If anyone has a spare Powerbook G4 (or better!) laying around, not doing much, BAGeL Radio is accepting donations. Screen rash? Dead pixels? Dents? Not a problem. The death of our faithful TiBook means no remote broadcasts or DJing shows until a replacement is found, so we need your help.

If you work at a technology shop or graphic design firm, ask an IT person if there are any disused Macs gathering dust in a closet somewhere -- they might just sell one to you cheap!

Or, if you already have one and have been thinking about upgrading to a Macbook or Macbook Pro, I for one say: go ahead! Treat yourself! You deserve it! Synch up all your old data, then send your old Powerbook this-a-way.

So...earlier this week it was 90 degrees here in San Francisco. 80s and up for 3 straight days. In early May. Now the forecast high through Monday is 61. Crazy.

As of the end of the day Thursday, 5/10/07, the Internet Radio Equality Act (H.R. 2060) was up to 63 co-sponsors. A list of those on-board is here. If your representative does not appear on this list, please contact them -- we are still about 100 co-sponsors short of what we need. Thanks.

Today's new songs includes music by Arctic Monkeys, Billy Harvey, Birds & Batteries, Electrelane, Epo-555, The Flesh, Hymns, Joan As Police Woman, Katastrophy Wife, Kite Operations, The Last Town Chorus, Love Of Diagrams, The Maccabees, Maximo Park, Mystery Jets, The National, The Parson Red Heads, Parts & Labor, Pela, Rabbit In A Sphere, Robbers On High Street, Scott Marrow, The Scruffs, The Transmissions, an interview with my 8-year old neice who is having a song she composed (for piano, violin, and flute) performed at a recital tonight in Manhattan, and selections from a compilation CD whose proceeds benefit At The Crossroads, a San Francisco organization that helps homeless youth. Featured artists include BAGeL Radio staples Rogue Wave, Elephone, Boyskout, Rykarda Parasol, Two Seconds, and Minmae.

Please tune in for the weekly marathon that is "480 Minutes" today from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Pacific Time. You can request songs and stuff via:

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Check out the Coachella sampler set, or go whole hog with the collection.

Upcoming Bay Area Gigs of Interest:

*Astral/ LSD and the Search for God/ Audio Out Send/ The Year Zero/ 3 Leafs @ Rockit Room 5/11

Kristin Hersh @ The Attic 5/13

Colin Hay (Men At Work)/ Rykarda Parasol/ Clay Bell @ Red Devil Lounge 5/15 & 16

*Dinosaur Jr./ Awesome Color @ Slim's 5/15 & 16

Meat Puppets @ The Independent 5/16

We Are Invisible/ Recliner/ Alex Karweit/ Pollux @ Red Devil Lounge 5/17

Prince @ The Orpheum Theatre SF 5/19

Echodrone/ A Pack Of Wolves/ The Union Trade @ Edinburgh Castle 5/19

Bobby Conn/ Kreamy 'Lectric Santa @ Rickshaw Stop 5/24

Nous Non Plus @ Cafe du Nord 5/24

DeVotchKa @ The Grand 5/25

The Clientelle/ Beach House/ Mellow Drunk @ Great American 5/26

BAGeL Radio Presents...

Magic Bullets (CD Release)/ Morning Benders/ Rescue Me @ Cafe du Nord 5/29

Electrelane/ Tender Forever @ Great American 5/29

*The Black Angels/ VietNam/ Sprindrift/ Greg Ashley @ The Independent 5/30

The Hold Steady/ Illinois @ Slim's 5/30
Voxtrot/ Sound Team/ Au Revoir Simone @ Great American 5/30

The Bay Bridged Presents....Social Studies/ Tempo No Tempo/ Lovely Public @ RIckshaw 5/31

The Arcade Fire @ The Greek Theatre (Berkeley) 6/1 & 2*

Mice Parade/ Tom Brosseau/ Kim Kira @ Bottom of the Hill 6/8

Low @ Great American 6/19 & 6/20

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