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Vid: Moz - "Lucky Lisp" live

Moz played "Lucky Lisp" live for the first time ever the other day. So good. Other vids from the Sparks, NV show:

• "The Boy With A Thorn In His Side" and "Everyday Is Like Sunday"
  
• "Ganglord"
• "National Front Disco"
• "I've Changed My Plea To Guilty"
• he's ever opening these shows with "The Queen Is Dead" [crappy like clip]

Also note the James Dean backdrop. Can't wait for the Hollywood Bowl show! 

Out in the UK on Monday

Here's the good stuff that's out in the UK on Mon April 30th.

Singles:

Manic Street Preachers - "Your Love Alone Is Not Enough" [Vid. Great duet with Nina Cardigan that is the 1st single from Send Away the Tigers.]

Maps - "It Will Find You" [Vid. 1st single from the debut album We Can Create.]

Husky Rescue - "Caravan" [Vid. Another quality single from Ghost Is Not Real.]

Albums:

James - Fresh As a Daisy: the Singles [The band is back together! Includes 2 brand-new songs!]

The Cooper Temple Clause Call It Quits

According to their bulletin on myspace The Cooper Temple Clause have called it quits. This is unfortunate as their latest (3rd) album Make This Your Own is quite good, but wasn't released in the U.S. I also never got to properly see them live, only opening for The Cure in an amphitheatre in the middle of the day (not exactly ideal!)

Out in the UK on Monday

Here's the good stuff that's out in the UK on Mon April 23rd.

Singles:

Travis - "Closer" [Vid. Great 1st single from the new album which is thankfully much better than 12 Memories!]

The Kissaway Trail - "Smother + Evil = Hurt" [Vid. Debut UK-single from Danish.5-piece. Their debut album is out in the UK next week.]

The Conway Story - "Landing Light" [3rd single from London 5-piece.]

Margo Guryan - "16 Words" [Vid below. The best "political-humor" song ever, and I hate that genre.]

As always, head over to the FILTER blog for what's out in the U.S. this week, along with Radio On The TV, and right now, a wrap-up of Moz's Jimmy Kimmel appearance.

Mando Diao Live Footage

Sweden's Mando Diao are invading America! The new album Ode To Ochracy (which is by far their best yet) is released here next Tuesday, and after an appearance at Coachella next weekend they'll wind their way around the country with support from Pop Levi. I'll be at the LA show.

April
29 Indio, CA - Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival

May
1 San Francisco, CA - Bottom of the Hill
3 Portland, OR - Dante’s
4 Seattle, WA - Crocodile Café
5 Vancouver, BC - The Plaza Club
8 Minneapolis, MN - The 400 Bar
9 Chicago, IL - Double Door
11 Ann Arbor, MI - Blind Pig
12 Toronto, ONT - The Legendary Horseshoe Tavern
13 Montreal, QUE - Petit Campus
14 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
16 Hoboken, NJ - Maxwell's
17 Washington, DC - Black Cat
18 Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda's
19 Cambridge, MA - T.T. the Bear's
21 San Diego, CA - Casbah
22 Los Angeles, CA - Troubadour
25 New York, NY - Conan O'Brien

It Just Wasn't Like The Old Days Anymore

I keep thinking that Jarvis' solo album is pretty good, then I go back and listen to tracks like Pulp's "Babies" (vid above) and it reminds that the new album isn't bad, it's just not special. Anyway, I won't be seeing Jarvis next week since I sold my Coachella tix to fund my SXSW trip. Instead, I'll see various Coachella acts at their proper LA shows: The Jesus And Mary Chain, Travis, Rufus Wainwright. Sadly there are no LA shows for Jarvis or Fields.

BTW: I scored tix to Moz's Jimmy Kimmel appearance tonight! Should be great.

Out in the UK on Monday

Here's the good stuff that's out in the UK on Monday April 16th.

Singles:

My Lumanries - "The Outsider Steps Inside" [Vid above. 7"-only 2nd single from Manchester/Reading 4-piece.]

BRMC - "Weapon Of Choice" [Vid. Quality 1st single from the good new album Baby 81.]

Ash - "You Can't Have It All" [Vid. Mediocre 1st single from their next album.]

1990s - "See You At The Lights" [Vid. Okay 2nd single from Glasgow trio.]

Camera Obscura - "Tears For Affairs" [Vid. Another great single from LGOOTC.]

Out In The UK This Week

Here's the good stuff that's out in the UK this week.

Patrick Wolf - "Magic Position" [Vid above. Great single from his new album!]

The Cooper Temple Clause - Head EP [Vid. I'm liking Make This Your Own more every play.]

Make Good Your Escape - "Real" [Vid. 7"-only single from their debut mini-album.]

Cherry Ghost - "Mathematics" [Debut single from Manchester 5-piece.]

The Dykeenies - "New Ideas" [Vid. 2nd single from Glasgow 5-piece.]

Muse - "Invincible" [Vid. Billionth single from Black Holes and Revelations.]

Albums:

Lucky Soul - Great Unwanted [Debut from London 6-piece.]

My Life Story - Megaphone Theology (B Sides & Rarities)

Graham Coxon Wants To Give You Jeans

To celebrate the U.S. release of Graham Coxon's Love Travels at Illegal Speeds [itunes] we have a pair of Lee Cooper Jeans to giveaway. To enter, comment below with your argument for who's written better music in the past five years, Coxon are Albarn.

An Open Letter To Robert Smith

I couldn't take it anymore, so I had to write this...

http://blog.filter-mag.com/filter/2007/04/an_open_letter_.html