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oops. didnt mean to make a post. will not let me delete... wtf.

Reena never updates this & neither do I...

...but I have a drinking problem. Surprise.

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Choo-choo,
Taylor Tower

CLEVELAND ROCKS!

When I lived outside of Ohio in NYC, I'd hear the same thing any time I told someone what was my state of origin: "Go Bucks!" and "The Rock Hall is in Ohio!" Working in the music industry, I was certainly proud of my home state. It literally rocked, and every one knew it.

Thirteen years after the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame + Museum opened its doors in Cleveland, the Museum announced today that it will open the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Annex in New York City this November!

The Annex, which will be located at 76 Mercer Street in SoHo, plans to feature seven exhibits in its 15,000 square feet of exhibit space (the Museum is 150,000 square feet). This will be the Museum’s first expansion outside Cleveland and will include exhibitions on Hall of Fame inductees, the history of rock in New York, and a special exhibit titled Cleveland Rocks that will give visitors a taste of what the Museum has to offer.

Despite the underlying worry of Clevelanders, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame + Museum is not leaving Cleveland! Like the Guggenheim, Tate, and Louvre, it's time to extend its reach -- and spread the message of rock and roll.

If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then Ohio has been on to something.

For more information, click here.

Photo c/o Neon2Noir

AAAAND WE'RE BACK!

Hello, folks!
So sorry for the delay in updating N2N! Since you last heard from me, I've moved from Cincinnati to Cleveland and somewhere along the way I jetted off to Chicago for some Lalapalooza insanity. What a blast! I was going to post some incriminating snapshots but my camera was stolen at an after party... Danny Masterson's party nonetheless. Maybe that was the problem (DJ Mom Jeans?!). If anyone finds my photo of me and Greg Dulli, know that the huge ass grin on his face was for real! Whoever said he was an asshole is a liar.

Anyhow, with the hiatus I feel more inspired than ever. I'm in a new city yet again and desperate to crack it open! Tomorrow, August 13th, we are going to announce some cool news that will be officially released to the rest of the world too. Be sure to check here tomorrow afternoon - especially you New Yorkers!

Without further adieu, my sincere apologies for the lack of updates. Have no fear kids, we be back!

Photo c/o Coolest-Gadgets.com

POP CULTURE AND FILM VULTURES

Listen up, Cincinnati! From July 25-27, the Southgate House gets lit with the Lite Brite Indie Pop and Film Test. Enjoy experimental music in this "collision between two frontiers." Also be sure to check out an appearance by actor, writer, and director John Waters on the final night of the test.

The stellar list of musicians to perform is as follows: Film School, Extra Golden, Light Pollution on Friday; White Girls on Saturday.

Ticket Price prices for the weekend $10 Friday-Saturday; $25 Sunday; $30 weekend pass.

For more information, visit www.litebritetest.com.

SO HIP IT HURTS

There's nothing better than getting to savor your favorite thing...nothing better except for savoring two of your favorite things. Macaroni...and cheese. Sex...on the beach. But my personal favorite: Music...and fashion.

In celebration of its 100th anniversary, Converse has teamed with Pharrell Williams, Santogold, and Julian Casablancas (of The Strokes) to bring to you quite the summer jam.

The track is called "My Drive Thru" and you can check out the video on YouTube. It was directed by Psyop's Marie Hyon and Marco Spier and features a great 3-D black and white paper-doll treatment.

If you dig the song, you can download it for free at the Converse website - which we suggest you go to regardless of your auditory preference. (The site is really freaking cool.)

Enjoy!

Photo c/o Stereogum.

MIDPOINT MUSIC FESTIVAL: LINE-UP ANNOUNCED

The official line-up for Cincinnati's Midpoint Music Festival is shaping up quite well! The weekend event is scheduled to take place September 25-27 in Over-The-Rhine, Southgate House, and Downtown. So if you can't make it to Austin City Limits, pretend that it's 110 degrees and hit up MMPF.

Here is a who's-who list of confirmed performers, announced today:

21st Century Hip Hop
500 miles to memphis
Al Hidalgo
Ali Edwards
Alyse Black
ATHENS
Bamboo Needle
BLACK OWLS
Buckra
Captain of Industry
Cari Clara
CHETT
Chick Pimp, Coke Dealer at a Bar
Cinema, Cinema
Cipes and the People
Coltrane Motion
CONIL
da muttss
Death of Jason Brody, The
Diet Audio
Dj Sid-the Apocalypze
Eclipse
ELMS, THE
entheos
Excitement, The
Fairmount Girls
Flow
Flux Capacitors, The
Frankl Project, The
Girls Guns and Glory
God Made Me Funky
Goose
HEY MISTER
Host, The
ISWHAT?!
Jake Speed & The Freddies
Jared Mahone Band
Jeff Scott Roberson
John Doe/1200 Hobos feat. CJ the Cynic
Johnnytwentythree
Jon Justice
Kadro
Kim taylor
Kink Ador
Lonely China Day
Look Mexico
Love in October
Mack West
mallory
Matt Truman Ego Trip, The
Megan King
Mike Reeb
Mocks, The
Newbees, The
noctaluca
Oddknock
Otter Petter
Pale Hollow
Purrs, The
Rebel Red
Rockwells, The
Rosella
Ruckus Roboticus
Ryan Adcock
SCRIMSHAW
Seedy Seeds, The
Seth
Smokin Eldorados
Sohio
Sonny Moorman Group, the
SOUSE
Spookfloaters
Stanley Maxwell
Sudden Death
Swarthy Band, The
Taina Asili
Temposhark
The Hiders
The Sailing
Tillers, The
Turnbull AC's, The
Tyler Traband
Wake the Bear
Weightlifters, The
Winter Sounds, the
Yoshi


Performer list and image c/o MPMF.com

THE LADY FROM SHANGHAI AT WEXNER CENTER THIS WEEK

Ah summer... where outdoors is always the key to the fun! This Thursday, July 17th, The Lady from Shanghai will play at the Wexner Center Plaza at 8pm, outside of the new museum.

The film showcases the gorgeous Elsa Bannister (Rita Hayworth) who lures seaman Mike O’Hara (Welles) into an intricate web of intrigue, betrayal, and murder. (The two were married but estranged during the filming.) The unforgettable finale in a funhouse hall of mirrors is an amazing demonstration of Charles Lawton, Jr.’s brilliant camerawork and Welles’s flamboyant direction. [Film synopsis from WexArts,org]

In the event of rain, the screening will move inside the center and start at 9 PM.

OOOH LA LA NEW MUSIC RELEASES

Beck has nothing to feel guilty about; Billy Joel releases an oldie but a goodie; New music from Bad Religion to cool off Warped Tour fever; More Van Morrison?!; Kerli is creepy; Who the heck still listens to the Mighty Mighty Bosstones?

The following albums are available online and in stores today.




Beck, "Modern Guilt" (Interscope)
Ratatat, "Lp3" (Beggars Xl)
Billy Joel, "The Stranger: 30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition" (Sony)
Bad Religion, "New Maps of Hell" (Epitaph)
Willie Nelson/Wynton Marsalis, "Two Men With the Blues" (Blue Note)
The Melvins, "Nude with Boots" (Ipecac)
Ringo Starr & His All Starr Band, "Ringo Starr & His All Starr Band Live 2006" (Koch)
The Baseball Project, "Volume 1: Frozen Ropes and Dying Quails" (Yep Roc)
Donna the Buffalo, "Silverlined" (Sugar Hill)
Gaelic Storm, "What's the Rumpus?" (MRI)
Jean Grae, "Jeanius" (Blacksmith)
Great Big Sea, "Fortune's Favour" (Suma)
Kerli, "Love Is Dead" (Island)
Mighty Mighty Bosstones, "Medium Rare" (Bosstones Music)
Van Morrison, "Common One" (Polydor)
Van Morrison, "Inarticulate Speech of the Heart" (Polydor)
Scar Symmetry, "Holographic Universe" (Nuclear Blast)
UFO, "Obsession" (Caroline)

Beck album mini c/o Amazon.com.

HAPPY FOURTH!

Oh, America. You so crazy.




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