hold on for accident and emergency

Watch Patrick Wolf On Conan O'Brien below!

did the horrors rip me off?

So the amazing Strange House is finally seeing light in North America on the 15th of May. I came across a link that has a Pre-Order of the CD and you can get a T-shirt with it. It opened the link up and I was in complete shock:

Not only is the idea the same, but the shapes of the bats are exactly identical too!!! Here are pictures of other shirts that I made with the same design… judge for youself.

How about my profile picture... and the old background to this blog...

i yearn for all of this to work

Apparently, Larrikin Love have split up. Can anyone confirm this?

honey honey food for the bees

Being a graphic designer myself, I am a HUGE fan of packaging and poster arts. Naturally, I am in particular interested in album packagings and concert posters or just music related posters. I was visiting All Things Feist today and there was a link to Simone Goes’s blog – the artist who is responsible for designing Feist’s The Reminder. Be sure to check that out… I especially like the four gorgeous promotional posters!

sing like you think no one's listening

Straylight Run will be releasing their sophomore album, The Needles The Space on June 19. You can stream their new track "Soon We’ll Be Living In The Future" [wicked-cool song] below:

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For more information, go to Straylight Run's Official Website or their MySpace page.

...and they will be hitting the road shortly, so be sure to check Straylight Run out when they come to your area!

5/28 Phoenix, AZ – The Clubhouse
5/30 San Diego, CA - Soma
5/31 W. Hollywood, CA – House of Blues
6/1 San Luis Obispo, CA – Downtown Brew
6/2 San Francisco, CA – Slim’s
6/3 Reno, NV – The New Oasis
6/5 Portland, OR – Hawthorne Theatre
6/6 Seattle, WA – Neumo’s
6/8 South Ogden, UT – Country Club Theatre
6/9 Denver, CO – Marquis Theatre
6/10 Lawrence, KS – The Bottleneck
6/12 St. Paul, MN – Station
6/13 Madison, WI – The Loft
6/14 Chicago, IL – Metro
6/15 Detroit, MI – St. Andrew’s Hall
6/16 Indianapolis, IN - Irving Theatre
6/17 Grand Rapids, MI – The Intersection
6/18 Louisville, KY – Headliner’s
6/19 Toledo, OH – Headliner’s / ALBUM RELEASE
6/21 Providence, RI – The Living Room
6/22 New York, NY – Irving Plaza
6/23 Philadelphia, PA – Theatre of the Living Arts
6/24 Washington, DC – Black Cat
6/25 Norfolk, VA - Norva

oh how he loved prison... how awfully lovely was prison

So apparently, Cocorosie sadly had to cancel the rest of their North American tour because they were arrested. There is no detail explanation concerning the arrest or if they will re-schedule... I guess we just have to keep our fingers crossed and wait.

Werewolf [wicked-cool song]

buy The Adventures of Ghosthorse and Stillborn here

we could go to the cinema, big effects and big name stars

Patrick Wolf will be on Late Night With Conan O'Brien on May 9!!! Watch it!!!

i took the pictures in my head

New Moon, a two disc compilation album by the late Elliott Smith is coming out this week via Kill Rock Stars. The compilation is a collection of b-sides, demos, outtakes, etc. recorded by Smith between 1994 and 1997. At first, I was excited to hear the announcement of this release; however, I later felt afraid to hear New Moon because I thought it would make me really sad. On the contrary, this is actually a gorgeous collection of songs that in a way, celebrates the incredible talent of Elliott Smith. Yes, at certain points, this new compilation depresses me, but for the most parts, it strangely makes me happy to hear Elliott Smith (in my opinion) during the best part of his career! New Moon is not just for diehard Elliott Smith fans, it can definitely act as a brilliant collection of songs to introduce Smith’s music to new listeners!

Looking Over My Shoulder [wicked-cool song]
Going Nowhere
Riot Coming
First Timer [wicked-cool song]

Georgia, Georgia
New Disaster [wicked-cool song]
Seen How Things Are Hard [wicked-cool song]
Either/Or [wicked-cool song]
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buy New Moon here

there's a charm that is greater still

I bought Björk’s much anticipated new album, Volta at a HMV in Sapporo a couple of days ago. I have listened to the ablum a handful of times now, and as I expected, it is fantastic!! The songs with Antony are just lovely!

Dull Flame of Desire [wicked-cool song]
My Juvenile [wicked-cool song]
I See Who You Are (Mark Bell Mix) [bonus track on Japanese import]
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ten miles i've walked today along the shore

Holy crap, so much had happened during my week in Sapporo, Japan. Patrick Wolf has came out of “retirement” and added US headlining dates, including one in Toronto (which I can’t go because I’ll still be in Japan)... in addition, all-new Patrick Wolf online store is now open for business.

Court in Jaipur issued a warrant to arrest Richard Gere for kissing Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty on the cheeks (seriously, this was ALL over the news in Japan!).

The Format will be announcing dates for the summer tour soon, as well as support. According to their MySpace blog post, there will be at least seven Canadian dates!!!!

New Beirut video for "Elephant Gun".



Lastly, I got like a hundred emails from people either asking me to listen to their music and post about them on my blog or re-upload songs onto my blog. Here are some of the posts that you’ve requested during my absent, enjoy!

Patrick Wolf vCasts and "The Marriage"
Old Joanna Newsom EPs
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