Minus 5 – Down With Wilco for me probably, not seeing too much else that interests me.

https://recordstoreday.com/SpecialReleases

For those of you in the UK they are playing the Albert Hall on June 22nd next year.

Presale starts 2 October @10am local time Presale code: HOTSUN General on sale starts 4 October @ 10am local

Also coming out in November is the Hot Sun/Cool shroud EP on physical formats.

I got a limited version on vinyl at Solid Sound festival in June, there was a competition to design the cover for the main physical release, it was won by a 3 yr old 🙂

https://wilcoworld.net/shows/

I find a lot of things involving her conviction to be quite troubling. If you take away her alleged “confession”, then there’s not much to go on it seems. It also appears that some of the logs showing who was on duty when babies died were incorrect which was another key thing in her conviction.

Obviously if she is guilty of these crimes then she is a complete monster, but a potential miscarriage of justice in such a high profile case is incomprehensible

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/sep/03/i-am-evil-i-did-this-lucy-letbys-so-called-confessions-were-written-on-advice-of-counsellors

Their 2nd of the year, these guys are so prolific, especially compared to the other band that 2/3 of them are (were) in.

https://www.thesmiletheband.com/music

Um

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2j3353vvdvo

Hopefully he can still have a reasonable quality of life.

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/oYzarA1MFghnKVqi/?mibextid=oFDknk

In wonderful news another “new” album and he is beautifully described as the “Brown Eyed Girl Hitmaker” in the accompany piece

https://www.music-news.com/news/UK/174858/Van-Morrison-announces-duets-album-featuring-unreleased-tracks-with-Willie-Nelson-and-Joss-Stone?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR0dRA-kFB5jjHbwl_i7WPjkO2PIaclcYBHl_vMxnYyXZwZGzF19WsIvRxc_aem_LCw9UBNk0Q2kWtJb1zrY9A

Born in the USA was released.

Not my favourite album, but one I have probably played more than any other.

Paste magazines top 300 albums. Some interesting choices.

Please refrain from clicking if you are not interested.

Another one.

Live at Orangefield (2014)

Perhaps past his vintage era but a decent selection of songs (see comments)

The very prolific band will release it next month. I will be picking up a vinyl copy at Solid Sound 🙂 Excellent news

“A new EP just in time for summer (and Solid Sound)!

Hot Sun Cool Shroud features six new tracks from Wilco that have a summertime-after-dark kind of feeling.

“It starts off pretty hot, like heat during the day, has some instrumentals on it that are a little agitated and uncomfortable and ends with a cooling breeze. There are tracks on Hot Sun Cool Shroud that are more aggressive and angular than anything we’ve put out in a while, and a song about love melting you like ice cream into a puddle of sugary soup. All the pieces of summer, including the broody cicadas.” – Jeff Tweedy

The EP will be available digitally on June 28 (presave here), and Solid Sound goers will have the first crack at vinyl. “

With a nod to @fitterstoke, what is the song being discussed here by a certain rock writer?

“If there weren’t such massive prejudice against *****…, “*******” would be ranked among the greatest pop songs written in the past decade, a penetrating psychological portrait of what psychoanalyst Alice Miller calls The Drama of the Gifted Child, and a great reworking of one of the major undiscussed themes in contemporary pop music: spiritual abandonment, lack of nurture, and their consequences.”

“*******” penetrates to the very heart of a basic human mystery: How parents can so readily brutalize their own…”

Just the $1350 !

It contains alternate versions of the Nutopian International Anthem.

(there will also be a version for about 100-150 quid with 6 CDs and 2 Blu-rays)

https://store.johnlennon.com/products/mind-games-the-ultimate-mixes-super-deluxe-box-set

As am sure most are aware this has been going on for a while. Saying pretty horrible things about each other and rush releasing tracks to emphasise their views.

All good fun, but it potentially took a dark and sinister turn when a security guard was shot outside Drake’s home a few days ago. Shootings in Toronto are not completely uncommon and this may be unrelated however

So what do we think about this, is it an essential part of hip hop culture or should they grow the f*** up and get on with their lives without allowing this to escalate into something that is extremely dangerous?

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-68993672

1 week (US):

Vinyl LPs – 859,000 CDs – 759,500 Cassettes – 21,500 Digital Downloads – 274,000

That would appear to suggest there is still a place for physical media.

However: Spotify streams > 1 billion (presumably worldwide)

He is sick, physically and mentally. Taking some “time out” to address it. Check the link. Hopefully he will make a full recovery and be back in business soon

https://www.lloydcole.com/time-out/

For those who are interested. Went to 2 local stores out of about 10 I could choose in the city. Got what I wanted Wilco – The Whole Love box set. Threw back Lennon Mind Game EP $45 (about 30 quid after tax) for 4 songs! Also saw Talking Heads live album I was interested in, but decided against it (was about 40 quid for a double)

30LPs is generous, not sure how that thing will fit on my shelf though!

https://twitter.com/Wilco/status/1774752492628119993?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1774752492628119993%7Ctwgr%5Ee39ff6dc02ef46092f961005458e370eb54fa33e%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fviachicago.org%2Findex.php%3Fapp%3Dcoremodule%3Dsystemcontroller%3Dembedurl%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fwilco%2Fstatus%2F1774752492628119993

“Jeff Lynne’s” ELO are to make a final tour, whether this will last about a decade like Elton’s is as yet unknown. I checked the on sale yesterday for Toronto, all the best seats are either designated as “Platinum” which is complete nonsense, just legalised scalping or you can buy one of 3 packages like the aforementioned one.

Here’s what the Mr Blue Sky package gives you:

One reserved ticket in rows 6-15 on the floor Access to the Jeff Lynne’s ELO lounge including: – Green screen photo booth experience – Light appetizers and dessert bar – (2) drink tickets per person for beer, wine, and soft drinks – Photo opportunity in front of the VIP backdrop to commemorate you evening * Specially designed merchandise – exclusive to VIP packages Commemorative laminate and branded lanyard Priority entry for crowd free merchandise shopping

*No artist interaction with this package

So a decent seat but not the best, 2 drinks(!), and the catering doesn’t even include a main meal. The cost $993!! The “Over and Out” package (first 5 rows) is $1400

I can kind of understand people buying VIP packages to meet the artist, but who on earth would pay » Continue Reading.

2 absolutely astonishing games. Incredible entertainment for the neutral. But I admit I supported England today (!). The media coverage Ireland have been getting has been a bit much, especially for a team that routinely fails every 4 years when the World Cup comes around. And it should always be tough to win Grand Slams.

Unfortunately Wales are currently pretty hopeless, but a win tomorrow against a French side in apparent post World Cup disarray would make it a pleasing weekend sportswise.

… is To Pimp A Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar

Based on votes from 75,000 people so I guess it must be true

https://rateyourmusic.com/charts/top/album/all-time/

Only 20 years since the magnificent Out of Season (with Rustin’ Man)

https://superdeluxeedition.com/news/beth-gibbons-lives-outgrown/