- 10:35 lucky me I get called during "juror appreciation week." Do you think every week is JAW and this is a scam? #
- 11:07 Waiting for jury duty is like waiting at the cheesecake factory or the airport #
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I have a ton of news I need to get to, but obviously still playing catchup because of my illness from last week. As I have previously mentioned, many of these news items can be found on our press.weheartmusic.com website, so if you have music-related announcements, please let me know, maybe even twitter me?
First off, is Stereo Total return to the USA for one BBQ show!. This is for May 31st, in Brooklyn, NY. And if I lived in New York, I would be out all the time... especially because everyone seems to tour and/or are in New York. Plus, I love Stereo Total!
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I don't normally announce other people's contests, but I felt this one is too good to pass up: Win a Maxtor OneTouch 4 Plus Terabyte Hard Drive. It is for a Terabyte drive from Maxtor. As you know, my HD is fast depleting, so I entered into this contest. Don't worry, I never win at these things anyway, so I thought perhaps you guys might have a better luck at it.
What makes his contest music-related is that it includes MP3s and videos (?) and music content from The Sickest Kids, Be Your Own Pet[W♥M], Between The Trees, Story of the Year[W♥M], Black Gold, etc.
Winners will be contacted the week of June 9th from www.thesyn.com/blog.
Jason is reviewing Samantha Crain's album, The Confiscation, so I thought you might want to check out Samantha Crain - "The Confiscation," a music novella, out July 22 on Ramseur Records.
Reading her mini biography, it seems that she's a Native American folk singer, so the obvious "earthy and spiritual" was used to describe her music.
It should be interesting to read the review and hear some of her music here.
She's also doing a ton of tour dates, so head over to her myspace for the latest information.
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Also, a few brief mentions: Grupo Fantasma Serves Up Sonidos Gold For June 17th Release and Bad Religion to Release New Maps of Hell (Deluxe Edition) on July 8th.
These titles are pretty self-explanatory. It seems like we just reviewed Grupo Fantasma's Comes Alive, but this new CD, Sonidos Gold, is a studio album with new material.
From my brief listen to this new album, it's really good, with a fusion of latin and dance/pop music.
Also, briefly, my favorite, Bad Religion is re-releasing New Maps of Hell, in a "deluxe edition". This is pretty cool, considering that this legendary punk band have never released any deluxe or repackaged their albums before.
I will assign someone to review their album, but in the meantime, read my previous article on Bad Religion.
Links:
weheartmusic.com
I fell in love with The Submarines last album “Declare a New State” after reading their bio. It’s really rare when that happens but their story really tapped into the hopeless romantic in me. The idea that two people could break up (Blake Hazard and John Dragonetti), separately write songs about the break up and then unite again – both romantically and musically – to record those songs, gave me a much deeper love for the music itself. And they are also great songs – as are the ones on their new CD Honeysuckle Weeks, out today.
When Nic described the new record as bright and summery they were quick to point out that life isn’t all cheerful flowers and chirping birds but they have a “stormy happiness.” The new songs are lighter than the last ones and not as focused on their relationship. For example, they tackle some political issues in “You Me And The Bourgeoisie.”
This was a fantastic set from start to finish. Check it out here
RR
Monday was an unusual t-shirt day. In the afternoon, I was at Mondo Tees (South Lamar) picking up a Bladrunner poster. I decide it was time to finally buy a Daniel Johnston designed Iron Man t-shirt. I noticed the store also added several new tees in regards to this summer's Batman: The Dark Knight.
After a long day, I got home late in the night to discovered a couple more t-shirts arrived. These tees are very special because they are Twitter themed. The online store is Eat. Sleep. Tweet. They relatively new. Things were a little shaky at first, but they managed to soldier on. It only took a little over a week for my order to come in. It's all good now.
a dude on his way to recycle some stuff at the austin recycling center
on the east side right by I-35 on 4th and san marcos. one of my fave
things to do when i'm at progress coffee right across the field, is to
watch the foot traffic to and fro around the area to the recycling
center. it is an amazing display of an austin demographic that is
largely invisible to city visitors and nowhere to be seen in the free
glossy austin design and entertainment magazines which seem to be in
abundance for such a small city (why are there so many of those
things?). i've never seen a woman in the traffic. it is always men, of
all colors and age groups, all hustlin'-recycling to get some paper in
their pockets.
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Now playing: Aimee K. Bryant - No Ni--a No
via FoxyTunes
