'24' Gets "Jacked"

Well, you could see this coming from as far away as just about any one of the plot twists of the past 3 seasons: 24 will come to an end at the conclusion of this, the eighth, season. Sort of. According to EW.com, a movie franchise is already in the works, which could be really interesting. Relieving Jack and Co. of the constraints that exist because of its "real-time" format could do a lot of good, and, according to Keifer Sutherland, this version of 24 will definitely not be held within those same confines. Can't say I blame them. As Keifer also states in the article, “The writers are producing the equivalent of 12 films a year, which is unheard of." Good point. Ironically, this season has done a much better job of keeping me on my toes than either of the past two. That is, until they pulled out the old "there's a double agent that's infiltrated CTU" plot twist again. Anyway, now that this has all been decided, maybe it will heighten anticipation a little bit as this season winds down. We shall see. I wonder what they're gonna do with the clock sequence at the end? Maybe it will explode or something...

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New The National: "Bloodbuzz Ohio"

Thankfully, The National's High Violet will finally be released the 10th of May, and, little by little, pieces of the puzzle are being set loose. We've already had the privilege of hearing "Terrible Love". Today, "Bloodbuzz Ohio" was made available as a free download. In case you can't tell, I'm absolutely giddy. Enjoy:

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Local Natives

Local Natives are a relatively new band from Silver Lake, Los Angeles, California. Their new record Gorilla Manor came out Feb. 16, on French Kiss Records. It took me a little while to really get into, but now I basically just can't stop listening to it. They don't really remind me of any specific band, but parts of songs remind me of things like My Morning Jacket, Fleet Foxes, Midlake, and even a little Beach Boys. So just check it out because it's really good. Here is a video of them playing an acoustic version of Sticky Thread.

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2 New Broken Social Scene Songs!

BSS' Forgiveness Rock Record will be out on May 4. Other than that, I think the title pretty much says it all.

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Rogue Wave Hit Late Night w/ Fallon

Rogue Wave rocked Jimmy Fallon's show last night with "Solitary Gun", which, when it's all said and done, might be the most enduring track from their new album, Permalight. On a side note, I'm wondering if anyone behind the stage had actually ever heard this song before the pre-show warmup, or if they'd ever even heard of the band itself. If not, they do a decent job of faking it, but it just seems kinda like some weird Late Night version of MTV Beach House or something. I don't know; maybe it's just me. Anyway, enjoy:

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The Lonely Island's "Boombox" Gets the Proper Vid Treatment

Finally, the second-best song from Incredibad gets a video that matches its excellence. So grab yourself a boiled goose, sit back, and enjoy:

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Enemies

Enemies is an instrumental/prog/math rock band from Ireland. I didn't know they made music like this in Ireland either. Anyway, they had an Ep and 7" a couple years ago that were both amazing and they are supposed to have a new full-length out sometime this summer on Richter Collective. There's no official release date yet, but chances are, I'll post something when there actually is. So check 'em out. If you're into The Mercury Program, Maserati, Cinemechanica, and the like, you'll dig it. Here are a couple videos of songs from their Ep.

Bits of Parrots

Feed Me Seedless

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