Coheed And Cambria in Edmonton

According to Pollstar the emo-prog band will be hitting the stage Friday Dec. 15 @ Shaw. Remiscinant of another emoish group (MCR) hitting up the praires to close the year out. I have seen Coheed once before, back @ the 2004 Warped Tour stop in Calgary. A drunk Claudio hit the stage and proceed to piss off the crowd with his antics. The bottle throwing got so bad that the group was finally cut off half way through the half hour set. Crazy moment. Read about it here, here, & here. No other dates listed as of now, I expect Calgary to be added. I wonder what kinda of reaction they would get now? If any? Time will tell.

Guns N' Roses in Edmonton

That's Right, Guns N' Motherfuckin Roses Will Be Tearing Apart Rexall Thursday December 7. Tickets on sale this Saturday @ 10am, for way too much ($79.50 + s/c). The odds of this show actually going through are probably pretty slim. In less Axl has got his meds in order. Maybe Chinese Democracy will be out by then.

pre-sale action Friday @ 10am
more info to come

K-Os in Edmonton

Thursday Nov. 9 & Friday Nov. 10 @ the Starlite Room. If memory serves me correct, the last time K-Os was in Edmonton he played Shaw. Should make for two sweet intimate gigs. Tickets on Friday @ 10am. $29.50+ service charges. More info here & here.

New Sparta

Sparta have posted a lovely new one on purevolume. The new album hits the street Oct. 10. More info here.

David Simon

I'll let the article do the work for me
Talking With the Creator of One of TV's Best and Smartest Shows
David Simon gives a preview of "The Wire" Season Five, the scoop on why the mayor of Baltimore hates his guts and more

information on the beast moans

You know it's a good start to a week when the new Swan Lakes & Beck lps leak. Swan Lakes is probably my most anticipated record of the fall/winter season. Three Canadian indie heavyweights joining forces = excitement. I'm more of a casual Beck fan. None the less 'the inormation' is like icing on the cake. Thank you wedge board.

Links Sept. 24, 2006

71, and Still Succeeding in a Young Man’s Game
Early this month the director Mike Newell started production for New Line Cinema on a film version of Gabriel García Márquez’s “Love in the Time of Cholera” that will take him from Britain to Brazil and Colombia. At about the same time, another director, Julian Schnabel, began shooting an adaptation of Jean-Dominique Bauby’s book “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” for Universal Pictures in Lourdes, France.

For N.F.L., Crowd Noise Has Become a Headache
At most big ballgames, noise is good, and more noise is better.

Click Fraud Is Growing on the Web
A year ago, DiamondHarmony.com, an online jewelry store, decided that it had outgrown its sole source of advertising, which was eBay. The company added an elaborate marketing effort on search engines that included a pay-per-click advertising campaign based on keywords and phrases. For its trouble, DiamondHarmony became ensnared in click fraud.

The Ballad of Big Mike
As he drove into Memphis in March 2004, Tom Lemming thought that everything about Michael Oher, including his surname, was odd. He played for a small private school, the Briarcrest Christian School, with no history of generating Division I college football talent. The Briarcrest Christian School team didn’t have many black players either, and Michael Oher was black. But what made Michael Oher especially peculiar was that no one in Memphis had anything to say about him.

Links Sept. 22, 2006

Le Romantique
On a sunny day in June, Michel Gondry, director of the movie “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” and the creator of many wondrous music videos, was in his sparsely furnished New York production office, rummaging through a large cardboard packing box. He was dressed, as he typically is, in loose jeans and an untucked short-sleeve button-down shirt. At 43, Gondry is boyish, with quick, sharp eyes like those of a hyperalert bird. He is French, and although he speaks perfect English, he has a thick accent. “These are all about an ex-girlfriend,” he said, as he took several curious-looking items from the box and placed them, one by one, on an oval conference table. “I made all these when she left me, two years ago.”

Exclusive: Sondre Lerche Album Details Revealed
Having gotten his lounge-singer jollies out of his system with the jazzy early 2006 album Duper Sessions, Sondre Lerche is getting ready to rock in 2007. On February 6, Astralworks will release Phantom Punch, the Swedish cutie's "third full-length album with his band, the Faces Down," according to a press release.

Blood Brothers stream new lp

Thanks AP for the heads up. Head over to this ecard to stream 'Young Machetes' due to hit stores Oct. 10. In case you forgot the Blood Brothers will be in Alberta in December with ...Trail of Dead to melt our collective faces off. Dates to the right.

Links Sept. 21, 2006

Music From Somewhere Deep
Considering what has happened to them in the past year, it's hard to picture that not long ago the Cold War Kids had to steal into campus buildings at their alma mater, Biola University, to practice. Imagine what the odd art student must have thought, to run across four scruffy but intense young men banging away on secondhand instruments and making (considering how they sound now) what had to be a palette-shaking racket.

No Longer The Loneliest Number
On The Billboard Charts These Days, It's Crowded At The top

TV on the Radio aim for 'voice to our time' on new album, 'Cookie Mountain'
TV on the Radio already had a singer before Kyp Malone joined the band. Tunde Adebimpe's soulful, oscillating croon was considered by many one of the strongest voices in rock music, thanks partially to his ability to individually render each of the syllables in a few words like "storefront cemetery."

People Who Share a Bed, and the Things They Say About It
While researching rural life more than 20 years ago, Paul C. Rosenblatt took his 12-year-old son with him to interview farm families in the Midwest. Father and son stayed in a farmhouse and had to share a bed.“It was terrible,” said Dr. Rosenblatt, a professor of sociology at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, because his son thrashed and turned so much that “his feet were in my face all night.”

On Sale Info

The Dears tix available Friday, Islands tix available Wednesday Sept. 27, &
Pretty Girls Make Graves tix hit Saturday thru tickemaster, Megatunes, Blackbyrd & Freecloud Records.

Mr. Lif hit the street Friday and can be found thru tickemaster, Megatunes, Blackbyrd, Freecloud Records, Listen, Foosh, Treehouse, & Soular.

The Dears in Edmonton

According to The Dear's myspace they will be performing @ the Starlite Room Saturday November 25. Blood lines to open. Union Events has more info here. On-sale this Saturday. $20+service charges.

Links Sept. 20, 2006

9 Lives and Counting: Cat Power Sobers Up
Another day, another fifth of Scotch.

Keef: I've quit 'weak' drugs
HELLRAISER Keith Richards says he has finally given up drugs — because they don’t give him Satisfaction any more.

Shout Out Out Out Out in Edmonton

Friday Sept 29 marks the return of Shout Out Out Out Out to Edmonton. They will be bringing along Holy Fuck & Land Of Talk. Doors @ 8pm @ the Dinwoodie Lounge. Advance tickets $18 @ any of these fine locations: Blackbyrd Myoozik, Listen Records, Megatunes, The Powerplant, and SU Info Booths.

Studio 60

Last night I had the good fortune to catch the debut episode of an amazing new television show. CTV, for reasons I'm not familiar with, aired the pilot of Studio 60 On The Sunset Strip. NBC will air the show in the US on Mondays, which gives you the chance to witness greatness in the making. The show is the best network piece I've seen in ages. I usually go out of my way to avoid network fare but this, this is something special. It reminds me of Sports Night and I'm afraid it will follow the same fate. That discussion is for another time. In the meantime, do yourself a favor and check it out tonight, 8pm NBC

Sondre Lerche

get a listen of Sondre Lerche's newest here

RHCP in Edmonton

Edmonton Sun & Edmonton Journal weigh in with reviews

The Wire

Do yourself a favor later this evening and switch the channell to Moviecentral and watch the best show on Television, The Wire.

Links Sept. 17, 2006

In San Francisco, a Plague of Stickers Opens a New Front in the Graffiti War
One of the most wanted men in San Francisco — if he is a man — has no known name, no known mug shot and one very efficient sticker machine.

The Killer still kicking at 70
Jerry Lee Lewis's hard-headed life of self-destructive recklessness - filled with drugs, booze, scandal and broken marriages - didn't seem to be the formula for a long career.

Novak Slams Jon Stewart: ‘Self-Righteous Comedian Taking on Airs of Grandeur’
During an appearance on C-SPAN, columnist Robert Novak was asked about his television viewing habits. Novak said, “somebody mentioned the Jon Stewart program, I’ve never seen that in my life and I will go to my grave never having seen it.”

Links Sept. 16, 2006

Paying Top Dollar for Punishment, 26 Miles’ Worth
The notion of paying hundreds of dollars for the opportunity to run 26.2 miles may not appeal to most people, but some runners are doing just that because demand for marathons has outstripped the number of spots available in the fields.

Millions to watch farewell
MILLIONS around the world are expected to bid a tearful farewell to Steve Irwin when they tune in to Wednesday's memorial service at his beloved Australia Zoo.

The Whole World Is Watching, and Ben Silverman Is Watching Back
ON a midsummer evening in 2001 Ben Silverman, an agent with the William Morris talent agency who was in the process of starting up his own television production company, was vacationing in London and staying with a friend. He switched on the television and starting flipping through the channels to an unusual looking show on BBC2.

The Wedge @ V Festival

Tonight's epidsode of The Wedge features interviews & performance clips from last weekends V Festival. Bands included:
Phoenix, The Flaming Lips, The Strokes, and Eagles of Death Metal
Tonight @ 9:30pm on Much

Links Sept. 15, 2006

36 Hours in Chicago
THE notion that Chicago is a city of neighborhoods seems silly and obvious at first. Aren’t all cities? But a weekend here, wandering the nooks far from the tourists swarming Navy Pier near downtown or ogling the masterpieces at the Art Institute of Chicago, explains the distinction.

Canadian Dollar Declines as Oil and Gold Head for Weekly Losses
The Canadian dollar declined the most in a week as commodities including crude oil, gold and copper headed for weekly losses.

Microsoft Announces Zune Digital Music Player, Online Store

New 30GB player with wireless capability to be ready for holidays.

Who’s This Guy Dylan Who’s Borrowing Lines From Henry Timrod?
Perhaps you’ve never heard of Henry Timrod, sometimes known as the poet laureate of the Confederacy. But maybe you’ve heard his words, if you’re one of the 320,000 people so far who have bought Bob Dylan’s latest album, “Modern Times,” which made its debut last week at No. 1 on the Billboard album chart.

Worst Part news

I'm making a consious effort to post on a more regular basis. Each day I hope to throw up a link post with stories that catch my eye or pose some revelance to my interests. I'd like to in the coming days change the layout a bit to provide more info on the side of the page. Concert listings and music recomendations get lost in the shuffle of posts in the current settings. I'm not sure how realistic the chance of the change is due to my lack of blogspot skill. Only time will tell.

Chuck Palahniuk

I just caught the tailend of a BBC World Hardtalk Extra with Chuck Palahniuk. Very good. For those not in the know, Palahniuk is the author of Fight Club. I've only read and listened to interviews with Palahniuk. Seeing him visually respond to questions about his fairly fucked up life was cool. He revealed he didn't become the author he is until he quit watching television. Food for thought.

Tokyo Police Club in Edmonton

TPC will be performing @ the Powerplant on Friday November 24 according to Pollstar

Sloan in Edmonton

Sloan @ the Dinwoodie Saturday October 28. Ticket info here

Emmylou Harris in Edmonton

Monday Feb. 12 @ Jubilee. Tickets $63 + service charges. More info here.

Links Sept. 14, 2006

Philanthropy Google’s Way: Not the Usual

The ambitious founders of Google, the popular search engine company, have set up a philanthropy, giving it seed money of about $1 billion and a mandate to tackle poverty, diseaseand global warming.

'On A Pretty Nice Roll'
Tiger shooting for his sixth consecutive victory

My Chemical Romance Unveil Black Parade Track List, Album Art

New Jersey band's epic concept disc due October 24.

Jay-Z Prepares To Reclaim His 'Kingdom'
Details are beginning to surface about Jay-Z's long-rumored comeback album, which will be his first since announcing his retirement three years ago and becoming president of Def Jam. The new disc is reportedly titled "Kingdom Come" and due in November via Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam.

Nintendo to launch Wii game console in December
intendo Co Ltd said it will launch its next-generation stand-alone game console 'Wii' on Dec 2 as the Kyoto-based company prepares to take a bigger share of the lucrative home entertainment market.

George Clooney briefs U.N. on Darfur genocide

Holocaust survivor and writer Elie Wiesel and Hollywood star George Clooney appealed Thursday for urgent action to save the population in Sudan's Darfur region from being massacred after African Union peacekeepers leave the region.

'Dog' Arrested At Mexico's Request

MSNBC has learned that U.S. officials have arrested TV reality star Duane "Dog" Chapman and two family members in Hawaii for extradition to Mexico

TOTR

Yesterday marked the North America release of 'Return to Cookie Mountain'
Check that shit out

Links Sept. 13, 2006

Dance of Diplomacy Is Grist for the Gossip Mill
There are perils to being unattached in the stodgy world of diplomacy. Sometimes it has seemed that all Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice needs to do is show up in public with a man, and people start talking.

Apple Rolls Out New Nano, Shuffle; Adds 'Pirates,' Other Titles To iTunes Film Library

New devices also include an 80GB iPod with brighter screen.

Back on defense
Lance Armstrong bristled Tuesday at a report that two former teammates admitted using performance-enhancing drugs, calling it "a hatchet job ... to link me to doping through somebody else's admission."

I-69: Yet Another NAFTA Super-Highway
Another NAFTA Super-Highway is moving state-by-state from the planning stage to the funding and construction process. As listed on the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration’s website, the “I-69 Corridor” is planned to connect Mexico and Canada through Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, Tennessee, Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois and Michigan.

Patton Oswalt Gets His Wish!! THE WIRE Gets Season Five!!
Ratings for Sunday’s season premiere were weak, but reviews were strong to very strong, and HBO has given “The Wire” its fifth season.

Irwin's fans take out grief in 'revenge attacks' on stingrays At least 10 stingrays have been found dead in Queensland waters in what are feared to be revenge attacks for the death of Steve Irwin, the popular Australian television naturalist.

Links Sept. 12, 2006

2 Ex-Teammates of Cycling Star Admit Drug Use
Two of Lance Armstrong’s eight teammates from the 1999 Tour de France have admitted for the first time that they used the banned endurance-boosting drug EPO in preparing for the race that year, when they helped Armstrong capture the first of his record seven titles.

Armchair sleuths uncover strange military sites in China
Tech-savvy armchair sleuths around the world are having a field day discovering military secrets in China.

Big Black, Scratch Acid, Man . . . or Astro-Man? Give Chicago Hope At Touch and Go Bash
Ted Leo, !!!, Calexico, Pinback, Three Mile Pilot also make waves at 25th anniversary event.

Brian Wilson, Neil Young, Reznor Play Bridge Benefit
n 1986, Neil Young's wife Pegi helped found the Bridge School, a Northern Californian educational program for students with communication impairments. Her husband has been organizing benefit concerts for the organization from the beginning.

Links Sept. 11, 2006

Apple set to start film download site
Apple Computer, whose iPod personal music player and iTunes digital music store dominate the legal music downloads business, is this week expected to unveil a service for downloading films.

Federer Wins Third Straight U.S. Open
In a class by himself.

Irwin Memorial Likely Next Week
A public memorial service for wildlife celebrity Steve Irwin will be held next week, probably in a large football stadium in the Queensland state capital of Brisbane, his family told media Monday.

IRS Reached Largest Tax Settlement In History: $3.4 Billion
he IRS announced today that it has resolved the largest tax dispute in American history: a transfer pricing dispute with Glaxo SmithKline Holdings (Americas) Inc. & Subsidiaries (“GSK”):

Matt Pond Pa & Gomez in Calgary

MacEwan Hall Thursday Oct. 19.

The Elected in Edmonton

Friday Oct. 20 @ Powerplant according to Pollstar.

BSS

I haven't really reflected in words all that much on the Chicago trip. Probably out of my intense laziness. This really made me smile about the whole thing. Look at the Best Show of This Year section. More on the magical performance here.

Islands in Edmonton on Halloween

No ticket info yet. Starlite room to host October 31 appearance of Islands.

links

Going Out On Top
Schumacher wins Italian GP, says he plans to retire

Why the Ipod is losing it's cool
Apple has added ever more extras to its digital music-player in a bid to stem falling sales. But fears are rising that the device is now too common to be cutting edge

Baby-Faced Mayor Takes Over an Aging Pittsburgh
At 26, many people haven’t even decided on a career. Luke Ravenstahl is already the mayor of Pittsburgh.

Ticket Info

Get tickets for Frank Black, Jurassic 5, ...Trail of Dead/Blood Brothers, & The New Pornographers here