Wednesday, January 23, 2008

Quick News

Portishead have released new info about their first record in over a decade. The album will be called THIRD and is set to be released on April 14th 2008, it contains 11 tracks and is 49 minutes 13 seconds long.

The Hold Steady are busy working on the follow up to Boys and Girls in America, check out what the band is doing as they post weekly photos of them having fun and growing bears (seriously, they are having a beard growing contest). It is all at www.holdsteady.com

The unfortunate and untimely death of one of Hollywood's true artists, Heath Ledger, has posed more questions than answers. Pitchfork Media has posted this article about the paradox between Ledger and 70's singer-songwriter Nick Drake. Check it out http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/page/news/48205-the-heath-ledgernick-drake-connection

Long Live The Joker--Heath you will be missed...