Stephen Stills has Prostate Cancer.

http://www.reuters.com/article/musicNews/i...850956020071218

after Neil, i always liked him best from CSNY.

in The Buffalo Springfield i liked Richie Furay the best after Neil. i think he's a preacher now, or something.

anyhoo, yeah. sad stuff. i hope they really did catch it in time.

oh yeah, & Amy Winehouse got arrested again.

http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/Music/12/19/winehouse/

i must confess, i like that Rehab song.

So do I, actually. (I even posted the lyrics at the Forumer board's "Song of the Whenever" thread.)

That's a shame about Stills, though. Here's hoping the best for him...

yeah. cancer sux.

(i'm glad i'm not the only one who likes that song)

I saw Amy Winehouse in about 2003 supporting someone else and she was COMPLETELY different to how she now, the songs were more Latin and she didn't dress the same or have that beehive hairdo. I prefer the songs now though, I remember thinking she was a bit dull at the time.

cool.

if Nathan's old girlfriend had tall hair & heavy eyeliner, (& a bunch of bad tattoos) she would look exactly like her. i think that's who she should be for Halloween.

i just liked this for some reason.

http://apnews.myway.com//article/20080122/D8UB4C780.html

Go Ringo.

That's awesome! Go Ringo!

I saw him on Letterman last night

Looks like someone just got pwned then by the former Beatle. Way to go Ringo.

Yeah!

Linnell: Anyway, we decided to stick with the phone call from the dead despite the poor reception it got at TED. And that was a regular part of our show; we had different people calling. Some of the regulars were Eleanor Roosevelt who would call a lot and, of course, the great Jerry Orbach who had an incredibly long and interesting career. He was on Broadway for many years; he was in the longest running show of all time, The Fantasticks. He created one of the main roles for that show. So I don’t know, John and I were obsessed with Jerry Orbach for a while. There was also this crazy ad in the subway that said Jerry Orbach donated his eyes to science, to encourage people to be organ donors. And the thought of someone else walking around with Jerry Orbach’s eyeballs really delighted and freaked us out.

Is that not the most TMBGiest sentiment ever??

That's from this interview: http://gothamist.com/2008/01/22/john_linnell_th.php

yeah. i loved that interview.

Amy Winehouse is going into rehab.

(sorry, but that's just so funny to me)

good luck Amy! get well soon!!!

Yeah -- hopefully, she won't say "No no no" this time.

There's a line in that song that goes

"I ain't got the time, and if my daddy thinks I'm fine...."

Her dad's just admitted he tried to have her sectioned under the mental health act

maybe she was talkin about her "who's your Daddy?" kind of Dad.

i hope it sticks. she seems really talented. the last thing we need right now is another dead celebrity.

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20080223/D8UVRCHG0.html Ha-ha.

this just in!!!

Thanks for the heads-up about Oppenheimer.

And that's really neat about the Kinky thing!

thanks.

i can barely look at that pic at this time of day. i hope it doesn't give anybody a seizure.

more news in the Black Crows/Maxim Magazine saga...

http://apnews.myway.com//article/20080227/D8V2Q00O1.html

it's just so funny to me, for some reason.

yeah, it makes em look like big lying babies.

& seriously, a Black Crows fan isn't gonna care what some magazine tells em. they've been waiting a long time for this, i'm sure. i know if i had to wait 7 years for a new TMBG album, nobody could talk me out of buying it.

i think Maxim needs to man up.

Maxim finally sucked it up.

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20080227/D8V2V0I80.html

yeah, what a cop out.

i don't understand how, in this culture, it's so friggin hard for people to just say "i'm sorry". there always has to be an excuse for everything.

i have very little respect for people who can't admit they were wrong when they obviously were.

i apologize for stuff all the time. maybe i'm a wimp or something. i just figure if i'm wrong i suck it up, say i'm sorry, & move on.

GR's show is SOLD OUT!!!

the latest MySpace bulletin:

Date: Feb 29, 2008 1:43 AM
Subject: SOLD OUT: Omaha, Boston, ATL show 1! 2nd ATL show added!

Body:

Omaha is now fully SOLD OUT
Boston is fully SOLD OUT.
First Atlanta show is fully SOLD OUT.
NYC shows are very close.

Second Atlanta show just added, and is on sale NOW.

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UPCOMING SHOWS THIS MONTH

Atlanta Columbia Jackson NYC
Portsmouth Burlington Charlottesville Madison
Jacksonville Dallas Austin Houston New Orleans
Birmingham Tampa Ft. Lauderdale Orlando


Complete details & ticket links at bottom of this email!

All shows listed except NYC and Portsmouth are strictly 14+ or beyond,
Dates and ticket links at the bottom of this email!

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Hey everybody!

Flansy here--writing to y'all direct from the TMBG tour bus! It's just day two of our tour, and I just got off stage in Bloomington. The bus is already filthy and the vibe is distinctly good. The Beachwood Ballroom in Cleveland was a terrifically fun gig to start the run. None of the insane electrical problems of our last gig there, but memorable none the less. Some of the nicest people you'll meet on the road working at that venue. Tonight we were in Bloomington performing at the Bluebird Nightclub for the first time. It was a steaming cauldron of rock. A very enthusiastic, sold out crowd. Had an amazing meal before the show analyzed by our resident foodies Brendan the tour manager and International Player Frank Vilardi, who has been doing a highly laudable job filling Papa Marty's rather enormous drumming shoes.

Tomorrow is Madison. We love Madison. Onward and rockward, y'all.
JF

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ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY gives "Here Come the 123s" DVD/CD an A!

Order the 123s DVD/C set right now at Amazon for their crazy low price!
http://www.amazon.com/Here-Come-Bonus-Trac...o/dp/B000V5YOZ6

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TMBG are on the cover of ELECTRONIC MUSICIAN!
Read the in depth interview on the making of "The Else" and the bands unique place in electronic music-making.
(We'd give you a link, but the cool part is only available on newsstands!)

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Attention Atlanta!
They Might Be Giants have added a second show on Saturday March 15!
Doors are early-5:30 and the band is on at 6:30. It's strictly 14+,
Bring your student ID and save $5 to see a full TMBG show.

http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/0E004047...1&minorcatid=60

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See the BRAND NEW VIDEO for "Pirate Girls Nine" at TMBGs Friday Night Video Podcast for Families!
Just use this link!

http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore...st?id=268647482

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THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS ON TOUR RIGHT NOW!


Fri. Feb. 29 MADISON, WI at Barrymore Theatre
http://www.barrymorelive.com/Merchant2/mer...uct_Code=802291


Sat. Mar. 1 OMAHA, NE at Slowdown
http://www.etix.com/ticket/servlet/onlineS...and=theslowdown


Sun. Mar. 2 COLUMBIA, MO at Bluenote
http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/06003F92...1&minorcatid=60


Tue. Mar. 4 DALLAS, TX at House of Blues
http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/0C003F94942958A6


Wed. Mar. 5 AUSTIN, TX at Stubb's Outdoor BBQ
http://stubbs.frontgatetickets.com/choose.php?lid=17317


Thu. Mar. 6 HOUSTON, TX at Meridian
http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/0C004024...1&minorcatid=60


Fri. Mar. 7 NEW ORLEANS, LA at House of Blues
http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1B003F93...1&minorcatid=60


Sat. Mar. 8 JACKSON, MS at Hal & Mal's
http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1B004023...1&minorcatid=60


Sun. Mar. 9 BIRMINGHAM, AL at Workplay
http://www.workplay.com/workplay.asp?Page=...751&VD=3/1/2008


Tue. Mar 11 ST. PETERSBURG, FL at Jannus Landing
http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/0D003F93...link=tm_home_h2


Wed. Mar 12 FT. LAUDERDALE, FL at Revolution
http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/0D003F93...1&minorcatid=60


Thu. Mar. 13 ORLANDO, FL at House of Blues
http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/22003F94...1&minorcatid=60


Fri. Mar. 14 JACKSONVILLE, FL at Free Bird Live
http://www.freebirdlive.musictoday.com/Fre...e/moreInfo.aspx


Sat. Mar. 15th ATLANTA, GA at Variety Playhouse - Special Early Show!
Strictly 14+. Special discount price for students with college or high school ID. Doors 5:30, show at 6:30
http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/0E004047...1&minorcatid=60


Sun. Mar. 16 CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA at Satellite Ballroom
http://www.satelliteballroom.tickets.music...m/moreInfo.aspx


Sat. Mar. 29 PORTSMOUTH, NH at The Music Hall
2pm Special Family Show!
http://www.tickets.themusichall.org/public...w.asp?shcode=16

8pm Regular Super-Premium Show!
http://www.tickets.themusichall.org/public...w.asp?shcode=28


Sun. March 30th BURLINGTON, VT at Higher Ground
http://higherground.frontgatetickets.com/c...e.php?lid=17817


Sun. Apr. 20th NEW YORK, NY at Town Hall - TWO FAMILY SHOWS!
12pm doors / 1 pm show:
http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/03004039...1&minorcatid=60

3:30 doors / 4:30 pm show:
http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/03004039...1&minorcatid=60

Thank goodness I bought my tickets almost a month ago!

Rapper Juvenile's Daughter Killed in GA http://apnews.myway.com//article/20080301/D8V4M06G0.html how sad!

yeah I noticed that

so sad.

Tangent:

AAMS is coming up soon. (The accordion festival I've gone to in the past.) It's this weekend.

In addition to playing with my ensemble, I'm playing "Pizzicato Polka", "Hungarian Rhapsody", and "The Pink Panther".
Maybe I can convince my parents to tape me playing "The Pink Panther" so that I can post it on YouTube or something.

oh, you GOTTA lado!!! i wanna see!!!!!

Thanks. I did okay. I could've done better, but I didn't stay long enough for the awards ceremony...


I recorded my playing of the song. It's SO BAD. I'm really sorry. I edited it and it's still really bad, and now it's choppy too. I'll post it in Pictures as soon as YouTube stops taking forever to upload it...

i bet it's not as bad as you think. i'm lookin forward to it.

(so YouTube wasn't only taking forever for me then...)

yeah.

i decided to redo it, but don't worry. i AM going to do it.

this cracked me up!


Matchbox Twenty Cancels Rodeo Concert

Apr 13, 5:25 AM (ET)

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - Matchbox Twenty has canceled a performance at a large rodeo event out of concern for the animals.

Lead singer Rob Thomas confirmed that the band is pulling out of its July 18 show at Cheyenne Frontier Days, which bills itself as the world's biggest outdoor rodeo.

"We ask that (fans) please understand that it would be impossible for us to put ourselves in the position of making money from what we believe to be the mistreatment of animals," according to a statement from Thomas posted Saturday on the band's Web site.

The Grammy-winning band is still scheduled to perform this summer at the North Dakota State Fair, which includes rodeo events.

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20080413/D900T4G00.html


ok Matchbox 20 (old spelling, i know) what part of the word RO-DE-O do you not understand? you'd think when they got booked to play at a rodeo, they would know from the start that animals would be involved.

maybe they just thought "Rodeo" was a street in LA.

i saw this today & it sounded interesting...

New music video Web site features major label artists

Apr 17, 1:01 AM (ET)

By SOLVEJ SCHOU

LOS ANGELES (AP) - A company backed by investors including Will Smith and major record labels has launched a new Web site offering 10,000 free, high-definition music videos.

Universal Music Group announced Wednesday that it has joined EMI and Sony BMG in backing Santa Monica-based PluggedIn.

The Web site features music videos from artists such as Gwen Stefani, Green Day, Coldplay and Norah Jones and is powered by a new media player that supports full-screen high-definition video.

PluggedIn also announced a partnership with Smith's production and management company Overbrook Entertainment.


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On the Net:

http://www.pluggedin.com

i went there. i didn't see any TMBG ( ) but i checked out my favourite Beck video, "Mixed Bizness". it looked gorgeous.

Just wanted to let everybody know that the new Nine Inch Nails album, The Slip, is out and is available for FREE from their website. http://theslip.nin.com/

Everybody loves free music.

i heard about that.

(i'm not a big NIN fan, but...)

go Yoko... http://apnews.myway.com//article/20080521/D90Q86FO0.html

Judging from the description of how the song is used in that movie, I'd be inclined to side with Yoko on this one.

me too. & i disagree that it's similar to the J.K. Rowling case. (other than the fact that they're both cases)

As much as I'm on Yoko's side on this one I don't think she'll win. It says that only 15 to 20 sec. of the song were used which is considered fair use, though I don't know if the fair use laws apply in a commercial work. Also, I'm concerned that this will set a precedent that will make it legally difficult for filmmakers, particularly independent ones, to use small portions of songs in their works.

you make a good point.

still, i absolutely cannot stand Ben Stein. & really, it seems like you could pick on evolution without bringing John Lennon into it.. it's just a song. it's not like they teach "John Lennon's Imagine" to little kids in grade school.

i haven't seen the movie, but i think it's pretty weak to hang all the world's atheists around one dead guy's neck. he didn't invent evolution or atheism. he just wrote a song that can be interpreted any way the listener wants.

this will be an interesting one to watch... i hope the actual result makes the news.

this isn't exactly about music, but it's Neil Young, so...

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20080601/D911HRRO0.html

Go Neil.

That's pretty awesome!

yeah, Neil rocks.

here's the outcome of the Yoko case we were talkin about a while back: http://apnews.myway.com/article/20080602/D91267K80.html

she plans to appeal.

That's a shame. It sounds like they're saying that, the way it was used in the film, it was basically the same thing as quoting the lyrics in the context of a review.

I hope Yoko's appeal is more successful...

yeah.

after T gave his opinion, & i thought about it, i decided it wouldn't be the end of the world if they used it... but i just dislike Ben Stein so much that i wanted him to lose.

and if it compares to the JK Rowling case, i hope that means she'll lose hers, cuz i feel really sorry for that guy she's suing.

i guess they don't call him Johnny Rotten for nothing.

http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b141186_ne...=rss_topstories

Good grief...

no offense on that chick who got punched in the face, but i love Johnny Rotten.

did Coldplay steal this song? you be the judge... http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b143017_co...=rss_topstories

Neil Young has a new project.

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20080723/D923PUQO0.html

he's what, 60something? and still as controversial as ever. i love him.

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That sounds cool.

yeah. i can't wait till it comes on IFC. (cuz i know it's never coming here)

The Killers are coming to play nearby!
I'm still debating whether to go or not because I'm already going to a Bloc Party concert with my friend a few days later.

i vote go.

haha i kept delaying it and delaying it and i never bought tickets, but the Bloc Party concert was awesome! i just wish there weren't so many sweaty moshers...

Sorry you missed The Killers (I like those guys) , but I'm glad you enjoyed Bloc Party.

moshers at a kid's show? that's sick!

so... if you ever get in the mood for it, i'd like to read a review...

Gary Glitter Released From Prison

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,24206302-23109,00.html

etc.

you can hear the whole thing here: http://www.everythingthathappens.com/

I don't know if you all heard about this, but Richard Wright, the keyboard player for Pink Floyd, died on the 15th of cancer. I've always been a huge Pink Floyd fan and if I remember correctly there are a few others here, so I just thought I'd mention it. I'm just glad I got to see him play live before he passed. He was one of the most underrated keyboard players in rock.

Oh, that's so sad.

i think i heard but forgot to post about it. damn cancer. RIP Richard.

He will certainly be missed. RIP Richard.

Cash recording to be released with new documentary

Sep 24, 9:37 PM (ET)

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - An unreleased recitation by Johnny Cash will be available as part of a new documentary examining Cash's views on America. In "I Am The Nation," the deep-voiced singer personifies the country with references to important events and people in American history.

The recording was discovered in Cash's personal belongings after his death. It will be released as part of "Johnny Cash's America," a documentary airing Oct. 23 on the Biography Channel. The companion DVD/CD package on Legacy Recordings will be available Oct. 28.

The documentary features interviews with Bob Dylan; Al Gore; Snoop Dogg; Sheryl Crow; Steve Earle; Kris Kristofferson; Loretta Lynn; Merle Haggard; U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander; Tim Robbins; Vince Gill; Cash; his sister, Joanne; and his children, John Carter Cash and Cindy Cash.

In the film, Cash, who was outspoken on social issues, discusses the political process and the two parties.

"The whole film and soundtrack are poignant for what's going on in the political climate right now," said Charlie Dougiello, a spokesman for the project.

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On the Net:

http://www.johnnycash.com

musicy-movieish Flaming Lips MySpace blog:

From: The Flaming Lips
Date: Sep 25, 2008 11:12 AM
Subject: Christmas On Mars Update: Over 20 Cities Added!!

Christmas on Mars: A Fantastical Film Freakout Featuring the Flaming Lips,
the long-awaited science fiction film directed by Wayne Coyne and featuring the whole band,
continues its run at the KGB / Kraine Theater in New York City,
and has booked nearly two dozen more venues across the country.

Tickets are already available for several dates across
Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Ohio, plus New York City
and also Minneapolis, Denver, Atlanta, and Cambridge, Massachusetts.

More showtimes are coming soon; get updates at CinemaPurgatorio. com.

Here are shows to which you can already buy tickets
Playing now until the end of the year if not the end of time:
New York, New York: The KGB Complex's Kraine Theater

From October till the end of the year:
San Antonio, Texas: Alamo Drafthouse, starts October 19

Limited Engagements:
Des Moines, Iowa: Nova 10 Cinemas, October 1
Columbia, South Carolina: The Nickelodeon, October 3-5
Moline, Illinois: Nova 6 Cinemas, October 5
Atlanta, Georgia: Plaza Theatre, October 8
Peoria, Illinois: Reynold's Cinemas at Landmark, October 10
Naperville, Illinois: Nova 8 Cinemas, October 11
Nashville, Tennessee: The Belcourt, October 17
Dallas, Texas: Landmark Inwood Theater, October 17-18
Whitewater, Wisconsin: Theatres of Whitewater, October 17
Lake Geneva, Wisconsin: Geneva 4, October 18
West Bend, Wisconsin: Paradise Theatre, October 19
Madison, Wisconsin: The Orpheum, October 21-24
Waterville, Maine: Railroad Square Cinema, October 23
Cambridge, Massachusetts: The Brattle, October 31-November 9
Omaha, Nebraska: Film Streams / Ruth Sokolof Theater, October 31
Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland Cinematheque, November 8-9
Columbus, Ohio: Landmark Gateway Theater, November 14-15
Denver, Colorado: Landmark Esquire Theatre, November 14-15
Hartford, Connecticut: Real Art Ways, November 21-23
Minneapolis, Minnesota: Landmark Uptown Theatre, November 22

To be announced soon:
Seattle, Washington
Austin, Texas
Los Angeles, California

To hear about more shows, follow Cinema Purgatorio's email list, feed, or Facebook group.
You can also suggest a venue, or make a press inquiry.
High resolution images are here.


"Endearingly ragged...destined for cult status...abetted with homemade-looking but sometimes lyrical effects.
"
- Andy Webster, New York Times

"A thrift-shop Solaris...realized through homegrown special effects that would please fans of Eraserhead-era David Lynch.
"
- Steve Dollar, New York Sun

"It's basically as weird as you'd hoped.
"
- Isaac Butler, New York Magazine

"this mostly black-and-white, dreamlike yuletide fable does possess its own dorky DIY charm, as space-suited men wander around narrow enclosures in various stages of dissociation, Santas commit airlock suicide, and a nurse/mother in a giant lightbulb births a bubble baby.
"
- Variety

"As far as Christmas movies go, this one is hard to beat.
"
- Ohmpark


if i lived somewhere it was playing, i would go.

dang.

so, i read an Oppenheimer blog yesterday & they said they were fixing to play their last Belfast show for a while, cuz they're about to head back into the studio to start recording again!

i loves me some Oppenheimer. i can't go to Belfast, so i'd just as soon have em making a new album that i can actually hear.

Glad to hear they'll already be working on a new album!

i know! i was really surprised... but happy.

MTV is stoopid... http://www.pcworld.com/article/153127/once...t_of_touch.html

& you can get a free song from The Boss right here... http://www.brucespringsteen.net/news/index.html man, his handwriting is even worse than my kids!

MTV... That IS actually pretty funny.

I'm checking out that Springsteen track now -- very bluesy... He kinda sounds like Tom Waits on it.

yeah, it didn't sound that much like Bruce to me. i haven't bought any of his new albums in years though. maybe he always sounds like that now.

Nah, he sounded considerably more rough-edged here. (On his last album, Magic, he actually sorta sounds like his old self, for the most part.)

that's cool.

i really need to check out some of his newer stuff...

Magic is probably my favorite of the newer ones -- I think it's his most consistently catchy batch of tunes since Born In The USA -- and We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions is a fun one.

i'll have to go see what i can find at IMEEM.

an email i got from David Byrne...

Pardon the bulk mailing. I Can't Vote. I am an immigrant with a Green Card and, therefore, I am not eligible to vote in a federal election. FYI - I can get drafted (luckily, Daniel Berrigan burned my draft board's records) and I pay taxes, yet I cannot vote for President. On Election Day, I see my neighbors heading to the nearby elementary school to cast their ballots. The voting booth joint is a great leveler; the whole neighborhood - rich, poor, old, young, decrepit and spunky - they all turn out in one day.

But most of you can vote. What can I say? The Republicans have made us less safe than before 9/11, bankrupted this economy, started an illegal war they can't - and don't intend to - finish, removed what sympathy (after 9/11) and respect the world had for the US, and have robbed US citizens of many of their basic rights. Global warming? What's that? Science and education? Investment in our future? No, thanks - we'll stick with a good 'ole hockey mom. Ignorant, and fucking proud of it, as is always the case.

Although it looks like a shoo-in, it ain't over 'til Florida. And there are plenty of racists in this country who will vote against their own best interests. So please, get to your local elementary school, post office, town hall, or whatever, and cast your vote and make this a country we can all be proud of. We can get out of this mess, and life can be better than it is.

David Byrne
NYC

i ran across this slideshow of "unseen Clash photos" when i was at rollingstone.com just now, & thought of GR, so here you go...

http://www.rollingstone.com/photos/gallery...s_and_punk_rock

did you know that there's a Joe's Garage the musical?

http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/inde...in-los-angeles/

The Clash pix were awesome! I especially liked the one with DeNiro.

That Joe's Garage show sounds good. (But I doubt we'll ever get a touring company of it to come around this area!)

i thought this was pretty funny, in a sad & pathetic kind of way...

http://www.pushback.org/2008/11/13/smashin...ce-annoucement/

wtf?

I was never a big fan of them, anyway (although I like a few of their songs, like "Today" and "1979").

Noah liked em a lot when he was a kid. i don't know how he feels about em now.

it doesn't surprise me much, cuz Billy Corgan was always kind of a d*ck. still, if you were a fan & went to one of these shows it would be such a disappointment.

They were one of the first bands I was a fan of but I can barely stand them now.

i like some of their songs, but i've never listened to a whole album.