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Weakened Wrap-up #8: You Don’t Love Me, You Just Love My Bloggystyle


Pictured: The Pains of Being Pure at Heart@The Summit

Doing stuff and meeting people rules. Life is too short to not make the most of it. Expect the worst, hope for the best and you’re never disappointed. I mean basically what I’m saying is cheers to life and OH MAN I SURE DID DO STUFF AND MEET PEOPLE THIS WEEK.

I attended that Black Keys mess at Skullys, saw Brainbow at The Treehouse, Franz Ferdinand at The Newport and saw a whole bunch of other dumb hipster bands oh man Continue reading

Clinton Reno’s Franz Ferdinand Poster for Columbus Show

I am in love with Clinton Reno‘s new Franz Ferdinand poster from Saturday’s Columbus show. It’s interactive, yo:


Click here to order it.

Read about the Franz bassist getting into a minor scuffle at the Pains of Being Pure at Heart show here.

Born Ruffians (Now Featuring Ahmed Gallab from Sinkane on Drums) Opening for Franz Ferdinand

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MP3: Little Garcon by Born Ruffians

Ahmed Gallab from Sinkane is secretly taking over indie rock drumming. First he rescued the Caribou tour. Then he joined up with Of Montreal for a few months. Next up is an extended run drumming for Born Ruffians, which includes opening the Franz Ferdinand tour (Columbus date included!)

Ahmed is not just an awesome-drummer-for-hire. He’s readying a new Sinkane release, scheduled for May 2009. Dudes, I have heard it and it is amazing. It takes all the original ideas and concepts from the last Sinkane record and expands upon them at an incredible level. You’re gonna love it.

Keep reading for all the Born Ruffian/Franz Ferdinand dates: Continue reading