Friday, September 29, 2006

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?)

Thursday, September 28, 2006

'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

Wednesday, September 27, 2006

OH YEAH! NEW INCUBUS! - 9/27

THEY SAY...

Tuesday, September 26, 2006

..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

Monday, September 25, 2006

"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

Friday, September 22, 2006

TGIF - 9/22

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

THEY SAY...

Thursday, September 21, 2006

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

THEY SAY...
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
Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting
[l-r] Patrick Pentland, Chris Murphy, and Andrew Scott (on the drums, alright!)

Wednesday, September 20, 2006

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.)

Friday, September 15, 2006

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...

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

Wednesday, September 13, 2006

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"

Tuesday, September 12, 2006

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..

Friday, September 08, 2006

VFEST this weekend! - 9/8

THEY SAY...

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!

Thursday, September 07, 2006

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...

Wednesday, September 06, 2006

I bought a camera, yes! - 9/6

THEY SAY...

Tuesday, September 05, 2006

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

Friday, September 01, 2006

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

THEY SAY...

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