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News Fri Mar 12 2010
Friday Quick Links
When we're not losing the office Oscar pool, we're hunched over our laptop, ruining our posture looking at these things:
- Lupe Fiasco....novelist?
- Download Clash cover album The Sandanista Project for free (for a limited time) featuring Jon Langford, Sally Timms, more. (via)
- What To Wear During an Orange Alert has a podcast. Episode 2 is up.
- Last week's "Honkeytonk Friday" selection at Songs:Illinois was Whitey Morgan and the 78s (the only non Bloodshot band selected to play both of their parties at SXSW next week). Keep an eye on Transmission for some fun vicarious SXSWmusic fun.
- Want to see your cold, cold rock'n'roll heart melt? Check out these three posters featuring kids' portraits of Jeff Tweedy. They're for his benefit shows this weekend at The Vic. Tickets still available.
- Classic rock meets metal at the apex of Bible of the Devil (straight outta Chicago). They play Quenchers, Saturday 3/13.
- Naked Raygun goes back into the studio (and then back out on tour).
- Venus Zine will feature none other than former Smashing Pumpkins and Hole bassist Melissa Auf der Maur on its next cover.
- At Cream Team, Kelis is no longer concerned with her milkshake and your yard.
- In Worst Week Ever news, EMI lost both a court case to Pink Floyd and the privilege of representing local-boys-made-good OK GO (the boys started their own label).
- Pete Margesak at The Reader has the line on the reissue of Chicago's own Green's 1986 self-titled album.
- WBEZ's 848 program delved into the dark underbelly of rockabilly this week.
- Remix Thrill Jockey artists Tunng's new song "Hustle" and win fabulous prizes.
- An interesting piece on Band as Brand.
- If you like Kraftwerk (with vocals by Eve), you'll probably like Teddybears (via).
Michelle / March 12, 2010 2:00 PM
Tough week at EMI, their chief executive of recorded-music bailed this week too.