It's been a while since I have done one of these and I have a backlog of stories that you should check out:
- Bruce Springsteen's long in the works Darkness on the Edge Town documentary debuts at the Toronto Film Festival in September and will appear on HBO in October.
- The New York Times takes a look as to why concert ticket sales continue to dwindle.
- Jack Johnson is donating all of the profits from his current tour to local charities. Yes, you read that correctly. Read on.
- Billboard has a piece on the Exile on Main Street reissue here that sheds some light on the reissue.
- Win Butler of the Arcade Fire reveals how love letters he wrote as a teen influenced their latest album.
- Speaking of the Arcade Fire, the Montreal Gazette has a rather stellar review of The Suburbs here.
- Soundgarden did their first billed show in a Chicago club Thursday night and based on the reviews, this is shaping up to be a reunion worth seeing.
- If you dug Martin Scorsese's Shutter Island, go here for a spoof of sorts where they play out how one of the characters escapes from the island.
- Train is gearing up for VH1's Unplugged later this year (why not MTV...oh yeah, they don't show videos anymore and the "M" no longer stands for music.
- Weezer has shifted labels and gives Rolling Stone online a preview of what to expect.
- The Guardian has a rather intriguing piece by Jonathan Margolis who was once a celebrity biographer and now that the tables have turned, has a different point of view on "unauthorized" books.
- Chud.com has a rather fantastic review of Christopher Nolan's Inception here, it's among the sites most read reviews, do yourself a favor and check it out.
- Southside Johnny talks it up on a revealing podcast which can be heard/downloaded here
- SPIN Magazine is offering you a FREE J-Roddly Walton track, go here immediately.
- While we are at it, check out the Washington Post's story on J Roddy.
- Shelby Lynne reveals how she released her latest album on her own and the struggle within and outside record company walls.
- John Lennon would have turned 70 this coming October and they are honoring him with a many deluxe and remastered reissues of all of his solo work.
- Lastly, once again the Arcade Fire seep in and Prefix Magazine has another really great review of their latest album here.
