Thursday's Legal MP3 Downloads

Eagles of Death Metal:: I Only want you
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Tweaker:: Linoleum
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Strictly Ballroom:: a sudden interest in nature
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DJ Rhettmatic:: DJ Rhettmatic Interlude
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Bob Mould and Paul Westerberg play benefit

Bob Mould and Paul Westerberg will be taking part in a benefit concert for Soul Asylum bassist Karl Mueller, who was recently diagnosed with throat cancer. In a recent interview, Westerberg admitted to trying to get the Replacements back together for the show: "One of our old roadie pals came over who owns a bar now and runs a club and was asking if I would do a benefit for Karl and I said, 'See if the boys want to play.' And he kind of went around and got various answers and it didn't come back real strong like, 'Hey let's do it.' And I felt like that was the opportunity, that was the chance and we just missed it. Now I say there's probably no chance we'll get back together again." The concert is October 21 at Quest in Minneapolis, and will also feature members of Soul Asylum and Golden Smog, the group made up of members of Wilco and the Jayhawks.

NEIL'S CHILDREN!

NEIL YOUNG is to release a greatest hits compilation in November. The 16-track album ‘The Best Of Neil Young’ features tracks such as ‘Cinnamon Girl’ and ‘Harvest Moon’, as well as songs from his time with Crosby, Stills and Nash’ like ‘Ohio’. All the album tracks will appear on an accompanying DVD, which will feature special mixes of the songs. The collection is released on November 15. Young will hold his 18th annual Bridge School Benefit on October 23 and 24 at the Shoreline Amphitheatre, near San Francisco. The confirmed bill includes Paul McCartney, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Sonic Youth, Tony Bennett, Ben Harper, Tegan and Sara and Los Lonely Boys, as well as a performance from Young himself.
The tracklisting for the album runs:
* ’Down By The River’
* ’Cowgirl In The Sand’
* ’Cinnamon Girl’
* ’Helpless ‘
* ’After The Gold Rush’
* ’Only Love Can Break Your Heart’
* ’Southern Man’
* ’Ohio’
* ’The Needle And The Damage Done’
* ’Old Man’
* ’Heart Of Gold’
* ’Like A Hurricane’
* ’Comes A Time’
* ’Hey Hey, My My (Into The Black)’
* ’Rockin' In The Free World’
* ’Harvest Moon’

Kingblind.com Presents: Japancakes / National Grain & Guests

Wednesday, Oct 13th 2004
$7.00
Echo Lounge
551 Flat Shoals Ave
Atlanta, GA 30316
404-681-3600
http://www.echostatic.com

Kingblind is so happy to have these two amazing bands playing together. This will be the CD Release party for the new Japancakes record For complete up to the second info CLICK HERE

About Japancakes:
This Athens, Georgia group defies standard musical categories. The songs often build from a single chord to which the band adds complex layers of cello, pedal steel guitar, old 70s keyboards, found sounds, and waves of lush guitars. This music manages to be great mood music that also merits close attention, revealing all kinds of hidden gems in the many layers of sounds. This is complex, beautiful, and innovative music.

About National Grain:
Pulling from influences such as Uncle Tupelo, George Jones and The Replacements. National Grain's music is something akin to country, rock and honky-tonk strained through and old AM radio. The music is conceived, written, practiced, performed and should be enjoyed while surrounded by cigarette smoke and beer.

RIYL: Yo La Tengo, Wilco, Stereolab, Flaming Lips, Hank Williams, Godspeed You Black Emperor!, Calexico, Uncle Tupelo.

Wednesday's MP3 Downloads

Daniel Johnston:: various songs
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Tortoise:: 6-13-04 LIVE
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Wilco:: Live 9-24-04
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Drive by Truckers:: Live 9-22-04
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Waits Plans Single U.S. Show

Following a brief European tour, Tom Waits has scheduled a lone U.S. concert date this year. The Oct. 18 show at Seattle's Paramount Theater will be one of only two North American shows the artist has planned in 2004, the other coming Oct. 15 in Vancouver. Because Waits has rarely toured in recent years, word of his performances has been met with overwhelming response from fans. The Vancouver show sold out in just nine minutes, according to a representative for the artist, while requests for tickets greatly outpaced availability for European theater stops in London, Antwerp and Berlin. Tickets for a Nov. 19-21 stand in Amsterdam will to on sale Saturday (Oct. 2). Along with Waits' new Anti- studio album, "Real Gone," tickets for the Seattle show will go on sale as the clock strikes midnight on Oct. 5 at the city's two Tower Records locations. Remaining tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. that day via Ticketmaster and the 2,800-capacity venue's box office. Waits, who will make a rare television appearance tomorrow (Sept. 28) on CBS' "The Late Show With David Letterman," will be backed on the road by bassist Larry Taylor, guitarist Marc Ribot and percussionist Brain. All three appear on "Real Gone," Waits' 20th album and fourth for Epitaph Records imprint Anti-. As previously reported, the album was recorded in an old Mississippi schoolhouse and boasts appearances by Primus founder Les Claypool, Shotgun Messiah's Harry Cody (guitar, banjo), as well as Waits' son, Casey. It was written and produced by Waits and his wife/longtime collaborator Kathleen Brennan. A larger U.S. tour in support of the set is possible in 2005, although nothing is yet confirmed. Waits last toured the country in 1999 in support of his Anti- debut, "Mule Variations."

Brian Wilson on TV

Heck, It's a good week for music on the old telly. Mr. Brian Wilson, whom just released the long awaited SMILE record on Tuesday will be performing a track from SMILE on The Tonight show with Jay Leno. So cool!

Flaming Lips Go 'Mystic' On New Album

"We've moved away from robot sounds to sounds that are made by robots that come off organic." Currently hard at work recording the follow up to 2003's "Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots", Flaming Lips' frontman Wayne Coyne has been typically atypical in describing the sound for the band's new record, set for a mid-2005 release: "It's getting into a space-age jazz element," adds Coyne. "Hopefully not too far out of the realm of what's listenable." The sound will be "a sort of progressive Dixieland." Having earned a Grammy Award, as well as several 'album of the year' nods, the band have shut themselves away in Tarbox Road Studios with producer Dave Fridmann (Mercury Rev, Mogwai, Sparklehorse) for the new studio set - tentatively titled "At War With The Mystics". One early title is 'Mr. Ambulance Driver'. As Coyne says, "It's about a guy and a gal, and the gal is dying after a car accident and it's the moment they share as the ambulance approaches.

Arcade Fire hit the road

Merge recording artist Arcade Fire hit the road.. Here are their tour dates
09-25 Montreal, Quebec - The Salvation Army Citadel
09-26 Wakefield, Quebec - Black Sheep Inn
09-29 Kingston, Ontario - Clark Hall Pub
09-30 Guelph, Ontario - Trasheteria
10-01 Toronto, Ontario - Lee's Place (w/ Bell Orchestre)
10-02 Hamilton, Ontario - Underground
10-13 New York, NY - Mercury Lounge (CMJ Showcase)
11-05 Halifax, Nova Scotia - The Marquee (w/ The Organ)
11-11 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom (w/ The Hidden Cameras)
11-12 Boston, MA - TT the Bear's (w/ The Hidden Cameras)
11-13 Ithaca, NY - Noyes Community Center
11-14 Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church
11-15 Pittsburgh, PA - Garfield Artworks
11-26 Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle

Tom Waits on TV TONIGHT

Tonight on Late night with David Letterman TOM WAITS makes a rare TV apperance.. Don't miss it!!

Tuesday's MP3 Downloads

The Sunshine Fix:: Enjoy the Teeth
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Trash Can Sinatras:: Welcome Back
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The Dears:: We can have it
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REM:: Around the Sun (Stream the whole album)
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Brian Wilson: Smile (Complete Album)
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New Michel / Oliver Gondry Video from Laquer

Fascinating time-lapse car trip from L.A. to NYC, from celebrated music video directors Michel and Oliver Gondry for French popstar Laquer. (Via Cult of Mac)
CLICK TO VIEW Requires Quicktime

Kingblind's Favorite Finds:

Man get 205mph speeding ticket
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Elliott Smith's latest album offers few clues
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Build a guitar
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Cleaning Pennies with Taco Sauce
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O'Brien to succeed Leno at 'Tonight Show' in 2009
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A Small new Future:: (For record companies)
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The Genius of Daniel Johnston
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Monday's Legal MP3 Downloads

Travis Morrison:: Born in 72
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The Velvet Teen: Naked Girl
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John Vanderslice:: Speed Lab
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Parma Violets:: Cowboy Song
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Frausdots:: Dead Wrong
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The Rogue Wave:: Endless Shovel
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Son Volt Reunite

Roots-rock outfit Son Volt has reunited and is about to begin work on a new studio album. Group members Jay Farrar, Dave and Jim Boquist and Mike Heidorn recently ended a five-year hiatus to record a track for the Alejandro Escovedo tribute album, "Por Vida." The group is planning to return to the road next year. "It felt like we hit the ground running," Farrar says. "Give years seemed like five days at that point. It proved that more recording and performing as Son Volt is something that should happen." Son Volt's last studio album was 1998's "Wide Swing Tremolo," Farrar's most recent solo release came in June with the live collection "Stone, Steel & Bright Lights," issued on his own Transmit Sound label.

Grandaddy frontman makes comp

Grandaddy frontman Jason Lytle has assembled a mix CD to be issued under the moniker "Below the Radio" this fall via Ultra Records. Beyond tracks by Pavement, Beck, Snow Patrol and Elbow, the set features a new Grandaddy track, "Nature Anthem." "I can¹t help but notice how they are not big 'heavy hitters' off of the albums that they came from, or the songs that the record labels would have suggested as being 'singles,'" Lytle says. "They did although end up being my favorite songs from those albums and this fact has intrigued me since childhood. Why am I usually more smitten with the unobvious hits than the obvious hits? Somewhere in this list lies the answer." Other artists represented on the album include Beulah, Earlimart, Giant Sand, Goldenboy, the Handsome Family and Blonde Redhead.

TV On The Radio Cover Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Tour With Faint, Pixies

TV on the Radio haven't earned marquee status or VMA nominations like their friends in the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. But the band's buzz, like the dark, rhythmic momentum of its songs, continues to build. The group's debut full-length, Desperate Youth, Bloodthirsty Babes, is a finalist for the prestigious Shortlist Music Prize and one of its songs was featured in "The Manchurian Candidate The Brooklyn art-rockers hope to capitalize on the accolades the album has received with a busy fall schedule that includes a tour and new music. Starting October 6 in Chicago, TVOTR will head out on a two-month jaunt with the Faint, the last tour they'll embark on until next year. Even though TVOTR have spent most of 2004 on the road, lead singer Tunde Adebimpe said he's looking forward to the upcoming dates. "I'm psyched to go out and play," he said. "I try to have very, very few expectations for a tour, though, because so much can go right — and wrong — that a good place to start is from zero." The band will release a three-song EP on October 12. The disc combines the album version of "The Wrong Way" with two new songs: a haunting cover of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs' "Modern Romance" and a spastic dance-rock track called "New Health Rock." Both were recorded while the band was on tour earlier this year. The group will finish out the year with two special shows opening up for the reunited Pixies, December 8 in Washington, D.C., and December 11 in New York. A hidden track on the group's debut EP, Young Liars, was a cover of the Pixies' "Mr. Grieves." "Four months ago, I was saying, 'God, I hope I get to see the Pixies, I hope I get to see the Pixies.' And then someone calls and says [I'm] playing with them," marveled Adebimpe. "It's cool. I would say thank you to them but the more I learn about what goes into this, they might not even know we're playing with them. I'm still glad we're doing it, though." After the shows, TVOTR plan to take three to four months off before heading back into the studio. TV on the Radio tour dates, according to the band's spokesperson. All dates with the Faint except as indicated:
* 10/6 - Chicago, IL @ Metro/Smart Bar
* 10/7 - Chicago, IL @ Metro/Smart Bar
* 10/9 - Detroit, MI @ Majestic Theatre
* 10/10 - Toronto, ON @ Lee's Palace
* 10/11 - Montreal, QC @ La Tulip
* 10/12 - Boston, MA @ The Roxy
* 10/14 - Philadelphia, PA @ Starlight
* 10/15 - New York, NY @ Irving Plaza (headlining date)
* 10/16 - New York, NY @ Webster Hall
* 10/17 - Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
* 10/18 - Raleigh, NC @ Disco Rodeo
* 10/19 - Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse
* 10/21 - Jacksonville, FL @ Freebird Live
* 10/22 - Miami, FL @ Polish American Club
* 10/23 - Orlando, FL @ The Social
* 10/25 - Nashville, TN @ Exit/In
* 10/26 - Columbia, MO @ Blue Note
* 11/2 - Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre
* 11/5 - Vancouver, BC @ Richard's On Richards
* 11/6 - Seattle, WA @ Showbox
* 11/7 - Portland, OR @ Roseland Ballroom
* 11/9 - San Francisco, CA @ Grand Ballroom
* 11/10 - San Francisco, CA @ Bimbo's 365 Club
* 11/12 - Pomona, CA @ Glass House
* 11/13 - San Diego, CA @ SOMA
* 11/14 - Los Angeles, CA @ Mayan Theatre
* 11/15 - Los Angeles, CA @ Mayan Theatre
* 11/16 - Las Vegas, NV @ House Of Blues
* 11/17 - Tempe, AZ @ Marquee Theatre
* 11/19 - Fort Worth, TX @ Ridglea Theater
* 11/20 - Austin, TX @ La Zona Rosa
* 11/21 - Houston, TX @ Numbers
* 12/8 - Washington, DC @ Constitution Hall (with the Pixies)
* 12/11 - New York, NY @ Hammerstein Ballroom (with the Pixies)

Friday's Bit Torrent Album downloads::
(Well today's my birthday... So I thought I would give EVERYONE a gift. ENJOY!)

Hot Snakes:: Audit in Progress
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Interpol:: Antics
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Tom Waits:: Real Gone
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Luna:: Rendezvous
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Elliott Smith - From a Basement on the Hill
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Tom Waits: 24 of his albums
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Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Abattoir Blues & The Lyre of Orpheus
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REM:: Around the sun
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HOW DO I USE BITTORRENT??
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Mark Lanegan hurt in car accident

Singer/songwriter Mark Lanegan was injured in a car accident in Los Angeles last night, forcing the cancellation of seven upcoming East Coast tour dates. Lanegan was not at fault and was not seriously hurt, but is under doctor's orders to rest for several weeks, his spokesperson said. The artist is expected to return to the road Oct. 10 in San Diego, with dates on tap through an Oct. 26 performance in Brussels. The former Screaming Trees/Queens Of The Stone Age vocalist is touring in support of his new Beggars Banquet album, "Bubblegum".

FRANZ FOOD FIGHT!

FRANZ FERDINAND are being chased by debt collectors due to an unpaid restaurant bill. The bill, dating back to April, relates to a meal at Frocks restaurant in Hackney, London where drummer Paul Thompson and his wife Esther celebrated their marriage. Owner of the restaurant Andy Steel said: "I just got fobbed off so I've got a debt collector trying to pursue it." A spokesman for the band said: "He's been away so much for the past six or seven months that he's not been able to keep track of his bank account," reports Ananova.

An Interview with Brian Wilson

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Thursday's Legal MP3 Downloads

cLOUDDEAD: "The Velvet Ant".
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Coldcut: "Atomic Moog" (Cornelius Mix)
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DJ Food : "Dark Lady".
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Funki Porcini: "The Great Drive By"
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Jaga Jazzist: "Lithuania"
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Queen + Hip-Hop Mashups = A Night at the Hip Hopera - The new Grey Album? You be the judge
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Kingblind's Favorite Finds

Make Harddrives into Speakers
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Cute InCase iPod Mini Sleeves
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MySpace Basks in R.E.M. 'Sun'
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Can money buy the Beatles' Apple love?
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Super Furry Animals frontman goes solo
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RIP Russ Meyer
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STOP BUSH graffiti postcards
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Kingblind.com Presents: Japancakes / National Grain & Guests

Wednesday, Oct 13th 2004
Echo Lounge
551 Flat Shoals Ave
Atlanta, GA 30316
404-681-3600
http://www.echostatic.com

About Japancakes:
This Athens, Georgia group defies standard musical categories. The songs often build from a single chord to which the band adds complex layers of cello, pedal steel guitar, old 70s keyboards, found sounds, and waves of lush guitars. This music manages to be great mood music that also merits close attention, revealing all kinds of hidden gems in the many layers of sounds. This is complex, beautiful, and innovative music.

Wednesday's Legal MP3 Downloads

Los Moonlights:: The Immigrant Song (Led Zep Cover)
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Calvin Scott:: Shame on the Family Name
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Butthole Surfers:: I hate my job
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The Broke Revue
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The Clorox Girls
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Kingblind's Favorite Finds

Surfing Hurricane Ivan
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Trailer Trash Guitar
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Rilo Kiley:: “More Adventurous” (Album Review)

I can’t listen to Rilo Kiley’s “More Adventurous” at work. Every time I slip the disk into my laptop and power up the speakers, by song two or three, someone is in my office asking me “What IS that song?” I think it is former child TV star Jenny Lewis’ sultry voice that catches in the back of her throat with a slow ache that makes them come running to my door. Or maybe it is the cleverly written lyrics about everyday situations that seem about to spiral out of control…but suddenly don’t. I’m not sure, but it works every time. With a mix of styles and sounds, “More Adventurous” seems the work of a band on its own adventure. On “Portions for Foxes” and “Love and War” Rilo Kiley goes full force into the land of rocked out pop song replete with tight drumming and flying guitars. Over it all Jenny Lewis’ voice growls high and loud – folks who want lip-synch alone in their rooms Pat Benatar-style, these are for you. The album veers from the languid 40’s sounds of “Ripcord” to the heartbreakingly pretty tones of “It Just Is” and “The Absence of God”. The attention to detail in each song give the album staying power, it’s not just the vocals that get all the attention, there are orchestral arrangements to spare and smart beats to back up Jenny’s gorgeous voice. These are songs that stick in your head all day, and just when you think you are over your personal favorite, a new fav comes to take its place. Back in my office, it’s quitting time and I can’t leave because one more person just stopped in their tracks outside my door listening to Jenny sing “Does he love you? Does he love you?” on track two and inevitably the question comes again…”What IS that song?.” (Review by: Erica Goldsmith)

Kingblind.com Presents:
An Evening of Independent Film, Art and Music Featuring:

END OF THE CENTURY: THE STORY OF THE RAMONES
THE FIRST TIME THIS FILM HAS BEEN SHOW OUTSIDE OF FILM FESTIVALS. THE AWARD WINNING DOCUMENTARY FILM OF THE GREATEST BAND IN THE WORLD.. THE RAMONES!!!!

Hank III:
3rd Generation Outlaw- a documentary film of the life of Hank III the
grandson of the great Hank Williams. (30 mins)

PLUS: Art show featuring Cooper Sanchez, Jim Hayes and Nik Newton

Plus a variety of the great music videos and film shorts and many CD's
giveaways with the music of the ROCK N' ROLL HIGH SCHOOL DJ's (spinning the best in Rock, Punk & Glam)

ALSO: A ton of Giveaways CD's DVD's Magazines, Tickets and MORE!!

ECHO LOUNGE
551 Flat Shoals Ave
Atlanta, GA 30316
404-681-3600
http://www.echostatic.com

Tuesday September 21st
Cost: 100% FREE
DOOR TIME: 8:00pm

Kingblind's Favorite Finds

A home computer in the year 2004-As envisioned in 1954..
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Beatle Bob
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Lon Chaney Sr.--Super Masochist!
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Watch the 'The Incredibles' trailer- The new film from Pixar
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Ten Finalists Set For Shortlist Prize

Albums by Wilco, Air, the Killers and Franz Ferdinand are among the 10 finalists for the 2004 Shortlist Prize, which honors critically acclaimed albums that have not yet been certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America for U.S. shipments of 500,000 copies. The winner will be crowned Nov. 10 at the Wiltern Theater in Los Angeles during a concert featuring nominees. The 10 finalists are Air's "Talkie Walkie" (Astralwerks), Dizzee Rascal's "Boy in Da Corner" (Matador/XL), Franz Ferdinand's self-titled Domino/Epic debut, Ghostface Killah's "The Pretty Toney Album" (Def Jam), the Killers' "Hot Fuss" (Island), Loretta Lynn's "Van Lear Rose" (Interscope), Nellie McKay's "Get Away From Me" (Columbia), the Streets' "A Grand Don't Come for Free" (Vice), TV On The Radio's "Desparate Youth, Bloodthirsty Babes" (Touch & Go) and Wilco's "A Ghost Is Born" (Nonesuch). Nominees and winners are chosen by a panel of Listmakers which this year includes Norah Jones, the Dixie Chicks, John Mayer, Jack Black, Jim Jarmusch, the Cure's Robert Smith, System Of A Down's Serj Tankian and the Black Eyed Peas' will.i.am. To be eligible, an artist's latest album must have been released between July 1, 2003, and June 30, 2004.

Monday's Legal MP3 Downloads

Her Space Holiday:: The Luxury of Loneliness
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Thavius Beck:: (Music Will Be) The Death Of Us All
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These Arms are Snakes:: Big News
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These Arms are Snakes:: Riding the grape dragon
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Tiger Army:: Ghostfire
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The Misfits:: 1 Million Years BC
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Kingblind's Favorite Finds

The 50 weirdest Guinness World Records
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Godfather:: Horsehead Pillow
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Barnaby Whitfield:: Artist
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Coroner: 9 drugs found in Rick James' system
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Jon Spencer Blues Explosion:: Burn it off (Music Video)
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Bling your things
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Che/Star Wars Stormtrooper shirt
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Human Television:: S/T (Album Review)

I’ve grown weary of easy comparisons. Influences, I can live with. Carbon copies are a little tiring. Yes, Human Television are “C-86”, early Creation, the sound of a pre-Acid House England. The press kit reels off Felt, The Wedding Present, The Go-Betweens, even New Order as references. And there are ghosts of all these bands haunting these songs. Maybe I’m too old, having lived through this movement first hand on the dear old shores of Blighty. Maybe I’m just hoping, fingers crossed, for something original to blow me away. Maybe I’m too jaded. Or maybe I don’t want to see grown men in paisley shirts and flat caps ineffectually strumming Rickenbackers once again. Whatever the reasons, I can’t really get behind Human Television. However, if you are young and haven’t been beaten to death with this kind of music, repeatedly, then definitely check this out. And if you are older and want to reminisce about the good old days when The Chameleons and The House of Love ruled your world, please feel free to listen. Human Television are not a bad band. They are just a jangly, popadelic déjà vu I can happily live without. (Review by L.A.M.)

Kingblind.com hit by hurricane

Hurricane Ivan has knocked out power for over 300,000.. No new post until monday.. RUN FOR COVER!!

Thursday's MP3 Downloads

White Stripes:: LIVE 7-13-02
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Lounge Lizards:: LIVE 12-10-93
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The Starlite Desperation:: The Thing
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ISIS:: False Light
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Milemarker:: Sex Jam 2
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The Shins:: Oh, Inverted World (Album Download)
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Kingblind's Favorite Finds

Get great new music FOR FREE
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Concealable weapons photo gallery
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Pictures of Music
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Touchscreen Boombox PC
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Ghetto Prom
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Build a lamp from empty CD spindles!
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Hooters To Open Restaurants In India: I say this is instant karma at India for all those jobs lost from outsourcing.
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iPod Guilty Pleasures
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Springfield USA, Home of The Simpsons
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New Hot Snakes song now available

Swami Records has posted a new Hot Snakes song from the band's forthcoming album "Audit In Progress" on their downloads page. "Hi-Lites" can be downloaded here.

Michael Moore Set To Release Two Albums

Michael Moore has struck deals with two major labels to release soundtrack albums that will accomplany the October 5th DVD release of his movie Fahrenheit 9/11. The first will be released by Warner Brothers and will feature the movie score and songs featured in the movie such as Neil Young's Rockin' in the Free World and REM's Shiny Happy People. The other one will be release by Sony BMG and is described by Moore as being the motivation for him and his crew. This second compliation will feature new songs from Rage Against the Machine alumni Zach de la Rocha and Tom Morello's Nightwatchmen. It will also feature previously released songs from The Clash, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, and System of a Down. Half of all the procedes from the Sony album will go to the Fallen Patriot Fund, a group that provides benefits to familes of soldiers killed in Iraq. The Warner released disc will benefit Rock the Vote. The New York Times has a lengthly article about the release of the albums and the DVD along with a new book from Moore that is a collection of letters sent to him by soldiers in Iraq, which is also set for release on October 5th.

Johnny Ramone 1948-2004

Kingblind.com has just received reports from NYC that John Cummings aka Johnny Ramone has passed away in Los Angeles Cal. His family is expected to make the announcment soon. Johnny you will be greatly missed.. Tell Joey and Dee Dee we miss them too. guitarist for the legendary punk band The Ramones, he was hospitalized earlier this year with an infection related to prostate cancer. He was 55 Years old CLICK FOR BIO INFO

Wednesday's Legal MP3 Downloads (Electro Style)

HER SPACE HOLIDAY - MY GIRLFRIENDS BOYFRIEND
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cinematic orchestra - horizon
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Cobra Killer:: Let's have a problem
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Bleep:: Coils
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Amon Tobin:: Cougar Merkin
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Kingblind's Favorite Finds

Darkness Manager Dismayed by America
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Explore jazz history through one photograph.
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Meet the new James Bond
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Hummer too small? Buy this
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Reed, Walkmen Join Modest Mouse's 'Party'

Lou Reed, the Walkmen and the Eagles Of Death Metal have joined the lineup for the All Tomorrow's Parties festival, to be held Nov. 6-7 at the Queen Mary in Long Beach, Calif. As previously reported, the event will be curated by Modest Mouse, who will also perform, as will the Shins and Flaming Lips. The first day's schedule will feature Modest Mouse, Reed, the Black Heart Procession, Sufjan Stevens, Lungfish, Willy Mason, Explosions In The Sky, Wolf Parade and White Hassle, whose song "Life Is Still Sweet" was the inspiration for Modest Mouse's breakthrough hit "Float On." In addition to the Shins, Flaming Lips, the Walkmen, the Cramps and the Eagles Of Death Metal (with Queens Of The Stone Age's Josh Homme on drums), ATP's second day will sport performances by Radar Brothers, Love As Laughter and White Magic. Tickets for ATP are on sale now via the event's official Web site and will be available Thursday (Sept. 16) via Ticketmaster. Single-day tickets are $55, while a two-day pass is $90. http://www.atpfestival.com/

Well.. Tonight I am off to see the Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra so all of today's post are an education on the genre of Afrobeat.. Enjoy

Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra
Date: June 13th, 2003
Venue: Bonnaroo Music Festival
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Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra
Date: April 28th, 2003
Location: Ft. Lauderdale, FL
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Fela Kuti:: Live in Amsterdam
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Akoya:: USA
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Kingblind's Favorite Afrobeat Finds

Afrobeat Lives On
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Learning English
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What is Afrobeat
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Fela Kuti
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More on Afrobeat
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Recommended Afrobeat recordings
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Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra
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Hurricane warning Part 3

Well first there was Charlie then Francis and now Ivan. Yes folks, another hurricane is coming and we may lose power again. (We were out for 3 days last time). So if you don't see a post on Wednesday. It's because Kingblind doesn't have power. We will keep you updated the best that we can.

Monday's Live MP3 Downloads

The Alarm:: Live 2003
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Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds:: Live at Roseland Ballroom 2003
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Fugazi:: live in burlington, vermont - at border - winter 1991
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BRIAN JONESTOWN MASSACRE - live / rare / peel session
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The Beatles:: The Ultimate Acetate Collection
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Kingblind's Favorite Finds

You and Stevie Nicks
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Interpol:: The new kings of New York
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Gigantic Days for The Pixies
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Photo of a huge street art project from Australia
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Polyphonic Spree follow their own beat
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Sending music's sacred cows to slaughter
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Cursive Breaks Up?

In a recent interview in Alternative Press magazine, Tim Kasher said Cursive was on indefinite hiatus and that he'd be focusing his attention on The Good Life. He also mentioned a new album with songs about drinking. This hiatus will go into effect after Cursive finishes their recent tour with The Cure

WHAT DID HAPPEN TO OUR LIKELY LADS?

THE LIBERTINES have announced details of a new single. ‘What Became Of The Likely Lads?’ will be the second single taken from the troubled band’s second album ‘The Libertines’. Released on October 24 through Rough Trade, it comes backed across the formats with a selection of live versions of old songs. ‘The Skag and Bone Man’, ‘Time For Heroes’, ‘The Delaney’ and ‘Boys In The Band’ were all recorded at London Brixton Academy in March this year. (NME)

Guitar String Legend Ernie Ball Dies in California

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Guitar string maker Ernie Ball, famed for strings that almost single-handedly allowed rock groups in the 1960s to play wailing riffs and belt out endless vibratos, has died in San Luis Obispo, California, at age 74, his family said on Friday. Roland Sherwood "Ernie" Ball founded the Ernie Ball Company in 1962 after his strings became the hottest-selling item in his family's music shop. The Beach Boys, Eric Clapton, the Rolling Stones and Jimi Hendrix used Ernie Ball Slinky Strings, sold in distinctive neon-colored packages. "He changed the way people thought of guitar accessories, and how they sold and marketed them, and to this day the Ernie Ball way is the industry standard," said Sterling Ball, Ernie's son and chief executive of the private San Luis Obispo company.

PJ Harvey Hits the road

U.K. rock act PJ Harvey has begun lining up dates for a fall North American tour, beginning Oct. 1 in Minneapolis. Ten shows are set, with more to be added. Tickets for some shows begin going on sale today (Sept. 9); visit the Polly Jean Harvey-led band's official Web site for full details. The group is touring in support of its latest Island album, "Uh Huh Her,"
Here are PJ Harvey's tour dates:
Sept. 9: Cambridge, England (Corn Exchange)
Sept. 11: Birmingham, England (Carling Birmingham Academy)
Sept. 12: Bristol, England (Carling Bristol Academy)
Sept. 14: Brighton, England (the Dome)
Sept. 15: London (Carling Apollo Hammersmith)
Oct. 1: Minneapolis (First Avenue)
Oct. 2: Chicago (Riviera)
Oct. 3: Indianapolis (Vogue)
Oct. 6: New York (Hammerstein Ballroom)
Oct. 9: Boston (Avalon)
Oct. 10: Philadelphia (Electric Factory)
Oct. 11: Providence, R.I. (Lupo's)
Oct. 13: Washington, D.C. (9:30 Club)
Oct. 14: Detroit (State Theatre)
Oct. 15: Toronto (Phoenix)
(via billboard)

Kingblind.com Presents: An Evening of Independent Film, Art and Music (UPDATE)

Tuesday, September 21st 2004
ECHO LOUNGE 551 Flat Shoals Ave. Atlanta, GA 30316 - 404-681-3600
www.echostatic.com
Door Time: 8:00 PM Cost 100% FREE

Dancing Outlaw: Emmy winning cult classic featuring Jesco the dancing outlaw (60mins)
Nestled deep within the heart of the mountains of Boone County, West Virginia reigns a King. The King - Jesco White, The Dancing Outlaw. Jesco is a living legend. The last of the Mountain Dancers, his style is unique to the mountain culture. Resembling tap dancing, it's a tradition passed down from father to son - as were his dancing shoes. His dance floor? An 8 by 4 piece of plywood or the roof of his canine companion Duke's doghouse. His venue? The front yard, the den of Jesco's and Norma Jean's trailer, or any place the spirit moves.

Hank III
3rd Generation Outlaw- a documentary film of the life of Hank III the grandson of the great Hank Williams. The award winning documentary directed by Oscar nominated filmmaker Luke Littell (30 mins)

Creative Process 473:
A tale of madness, mayhem and the birth of an original thought. And Monkeys. Trapped in a small room, two writers running on creative fumes attempt to break free from the limits of scripting a low-budget film.(Soundtrack by Doug Gillard from Guided by Voices) (film short 13mins)

Plus the Art of Cooper Sanchez, Jim Hayes and Nik Newton.

ALSO: The exclusive Atlanta preview of the new albums from The Prodigy: "Always outnumbered never outgunned" and Supergrass "is 10 best of '94 -'04" Plus we will have a ton of giveaways.. Including these new albums, tons of swag and even previews their new videos! WOW.. Plus we will have the new copies of Filter Magazine (Interpol Cover Story).. TOO COOL!!

Plus a variety of the great music videos and film shorts and many CD's giveaways with the music of the ROCK N' ROLL HIGH SCHOOL DJ's (spinning the best in Rock, Punk, Glam and Southern Rock) CLICK HERE FOR UP TO THE MINUTE EVENT DETAILS

Friday's Fantastic Legal MP3 Downloads

Brian Wilson:: Child is the father of the man (2004) From the upcoming SMILE record
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The Stills:: Still in love song
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John Vanderslice:: Pale Horse
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The Muffs:: Honeymoon
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The Herbaliser:: Something Wicked This Way Comes
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Iggy and the Stooges LIVE
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Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra:: Dirty and Blood
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Kingblind's Favorite Finds

The Curse of Dick Cheney
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The World Beard and Moustache Championships
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President Bush:: Sunday Bloody Sunday (MP3)
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Alcohol Without Liquid
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Pop'n Music Frenzy
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How the Fatboy grew up
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Michael Eisner to quit Disney
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Coming soon.. The best of The Verve

The legacy of U.K. rock act the Verve will be celebrated on the CD "This Is Music: The Singles 92-92" and a "Best of" DVD of music videos. The projects will arrive Nov. 1 internationally via Virgin; a spokesperson for the North American arm of the label says the items are not presently on the release schedule. Of greatest interest to fans will be the inclusion on "This Is Music" of the previously unreleased tracks "Monte Carlo" and "This Could Be My Moment," recorded during sessions for the Verve's 1997 swan song, "Urban Hymns." Beyond the international smash hit "Bittersweet Symphony," the disc also features such favorites as "Slide Away," "Lucky Man," "The Drugs Don't Work," "On Your Own" and "Sonnet." The DVD sports videos for all cuts on "This Is Music" save for the two previously unreleased tracks. It also boasts the alternate U.S. version of the "Lucky Man" video. Former Verve frontman Richard Ashcroft is at work on his third solo album, the follow-up to 2002's "Human Conditions."
Here is the track list for "This Is Music":
"This Is Music"
"Slide Away"
"Lucky Man"
"History"
"She's a Superstar"
"On Your Own"
"Blue"
"Sonnet"
"All in the Mind"
"The Drugs Don't Work"
"Gravity Grave"
"Bittersweet Symphony"
"This Could Be My Moment"
"Monte Carlo"

Low says hello to Sub-Pop

Slowcore gods LOW has just signed to Seattle based super indie label Sub-Pop Records. Tour dates and the release date for the new record are excepted soon.

New ATP "The Nightmare before Christmas" UK lineup announced

We had joy, we had fun, we had seasons in the sun, but the time has come for a foray into the dark side of All Tomorrow’s Parties. After 5 years of events in April, ATP Concerts add a new date to the UK festival calendar. Welcome to The Nightmare Before Christmas. Curated in its inaugural year by acclaimed British artists, Jake and Dinos Chapman, the event will be held at Camber Sands Holiday Centre, East Sussex on December 3rd, 4th and 5th, 2004. Headlining the festival will be the legendary Throbbing Gristle, Mercury Rev and Violent Femmes. Also confirmed are Shellac, Peaches, The Fall, The Minutemen, Carl Craig, Wolf Eyes, Lightning Bolt, a Skam Records room and a Mego Records room and many more to come. All Tomorrow’s Parties has been hailed as “Britain’s most inspired festival” by the Daily Telegraph, and the Christmas event promises to preserve the same eclectic spirit by retaining the concept of a curator. Jake and Dinos Chapman first rose to prominence with their three-dimensional recreations of Goya’s series of etchings, The Disasters of War. Since then, their experimental works have continued to push the boundaries in the art world and their curatorship of The Nightmare Before Christmas promises to be just as extreme. Tickets are priced at £120, including a 3-day festival pass and 3 nights accommodation. Like the annual April event, ticket includes performances starting from mid-afternoon with bars and DJ sets through till dawn, plus three nights in a self-catering chalet accommodation all with private bathroom suites. Onsite facilities include an indoor swimming pool, mini-golf, go-karting, restaurants & fast food outlets as well as a supermarket and off-license. Camber Sands is approximately 60 miles from London, or around an hour and half drive. Alternatively, a train into Rye Village and then a short bus journey can reach the site. Tickets for The Nightmare Before Christmas can be purchased directly through www.atpfestival.com by clicking the Buy Tickets in the menu bar on this page or by telephoning + 44 (0)-115-912-9000 or online via www.wayahead.com or in person via Stargreen Box Office on + 44 (0)207-734-8932 or www.stargreen.com or from www.ticketline.co.uk or by calling + 44 (0)161-832-1111

Thursday's Thrilling MP3 Downloads

The Shins:: Pink Bullets
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Kevin Sheilds:: Are you Awake
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The Jam:: This is the modern world
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Stiv Bators:: It's cold outside
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Kingblind's favorite finds

Ray Caesar and Amy Hill at Roq La Rue Gallery in Seattle
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Should I rip this?
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Paris Underground
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Introducing the insect orchestra
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Call it a comeback
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50 essential music tracks from 1900 through the 90s ?
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McCartney, Sonic Youth To Rock Bridge School

Paul McCartney, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Tony Bennett, Sonic Youth, Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals, Los Lonely Boys and Tegan & Sara will join event founder Neil Young on the bill for the 18th annual Bridge School Benefit. The shows will be held Oct. 23-24 at Shoreline Amphitheatre outside San Francisco.Performing as part of Bridge School's traditional acoustic format will be unfamiliar to a number of the artists, particularly McCartney. The former Beatle will be offering what is believed to be his first acoustic set since a 1991 taping for "MTV Unplugged," which was later released on CD. Harper will be making his second Bridge appearance. His guest turn on Pearl Jam's "Indifference" at the 2001 event was released on a holiday single for members of the band's Ten Club fan organization. The Peppers, Tegan & Sara and Sonic Youth will also each be making their second Bridge School visits, while Bennett and Los Lonely Boys will be making their event debut. As for Young, the shows will cap a brief run of performances that comprises a Sept. 15 show in Berkeley, Calif., the Sept. 17 Clean Air benefit in Duncan, British Columbia, and the annual Farm Aid benefit on Sept. 18 outside Seattle. Tickets for this year's Bridge School go on sale Sunday (Sept. 12) via Ticketmaster.(billboard)

Kingblind's Wednesday's Legal MP3 Downloads (Hurricane Edition) and YES the storm was as loud and fast as this music

7 Seconds:: We're gonna fight
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Bad Brains:: Pay to Cum
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Final Conflict:: Constant Fear
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Kid Dynamite:: News at 11
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Franz Ferdinand Snares Mercury Music Prize

Scottish alternative rock act Franz Ferdinand has won the 2004 Nationwide Mercury Prize with its eponymous debut album. The annual music-industry award, recognizing the U.K. or Irish album of the year, was presented last night (Sept. 7) at the Grosvenor House hotel in Central London. "We didn't expect to win this," said lead vocalist Alex Kapranos upon accepting the honor. "The bands [nominated] this year reflect a trend in the U.K. toward fantastic music." Franz Ferdinand and U.K. garage act the Streets had been 3/1 joint favorites to win the award, according to bookmaker William Hill. The winner was chosen from a shortlist of 12 albums by a 11-strong panel comprising media representatives and artists, headed by author Simon Frith. The shortlist was announced July 20, having been selected from a pool of 180 nominated albums. The prize ceremony was broadcast live nationally by Top 40 station BBC Radio 1 and on digital TV channel BBC 4. The award was established as the Mercury Music Prize in 1992 by labels body the British Phonographic Industry and the British Association of Record Dealers. It is sponsored by the Nationwide Building Society. The full shortlist was: Basement Jaxx, "Kish Kash"; Belle & Sebastian, "Dear Catastrophe Waitress" (Rough Trade); Franz Ferdinand "Franz Ferdinand" (Domino); Jamelia, "Thank You"; Keane, "Hopes and Fears" (Island); Snow Patrol, "Final Straw" (Fiction); The Streets, "A Grand Don't Come for Free" (Locked On/679); Joss Stone, "The Soul Sessions" (Relentle