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Matador Records just posted the first track from Yo La Tengo's forthcoming "I Am Not Afraid of You and I Will Beat Your Ass." On first listen, it's a crazy guitar freak-out somewhat reminiscent of "Spec Bebop" but with vocals. They also announced tourdates, including three nights at the Fillmore in October (19,20,21.)
There's a lot of cool stuff going on at OSCON this year. Here's a session I would have liked to have seen:
Beginning with the snarling, ten-minute guitar jam "Pass the Hatchet, I Think I'm Goodkind," the indie vets veer through Vince Guaraldi-influenced R&B ("Mr. Tough"), country-pop confections ("Sometimes I Don't Get You"), uptempo crunch ("I Should've Known Better") and the more familiar ambient sounds of their recent albums ("I Feel Like Going Home"). On "Mr. Tough," infectious brass is followed by bassist James McNew's winning falsetto, imploring, "Don't you think we've suffered enough?/Meet me on the dance floor." And "Black Flowers" pairs horns and strings -- along with bells and gorgeous harmonies from drummer-vocalist Georgia Hubley.
Now editing this post.
Today Microsoft announced that they are indeed going to produce a media player/iTunes killer, which they have xristened "Zune." Look forward to an onslaught of stupid puns, like, say, the title of my post. The article that announced the new product (? brand? products?) is hidden behind the Billboard paywall, but here's a quote from the TechCrunch post that quotes Billboard:
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