Ever since their
vacation in Hawaii, The Pink Logs have been missing. There have been
rumors of sightings in Estonia, South Africa and West Virginia, but
nothing has been confirmed. If you see The Pink Logs, please send a
photo and let us know that they are alright.
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THE NEXT STEP IN
MOBILE TECHNOLOGY ...OR, JUST WHEN YOU THOUGHT IT WAS SAFE TO GO BACK
ON THE FREEWAY...: As California and Washington implement a tough
new law (effective July 1) barring the use of all hand-held
cellphones while driving, the Chrysler automotive company provided an
intriguing counterpoint by announcing that all of their new models
for 2009 and beyond will come with the option of WiFi capability. The
automaker's Uconnect web service, powered by AutoNet Mobile, will
cost $29 (US) per month along with a one-time $449 charge for a
dealer-installed mobile router. Uconnect will launch in a limited
capacity in August, with service becoming available for all new model
Chrysler, Jeep and Dodge drivers by September, allowing their
vehicles to become "rolling hotspots."
There is,
however, good news for beleaguered motorists (and pedestrians!) sick
of dealing with jackasses obliviously chatting away or texting on
mobile devices rather than paying attention to the road: the Chrysler
WiFi capabilities will have a range of approximately 100 feet beyond
the car, meaning that motorists will hopefully refrain from the urge
to log on from behind the wheel while cruising down the freeway
during rush hour. "We're instructing our drivers
to be responsible," Chrysler Advanced Connectivity Strategist Keefe
Leung told TechNewsWorld.com. "Just like anything they bring into
their car, if they're going to use something, they should pull
aside on the side of the road and use it safely."
A noble sentiment, to be sure...but this frequent
pedestrian would feel a lot better about it if access to certain
risqué websites was limited to when the vehicle wasn't in
motion!
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Adam Webb, WSFM -
It is going directly to taxes I owe from last year! Thanks George!
It's like a "get-out-of-jail-free-card"
Ashley Tran, House
of Blue Los Angeles - Buy a package of facials
Bob Bisla, MUSEXPO
- Massages
Brandon Fuller,
Rebel Synch - Filled up the gas tank and bought a concert ticket
Casey Moarse,
hushhush ATTACK! - Vintage sunglasses
Chris Allman, WTFX
- I'm having my roof replaced...well $600 only goes so far, so
I'll be uppin' some stimulus of my own
Crystal Ortiz,
Rebel Synch - Paid off parking tickets
Joe Arnold,
hushhush ATTACK! - Filled my gas tank, a Blu-Ray DVD player and a
bag of Blazin' Buffalo & Ranch Doritos
Julia Shavers,
hushhush ATTACK! - I went to Vegas!
Justin Brogdon -
2 chicks at the same time
Keli Reynolds,
KBBY - I'm saving it to gamble it away in Vegas in August Part
of it will be spent at several of their fine "Legs & Eggs"
establishments as well. Party like a Rockstar!
Kyle Mortensen,
A.I. - Stimulate myself and buy a tank of gas
Little Sara,
hushhush ATTACK! - Used the money gambling on my vacation
Monte Malone, A&R
Worldwide - Chicks.
Mr. Record -
Bananas and blow, of course
Ralphie (Chris
Randour), Clear Channel Denver - I'm gonna buy a bunch of
scorpions and exotic animals
Tim Williams, CBS
Los Angeles - Bought a plane ticket for summer vacation
Tom Callahan, Tom
Callahan & Associates - This would mean that I would have to
file my taxes...
Tom Maguire,
hushhush ATTACK! - You're assuming, of course, that I pay taxes to
this infernal government, which I pretty much ceased to do in 2003.
If I had filed, though, my "stimulus check" would've been
stimulating the interest on my two-decade-plus overdue student
loan....
Topher Mohr -
That would require me to file taxes...
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Out From Animals -
The National Curriculum (Rough Edge Records)
Let's face it; Out
From Animals is not your normal band. The trio from Chester, UK
started out as an indie band but simply grew bored with it. Regarding
their various changes musically, vocalist and guitarist, Andy, said
"so one day we put a couple of horns in, then we put some
electronic sounds in. The ska punk kids didn't like it. We were
getting older and they were staying the same age. So we fucked off
our old band and left it a good year, then completely wrote what we
wanted to do and took it out again." The result is a rock-rave
street party composed of energy and catchy hooks. To learn more about
the band, check out their MySpace
and www.outfromanimals.com.
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Andrew Paul
Woodworth - Thick Black Mark (Rodeostar)
Los
Angeles bred and now German based artist Andrew Paul Woodworth has a
similar underlying approach to his song-writing "...Sometimes you
have to suffer to find the real you." His songs are an embrace of
theoretical jokes built up to great punch lines one after the other
to create a canvas of optimism. Woodworth has been in the LA
music scene for over a decade being signed to Sony records with the
band Elephant
Ride
in the early 90's. During his time with Elephant Ride, he
worked with producer, John
Paul Jones
of Led
Zeppelin,
who claimed: APW is the best lyricist he has worked with. He
has recently signed to Rodeostar Records in Germany, and will be
releasing his debut solo album "Eddy Ate Dynamite" later this
summer. Still he has created quite a buzz prior to his release
with songs being placed in such television series as: One Tree Hill,
Buffy The Vampire Slayer and used on ESPN.
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| WTF?!? [..in 38 seconds, or less] |
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Alternative Specialty Top 20 Songs For Week Beginning
6/23/2008
| TW |
Artist |
Title |
Label |
| 1 |
The Hold Steady |
Sequestered In Memphis |
Vagrant |
| 2 |
Sigur Ros |
Gobbledigook |
XL |
| 3 |
Tilly And The Wall |
Pot Kettle Black |
Team Love |
| 4 |
Wolf Parade |
Language City |
Sub Pop |
| 5 |
CSS |
Rat Is Dead |
Sub Pop |
| 6 |
The Verve |
Love Is Noise |
On Our Own |
| 7 |
Albert Hammond, Jr. |
GFC |
Black Seal |
| 8 |
Dr. Dog |
The Ark |
Park The Van |
| 9 |
Weezer |
Pork And Beans |
DGC / Interscope |
| 10 |
We Are Scientists |
After Hours |
Astralwerks |
| 11 |
The Foals |
Red Socks Pugie |
Transgressive / Sub Pop |
| 12 |
Billy Idol |
John Wayne |
Capitol |
| 13 |
Death Cab For Cutie |
I Will Possess Your Heart |
Atlantic |
| 14 |
Darker My Love |
Two Ways Out |
Dangerbird |
| 15 |
Hercules And Love Affair |
Blind |
DFA / Mute |
| 16 |
Santogold, Julian Casablancas & N.E.R.D. |
My Drive Thru |
Converse |
| 17 |
The Virgins |
Rich Girls |
Atlantic |
| 18 |
The Ting Tings |
Shut Up And Let Me Go |
Columbia |
| 19 |
Fleet Foxes |
White Winter Hymnal |
Sub Pop |
| 20 |
Nine Inch Nails |
Discipline |
The Null Corporation |
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Alternative Specialty Top 20 Releases For Week Beginning
6/23/2008
| TW |
Artist |
Title |
Label |
| 1 |
Coldplay |
Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends |
Capitol |
| 2 |
The Hold Steady |
Stay Positive |
Vagrant |
| 3 |
Wolf Parade |
At Mount Zoomer |
Sub Pop |
| 4 |
My Morning Jacket |
Evil Urges |
ATO |
| 5 |
Sigur Ros |
Med Sud I Eyrum Vid Spilum Endalaust |
XL |
| 6 |
Tilly And The Wall |
O |
Team Love |
| 7 |
Weezer |
Weezer (Red Album) |
DGC / Interscope |
| 8 |
Fleet Foxes |
Fleet Foxes |
Sub Pop |
| 9 |
Albert Hammond, Jr. |
Como Te Llama |
Black Seal |
| 10 |
CSS |
Donkey |
Sub Pop |
| 11 |
Dr. Dog |
Fate |
Park The Van |
| 12 |
Billy Idol |
The Very Best Of Billy Idol: Idolize Yourself |
Capitol |
| 13 |
The Verve |
Four |
On Our Own |
| 14 |
Death Cab For Cutie |
Narrow Stairs |
Atlantic |
| 15 |
Shy Child |
Noise Won't Stop |
Wall Of Sound / Kill Rock Stars |
| 16 |
Hercules And Love Affair |
Hercules And Love Affair |
DFA / Mute |
| 17 |
The Ting Tings |
We Started Nothing |
Columbia |
| 18 |
The Futureheads |
This Is Not The World |
Nul |
| 19 |
We Are Scientists |
Brain Thrust Mastery |
Astralwerks |
| 20 |
Foals |
Antidotes |
Transgressive / Sub Pop |
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THE HOLD
STEADY...UM...HOLD STEADY AT NO. 1: For the second consecutive
week Brooklyn alt-rockers The Hold Steady top the Mediaguide
Alternative Specialty Song chart with "Sequestered in Memphis,"
which propels forthcoming full-length Stay Positive (Vagrant)
4-2 on the Album end. And for the second week in a row they're
followed at No.2 on the Song side by Icelandic art-rockers Sigur Ros
with "Gobbledigook," while full-length With a Buzz in Our Ears
We Play Endlessly (XL) remains at No.5 on the Album index. Top
debut honors on the Song chart this week go to Omaha mixed-gender
quintet Tilly and the Wall, who bow at No.3 with "Pot Kettle
Black," helping their album O (Team Love) to a No.6 showing
on the Album chart. It was a good week for the folks at Sub Pop, as
they grab the next two positions on the Song side: Wolf Parade's
"Language City" grabs the fourth position, with CSS's "Rat is
Dead" right behind at No.5. On the album end, Wolf Parade's At
Mount Zoomer clocks in at No.3, while CSS's Donkey lands
at No. 10. Grabbing the sixth slot on the Song side is a longtime Alt
favorite returned from the dead: the newly reconstituted The Verve
return with "Love is Noise," the first track released from the
upcoming album Four (On Our Own), which will be Richard
Ashcroft and company's--surprise!--fourth full length. It lands at
No.13 on the Album index. The other Top 10 Song debut this week
belongs to Dr. Dog with "The Dark," which appears at No.8 and
helps full-length Fate (Park the Van) achieve a No.11 showing
on the Album chart. Meanwhile, Coldplay's Viva la Vida or Death
and All His Friends (Capitol) continues to reign at No.1 on the
Album index, notwithstanding the fact that not a single tune cracks
the Top 20 on the Song side.
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advertisements found throughout the world.
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sale: an antique desk suitable for lady with thick legs and large
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Four-poster bed, 101 years old. Perfect for antique
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Now is your chance to have your ears pierced and get
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stripping machine operators in factory.
Wanted: Unmarried
girls to pick fresh fruit and produce at night.
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| Missing From The Spotlight |
Mark Sovel, Mark Anderson, Grant Ruby, Dan Kensinger, Donna Mann, Jerry Rubino, Jesse Flohr, Diane Meltzer, Tony Pomilla, Katie Porter, Joey Guisto, Ted/Bagel Radio, Robert Gleim, Chuck Horn, Jeremy Clark, Brad Holtz, Loris Lowe, Gustav, Josh Tielor
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