Sea Wolf to Tour North America Van-Surfing With His Friend “Styles” – Oh Shit, Sorry, That’s Teen Wolf
By David Nadelle on Apr 17 2008
It may seem counterintuitive for someone named Sea Wolf to be traveling throughout the good ol' U.S. of A. and parts above and in between (read: Canada and Missouri) in a chartered bus when he could be traversing over water crouched on all fours, scavenging for morsels off raw leg-bones while marking his territory along the way. But we would be the last to tell pack leader Alex Brown Church what to do. With the Dangerbird-issued gem Leaves in the River behind him, Church and his collected abetters will continue to promote the guts out of it onstage with a long string of dates beginning mid-May.
This tour is the first headliner for Sea Wolf, who has/have previously played with Nada Surf and Silversun Pickups, but it is all part of an elaborate scheme for world domination: first opening slots, then a headline tour, then acquiring a speed dial list of celebrity heroes like Kim Kardashian and the “Half” from Two and a Half Men. I love it when a plan comes together
05.17.08 - Tucson, AZ - Plush #
05.19.08 - Salt Lake City, UT - In the Venue #
05.20.08 - Denver, CO - Bluebird Theater #
05.22.08 - St. Louis, MO - The Bluebird #
05.23.08 - Nashville, TN - Exit In #
05.24.08 - Chapel Hill, NC - Local 506 #
05.25.08 - Washington, DC - Rock and Roll Hotel #
05.27.08 - New York, NY - Mercury Lounge #
05.28.08 - New York, NY - Mercury Lounge #
05.29.08 - Philadelphia, PA - North Star #
05.30.08 - Boston, MA - Paradise #
05.31.08 - Quebec City, Quebec - Le Cercle #
06.01.08 - Montreal, Quebec - Le Divan Orange #
06.03.08 - Toronto, Ontario - El Mocambo #
06.04.08 - Detroit, MI - Fox Theater #
06.05.08 - Chicago, IL - Schubas #
06.06.08 - Minneaplois, MN - 7th Street Entry #
06.07.08 - Winnipeg, Manitoba - Parkway Theatre #
06.09.08 - Calgary, Alberta - The Republik #
06.10.08 - Edmonton, Alberta - Velvet Underground #
06.12.08 - Vancouver, British Columbia - Media Club #
06.13.08 - Victoria, British Columbia - Lucky Bar #
06.14.08 - Seattle, WA - High Dive #
06.15.08 - Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge #
06.17.08 - San Francisco, CA - The Independent #
06.19.08 - Los Angeles, CA - The Echoplex #
06.20.08 - San Diego, CA - The Casbah #
# The Jealous Girlfriends
Still here? Well, we would be remiss to not mention that Sea Wolf has contributed the exclusive “Song of the Magpie” to an Augusten Burroughs audio book. A Wolf at the Table: A Memoir of My Father will be available April 29 and features Burroughs' reading alongside songs by Sea Wolf, Patti Smith (with daughter Jesse), Ingrid Michaelson, and Tegan (sans Sara).
TMT Poetry Corner: 90% of Amazon MP3 Store Users Have Never Purchased Music From iTunes
By Scout Leader Kyle on Apr 17 2008
Amazon's MP3 Store is Growing at an Alarming Rate
Will Amazon Seal Apple's Fate?
90% of Amazon MP3 Customers Never Used the iTunes Music Store
Thats Impressive, Considering this Nation Is an iPod Whore
NPD Group are to Credit For This Study
Such An Incredible Indication That Steve Jobs is Not Everyone's Buddy
Amazon is Second and iTunes Is Still Number One
With Such Competition, Everyone Can Have Fun
Such Good News
No More Record Industry Blues
Oh No, What's This?
Here Are Some Details We Can't Dismiss:
Digital Purchases Are Up, But Piracy Is Still on the Rise
DRM is Dead and The RIAA Tells Us More Lies
What Will Happen in the End?
Will The Pirates or The RIAA Ever Bend?
TMT Interviews Brian Wilson For This News Story
By Mango Starr on Apr 17 2008
Mango Starr: Hey man! I'm Mango from Tiny Mix Tapes, an online dating/music magazine.
Brian Wilson: Dude, I know you! I'm a big fan of your writing. That one story you did on Death Cab? Brilliant.
Mango Starr: Thanks, thanks. I'm really excited for this interview. Your publicist says I only have 10 minutes though...
Brian Wilson: Ha, yeah, sorry. As they say where I come from, "Less do dis!"
Mango Starr: Okay, so tell me about grapes.
Brian Wilson: Well, grapes grow in clusters of 6 to 300, and can be crimson, black, dark blue, yellow, green and pink. However, "white" grapes are actually green in color, and are evolutionarily derived from the red grape.
Mango Starr: Interesting. Go on, please!
Brian Wilson: Mutations in two regulatory genes of white grapes turn off production of anthocyanins which are responsible for the color of red grapes. Anthocyanins and other pigment chemicals of the larger family of polyphenols in red grapes are responsible for the varying shades of purple in red wines.
Mango Starr: What about seedless grapes?
Brian Wilson: Seedlessness is a highly desirable subjective quality in table grape selection, and seedless cultivars now make up the overwhelming majority of table grape plantings. Because grapevines are vegetatively propagated by cuttings, the lack of seeds does not present a problem for reproduction. It is, however, an issue for breeders, who must either use a seeded variety as the female parent or rescue embryos early in development using tissue culture techniques.
Mango Starr: Wow, that's crazy. I'd like to be a grape breeder someday.
Brian Wilson: Hahaha! Whatever, dude...
Mango Starr: What do you mean?
Brian Wilson: Well, being a grape breeder takes a lot of work. It's not like writing a silly news story. It takes "real" work, you know?
Mango Starr: Ahh, I could see that...
Brian Wilson: Anyhoo, I have to bust. Sorry to end this early. But I'm assuming you're publishing this as a "news story," so it's probably already too long.
Mango Starr: Good point. Anyway, you have my number!
Brian Wilson: Indeed! Expect a ring-a-ding soon!
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