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Al Gore To Launch Global Warming Awareness Extravaganza? Wolfmother Promise To Stay Dark, And More

2/9/07, 9:04 am EST

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  • Al Gore is apparently set to make a huge announcement today in which he reveals plans to put on a series of climate change concerts that will “dwarf” Live Aid. The concerts will apparently take place July 7, and will involve film, music and television content taking place in seven cities including London, Washington DC, Shanghai, Rio de Janeiro, Cape Town and Kyoto. According to an insider, unlike Live Aid, this event will not be about increasing awareness, but rather about taking action. “Live Aid was about asking people to stump up money, this is about effecting systemic change.” Al Gore for president … again.
  • Apparently all that intense, Sabbath-like squealing and riffing wasn’t enough of a trip to the dark side for Australian rockers Wolfmother. The band promises that their next record (which they’ve been working on but has no release date yet) will be more of the same. “Songs like ‘Joker & The Thief’ and ‘Woman’ were just relentless and totally in your face,” Wolfmother frontman Andrew Stockdale reportedly said. “I feel like there’s an element of that in the new songs.”
  • The new Killers video for “Read My Mind” is really sweet, and we mean that in the least patronizing way possible. It features adorable Japanese school children and unicycles.
  • Today an autopsy will be performed on Anna Nicole Smith’s body. The star died yesterday at a South Florida hospital after being discovered unconscious in her hotel room.
  • Bloc Party are searching for a substitute for drummer Matt Tong, who has a serious respiratory condition (which caused his lung to collapse during the band’s last US tour) and is likely to suffer complications during the band’s upcoming UK tour, which could force date cancellations unless a stand-in is found. UPDATE: Matt Tong is fine! According to his US publicist, reports that the drummer is unwell, and that the band may need to replace him on their upcoming tour, are false. Glad to hear it Matt.
  • Legendary composer Ennio Morricone, who is set to receive an honorary Oscar at this year’s ceremony, has announced that had hoped he would never receive an Oscar. “After five nominations I expected nothing, in fact I hoped I’d remain without an Oscar,” he told reporters at the Foreign Press Association,” he said. “I would have remained in the company of illustrious non-winners.”
  • We just love writing this: Check out the Stooges 2007 tour dates after the jump. [via BrooklynVegan]

The Stooges | 2007 Tour Dates
Mar 8 – Caprices Festival Crans-Montana
Mar 17 – SXSW Festival Austin, TX
Apr 7 – Orpheum Boston, MA
Apr 9 – United Palace New York, NY
Apr 13 – Fox Theatre DETROIT, MI
Apr 17 – Filmore Auditorium Denver, CO
Apr 19 – The Warfield San Francisco, CA
Apr 27 – WaMu Theater at Qwest Field Events Seattle, WA
Jul 21 – Tromso Open Air Festival Bukta


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Comments

floydfan88 | 2/9/2007, 9:31 am EST

gore already won the presidency. in the 2000 election.

matt | 2/9/2007, 10:23 am EST

Agreed, now he should claim his job in 2008.

bob | 2/9/2007, 11:04 am EST

gore lost, that’s why he isn’t the president. The popular vote doesn’t matter. get over it you lefty freaks

xxxx | 2/9/2007, 11:07 am EST

Bob. Your a moron. All you conservatives need to die.

Jake Burns | 2/9/2007, 11:12 am EST

Floydfan88, Great comment

Lobsters | 2/9/2007, 11:13 am EST

Fuck Al Gore. A whole lot of us voted against his dumb ass, you know.

Larry | 2/9/2007, 11:41 am EST

We’re The Killers. We’re cute, we’re quirky. Love us! LOVE US! Whatever.

dpr | 2/9/2007, 12:15 pm EST

You’re just mad at Bob cause he’s right but you don’t like that he’s right. The American system is the American system and if had been the other way around you wouldn’t be saying that Bush should’ve won.

El Mariachi | 2/9/2007, 12:26 pm EST

Does anyone else notice the irony that Al Gore is putting on a series of concerts, when his lovely wife is one of the biggest censors of all time, and is responsible for Parental Advisory stickers?

Lobsters | 2/9/2007, 12:54 pm EST

Yeah, those Parental Advisory Stickers! It’s like living in the Soviet Union or Nazi Germany! Ever since Tipper Gore came along it’s been Hell on Earth! Ooohhhh!!!
Gores, what a silly bunch of people! Remember when everybody was talking about how “hot” his daughters were? Anybody seen em lately? I think they live in the attic.

Bjorkslayssillytwats | 2/9/2007, 1:33 pm EST

Lobsters, Jesus Christ, you’re a f-ing pinhead! You didn’t vote for GORE’s “dumbass” (though he did, in fact, WIN!), so you voted for that Mensa candidate, Dubya? He’s done a lot of intelligent things, hasn’t he, really helped the country and world…Thanks for reminding me of what kind of idiot actually voted for Bush. You got the country you deserve, you complete cretin! Thanks for calling. Next!

matt | 2/9/2007, 1:35 pm EST

What’s with all the right wingers on this site? The election was stolen from Gore by the Supreme Court. The entire court switched their idealogies when it comes to state/national government authority in order to meet their political preferences. They voted based on partisanship, and not on their interpretation of the law. Therefore, the Supreme Court abused their authority.

Gore would have won the election if the recount was not stopped. The 2000 election was a scam.

Everybody SHADDUP! | 2/9/2007, 2:37 pm EST

http://www.myspace.com/somebodytalked
song: ask for more
great rip on bush’s plans!

Lobsters | 2/9/2007, 4:14 pm EST

Yeah, Gore won the 2000 Election over Bush. And Husker Du sold more records than Guns N’ Roses.
Al Gore – What a DOUCHE!

lik roper | 2/9/2007, 4:31 pm EST

Lobsters | 2/9/2007, 4:38 pm EST

You really believe Bush stole the 2000 Election? And you’ve allowed six years to go by while you’ve done nothing about it? I can imagine what a heroic stand you would have made if you had been alive when in 1860 when the South seceded from the Union. No wonder your Revolution still hasn’t shown up.

Joe | 2/9/2007, 4:49 pm EST

No one stole this election. The American people voted for Bush, and they got him. Congratulations everyone!!! Just remember, you wanna know where the real problems are? Follow the money.

JD | 2/10/2007, 1:20 am EST

If Gore actually became the president, there may have not been a war in Iraq or even a 9-11. And we need a president that is super cereal about global warming.

italian chicka | 2/12/2007, 11:47 pm EST

al gore iz a prick

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