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Lollapalooza is happening this weekend and you can see some photos here on Flickr. Here’s a day one review from the Chicago Tribune. And one from USA Today. And The New York Times.

I’m sure more reviews will start to pop up soon, including something from our own Chicago man on the scene, Tankboy.

PS: Good luck, Chicago. You’re about to have the first 100+ degree day in six years.

• M.I.A. Fall Tour
  (tags: music tour)

• Guardian UK Sad About Full Length Albums
  With all these people buying single songs off iTunes, what will happen to the concept of a full album
  (tags: music itunes)
• Oh My Rockness
  New York City’s indie rock show list
  (tags: music nyc)
• Iron & Wine / Calexico West Coast Dates
  (tags: music tour)
• Beck concert in a Mexican Restaurant
  you never know where he’ll show up
  (tags: music)

Rhino Records is preparing “Children of Nuggets: The Next Generation”, a follow-up to their very successful “Nuggets II” boxed set.

Among the familiar names on this Nuggets are the Cramps, Bangles, Posies, Teenage Fanclub, Flamin? Groovies, the Soft Boys, Smithereens, Wondermints and Dream Syndicate. Primal Scream makes an appearance in its early Byrds-influenced incarnation (“Gentle Tuesday”), as do Screaming Trees (the heavily Doors-oid “Transfiguration”) and exploding Welsh teardrop Julian Cope (“Sunspots”). (full story)

• Son Volt US Tour Dates
  Jay’s hitting the road
  (tags: music tour)
• Nelly Inks Long Term Deal With Reebok
  umm.

A lot of speculation running wild that a Video iPod is coming soon, and Forbes Magazine jumps right in. The interesting bit is bolded by me:

Some of the top music labels say they’ve been contacted by Apple about the prospects of selling music videos on iTunes – probably ahead of a fall debut of a color-screen Apple full-motion video iPod. The labels ought to be jumping for joy. (full story)

I will never buy a music video. EVER. I swear this to you. A DVD compilation of many music videos? Sure. But one video at a time? No no no no.

What about you, fine reader? Talk back in the comments.

One more award that is quickly forgotten after it’s won.

AND THE NOMINEES ARE..

• Antony and the Johnsons – I Am A Bird Now
• Bloc Party – Silent Alarm
• Coldplay – X&Y
• The Go! Team – Thunder, Lightning, Strike
• Hard-Fi – Stars of CCTV
• KT Tunstall – Eye to the Telescope
• Kaiser Chiefs – Employment
• The Magic Numbers – The Magic Numbers
• Maximo Park – A Certain Trigger
• MIA – Arular
• Polar Bear – Held on the Tips of Fingers
• Seth Lakeman – Kitty Jay

From Nasty Little Man PR firm:

Foo Fighters and Weezer have announced the first leg of dates of their North American arena tour. The co-headlining jaunt will kick off September 8 at Atlanta’s Gwinnett Arena and run through late October.

Confirmed cities and venues:

Thu. Sept. 8 Atlanta GA Gwinnett Arena
Sat. Sept. 10 Sunrise FL Office Depot Center
Sun. Sept. 11 Tampa FL St. Petersburg Times Forum
Tue. Sept. 13 Houston TX Woodlands Arena
Wed. Sept. 14 Austin TX Frank Erwin Center
Thu. Sept. 15 Dallas TX Smirnoff Center

Other confirmed cities for the tour include: San Diego, Phoenix,
Denver, Minneapolis, Chicago, Champaign IL, Grand Rapids, Detroit,
Cleveland, Columbus, Baltimore, Worcester, New York, Philadelphia,
Fresno, Seattle and Portland OR.

Additional cities, exact dates and support acts will be announced shortly.

I’ve got a mega-picture post about last weekend’s Intonation Festival here, but you can also peep on these excellent articles (one of which was tip-tapped onto a keyboard by yours truly) from my hometown Chicagoist site:

Pictures!
An overview!
I loved DFA1979 and The Wrens!

Also, DeRo gave the fest some love.

• MAKE: Blog: Rip a Vinyl With Your Scanner
  Hack runs a virtual needle around a scanned image of an LP to create a .wav file of the recorded music.
  (tags: music mp3 vinyl wav)
• Ten Decemberists covers: MP3s
  Morrissey, Cheap Trick, more.
  (tags: music mp3 covers)