Stars' New Single Plus a DVD

I always thought "The Night Starts Here" was their first. Hm.

From Filter:

Stars Announce DVD, Single
by staff | 08.21.2007

If you've decided to wait till September 25 to pick up your hard copy of Stars latest LP, In Our Bedroom After The War, then your patience will be rewarded. Stars has just announced the inclusion of a bonus DVD titled, Are We Here Now?. Directed by Anthony Seck, the DVD features 55 minutes of intertwined live footage and band interviews.

To add fuel to the Stars fire, the band has announced the release of the album's lead single, "Take Me To The Riot", on September 4th via Arts&Crafts.

Reason to Even Watch VMAs

As I recall, The Raconteurs have been the house band for an MTV awards show before. This year, it will be Mark Ronson's turn. I suppose it's a reason to watch. Hopefully they won't cut him off mid-song for commercial break like MTV did with The Raconteurs which pissed me off cause they deserved so much better than that. Truthfully, I'm not too fond of the whole house band idea.

From NME:

Mark Ronson to provide tunes for MTV awards

Super-producer will be joined by surprise guests

13.Aug.07 5:42pm

Mark Ronson and his live band will provide music for the MTV Video Music Awards, it was announced today (August 13).

Ronson, who his known for his production work with Amy Winehouse and Lily Allen, has been named the house band for the Las Vegas ceremony, set to take place September 9 at the Palms Casino Resort.

Members of Winehouse's band The Dap-Kings and Stu Zender of Jamiroquai will join Ronson, as well as guest vocalists who have yet to be announced.

Winehouse is nominated for three VMAs, including Female Artist Of The Year, and is competing with Allen for the Best New Artist Award, as previously reported.

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Further Proof MTV Should Die

As much as I absolutely LOVE Justice and Amy Winehouse, I'm selfish and I don't want to share. Justice should take home the win again over Kanye :)

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Klaxons Fall 2007 US Tour

Happy birthday to me!

From Rock on the Streets:

The Klaxons have announced a whole new fall North American tour which will kick off September 23 in Boston. Among the dates will be a performance with Bjork at Madison Square Garden in New York on September 24. Recently the band suffered a bit of a set back when bassist Jamie Reynolds broke his leg while jumping off stage at a gig in France. Reynolds injury forced the band to cancel their Australian tour. NME recently reported that Joe Daniel from The Violets is currently replacing Jamie Reynolds on bass while he recovers from his injuries.

Also supporting the band for select shows will Crystal Castles, Mystery Jets, Shitdisco, Justice, and Simian Mobile Disco.

Dates:

08-04 London, England - Luminaire
08-11 Tokyo, Japan - Summer Sonic Festival
08-12 Osaka, Japan - Summer Sonic Festival
08-17 Salzburg, Austria - Frequency Festival
08-18 Efurt, Germany - Highfields Festival
08-19 Flevoland, Netherlands - Lowlands Festival
08-21 Malmo, Sweden - Malmo Festival
08-24 Leeds, England - Leeds Festival
08-26 Reading, England - Reading Festival
09-23 Boston, MA - Paradise Rock Club
09-24 New York, NY - Madison Square Garden
09-26 Los Angeles, CA - Henry Fonda Theatre
09-28 San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
09-30 Seattle, WA - The Showbox
10-01 Vancouver, British Columbia - Commodore Ballroom
10-04 Boulder, CO - Fox Theatre
10-05 Lawrence, KS - The Bottleneck
10-06 Chicago, IL - Vic Theatre
10-08 Washington, DC - 9.30 Club
10-09 Philadelphia, PA - Theatre of Living Arts
10-10 Toronto, Ontario - Opera House Concert Venue
11-08 London, England - TBA
11-09 Paris, France - Zenith
11-10 Gent, Belgium - I Love Techno Festival
11-11 Berlin, Germany - Columbia Club
11-12 Hamburg, Germany - Grunspan
11-15 Cologne, Germany - Gloria
11-16 Amsterdam, Holland - Paradiso
11-17 Zurich, Switzerland - Rohstofflage
11-18 Munich, Germany - Kleine Elserhalle
11-20 Rome, Italy - Qube
11-21 Torino, Italy - Hiroshima Mon Amour
11-22 Strasbourg, France - La Laiterie
11-23 Lille, France - Le Zenith
11-25 Dublin, Ireland - Ambassador
11-26 Manchester, England - Apollo
11-27 Edinburgh, Scotland - Corn Exchange
11-28 Newcastle, England - Academy
11-30 Southampton, England - Guildhall
12-01 Leeds, England - University
12-02 Cardiff, Wales - University
12-04 Birmingham, England - Academy
12-05 London, England - Brixton Academy
12-06 London, England - Brixton Academy

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