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| June 2007 |
Vol. 3, Issue 25 |
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Returning in rhinestone, the White Stripes' highly anticipated sixth album, Icky Thump, is available this week. Catch them on their North American tour throughout the summer. Purchase from iTunes or Amazon. Go to www.whitestripes.com
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Lowering the tempo a little, the UK's James Chapman, AKA Maps, has taken the electronic space-rock sound to new levels—but not using computers! The one-man-show cut We Can Create by hand on a vintage 16-track—meaning listening to the result is most certainly a more relaxing effort than its making. Purchase from iTunes or Amazon. Go to www.mapsmusic.com
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Never one to let McCartney get all the media buzz, the solo works of John Lennon see a revival this month with Instant Karma, a compilation raising money to save Darfur. Highs include Green Day tackling "Working Class Hero" and the Postal Service's interpretation of "Grow Old With Me," though Avril Lavigne's attempt at "Imagine" leaves a little to be desired. Purchase from iTunes or Amazon. Go to www.instantkarma.org
04 Another blast from the past emerges in We Are The Night, the new album from electronic legends The Chemical Brothers. While their best work remains in their back catalog, you could do worse than find your summer dance anthem here. Purchase from Amazon. Go to www.thechemicalbrothers.com |
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 Rock 'em Horns Austin's famed music festival, Austin City Limits, is fast approaching its 33rd season. The three-day music, food, and art celebration runs from September 14-17 in Austin's Zilker Park. Your golden ticket into the festivities is now available for purchase; if you're smart, get the 3-day pass, which allows access for the full weekend. These tickets are getting snapped up fast, so don't get stuck with a 1-day pass. Go to www.austincitylimits.com ASAP! When you're planning your sojourn to Austin for ACL make sure to snag a reservation at the urban, bungalow-style Hotel San José located in the hip South Congress neighborhood. Go to www.sanjosehotel.com or call 512-444-7322. For nosh a notch above the ACL food carts, check out Starlite, a sophisticated, downtown restaurant offering eclectic New American cuisine. Go to www.starliteaustin.net or call 512-374-9012 |
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 And you should look the part too. Serving as inspiration to fans and band members alike, Amber Easby and Henry Oliver's The Art of the Band T-Shirt gives decade-by-decade insight into that faded rock 'n' roll memorabilia at the bottom of your drawers. Highlights include vintage Elvis tour shirts, and a plethora of Rolling Stones threads. You might want to dust yours off too—some of these shirts can fetch three figures on eBay. Don't believe us? In issue 43 of CITY, writer Brian DeLeeuw searched New York for the perfect vintage heavy-metal T-shirt. Read the story here. $11, from Amazon. |
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 Want to see your photo on the cover of a National Magazine Award–winning magazine? Our ONE CITY, MANY DESTINATIONS™ travel photography competition boasts the ultimate grand prize: CITY Magazine's cover shot. Amateur and professional photographers from around the world are invited to submit images for juried competition and a chance at landing on the cover of CITY's Fall '07 Travel issue, on sale September 25, 2007. Photographers are asked to submit images that best capture
the essence of a city or other travel destination. Along with the cover shot for the grand-prize winner, there are fantastic prizes for selected runners-ups. To find out more, and to enter, go to www.city-magazine.com/photocontest |
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| Longtime CITY contributor Greg Lindsay is spending the next six months on the road reporting for his forthcoming book, Aerotropolis (John D. Kasarda and Greg Lindsay; Farrar, Straus and Giroux). In his new exclusive CITY Magazine blog, IN TRANSIT, he's filing dispatches along the way, covering the best hotels, restaurants, gear, and airlines the world's "airport cities" have to offer. Check out his latest entries at www.city-magazine.com/intransit |
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