The Money Shot 12.01.05

Because Dave & Oprah aren't the only ones in the headlines...

Thom Yorke says "Fuck Business Leaders!"
The Money Shot: “So the UN are meeting in Montreal to decide what to do after the Kyoto protocol, and already the US administration has buried its witless head in the fucking sand, refusing to take part. You can even see the strings being pulled. This is a true evil."

Clap Your Hands, Arcade Fire and Blog Buzz
The Money Shot: “Like we tend to get really carried away when we love a record, and while that tends to help a lot of bands we think deserve attention, there can also be negative repercussions if we go too nuts.”

Surprise, Surprise... Doherty Arrested
The Money Shot: The Metropolitan Police confirmed that officers had stopped a car driving erratically in the area. The force said "substances" were found and a 26-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of possessing Class A drugs, a category that includes cocaine and heroin.

Coming Attractions... Guster
The Money Shot: Rock act Guster is eyeing a spring 2006 release date for its next Reprise album, "Ganging Up on the Sun." Among the tracks tipped for inclusion are "Hang On," "The Beginning of the End," "C'mon," "One Man Wrecking Machine" and an as-yet-unnamed track featuring vocals from a cashier who works at a food shop near where the band recorded in Woodstock, N.Y.

Meet The Subways
The Money Shot: “We’re going to work hard and make sure that the people who come out to hear our music really have a great time,” Lunn says, admitting to a mix of trepidation and excitement. “We’re coming there to prove ourselves and the only way to do it is to start from square one and build a foundation, build a community. We can hardly wait.”

Coming Attractions... The Eels
The Money Shot: Eels have announced details of a new album and DVD 'Eels With Strings Live At Town Hall'. The album was recorded live at New York's Town Hall on June 30, and follows-up the band's double album 'Blinking Lights And Other Revelations', which was released earlier this year.

Yeah Yeah Yeahs' New Feline Concept CD
The Money Shot: During the pair's stay in Chile, O found a cat, and the soon-to-be-beloved pet eventually became the album's conceptual focus."The whole album is pretty much about this cat's journey from Chile to New York," Clean said. "Each track tells the story of the [cat's life]. So it starts with Coco's birth, to when they found Coco, and continues."

Coming Attractions... Minus 5
The Money Shot: Enduring rock collective the Minus 5 will on Feb. 7 release its next studio album, "The Gun Album." The Yep Roc set features core members Scott McCaughey, guitarist John Ramberg and R.E.M. members Peter Buck and Bill Rieflin surrounded by such guests as John Wesley Harding, Kelly Hogan and the Decemberists' Colin Meloy and John Moen.