I rejoice with fellow Hold Steadians at the announcement of the upcoming release of the gruffly named A Positive Rage, the Hold Steady's first live album and tour documentary.
Press says:
The live album was recorded on October 31, 2007 and includes seventeen songs that Craig Finn, Tad Kubler, Galen Polivka, Franz Nicolay, and Bobby Drake performed on the second of their two-night sold-out stand at the Metro in Chicago. The enhanced album will also feature five bonus studio tracks: "Ask Her
By GAVIN SNIDER
With a little persistence and a little luck, Los Campesinos! could do for Wales what Flight of the Conchords is doing for New Zealand. That is, they could remind Americans of their country's existence, and maybe even make us aware of its general location on a map. This is what I knew about Wales before checking Wikipedia:
1. There is a city in Wales called Cardiff.
2. There is a band from Cardiff named Los Campesinos!
3. There is a general disdain for vowels in Wales. They
