I’d been working for weeks trying to lose this cold that’s been trailing me. 2 weeks ago, it took on flu/virus like symptoms. Now those symptoms are back again. Which probably means I’ll be staying home from work tomorrow. I don’t have much energy, but I gotta give back to you for reading this, so here are some interesting things I’ve found online recently. Something about how I expect to get healthy at the end of this. But first, the blips:
1. Apple seems to be poised to introduce new LED screens to it’s Macbook line, starting with the 15″ Macbook Pro. This is a welcome bit of rumor mill gossip for me, as I’m saving my dollars up for this summer, when I plan to purchase a Macbook Pro. If I can get a great product after a big form factor move, I’ll be happy. (Source: AppleInsider)
2. Coachella is going to be amazing this year. RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE are reuniting, The JESUS AND MARY CHAIN are playing the festival, GHOSTFACE KILLAH’S is gonna WRECK THE HELL OUT OF FESTIVAL!, GIRL TALK IS PLAYING THE FESTIVAL!, PHARAOE FUCKING MONCH is gonna be there, The Smashing Pumpkins are rumored to be playing there too. Also attending: The Good The Bad And The Queen (more on them later), Hot Chip, El-P, Lupe Fiasco, The Arcade Fire, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, AND THIS MIGHT NOT EVEN BE THE FESTIVAL I GO TO BECAUSE …. (Source: PitchforkMedia)
3. Bob Dylan is playing Bonnaroo. This is a good sign for what’s to come regarding The ‘Roo. Also good signs, the following artists/bands are also rumored to play: Tom Waits, Willie Nelson, Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, Arcade Fire, Hot Chip, America, TV on the Radio, The Roots, The Decemberists, Ozomatli, Keiren Hedben (Four Tet) & Steve Reid, The Hold Steady, M. Ward, and Girl Talk. Superfly Productions plans to officially announce the lineup on January 31st. (Source: Stereogum)
4. Kanye West’s taking a page out of the Kingdom Come rulebook, and he’s going to work with Chris Martin for a track on the forthcoming Graduation. (Source: Pitchfork, again)
5. 24’s gonna do the whole 2-hours-in-one-night thing AGAIN, this time in February. Set your DVR’s and brains for the 12th. And can someone comment to talk about tonight’s shocking return of one of season 5’s big bads? (Source: TV Squad)
So what do I expect will save me from the dead beyond I find myself in? The Good, The Bad, and The Queen release their self titled album tomorrow. Who the hell are they? Damon Albarn is The King of All Side Projects, what with Blur, Gorillaz, his own album Mali Music, and now this group, which feature the following people:
- Paul Simonon, the freaking bass guitarist from The Clash.
- Tony Allen, drummer for Fela Kuti’s band, of whom Fela stated, “without Tony Allen, there would be no Afrobeat”. (Source: Wikipedia)
- And Simon Tong, guitarist/keyboardist for The Verve.
A recording brought from all of them, produced by Brian “Danger Mouse” Burton, will be on shelves tomorrow. This is how the British do SuperGroup, and I’m starting to think it’s a hell of a lot better than we Americans do it.
