Wednesday, February 13, 2008
The Front will play their last show ever tomorrow at The Prospector. So any Front fans already suffering from a broken heart on Valentine's Day should definitely keep away from sharp objects.
Chris Checkman is homeless and we're trying to figure out what we can do to help the man out. He recently started blogging on MySpace (thank you, Allah) and, agree or disagree with his opinions, actions, or his entire being, we still think the guy deserves a place to hang his hat. Even if he could take the dead hour slot at some radio station, that would keep him off the streets at night. Checkman fans unite, dammit.
Eskimohunter is looking for a keyboardist. Listen to the band and only contact them if you get what they're doing. Those without an impressive wardrobe of white apparel need not apply. Tighty whities don't count.
Princeton is looking for a new drummer. While Tiger Alumni are preferred, graduates of any Ivy League school will be considered. Junior College transfers with GPAs less than a 4.2 will be laughed at.
Jon Brion finally started an official MySpace a few months ago. So you can finally geek out about how much of a genius he is or how much he's inspired you as a musician or how much you would like to work with him... Yeah, all that and he won't even comment back.
Alex & Sam's Sunday residency has been extended through March. Last week, we do believe we spotted members of Cat Hair Ensemble, HoneyHoney, The Breakups, and The Sweet Hurt in attendance as well as The Tainster, vying for video blogger of the year. A&S also recently launched a new website with several free downloads.
The Mormons broke up again (or did they?)...
Metromix continues its aggressive push to compete with L.A. Weekly for hipster readership with the launch of its print edition out on stands (strategically) today. The online version of Metromix launched last summer is owned by the Tribune Co., which of course is the parent company of the L.A. Times... Now, boys and girls, play nice. We all know what happened last time.
Kristin Hersh will be including excerpts from her soon-to-be-published memoir "Paradoxical Undressing" in her weekly e-newsletter (distributed every Wednesday).
We'll probably see all of four of you at The Echo tonight. It's going to be handclap-tastic.
