NON-TV NEWS

Rita: While Lolita shortens her “to do” list, I will share with you all the news that the TV forgets to report. Lolita: Oh, but before that I just want to give a tip to those readers who can’t afford pay TV but still want to watch. Dress up in coveralls and go to the gas station and watch GS TV for free. Maybe if you pump the gas while watching, someone will give you a tip. Rita: Okay, you won’t hear this news on GS TV either. CAT on Cool 102 (101.9 fm Hyannis, MA) is bringing back The Cheap Seats, a local music show for bands from New England. The show airs on Sunday evenings at 6:00 pm and is streamlined on www.cool102.com. *** EMBRIONIC was featured on the 2009 MTV’s Realworld/Road Rules Challenge: The Island and Real World Australia. *** CASEY DESMOND won $5000 in studio gear in the Broadjam Song of the Month Contest. *** Noise intern KATYA LANCERO (Sgt. Maxwell’s Peace Chorus) is moving back to Flagstaff, AZ, where she has picked up a new internship on another magazine called the Noise! *** The Paul Green School of Rock (617-923-3434) will be hosting three Rock Star Boot Camps in July and August. Session I (7/6 to 7/11), Session II (7/27 to 8/1), and Session III (8/17 to 8/22) all run from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm weekdays and are open to students ages 6-17 who play bass, guitar, drums, piano, or sing. No experience needed! Registration closes on June 1. *** LEO BLAIS wins the award for most effort put into an extended press kit. We received three painted cardboard font creations that spell out the Noise, Rita & Lolita, and T Max. These are pretty elaborate fun-looking 3-D signs. Thanks Leo—the review of your CD is in this issue. *** Photog KELLY DAVIDSON is participating in the MS 2-day bike ride again and needs your support. Write to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it if you can help out. *** In keeping with our great economy, the Noise is now offering a new size ad meant to keep more of your money in your wallet while you still spread the word of your latest creative endeavor. Announcing the sexy twelfth page ad—2.4 inches square. Bands pay $36—businesses pay $52. We like to make it easier for you to own a little piece of the Noise. *** SHILO McDONALD (Intelligent Records) became a nomad after his house in Lynn went into flames when it was hit with lightning. *** New England-based bands that play original material are eligible to participate in Boston Music Spotlight's second annual Battle of the Bands. Now through 7/15, bands can submit their electronic press kits via Sonicbids.com. *** ROBBY ROADSTEAMER and CHRIS COXEN have taken over Monday nights at the Cantab with Underground Comedy. *** Looney Tunes’ store in Cambridge closed. Now you’ll have to go to the 1106 Boylston Street store in Boston. *** Cambridge Music downsized—they're now upstairs at the same location, 1906 Mass. Ave. in Porter Square. *** ANNA PRICE (the Silver Lining) announced that Elijah Jeffrey Rhodes and Evelyn Delia Rhodes were born via emergency C-section at 9:19 and 9:20 pm on Saturday, May 9th. *** GREG HAWKES (the Cars) sat in with the NEW COLLISIONS on both their new CD and their CD release party. *** After releasing 64 albums and 12 videos, Low Budget Records celebrates their 30^th anniversary. *** On Thursday, 6/11 WILL DALEY will be live on TV on the CBS Morning Show. *** THE OTHER GIRLS got together for a low-key reunion on May 29 at the Precinct. Maybe a full-blown reunion is in the making. *** Bostonians WYATT PETERSON, MATT LISOWSKI, and DAVE BLAISE sang on The Jerry Springer Show as part of the Springer Singer Search. *** Sound Bites Café in Somerville (704 Broadway) is starting to serve up live local music. *** THE VITAL MIGHT signed a two record deal with 10T Records out of Charleston, SC. It includes the recording, release, distribution and promotion. *** KIER BYRNES (Three Day Threshold) was seen doing the forward and reverse worm on the floor of the High Street Grill in North Andover, MA. Rita: It wasn’t a reaction to the food, because that tasted great. I think it was an attempt at physical entertainment. Lolita: Yeah, I know that guy is always trying to entertain me with his worm.