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Great Lake Swimmers album details revealed
Details of the new Great Lake Swimmers record were revealed in a press release today. The 12-song disc is slated for release on Nettwerk Records March 31. It will be the fourth full-length from the Tony Dekker-fronted Canadian band. From a press release: “Musically, the new Grreat Lake Swimmers songs see influences ranging from early […]
Zoo, Creation Museum deal off
If you were hoping to take advantage of a two-for-one deal first advertised last week for the Cincinnati Zoo and the nearby Creation Museum, you’re out of luck. The zoo reportedly pulled out of the deal on Monday after receiving dozens of angry e-mails and phone calls. The promotion would have given visitors entry to either attraction […]
Bailout receives a Word of the Year nod
A word used frequently with the massive number $700 billion in recent months has been named the 2008 Merriam-Webster Dictionary Word of the Year. Bailout, which means “a rescue from financial distress” bested vet, socialism and maverick for the honor. The word was chosen because it received the highest intensity of look-ups in the online dictionary […]
News and Notes: Matt Pond PA gives away EP
If you haven’t already checked out Matt Pond PA’s “The Freeep,” click HERE to download the free nine-song holiday treat released last week. From the Web site: We took ourselves captive, and became our own producers, manufacturers, and distributors. It was a deferential revolt against inertia, a clearing of the throat to answer the quiet. Or […]
News and Notes: Innocence Mission releasing EP
To hold fans over until their forthcoming album is released in the spring, The Innocence Mission are releasing a limited edition eight-song EP. The EP, titled Street Map, contains “a few songs from the new album…some other new songs, and one earlier unreleased song,” according to the band’s Web site. The site is vague about […]
News and Notes: Spectacle details, clips revealed
Elvis Costello’s more permanent version of his fill-in stint for David Letterman is debuting on the Sundance Channel on Dec. 3. In the meantime, clips of the first program with guest Elton John have been released on a new Web site created for the show. Unlike his stint on The Tonight Show, Spectacle will give […]
Download latest Decomposure
A heady electro-pop album with artwork and a title resembling something you might see in a med school textbook is available for a free legal download. The project goes by the handle Decomposure and has drawn comparisons to The Postal Service that should be taken with a grain of salt. See for yourself HERE.
News and Notes: New Springsteen album unveiled
Everyone’s favorite filthy rich working class hero is returning in January with another collection of anthems for tough economic times appropriately titled “Working On A Dream.” The new Bruce Sprinsteen long player is scheduled for a Jan. 27, 2009, release on Columbia Records. The E Street Band collaboration features a dozen new Boss tunes and two bonus tracks. […]