Is this a big deal? Here's the press release. I'm not the biggest Echo and the Bunnymen fan, so I'm not sure how epic it would be to hear them perform a 24 year old album? New York, NY, May 6 – In the year of the band’s 30th anniversary, Echo & The Bunnymen comes to New York City on Wednesday, October 1st for a very special concert at Radio City Music Hall performing their beloved album Ocean
Ian McCulloch and company are returning. That's right a new Echo and the Bunnymen album, The Fountain, is set to be released on October 13th.Four tracks: "Do You Know Who I Am", "Drivetime", "Prozy", and "I Think I Need It Too" are currently previewing on the band's Myspace page.Echo and the Bunnymen play the Queen Elizabeth Theatre inToronto on October 20th.Echo and the Bunnymen's websiteEcho
Echo and The Bunnymen are slated to release a new album called "The Fountain" on October 13th. If their lead single "Think I Need It Too" is any indication we are in for a thrilling ride. The remaining Bunnymen (Ian McCulouch and Will Sergeant) have found a fountain of creativity within themselves and have delivered their most blistering upbeat rock tune in quite some time.Oh! And They are pla...
A former keyboard player with Echo and the Bunnymen has been killed in a motorbike crash on the Isle of Man. According to the BBC, JakeBrockman died when hisbike was in collision with a converted ambulance near Kirk Michael on Tuesday.
The St Jerome’s Laneway Festival line-up for 2010 is a touch of genius. In what's possibly the best looking lineup out of any of the festivals for the summer (according to Music Universe), St...for more on all the hype, go to musicuniverse.com.au
The Internal Revenue Service has thwarted Echo & the Bunnymen's invasion of the United States before they even ventured beyond the West Coast. Despite having played two successful shows, including performances of Ocean Rain in its entirety in Los...
Only a month after the death of ex-keyboardist Jake Drake-Brockman, Echo & the Bunnymen are prepping upcoming, Chris Martin-assisted, The Fountain by joining the likes of Vampire Weekend and, well, everybody and putting out the first single for...
Echo & The Bunnymen have decided to cancel their US tour due to “unreasonable” tax demands . The band’s website confirms their plans with a statement that reads: that it was with the “deepest regret” that they have called off the November jaunt.“This is due to unreasonable demands presented by the IRS for the band [...]
On Sunday 11 October Echo & the Bunnymen will prepare for their world tour by performing and recording an exclusive iTunes LIVE from their Glasgow show at the Apple Store, Buchanan Street, featuring tracks from their forthcoming album, "The Fountain"....
John Phillips of the Mamas & the Papas wrote a musical in the mid-70's that saw a limited production. One night, Andy Warhol sat in the front row and recorded the whole show.Those tapes have been restored and remastered to the best possible sound by Grammy Award winning engineers Steve Rosenthal and Warren Russell-Smith and will be released as Andy Warhol Presents Man On The Moon: The John Phi...
Echo & The Bunnymen have a new album coming out called The Fountain and to mark the occasion, they are heading out on tour. As an added bonus, they are jumping on the best bandwagon going on right now, and they are playing one of their classic albums in full for a live audience. If you go to the show, you get to hear Ocean Rain, in its entirety, juiced up with an orchestra. Pumped yet? Well, yo...
SXSW is in full swing in Austin, Texas with over a thousand artists performing over four days. What was once mainly a showcase for up-and-coming artists is now also a place for some veteran artists to showcase old and new material.Echo and the Bunnymen finished off the Thursday festivities, actually playing in the wee hours of Friday morning, at Emo's where Ian McCulloch actually took on a rat...