I‘ve actually never heard of Lightspeed Champion before, have you? The UK mags are all abuzz about him this month and he sure looks interesting. They say he plays folky-pop songs. All I know is he might be the next big thing in your heart and that’s all that matters to me. So check this guy out: ([More →])

As if Liars and Interpol weren’t incentive enough, Cat Power has been added to their Madison Square Garden concert! Cat Power will then bounce to the opposite coast to play SF and LA, then bouncing again over to Georgia! When does this gal have time for a Spice Girls tour? ([More →])

Current 93 have announced that they will be performing in Florence, Italy on September 8th. C93 are also in the midst of reissuing The Inmost Light on double vinyl with a full colour gatefold sleeve and deluxe booklet with photos and text. Previously this album was only available as a 3CD trilogy. You can listen to songs from the album, including “All the Pretty Little Horses” with Nick Cave on vocals, in the Durtro online Shop.

Tracklist

Where the Long Shadows Fall
This Carnival is Dead and Gone
Twilight Twilight Nihil Nihil
All the Pretty Little Horses (Nick Cave vocals)
The Stars are Marching Sadly Home

David Tibet is in the process of redesigning the book for the book/CD combo, “FAUST”. It was supposed to be released at the beginning of the year, but due to the resdesign, it will be ready sometime in June.
Durtro has this description of “FAUST”:

A beautiful hardback edition of this horrifying short story by Count Stenbock, published for the first time in book form. Bound in black cloth with metallic pictorial and text blocking on front and back boards, full colour printed endpapers, book ribbon, head- and tail-bands, frontispiece photograph of Count Stenbock, all page edges gilt, and the 48 page text printed in black and red throughout.Accompanied by the CD album ‘FAUST’ by Current 93 in a newly designed full colour sleeve.

You can preorder “FAUST” in the Durtro Shop.