Franz Nicolay explosion!

Franz Nicolay's back in the news!

#1: One of his new songs from his Major General solo effort has hit the net! Download it below:

World/Inferno Vs the End of Evening - MP3
(Right Click // Save As)

The Major General LP is due out on January 13th on Fistolo.


#2: Franz has also outlined a January tour to promote the LP. Pretty great, considering it's smashed in between the December and February dates of the Hold Steady tour! Check his solo tour dates and the remaining Hold Steady dates below.

Franz:

01-06 Charlottesville, VA - Boylan Heights Restaurant
01-07 Baltimore, MD - Ottobar
01-08 Washington, DC - Black Cat (Backstage)
01-09 Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church
01-11 New York, NY - Le Poisson Rouge
01-12 Buffalo, NY - Mohawk Place
01-13 Cleveland, OH - Grog Shop
01-14 Lansing, MI - Mac's Bar
01-16 Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock Social Club
01-17 Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle
01-18 Dekalb, IL - The House Café

The Hold Steady:

12-07 Sheffield, England - Leadmill
12-08 Oxford, England - Academy
12-09 Nottingham, England - Rock City
12-10 Manchester, England - Academy
12-12 Bristol, England - Anson Rooms
12-14 Portsmouth, England - Wedgewood Rooms
12-15 Wolverhampton, England - Wulfrun Hall
12-17 London, England - Roundhouse

(Insert Franz)

01-31 Brisbane, Australia - Laneway Festival
02-01 Melbourne, Australia - Laneway Festival
02-02 Melbourne, Australia - The Corner Hotel
02-04 Sydney, Australia - Metro Theatre
02-06 Perth, Australia - Laneway Festival
02-07 Adelaide, Australia - Laneway Festival
02-08 Sydney, Australia - Laneway Festival

Listen tonight!

As a reminder:

Tonight, The Campus Buzz will be hosting Franz Nicolay of The Hold Steady (and many other groups!) at 8 pm.

We will be following Pirate Primetime's interview with Seton Hall mens basketball coach Bobby Gonzales, so tune in early if you so choose, and keep your dials at 89.5 for the rest of the night!

10/19/08 Playlist

Here's the 10-19-08 Playlist:

Hiroshima - Ben Folds
Frown Song - Ben Folds
Troublemaker - Weezer
The Lights Are On In Spider Town - Tom Morello, The Nightwatchman
What Is Your Secret? - Nada Surf
Touch Me I'm Going To Scream pt. 2 - My Morning Jacket
The 13th - The Cure
Closer - Kings of Leon
Fit But You Know It - The Streets
Valerie Plame - The Decemberists
Twin Cinema - The New Pornographers
Pumpkin Soup - Kate Nash
I Think I'm In Love - Beck
Paranoid Android - Radiohead
No Better Place - Fountains of Wayne
Lovers Are Losing - Keane
Confessor - Annuals
Empty Tank - Blackpool Lights
Free Not Free - Clinic
Cinderella's Big Score - Sonic Youth
Tunnels - Arcade Fire
Watch Us Explode (Justify) - The Polyphonic Spree
The Songs I Didn't Write - Creaky Boards
Viva La Vida - Coldplay

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Just a few things:


1) If you didn't listen tonight, we have news: NEXT WEEK, Franz Nicolay of The Hold Steady will be in studio for an interview and some live music! Keep your dials locked in after WSOU Sports' interview with Bobby Gonzales!

2) Thanks for the input from a few people who called in about the Creaky Boards/Coldplay controversy! The jury's still out!

3) Congrats to all those who won the Minus The Bear/Annuals/Sylvia tickets! Have a good time at Starland next Sunday!