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