High Art, Local News

I urge everyone to pick up the final issue(#20) of Comes With A Smile when your local bookstore or indie record store has it in stock. If you can't wait, you can head over to the mag's website and purchase it through PayPal; I ordered mine using PayPal on February 16th and got it in the mail yesterday! The final issue features The New Pornographers on the cover and for more Can-con, check out the accompanying CD which includes The New Pornographers' "High Art, Local News"(bonus track from Japanese CD) and The Constantines' "Shine A Light"(unreleased live version).

Are we getting excited for Belle and Sebastian and The New Pornographers at The Docks this Saturday? There's more press for B&S over at JAM! Showbiz and The Montreal Mirror.

The New Pornographers' Carl Newman maintains that he's a West-Coaster at heart, even though he currently resides in New York City with his girlfriend.[via Hour.ca]

The Age speaks with Charles Spearin of Broken Social Scene about the band's efforts to not be 'rock stars'.

Hour.ca speaks with Emily Haines and Jimmy Shaw of Metric. Also, watch some live videos of Metric who were recently on Muchmusic's MuchOnDemand when they performed "Monster Hospital" and "Dead Disco".

NPR spoke to Jenny Lewis about her debut album "Rabbit Fur Coat". Listen to the interview. Also, Jenny will be a guest on Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson on March 6th. [via The Late Night TV Page]

Billboard reports on the new Golden Smog album "Another Fine Day" which'll be released on July 18th through Lost Highway.

And don't hold your breath for Stephen Malkmus tour dates around these parts, as Billboard points out that according to Mr. Malkmus' website, he's in the midst of looking for a new drummer.

I see now that the official website for The Fall is now online. And they even have a section called 'New To The Fall?' for all the newbies. I'm pretty much a newbie myself even though I have a bunch of their albums but I really am only familiar with some of their old classics. Still, I'm itching to see them live. Let's hope they don't cancel this time like they did in 2003.