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      <title>Photos - Portraits Of Past Reunion Show @ Death By Audio | Brooklyn</title>
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      <dc:creator>Derek Evers</dc:creator>
      <description>&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;This past weekend the seminal - and non-existent for the past decade-plus - California hardcore band Portraits Of Past graced the stages of Brooklyn and New York City, exciting closet screamo fans from all boroughs.</description>
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        <![CDATA[<img src="http://thetripwire.com/assets/images/ampere1.jpg" /><BR><BR>This past weekend the seminal - and non-existent for the past decade - California hardcore band Portraits Of Past graced the stages of Brooklyn and New York City, exciting closet screamo fans from all boroughs. Along with shows they played earlier in the month in Berkeley and San Francisco, this marked their first time playing together in nearly 13 years. Playing in celebration of the recent release of their complete discography on <a href="http://www.ebullition.com/" target="new">Ebullition Records</a>, the performances raised questions as to the specter of possibly putting out some new recordings - especially with new songs being performed at the recent shows. In a brief discussion with <a href="http://www.imposemagazine.com/mag/index.php/2008/08/06/tinnitus-ten-years-on-3-portraits-of-past-reunite/" target="new">Impose</a> vocalist Rob Pettersen was quoted as saying:<BR><BR>

<i>"We are not sure if other songs will be written or how/if we will release it/them. Nothing is ruled out, however… Our guitarist Rex (Shelverton, of <a href="http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=17055414&MyToken=df3e86db-5f6d-4f0e-9964-9d0a5b963111" target="new">Bellavista</a> and <A href="http://www.thevue.com/" target="new">The VUE</a>) does a lot of producing and the new song most likely will be recorded by him when our drummer is back in SF. I will also need to find time to make it out there to record vocals.”</i><BR><BR>

Regardless of their impending future, their present (or recent past as the case may be) is well-documented via these great photos from photographer <b>Meg Clark</b>, who also gave us this first hand account. <i>"There were kids from Baltimore and I'm sure even further there. The band played their entire LP from start to finish as well as most of their other known material, much to the delight of their rabid fans, many of whom had never seen the band live before. And from all the conversations I had with random people, many of whom, like me, had since "moved on" from hardcore and screamo and were simultaneously ecstatic and baffled to find themselves at a dark, smoky, cramped, noisy concert straight out of their most nostalgic teenage memories. Super DIY vegan heroes Ampere (featuring former Orchid guitarist Will Killingsworth) opened, along with Off Minor (composed mostly of ex-Saetia members) and Brooklyn-based Tropic of Nelson."</i><BR><BR>Also included below is live footage from the show in Brooklyn.<BR><BR>

<img src="http://www.thetripwire.com/assets/images/ampere2.jpg" alt="Ampere" /><br>[Ampere]<br><br>
<img src="http://www.thetripwire.com/assets/images/PoP7.jpg" alt="Portraits Of Past" /><br>[Portraits Of Past]<br><br>
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<b>Portraits Of Past live at Death By Audio</b><BR>
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<a href="http://www.portraitsofpast.com/index2.html" target="new">Portraits Of Past</a><BR>
<a href="http://www.myspace.com/portraitsofpast" target="new">MySpace</a>

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      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 11:41:00 -0000</pubDate>
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      <title>MGMT Announce New Single Details</title>
      <link>http://thetripwire.com/news/2008/9/4/mgmt-announce-new-single-details</link>
      <dc:creator>Derek Evers</dc:creator>
      <description>&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Man, the Brits do love them some MGMT, so it should come as no surprise that they have planned the release of another single just in time for their UK/European tour later this fall.</description>
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        <![CDATA[<img src="http://thetripwire.com/assets/images/mgmt_01.jpg" /><BR><BR>Man, the Brits do love them some MGMT, so it should come as no surprise that they have planned the release of another single just in time for their UK/European tour later this fall.<BR><BR>

As reported by <a href="http://www.nme.com/news/mgmt/39507" target="new">NME</a>, MGMT have announced details of a new single from their critically acclaimed debut album <i>Oracular Spectacular</i>. The track "Kids" will be the third release from the record to be made available as a single, and will hit UK record stores on October 13.<BR><BR>

<B>MP3 Download - <A href="http://www.thetripwire.com/assets/audio/mgmt_timetopretendremix.mp3" target="new">MGMT "Time To Pretend" (Jorge Elbrecht of Violens Remix)</a></b><BR><BR>

<b>MGMT UK/European Tourdates</b><BR> 
11.03.08 - Dublin, Ireland (Ambassador)<BR>
11.05.08 - Leeds, UK (Leeds Academy)<BR>
11.06.08 - Nottingham, UK (Rock City)<BR>
11.07.08 - Bristol, UK (Carling Academy Bristol)<BR>
11.09.08 - Glasgow, Scotland (Barrowland Ballroom)<BR>
11.10.08 - Birmingham, UK (Carling Academy Birmingham)<BR>
11.11.08 - Manchester, UK (Manchester University)<BR>
11.12.08 - Paris, France (Olympia)<BR>
11.15.08 - Amsterdam, Netherlands (Melkweg)<BR>
11.16.08 - Hamburg, Germany (U&G)<BR>
11.18.08 - Cologne, Germany (Live Music Hall)<BR>
11.21.08 - Stockholm, Sweden (Debaser Medis)<BR>
11.22.08 - Berlin, Germany (Kesselhaus)<BR>
11.24.08 - Munich, Germany (Backstage Werk)<BR>
11.27.08 - London. UK (The Forum)<BR>
11.28.08 - London. UK (Shepherds Bush Empire)<BR>
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<a href="http://www.whoismgmt.com/" target="new">MGMT</a><BR>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 12:58:00 -0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Video - Fiasco "Oh, You Horny Monster!"</title>
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      <dc:creator>Derek Evers</dc:creator>
      <description>&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;A few weeks ago we &lt;a href="http://thetripwire.com/news/2008/8/19/photos-fiasco-video-release-show-afterparty-the-silent-barn-brooklyn" target="new"&gt;witnessed&lt;/a&gt; the premiere of the video for Fiasco's "Oh, You Horny Monster!". Seated on the floor of a dank Silent Barn, the band, their friends and the willing audience got a visual taste of their forthcoming LP &lt;i&gt;Native Canadians&lt;/i&gt;. Now they're letting the rest of the world in on the fun.


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        <![CDATA[<img src="http://thetripwire.com/assets/images/fiascovid.jpg" /><BR><BR>A few weeks ago we <a href="http://thetripwire.com/news/2008/8/19/photos-fiasco-video-release-show-afterparty-the-silent-barn-brooklyn" target="new">witnessed</a> the premiere of the video for Fiasco's "Oh, You Horny Monster!". Seated on the floor of a dank Silent Barn, the band, their friends and the willing audience got a visual taste of their forthcoming LP <i>Native Canadians</i>. Now they're letting the rest of the world in on the fun.<BR><BR>


<img src="http://www.thetripwire.com/assets/images/Fiasco1.jpg" alt="Fiasco" /><br>[Crowd Watching Fiasco Video]<br><br>

Directed by Carlos Charlie Perez, the video for "Monster!" is filled with still shots of the guys in Fiasco dressed as super heroes hanging out with zombies intertwined with comic-book style graphics (think the "Pow", "Oof" kind from the old Batman series) and a ton of fake blood. Pitchfork described the track as sounding like "the Ventures covering Rachmaninoff," which we know because we were forced to pull the video from their site (it's still not posted on YouTube or anywhere else without the Pitchfork player).<BR><BR>

<b>“Oh You Horny Monster!"</b><BR>
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<a href="http://www.myspace.com/fiasconewyork" target="new">MySpace</a>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 13:40:00 -0000</pubDate>
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      <title>High Places Vs. Ponytail This Fall</title>
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      <dc:creator>Derek Evers</dc:creator>
      <description>&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Two of our favorite bands are teaming up this fall for a tour that has left many exclaiming, it's about damn time!</description>
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        <![CDATA[<img src="http://thetripwire.com/assets/images/hightails.jpg" /><BR><BR>Two of our favorite bands are teaming up this fall for a tour that has many exclaiming, it's about damn time!<BR><BR>

High Places just announced their fall plans, which include a record release show in Chicago, a big show at the South St. Seaport and others with Dan Deacon and Yo La Tengo. A couple of weeks ago we <a href="http://thetripwire.com/news/2008/8/18/exclusive-download-ponytail-7-souls-tour-with-don-caballero" target="new">tipped you off</a> to Ponytail's dates with Don Caballero and impending European jaunt. But what has our ears dripping with anticipation are the slew of dates the pair will share starting in - of all places - Grinnell, Iowa. Of course this is <a href="http://www.imposemagazine.com/mag/index.php/2008/07/14/crazy-midsummer-show-2-the-yard-gowanus-bk/" target="new">not the first time</a> they will have played together, but as far as we can recall, it's the first time they will tour extensively on the same bill. <br><br>
To celebrate we're posting High Places "From Stardust To Sentience" from their forthcoming self-titled Thrilljockey debut and The Tripwire exclusive "7 Souls" from Ponytail's <i>Ice Cream Social</i>.<BR><BR>

<B>MP3 Download - <A href="http://www.thetripwire.com/assets/audio/FromStardustToSentience.mp3" target="new">"From Stardust To Sentience"</a></b><BR><BR>
<B>MP3 Download - <A href="http://www.thetripwire.com/assets/audio/7_Souls.mp3" target="new">"7 Souls"</a></b><BR><BR>

<b>High Places Tourdates</b><BR>
09.06.08 - Manhattan, NY (South St. Seaport)<BR>
09.11.08 - Manhattan, NY (Le Poisson Rouge)^<BR>
09.16.08 - Pittsburgh, PA (Brillobox)<BR>
09.17.08 - Cleveland, OH (Grog Shop)<BR>
09.18.08 - Grand Rapids, MI (The DAAC)<BR>
09.19.08 - Madison, WI (Forward Festival)#<BR>
09.20.08 - Champaign, IL (Pygmalion Fest)&<BR>
09.21.08 - Rock Island, IL (Huckleberry's Pizza Parlor)<BR>
09.23.08 - Chicago, IL (Record Release show at AV-Aerie)<BR>
09.24.08 - Minneapolis, MN (Triple Rock Social Club)<BR>
09.25.08 - Grinnell, IO (Grinnell College)*<BR>
09.26.08 - Iowa City, IO (The Mill)*<BR>
09.27.08 - Denver, CO (Rhinoceropolis)*<BR>
09.29.08 - Salt Lake Sity, UT (Kilby Court)*<BR>
09.30.08 - MIssoula, MT (Badlander)*<BR>
10.02.08 - Seattle, WA (Nectar)*<BR>
10.03.08 - Anacortes, WA (Department Of Safety)<BR>
10.04.08 - Vancouver, BC (Richard's on Richards)*<BR>
10.06.08 - Portland, OR (Backspace)*<BR>
10.08.08 - San Francisco, CA (Bottom Of The Hill)*<BR>
10.10.08 - Los Angeles, CA (The Smell)*<BR>
10.12.08 - Phoenix, AZ (Modified Arts)*<BR>
10.15.08 - Austin, TX (Emo's)<BR>
10.16.08 - Birmingham, AL (Bottle Tree)<BR>
10.18.08 - Cincinnati, OH (Publico)<BR>
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* w/ Ponytail<BR>
^ w/ Crystal Slits<BR>
# w/ Dan Deacon<BR>
& w/ Yo La Tengo<BR><BR>

<a href="http://hellohighplaces.blogspot.com/" target="new">High Places</a><br>
<a href="http://www.jeremyhyman.com/" target="new">Ponytail</a>]]>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:32:00 -0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Object 47</title>
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      <dc:creator>Miguel Banuelos</dc:creator>
      <description>&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;
Unlike most seminal bands, when an artist claims to have been heavily influenced by Wire, you have no idea what the band might sound like. Similarly, when presented with a new Wire release, you have no idea what to expect. Could it be two and a half minute spare punk rock? Perhaps obtuse art-rock that pushes the instrumental and lyrical envelope? Or maybe jarring maniacal electric drill industrial with an overt political bent?</description>
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        <![CDATA[<img src="http://thetripwire.com/assets/images/wirecd.jpg" /><BR><BR>
Unlike most seminal bands, when an artist claims to have been heavily influenced by Wire, you have no idea what the band might sound like. Similarly, when presented with a new Wire release, you have no idea what to expect. Could it be two and a half minute spare punk rock? Perhaps obtuse art-rock that pushes the instrumental and lyrical envelope? Or maybe jarring maniacal electric drill industrial with an overt political bent?<BR><BR>
While they traverse the musical map with ease, often veering into uncharted spaces, this is actually why each announcement of a new release from the UK stalwarts is welcome with anticipation and zeal by so many rock music nerds. And such was the reaction to <i>Object 47</i>, Wire's 11th full length release, which thankfully followed the industrial leanings of their previous release, <i>Send</i>, with a totally different noise. Instead of abrasion, the veterans switched their recent trajectory and brought it back to their more ethereal side.  Harkening back to the sounds of their classic, "The 15th", <i>Object 47</i> is lighter and more spacious than <i>Send's</i> claustrophobic intensity by miles. The rhythmic repetition throughout gives a trance like calm to the record that also allows for the stronger tracks, like "Perspex Icon" to stand out. But it is the initial track that sets the bar for the entire record. All bass and groove, "One of Us," will, in time, inspire a new crop of Elastica's, Fischerspooner's and Ministry's. And if it does, luckily, <i>Object 47</i> is not a bad place to start.
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      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 10:20:00 -0000</pubDate>
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      <title>A New Ghostbusters Movie?</title>
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      <dc:creator>Derek Evers</dc:creator>
      <description>&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Straight from the Key Master's mouth. &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Columbia Pictures is apparently in "serious discussion" about creating a new installment of its blockbuster "Ghostbusters" franchise. The studio has set "The Office" co-exec producers Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky to write a script for a film designed to bring back together the original cast of Harold Ramis, Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd and Ernie Hudson.</description>
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        <![CDATA[<img src="http://thetripwire.com/assets/images/Ghostbusters_cover.jpg" /><BR><BR>Columbia Pictures is apparently in "serious discussions" about creating a new installment of its blockbuster "Ghostbusters" franchise. The studio has set "The Office" co-exec producers Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky to write a script for a film designed to bring back together the original cast of Harold Ramis, Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd and Ernie Hudson.<BR><BR>

According to a story posted on <a href="http://www.variety.com/VR1117991624.html" target="new">Variety</a> the studio would not comment on the development and has been mum on recent rumors that there was interest in making another installment of the franchise. Eisenberg and Stupnitsky just wrote "Year One," a comedy that was directed by Ramis. Ramis with Aykroyd wrote the first two installments of the films with Ivan Reitman directing both the 1984 original and the sequel that was released in 1989. The close proximity between the writers and original Ghostbuster Ramis is evidence that the ghost chasers have sparked to the idea of returning.
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      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 10:38:00 -0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Flashback Friday Video - Huey Lewis And The News "I Want A New Drug"</title>
      <link>http://thetripwire.com/news/2008/9/5/flashback-friday-video-huey-lewis-and-the-news-i-want-a-new-drug</link>
      <dc:creator>Derek Evers</dc:creator>
      <description>&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;In honor of the &lt;a href="http://www.thetripwire.com/news/2008/9/5/a-new-ghostbusters-movie" target="new"&gt;news&lt;/a&gt; that there may be a new "Ghostbusters" movie, we chose to give you some Huey Lewis And The News. What does Huey and Co. have to do with Ghostbusters you may ask?</description>
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        <![CDATA[<img src="http://thetripwire.com/assets/images/oldtv.jpg" /><BR><BR>In honor of the <a href="http://www.thetripwire.com/news/2008/9/5/a-new-ghostbusters-movie" target="new">news</a> that there may be a new "Ghostbusters" movie, we chose to give you some Huey Lewis And The News. What does Huey and Co. have to do with Ghostbusters you may ask?<BR><BR>

Well, if you listen closely to "I Want A New Drug" and the original "Ghostbusters" theme by Ray Parker, Jr. you will hear they actually have a lot to do with each other. So much so that in 1984 and throughout 1985, Huey Lewis sued Ray Parker, Jr. for plagiarism, citing that Parker stole the melody from his 1983 hit. The two parties settled out of court for an undisclosed amount with the understanding that neither parties would discuss the case outside of a press-release that was pre-approved by both parties. In an odd twist of fate, Parker in turn <a href="http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/hueylewisandthenews/articles/story/5932560/parker_sues_huey_lewis" target="new">sued Lewis</a> for allegedly breaching the agreement when he mentioned the fact he was paid a settlement sum from the original suit on VH1's "Behind the Music". Ironically, Lewis was approached to compose the main theme song for the movie, but he declined due to his work on the soundtrack for "Back to the Future". <BR><BR>
While we would rather only give you the News' "I Want A New Drug" as the Friday Flashback, we feel compelled to offer you both so you can come to your own conclusion.<BR><BR>
<b>"I Want A New Drug"</b><BR>
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<b>The Original "Ghostbusters" Theme Song</b><BR>
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<a href="http://www.hueylewis.com/" target="new">Huey Lewis And The News</a><BR>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 10:52:00 -0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Tripwire - In Case You Missed It</title>
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      <dc:creator>Derek Evers</dc:creator>
      <description>&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;See what you missed</description>
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-The Tripwire <A href="http://thetripwire.com/podcast/2008/8/18/the-tripwire-podcast" target="new">podcast</a> features new music from Karoshi Bros, Pink Skull, Tricky, The Young Punx, Sonny J, Ant Neely, Esthero, Jeff Hanson, David Byrne & Brian Eno, Starfucker, Chairlift, Tobacco, Oasis, fun, The Sweet Serenades, The King Blues, Fields, The Yolks, Green, Vivian Girls, Crystal Stilts, Trouble Andrew, Brendan Canning, Red Light Company, The Standard, Darker My Love, Colourmusic and Caesars.<BR><br>

-New record <a href="http://www.thetripwire.com/reviews"target="_new">reviews</a> for The Dandy Warhols, Jesu and Wire<BR><BR>

-New info for <a href="http://thetripwire.com/news/2008/9/4/mgmt-announce-new-single-details" target="new">MGMT</a>, <a href="http://thetripwire.com/news/2008/9/2/unreleased-bowie-track-leaked-to-public" target="_new">David Bowie</a>, <a href="http://thetripwire.com/news/2008/9/2/new-metallica-song-and-video-available-online" target="new">Metallica</a>, <a href="http://thetripwire.com/news/2008/9/3/blurs-cocaine-diaries" target="new">Blur Bassist Alex James</a>, <a href="http://thetripwire.com/news/2008/9/3/las-manitas-shuts-its-doors-for-the-last-time" target="new">Las Manitas</a>, <a href="http://thetripwire.com/news/2008/9/3/stream-the-new-chemical-brothers-album-i-brotherhood-i-in-its-entirety-here" target="new">The Chemical Brothers</a>, <a href="http://thetripwire.com/news/2008/9/4/parenthetical-girls-get-covered-play-east-coast-with-sunset-rubdown" target="new">Parenthetical Girls</a>, <a href="http://thetripwire.com/news/2008/9/4/rip-don-lafontaine-1940-2008" target="new">Don LaFontaine</a> and <a href="http://thetripwire.com/news/2008/9/5/a-new-ghostbusters-movie" target="new">The Ghostbusters</a>.<BR><BR>


-The <a href="http://thetripwire.com/features/2008/9/2/greatest-song-at-this-moment-radioheads-optimistic"target="_new">greatest</a> song at this moment.<BR><BR>

-Live reviews for <a href="http://thetripwire.com/features/2008/9/3/live-sonic-youth-with-the-hold-steady-theatre-of-the-living-arts-philly"target="_new">Sonic Youth & The Hold Steady</a> and <a href="http://thetripwire.com/news/2008/9/4/photos-portraits-of-past-reunion-show-death-by-audio-brooklyn" target="new">Portraits Of Past</a>.<BR><BR>


-Download stuff from <a href="http://thetripwire.com/news/2008/9/2/exclusive-download-sbach-cold-hearted-snake-paula-abdul-cover-tour-with-pinback" target="new">sBACH</a>, <a href="http://thetripwire.com/news/2008/9/3/exclusive-download-bird-of-youth-the-great-defender-produced-by-will-sheff" target="new">Bird Of Youth</a>, <a href="http://thetripwire.com/news/2008/9/4/parenthetical-girls-get-covered-play-east-coast-with-sunset-rubdown" target="new">Parenthetical Girls</a>, <a href="http://thetripwire.com/news/2008/9/4/high-places-teams-up-with-ponytail-this-fall" target="new">High Places</a> and <a href="http://thetripwire.com/news/2008/9/4/high-places-teams-up-with-ponytail-this-fall" target="new">Ponytail</a>.<BR><BR>


-Watch videos from the <a href="http://thetripwire.com/news/2008/9/3/rage-against-the-machine-performs-acapella-at-the-rnc" target="new">Rage Against Machine At The RNC</a>, <a href="http://thetripwire.com/news/2008/9/4/video-fiasco-oh-you-horny-monster" target="new">Fiasco</a>, <a href="http://thetripwire.com/news/2008/9/5/flashback-friday-video-huey-lewis-and-the-news-i-want-a-new-drug" target="new">Huey Lewis & Ray Parker Jr.</a>, <a href="http://thetripwire.com/news/2008/9/4/photos-portraits-of-past-reunion-show-death-by-audio-brooklyn" target="new">Portraits Of Past</a> and <a href="http://thetripwire.com/news/2008/9/2/team-robespierre-announce-tour-with-does-it-offend-you-yeah" target="new">Team Robespierre</a><Br><Br>

-Updated tour information from <a href="http://thetripwire.com/news/2008/9/4/parenthetical-girls-get-covered-play-east-coast-with-sunset-rubdown" target="new">Parenthetical Girls & Sunset Rubdown</a>, <a href="http://thetripwire.com/news/2008/9/2/team-robespierre-announce-tour-with-does-it-offend-you-yeah" target="new">Team Robespierre & Does It Offend You, Yeah?</a> and <a href="http://thetripwire.com/news/2008/9/4/high-places-teams-up-with-ponytail-this-fall" target="new">High Places & Ponytail</a>.<br><br>


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      <title>Video - Deerhoof "The Tears And Music Of Love"</title>
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      <dc:creator>Derek Evers</dc:creator>
      <description>&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Deerhoof continues to be one of the best bands at both marketing themselves and making themselves accessible to their fans. One of the more interesting ways was when they released their entire upcoming album &lt;i&gt;Offend Maggie&lt;/i&gt; as sheet music for the &lt;a href="http://deerhoof.cashmusic.org/" target="new"&gt;"Fresh Born"&lt;/a&gt; experiment, asking fans to cover the new songs before they've had a chance to hear them. Well, now they can hear how close they came to matching the original for at least one of them.</description>
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        <![CDATA[<img src="http://thetripwire.com/assets/images/deerhoof.jpg" /><BR><BR>Deerhoof continues to be one of the best bands at both marketing themselves and making themselves accessible to their fans. One of the more interesting ways was when they released their entire upcoming album <i>Offend Maggie</i> as sheet music for the <a href="http://deerhoof.cashmusic.org/" target="new">"Fresh Born"</a> experiment, asking fans to cover the new songs before they've had a chance to hear them. Well, now they can hear how close they came to matching the original for at least one of them.<BR><BR>

The track "The Tears And Music Of Love" will be the first track on the forthcoming October 7th Kill Rock Stars release. Performed live in Tokyo this past summer, it shows Deerhoof in a <i>"take-no-prisoners mode."</i> I guess that means you won't be held captive by this video? We haven't figured that one out yet, but we can show you the video.<BR><BR>

<b>"The Tears And Music Of Love"</b><BR>
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      <title>Live - Adele @ Webster Hall | NYC</title>
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      <dc:creator>Miguel Banuelos</dc:creator>
      <description>&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;The most immediately striking thing about Adele's live performance is her profound sense of confidence. Compared to the litany of UK vocalists usually bandied about in the same breath, at 20 years old, the London singer is the same age as her peers, but somehow totally owns her complete onstage persona.</description>
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        <![CDATA[<img src="http://thetripwire.com/assets/images/adele.jpg" /><BR><BR>The most immediately striking thing about Adele's live performance is her profound sense of confidence. Compared to the litany of UK vocalists usually bandied about in the same breath, at 20 years old, the London singer is the same age as her peers, but somehow totally owns her complete onstage persona. Although the popularly defined female British vocalist definitions include everything from cute, charming and precocious as well as powerful, emotive and moving, Adele seems to be the one who in the live setting can deliver all of the above, as well as add her own sense of wholly unique strengths.<BR><BR>
<img src="http://www.thetripwire.com/assets/images/adele1.jpg" alt="Adele" /><br>[Photo by <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/iconeon/" target="new">Devyn Caldwell</a>]<br><br>

This confidence, though, is not just in her presence. While, yes, she does seem more at ease under the bright lights than most, her witty repartee and natural stage banter that seems to have really added to her audience connection are only part of her confident front. Adele oozes musical confidence as well. For one, as much as she is backed by a full band and a string quartet, these side players are always just an aside. The show is about Adele, whether showcasing her on guitar or bass, or just her amazing vocal range, the spotlight is 100% focused on her as is the audeince. Secondly, while handily invigorating her album tunes with unique arrangements, she also steps out with daring covers. It's one thing to cover Bob Dylan. It's another to try Etta James. But it is definitely daring to stretch from those confines to a soulful send up of The Racontuers track, "Many Shades of Black," which she does with aplomb. But none of these is a misstep in her capable hands, and she knows it. And that's why she's so convincing.<BR><BR>
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      <title>Amazon Selling OK Computer For $1.99</title>
      <link>http://thetripwire.com/news/2008/9/6/amazon-selling-i-ok-computer-i-for-1-99</link>
      <dc:creator>Derek Evers</dc:creator>
      <description>&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Arguably the world's most popular contemporary band, Radiohead once let you choose your own price for the digital version of their record. Now Amazon is allowing you to remain a cheap bastard without the guilt.</description>
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        <![CDATA[<img src="http://thetripwire.com/assets/images/okcomp.jpg" /><BR><BR>Arguably the world's most popular contemporary band, Radiohead once let you choose <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/11/arts/music/11album.html" target="new">your own price</a> for the digital version of their record. Now Amazon is allowing you to remain a <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000TENE6Y/ref=amb_link_7382892_3?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=browse&pf_rd_r=10Z52MRDJE0M5YBADDNS&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=433194401&pf_rd_i=163856011" target="new">cheap bastard</a> without all the guilt and guesswork.<BR><BR>

In case the headline didn't make it clear enough, we're not sure for how long, but Amazon is selling Radiohead's classic - and what many consider their best - album <i>OK Computer</i> for <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000TENE6Y/ref=amb_link_7382892_3?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=browse&pf_rd_r=10Z52MRDJE0M5YBADDNS&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=433194401&pf_rd_i=163856011" target="new">$1.99</a>. No more guesswork needed, at least for this week.<BR><BR>

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      <title>Greatest Song At This Moment - Beck's "Timebomb"</title>
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      <dc:creator>Phillip Mottaz</dc:creator>
      <description>&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Turns out "Timebomb" has not only inspired this writer, but countless other video producers to create strange tributes to its glory. Many of these are simple dance videos and while they're not technically "unwatchable," they're probably more fun to watch if you know the kids involved, particularly if you gave birth to them. There are videos set to soccer games, mash-ups over "Gossip Girl" clips and old movie footage, and copious lip sync videos. But to really solve the mystery of this song's repeatability, I luckily found a video derived from the "subliminal messages" contained within when played backwards. 
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<I>Dedicated to those songs that I can't stop playing, humming, or thinking about; the 4+ minutes you fall head-over-heels in love with. Past instances have included <a href="http://www.thetripwire.com/news/2008/6/23/greatest-song-at-this-moment-my-morning-jackets-evil-urges">My Morning Jacket's "Evil Urges," </a><a href="http://thetripwire.com/news/2008/5/12/greatest-songs-at-this-moment-ronnie-the-daytonas-little-g-t-o">Ronnie & The Daytona's "Little G.T.O.,"</a> and <a href="http://thetripwire.com/news/2008/7/14/greatest-song-at-the-moment-spectacular-spider-man-theme">Tender Box's "Spectacular Spider-man Theme."</a></I>

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I have a post-concert habit: When I return home, I try to organize a playlist of all my album (a.k.a. "non-live") tracks in the same order I remember hearing them played live mere days, hours or minutes before. I usually have a couple missing bits here and there, but I can ballpark matters pretty well. It all helps me live squarely in the past - a wonderfully controlled and regulated past. It's cozy here with no crowd noise, no lines, no smells other than that of my own seclusion. Of course sometimes being won over by the band I've seen, I'm compelled to collect more of their work, even if I already have waaaaaaaaaay more than I need, and the missing chunks are from crappy albums. This is where iTunes and music downloading really save my bacon, and that's what they did for me after seeing Beck at Outside Lands by delivering "Timebomb." 
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Two minutes and fifty seconds of glorious pop juice oozed on August 22, 2008 to hypnotize me. Besides putting both its magical hands on my hips and moving me in a dirty fashion, the song commanded me. "Acquire this song. Play this song. Re-play this song." 
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While my writing <a href=http://thetripwire.com/news/2008/8/29/outside-lands-music-arts-festival-a-verbal-and-video-re-cap" target="new">my festival review</a> and trying my best to recreate the concerts I'd just heard, I found I was missing this track in my personal collection. However, I'm not an impulse-buy kind of guy, even if the impulse would only cost me ninety-nine cents (that's nearly two candy bars). This is where YouTube comes in handiest. In a world waged in war against the cheapskate, YouTube is the sausage-on-the-stick at the grocery store. You can almost always count on at least one video with the song in question. For evidence, see nearly every single G.S.A.T.M. columns I've written, save one (<a href="http://www.thetripwire.com/news/2008/4/21/greatest-song-at-this-moment-the-clashs-guns-on-the-roof">"Guns on the Roof,"</a> which actually now has a video. I'm sure I had everything to do with it finally being produced, if you can call a still photo of the Clash a "produced" video. And I do).   
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Turns out "Timebomb" has not only inspired this writer, but countless other video producers to create strange tributes to its glory. Many of these are simple dance videos and while they're not technically "unwatchable," they're probably more fun to watch if you know the kids involved, particularly if you gave birth to them. There are videos set to soccer games, mash-ups over "Gossip Girl" clips and old movie footage, and copious lip sync videos. But to really solve the mystery of this song's repeatability, I luckily found a video derived from the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C53zI6buh2Y">"subliminal messages"</a> contained within when played backwards. 
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Now we're getting somewhere. Leave it to the never ending subliminal backwards message constituency to get to the heart of the matter. These guys should probably name themselves the "You Gotta Really Want To Hear It Group." And trust me, they REALLY want to hear it. I've been intrigued by the notion of Beck having subliminal messages ever since a friend joked that "Timebomb" had secret Scientology messages worked in, but this particular video makes a claim that Beck is really singing about Mars, and prophets, and cigarettes (which he sings about in the non-subliminal part, too. This repetition must be due to the fact that Beck really, really wants us to smoke cigarettes and he'll go to the trouble of recording the word forwards and backwards to get you to do it!). There's more stretching in these video's thesis than a first-baseman on a double play, with long passages being "deciphered" into phrases that make almost as little sense as the non-subliminal ones. And if that weren't enough, at the 1:35 mark, these particular code-cracking geniuses admit they can't figure out what's being backwardly said and write - I'm not kidding - "(Mumble mumble) on mars they are wise...." Seriously? "(Mumble mumble)?" You're entire theory is based on cracking "(Mumble mumble)" and you just write it in? Unfortunately, I still don't smoke, nor do I want to go to mars, nor do I mumble mumble, so the backwards-message angle feels like a dead end in solving the mystery of "Timebomb." 
<BR><BR> 

It feels like the true subliminal message of the song is in its simple popness, and I know I use that excuse a lot, but it's often the truth. There's really only so many ways you can make chocolate cake, and if you stick to the recipe it usually comes out pretty good anyway. There's a crunchy drum beat and a persistent (almost boring) electronic beep holding things in check. It's got repeatable lyrics which allow for easy singing back, as evidenced at Outside Lands. I hadn't heard the song more than four times, and it had been a few years. But I can pick it up pretty quick when you keep repeating "We got a time bomb" and "Na-nuh-na-nah" for a majority of the tune. The checkmate of the whole mix for me remains the cheerleader-style backing vocals, lending the kind of "join in" vibe we all remember from pep rallies. 

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And join in I do. Again and again. And as I've illustrated, others around the world have experienced this same strange compulsion, either by subliminal message, idle hands, or through some level of close encounter. Somehow this song about time bombs--not the dismantling or setting of time bombs, but just time bombs in general--compels as well as attracts. That's what art's supposed to do, and that's why it always scares those who don't understand it. They don't understand that none of us really understand it. We just seem cooler with watching videos of kids dressed in cardboard boxes dismantling actively-phoney time bombs than other people are.  

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NOTE: I'm not including the "official" video for the song, if there even is one. Instead I'm linking by far the most popular "homemade" video, which looks like paper cut-outs from someone named Hamcane. It's adorable and wonderful as it takes us through the many, many Becks we've experienced over the years, with my personal favorite being <i>Midnite Vultures</i>-era Beck doing the splits. 
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      <title>Carried To Dust</title>
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      <dc:creator>Zachary Timm</dc:creator>
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From the opening notes of the first song, &#8220;Victor Jara&#8217;s Hands&#8221; it becomes apparent that Calexico is back in top form. On their last album &lt;i&gt;Garden Ruin&lt;/i&gt;, the band dabbled in more straightforward sun drenched California pop, and while the album was very good, it lacked the energy and diversity that has made Calexico&#8217;s sound so unique. Conversely, &lt;i&gt;Carried to Dust&lt;/i&gt; is a tour de force filled of worldly influences and moods, with subtle pedal steel guitars, full horn sections, and some Cumbia/Son-infused numbers. </description>
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        <![CDATA[<img src="http://thetripwire.com/assets/images/calexicocd.jpg" /><BR><B>Release Date: 09.09.08</B>
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From the opening notes of the first song, “Victor Jara’s Hands” it becomes apparent that Calexico is back in top form. On their last album <i>Garden Ruin</i>, the band dabbled in more straightforward sun drenched California pop, and while the album was very good, it lacked the energy and diversity that has made Calexico’s sound so unique. Conversely, <i>Carried to Dust</i> is a tour de force filled of worldly influences and moods, with subtle pedal steel guitars, full horn sections, and some Cumbia/Son-infused numbers. <BR><BR>

The album is a sprawling cinematic voyage across border-town countries, in which enthusiastic numbers reminiscent of spaghetti western scores such as “El Gatillo” and dark moodier pieces like “Fractured Air” flow seamlessly into one another. <i>Carried to Dust</i> is completely driven by these climactic mood changes that make for a listening experience as fulfilling as watching a John Wayne movie on the silver screen. <BR><BR>

Stand out songs include the mariachi horn laden opening number, “Victor Jara’s Hands”, which is about the poet murdered by Pinochet, whose name lived on as a symbol of artistic bravery and inspiration in Chile. “Writer’s Holidays” subtle acoustic strums, lyrical delivery and subdued background hums produce a spacious dusty number filled with beauty, while the gorgeous country duet “Slowness”, featuring Pieta Brown, is Calexico’s shining moment with it’s twangy slide guitar and melodic lyrical exchange that plays out like a perfect moment in ones life. <BR><BR>
Calexico has definitely gotten their musical mojo back. This is the album that should have followed their classic <i>Feast of Wire</i>, but I guess late it is always better than never. <i>Carried To Dust</i> is a crowning achievement that is quite possibly Calexico’s best album to date. <BR><BR>


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<a href="http://www.myspace.com/casadecalexico" target="new">MySpace</a>
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      <title>Oasis' Noel Gallagher Assaulted On Stage In Toronto</title>
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      <dc:creator>Derek Evers</dc:creator>
      <description>&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Maybe this guys was a mistaken, ugly Radiohead fan, but what's even more surprising than this on-stage attack of Noel is that brother Liam actually stuck up for him.</description>
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        <![CDATA[<img src="http://thetripwire.com/assets/images/oasis.jpg" /><BR><BR>Maybe this guys was a mistaken, <a href="http://www.nme.com/news/oasis/38774" target="new">ugly Radiohead fan</a>, but what's even more surprising than this on-stage attack of Noel is that brother Liam actually stuck up for him.<BR><BR>

While performing "Morning Glory" - much to the delight of those in attendance at Toronto's 2008 Virgin Festival, a man suddenly appears on stage and, without warning, pushes an unsuspecting guitarist Noel Gallagher to the floor - seemingly also to the delight of those in attendance - causing a halt in the performance for several minutes. We don't want to ruin the surprise, but it happens right around the 1:30 mark of this clip. Once nerves and microphones were restored, the band resumed performing with "The Importance of Being Idle."

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      <title>Exclusive Download - An Albatross "Floodgates Released"</title>
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      <dc:creator>Derek Evers</dc:creator>
      <description>&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;As we mentioned to you a few weeks ago, An Albatross has opened the floodgates and started releasing details about their upcoming sophomore record, &lt;i&gt;The An Albatross Family Album&lt;/i&gt;. The psych-metal pioneers' second official full-length - and first since 2006's &lt;i&gt;Blessphemy Of The Peace-Beast Feastgiver And The Bear Warp Kumite&lt;/i&gt; - will see the light of day on October 21st via Eyeball Records. But aside from  the newly-posted album version of their single "...And Now Emerges The Silver Pilgrim", which can be heard at the band's MySpace page, we have yet to hear any new music.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;

Until now.</description>
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        <![CDATA[<img src="http://thetripwire.com/assets/images/analbatross.jpg" /><BR><BR>As we mentioned to you <a href="http://thetripwire.com/news/2008/8/20/exclusive-an-albatross-release-details-of-i-the-an-albatross-family-album-i" target="new">a few weeks</a> ago, An Albatross has opened the floodgates and started releasing details about their upcoming sophomore record, <i>The An Albatross Family Album</i>. The psych-metal pioneers' second official full-length - and first since 2006's <i>Blessphemy Of The Peace-Beast Feastgiver And The Bear Warp Kumite</i> - will see the light of day on October 21st via <a href="http://www.eyeballrecords.com/" target="new">Eyeball Records</a>. But aside from the newly-posted album version of their single "...And Now Emerges The Silver Pilgrim", which can be heard at the band's <a href="http://www.myspace.com/analbatross23" target="new">MySpace</a> page, we have yet to hear any new music.<br><br>

Until now.
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<B>MP3 Download - <A href="http://www.thetripwire.com/assets/audio/FloodgatesReleased.mp3" target="new">"Floodgates Released"</a></b><BR><BR>
<b>Cover Artwork For <i>The An Albatross Family Album</i></b><br>
<img src="http://www.thetripwire.com/assets/images/albatrosscd.jpg" alt="An Albatross" /><br><br>

<b>Tracklist For <i>The An Albatross Family Album</i></b><br>
01. Neon Guru<br>
02. ...And Now Emerges The Silver Pilgrim<br>
03. The Hymn of the Angel People<br>
04. The Psychonaut & The Rustbelt<br>
05. Starving on Rabbit Meat<br>
06. A Convivial Feast of the Peace Beast<br>
07. Floodgates Released<br>
08. The Electric Proletariat Rides A Velvet Chariot<br>
09. 3,000 Light Years By Way of the Spacehawk<br><br>



<b>An Albatross Tourdates</b><br>

09.26.08 - Brooklyn, NY (Death By Audio)<br>
09.27.08 - Providence, RI (The Living Room)<br>
09.28.08 - Danbury, CT (Heirloom Arts)<br>
09.29.08 - Northampton, MA (Elevens)<br>
09.30.08 - Medford, MA (Oxfam Midnight Cafe - Tufts University)<br>
10.01.08 - Burlington, VT (The 5th Element)<br>
10.02.08 - Quebec City, QC. (L'Agitée)<br>
10.03.08 - Montreal, QC. (Divan Orange POP Weird Punk Series!) <br>
10.04.08 - Toronto, ON (Sneaky Dee's) <br>
10.09.08 - Grand Rapids, MI (DAAC)<br>
10.10.08 - Bloomington, IN (Cinemat)<br>
10.11.08 - Milwaukee, WI (Borg Ward)<br>
10.15.08 - Cincinnati, OH (Gypsy Hut)<br>
10.16.08 - Bowling Green, OH (Howard's)* <br>
10.17.08 - Chicago, IL (Abbey Pub)* <br>
10.18.08 - Lansing, MI (Mac's Bar)* <br>
10.20.08 - Pittsburgh, PA (Mister Roboto Project) <br>
10.22.08 - Wilkes Barre, PA (Cafe Metropolis)* <br>
10.23.08 - Baltimore, MD (Sonar)#<br>
10.24.08 - New York City, NY (Knitting Factory - Official CMJ Showcase)<br>
10.25.08 - Brooklyn, NY (Market Hotel)<br>
10.31.08 - Folkestone, UK (Leas Cliff Hall)<br>
11.01.08 - London, UK (Old Blue Last) <br>
11.02.08 - London, UK (Mean Fiddler)<br>
11.03.08 - London, UK (Mean Fiddler) <br>
11.04.08 - London, UK (Mean Fiddler)<br>
11.06.08 - St Ouen-Paris, France (Mains d'Oeuvres)#<br>
11.07.08 - Orleans, France (TBC)#<br>
11.08.08 - Poligny, France (Moulin de Brainans)#<br>
11.09.08 - Wiesbaden, Germany (Schlachthof)#<br>
11.10.08 - Vienna, Austria (Arena)#<br>
11.11.08 - Dresden, Germany (AZ Conni)#<br>
11.12.08 - Nurnberg, Germany (K4)#<br>
11.13.08 - Esslingen, Germany (Koma)#<br>
11.14.08 - SWITZ - (TBC)#<br>
11.15.08 - Neuchatel, Switzerland (Case à Chocs)#<br>
11.16.08 - SWITZ (TBC)#<br>
11.17.08 - Berlin, Germany (TBC)#<br>
11.18.08 - Prague, Czech Republic (007)#<br>
11.20.08 - Munster, Germany (Gleiss 22)#<br>
11.21.08 - Dortmund, Germany (FZW)#<br>
11.22.08 - Antwerp, Belgium (Scheldapen)#<br><br>

* w/ DMBQ<br>
# w/ Yip Yip<br><br>
<a href="http://www.analbatross.com/" target="new">An Albatross</a><br>
<a href="http://www.myspace.com/analbatross23" target="new">MySpace</a><br>
<a href="http://www.eyeballrecords.com/" target="new">Eyeball Records</a>]]>
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