I apologize for the following brief and impersonal post, but I shall be sleeping soon because of early Tuesday classes. Curse you, Tuesdays. But on the brightside, here is a mini-slew of news for you all!

Built to Spill covered M.I.A.’s “Paper Planes” in Italy recently. Watch here. Awkward? Let me know what you think at melodylau.620@gmail.com.

Stars have added a third date in Toronto, at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre (I should go just to check out this venue… ) on December 11th. Tickets will go on sale on November 1st. It is arranged seating, so if you want a good spot, pick up tickets early, as I have yet to get mine!

Also, Metric has just announced a tiny tour. Here are the following details from Exclaim!

“Toronto, Winnipeg, Saskatoon, Edmonton, Calgary and Vancouver, get ready for “Jingle Bell Rock,” a cross-Canada holiday tour set to launch in December featuring two of the most prominent independent acts in Canadian music,Metric and Tokyo Police Club, along with special guests the Dears, DJ Mike Relm and November’s Exclaim! cover stars Sebastien Granger and the Mountains.

The tour will visit six cities with shows taking place at large capacity indoor venues complete with retail villages, creating an outdoor festival vibe but without the snow drifts and toques. Along with bringing great live music to the Canadian masses, the tour seeks to raise awareness on the issue of disadvantaged youth, and benefit organizations such as Covenant House, which provide services to help get youth off the streets and back onto a positive path.

Check out exclaim.ca/contests this week for your chance to win a pair of passes to a show near you, along with swag from each of the artists involved with the tour. And don’t forget to visit Metric’s MySpace page to hear an unreleased, and currently untitled new track produced by Gavin Brown.

Jingle Bell Rock tickets will be available this coming Saturday, November 1.

Jingle Bell Rock tour dates:
12/13 Toronto, ON – Sound Academy
12/15 Winnipeg, MB – Burton Cummings Theatre
12/16 Saskatoon, SK – Praireland Park
12/17 Edmonton, AB – Shaw Conference Centre
12/19 Calgary, AB – MacEwan Hall
12/21 Vancouver, BC – Vouge Theatre”

Just a fair warning to those who are planning to attend the Toronto show, it will come at a hefty price of$37.50. I was totally stoked for this event ’til I saw the price-tag. But hey, if you’re still interested, tickets go on sale November 1st, as the Exclaim message already mentioned. I’ll give you this – Metric and The Dears put on a heck of a show (most of the time). We’ll see how up to it I am… and how many magazines I have to sell for money to buy tickets with.

Alexisonfire has added a second show in Hamilton on December 20. Good for you if you can find a way to commute there. If you actually are, please let me know and take me with you!

Toronto band, Great Lenin’s Ghost finally have some new tracks up on their MySpace. Listen here!

Fan of Rock Band? Well this is perfect for you then, my friend.

That’ll be it for now, folks. Sleep, here I come! Oh, and the title? Awesome Bishop Allen song, as I am listening to it right now… and it’s quite relevant, I’d like to think. Except I am delivering news to you from my bed! It would also make sense if you are reading this post from your bed! Wow… I really need some sleep. Goodnight!

Musically,
Melody