Chicago Rocks. First Lalapalooza now the Pitchfork fest. Why did I move?

Coldplay number one around the world. I still think this is their worst cd of the 3. At least Mariah Carey isn't number one. C'mon people she causes dogs to yelp in pain.

Good list of bands to watch from RS magazine.

Pearl Jam calling. Ringtone for Sprint.

Sweet and Hoff cover album.

I think the world just ended. Or should. Or could. Or will soon. The Art of Britney Spears. the best part of the article was "When asked if "Mr. Federline" also would be welcome at the gallery, Kesting asked, "Who is he?" That is classic.

Friday fun
Star Wars Symphany. 62 seconds of google video goodness,
Cowbell. Yes you've seen this SNL skit a million times but it still makes you smile.

The Replacements are back

Chris Bro is happy boy.

Please still get drunk. Please make beautiful music. Please just don't suck. Please rock my world. Please. The Replacements are back together. Well most of them.

More Monkeys. The Arctic Monkeys are almost done with their second cd. I love those guys.

Damn I thought 5 million was reason enough but 10 million? That is just silly. 10 mill for the Smiths to get reunite. I wish I had that kinda money just laying around to offer broken up bands to get back together. I think that would be nice. You want more money? How about over 50 million for the rights to Nirvana songs?

College radio stations getting a wider audience thanks to the internet. I know I only really listen to KEXP.

Call him Willy Prince. If you find the Purple ticket you get to hang with the P word. That may have something to do with him getting his first cd to debut at number one. Or it could be that he is less werid and more, well, Prince.

Apple isn't the only store with 1 Billion downloads. Touch Tone. and mobile downloads now have a chart.

Double up on RHCP.

The "I Hate DRM" site. Link is in the comments which is currently not working. Good idea.

Want to tell yourself something in the future. Could be a day, a year, or a decade from now. Try Future me.

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Bro

Good to have you back HM

Are you a Grup? Find out here. I am a bit close.

Paul Simon to Surprise with Eno on new CD.

Brought up by HM and this is a decent, quick review of Band of Horses. Completely agree that you need to listen to this cd a couple of times. Then it hits you. Damn this is one fine cd.

Jack White's new favorite band is everyone elses too.

DRM is Evil. Reason 5,276.

Snow Patrol chat up Rolling Stone Magazine. I was so very high on this cd until I heard the first single. Maybe the rest is awesome which is sad because I love the Final Straw all the way through. Even named it best of the year.

OK for the last time...Keane doesn't use guitars. I don't get it. Guitars are a good thing? Right?

Remember the good cartoons from Disney? Like this one. VD Attack Plan. Yes that VD but it's also Disney so probably safe for work. "Remember your mission is to blast every human being VD". I love ignorance.

For Buck. RIP. ON youtube.

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Bro

 

A quick hello

I have been sitting on a mountain of new music going over it with most of my free time.
New Flaming Lips, Drive By Truckers, Secret Machines, Band Of Horses and Wolfmother.
Reviews in one form or another are soon to follow.

Another new one is Prince's "3121" which reminds me of this great performance

from the 2004 Rock N' Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony of George Harrison.

This is one of the best solo's I have ever heard. Enjoy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLdVkoKNToE&search=prince%20hall%20of%20fame

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HelperMonkey

He drinks when he's sad -- gets happy then mad at the world

World Tour for Radiohead. Still looks like a new cd is still in the works. Is this a good thing?

Primal Scream are back with new CD.

Gigwise reports:
Despite widespread media reports the legendary Brian Eno is not working on the new Roxy Music album.
The official Roxy Music website had announced the news a while back, but have since deleted all posts.
Now Brian Eno website EnoWeb claims the reports were "untrue and just in-good-faith wishful thinking from the journalists -- Brian has no involvement with the band's current recording or tour plans.

MP3 from SXSW. The subways doing You got to give your love away. Great job.
Lately I have been addicted to The Sounds. They rock out. They swear. They have a nice new wave of new wave 80s/Pat Benatar(or maybe it's Blondie) thing going on. What's not to like? Have I metioned they are Swedish? Do you need more? This cd is pure summer fun. Put the top down and get your grin on.

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Bro

The title is from the underappreciated Jellyfish. The tune is "She still loves him." It can be found on Bellybutton. What a great title for a cd. Delightful power pop from the 90s.

Something something something...something

Do you have the write stuff? Rolling Stone and MTV want to know. New Reality show. Great...something else I don't have to watch. Or maybe that just too real. So maybe you want to be a superhero? Yeah thats more your speed. I just hope you look good in spandex. Please at least look good in spandex.

The futures so goth I've got to wear shades.

Colbert and Kareem. Jazz and Hip hop and Basketball. If this isn't enough hoops check out Built to Spill's JAMS! Great cd too by the way.

Remember in 1981 Byrnes and Eno got together and made My Life in the Bush of Ghosts? Well it has been remastered.

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Bro

Surprise just me again

Interview with Billy Bragg. or if a real interview doesn't do it for you how about Billy Bragg Fan Fiction.

Interview with Neil Young. NYT video.

I Love Music. Gathering place for people that love music. Some good questions.

Music resource. Love to Know Music.

Destroyer on NPR.

NYC concert against the war review.

Boys on Film. The Beasties of course. Great idea and I am sure it will be wonderful.

You will want to bookmark this. Great collection of photos. Face the Fact. I find myself smiling everytime I hit this site. Brillant.

Cool experiment. You are Beautiful. Strange that a fence and a few cups can sum up how you feel about life.

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Bro

and 8, 8 I forget what 8 was for

Davies gives it to us on film. From SXSW. It's all about his latest CD which is quite good.

A CD designer gives good interview as reporter probes into her ideas about "giving a face" to the music. You didn't believe me when I said that I would start using probe more often.

Why does a band travel to SXSW? To get some famous? The BBQ? The Hot Women?

Down Under bands at SXSW. and why not one more on that festivus--SXSW. I still think ACL is a bitter better.

SEXY LP Covers.

Mr Rotten on why the Pistols aren't in the Hall of Fame. Video of the Kimmel show. I love the Tshirt at the end.

MTV reports:
On April 11 Capitol will release the Beatles collection The Capitol Albums, Vol. 2. The four-CD follow-up to the 2004 set The Capitol Albums, Vol. 1 will include four Beatles albums originally released in 1965: The Early Beatles, Beatles VI, the "Help!" soundtrack and the U.S. version of Rubber Soul

OK who stolen my Snow Patrol? I am not very happy with this single. I loved. Loved Final Straw. I hope that cd is better than good. C'mon boys. Anyway here is the first vid "You're all I have". Whoever called the Gin Blossoms nailed it.

The Lego Suicides...well accept the first photo as that is a murder. Still very well done. I love free time.

More Homer. Two more season. Man that is a long time.

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Bro

The title is from the land o cheese. The Violent Femmes' "Add it Up." Oh the memories came flooding back with this tune today. Folk Punk at its best. One of the great first albums of all time. I am sure others have covered this but I know Guster has. Not a bad version by them either.

You had a dirty look you caught me on your hook

The Smiths turn down millions to reunite. 5 million?

Radiohead is scoring Richard Linklater's "A Scanner Darkly" movie. This should make just that much better. I just want a "whoa" outta Keano. He used to do it in every movie but not so much anymore.

The Top Ten Monty Python Songs according to Stylus Mag.

Nevermind the Bollocks It's the Pish Dolls. I recommend "Ace of Spades"

Lollapalooza 06
has been announced for August 4th through 6th at Grant Park in Chicago. Perry and co are pulling out all the stops this year with 130 bands on 8 stages. This year's eclectic bunch includes the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Kanye West, Queens of the Stone Age, Wilco, Sonic Youth, Blues Traveler, The New Pornographers, Eels, The Shins, Ryan Adams, The Flaming Lips, Sparta, Andrew Bird, and hundred plus more.
If the music wasn't enuff, Perry is bringing back Mindfield where the entire festival grounds will become the game board for the text messaging "prankster and scavenger hunt" game.
Tickets are already on sale and you can catch all three days for $130 bucks. So you can see the following bands for a buck each.
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Kanye West
Manu Chao
Wilco
Death Cab For Cutie
The Raconteurs
The Flaming Lips
Ween
Queens of the Stone Age
The Shins
Common
Matisyahu
Ryan Adams
Umphrey's McGee
Sonic Youth
Thievery Corporation
Sleater-Kinney
Nickel Creek
Blues Traveler
Broken Social Scene
The New Pornographers
Iron & Wine
Poi Dog Pondering
The Secret Machines
Eels
Panic! At the Disco
The Disco Biscuits
Reverend Horton Heat
The Smoking Popes
Andrew Bird
Gnarls Barkley
Stars
Cursive
Blackalicious
Editors
Lyrics Born
Lady Sovereign
Calexico
Nada Surf
Feist
Aqualung
The Frames
The Hold Steady
The Go! Team
Mates of State
PepperParticle
The Redwalls
Mute Math
Wolfmother
Sparta
The Subways
Of Montreal
Blue October
Jeremy Enigk
Living Things
Sound Team
The M's
Hot Chip
The Benevento-Russo Duo
Matt Costa
The New Amsterdams
deadboy & the Elephantmen
Sybris
Anathallo
The Burden Brothers
What Made Milwaukee Famous
Manishevitz
Husky Rescue
The Towers of London
Ohmega Watts
Boy Kill Boy
Jim Noir
The Standard
Be Your Own Pet
Elvis Perkins
Trevor HallMidlake
and more to come...

Flash fun? Escape from Neverland.

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Bro

The title is from Hard-Fi's "Hard to Beat"Pop quiz:If you have already blown through Arctic Monkeys, Bloc Party, and Franz Ferdinand and need something new for your iPod then Hard-Fi is your band. They do have a good version of Seven Nation Army.

Happy Green Day

The Chicago River has been Green for awhile and now it's time. The perfect day for St Paddy's Day. Day number two of the NCAAs and the freedom to start drinking at lunch. Life is good sometimes.

Maybe you want to start off with the history of the day. Or maybe find out way there are some many faux Irish pubs outside of Ireland. Or maybe you just want to play a beer game. It's the two pints game.

Just in case you don't drink enough but still want the double vision and headache. Perception puzzles for you.

Here is the trailer for loudQUIETloud. The new doc about the Pixies.

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Bro

I felt the earth (mumblings of Eddie) move beneath my feet

I see a couple of you joined the fun at yahoo with us. Thanks and Good luck to you. iTunes will have the highlights ready for you. You can download each night or sign up for the whole tourney. Also at iTunes. Two new PJ tunes. World Wide Suicide and Unemployable. I am just that much more excited about the new cd now. I love pre-releases.

The rich just keep getting richer. U2 top rockers that made riches last year.

Modest Monkeys. Arctic monkeys turn down Headline.

The New Cars (with new lead singer Todd Rundrgen) hit the road with Blonde. Blonde was just on GMA and she looks great for being 60. That is one hot grandma.

MP3
The Shins-- the gloating sun
Tape n Tapes -- Insistor

Semi Floyd Reunion.
Gigwise reports: A host of ageing rock legends are set to take part in a gig in support of pro-hunt lobbying group The Countryside Alliance.
Pink Floyd legends Roger Waters and Nick Mason will be joined by Eric Clapton, Roger Daltrey and Roger Taylor for the concert.
The event will take place on May 20 at Highclere Rocks, Berkshire

I am sure that you have already seen most of these but just in case. Parady of Brokeback Mountain.

Iced Kotter. Ice T to star in movie of welcome back kotter.

Someone is really sick of hearing about the Arctic Monkeys. Alot of Fu*ks so be careful. You know you've made it when someone writes a song like this about you. I guess I will never have to worry about that.

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Bro

Title is from Pearl Jams World Wide Suicide. Welcome back PJ.

Is it Thursday yet?

I am ready to waste all day and watch the games and drink beer. C'mon underdogs.

Must see Doc "All we are saying" by Rosanne Arquette. Never thought I would ever write the words but there they are. She interview rock stars about the Biz and how they balance art and life. I seriously can't wait to see it. Another doc I need to see as I can't get me enough Pixies. loudQUIETloud.

Mentioned this site before. Could be cool. La La.

Fued spills on the stage at rock and roll Hall of Fame party. Can't we all just get along?

Let's hear it for the French. Are the French gonna be the ones that are going to get iPods to play nice with everyone elses MP3s.

I don't get it. If you buy multiple cds they don't count it as one purchase? If people want to waste their money on buying more than one download it should count. I guess.

Isaac Hayes is now a freak--er sorry-- I mean a member of the church of Scientology. He now wants out of South Park.

Wove, True Wove. Nothing and I mean nothing says I love like a homemade bomb. I get a tear in my eye anytime I think of this amazing couple.

Scarface the short version. I will give you hint. F*ck. So definitely not safe for work.

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Bro

Let the Madness Begin

One of my favorite three weeks of the year. If you'd like to join our fun and free tourney pick contest please feel free to join us. We are at fantasysports.yahoo.com. On the home page is the sign up now link. Click on it and sign up. Then join a private league. The league ID # is 56212 and the password is hoops. Just like that. No caps. No spaces. Any questions email or leave a message. My nickname is The Glass Slippers. Join and laugh at my pitiful picks.

Thanks and Good luck.
Bro

Also check out GMA's weekend co-host Kate Snow on the backpages. It's GMAs blog. She pulled 9.2 Gs. Not too bad and how cool is it that they put her name on the plane. I want my name on a plane.

It's Sunday. It's Sunday. It's almost Monday.

MP3 Jonathon Coulton's website has a cool link every once in awhile. This is a cool mashup with our POTUS. Thing a week.

what is up with MMJ? Everything. They are busy busy boys. They are opening for Pearl Jam. They have a DVD coming out and They are playing for the US in the Baseball World Cup.

Black Crowes DVD.

Preview of SXSW.

myspace of Brooklyn's The Caulfield Sisters. They describe themselves best "like the wind in the trees after an ice storm--if your high.

LCD Soundsystem to Release Rarities Comp
Kati Llewellyn reports:
The spring fashion reports are in, and it appears that it's digital-onlyrelease season again. The House of DFA's first sportswear offering is Introns,a sleek, comfortable LCD Soundsystem rarities compilation, hitting digitalboutiques March 14. It will feature various B-sides and remixes, most notably"Yr City's a Sucker", the Soulwax remix of "Daft Punk Is Playing at My House",and a cover of Siouxsie and the Banshees' "Slowdive".

It's never to early for Christmas right? Anyway this is pretty funny. Secret Satan. Video.

and I think I got this from Rolling Stone magazine but I am not too sure. Update on new Dulli CD.
Twilight Singers Cut CD in N.O.
Greg Dulli's band finished album in Katrina's wake, with little power orwater Greg Dulli is no stranger to working under difficult conditions -- theTwilight Singers' second album, Blackberry Belle, was written in response tothe death of his closest friend, film director Ted Demme. But it's hard toimagine more trying circumstances than what his Twilight Singers endured inrecording the band's forthcoming Powder Burns, due May 16th. The record --which features guest vocals from singer-songwriters Ani DiFranco and JosephArthur, as well as an appearance by Dulli's ex-Afghan Whigs mate John Curley-- was completed in New Orleans just a few weeks after Hurricane Katrina hit."It was hard to finish because the power kept going out," says Dulli. "We hadto use generators a lot of times to get the electricity going again. Therewasn't any hot water. There were rolling blackouts almost every night, andthe curfew was still in place while I was there. So it was kind of a policestate that we finished it under."
Dulli had begun the record in the Crescent City before Katrina, departed forEurope on a scheduled trip -- where he watched the destruction daily on CNN-- and returned three weeks later to finish what he had begun. Though a lotof artists might have moved on to a new locale, Dulli never viewed that as anoption.
"I had to finish it there because that's where I started it," he says simply."And New Orleans had shown me so many great times that the last thing I wasgonna do was abandon her at her hour of need. What that city needed more thananything at that time was life in it. So I was there for two months of thecurfew. It was one of the most surreal times of my life."
Along with the serious practical hardships created by the storm and theflooding, both the Twilight Singers and DiFranco, who was also recording inthe city when Katrina struck, believed their tapes might be lost. Luckily,their work was salvaged by producer Mike Napolitano, who also recordedBlackberry Belle. "Mike had to do a kamikaze-style rescue," says Dulli,"blast the roadblocks, get around the National Guard and the cops to get intothe [French] Quarter to get both my tapes and Ani's tapes."
But whatever trials Dulli endured, he says, it was nothing compared to whathe witnessed. "I went to the houses. Unless you would've seen what I saw --You could see it on television and stuff, but the 360-degree,live-on-location look of New Orleans was like Armageddon. It was the worstthing I'd ever seen."
The environment, says Dulli, "absolutely" influenced the album's sound, withfour tracks written after the disaster -- including the title track, "BonnieBrae," "Underneath the Waves" and "I Wish I Was." The latter song is a kindof tribute to the city, "sung to New Orleans as if she were a woman."
Another Powder Burns standout is the melodic, slow-grooving "Candy CaneCrawl," featuring Curley and DiFranco. Dulli says the singers came courtesyof Napolitano. "Napolitano knows everybody, and everybody loves him. So ifyou're a friend of Mike's then you're automatically friends with hisfriends."
Now a few months removed from the devastation, with a Twilight Singers tourbeginning in late May, Dulli sees Powder Burns, his eleventh album, as asnapshot of a harrowing, challenging time. "This one is a look back at arather difficult portion of my life," he says. "And probably what I take awayfrom it is, 'I can't fucking believe I'm alive.'"

Will music phones cut into iPod?

Vid from YouTube. Not safe for work. The Wet Spots "Do you take it?" It is quite hummable so be careful where you sing this one out loud.

The Faces of Meth.

By the time a man realizes that maybe his father was right, he usually has a son who thinks he's wrong.
Charles Wadsworth

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Bro

What's her name?-- I can't tell ya -- Ahhh

MTV reports:
Good news for fans of Snow Patrol: The countdown to a new album is on. Reps for their label, Interscope Records, have confirmed that the Patrol's new LP, Eyes Open, will hit stores May 9

Reuters reports:
Irish rock band U2 have canceled the final 10 dates of their sell-out world tour due to a family illness, their promoter said on Thursday.
The group pulled out of shows in New Zealand, Australia, Japan and Hawaii due to start later this month as part of their Vertigo '06 tour.

FMQB reports:
Tori Amos will release a 21 track music video compilation exclusively through the iTunes Music Store. Entitled Tori Amos - The Video Collection: Fade To Red it will also contain at a bonus 90-minute commentary from Tori herself

Raconteur's set tour in UK and cd release date.

Music DVDs see growth in sales.

have I mentioned how much YouTube rocks? The Real Simpsons. I love the plumber butt at the end. Brillant.

I think Nascar is a waste (turn left, turn left, turn left oh let me guess what's next -- Turn Left? How did I know?) but how can I not see this? Will Farrell's lastest trailer.

Stop the world I want to get off. The pope has a nano.

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Bro

The title is from the witty and wise Warren Zevon. The tune "A Certain Girl"

I can't give you no more of myself cuz I'm looking out for somebody else

RIP Ali Farka Toure. Bonde is still my secret weapon in mixes. Everyone always loves that tune. Now that I have given you one of my secrets thats fine I don't even need credit. Just put it on your next mix and impress all your friends. He will be missed.

One big Swap. Trade your cds online with this new company La La Media.

Led Zep reunion?

Not sure what to think of this. Depeche Mode make up new language for their new song for The Sims.

Yanni might need to calm down a bit. Maybe he should put on one of his own cds or better yet something from Toure.

Rolling Stone the China Edition doing quite well.

Info on New BEATLES book. Sounds good.

One of the Beatles most beloved songs contains the words "F**king hell!" The hidden lyric to "Hey Jude" is just one of the revelations in Geoff Emerick's new book "Here, There and Everywhere: My Life Recording the music of the Beatles". Although "Hey Jude" was one of the rare Beatles tracks that Emerick didn't engineer, he reveals in his book that the mix to the song contains curse by Paul McCartney.
"Just after the start of the third verse, right between the lines 'The minute you let her under your skin / oh, then you begin,' you can clearly hear Paul curse off-mic, saying 'F**king hell!'" John Lennon caught the curse during the playback and said "Paul hit a clunker on the piano and said a naughty word, but I insisted we leave it in, buried just low enough so that it can barely be heard. Most people won't ever spot it… but we'll know it's there."
There have been plenty of "inside story" type books about the Beatles but Emerick gives us the inside story not about the tabloid like going-ons with the band members but instead the inside story of recording of the songs and how the Beatles broke new ground as recording artists. Of course, the book is filled with other interesting tidbits, for example how the album Abbey Road got its name. Many believe it was named in tribute to the EMI recording studios but Emerick gives the real story about the naming of the album.
Emerick relates the story in his book. Here is the basic story: The band had been debating on the name of the album with the general agreement that they would name it "Everest" in honor of the brand of cigarettes that Emerick smoked. The name gave way to the idea of a cover featuring a photo of the four Beatles on Mt Everest, with Paul being particularly keen on making the trip. However, Ringo hated the idea of going off to Tibet and as the deadline for the cover drew closer, John and George grew cold on the idea of traveling that far just to take a photo.
From the book: "'Well, if we're not going to name it Everest and pose for the cover in Tibet, where are we going to go?' a frustrated Paul asked one afternoon.
"John and George Harrison looked flummoxed. Finally, Ringo chirped in.
"'F**k it; let's just step outside and name it Abbey Road,' he joked.
"And that, believe it or not, is how the album got its name. It had nothing to do with how much they loved the studio, despite what the Abbey Road executives have claimed for decades. In point of fact, they hated the place. It was simply because they were unwilling to travel any further than they had to."
Emerick goes on to tell the tale of how they shot the famous album cover photo and when they were proofing the photos, although each member had a different favorite, all of them seemed to be photos of them walking away from Abbey Road. Perhaps consciously or subconsciously the band knew that they would soon walk away from the studio where they recorded most of their music together and more importantly would soon walk away from the Beatles.
Here, There and Everywhere: My Life Recording the music of the Beatles will hit stores on March 16, 2006 and we should have our review of the book up next week. But for now I can tell you that it is filled with insights about the Beatles and their music not found in most books and is a must read for any fan of the fab four. This is the Beatles book I have been waiting years for. The true stories behind the music.
- stolen from Keavin Wiggins

Take my Jesus plates please. I love the internet. I am just wondering if these plates are affecting her love life in a bad way would P*rn Plates have the opposite affect? Just asking.

Please don't suck. Please. V is for Vendetta.

Quiz. What sort of weirdo are you? and for the possible Zep reunion--what Zeppelin song are you? I am Tangerine.

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Bro

The title is from Nora Jones' side project called The Little Willies. Not a bad cd. Really good if you like folk/bluegrass. The song is "It's not you, It's me"

Sorry Monkey but you gotta see this...

Natalie Portman...is one hard a$$ b!tch. Gangsta Rap.

It is getting a little played out...white people pretending to be hard but damn if this clip ain't great. Plus it is official Rap is so mainstream. Marty-no oscars. Three 6 Mafia- one.

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Bro

 

The All Pearl Jam Post

So, I have my hopes up for PJ's new self titled disc. They actually have something to prove again. Both Riot Act and Binaural had some amazing songs, moments & experiments, but neither were particularly cohesive. It was live where those albums really took off. Not since 1998's "Yield" have they had a record that matched the intensity of their live shows.

The first single, "World Wide Suicide" is a departure for PJ who seem to like to release introspective/difficult first singles to radio. An up-tempo churning number, WWS is a return to form and wouldn't sound out of place on "VS" or "Vitalogy". Vedder gets political again, but it works much better this time than the bloated rant that "Bushleaguer" was from 2003's "Riot Act".

They are letting everyone download the song free for the next couple of days here:
http://bootlegs.pearljam.com/wwslogin.aspx




Tracklisting for "Pearl Jam" :
http://www.sonymusic.com/artists/PearlJam/rumorpit/rumorpit.html




Preliminary Tour Dates:
http://www.soundopinions.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=1472
9 May Toronto Ontario Air Canada Centre
10 May Toronto Ontario Air Canada Centre
12 May Albany New York Pepsi Arena
13 May Hartford Connecticut New England Dodge Music Arena
16 May Chicago Illinois United Center
19 May Grand Rapids Michigan Van Andel Arena
20 May Cleveland Ohio Quicken Loans Arena
22 May Detroit Michigan Palace of Auburn Hills
24 May Boston Massachusetts TD Banknorth Garden
27 May Philadelphia Pennsylvania Tweeter Waterfront
30 May Washington DC MCI Center 1 Jun E. Rutherford New Jersey Continental Airlines Arena
3 Jun E. Rutherford New Jersey Continental Airlines Arena

More dates to come.

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HelperMonkey

I think things just got a little easier for a pimp

Well I did better overall but in the top six only 3. I knew Clooney was going to win something and even he knew as soon as he won Best Supporting that Director and Picture was out of the question. That was my downfall. Great speech by the way. I wish a bit of his pixie dust would brush off on me. Just a little.

A few things jumped out. First Jon gets invited back. He did a fine job. I laughed out loud numerous times. The opening was wonderful.

The second thing. An ad. A few posts ago I mentioned that I don't drink soda much but because Pepsi seems to think I like Brown Goo spraying out of the Huff's crotch--I was going to buy a Coke. Not so sure anymore. Tab Energy? They don't even make Tab anymore. I am tempted to try it just to add Vodka to that cute little pink drink. It is fuel to be fabulous by. Count me in. I am sucker for a sales ad. Or you could just hit up the "new" sports drink"

Another Thing. Oh my lordie is Hollywood afraid of Home Theatre. How many times did they rip on DVDs and watching on tiny TV screens? See that is the problem. People can now afford the plasmas and the screens aren't that small anymore. Plus, you get to pop your own corn. That saves you about 20 bucks a movie. That alone makes it worth it. Hollywood would do wise and take note of the buying music online thingy going on right now. Record Companys continue to fight the future. You don't sue your fans. Duh. Learn or make the same mistake. People want to watch at home. Embrace the future or fade.

One last thing. Salma. Yummy.


The Boss. More details on new cd.

Artic Monkeys now have a DVD.

The Pistols sellout.
Gigwise reports:
The Sex Pistols are set to sell their back catalogue for a host of new advertising campaigns according to reports.
With Universal Music Publishing buying the rights to Johnny Rotten & Co’s material the company is looking to make millions of pounds from allowing advertisers to use the songs.
The Times reports that several companies including British Airways and Range Rover have already showed an interest while tracks may be used for TV and film soundtracks too.

half of Van Hagar hit the road.

Nettwerk reports:
How does a band like Stereophonics follow up five studio albums and four consecutive number one albums in the UK? They release a live package that showcases their career in a way that few bands can. On April 18, Stereophonics are set to release Live From Dakota on their own imprint label, Vox Populi Records. After reaching a crossroads in North America, Stereophonics have jumped at the chance to go it alone with a DIY approach. Live From Dakota is a 2-disc compilation featuring 20 tracks spanning all five of the bands albums and captures the best of their 2005 world tour

Not sure why I just thought of this but you got see the video clip of this Crazy Juggling. Click on the Must see Finale.

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Bro

Title was from Jon Stewart's joke about the Best Song Winner.

Oscar

I hope Jon does well. I am sure he will.

My Picks

Picture: Brokeback Mountain
Hollywood gets back at Middle America for voting for Bush. Plus it is a great picture. I wouldn't be sad if Good Night and Good Luck won. In fact, this year all the films are great. Well done La La Land. I have heard that people are saying that because none of the film were in the top grossing films of the year this makes Hollywood out of touch. I say good. As stated before all the films are fine--hell better than fine. Plus these are the people that make American Idol the number one TV show and they voted for Bush. Below are the top grossing films and not a one deserve a nom. Don't get me started on War of the Worlds again people.

380,262,55 Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
287,180,682 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
284,742,793 The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)
234,280,354 War of the Worlds (2005)
215,699,910 King Kong (2005)
209,218,368 Wedding Crashers (2005)
206,456,431 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
205,343,774 Batman Begins (2005)
193,136,719 Madagascar (2005)
186,336,103Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005)

Should we start at the top. The best thing that can be said about SW is that it was the best one of the second 3.
Harry Potter--haven't seen it but it is on top of my queue. I am sure I will love it but not for best of the year.
The best thing that can be said for Narnia is the SNL Skit.
I don't have to go into War of the Worlds again? Do I?
The best thing about King Kong was a slip and the T-Rex fight
I loved Wedding Crashers but c'mon--next
I actually liked the first one better. Tim has an eye for creating a wonderful world and Johnny Depp is great but...
The best thing about Batman Begins is that is the best Batman film and not even the best comicbook movie this year. The best was Sin City but that movie is not for everyone. It was amazing though.
The last two were just a waste. A waste of talent and a waste of time.

Director: George Clooney
First off-- I came out of the movie just blown away by the man's eye. It was very stylish but not flashy or show-offy. Ang Lee will probably win but Georgie Boy gets my vote. Plus LA loves Clooney and listening to him talk and he needs to win something. Well something big. The man is loved.

Actress: Reese Witherspoon
The Man in Black is hot now but Keira Knightley could surprise and they always love the "dress down" with Charlize Theron.

Actor: Philip Seymour Hoffman
Everyone else just sit down. Nice try. This is Mr Hoffman's year or should be--see below.

Supporting Actor: Paul Giamatti
They make up for last year. See Morgan Freeman or Denzel Washington. They are always a year behind. Crash hasn't won anything yet? Maybe Dillon

Supporting Actress: Rachel Weisz
It could be a Brokeback night so don't be surprised if Michelle Williams nabs it.

Documentary: Enron: The Smarest Guys in the Room
Yes they were cute but I don't think the penguins can pull it off. Plus see best picture. La La Land is making a statment with this one. Murderball was great but I don't think it stands a chance.

So there they are.

All the Shorts are available at iTunes. That's pretty cool.

Gotta leave you with a tune from YouTube. The Hey Song.

More later
Bro

You made it...now let's go get a beer or seven

Just a few more details about PJs new CD. Not much but a little more info.

DOJ probes online music prices. I like using "probes" in a sentence. Remind me to do that more often. It just makes me smile.

More Cash. Get ready for more and more Johnny. He may make more than Dead Elvis soon.

MTV2 gets in bed with YouTube.

James Blunt is dreamy and also first UK artist to top the US charts in 9 years. He was the number one downloaded person last year in the UK.

Friday Fun. Mindless Fun. Go ahead--waste some time--you deserve it. Splash back.

So you wanna win the Oscar pool? Good luck. If I have time I will give my guesses. I was hoping to hear from Naught on this one.

The End is Near. Very close. REPENT SINNERS.
I clicked on this so you wouldn't have too. Pepsi ad. I just can't believe that Pepsi thinks that they will sell more soda with a bunch of Brown goo streaming from the crotch of The Hoff. I don't drink much soda but the next I do it's a Coke for sure.

Now I give you the greatest tune on Glaucoma ever. Sorry Greatest Glaucoma Hymn ever. I dare you to find a better one. I dare you. This song will be stuck in your head for hours and for that I am sorry.

More later--more Probing later
Bro

Almost Friday

Oregon Brew Fest anyone what to join me there? A meeting of the minds. July 27-30th. In case you didn't know Portland is the beer capitol of the world or at least of the US of A.

Hip Hop at the Smithsonian.

Oh kiss my a$$, oh let it rock. Pixies on disc live.

A DMB summer tour...really? I am shocked.

Friday fun on a Thursday. Yeah I am one crazy cat. It's a bitter love story but sadly a true one.

Contact Music reports:
JON BON JOVI is disgusted rock rival AXL ROSE receives more media attention than he does, because the reclusive GUNS N' ROSES frontman "hasn't made a record in 13 years". He says, "You know what p**ses me off? I was reading this British rock magazine this month and there was a story about Axl Rose and the $13 million Guns N' Roses record that was never made. "That motherf**ker hasn't made a record in 13 years and he gets all that attention. You know what I've done in 13 years? A lot. But they have continued to write about the freak show aspect of him. Because he's a recluse. That makes him interesting, right?"
No Jon, he doesn't make Prom music; that makes him interesting

TuneLab reports:
Soul Asylum will release a new studio album titled 'The Silver Lining' on June 13th via Columbia/Legacy Recordings. Tommy Stinson (The Replacements, Guns N' Roses) has joined the band after original bassist Karl Mueller lost his battle with throat cancer last year.

MP3 of Bishop Allen's "Vain" off new ep on sale at their website for 5 bucks.

More later
Bro