Ted dropped by with Ben Gibbard and Patton Oswalt to visit Tom Scharpling in the WFMU studios recently, and the video of all the highlights can be found at the WFMU blog here .

The alleged playlist:

Ben Gibbard - You Remind Me of Home (Death Cab)

Ben Gibbard - Look Out, Here Comes Tomorrow (the Monkees)

Ted Leo - Union City Blue (Blondie)

Ted Leo - Chain Fight Tonight (the Gorch)

Ted Leo - Bottle of Buckie

Ben Gibbard + Ted Leo - Porcupine Pie (Neil Diamond)

Ben Gibbard + Ted Leo + Patton Oswalt + Tom Scharpling - Take A Chance On Me (ABBA)

Stereogum has it up on their front page right now. Subterranean had the preview of the Tom Scharpling-directed, epic arm-wrestling flick.

We're admittedly almost a month behind on the news that Dave Lerner has left the Pharmacists (not because we didn't know - we're just a little swamped back at the office here in Center City). However, we're only three days behind in discovering the identity of Dave's replacement: a skinnier, sassier clone of Ted Leo? Thanks to the forum-goers once again for digging up some excellent news :

A few weeks ago Dave Lerner, long-time Pharmacist, left the band, so I was anxious to see who would be playing bass for the band. Turns out, it’s a dude name Jason. Jason is a skinnier (if you can believe it), younger, and sassier version of Mr. Leo himself (someone told me they’re related? I wouldn’t be surprised.), and his presence (and fight for attention) brought out a really playful side of Leo—there was more goofy stage banter, threats of “shred offs,” and huge guitar sounds rounded out by James Canty on second guitar. And of course Chris Wilson’s drumming was fantastic and on point. As always.

We here at Timorous Me salute Dave Lerner for five years of dedicated service to the Pharmacists, and wish him well in whatever his next endeavour might be. Welcome also to the new kid, Jason. You might not have the hair, or even the killer bass-playing statue impression that Dave had, but from initial reports it looks like you'll fit in just fine around here. 

According to this report from the Timorous Me forums:

Last night Ted Leo announced on-stage at his Glasgow show that it would be the last of the tour, and that all further shows on the tour would be cancelled.

He stated that he had to return to New Jersey. It appeared to be for personal reasons as details were sparse.

The band nonetheless played a spectacular show with all the energy you would expect from Ted Leo and the Pharmacists. To close the show, Ted threw off his guitar, narrowly missing the drumkit, and leapt into the arms of the crowd. And so it was that a Glasgow audience (in a city that was that day victim of a terrorist incident) and a legendary man (who had clearly had some sort of bad news, whatever that may have been), supported each other as a difficult day came to a close.

We haven't yet heard any reports to confirm or deny this news, but if it is, our thoughts go out to Ted and the band during this difficult time.