img src= http://www.chromewaves.net/images/interface/20070815besnardLakes.jpg title= The Besnard Lakes class= blogPhoto Kind of a slow day, which is actually good for me because it meant this post took far less time to write than usual. Which gave me time to finish the last i Harry Potter /i book. Which was surprisingly satisfying. br / br / We begin with a dip in a href= http://www.thebesnardlakes.com target= new title= Besnard Lakes The Besnard Lakes /a . A href= http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/44839-the-besnard-lakes-reissue-lp1-tour-north-america target= new title= PF vs Besnard Lakes Pitchfork /a brings word that the band's 2003 debut album i Volume 1 /i will be reissued by A href= http://www.jagjaguwar.com target= new title= Jagjaguwar Jagjaguwar /a come October 23. You can check out a video from their debut below. The band are also releasing a A href= http://www.jagjaguwar.com/onesheet.php?cat=JAG116 target= new title= CAsino Nanaimo 12 single/EP /a on September 11 with Casino Nanaimo as the a-side and a nine-minute, live of the floor version of Disaster as the b-side. And finally, A href= http://www.soundopinions.org/archive/2007/august.html target= new title= Sound Opinions vs Besnard Lakes Sound Opinions /a has made available to download in podcast form a session the band recorded for them last week. Via a href= http://gorillavsbear.blogspot.com/2007/08/besnard-lakes-live-radio-session.html target= new title= GvsB vs Besnard Lakes Gorilla Vs Bear /A , who's helpfully converted Disaster into MP3 form already. br / br / strong Video: /strong A href= http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual VideoID=339269 target= new title= For Spy Turned Musician The Besnard Lakes - The Spy Turned Musician (MySpace) /a br / br / And to their fellow aquatically-named labelmates, A href= http://www.okkervilriver.com target= new title= Okkervil River Okkervil River /a , who are sporting a shiny new website that is streaming A href= http://search.insound.com/search/showrelease.jsp?from=90804 p=INS36265 target= new title= The Stage Names i The Stage Names /i /a in its entirety. A a good thing since I STILL haven't gotten my copy in the mail. Pre-orders, shme-orders. A href= http://www.wirelessbollinger.com/general/insight/okkervil_river_-_sheff_%26_the_stage_names/ target= new title= Wireles Bollinger vs Okkervil River Wireless Bollinger /a (I have no idea what that is) has an interview with Will Sheff about the myriad influences that inform the record. a href= http://www.undertheradarmag.com/okkervil.html target= new title= UTR vs OR i Under The Radar /i /a also offers up an interview with Will about the album. i The Stage Names /i is currently rocking a solid 82% on a href= http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/okkervilriver/stagenames target= new title= Metacritic vs OR Metacritic /a , for the curious among you who put stock in such things. br / br / A href= http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/29/nyregion/nyregionspecial2/29atkinsnj.html?ex=1343361600 en=49b2004e8c8740ea ei=5088 partner=rssnyt emc=rss target= new title= NY Times vs Nicole Atkins i The New York Times /i /a profiles Ms a href= http://www.nicoleatkins.com target= new title= Nicole Atkins Nicole Atkins /a , who still has no release date for a href= http://www.amazon.ca/Neptune-City-Nicole-Atkins/dp/B000RIWAXK/ref=sr_1_2/701-9114087-0241937?ie=UTF8 s=music qid=1187141403 sr=8-2 target= new title= Neptune City i Neptune City /i /a but hopefully sometime before her show at Lee's Palace on October 14 opening up for A href= http://www.theraveonettes.com/ target= new title= RAveonettes The Raveonettes /a . br / br / a href= http://www.soundscapesmusic.com/feature-interview/2007/8/8/st-vincent-august-207.html target= new title= Soundscapes vs St Vincent Soundscapes /a -the local record store turned music journalist - has an interview with Annie Clark, aka A href= http://www.ilovestvincent.com target= new title= St Vincent St Vincent /a . They've also A href= http://www.soundscapesmusic.com/feature-interview/2007/7/30/los-campesinos-july-2807.html target= new title= Soundscapes vs Los Campesinos got one /a with a href= http://www.loscampesinos.com target= new title= Los Campesinos Los Campesinos! /a I forgot to link a href= http://www.chromewaves.net/index.php?itemid=2718 title= Chromewaves vs Los Campesinos last week /a . br / br / A href= http://www.drownedinsound.com/articles/2302848 target= new title= DiS vs Mogwai Drowned In Sound /a talks to Stuart Braithwaite of a href= http://www.mogwai.co.uk target= new title= Mogwai Mogwai /a about copycats - both being and having. The band are working on their next album between festival appearances and hoping for an early '08 release. br / br / a href= http://www.avclub.com/content/feature/random_rules_paul_smith_o target= new title= AV Club vs Maximo Park The AV Club /a shuffles Paul Smith of a href= http://www.maximopark.com target= new title= Maximo Park Maximo Park's /a iPod. He also talks to a href= http://www.smh.com.au/news/gig-reviews/maximo-park/2007/08/15/1186857560908.html target= new title= SMH vs Maximo Park i The Sydney Morning Herald /i /a . br / br / a href= http://www.cracked.com/index.php?name=News sid=2304 target= new title= Cracked vs movies never made i Cracked /i /a has assembled a fascinating list of its top ten movies never made because Hollywood sucks. ...read full story