Barn Burning opens for the legendary David Grubbs this Friday at the Century Lounge.
One more Providence show. Hang in there out-of-staters. Casiotone For The Painfully Alone plays AS220 on Thursday, August 5th. More tour dates here.
NPR chats with Zach Braff. You can skip to about 3:40 in order to bypass the review. He spends a healthy portion of the interview talking about Harold and Maude.
"We didn't have any duplicating equipment [for pirating CDs], if that's what they were looking for. And as for the mixes, we never really questioned the legalities of them. We never did. Because, one, we were getting some of the mix-CDs through our regular vendors that we bought our quote-unquote 'legit' product from. The same place I would get the Interscope record from, I would get mix-CDs from, from national distributors. Two, the artists are on there endorsing the mixes. I mean, Eminem's on the mix-CD saying, 'Yo, this is Eminem. You're listening to DJ Green Lantern.' Then he drops three or four exclusive free-styles and he's talking within the mix, about the mix itself, saying Lantern’s his man. You would kind of assume that Eminem's fine with it."
Listen to Camera Obscura's July 17thKEXP set. The live version of "Books Written for Girls" is my favorite. If you haven't listened to their January release, Underachievers Please Try Harder, you should probably check it out. Until recently, I've pretty much hated Scottish music. 2004 has really turned me around.
Camera Obscura played Boston and NYC earlier this week, but I forgot to mention it. Philadelphia, Georgia, Virginia and Jersey still have a chance to see them though.
Ambulance, Ltd plays Letterman on Thursday and Kilborn on Monday.
CrunkClassics - featuring Trick Daddy, Lil Jon and The East Side Boyz, Sammy Sam, Petey Pablo, Pastor Troy, Youngbloodz and much, much more.
Tommy Stinson's solo disc hit stores today. Paul's got a nice little writeup on it.
The end's not near. It's here. Hallelujah, spread the cheer.
A brand new Spoon website with a brand new version of "Sister Jack." You can still find the old Spoon/Slatch interview link on their site. We should really do something about getting a more up-to-date chat online though.
After two months, I finally popped my copy of The New Year's The End Is Near into the CD player. If you've been sleeping on it like I have, it's time to check it out. It's an amazing disc. Touch and Go's got an MP3.
Who is ... Michael Cudahy! A great piece on Friday's Marketplace where a musician from LA talks about losing to Jeopardy overlord Ken Jennings.
You know what video game is awesome? Bridge Construction Set. You build bridges, then run trains over them to test their structural validity. The goal (well, my goal) is to build a bridge that will hold up until the train is halfway across, then crack under pressure. It sounds boring, but once you see that first choo choo plummet to a watery grave, you'll be thanking me.
"Here's what it comes down to kids. Ronald McDonald doesn't give a damn about you. Neither does that little minx Wendy or any of the other icons of drivethroughdom. And you know what, they're not supposed to. They're businesses doing what businesses do. They don't love you. They are not going to laugh with you on your birthdays, or hold you when you're sick and sad."
.38 Special - Drivetrain Sometimes you see that a band like .38 Special has an album on the new release shelf. You think to yourself, "Please let this be a remaster, please let this be a remaster..." but then you flip it over and, sure enough, that Sanctuary Records label is staring right at you. Don't get me wrong, I love Sanctuary. They put out some absolutely amazing material. But .38 Special hasn't had a hit since I was six years old. Just typing that last sentence made me a little sad.
Badly Drawn Boy - One Plus One Is One I think the first Badly Drawn Boy disc is the only import I've ever purchased in my entire life. I'm sort of opposed to buying imports but that "Year of the Rat" track is growing on me. I might have to make an exception once again.
Kittie - Until The End Kittie is one of those bands that people claim I've got to see live in order to get the full effect. This is their fourth (I think?) disc and it's apparently getting decent reviews. More info on KittieRocks.com.
Old 97'S - Drag It Up I've been so busy lately, I haven't been able to obsessively track the Old 97's every move. I even missed their label switch. That's really sad. I've only heard one track off the new disc, but I'm sold.
Sahara Hotnights - Kiss & Tell We're currently negotiating a Saharah Hotnights contest. If my intern stops screwing around, we should have it online in a day or two. Everything about the new single is awesome. It's catchy as fuck and I'm in love with the video - something about the way it was cut along with sombreros and cowboy hat head bobbing... The Swedish know how to do it right. You can stream it here:
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Scissor Sisters I lost the link to them covering Franz Ferdinand, but their website has plenty of other audio/video.
Social Distortion - Live In Orange County Everyone I've spoken with has unanimously agrees that if a band was popular in the '80s/'90s and they release a live video that was filmed more than ten years after that, you must absolutely, without exception, never buy that DVD. Ever.
Tommy Stinson - Village Gorilla Head Tommy is from The Replacements and, more recently, Guns and Roses. His solo disc has a bunch of guest appearances on it (Frank Black). You can listen to tracks on his website.
Tent City A Super 8 Anti Hero skate video by Rick Charnoski and Buddy Nichols. Plexifilm is handling the DVD release, so it's guaranteed to be high-quality. More info here. Watch the trailer here.
I'm pretty sure they didn't want me to put all of those tracks online. You can visit the brand new Saloonatiks website here - listen to music, check out all the creepy Rhode Islander photos (my favorite is the photo of Tim and Dave Chapelle). Or just drop them a line and order your very own copy of Girls Gone Wyld.
