the title to this post is "anything"

Tom Cruise has lost it...or has he. This has to be fake...This story is a good excuse to link here again. Tom Cruise is Nuts.

new Ice Cream with a sizzle.

Jesus and HeMan burn one down.

Fun interactive music quiz. Guessing album name by album art. I feel very good. I put in Pearl Jam and got 80% while the rest of the world got 64%. My score was 1301. Beat that HM.

Aversion reports: The last-ever Guided By Voices show is heading for a DVD release.
Guided By Voices’ final show, recorded New Year’s Eve at Chicago’s Metro, will pop up on DVD Nov. 15 from Plexifilm. It’s unclear how many of the 60 to 70 songs the band played that evening will make it to the final cut...

iTunes phone.

Over used music stories.

symposium on Springsteen's music.

Great scenes of Rock and Roll as done by Peeps.

I missed the new releases yesterday. Too busy listening to the new DCFC. It is great but not their best. A must buy but seriously get into their back catalogue. Try the "new" Dylan. Get the various artists at Austin City Limits and if you don't have anything by Todd Snider make sure to get his best of set. The man is pure gold. I was pretty disappointed with the Corals latest (you reading this HM) and EC well it's not bad it's just not memorable. That is sad coming from a former god. Enjoy.

Eric Clapton Back Home Reprise

Death Cab for Cutie Plans Atlantic
Thanks to a successful courtship with prime-time television, Death Cab For Cutie return with their major label debut Plans — a watershed moment for a group whose maturity has reached a new peak.


Bob Dylan The Bootleg Series, Vol. 7: No Direction Home -
The seventh volume of Bob Dylan's ongoing Bootleg Series doubles as the soundtrack to No Direction Home, Martin Scorsese's feature-length documentary covering the first act of Dylan's career (it's scheduled to air on PBS in September, and will be released on DVD that month, too). This double-disc set features a selection of 26 unreleased tracks (plus two previously released cuts), ranging from home recordings and live performances to alternate studio takes from Highway 61 Revisited and Blonde on Blonde. While there's nothing particularly revelatory here, all the music is excellent and the album as a whole paints a good picture of Dylan's evolution from Woody Guthrie devotee to rock visionary.

Kanye West Late Registration Roc-A-Fella
On Late Registration, the follow-up to the multi-platinum College Dropout, West sets out to prove that his surprise solo success was no fluke and that he hasn't run out of ideas. Jon Brion (Fiona Apple, Aimee Mann), an unlikely collaborator, co-produces most of the tracks.

Mose Allison Ramblin' with Mose [Bonus Tracks Prestige

The Coral The Invisible Invasion Sony International

Macy Gray Live in Las Vegas NuTech Digital

Herbie Hancock Possibilities

OK Go Oh No Capitol

Les Paul Les Paul and Friends Capitol
Todd Snider That Was Me: The Best of Todd Snider 1994-1998 Hip-O

Various Artists Austin City Limits Music Festival: 2004 Rhino
Jam Bands, Indie Rock, Roots Rock, New Orleans R&B, Urban Blues, Country-Rock

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Bro

Big Hugs to New Orleans

I deeply hope that everyone will be OK. The power of nature is truly astonishing.

Best wishes to everybody in the area

One million homeless?

Die-hards will die hard. That is a tough line. I can't believe people want to stay.

Web resources for Katrina.

A moment to silence.

a few musical notes

A Talking Box. All the Talking Heads CDs will be released as DualDiscs. Save up those hard earned pennies. Alot of them.

New Trey CD-- Phishless.

Kelly Clarkson hip? Only MTV would know.

Do they know its Halloween? A new comedy LP. A decent lineup.

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Bro

She said she would never forget but now morning is clear--it's like I'm not here

Nature rocks. The shark v octopus.

Live 8 dvd out in November. Just in time for the holidays. I just hope MTV doesn't have anything to do with.

This is very cool. Helps you find Indie radio anywhere close to you or wherever you might travel.

BECK, SLEATER-KINNEY and DEVENDRA BANHART will join a genre defying line-up at the first-ever Vegoose festival going off at Las Vegas' Sam Boyd Stadium October 29-30th. Others slated to perform include the ARCADE FIRE, the SHINS, PRIMUS, TALIB KWELI, WIDESPREAD PANIC, JACK JOHNSON and DAVE MATTHEWS BAND. . .
DMB have also donated $250,000 to CARE which will aid two impoverished villages in Sri Lanka that were devastated by last December's tsunami

The Demise of Rock Snobs? Case in point the number one LP this week was a rehash of two CDs in a greatest hits package. 2cds. WTF people.

and now why I don't listen to Podcasts. No music. Although KEXP has a good unsigned bands Podcast I need to check out. Yeah Music. Yeah KEXP. Track one rocks btw.

Wait a minute. How can you have a music video awards show if you don't show any videos? Well besides rap. MTV show in the way of a storm.

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Thanks to the wordsmith Dylan. the song is "I can't believe you". It can be found on Bootleg V 6. Good stuff.

Less than a month away... 

Music news you can use! (and a little bit of porn)

Hey! I thought I had the monopoly on PJ News? Deserves another mention.
Oh, and yes I am traveling to the great white north next month to see them.

Pearl Jam's Bootleg Program Goes Digital Beginning September 1
http://forums.pearljam.com/showthread.php?t=137186




Trent Reznor gets the digital treatment from David Fincher and Digital Domain
This pretty good... http://www.boardsmag.com/screeningroom/musicvideos/1824/




Jack White gets coked up!
http://www.nme.com/news/113482.htm




Curiosities from Japan's porno shops.
http://www.demonbaby.com/blog/2005/08/curiosities-from-japans-porno-shops.html


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I've got just one thing to say...if we stand still we are sure to just fade away.

Pearl Jam to sell bootlegs of shows on their website. They will be in Canada and the US shortly. Rumor has it that Helper Monkey is road trippin to the one of the Canadian shows.

Meet the Golden Girls. this is real. Why? Why not.

The Beastie Boys want your remix.

Popzoot. Alot of everything-- well on the music video front.

The mag NO DEPRESSION turns 10. It is a wonderful mag filled with wonderful music.

Sirius ever behind XM unveils portable listening devise.

I know this is a day old but I am glad someone finally has stepped up to rid the world of the Ashlee Simpson's. No more lip synching in Turkey.

this is beautiful. Things I have argued about with my Girlfriend. ahhh love. Also now a book.


the Blues Brothers movie turns 25 soon. New DVD. Listen to the NPR story here and check out Blues Brother Central. Cool screen shots here.


File this under People have no taste. With all the great music out this week...this is number one.?
Reuters reports: Teen pop star Hilary Duff topped the U.S. album charts Wednesday with a greatest hits collection culling tunes from her hefty catalog of two studio albums.

Strokes set cd release date for the new year.

Buffo--the worldest strongest clown.

Bar code art.

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Bro

The title is from The Helio Sequence's "Don't look away". It's punky. It's dancey. It's two guys making alot of fun noise. They are from Portland and this is cd number 3. I think the first two might be a bit better. Think of them as Radiohead's little cousin who tries really hard and plays a harmonica in some tunes.

New Releases today 8-23

An excellent week to rob a bank. Start with DRMC. Alot of people are ripping on them for this but I think it may be their best. It is different (some are asking Where's my Rock and Roll?) but this is acoustic yummies and pure American Roots goodness. The New Pornographers. Slow Wonder is better (Newman's second solo cd) but this is cd has very high expectations and it almost gets there. That means go get it and be very happy. If you are reading this and have no expectations for the new New Pornographers cd then backtrack and enjoy. I envy you as you get to listen to Slow Wonder (AC Newman) and Electric Version (New Pornographers) for the first time. I remember my first time. Pick up Delbert's latest and Minus the Bear (minus the funky song titles). Then head to the "V" section. Vanderslice and Veirs. Enjoy. There is alot.

Carl Barat / Under The Influence (Covers album) (Under The Influence)
Björk / Drawing Restraint 9 (Original Soundtrack) (One Little Indian)
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club / Howl (RCA)
Broken Spindles / Inside/Absent (Saddle Creek)
Dropsonic / Insects With Angel Wings (Rowdy)
Orenda Fink / Invisible Ones (Saddle Creek)
Lisa Gerrard/Jeff Rona / A Thousand Roads (Original Score) (Reincarnate Music)
Josh Joplin / Jaywalker (Eleven Thirty)
Judd & Maggie / Subjects (RCA)
Josh Kelley / Almost Honest (Hollywood)
The Kennedys / Half A Million Miles (Appleseed)
Steve Kimmock Band / Eudemonic (Sci Fidelity)
Khronos Quartet and Asha Bhosle / You've Stolen My Heart (Nonesuch)
Leo Kotke & Mike Gordon / Sixty Six Steps (RCA Victor)
Chuck Leavell / Southscape (Mega Force)
Delbert McClinton / Cost of Living (New West)
Minus The Bear / Menos El Oso (Suicide Squeeze)
Ennio Morricone / Morricone In Love (Compilation) (El)
New Pornographers / Twin Cinema (Matador)
Ozomatli / Live at the Fillmore (Concord)
Gram Parsons / Complete Reprise Sessions (Rhino)
Lee "Scratch" Perry / This Is Crucial Reggae (Trojan)
Portastatic / Bright Ideas (Merge)
Amy Rigby /Little Fugitive (Signature Sounds)
Otis Taylor / Below The Fold (Telarc)
John Vanderslice / Pixel Revolt (Barsuk)
Chad VanGaalen / Infiniheart (Sub Pop)
Townes Van Zandt / Be Here To Love Me (Tomato Music)
Laura Veirs / Years of Meteors (Nonesuch)
John Zorn / The Best of Filmworks: 20 Years of Soundtrack Music (Tzadik)

And to get you ready for next or the week we get new DCFC
8/30/05
Eric Clapton / Back Home (Warner Bros.)
Death Cab For Cutie / Plans (Atlantic)
Thea Gilmore / Songs From The Gutter (Compass)
Macy Gray / Live In Las Vegas (Nutech Digital)
Hackensaw Boys / Love What You Do (Nettwerk)
Herbie Hancock / Possiblities (Vector)
Joy Electric / Ministry of Archers (Tooth & Nail)
Marty Stuart and his Fabulous Superlatives / Souls' Chapel (Universal South)
Les Paul & Friends / American Made World Played (Capitol)
Ok Go / Oh No (Capitol)
Kanye West / Late Registration (Roc-A-Fella)
Dan Zanes / All Around The Kitchen (Festival Five)

cat...K. A. T. cat

Man I didn't realize "recycling" could pay so well. Lenny Kravitz to buy $50 Million home in NYC.

Upgrade your body with iArm. I'm thinking I could re-enact scenes from Army of Darkness with that.

Painful almost goals in soccer. video

Duct tape angel. photo.

The bug orgy. I have not words.

another flash game. Orbit.

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bro

the title is just proff to myself that I can spel.

at the Christmas Party I hold your hair when you vomit

Classical Chinese Poetry in Floyd? Say it ain't so.

The Biography of the Mix Tape.

Wait a minute Hollywood got something right? Well maybe. 10 movies that got women right.

all in one place for your shopping enjoyment. As Seen On TV.

Short Film. A DJ saved my life. Awesome. Must see. Takes awhile to load but oh so worth it.

Halloween is solved. Next.

Label backed P2P. Wow I thought I wouldn't write that for quite awile. Mashboxx.

Napster boss interviewed by BBC.

Details on Cat Power's next cd.

Death Cab and the Decemeberists jam on "Go your own way" MP3.

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Bro

The title is from Jens Lekman's "Higher Power". It's a sweeping big song full of funny moments of love.

two men say they're jesus--one of them must be wrong

Friday flash fun. Pong meets Tron. Curveball

a heartwarming story about Huey Lewis.

thinking of offing yourself. Ever thought of caffeine? I didn't think so. So now that your thinking about it how much will you need? Go here. Death by caffeine.

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bro the unspeller

Is it Friday yet?

The mother of all traitors. Fun in all the wrong and right ways.

I have only one word for this vid of Jems: Make it stop please I wish I had never witnessed this oh all that is holy please stop them. Honestly it has to be a joke. Has to be.

Jerry's legacy.

Ray LaMontagne live review.

names of bands that would very hard to book.

The Dandy Warhols out on the road.

Gorilla Pop. A simple mission. Get you the music you like. I haven't tried it but if you do and it's good let me know. Or try indieburn.

Not sure how I feel about this. Video playing tombstones. I think I would have mine set up so you could play tetris.

I know I posted here before but incase you haven't checked back in awhile. Post a secret.

Women...gotta love'em. They do so many things right well sometimes.

You think you have it bad. An article on Slate. or what you have to look forward to.

I leave you tonight with boucing quarters.

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Bro

This means war Cbro! (see what I am crotch grabbingly mad about below)

This means war Cbro! (see what I am crotch grabbingly mad about below Cbro's post)

Hey! I just posted for the first time in like 2 weeks, and Cbro has to come along and bump me down?!!!

Hey there, been gone a bit but now I am back, in black, like a shiny Motorolla Razr phone. Speaking of phones, Verizon has this ringback feature that plays a song when you dial someone instead of hearing a ringer. I had to try it and now if you call me you will hear the sounds of Lou Reed's "Vicious" coming through your phone...nice. Try it here if your a Verizon user... http://ringbacktones.vzw.com/



This is really cool, Flash Earth takes the best from MSN and Google Maps, and combines it into an incredible interface http://www.flashearth.com/



The 2005 edition of the top 10 most ridiculous black metal pictures of all time.
http://ruthlessreviews.com/top10/10blackmetal2.html



I stopped by Cbro's place unexpectedly last week and caught him jamming to this vid... http://www.fazed.net/common/content/out.php?id=9077


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HelperMonkey

Anyone seen HelperMonkey?

Why traffic jams? The Physics of it.

Man launches IceCream Stick ship.

tipping. New Yorkers rock.

Very cool flick. Segway across America. or at least it looks like it could be.

Game on. Who's got next?

Is love of music innate?

Good article on cd burning and the disconnect record companies have to consumers.

MP3. troubled hubble. Ear Nose and Throat
and one more Traffic. Jangly pop yummies.

a coupla more. The Ponys. Bits of the Clash and bits of Talking Heads. Glass Conversation. and Little Friends.

My Morning Jacket tour update. and the Doves
Capitol) New North American live dates have been confirmed for epic British trio Doves in support of their recently released third album, Some Cities. DOVES FALL 2005 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR
9/12 Boston, MA Avalon *
9/13 Montreal, QC Spectrum de Montreal*
9/14 Brooklyn, NY Warsaw @ (CMJ Music Marathon)
9/16 New Haven, CT Toad's Place @
9/17 Baltimore, MD Sonar *
9/19 Carrboro, NC Cat's Cradle *
9/20 Atlanta, GA Roxy Theatre *
9/22 New Orleans, LA TwiRoPa *
9/23 Houston, TX Meridian *
9/24 Dallas, TX Gypsy Tea Room*
9/25 Austin, TX Austin City Limits Festival (w/Coldplay, Wilco, Franz Ferdinand, Arcade Fire, etc.)
9/27 Chicago, IL Riviera #
9/28 Columbus, OH Newport Music Hall #
9/30 Toronto, ONT Docks Concert Hall #
10/01 Northampton, MA Pearl Street #
10/02 Staten Island, NY Across the Narrows Festival(w/Oasis, Jet, Kasabian, etc.)
10/04 St. Louis, MO The Pageant #
10/08 Mountainview, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre (Download Festival w/ The Killers, Modest Mouse, Arcade Fire, etc.)
10/10 Anaheim, CA House of Blues @
10/11 San Diego, CA House of Blues @
* = with Longwave
# = with VHS or Beta
@ = with Marjorie Fair

How about P. Silly?
Contact Music reports: Rap mogul SEAN 'P DIDDY' COMBS has unveiled his new stage moniker - he wants to be called just DIDDY.
Combs - who changed his name from PUFF DADDY and PUFFY before adopting the name P Diddy in 2001 - announced his moniker change in New York City yesterday (16AUG05).
He tells MTV News, "It's five letters, one word. The name is changed. We made it simpler. We removed the P. The P was getting in between us. We're entering the age of Diddy.

Walken in '08. A hoax but I would still vote for him. This is the man that said:

"Sometimes when I'm driving... on the road at night... I see two headlights coming toward me. Fast. I have this sudden impulse to turn the wheel quickly, head-on into the oncoming car. I can anticipate the explosion. The sound of shattering glass. The... flames rising out of the flowing gasoline." or

This watch was on your Daddy's wrist when he was shot down over Hanoi. He was captured and put in a Vietnamese prison camp. Now he knew if the gooks ever saw the watch it's be confiscated. The way your Daddy looked at it, that watch was your birthright. And he'd be damned if and slopeheads were gonna put their greasy yella hands on his boy's birthright. So he hid it in the one place he knew he could hide somethin'. His ass. Five long years, he wore this watch up his ass. Then when he died of disentary, he gave me the watch. I hid with uncomfortable hunk of metal up my ass for two years. Then, after seven years, I was sent home to my family. And now, little man, I give the watch to you.

We have done worse.

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Bro

Woo Hoo it's Monday... Yeah Monday

On TV tonight

BEN HARPER, JACK JOHNSON Last Call With Carson Daly (NBC)

Former President Bill Clinton is getting his own CD music compilation - and don't bother suggesting any funny names.
While some cheeky wags suggested yesterday calling the CD something blue, like "The Joy of Sax," organizers say it will simply be called, "The Bill Clinton Collection: Selections from the Clinton Music Room."
The Clinton Presidential Foundation has been working for months to acquire licensing rights to certain titles and has finally done so, foundation President Skip Rutherford said.
The 11-track disk includes tunes such as "My One and Only Love" by John Coltrane; "Harlem Nocturne" by David Sanborn; "My Funny Valentine" by Miles Davis; "Summertime" by Zoot Sims; "I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free" by Nina Simone, and "Chelsea Morning" by Judy Collins.
The CD is the latest joint venture for the Clinton Library and the Clinton Museum Store.
Clinton's office in New York has already reviewed the CD liner notes, and museum store operator Connie Fails said the compilation will be on sale in a month to five weeks.

Can't we all just get along. What is holding back digital boom or is your iPod vhs or beta?.

Indies and Majors in bed. Why the change? Money of course and speaking of getting into bed with each other. Rumor about Apple and google. Wow and wow spelled backwards too.

Plant helps out Africa with donation of cd sales. Now if we could just get the Stones to stop whoring themselves and give alittle bit...and maybe we should stop calling Green Day punk while we're at it. They sign on with NFL amoung others. I am getting sick of Santana too.

Even Oasis doesn't know what they are singing about. One guess why. Drugs? Good guess.

OMG stop it. Please. Ashlee in talks with SNL. Thank god I don't watch anymore.

Indie radio online.

Welcome to the future. Online. Not sure where or how I will fit in.

The Pac Man song.

Some things are simply unforgettable. Like the first time you see a naked man with his ass on fire run past you.

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Bro

Cuz in my head there's a greyhound station

Greatest redneck video... ever and since there's a few pics in the video of the new Dukes movie how about something for the original. Please tell me that you didn't see this. If you want to see the best parts just watch the Boots Walking video(the christian right must be so proud--not to mention her dad). It will save you time and tell hollywood that they should focus on making better films.

Monks run out of beer. Damn monks always thinking about themselves. Shameful really.

Remember tapes?

I don't know the band but what a great story. Combs v. Hannity. I also love what they re-titled it. Kids rock.

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Bro

The title is from Death Cab for Cutie's soon to be released New CD "Plans" The tune is called "soul meets body". You can download the single on iTunes and pre-order the cd below. Do yourself a favor. In fact get anything in their back catalogue too. Honestly.

but as far as I can see--this is so good--there is no need for change

a good story about calling iTunes for support. From the Slate.

This is like the renaming of the War Against Terror the Struggle Against Violent Extremism. Clear Channel (aka the devil) is renaming it's concert division.

Musicial types embrace DIY. Wave of the future? Sadly in the the article someone claims that "kids don't listen to the radio like they use to. TV is the new radio." Sad and true.

TV host robbed on the air.

The only thing that comes to mind is WTF? when I watch this video.

Yeti the final spit. Flash game.

I leave you with Friday Fun from Peeping Thongs.

The title is from the female Jack Johnson. She is a surfer. She didn't ever think a music career was serious. Everyone wanted a copy of her songs before there was a CD. She plays guitar. It's mellow campfire tunes. Want more. Well her lyrics are simpler. So see not quite the female Jack Johnson. Oh yeah her name is Tristian Prettyman.

come down from your barbed wire fence

Great Beers as decided by Men's Journal. Not a bad list and a good place to start if you need to get out of a rut.

Before the UK bans them Ship of Fools is collecting religious jokes.

Balancing Point. A short film.

an essay on Dahl. why Kid's love P's hate 'em.

Very cool vid for Ladytron.

Encyclopedia of Lesbian movie scenes.

To get you ready for the new Cash movie. See yesterday's link to the trailer. Tour his house.

Gigwise reports: Gary Lightbody has revealed that Snow Patrol are to starting their next album in September after they recently finished touring ‘Final Straw’.
Lighbody announced the news in a message to fans on the bands official website and added that he expects the album to be recorded in no more than six weeks

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Bro

the title comes from I Am Kloot's "Morning Rain"

15 reasons not to spend my life with you

Walk the line. This looks great. Love the man in black. and a different kinda movie. The 40 year old Virgin.

My Sweet Neo Con. Stones rip Bush a new one with new tune.

New Releases yesterday. Not too much to get excited about but I am sure you can find something.

Cursive / Difference Between Houses and Homes: Lost Songs and Loose Ends 1995-2001 (Saddle Creek)
The Fleshtones / Beachhead (Yep Roc)
Eliza Gilkyson / Paradise Hotel (Red House)
Gogol Bordello / Gypsy Punks Underdog World Strike (Side One Dummy)
Hayseed Dixie / Hot Piece of Grass (Cooking Vinyl)
Holopaw / Quit +/or Fight (Sub Pop)
Ellis Hooks / Godson of Soul (Evidence Music)
The Jaun MacLean / Less Than Human (Astralwerks)
Juliana Hatfield / Made In China (Ye Olde)
Hootie & The Blowfish / Looking For Lucy (Vanguard)
Koufax / Hard Times Are In Fashion (Doghouse America)
Limbeck / Let Me Come Home (Doghouse America)
Pat Metheny & Ornette Coleman / Song X (Nonesuch)
Mouse On Mars / Autoditacker (Too Pure/Beggar's)
Carrie Newcomer / Regulars and Refugees (Rounder)
Nickel Creek / Why Should The Fire Die? (Sugar Hill Records)
Orange Juice / The Glasgow School (Domino)
Pennywise / The Fuse (Epitaph)
Pancho Sanchez / Do It (Concord)
Sons and Daughters / The Repulsion Box (Domino)
Southern Bitch / Snake In The Grass (Captiva)
Richard Thompson / Front Parlour Ballads (Cooking Vinyl)
Various Artists / Def Jux Complete Music Video Collection (DVD) (Def Jux)

Death Cab For Cutie...new CD Plans. and more news on DCFC--a tour and a pre-sale.

Make your computer sound better via Slate.

Late to the download dance. Radio...one step behind.

Sire Records turns 40 and celebrates with a 4 disc set.

Live shows find a life on the web.

Beck on tour.

Christies reports: Christie's is pleased to announce the sale of an exciting piece of Bob Dylan memorabilia in our forthcoming auction of Pop Memorabilia to be held in New York on November 21, 2005.
Entitled Poems Without Titles, this rare collection of early poems was written by Dylan whilst at the University of Minnesota, circa late 1959/early 1960. The collection consists of sixteen pages of handwritten poems, the majority signed Dylan or Dylanism.
This collection will be on view to the public during our Appraisal Days, listed below.
August 20 Seattle, Experience Music Project August 22 San Francisco August 25 Los Angeles September 7 Chicago September 9 Boston
Members of the public are invited to bring along any item relating to artists such as The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Elvis Presley, Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and The Doors. Our auctions typically include lyrics, autographed records and photographs, original concert posters, stage costumes and instruments

NME reports: RADIOHEAD, GORILLAZ and RAZORLIGHT are amongst the bands who will contribute to a new album being put together in aid of WAR CHILD.
'Help: A Day in the Life' will mark the 10th anniversary of the ’Help’ album in 1995.
The project aims to compile the best bands of this generation and give them one day to record a new piece of music, which War Child will make available on www.warchildmusic.com on September 9. A CD release will follow a few weeks later

Audio Aggression reports: A new album from Live titled 'Songs From Black Mountain', is scheduled for a mid-November release. The first single from the disc is expected to impact rock radio around the third week of September. Tracks from the album include "The River", "Sofia", "Mystery" and "Love Shines", all of which have been performed at the bands recent concerts.

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Bro

The title comes from the Beta Bands "Number 15". They are probably best know as the band that help John Cusack sell multiple copies of the CD in the movie "High Fidelity".

It ain't easy being green or having a pig fall in love with you

This is for you Naught or any other movie lover. 100 best movie characters. Also how about something about Gilliam. He does have two films coming out. Also for you Naught...famous movies in famous places.

Hot? Let Avery Ant help out.

Amazon eyes downloads.

Art that changed the world according to Uncut a UK mag.

Muppet show season one out on DVD.


Leonard Cohen Doc on The Sundance Channel.

Family Guy movie. Direct to DVD.

Also on DVD JibJab the early years.

Make your own bobblehead. For yourself or a loved one.

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Bro

Have a nice weekend

Fastfinger. Flash guitar player.

Novak flips out. I'ts my birthday--so says Jon Stewart. Good clean Friday fun. Well except the BS comment from Novak. Enjoy.

Sleeping students.

Aversion reports: Ryan Adams announced he'll release his next album, September in, you guessed it, September. How clever.
The album was originally titled Jacksonville, and no reasons were given about Adams’ change of title

press release reports: This September 20th, Rhino Home Video will release "Pixies Sell Out," an all- performance DVD culled from seven different Pixies reunion concerts held in 2004. The main part of the program is from the band's concert in Belfort, France (July 3) and features 27 classic Pixies songs including "Here Comes Your Man," "Monkey Gone to Heaven," "Bone Machine," "Where Is My Mind," and "Gigantic." The DVD's bonus material offers additional performances from concerts in the United States (Coachella/May 1, Lowell/December 1, Austin City Limits Festival/September 18, and New Orleans' Voodoo Festival/October 16), Japan (Fuji Rock Festival/July 30), England (the Move Festival/July 10) and Scotland (T In The Park/July 11). "Pixies Sell Out" will retail for $19.99

Yahoo launches music search.

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Bro

I miss my mother and I miss being her son

Dylan's All Along The Watchtower in cartoon form.

Favorite Summer Song of 60s, 70s or 80s.

All Songs Considered will Stream KOL and Secret Machines concert on August 11th at 9:30 club. How cool is that? Very.

Pitchfork has track by track preview of new Franz CD.

File under: I can't believe they make these things. Or I can't believe people buy them.

All is right in the world; she's just the female W. Someone hold me.

Squashed Philosophers. Big Thoughts shortened.

Panda Cam.

Have you ever wanted to be a bird and poop on everything. Wish granted.

Watch it preacher lady. The Holy Ghost Enema on iFilms.

RIP Little Milton. Bluesman.

The Best Brands
Let's see...
Sony - Fake movie reviewers, radio payola, and copy protected CDs.
Dell - Terrible tech support, no Windows CDs with computer systems, and random pricing (depending on which "coupon" you find).
Kraft - Macaroni and cheese with orange food-like powder.

Nice list. Well done.

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Bro

The title comes from the White Stripes latest Get Behind Me Satan. Not sure if it's a request or a demand but it is a great cd. The song is "I'm lonely but I ain't that lonely yet"

I'm amazed at the way people try and try and try

Pizazz. It can't be explained. It can only be experienced.

Who killed rock radio?

'roids...get over it.

Cheap eats in NYC.

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Bro

The title is from the wonderful Slobberbone and their wonderful "Lazy Guy". Now gimme back my dog.

New Releases plus more

Roy Acuff / Greatest Gospel Songs (Curb)
Danny Barnes / Get Myself Together (Terminus)
Beulah / A Good Band is Hard to Kill (DVD) (Music Video Distributors)
Black Sabbath / Best of Black Sabbath (Sanctuary)
Arty Blakey / Drum Suite (Reissue) (Sony)
Blondie / Best of Blondie (Capitol)
David Bowie / David Live (EMI)
David Bowie / Stage (EMI)
June Carter Cash / Keep On The Sunny Side: June Carter Cash - Her Life (Sony)
Johnny Cash / Legend (Sony)
Rosanne Cash / King's Record Shop (Reissue w/bonus tracks) (Columbia/Legacy)
Rosanne Cash / Interiors (Reissue w/bonus tracks) (Columbia/Legacy)
Rosanne Cash / Seven Year Ache (Reissue w/bonus tracks) (Columbia/Legacy)
The Church / Priest=Aura (Reisssue) (EMI)
The Church / Sometime Anywhere (Deluxe Edition) (EMI)
The Church / Starfish (Deluxe Edition) (EMI)
John Coltrane / Bethlehem Years (Shout! Factory)
Alice Cooper / Dirty Diamonds (New West)
Bill Cosby / Inside the Mind of Bill Cosby (Reissue) (Geffen)
The Greenhornes / East Grand Blues (V2)
Hal / Play the Hits Vols. 1 & 2 (Rough Trade)
Isobella / Surrogate Emotions of The Silver Screen (New Granada)
Jamiroquai / Dynamite (Sony International)
John Butler Trio / Living 2001-2002 (Compilation) (Jarrah)
Janis Joplin / Box of Pearls: The Janis Joplin Collection (Sony)
Charles Mingus / East Coasting (Shout! Factory)
Willie Nelson / Countryman (Lost Highway)
Maria Muldaur / Sweet Lovin' Old Soul (Stony Plain)
North Mississippi All Stars / Electric Blue Watermelon (ATO)
Michael Penn / Mr. Hollywood, Jr., 1947 (spinART)
Tristan Prettyman / Twentythree (Virgin)
Public Enemy / Power to the People and the Beats: Greatest Hits (Def Jam)
Rocket From The Crypt / Scream, Dracula, Scream! (Reissue)(Interscope)
Darrell Scott / Live in NC (Full Lights)
Shel Silverstein / Best of Shel Silverstein (Sony)
Stray Cats / Best of Stray Cats (Capitol)
Abigail Washburn / Song of the Traveling Daughter (Nettwerk America)

Phillip Glass v. HipHop. Mash'em up.

Just concerts. Live songs for you to enjoy.

Beethoven beats them all. He didn't even need an iPod commerial...

Abbey Road webcam.

Big Star's new CD.

Irish drinking songs for...cat lovers? and should cat people get all the links? I don't think so. For the dog people. I think I am going to have bad dreams tonight.

In honor of the 40th anniversary of the release of The Beatles' legendary album, Rubber Soul, Razor & Tie Entertainment is proud to announce This Bird Has Flown - A 40th Anniversary Tribute To The Beatles' Rubber Soul. The 14-track album hits stores on October 25th and will mirror the sequencing of the original UK release of Rubber Soul.
This Bird Has Flown - A 40th Anniversary Tribute To The Beatles' Rubber Soul track listing:
1. Drive My Car - The Donnas
2. Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) - The Fiery Furnaces
3. You Won't See Me - Dar Williams
4. Nowhere Man - Low
5. Think For Yourself - Yonder Mountain String Band
6. The Word - Mindy Smith
7. Michelle - Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals
8. What Goes On - Sufjan Stevens
9. Girl - Rhett Miller
10. I'm Looking Through You - Ted Leo
11. In My Life - Ben Lee
12. Wait - Ben Kweller
13. If I Needed Someone - Nellie McKay
14. Run For Your Life - Cowboy Junkies
This should be incredible. See you in the queue.

NMC reports: It was one small step for man, one giant leap for U2 last week when the Space Shuttle Discovery crew got a U2 wake-up call.
The sleepy astronauts of Discovery got a rock 'n' roll wake-up call on July 28th, when U2's hit single "Vertigo" was piped through their space ship. Discovery Pilot Jim Kelly requested the song by the Irish rockers.
According to U2.com, this is the first time U2 has been played in space

NME reports: FRANZ FERDINAND have renamed their second album.
The band had originally planned to not name any of their albums, and throughout the recording process had said the album would be simply titled ’Franz Ferdinand’.
However, the album is now called ’You Could Have It So Much Better…With Franz Ferdinand’ and is released on October 3.

Ten things we didn't know last week but know now.

Life is full of questions...oh so many questions.

hendrix pretended to be gay to get out of army. Not that there's anything wrong with that. Also there is a great article in Rolling Stone on Jimi.

Right wing comic book. I don't think it's suppose to be funny. I guess they forgot about this gem. ACC Studios's "Liber(ali)ty for All" boasts that it has received a huge amount of coverage on American talk radio. This may possibly be assisted by the fact that three of its stars are.. you guessed it, American talk radio hosts. Whether Osama bin Laden will also plug it in his next broadcast has yet to be established.
It's quite impressive given that the story is set in 2021, when G Gordon Liddy, portrayed straddling a Harley on the front cover, will be 90, and Oliver North 80. Sean Hannity, from a look at the preview pages, looks a lot better in his 60s than he does in his 40s, having lost an eye and a fair bit of weight and gained a robot arm. Again this is not funny or maybe it is.

and leave you with some Flash Bart Fun. and She Blocked Me.

More later
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