Pesticides

They get a lot of stick these days and I think we've forgotten what Pesticides are good for.

I'm eating an organic apple and have just found that I'm not the only one. One bite revealed a worm also munching on my apple. I've let the worm finish it off.

modern dayWilliam Tell

What a photograph. Thanks to the Guardian for this. Jeffrey R Werner uses a special Hulcher camera that takes 65 frames per second to catch a bullet shot by John Richmond, just as it pulverises a watermelon on top of his brother Ken's head.

Free Wilco song

All you have to do it pledge to Vote.

And in the spirit of giveaways that seem to be sweeping the nation, Wilco are giving away an an audio postcard of sorts from a summer's night in Oregon with the Fleet Foxes & a lovely Bob Dylan tune.

All we ask is you go to http://wilcoworld.net/vote/ and click the "I pledge to vote in the 2008 Election" button. If you can spare it, Wilco ask you to consider a donation to Feeding America http://www.feedingamerica.org/ . Happy listening

Ryan Adams and the Cardinals - Cardinology - New record!

Ryan Adams and the Cardinals release their new CD ‘Cardinology’ on October 27 and the Cardinals have announced a UK tour as follows. The current itinerary began August 23rd at the Fillmore in San Francisco and includes a series of Canadian shows supporting Oasis. Cardinals are Ryan Adams (vocals, guitar, keys), Neal Casal (guitar, vocals), Chris Feinstein (bass), Jon Graboff (pedal steel) and Brad Pemberton (drums).

November 10 - Manchester Academy
November 11 - Newcastle Academy
November 13 - Leeds Academy
November 14 - Edinburgh, Scotland - Picture House
November 16 - Cambridge - Corn Exchange
November 17 - Birmingham Academy
November 19 - Brighton Dome
November 20 - London Brixton Academy
November 22 - Southampton Guildhall

new Ryan Adams album and tour

NEW CARDINALS CD AND CARDINALS UK TOUR DATES

Ok this is quite exciting. Not too long since we had Easy Tiger and a new Ryan Adams & The Cardinals cd is on the way scheduled for release October 27 2008.

Ryan and the Cardinals are currently on tour which began August 23rd at the Fillmore in San Francisco and includes a series of Canadian shows supporting Oasis. Cardinals are Ryan Adams (vocals, guitar, keys), Neal Casal (guitar, vocals), Chris Feinstein (bass), Jon Graboff (pedal steel) and Brad Pemberton (drums). They will be playing some UK dates. I hope to see them this time around.

November 8 - Dublin, Ireland - Ambassador Theatre
Presale starts Wednesday, August 27th here
Tickets go on sale to the public August 29th here

November 10 - Manchester Academy
Presale starts Wednesday, August 27th here
Tickets go on sale to the public August 29th here

November 11 - Newcastle Academy
Presale starts Wednesday, August 27th here
Tickets go on sale to the public August 29th here

November 13 - Leeds Academy
Presale starts Wednesday, August 27th here
Tickets go on sale to the public August 29th here

November 14 - Edinburgh, Scotland - Picture House
Presale starts Wednesday, August 27th here
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Tickets go on sale to the public August 29th here

November 16 - Cambridge - Corn Exchange
Presale starts Wednesday, August 27th here
Tickets go on sale to the public August 29th here

November 17 - Birmingham Academy
Presale starts Wednesday, August 27th here
Tickets go on sale to the public August 29th here

November 19 - Brighton Dome
Presale starts Wednesday, August 27th here
Tickets go on sale to the public August 29th here

November 20 - Brixton Academy
Presale starts Wednesday, August 27th here
Tickets go on sale to the public August 29th here

November 22 - Southampton Guildhall
Presale starts Wednesday, August 27th here
Tickets go on sale to the public August 29th here

Horse Feathers tour with Jose Gonzales

Horse Feather's first album - Words Are Dead was one of About The Music's top 10 records of 2006. A review of their second album will be appearing here soon. Meanwhile they've lined up a tour with José González, another great artist.

Horse Feathers will be releasing their second album, House With No Home, on Kill Rock Stars on 6th October. They will be supporting José González on tour.

Born and raised in Lewiston, ID, Justin Ringle has a natural affinity with the West. The band’s debut album, Words Are Dead, which was released on the local Lucky Madison label in 2006, and was nominated for the Plug Awards ‘Americana Album of the Year’.

On this, their second album, Horse Feathers have distilled their sound into a brilliant statement of minimalist Americana.

Horse Feathers will be supporting José González in October:

14th October - London, KOKO

15th October - Liverpool, Academy

16th October - Exeter, Lemon Grove

17th October - Canterbury Kent International Arts Festival