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Information Leafblower would like to wish The Chief a very happy 42nd birthday. I'm gonna go home tonight and have a drink while listening to "Cast No Shadow." Cheers.
PS - Please don't make us wait five years for the next Oasis record.
1) Your Gonna Ned Someone On Your Side - And here I am / and here I am / Well you don't need to look so pleased
2) Jack The Ripper - Crash into my arms / I want to / You don't agree / but you don't refuse
3) Break Up The Family - I'm so glad to grow older / to move away from those awful times / I want to see all of my friends tonight
4) Disappointed - Don't talk to me, no / About people who are "nice" / 'Cause I have spent my WHOLE LIFE / in RUINS / Because of people who are "nice"
5) It's Hard To Walk Tall When You're Small - I attack from the back / Because it's easy / And I can assail / While wearing very nice jewellery
6) Do Your Best And Don't Worry - Compare the best of their days / with the worst of their days / you wont win
7) The Loop - I just wanna say / I haven't been away, oh / I am still right here / Where I always was
8) The National Front Disco - There's a country / You don't live there / But one day you would like to.
9) The Never Played Symphonies - Black sky in the daytime / And I don't much mind dying / When there is nothing left / To care for anymore / Just the never laid / The never played symphonies
10) Reader Meet Author - You dont know a thing about their lives / They live where you wouldnt dare to drive / You shake as you think of how they sleep / But you write as if you all lie side by side
11) The Last of the Famous International Playboys - And now in my cell / Well, I followed you / And here's a list of who I slew / Reggie Kray - do you know my name ? / Oh, don't say you don't / Please say you do / oh oh oh oh
12) Sunny - So I offered love / And it was not required / Oh, what else can I do ? / What else can I do ?
13) Hold Onto Your Friends - Give up your job / squander your cash / be rash / Just hold onto your friends
14) In The Future When All's Well - Armed with wealth and / The best of health / In the future when all's well
15) Seasick, Yet Still Docked - Tonight I've consumed much more than I can hold / Oh, this is very clear to you / And you can tell I have never really loved / You can tell, by the way, I sleep all day
ILB would like to wish Morrissey a very, very happy 50th birthday.
You might think I haven't been updating the leafblower because I am lazy.
Far from it.
Here are a few of the things I've done since updating the blog last week.
Last night I had the amazing experience of shooting Bruce Springsteen at the Verizon Center for DCist. See the full photo set here.
Sunday night I shot Dan Deacon & Future Islands at the 9:30 Club for washingtonpost.com. See the full photo set here.
I spent Saturday fighting the heat and the rain while shooting the DC101 Chili Cookoff for DCist for the third year in a row. It's one of my favorite events in DC. See the full photo set here.
Late last week I shot Mastodon at the 9:30 Club for washingtonpost.com. See the full photo set here.
In case you hadn't noticed, my photography services are in increasingly high demand, which is an absolutely amazing feeling. However, it doesn't leave much time for blogging (especially when you factor the day job in there too). Not sure what the future holds for the leafblower. I don't want to give it up completely but something's got to give. Stay tuned true believers...
Last night I had the pleasure of shooting the Night at the Museum 2 red carpet premiere at the Smithsonian Air & Space Museum. Many of the films stars were in attendance: Owen Wilson (No, I did not call him "Butterscotch Stallion." But I thought about it.), Ben Stiller, Robin Williams, Amy Adams, Ricky Gervais(!!) and Toofer(!!!). Check out more photos over at DCist. I'll post more photos here and on Flickr next week.
I have quite the weekend coming up. Festival season is here! Saturday is the DC101 Chili Cookoff featuring (wait for it) The Offspring, Third Eye Blind, Shinedown, Papa Roach, Puddle of Mudd and Red Jumpsuit Apparatus. I have no idea who Shinedown are, but the rest of that lineup is AWESOME(ly bad). Remember last year? Cannot wait!
Then on Sunday, I have the Dan Deacon / Future Islands show at the 9:30 Club followed by The Prodigy on Monday. No rest for the weary!
Even though I used to know him back in the day (when he was a nobody, his lawyer shared office space with my company at my first job in NYC. He came by the office all the time. Really nice guy.) I can't say I am huge Fiddy fan. But his set at Merriweather a couple of weeks ago opening for Fall Out Boy was great. High energy with lots of singalongs. Basically everything you want from a hip hop show.
[Photo Gallery] 50 Cent @ Merriweather Post Pavilion
07-29 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
Full tour dates here.
[mp3] Fleet Foxes | Mykonos
[mp3] Fleet Foxes | White Winter Hymnal
6/02 - Rock N Roll Hotel - Washington DC
My iTunes is going to be very happy about this. It sticks a White Rabbits song in every Genius playlist I make.
Full tour dates here.
Also, they released a new video over on Pitchfork.
Liechtenstein is the newest signing to Slumberland Records. They are from Sweden.
[mp3] Liechtenstein | Roses In The Park
They are at the Velvet Lounge on May 20th.
The Black Lips are releasing a new EP called The Drop I Hold EP.
[mp3] The Black Lips | The Drop I Hold feat. GZA
Her are their upcoming tour dates:
06-18 TORONTO, ON - NXNE
06-19 BALTIMORE, MD - SONAR
06-26 ATHENS, GA - ATHFEST
07-02 ATLANTA, GA - THE EARL
07-18 CHICAGO, IL - PITCHFORK FESTIVAL
07-23 VANCOUVER, BC - COMMODORE BALLROOM
07-24 SEATTLE, WA - CAPITOL HILL BLOCK PARTY
Loney Dear is back on tour. Skipping D.C. though.
[mp3] Loney Dear | Airport Surroundings
Akron/Family have a new album coming soon. Here's a preview:
[mp3] Akron Family | River
They'll be at the Rock n Roll Hotel on August 11th.
Peaches released a new album yesterday. Stream it here.
[mp3] Peaches | Talk To Me
Go here for a free Tori Amos song download. If you are into that sort of thing.
Man Of Aran, the new album by British Sea Power is due on May 18th. Here's a preview:
[mp3] British Sea Power | Come Wander With Me
Great Northern are at the Black Cat on Thursday.
[mp3] Great Nothern | Houses
09-25 Washington, DC - Black Cat
Full tour dates here.
CREED
Nissan Pavilion
Friday, August 21 - 7:30 pm
Tickets on sale Friday, May 8 at 10:00 am.
I am totally going to try and shoot this. We all need more Stapptasms in our life.
I had been looking forward to Friday's set by Cut Off Your Hands for a while. I watched a YouTube clip or two over at Torr's website a few months ago and really liked "Oh Girl." I found their album You & I after a quick perusal of eMusic and I've been rocking the record in heavy rotation ever since. Their record is a bit more Smiths-y than their live show, which is more blunt and reminded me a bit of Iggy Pop, mostly because of the lead singers similar stage moves. The backing vocals were more prominent in the live show as well, showcasing the band's pop instincts. There was a lot to like. Unfortunately the place was virtually empty when they went on, there were maybe 100 people there, but the band played as if the venue was full. Respect.
They are back in town in a few weeks at Iota, opening for Viva Voce, a show I would love to attend but can't. I will hopefully be covering the PJ Harvey show that night before heading up to Philly for the Roots Picnic the next day. Dean & Britta are also at the Black Cat that night. Sigh. I fear it will be ages before they come back. Dappled Cities, the last band from their part of the world that I fell in love with, played a great show at the Cat, came back a few weeks later for a gig I couldn't attend and I haven't heard from them since. I hope history does not repeat. This is a band worth checking out.
They did a Daytrotter session last week.
[Photos] Cut Off Your Hands @ Black Cat
For DCist. Earlier in the week. I'm a bit behind over here. Too many overtimes.
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