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gaucherie \goh-shuh-REE\, noun:
Johnny Mathis (74): pop crooner; other musicians born on this date include Marilyn McCoo (66), John Lombardo (57), Deborah Allen (56), Marty Stuart (51), Marley Marl (47), and Robby Takac and Trey Anastasio (both 45) 
Singer/songwriter Tyrone Wells is the latest act to gain exposure on the hit TV show Greys Anatomy. His song Sink or Swim was recently featured in the promos for the sixth season premiere. Watch the commercial spot featuring Sink or Swim on YouTube, and then snag the track on iTunes. Listen to the track in full here. wm; qt.
Wells launched his career in 2003 with a number of indie releases. His fourth album and second major label release,Remain, is full of passion, with a lush production value that showcases his powerful voice. Remain, featuring the track Sink or Swim, is available now in stores and on iTunes. Visit his MySpace for more info and for tour dates.
Date City Venue
Sept. 30 Los Angeles, CA The Avalon
Oct. 22 San Antonio, TX Bone Bash @ AT&T Center
Oct. 23 Grand Prairie, TX KEGL Freakers Ball @ Nokia Theatre
Oct. 24 Houston, TX Buzzfest @ Woodlands Pavilion
Nov. 12 Glasgow, Scotland Barrowland
Nov. 13 Birmingham, UK Birmingham Academy
Nov. 14 Manchester, UK Manchester Academy
Nov. 16 London, UK The Forum
Nov. 17 London, UK The Forum
Nov. 19 Tilburg, Holland 013
Nov. 20 Antwerp, Belgium Trix Zaal
Nov. 21 Weisbaden, Germany Schlachthof
Nov. 23 Dortmund, Germany FZW
Nov. 24 Prague, Czech Rep. Lucerna
Nov. 25 Warsaw, Poland Stodola
Nov. 27 Budapest, Hungary Petofi Csarnok
Nov. 29 Vienna, Austria Gasometer
Nov. 30 Munich, Germany Thearterfabrick
Dec. 2 Milan, Italy Alcatraz
Dec. 3 Fribourg, Switzerland Fri-Son
Dec. 4 Paris, France Bataclan
Dec. 6 Nottingham, UK Rock City
Dec. 7 London, UK Brixton Academy
From my email:
A man takes the day off work and
Decides to go out golfing.
He is on the second hole when he
Notices a frog sitting next to
The green.
He thinks nothing of it and is
About to shoot when he
Hears, "Ribbit 9 Iron."
The man looks around and doesn't
See anyone. Again, he
Hears, "Ribbit 9 Iron." He looks
At the frog and decides to
Prove the frog wrong, puts the
Club away, and grabs a 9 iron.
Boom!
He hits it 10 inches from the
Cup. He is shocked. He says
To the frog, "Wow that's amazing.
You must be a lucky frog, he?
The frog replies, "Ribbit Lucky frog."
The man decides to take the frog
With him to the next hole.
"What do you think frog?" The
Man asks. "Ribbit 3 wood."
The guy takes out a 3 wood and,
Boom! Hole in one. The
Man is befuddled and doesn't know
What to say. By the end
Of the day, the man golfed the
Best game of golf in his life and
Asks the frog, "OK where to next?"
The frog replies, "Ribbit Las Vegas.
" They go to Las Vegas
And the guy says, "OK frog, now
What?" The frog says, "Ribbit Roulette." Upon
Approaching the roulette table, The man
Asks, "What do you think I should
Bet?" The frog replies, "Ribbit
$3000, black 6."
Now, this is a
Million-to-one shot to win, but
After the golf game the man
Figures what the heck.
Boom! Tons of cash comes sliding back across the table.
The man takes his winnings and
Buys the best room in the
Hotel. He sits the frog down and
Says, "Frog, I don't know how to repay you..
You've won me all this money and
I am forever grateful."
The frog replies,
"Ribbit KissMe."
He figures why not,
Since after all the frog did for
Him, he deserves it. With a
Kiss, the frog turns into a
Gorgeous 15-year-old girl. "And that,
Your honor, is how the girl
Ended up in my room. So help me God
Or my name is not William Jefferson Clinton."
From my email:
None of that 'Sis'-sy Stuff
Are you tired of those sissy 'friendship' poems that always sound good, but never actually come close to reality?
Well, here is a series of promises that actually speak of True Friendship.
You WON'T see cutesy little smiley faces on this card-
Just the stone cold truth of our great friendship.
1. When you are sad, I will jump on the person who made you sad like a spider monkey jacked up on Mountain Dew!!!
2. When you are blue, I will try to dislodge whatever is choking you.
3. When you smile, I will know you are plotting something that I must be involved in.
4. When you're scared, we will high tail it out of here.
5. When you are worried, I will tell you horrible stories about how much worse it could be until you quit whining, ya big baby!!!!
6. When you are confused, I will use little words.
7. When you are sick, Stay away from me until you are well again. I don't want whatever you have....
8. When you fall, I'll pick you up and dust you off--
After I laugh my rear off!!
9. This is my oath.... I pledge it to the end.
'Why?' you may ask; -- because you are my FRIEND!
***********************
Friendship is like wetting your pants,
everyone can see it, but only YOU can feel the true warmth.
tchotchke \CHOCH-kuh\, noun:
Red Auerbach (1917-2006): basketball coach who led the Boston Celtics to eight consecutive NBA titles; hockey hall-of-famer Guy LaFleur (57) shares this birth datefarrago \fuh-RAH-go; fuh-RAY-go\, noun:
Trisha Yearwood (45): country singer, "She's in Love with the Boy"; other musicians born on this date include Bill Medley (69), Cass Elliot (1941-1974), David Bromberg (64), Nile Rodgers (57), Jeff Bates (46), Ryan Dusick (32) and Eamon (25)
ST LOUIS, MO
October 6th at 4pm
VINTAGE VINYL
6610 Delmar Blvd
University City, MO 63130
**Pass distribution begins on 9/22!**
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
October 16th at 4pm
RASPUTIN RECORDS
1820 S. Bascom Ave
Campbell, CA 95008
**Pass distribution begins on 9/22!**
LAS VEGAS, NV
October 23rd at 4pm
ZIA
4225 S Eastern Ave
Las Vegas, NV 89119
**Pass distribution begins on 9/22 at both Las Vegas ZIA locations**
DALLAS, TX
October 30th at 4pm
GOOD RECORDS
1808 Lower Greenville Ave
Dallas, TX 75206
**Pass distribution begins on 9/22!**
CHARLOTTE, NC
November 9th at 4pm
MANIFEST DISC
6329 S. Blvd
Charlotte, NC 28217
**Pass distribution begins on 9/22 at both Manifest locations**
TOUR DATES W/ BUILT TO SPILL
Oct. 8 Ithica, NY State Theatre
Oct. 9 Cambridge, MA Middle East
Oct. 10 Cambridge, MA Middle East
Oct. 12 New York, NY Webster Hall
Oct. 13 New York, NY Webster Hall
Oct. 14 Brooklyn, NY Williamsburg Music Hall
Oct. 15 Brooklyn, NY Williamsburg Music Hall
Oct. 16 Philadelphia, PA Trocadero
Oct. 17 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
Oct. 18 Carrboro, NC Cats Cradle
Oct. 19 Athens, GA 40 Watt Club
Watch KSM's brand new webisode backstage at a Jonas Brothers concert in Los Angeles! Kevin, Nick and Joe give the girls some tour advice about life on the road. KSM's debut album Read Between The Lines is available on iTunes now.She removes all her clothing and asks, "Is there someone on this plane who is man enough to make me feel like a woman?"
Alice in Chains are preparing to release Black Gives Way To Blue on September 29th, and are now giving fans a sneak peek at each track from the album here. Black Gives Way To Blue has been praised by Revolver for its "dense tapestry of heavy guitars and soaring melodies" and Reuters wrote "the heavy guitars, submerged vocals and thunderous rhythm section assures fans that the band has lost none of its menace."Nov 12 - Glasgow, UK - Barrowland
Nov 13 - Birmingham, UK - Academy
Nov 14 - Manchester, UK - Academy
Nov 16 - London, UK - Forum
Nov 17 - London, UK - Forum
Nov 19 - Tilburg, HOL - 013
Nov 20 - Antwerp, BEL - Trix Zaal
Nov 21 - Weisbaden, GER - Schlachthof
Nov 23 - Dortmund, GER - FZW
Nov 24 - Prague, CZE - Lucerna
Nov 25 - Warsaw, POL - Stodola
Nov 27 - Budapest, HUN - Petofi Csarnok
Nov 29 - Vienna, AUT - Gasometer
Nov 30 - Munich, GER - Thearterfabrik
Dec 2 - Milan, ITA - Alcatraz
Dec 3 - Fribourg, SWI - Fri-son
Dec 4 - Paris, FRA - Bataclan
Comparison: Jeff Buckley, The Goo Goo Dolls
Influence: Alice in Chains, Pink Floyd, Simon & Garfunkel, The Beatles, Jeff Buckley
Fashionably Late 2009 Tour Stops with Esmee Denters
9/28/2009 The Rutledge Nashville, TN
9/30/2009 Sonar-Club Stage Baltimore, MD
10/1/2009 School of Rock South Hackensack, NJ
10/3/2009 Diesel Pittsburgh, PA
10/4/2009 Blue Hill Plaza Pearl River, NY
10/5/2009 The Basement Columbus, OH
10/6/2009 Headliners Music Hall Louisville, KY
10/8/2009 The Marquee Tulsa, OK
10/11/2009 The House of Blues Houston, TX
10/14/2009 Martini Ranch Phoenix, AZ
10/15/2009 The House of Blues San Diego, CA
10/17/2009 The House of Blues Los Angeles, CA
10/20/2009 Hawthorne Theatre Portland, OR
10/21/2009 El Corazon Seattle, WA
10/23/2009 The Venue Boise, ID
10/24/2009 Murray Theater Salt Lake City, UT
10/26/2009 Bluebird Denver, CO
10/28/2009 Granada Theater Lawrence, KS
10/29/2009 The Firebird St. Louis, MO
10/30/2009 Rave 2 Milwaukee, WI
11/1/2009 iLounge Pontiac, MI
11/2/2009 The Cambridge Room @ House of Blues Cleveland, OH
11/3/2009 20th Century Cincinnati, OH
11/5/2009 Backbooth Orlando, FL
11/10/2009 The Fillmore Charlotte, NC
11/12/2009 The Fillmore New York, NY
11/13/2009 The Note West Chester, PA
11/14/2009 Jammin Java Vienna, VA
11/15/2009 Paradise Rock Club Boston, MA
11/17/2009 Studio JPR Montreal, QC
11/18/2009 The Opera House Toronto, ON
11/20/2009 The House of Blues Chicago, IL
11/22/2009 The Loft Atlanta, GA
11/23/2009 Workplay Theater Birmingham, AL
Q&A with Rou Reynolds (lead vocals, keyboards/samples)
Your first album Take To The Skies--released on your own Ambush Reality label--debuted at #4 on the U.K. chart, becoming one of the most successful self-released rock albums ever. With your choice of major label offers in the U.K., why did you decide to release it on your own and what did you learn from it?
At the time, we didn't really feel like we had a choice--we'd been touring for around two years properly without any press or label interest. We'd done everything along the way ourselves from the booking to the designing and printing of T-shirts to recording our demos. It was only as we released "Sorry You're Not A Winner" that the interest suddenly boomed and by that time we realized we could do it ourselves with the help of the family we had built up around us. I'm glad it happened just as it did as I'd hate to be tied up in a major label deal now in this current era of uncertainty.
Your new album COMMON DREADS will be officially released in the U.S. in the Spring of 2010. For the U.S. release, you are partnering with DGC/Interscope. What made you decide to join forces with a major at this point?
We were lucky enough to get involved with a good crowd over there as there's no way we could repeat the same rise in the U.S. as we did in the U.K. It's obviously colossal in size compared to the U.K., so we knew we'd always need some help along the way and have to play a different game. Saying that, we have done a fair few tours now by ourselves-- just playing the toilet circuit and it's been really fun and still feels organic.
On COMMON DREADS, you teamed with producer Andy Gray (U2, Tori Amos, Korn, Gary Numan) and holed yourselves up in the isolated Isle of Wight. How did this work for you? What did you feel the result was for COMMON DREADS?
It was superb-- it couldn't have been more of an opposite experience from the recording of our first album. That was rushed down in two weeks and I've never been happy with the way the vocals sound. This time around, it was a conscious decision to get away for a few months and experiment. Andy (Gray) was wicked as well--he was up for anything from burning pianos (“Havoc B”) to breaking into churches and recording organs (“Fanfare”) to singing outdoors in boxers whilst it was snowing at 1:00AM to get that real 'cold' vibe (‘’All Eyes On The Saint’’). It was a real fun experience and I'm really proud of the result! COMMON DREADS really captures the live feel of the band and our vision.
Fusing such polar genres of music such as electronic and hardcore, how would you describe your music to someone who has never heard of you?
Good Music. There's good music and bad music. That's all.
What would you describe as the most powerful song to you on this album? Which new song do you really enjoy performing right now?
That’s a tough one--I'd probably have to go with “Fanfare.” It was all done pretty last minute, so I guess it came out as a final outpouring of frustration with both our countries’ aggressive foreign policies this past decade. I'm loving performing “Havoc B” at the moment--Chris pulls down some vicious sub bass to get the ground shaking and at the end hearing the crowd join in with the chanting creates such an unbelievable sense of unity.
What was it like growing up in St. Albans, England and how did it shape you as a musician?
St. Albans has always had a struggling, but thriving music scene. First getting into the local hardcore, punk and ska scenes was great, but as we got older we noticed the local Council really started coming down hard on gigs and local venues. We fought for years putting on shows at our local youth club, and they’d actually go to crazy lengths to try and pull our live shows. Ironically, it created a sense of community for our scene and everyone got involved to do what they could to keep it alive. It still happens to this day; the last time we did a homecoming the Council tried to pull it--luckily the local press were on our side and exposed them for how stupid and malicious they were being. Other than the music, St. Albans has a great Roman history and the most pubs per square mile in the U.K.!
You’ve performed at some of the most impressive festivals in the world including Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival, Download Festival, Reading, Leeds, Summersonic and all of the major European festivals. What’s the difference between your festival performance and your club show?
Nothing really--we don't really approach them any different. It's just a longer run to get to the crowd at a festival which is always a bummer, but we get there.
What was the inspiration behind the song “Juggernauts?”
We campaigned to stop a local superstore giant here in the U.K. from building a store right in the center of our town. It was just a nice quaint victory that was really inspiring to see everyone getting involved. The song itself is about how important it is to feel involved and to have a sense of belonging to your community and how our current economic and social system actively discourages this.
Describe your worst night on tour, ever.
On our last U.S. tour our van broke down as we were leaving Philadelphia. We spent 12 hours in a Walmart car park with a mechanic trying to fix it from 1:00AM whilst right in the middle of a thunder storm. It was pretty horrendous. We had no sleep and had to miss our show the next day so we were totally gutted.
What do you think is the biggest misconception about ENTER SHIKARI in the United States?
Rob isn't allowed in the States because he posted a box full of his own shit to Walmart’s Headquarters and there was consequently a bomb scare and the whole building was evacuated (joking).
Why is English food “as some people say” so bad?
Who needs good food when you have good beer and cider? J
How would you define English food? It's just a culmination of other cultures food really... oh no we have Trifle! Come on! Trifle rules.
The name ENTER SHIKARI came from a boat that belonged to your uncle. Why did you choose it and what do you feel it means?
Shikari means “The Hunter” in many Indian languages. My uncle was a fisherman and back when I was a kid I used to go out onto the high seas with him and just thought it was an awesome word. When we made the band, it just kind of fitted into what we had to do. We knew to make changes in this world you have to get out there and hunt yourself. It just seemed apt for how we were working as a band (the whole DIY style) as well as our political outlook.
What is your biggest guilty pleasure?
Lady Gaga.
Have you been to Stonehenge and what do you think of Spinal Tap?
Stonehenge is awesome. Still fills me with absolute wonder and awe every time I go there. Spinal Tap is just the industry standard, total classic.
If you could record a song with an artist outside the genre of music for which you are known, who might that be?
I'd love to work with a rapper called Lowkey from London. He does really political hip-hop, which is such a breath of fresh air from the normal commercial bulk of hip hop which just glorifies violence and condones negativity and greed.
If you could have a conversation with anyone, living or dead, who would it be?
John Lennon.
What has surprised you most in your career so far?
How nice the majority of people you meet around the world are.
Any hobbies outside of music? Sports, etc?
I like swimming and dirt jumping (bikes), but other than that I’m not really into sports. I don't like the sense of rigid and ruthless competition promoted in most sports. It always puzzled me in high school the amount of anger sports produced in people. I think it's kind of pointless and silly.
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