April 15th(that would be yesterday, friends) was Jackie Robinson Day throughout major-league baseball; it was April 15, 1947 that Robinson made his big-league debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers, breaking baseball's(and professional sports in general's) colour barrier. His number 42 was retired by the commissioner's office in 1997, and April 15 will be Jackie Robinson Day every year hereafter. I just read a book by Roger Kahn called The Boys of Summer, about the Dodgers of the 1950s, so I actually get the context here. For a full story on the celebrations around America yesterday, check this article out.
Apparently Lifehouse are no longer a band. I don't really care that much, but I know some of our readers are fans. So there you are. Go find out.
According to sweetdisaster source Ryan, the Switchfoot show in Montreal night before last was killer to the core. And apparently their drummer looks like sd.com webmaster The Flikkemizer!! Who knew?
Evergreen Terrace just put out a covers album, and I heard some of their choices at some ungodly hour of this morning at a friend's place, including their renditions of The Offspring('The Kids Aren't Alright'), Sponge('Meatplow'), Smashing Pumpkins('Zero') and, yes, U2's 'Sunday Bloody Sunday'. Some killer material, kids. Seriously. I was impressed.
Speaking of U2 covers, check out The Reason's version of 'Where The Streets Have No Name' next time the band rolls through your town. Stand close to the stage and holler until they acquiesce to their fans' demands!
If you live in or around Washington, D.C., heads up: "The DC area will be a happening place on May 22, as the HFStival(sponsored by 99.1 WHFS) will be front and center. Huge groups like P.O.D., Lostprophets, Papa Roach, and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs will be playing. Rumors are brooding that Jay-Z, Cypress Hill, New Found Glory, and Taking Back Sunday will appear."
How much has The Passion of the Christ raked in thus far, including Easter weekend box? Check it out: $354.9 mil. Serious dough - good for eighth place among the highest domestic(American) grosses ever. Man.
The Milita Group have signed a band outta Ohio called Lovedrug, featuring a guy from Snailhuntr and two other guys from a band called Kerith Ravine. Now, correct me if I'm wrong, but weren't they on Five Minute Walk Records, like WAY back? I can't remember. Either way, Lovedrug's debut Pretend You're Alive, is coming out this summer. [bandoppler]
Essential listening today: Grits' 1999 landmark release Grammatical Revolution.... This record was not only one of the Christian hiphop albums I fell for, it was one of the first rap records that opened my eyes, period. Find it. And avoid their last album, The Art of Translation. I waited four years and it was a letdown. However, apparently Grits are dropping two full-length albums this year, so here's hoping.
Posted by mike at April 16, 2004 04:50 PM