July 29, 2004
Catch Up
Posted by nerdling | July 29, 2004 03:55 PM
I am terribly behind in my posts, so I'll make this quick and to the point to fit in all the highlights.
Ian Brown, former lead singer of the Stone Roses, played a show last weekend with the tribute band Fool's Gold—which means that I missed what nearly passes for the Stone Roses playing "She Bangs the Drums." God damn it.
Speaking of bands who are no longer together, it's time to party in the street! Ozma broke up!
The first one hasn't even cooled on the shelves and already Maritime are at work on a new album. Hopefully this one will be filled with pop goodness, as well.
An MP3 from the aforementioned Twilight Singers cover album is available on iTunes.
Tasty new MP3 from the Cinema Eye off their forthcoming LP, Some Nerve.
The years in between haven't helped: check out an MP3 of Trent Reznor covering the Thompson Twins' "Lies" at the tender age of 18.
Even more Zach Braff goodness via NPR. (Skip to about 3:40 for the interesting bits.) {Via Slatch}
Summers of my childhood taking their revenge via Otter PopStars, with illustrations by S.britt. {Via Slatch}
U2 is planning a potentially immediate online release of their new album (which, as you might remember, disappeared a few weeks ago) if it leaks online before the slated fall release.
For the curious, here's the New Yorker's review of the new Drive-By Truckers album, The Dirty South. {Via largehearted boy}
The two guys at the front of the huge iPod Mini opening day line in Tokyo thwarted the photo-hungry media with their reluctance to be photographed. That seems sort of odd in country as media-crazed as Japan, no?
Ever get annoyed by those stupid sites that force you to register in order to see the content? Be annoyed no longer! Bug Me Not is a nifty place that will provide you with usernames and passwords to access registered-users-only services for free.
In personal news, I saw the Old 97s last night. Yikes, was it good! If you ever have the means to see them, I highly recommend it. The bonus of the show was that it was a free in-store at Amoeba, so here's the list of my purchases last night:
Old 97s—Drag It Up
AC Newman—The Slow Wonder
Minus the Bear—They Make Beer Commercials Like This EP
The Weight—Ten Mile Grace
Centro-matic—Flashes and Cables EP
