Let Freedom Sing

It's the Fourth of July, so let freedom ring... so here are some free stuff:

Read More They Might Be Giants You know we're big fans of They Might Be Giants (or short TMBG). The band recently announced their latest compilation album called Idlewild. Described as "not a best of" or a "rarities" album …

THEY MIGHT BE FREE: Memo to myself, do the dumb things I gotta do... John and John are at it again!

They Might Be Giants is offering a download of their First Album Live! as a special gift if you give them your email address.... I'm on a lot (and I mean a lot) of unwanted email music lists, and trust me, the TMBG list is not as intrusive. Full disclosure, I am a longtime fan and used to be on their old snail mail list and I used to call their Dial-A-Song (answering machine) service.

So, if you've ever wanted to hear "Put Your Hand Inside the Puppet Head" or "(She Was A) Hotel Detective" or "She's an Angel" or "Rhythm Section Want Ad", grab the First Album Live! free download at theymightbegiants.com/firstalbumlive.

First Album Live! Track Listing:

1. Everything Right Is Wrong Again (live) - 2:18
2. Put Your Hand Inside the Puppet Head (live) - 2:17
3. Number Three (live) - 1:32
4. Don't Let's Start (live) - 2:27
5. Hide Away Folk Family (live) - 3:27
6. 32 Footsteps (live) - 1:36
7. Toddler Hiway (live) - 6:57
8. Rabid Child (live) - 2:52
9. Nothing's Gonna Change My Clothes (live) - 2:07
10. (She Was A) Hotel Detective (live) - 2:09
11. She's an Angel (live) - 2:27
12. Youth Culture Killed My Dog (live) - 2:30
13. Boat of Car (live) - 1:27
14. Absolutely Bill's Mood (live) - 2:52
15. Chess Piece Face (live) - 1:13
16. I Hope That I Get Old Before I Die (live) - 1:40
17. Alienation's For the Rich (live) - 2:21
18. The Day (live) - 1:44
19. Rhythm Section Want Ad (live) - 2:50

Read More Tennis As you can see from their setlist, Tennis had a longer set than all the previous bands. Since they have that new EP called Small Sound, they did work in those new songs, including "Mean Streets" …

TENNIS SINGLES: Ritual In Repeat is the new upcoming album from Tennis. The Denver-based band just came off of a highly successful tour with HAIM... but there's no rest for the duo as they've booked a new headlining tour date, starting in September in support of their upcoming album, set for release on September 9th via Communion Records.

Can't wait for the new album? You can grab its preceding single, "Never Work For Free", as, what else?, a free download.

Tour dates:

09/18 St. Louis, MO The Ready Room
09/19 Louisville, KY Headliners Music Hall
09/20 Atlanta, GA Terminal West
09/22 Orlando, FL The Social
09/24 Carrboro, NC Cat's Cradle
09/25 Washington, DC The Black Cat
09/26 New York, NY Webster Hall
09/27 Northampton, MA Pearl Street
09/29 Cambridge, MA The Sinclair
09/30 Philadelphia, PA Underground Arts
10/02 Montreal, Canada La Vitrole
10/03 Toronto, Canada Virgin Mobile Mod Club
10/04 Columbus, OH A&R Music Bar
10/05 Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall
10/07 Minneapolis, MN Fine Line Music Cafe
10/17 Salt Lake City, UT Urban Lounge
10/18 Boise, ID Knitting Factory
10/20 Seattle, WA Neumos
10/21 Vancouver, Canada Fortune Sound Club
10/22 Portland, OR Wonder Room
10/24 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall
10/25 West Hollywood, CA Troubadour
10/26 San Diego, CA The Casbah
10/29 Phoenix, AZ Crescent Ballroom
11/01 Austin, TX Red 7
11/02 Dallas, TX The Loft
11/04 Lawrence, KS Granada Theater
11/05 Omaha, NE The Waiting Room
11/07 Denver, CO Bluebird Theater

CAPTAIN EO: The E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Foundation is now offering the complete iBooks Edition of E.O. Wilson's Life on Earth books for free... hoping to introduce and teach students about "the story of life on Earth".

I love these books, and they are an exceptional value for anyone with an iPad.

Additional details from iTunes:

Get the complete 41 chapters of E. O. Wilson’s Life on Earth for free on iBooks. Newly offered as a replacement for your previous purchase, this unabridged seven book collection features four previously unreleased units as well as updated interactive visual diagrams and videos to enhance your learning experience. Tap the link below to get your updated complete copy of Life on Earth today and continue to enjoy learning in a way that is as captivating as it is unforgettable.

Get It in iBooks > iTunes.com/loe

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