The Linz: Hot air causes one to rise over others (Albuquerque Tribune)
The Linz is writing this column from a jail cell, and it's all the fault of the hot air balloons. The Great One will explain. First, you need to know that The Linz does not like hot air balloon pilots. They prance around like they are World War I aces....more...Lily Allen, Bloc Party Push the Envelope for Charity (Pitchfork)
Okereke and Allen are just two of the many writers, actors, musicians, and artists who have jumped onboard PtE, designing one-of-a-kind hand-drawn envelopes for auction....more... Berkeley This Week (Berkeley Daily Planet)
Impeachment Banner Fridays at 6:45 to 8 a.m. on the Berkeley Pedestrian bridge between Seabreeze Market and the Berkeley Aquatic Park. www. Impeachbush-cheney.com...more... Video: Rhymefest: "Wanted [ft. Samantha Ronson]" (Pitchfork)
Man, I wish Rhymefest hung out in the hallways, classrooms, and gymnasia of my high school, like some big teddy bear older brother, keeping me on the right path with his thoughtful verbal acrobatics....more... Ric Ocasek Unlocks Cars DVD (Pitchfork)
OMG! Never-before-seen soundcheck rehearsals! New cars are manufactured every day, but it's the old ones we remember--the old cars that, however rusted out or broken down, hold the real history....more... Sebadoh's Eric Gaffney Maps Uncharted Waters (Pitchfork)
Waters of Gaffney? Original Sebadoh multi-instrumentalist/ songwriter/noise-maker, lo-fi wizard, and Fields of Gaffney harvester Eric Gaffney leaves those open plains to explore Uncharted Waters with his latest solo release....more... Mike Watt Talks (and Talks) Stooges Recording (Pitchfork)
Iggy Pop and the reunited Stooges (with former Minutemen bassist Mike Watt replacing the late David Alexander) began recording their previously reported first studio album in 33 years last week at Steve Albini's Electrical Audio studios, and, true to his description as "a sort of internet Pepys or Boswell , except without the gout and the syphilis" from the Stooges' rider dug up by the Smoking ...more... Dia de la Raza (The Daily Texan)
Although there were no chairs around the wooden stage Fiesta Gardens on Wednesday evening, more than 150 Hispanics from the UT and Austin communities stood or sat on the ground listening to music and poetry to celebrate Mexican-American culture....more... New Sparklehorse Record Due Out Next Week (Pitchfork)
Mark Linkous and Co. are set to release their third LP on Capitol Records next Tuesday, August 28th. The follow-up to 1999's Good Morning Spider , entitled It's a Wonderful Life , is purportedly Linkous' first substance-free recording....more... |