LITTLESPOON IS MOVING

So…yeah. I finally got completely fed up with WordPress, and decided to shift littlespoon to another host (hence the month-long hiatus). Sorry it took so long; I wanted to make sure that this will be the last move this site will need to make, and that took time.

SO, where is littlespoon moving to?

www.thelittlespoon.us

Site Announcement

Hey everyone, couple of things:

1. Littlespoon has another new layout! What do you think?
2. Posting will probably be a little delayed again today (6/27). I’m traveling, and I’m sure WordPress (my server) will be swamped yet again due to all the Michael Jackson coverage. Bear with me through these next few days; I’m in the process of taking Littlespoon to a different server, but it takes a lot of work. I promise I’m not just neglecting the blog– I have a whole slew of articles already written and just waiting to be uploaded.
3. With school and work and life, I don’t always have enough time to dedicate enough to Littlespoon. Because of this, I’m looking for a few contributing writers to help me out. If you’re interested and/or want to learn more, please check the “Join” tab at the top of the page.

   And last, but most certainly not least:

4. Check back here later today for another entry of The Grind. We’re catching up with Raw Milk, seeing what’s new, and also premiering another new song! Believe me, you want to listen.

- Taylor

Morning Blend: Misc. Music News 6/26

• Arcade Fire’s Win Butler says the band will be returning to the stage sooner than fans may think
• The Killers have announced plans to release a covers album before the end of 2009
• Michael Jackson’s autopsy is currently underway
• Fleet Foxes debuted two new songs this afternoon at the Glastonbury festival

She & Him cover The Smiths

She & Him cover The Smiths’ “Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want” on the soundtrack to Deschanel’s upcoming movie, 500 Days of Summer. Catch the stream at Stereogum!

New Spoon EP to be released?

Stereogum is reporting that the band Spoon will be releasing a new EP this Tuesday.

Title and tracklist after the jump!

End of an era: Michael Jackson Dies

Michael Jackson was pronounced dead at UCLA medical center a short while ago.

Morning Blend: Misc. Music News 6/24

• Phoenix announced a tour date with Metric- 9/16  in Los Angeles’ Greek Theatre
• Paul McCartney announced a performance at Piedmont Park in Atlanta, GA
• A previously unreleased Jeff Buckley song will be released on the My Sister’s Keeper soundtrack
• Devendra Banhart has parted ways with his label, XL, and will release an LP later this year
• The Roots are set to perform a new single on the Jimmy Fallon show tonight

New JET Music Video- “She’s a Genius”

three word review: rock it, chewbacca.

p.s. can anyone id the song they sampled in the guitar hook?

New Franz Ferdinand Video- “No You Girls” (Version 2)

Three word review: pure lo-fi pleasure

TVOTR’s Kyp Malone breaks off for solo project

Lead singer turns into a ‘Rain Machine’ {…}

Arctic Monkeys Release Tour Dates

As we reported last week, the Arctic Monkeys are releasing their third album, Humbug, on August 25th via Domino. Today, they announced the addition of three small US shows to their summer tour. {…}

Morning Blend: Misc. Music News

• The Decemberists, Arctic Monkeys, and TV On the Radio are set to play “aftershows” during Lollapalooza
• Beastie Boys name new album Hot Sauce Committee Part 1 (due out 9/15)
• Elton John is getting a road named after him
• Chris Brown plead “guilty” and accepted a plea bargain in his assault case

Preview: What’s Coming Later Today

So, I’m really behind on posting today, I apologize. While I’m catching up, here’s a look at what I’ll be posting today:

• A review/stream of Regina Spektor’s new LP, Far
• An update on the new JET album
• Stream of new Bloc Party
• New Franz Ferdinand music video
• Stream of new Modest Mouse
• and more!

Sorry again for the delay! It’s hard to stay on top of things when you’re the only one writing.

- Taylor

Quoteable: Death Cab’s Chris Walla

“I barely knew who Perez Hilton was before this morning, but now I wanna punch him too.”
- Death Cab for Cutie’s Chris Walla

Flaming Lips announce tour, set LP title

Well, they’ve done it. As Pitchfork (and then we) reported last week, The Flaming Lips have indeed named their new LP Embryonic, and it will in fact be a double album.