We'll be lying like lions in the sand...

[bluefenderman]

Hello, all.  I figured I should update since it hasn't been Valentine's Day for four days now, and it's time to catch up.

Today my friends Tom and Kim got married.  They're not the first of my friends to get married, and I'm already invited to another wedding this year.  So I feel pretty damn old.  That said, they've been good for one another, and

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[anonymous]

The rumored release date for Brand New is August 2006, for Brand New. But if it actually comes out, is anyone's guess, since it was originally slated for summer 2005.

However, a rather positive note to all of this is that Brand New is playing a live show on April 22nd at John Hopkins University in Maryland. Which would make it their first live show since late 2004, I believe. They were scheduled to play the Bamboozle last year, but were forced to cancel due to a medical emergency. So hopefully it will be the first of more.

[bluefenderman]

Where do you keep finding this stuff?

[anonymous]

Omniscience is a beautiful thing, is it not?

As is, knowing the right people.

[bluefenderman]

Any chance you can get them to play in Kingston, Rhode Island on the 23rd?

[anonymous]

Sadly, I am not omnipotent.

However, at this link has a number of artist avalibity and prices. Before, it had Brand New as available in the spring, but now it's blank. But given the John Hopkins date, that seems to fit:

http://www.clearchannelcollegeentertainment.com/searchresults.php?searchtype=alpha&alpha=all

and it says:
For inquiries about any artists please email:
AndrewLevitt@electricfactory.com

[bluefenderman]

Why didn't I ask you this like four months ago?

[anonymous]

i don't know.

and just so you know, since you mentioned it in your post, the demos for Guns N Roses' chinese democracy leaked earlier today.

[anonymous]

incase you were truly curious:

http://rapidshare.de/files/14103928/gnrdemodemos.rar.html