Jon Spencer Blues Explosion to play Superbowl

Aside from the news that Simon Cowell is going to appear in a Superbowl advert to push the US version of the X Factor (that's quite a big bet riding on the show right there), the most interesting Superbowl advert is probably this one:



It's a car advert, a car advert for a car you can't buy yet, and possibly the dullest creative idea you can imagine - "hey, the car's called a Beetle, because it looks like a beetle, so why don't we do an advert which makes it look like a beetle?"

But on the other hand: Jon Spencer Blues Explosion covering Black Betty.

The great thing about it being on YouTube is you don't have to sit through the sport to see it. The 21st century is brilliant.

Embed and breakfast man: Solex vs Cristina Martinez and Jon Spencer

I'm not usually a big fan of 'making of' videos - if I wanted to have the daylight poured in on magic, I'd buy myself a periscope and a ladder, and most album-making is like most other album-making - but Solex have come up with something a bit beyond the norm to promote their Solex VS Cristina Martinez & Jon Spencer Amsterdam Throwdown King Street Showdown thing.

This, to be precise, is what they've come up with:

Solex VS Cristina Martinez & Jon Spencer Comic Video from Bronzerat Records on Vimeo.

Jon Spencer Blues Explosion: Coming back at you

You might have gaps in your Jon Spencer Blues Explosion collection. But not for much longer, as the entire back catalogue is getting a re-release over the next few months.

If your entire collection consists of a gap, there's going to be a best-of-start-here type collection, Dirty Shirt Rock & Roll: The First Ten Years. Ten years? Not quite sure that adds up.

Following on, the rereleases will appear as pairs:

Now I Got Worry, Controversial Negro in June
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion (First Year), Extra Width + Mo Width in August
Orange + Remixes (2-disc) Acme + Xtra Acme (2-disc) in October.

That's the announcement.



That's the warning.

Happy returns: Boss Hog

Coming back together for the All Tomorrows Parties Christmas bash: Boss Hog.



Oh yes. Seven years on from their last gig.

They're also doing The Luminaire in London on December 8th.