Stream: Wilco - Wilco (The Album)

Bu now you probably have heard that Wilco's new record Wilco (The Album) has been leaked onto the net. Search some more disreputable blogs for some rapidshare links. I bet there's dozens. If you want to be a model citizen, however, you can listen to it all legally on Wilco's own website. I've just started listening now, and the first three songs sound pretty good.

Stream it in full here:
http://beta.wilcoworld.net/records/thealbum/index.php

Live: Brian Wilson at Electric Picnic 2009

More acts announced for Electric Picnic 2009 including the legendary Beach Boy Brian Wilson. Also added are: Amadou & Mariam, A Flock Of Seagulls, Bell Orchestre, Marina & The Diamonds, The Wailers, Fionn Regan, James Murphy/Pat Mahoney, Mundy, Royksopp, The Field, Jeffrey Lewis, and Richmond Fontaine.

Album News: Better than Ezra - Paper Empire

How did I let this one slip away from me? Better than Ezra are a US poprock band (kind of like Fountains of Wayne or one of those bands) that I really loved when I was younger. In fact, their album Closer is still one of my favourites, and regularly gets a spin. The lead single 'Absolutely Still' was released in March, and the album itself came out on Tuesday.

Track List:
1. Absolutely Still
2. Turn Up The Bright Lights
3. Just One Day
4. The Loveless
5. All In
6. Fit
7. Hell No!
8. Hey Love
9. Nightclubbing
10. Black Light
11. Wounded
12. I Just Knew

Watch 'Absolutely Still':

Cancelled: Future of the Left at the Academy

Luckily I hadn't chosen a winner for my first ever contest, but unluckily it's been postponed until September. Future of the Left have had to reschedule their Academy date which was set for this Sunday. This is unfortunate, but tickets for the original date will still be valid for the new date.

No info as yet on when exactly it will be, but I'll let you know as soon as I know.

Also, now you have an extra few months to enter the competition!

Download: King Khan - 69 Faces of Love

If you haven't heard of King Khan and the Shrines yet, shame on you. Shame on you. They've offered up another free download of a track from last year's excellent What Is?, and I have it here just for you.

Download:
King Khan and the Shrines - '69 Faces of Love'

More info:
http://www.myspace.com/kingkhantheshrines

Live: James Morrison at the O2

'Broken Strings' singer James Morrison (yes, I know he has other songs) will play Dublin's O2 on 6th of December 2009. Support is from OneRepublic, so fans of both acts should really enjoy the show.

Tickets aren't too overpriced at €39.20 and €49.20. They go on sale this Friday at 9.

See, told you he had other songs:

Album Cover: The Dead Weather - Horehound

What a great name for an album, and what a great album cover. Horehound is the album from the Jack White/Allison Mosshart collaboration The Dead Weather, and is due out on July 14th. I, for one, can't wait.