New review posted - check out our thoughts on the debut album from North Carolina's Advent in the right-hand column there.
America's blue-collar hero, Bruce Springsteen, has come out in endorsement of Barack Obama for President, leading some to wonder - what took so long? The Boss says Obama "speaks to the America I've envisioned in my music for thirty-five years," and that he's the best hope to "undo the terrible damage done over the past eight years." [Relevant]
It was recently announced that they're coming to my fair city for the first time, but the fact remains that '90s Britrockers Oasis are still led by rather a prick in Noel Gallagher, who's come right out and said that Jay-Z, invited by this summer's Glastonbury Festival to open the proceedings, isn't a good fit for the fest, saying(partially), "I'm not having hip-hop at Glastonbury. No way. No. It's wrong." For the full load of priggishness, here's your link.
Triumph the Insult Comic Dog, a longtime guest on Late Night with Conan O'Brien, has a heart for autism. Who knew? Writer/comedian Robert Smigel, the man behind Triumph as well as Saturday Night Live's various cartoon shorts, is also father to Daniel, who is autistic, and he organized Night of Too Many Stars: An Overbooked Concert for Autism Education, which went down live over the weekend on Comedy Central. A veritable squadron of performers turned out for the event, including Smigel's longtime friend O'Brien, SNL's Tina Fey, Amy Poehler and alum Will Ferrell(as President Bush, via satellite), Chris Rock, Stephen Colbert and host Jon Stewart. The special raised money for a variety of schools and outreach programs for autistic children, and as the eldest of three brothers, the youngest of whom is profoundly autistic, I thank and congratulate all involved.
They're in Ottawa a week from tonight(April 23rd) at Mavericks, and to get psyched check out a new cut from Stick To Your Guns called 'Accessory Children,' from their forthcoming new album Comes From the Heart, over here. CFTH will be out next month - come to the show! [AP]
To no one's surprise, Thrice have posted their new album on their Myspace; Volumes 3 and 4 of The Alchemy Index dropped in stores yesterday.
I remember I was working overnights back in the summer of '05 and just before heading to work I was scrounging online as usual and word exploded out of Jersey describing the last-second cancellation of that summer's Hellfest, which never returned. Word on the street is that the annual fest may make a comeback this summer, but no word from organizers has been made public as yet. How 'bout that. [SPB]
Posted by mike at April 16, 2008 10:13 PM