PEREZZLE GETS CALLED OUT

Check the video. Perez is confronted at an Xbox 360 party by a member of the paparazzi that calls him out for “stealing” photos for his blog, Perez Hilton. It’s pretty genius to see Perez all worked up. (link via Phern).

IF IT WORKS

Tokyo Police Club are going on one more North American tour before the end of 2006. The tour starts tomorrow in Brantford (October 27th) and ends December 2nd at The Horseshoe in Toronto. Check the dates below.

10/27/2006 Ford Plant Brantford, ON
10/28/2006 Main Street London, ON
11/2/2006 Studio B Brooklyn, NY
11/3/2006 Mercury Lounge New York, NY
11/4/2006 The Khyber Philadelphia, PA
11/4/2006 The Annex New York, NY
11/8/2006 Latimer Lounge Denver, CO.
11/11/2006 Bill Graham Civic Auditorium San Fransisco, CA
11/12/2006 The Echo Los Angeles, CA
11/14/2006 Holocene Portland, OR
11/15/2006 Chop Suey Seattle, WA
11/16/2006 Logan’s Victoria, BC
11/17/2006 Gallery Lounge Vancouver, BC
11/18/2006 The Royal on Baker Nelson, BC
11/21/2006 The Canmore Hotel Canmore, AB
11/22/2006 Tongue ‘n’ Groove Lethbridge, AB
11/23/2006 Broken City Calgary, AB
11/24/2006 Power Plant Edmonton, AB
11/25/2006 Louis’ Pub Saskatoon, SK
11/26/2006 The Collective Winnipeg, MB
11/29/2006 Schuba’s Chicago, IL
11/30/2006 The Intersection Grand Rapids, MI
12/2/2006 Horseshoe Tavern Toronto, ON

TPC gets MORE blog love from NYC. Check Ultra’s post about catching them live and dancing up a storm.

Frank at Chromewaves reviewed their appearance at Pop Montreal a couple weeks back. Read it here.

i(heart)music was at the same showcase during the festival and reviews it here.

I missed their last show at Sneaky Dee’s, so I’m gonna hit this one. Oh and if anyone has a line of a TPC t-shirt, me wantie.

BEAR IN MIND, WE ALL FALL BEHIND, FROM TIME TO TIME

Download LCD Soundsystem’s iTunes exclusive work-out mix 45.33 here.

Read Pitchfork’s review here.

THE THERMALS - PILLAR OF SALT

Newish video from The Thermals. Cameo by Colin Meloy!

LADY SOVEREIGN - LOVE ME OR HATE ME

I”M A FUNKING LITTLE MONKEY
Yet another Lady Sovereign post. People must think I’m obsessed, but I’m not. Let it be said right here that Lady Sov.’s debut Public Warning, being released in North America by Universal on October 31, 2006 is the new hot shit. People have complained that much of the album has been available in the form of singles and eps, but many of the tracks have been re-recorded for her debut. There is a killer new version of “Gatheration”, with a new slowed down beat, and wicked guitars. The beats are harder, the grime vocals are harsher and the tunes are more punk rock than anything else I’ve heard in the last year.

If Lily Allen is the new Streets, Sov. is the new M.I.A.. I really think Public Warning is going to break Sov. in North America, she has the talent, wit and skill to go big.

According to Pitchfork, she’s already on her way. Yesterday on MTV TRL, her video for “Love Me Or Hate Me” was the #1 video requested for the day. Read about it here.

Watch the video for “Love Me Or Hate Me Here” here.
Watch an interview with Sov. here.
Watch the video for “9 to 5″ here.
Check her myspace here.

Check her live on October 24, 2006 at the Opera House in Toronto. Tickets available here.

TV ON THE RADIO - WOLF LIKE ME
Live On Letterman (09/12/2006)

I was actually looking for their performance on MTV Canada’s Live from this past week, but stumbled across this one which is freakin’ incredible. I’m pretty pissed that I didn’t go to their show last week at the Opera House, word around town is that it was really good. I’ll defs be catching them the next time around.

HAND OVER THAT RABBIT FUR COAT
Jenny Lewis with the Watson Twins
w/ Vietnam, Michael Runion
October 7, 2006
St. Paul’s Trinity

I’ve been dying to see Jenny Lewis tour behind Rabbit Fur Coat, because I’m smitten with the album, and have never seen Rilo Kiley but have always wanted to. I missed her first stop through at the Opera House and I’m kind of glad that I did, because last night’s show at St. Paul’s was one of the best I’ve seen all year. To begin, I must give props to Against the Grain and Craig Laskey for booking Lewis into the best venue in the city. The religious overtones on Rabbit Fur Coat fit perfectly with the venue.
Arrived early to get good seats, it was general admission. Sat in the 5th row, right off the aisle, perfect picture taking seats, except for the photo ban for the night. It didn’t seem to stop people, so I snapped a couple quickly when I could. The rushing made them blurry, so I’ve posted only the ones that look decent. Michael Runion opened the show. He’s Lewis’ touring bassist, and performed a 25 minute set of acoustic songs reminiscent of Donovan, but less poppy. Nothing spectacular, but a good way to start the evening. Vietnam was up next and again, I wasn’t overly sold by their performance. It’s funny, when we first walked into the venue, I noticed this homeless guy sitting in the last pew on the main floor. He looked dirty and disheveled and kind of freaky in a Unibomber kind of way. Turns out he was the lead singer of Vietnam. The band all looked like this; they really took their name to heart and dressed the part of Vietnam vets. Musically, they sounded like southern 70s rock typical of the era. Vocals and lyrics very Dylan like, but musically louder. Didn’t blow me away.
The house lights went down shortly after 9pm and Lewis, the Twins and their band popped up at the back of the venue and walked down the aisle singing an acapella version of “Run Devil Run”. It was breathtaking and the perfect way to begin her set. Lewis is a natural front woman, she’s one of those people that you can’t keep your eyes off. Next up as “Big Guns”, which showcased how strong her band is. The Watson Twins sounded fantastic too, their backing vocals compliments Jenny’s voice very well. The rest of the set was derived mainly from the album, with a couple new tunes sprinkled in including “Jack Killed Mom” and “Fernando”. The new material is just as strong as that found on Rabbit, it has a very similar feel, but the writing is more mature. For the encore, Lewis came out solo and formed “Rabbit Fur Coat”, then brought out the band for two more songs including an all-star cover of the Traveling Wilburys “Handle with Care” in which Toronto-favourite Feist sang back up and played tambourine. An amazing conclusion to a great night.

Watch Michael Runion’s video for “Drunk As I’ve Ever Been” here.

Check Vietnam’s myspace.

Read Now Magazine’s interview with Jenny Lewis here. (via For The Records)

Watch Jenny Lewis perform “Jack Killed Mom” here.

Watch Jenny Lewis perform “Fernando” here.

Watch Jenny Lewis perform “Rabbit Fur Coat” here.

Watch the Hee-Haw inspired video for “Rise Up With Fists” here.

THE DECEMBERISTS ON CONAN

Performing O Valencia from The Crane Wife (via Stereogum).

THE KILLERS EXPLAIN THEIR NAME

The Killers were on Kimmel last night and did a skit with him explaining how they got their name. Check it out, it’s pretty funny!