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morning.. some links from yesterday and today..

a. Did you check out the beginning of the new ABC’s of LIVE MUSIC HERE? well you should. Don’t be frightened. I am here for you.

b. Aural Fitness works out more songs about the state of Virginia HERE.

c. Hey Wes and maybe two other people I know.. Spy Vs. Spy is reunited for one show in Leeds UK HERE! want to go?

d. Johnny Depp on Japanese TV with kids dressed like nazi pirates HERE.

e. One of our favorite Swedes, Jose Gonzalez is coming to NYC. Check NYC tourdates below.

Tues Aug 21 NYC, NY Spiegeltent (Special Preview Show)
Thu Sept 27 NYC, NY Gramercy Theater*
Fri Sept 28 NYC, NY Gramercy Theater#
Sat Sept 29 NYC, NY Music Hall of Williamsburg

f. I think Shade Control doesn’t like the new Fabolous record, what do YOU THINK??

g. So after THIS, I get an email about some Pleasure Forever rare cd coming out. Check out this mp3 of a black flag song..

Pleasure Forever – The Bars .

h. Check out this SITE , they have some nice live footage from Vietnam, Grizzly Bear and Sean Na Na and many more..

i. Gridskipper has NYC Notorious Hotels HERE.

j. McSweeney‘s is having a cool lil EBAY auction HERE.

A. Honestly, can I be more obsessed with EL P’s “Poisenville Kids”?? Check out this performance of EL P playing live HERE. Then look around and find him making bagels and lox. Swear.

B. Check out why Kris Parker rules (still) HERE.

C. TOUR NEWS. GO to see:

Ben Davis & The Jetts and Fin Fang Foom kick-off their joint European tour in Iceland this Thursday. Their tour dates are listed below:

May 31, 2007 - Reykjavik, Iceland @ Kaffi Hljomalind
June 01, 2007 - Wuerzburg, Germany @ Cairo
June 02, 2007 - Braunschweig, Germany @ Nexu
June 03, 2007 - Hamburg, Germany @ Hafenklang
June 04, 2007 - Leipzig, Germany @ Lichtwirtschaft
June 05, 2007 - Munich, Germany @ Sunny Red
June 06, 2007 - Passau, Germany @ ZAKK
June 07, 2007 - Gossau, Switzerland @ Kubus
June 08, 2007 - France @ TBA
June 09, 2007 - Bordeaux, France @ El Inca
June 10, 2007 - Bilbao, Spain @ Easka Rock Club
June 11, 2007 - Madrid, Spain @ Nasti
June 12, 2007 - Badajoz, Spain @ Centro de ocio las cumbres de don benito
June 13, 2007 - Ubeda (Jaen), Spain @ La Nave
June 14, 2007 - Zaragoza, Spain @ Arrebato
June 16, 2007 - Sant Feliu De Codines (Barcelo), Spain @ Centro Civico
June 16, 2007 - Spain @ TBA
June 17, 2007 - Toulouse, France @ Caves de la notté
June 18, 2007 - Italy @ TBA
June 19, 2007 - Muelheim, Germany @ Muelheim, AZ
June 20, 2007 - Frankfurt, Germany @ Clubkeller
June 21, 2007 - Halle (Saale), Germany @ Huehnermanhattan
June 22, 2007 - Remseck, Germany @ HDJ/Cafe Impuls

D. Listen to the new Sufjan Stevens HERE.

E.  Microsoft announces a 10k table?  Huh?  Coasters needed HERE.

F.  A post about Christie Front Drive HERE, good times!.

a. Have you checked out Bryan Scary? Here are some dates for tour with an MP3. What do you think? My friend Todd, thinks he loves it!!

Bryan Scary and The Shredding Tears Live:

05/28 New York, NY Pianos
05/31 Cleveland, OH Grog Shop
06/01 Chicago, IL Elbo Room
06/04 Portland, OR Rotture
06/05 Seattle, WA High Dive
06/06 San Francisco, CA Ebo Room

Bryan Scary – Misery Loves Company.

b. Check out unreleased The Game songs HERE.

c. Neurosis does a promo video HERE.

d. Voxtrot does Daytrotter HERE..

e.  El P live on Video HERE.

f.  CYSTSFTS has a live Dismemberment Plan HERE.

g.  Grab the entire Either / Or record HERE.

a. Check out the new LIVE free Black Keys EP HERE.

b. When the Willowz come to this area, see them live:

07/15 Buffalo, NY @ Mohawk Place*
07/17 Philadelphia, PA @ The Khyber*
07/18 Washington, DC @ Black Cat*
07/19 Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar*
07/20 Cambridge, MA @ T.T. the Bear’s*
07/22 Hoboken, NJ @ Maxwell’s*

Listen to them: The Willowz – Evil Son .

c. Check out some new Pelle Carlberg, a Swedish singer / songwriter:

Pelle Carlberg – I love you, you imbecile .

Pelle Carlberg – Clever Girls .

d. Check out another great Swedish band, Lonely, Dear, song here: Lonely, Dear – A few good Men .

check out their video HERE.

e. The Airborne Toxic Event, yeah I know, bad name, anyway, listen to them here: The Airborne Toxic Event – Does this mean you’re moving on? .

f. Check out the new Sage Francis video, Got up this Morning, at Epitaph’s site HERE.

g. Wilco tells Spinner they’re pissed that Entertainment Weekly said they sound like the Eagles HERE.

h.  Here’s your chance to finally download Elliott Smith’s whole first record without having to tell people you haven’t heard it.  HERE.

i.  Check out Paul Sheer answering questioning about the Human Giant marathon HERE.

j.  the Editors cover the Gorillaz at the Music Slut HERE.

k.  Check out a live David Bazan (Pedro the Lion) solo show at Bradley’s Almanac, that includes radiohead and dylan covers HERE.

Brian from The National, took time to write a little about his tour experience with The Arcade Fire over at the Gothamist.

Check it out!

Check out some of today’s links:

A. Daytrotter’s session with Grizzly Bear HERE.

B. Amazing old school skateboarding video to Jim Croce HERE. (thnx again bill)

C. Read an Interview with Sage Francis HERE.

D. Patrick Wolf’s new album is out today, check out a song, Patrick Wolf – the Magic Position, and see him on one of the tour dates below..

05-02 Minneapolis, MN – Varsity Theater*
05-03 Chicago, IL – Vic Theatre*
05-05 Philadelphia, PA – Electric Factory*
05-07 Boston, MA – Avalon Ballroom*
05-08 New York, NY – The Highline Ballroom*
05-09 New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom
05-12 Toronto – Mod Club*
05-13 Toronto – Mod Club*
05-16 Los Angeles, CA – The Troubadour
*w/ Amy Winehouse

E. You own a blackberry pearl? want to change the color of the tracking ball? do so HERE. thx dolla bill!

F. U.

As you may have realized, we freaking love Menomena. The Portland trio has recently finished their first tour of ’07 and apparently had such a great time they are ready to do it again.

Here are the dates:

April:
28         Walla Walla, WA           Whitman College

June:
1          Seattle, WA                  Neumo’s
2          Vancouver, BC               Red Room

With All Smiles:
6          Eugene, OR                  WOW Hall
7          Sacramento, CA            Blue Lamp
8          San Francisco,              The Independent
10         Visalia, CA                    Cellar Door
12         Los Angeles, CA            Troubadour
13         Pomona, CA                  Glass House
14         San Diego, CA               Casbah
15         Tucson, AZ                    Solar Culture Gallery
16         Phoenix, CA                  The Clubhouse
19         Austin, TX                     The Parish
20         Houston, TX                   Walter’s on Washington
21         Dallas, TX                     Granada
22         Lawrence, KS                The Bottleneck
23         Omaha, NE                   Waiting Room

July:
13         New York, NY                Seaport Music Festival
15         Chicago, IL                    Pitchfork Music Festival
22         Troutdale, OR                Edgefield (w/ The Decemberists)

Then as you may have read on Menomena’s TOUR BLOG they stopped by Juan’s Basement while in New York and taped a live video of their smash hit “The Pelican”.

Check it out HERE!

Let me say this before I go on… I am done, done with that 5 week monster of a job, that will allow me to write more content for this site once again, so thank you for being patient. Also, I was incredibly lazy this weekend and bailed on NOT ONE but TWO shows I was supposed to see. A. 31knots B. Les Savy Fav, vaild excuse for A. (wrong show time) and not so valid excuse for B. (lazy, amazing race and too much alcohol on friday and saturday)

A. Go to Japan and see the Pinkness it has to offer, does this remind you of something?

B. OK Computer was just an album HERE.,

C. Stereogum points to Lily Allen covering BLONDIE and Bjork covering 2UNLIMITED?

D. Aquarium Drunkard has a demo from Sufjan Stevens for Casimir Pulaski HERE.

E. Some awesome new bands have been added to Pitchfork, including De La Soul, Battles and Stephen Malkmus. YES!

F. Some GEEKy TSHIRTS at SXSW HERE.

G. So Much Silence has the drummer from Palomar talking about A Tribe Called Quest’s “Low End Theory” HERE.

more in a bit.

So friend, fellow lover of anything Swedish and musician Shelby Cinca is in NYC with his band, the Cassettes tonight (March 29th) at Cake Shop at 11pm. Try to come by and support the band. If you don’t know Shelby was in Frodus, Frantic Mantis and Decahedron. Check out his music below:

MYSPACE HERE.

The Cassettes – Madder Lass.

The Cassettes – Feel at Home.

CHECK OUT SHELBY’S INTERVIEW HERE. BUY ALL THESE RELEASES HERE. CHECK OUT MORE MUSIC FROM THiS ARTIST HERE. BACK TO HOME PAGE HERE.

Jarvis Cocker (of Pulp, Relaxed Muscle and mooning Michael Jackson fame) is looking for bands to open for him in his upcoming US tour. Check out his MYSPACE for more details. And thanks to About the Music radio in Tortonto for recommending my band!