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Afternoon all, Just taking a second to let fans/readers of short fiction know that I have a new piece of very short fiction that was just published in the Chicago-based literary magazine THE2NDHAND. I know, what a shameless bit of self-promotion, but figured I'd take a chance with the hope some of you might dig it. The link is below. Thanks much! Enjoy! http://the2ndhand.com/THE2NDHANDTXT/how-to-keep-your-boy-by-nick-ostdick/

Hey all, Just stumbled across a sneak peak of the new Wilco record in what seems to be the current issue of Rolling Stone. Problem is, I don't have a RS membership and thus can't get access to the article. The link is below. Does somebody have a RS membership? Could you post the text of the article? And is this article even new? Has this been posted already? Thanks so much, folks. http://www.rollingstone.com/latestissue

1. A Ghost is Born 2. Yankee Hotel Foxtrot 3. Summerteeth 4. Being There. 5. Sky Blue Sky 6. The Album 7. AM 8. KT Five and six flip-flop depending on the day. The real bitch of The Album is that even though I think it's a great offering and definitely one of the best of '09, it still ranks toward the bottom compared with all their other material. That's the sign of a great band, when a 'weaker' album is still good.

I just bought this song from the 7 Seven Worlds Collide collaboration, and I have to say I'm loving it. To me, it doesn't sound anything like WTA, which is odd because of the time of the recording and such. But anyway, great song. Great song.

Bull Black Nova in what was supposed to be the only bar in Carbondale exclusively for grad students. Ran into a few of my students last night. Awkward. But good to hear the song.

Great: Wilco (The Song), One Wing, You Never Know, Country Disappeared, I'll Fight, Dark Neon, Jolly Banker Good: Deeper Down, BBN, You and I, Sonny Feeling, Everlasting Everything, Meh: Solitaire Verdict: Just as good if not better than SBS--which I love. Don't know why we're comparing it to AM, but I think there are tracks on WTA that stand up with some of the band's best work: Wilco (The Song), One Wing, I'll Fight.

WTA is just a fun record. Every band needs that. Now Wilco has it. And I have to say, they do 'fun' better than any band around.

In order of release: Should've Been in Love Dash 7 Misunderstood Monday Sunken Treasure Dreamer in My Dreams I'm Always in Love Via Chicago Future Age I Am Trying To Break Your Heart Jesus, Etc Poor Places Hell is Chrome Theologians Impossible Germany Sky Blue Sky Hate it Here One Wing Country Disappeared I'll Fight

I've been having a hell of a time finding the new Spin. My local Borders and Walmart both don't have it. Sweet mother...

You sing to yourself the rising, falling melody that you could never read without the choir's lead. * When the cool light shakes you like a chandelier. * We once belonged to a bird. * Part of who we are we don't explore. * Every building built to the sky will fall, don't try and tell me my everlasting love is alive.

To chime in: Where's I'll Fight too? My fav cut from the new record. I would think it'd play well in large venues...

I'm not sure how I feel about this comparison. I love REM. Love. But I'm not sure you can compare Wilco and REM. REM carved out a sound in the early 80's, a revolutionary sound that helped forge indie and college rock, and they kept pushing that sound, albeit with some varying degrees of style or influence, until really busted through in the early 1990's. Wilco though doesn't really have a sound. Sure you can call them alt-country pioneers. Sure you can call them baroque-pop kings. Americana infused noise, Kraut rock, Dad rock, whatever. Point being you know an REM song when you hear one. Th

My turn. This morning this is how I feel, but by this afternoon it could change. Point being I don't think Wilco's made a bad record. They've made different kinds of records, styles which I might not dig as much as others, but even so each record I think is ten times better than anything else you might hear today and thus puts each offering at the same level, so it's hard for me to put these in order. Wilco (The Album) Being There Summerteeth A Ghost is Born Yankee Hotel Foxtrot Sky Blue Sky AM

I think this sounds 'bout right.

I think #2 is a pretty safe bet.

A PM with the link would be greatly appreciated. Seriously wonderful. Thanks.

I'm hoping for I'll Fight. Love it. Love it. Love it.

93.1 XRT in Chicago has been playing You Never Know non-stop. Seriously, they play it in the morning on my drive to work and in the evening on my way home, and though I don't have radio access during the day very often my guess is once during the lunch hour too. It's been really neat to hear them on the tube so much. It is their hometown station, but even so. Any Wilco radio love is welcome. Anyone else hoping a different cut off of WTA might have been the first single? I was really hoping for Wilco (The Song) or maybe Sunny Feeling. Maybe those will follow.

I've heard both of these records. I've sat with them for a good amount of time--in the interest of full-disclosure, I have spent more time with WTA because I much prefer Tweedy over Farrar. And while the Son Volt boards will claim that their new record is better--a legitimate statement to make--and folks will most likely say that the Wilco record is better--another very legitimate statement to make--I've found that both of these records aren't so different after all. On the surface, their aesthetics, sure, these records are miles apart. But dig deeper and you'll find they cover similar ground:

So I know I'm going catch a lot of heat for this and rightfully so, but is there a way someone can PM me a link an MP3 version of it? I just don't know how to work all these rar files and such. I'm not very experience with all this. I would really appreciate it. Of maybe if someone could just tip me off to a place where such a file exists. I've searched the internet, at least to the extent of my ability, and have come up empty-handed. Just really wanting to hear the new record. Thanks folks

Wow, that Jay Bennett is quite a shit. I mean a really big shit.

Damn, this is good. It's so soothing right now. Jeff's layered voice during the refrain is scratching me right where I itch.

Everyone always get so skittish right before they release something new. Keep cool, my babies. All will be fine. Let the boys do their thing.

AM: Passenger Side Being There: Misunderstood Summerteeth: Via Chicago YHF: I Am Trying to Break Your Heart AGIB: At Least That's What You Said Sky Blue Sky: Walken

I liked the music part, but I'm hoping the lyrics are something they whipped up--at least the chorus--for the show. I hope there's a different chorus out there...