cure the boredom

Bored? Check out the links below.


Here are demos of songs from Elliot Smith that could have made it on his last CD – it’s a very long download, and it’s completely worth it. elliotsmithbsides.com


Buy a new exclusive Grandaddy shirt every month.

Didn't get enough Death Cab this week at the Hard Rock Live!? Listen to Death Cab for Cutie’s set at the 9:30 Club in D.C.

Another live set at the 9:30 Club; this one’s from My Morning Jacket.

One awesome set! Two awesome sets! Three awesome sets! Ah! Ah! Ah! The White Stripes, The Shins and M. Ward
at – where else? – the 9:30 Club.

Sigur Ros plays live on World Café.

Cool new T-shirts to show your support to everyone you pass on the street while also contributing to a good cause – keeping the New Orleans music and musicians alive. (My T-shirt and stickers are already in the mail!) Reneworleans.net

Halloween 2005 was not much to write home about – I worked late and literally had one trick-or-treater knock on my door. My friends all have Halloween-themed blog entries. But I just couldn’t find the inspiration… until now.

Peaches, Beck, The Arcade Fire, Sonic Youth, Smoosh, The Yeah Yeah Yeahs and lots more indie artists raise awareness for all the kids in countries that allow Halloween to pass by each year without even a pixie stick. No, really. Well, kind of. Here’s the video: (Look out for a classic cameo from the George Foreman.)

Once you watch it, read all about it at vice-recordings.com/halloween

And finally, my Halloween gift to you that will keep on giving …

“Hey, this is Henry Rollins. Answer your phone, or I’m gonna smash it on your head.”

Ma'am, I think your phone is ringing.