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THE STATE | Reuniting, Coming To iTunes

Comedy Central's Reno 911 doesn't really do it for me. I also couldn't quite get into Stella, which I hear Comedy Central still hasn't picked up for a second season. Anyway, Reno 911 is still on the air and they're even making a feature film called Reno 911: Miami.

In the film, the retarded Reno cops are called in to save the day after a terrorist attack disrupts a national police convention in Miami Beach during spring break. The plot of which sounds eerily similiar to Police Academy 5: Assignment: Miami Beach, and the fact that I know that scares me.

The highlight of the film will likely be the big seen in which all eleven members of The State! This marks their first onscreen appearance by the group since 1995. They have reunited for the Aspen and New York Comedy Festivals in 1997.

The State put out a release where they discussed a possible reunion and MTV putting their old show on iTunes:

The three "Reno" stars said members of the State are well aware, and appreciative, of petitions by the show's long-suffering fans to finally have the episodes released on DVD. Offering them some hope, Lennon said, "There is a rumor that MTV will be releasing 'The State' on iTunes, and maybe if I mention that now, it'll help move it along...." 'The State' always exists," Lennon continued, dropping a bombshell. "There'll probably be, at some point, some other version of the State doing some kind of live show."

IRAQ WAR | The Civil War Is Over!

Remember the war in Iraq? The one where almost 40 people are still dying every day? The war that Bush started for no reason? The one that is on the brink of gigantic civil war after bombers blew apart the gold dome of a Shiite Muslim shrine north of Baghdad on Wednesday?

Well, no worries, according to U.S. Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad, "That crisis is over. I think the country came to the brink of a civil war, but the Iraqis decided that they didn't want to go down that path and came together. Clearly the terrorists who plotted that attack wanted to provoke a civil war. It looked quite dangerous in the initial 48 hours, but I believe that the Iraqis decided to come together."

Today was another horrific day in Iraq as a series of suicide attacks, car bombs and mortar barrages killed at least 66 people. The Iraqi Cabinet said 379 people had been killed and 458 wounded in reprisal attacks in the week, while those liberal bastards at the Washington Post are saying that it's actually more than 1,300 Iraqis that have been killed since the shrine attack.

But don't worry about a civil war. The U.S. ambassador isn't worried, so why should anyone worry. And Bush's "Plan For Victory" is still doing awesome! The people of Iraq have spoken. They think the plan rules! Just ask the hundreds, maybe thousands, of Iraqi's THAT DIED IN THE PAST ONE WEEK how much this "victory" plan is working.

On March 19th, America will celebrate three years in Iraq. What a super three year's it has been for Iraq. Super-duper fantastic awesome...............

RICHARD ASHCROFT | Webster Hall

Former Verve frontman Richard Ashcroft will be taking a rest from touring with Coldplay to perform a solo show at New York City's Webster Hall. He's currently on tour promoting his third solo album, Keys to the World, that doesn't seem to be released in America just yet......

INFO: Richard Ashcroft | Webster Hall | Wednesday March 29th | 8pm doors | $22 advance - $25 day of show | Tickets onsale Wednesday at Noon

FLAMING LIPS | Webster Hall Shows Confirmed

The Flaming Lips are set to bring their War With the Mystics to New York City!!! The last time the Lips came to New York, they were playing some weird private car show thingy. This time, they'll play two somewhat early shows at Webster Hall. I hope they play different sets on both nights (Thanks to Mister Thigh Master)......

INFO: Two Very Special Nights With The Flaming Lips + Pink Mountaintops | Webster Hall | Friday March 31st & Saturday April 1st | 6:30pm doors | $35 advance - $40 day of show | Onsale Wednesday at Noon

YEAH YEAH YEAHS | Nick Zinner's Jane Blog

The lovely Miss Modern Age points us to the blog Nick Zinner is keeping for Jane Magazine. You can read his jubilant reaction to the Maxwells show:

We're escorted through the crowd, and of course, when we hit the stage, everything is fine. duh. why do i do this to myself? Its a rough, sloppy, and aggressive show, and people are screaming, jumping, dancing, sweating. We try playing an acoustic version of "maps," which we haven't practiced, and i butcher it trying to remember my parts on the spot, but the sentiment is there for us on stage, and seemingly strong in the crowd too. We close with "tick", run downstairs and collapse in a giddy exhaustion. Being a rock band, we spend the rest of the evening doing mountains of drugs and passing groupies around. Mom, if you figure out how to turn your computer on and read this, i kid, i kid.....

And then you can read his reaction to the first Bowery Ballroom show.

I are dead certain that when the sequel to "Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk" is written, it will be called "Please Put Me On The List."....Even though this tour we are doing right now is a practice run, a mini-tour, tonight is our first official show in New York City since our near-disastrous show in Central Park....At Bowery, its a little tense in the crowd and in the air, but we're not nearly as nervous as last night, because we are already sore and bruised. We rock onstage, but unfortunately the crowd is stiff as nails, with heavy-duty lead in their shoes. The Bloggers in the front row keep their arms crossed for the whole show even though we are playing our bleeding hearts out, and sweating gallons. We're trying out mostly new material for the very first time which could explain the collective reservation, but both the Maxwells Show and a few older songs disprove this theory. Its interesting how a crowd is always unpredictable up until the actual moment of the show, and there is always a unifying factor that spreads through the room like a bad case of herpes......We know we played a great show, so we dont give a fuck....

It seems that Nick agreed with my sentiments on the show. For the record, I was about five rows back......

DEPECHE MODE | US Tour, Tri-State Dates

By all accounts, the two Depeche Mode dates at Madison Square Garden were a gigantic success. I don't know anyone, including our very own Ms Kollege Daily, who left the show without having an orgasm.

Following their headlining appearance at Coachella, Depeche Mode will cross the country for a second time. They make three regional tour stops, including one at the Borgata in Atlantic City that goes onsale this Saturday for the completely insane price of $105 to $125 a ticket! (Thanks to This New American).......

Depeche Mode Tour Dates
27/04/2006 Mountainview, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre
29/04/2006 Indio, CA Coachella Festival
30/04/2006 Las Vegas The Joint
02/05/2006 El Paso, TX Don Haskins Center
05/05/2006 Mexico City Foro Sol Stadium
07/05/2006 Monterrey Arena
10/05/2006 Kansas City, MO Starlight Theatre
11/05/2006 Chicago, IL Allstate Arena
13/05/2006 Wantaugh, NY Jones Beach Amphitheater
14/05/2006 Holmdel, NJ PNC BankArta Center
17/05/2006 Montreal, QU The Bell Center
18/05/2006 Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre
20/05/2006 Atlantic City, NJ Borgata
21/05/2006 Washington, DC (Bristow, VA) Nissan Pavilion

AZIZ ANSARI | Shittiest Mixtape Contest, Pianos Show

Tomorrow night at Pianos, Aziz Ansari performs with Todd Barry, Leo Allen, and Nick Kroll. Also joining Aziz will be his roommates Merlin and Zach, who you may remember from the Shittiest Mixtape contest.

Well, the roomates have just launched a contest to find five new shitty songs that they'll put on a mixtape and walk around New York City blasting from a boombox. The contest closes tomorrow at 5:30pm and the winners will be announced at the Pianos show.

Or you can see Aziz tonight at Mo Pitkins. Can you be overexposed and still on the verge? Whatever, we love Aziz.......

WATCH/LINK: Aziz Ansari - Shittiest Mixtape Concert One

BUY: Aziz Ansari and Friends | Pianos | Tuesday, February 28th | 7:30PM | $5

GOODNIGHT GUNFIGHT | Breaking Up, Final Show

I want to say a fond farwell to Goodnight Gunfight. The Brooklyn three-piece will play their final show this Wednesday, March 1st, at the Delancey. They go on at around 10:00pm and it's free.

Back in my younger and crazier days as a member of The Morning After, we did a tour of Europe with the Goodnight Gunfight girls. We wrapped the tour up with an amazing show at The Trash Bar in Williamsburg. It was an exceptional night. Lots of drinking, stage-diving, jumping around, and zaniness. They were a damn fun band and will be missed........

DOWNLOAD: Goodnight Gunfight - "Creepy"
DOWNLOAD: Goodnight Gunfight - "Vixen Me"
DOWNLOAD: Goodnight Gunfight - "Shapes Like Mine"
DOWNLOAD: Goodnight Gunfight - "Bows & Arrows"

INFO: Goodnight Gunfight + The Freshkills + Breakup Breakdown + Majorette + The Switch + Class | Wednesday, March 1st | The Delancey | Free

JAMES MURPHY | DJing at Hiro

James Murphy, the beatmaster behind LCD Soundsystem and DFA Records, will be at the decks for a DJ set at the Cheeky B*stard party at the Hiro Ballroom on Thursday March 2nd. Alex English will also be DJing. That is all........

KUNEK | Collective Comes To NY

Collectives aren't just for Canada anymore!

Tonight's late show at the Merc starts with Kunek, a six-pack of multi-instrumentalists from Stillwater, Oklahoma. Now don't expect any "Fever Dog" action from these oddballs. They're more indie oriented with a crisp orchestrated sound that lies some-where closer to pre-Funeral Arcade Fire than Almost Famous era Stillwater..........

INFO: Kunek (9pm) + Joemca & Poets (10pm) | Mercury Lounge | Monday, February 27th | $8