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Sometimes I think more people are into our SXSW coverage than the rest of donewaiting.com combined. Check it out and plan your Texas-sized week.

I think the world is ready.

• Donewaiting/England: Ryan Adams Live Review
  “The second best thing was the vomit-girl.”
  (tags: music reviews)
• Donewaiting/Houston: Ten Questions for Phuz

WFMU is proud to welcome Yo La Tengo back to our airwaves on March 7th at 8 PM for their annual covers-for-pledges throwdown, as much a part of WFMU Marathon Tradition as the soaking of Andy Breckman and the consuming of questionably old whitefish salad from the JM in the AM breakfast table. The band will be hosted by Gaylord Fields and Tom Scharpling, who’ll solicit the listeneing audiences to issue a cover song challenge to the band along with their pledge. This performance will mark the return of the WFMU WebCam, so you’ll be able to tune in and watch the delirium unfold from anywhere in the world with a good internet hookup. Past years have seen the band perform numbers by The Who, Beat Happening, Replacements, Iggy & the Stooges, Boz Scaggs, and more! YOU can add your favorite to the list by pledging during the show at 1-800-989-9368 or on our online pledge page. (read more)

Apple is going to be announcing some new products tomorrow. There’s tons of speculation, like there is every year.

In the meantime, check out this funny video my little sister sent me.

The surviving members of Alice In Chains are hitting the road this summer for the first time since frontman Layne Staley’s death from a drug overdose in 2002. With Staley, Alice In Chains’ last tour was in 1996. Since then, guitarist Jerry Cantrell, bassist Mike Inez and drummer Sean Kinney have only taken the stage together once, at a February 2005 tsunami benefit show in Seattle. (full story)

Ted posted two demos of new songs over on his website. He heads out on another tour in a few days.

1 billion is a big number. Seriously. Think about that number.

Anyway, yesterday the 1 billionth song was downloaded from iTunes. The song was “Speed of Sound” by Coldplay. It almost seems like a ringer, but there you go.

Anyway, almost every month an article comes out about how mad the record industry is at iTunes. How they want to increase the price, etc etc etc. But really, think about it – they’ve provided an outlet for 1 FREAKING BILLIONS legal downloads of mp3s. It’s such an impressive number. Labels gotta stop that crying.

• Donewaiting/San Francisco: SF publisher to buy Spin Magazine?
• Donewaiting/Houston: Review: Arthur Yoria, Something Must Be Wrong EP
  “Something Must Be Wrong” has already cracked the Top 10 on the independent music specialty charts, which goes to show that Yoria still knows how to write a hit. Hopefully, the rest of the world will soon take notice.

The other two shows were great, and this one should be a blowout.

We’re celebrating the three year anniversary for the last time tomorrow (Friday) at the High Five with Envelope, The Evil Queens, Miranda Sound and Necropolis. Doors 9pm. $5. This one is gonna be big.