ATLien Bulletins

Jordan Jefferes of Atlanta's Snowden is moving up to Chicago to write their next album. He's looking for some support via their myspace:

t's crazy what some people will do to break writer's block. Kidding. Well, it's partially true. The second record needs to be ace and I need to rustle my feathers. After years of trying to break the seal and try another city I'm finally going to do it, or at least try to. I have a place lined up in Logan Square. What I need from you is the following.
- a job, part time, bartending preferred but boy would I love to get out of the service industry(resume and writing samples upon request)
- someplace to park my tiny trailer (got a driveway in the burbs?)
- junk furniture, your trash is my trea....well, it will keep my clothes off the floor
- advice - what are your favorite spots? bars, coffee, diners, scenic spots, museums, massage parlors...
- drummers, if I could take Chandler with me I would. He could saute you with his skillz. However, I may need some work done here and there and I can't afford first class plane tix every time I need a disco high hat line.

Hit me back with your contact info and I will shower you with praise and pats on the head when I arrive.

Snowden Myspace

Snowden : Anti Anti : Between The Rent And Me


Here's my pick for local show of the week:



Lenny's is brewing up a festival in November:



Shows worth looking into this week:

Animal Collective at Variety Playhouse Wednesday

Auditioning Alice at Vinyl Thursday

Rilo Kiley at Variety Playhouse Saturday


Animal Collective : Strawberry Jam : Peacebone


Rilo Kiley : Under The Blacklight : The Moneymaker


Auditioning Alice:

Friday Free-Style

Sigur Ros are releasing a movie and accompanying album. Here's the trailer:



The Decemberists have a a remix EP coming out and are doing a tour where they day two shows each day, one with all of their short pop songs and one with all of their long, epic songs. The tour happens nowhere near the ATL, but I may travel for this one. Here's raved out version of "The Perfect Crime #2" remixed by Junior Boys:



Yo La Tengo are doing a "Freewheeling Storytelling Tour". Using their latest (amazing) album, I Am Not Afraid Of You And I Will Beat Your Ass, as a starting point, they will chronicle their 23-year history with stories and music. No Atlanta date yet, but they are still booking shows, so I suggest you email them and tell them to come here. Here's some low quality videos of them at the Variety Playhouse earlier this year:





Check out the new Rilo Kiley video:

New Foo Fighters video is cool:

Eddie Vedder just did a soundtrack to a movie. Listen to a track here.

Ben Harper will be at The Fox on November 2nd.

Porcupine Tree have a new EP coming out featuring songs that didn't make Fear Of A Blank Planet. Track down a 5 minute sample here.

Creative Loafing recounts the awesome Black Lips shows I caught last week here.

Read about Tiger! Tiger! here.

Deerhoof have scored the soundtrack to a romantic comedy starring Mandy Moore and directed by Justin Theroux, who has worked with David Lynch and on HBO's Six Feet Under, called Dedication. Weird. It comes out today and if you're interested, here's the trailer:



The New Pornographers on Letterman:



Neil Young has a new album coming out this year. Here's some vids:







And Neil Young with Eddie Vedder:

Monday Mash-Up

So at first i didn't know what to think about the new Smashing Pumpkins album, but the more i listen to it and get comfortable with it the more I like it. Here's a track i like alot:

Smashing Pumpkins : Zeitgeist : Neverlost


Here's a little something to jam out to:

Sonic Youth : A Thousand Leaves : Hits Of Sunshine



Another classic:

Ugly Cassanova : Sharpen Your Teeth : Hotcha Girls



Here's some interesting releases out tommorrow that i'm excited about:











Here's some Tokyo Police Club:



Here's The Shins:



For the Atlanta college kids like me, Summer 2007 is over. I went to some cool fests, saw some great shows, and had a fun time so I leave you with this today:

Grandaddy : Just Like The Fambly Cat : Summer...It's Gone

Friday Free-Style

Listen up, I got a bunch of time sensitive info for you. If it currently before 10am as you read this, it is your last chance to buy Bjork tickets. The Klaxons are even opening.



Queens Of The Stone Age are going to be at The Tabernacle September 22nd. Tickets go presale today at 10am and officially go on sale tommorrow at 10am.

More tickets that go on sale today at 10am:

• The New Pornographers at the Variety Playhouse October 30th
• Rilo Kiley at the Variety Playhouse September 29th
• Stars at the Variety Playhouse October 27th
  

If you got tickets to the Smashing Pumpkins shows at the Fox, You are twice as lucky because Explosions In The Sky are opening.

If you didn't get tickets for that, there's Of Montreal doing a halloween show in their hometown of Athens, Ga at the 40 Watt. I can't find tickets online yet, but you'll want to jump on them quick because this will definetly sellout.

The Coathangers are releasing their debut album September 4th.

Behold, the album cover to the new The Mars Volta record due out this year!



Les Savy Fav have an new album hitting stores September 18th.

Aesop Rock will be at the Masquerade on November 20th.

Deerhoof will be opening for Bloc Party in Nasheville, TN September 25th. Aw yeah, a Deerhoof video:



Weird new Blonde Redhead video:



Spoon on the Late Show:



Rilo Kiley video:



Iron And Wine covers Radiohead at Pitchfork Fest:



The White Stripes played a "one-note gig" in Canada. Yeah, check it out.

Interviews:

• My Brightest Diamond
• Spoon
• Stars
• St. Vincent
• Sonic Youth
• The Decemberists

I leave you today with a The Besnard Lakes video: