News Update

By Kevin C. Madigan

Icelandic electro-house quartet Steed Lord has announced that The Truth Serum Remix Project is available on iTunes now. The band has also made available Russ Chimes' remix of "Remember Me" as a free download on Big Stereo….ANTI- has signed the great Mose Allison and they're putting out his label debut The Way of the World on March 23rd, 2010. The record is his first in 12 years and features maverick producer Joe Henry….Critics have been falling all over themselves to praise Maryland duo Cotton Jones (pictured) since their full length, Paranoid Cocoon, was released in January. See what the fuss about at The EARL on December 16….Singer and songwriter Tom Goss performs at Smith's Olde Bar on December 8th….Get out your ear plugs: The mighty Anvil will shake the rafters of the normally staid Variety Playhouse on January 20 with stuff from their new CD This is Thirteen and a showing of the surprise critical hit flik Anvil! The Story of Anvil….If that's not quite enough metal for you headbangers, there's that just-announced Slayer / Megadeth / Testament bit of mayhem coming to Gwinnett Arena on February 1st. They're calling it the "American Carnage" tour. Nice…. The new and improved timfite.com website has just been launched and it's all about, you guessed it, Tim Fite. Worth a moment of your time, surely….Tindersticks will release their next album Falling Down A Mountain on February 16th. You can have a listen to one of the tracks right here…. Jason Ricci & New Blood are busy plugging the hell out of Done With The Devil and will play at Smith's Olde Bar on December 13….