9.04.01- Yes, that is BNL's "One Week" you're hearing on the new Mitsubishi TV commercials. Look for two different commercials to run this Fall. 8.30.01 - Win a maroon Fender Strat. guitar - autographed by the Barenaked Ladies on AOL Music! Also download "Falling For The First Time" AOL Keyword: Music.
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New songs:
• The guys wrote and recorded four new songs, two of which will appear on the Greatest Hits CD, and two which will be released at a later date (LR Christmas present, anyone?!). The recording took place in a studio in Toronto and the songs are called
• It's Only Me (The Wizard of Magicland)
• Thanks That Was Fun
• I Don't Get It Anymore
• I Can, I Do, I Will
I Don't Get It Anymore and It's Only Me have been getting regular airings at the latest concerts. Steve explained that the (The Wizard of Magicland) title came about during the recording sessions after Kevin yelled those words out at the end of a guitar jam session and made everyone fall about laughing.
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• The Paul McCartney (http://www.paulmccartney.com/) tribute CD, the same one, I guess, that everyone thought was a hoax last year, now has a release date! Weird. It's called Listen to What the Man Says, and is released on 9th October. Steve Page, Kevin Hearn and the lovely Stephen Duffy have recorded one of the tracks, Junk.
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• It seems pretty certain that there will only be one GH disk this time around, tentatively called Barenaked Ladies: All Our Greatest Hits. US release date is 13 November. No news on other release dates. The LR announced recently that there will be a DVD release early next year, but no details of what would be included. Ed has said that they will release the B-sides and rarities disk separately "soon". Fingers crossed.
Track listing (unofficial):
Old Apartment
Falling for the First Time
Brian Wilson
One Week
*It's Only Me (The Wizard of Magicland)
If I Had $1,000,000
Call and Answer
Get in Line
It's All Been Done
Jane
Lovers in a Dangerous Time (whee!)
Pinch Me
Shoebox
What a Good Boy
Too Little Too Late
Enid
*Thanks That Was Fun
Alternative Girlfriend/Be My Yoko Ono
The sharp ones among you (or those who managed to keep up with the news despite my tardiness!) will notice that the final song is undecided as yet. Last I heard you could vote online for your preferred choice at VH1.com, but I may have missed the boat on that one!
* = new songs
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• Once upon a time, Lauren went to a concert. And when she came back she wrote up a fantastic (http://www.alltel.net/% 7Elazysranch/livebnl.html) review of it - run on over and see what she has to say...
• And then, once upon another time, Aubrey went to a different concert. And when she got back, she scanned in lots of delicious (http://www.gis.net/%7Eaubrey/linktoallpics.htm) piccies!
• Launch.com have a preview (http://music.launch.com/artist/default.asp?artistID=1001925&vo=) of the Falling for the First Time video online, for your delight and delectation. It features Harland Williams(http://us.imdb.com/Name? Williams,+Harland) , Kevin's cousin and comic actor.
• MusicChoice (http://www.pieceofsky.com/bnluk/) aired a one-hour TV concert special during August (I apologise again for taking so long to do this update!), and clips appear on their web page.
• BNL have been nominated for two MMVAs (MuchMusic Video Award) for Too Little, Too Late in the Fave Canadian Video category and for Best Canadian Band. Vote here!( http://www.pieceofsky.com/bnluk/) The awards will be broadcast live on 23rd September (BNL are playing a festival in SF that day, so unlikely they'll appear live).
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• Good news - the barenaked.net site is back up and the bulletin board is better than ever!
• Found an old interview with Jimmy C from 1999, here (http://www.rockpublication.com/bnlinterview.htm).
• And a more recent one from Rocky Mountain News here (http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/music/article/0,1299,DRMN_54_79 6429,00.html).
• Captain Bammer bought the rammer... (http://www.abqtrib.com/archives/diversions01/081001_diversions_ladies .shtml)
• And last, but not least, for this update, a small article (http://www.iwon.com/home/music/music_overview/0,16111,newsCon_launch_ 205625,00.html) , but very interesting for fans not in the US/Canada as there's a small hint of pleasurable things to come...