My Rights Versus Yours

I had the scary thought over the weekend of having this entire blog wiped out after having my blog locked(ie. I wasn't able to post) by Blogger because a spam scan they utilized filtered my blog for some reason as having the traits of a spam blog(and would have deleted my blog as a result). What those traits are I do not know. However, Blogger reviewed my blog and apologized for the scare. Maybe I should think about upgrading to my own .com URL. In the meantime, back to blogging:

Current blog hot topics Get Him Eat Him are at Sneaky Dee's on June 26.

Ex-Morcheeba vocalist Skye is on her own now and makes a stop in Toronto for a show at El Mocambo on June 28[via Emerge].

Mogwai's Stuart and Grainne Braithwaite have a DJ gig at The new M7 Hangar(39 Lisgar St. Toronto) on July 20 with admission $7 at the door[via Stille Post].

The Dears have been confirmed to play Rogers Picnic at Old Fort York on July 29. Too bad I'll be on my way that day to Florida for vacation.

Ulrich Schnauss is at the Rivoli on September 26[via Pollstar].

Caribou are scheduled to play The Casbah in Hamilton, ON on September 28 so I wouldn't think it'd be a stretch to expect a Toronto date around that time. And well Caribou's website says they have a lot of touring planned for the fall which also says this year's touring configuration will be a four-piece with the addition two new members, Brad Weber and Andy Lloyd, to the fold. The new album "Andorra" will be released on Merge in the Americas on August 21 and City Slang in the rest of the world on August 20. Purchase tickets for the Hamilton show here[via Stille Post].

On the heels of an upcoming release of a 4xcd, 1xdvd deluxe box set entitled ’Sojourner’[details here], Magnolia Electric Co. will be going on tour stopping in Toronto for a show at Lee's Palace on October 5.

Thanks to Neiles Life for the heads up that Matt Pond PA have a new EP entitled "If You Want Blood" to tide us until a new album surfaces hopefully this year.(Amazon.com indicates that the EP is released officially on June 19 while Amazon.ca says it's available as an import tomorrow - huh?). Neiles Life has the title track for download NOW.

I just got around finally to listening to the new New Pornographers track "My Rights Versus Yours" which'll be included on their forthcoming album "Challengers" coming out in August through Matador Records. Pitchfork has the details of the album and following their link to the mp3. I've read some comments about the song being boring, but I have to disagree - it's one of their finest melodic tunes in my opinion and quite possibly the sweetest Carl Newman-sung track I've heard so far. Take that haters.

That's it for today. I now need to finalize my list of gigs I'll be going to this week(especially, who I'll be checking out during NXNE). So far confirmed, I'll be seeing The National/Shapes and Sizes tomorrow night at The Opera House and Voxtrot/Au Revoir Simone/Favorite Sons at Sneaky Dee's on Friday night. Rest of the week, well, I'll play by ear. It could get a little crazy