Harmony Club played Bowery last night. They are Bradford Cox and Avey Tare. People were handing out mushrooms from a plastic bag. Coincidence?

I stole this from the Fader blog. How could I resist? And who wasn't obsessed with M.O.P. at one point in their lives?

Joan of Arc played the knitting factory last night! Getting off my couch to go see them was the only smart thing I did all week!

I am not mad at this song.

The Walkmen's "Me & You" has leaked! Go get it! The 00's aren't done yet...

Tim Dewit from Gang Gang Dance shot by a real gun in Michigan. We love you Tim. We're giving thanks that you're still yourself! Come home soon dude!

http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/michigan/news.newsmain?action=article&ARTICLE_ID=1318945§ionID=1

http://blog.mlive.com/grpress/2008/07/meanwhile_bar_owner_calls_robb.html

Abe Vigoda put out their record! They played a bunch of times this last weekend but i was busy not being busy.

No Age, Telepathe and Abe Vigoda played the Seaport on Friday! Tourists!

I used to love Ratatat a lot. Somewhere along the way I lost the fire. Myabe it was all the wild-cat samples. "LP3"

The interweb is a cruel mistress.

Two years for 12 million


seems like a lot


but i guess we have to accept it


cause who knows what kind of Steph


we'll get next year.

The Hold Steady played McCarren. It's a nice place to have shows, even when rain shoots into your face sideways. It was dry for the Steady tho!

Paste the link:

http://www.nytimes.com/imagepages/2008/07/03/arts/music/20080603_KUO.html

High Places played last night in Stuy Town. There were tons of kids there with balloons. It was really really wholesome.

Rememberances of weeks passed! My interweb connection is sweet.

Totally into it!

• MTV
• Music Videos
• MTV Shows
• Entertainment News

I'm scared. Hope you know what you're doing, Donnie. I fear the ghost of Frederick Weis.

It was just a matter of time. Don Cannon and Drama present: A Suburban Rapper from Westchester PA. Asher Roth!

We're a few hours away from the draft. Donnie take Bayless! Look at this reel! Youtube never lies!

My Bloody Valentine played this weekend in the UK! Mike was there! He texted me during the show! Not live live blogging!

Animal Collective played the Hova festival a few days ago! There's a bootleg floating around of it... and what a bootleg!

The Silver Jews put out another record! He's been at it for over a century... if only some other bands were that stubborn!

I missed Vampire Weekend last weekend but this video is kind of just as good. [It rained]

The Hold Steady's "Stay Positive" leaked. I've spent time loving and not loving them, but overall it was time well-spent!

Boo Hoo

Dear NBA,

That was a crazy game 5! The Lakers didn't win, the Celts lost.


Van Gundy is the best color commentator ever.


I can't believe KG missed those two free throws down the stretch.


And also that put-back layup in the last minute.

I saw the breeders last tuesday! Paste the link!

http://nytimes.com/pages/arts/music/index.html

Dr. Dog's "Fate" has been leaked. The sequencing of this record is weird. Scott song, Toby song, Scott song, Toby song, etc

Lightspeed Champion played Bowery. It was weirdly empty. Maybe everyone else was onto something.

Geico man got me a Shaq polaroid! "F-U?" Damn, that's harsh.

There's a piece in this Sunday's Crimes about festivals. When did I get so grumpy? Maybe the day I was born. Paste the link...

http://nytimes.com/pages/arts/music/index.html

The Fleet Foxes singer sounds like he's in a Jim James cover band. Weezy sounds like a gremlin... a talented gremlin

I used to like the Pastels and Beat Happening a lot. All of it. Somehow I missed the Taken By Trees album "Open Field" last year. Good?

Choices

It sucks to root for the green and white jersey but it doesn't suck to root for players who would happily take pictures with these dudes. If the Celtics actually won would Garnett scream so loud that his head imploded? Would Ray Allen actually get another acting gig outside of NBA spots? Blade 4? WWKPD? [What Would Kenrick Perkins Do?]. It's all almost too much to fathom!


I've logged 200+ hours on this game, and I still can't figure out who that blond player on the Celts is. Scalabrini? But shouldn't he have red hair?


Is it weird how I've forgiven Kobe for being a douche? Now I just hate him because he's a great player. Odom getting a ring wouldn't be the worst thing in the world, but I just can't comprehend how the Grizzlies gave away GAsol to an already strong team. FOR NOTHING. Stern where are you?

The new Wolf Parade album has been leaked! Another title with the word 'mountain' in it. "At Mount Zoomer"

So I waited and waited for the new Spiritualized to grow on me. Did it? "Songs in A&E"

i don't feel like working today. someone call me.

The Tough Alliance, "Neo Violence" from The FADER on Vimeo.

The Tough Alliance's new EP is all or nothing. Sort of like Hot Chip in that way... so is it all... or nothing?

The interweb makes me very happy. http://www.supremebrutality.com/

Scarlett Johansson has gotten very far in life with very little. How is her new album? You tell me cause...

I really love the new Death Cab For Cutie a lot. How does it compare to Bedhead's "Beheaded"?

I am mad at a million things in this world but this is definitely not one of them.

Some mix-tape art reviews. And let's make them look like they were designed by someone from London.

Ladyhawk played twice last week. We were there. We bought shot glasses and "Stoned Werewolf" shirts. Where were you?

Dr. Dog played the Mercury Lounge last Thursday. It was a short set. Was it sweet?

T.I.'s "No Matter What" second - by - second. Go DL the song after you paste the link. It's crazy!

http://www.nytimes.com/imagepages/2008/05/12/arts/music/13NoMatterkuo.html

There's no "D" in Antoni.

Well, at least dude's coached in an actual NBA game. And who says Mark Jackson would be a defensive-minded coach anyway? Dude never played a lick of D as a player why would he start getting into it now?

Honestly the whole D'Antoni vs. Action jackson debate is moot. It's not our 25 million so who cares? Let's just hope they don't make that obvious run an Agent Zero. Love Arenas as a player, but we're screwed if he comes to the Knicks. Though his blog would be fire. Please dudes, draft a point guard! Not talking CP4 or Deron... I'd settle for anyone not named "Franchise" or "Starbury".

The Village Voice outed High Places for playing iPods on stage and playing unmic'ed equipment on stage. How do I feel when people talk about it?

No Age played a Fader party and the bowery this week. My friends seem to love "Nouns." I like it a lot too! How were the shows?

Dirty Projectors, Dodos, Hot Chip, Douglas Armour, Foals, Destroyer, Black Dice, the Verve, and taxes. [paste the link]

http://nytimes.com/pages/arts/music/index.html

I changed my mind! Destroyer's "Trouble In Dreams" redux!