slatch.com MUSIC++the biscuit city road fan clubIda, Six Star General, John Doe- February 25, 2005 John Doe's new album, Forever Hasn't Happened Yet hits stores on March 22. Here's a track via the crew at Yep Roc. Thanks guys. Ida, Cynthia Hopkins and San Serac tonight AS220. Six Star General and Mustache Ride Houlihan's on Saturday night.http://www.slatch.com/archive/week_2005_02_20.php#003370 Fidel - A short film by Isaac Rentz- February 24, 2005 Isaac Rentz's "Fidel" "A boy learns to face his fears when he finds out that Fidel Castro is murdering his friends at an exclusive private school."http://www.slatch.com/archive/week_2005_02_20.php#003369 238 Miles of Dancing Queen- February 23, 2005 238 Miles of "Dancing Queen"The horror. I remember reading a band interviewstory once where their driver would only listen to a single song throughout the band's entire tour. He had the distance between cities calculated as the number of times he had to listen to the song.http://www.slatch.com/archive/week_2005_02_20.php#003368 New Releases for February 22nd- February 22, 2005 Ten for February 22nd Once again, I tried to narrow dozens of good releases down to just ten. Wasn't easy, but I think it's a pretty good snapshot. I would have had them up last night, but I felt sick from writing code for Tiny Showcase. The site launches in one week. Crooked Fingers - Dignity & Shame I think Crooked Fingers is the only band with multiple releases where I own every single one of their albums. Well, except for this one - I haven't had a chance to...http://www.slatch.com/archive/week_2005_02_20.php#003367 My new website- February 17, 2005 I've got a confession to make The lack of updates on this site is not entirely due to the fact that I've been working like crazy. Somewhere towards mid-February, I was sitting in a long, semi-drawn-out meeting when this crazy vision popped into my head. Now, ideas like this pop into my brain all the time. More often than not they involve insurance scams. I usually dismiss them within ten minutes. This one wouldn't go away though - partially due to the fact that I was stuck in a meeting with..http://www.slatch.com/archive/week_2005_02_13.php#003363 New Brendan Benson video- February 17, 2005 The new Brendan Benson "Spit it Out" video, via The Goodest of Men.mov winhttp://www.slatch.com/archive/week_2005_02_13.php#003364 New Releases for February 15th- February 16, 2005 Five for February 15th As catbirdseat has already stated, it's tough concentrating on this week's releases when next week looks so massively promising. Here are a few notables though. If none of them catch your eye, check out the Rutles 2 DVD giveaway we just kicked off (for those of you who are reading this via RSS, you're gonna need to open the website in an actual browser - sorry). Camper Van Beethoven - Discotheque: Live Chicago I'm not really sure why I chose this...http://www.slatch.com/archive/week_2005_02_13.php#003362 Beck, Nelly McKay, Doves- February 10, 2005 Diamond Nights - So Fantastic 12" To quote the Kemado site, "Diamond Nights sound like Thin Lizzy & The Cars just chillin." There's an MP3 on their site. The Beck "E-Pro" Paza Remix e-card. The bat is my favorite part. Nelly McKay performs at Dog Show Party 2005 next Tuesday. The new Doves single, "Black and White Town" from the March 1st release Some Cities asx ram Silver Jews news via Tim O.http://www.slatch.com/archive/week_2005_02_06.php#003361 Shows I thought I should mention- February 9, 2005 Mirah, The Weeds and The Lovers play the American Legion on Smith St. this Saturday. On Sunday, Bling Kong plays the Green Room. And finally - far, far away from Providence Don Hertzfeldt is holding his first art show.http://www.slatch.com/archive/week_2005_02_06.php#003360 |