a. LEVI’S SXSW party, check out the link HERE.

b. Did you hear that the drummer from Vampire Weekend was hurt? read about it HERE.

c. NEW MUSIC: the Hands - Lies Lies Lies. MYSPACE HERE.

d. Put all of wikipedia on your IPHONE or IPOD touch HERE.

e. Leftover bands that aren’t as good as their predecessor HERE.

f. Merge Records opens digital store HERE.

g. the Onion movie? FInally??


h. Support WMFU and while you’re at it, buy a new Patton Oswalt exclusive cd HERE>

i. NEW MUSIC. CHECK OUT: Hunter’s Run - Forgotten Souvenirs of the Modern Age. Think Elvis Costello maybe.

j. for the strangest tip today…

Al Jourgensen and Ministry’s Gift to the
Fans of Chicago Blackhawks Hockey
New Ministry Song - “Keys to the City” Will Debut in Chicago and on
iTunes March 5, 2008

Chicago, IL – The resurging Chicago Blackhawks Hockey team has no
bigger fan than Al Jourgensen, the “Mayor of Chicago’s Underground,”
the godfather of the industrial music scene, and founder and lead
singer of the legendary rock band Ministry. As the 2007/2008
Blackhawks team makes its push for the 2008 playoffs, its fans now
have another great sports anthem, courtesy of Al and his
co-conspirators in Ministry. “Keys To The City,” a rock anthem sure to
inspire Blackhawks fans worldwide, will debut on March 5, 2008. As
part of the debut, 200 lucky fans of Ministry and the Blackhawks will
win tickets to see the March 5 game.

Born in Cuba and having immigrated to the U.S. at the age of two,
Jourgensen was raised in Colorado and Chicago, settling in the Windy
City in the late 1970s. As a youth, Al would attend Chicago Blackhawks
Hockey games watching from the upper balcony at the old Chicago
Stadium. After founding the industrial metal rock band in 1980, and as
the band gained popularity, Al graduated to season tickets in the main
bowl. Living now in El Paso, TX, Al still gets back to Chicago from
time to time to watch his beloved Blackhawks and is a worldwide
evangelist for the team, often sporting his Blackhawks jersey on tour.

Last fall, as the buzz began to build around the new, young
Blackhawks team, Jourgensen decided he wanted to add to the momentum.
In his studios rehearsing for their farewell tour, Al picked up on a
guitar riff that hadn’t made his final album and started building what
would become “Keys to the City,” a sports rock anthem that he
presented as a gift to the Wirtz family and the Chicago Blackhawks in
December of 2007. The Blackhawks have since embraced the song as a
great opportunity to reach out to a new generation of Blackhawks fans;
a worthy companion to the team’s official theme song, “Here Come The
Hawks.”

“The Chicago Blackhawks RULE!” said Al Jourgensen. “I am honored to
be a part of the history and legend of one of hockey’s Original Six. I
hope ‘Keys to The City’ inspires some awesome fights on the ice.”

Keys to the City
Though containing trademark intensity and guitar riffs, “Keys to the
City” is less a traditional Ministry song, but more a classic sports
anthem in structure. Built around a drum/bass line that recalls Garry
Glitter’s “Rock n’ Roll Pt 2,” the song is a rallying cry for
Blackhawk fans. Name checking the past Hawk greats like Hull, Mikita,
Esposito and Savard, the song celebrates the resurgence of the
Blackhawks and the quest to bring home the Stanley Cup to Chicago. It
is already popular among the young Blackhawks players upon which the
team is building its future championships.

March 5 Debut
Al Jourgensen will travel to Chicago for the March 5 debut of the
song. After a day of media interviews supporting the song and
Ministry’s farewell tour, which comes to Chicago’s House of Blues in
early May, Jourgensen and his wife will be the guest of the Blackhawks
at the game that night and will participate in game festivities. As
part of the day’s promotions, 200 fans of Ministry and the Blackhawks
will get free tickets to the televised March 5 home game against the
Anaheim Ducks. Details on how to win the tickets will be posted at
ChicagoBlackhawks.com. “Keys to the City” will be available for
download via iTunes, and as a link from ChicagoBlackhawks.com,
starting March 5. Proceeds from the song will benefit the Blackhawks
charities. To purchase tickets to the March 5 Blackhawks game, visit
ChicagoBlackhawks.com.