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W♥M223: Rocktober to Snowvember

Read More Lily Allen Lily Allen is currently in the US, touring in support of her latest album, Sheezus (Regal, Parlophone), stopping by the Skyway Theatre in Minneapolis last night. …

Vu and John recaps Rocktober 2014, plus news/rumors, and November show previews.

News

Macaulay Culkin is not dead. He's in a cover band The Pizza Underground (a Velvet Underground cover band... but the subject matter are all replaced by pizzas). The Pizza Underground was recently in Minneapolis, playing a show with Har Mar Superstar... currently in Texas.

Rumor: Could Liam and Noel be getting back together? With Beady Eye's break up, via twitter.com/liamgallagher, the rumors are coming fast and furious. Noel, on the other hand has a new Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds coming out early 2015 called Chasing Yesterday (Sour Mash Records).

Robert Plant apparently kiboshed a Led Zeppelin reunion guaranteeing $800 mil. from Richard Branson. 35 dates in 3 cities (London, Berlin, NJ).

Artists and digital music sites: U2 uploading new album Songs of Innocence to all iTunes users, Morrissey's music is not online, Taylor Swift pulls hers from Spotify, Garth Brooks self-distributing...

Rocktober 2014

Pre-Rocktober: Lykke Li and La Roux

Rocktober Highlights: Lily Allen, Paloma Faith, Vintage Trouble, Placebo, Pixies, Augustines, and Slowdive.

Honorable mentions: of Montreal, Kooks, and Agnes Obel

Here is a list of all the shows we covered in October:

10/01 Lily Allen at Skyway 10/01 Phantogram at Myth 10/02 Paloma Faith at Triple Rock 10/02 Agent Orange at 7th St 10/04 Kooks at First Ave 10/05 Vintage Trouble at Varsity 10/06 of Montreal at Cedar 10/07 Lucius at Electric Fetus 10/07 Tennis at Fine Line 10/07 Belle & Sebastian at Theatre 10/08 Screaming Females at Triple R 10/08 Banks at First Ave 10/09 We Are Scientists at Turf Club 10/09 Allen Stone at Terminal 5 10/10 Sloan at Turf Club

10/11 Augustines at Turf Club 10/11 Pixies at State Theatre 10/14 Communion Clubnight 10/15 Kina Grannis at Varsity 10/16 Kat Edmonson at Dakota Jazz 10/17 Placebo at Mill City Nights 10/17 Iggy Azalea at TCF Stadium 10/18 Angus & Julia Stone at Cedar 10/22 Dum Dum Girls at Fine Line 10/24 Minus the Bear at Triple Rock 10/27 Ray LaMontagne at Saenger 10/29 Bear's Den at Fine Line 10/30 Agnes Obel at Dakota Jazz 10/30 Kimbra at Fine Line 10/31 Slowdive at Fine Line 10/31 Alt-J at Myth

November Shows Highlight

FKA Twigs at Fine Line (11/14)

Interpol and Hundred Waters at First Avenue (11/14)

Peter Hook and the Light at Fine Line (11/15)

Amanda Palmer at Cedar (11/16)

Suzanne Vega at the Dakota Jazz Club (11/18-11/19)

Stars at Minneapolis (11/19)

Better than Ezra at the Varsity (11/20)

Death from Above 1979 at First Avenue (11/24)

Bonus:

Song of the show is Morrissey's "November Spawned a Monster".

Synthpop Lovelife (previously Viva Brother) and their relationship to Morrissey.

Joe Perry and Steven Tyler (both from Aerosmith) and their rivalry.

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Lykke Li at First Avenue, Minneapolis (28 Sep 2014)

Photo Gallery Mapei Mapei - Hey Hey LP Lykke Li Setlist Lykke Li Setlist I Never Learn Sadness Is A Blessing Just Like A Dream No Rest For The Wicked Jerome Dance, Dance, Dance Little Bit Sleeping Alone I'm On Fire (Bruce Springsteen cover) Gunshot I Follow Rivers Never Gonna Love Again Youth Knows No Pain Send It Up (Kanye West cover) Get Some -- Encore -- Du Är Den Ende (Lill Lindfors cover) Heart Of Steel Mapei Setlist Second 2 None Change Don't Wait Step Up Believe Prototype (OutKast cover) Come On Baby Tour Dates 09/30/14 Toronto, ON @ Kool Hausv 10/01/14 Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer 10/03/14 Boston, MA @ House of Blues 10/04/14 New York, NY @ Radio City Music Hall 10/06/14 Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club 10/08/14 Atlanta, GA @ The Tabernacle 10/09/14 Orlando, FL @ House of Blues 10/10/14-10/12/14 III Points Festival Read More Lykke Li What a great way to start the week: with Sweden's Lykke Li! Lykke Li is out touring in support of her latest album I Never Learn, out now on Atlantic Records/LL Recordings. ...

Swedish pop singer/songwriter Lykke Li is back in the United States, touring in support of her latest album I Never Learn (LL Recordings/Atlantic Records), stopping by a very full room at First Avenue in Minneapolis, last night.

Mapei

Opening up the show was Lykke Li's idol, fellow Swedish singer Mapei. Mapei was actually born in Rhode Island, but at the age of ten, she moved to Stockholm with her Swedish stepfather. She would then grow up with one foot in America and one foot in Sweden... and eventually met up with Lykke Li. Obviously the two became really good friends, and for this tour, Lykke Li personally requested Mapei to tour with her.

Mapei's very brief set included some tracks from her debut album Hey Hey (Downtown Records), which was released last Tuesday, September 23rd, but also throwing in a cover of OutKast's "Prototype".

My favorite song from her set was "Believe", with a very infectious chorus: "Baby, when your back is against the wall, and you thought you lost it all..."

Dance Dance Dance

When we got a copy of Lykke Li's Little Bit EP in 2008, she was already getting buzz in America when she toured with two other strong Swedish women, El Perro Del Mar and Anna Ternheim. What drew me to Lykke Li was her amazing track, "I'm Good, I'm Gone", which I'm sad to report she did not play on this current tour. That's to be expected, she's now on her third album I Never Learn, so promoting the new material made sense.

The black drapes and cloud of fog and near-darkness lighting created this moody atmosphere. Obviously, Lykke Li is a creature of the stage wanted to create this mysterious theater of dance, body language, costumes, and, of course, music.

Majority of the set included a lot of new songs from I Never Learn (including the title track, "Just Like A Dream", "No Rest For The Wicked", "Sleeping Alone", "Gunshot", "Never Gonna Love Again", and encore "Heart Of Steel").

The older tracks from her debut Youth Novel got the biggest response from the audience... Especially hearing the first few bars of "Little Bit" got the crowd roaring with cheer. Familiar songs like "Dance, Dance, Dance" were reworked live, like the song had evolved over time.

My favorite was the Bruce Springsteen cover "I'm On Fire", even though the music didn't queue up as soon as Lykke Li announced, "I don't know about you, but I'm on fire..." Her version is, of course, a little slower and with a hint of sadness.

Speaking of sadness, there were a few tracks from 2011's Wounded Rhymes, which was probably written at a low time for Lykke Li. She confessed on stage that the album was a "real bummer," but she recognize that we all need to feel down at some point.

For the encore, Lykke Li gave us a treat with a Swedish song "Du Är Den Ende", because Minneapolis was "the best audience so far!"

I found out later that the origin of the song is based in a standard Spanish song called "Romance Anónimo" (Anonymous Romance), but re-written with lyrics as "Du Är Den Ende" (translated to English as "You are the only one") by sixties/seventies Swedish singer Lill Lindfors.

The second song on the encore was "Heart Of Steel", followed by an outro song of The Beatles' "Don't Let Me Down".

Lykke Li's album I Never Learn is out now on LL Recordings/Atlantic Records. It's good to have the Swedish singer back in the states, check out the rest of her tour with Mapei.

Lykke Li at First Avenue, Minneapolis (28 Sep 2014)

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Minneapolis Music Guide: September 28 - September 30, 2014

As a precursor to Rocktober in Minneapolis, this is the weekly Minneapolis live concert guide for the last few days of September ONLY.

For the month of October, we will preview multiple shows, starting this Friday, simply because traditionally there are just too many shows crammed into the month of October. For example, last year W♥M covered a record-breaking 46 shows in October!! We're not going to remotely try and beat last year's numbers .... but, for sure, we're definitely going to be really busy.

You may be wondering why October is crazy busy? It is because we're getting a ton national and international bands coming to and from CMJ Music Festival in New York (East), Austin City Limits Music Festival in Texas (South), Coral Skies Music Festival in Florida (Southeast) and TBD Music Festival in Sacramento (West). Plus, bands are just generally out touring for their new album, which are usually released four quarter.

Anyway, here is the weekly guide of some Minneapolis live concerts and events from September 28 to September 30.

Read More Lykke Li I spent the better part of Saturday listening to Youth Novels from Sweden's Lykki Li, who I'm previously smitten with. "Track 3" is "I'm Good, I'm Gone", which is possibly the best song on the album. Now, I've heard this song …

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 28
FIRST AVENUE
Lykke Li w/ Mapei

What a great way to start the week: with Sweden's Lykke Li! Lykke Li is out touring in support of her latest album I Never Learn, out now on Atlantic Records/LL Recordings.

For this US Fall tour, Lykke Li asked her idol Mapei to go on tour with her. Says Lykke Li, "I am beyond excited and thrilled to announce that my dear friend Mapei will come on tour with me. It is insanely symbolic to me as she's been my idol ever since I saw her the first time when I was 17. She was the coolest thing I've ever seen and she dared me to follow my dream.... First stop was her Bushwick apartment and many open mics, bruised hearts, blood, sweat and tears later we will join forces again to tour America. Don't you dare miss it."

With that glowing endorsement, we cannot wait to check out Mapei!

Lykke Li with Mapei US tour dates:

09/22/14 San Diego, CA @ North Park Theatre
09/23/14 Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Palladium
09/27/14 Kansas City, MO @ Uptown Theatre
09/28/14 Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
09/30/14 Toronto, ON @ Kool Hausv
10/01/14 Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
10/03/14 Boston, MA @ House of Blues
10/04/14 New York, NY @ Radio City Music Hall
10/06/14 Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
10/08/14 Atlanta, GA @ The Tabernacle
10/09/14 Orlando, FL @ House of Blues
10/10/14-10/12/14 Miami, FL @ MANA Wynwood

Read More Bishop Allen It's not even December, but Target is giving away Christmas gifts with their exclusive 13 holiday songs for free at target.com. "You'll Never Find My Christmas" by Bishop Allen "Get Down for the Holidays" by Jenny O. …

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 28
7TH STREET ENTRY
Bishop Allen w/ Ancient Mariner

Over next door, at the 7th Street Entry, are Bishop Allen (mostly a duo of Justin Rice and Christian Rudder) and Ancient Mariner (the solo project started by Gabriel Jorgensen).

Bishop Allen are currently on tour in support of their latest album Lights Out, out now on Dead Oceans, a sister label to Secretly Canadian and Jagjaguwar.

Tour dates:

09/26/14 Bloomington, IN The Back Door
09/27/14 Pygmalion Music Festival
09/28/14 Minneapolis, MN 7th Street Entry
10/02/14 Seattle, WA Lo-Fi
10/03/14 Spokane, WA The Bartlett
10/04/14 Portland, OR Mississippi Studios
10/05/14 San Francisco, CA Rickshaw Stop
10/07/14 Los Angeles, CA Bootleg Theater
10/08/14 Phoenix, AZ Crescent Ballroom
10/10/14 Denver, CO Hi-Dive
10/14/14 Hamden, CT The Ballroom

Read More YACHT It's no secret that I like YACHT (Young Americans Challenging High Technology). What's more interesting is that modern YACHT is different from early YACHT. Personally, I think YACHT is much, much better with Claire L. Evans. . …

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 28
FINE LINE MUSIC CAFE
Panda Bear w/ YACHT and Blues Control

I'm gutted that I cannot attend this show, particularly because I absolutely love seeing YACHT (currently featuring Jona Bechtolt and Claire L. Evans) the last time they played in Minneapolis. Seems the band is opening up for Panda Bear (aka Noah Lennox of Animal Collective).

Also on the bill is Blues Control from Woodstock of east Pennsylvania.

Oddly enough, the Minneapolis date is the only date that does not feature White Fang, whom YACHT is currently tour with. YACHT's latest release is "Plastic Soul" single, which came out January 2014... although lately, the band is interested in promoting their iOS app "5 Every Day".

UPDATE: Sorry, going off old information, their latest release is "Where Does This Disco?", which came out on Downtown Records earlier this month, September 9th, 2014.

YACHT tour dates:

09.22.14 – Rough Trade – Brooklyn, NY *
09.24.14 – Brighton Music Hall – Boston, MA *
09.26.14 – The Hoxton – Toronto, ON *
09.27.14 – Concord Music Hall – Chicago, IL *
09.28.14 – Fine Line Music Cafe – Minneapolis, MN
10.01.14 – Wonder Ballroom – Portland, OR *
10.02.14 – Fortune Sound Club – Vancouver, BC *
10.03.14 – Neumos – Seattle, WA *
10.05.14 – TBD Festival – Sacramento, CA *

* with White Fang

Read More Mount Eerie I wrote about Mount Eerie (aka Phil Elverum) about four years ago and mentioned that they were originally called Microphones. Changing the name was understandable, considering the modern Google search thing. …

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 28
CEDAR CULTURAL CENTER
Mount Eerie w/ Waveless

There is a new 12-track album called Sauna from Mount Eerie, coming out in 2015 via P.W. Elverum & Sun in early 2015. The theme of the album is listed as "vikings and zen and real life." It comes after over 15 months of solo production in The Unknown, a studio in Anacortes, Washington housed in a reclaimed church.

Apparently, Mount Eerie will be showcasing the new material as "extremely stripped down" versions on this upcoming September tour.

Opening up for the Minneapolis show will be local trio Waveless, featuring Hannah Kathleen (is that a nod to the riot grrrl Kathleen Hanna?), Jared Sather and Dustin McChesney.

Tour dates:

09/22 - Annandale-on-Hudson, NY- Bard College
09/23 - Brooklyn, NY- The Trans-Peco
09/24 - New York, NY- le Poisson Rouge
09/25 - Oberlin, OH- Dionysus Club
09/26 - Gambier, OH- Kenyon College
09/27 - Chicago, Ill.- Co-Prosperity Sphere
09/28 - Minneapolis, Minn.- Cedar Cultural Center
09/29 - Minot, N.D.- Pangea House

Read More La Roux La Roux recently released The Gold Edition digitally via amazon.com and iTunes on February 8th. I didn't know this, but amazon offered this album as an exclusive and will ship you a CD-R …

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29
FIRST AVENUE
La Roux w/ Midnight Magic

If you follow W♥M coverage, we tend to really love British bands. We've had our eye on London's La Roux (featuring singer Elly Jackson and record producer Ben Langmaid) for a while now .... ever since their single "Bulletproof" hit the Billboard Hot 100 charts. We also love that one of our favorite bands, New Order, also heavily endorse the band and semi-recently asked them to tour with them.

La Roux is currently in American to promote their latest album, Trouble In Paradise (Cherrytree/Interscope), the followed-up to their GRAMMY Award winning self-titled debut.

Opening up for La Roux is Midnight Magic, a "cosmic disco" band from New York, featuring music vets Morgan Wiley and W. Andrew Raposo, and vocalist Tiffany Roth.

La Roux USA tour dates:

09/22/2014 Oakland, CA Fox Theatre
09/23/2014 Los Angeles, CA The Fonda Theatre
09/26/2014 Salt Lake City, UT In The Venue
09/27/2014 Boulder, CO Boulder Theatre
09/29/2014 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
10/01/2014 Chicago, IL Concord Music Hall
10/02/2014 Detroit, MI St. Andrews Hall
10/04/2014 New York, NY Terminal 5

Read More Drowners The only thing I knew about Drowners coming into this show was that I thought they took their name from Suede's debut single, "The Drowners". As soon as they exploded on stage with "How the f*** are you Minneapolis?," I knew I would like …

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29
7TH STREET ENTRY
Drowners w/ Bully

Since New York's Drowners and Nashville's Bully are playing next door (at the 7th Street Entry), I may end up trying to cover both shows (La Roux and Drowners).

The first time I saw Drowners (at First Avenue 04/24/2014), they blew me away and I would love to see them again for this Dr Martens #STANDFORSOMETHING Tour 2014.

AND YES, I will make sure to wear my 8-hole Dr Martens.

Meet the bands at these Dr Martens shops:

Dr. Martens In-Store Meet & Greet
09.25 Columbus, OH 1764 N High St.
09.27 Chicago, IL 1561 N. Milwaukee Ave
09.29 Minneapolis, MN Mall of America
10.02 Seattle, WA 1527 4th Ave
10.03 Portland, OR 10 NW 10th Ave
10.06 San Francisco, CA 1621 Haight St.
10.09 Santa Monica, CA 1215 3rd St Promenade
10.11 Scottsdale, AZ 15257 N Scottsdale Rd
10.21 Washington DC 3108 M Street NW
10.22 Philadelphia, PA 1710 Walnut St.
10.28 New York, NY 148 Spring St.
10.29 Boston, MA 201 Newbury St.

See the live shows:

#STANDFORSOMETHING Tour Dates: 09/25 - Columbus, OH @ Rumba Café 09/27 - Chicago, IL @ Beat Kitchen 09/28 - Madison, WI @ The Frequency 09/29 - Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry 10/02 - Seattle, WA @ Tractor Tavern 10/03 - Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Lounge 10/06 - San Francisco, CA @ The Independent 10/07 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo 10/08 - Santa Ana, CA @ Constellation Room 10/10 - San Diego, CA @ Soda Bar

10/11 - Scottsdale, AZ @ Pub Rock 10/13 - Austin, TX @ Stubb's BBQ (inside) 10/15 - Dallas, TX @ Club Dada 10/16 - Houston, TX @ Fitzgerald's Downstairs 10/17 - New Orleans, LA @ Circle Bar 10/18 - Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade 10/20 - Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506 10/21 - Washington, DC @ Rock and Roll Hotel 10/22 - Philadelphia, PA @ Boot & Saddle 10/28 - Brooklyn, NY @ Rough Trade 10/29 - Boston, MA @ Great Scott

Read More Benjamin Booker New Orleans' Benjamin Booker opened up the show with a 40-min performance of this nice mix of rock/punk/blues fusion music. We recently caught Booker at Northside Festival, in New York …

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29
TURF CLUB
Benjamin Booker w/ Blank Range

New Orleans' Benjamin Booker came to our attention when he wowed us in New York for Northside Festival. We had to confirm it ourselves, when we caught Booker at the sold out show with Courtney Barnett in at the Varsity Theater.

Now Booker is back in Minneapolis, supporting his debut self-titled debut album (ATO Records), and he triumphantly sold out the recently remodeled Turf Club in St Paul.

If you've never heard Booker's music, check out his recent (September 2014) live recording on Spotify Sessions.

Tour dates:

09/25/14 Nashville, TN High Watt
09/26/14 Louisville, KY Zanzabar
09/27/14 Chicago, IL Schubas Tavern
09/29/14 Saint Paul, MN Turf Club
10/01/14 Kansas City, MO sRecord Bar
10/03/14 Dallas, TX Three Links Event Center
10/04/14 Austin City Limits Music Festival
10/10/14 Austin, TX Continental Club
10/11/14 Austin City Limits Music Festival
10/17/14 Birmingham, AL BottleTree
10/18/14 Atlanta, GA Vinyl At Center Stage
10/20/14 Washington, DC U Street Music Hall
10/21/14 Philadelphia, PA World Cafe Live
10/22/14 Cambridge, MA T.T. The Bear's
10/24/14 Tallahassee, FL Club Downunder
10/25/14 Coral Skies Music Festival
10/26/14 Coral Skies Music Festival
10/29/14 Orlando, FL The Social
10/30/14 Gainesville, FL High Dive
10/31/14 Mobile, AL Soul Kitchen
11/01/14 Voodoo Experience
11/06/14 New York, NY Mercury Lounge
11/07/14 Brooklyn, NY Baby's All Right

Read More The Drums Spirited Brooklyn rock band The Drums recently released “I Can’t Pretend,” the dreamy second single off their brand new LP Encyclopedia, slated to be released September 23rd on Minor Records. The single is the …

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29
TRIPLE ROCK SOCIAL CLUB
The Drums w/ Beverly

Hopefully, if it works out, we may also be covering The Drums and Beverly over at the Triple Rock Social Club.

Beverly is out on tour in support of their debut album Careers (out now on Kanine Records).

The debut is said to be written by Drew Citron and Frankie Rose (we last saw her open up for Franz Ferdinand) and combines raw pop, post-punk, and dreamy harmonies.

Beverly live dates:

Tour dates:

Sep 22 Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall *
Sep 24 Montreal, QC @ Cabaret Mile End *
Sep 25 Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall *
Sep 27 Chicago, IL @ Bottom Lounge *
Sep 29 Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock Social Club *
Oct 01 Englewood, CO @ Gothic Theatre *
Oct 02 Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge *
Oct 05 Los Angeles, CA @ Mayan Theatre *
Oct 06 San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music *
Oct 08 Portland, OR @ Star Theater *
Oct 09 Seattle, WA @ Neumos *
Oct 10 Vancouver, BC @ Fortune Sound Club *

* w/ The Drums

Read More Pink Floyd Pink Floyd is one of the most influential (and not to mention commercially successful) band in popular music. By now I'm sure you've all heard that the British band had confirmed …

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30
ORPHEUM THEATRE
The Australian Pink Floyd Show

Pink Floyd tribute band, The Australian Pink Floyd Show are famous for their amazing recreation of the look, feel, and sound of Pink Floyd's later world tours. Clearly, based on their attempts at recreating David Gilmour's guitar setup and tour designs... this Australian band worships Pink Floyd. Even Gilmour likes these guys - he personally asked the band to perform at his 50th birthday party!

So if you love Pink Floyd, you cannot afford to miss this tribute band.

North American tour dates:

09/22/14 San Francisco, CA Warfield Theatre
09/24/14 San Diego, CA Humphrey's Concerts
09/25/14 Mesa, AZ Mesa Arts Center
09/26/14 Las Vegas, NV Pearl Concert Theater
09/27/14 Salt Lake City, UT Usana Amphitheatre
09/28/14 Denver, CO Paramount Theatre
09/30/14 Minneapolis, MN Orpheum Theatre
10/01/14 Milwaukee, WI Riverside Theatre
10/02/14 Chicago, IL Chicago Theatre
10/03/14 Kansas City, MO Uptown Theater
10/04/14 Saint Charles, MO The Family Arena
10/07/14 Miami Beach, FL Fillmore Miami Beach
10/08/14 Clearwater, FL Ruth Eckerd Hall
10/10/14 Atlanta, GA Fox Theatre
10/11/14 Upper Darby, PA Tower Theatre
10/12/14 Bethlehem, PA Sands Bethlehem Event
10/14/14 Pittsburgh, PA Heinz Hall
10/15/14 Buffalo, NY UB Center For The Arts
10/17/14 Albany, NY Palace Theatre
10/18/14 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun
10/19/14 Boston, MA Orpheum Theatre
10/21/14 Quebec City, QC Quebec Colisee Pepsi
10/22/14 Montreal, QC Bell Centre
10/24/14 Windsor, ON Caesars Windsor
10/25/14 Rama, ON Casino Rama Entertainment
10/26/14 New York, NY Best Buy Theater

Read More The Janoskians The Janoskians (Just Another Name Of Silly Kids In Another Nation) are a YouTube comedy entertainment group from Melbourne, Australia (but currently based in Los Angeles). …

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30
VARSITY THEATER
The Janoskians

I recently tried to explain how massive The Janoskians are. Basically, these young Australian kids are YouTube stars with millions of followers. Expect them to be more known the masses when Lionsgate release their film!

The Janoskians are currently on their "Got Cake Tour" in America.

09/22 Atlanta, GA//The Tabernacle
09/23 Charlotte, NC// Fillmore Charlotte
09/25 Louisville, KY//Mercury Ballroom
09/26 Indianapolis, IN //Deluxe
09/27 Detroit, MI//The Fillmore Detroit
09/28 Chicago, IL//House of Blues - Chicago
09/30 Minneapolis, MN//Varsity Theater
10/02 Cincinnati, OH//Bogart's
10/03 Cleveland, OH//House of Blues
10/05 Toronto, ON//Kool Haus
10/07 Montreal, QC//Metropolis
10/09 Upper Darby, PA//Tower Theatre
10/10 Montclair, NJ//The Wellmont Theatre
10/11 New York, NY//Irving Plaza
10/12 New York, NY//Irving Plaza
10/14 Boston, MA//House of Blues
10/15 Silver Spring, MD// Fillmore Silver Spring
10/19 Dallas, TX//House of Blues - Dallas
10/20 Houston, TX//House of Blues - Houston
10/23 San Diego, CA//House of Blues - San Diego
10/24 Riverside, CA//Riverside Municipal
10/25 Los Angeles, CA//The Wiltern
10/27 San Francisco, CA//The Fillmore
10/29 Vancouver, BC//Vogue Theatre
10/30 Seattle, WA//Showbox at the Market

Read More Cate Le Bon A recent movie to California has injected more melody to her songs, bringing some sunshine into her Wales cloudiness, as evidenced on “I Think I Knew”, a duet with Perfume Genius. …

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30
TRIPLE ROCK SOCIAL CLUB
Perfume Genius w/ Matteah Baim

Seattle's Mike Hadreas, or otherwise known as Perfume Genius, is stopping by Minneapolis on September 30th, as part of his tour to support his new album Too Bright, (out September 23 on Matador Records). You may recall that Perfume Genius recently sang a duet "I Think I Knew" with Welsh singer Cate Le Bon earlier this year.

Opening up for Hadreas will be Matteah Baim, from New York, out touring in support of her third studio album Falling Theater (Dream Drive Records/Kobalt Music).

The tour kicks off September 26.

Perfume Genius / 2014 North American Tour
09/26 - Urban Lounge - Salt Lake City, UT
09/27 - Hi Dive - Denver, CO
09/29 - Riot Room - Kansas City, MO
09/30 - Triple Rock Social Club - Minneapolis, MN
10/01 - Lincoln Hall - Chicago, IL
10/02 - Magic Stick - Detroit, MI
10/04 - Virgin Mobile Mod Club - Toronto, ON
10/06 - Brighton Music Hall - Allston, MA
10/07 - Music Hall of Williamsburg - New York, NY
10/08 - Johnny Brenda's - Philadelphia, PA
10/09 - The Hamilton - Washington, DC
10/10 - Cat's Cradle - Carrboro, NC
10/11 - Drunken Unicorn - Atlanta, GA
10/13 - Three Links - Dallas, TX
10/14 - The Parish - Austin, TX
10/16 - Club Congress - Tucson, AZ
10/17 - Soda Bar - San Diego, CA
10/19 - Roxy Theater - Los Angeles, CA
10/21 - The Independent - San Francisco, CA
10/22 - Harlow's - Sacramento, CA
10/24 - Mississippi Studios - Portland, OR
10/25 - Neptune Theatre - Seattle, WA

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W♥M219: Something Fall-ish

W♥M219: Something Fall-ish (34 mins) Read More Kate Bush Highlight of the set was a cover of Kate Bush's "Running Up That Hill", which was quite fitting considering that it was Bush's birthday last night. …

Is the Summer really over? Wow, that was fast! One of the highlight of the Summer was Paul McCartney at Target Center, who played nearly three hours of music. But was the past... Vu and John look forward to "Something Fall-ish", music shows in the Twin Cities in the next two months.

As you can see below, there are a lot of great shows coming up. We only highlight just some of these artists on the podcast (for time reasons), but we encourage you to check out any of these bands.

For the month of September, we touched on Bob Mould (a surprise last minute show on August 31st), The Replacements, Lykke Li, La Roux, Paul Weller, Buzzcocks, and Festival Palomino.

09/09/14 Glass Animals - Cedar Cultural Center
09/10/14 Paul Weller - Varsity Theater
09/11/14 Buzzcocks - Varsity Theater
09/13/14 Replacements - Midway Stadium
09/14/14 Die Antwoord - Myth
09/14/14 Flaming Lips - First Avenue
09/15/14 The Bots - Nether Bar
09/15/14 Ed Sheeran - Target Center
09/18/14 Lee Fields - Cedar Cultural Center
09/19/14 Royal Blood - Mill City Nights
09/20/14 "Festival Palomino" - Canterbury Park
09/20/14 Nick Waterhouse - Turf Club
09/20/14 Sir Sly - Triple Rock Social Club
09/21/14 Living Colour - Dakota Jazz Club
09/21/14 Meiko - Varsity Theater
09/24/14 DJ Shadow and Cut Chemist - Skyway
09/25/14 Brett Dennen - Fine Line Music Cafe
09/27/14 Future Islands - Skyway Theatre
09/28/14 Lykke Li - First Avenue
09/29/14 Benjamin Booker - Turf Club
09/29/14 La Roux - First Avenue
09/30/14 Australian Pink Floyd Show - Orpheum

For the month of October, we talked about Lily Allen, Paloma Faith, Kooks, Bastille, Augustines, and Banks.

10/01/14 Lily Allen - Skyway Theatre 10/01/14 Phantogram - Myth 10/02/14 Paloma Faith - Triple Rock Social Club 10/04/14 Coheed and Cambria - Skyway Theatre 10/04/14 The Kooks - First Avenue 10/08/14 Banks - First Avenue 10/09/14 Surfer Blood - Turf Club 10/09/14 Jungle - First Avenue 10/10/14 Sponge - Amsterdam Bar 10/11/14 Augustines - Turf Club 10/11/14 Afghan Whigs - First Avenue 10/11/14 Steve Aoki - Zombie Pub Crawl 10/13/14 Ryan Adams - Northrop Auditorium 10/13/14 Rachael Yamagata - Varsity Theater

10/14/14 David Gray - Northrop Auditorium 10/15/14 The Gaslight Anthem - First Avenue 10/17/14 Betty Who - Fine Line Music Cafe 10/17/14 Iggy Azalea - TCF Bank Stadium 10/17/14 Rural Alberta Advantage - First Avenue 10/17/14 Sondre Lerche - Turf Club 10/19/14 Bastille - Roy Wilkins Auditorium 10/19/14 Pearl Jam - Xcel Energy Center 10/22/14 Boy & Bear - Varsity Theater 10/22/14 Dum Dum Girls - Fine Line Music Cafe 10/24/14 The Black Keys - Target Center 10/26/14 Kodaline - Varsity Theater 10/30/14 Kimbra - Fine Line Music Cafe 10/31/14 Alt-J - Myth

Fall 2014 looks great... and speaking of, The Fall is back with a new live album Live: Uurop VIII-XII Places in Sun & Winter, Son (out October 2014 on Cherry Red), and Kate Bush for her return to the live stage. Song of the show is Bush's "Cloudbusting" from her 1985 album Hounds of Love.

BONUS: Why Vu doesn't do too many album review (God Help the Girl Soundtrack).

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Vu's Top Songs for 2008

 

Ladyhawke - Dusk Till Dawn (Pascal Gabriel Radio Mix)

Ladyhawke

VU'S TOP SONGS FOR 2008

Like Lara's previous Top List, here is my lame list. Yes, I know most of these are of the dance-variety, and yes, I know they are mostly (hot) women. That's a given.

1. Ladyhawke - "Dusk Til Dawn"
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Named after an 80s movie of the same name, Ladyhawke is Pip Brown, a young woman from New Zealand. This song is pretty catchy, the repeating lyrics "bang bang bang on the wall, from dusk til dawn. doo doo doo doo" made it easy to remember.

What made this song awesome is the totally cool music video that paid homage to 80s horror flicks like Jason from the Friday the 13th movies and Freddy from Nightmare on Elm Street.

Jeremy Jay - Alpharhythm

2. Jeremy Jay - "Alpharhythm"
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Certainly lanky tall-man Jeremy Jay has a hit on his hand with "Alpharhythm".

At first, I wasn't sure why I had liked this song so much. The more I started listening to just the bassline, I realized that this song is essentially a "cha cha cha" song. No, really, that's why you want to do the cha cha cha when you hear this song.

If you know how to read music, here is a break down of the cha-cha-cha notes.

Lykke Li - I'm Good, I'm Gone

4. Lykke Li - "I'm Good. I'm Gone"
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Lykke Li (that's her first name!) made it on various people's top 10 list for 2008, and it's not really a surprise really. The reason why I like her is that there's something in her voice. It's child-like and it doesn't exactly sound English, if you know what I mean?

In my favorite song, "I'm Good. I'm Gone" there is a basic clank clank rhythm that makes you want to jerk along to the music. Plus, the lyrics talks to me:

And if you say I'm not okay
Then that's the goal
If you say there ain't no way that I could know
If you say I aim too high from down below
Well, say it know 'cause when I'm gone...
You'll be callin' but I won't be at the phone

The Asteroids Galaxy Tour - The Sun Ain't Shining No More

4. The Asteroids Galaxy Tour - "The Sun Ain't Shining No More"
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I think this Denmark band will be huge in 2009, but in the meantime, check out "The Sun Ain't Shining No More". What I love about this song is is that it sounds so very 60s pop. The song tells about meeting someone on the dancefloor and then suddenly turned into a one-night stand. The song is as brief as the encounter, and contains the brilliant line: "It didn't last very long, a week or maybe two. When he called me on the phone, saying 'baby, I don't love ya'".

Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings - 100 Days, 100 Nights

5. Sharon Jones - "100 Days, 100 Nights"
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Speaking of 60s, Sharon Jones and The Dapkings are one of the bands bringing back Motown/Soul music in 2008. They are one of the more popular bands, if you like this, you'll definitely need to check out Lady Dottie.

Although the lyrics are kind of simple (you get it: it takes 100 days and 100 nights to know if a man is good for you), the soulful vocals of Jones and the horns and keys of her backup band made this modern song a classic. Listen to the whole song to get the punchline, by the way.

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jaklumen wrote on Ladyhawke - Dusk Till Dawn (Pascal Gabriel Radio Mix) in reply to devonrex’s comment: Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 7:48 AM

I'd be very interested to hear why you think so.

Various descriptions I've seen of New Wave range from the genre being an evolution of punk (particularly post-punk) to a rather frosty, indifferent bourgeois response to the harshness of punk. The latter might be fitting considering the synth sound being a very stark departure from guitars, and the look being very against hippie fashion.

I really liked the folk rock of the mid to late '70s (being heavily exposed to it as the college music of my parents) but by the time MTV hit my neighborhood music was awash in very cheesy hair bands, and the next trend of garage rock with the grunge fashion really wasn't to my taste. Depeche Mode started hitting the apex of their popularity, and I started combing back to see what was all the fuss about the "New Wave" that started MTV.

Being painfully shy in much of grade school, synth resonated with me more. It's the main reason why I've been doing a lot of electronica reviews.

niggytardust wrote on Jeremy Jay - Alpharhythm: Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 7:52 AM

[c’est top] That's cool it sounds a little like Tom Verlaine or Gang of Four! I didn't know it. Thanks for the discover. I've made my own 2008 list too, if you're interested it's here.

 

Lykke Li - Youth Novels

Lykke Li - I'm Good, I'm Gone Lykke Li Tour Dates 08/17/08 Lowlands Festival Biddinghuizen 08/25/08 Los Angeles, CA @ Hotel Café (SOLD OUT) 08/28/08 New York, NY @ Le Poisson Rouge (SOLD OUT) 08/28/08 Richards on Richards Vancouver, BC 09/05/08 Bestival Isle Of Wight 09/19/08 Razzmatazz Barcelona 09/20/08 Moby Dick Madrid 09/22/08 AB Club Brussels 09/23/08 Nouveau Casino Paris 09/24/08 Paradiso (Upstairs) Amsterdam 09/26/08 Roter Salon Berlin 09/27/08 Ubel & Gefährlich (Reeperbahn Festival) Hamberg 09/29/08 The Plug Sheffield 10/01/08 Scala London 10/02/08 Concorde 2 Brighton 10/05/08 Glee Club Birmingham 10/06/08 Thekla Bristol 10/08/08 Academy 2 Liverpool 10/09/08 Cabaret Voltaire Edinburgh 10/10/08 The Duchess York 10/19/08 Washington, DC @ Black Cat 10/20/08 Music Hall of Williamsburg NY 10/23/08 Boston, MA @ Paradise 10/24/08 Toronto, ON @ Mod Club 10/25/08 Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle 10/28/08 Vancouver, BC @ Richards on Richards 10/29/08 Seattle, WA @ Neumo’s 10/30/08 Portland, OR @ Doug Fir 11/01/08 San Francisco, CA @ Independent 11/03/08 El Rey Los Angeles, CA Discography [2007] Little Bit (promo) [2008] Little Bit EP [2008] I'm Good I'm Gone [2008] Youth Novels [2008] Tonight [25 Aug 2008] Breaking It Up Read More Lykke Li http://weheartmus... Lykke Li releases Little Bit EP on said Tuesday, and Buster called her album, Youth Novels: ...

I've finally set up my mobile phone for twitter and was mobloggoing that:

Listening to new lykke li cd in my car, track 3 is awesome! Waiting for concert it wont start until 630. Might hangout at cheapo
08/16/08 5:36PM from txt

I still hate Twitter, it's always notoriously always down, but I'm beginning to understand that you can use it as quick messages (despite the fact that I don't think anyone actually read other people's tweets, especially if someone is constantly twittering). I do kind of like the ability to post things via text messages, so I may look into another service - recommendations is always welcomed.

Anyway, the concert I was referring to was for Kansas City's Making Movies, a band that sings in both English and Spanish. They played at this tiny coffeehouse called The Beat Coffee in Uptown in Minneapolis. The maximum capacity is probably less than 100 persons.

 

 

Lykke Li - "I'm Good, I'm Gone" (Live)

I spent the better part of Saturday listening to Youth Novels from Sweden's Lykki Li, who I'm previously smitten with. "Track 3" is "I'm Good, I'm Gone", which is possibly the best song on the album. Now, I've heard this song before, via a live rendition of it, but I have never heard the studio version until last night. I have to say this is such a great song. Words cannot describe this song, you don't even need to understand the melodies or words to realize that this song is telling you to burst out dancing.

The disc for Youth Novels will be out in stores on August 19^th from her label, LL Recordings. It looks like, from research that there will be a standard jewel cased version and a limited digipack version. Since I don't have either retail versions (often we're only given promo versions which are sometime CD-R), I still will blindly recommend getting the digipack version.

What's nice about the the US release is that it features two additional tracks from her Swedish version: "Tonight" and "Everybody But Me". Both songs were previously available elsewhere, particularly "Tonight" was a free download off her 'space while "Everybody But Me" previously appeared on her Little Bit EP (in fact, all four songs off her EP is on Youth Novels).

In keeping with her novel theme, each song, are called "Chapters", beginning with the introduction chapter "Melodies & Desires". This is a spoken word song, with the emphasis on love and harmony and music: "You be the rhythm, I'll be the beat."

 

 

Lykke Li - Dance Dance Dance

The love & music is followed by the "Dance, Dance, Dance" song that people seem to really love. Again, I still think she sounds very Bjork on this song, the minimum music set to her frail voice. I especially enjoy the trumpet in this song that seems to talk back to her.

Unrelated, I did think of T.Rex's "Cosmic Dancer", a song about a guy who was dancing before he was born. In the some ways, the subject of Lykke Li's song is about a woman who didn't know she was really a dancer all along.

In the next few weeks, be sure to see her on her upcoming North American tour. Already, I just got word that her LA and NY shows are sold out. See her in an intimate setting so you can clearly see her doing her crazy dance.... Youth Novels is out this Tuesday!

Lykke Li - I'm Good, I'm Gone

 

Links: www.lykkeli.com myspace.com/lykkeli

Lykke Li

Lykke Li - Dance Dance Dance Lykke Li Tour Dates 07/03/08 Quart Festival Norway 07/04/08 Arvika Festivalen Arvika 07/05/08 Roskilde Festival Roskilde 07/06/08 Eurockeennes Festival Belfort 07/17/08 Koko - London 07/20/08 Latitude Festival Southwold 07/23/08 Mosebacke Stockholm 07/27/08 Secret Garden PartyCambridgeshire 07/31/08 Storsjöyran Ostersund 08/02/08 Big Chill Festival Hertfordshire 08/07/08 Öya Festival Oslo 08/08/08 Haldern Festival Lower Rhine 08/09/08 Way Out West Göteborg 08/25/08 Los Angeles, CA @ Hotel Café 08/28/08 New York, NY @ Le Poisson Rouge 09/05/08 Bestival Isle Of Wight 10/01/08 Scala London 10/19/08 Washington, DC @ Black Cat 10/23/08 Boston, MA @ Paradise 10/24/08 Toronto, ON @ Mod Club 10/25/08 Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle 10/28/08 Vancouver @ Richards on Richards 10/29/08 Seattle, WA @ Neumo’s 10/30/08 Portland, OR @ Doug Fir 11/01/08 SF CA @ Independent Discography [2007] Little Bit (promo) [2008] Little Bit EP [2008] I'm Good I'm Gone [2008] Youth Novels [2008] Tonight Read More Lykke Li http://weheartmus... Lykke Li releases Little Bit EP on said Tuesday, and Buster called her album, Youth Novels: ...

I've previously mentioned Lykke Li on W♥M, mostly because of her US tour, I finally got her Little Bit EP for review.

Sadly, I didn't get a chance to check out the "hugely successful, sold-out tour" (according to her latest press release) of the three Swede tour-de-force of El Perro Del Mar, Lykke Li, and Anna Ternheim, but I know a few people that saw them. Among them, Hieronymus wrote:

Swedish Tour
May 12, 2008 at 10:25 PM

(excerpt)

Anna was followed by Lykke Li, who opened up the sound quite a bit. Adding a drummer and keyboardist, Lykke showed some serious dance chops, with some great beats and plenty of energy. It was funny, as we were talking with someone in the audience before Lykke came out and he wanted to know about El Perro, who he wasn't familiar with, while we were in the opposite boat, having never heard Lykke Li before. Lykke later came out to accompany El Perro Del Mar.

It looks like she's returning to the US again, so maybe you guys can have a second chance, although, once again, only in limited cities. She seems to be doing a lot of festivals, judging from her tour schedule.

The songs on Little Bit EP has a very low-key sound, a little mix of electronics and strange sounds. The title track, "Little Bit" has elements of experimental new wave pop (all the sounds looks like it was produced on a korg keyboard).

"Time Flies" is too moody for me, but I felt "Everybody But Me" and "Dance, Dance, Dance" were more of my taste: dark lyrics, sung like Bjork and backed by creepy music. Take a look at these lyrics that seems to suggest Li isn't like everybody else:

When everybody's dancing (I don't want to)
When everybody's joking (I don't want to)
When everybody's laughing (I don't want to) Everybody but me

Or that she's bashful and coy:

Easy conversations, there's no such thing
No I'm shy, shy, shy
My hips they lie 'cause in reality I'm shy, shy, shy

 

Little Bit EP is out now, while her debut album, Youth Novels (which I suppose is already out in Europe) will be made available in the US on August 19^th on her own label, LL Recordings, followed by a short tour dates through more popular US cities.

Links: www.lykkeli.com myspace.com/lykkeli

Potpourri: Phil Anastasia, David Yazbek, Lykke Li, Scarlett Johansson

Music is Good (5-7-2008)   NEVER GET OUT OF THIS David Yazbek And His Warmest Regards Links Philanastasia http://weheartmus... I have here The Outfit Movement Vol 1 by Philanastasia (official/myspace), a New York-based unde... David Yazbek http://weheartmus... David Yazbek is not only a Tony award nominee for musicals like The Full Monty and Dirty Rotten S...

Okay, so these were all going to be different articles was actually meant to go live on May 6^th to today, but you know how it is when things don't go exactly according to plan.

I'm actually feeling a little under the weather (coughing/horrible throat issues and too much mucus build up). I just feel incredibly miserable right now.

Item #1: Christopher's Rollo Armstrong article is featured on vox.com/music - but the real conspiracy is that doesn't feature any The Crimea.

David Yazbek - We Heart Music Promo Phil Anastasia - We Heart Music Drop Phil Anastasia - Simon Says

Item #2: One of the PR company that sends us music to review did some promo for us and among the 20 tracks, these are my favorite: Phil Anastasia and David Yazbek, only because they really deviate from the standard "you're listening to We Heart Music" script that they were probably given. Phil Anastasia especially cracked me up and I had to play that back a few times when I first heard it.

I do have a note I wanted to mention about Yazbek, I was shopping at Cheapo Records in Uptown. Yes, I still buy CDs, although I have to admit, often used. Anyway, I was in the very end of the Jazz area when I happened to see that distinctive Evil Monkey Man cover! I had to smile to myself as if there was some kind of inside joke with the punchline of "I saw you on W♥M, dude".

Item #3: By the way, speaking of Jazz, one of my favorite shows that I listen to is NPR's Jazz Profiles, which I get as a podcast.

This is such a great program. It's often very detailed, and in fact, the last episode I listened to on Charles Mingus was so long and rich with interviews and history that it was split up in two parts.

Even if you don't love Jazz, I think you'll enjoy listening to host Nancy Wilson as she takes you on a journey of some of American's famous (and not-so-famous) Jazz musicians.

Lykke Li - Dance Dance Dance Lykke Li Lykke Li Tour Dates 05/08/08 New York, @ Bowery Ballroom 05/09/08 Boston, MA @ Middle East 05/10/08 Montreal, QUE @ Lambi 05/11/08 Toronto, ON @ Mod Club 05/12/08 Chicago, IL @ Shuba’s 05/14/08 Vancouver, BC @ Red Room 05/15/08 Seattle, WA @ Triple Door 05/16/08 Portland, OR @ Doug Fir 05/18/08 San Francisco, CA @ Bimbo’s 05/19/08 Los Ang, CA @ El Rey Theatre 05/31/08 Siesta Hässleholm 06/01/08 Blue Flowers London 06/02/08 Night & Day Manchester 06/03/08 Hi-Fi Club Leeds 06/04/08 Cargo London 06/06/08 Albert Brighton 06/07/08 Stealth Nottingham 06/08/08 King Tuts Glasgow 06/10/08 Jericho Tavern Oxford 06/11/08 ICA w/ El Perro del Mar London 06/12/08 Sugar Club Dublin 06/14/08 Hultsfred Festival Hultsfred 07/03/08 Quart Festival Norway 07/04/08 Arvika Festivalen Arvika 07/05/08 Roskilde Festival Roskilde 07/06/08 Eurockeennes Festival Belfort 07/31/08 Storsjöyran Ostersund 08/07/08 Öya Festival Oslo 08/08/08 Haldern Festival Lower Rhine 08/09/08 Way Out West Göteborg 09/05/08 Bestival Isle Of Wight

Item #4: Lykke Li releases Little Bit EP on said Tuesday, and Buster called her album, Youth Novels:

Pretty much flawless. With a perfect balance of catchy sweet pop tunes, and depressing slow jams, it's going to be one of the best albums of 2008... if not the best.

Those are some pretty bold words.

Now, I actually listened to just one of her b-side, "Dance Dance Dance", and I'll have to say that it's actually pretty good. She has a very sweet voice, a little bit creepy, and I'm even going to refrain myself from saying "me lykke".

She's currently on tour with fellow Swedes, Anna Ternheim (read more) and headliner, El Perro Del Mar, who we've previously mentioned, many, many, times, throughout the US.

 

Scarlett Johansson - Anywhere I Lay My Head

Item #5: Okay, I'm not even sure why this fascinate me, but apparently hot girl Scarlett Johansson has an album coming out called Anywhere I Lay My Head on May 20^th. What probably saves her is that they're all Tom Waits cover songs!

There's not really too much I can add to this, except that I remember the first time I saw Johansson on Dan Clowes's "Ghost World", I thought she was going to go places. By the time "Lost in Translation" came out, she was already a star.

I don't know, maybe I see her differently now, but now I just group Johansson with other popstars and I can't really take her seriously.

That's all I can muster up, I'm heading back to bed now. Goodnight and thank you.

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