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What do you think? I vote we make Falcor our mascot. And not that stupid old wise original Falcor from The NeverEnding Story (or Die Unendliche Geschichte, as I like to call it). I’m talking about Falcor the Urinator:

Falcor was a dog.
I mean he was a dragon dog.
Okay, maybe he was just my dog.
But he […]

Here’s one of the (many) things I don’t understand about Pitchfork. As you saw from Frazer’s post below, the wild wild internet experienced a bit of a false start this morning when an alleged leaked track from Radiohead’s new album surfaced on a random MySpace fan page. To everyone’s dismay, it was later revealed that […]

Myspace seems the most unlikely place to hear the first leak of a new Radiohead studio track. Yet, there it is. I don’t know who these guys with the page are, but someone obviously does.
Oh and by the way, the song’s title is Arpeggi. It’s brilliantly simple and not what I […]

This commercial has been on for a couple months now, but I was just reminded of it last night in between Grossman’s numerous foibles. In an interview that happened shortly after the commercial aired, Wilco defended itself against fan backlash, saying “We feel okay about VWs. Several of us even drive them.”
It was later revealed […]

…ohhh that douchin’ feeling…
Okay, no you haven’t.
Our buds at Action-Squad have a funny piece about your favorite partner-of-a-mustache-stand and mine, Daryl Hall. It’s definitely worth a read, and perhaps even a douche-alert, but I can’t go for that nooo…

I’ll pass on the J M&M’s. I know this’ll make some of you think I’m an oaf, but the closest I’ve ever come to liking a Morrisey song is the thought, “Oh yeah, I’ve heard this one before. It doesn’t quite suck.”
Gimme the Hold Steady opening for Art Brut.
Well I guess it’s the […]

The West Coast arm of RTP drew the Jesus and Mary Chain long straw, with a couple shows scheduled at the Filmore in late October. Morrissey also announced some new dates with a seductive pose from a patch of grass somewhere in the UK, none of which include Chicago.

And huge thanks to mixmag for explaining what’s in their ship:

Click here for a larger image, and read on for a detailed explanation of what everything is. Oh what We Said Things would have given for even a fraction of this kind of rig…
1. ABLETON
“The show revolves around Ableton Live software on custom made super-computers, […]

Here are some upcoming Chicago shows for bands we like here at RTP. Does anyone want to be my date to one or all of them?
8/14 - The Rentals - Metro
8/16 - Bound Stems - Logan Square Auditorium
8/17 - Oh No! Oh My! - Abbey Pub
8/25 - Pinebender - Empty Bottle
8/30 - Earlimart - Schubas
9/3 […]

Sixteen of John Lennon’s solo albums are now available for purchase from the iTunes Store, and they even come in the DRM-free variety. Not sure about you guys, but I might just make my first music purchase from iTunes in several years tonight…