The "Jumpbike" (site in italian,) is this crazy human powered bike thing where you lean up against the chest pad while running with the seat between your legs. Then when you get up enough speed you jump up so that you are standing on the wheel supports and off you go!
Watch the video... it's kind of nuts, in a Looney Bin Nomination type of way
For the record, I do not want one...
]]>Upon seeing a girl walking 2 dogs who did not have paper:
"Dogs have a paper. Dogs have a paper."
(Sounded like "Dogs hava paypa")
Moments later while crossing the street:
"Mentally retarded on the paper. Mentally retarded on the paper."
(Sounded like "Mentally retawded ontha paypa")
]]>Per NME.com the 10" vinyl pressing of APTBS' single 'To Fix The Gash In Your Head'/'Ocean' has been delayed because they broke the equipment!
Apparently, "the "red noise levels" - a reference to sounds that exceed the suggested volume levels - on the master tapes caused the pressing plant to malfunction."
In other words, it's too loud
]]>Weird, I have seen / heard this quote over 4 times in random places in the last 2 days
]]>Loving this song. Did they film it with him walking on a treadmill? I think they did.
They'll be in Seattle September 23 at the Showbox Sodo.
Did you get tickets yet? The Internet Pre-Sale started yesterday. Password SHOWBOX. General Public Sales start Sat, 05/03/08 at 10:00 AM
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - 2008 Tour Dates
04-29 Paris, France - Casino du Paris
05-01 Brussels, Belgium - Forest National
05-03 Dublin, Ireland - Castle
05-04 Glasgow, Scotland - Academy
05-06 Birmingham, England - Academy
05-07 London, England - Hammersmith Apollo
05-08 London, England - Hammersmith Apollo
05-16 Oslo, Norway - Spektrum
05-17 Stockholm, Sweden - Annexe
05-19 Copenhagen, Denmark - KB Halle
05-21 Berlin, Germany - Tempodrom
05-24 Prague, Czech Republic - Sazka Arena
05-25 Vienna, Austria - Gasometer
06-03 Zagreb, Croatia - IN Music Festival
06-04 Belgrade, Serbia - Arena
06-06 Salonika, Greece - Moni Lazariston
06-07 Athens, Greece - Lycabetus Theatre
09-16 San Diego, CA - 4th & B
09-17 Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Bowl *
09-20 San Francisco, CA - Warfield Theatre
09-22 Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom
09-23 Seattle, WA - Showbox SoDo
09-26 Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre
09-29 Chicago, IL - Riviera Theatre
10-01 Toronto, Ontario - Kool Haus
10-02 Montreal, Quebec - Metropolis
10-04 New York, NY - WaMu Theater at MSG
10-05 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
* with Cat Power, Spiritualized
]]>I may have just accidentally traded my soul for a whopper with cheese, fries and a coke.
]]>So Cool, the PS22 Chorus, from Staten Island, NY opened for Crowded House at Irving Plaza.
After the Chorus' bit, the guys from Crowded House came out and sang a couple songs with them. How cool is that? A group of awesome 5th graders got to sing with a truly awesome band.
Check out their website http://ps22chorus.blogspot.com for more video and pictures.
]]>This one, originally from "Disintegration", the Cure's much heralded "best album ever!!", takes on a slightly less morose country tinged feel. Kind of unexpected, but it works really well.
Also check out their latest "Fragile Forest". It's really good and they are doing the pay what you like thing too.
]]>Anyway, it's badish video, pretty good audio, and a surprisingly amazing performance.
I've never been a big fan, but his guitar and vocal improv skills definitely come through.
Between this, Portishead, Love & Rockets, MIA and Kraftwerk, I wish I could have been there
Is it just me, or does it sound like he turned the lyrics around so "I wish I was special" becomes "You wish you were special" ?
]]>They've declared the Honda Cub (C70 or C90 Passport in the US) to be "The Greatest Motorcycle Ever"
Though I've put mine through a bit, I don't think I'll be dropping it off a building anytime soon.
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The Cure, who are playing the Sasquatch Festival this year, have a new (double?) album set to release on September 13. The, thus far untitled, album will be their 13th studio effort. Three Imaginary Girls, appropriately have the details. Apparently an official announcement will be made by Universal on Monday.
Also pretty cool, is the fact that they will release a single on the 13th of each month until the album comes out. I've heard that they have a large collection of new songs to choose from, so expect a non album track on each single.
Also set to release, is a new song from The Jesus and Mary Chain. According to the NME they've contributed a track called "All Things Must Pass" to the Heroes Soundtrack which will be out on May 5th.
You can hear a very short snippet of the song in their music player
Sounds like JAMC have been working on a new album as well. I guess that would explain the smattering of shows that they've played lately.
And last but certainly not least, Kevin Haskins, drummer for Bauhaus and Love and Rockets, had a chat with Jim Beckman of local Seattle radio station KEXP.
Check out the interview here. They discuss the new (and final?) Bauhaus album, "Go Away White", released 25 years after their initial break up.
Haskins will be at the Coachella to play the outdoor theater on Sunday with Love and Rockets.]]>
Charlie Rose interviews himself:
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