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!