-You had me at 'Bloody Syringe'. Pete Doherty and Babyshambles dropped from Rough Trade
-50 Cent given 'Songwriter of the Year' award by ASCAP. Seconds later, Boardmembers yell APRIL FOOLS!, take the award back and run.
-Listen to: The Walkmen Live May 25, DC
-San Diego Street Scene: Aug 4-5 Great Lineup.
-50 Worst Songs. Some questionable choices on this list.
-What? Damn, Fitty really is the Songwriter of the Year. word?
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-Pearl Jam's third video-Life Wasted
-The Black Keys to release 'Magic Potion' on Sept 12th via Nonesuch Records
///[MP3] The Strokes-Walk on the Wild Side
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There has been a lot of Radiohead news floating around lately. A sold out tour, new tracks played live, and now a solo album by Thom Yorke.
'The Eraser' is the solo album by Mr. Yorke that is slated for a July 2006 release. You can get more details in the coming weeks at the new site for the album. As is the norm for Thom and Radiohead, the site is weird/interesting. You can navigate the site by playing along with his little game. Its like staring at the sun, but I doubt it'll leave you blind. I think.
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-MP3.com has a Podcast featuring interviews with the Yeah Yeah Yeahs
-The Toronto Sun interviews Pearl Jam bassist, Jeff Ament.
-The Hold Steady are finishing up their new album in Hoboken and then heading out on a Tour.
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Radiohead-[5.7.06] Copenhagen
Bloc Party-[4.30.06] Coachella
Yeah Yeah Yeahs-[4.30.06] Coachella
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Pearl Jam played Letterman yesterday and afterward they played a 10 song set for a full house of Ten Club members. The Strokes were there and Eddie thanked them after the show, so you begin to think something is up. It was. Eddie showed up @ Rolling Stone's 1,000 issue party and joined The Strokes onstage and sang Juicebox with Julian. Pretty cool.
Also Pearl Jam recorded a few songs for AOL Sessions. Not sure how to take Pearl Jam on the media tip, but its still some good footage from their studio in Seattle.
///[AOL Sessions] Pearl Jam @ Studio X
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Tune into [WDMO Radio] and listen to all the islands have to offer with White Guy Reggae, hosted by Doc.
-Tapes n' Tapes, already on tour with Cold War Kids, add more dates in support of The Futureheads.
-Bloc Party start work on 2nd album, follow-up to 2004's 'Silent Alarm'
-The Black Keys added as opening act to part of Radiohead's Theatre Tour.
///[MP3] Cold War Kids-We Used to Vacation
///[MP3] Black Keys-Aeroplane Blues
///[MP3] Tapes n' Tapes-Cowbell
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Some of this is a few days old, but still might be of interest to some of you.
-Pearl Jam to hit Europe in the Fall, hit Australia afterward with support from Kings of Leon.
sidenote: Kings of Leon are in the studio making album #3, so that should make for some great shows.
-Its official, the Smashing Pumpkins are regrouping and working on some new material.
-This Friday Neil Young will release 'Living With War', a anti-Bush concept album. You can stream it for free for 3 days at Neil's website starting on 4/28. Check out his blog and an interview he did with CNN.
/// livingwithwar blog [with lyrics]
/// CNN interview
Neil Young 'Living With War' Interview on CNN
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SUB POP continues to sign some great bands and keep the rock a'flowin. They also make the videos they make available for the masses to view. Here are some good ones. Especially the new one from the Wolf Parade, 'Modern World'.
Wolf Parade-Modern World
The Thermals-How We Know
Band of Horses-The Funeral
The Shins-So Says I
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Tapes n' Tapes Announce 2006 Tour
As many of you know, we like Tapes n' Tapes. And at this point you should too. They might have been alittle hyped up after SXSW, but we think its warrented. They really just rock out. Listen to their album, The Loon. Buy it. I took the time to add it to the WDMO Listen to: so it must be epic.
8 Tracks y Vinyls
Fri 04/28/06 Chicago, IL Subterranean
Sat 04/29/06 Chicago, IL Schubas
Fri 05/05/06 Minneapolis 7th St Entry
Sun 05/07/06 Minneapolis Women's Club Theater
Thu 05/18/06 London, UK Metro
Fri 05/19/06 Nottingham, UK The Social
Sat 05/20/06 Brighton, UK Great Escape
Mon 05/22/06 London, UK Barfly
Tue 05/23/06 Leeds, UK Faversham
Wed 05/24/06 Glasgow, UK Nice 'N' Sleazy
Thu 05/25/06 Manchester, UK Music Box
Thu 06/01/06 Madison, WI The Journey
Fri 06/02/06 Chicago, IL Abbey Pub
Mon 06/05/06 Cambridge, MA Middle East Club
Tue 06/06/06 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom
Wed 06/07/06 Philadelphia, PA First Unitarian Church
Thu 06/08/06 Baltimore, MD Fletcher's
Sat 06/10/06 Nashville, TN The Basement
Mon 06/12/06 Dallas, TX Gypsy Tea Room / Ballroom
Tue 06/13/06 Austin, TX Stubb's Barbeque
Thu 06/15/06 Tucson, AZ Solar Culture
Fri 06/16/06 Los Angeles, CA Echo
Sat 06/17/06 San Francisco, CA Cafe Du Nord
Sun 06/18/06 Portland, OR Berbati's Pan
Mon 06/19/06 Seattle, WA Crocodile Cafe
Thu 06/22/06 Denver, CO Larimer Lounge
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April 21-29
Philadelphia, PA
[Thrilladelphia Music Festival 3.]
If you like music, live in or around Philadelphia, and want to check out some good bands...
Head over to the Thrilladelphia 3 website. Its been successful in the past, so go rock your socks off.
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-The only D12 member who I could handle, Proof, was shot and killed this morning.
-Spoon start working on the follow-up to one of the best albums of last year, 'Gimme Fiction'
///[MP3] Spoon-I Turn My Camera On
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These are some tracks that I've really been enjoying, but have been way too lazy to share.
///[MP3] Band of Horses-Funeral
///[MP3] Linus Lowery-My Girl Lives in NYC
///[MP3] Linus Lowery-Decline of the Cheerleader
///[MP3] Eagles of Death Metal-Cherry Cola
///[MP3] Arctic Monkeys-Who The Fuck Are the Arctic Monkeys?
-I'm gonna let you know this right now. The new Pearl Jam album is good. They finally sound like a cohesive unit again, the music doesn't sound 'unfinished', and Ed actually sings to the tune rather than on his own wavelength. I'm not saying the past stuff wasn't good, but this just sounds finished. Let the Pearl Jam onslaught begin. SNL on this Saturday.
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Pearl Jam-Do The Evolution
Tapes 'n Tapes-Insistor:Live @ Sonic Boom
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National Public Radio does a great job of staying on top of music that is relevant to what's going on now. They record a lot of the shows that are played in Washington DC at the 9:30 club and then put them up on their site. They recently have added:
Yeah Yeah Yeahs-April 3rd
Arctic Monkeys-March 27th
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah-March 8th
ENJOY.
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-Ex Test Icicles member Devonte Hynes and Tom Vek team up to form the Naked Babies, whose sound has been described as 'Tits Melting' and 'The result of perverted minds and way too much testosterone.' Check it Out.
-Pearl Jam confirm tour dates with Tom Petty, Sonic Youth, and Robert Pollard. SNL set for April 15th.
-Red Hot Chili Peppers announce the cities they will tour, but not the dates or the venues.
///[MP3] Red Hot Chili Peppers-Dani California
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I don't know what your plans are this Friday, but this seems like a reason they should be cancelled immediately.
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10:00pm
Art Brut//Robocop Kraus//Gil Matera's Party Dream
First Unitarian Chruch Philadelphia PA
$10
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Art Brut 
///[MP3] Bang Bang Rock and Roll
///[MP3] Emily Kane
///[MP3] Formed a Band
///[MP3] Good Weekend
Robocop Kraus 
///[MP3] In Fact You're Still Fiction
///[MP3] All The Good Men
///[MP3] Small Houses Odd Cars
Gil Matera's Party Dream 
///[Video] Elmo's Wish
///[Video] Chalklit Pyhe II
///[Video] Mountain Express [flash video]
-A while back, Jasper @ Web Vomit said you have to see Gil Matera and Ultimate Donny for yourself because words just can't describe what you'll see. I believe him. This is so rediculous that I almost can't belive it's real.
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-new Black Keys due sometime in the Fall
-The Vines' Vision Valley out April 4th. [its already out there]
-The Shins thrid album out in October
///[MP3] Band of Horses-The Funeral
///[MP3] Clap Your Hands Say Yeah-Same Loud Thunder [unreleased track] Black Sessions
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