A New Leaf.

Just before the craziness of C3 dominated, over-hyped ACL Fest blows through Austin this week, it's not too late to turn over a newer "leaf." Carbon Leaf is back. If you're like me and don't have the 2-300 bones for a stub to the flower-powery, slightly gimmicky, none the less, world famous manicured mega Zilker Park grass stomp, you should drop into Antones Tuesday night to hear one of the greatest bands that gets no radio love, but generates enough sparks among their live witnesses to power a wave of internet radio lust. (To date this week, one small station in Corpus is the only radio airplay in the entire state of TX). Carbon Leaf goes from rootsy rock, to pop, folk, and back to indie infused charm in one short set. You'll be a fan before the merch booth is raided, guaranteed. Check my post show review at bandPedia if you can't make it. See you at the show.

T Shirt Of The Day

c'mon kids, sing...
"I Ain't sayin' She's a Gold digger
I'm Just sayin' she's The Wrong Winner
Go head Girl go head get down
Go Head Girl go head get down"

Don't watch this video now...

Wait until you have 4 minutes. Then, watch this video. Assuming that all of this information is true...what is your favorite fact? Mine is "if Facebook were a country, it would be the 4th largest country in the world." Wow.

9-9-9...its a sign!!!

Well maybe not a "sign" like 12-21-12...you know, the end of the world according to Mayan calenders (and who do you know that doesn't have one of those hanging in the kitchen?). Anyway, my point is 09-09-09 is getting a bad deal. Where's the parties? The 99 cent gas promotions? The free downloads of Prince's 1999? C'mon! 08-08-08 was big deal last year, at least for about 1 billion Chinese people who claimed the day as the luckiest 24 hours in our lifetime. Or 07-07-07, lucky lucky lucky for all the non Asians, or peeps that couldn't wait for 08-08-08. And don't even try to compare this year with 06-06-06. So, yeah, I can't help but feeling "jipped" about today. I mean 10-10-10 is a year away, yet there's ALREADY a book out about it! I'd go see the animation masterpiece $9.99, but it's not in Austin yet!
Still, the website to promote this flick looks amazing. But, I digress. OK. It's almost 9:09pm and I'm going outside to howl at the moon...or something.

Rave On....

you should see the stereogum.com mp3 player here if you have flash

My fav new track for another 24 hours will most likely be "Last Dance" The Raveonettes...so, scroll down to "Last Dance" and back me up on this. Raveonettes new album will be out on October 6th btw.

Love stereogum for always for my new music fix.

Googling with envy.

If you're a complete tech geek, live in Silicon Valley, have a over whelming urge to be the first on your street to go all Chrome on us, the Google Web Browser is being unleashed officially today on the market, and it's already carving up the other browser competition! CNET's newest poll, still taking reader feedback last time I checked earlier today, shows Firefox leading the market share (in reality, it's Internet Explorer still kicking ass...BUT The new Google Chrome is poised to TAKE OVER! Already 30 million peeps using this everyday, going to Chrome! That's more market share than Internet Explorer, Apple, and Opera combined according to CNET's real people poll here.
Windows users who want to simplify your online window shopping, the Chrome is a gratis download you gotta try.
Peace,
C

Two weeks from new Heap!

One of the uber cool artists to emerge from from the U.K. over the past several years has been Imogen Heap. (Hide & Seek still a song I rarely skip past on my ipod). So if your a Heap fan too, you'll be happy to hear the new Imogen Heap, "First Train Home" is out in 2 weeks! Wait for Austin radio to play it and you'll be in a retirement home by then, so go here to take the "First Train Home" and get on it! Actually, this track is so "radio-friendly" as they say, I can see it going on playlists before too long. Imogen took some time off to tour with Frou Frou, and is ready release album number 3. God, how long ago was Garden State? (Hint: the Soundtrack was released 5 years ago tomorrow btw, maybe the best soundtrack this decade) We're getting old.