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