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Mystery and Misery, one of my favorite music blogs, appears to be back in action. Make with the clicky.

Spent the weekend in NYC and NJ checking out my sister’s new apartment in the East Village. It’s nice, and no you’re not invited.

I’m getting through my emails, slowly.

(pictured l to r: Brad Smith (bass), Travis Warren (vocals), Christopher Thorn (guitar), Rogers Stevens (guitar), Glen Graham (drums))

This photo, named melon.jpg, was sent to the administrator of the official Blind Melon message board today by Rogers Stevens with a cryptic poem:

“In the garden, growth has it seasons.
First comes spring and summer,
but then we have fall and winter.
And then we get spring and summer again.
Yes, there will be growth in the spring!”

-Chauncy Gardener , “Being There”

Could Blind Melon be reforming with a new singer? Could this new singer be Travis Warren of Rain Fur Rent? If I was a betting man, I’d answer HELL YES to both of these questions. But, we’ll have to wait and see.

Stay tuned ….

And check out this post on the Blind Melon message board.

• You Aint No Picasso: Ted Leo: Live South Street Seaport (8/25/06)
  “Here’s a decently-recorded live concert at which Ted not only plays two cds worth of material, but a LOT of new material and two great covers. “Some Beginner’s Mind” and “Army Bound” both sound leagues beyond the demos that Ted posted online
  (tags: music mp3 tedleo)

• Chuck Klosterman in Columbus
  Chuck gave a talk in Columbus and the donewaiting.com message board was there…
  (tags: klosterman columbusoh columbus)

You can order the last WOXY t-shirt ever right here before September 15.

Yes, it’s the end for Arab Strap. After ten years, six studio albums, three live albums and all manner of everything else, we’ve decided the story should come to a close. There’s no animosity, no drama, we simply feel we’ve run our course and The Last Romance seems to us the most obvious and logical final act of the Arab Strap studio adventure. Everybody likes a happy ending!

We will, of course, be celebrating. Our anniversary compilation, “Ten Years Of Tears” will be released this October/November and we are planning what will be our Farewell Tour (which sounds kind of cool) around the release in the UK and Europe (we’ll post the dates over the weekend). We hope you’ll be able to join us, but if you can’t make it then let us take this opportunity to thank you for listening.
It is midnight on the 8th of September 2006 and I have just opened a beer. Cheers.

MP3: Fuck a Doodle Do
MP3: Amante De Una Noche

• New Shin Songs (live)
  Shins have postponed their new album, but You Ain’t No Picasso has rounded up live versions of some of the new songs..
  (tags: music mp3)

w/ Ted Leo + Pharmacists
Thu Oct 26 – Upper Darby PA @ Tower Theatre
Fri Oct 27 – Rochester NY @ Auditorium Theatre
Sat Oct 28 – Ottawa ON @ Ottawa Civic Centre Theatre
Mon Oct 30 – Toronto ON @ Massey Halll
Wed Nov 01 – Montreal QC @ Metropolis
Thu Nov 02 – Boston MA @ The Opera House
Sat Nov 04 – Providence RI @ Providence Performing Arts Center
Mon Nov 06 – Washington DC @ Constitution Hall
Wed Nov 08 – New York NY @ Theatre at the Garden
Fri Nov 10 – Norfolk VA @ Norva
Sat Nov 11 – Belle Vernon PA @ Ice Garden Arena
Mon Nov 13 – Columbus OH @ PromoWest Pavilion
Tue Nov 14 – Indianapolis IN @ Murat Theatre
Wed Nov 15 – Louisville KY @ Louisville Palace Theatre
Thu Nov 16 – Birmingham AL @ Alabama Theatre
Fri Nov 17 – Atlanta GA @ Fox Theatre
Sat Nov 18 – Clemson SC @ Littlejohn Coliseum – Clemson Univ.
Sun Nov 19 – Orlando FL @ U of Central Florida
Mon Nov 20 – Coral Gables FL @ University of Miami – BankUnited Center

w/ OK GO
Sun Nov 26 – Milwaukee WI @ Eagles Ballroom
Mon Nov 27 – St Louis MO @ The Pageant
Tue Nov 28 – Memphis TN @ Orpheum Theatre – Memphis
Wed Nov 29 – New Orleans LA @ The Republic
Thu Nov 30 – Houston TX @ Hobby Center – Sarofim Hall

w/ Jenny Lewis and The Watson Twins
Sat Dec 02 – Mesa AZ @ Mesa Amphitheatre

w/ TBA
Sun Dec 03 – Las Vegas NV @ The Joint / Hard Rock Hotel

w/ Jenny Lewis and The Watson Twins
Tue Dec 05 – Irvine CA @ Bren Events Center
Wed Dec 06 – Santa Barbara CA @ Arlington Theatre
Sat Dec 09 – Seattle WA @ Key Arena

(thanks, Erin)

Just like they did with Slanted & Enchanted and Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain, the crackerjack staff at Matador Records have plans to issue a wholly remastered and expanded edition of Pavement‘s 1995 album Wowee Zowee. Due November 7, details are still few and far between on what additional recordings are to be appended to the album’s original running order. It’s rumored, however, that this deluxe reissue will include a full-length concert from 1995, alternate takes of many of the songs and up to 20 (!!!) different covers by artist Steve Keene, the man responsible for the album’s original art.

Keep checking here for updates as the release draws near.