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Noah & the Whale, Mt. Goats, Stereolab, Unclever Sheep   Printer-friendly page   Send this story to someone
Tuesday, December 23, 2008 - 08:00 AM
Posted by: Karl

Karl

OF MONTREAL played "An Eluardian Instance" for Dave last week, which was a pretty good week for Dave.

NOAH & THE WHALE do the four free songs thing for Daytrotter, one previously unreleased.

MOUNTAIN GOATS: John Darnielle has posted three old tracks (previously unreleased, afaik) with the hope you will donate five bucks to a charity or two.

STEREOLAB stopped by the World Cafe for a mini-set you can stream on demand via NPR.

BET YOU THINK THIS SONG IS ABOUT YOU: The Guardian profiles the real-life subjects of noted rock songs.

CHRIS ISAAK serves up "Blue Christmas" and "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" for a colorful Twofer Tuesday.

TOP TEN 2008 LISTS from a variety of alt-rockers queried by Filter.

2009: A look ahead at anticipated albums via Stereogum.

LEONARD COHEN is profiled in The Scotsman, including his time as a notorious womanizer.

WARNER MUSIC is yanking all of its clips from the Tube.

JACKO reportedly needs an emergency transplant operation to save his life from a rare lung condition, according to the author of a new biography of the singer.

AMY WINEHOUSE appears to be winning her battle against drugs as she looked the picture of health during a winter break in the sun.

BRITNEY SPEARS: Dad and brother Bryan get paid.

GUY RITCHIE: Madonna's futrure ex may have moved on to millionaire heiress Jemima Khan.

RUSSELL CROWE and director Ridley Scott may be feuding as the prepare to shoot "Nottingham," a revisionist version of the Robin Hood legend.

SAMANTHA RONSON: Being Lindsay Lohan's girlfriend may be lucrative, but it also may be exhausting and stressful.

THE FRENCH HOTEL burglary was captured on video, but the perp was wearing a mask.

BRADGELINA Collectors' Plates are on display at the Gallery of the Absurd.

VHS: R.I.P.

IRAQ: Welcome to the first-ever public Christmas celebration in Baghdad, held Saturday and sponsored by the Iraqi Interior Ministry. Once thought to be infiltrated by death squads, the Ministry now is trying to root out sectarian violence -- as well as improve its PR image.  ALSO: The number of daily attacks in Iraq has dropped nearly 95 percent since last year; the country's murder rates have dropped below levels that existed before the start of US operations in Iraq. ALSO: Michael Portillo, a British journalist, broadcaster, former Conservative Party politician and Cabinet Minister, argues that Iraq shows Britain has lost the stomach for a fight.

DOG + SNOW = Crazy Delicious.

AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT: A snowy white robin.

THE SQUIRREL THREAT: One can only imagine the plot that involves Pete the Purple Squirrel.

MICE suspected in deadly cat fire.

SHEEP without Harold turn out to be less than clever.

BREEDING OWLS defecate strategically, using their excrement to erect "No Trespassing" signs within their territories.

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