New Hold Steady single streaming here -- I heard it on XPN as I was pulling into the parking lot at Trader Joe's today (wow, I win all the bourgeois points there -- I was listening to member-supported public radio as I pulled my Toyota into the parking lot at Trader Joe's in Princeton. I think it would only be better if I drove a Prius) and I wasn't listening to what the DJ was saying, then the song came on and I was like, "wow, this sounds like the Hold Steady -- is there a Hold Steady song I don't know -- oh, they have the new album coming out soon, it must be the new single!" I like it a lot. From interviews I'd been slightly concerned, as there was a lot of talk about fewer anthems, etc., but it sounds a lot like the Hold Steady to me.
Remix/Redux 8 is open for sign-ups! I always love this challenge, I think it's so interesting. Bandom (MCR, panic/TYV, and FOB) is a qualifying fandom, so I hope some bandom people sign up. Also, it looks like popslash is included as a qualifying fandom this year.
Had a really nice weekend -- beautiful weather, lots of time outside, got lots of stuff around the house done. Hope we have many more like this past one coming up soon.