I've got the spirit, lose the feeling

Seriously, my badz for not updating. Apologies x1000.

To make up for my lack of updates, I have two blogs they I hold in very high regard. My friend Elizabeth writes Say Parcheezie & it's oft filled with the intellectual language that is lacking here. She recently did a Top 7 Albums of 2008 & it's worth checking out! She pointed out this very interesting & extremely unconventional review of a Hot Chip show. Took me a while to figure out, but it was nice to look at.

So everyone knows who Spencer Tweedy is, right? You know, Jeff Tweedy of Uncle Tupelo/Loose Fur/Wilco's son? Not gonna lie, I didn't at first, but he's 13 & has this really fabulous blog. It's pretty intellectually stimulating I must say; even the writers of Pitchfork were impressed. Read! [Source]

I'm really getting into Ra Ra Riot's The Rhumb Line. The first track, "Ghost Under Rocks," grabs your attention, mostly because the first 10 seconds sounds like a Wolf Parade's "Shine A Light." Upon further listen, you discover that it is a delightful mix of string usage, pleasant vocals, & relatable lyrics.

Look, some happy pictures of Los Campesinos!

Shake appeal feel so high & low

Ughhh... school starts on Monday. Last year of high school, but nonetheless, school. 

Well to cheer myself and whoever else might be subjected to the same horror on Monday, there's a download available of a new Los Camp

esinos song! It's like a weird mesh of normal Los Campesinos with a twiddling violin in the background and then BAM! Hardcore scissor snipping guitar riffs going all over your ear. Try it out for yourself. [Source]

Kings of Leon whines about not being able to play new material because it'll be leaked on the Internet. Wah-wah. Whatevs KOL, you still have a large fan base & it'll even grow because you'll have more exposure. [Source]

Nine Inch Nails is going on tour! & opposite of KOL, NIN's Trent Reznor actually encourages you to steal from the music industry. Tru fax. Check out the tour dates right here. (They're coming to Florida!) 

Okay, so WTF:

Why is this anime chick on the new Weezer single? That's all I really have to say about that.

The battle is on! Between Team Jack White/Alicia Keys & Team Amy Winehouse. Apparently the job of creating a new James Bond theme went to Winehouse, but the producers dropped it & went to White Keys (haha) instead. Winehouse is now threatening to release her version on the same day because it would be a "bigger hit." We shall see! [Source]

Broken heartbeats sound like breakbeats

Cue the jealousy. My supa cool brother just got me an Atlas Sound poster as well as a Los Campesinos one! Granted I have to get into the Atlas Sound, but it's two more for the growing collection on my walls.

Yeah, basically. 

So the rumors are true. Weezer has confirmed that their new album will be, for the third time, a self-titled album. This time though, it'll be red. Don't believe me? I don't want to either but Pitchfork never lies. 

Speaking of Pitchfork, on Monday the website will open up Pitchfork.tv. The site will offer music videos & interviews. Not gonna lie, I'm pretty excited. Read up on all that jazz here. 

ZOMG alert! The 2008 Lollzapalooza lineup has been confirmed! Well at least part of it. If you're lucky enough to be able to attend, check out Stereogum for the lineup. You can check it out even if you're not going to just make yourself hate life even more. Bloc Party? Radiohead? Nine Inch Nails? Kanye West? Wilco?? BBL, crying. Not to mention, reading more of Stereogum just gave me another reason to cry. Apparently Entertainment Weekly just described Phantom Planet as "...such excellent Arcade Fire-style anthem builders." What do you think? Take a listen at EW.com & tell me you too, think the writer/listener was on drugs. 

Postscript: Almost Famous is a really good movie. I can add it to my list of inspirations.

Sidekick rings, whats up holla!

Have you heard the new Death Cab For Cutie song? If not, give it a listen here. Um.. I'm not sure what to say about it yet, except that it's long. Reallyyy long. As long as 3 normal Death Cab songs would usually be. Personally, I think lyrics are Gibbard's strong point, but they don't start until almost 5 minutes into the song. Yeah. Not to mention, I wish Ben Gibbard would play around with The Postal Service instead. But okay, whatevs, I am open to new things.

Wait. I take that back. I am open to new things EXCEPT for the new possibility that Weezer is naming their new album: Weezer, The Red Album. No. Just no. April Fool's Day joke maybe? (via Pitchfork)

Also via the ever reliable Pitchfork, new Wolf Parade album June 17! Yayayay. It's called Kissing The Beehive. I can't wait. Buy me a cool shirt? 

For some more musical joy, watch the new Los Campesinos video. I lurveee them. (via Stereogum)