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Today on Appetite for Distraction: Overtime

Posted by Lisa Christiansen at 4:45 PM

One of the stranger soccer world cup observations I heard came this morning on the CBC Radio 1 show Q. I didn't catch the name of Jian Ghomeshi's guest, but he was in South Africa for the final game and quipped that the dullness of the match didn't do much to gain American fans.

I watched bits of the game and did not find it any more or less boring than any other soccer game. But I guess if you equate scoring with excitement, it failed. But then again the sporting industry has all interests covered. On another channel I watched live truck racing – the Lucas Oil 200 at Iowa Speedway. Rookie Austin Dillon scored his first win. Along the way there were lots of crashes, jumps and even a truck in flames! So if the beautiful game (seriously, how many times has that been said in the past month!?) got kinda ugly, all you had to do was click.

Boring is in the eye of the beholder, I think. I've always found grown men running/skating/jumping/driving for prizes to be rather uninteresting anyway. Now thinking and creating – that's for me.

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Music Notes: The Late Edition, July 12 2010

Posted by MAK at 4:30 PM

Owen Pallett announces tour dates, offers up new song for free. Exclaim!

Justin Rutledge announces fall tour dates.

Watch the new video by Library Voices for “Haunt This Music”. LV

Watch the new D-Sisive video for “West Coast”. (above)

Deadmau5, Holy F*ck, Broken Social Scene confirmed for San Francisco’s Treasure Island Music Festival, Oct 16-17. Stereogum

Stephen Harper: The Musical. Now

Kele of Bloc Party talks about his new Electro Pop album, DJing, and his loop station for the Creators Project. CP

Sleater-Kinney’s Corin Tucker, announces solo album. Pitchfork

Hear Best Coast’s new album in full! Pitchfork

The Music Industry’s Funny Money – your cut, his cut, her cut, their cut, etc. The Root

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Today on Lanarama: Spontaneity & Last Minute Adventures

Posted by Lana Gay at 1:45 PM

What is the most spontaneous thing you’ve ever done? What was the outcome?

A lot of bands keep fans on their toes with last minute announcements and surprise shows. Last month Arcade Fire announced impromptu performances in Montreal and Toronto. The twittersphere was going crazy, as fans planned, ran and rushed to locations to either see the band or purchase tickets.

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Live on CBC Radio 3 w/ Grant Lawrence: All Request Road Trip Rockers!

Posted by Grant Lawrence at 10:45 AM

Coming up today on Grant Lawrence Live, 2PM ET / 11AM PT on CBC Radio 3's web radio/Sirius 86:

We're getting a head start on putting together our next Summer of 2010 Roadtrip Mixtape Podcast, and as always, we need your help! We need YOU to let us know which songs you love to punch the pedal to.

This brings us to our...

Poll Question of the Day:
WHERE ARE YOU ROADTRIPPING TO THIS SUMMER?

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Music Notes: The Early Edition, July 12 2010

Posted by MAK at 10:30 AM

Canadian commercial radio stations to pay out an extra $13M in royalties to copyright collectives. FYI

Cale Sampson (pictured) announces new Hip hop project with D-Ray. Pink Mafia

Fan suing Rush for cancelling performance. Exclaim!

Hear a new song taken from Interpol’s upcoming release called “Barricade”. Pitchfork

Stereolab’s Laetitia Sadier to release first solo album Sept 21 via Drag City. Pitchfork

Futureheads plan to release next album a Capella. Pitchfork

Radiohead and Primal Scream to work with Bryan Ferry on new album. NME

Hear an unreleased R.E.M. song called “Throw Those Trolls Away”. Stereogum

Downloading fines slashed for some music fans. CBC

International acts planning to perform in the US – the IRS is watching you. Yahoo!

Pandora founder, Tim Westergren, looking to turn his internet radio project into a legitimate competitor. Yahoo!

RIP: Sugar Minott, 54, Reggae pioneer. Billboard

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TCNH: Monday Morning Medicinal Music Meld!

Posted by Craig Norris at 6:50 AM

In this crazy old world, we sometimes don't always feel as good as we should. Sometimes we fall ill, or even suffer injury. When that happens, we turn to medicine.

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