The collaboration between James Mercer (The Shins) and Danger Mouse on Dark Night of the Soul should have been a clue that they would probably work together again. According to former Shins drummer Jesse Sandoval, The Shins were working on new material with Danger Mouse when Sandoval was in the band. For more information, go to nme.com
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I called ahead to The Forum box office at approximately 10:21 pm because I was running late and to make arrangements to get my press tickets. The operator told me it was sold out, in an exasperated tone. So I had to explain that I already had tickets and all she could say was that things were “on standby” and no one was getting tickets at the moment. Driving past the front of the venue, about 10 minutes later, it didn’t look chaotic, but all the parking gates to get into the lot were closed. At the end of the road on the east side, I spoke with the traffic officer regarding what I should do. The lots were closed, she said there was “no place” to …
Another installment in the unending archive of Michael Jackson covers, here’s one of many beautiful fan moments from All Points West 2009:Coldplay doing Billie Jean. Call this a bootleg if you must, I call it a fan’s home movie, which, to me, the person who shot this (not me) is entitled to take, because it’s his dollars that light the stage.
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