my heart grows colder with each day

Watch the new Bat For Lashes video for "What's A Girl To Do" below.

What's A Girl To Do [wicked-cool song]

buy Fur And Gold here

i scream as loud as anyone, but when asked to make a point I tend to whisper

The Format has announced new tour dates!!!! They will be on the road all summer long, so make sure to check them out when they are playing at a city near you!

Jun 14 Mayan Theater - DVD TAPING! Los Angeles, California
Jul 13 Orpheum Theatre Phoenix, Arizona
Jul 14 Orpheum Theatre Phoenix, Arizona
Jul 16 House of Blues Dallas, Texas
Jul 17 Antones Austin, Texas
Jul 18 Meridian Houston, Texas
Jul 20 The Club @ Firestone Orlando, Florida
Jul 21 Fuel Coffeehouse Jacksonville, Florida
Jul 22 Jannus Landing St Petersburg, Florida
Jul 24 Culture Room Ft Lauderdale, Florida
Jul 25 Masquerade Atlanta, Georgia
Jul 26 House of Blues New Orleans, Louisiana
Jul 27 New Daisy Theatre Memphis, Tennessee
Jul 28 D-Fest Tulsa, Oklahoma
Jul 29 Sunshine Theatre Albuquerque, New Mexico
Jul 31 SOMA San Diego, California
Aug 1 Avalon Hollywood, California
Aug 2 House of Blues Anaheim, California
Aug 3 Great American Music Hall San Francisco, California
Aug 4 Hawthorne Theatre Portland, Oregon
Aug 5 Neumo's Seattle, Washington
Aug 7 Croatian Cultural Centre Vancouver, British Columbia
Aug 9 The Warehouse Calgary, Alberta
Aug 10 Dinwoodie Lounge @ University of Alberta Edmonton, Alberta
Aug 11 Louis Pub @ University of Saskatchewan Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Aug 12 Ramada Theatre Winnipeg, Manitoba
Aug 16 The Opera House Toronto, Ontario
Aug 18 Higher Ground Burlington, Vermont
Aug 19 Avalon Boston, Massachusetts
Aug 21 Webster Hall New York, New York
Aug 22 Starland Ballroom Sayerville, New Jersey
Aug 23 The Trocadero Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Aug 24 Norva Norfolk, Virginia
Aug 25 930 Club Washington, Washington DC
Aug 26 Cats Cradle Carrboro, North Carolina
Aug 28 Bogarts Cincinnati, Ohio
Aug 29 Agora Theatre Cleveland, Ohio
Aug 30 Intersection Grand rapids, Michigan
Aug 31 St Andrews Hall Detroit, Michigan
Sep 1 The Vic Chicago, Illinois
Sep 2 Station 4 St Paul, Minnesota
Sep 4 The Picador Iowa City, Iowa
Sep 5 Pops Sauget, Illinois
Sep 6 The Granada Lawrence, Kansas
Sep 7 Gothic Theatre Englewood, Colorado

The Format will celebrate the one year anniversary of Dog Problems' release by offering it for FREE!!!! That’s right, the entire album will be available for download from June 25 till July 15 on their official site. This is your chance to get a hold of my favourite record of 2006!!!

when i first did the salmon all the people just laughed

In a strange way, The Chemical Brothers’ music is sort of nostalgic for me as Exit Planet Dust and Dig Your Own Hole both played a significant role during my early half of my teenager years. However, sometimes during Dig Your Own Hole and Surrender, I departed completely from electronic music; and as a result, We Are The Night, out on July 2 in the UK, is the first Chemical Brothers record I have heard in a decade! I had absolutely no idea what to expect with this new record. After listening to We Are The Night the first time, my love for The Chemical Brothers has been resurrected! There new album is full of classic Chemical Brothers styles: flawless timing in build-ups and deliveries can be heard immediately from the intro track and title track right till the very end of the record. Similar to so many past Chemical Brothers hits, We Are The Night features a handsome list of guest vocals as well. The Klaxons gets a lesson with the professors of techno dance music in "All Rights Reversed". Without a doubt, this is the highlight and my favourite track from the new record; and if there’s any justice in the music industry, "All Rights Reversed" should become of the biggest summer of 07’ songs! Likewise, soon after the release of We Are The Night, a new dance craze should be emerging in clubs around the world thanks to Fatlip’s brilliantly hilarious collaboration to "The Salmon Dance". While listening to We Are The Nights, it reminded me why I loved The Chemical Brothers so much during high school; the big beats, catchy rhythms, fairytale marriage with guest vocalists can all be heard on the new album. 2007 has seen the release of some great dance records, and without a doubt, We Are The Night is one of those records.

We Are The Night [wicked-cool song]
All Rights Reversed (featuring Klaxons) [super-wicked-cool song]
Saturate
Do It Again (featuring Ali Love)
The Salmon Dance (featuring Fatlip) [super-wicked-cool song]
A Modern Midnight Conversation
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We Are The Night comes out on July 2 in the UK and July 17 in North America, stay tuned for pre-order details

the wings are wide, the wings are wide

Watch Feist’s Jimmy Kimmel Live performance of "I Feel It All" ON A BUS! ...so awesome!

that's the mentality of kidz today

Initially, Plan B recorded "Missing Links" with Radiohead’s "Pyramid Song" looping in the background; however, due to copyright issues, the song had to be re-recorded for Who Needs Actions When You Got Words. Early this year, Plan B decided to release a limited bootleg album entitled Paint It Blacker, The Bootleg Album which features the original version of "Missing Links" plus fifteen other new and resampled tracks. Paint It Blacker is definitely the most interesting album of 2007!! The bootleg consists of samples from rock and alternative songs ranging from The Rolling Stones’ "Paint It Black", Nirvana’s live cover of "Plateau", Larrikin Love’s "Happy As Annie" to Leonard Cohen’ "Suzanne"!!!! Holy crap, Plan B sampled Leonard Cohen, how fucking amazing is that!?!?!? And it is another one of those deliciously violent songs similar to those I praised about so much on B’s Who Needs Actions When You Got Words. This bootleg enhances the fact that Plan B is one of the most talented and creative new artists in the world, and if you have not done so already, do yourself a favour and buy Who Needs Action When You Got Words.

Paint it Blacker feat The Rolling Stones (Paint It, Black) [wicked-cool song]
Who Needs Actions feat Nirvana (Plateau by The Meat Puppets) [super-wicked-cool song]
Happy as Larry feat Larrikin Love (Happy As Annie) [super-wicked-cool song]
Missing Links feat Radiohead (Pyramid Song) [super-wicked-cool song]
Kidz feat Willy Mason (Where the Humans Eat) [wicked-cool song]
Suzanne feat Leonard Cohen (Suzanne) [super-wicked-cool song]
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read my review for Who Needs Action When You Got Words here
buy Who Needs Action When You Got Words here

sleepless long nights that is what my youth is for

Feist, May 26, 2007 at Massey Hall in Toronto, Ontario

making of life, a forged painting

Emily Haines will be performing at The Harbourfront Centre outdoor theater in Toronto on July 25. She is also releasing a new EP entitled What Is Free to a Good Home? on July 22 in North America. The EP features five b-sides off of Knives Don’t Have Your Back as well as a remix of "Mostly Waving".

Rowboat
Telethon
Mostly Waving (TodorK Remix)

What Is Free to a Good Home? EP comes out on July 22, pre-order details coming soon

maybe you just need some time alone

Sometimes, it is well worth the wait for a band or an artist to take so long to create an album. One of those bands is Wilco. Their new record, Sky Blue Sky is their first new studio full-length since the band released A Ghost Is Born back in 2004. The new album could not have came out at a better time: Sky Blue Sky is just the perfect record to relax and chill-out to during the approaching hot summer days. Perhaps the reason why Sky Blue Sky is such a comforting record is because it has a wonderful balanced mixture of alternative rock, country, soul, and blues style. Go grab a cold drink of your choice, sit-back, close your eyes, and enjoy Sky Blue Sky.

Either Way [wicked-cool song]
You Are My Face [wicked-cool song]
Shake It Off [wicked-cool song]
Hate It Here [wicked-cool song]
What Light [wicked-cool song]
On And On And On [wicked-cool song]

buy Sky Blue Sky here

the grammar of one finger forms a language of this ecstasy

There's a photo of Patrick Wolf in GQ Style magazine (Spring/Summer 2007 Issue 4), check out the scan below.


In other exciting Wolf news, Patrick will be performing on Jimmy Kimmel Live on June 6!!!

bring me my japanese cigarette case

Does anyone even care what Spoon songs are about anymore?? Albums after albums, the band created countless indie pop anthems that are characterized by their amazing ability to create unforgettable rhythms and melodies. That is exactly why Spoon is one of those rare bands that don’t really need strong lyrics to support their music. With Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga, Spoon once again perfectly executed ten ultimate indie pop rock tracks. Every song from the new record can easily become the next "The Way We Get By" or "I Turn My Camera On". Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga may well be Spoon most solid effort to date; I predict that I will be spinning Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga for a long long time... I mean, it still amazes me how much I still love Kill the Moonlight after all these years!

The Ghost Of You Lingers
You Got Yr. Cherry Bomb
Eddie's Ragga [wicked-cool song]
The Underdog [wicked-cool song]
My Little Japanese Cigarette Case [wicked-cool song]
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Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga comes out on July 10, you can preorder it here