July 02, 2004
Smoke a Cigarette Alone
Posted by nerdling | July 2, 2004 04:57 PM
Whoa. Marlon Brando is dead. And to think I was making fun of The Island of Dr. Moreau just the other day...
Someone in my office just yelled out "Freebird!" in that really annoying drunken-in-the-back-row voice that has caused so many bands to kick the shit out of some totally sauced asshole after the show. I'm not really sure why anyone would do that at work, though.
I know it's paradoxical that I spend so much time bitching about the amount of press coverage directed at Wilco, but today's news is actually worthwhile. Wilco's A Ghost is Born debuted at number eight on the Billboard chart, up three from Yankee Hotel Foxtrot's entrance at number eleven. While this isn't terribly exciting for those of us who are unimpressed by the new album, it is remarkable because Wilco has allowed fans to download the album, free, for the past three months. Stick that in your pipe and smoke it, RIAA!
In a similar turn of events, the new Interpol album Antics has leaked. I'm not suggesting that you download it, but if you were to use a filesharing service you might find it.
Don't expect much to happen on hyperkinetic this weekend. I'll be out of town until Tuesday, so the site shall remain silent. Happy Fourth of July!
