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I am so proud to announce the launch of our new website, weColumbus.

In a time where larger media corporations are buying up all the independent media it can find, it was time Columbus had a website to call it’s own.

weColumbus will focus on Columbus Ohio news, sports, entertainment, dining, community, and just about everything related to the city. We’ll feature photos and video people are taking of the town, and are looking for people to write about any aspect of the city that they love.

We are still working out some of the bugs, but I think the site is in a good place for people to start visiting.

Additionally, there are two major pieces of the site we’re still working on:

– A Columbus OH events guide that is nothing like you’ve ever seen before. You’ll be able to plan your life a year in advance.

– A new Columbus OH store. If you make books, tshirts, posters, jewelry, quilts, WHATEVER, we want to sell it – if you’re a citizen of Columbus OH. (we wont be selling music, though)

This is the start of something really big. I’m so proud of the site. I have lived in Columbus for only a few years and I’m proud to call this city home. It’s given me so much – a great girlfriend, new friends, a chance to create donewaiting.com and Sunken Treasure, and now it’s time to take everything to the next level, locally.

weColumbus – Finally, Columbus has a website.

• More on Amazon’s Music Service
  Coming very soon.

We’ve been mentioning Eric Metronome‘s 52 cover songs in 52 weeks project for awhile now. So it warmed my heart to see that the fine folks over at USA Today also appreciate the hard work he is doing.

Eric’s latest song is a cover by Pat Benatar.

I Rock Cleveland has posted mp3s from the Flaming Lips recent live session on World Cafe. Highlights include a slowed down version of “The Yeah Yeah Yeah Song” and a Sonic Youth/Led Zeppelin medley.

Download them here.

Glen Hansard of The Frames will be putting out a new “solo” CD this week (until later this summer, it will only be available in Europe). The project is called The Swell Season and it’s a collaborative effort with Czech singer/pianist Marketa Irglova. There’s an interview with Glen about the Irish tour to support the project here and The Swell Seasons have a (temporary?) MySpace page where you can hear 4 beautiful songs off the CD. Glen apparently started the MySpace account and hinted in the blog that he might delete the account since he won’t be able to update it anytime soon.

In Frames news, Glen reports that the new album has been recording and is being mixed and is due to hit stores in September 2006. Hot damn, just in time to steal a spot on my “Best of 2006” list.

From their official website:

On Saturday 6th May, legendary Australian singer songwriter Grant W McLennan died in his sleep at his home in Brisbane.

McLennan was one of Australia’s greatest songwriters who created an outstanding musical legacy as a founder member of The Go-Betweens and as a solo artist. He was enjoying enormous acclaim for the band’s most recent album Oceans Apart, which has received five star reviews around the world and won had a prestigious ARIA award.
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Download Bloc Party’s entire Coachella set here.

They’re still one of my top bands I’ve yet to see live. Grr.

Yo, stop being afraid of our message board. It loves you and wants you to post.

Here are some current discussions>

• Sonic Youth Confessions “Dirty sucks”

• Who Made the White Stripes?
• Songs I can’t stop listening to
• Reviews of new Tool Album
• Reviews of new Flaming Lips album

and so much more.

Futureheads on tour:

06-16 Seattle, WA – Neumos #
06-18 San Francisco, CA – Fillmore #
06-19 Los Angeles, CA – Henry Fonda Theatre #
06-23 Dallas, TX – Gypsy Ballroom #
06-24 Austin, TX – La Zona Rosa #
06-26 Atlanta, GA – The Loft #
06-27 Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle #
06-28 Washington, DC – 9:30 Club #
06-30 New York, NY – Webster Hall #
07-01 Boston, MA – Paradise Rock Club #
07-25 Philadelphia, PA – Starlight Ballroom ^
07-26 Toronto, Ontario – Phoenix Theatre ^
07-27 Detroit, MI – Magic Stick ^
07-28 Columbus, OH – Newport Music Hall ^
07-29 Chicago, IL – Union Park (Pitchfork Music Festival)
07-30 Minneapolis, MN – Varsity Theater ^
08-02 Denver, Co – Bluebird Theater ^
08-03 Salt Lake City, UT – Club Sound ^
08-04 Las Vegas, NV – Jillian’s ^
08-05 San Diego, CA – Street Scene ^

# with the French Kicks
^ with Tapes ‘n Tapes

(via Pitchfork)

Five months into 2006 and I’d say this is my favorite song of the year. The video is pretty tasty as well.