HAppy (Harry Potter/Siren) WeeksSends

"The way we're describing it is a fruity vodka with a spicy kick, which is a way you could describe the city of New Orleans. TIM MURPHY-a spokesman on Absolut New Orleans vodka, a new drink flavored with mango and black pepper. Its profits will be used to help re-build the city." Hmm...not so sure how i feel about this. Maybe if our f'in government took some responsibility for our own people than Absolut wouldn't need to lure us to have another excuse to drink. Enough said.
Grand National-Drink To Moving On.mp3

So i know my postings today have been *w-E-a-K* to say the least, but hey, i am super ansy and on edge for my Harry Potter! I am. i will completely admit it. My angelic sister offered to buy a copy at the Borders in Maryland to assure that i will get a copy of the poster they are giving away since i am guessing it will be mass madness in the city tonight. Still...very excited. Hope everyone has a good weekend. So many good shows going on. Please make it out to Siren Festival. If not Elvis Perkins and The Twilight Sad--think of the big beers and snazzy hipsters.
The Twilight Sad-That Summer At Home I Had Become The Invisible Boy.mp3
Elvis Perkins-While You Were Sleeping.mp3
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Lily Allen works with Common

You can visit this latest collaboration over at Fader. Thanks guys! As you might have guessed by now, i love everything that this crazy lady does.
Lily Allen-Alfie (CSS Remix).mp3
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Harry Potter Day

"It is Ms. Rowling’s achievement in this series that she manages to make Harry both a familiar adolescent — coping with the banal frustrations of school and dating — and an epic hero, kin to everyone from the young King Arthur to Spider-Man and Luke Skywalker. This same magpie talent has enabled her to create a narrative that effortlessly mixes up allusions to Homer, Milton, Shakespeare and Kafka, with silly kid jokes about vomit-flavored candies, a narrative that fuses a plethora of genres (from the boarding-school novel to the detective story to the epic quest) into a story that could be Exhibit A in a Joseph Campbell survey of mythic archetypes. In doing so, J. K. Rowling has created a world as fully detailed as L. Frank Baum’s Oz or J. R. R. Tolkien’s Middle Earth, a world so minutely imagined in terms of its history and rituals and rules that it qualifies as an alternate universe, which may be one reason the “Potter” books have spawned such a passionate following and such fervent exegesis. With this volume, the reader realizes that small incidents and asides in earlier installments (hidden among a huge number of red herrings) create a breadcrumb trail of clues to the plot, that Ms. Rowling has fitted together the jigsaw-puzzle pieces of this long undertaking with Dickensian ingenuity and ardor. Objects and spells from earlier books — like the invisibility cloak, Polyjuice Potion, Dumbledore’s Pensieve and Sirius’s flying motorcycle — play important roles in this volume, and characters encountered before, like the house-elf Dobby and Mr. Ollivander the wandmaker, resurface, too." All of the numerous taunts i have recieved over the years about how these books are rubbish and how i am a dork for re-reading all of them before the release of a new book...so sad to see it all end. Especially since it is being released during a weekend and upcoming week full of shows to go see, leaving me little time for complete Potter indulgence. Recommend checking out the rest of the review here.
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Iron and Wine Announce Fall East-Coast Tour Dates

Beautiful
A limited number of tickets for each show are available during the pre-sale tomorrow-Friday, July 20th at 12 PM EASTERN time.
Sept 27 – Boston, MA @ Orpheum Theatre
Sept 28 – Upper Darby, PA @ Tower Theater
Sept 29 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
Sept 30 – New York, NY @ Town Hall Theatre
Iron & Wine-Freedom Hangs Like Heaven.mp3
Iron & Wine-Woman King.mp3

Revenge of the Book Eaters Benefit

Tickets go on sale this Friday for Revenge of the Book Eaters a benefit for local non-profit 826 NYC to be held on Sunday, August 26th at the Beacon Theatre. Grizzly Bear, Feist, Jim James of My Morning Jacket, and A.C. Newman will lend their voices to the cause. Last year Jon Stewart hosted, this year Demetri Martin will have his go. It is a highly enjoyable night which reminds you exactly why you should take time out to volunteer-WHICH WE ALL SHOULD- and treats you to some lovely music at the same time.
A.C.Newman-The Cloud Prayer.mp3
Feist-Honey Honey.mp3
My Morning Jacket-Gideon.mp3

White Stripes-Finish Canadian Tour

So they completed what they set out to do-touring every providence in Canada and Rollingstone Magazine nicely provides us with the photos to prove it. Glide Magazine covers the adventures of their friend Dafun during his journey to the Stripe's 700th gig on the last night of their Canadian voyage.
"Glace Bay is located almost as far east as you can go on the island of Cape Breton, the easternmost part of Nova Scotia. The theater for the duo’s 10th Anniversary show held about 700 people and was painted red, white and black. This crowd was out-of-control-excited. The room was filled in ton of relative of Jack’s — I sat direct next to 91-year-old women who was related to Jack’s grandmother. Prior to the show, they brought champagne out to celebrate the occasion. The show began with bagpipers and a drummer leading the band out. From start to finish, as you’d probably expect, the show was amazing, a captivating affair."
Craziness...i would have loved to be at any of their secret engagements! I highly recommend checking out the rest of his report along with lovely video clips.

Have to love Jack White in a kilt!
White Stripes-St. Andrew (This Battle Is In The Air).mp3
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*****THANK YOU TODD*****

Pre-sale for 'John in the Morning at Night' going on now!

Today is one of those days where i wish i lived in Seattle-or could easily go visit!
John in the Morning at Night PRESALE
Featuring: Maps, Vampire Weekend, Jamie T., Das Llamas & Joy Wants Eternity

Event Date: September 22nd, 2007
Venue: Crocodile Cafe
Presale Starts: NOW!
Presale Ends: Thursday, July 19th
On Sale to Public: Friday, July 20th
Password: JITMAN
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Ladies-Alphabet City-Lower East Side-BE CAREFUL!

July 19, 2007 -- The sex fiend who molested three Lower East Side women since June struck for a fourth time early yesterday, authorities said. In the latest sickening attack, the creep ran up behind a 20-year-old woman on East Ninth Street near Second Avenue at 1:50 a.m., he put her in a chokehold, shoved his hand up her skirt and ran off, police said.
"I heard some yelling or screaming . . . she didn't yell for help," said neighbor Emily Gerstell, 22, who moved there because she thought the busy block was safe."It's just upsetting . . . it's really terrifying," Gerstell said. Bernie Dobrzynsky, 53, whose window overlooks the scene where the victim - who neighbors said is an NYU student - was watching TV around the time of the attack and heard muffled noises. "After what I hear now I am sorry I didn't look out the window," Dobrzynsky lamented.
Detectives spent the day yesterday interviewing the victim at a local hospital and showed her the sketch of the suspect in the three other cases to see if he matched the description of the man who abused her, cops said.

Sadly-wait extended for new Streets album

Feelin' a bit slaggish there Mike?
Those brits seem to be having a hard time with things lately-Amy Winehouse cancelling shows and spitting on fans-Beckham being sold to the US-Harry Potter being leaked on the internet and now Mike Skinner has exclaimed via his handy myspace page that The Streets has been pushed back another year. "Making an album when you're quite well known is a bit stressful, "I've had to accept this week that because my album isn't quite right yet it won't be coming out this year. I think I've got the makings of a great record, but I've been working so hard on it my head is spinning at the end of every day and when I wake up each morning the first thing I feel is panic. I've decided to try to get some distance from it while we do this Scotland tour, Get Loaded (In The Park) and Ibiza. This also means I'll maintain my tidy pattern of releasing an album in 2002, 2004, 2006 and, now, 2008." This album would be the followup to The Streets widely successful 2006 album, 'The Hardest Way To Make An Easy Living.' Then again it is always better when your favorite artists don't feel rushed and forced into producing another album-take all of the time you need Mike.
The Streets-Blinded by the Lights.mp3
The Streets-It Was Supposed to Be So Easy.mp3
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M.I.A. at Studio B-July 25th

Tickets are officially on sale now! Don't forget to see M.I.A. this Saturday during the Siren Festival out at Coney Island.
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And all we'd buy was trainers...

Nifty Trainers, eh?
Really Lil? I would have pegged you for more of an Adidas or Puma girl. I am a loyal Puma girl myself. Although she does sport the Air Max 90's in her video for 'Smile'-so i guess it works. In addition to her world wide jaunce that has her playing dates in Europe, Australia and here along the West Coast it seems Miss. Allen will also be adding 'Speciality Trainers Designer Extrodinaire' to her list of accomplishments. Is it bad that i want a pair? "The limited addition trainer is called Lily Allen Air Max 90, and is red, white and blue with stars on the laces."
**** Lily Allen Tour Dates****
~~JULY~~
7-18 Cornwall, England - Eden Sessions
7-21 St. Petersburg, Russia - Peter and Paul Fortress (UK Flavours Festival)
7-28 Mt. Fuji, Japan - Fuji Rock Festival
7-31 Freemantle, Australia - Metro
~~AUGUST~~
8-02 Melbourne, Australia - Prince of Wales
8-03 Sydney, Australia - Metro
8-04 Bryon Bay, Australia - Splendour in the Grass
8-10 Oslo, Norway - Øyafestival
8-11 Gothenburg, Sweden - Way Out West Festival
8-15 Sagres, Portugal - Surf Festival
8-17 Biddinghuizen, Holland - Lowlands Festival
8-18 Staffordshire, England - V Festival
8-19 Chelmsford, England - V Festival
8-24 Krakow, Poland - Coke Live
8-31 Buenos Aires, Argentina - Luna Park Stadium
~~SEPTEMBER~~
9-01 Santiago, Chile - Santiago Arena
9-06 San Diego, CA - House of Blues *
9-07 Las Vegas, Nevada - The Joint @ Hard Rock Hotel *
9-10 Anaheim, CA - House of Blues *
9-12 San Francisco, CA - Warfield Theatre *
9-14 Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom *
9-15 Seattle, WA - Paramount Theatre *
*with Kevin Michael
**She also lists them as her top ten favorite things:
Nike Air max 90’s
Records
Sunday roasts
Marc Jacobs Handbags
My shiny new Laptop
Dresses
Sonicare toothbrush
Gold
Stickers
Flowers
Lily Allen-Smile.mp3
Lily Allen-Littlest Things.mp3
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