Grant Manship

iTunes Song Suggestion of the Day - Jan. 31st, 2006

Test Icicles - "Circle. Square. Triangle." from For Screening Purposes Only

WOW!!! That's all I have to say...

I'm pretty sure you'll want to check out The Raconteurs website.  I'd hate to ruin the surprise so I'll let you check out the band bio to see who is involved if you don't already know.  I'll also let you listen to, and be blown away by, the two songs in the Media section. 

"Store Bought Bones" anyone???  Looks like I know what I'll be listening to for the entire month of May and beyond.

iTunes Song Suggestion of the Day - Jan. 30th, 2006

Bloc Party - "Tulips" from Tulips - Single

Costa Rica

Hello all!  I've finally returned, much to my dismay, from my working trip to Costa Rica.  If you ever have the chance to go to this beautiful country, don't pass it up!  The country and the people are amazing.  To all my friends who I work with there, hola!

iTunes Song Suggestion of the Day - Jan. 27th, 2006

The Beta Band - "Dry the Rain" from The Three EPs

iTunes Song Suggestion of the Day - Jan. 26th, 2006

Film School - "Pitfalls" from Film School

iTunes Song Suggestion of the Day - Jan. 24th, 2006

Sufjan Stevens - "Super Sexy Woman" from A Sun Came

Favorite New Release of the Week - Jan. 24th, 2006

Cat Power - The Greatest

The dirty little secret about Chan Marshall is that she may actually have her shit together. As a recent Harp magazine interview pointed out (in between Marshall's musings on interest rates, real estate, and finances), she's spent the past decade building a successful career without even employing a manager. It's a feat that few, if any, of her contemporaries have been able to pull off-- and given that, at this very moment, a significant portion of the indie music world is salivating for tomorrow's release of the seventh Cat Power record, it would seem she's pulled it off quite well.  (more)

-Amy Phillips, January 23, 2006 via Pitchfork

The Strokes Announce U.S. Tour Dates

The Strokes have announced their preliminary U.S. tour dates.

03-03 New York, NY - Hammerstein Ballroom
03-06 Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditorium
03-08 Atlanta, GA - Tabernacle
03-10 Kansas City, MO - Uptown Theatre
03-11 Tulsa, OK - Cain's Ballroom
03-14 Austin, TX - Stubb's
03-15 Houston, TX - Verizon Wireless Theater
03-17 Grande Prairie, TX - Nokia Theatre
03-19 Denver, CO - Fillmore Auditorium
03-21 Mesa, AZ - Mesa Ampitheatre
03-24 San Francisco, CA - Concourse
04-02 Portland, OR - Roseland
04-04 Seattle, WA - Paramount Theatre
04-07 Chicago, IL - Aragon Ballroom
04-08 St. Louis, MO - The Pageant
04-10 Milwaukee, WI - The Eagles Club
04-11 Minneapolis, MN - Orpheum Theatre

iTunes Song Suggestion of the Day - Jan. 23rd, 2006

Seu Jorge - "Tive Razão" from Cru