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Groovy Train: Explosions in the Sky, New Elbow, She & Him, Radiohead, Strokes, Suede, Stone Roses-ish, Pixes

Lots of good stuff, especially the new Elbow track if you missed it.  Plus the clip of Noel talking about how influential the Stone Roeses' Spike Island gig is pretty cool.

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Back from Vacation, Tons of News

So let's try something new.  I've been on vacation for over a week and have gathered up a ton of links to interesting stories.  Instead of writing a bunch of little stories for each thing, I'm just going to lump them all in this one post.  This should get me all caught up and ready for the rest of the week.

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Tivo Alert: Swell Season, She & Him, PiL, & Suzanne Vega

Grr...  this is kinda late but here's what's on this week:

Monday, April 5:

  • David Letterman: Jack Hanna, the Swell Season (R 2/5/10)
  • Jimmy Kimmel: Kellan Lutz, Brooke Burke, She & Him
  • Carson Daly: Joel David Moore, Luci Romberg, Arctic Monkeys (R 3/5/10)

Wednesday, April 7

  • Jimmy Kimmel: Luke Wilson, Aaron Johnson, PiL
  • Jimmy Fallon: Rachel Maddow, Dave Annable, Suzanne Vega

Tivo Alert: She & Him, Doves, Julian Casablancas and Keane

On Monday's I'll try to get a list of the interesting bands that are playing the late night shows for the upcoming week.  Here's the first batch:

Monday, March 29:  Jimmy Fallon: Jeff Goldblum, Jennifer Morrison, Julian Casablancas
Tuesday, March 30:  Carson Daly: Snoop Dogg, Keane
Wednesday, March 31:  Carson Daly: Jesse Ventura, Doves
Friday, April 2:  David Letterman: Nathan Lane, She & Him
 

She & Him Preview New Track, "Theives"

Over at Sterogum they have the exclusive preview of the new She & Him track, "Thieves".  Their new album, "Volume 2" will be released on March 23rd and you can also pick up their first single from the album, "In The Sun", which was released today over at Merge Records.

Ben Gibbard & Zooey Deschanel Get Engaged

According to US/People/Sufjan Beat, Death Cab For Cutie's frontman proposed to the She half of She & Him before Christmas and she said yes man (sorry). We're happy for them (sort of!), but look forward to your indie wedding jokes in the comments. (Via Rawkblog, pic by a35mmlife at Unconventional '08.) - Source

She & Him Announce Trio Of Cali Gigs

Be sure to catch the fantastic duo at:

Saturday, November 1st, 2008 The Wiltern - Los Angeles
Monday, November 3rd, 2008 Bimbo's 365 Club - San Francisco
Wednesday, November 5th, 2008 House Of Blues - Anaheim

For ticket info, head here. - Source

Zooey Deschanel Hints At She & Him's 'Volume 2'

She offers some nebulous details in the short Q&A session below.  - Source

She & Him Record Lillywhite Session

Yesterday's World Cafe appearance included:

Take It Back
You've Really Got...
Change Is Hard

Enjoy the full set here.  - Source