In the tradition of previous Forecastle Festivals, the following parties are being offered (from the press release):

Consequence of Sound presents the Official Forecastle kickoff party, featuring indie pop duo Dean & Britta and electronic act Purity Ring. This 21-and-over event will take place on Thursday, July 12 at Club 116, located at 116 E. Main Street in Louisville.

Following their festival performances on Saturday, July 14, members of My Morning Jacket will make guest appearances as New Orleans’ Preservation Hall Jazz Band graces the stage at an all-ages event on the historic Belle of Louisville steamboat, presented by Bell’s Brewery.”

Details on Friday’s after-party on the Belle, presented by Bell’s Brewery, as well as an additional Saturday after-party to be hosted at Club 116 will be forthcoming.”

Tickets for both events will go on sale Saturday, May 19 at noon at www.forecastlefest.com. Tickets for the official kickoff party at Club 116 will be $22 plus applicable service fees. Tickets to the Saturday after-party aboard the Belle of Louisville will be $50 plus applicable service fees.”

Nicole Sherzinger got the attention of the photographers with a tight-fitting purple dress at the Berlin premiere of “Men In Black III.” Naturally, London’s Daily Mai;, where they dearly love Nicole – has the most photos and a video.

VHS Or Beta came back to Kentucky, but only for a show at Buster’s in Lexington. UK’s student paper/website KyKernal.com published this review of the show, by Nini Edwards.

Forecastle Fest has announced additional artists for the Festival, including Abigail Washburn And Kai Welch, Rebelution, Trixie Whitley, Cloud Nothings, Lower Dens, Kelly Hogan, Keys N Krates and Cherub.
Grimes is out due to scheduling conflicts. More at Forecastlefest.com

Jukebox The Ghost, fronted by Louisvillian Ben Thornewill, will release the new LP, Safe Travels, on June 12th via Yep Roc. In the meantime, here’s “Somebody” from the album for your listening pleasure:

From Jukebox The Ghost’s upcoming album Safe Travels, here’s a video of “Oh, Emily”:

Jukebox The Ghost, fronted by Louisvillian Ben Thornewill, introduced “Somebody” from their new CD, Safe Travels, scheduled for a June 12 release from Yep Roc Rocords. Give it a listen at NPR’s “All Music Considered” site/

C. Michael Stewart as a gallery of photos from the Daughtry show at the Palace posted on the Hoosier Hits site, the music blog of the Jeffersonville Evening News/New Albany Tribune papers.

Yep Roc Records has released a limited edition 7” inch of Jukebox the Ghost doing Donna Lewis’ hit song, “I Love You Always Forever” plus their version of New Order’s “Temptation” for Record Store Day. To sweeten the deal, the band hand-decorated all the covers. Here’s the video of the boys at work:

Rock n roll is just so glam.

Nicole Sherzinger’s photoshoot for the February/March issue of Vibe magazine is on video. Take a look here. Smokin’.

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