Indie News Round Up

Today wheater in and around the Detroit Metro area was a little cool a little wind chill not as bad as the stock market today yeks!

Now today indie news

and good news for thoused fans who have love last year UK import the Pipettes, now if you have been to any reasable blog sight, the blogger [including this one] have fall in love with the magical polka dot wearing cuties from Brighton with there retro 60's pop, now it look like they will be releasing there debut album "We Are the Pipettes" in the states.

the trio have sing a deal with Interscope offshoot Cherrytree lable and according to the label to pitchforkmedia.com that the album will get a June released with a added track for U.S. fans who have been waited long enough

the member are if you want to know are Rose [the pretty dark hair one] Gwenno [the posh blonde one who look alot like Local 4 reporter and Weekend ancord Karen Drew] and Riot Becki [the smart one with glassed].

They will played a pair of show in the NYC area before they go to SXSW.

It Wont be long until one of the best bands of 2006 will back before you know it, the Artict Monkey who released "Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not" back on 2006 is preping up for the released of there follow up which is called "Favourite Worst Nightmare" it will be released in the UK on April 24 with the Song BrainStorm as the 1st single.

And a little bit of a SXSW update, Wirst bands For the SXSW Festival went on sale yesterday in Austin,Texas but it was for Austin resident only.
here are some link with video from some of the TV Station in austin with video

KTBC-TV [FOX-7]
SXSW Wristbands on Sale
KXAN-TV[NBC-36]
SXSW Wristbands Now On Sale
KEYE-TV[CBS 42]
South By Southwest Wristbands Go On Sale
News Channel 8 Austin
SXSW wristbands go on sale

And the whole Festival will be in two weeks

Other Stuff on the web
some picture of the Rock asgint CF befine on Saturday night
and picture and a review from picthfork of The Shins/ Viva Voca show in Portland

and Dont forget for fans of the old WDVD-FM show "Big Sonic Heaven" it have resurfaced on Indie 1031, and it still hosted by Darren Revell, It is on every Late Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday From 1 AM to 3 AM

you can find it on the show my space page at:
www.myspace.com/bigsonicheaven
or you listen to the show at:
www.indie1031.com

and just to let you know
almost eight days until the Blowout.