Firstly this fine evening: a gallery of many pictures, all of them of last month's Cornerstone Festival. Behold: Cstone 2007. There are lots of shots; enjoy at length. Send comments to itacs@hotmail.com
A new book about singer/songwriter Elliott Smith will hit bookstores - and coffeetables - this fall. Featuring a foreword written by Beck and Death Cab For Cutie's Chris Walla, and over two hundred photographs, the book will also include handwritten lyrics and conversations with Smith's friends and collaborators and a five-song CD. [Paste]
Homer Simpson will make an appearance tomorrow night on The Tonight Show. No word on what exactly is planned, but this provides some clues.
Gnarls Barkley's sophomore album will be out this holiday season. I know what I want in my stocking.
The Weakerthans are finally putting out their new album; called Reunion Tour, it'll be out September 25th. Check out a slew of tour dates.
Another album coming out 9/25 is the self-titled latest from my friends Spoken. You can peep a brand-new song over here. Great dudes, great band.
Follow us on this: Rise Against recently lost guitarist Chris Chasse, who just wasn't down with the intense touring of a major-label act. So. They replace him with Zach Blair of Only Crime, who in turn was replaced in OC by Modern Life Is War axeman Matt Hoffman. Done? Noooo. All this leads into Essential Listening for today, July 23rd: Last of the Believers, comprised of fomer and current members of Rise Against, Ignite and more - including Chasse. Check out a full album stream they've put up over here. I severely dig this. [punknews]
Congratulations are in order to Newmarket, Ontario's Tokyo Police Club, who in the last(short) year have seen their stock rise from local phenomenon to the newest signings to Saddle Creek Records, home of Bright Eyes, The Faint and more. I care little about most SCR bands, but I love me my TPC. And vocalist Dave used my cellphone once.
According this article, Late Night with Conan O'Brien bandleader Max Weinberg is a bigtime Against Me! fan - along with a guy Weinberg has been known to collaborate with.
I've never heard of any of the fledgling label's first three announced acts, but Gnome Records, formed and owned by Say Anything bassist Alexander T. Kent, will succeed simply because its owner is associated with something as brilliant as Say Anything.
Posted by mike at July 23, 2007 10:30 PM