does anyone know why coldplay has a book
out after two albums ?? i know they always put out books about bands but come on. the author of the book was on kevin and bean this morning and he spoke of how coldplay was up there with U2 status. what ?? after two albums.

i read some random message posted on Insound on how good bands are being played on bad radio stations. in this case it was the massive hit "float on" by modest mouse on some pop station 92.5 fm. i have noticed a growing trend towards embracing this cool new "indie" music. in the july 9th issue of entertainment weekly (michael moore on the cover) they do an entire article about "the return of (good) alt-rock. the article goes on to list must have albums for any indie loving kid - franz ferdinand (too poppy for my taste), death cab for cutie (lead by the indie kids messiah mr. ben gibbard), modest mouse (how many albums did they have out till they got popular ... like 6), yeah yeah yeahs (pretenders wanna bes), interpol (joy division copycats though their new album i think they are trying to find their own sound which is good), the postal service (see death cab for cutie), the shins, and the killers who sold out all three of their LA shows in seriously 10 seconds. i find all of this relatively funny because ... well it is just another trend passing through until the next big wave of music cool comes along ... after all at one point limp bizkit and linkin park were once the coolest bands ever. enjoy the time in the spotlight indie bands !!

speaking of indie ... i got to see a one day in advance (since the film opens in limited release tomorrow) of garden state, the new zach braff movie, hosted by indie 103.1 fm. i won't go into long detail about the movie but i will say for a directorial debut zach braff did an excellent job. i liked the way he shot the film and how quiet some scenes were. the plot is simple and the pace of the movie is slow but it works. natalie portman is good, her role in this film was different from her other work. i personally think zach braff is better comically then as a dramatic actor but who knows. the movie reminded me a lot of punchdrunk love, simple with a love story and a comic actor (adam sandler) playing a serious role. just my two cents. grade: B+

ituning: this morning - the cure :)