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Fuck You Old Time Rockers

Let’s take a trip back to June 27, from rollingstone.com:

Despite the June 27th death of bassist and co-founding member John Entwistle, the Who have decided to continue their U.S. tour. The first two dates of the tour, tonight’s club show in Las Vegas and a June 29th date in Mountain View, California, will be rescheduled later in the tour. But the remaining twenty five dates will continue as planned as a tribute to Entwistle, with the blessing of the bassist’s family.

Now let’s look a news item that came out last week, from launch.com:

Run continued, “Run-D.M.C. is officially retired. I can’t get out in front of my fans with a new DJ. Some rock bands can replace the drummer. People say that to me: ‘Are you the original three members?’ I say, ‘I don’t know any other way but to be the three original members,’ and that’s all I can say–is that we’re retired. Does anybody have a job out there?”

That’s all I gotta say.

Flaming Lips Live Album, New

Flaming Lips Live Album, New Year’s Eve Show, Christmas Movie

All the Flaming Lips news you need right here. I gotta get my hands on that live record.

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New Pearl Jam record tomorrow. Yay. Yay.

UK Bands Help Britain Buck

UK Bands Help Britain Buck Global Music Slump

Those Brits are good for many things, it seems:
“The success of bands such as Coldplay and demand for compilation albums are helping Britain to beat the music industry blues, driving sales 3.5 percent higher in the third quarter, a top industry body said on Monday.”
(full story)

Coldplay loves David Gray

“COLDPLAY frontman CHRIS MARTIN caused a stir in DUBLIN in the early hours of this morning (October 25) when he showed up at HMV to buy the new DAVID GRAY album at a special midnight opening.” (full story)

Pearl Jam Fever Continues With Great Great Great Eddie Vedder Interview

This is a great interview with Eddie Vedder. He talks about the new record, the band’s success, Kurt Cobain’s journals, and a Cat Power/Vedder colaboration?! Lots more. Go read it.

Doctor! I’m Not Getting A Pulse!

Tower Records’ magazine, The Pulse!, is flatlined.

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Well, the first Guns N Roses show of this new tour was supposed to go on last night, but it didn’t happen. What did happen was lots of pepper spray, riots, and broken glass. Oh, Axl.

Robbie Fulks Again More Robbie

Robbie Fulks Again

More Robbie Fulks vs. Ryan Adams hilarity on Robbie’s official site. This makes me laugh way more than it should.

Sigur Ros To The Rescue

Sigur Ros To The Rescue

Last night I saw Sigur Ros here in Columbus. You can find my extensive review of the show here.

Columbus Bands Taking Over Your

Columbus Bands Taking Over Your Neighborhood

If you scroll down in the journal, you’ll see that donewaiting.com is having a launch party on 2/1/03. Three of the bands performing this show are leaving the comfortable confines of the state capital this weekend to take over your city and claim it as their own. Check them out if you’re in a 500 mile radius.

Miranda Sound
Sat., November 9, 2002 Brooklyn, NY – Club Luxx
Sun., November 10, 2002 Easthampton, MA – Flywheel
Mon., November 11, 2002 New York, NY – The Continental

Manda and the Marbles
11/7 Pittsburgh, PA – White Eagle
11/8 Baltimore, MD – Sidebar Tavern
11/9 Brooklyn, NY – Club Luxx (with Miranda Sound — two Cols bands for the price of one!)
11/10 Bound Brook, NJ – Hamilton St Cafe (Girlpunk party!)

Stardrop is doing some tourdates throughout Europe in the next two weeks, but you’ll need to contact those guys for exact venue locations.

Run-DMC Announces Retirement Read it.

Run-DMC Announces Retirement

Read it.