It's All Down Hill From Here

Quick, what's the one thing that could make me even more excited than a DC tour date from Echo & The Bunnymen?

A DC tour date by Brett Easton Ellis! So neccessary. DC was originally left off the itinerary for his Lunar Park (out now!, I'm getting my copy tonight) book tour, but now it's on at Olsson's books (7th Street location) on September 14th. Holy Fuck!

I guess I have to take back the sentiments I expressed to NYC yesterday, since BEE is at the 17th St Barnes & Noble tonight as well as Coliseum Books and Half King next week. Of course there's the obligatory Hamptons appearance as well.

But wait, there's more. Check out this great interview BEE did with The Cult, Chuck Palahniuk's official site. Good stuff. Glad to hear that Roger Avary is still on the case with the movie adaptation of Glamorama. My love for that book is widely known. You can also check out notanexit.com for the latest in the world of BEE.

Radiohead: going back into the studio and not enamored with resigning with EMI.

Today's Brit Pop memories. Some trivia for you: One of the members of Menswe@r is selling cell phones. Another is managing Bloc Party. Can you guess who is who?

Things are gearing up in the world of the Super Furries. (Yay!) You can stream their upcoming album over at Xfm. On the subject of "Laser Beam", their new single (out next week in the UK), Gruff says, "It's a protest song - protesting about other protest songs. I got sick of people moaning about the state of the world. They don't give any answers - all they do is moan. "Laser Beam" gives salvation. We've got a laser we plan to zap audiences with. It's got an 86 per cent success rate. It will make you feel great and remove all the ills of the world."

Go here to pay for a download of the Dangermouse remix of Laser Beam. It should run you a little under $2 in the US. Lastly, check out this interview with Gruff and Bunf where they discuss, among other things, the tank!

“After the tank, we did have pretensions of buying an aircraft carrier,” says Rhys, “but we’re still waiting for that one big royalty cheque. We’ve scaled down our ambitions to a submarine. The tank paid its way — retained its value..."

"I think the tank worked out cheaper than a poster campaign,” adds Bunford. “There must be some cheap submarines knocking about. We’ll get our top men on it.”

Extras will air on HBO beginning September 25th. The Beeb just ordered season number two.

Mark Cuban on the business of the NBA, the mistakes he's made as owner of the Mavs and cutting Mike Finley.