Soul 'Godfather' James Brown dies - 12/25

Yes, you read correctly.

100th POST! and it's a band plug!

On hiatus until further notice - 11/17

That's right. I've been doing some thinking and I have decided to go on hiatus for the next few weeks, maybe a month.

I've gotten incredibly busy with school. This blog hasn't even been updated since last Friday the 10th so I guess I've been denying this hiatus until just now. I'll still keep updating the MySpace blog though with whatever interesting news I see on bulletins or if I get anything interesting my mailbox.

Don't miss me too much!
Toodles


--aL--



PS- My next post will guarantee excitment though! It'll be my 100th!

Don't stare while I'm eating - 11/10

THEY SAY...

• "CD will be dead in five years" Lies! All lies!
• Matt Tong (Bloc Party), has suffered of a colapsed lung, canceling tour
• Nirvana DVD clips now available!
• Watch a new Johnny Cash video including a wackload of cameos from Johnny Depp, Kanye West and more
• "Zune announce six secret shows"
• "Blur unveil new album details"
• Tracklisting for Garbage's new best-of album, Absolute Garbage, is now available
• Brian Wilson/Beach Boys fans, get your doll today!
• "Raggae Radiohead to play Ok Computer"

So close to Friday! - 11/9

THEY SAY...

• Kanye West apologizes for last week's Europe Music Awards outburst
• the Polyphonic Spree ditch their gowns, go combat stylez
  
• Bob Dylan music shuts down after less than a month
• "Garbage announce new single"
• Green Day reissues being released on Dec. 19 - Kerplunk! and 1,039/Smoothed out slappy hours
• The Horrors' Farris Badwin talks about attack at CMJ in New York
• "Bank of England: Beatles broke the law"
• Culture Club postposing shows, waiting 'till their done new record with new singer
• Nova Scotia Music Week is well on it's way

Film gets expensive - 11/8

THEY SAY...

• Christopher Walken to play Ozzy in upcoming Motley Crue movie
  
• Micheal Jackson is bring Thriller back at upcoming World Music Awards
• "Cat Steven's son makes music debut"
• Pete Doherty is fined £750 for assaulting reporter
• Listen to the Close's new single, "If You Run Out", before anyone else!
• New Sufjan Stevens video for "Put the Lights on the Tree" now available
• "ECMA events coming together for February"
• Rancid Drummer, Brett Leed, leaves band after 15 years
• Joe Perry (Aerosmith) gets knocked with a camera boom at show, concussion ensues
• "Nick Cave to release 'foul-mouthed' new album"
• Who ISN'T talking about Donald Rumsfeld?

My sodie is too cold my teef hurt - 11/7

So I met DAVE GROHL today... oh yes I did.

THEY SAY...

• Oasis are started their new album this month
• Genesis do Europe in 2007
• "La Rocca Robbed!" All of their stuff was stolen in Philadelphia
• Listen to new Graham Coxon before anyone else!
• Jay-Z reveals all for upcoming album
  
• "Pussycat Dolls singer recording solo debut, but isn't leaving group." Honestly, what's the point?
• Hilary Duff's stalker has been arrested
• "Pete Doherty inspires clothing line" due next yeah
  
• Britney and K-Fed SPLIT! (I had to!)
• "Smiths star performs with Modest Mouse" for the first time

My first exclusive! ..I are special - 11/6

THEY SAY...

• Snoop Dogg turns himself in on weapons charges
• "Scotland gets another music festival"(!)
• String Cheese Incident to break up next summer
• Oasis photo exhibition to open in London
• EVENING ROOSTER EXCLUSIVE! Magneta Lane have fired their manager. He apparently has been stealing their money and being 'dishonest'. They are currently trying to leave their label (YOU SAW THIS HERE FIRST!)
• Norah Jones fans, mark your calendars for "Not Too Late" released on Jan. 30
• Gary Numan reveals me has a small case of Asperger Syndrome
• "New York Dolls kick off tour"
• Rainer Maria call it quits
• The Flaming Lips may have an alley named after them in their hometown of Oklahoma City
• Digital single downloads will now be counted on U.K. charts
  

THIS WEEK'S NEW RELEASES
Foo Fighters - Skin and Bones live CD and DVD

Take off that stupid fitted cap - 11/3

THEY SAY...

• "MTV Europe Music Awards winners revealed"
• In related news, "Kanye West throws fit, world tries to act surprised"
  
• "Rapper jailed for life for murder"
• "Snoop Dogg charged in weapons case"
• "Victory sues Virgin"
• "Clap Your Hands Say Yeah ready new LP"
• "North Carolina cops sue The Game for defamation"
• "Lots of indie rock on Shortbus soundtrack" Released Nov. 7 (this movie is on fire!)
  
• "Goldfrapp his the Target with holiday Campaign"
• "Genesis reuniting with Phil Collins for Tour"

Riding on the bus, riding on the bus - 11/2

Ahhhhh.. the bore! *yawn*

THEY SAY...

• Blur reunion? They're waiting for Graham Coxon
  
• A dead body was found at Eminem's video shoot
• Jack White is "totally divided 50/50" with both his bands
• "Flavor Flav expecting his seventh child"

Oh, word? - 11/1

(today sucks)
THEY SAY...

• Tom DeLonge disses Blink-182
  
• The Horrors singer, Faris Badwan, starts a brawl in New York during CMJ
• Mel Gibson helps Courtney Love
• Get this! "Grocery clerk sues Green Day"
• Madonna not hated by her adopted son's father

Happy Halloween! - 10/31

THEY SAY...

• Brandon Flowers apologizes to the Bravery
• Jessie Malin makes beautiful music with he likes of Josh Homme, Chris Shiflett, and Bruce Springsteen on his next album due next year
  
• Prince is opening his own nightclub in Las Vegas
• Listen to Communique's new song now!
• Extensive coverage of Vegoose here
• Queen to record again
• Phil Lesh (Grateful Dead) has been diagnosed with prostate cancer
• "Ash tell all about new album"
• Micheal Jackson talks new album
• Nine Inch Nails does Europe
• "NME legend dies"
• "Industry vet Tom Noonan dies"
• K-OS vs. Danko Jones! ..only in Canada
• Sonic Youth's upcoming 'rarities' album might be the last with Geffen
• Stereophonics work on upcoming album and DVD
• "Elvis Costello catalogue to me mined again"
• Ongoing coverage of CMJ here

The sights that I'm seeing are priceless - 10/30

THEY SAY...

• Rock Hall 'ballot' includes R.E.M., Val Halen, Stooges
• You Say Party! We Say Die! are not allowed in the U.S., shows are cancelled
• "Jack White joint the Rolling Stones!"
• "Rare tracks crowd Sonic Youth's new "Room"
• "Dollarama served with cease and desistorama"
• "Wolfmother win big at Australian awards"
• "My Morning Jacket announce DVD release"
• "Nirvana music to feature on TV show" (CSI: Miami!)

THIS WEEK'S NEW RELEASES
Meatloaf - Bat Out of Hell III
Knife - releases of Mute, and Deep Cuts
Prize Fighter Inferno - My Brother's Blood Machine
The Who - Endless Wire
Willie Nelson - Songbird
Jim Jones - Bright Lights Big City
Lady Sovereign - Public Warning
Deftones - Saturday Night Wrist

Ming-boggling - 10/27

THEY SAY..

• Snoop Dogg was arrested at an airport for suspicion of drug and gun possession
• "Sonic Youth to release new album"
• Liam Gallagher vs. Babyshambles and Keane
• New MxPx video now
  
• Will Van Halen tour next year?
• "Hendrix family contests sale of songs"
• The Kooks new album will be 'amazing'

Today's a good day - 10/26

THEY SAY...

• Nick Valensi (the Strokes) and wife Amanda de Cadanet had TWINS!
  
• First comes love, then comes marriage for Pete Doherty?
• Arthur Lee boxed set coming next month
  
• Watch the new Gnarls Barkley video for "Who Cares"
• The Game find long-lost sister on MySpace
• "The Cure prepare live DVD"
• Black Sabbath turn into Heaven and Hell
• And the SOCAN Songwriting Prize goes to... Propagandhi
• "Bob Marley gets heritage plaque"
• Jay-Z and Def Jam
  
• Paul McCartney talks small world tour
• Watch a new Depeche Mode video for "Martyr"
  

Just headlines.. and today is boring- 10/25

THEY SAY...

• "Kurt Cobain: Richest Dead Guy" beating out Elvis and Albert Einstein
  
• "The Automatic's Kanye West cover get release"
• "Hacker cracks iPod code" I don't quite get it though
• Foxy Brown put on probation
• "Confirmed: Dupri exits Virgin"
• OK Go are their latest album Oh No with a DVD! Extra dance moves and everything!
• Matt Mays fans.. When the Angel Makes Contact is being released on Nov. 7
• "Duran Duran lose band member -- Again"
• "Clash Honoured at Rock Hall"
• "Metallica collect all of their videos on a new DVD"
• Tour Dates galore: K-OS, Tragically Hip, Jurassic 5, Cadence Weapon
  

Dazzle? - 10/24

I'm a nerd and a half.. happy unofficial incubus day number 2

THEY SAY...

• Pixies start their new album.. out sometime in '07
• Snoop Dogg is so badass.. no sarcasm intended here!
• New Bloc Party! A Weekend in the City is set to be released on Feb. 6 (tracklisting available too!)
  
• (+44) have rescheduled their tour
• Pete Doherty is going to be a daddy!
  
• "Les Incompetents attacker jailed" for 8 months. Good.
• Graham Coxon is releasing a live double album, and fans can pick it up right after the show.. and it's called Burnt to Bitz
• Ono backs off those lawsuits from last week
  

I'm hanging out - 10/23

THEY SAY..

• Have you ever wondered what Thom Yorke's favourite Radiohead song is?
• "Corb Lund winds three Western Canadian Music Awards" (Yay! My guilty pleasure!)
• John Mellencamp talks new album
• The real father of Madonna's new son didn't quite understand what "adoption" meant
• Grahm Coxon says he's better than Blur
• New Smashing Pumpkins material is "sounding fantastic"
• "The Runaways drummer passes away"
• John Peel's collection will stay at home for now

THIS WEEK'S NEW RELEASES
Ben Folds - Supersunnyspeedgraphic
Paul Stanley - Live to Win
Robbie Williams - Rudebox
the Flaming Lips - At War With the Mystics (release with a chock full of goodies on CD/DVD
My Chemical Romance - The Black Parade

SO.TIRED. - 10/20

THEY SAY...

• Peter Gabriel talks Genesis
• Watch Silent Years' new video for "Someone to keep us warm"
• Courtney Love is planning her comeback
• Tom Chaplin (Keane) talks about his stint in rehab
• 1 in 8 U.S. adults are addicted to the internet
  
• Kaiser Chiefs are readying their second album
• Blind Melon are continuing music 11 years after Shannon Hoon's death
• NBC are censoring Madonna.. and they should, geez!
• "YouTube deletes 30,000 files"

HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND!

Oh man.. 10/19

Random: This woman called at my work and she didn't shut up until 35+ minutes later.. I was going to shoot myself

THEY SAY...

• Genisis are reunited.. but Peter Gabriel is no where in sight
• Micheal Jackson in cahoots with the Black Eyes Peas?
• Scissor Sisters have a temporary replacement drummer
• "Coldplay buying new recording studio"
• Oasis are outstanding
• A Marilyn Manson fan stirrs things up, causes controversy
• "Ono is Lennon royalites battle"

oops - 10/18

THEY SAY...

• Pete Doherty wants to keep sober
• Illegal downloaders of THE WORLD.. watch out!
• Beck has a kid? Beck is expecting another kid?
• Klaxons fans don't hold your breath, they're postponing shows due to visa issues
• Hear the new Nightmare Before Christmas soundtrack!
• "Michael Jackson meets Bollywood"
• Panic! at the Disco are so not emo.. because it's bullshit apparently
• Jay Bennet, formerly of Wilco, talks about his 'departure'

"So I says to Mabel, I says..." - 10/17

THEY SAY...

• "Rapper Faboulous shot in Manhattan"
• "Metallica release DVD collection"
• "Billy Ray Cyrus gets his mullet back at Metal Skool" (ha!)
• Tracklisting for Beatles' Love is now available
• "Watch Nirvana documentary clip"
• "The Shins announce album tracklisting"
• "Thom Yorke slams touring's impact on environment"
• Kasabian have some new b-sides for you
• Jay-Z is officially back.. and not gone for too long in he first place, who else smelled this?
• Dates for all of the Gorillaz's (is that right because there's a 'z' instead of an 's'?) new stuff.. EP, DVD, book, is now up

My feet will fall off, I swear - 10/16

THEY SAY...

• My Chemical Romance are 'clows,' according to Kasabian
• Radiohead start on their SEVENTH album
• Oasis new video from a b-side
• Gnarls Barkley + Chili Peppers = 2007 tour?!
• "CBGB's last shows"
• Nike and iTunes bring LCD Soundsystem into their game
• Tracklisting for the new Shins album, Wincing the Night Away, has been revealed
• We Are Scientists are releasing a CD/DVD
• Babyshambles prepare their first EP with Parlophone

THIS WEEK'S NEW RELEASES
Goldfrapp - We Are Glitter
Aerosmith - Devil's Got a New Disguise: The Very Best of Aerosmith
Diddy - Press Play
Badly Drawn Boy - Born in the U.K.
Me First and the Gimmie Gimmies - Love Their Country
Twisted Sister - A Twisted Christmas

It's spooky day! - 10/13

THEY SAY...

• Raised money for Live 8 is finally revealed
• Extras for Nirvana's upcoming DVD have been revealed
• Oh, shut up Brandon Flowers.. let the punk rockers do what they feel
• Watch the new Raconteurs video!
• "Menudo sign with Epic"
• Ryan Adams has his own radio station
• She admitted it! Madonna has in fact adopted a little boy
• Badly Drawn Boy is selling his piano-car
• "Whoo! Alright - Yeah.. Uh Huh!" ...new Rapture single
• The Gray Kid brings Paxil back

Have a good weekend!

Le tired - 10/12

Just headlines today, folks.. because I said so.

THEY SAY...

• "Joey Ramone biopic in the works"
• "Cat power fasion collaboration"
• "The Raconteurs to release live albums"
• "Boy George: new culture club singer is 'dreadful'"
• "Ryan Adams website explains closure of forum"
• "Roger Daltry to appear on CSI"
• "Ailing Usher ends 'Chicago' run early"
• "Pet Shop Boys get exhibited"

Download Monopoly on your phone- 10/11

THEY SAY...

• David Bowie goes to Bikini Bottom
• Justin Hawkins quits the Darkness
• "China bans Jay-Z"
• PJ Harvey is readying her new album.. and I think it was her birthday the other day, so Happy Birthday too!
• Tenacious D tour North America
• The Zutons are ready with their new single.. and U.K. tour
  
• David & the Citizens fans, download their new song
• the Stooges are recording their first album in almost 40 years
• Diddy vs. people on YouTube
• Mark Chapman, man who killed John Lennon, was denied palore and will stay behind bars for another two years

Short week, yes! - 10/10

THEY SAY...

• "Stalkers treaten Cornell's kids"
• (+44) are rescheduling their tour due to Travis Barkers' arm
• Want pictures with the Yeah Yeah Yeah's? All you have to do is dress like them
• A new Agent Sparks video is now available
• Norah Jones is going on tour with Jenny Lewis
• Oh, South Park!
• New York Dolls go on first major tour in 30 years
• Diddy does Burger King
  

Happy Thanksgiving to Canada - 10/9

THEY SAY...

• Peaches announces tour dates for the U.S.
  
• Ryan Adams sticks it to his fans on his own message board
• YouTube had made deals with Universal, Sony/BMG, and CBS
  
• Google has officially bought YouTube
• Yoko Ono has awarded the annual Lennon Ono grants to two organizations advocating peace and harmony
• "Tower Records to be liquidated" (darn.. and I've always wanted to visit one)
  
• Modest Mouse have a couple of live shows lined up in the near future, however, they'd decided to release their new album early next year instead of late this year
• Cold War Kids have released a preview of their upcoming documentary
• Blondie are set to play at CBGB's very last Saturday-night show
• Albert Hammond Jr. kind of goes on tour

THIS WEEK'S NEW RELEASES
Blood Brothers - Young Machetes
the Melvins - (A) Senile Animal
Lloyd Banks - the Rotten Apple
Sting - Songs from the Labirynth

darn laryngitis! - 10/6

So.. they postponed tonight's Sloan show due to Chris Murphy having laryngitis. Oh well, at least I can spell "laryngitis"

THEY SAY...

• Tracklisting for The White Stripes' new orchestral album, Aluminum, is now available
• 120 Days fans, listen to this!
• Google to buy YouTube?
• Lead singer of Controller.Controller, Nirmala Basnayake, leaves the band
• "Reunited Dinosaur Jr. to release CD, DVD"
• Travis Barker broke his arm while shooting a (+44) video, and he found after after three weeks!
• The Good, the Bad, and the Queen are set to release their debut early next year
• Copeland fans, listen to their new album, Eat, Sleep, Repeat, before anyone else!

Don't forget to listen to the podcast!
Have a good weekend

need. sleep. - 10/5

THEY SAY...

• Pete Doherty film is on the way
• Me First and the Gimme Gimme's are covering "Desperado", and you can download it too!
  
• "R. Kelly sued for assault, breach of contract, and more"
• iTunes teams up with Starbucks
• the Deftones are going on tour in the U.S., and their new album, Saturday Night Wrist, should be in stores at the end of this month

sleep now, news later
my bad.

So close yet to far - 10/4

THEY SAY...

• Beck has an "unfair" advantage on the U.K. charts
• Meatloaf does broadway... one night only!
  
• Rufus Wainwright Blooms new material (I know, that was a terrible 'headline' on my part)
  
• Ash are almost done their new album
• the White Stripes have revaled tracklisting for new album "Aluminum", but there is not North American date yet (Nov. 6 internationally though)
• (+44) the new/improved Blink 182?
• Tracklisting for Snoop Dogg's new album, Blue Carpet Treatment, is now available
• "Public Enemy record to be auctioned off"
• Martin Scorese is directing a new Rolling Stones documentary
• Beck fans, his new album from iTunes includes an exclusive song.. or you can get it here
• Micheal Jackson is releasing a boxed set of his singles (you can't deny how awesome his older songs are, right?)
• MuchMusic go digital song-ing (this is pretty cool because the link is from Billboard)

darn allergies - 10/3

THEY SAY...

• Karen O (Yeah Yeah Yeahs) has teamed up with Peaches
• Coldplay are not taking a 5-year hiatus.. are not taking a 5-yeat hiatus
• Pete Doherty likes poetry.. old school
• New Volkswagens are going to come with spiffy guitars
• New song by Hot One, download it now
• Gomez go on tour.. the eco-friendly way!
• Brakes are realeasing a new album and it's called The Biatific Visions
• Bobby Brown arrested? Really? You're kidding!

uggghhh... 10/2

Reason for subject line: I totally messed up a very important phonecall

THEY SAY...

• Exclusives: Albert Hammond Jr.'s new solo album, Yours To Keep, is streaming.. and Beck's the Information is also being streamed
• "Beatles release new album"
• Rilo Kiley are almost ready with their new album
• Eagles of Death Metal are releasing a DVD... by sexy
• Guns N' Roses are touring North America
• George Michael was arrested for smoking pot then falling asleep in his car
• A DMX show is cut after 15 minutes after a woman was hit by a chair.. and a bunch of other violent stuff
• Weezer vs. Beer
• A new festival in the UK has been announced for next summer (as if they don't already have enough festivals! *jealous*)
• Don't forget to visit the brand new Evening Rooster MySpace page! Actually, this is the first time announcing it

THIS WEEK'S NEW RELEASES
Beck - The Information
The Decemberists - The Crane Wife
Lady Sovereign - Public Warning
Depeche Mode re-releases of: A Broken Flame, Some Great Reward, Songs of Faith and Devotion
The Killers - Sam's Town
Jet - Shine On
the Kooks - Inside In/Inside Out
Sean Lennon - Friendly Fire

HOLY COW, I ALMOST DIED WHEN... 9/29

THEY SAY...

• INCUBUS ARE COMING! *dies*
  
• The Futureheads have cancelled their US tour due to Barry Hyde's tendonitis
• More tour cancellations.. Jet have cancelled some North American dates due to Nic Cester having acute laryngitis
• Kasabian are extending their US tour
• "Audioslave guitarist arrested"
• Foo Fighters are releasing a live acoustic album from their recent acoustic tour. It's due Nov. 7 and tracklisting is already available
  
• Robert Plant on DVD.. and it's not reallyZeppelin related
• HMV are making music available for download
  
• Patti Smith is playing New York's last ever show at CBGB before they move to Vegas

Have a good weekend and don't forget to listen to the podcast on Sunday (evening perhaps?)

'cause everyday still feels like a Thursday - 9/28

THEY SAY...

• Courtney Love, I've always hated you, but this is too much
• Could Pete Doherty already be on the rebound after rehab?
• "Scissor Sisters coming to a movie theatre near you"
• Some of Bob Dylan's early recordings are up for auction
• Dates for the Benicassim festival have been confirmed.. all the way for next summer
• The Rakes are boycotting mega fashion store Burberry
• Razorlight are playing a secret gig sometime next month (I'm only putting this in because I wish we had secret gigs here like they do in the UK!)
• Oasis' plans are to do nothing and something next all at the same time (after the realease of Stop the Clocks, of course)
• This review of RHCP's show in Toronto angers my blood because I didn't go
  

OH YEAH! NEW INCUBUS! - 9/27

THEY SAY...

• Knife are re-releasing their first 2 albums in the U.S. for Halloween, and they also include bonus tracks and a DVD.. and a few shows too
  
• The Others are releasing their second album, Inward Parts, in the U.K. next month (no word on North American yet though)
• Jarvis Cocker vs. Razorlight?
• Who boycotts the Scissor Sisters? Honestly!
• Tour dates galore from the Tragically Hip, the Cat Empire, and Gordon Lightfoot
• Chin Up Chin Up fans, a new song from them is available for download, "Islands Sink"
• Dead Moon documentary is being released on DVD.. and you can watch the preview too
• ¡Forward Russia! are touring North America
• MIA fans, her new single "Bird Flu" is coming your way
  

..homeslice - 9/26

THEY SAY...

• Congradultions to Chris Ross of Wolfmother who is now a wolf-father (ha!)
• A Joy Division DVD is set to release soon (Oct. 31 in the U.K.) and it looks like it'll be included with a wackload of awsome things like rare interviews, live, and everything you could imagine on a music DVD
• Be Your Own Pet have revealed their new drummer.. and he's only 16!
• Remember I mentioned Cee-Lo's greatest hits album sometime ago? Well, tracklisting is available now
• Marilyn Manson starts work on new album called Rebels Without Applause
• Holy Oasis! They are releasing a teaser EP also called Stop the Clocks to remind everyone about their upcoming best-of with the same name
• "Kate Moss sings with Babyshambles"
• Guns N Roses reschedule their tour without reason right now
• Sublime are releasing a four-disc boxed set called Rarities on Nov. 14

"Everything is set in motion" - 9/25

THEY SAY...

• Damon Albarn's new band's single is about to be released... then quickly un-released (?)
• Sugababes are releasing a singles album called The Singles Collection, woot
• Extensive coverage of Virgin Fest in Baltimore is at Spin.com (SEE! This is the type of coverage that we should've had here!)
• George Micheal goes on first tour in 15 years
• Pet Shops Boys go on to tour North America
• Perhaps the worst shit I have ever seen that's being called "dancing"
• Coheed and Cambria frontman is going solo, and he's already ready with his upcoming album My Brother's Blood Machine being released on Halloween
• The Melvins are releasing a new album (A) Senile Animal on Oct. 10
  
• Steven Tyler has Hep C
• Paul McCartney is "doing fine" even after the whole Heather thing

THIS WEEK'S NEW RELEASES
George Harrison - Living in the Material World (Deluxe Edition)
Scissor Sisters - Ta-Dah
Tori Amos - A Piano
Emily Haines - Knives Don't Have Your Back
Wolf Eyes - Human Animals
Weird Al Yankovic - Straight Outta Lynwood
Lily Allen - Smile (digital EP)
Paul McCartney - Ecce Cor Meum
My Morning Jacket - Okonokos (2 live CD's)
The Lemonheads - The Lemonheads
Ruben Studdard - The Return

TGIF - 9/22

Let's hope today is a little less boring, shall we?

THEY SAY...

• "Nirvana gets lullaby tribute"
• Singer of Gnarls Barkley is releasing his own best-of
• Keith Richards says no to drugs
• Danny Flores, who wrote the uber catchy song "Tequila!", has died
  
• Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre together again
• Justin Timberlake it owning the charts
• Apparently the new Incubus single ("Anna Molly") is out... but only for 24 hours? Which is what I read on the boards anyway

"Someone to watch Gremlins 2 with" - 9/21

THEY SAY...

• Nirvana are releasing a DVD! The excitement!
• Chavez pwnes Bush (apparently, everybody's talking about it so...)
• "Man who killed Proof is convicted of two weapons charges"

So today is clearly slow.. sorry everyone


Actually, hold that thought!

Here's a picture of Sloan at their record release party at Toronto's Lula Lounge on Tuesday

[l-r] Patrick Pentland, Chris Murphy, and Andrew Scott (on the drums, alright!)

I'm a bastard if it's true - 9/20

Oh goodness, gracious... I'm horrible! lol

THEY SAY...

• Final Fantasy win Polaris Prize! (and pictures today)
  
• Noel "blasts" brother Liam.. it was bound to happen again though, right?
• More on Oasis, tracklisting for Stop The Clocks was revealed yesterday (and clips from their new movie)
  
• Willie Nelson: still the coolest old man ever
• Angles & Airwaves tour North America
  
• I trust everyone watch this week's Simpsons episode? ...I called it on a podcast episode
• Gwen Stefani works on SECOND album?
• Ash have revealed tracklisting for their upcoming untitled album
• All Saints are coming back ...oh c'mon, I can't seriously be the only one who used to have their first album
• Imagine Andre 3000 as a cartoon
• 'Rockstar: Supernova' (worst. name. ever.)

I'm sorry, sorry - 9/ 15

Oh goodness, I know I've been pretty bad this week with the non updates but I'll tell you who you could blame... school, work, and.. well, just those two things. I guess they're important but you know.. internet-ing is funner


THEY SAY...

• Beck is stopping by a few cities in North America so pray that he comes to a town near you
• YouTube and MySpace are angering Universal Music
• The Futureheads help out for cancer research and there are also some North American tour dates (not Canada! those bastards!)
• Sir Richard Branson has revealed that his Virgin Music Festival will be hitting other continents and countries
  
• My Morning Jacket are also going on tour
• "Music events may face beer sponsorship ban"
• Borat has a MySpace page.. with free movie screenings
• Kiss to go on tour? Maybe.. but no album news in sight
• "The Who kick off world tour"
• Coldplay are teaming up with Jay-Z
• Robbie Williams has cancelled his Asian tour
• Lady Sovereign is going to tour North America
• The Beatles venue has been awarded special status.. which means it's protected against getting knocked down
• "Gorillaz ready autobiography"

Podcast news:
I think this week will not feature me yet again, but my good friend Miss Mac (which is what we'll call my laptop from now on). She'll explain why when you listen.
And number two, the Special Presentation of V-Fest in Toronto is coming soon! I started it yesterday so hope for both parts by the end of this week

Jude Law, I missed thee! - 9/13

THEY SAY...

• iTunes 7 has come! But the reviews are mixed
• Arctic Monkeys talk about new album... that's right, new album
• Rock Star: NOT "Supernova"
• Sufjan Stevens is touring the world.. with only one stop in Canada, I think
• Guns 'n Roses fans, good news: Chinese Democracy should be out by the end of this year. But that's not all from them today, oh no! Tour annoucements for the U.S. too!
  
• I knew he wasn't retired for real! ...news about Jay-Z's new album is now available
• The Flaming Lips are re-releasing their latest album, At War With the Mystics, with bonus b-sides and a DVD. Mark your calendars for Oct. 24 (Woot! I am SO there! Since their 5-song performance at V-Fest in Toronto, you can officially call me a fan)
• The Beatles get stamped
• Check out the mad typos in this article about Eminem's new album.. and tracklisting included
• The Rapture tour North America
• Moby + Debbie Harry = his new single "New York, New York"
  

VFEST was A-MAZING! - 9/12

Virgin Fest was so good that I had a take a break on Monday ;)
So you know the drill by now hopefully.. cram all of Monday's news with Tuesday's news...

THEY SAY..

• One wicked awsome review of Virgin Fest in Toronto.. I would've written it exactly the same way!
  
• Apple reveals some news from the fifth generation of iPods, nano's, and shuffle's
• Foo Fighters, Trent Reznor and others are playing a benefit gig in California
• Corb Lunb, Road Hammers, and George Canyon are top winners at this year's Canadian Country Music Awards (ohh, I secretly love Corb Lund.. don't tell anyone)
  
• Diddy loses his name
• It's official! Babyshambles are signed to Parlophone
• Rush, Three Days Grace and company join forces to write a song for an upcoming Traibler Park Boys movie
• International Music Day, Oct. 1

VFEST this weekend! - 9/8

THEY SAY...

• Cat Stevens is releasing a new album.. a first in 28 years
• Massive Attack aren't going to be at V-Fest (North American dates), we knew that.. but now we know why
• Radiohead won't be touring 'till 2007 (to concentrate on other things)
  
• Justin Timberlake new album details released
• Keane cancel their U.S. tour.. not quite a shocker considering he's in rehab and all
• Watch video footage of Depeche Mode playing in Milan, Italy
• Amazon.com goes video.. uhh, movie!
• "Rapper 50 Cent arrested in N.Y.C."

Just a heads up for anyone who listens to the podcast...
I'll be away pretty much all weekend for VFest, so Episode 3 probably won't be up until Monday night. Tuesday night, the latest!

More news from the Evening Rooster Podcast...
The Rooster Podcast special presentation of Virgin Festival in Toronto will (hopefully) be up sometime next week, at the beginning of the weekend (Thursday or Friday earliest), or together with Episode 4 (on Sunday).


Have a good weekend! Hope for no rain!

Arrgh! - 9/7

I'm really tired today.. so I'll just tell you now that this will be a really half assed update

THEY SAY...

• Arctic Monkeys are donating their Mercury Prize money to a "worth" charity
• Lily Allen has revealed some more info about her upcoming digital EP, Smile.. and the release date is Sept. 26 (probably on iTunes or something)
  
• Danger Mouse's spoof of Paris Hilton's songs are now available
• Robbie Williams fans, mark your calendars for Rudebox being released on Oct. 24
• Bone Thugs n Harmony fans click there please
• "Echo and the Bunnymen singer charged with assault"
• "Boy George completes community service"
• Broken Social Scene are replacing Massive Attack at Virgin Festival in Toronto this weekend (Anyone else going? It's going to insane!)

I bought a camera, yes! - 9/6

THEY SAY...

• Dave Grohl lends a hand to Juliette & The Licks for their new album Four on the Floor (tracklisting too!)
• Oasis are releasing a new single to go with their upcoming Best of
  
• "Damon Albarn to write for Chinese circus"
• The Holloways have more details about their next album.. it's called So, This is Great Britain and being released in the U.K. on Oct. 30
• Gnarls Barkley are so badass! ...Take THAT Paris Hilton!
  
• Death Cab for Cutie are bringing the likes of Ted Leo, the Pharmacists, Jenny Lewis, and OK Go on their next tour (dates on the link too!)
• Bob Dylan goes to number 1.. his first since 1976

I took my holiday again.. - 9/5

First, I'm sure everyone knows by now about Steve Irwin's untimely death. He was known to the world as the crocodile hunter and he died doing what he loves. Many condolences go out to his wife and children.
He will be remembered.


THEY SAY...

• Extesive coverage of this weekend's Bumbershoot is at spin.com
• The Coral are working with Noel Gallagher on their new album (psst.. everyone go get their last alum, The Invisible Invasion)
• Franz Ferdinand are taking a break.. but don't call it a hiatus or anything
• "Pete Doherty avoids jail"
  
• The Magic Numbers, new album, Those The Brokes, Nov. 6 (U.K.)
• Sufjan Stevens is releasing a Christmas album entitled Songs for Christmas on Nov. 21
  
• R.E.M. bring back their old drummer
• Arctic Monkeys win the Mercury prize in London
• The Shins fans, mark your calendars for Wincing the Night Away being released on January 23rd (longest wait ever, right?)
• Kings of Leon are releasing some new stuff too sometime in February or March, and it's called Because of the Times
• Manic Street Preachers have released more info about their 10th Anniversary edition of Everything Must Go
• More Incubus news on Light Grenades because I'm obsessed like that
• Mouse on Mars fans, mark your calendars for Varcharz being released on Sept. 12
• "Cars documentary on the way" and it's called "The Cars Unlocked" being released on Oct. 17

THIS WEEK'S NEW RELEASES
The Polyphonic Spree - Wait EP
Audioslave - Revelations
Iron Maiden - A Matter of Life and Death

T-minus 5 days 'till school - 9/1

THEY SAY...

• Franz Ferdinand guitarist Nick McCarthy is doing the side project thing (they're called Box Codax)
• New video from the Submarines for the song "Peace and Hate"
• One huge review of last night's MTV Video Music Awards here
• They've canceled the party in Zanzibar for Freddie Mercury because of what he represents
• "Rare John Lennon footage unearthed"
• Be Your Own Pet minus one
• New Maximo Park to be expected sometime in March

Have a good weekend! And don't forget the podcast.. Episode 2 this sunday!

Everyone go watch the movie Thumbsucker - 8/31

THEY SAY...

• Incubus have released tracklisting for their upcoming album Light Grenades (Nov. 28), and the first single "Anna Molly" is out sometime in October (AHHHHH!!!! *dies*)
  
• Holy geez! Video footage of that bottle being thrown at Panic! at the Disco singer has surfaced!
• Gorillaz DVD due in October (in the U.K., but stay tuned for details about a North American release). They're calling it "Phase Two - Slowboat to Hades"
• Bob Dylan does iPod
• "Beatles sue record companies for £13.2 Million" (about $57 Million USD)
• A sweet deal made from Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters) to some miners in Australia (it includes beer)
  
• The Decemberists fans, mark your calendars for The Crane Wife being released on Oct. 3 (tracklisting included at link!)
  
• "Bloc Party, the Automatic, and Maximo Park team up"
• Dinosaur Jr. had their stuff stolen in New York.. poor guys, that sucks
  

"We Sound Amazed" - 8/30

THEY SAY...

• Nightmare Before Christmas "Redux" with new soundtrack songs from Fall Out Boy and Panic! At the Disco (stay tuned to the podcast for a "why?!" rant)
• The Polyphonic Spree are covering Nirvana for an upcoming EP Wait, released Sept. 5
• "Carl Barat and Pete Doherty team-up" (Wait! It's a trap!)
• Some bands to appear at this year's Halifax Pop Explosion include the Weakerthans, Joel Plaskett, Great Lake Swimmers and more
• Watch a new video from French Kiss, "So Far We Are"
• The Lemonheads North American tour dates released
• Green Day are back making more music (let's hope for less media hype so their songs to don't get incredibly irritating)
• OkGO are on Letterman tonight (can someone tell me why I don't have their latest album yet)

Number 50! - 8/29

THEY SAY...

• FREE LEGAL MUSIC DOWNLOADING courtesy of Universal Music?! (I actually "Oh my God"-ed at this one)
• Kasabian announces their North American tour
• Depeche Mode fans, lets get happy with more reissues come your way
• Foxy Brown: GUILTY! Then quickly changed her mind and decided otherwise
• Two thirds of Blink 182 = Plus 44 + two
  
• Babyshambles signed to Parlophone?
• Peaches: Canada's 'club' scene sucks
• Elton John is making a hip hop album (lol)

First podcast success? - 8/28

THEY SAY...

• Libertines reunite? (for real this time?)
• Radiohead live DVD will come eventually
• Rehab rockers... rock... in rehab... apparently
• My Chemical Romance: Band number two to get petled with things at Carling Weekend
• Don't Download This Song: Weird Al Yankovic (Oh, I so am)
• I didn't think Kittie still existed
• "Robert Plant and The Doors boxed sets come from Rhino"
• Eminem is teaming up with Nike for charity purposes
• Again, extensive coverage of Carling Weekend is at NME.com

THIS WEEK'S NEW RELEASES
The Dears - Gang of Losers
Beach Boys - Pet Sounds (40th Anniversary Edition)
Tiga - Sexor
Bob Dylan - Modern Times
The Roots - Game Theory
Chantal Kreviazuk - Ghost Stories

Working on my first Podcast this weekend! - 8/25

THEY SAY...

• Artists like Damian Marley and others are to play at this year's Vagoose in Las Vegas
• Extensive Coverage of Carling Weekend (Reading and Leeds) is over at NME.com/festivals
  
• Panic! at the Disco singer was hit in the face with a bottle on stage at Reading Festival today.. Brendan Urie speaks!
• Aerosmith bassist Tom Hamilton is being treated for cancer
  
• Tencious D movie to be released on Nov. 17! (Featuring Meatloaf and Dave Grohl!)
• Hear Kasabian's new album (Empire) before anyone else!
• Hear The Dears' new album (Gang of Losers) before anyone else!
• Hear The Young Knives' new album before anyone else!
• Badly Drawn Boy fans, tracklisting for Born in the UK is now available

HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND!