I'm Expanding My Mind

Chromewaves went to see Ted Leo last night and loved it. Of course he would, it's TED FUCKING LEO! I heart Ted. Check out the great pics that Frank took. Nice one sir! I am so bummed I missed Ted when he passed through this neck of the woods. This article from the Globe & Mail almost makes up for it though. Ted was an English major at Notre Dame! That would explain his amazing vocabulary. "It's not the time to ossify" indeed.

House of Hotsauce went to see The Delays and a solo Billy Bragg gig. I want to go to a good gig like that! I hate NC.

MOZ NEWS: He bans all burger vendors from his Manchester gig. Also, there's a new tour date in Anaheim.

There will be a new Verve compilation released later this year. They should put all their B-Sides on a double disc and release that.

The lovely and talented Rebecca Gates is doing a small tour of the Northeast starting today.

Duke v. Illinois tonight in the Sweet Sixteen. For all the hating on Duke for being so good, their season has eneded here for the past two seasons and it could very well happen again this year. Full linkage here. Something to watch that may only interest me...Dukie Sean Dockery and Illini Dee Brown are good friends, having played ball against each other since they were eight years old. Dockery also has played against most of the eight in state recruits that Illinois has on their roster. Duke has a very strong presence in Illinois. Coach K grew up in Chicago, as did former shooting guard and current assistant coach Chris Collins. Assuming he doesn't declare for the NBA draft, Duke has another Illinois native, 6"7' PG Shaun Livingston, coming to Durham next year.

Check out this Paul Pierce highlight reel. Woot!

Is it just me, or has Gothamist been laying it on heavy with the sports reporting lately? Just asking...

Hmmmm. This scares me a bit. Atlanta is just now figuring out how cool iPods are. Bovs.

Chucky P. answers questions from his fans in the UK over at The Independent. Funny enough, it seems Chuck is a staunch Republican. Or not.

How will you vote in the Presidential election later this year?
Rob Palmer, Kelso

I'll vote the way I voted in the last election: For George W Bush. Hey? Do you hear all my friends moaning? Well, they are. It's just my personal theory that change is sudden and fast, not slow and compromising. Our steady parade of meek, liberal candidates (Al Gore, groan!) makes me determined to vote for the devil again and again, until we get a real candidate with a unified vision, not just a smiling, compromising robot who's trying to please every special interest. My second choice would be Ralph Nader.

Lindsay Lindsayism got a facelift and now looks better than ever. I love the clouds and the taxi in her logo. Awesome.

Has anyone else seen this infomercial with the "little people" selling real estate? These guys are coming through the area soon and are bombarding the late night airwaves around here.

This makes me feel a little better about my job hunting.
But not much.

I'm on a total Superdrag kick lately. Very underrated band.

Wrapped around me like a smoke ring
Had me set up like a coke sting
I'm still doing five-to-seven / Wishing liars got to heaven
You ring up my line / I'm expanding my mind
I see two-thousand-five / I can't tell who's alive