A Particularly Slow Monday

One would think that, since I haven't read any blogs all weekend, there would be at least something juicy to report. Alas, there is none. No Killers vs. Bravery. No Bloc Party vs. Oasis. I actually scoured some new blogs to come up with some good stuff to blog about. So, happy Monday, folks. This is all I've got.

I do have a tidbit of Oasis news. Noel Gallagher will be chatting with fans online on April 22nd at oasisinet.net at 7pm GMT. I believe that would be 3pm Ohio time. After all the bad press Oasis, and especially Gallagher, has been getting, I don't know if I would consider an online chat a very good idea. It's possible that everyone who logs in will be a fan, but I have my suspicions that a few Oasis-haters will show up to continue their tirade on the band's new album and new single. Chances are that he's too pretentious to let criticism get him down anyway.

I just watched the movie/documentary/biography 24 Hour Party People, about the beginnings of Factory Records, and ever since then I've had a bit more respect for Joy Division and New Order. It's a good movie, and I highly recommended. I will furthermore pay more attention to these bands. That having been said, New Order will release a new single, "Jetstream," on May 16. The song, which will be on the forthcoming album, Waiting for the Sirens' Call, features Scissor Sisters' leading lady Ana Matronic. Haha, she sounds like a robot.

I had no idea that Beck was on Saturday Night Live this weekend. So while I was playing Super Mario 3 and watching Johnny Depp movies, I could have been watching, at least for a good ten minutes, Beck perform songs from his new album, Guero, live on TV. Man, I'm such an idiot. Ah, but of course it's on the internet! So if you missed it, you may stream both segments. First is "E-Pro" and second is "Girl".

PopMatters discussed the art of album-making with Spoon recently. If you were ever interested in learning a little bit more about the details of making albums, I suggest reading it, because it has a lot of really interesting insight into the process of recording and mixing.

Oh, here's something that's been rather on-going. The White Stripes have now released for download their new single "Blue Orchid". Unfortunately, it's so far only available on iTunes, but I bet you can find it somewhere else if you look hard.

At last Fountains of Wayne have confirmed that they will be releasing a compilation of b-sides entitled Out-of-State Plates, due out June 28. The two-disc set also features two new songs, "The Girl I Can't Forget" and "Maureen".

Another video stream that has been making the rounds is Mr. T doing "Treat Your Mother Right". It still doesn't beat Leonard Nimoy's "Ballad of Bilbo Baggins".

Of Montreal's new video for "So Begins Our Alabee" can be streamed at Yahoo Music.

Tomorrow is Tuesday, and there's not much to buy. Sorry.
M83 - Teen Angst (single)
Mice Parade - Bem-Vinda Vontade
Piano Magic - Disaffected
Umbrellas - Umbrellas

Upcoming Columbus Shows

4.18 - The Juliana Theory - The Basement
4.19 - M. Ward (solo) w/ Norfolk & Western and DeVotchKa - Little Brothers
4.20 - m83 w/ Ulrich Schlauss (feat. the Moog documentary prior to performance) - The Mershon Black Box
4.21 - Clem Snide w/ The Sure Things, Langhorne Slim and Marbles - Little Brothers
4.21 - Damon and Naomi w/ The Black Swans and Brian Straw - High Five
4.26 - House of Heroes w/ New Republic - Little Brothers
4.27 - Mute Math w/ Mat Kearney - Little Brothers
4.27 - MTU Campus Invasion feat. Muse w/ Razorlight - Promowest Pavilion
5.04 - The Wedding Present w/ The Organ and Tiara - Little Brothers
5.04 - Electric Six w/ VHS or Beta - Skully's
5.07 - The Decemberists w/ Willy Mason - Little Brothers
5.08 - The Books - Wexner Center
5.13 - Mae w/ The Academy Is... and Jamison Parker - Little Brothers
5.15 - Andrew Bird w/ Antenna - Little Brothers
5.17 - Stereo Total w/ Les Georges Leningrad - Little Brothers
5.27 - The Killers w/ Hot Hot Heat - Promowest Pavilion
6.08 - Modest Mouse - Promowest Pavilion
6.13 - Iron and Wine - The Newport

Daily Downloads

The Arcade Fire - Live @ Phoenix, 12.06.04 (link, torrent)
Hot Hot Heat - Knock Knock Knock EP (link)
Piano Magic - Disaffected (rar)
Boards of Canada - Old Tunes Vol. 2, etc. (link, lots of mp3s)