From weheartmusic.com
I actually
have enough material to write a "Bell, book, and candle", but this
would prove to be too much work. Especially because the Candlelight USA
compilation CD is mostly metal-type music that I would have to grind
through to write about the last piece of the puzzle.
Instead, here's some random books-related music that I've come across lately. As always, look to news.weheartmusic.com for additional information.
Any massive fan of hip hop should want to get a copy of this 15-year-in-the-making book for $24.95. That price might seem high, until you realize that the book is a hardcover with over 800 pages. More details of the book at Powerhouse Books:
Speaking of books, I think I may have agreed to do some coverage on The Books (official / myspace / twitter) when they arrive here in December 1st. I actually tried to navigate to their official website to see what they're all about, and I reckon it's too smart for its own good. I guess I just don't have the patience to sit and figure out what to do when all I really wanted is a biography and perhaps links to listen to their music. I suppose that's what myspace is for, however ugly it is, at least you know where to look and what to do. Their myspace lists their last release is in 2006 for Music for a French Elevator and Other Short Format Oddities EP, which the CD version is all sold out. I suppose they have a new album coming out and/or testing new material on their upcoming tour:
11/21 - Bellingham, WA Mainstage 11/23 - Los Angeles, CA Masonic Lodge @ Hollywood Forever Cemetery 11/24 - Seattle, WA Triple Door (2 sets, early and late) 11/25 - Vancouver, BC The Clutch 11/26 - Calgary, AB Broken City 11/27 - San Francisco, CA Noe Valley Ministry 11/28 - San Francisco, CA Noe Valley Ministry 11/29 - Milwaukee, WI Turner Hall Ballroom 11/30 - Madison, WI Majestic Theatre 12/01 - Minneapolis, MN Cedar Cultural Center
Since Lookbook opened up for Har Mar, whose music is more dancey-type vs the 80s pop synth song... so I'm not really sure if the audience there that night was taken by Maggie & Grant's music. However, I think their music might fit really well with their recent appearance with Solid Gold, who recently played a sold-out First Avenue show. They've certainly got the buzz by fans of local music here, so there's no doubt that I will eventually run into Lookbook again in the near future. UPDATE 11/17/09: I receive information on Bam Margera's Book Serious As Dog Dirt - which is out today (Tuesday, November 17th). The book is published by MTV Books and retails for $35. You may know Margera from MTV's Jackass as a professional skateboarder. More information on bamargera.com and twitter.com. Bam Margera
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