I find this terribly romantic.

Illinois, who I like a whole lot already, designed a shirt for Playboy, along with Wayne Coyle and Metric. Check it out here.


Steve Jobs blogs that he would get rid of DRM on iTunes "in a heartbeat" if the record labels would let him. I can think of plenty of indie artists who'd be down, let's hope that Mr. Jobs keeps his promise. The RIAA, unsurprisingly, is pissed.

The first trial of the officer being court-martialed for refusing to deploy to Iraq on grounds that the war is illegal ended today in a mis-trial.

Check out this creepy looking shark.

I'm still obsessing over Neon Bible. I don't have anything bad to say about it, except that I wish had a better quality copy of it. Well done Arcade Fire. Well done. Now I just need to find a way into one of their shows next week.

I'm still giving the Marnie Stern's record In Advance of the Broken Arm a bunch of spins. It continues to get better, I'll be writing a review shortly. Also, I'll be spending my Valentines Day at her record release party at Cake Shop.

Lastly, I'm very excited to finally see Midlake on Friday. Last year's The Trials of Van Occupanther was my #12 of 2006. I'm not quite sure what it will be like, but "Roscoe" alone should be enough to make the trip worthwhile.

Labels: Arcade Fire, Illinois, Links, Marnie Stern, Midlake