Never Been Good With Change

June 22 is my wedding anniversary. This fact is irrelevant to you.

June 22 is the release date for the new Stars album The Five Ghosts. This fact may be relevant to you if you're a fan of Stars. After seeing this video though, you might change your mind.



Perhaps we shouldn't be allowed to see the creative process. It can be ugly at times and I scratch my head wondering how those terrible vocals and less-than-appealing personality end up into something quite nice in the finished package. Perhaps I'm just being cranky, but this is how I prefer my Stars: 14 Forever.

Tracklisting:
Dead Hearts
Wasted Daylight
I Died So I Could Haunt You
Fixed
We Don't Want Your Body
He Dreams He's Awake
Never ...Been Good With Change
The Passenger
Last Song Ever Written
Winter Bones

Tour coming soon.

Mother Do You Think They'll Like The Song (Updated)

Pink Floyd today sued EMI Records for breach of contract over online music sales. According to the band their music is to be sold only as an album. EMI is of course denying the issue claiming the contract only covers physical albums and not digital sales.

I can understand the band's stance. Albums like The Wall or The Dark Side of the Moon are much more powerful in their complete presentation than their individual songs. But every now and then you just want to hear a song or two.

Regardless, if you haven't cherry-picked your favorite Floyd tunes, now might be the time.

Floyd Favorites in iTunes and Amazon

Update: Get out there now. A judge ruled in favor of Floyd. Individual tracks may be disappearing soon!


via electronista

I Can Feel That Someone's Blasting Me

Ben Folds is rockin' the suburbs and cities this spring:

3/13/10 House of Blues (Myrtle Beach, SC)
3/14/10 The Tabernacle (Atlanta, GA)
3/16/10 House of Blues (Orlando, FL)
3/17/10 University of Florida Phillips Center (Gainesville, FL)
3/19/10 The Fillmore Charlotte (Charlotte, NC)
3/20/10 The Norva (Norfolk, VA)
3/21/10 The National (Richmond, VA)
3/23/10 Jefferson Theater (Charlottesville, VA)
3/24/10 Rams Head Live (Baltimore, MD)
3/25/10 Meymandi Concert Hall (Raleigh, NC)
3/26/10 9:30 Club (Washington, DC) - SOLD OUT
4/6/10 House of Blues (Boston, MA)
4/7/10 The Klein (Bridgeport, CT)
4/9/10 Wellmont Theatre (Montclair, NJ)
4/10/10 Hershey Theatre (Hershey, PA)
4/12/10 Town Hall (New York, NY)
4/13/10 Town Hall (New York, NY)
4/15/10 House of Blues (Cleveland, OH)
4/16/10 St. Louis University (St. Louis, MO)
4/18/10 University of Dayton (Dayton, OH)
4/19/10 VIC Theatre (Chicago, IL)
4/20/10 VIC Theatre (Chicago, IL)
4/21/10 VIC Theatre (Chicago, IL)
5/7/10 Stubb's Waller Creek Amphitheater (Austin, TX) - TICKETS ON SALE SOON
5/8/10 House of Blues (Houston, TX) - TICKETS ON SALE SOON
5/9/10 House of Blues (Dallas, TX) - TICKETS ON SALE SOON

Quite a hefty tour! Tix are all on sale now unless otherwise indicated. Go to his official site for links and more details.

Memory Brushes the Same Years

Evidently the rumors are true. Simon and Garfunkel are touring this spring despite their initial announcement indicating the Jazz & Heritage Festival would be their only show. "Old Friends" In Concert dates:

24-Apr Sat New Orleans LA Jazz & Heritage Festival on sale now
29-Apr Thu Vancouver BC General Motors Place 3/12 @ 10AM
1-May Sat Edmonton AB Rexall Place 3/12 @ 10AM
2-May Sun Calgary AB Pengrowth Saddledome 3/12 @ 10AM
4-May Tue Saskatoon SK Credit Union Centre 3/12 @ 10AM
5-May Wed Winnipeg MB MTS Centre 3/12 @ 10AM
7-May Fri Fargo ND Fargodome 3/6 @10AM
8-May Sat St. Paul MN Xcel Energy Center 3/13 @ 10AM
9-May Sun Madison WI Kohl Center Arena 3/13 @ 10AM
12-May Wed Toronto ON Air Canada Centre 3/12 @ 10AM
14-May Fri Ottawa ON Scotiabank Place 3/12 @ 10AM
15-May Sat Montreal QC Bell Centre 3/13 @ 10AM

I fully intend to FINALLY see them in Minnesota! Cannot wait.

Just Take a Look

Today Bleu debuted his new video for No Such Thing As Love full of waify ladies who sure are perty. I felt a little pervy for watching it at work though.



No Such Thing As Love is from Bleu's latest A Watched Pot. Download it from Amazon or iTunes.

Can't Stop Those Kids From Dancing

OK Go is out with a new video to wow us. Wow.



That's right - Too Poppy is joining the viral bandwagon. We just wish the tune wasn't only so-so. If you disagree, download the album Of the Blue Colour of the Sky here.

Back In Time

Keane is releasing a new EP on May 10 called Night Train - cool art! Tracklist:

1. House Lights
2. Back In Time
3. Stop For A Minute (feat K'Naan)
4. Clear Skies
5. Ishin Denshin (You've Got To Help Yourself) (feat Tigarah)
6. Your Love
7. Looking Back (feat K'Naan)
8. My Shadow

Keane has always been one of those bands I sense I should listen to more often given their prime spot in the Too Poppy Spectrum of Aural Goodness and yet I don't. Go figure.

Pre-order the EP now here and reserve your numbered copy of a "beautiful" limited edition digipak. Really? Beautiful? Reminds me of the day when W2P and I were members of JAM - Jewel Box Advocates and Manufacturers. The primary goal was to eliminate wasteful long boxes (despite their usefulness in postering my bedroom walls) and ensure the jewel box was the practical and most protective standard. Digpaks?! Gack.

Ah, my first foray into policy advocacy. Good times.