46 Days untill
The Dally in the Alley
If your playing the Dally let me know so i can pass it on
at Culturecitynewstips@yahoo.com

Thanks God for Sunday at 9 PM on NBC
Becase the weekend was boring

this weekend it was a hot and boring weekend nothing much happend expct for the tigers Game which we where on our way of winning the game at 5-0 after one but the bats let us down and the oakland A's won that day 9-5 but that was loss no.32 on the season, but we won on sunday 8-4 to take 2 out of 3 in the series and the tigers are still on have the best record in Baseball at 66-32, 6 1/2 games better than the white sox and the Boston,7 Games better than the best record in the N.L.

saw an american will the tour of France again, did not see tiger woods the birtsh open, other than that is was so Dead.

But i did go out to see the Current Planet ant show it for star wars fans and non-fans alike it call all childish things it about a star wars fan tring to pull off the pefect plan to rob the toys company of some rare star wars figgers so he list the help of his two friends and plan to pull the perfect heist but the contact is so moody it putting the whole polt in jepoard and if you think everthing go right, everthing go teabled wrong

It play ing for one more weekend at the planet ant.

It will go this thursday at 6 PM and and Friday at 8 PM at the Ant on 2375 Caniff in Hamtramck.

Also at the ant this week at the ant is a improv show the 313 it six detroit improver who live in LA but have some storng Detroit ties with Larry Joe Campbell(ABC-TV,According to Jim), Nyima Funk(MTV, Wild and Out), Keegan-Michael Key, Josh Funk(MTV, Wild and Out), Marc Evan Jackson,(VH1, Ill-ustated), Andy Cobb(Voice over actor, you know who do the ads)There doing show on Thursday at 8 PM and 10 PM and late on Saturday at 11:30 PM at the ant.

Also there playing show in Ann Arbor at the Improv Inferno at 309 South Main St. the show there will be on Friday at 8 and 10 PM and Saturday at 8 PM, The Ann Arbor Show Benefit for the Campaign of Wendy Woods for Mayor of Ann Arbor

Also at the ant is Late Night Series is call "Curtain Call" it a play that a look at closing night of a play with it disfunal actors as things are not pretty as it seems i think there doing show on Friday and Saturday at the ant.

If you want more Info the phone number at the ant is 313-365-4948 or at www.planet ant.com.

so there was nothing to do but do this report early before my deadline of 6 PM and ever things be posted before 8 PM untill 9 PM as the Miss Universe was on NBC<>"30 rock" which look at life behind the scene of a SNL-type show, she will be the star in it and is also a Writer and executive producer of this half-hour show that will debut on Oct.11

she told Television Critics Association's summer meeting Saturday in LA, I'm out of the fake news business now", "I'm going to go nuts," she said Saturday. "I do not understand the train that is about to hit me. We're trying to get as much done in the writers' room now before we start and I tried to gather a staff of writers who are experienced so they can proceed when I'm on the set."

She also said on the tonight show on friday "This is the big leap I'm making, it's a show about working at a late-night comedy show", "I'm very creative."

and it you want to see a trailer for the show you can click here we wish like to show it on from you tube but i am affied NBC will clam the copyright Infringment.

most people did not notice but i did on the season finaly off SNL on may 20th, when tina mention about Britney Spears getting haveing a second baby and it sort of match of what she prediced when she gave Biritney some advice so they pull a old clip from 2000 or 2001 wend she give her some advice on here futher.

also on that same weekend update on the season Finaly near the end they have a song near the end(i can remember off hand) and they interduce all the cather she wrote, which i thought was perfict.

Also near the end of the very same show when the cast join guest Kevin Spacey and musicial guest Nelly frttado, she wore a t-shirt that simply say "Thanks You", you must have know she was read to move on.

But she did leave some histroy with the show, she was name the first female head writer in the show 31 year histroy in 1999, then In 2000 she began to co-anchors the mid show news segment Weekend Update with then cast member Jimmy Fallon they did the segment so well for four season untill Fallon said it was his last show at the end of the 2003-04 season, she then co-anchor with the always wonderful to watch Amy Poehler(who also did the Upright Citizens Brigade on Comedy Central)it was the first time the weekend update was anchor by two women.

She did miss a one show after she gave brith to a baby girl back in 2005 , she leave the show as the Longest serving Weekend Update anchor with 118 show over 6 season, 7 show better than Dennis Miller (Longest serving male Weekend Update anchor) 111 shows over 6 season from 1985 to 1991.

Now the big question begin what will happen to weekend update will amy poheler do i alone or will she have someone else or will it be a diffent anchor of a diffend pair of co-anchor, Lorne Michaels, executive producer of "SNL" and "30 Rock" said in a statement that various individuals and duos would be tested in September to decide who will replace Fey on the "Weekend Update" segment before the new SNL season be gin in october.

or there that what if question: What if the show "30 rock" dont catch on fire and it became a dud: Conan O'Brien who host Late Night with Conan O'Brien. is scheduled to take over for Jay Leno as host of The Tonight Show in 2009, and 2009 is three years too far to name a replacement, but one of the many names that have been name as a replacement is Tina Fey.

But Tina Fey is not the only one that is leaving SNL it was also learn late saturday night that her cast mate Rachel Dratch is also leaveing the show because she also on "30 Rock" as well and she starting out on her movie carred she was in the movie "Click" this summer, and it countued a friendship that started at the second City at the e.t.c. theaher and they join the likes of dozen and dozen and dozen if i have time i would put every name on here but here a link to there alum list
but some include Dan Aykroyd,John Candy,Gilda Radner,Mike Myers, and Stephen Colbert
and some of the famous alum for the detroit second city mostly the downtown venve (1993-2003)were Jerry C. Minor,Nancy Hayden,Joshua Funk,Nyima Funk,Rico Bruce Wade,Chad Krueger,Mary Jane Pories,Marc Warzecha,Jeff Fritz,Topher Owen,and my fave at the second downtown were Larry Joe Campbell,Margaret Exner, Keegan-Michael Key,Marc Evan Jackson,Antoine McKay,Maribeth Monroe,and the late Eric Black.

Not only Pretty Funny ladies are leaving popuarl TV shows but Cool quite Swedish bands lose nice lead singer, That what have happen to the Lead singer of The Concretes after it was annouced the founding member Victoria Bergsman have left6 the band to lanch a solo career.

In a message on there web the band put out the folloing stament on there web sight(theconcretes.com or www.myspace.com/theconcretes):

The Concretes have announced that lead singer Victoria Bergsman is departing the band to pursue a solo career. The band will continue playing together and are currently drafting songs for a new album. They performed without Bergsman at the Summercase Festival in Spain. They apologise to fans who were hoping to see them perform together.

Victoria Bergsman was an original member of the The Concretes, forming the band with Lisa Milberg (drums / vocals) and Maria Eriksson (guitar / vocals) in Stockholm in 1995. Since that time the band have released two albums, the eponymous debut from 2004 featuring the singles "You Can't Hurry Love", "Say Something New" and "Warm Night"; and this year's "In Colour". The Concretes' performance of recent single "On The Radio" on the last series of the Jonathan Ross TV Show is the last time the band will have played together prior to Bergsman's departure.

Anyway... Life goes on. We are working on new stuff and so is Victoria. We wish her the best of luck.

/The Concretes xxx

it the latest blow to the band who first had some of there gear stolen after a concert in may and then shortly there after the whole US tour was cancel at the time thet say it was Due to illness so the band have to re-group now to keep the band going, and hope they have better luck next time.

This upcoming Sunday is the last ever tops of the pops on the BBC and all we know that Franz Ferdinand will be on it, how we know is what lead man Alex Kapranos did during taping off there last ever gig on tops of the pops alex and the band was playing their new single,"Eleanor Put Your Boots On" when Mr. Kapranos unveiled a top emblazoned with the words "Franz F--king Ferdinand" just before the group started playing.

The boss at the show will cut it before s the show go off the air Next Sunday hey it the show goes let go off with a bang and a wimper and with a hankey.

And Speking about UK Music, it look like Mike Skinner have done it aging in between training for the New York Marthon The Streets front man have mave the Longest music video ever and it was clock in at 20-minute and will beat beats the current record held by Michael Jackson's 1983 single, "Thriller," which had a 13-minute video.

The video will features footage shot by five MTV viewers who were given a video camera and told to shoot whatever they wanted. Skinner then used their footage as inspiration for his new song. In the clip, amateur filmmaker George Stamenkovic (London) attempts to locate Bigfoot, while Bella Keegan (London) does a cheerleading spoof. The video will air on MTV UK on August 1 to celebrate MTV's 25th birthday.

In upcoming New Released to put on your date book in the Near futher

The Sound track to that dame show on MTV "Jackass: Number 2", and the sound track will feather Karen O(Yeah,yeah,yeahs) recently teamed with Peaches and Johnny Knoxville to record "Backass" No where not making up.

The Lovely Miss O told Billboard.com "Peaches and I got together because she was in L.A. at the time and we just whipped out a little tune that makes you want to smash heads," She says. "We got Johnny to sing at the end of it. I don't know if you'll hear it in the movie unfortunately, but he's quite a crooner."

Johnny Knoxville a crooner, This is going to be wried to hear him sing, The Movie will come out on Sept. 22, The Lead off track form CD is "The Joker & the Thief" From Wolfmother.

Matador have annouce they wil re-release the 3rd alubm of the classic indie band Pavement's 1995's Wowee Zowee, While a tracklist, release date, and load of additional information are still in the works, a few exciting tidbits about the reissue have been revealed by the folks at Matador.

Wowee Zowee version 2.0 will include around twenty album covers by Steve Keene, a never-before-heard concert from the WZ tour, and a number of previously unreleased tracks and rarities, many of which are alternate takes.

and the relesed date have yet to be set that album, a date have been set for The Decemberists 4th CD entitle "The Crane Wife" scheduled for release on October 3 the cd have offical have 12 tracks and have singer Laura Veirs duets with Colin Meloy on the Civil War ballad "Yankee Bayonet", Sun City Girls associate Eyvind Kang contributed violin parts, and co-producer Chris Walla (of Death Cab for Cutie) "sang a bunch and did some keyboard-y bits throughout," according to Meloy.

And they will go on tour this fall
and yes they will have a Detroit Date
but you have to go way up the road to see them
They Play Pontiac Clutch Cargo on November 7
No ticket info is up yet, but they will be some soon.

Indie Music storys and review off the web

From Pitchforkmedia.com

Single Reviews
Thunderbirds Are Now!: Panthers in Crime [from the forthcoming Make History LP]
The Decemberists: The Island: Come and See / The Landlord's Daughter / You'll Not Feel the Drowning [from the forthcoming The Crane Wife LP]
Yeah Yeah Yeahs: Cheated Hearts (Peaches Remix) [12"]
Tom Petty: Big Weekend [single; from the Highway Companion LP]
Lambchop: Paperback Bible [from the forthcoming Damaged LP]
Def Leppard: Waterloo Sunset [Kinks cover; from the Yeah! LP]
yes Friends Def Leppard doing The Kinks
Lady Sovereign: Love Me or Hate Me [single; from the forthcoming Public Warning LP]
Shout Out Louds “I Meant to Call”

Record Review
Pharrell - In My Mind
Sex Pistols - Spunk
XTC - Apple Box
Razorlight - Razorlight
Depeche Mode - Speak & Spell / Music for the Masses / Violator
Old 97's: Hit by a Train: The Best of Old 97's
French Kicks - Two Thousand
Jim Noir - Tower of Love
Lily Allen - Alright, Still
Various Artists Rough Trade Shops: Singer Song...

And there is a Interview of a band that Metrotimes Techno writer Walter Wasacz it the Swedish brother-sister duo called The Knife, And by the way He also have a review of there debut CD in this week Metrotimes which you can see on Metrotimes.com

Spin
See what the The Format's are lsten to
Live Jose Gonzalez at the Spinhouse
Have a Punk fittness Rival from Ohio
and New bands From Illinois called the Headlights
And New Music from the Supersucker(The Band not the Jeff Danles Movie)

In RollingStone.com

Yo La Tengo set read to tour on the New album
Camera Obscura talk about there breaktough CD
and a audio interview with Audio Interview With the Flaming Lips'Wayne Coyne
And a playlist from the godfather of soul James Brown

and on stereogum.com

Keyboardist of Mates of State Kori Gardner is ask the most goom question to ever ask a Nice chick " If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates? In stereogum version of inside the actor(or rocker) studio
and there playing the Blind Pig in Ann Arbor on September 17

From productshopnyc.com

Live reviews from Ringo Starr at Radio City Music Hall
and the review of a new live Band from Sao Paulo, Brazil
The stylish CCS

brooklynvegan.com
have Pictures of the Same CCS Show (post 1) (Post 2)
And More Pitures from Last week 2006 Village Voice Siren Festival at Coney Island in Brooklyn, NY feather
The Stills
The Cribs
and Stars

And Now the reslut of this weekend box office and for the third week in a row "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest is top of the box office with $35 million, this week take put the film over $300 million and past the first 2003's "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl," Which gross $305 million and have now gross over $321.7 million after just 17 days.

The animated tale Monster House did well in their debut at no.2

"Lady in the Water" did well in no.3 but it was the weakest debut M. Night Shyamalan since 1999

the other two debut did not do that well finshing in the bottom half in the top 10 and finsh less than 10 million a sure sing of a flop

Clerks II despie the good review mines the walk out of one joel segle end it up at No.6 $9.6 million

and "My Super Ex-Girlfriend" was not as it finsh in 7th with less than $9 million making it the third superhero movie that star the beatful Uma Thurman to flop big time(Batman & Robin (1997) - Poison Ivy/Pamela Isley and The Avengers (1998) - Emma Peel)

This week Top Ten

1."Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest," $35 million.
(The Might Ship still sail)
2."Monster House," $23 million.
(May be the sequl will be Monster Hospale)
3."Lady in the Water," $18.2 million.
(Mr. Shyamalan stop scary us)
4."You, Me and Dupree," $12.8 million.
(not me)
5."Little Man," $11 million.
(and watch this stinker grow smaller and smalller)
6."Clerks II," $9.6 million.
(Hi i'm Dante Hicks and i am the biggest idoit ever for playing $7 bucks in watching this movie)
7."My Super Ex-Girlfriend," $8.7 million.
(god can i date her, Oh on second thought she may be a super hero)
8."Superman Returns," $7.46 million.
(We wait for the Sequil in 2008)
9."The Devil Wears Prada," $7.43 million.
(and the Devil go down)
10."Cars," $4.9 million.
(after all that said will it go in to the hall of fame or just great race car)

And the Weather Tomorrow if you want to go to a movie theaher
Scattered thunderstorms, especially in the afternoon. A few storms may be severe
So you want to look up before you go out tomorrow
Hi will be 87°