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I registered on the US mikasounds site with one email address, and on the UK mikasounds site with a different email address just so I wouldn't miss anything, and, although I got confirmation emails that I was registered, I have yet to get an email from them since. I thought it was perhaps because I gave my US mailing address, and they figured I wouldn't be interested in anything going on in the UK, but that would be a silly assumption... since I have family in the UK and get there fairly often... Oh well. dcdeb

So strange... when I go to mikasounds.com UK site, I don't see this news entry at all. And when I look at the BBC2 Radio site, it says today Steve Wright will be talking to comedienne Cathering Tate? I feel like I'm in a time warp! But I will be listening online later today, just in case! dcdeb

Sadly, no -- Atlanta is a bit too far for me to go, just to see the lovely Mika. He needs to visit a bit further north for me... How awesome for you, though! dcdeb

Thanks, I see them now, but when I looked before I totally missed them. My only excuse is that I just got home after a 15-hour bus ride from Walt Disney World and I'm still a bit shell-shocked. dcdeb

BARTENDER! I'll have what s/he's having! dcdeb

Ahh, thanks, Blue -- there are so many posts to look through after being gone for 5 days, I missed it, even when I did a "search." dcdeb

Just catching up from being away a few days and I found two new dates for Mika posted on pollstar.com: 06/16/07 Atlanta, GA Center Stage 06/28/07 Werchter, BEL Rock Werchter Festival Don't see these posted anywhere else on the forums yet, so I thought I'd share. Maybe this means the rest of the US dates will be released soon. Oh please oh please oh please! dcdeb

I've been away for a couple days -- so nice to come back to something like this! Thanks for posting it! dcdeb

Yes, it's actually a term that I've heard used quite often -- for a song you can't get out of your head. And it's what I called Grace Kelly way back in January, when it was constantly playing inside my brain for more than three weeks. Luckily for my sanity, I moved on... and now my current earworm is Ring Ring. On a neverending loop... LOL! dcdeb <say I drove you crazy well if I did you made me ...>

Posted on mikasounds.com (the UK site)... New versions of Love Today available to download on Monday 16 April. 11/04/2007 You may well have already downloaded the album version of ‘Love Today’ but on the 16th April you will be able to download exciting new versions when the radio edit and an acoustic version become available to download from all legal download stores. Stay tuned for further release details over the next couple of weeks including CD, vinyl and further digital downloads featuring a raft of ‘Love Today’ remixes.

There's an acoustic version of Satellite on *some* US versions -- if you get the CD at Best Buy, for instance, you get acoustic versions of Satellite and Love Today. And, as a Dave Matthews fan, I agree that Mika's version of Satellite is fantastic dcdeb

12 days after Mika turns 24, I will turn 48... exactly TWICE his age. It makes me feel like a Dirty Old Woman, to be analyzing his underoos dcdeb

They (whoever they are) keep teasing us with the story that Mika will be coming to the states in June, but so far nothing's been announced... *sigh* dcdeb

And surely that is the appropriate analogy, since there is, apparently, no cure... dcdeb

Yikes! Yet another thread that I'm obviously TOO OLD for! dcdeb <retiring to her rocking chair>

OK, clearly, I am TOO OLD for this thread!!! dcdeb <running to hide in the safety of the News threads...>

Just found another short video (Relax) of the Stockholm show on youtube: http://youtube.com/watch?v=irV8JC1tAUU dcdeb

I think it's a great idea, Sivan... and one of these days ***IF THEY EVER ANNOUNCE THE SUMMER US TOUR DATES*** I may have something to contribute... for now, I'll just have to be a voyeur... dcdeb

Terrific photos, thanks so much for posting! dcdeb

Like the article a lot, except for the diss of "Over My Shoulder." I guess you either get that song, or you really don't. *sigh* Anyhow, thanks for posting, Meimei! dcdeb

Usually? But sometimes it is? LOL! Sorry... just struck me funny! dcdeb

Another college newspaper review -- I like the description of Mika as a "big wad of bubblegum... fresh and juicy" Mika Life in Cartoon Motion Casablanca Music, LLC Rating: 4 With tight pants, dark curly locks, white sneakers and swaying hips, Mika might not cause a craze as Elvis Presley did, but he will make listeners want to get up and dance on a post-candy sugar high. The young Lebanese-born and British-raised singer/songwriter's debut album, Life in Cartoon Motion, is no doubt a very animated 12-track set. Rather than declaring Mika as pop, as in popular, he resembles the actual word onomatopoeically, with his lively and energetic aura that is cartoon-like, as suggested by the album's title. The album ignites with the peppy and perhaps catchiest song, titled "Grace Kelly." There are shout-outs of colors, emotions and states of being, as a result of the singer claiming, "I've gone identity mad!" Often singing in incomplete thoughts, most of Mika's lyrics have abrupt changes that are refreshingly unpredictable. His few ballads, however, fall victim to a campier and contrived feeling, but still garner some momentum among the dominating up-tempo tracks. Mika also isn't afraid to touch on some unfamiliar territory in pop music. "Big Girl (You Are Beautiful)" is about just that - big girls - with encouraging sentiment. Adding humor to his music, "Billy Brown" is exceptionally amusing as he sings, "Billy Brown had lived an ordinary life/ Two kids, a dog and a cautionary wife/ While it was all going according to plan/ Then Billy Brown fell in love with another man." Reminiscent of other artists like Scissor Sisters and Robbie Williams, Mika adds some glam to the pop world with unrestrained optimism. Listening to his album is like chewing a great big wad of bubblegum: fresh and juicy, particularly at the start, with interludes of flavorful bubbles in between. -Lauren Winn http://media.www.californiaaggie.com/media/storage/paper981/news/2007/04/05/ArtsEntertainment/Muse-Mika-2825192.shtml

Thanks for the initial report! Really looking forward to your pix! dcdeb

I actually really like the shirt that's for sale through MFC shop here, the one with the Mika silhouette on the back... but they won't ship to the US. :-( dcdeb

Mick Jagger?! Sorry, I don't see it. (And I don't see it as a compliment, but that's just me...) Otherwise, a very nice piece! Thanks for sharing! dcdeb