle’s issues led to a rather unfortunate and ugly incident after a gig and he postponed tour dates to re-enter rehab. Now that the singer-songwriter is hopefully putting his struggles behind him, JTE will release his latest studio album - Nothing’s Gonna Change The Way You Feel - on March 27. The 10-track effort was recorded live with no overdubs over the course of a 4-day period at Echo Mountain in Asheville, North Carolina, and is being described by Townes Earle as having a “Memphis-soul sound.” On March 10, Justin Townes Earle will head out on a lengthy world tour, which kicks off with a gig at MASS MoCA in North Adams, Mass., and includes a high profile stop of Nashville’s revered Ryman Auditorium on June 2.

If you’re not into a night with JTE’s brand of alt.country, then maybe you’ll be interested in one of these recently announced tours…

 

]]> http://www.glidemagazine.com/hiddentrack/tour-dates-justin-townes-earle-heads-out/feed/ 1 Video: M. Ward – The First Time I Ran Away http://www.glidemagazine.com/hiddentrack/video-m-ward-the-first-time-i-ran-away/ http://www.glidemagazine.com/hiddentrack/video-m-ward-the-first-time-i-ran-away/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:00:58 +0000 Jeffrey Greenblatt http://www.glidemagazine.com/hiddentrack/?p=76534 Four years may seem like a lot of time between records, but since the release of Hold Time in 2009, M. Ward hasn’t been a stranger to the recording studio choosing to spend his time on collaborative projects both with the Monsters Of Folk and She & Him. On April 10 the singer-songwriter will return to being a solo act, as he will release his latest studio album, A Wasteland Companion, via his longtime label Merge Records. Last week Matt released the animated music video for the record’s first single – The First Time I Ran Away – which is full of everything we’ve come to love from his patina-drenched sound – smokey vocals, John Fahey-inspired guitar sounds and layers of Phil Spector-esque production. Let’s check it out…

M. Ward - The First Time I Ran Away

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]]> Four years may seem like a lot of time between records, but since the release of Hold Time in 2009, M. Ward hasn’t been a stranger to the recording studio choosing to spend his time on collaborative projects both with the Monsters Of Folk and She & Him. On April 10 the singer-songwriter will return to being a solo act, as he will release his latest studio album, A Wasteland Companion, via his longtime label Merge Records. Last week Matt released the animated music video for the record’s first single – The First Time I Ran Away – which is full of everything we’ve come to love from his patina-drenched sound – smokey vocals, John Fahey-inspired guitar sounds and layers of Phil Spector-esque production. Let’s check it out…

M. Ward - The First Time I Ran Away

]]> http://www.glidemagazine.com/hiddentrack/video-m-ward-the-first-time-i-ran-away/feed/ 0 Video: Nada Surf – When I Was Young http://www.glidemagazine.com/hiddentrack/video-nada-surf-when-i-was-young/ http://www.glidemagazine.com/hiddentrack/video-nada-surf-when-i-was-young/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:30:49 +0000 Jeffrey Greenblatt http://www.glidemagazine.com/hiddentrack/?p=76183 Despite being written off as a one-hit wonder in the late-’90s, Nada Surf have quietly been putting out a steady stream of fantastic studio albums full of their brand of instantly catchy indie-pop songs that deserve your attention. Late last month the Brooklyn-based band released their full length release The Stars Are Indifferent To Astronomy, and their first of original material since 2008′s Lucky, that once again shows off their knack for soundtrack-y tunes that you somehow are singing along to barely after a first listen. Earlier this week Nada Surf released the music video for the record’s first single – When I Was Young – which follows the storyline of a boy having free reign in New York City as he’s shut out of his school for the day. Let’s check it out…

Nada Surf – When I Was Young

Nada Surf kicks off of their lengthy world tour on February 7 at King Tuts in Glasgow, Scotland, with the U.S. leg beginning on March 20 for a show at the Music Box in Hollywood, Calif.

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]]> Despite being written off as a one-hit wonder in the late-’90s, Nada Surf have quietly been putting out a steady stream of fantastic studio albums full of their brand of instantly catchy indie-pop songs that deserve your attention. Late last month the Brooklyn-based band released their full length release The Stars Are Indifferent To Astronomy, and their first of original material since 2008′s Lucky, that once again shows off their knack for soundtrack-y tunes that you somehow are singing along to barely after a first listen. Earlier this week Nada Surf released the music video for the record’s first single – When I Was Young – which follows the storyline of a boy having free reign in New York City as he’s shut out of his school for the day. Let’s check it out…

Nada Surf – When I Was Young

Nada Surf kicks off of their lengthy world tour on February 7 at King Tuts in Glasgow, Scotland, with the U.S. leg beginning on March 20 for a show at the Music Box in Hollywood, Calif.

]]> http://www.glidemagazine.com/hiddentrack/video-nada-surf-when-i-was-young/feed/ 0 Bloggy Goodness: Alan Lomax’s Global Jukebox http://www.glidemagazine.com/hiddentrack/bloggy-goodness-alan-lomaxs-global-jukebox/ http://www.glidemagazine.com/hiddentrack/bloggy-goodness-alan-lomaxs-global-jukebox/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:00:05 +0000 Jeffrey Greenblatt http://www.glidemagazine.com/hiddentrack/?p=76232 It’s safe to say that without the tireless efforts of  Alan Lomax, the world may never have been introduced to the likes of Woody Guthrie, Muddy Waters, Leadbelly or countless other musicians the folklorist and ethnomusicologist recorded on dusty back roads, barns or just about anywhere else he could set up his recording gear. Lomax spent his entire career making field recordings of folk and traditional music, both in the U.S. and abroad, amassing a collection of 5,000 hours of sound recordings, 400,000 feet of film, 3,000 videotapes, 5,000 photographs and piles of manuscripts. Some 17,000 tracks from his weighty collection, which he envisioned as “global jukebox” to be disseminated and analyzed, have been digitized and will be made available for the first time for free streaming beginning at the end of February.

Finally, earlier this week we hipped you to the 37-minute Neil Young & Crazy Horse jam, that the legendary singer-songwriter had posted to his website this past weekend, which had many speculating that this was the precursor to an announcement of a full-fledged tour. Well it’s looking that things may be heading that way, as yesterday it was announced that Young and his longtime on and off again band will be appearing at the MusicCares Person of the Year Gala honoring Sir Paul McCartney on February 10 at the L.A. Convention Center, marking their first public appearance since wrapping the Greendale tour back in March of 2004. In another sign that we’re headed towards some live shows from the muscular outfit, Rolling Stone is reporting that Neil and the band recently wrapped work on a studio album – so if you ask us, we suggest you start saving your pennies for their inevitable return to road.

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]]> It’s safe to say that without the tireless efforts of  Alan Lomax, the world may never have been introduced to the likes of Woody Guthrie, Muddy Waters, Leadbelly or countless other musicians the folklorist and ethnomusicologist recorded on dusty back roads, barns or just about anywhere else he could set up his recording gear. Lomax spent his entire career making field recordings of folk and traditional music, both in the U.S. and abroad, amassing a collection of 5,000 hours of sound recordings, 400,000 feet of film, 3,000 videotapes, 5,000 photographs and piles of manuscripts. Some 17,000 tracks from his weighty collection, which he envisioned as “global jukebox” to be disseminated and analyzed, have been digitized and will be made available for the first time for free streaming beginning at the end of February.

Finally, earlier this week we hipped you to the 37-minute Neil Young & Crazy Horse jam, that the legendary singer-songwriter had posted to his website this past weekend, which had many speculating that this was the precursor to an announcement of a full-fledged tour. Well it’s looking that things may be heading that way, as yesterday it was announced that Young and his longtime on and off again band will be appearing at the MusicCares Person of the Year Gala honoring Sir Paul McCartney on February 10 at the L.A. Convention Center, marking their first public appearance since wrapping the Greendale tour back in March of 2004. In another sign that we’re headed towards some live shows from the muscular outfit, Rolling Stone is reporting that Neil and the band recently wrapped work on a studio album – so if you ask us, we suggest you start saving your pennies for their inevitable return to road.

]]> http://www.glidemagazine.com/hiddentrack/bloggy-goodness-alan-lomaxs-global-jukebox/feed/ 0 Tour Dates: The Big Wu Turns 20 http://www.glidemagazine.com/hiddentrack/tour-dates-the-big-wu-turns-20/ http://www.glidemagazine.com/hiddentrack/tour-dates-the-big-wu-turns-20/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:42:44 +0000 Jeffrey Greenblatt http://www.glidemagazine.com/hiddentrack/?p=76036 Thanks in part to the H.O.R.D.E. Tour the mid to late ’90s could easily be looked at as the golden age of jambands, with regional bands turning into national touring acts thanks to an open-minded and enthusiastic fan base that where eager to discover the next big thing. Among the crop of bands that sprang up during this boom was The Big Wu, who formed at St. Olaf College in 1992 and earned a fervent following around the Land of 10,000 Lakes. The Minnesota-based act, who hold the distinction of being the first band on at the inaugural Bonnaroo in 2002, will celebrate their 20th anniversary next month with a nine-date mostly Minnesota-based run. The tour will fittingly kick off on February 10, at their old haunt The Cabooze, in Minneapolis, where they served as the venue’s house band in the mid-90s, that will serve as their official 20th anniversary performance, and will likely see The Big Wu’s original guitar player Jason Fladger reunite with his old band mates for a mini-set.

If you’re not into a night with the Minnesota-based jamband, then maybe you’ll be interested in hitting one of these recently announced tours…

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]]> Thanks in part to the H.O.R.D.E. Tour the mid to late ’90s could easily be looked at as the golden age of jambands, with regional bands turning into national touring acts thanks to an open-minded and enthusiastic fan base that where eager to discover the next big thing. Among the crop of bands that sprang up during this boom was The Big Wu, who formed at St. Olaf College in 1992 and earned a fervent following around the Land of 10,000 Lakes. The Minnesota-based act, who hold the distinction of being the first band on at the inaugural Bonnaroo in 2002, will celebrate their 20th anniversary next month with a nine-date mostly Minnesota-based run. The tour will fittingly kick off on February 10, at their old haunt The Cabooze, in Minneapolis, where they served as the venue’s house band in the mid-90s, that will serve as their official 20th anniversary performance, and will likely see The Big Wu’s original guitar player Jason Fladger reunite with his old band mates for a mini-set.

If you’re not into a night with the Minnesota-based jamband, then maybe you’ll be interested in hitting one of these recently announced tours…

]]> http://www.glidemagazine.com/hiddentrack/tour-dates-the-big-wu-turns-20/feed/ 2 Pullin’ ‘Tubes: Under African Skies Trailer http://www.glidemagazine.com/hiddentrack/pullin-tubes-under-african-skies-trailer/ http://www.glidemagazine.com/hiddentrack/pullin-tubes-under-african-skies-trailer/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:00:21 +0000 Jeffrey Greenblatt http://www.glidemagazine.com/hiddentrack/?p=76104 It’s safe to say that Paul Simon’s 1986 album Graceland is near and dear to a lot of folks’ hearts around HT headquarters. The landmark album was considered somewhat of a “comeback” record for the legendary singer-songwriter, who was coming off the disappointment of 1983′s Hearts & Bones, which at the time had many considering if Simon’s best days were already behind him. The Queens native answered those skeptics in a resounding way, with an album that helped to introduce the poly-rhythmic sounds of South African Soweto and world-beat music to a global audience and in the process took home Grammys for both album and record of the year as well as went five times platinum in the United States, and sold some 14 million copies worldwide.

The album was a bit of a controversial undertaking at the time as Simon recorded a good portion of Graceland in South Africa which was still under apartheid rule. While Simon faced accusations that he had broken the cultural boycott of the country, with some critics feeling it impeded progress towards abolishing South Africa’s system of racial segregation. This was not the view of the United Nations Anti-Apartheid Committee who supported Simon’s use of local black musicians. Last year marked the 25th anniversary of the album, which is the subject of a new the documentary Under African Skies, a film that chronicles the making the the record, the subsequent tour, which lasted five years, and Simon’s return to South Africa last year. The movie, which recently premiered at Sundance, will receive a limited theatrical run and air on A&E this spring and will also be included as  part of the 25th anniversary Graceland box set. Let’s check out the trailer…

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]]> It’s safe to say that Paul Simon’s 1986 album Graceland is near and dear to a lot of folks’ hearts around HT headquarters. The landmark album was considered somewhat of a “comeback” record for the legendary singer-songwriter, who was coming off the disappointment of 1983′s Hearts & Bones, which at the time had many considering if Simon’s best days were already behind him. The Queens native answered those skeptics in a resounding way, with an album that helped to introduce the poly-rhythmic sounds of South African Soweto and world-beat music to a global audience and in the process took home Grammys for both album and record of the year as well as went five times platinum in the United States, and sold some 14 million copies worldwide.

The album was a bit of a controversial undertaking at the time as Simon recorded a good portion of Graceland in South Africa which was still under apartheid rule. While Simon faced accusations that he had broken the cultural boycott of the country, with some critics feeling it impeded progress towards abolishing South Africa’s system of racial segregation. This was not the view of the United Nations Anti-Apartheid Committee who supported Simon’s use of local black musicians. Last year marked the 25th anniversary of the album, which is the subject of a new the documentary Under African Skies, a film that chronicles the making the the record, the subsequent tour, which lasted five years, and Simon’s return to South Africa last year. The movie, which recently premiered at Sundance, will receive a limited theatrical run and air on A&E this spring and will also be included as  part of the 25th anniversary Graceland box set. Let’s check out the trailer…

]]> http://www.glidemagazine.com/hiddentrack/pullin-tubes-under-african-skies-trailer/feed/ 0 Video: A Trip to Watkins Glen For Summer Jam ’73 http://www.glidemagazine.com/hiddentrack/video-a-trip-to-watkins-glen-for-summer-jam-73/ http://www.glidemagazine.com/hiddentrack/video-a-trip-to-watkins-glen-for-summer-jam-73/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:00:33 +0000 Jeffrey Greenblatt http://www.glidemagazine.com/hiddentrack/?p=76101 Bring up the date July 28, 1973 and there is a certain percentage of music fans that will immediately know its significance, as it saw three of the most iconic and influential bands of all-time – the Grateful Dead, the Allman Brothers and The Band – all performed at the Watkins Glen Grand Prix Raceway for Summer Jam ’73. While there’s been plenty written about this historic concert, which reportedly drew a larger crowd than Woodstock, we’ve got a pretty cool homemade video to share with you today from a group of friends that documented their journey to the fest from Chicago. The nine-minute documentary of sorts, has some fantastic visuals from their road trip, as well as some shots of the Dead and The Band on stage, with the narrator chronicling the entire thing. Let’s check it out…

Watkins Glen Road Trip

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]]> Bring up the date July 28, 1973 and there is a certain percentage of music fans that will immediately know its significance, as it saw three of the most iconic and influential bands of all-time – the Grateful Dead, the Allman Brothers and The Band – all performed at the Watkins Glen Grand Prix Raceway for Summer Jam ’73. While there’s been plenty written about this historic concert, which reportedly drew a larger crowd than Woodstock, we’ve got a pretty cool homemade video to share with you today from a group of friends that documented their journey to the fest from Chicago. The nine-minute documentary of sorts, has some fantastic visuals from their road trip, as well as some shots of the Dead and The Band on stage, with the narrator chronicling the entire thing. Let’s check it out…

Watkins Glen Road Trip

]]> http://www.glidemagazine.com/hiddentrack/video-a-trip-to-watkins-glen-for-summer-jam-73/feed/ 2 Video: The War On Drugs – Brothers http://www.glidemagazine.com/hiddentrack/video-the-war-on-drugs-brothers/ http://www.glidemagazine.com/hiddentrack/video-the-war-on-drugs-brothers/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:00:25 +0000 Jeffrey Greenblatt http://www.glidemagazine.com/hiddentrack/?p=75882 We first wrote about The War On Drugs all the way back in January of 2009, when we introduced you to the Philadelphia-based act’s blend of Dylan-influenced Americana meets the drone of Velvet Underground-infused lo-fi psych-rock via our ongoing Blips feature. Last year the band released their critically acclaimed sophomore effect Slave Ambient, which landed at number five on our Top 25 list. Earlier this week the band dropped this unbelievably intense music video for the track Brothers, which is equally parts creepy as it is cinematically shot. Let’s check it out…

The War On Drugs – Brothers

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]]> We first wrote about The War On Drugs all the way back in January of 2009, when we introduced you to the Philadelphia-based act’s blend of Dylan-influenced Americana meets the drone of Velvet Underground-infused lo-fi psych-rock via our ongoing Blips feature. Last year the band released their critically acclaimed sophomore effect Slave Ambient, which landed at number five on our Top 25 list. Earlier this week the band dropped this unbelievably intense music video for the track Brothers, which is equally parts creepy as it is cinematically shot. Let’s check it out…

The War On Drugs – Brothers

]]> http://www.glidemagazine.com/hiddentrack/video-the-war-on-drugs-brothers/feed/ 0 Bloggy Goodness: Wilco – The Video http://www.glidemagazine.com/hiddentrack/bloggy-goodness-wilco-the-video/ http://www.glidemagazine.com/hiddentrack/bloggy-goodness-wilco-the-video/#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:00:44 +0000 Jeffrey Greenblatt http://www.glidemagazine.com/hiddentrack/?p=75723 Over the last few years HT faves Wilco have launched their own music festival, started their own label, played innovative tours in their hometown of Chicago and even sold their own brand of coffee, but the one thing that they haven’t done, at least since 1999, is make a music video. That changed yesterday as Jeff Tweedy & Co. released a new animated video for the tune Dawned On Me, but this isn’t your straight up clip. For their first video in over a decade the band teamed up with the folks at King Features for an animated video that features not only the band as cartoon characters, but also the studio’s iconic characters Popeye, Olive Oyl, Bluto, Whimpy and Swee’ Pea in their first hand-drawn, frame-by-frame rendering for Popeye cell animation since the Popeye and Son series from 1987.

In addition to the video, Wilco and Kings Features also launched a full on interactive website, which features links to a live version of Dawned On Me, their iTunes session and more. Let’s check it out…

Finally, to say that Fiona Apple has had a rocky relationship with her record label might be a bit of an understatement, as the singer-songwriter has seemed to consistently battle with her bosses at Epic over the last decade to get her music released. The tempestuous Apple, who has only released three studio albums since 1996, her last being 2005′s Extraordinary Machine, has reportedly been finished with her latest for well over a year. Well earlier this week Epic Records head honcho L.A. Reid tweeted the following, “Lots of good music coming from @Epic_Records in the next few weeks. Stay tuned music fans. Welcome back Fiona!” A spokesperson for Epic confirmed to Time that Apple’s new album would indeed be released, but an exact date had yet to be determined.

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]]> Over the last few years HT faves Wilco have launched their own music festival, started their own label, played innovative tours in their hometown of Chicago and even sold their own brand of coffee, but the one thing that they haven’t done, at least since 1999, is make a music video. That changed yesterday as Jeff Tweedy & Co. released a new animated video for the tune Dawned On Me, but this isn’t your straight up clip. For their first video in over a decade the band teamed up with the folks at King Features for an animated video that features not only the band as cartoon characters, but also the studio’s iconic characters Popeye, Olive Oyl, Bluto, Whimpy and Swee’ Pea in their first hand-drawn, frame-by-frame rendering for Popeye cell animation since the Popeye and Son series from 1987.

In addition to the video, Wilco and Kings Features also launched a full on interactive website, which features links to a live version of Dawned On Me, their iTunes session and more. Let’s check it out…

Finally, to say that Fiona Apple has had a rocky relationship with her record label might be a bit of an understatement, as the singer-songwriter has seemed to consistently battle with her bosses at Epic over the last decade to get her music released. The tempestuous Apple, who has only released three studio albums since 1996, her last being 2005′s Extraordinary Machine, has reportedly been finished with her latest for well over a year. Well earlier this week Epic Records head honcho L.A. Reid tweeted the following, “Lots of good music coming from @Epic_Records in the next few weeks. Stay tuned music fans. Welcome back Fiona!” A spokesperson for Epic confirmed to Time that Apple’s new album would indeed be released, but an exact date had yet to be determined.

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