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Kim’s got a new gallery up of pics from the Film School/Margot and the Nuclear So and Sos from a few weeks back. Check ’em out.

• M. Ward Fall Tour

Touch and Go’s 25th Anniversary celebration is going to blow away any of the other festivals in Chicago this summer. Check this out:

Touch and Go Records 25th Anniversary Celebration at the 10th Annual Hideout Block Party. September 8-10, 2006. 25 Touch and Go bands, past and present over 2.5 days – and more!

Confirmed bands so far (23 of the 25 bands):

!!!
The Black Heart Procession
Calexico
CocoRosie
Didjits (all original members)
Enon
The Ex
Girls Against Boys (all original members)
Killdozer (all original members)
Ted Leo + Pharmacists
Man… Or Astroman? (all original members)
Negative Approach (featuring John Brannon and OP Moore)
The New Year
Pegboy
Pinback
Quasi
Scratch Acid (all original members)
Seam
Shellac
The Shipping News
Supersystem
Three Mile Pilot
Uzeda

Tickets Go on Sale Friday June 16th at 10 AM Central Time:
Buy your tickets at Ticketweb.com
3-day passes – $35
*The first 10 3-day passes sold will be $10 each
*The first 250 3-day passes sold will be $25 each

Dates and Set Times:
Friday September 8th 5pm-10pm (gates open at 4pm)
Saturday September 9th Noon-10pm (gates open at 11am)
Sunday September 10th Noon-10pm (gates open at 11am)

All profits from ticket sales will be donated to the following Chicago organizations: Tuesday’s Child, Literacy Works, and the Thomas Drummond Elementary School.

If I can swing it Tankboy, you better a save a couch for me to sleep on.

“Nelly Furtado will be signing copies of her new release Loose at Virgin Megastore Times Square (45th and Broadway) in New York. To meet Nelly Furtado, pick up your copy of Loose at Virgin Megastore Times Square beginning 9:00 AM on Tuesday, June 20th and you’ll receive a pass guaranteeing entry to this very special event.

*Time and Space are limited.”

Thursday June 22nd
6:00 – 8:00 pm
Virgin Megastore Times Square
45th and Broadway
New York, NY 10036

Bradley is not going to keep these mp3s live forever, so go on and download them now.

I dreamed about Beck the other night. In this dream, he was promoting his new album coming out in a few months (I think?), and he decided to go the Tom Cruise Mission Impossible Route — talking about scientology on every TV show, jumping around on Oprah, and even converting Franz Ferdinand to join the religion.

This is why I normally don’t write about my dreams.

Gary Lightbody, Snow Patrol singer, posted a message on the Snow Patrol MySpace blog giving the reason behind the postponement of the band’s North American tour.

ALL NORTH AMERICAN DATES POSTPONED!!

I saw the doctor again yesterday afternoon. The news is bad. My vocal chords dont seem to have heeled at all. The polyps are still there and my singing voice is extremely weak. Whats new? I hear from cheap seats. Indeed.

Im so sorry about this but Ive been advised by the doctor to not do any shows for a month. I may also need surgery but the initial suggestion from the doc is for me to rest at home for that time and see how I am in a few weeks.

Ive also seen a voice coach here in New York who has given me some vocal exercises to help me heal and build up the strength of the voice. His advice on Wednesday was also preferably for me to take a month off.

I hope you all understand that if I could do this tour right now I would but Im worried to go against doctors advice would lead to serious, even irreversible, problems further down the line.

Thank you all for your messages on the forum wishing me a speedy recovery it means a lot.

Our agent Marty has worked 24 hours straight pretty much to get these shows rebooked. God bless you Marty. They will take place in September and they will call in every town we have missed this time round and two others San Diego and Las Vegas. Your original tickets will still be valid of course. We will tell you the confirmed dates on Monday or Tuesday and when the tickets go on sale for the new shows.

Lots of love, gary.x

Tim Easton recently released his latest album, “Ammunition”. I’ve only given it a casual listen so far, but I like what I’ve heard – it sounds more like his live show which is a good thing.

Here’s some links for you to get you through the weekend:

Mini Documentary: YouTube video on the making of the new album
NPR Concert: Four live songs recorded by World Cafe.
Music: Listen to songs from the new album.

Mike Patton is taking his Peeping Tom project on the road! I dig the album but have to admit it’s not really holding up all that well upon repeated spins. However after seeing them on the televisionmaset the other night I think one can safgely assume the live show will kick it where it quits it.

Jul. 14, 2006 Dour, Belgium at the Dour Festival
Jul. 15, 2006 Suffolk, England at the Latitude Festival
Jul. 17, 2006 London, England at the Astoria
Jul. 20, 2006 Costa Mesa, CA at the Orange County Fair – Pacific Ampitheater
Jul. 23, 2006 Los Angeles, CA at the Avalon
Jul. 24, 2006 Los Angeles, CA at the Avalon
Jul. 27, 2006 Chicago, IL but no venue yet!
Jul. 28, 2006 Twin Lakes, WI at the Hedgpeth Festival

I really hope they’re playing at Double Door or somewhere smaller in Chicago…

You gotta listen to understand.