(For the full Tastfest line up scrool up)

Now that katie no longer on NBC, let turn our fouce on the New Center in 29 Days

Now the me a about 19 millions other people Watch Katie last show yesterday (becoming the 4th watch today show(from 7 to 9 am with 8.4 millions) in history aftermath of 2000, 2004 and 1989 SF earthquake) It now time to move on to bigger and better things as today is the 1st days of a very, very long summer and the mid peak of the summer is almost upond up which i will get to in a moment but thouse ever pestey paper could not let go befroe there own take on katie last day on today

(all takeing from TVnewser.com)

New York Times Alessandra Stanley: "The farewell could have turned unbearably cloying but didn't, mainly because Ms. Couric reined in her emotions and did not exit in a puddle of tears. NBC seemed determined to make her fall apart, but her goal was to stay in control, the first step toward turning herself into a serious news anchor."

LATimes Paul Brownfield: It was "basically one of those office-cake ceremonies. You know, everyone standing around in awkward repose as the guest of honor promises to come visit so much 'you guys'll be sick of me' and eventually everyone trudges back to their desks to resume surfing the Net and wonder what exactly it is they're doing with their own lives."

Richmond Times Dispatch: "Let's put it this way; if you weren't a huge Katie Couric fan, yesterday's edition of Today must have been next to unbearable."

Rocky Mountain News: "The punch line of the latest TV industry joke is that the farewell to Katie Couric on Today has lasted longer than her 15-year tenure." Dusty Saunders says the three-hour tribute was one hour too long...

Palm Beach Post blogger: "I know it was only three hours. But after hour two, it felt more like 30. I'm talking days, not hours."

Washington Post Lisa de Moraes has a great play-by-play of All About Katie day. A sample: "Then Bennett sings 'The Best Is Yet to Come.' As in CBS News..."

Baltimore Sun: "American presidents have left the Oval Office with less fanfare and ritualistic pomp than Katie Couric's monthlong departure after 15 years from NBC's Today show..."

Boston Globe: "Note to the CBS publicity department: It's OK to pare down that budget a bit. Katie Couric's farewell on the 'Today' show yesterday was, in effect, a giant advertisement for the 'CBS Evening News...'"

NY Daily News: "Katie Couric's gala farewell to 'The Today Show' yesterday could have produced a very nice soundtrack album. It was less interesting as TV..."

USA Today: "Wednesday's farewell, capping off weeks of testimonials from diverse public figures, 'shows how deeply the roles of reporter and celebrity have blended together in today's high-profile media world,' says Fordham University communications professor Paul Levinson..."

Orlando Sentinel: "Was the Couric send-off excessive? Undoubtedly. But NBC wanted to thank her for making the network a lot of money..."

Detroit Free Press headline: "Tomorrow, Katie gets to sleep in..."

But it will begin all over agian back in september when the Katie do 6:30, Meredith Vieira(who will leave the view next week 6/9)take over next to matt in a new set for HDTV, but in the mean wheld we look ahead to the long long summer and to see if there any thing going on in the summer because where inside 30 days untill the high lights of the whole summer Comerica Tastefest held at the one and only New Center Area which take place over five days over the 4th of July Holiday(june 30th to July 4th) with over 70 bands over four stages across the new center area you get a full line up at Tastefest web sight which is highlited or in the sing of the time these days There own Myspace sight at www.myspace.com/comericatastefestnewcenterdetroit of i put the full line on the separt post at the top of the page(if you want to read the full post shrool down).

Not out of the woods yet

i will admit i was filping back and fort between countdown with Countdown with Keith Olbermann on MSNBC, Gameshow Marthon on CBS and fox "So you think you can dance" so i did not see much of game five the piston/heat series so i thought it will be over but to my surrpried they won game five 91-79 the defence some what show up a bit and now they have to win game six in Miami tommor night to hoped to win the game for a prime time show down on sunday on ABC, i may or may not watch who know, and if you wondering Tayshaun Prince scored a career playoff-high 29 points

Now you talk about the punge

I check out the new Billboard CD or alblum chart this week and The Raconteurs CD Broken Boy Soldiers took a mighty big slip in this week chart, Last week it debut in no. 7 between Rascal Flatts' "Me and My Gang" and "NOW! That's What I Call Music" 21 (better know as now i call crap) This week it not only fell out of the top 10 and the top 20, it fell 21 places to become the 28th selling CD of the week in between Bruce Springsteen "We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions"(27th) and Panic! At The Disco "A Fever You Can't Sweat Out"(29th), by compairinson a white stripes CD do not fall fast only droping out of the top 20 a few weeks at a time so this drop is so suprizeing, This week No.1 album by the way it Dixie Chicks "Taking The Long Way" No.1 despie corproatie radio and right wing talkers demont them to D-lister for there comment about the the pres begin the texas. Nice Try but it did not work.

One thing i forgot to mention in the tuesday post the wrap up on the Mopvment festival whick wrap up on Monday i will admit i did not go to movement but what i hear there was more people came to the 1st day of movement then last year fuse:in Festival 16,000 people in day one and almost 28,000 to 30,000 people came to the festiavl voer the two days but the final numbers are not in so if you want a recap of Movement 2006 check out the recap below

Detroit News Recap
Detroit Free Press Recap with video from movment(2:12)
MetroTimes Recap by writer and DJ Walter Wasacz
The Movment Web sight
Paxahau Promotions Group

Now Let goes outside the 313 to see what up in indie Culture
()- our trused Souced

Well it look like the leaders of the Rap act the street Mike Skinner in November will run the New York City Marathon in November, On His blog he told his readers "I know it seems a bit long," he wrote, "but if people do it dressed as milk cartons, it can't be that hard, right?" He will be sponsors by Reebok, I know running a block from point a from point b in a video but this is 26.2 miles thoughs out the big city, but more power to you mike.

(CMJ.COM)
Two-tone ska legends the Specials are closer to reforming their original lineup than they have been in 25 years, according to their frontman Terry Hall. In a recent interview with BBC 6 Music, he said, "People keep offering us money all the time, and you try and be polite, but you have to say no matter how much money you've got that won't make us do it. We'll only do something if we feel it's right. I mean this is the closest we've been in 25 years to maybe doing something, but maybe not what's expected, I don't know."Another version of the band previously reunited in 1993 to back up Desmond Dekker on his album of ska covers, King Of Kings.

As previously reported, Dekker died last week at his home in England at age 64. The Specials formed in Coventry, England in 1977. They enjoyed success with their first album, The Specials, which was produced by Elvis Costello, and had a number one hit with “Ghost Town” in 1981. After the single was released, Terry Hall, Neville Staple, Roddy Radiation and Lynval Golding officially left the Specials, and Jerry Dammers was left to contemplate the future of the band.

Through the decline of the second wave of ska in the '80s the band went through many configurations, like the Special AKA, and, at one point, even joined with The Beat to form the Special Beat in the early '90s. These various incarnations released Today's Specials (1996,) Guilty Til Proved Innocent! (1998) and Skinhead Girl (2000). If the original 1977 members reunite, it would be the first time they recorded together in 25 years.

and here some late beaking new from the underground if you been listining to bbc on line The Hot UK Band Forward Russia! Have just sing to MUTE Records, home of Goldfrapp, Jose Gonzalez, and recent signee The Knife(1st interdouce to me By Walter Wasacz) there debut CD which have push by Steve Lamacq qill be out in you local indie store in september with a tour to follow.(from my new sourced BrooklynVegan at www.brooklynvegan.com, Which have a review of SASQUATCH Festival this weekend and the play list form there blog radio on sirius Radio debut.)

so Before i get this three songs in the My N.M.E. Single of the week let look at the Top 10 selling CD of the week and the play list form this week Detroit Local 101 on Riff 2 and riff2.com

DMRC Top 10

1. The Raconteurs — Broken Boy Soldiers
2. Gnarls Barkley — St. Elsewhere
3. The Black Keys — Chulahoma
4. Tool — 10,000 Days
5. Drive-by Truckers — A Blessing & A Curse
6. Red Hot Chili Peppers — Stadium Arcadium
7. Pearl Jam — Pearl Jam
8. Built To Spill — You In Reverse
9. Twilight Singers — Powder Burns
10. Alejandro Escovedo — The Boxing Mirror

Riff 2 Detroit Local 101 Play list from 05/30/06
with the loveable furball Suzy Cole and Tre filling for Melody Licious who in serbria with one or her 169 bands "The Siriens"

1) Seduce - Chopping Block
2) The Muggs - Gonna Need My Help
3) Adult - Strange Mistake
4) The Come Ons - Dollar In My Pocket
5) The Hard Lessons - Wicked Man
6) The Fluoride Program - Sacred Ground
7) Bedford Drive - Even If I Go
8) Dutch Pink - John Guilt
9) Ghost City - Gone Still Gone
10) Freddy & the Four Gone Conclusions - Little Purple Bird
11) Koffin Kats - V8 Nightmare
12) Dirty Americans - Jet Black Holy Water
13) The Expatriates - Sought After
14) Imposters Of The Deep Society - Party People
15) Capitol Cities - Detroit City Girls
16) I, Crime - It Aint Right
17) Fifth Period Fever - All This Sorrow
18) Electric Six - Vibrator
19) The Beggars - Right On Time
20) Sons Of The Gun - Hard To Be Heard
21) The Dead Bodies - The Orphan Song
22) 500 Ft Of Pipe - Not Your Mule
23) The Highlife - Sign, Baby
24) Detroit Cobras - Shout Bama Lama
25) Audra Kubat - Garden
26) Bang Bang - Steps
27) The Hotwalls - Old Slip
28) The Orbitsuns - Devil At The Wheel
29) Johnny Headband - Fine By Me
30) The White Stripes - Hello Operator
31) Loretta Lucas & The Larkspurs - To Another
32) The Paybacks - Just You Wait
33) The Von Bondies - Cmon Cmon
34) Wolfbait - Dropped By The Devil (acoustic)

And Now it time for the one and only segment of the week that have you asking for my musicial taste just because it sound good or problae it have girls in the band it now time for the My NME sigle of the week.

Where i take the winner and two runner up in the Birish magizine New Music Express, put them ture a sherherd and tell you if i like it or Not and i pick one winner if i dont like all three i pick one oust side the box.

Last week i had a easy winner "Tilly and the wall"(www.tillyandthewall.com, or http://www.myspace.com/officialtillyandthewall). This week not so easy three well names band, two of them well know from the UK(that where the magizine is base) one of them is from Canada so let here all three

Muse - "Supermassive Black Hole" (The Magizine winner muse.com, or www.myspace.com/muse) The single from there new alblum "Absoultion start out good but the vocal some vere off 70's form beck it a desent but OK track

You say party! We say Die! -"The Gap"(The 1st runner-up yousaypartywesaydie.ca or www.myspace.com/yousaypartywesaydie) This is from there debut "Hit the Floor" it start with a very good start with the Keyboard and it have roit lyrics who say will take them down in Nubers one by one and it a very good track by this vancouver punk band

Mystery Jets -"Inside Four Walls"(mysteryjets.com or www.myspace.com/mysteryjets) it from the CD "Making Dens" it kind ok but i thimk this was a reject worlfd cup anthem for the indoor world cup which dont exist.

so i did not like Inside four wall from the Jets, I want to like the Muse Single but was not good engogut but the winner was one of the last bands to be Feather on the Recenly cancelld CBC Zed TV there a relly good band (and yes if you want to do this thorey on if they like this band because there chick in the bands) who is good live as on record it always a roit

The Winner of the My NME Single of the week

You Say Party! We Say Die! - The Gap

It a good song to with Roit words and be careful if you sa y they suck they may take you down one by one, they join our past winners of my awards and the mag awards here the list of Past winners

Past My N.M.E. single of the week

May 20 - Tilly and the Wall - Night of the Living Dead/The Ice storm, Big gust and you.
May 13 - Jim Noir - My Patch
May 6 - The Dastuns - Stuck Here For Days

The Real N.M.E. Single of the week

May 20 - Tilly and the Wall - Night of the Living Dead/The Ice storm, Big gust and you.
May 13 - The Aliens - Allenoid Starmonica EP
May 6 - Primal Scream - Country Gril

Let Wrap it up with some short Notes

Ten Words for Snow will play a gig on Saturday at Motor City Brewing Works (470 West Canfield, Detroit MI) it there 1st show in a long while, SHow start at 9PM

If you miss the Flaming Lips Film Fearless Freaks at the DFT a year ago or have not pick up the DVD copy of it you can see it on the Sundance Channel it will air next Wednesday at 10PM

That it for this post as alwalys two post on Friday
Early post:New Movie Friday
Late post: Reguarl post

dont for get 29 days untill tastefest
3 months untill foot ball season
and wiat a mintues Katie dont work at NBC anymore
77* Tomorrow with isolated thunderstorms developing later in the day
and Game 6 is at 8PM on ESPN
GOOD NIGHT AND GOOD LUCK!