I'm gonna start today off with some Really Bad News that I just got wind of not half an hour ago: one of the best acts in music, let alone Christian music, is calling it quits. Sixpence None the Richer wrote a public letter that was printed for the first time in the new issue of CCM magazine, saying simply that it's over. Man, what a bummer. I'm not even gonna recommend anything in particular from them you should listen to; just find everything you can get your hands. They will be truly missed. By me, anyway.
I would link to the letter itself, but CCM are being dinks and making people actually buy the magazine to read it. Go read it at a bookstore or something, but you didn't hear us say it.
Ben Harper was on Letterman last night, playing 'Brown Eyed Blues', and they killed, even with a white dude on rhythm guitar. As well, this has just now been handed to me: the other guest last night, Ashley Judd, is severely hot.
I watched a lot of late-night TV last night: 311 apparently cover 'Love Song' by The Cure; it's on the soundtrack to that new Adam Sandler movie, and they did it last night on Craig Kilbourne. I like Anberlin's version a lot better.
Big ups to the Ottawa Senators, picking up two-time fifty-goal scorer Peter Bondra; these fellas is loading up for a seriously Stanley Cup run, and I for one think they'll do it too. Watch them fly, babies!
Johnny Cash's song 'Ring of Fire' is apparently being considered for use in some TV spots for, um, hemorrhoid cream, and his family is furious. I think I would be too. Read that in the paper this morning.
Also in today's Ottawa Citizen was an in-depth look at the downloading industry/crackdown here in Canada; some revealing facts and insider opinion. Check the piece out online; for some reason it won't let us link it here, but hit up ottawacitizen.com, and when you're directed to this other site hit 'newspapers', find the Citizen, click on TechWeekly, and you'll see it. Presto change-o.
The new issues of Relevant and HM magazines are on newsstands now; go get 'em, tiger.
What is THIS? Rush doing a 30th anniversary tour for four months and not playing a single show in CANADA? GEEZ! [onegoldenspoon]
This Just In: every Sevendust song sounds largely the same to me.
I'd have loved to be there: check out some footage of behind-the-scenes stuff at the Most Precious Blood video shoot. Oh, and pastepunk kills, so check them kids out. [pastepunk]
Posted by mike at February 19, 2004 06:15 PM