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Tune in all this week for a series of posts from Firewater's main man Tod A.  Magnet Magazine's tapped him as the guest editor.

There's also a Q & A about the new record International Orange.

Read all about it HERE, starting off with his Travel Essentials.

Wow, it's the end of the day!  The end of the week!  Crazy day AND everyone's putting together their Big Bird Halloween costumes.

So we're combining news bits, sue us (not really, please).

First, check out THIS full on feature and interview with Rosie Flores in Guitar World

It's got stories about the songs, her career and all the geeky gear talk guitarists lapse into at the drop of hat...er...pick AND a couple of embedded videos.

"From rollicking down and dirty fun to touching, heartfelt song, Working Girl’s Guitar is Rosie to the core. Sassy, classy and ready to kick ass-y (Did I really say that!?). It’s Rosie’s fault. She’s got me all riled up."

NEXT: Graham Parker's interview in SLATE magazine HERE.  GP talks about making a movie with Judd Apatow, the Rumour reunion and Glenn Beck.  At least he didn't make a movie with Glenn Beck.  There's some embedded video of some vintage Rumour ("Local Girls") and some streaming new music.

FINALLY, after frequent and persistant (but well-meaning) badgering by lots of you folks, we got in new printings of the FIREWATER LOGO T and the LYDIA LOVELESS Gasoline Logo T's for your sartorial needs.

Carry on with your weekend,

Love,

Bloodshot

Bloodshot Rob's a lifelong Tiger fan. Growing up he thought Al Kaline was so revered the world over that they named alkaline batteries after him. Seriously.

Some nights, when he has trouble sleeping, he, rather than counting sheep, still imagines getting an urgent phone call from the Tigers manager asking if he'd be able to fill at first base in a pinch---they need his scrappy ability to hit to all fields AND it's a spot where being a lefty is an advantage! AND he hates Cal "The Streak" Ripken for stealing undue shortshop attention---big deal, I show up to work everyday and no one cares, so do most people---from MUCH DESERVED Hall of Famer Alan Trammell.

Go Get 'em Tigers!

To celebrate the joy in his heart with his team in the World Series, we're offering 10% off any Paypal order while the series lasts.

That's right, any order for any amount. We'll refund 10% of it to your Paypal account. You just have to name your favorite Tiger and why in the special instructions section.

Act fast! Cuz if the Giants end up winning, he may demand Bay Area residents pay 50% MORE for their orders.  AND he'll take his rage and torment out on his poor employees.

Game 1 postscript: Sigh.  Maybe I'll dress up as Valverde for Halloween and just let everyone hit me.

Game 2 postcript: Ugh.  My head is starting to hurt.  Prince Fielder slides with all the grace of a man falling down the stairs...

Game 3 postscript: TWO F'ING SHUTOUTS IN A ROW?  Way to make SF pitchers look like Koufax wrapped in Clemens and sprinkled with Maddux.

Game 4 postscript: Spent most of evening cleaning TV of all the Thai food i was throwing at screen.  Go...............team.

Game 5 postscript:  Oh wait.  Nevermind.  That's what I get for caring...

Maybe Prince Fielder and Alex Rodriguez can give each other hitting tips on whatever diamond encrusted vacation island they'll be at this winter.  Where's Chet Lemon when you need him?

Cory Branan is just one of the few Bloodshot bands currently or about to hit up European roads (just check out the tour dates for Ha Ha Tonka, Lydia Loveless and Scott H Biram) -- he's currently across the pond as part of the European leg of the very popular Revival Tour. You can follow Cory's overseas adventures via his Twitter -- or try to hit up a show yourself!

(Pictured above: Cory's home on the road for the next five weeks)

As we mentioned earlier this week, Firewater's Tod A suffered a fall after a sold-out show in Istanbul and had to have immediate knee surgery. The tour dates for the month were cancelled, but we're happy to report Tod is on the mend and the cancelled tour stops have been already been rescheduled for early 2013:

FIREWATER RESCHEDULED EUROPEAN DATES:
21.02.2013 FR - Paris, Petit Bain
27.02.2013 IT - Milan, Magnolia
01.03.2013 AT - Ebensee, KV Kino Ebensee
03.03.2013 AT - Graz, PPC
04.03.2013 AT- Vienna, Szene
05.03.2013 CZ - Prague, Rock Cafe
06.03.2013 DE - Bielefeld, Forum
07.03.2013 DE - Regensburg, Alte Mälzerei
08.03.2013 AT - Steyr, Kulturhaus Röda
09.03.2013 DE - Lindau, Club Vaudeville
12.03.2013 DE - Berlin, Lido
13.03.2013 DE - Bremen, Tower
14.03.2013 DE - Cologne, Underground
15.03.2013 DE - Stuttgart, Universum

To whet your appetite until then, here's the brand new, superbly animated video for "A Little Revolution," the first single off the new album, International Orange!:

Tuesday was RELEASE DAY for Rosie Flores' new album Working Girl's Guitar.  We celebrated in the office by cranking the sucker up and prancing about in our snazziest cowboy boots and drinking Lone Star beer.  Well, it was  actually beat up tennis shoes and some of JP's fine homemade brew, but still...

Anyway, the writerly types out there have already taken a shine to it.

We've pulled some of the coolest quotations and put them on the album page, but if you want to read the full length, more in-depth examinations of this fine record, dig into some of the best:

The Oxford American

AllMusic.com

Cool Album of the Day

Popdose

Saving Country Music

We hope these'll convince you to pick it up..

Alas, we regret to inform all our friends and Firewater fans in Europe that the much anticipated tour in support of their new album International Orange has been postponed.

After a fabulous homecoming concert in Instanbul, following the first Firewater US tour in four years----and dang it was fun, Tod slipped on a cobblestone and broke his kneecap. Not a very rocknroll injury, but there you have it.

They are putting a pin in his knee, which has to be immobilized for several weeks in order to heal properly.  He is EXTREMELY disappointed about this.  We are working on substitute dates for February and March.  We'll keep you posted as they are confirmed.

A confluence of Rolling Stone content and BS artists today.

First, HERE'S a piece on Justin Townes Earle producing Wanda Jackson's new album Unfinished Business, which was released yesterday.  We here at BS are no strangers to the majesty that is WANDA.  Why, we even put together a tribute record to her.

Second, Jack White debuted his new video "I'm Shakin" on Rolling Stone.com  See it HERE. Our own Maggie Bjorklund is on pedal steel (you don't see much of her, but she pops up here and there---like at 2:23).   The song is an old Little Willie John tune that Bloodshot Rob was first hipped to by the Blasters.  Check that out HERE.

And, if you wanna play the Kevin Bacon Degrees of Separation game, Little Willie John (who also wrote "Fever") also came up with the scorcher "Leave My Kitten Alone" that our own Detroit Cobras covered on their Tied & True album