Love Of Diagrams Prep New Album, Tour With Ted Leo

It would seem that the loss of NYC post-punkers Interpol to the majors has left perennial indie outfit Matador Records feeling a little lacking in the "something gloomy you can dance to" department (sorry Belle And Sebastian.. we love you, but we've chosen darkness). Enter new signees Love Of Diagrams. The trio, hailing from Melbourne, Australia, fuses the angularism of Gang Of Four and PiL with Antonia Sellbach's call-and-response vocals that harken back to glory days of no-wave (think The Slits/The Au Pairs with a dash of Siouxsie Sioux for good measure). With an ever-growing list of prominent bands they've supported (Sonic Youth, Electrelane, Stereolab, etc.) and their forthcoming album Mosaic (due April 10th) generating healthy buzz in the blogosphere, we predict big things in 2007 for these modern lovers.

Tourdates (all shows w/ Ted Leo And The Pharmacists):

03-28 Philadelphia, PA - Theatre of Living Arts
03-29 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
03-30 Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle
03-31 Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse
04-01 Orlando, FL - Social
04-02 Miami, FL - Studio A
04-04 Baton Rouge, LA - Chelsea's Cafe
04-05 Houston, TX - Numbers
04-06 Dallas, TX - Gypsy Ballroom
04-07 Austin, TX - La Zona Rosa
04-09 Tempe, AZ - Clubhouse
04-10 San Diego, CA - Epicentre
04-12 Los Angeles, CA - El Rey Theatre
04-13 Los Angeles, CA - El Rey Theatre
04-14 San Francisco, CA - Slim's
04-16 Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theatre
04-17 Seattle, WA - Showbox Showroom
04-18 Vancouver, British Columbia - Richard's on Richards
04-20 Boise, ID - Venue
04-21 Salt Lake City, UT - Club Sound at In the Venue
04-22 Englewood, CO - Gothic Theatre
04-23 Lawrence, KS - Bottleneck
04-25 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
04-26 Madison, WI - Club 770
04-27 Iowa City, IA - Picador
04-28 Chicago, IL - Metro
04-30 Detroit, MI - Magic Stick
05-02 Toronto, Ontario - Mod Club
05-03 Montreal, Quebec - La Sala Rossa
05-04 Boston, MA - Avalon
05-05 New York, NY - Webster Hall

Listen: Love Of Diagrams - "The Pyramid" (from their forthcoming album Mosaic)

http://www.loveofdiagrams.com (Official Site)
http://www.myspace.com/LoveOfDiagrams (Myspace)
Matador Records

Black Sheep Moan

Following in the great tradition of films from New Zealand, the New Zealand Film Commission is going to take the zombie film in a direction that had only previously been suggested by British scientists with the release of Black Sheep.

From the movie's synopsis: "On a vast New Zealand sheep station, a reckless genetic engineering experiment goes horribly wrong, turning sheep into bloodthirsty killers." This may not seem especially scary in parts of the world such as Los Angeles where sheep per capita is relatively low, but in places like New Zealand, where sheep outnumber people 12 to 1, or in sheep-baiting vehicles parked at the drive-in, it's a real cause for fear. The synopsis didn't mention if a zombified Chris Farley ends up as delicious sheep fodder in the flick.

Check out the trailer for all the fuzzy frights.

Black Sheep - trailer

Black Sheep - official website