The Chicks In Dixieland Take A Stand, On MSN

We're not sure what size the Seattle Dixie Chicks fanbase is, but this seemed worth a note: today MSN Video is webcasting their sold-out concert appearance at Shepherd’s Bush Empire in London, the place where Natalie Maines made her feelings about Dubya known three years ago. If you're into that whole twangy, free-thinking women thing, this is as good as it gets until they show up in Tacoma November 11.

We note also that MSN Video (Shocked! We're shocked!) works best with Internet Explorer. You can download Beta 2 of IE 7.0 -- looks like Firefox, and now with less of Beta 1's catastrophic crashing! -- here.

MSN Music apparently loves the Chicks: not only can you download their new album from MSN Music, thanks to an exclusive two-year deal, it's Dixie Chick Central. They've even hired a writer to follow the band around for a year. His experiences, behind-the-scenes interviews, articles, and video footage will end up on the site.