A small issue with the laptop which landed it in the shop for a few days, semi-forced a short break from the blog grind and the constant search of the Internet for interesting reads. The machine is back in action and while playing catch up, I’ve come across a few notable mentions on the web.

-This joke isn’t funny anymore, but I’m sure that there are folks that will hold their breath anytime anyone wants to try to put this rumor back into circulation. It would be pretty awesome though, and seeing as how 3/4 of The Smiths seems to be spinning their wheels out of the music limelight for some

time now, the right amount of money just might tempt them enough. Smiths ‘closer than ever’ to reunion. It is the Sun reporting this, and their reliability is always in question.

On a side “Smiths” note: I recently watched a DVD documentary on the Smiths from the A Classic Album Under Review series which you can find on Chrome Dreams. If you are near the music documentary geek that I am, I highly recommend this film that examines the legendary album The Queen is Dead.

MP3> The Smiths ‘There Is A Light That Never Goes Out’

-I subscribe to the Bob Lefsetz letter for a couple of reasons. He knows a bit about the music industry and has been around it long enough to call bullshit when he sees it and does so in an informative and humorous manner. He also picks the most random shit to write about, which is the case in a more recent post about a Kenny Chesney song titled ‘Fat Girls and Weed’.

If you don’t subscribe to Bob’s letter, I recommend that you do, if it only is for a good laugh now and then.

-Local blog site Flux=Rad, has an interesting post about the newest AC/DC video being released as an Excel file. Sounds interesting, and might be a little more interesting if it weren’t AC/DC, who I once loved dearly, but now believe should be riding first class on the Highway to Hell since their Wal-Mart deal.

Check out AC/DC Video Distributed As Excel File @ Flux=Rad and download your copy of the video in Excel.

-Over @ The Austinist they posted Fun Fun Fun Fest Anounces Vendors, Green Initiatives. More reasons to get excited about this year’s installement of the local music fest.

Not thinking about attending Fun Fun Fun Fest? I would suggest that you rethink that think. It’s gonna be a good time. I promise.

-A more recent site that I have discovered that is full of great industry information and insite provided by some pretty knowledgeable folks in the biz, is Music Think Tank. Another highly recommended read for anyone interesting in the workings of the current state of the music industry.

Bands and musicians might want to check this post out in particular: 10 Mistakes Bands and Musicians Make

-Local music blog site new to the scene, Austin Town Hall starts up a new feature for Fridays, titled Friday Top Five. The initial installment is titled Friday Top Five: Worst Things In Music.

I can probably name a few more than five things about music that completely suck these days, but this is good working base. MySpace…what a horrible wreck this has turned out to be. And for crying out loud, take some time to sit down with an album and listen to it all the way through!

Man, it feels good to be back with the ol laptop, and back on the blog.

This entry was posted on Sunday, October 26th, 2008 at 1:06 pm and is filed under general music news, mp3's.