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HITS Daily Double
Ivana: my three best live shows were: The Zombies (not exactly a CMJ show, but genius nonetheless), The Bravery and TV on the Radio
Lenny: ah, and what label is TV on?
Ivana: Touch & Go
Lenny: do they pay us?
Ivana: they feed my soul
Lenny: cause if they pay us, i love their records

IVANA FLIES BACK FROM CMJ AND BOY ARE HER ARMS TIRED

It's All About The Bravery, Sum 41, Elefant, Hoobastank, Crossfade, Interpol, The Music, My Chemical Romance and, oh yeah, The Yankees
Ivana: The wandering Jew has returned home
Lenny: who is that
Ivana: I guess you didn't even notice I was away
Lenny: it depends, which one are you
Ivana: which one what? who's on first?
Lenny: i hope one of the yankees
Ivana: go boston
Lenny: these last two games have taken a lot out of me
Ivana: i can say the same about these last two weeks. it was my 24th CMJ--I tried this line on the other attendees, "hey kid, did you know I used to do college radio with your parent?" not surprisingly, the response was usually a look of horror
Lenny: did u see any great bands at CMJ?
Ivana: tons--i was out every night until 3am—so not like me!
Lenny: give me your top three best live shows u saw
Ivana: my three best live shows were: The Zombies (not exactly a CMJ show, but genius nonetheless), The Bravery and TV on the Radio
Lenny: ah, and what label is TV on?
Ivana: Touch & Go
Lenny: do they pay us?
Ivana: they feed my soul
Lenny: cause if they pay us, i love their records
Ivana: i will not comment on that, as i don't want to besmirch their unassailable credibility
Lenny: i understand... whattup at radio this week
Ivana: just some band called Hoobastank—#1 Most Added at every possible format with their new smash "Disappear." even naysayers (garett) can't argue that this song isn’t great
Lenny: it's a killer, and speaking of killers, how's with the new killers "mr. brightside,"--really love that one
Ivana: it's growing by leaps and bounds—another smash
Lenny: howie and christine have good records
Ivana: and Sum 41
Lenny: true dat. what else do i like
Ivana: you love Elefant. or at least I do
Lenny: i love the san diego zoo, does that count?
Ivana: not remotely. although the singer's name IS Diego. he’s dreamy.
Lenny: whattabout muse? i think i like muses cause there were two questions about muses on the sunday crossword and i got them both right
Ivana: rob at warner bros. had a good week with "Hysteria": CIMX, 91X, WRAX--all those "X" stations
Lenny: i never liked X, even with all the robert hilburn hype
Ivana: you're nuts--they're brilliant. Exene and John Doe are incredible. and she was married to Vigo. sigh..
Lenny: oy
Ivana: you're not allowed to say oy until KROQ plays Interpol and i start to dance. those are the rules. so Interpol did their first morning radio show yesterday, mancow. talk about baptism by fire!
Lenny: crossfade is closing, the columbia team wins one of the pomo promo jobs of the year awards for that one
Ivana: yes, ktbz, wbcn, y100 and ktzo this week! then they'll blow out the new Coheed in two weeks.
Lenny: exactly
Ivana: speaking of blowing out, krox austin parted company with pd melody lee, much to the surprise of everybody
Lenny: ted volk is closing quickly on the Music, that way he can concentrate on the clippers earlier.... sorry about melody, what team does she root for
Ivana: is that a sexual question?
Lenny: not "play" for, "root" for
Ivana: i ran into lorraine caruso while i was in nyc--she's got another three days grace smash on her hands. talk about brilliant promo jobs!
Lenny: jive has so many smashes these days, it's almost like they were two labels in one
Ivana: lynn mcdonnell has a massive hit with my chemical romance—"i'm not okay (i promise)" is undeniable
Lenny: i agree, i've had many chemical romances, it's my only shot
Ivana: this is starting to border on creepy
Lenny: i feel that way about your column every week
Ivana: for my sake, i hope the yankees win tonight--you're frightening me
Lenny: the red sox are frightening me... a lot
Ivana: which night next week do you want to see interpol at the wiltern? it's all sold out but i know people
Lenny: which nites are they playing
Ivana: kimmel is tuesday, wiltern is wednesday and thursday
Lenny: tuesday busy, doing my hair.... wednesday is tough, yoga... thursday is out, i'll be asleep
Ivana: "slow hands" is almost Top 20 at PoMo--this is big for Matador!
Lenny: what's with the almost routine, get me some programmers on the phone immediately... butts need to be kicked (or is that kissed)
Ivana: the song will go top 10
Lenny: i agree, it's a smash
Ivana: or heads will roll!
Lenny: hits happen. is mr. brightside top ten yet
Ivana: i want to live in a world where mr. brightside, slow hands and the new franz single are all in the top ten. and we have a new president. and i can sleep at night..
Lenny: that could very well happen, but then it'll probably be pms week and u'll still be cranky
Ivana: i managed to squeeze in an hour of shopping when i was in nyc. dan connelly from emc is the best person to take on a stealth shopping trip
Lenny: did u buy me anything good
Ivana: he assured me i wasn't too flat-chested for the costume national jacket i coveted—although i'm still not sure
Lenny: it ain't the meat, it's the motion.... or at least that's what i try to tell people
Ivana: this is too creepy for words. thanks for calling me "meat"—nice.
Lenny: u brought up the flat-chested thingy
Ivana: who's our head of HR
Lenny: me
Ivana: i'm officially complaining about you to you
Lenny: i beat u to it. i complained about me to me earlier in the day
Ivana: when are you scheduling your "sensitivity training"
Lenny: then i sentenced me to three days out of the office on the golf course
Ivana: and i get to go to seattle to hang out with my pal phil manning. so who's being punished?
Lenny: clearly it's phil
Ivana: good point
Lenny: say goodnight gracie
Ivana: want to watch me pull a rabbit out of my hat?
Lenny: yep, like on boston legal
Ivana: no, like bullwinkle!
Lenny: u haven't watched boston legal this week, eh?
Ivana: i was at the interpol show in chicago with my best friends jacent jackson, john farneda and nash kato
Lenny:
did jacent take out one breast
Ivana: wrong jackson
Lenny: btw, what did kroq add this week?
Ivana: NOTHING. they're frozen. and i'm in a coma
Lenny: say goodnight gracie
Ivana: goodnight gracie