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New Magnetic Fields album out in March. US, Canada, and European tour dates announced and many pre-sale tickets are on sale: http://www.houseoftomorrow.com/ March 6 - HUDSON, NY | Helsinki Hudson March 7 - PHILADELPHIA, PA | Union Transfer March 11 - MINEHEAD, UK | All Tomorrow's Parties March 14, 15, 16 - AUSTIN, TX | SXSW March 18 - VANCOUVER, BC | The Vogue March 19 - SEATTLE, WA | Neptune Theater March 20 - SEATTLE, WA | Neptune Theater March 21 - PORTLAND, OR | Roseland Theater March 23 - LOS ANGELES, CA | Orpheum Theater March 24 - OAKLAND, CA | Fox Theater March 26 - CHICAGO, IL |

Beth/Rest still confuses me ...

Beltmann - wow, thanks for recommending this powerful movie. Watched it last night and I am still thinking about it. It was at once both beautiful to watch and horrible to imagine those events.

Ryan Adams covering Galaxie 500 the other night: http://blog.thephoenix.com/BLOGS/onthedownload/archive/2011/12/09/listen-ryan-adams-covering-galaxie-500-s-quot-blue-thunder-quot-last-night-at-the-orpheum.aspx

Postcards from the Hanging (Grateful Dead playing Dylan) Garcia Plays Dylan Byrds Play Dylan Mary Lee's Corvette did all of Blood on the Tracks EDIT: Bryan Ferry also did an album of Dylan covers

Japancakes (from Athens GA) did a a cover of MBV's Loveless album a few years ago. It's pretty good, if you like that sort of thing. There is a lot of cello and pedal steel guitar and little/no distortion.

Woke up, got out of bed Dragged a comb across my head Found my way downstairs and drank a cup And looking up, I noticed I was late Found my coat and grabbed my hat Made the bus in seconds flat Found my way upstairs and had a smoke And somebody spoke and I went into a dream

From stereogum, War are pissed about not making it into the HoF: http://stereogum.com/900391/war-are-pissed-about-rock-hof-snub/franchises/wheres-the-beef/

I don't follow the Brewers all that closely so I'm sure I'm missing something but isn't this a case of the Brewers screwing themselves equally as much as K Rod screwing them? They acquired him and his hefty salary and asked him to be a set-up guy. They gambled by offering him arbitration so they could get the extra first round pick and they assumed he'd turn it down. When you say he screwed them are you suggesting that they had some unwritten agreement or understanding that he would turn down arbitration?

Pujols to Angels ... http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/mlb/story/_/id/7330066/sources-albert-pujols-takes-10-year-deal-los-angeles-angels

I don't know if they are the top albums but six that I expect I will continue to listen to are: Bon Iver - Bon Iver Buffalo Tom - Skins Feelies - Here Before Low Anthem - Smart Flesh Real Estate - Days Wilco - The Whole Love

There was an article about Dominic West in the NY Times the other day: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/04/arts/television/dominic-west-in-appropriate-adult-on-sundance-channel.html

Started reading this the other day before I knew there was a new movie version of it coming out.

Looks like he might be changing his mind. According to one report "Ramirez is said to be "distraught" over the prospect of changing positions." http://www.palmbeachpost.com/sports/marlins/2014239.html

That's interesting. I had dinner last night with my bro-in-law and he was telling me about going to see the Allmans earlier this week (Wednesday night, I think). He is only a casual fan but he said the show was amazing. He said that Derek Trucks was the best lead guitarist he has ever seen (and he's seen Clapton, Garcia, among others). He said that Gregg was a secondary or tertiary player in the show but that Trucks was mind-blowingly good.

Don't get too excited: you don't get money - you get credit towards future ticketmaster purchases. "If the Settlement is approved by the Court and you have not opted out of the Class, you will automatically receive Ticketmaster Credits. You will receive, via email, at the address associated with your Ticketmaster account, discount codes (“Codes”) which can be used for future purchases for U.S. events from Ticketmaster’s website." http://www.ticketfeelitigation.com/

That's interesting. I have been a This American Life fan for years and never realized that. There is obviously some overlap because TAL includes the Planet Money people on shows (and I think Planet Money is an NPR show).

Kim Gordon and Thurston Moore Yest to Confirm Who Will Take Custody of J Mascis http://spinalbap.blogspot.com/2011/10/kim-gordon-and-thurston-moore-yet-to.html?spref=tw

It was great to see.