Thursday, August 03, 2006

It came From the Late Night Music Club From Culture City

Hello Sorry for No Post Today Like i said at the Begining of the week i would take a day off from my post For My birthday.(I am 33 just to let you know)

But did listen to three show instead

The Racounturs on Kcrw.org
The One music Shwo with Rob De Bank with the Polysylec on Bbc.co.uk/radio1
and as i typed this Tonight re-gig of the Sleater-Kinney at the Washington DC 9:30 on Npr.org (Which will be made avbliavl tommorrow at npr.org if you miss it tonight)

But tonight entry on the Video club is the at the top of a big Mega Bill tommorrow night at the state theater in Downtown Detroit.

Tuesday Night we took a look at the Operner The Go! Team
Wednesday night it was the the Co-Headliners Sonic Youth
Tonight is the Main Band in this three band Mega Bill

The Flaming Lips

who on tour surrport there 11th Album "At War with the Mystics", The band have been around since 1983 but got notice as a strage-up rock band in 1992 with "Hit to Death in the Future Head" but got notice with the follow up a year later with Transmissions from the Satellite Heart. The album gained widespread airplay on college radio stations. “She Don’t Use Jelly” became a top ten Modern Rock hit and received frequent MTV airplay.

But they change there sound in as a experimental rock band, with ther debut of Zaireeka in 1997, a four-CD album which is intended to be heard by playing all four CDs in four separate CD players simultaneously. The music incorporated both traditional musical elements and "found" sounds (as in musique concrete), often heavily manipulated with recording studio electronics. As part of the development of this project (and occasionally as part of the subsequent tour), the band conducted a series of "boombox experiments", where an orchestra comprising up to 40 volunteers with modified "boombox"-type tape players was "conducted" - directed to vary the volume, speed or tone of the tape they were playing (all of which were made by the band) - by the band's lead member, Wayne Coyne.

in the years that folllow Waanye and Co. have follow up with album like The Soft Bulletin and the well recied Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots.

There stage show defie explanation feather on stage costeme aminmails,inflaable sun, a good miltiemeaid presentaiot, and dancing Stand,

If you want to see more on the flaming lips story you got to see the wonderful film out on DVD it "Fearless Freaks" The 2005 documentary, directed by Bradley Beesley traces the band from their roots as a local psychedelic punk band to an internationally renowned band that draws celebrities to its performances. Many of the interviews were filmed in the band's hometown of Oklahoma City, although Wayne Coyne is the only band member still living there. In addition to the development of the Lips' music and performance, another theme running through the movie is the effect that drugs have had on the band and their families. A notable scene in the film depicts Steven Drozd preparing to inject himself with heroin, and it is stated that paranoia over Drozd's addiction caused guitarist Ronald Jones to leave the band. Drugs have also affected the lives of members of both Drozd's and Coyne's families.

It a must see for any one who like the band.

Tonight Video is from there Current released At War with the Mystics.
This is the W.A.N.D. Song


Wednesday, August 02, 2006

It Came From the Late Night Music Club from Culture City.

tonight Entry is part of the bill in the huge mega show at the State theater in Downtown Detroit.

Last Night was the Go! Team,Tonight is a band who been doing it a long, long time, Almost two years more then the Main Head liners The Flaming Lips

It Sonic Youth the art-rock hero have been doing it for almost 25 years long years with one memtion of this band the song or the album will ring out the top of your head Daydream Nation, Goo ,Dirty,Experimental Jet Set, Trash and No Star,Washing Machine ,A Thousand Leaves,Murray Street,Sonic Nurse, and there New released out just about a month ago Rather Ripped

The Line-up have been the same since Day one Thurston Moore on guitars and vocals,Kim Gordon on bass guitar, guitar, and vocals,Lee Ranaldo on guitars, vocals and organ, and Steve Shelley - drums.

They have been fave of mine for a long time so i am going to played there biggest hit ever it from 1994 Classic Experimental Jet Set, Trash and No Star and there video "Bull in the Heather," which inerducd to a unsepect pulibe Kathleen Hanna of Bikini Kill and Now with Le Tigre.

"Bull in the Heather,"

UPDATE: The Sleater-Kinney show and webcast in D.C
Rescheduled for tommorrow at 9 PM


I know a lot of you are so bum at last night cancellation of Tuesday's last concert of Sleater-Kinney at the 9:30 Club in Washington DC, But because of no audio at 10:00 on the button everbody was tinking so many people was tring to listen to it but shortly at 10:15 PM this post was posted on npr.com:

NPR.org, August 1, 2006 · In what was to be one of its final performances together, the rock trio Sleater-Kinney was scheduled to visit Washington, D.C. for a full concert, webcast live on NPR.org on August 1. However, an overheated transformer outside the club, and the risk it posed to those in attendance, forced the show's cancellation. It will be rescheduled for a later date, so watch this page for updates

well we have update info on what happend and a new date for the Sleater-Kinney gig and webcast on npr.org.

Accroing to pitchforkmedia.com on a post of what happend last night go some thing like this, A transformer located outside the club overheated and the Fire marshal abruptly odered the 9:30 Club power to shut off.

The cause may be because everone in the DC area was using a record number of power to run the A.C under Exterm Heat all over DC but also all over the Country in the east coast and the mid west includind the Detroit Tri-county area (Today temp was 94*F)

a concert-goer E-mail pitchforkmedia.com that 10 mintues before Sleater-Kinney was set to peform one of their last shows, a club employee appeared on stage to announce that the gig was Canncelled. He Mention Through the rising din of sighs, grunts, and boos that a reschedule date would be announced soon.

heat did cause problum with the opening band The Rogers Sisters the E-mailer noted The Drummer(Laura Rogers)was lost the use of her snard drum with only a few songs left in the band set.

Well a reschedule date have been announced, The Concert and webcast will aired on Tommorrow night at 9 PM live on npr.org

Tonight - New youk City
8-3 - Washington
8-4 - Lollaplooza (there set will scheduled to be webcast on the ATt blue room)
CULTURE CITY EXTRA

I decied too take the day off on my birth day (Which is tommorrow) so there will be no post tommorrow so i am posting the list which you would see on the thrusday post a little early today.

I be back on Friday with a short post because i am on asingment on Friday.

DETROIT LOCAL 101
www.riff2.com
Tuesdays 10p - 12a
w/ Suzy Cole & Melody Licious

PLAYLIST FOR WEEK ..27 (8/01/06)

1) Heads Will Roll - Paper Trail
2) The Muldoons - Red And Black
3) Judah Johnson - Jukebox Heartache
4) Mazinga Thorium - Orbiter
5) Country Bob & The Bloodfarmers - 16 Tons
6) Nuke & The Living Dead - Brew Crew
7) Almighty Lumberjacks Of Death - Motor City Trick Or Treat
8) Friends Of Dennis Wilson - Evacuator
9) MC5 - Gotta Keep Movin
10) Left In Ruin - If I Cant
11) Seduce - Face To Face
12) Hellen - Away
13) Shipwreck Union - Out Of the Woods
14) Demolition Doll - Rods Do It Again
15) Ghost City - SOS
16) Grande Nationals - Lay Me Down
17) Grayling - Would You Go?
18) Dirty Americans - Roll Like A Stone
19) Dutch Pink - Pretty Girls
20) Hey Sailor - Bitter Honey
21) Jarrod Champion Sleeps Till Dusk - King Comfortable
22) Electric Six - Pulling The Plug On The Party
23) 500 Ft Of Pipe - 77 Burnout
24) esQuire - Brandy And Xanax
25) Capitol Cities - Why You Gotta Come
26) St Thomas Boys Academy - A2
27) South Normal - No More Songs About Girls
28) Hairshirt - Party Sisters
29) Mike Elgert - Said Too Much
30) Ancourage - Not Asking, Only Wondering
31) Octopus - At Her Feet

"IN SOUND"- PLAYLIST FOR SHOW ..0604 -AIR DATE 8/2/06-2:30-4p.m. Eastern
CJAM 91.5 FM WINSDOR/DETROIT-WWW.UWINDSOR.CA/CJAM

LITTLE BANG THEORY/TOY SUITE ..3/DEMO/--
BANG ON A CAN & DON BYRON/1/A BALLAD FOR MANY/CATALOUPE
DARK SIDE OF THE COP/DETROIT (PRELUDE)/S-T/AUGER DOWN
DARK SIDE OF THE COP/STUCK IN THE DARKNESS/S-T/AUGER DOWN
HIS NAME IS ALIVE/C.A.T.S./DETROLA/SILVER MOUNTAIN
SAM PREKOP/SOMETHING/WHO'S YOUR NEW PROFESSOR/THRILL JOCKEY

PAGE FRANCE/CHARIOT/HELLO, DEAR WIND/FALL
CANADA/HEY GARLAND/THIS CURSED HOUSE/QUITE SCIENTIFIC
JED AND LUCIA/OFF THE GROUND/CANDLES IN DAYLIGHT/UNFOUND
MOJAVE THREE/GHOST SHIP WAITING/PUZZLES LIKE YOU/4AD
THE CORAL/THE OPERATOR/THE INVISIBLE INVASION/COLUMBIA
UNREST/SUKI/IMPERIAL FULL FREQUENCY RANGE RECORDING/TEENBEAT

DIRTY LOVE BITES/LIVINGINSIN/DEMO/--
10 WORDS FOR SNOW/GARBAGE TRUCK/7"/-
BUILT TO SPILL/GOING AGAINST YOUR MIND/YOU IN REVERSE/WARNER

DO MAKE SAY THINK/WHITE LIGHT OF/AND YET AND YET/CONSTELLATION
COUCH/ZWEI STREIFEN IM BLAU/FIGUR 5/MORR
BOARDS OF CANADA/OSCAR SEE THROUGH RED EYE/THE CAMPFIRE HEADPHASE/WARP
DAVID BOWIE/ALWAYS CRASHING IN THE SAME CAR/LOW/RYKO

CAN/LITTLE STAR OF BETHLEHEM/DELAY/MUTE
HOLGER CZUKAY/LA LUNA/LA LUNA/TONE CASUALTIES

dmrc top 10

1. Thom Yorke — The Eraser
2. Johnny Cash — American V
3. Sufjan Stevens — The Avalanche
4. Gnarls Barkley — St. Elsewhere
5. Built to Spill — You in Reverse
6. Pink Floyd — Pulse (DVD)
7. India.Arie — Testimony Vol. 1 …
8. Peaches — Impeach My Bush
9. Cut Chemist — The Audience’s Listening
10. The Raconteurs — Broken Boy Soldiers

And now it time for a houner any would win, it now time for the My NME Single of the week, Where i take the winner and the runner-up for a ride

This winner as Chossen By the NME is

The Killers - Whis You Where Young (Mercury)
(
thekillersmusic.com or www.myspace.com/thekillers)
This song is a decent track but it sort of like if lead Singer Brandon Flowers was is of a rush to finsh the record, The Gitars works is OK but it not one of there best that made the song from the hot fuss speacial.
Sam town out On October 3rd

This Week 1st runner-Up
Gossip -Listen Up (Back yard[UK]/Sub Pop[US])
(
gossipyouth.com or www.myspace.com/gossipband)
this is a very good song from the Portland,OR Soul punk band , I kind of like there bulesy beat to the song but you got to like the Vocial range of Lead singer Beth Ditto which carrie thug out the song.

This Week 2nd Runner-Up
Captain - Glorious (EMI)
(
captaintheband.com or www.myspace.com/captaintheband)
Now if you have never hear of this band you have not been paying attention to BBC Radio on-line this is a very good band which i like so much, this the single of there debut CD called "This Is Hazelville" I like the song i love the sweet doing vocal between there singer Rik and there lovely keyboardest Clare, the song is a very good avntured, but the Song is a little to 80ist, but it a OK Track
to here more go to the web sight avobe.

Well i know for a fact that is week winner is not the Killers Wish You Where Young it decent, but not that Strong.

The First and Second runner up was close but i have to give the edge to this week winner which is:

Gossip - Listen Up
This song have some good vocals and a good blues beat to it, and it very good.


Get this video and more at MySpace.com

The Past winners by Me and the N.M.E.

July 22 - The Futureheads - Worry About It Later
July 15 - Fields - 4 For the Village
July 8 - Metric - Monster Hospital
July 1 - Lily Allen - Smile
June 24 - Dirty Pretty Things - DeadWood
June 17 - Serena Maneesh - Drain Cosmetics
June 10 - Klaxons - Atlantis to Interzone
June 3 - Keane - "Is It Any Wonder"
May 27 - You Say Party! We Say Die! - The Gap
May 20 - Tilly and the Wall - Night of the Living Dead/The Ice storm, Big gust and you.
May 13 - Jim Noir - My Patch
May 6 - The Dastuns - Stuck Here For Days

Reg. NME single of the week

July 22 - Kasabian - Empire
July 15 - Ali Love - K Hole
July 8 - Metric - Monster Hospital
July 1 - Jamie T - Shella
June 24 - Gnarls Barkley - Smiley Faces
June 17 - Outkast - Might "O"
June 10 - Klaxons - Atlantis to Interzone
June 3 - Razorlight "In the Morning"
May 27 - Muse - "Supermassive Black Hole"
May 20 - Tilly and the Wall - Night of the Living Dead/The Ice storm, Big gust and you.
May 13 - The Aliens - Allenoid Starmonica EP
May 6 - Primal Scream - Country Gril

Tuesday, August 01, 2006

LIVE BREAKING CULTURE NEWS

Electrical Emergency Forces Cancelled Of tonight Sleater-Kinney Concert and Webcast on npr.org

Posted at 10:42 PM For anyone waiting for tonight last ever DC show by Sleater-Kinney on npr.org, It been Cancelled for tonight but the concerty and the webcast will be Rescheduling

this was posted on the npr.org web sight after i tried to get audio and it was not come on at about 11:10 PM :

NPR.org, August 1, 2006 · In what was to be one of its final performances together, the rock trio Sleater-Kinney was scheduled to visit Washington, D.C. for a full concert, webcast live on NPR.org on August 1. However, an overheated transformer outside the club, and the risk it posed to those in attendance, forced the show's cancellation. It will be rescheduled for a later date, so watch this page for updates

This cancellation put a major Wrench in the last few show before the band end, Next week in Portland, OR next weekend

As you proable already know there have been a major heat wave acroos the country today hi temp was 97*F, Just mintuets before they go air live they found the the 9:30 club transformer was overheated outside the club and posed a risk inside the club So they Cancelled tonight date but they will Rescheduling possable Next week becase the band will played New york city Tommorrow Night and Lollapaloza in Chicago over the week end.

From the 9:30 Club Web sight(www.930.com) two opend Date between The Pretenders (sun -6th) and Gary Numan (Wen-9th) So the Sleater-Kinney Concert and webcast may be Rescheduling on monday with Tuesday as a back-up or Next Tuesday.

Will keep you updated or you can check out npr.org for all the latest.

once agian tonight Sleater-Kinney Concert and Webcast on npr.org been Cancelled for tonight because of a overheated transformer outside the club
It Came From the Late Night Music Club From Culture City

This Week Other Big Show other then "The Raconteurs" playing a total sold out Show in Ann Arbor.

Is a really, Really Bis show at the State Theater in Downtown Detroit a really really Big show, It going to big really popuaur Bands playing in the big show.

Headlinh the Show is the band The Flaming Lips,the avant-rock Band from Oklahoma City,Oklahoma with a real awsome stage show who is on tour in Suport of there latest CD "At War with the Mystics".

The Other co-headliners is a band who been around two years longer then the lips Sonic Youth Who is promoting there 21th Album "Rather Ripped"

And opening up the Night is a band who was going to do a show at the Stick but when the Orginal Opener Wolfmother Drop Out of the bill, the show at the stick was cancelled and they join the bill,

It the the Band From Lovely Brighton, England in the UK The Go! Team

the band is whose songs are a mixture of action theme songs, cheerleader chants, guitars and early hip-hop, with a hint of '70s funk. They place more emphasis on live instrumentation than some of their contemporaries, although they do base many of their songs around samples from various sources.

Their album Thunder, Lightning, Strike was released on the Memphis Industries label in September 2004, and has received widespread critical acclaim. In 2005 it was nominated for the Mercury Music Prize

The band's next recording, to be released in September 2006, will be a three track EP called "Doing It Right". A second album will follow. Amongst their recent recordings include a cover of Sonic Youth's "Bull In The Heather".

But tonight entry in the late night Music Club is from the awsome Album Thunder, Lightning, Strike

Here the alway happy song

"Bottle Rocket"

38 Days Untill
The Dally in the Ally
If you playing the Dally please let me know
E-mail the blog sight at:
Cultturecitynewstips@yahoo.com


97°
Hottet then Hades


that was the underlines under the today hi temp in today Detroit Free Press as there was a very bad Heat wave in all of detroit i did not go out yesterday or today to avoid the heat the last two days i been downstair in the basement doing my blog and keeping up with the World Series of Poker with Live as is happend action From Las Vegas at this web sight:
http://games.aol.com/poker/2006-wsop-coverage/tournament-39

It got so bad with everybody using there AC the power when out in a 1/3 of the city on the east side of town i tank god live on the other side of town

so i did do the blog sight yesterday and the music Club and the New Music Tuesday that is all below the bottom and i did see VH1 classic as they play the video they play the first day on MTV now i did not see MTV to see if they are doing some for there 25 Birthday which i doubt it, and i did listen to the sirius special with the surving orginal MTV VJ, which was nice there was a story on Morning Edtion which you can here at npr.com on MTV 25 and a report back in 1983 on the music video revoltion and asking what ever became of the famlier mtv VJ, but i would go into anoder motor city Myserty outside the 313, which was not talk about on after seeing a old picther in today detroit Free Press Life section:

What ever became of one of the most popualr person on MTV






yes you know what i am talk about who made MTV News very cool in the mid to late 90'and was chief policial reporter during the clinton years and she was a cool report in the indie secen and cover a lot of on of the all time band out of athens Geogia R.E.M. so you are wonder like i am what ever became of Tabitha Soren.

Well i went to the second most powerful tool on the web Wikipedia.org(Next to you tube.com)and she is living a quite begin married for almost nine and haveing two kids so she have not been doing much TV Work, she have sort of Drop out of sight so there you question to a motorcity mystery outside the 313.

This week big gig that could match The sold out gig by The Raconteurs is that mega gig at the state theater in downtown detroit with the go team, sonic youth and the Flaming Lips, The lips are the main band on the bill but and they will continued toring untill the end of september that will inclued a gig in there hometown of Oklahoma City,OK where there gig will be record for a Live CD/DVD tentatively due out in the first part of 2007, according to Billboard.com.

Part of that OK City show will mix with there gig at the Hollywood Bowl last week also according to Pitchfork, the band will upgrade the show with by unveiling a giant UFO that will descend upon the stage amid noises, flashing lights there is a posting on youtube testing the big UFO:




and also from billboard still on the Flaming Lips, the Lips have made a alternate version of "Free Radicals"(from there current CD "At War with the Mystics") to be included in the next Sims video game. It features Wayne singing the lyrics in the Sims language, how weird will that be.

Important gig News as one of my fave bands Yo La Tengo will go out on tour this fall is surport of the brand New Album I Am Not Afraid of You and I Will Beat Your Ass Which Will be release on September 12 on Matador.

There will come back to the Region not in detroit like all other good bands that have skip dertoit for Frendale(Magic Bag),Royal Oak(Royal Oak Music Theater),or Pointact(Clutch Cargo)or Ann Arbor(Mostly the Magic Bag) and this band will play the A2 on October 4th at The Michigan Theater, No Ticket info yet But the goo folks at Matador have put a link to a single on the ass kicking album at the link below

Yo La Tengo: Pass the Hatchet, I Think I'm Goodkind

As you proable know this the latest Lollapooza festival at grant Park in Chicago, now last weekend the warm up to lolly was at Union Park was the first ever Pitchfork Music Festival (which is run by Pitchforkmedia.com) almost 36,000 music fans pack the park to listen to bands like Art Brut,The Futureheads,Devendra Banhart, Spoon, Danieson, and more fans who was there sunk in the video camera or camera phone to upload on you tube you can fin it here at this
link ,and Full covage on the pitchfork site tommorrow.

In the coming soon department, Jill Cunniff ex-member of the super-funky Luscious Jackson, will release her solo debut this fall. It is call "City Beach" it will be out on October 17 on the Streetwise Lullabies/The Militia Group lable even features Emmylou Harris on the closing track called "Disconnection,".

You can find preview of it on her myspace page at the link below

www.myspace.com/jillcunniff

And here the Track Listing for "City Beach"

01. Lazy Girls
02. Happy Warriors
03. NYC Boy
04. Warm Sound
05. Eye Candy
06. Apartment 3
07. Love Is A Luxury
08. Exclusive
09. Kaleidoscope
10. Future Call
11. Calling Me
12. Disconnection

also coming in two weeks on
CDbaby.comcompilation album featheing band who will played the Musicfest NW Festial which in Portland on September 7-9, the C.D.will have includes Kristin Hersh,the Brian Jonestown Massacre, and Spoon and more portland area music.

Also this year feastival will feather the Dandy Warhols, the Silver Jews Stephen Malkmus and Little Steven’s Underground Garage Showcase will also participate, routing its tour (featuring the Zombies, the Mooney Suzuki, the Woggles and Phantom Planet) through Portland September 8.

The CD and the Festival Proceeds will go to the Rock And Roll Camp For Girls and the Oregon Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame.

And bad News form the Indie magazine Derpartment, Rockpile magazine July 2006 issue will be it last, The alternative-music magazine, founded in 1994 has decided to cease production, citing financial shortcomings.

The Last issued have Pretty Girls Make Graves, the Concretes, Of Montreal,
Ghostface Killah, the Streets, the Go! Team, Aloha, Magic Numbers, the
Making of Sonic Youth's "Goo," Essex Green, Band of Horses

In the new Tune Juke Box

Two tunes Each one from the first solo album from Fiery Furnaces' Matt Friedberger which is called Holy Ghost Language School and Winter Women, Which is out Next week

The Pennsylvania Rock Oil Company Resignation
From LP one "Winter Women"


And
Do you Like Blondes?
from LP two "Holy Ghost Language School
"

And by the way the Weather Tomorrow
more of the Same with a break the afternoon but with a price (afternoon thunderstorms) Hi of 93°, Chance of rain 30%


Oh by the way i taking a break for the next two day (wednesday and Thrusday[It My Birthday})
New Music Tuesday

It was on this Day in 1981 that the most import new released of all new released was made as of Warner-Amex Satellite Entertainment Company, a joint venture of Warner Communications and American Express(yes the Creidt card company)launch a brand new Cable channel that play nothing but music video in high stereo sound it was called MTV, and it was a good idea at the time and now everbody who follow music are switching to you tube, because they dont want to follow what are going on Real World: Key West that what there showing in prime time tonight insted of marking the milestone which they did on this day 2001 when MTV turn 20 which is one hell of a part gig and part reunion, and part pop-culture spectacle.

Which can tell the spectacle in 1994 when Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley made there infamous on air kiss at the MTV Video Music Awards a month after they announced on this day they got married three month ago in in a private ceremony in the Dominican Republic.

But hey this week in pop culture history is not full with MTV history on this day in 1971 "The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour" is launched on CBS-TV with a short summer run followed by three seasons of "The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour".

but on this day Jerome John Garcia was born on this day in 1942, but he would be later know to the world as Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead who died on on August 9, 1995 as it was cover by Futher MSNBC News host Alison Stewart who was working at the time at MTV NEWS.

hate the stuff push on TRL, hey why you go out to your indie record store for today new released from the only bands that matters in Culture City.

August 1

CD:

Five for Fighting - Two Lights (Columbia)
G. Love - Lemonade (enhanced; Brushfire)
Powerman 5000 - Destroy What You Enjoy (DRT)
Various artists - Monsieur Gainsbourg Revisited (Verve Forecast)
(with tracks from Michael Stipe, Franz Ferdinand, Cat Power, Placebo, Tricky, the Rakes, the Kills and Marianne Faithfull)
Plus Soundtracks to the "The Ant Bully" and "My Super Ex-Girlfriend"


Notable Reissues and Archival Material:

Count Basie - One O'Clock Jump: The Very Best of Count Basie (Columbia/ Legacy)
Rosemary Clooney - Come On-A My House: The Very Best of Rosemary Clooney (Bluebird/ Legacy)
Dizzy Gillespie - Night in Tunisia: The Very Best of Dizzy Gillespie (Bluebird/ Legacy)
Daryl Hall & John Oates - The Philadelphia Years (Varèse Sarabande)
Billie Holiday - God Bless the Child: The Very Best of Billie Holiday (Columbia/ Legacy)
Memphis Slim - The Sonet Blues Story (Verve)
Ronnie Milsap - The Essential Ronnie Milsap (two CDs; RCA/ Legacy)
Buck Owens - 21 #1 Hits: The Ultimate Collection (Rhino)
Charlie Parker - Charlie Parker for Lovers (Verve)
Elvis Presley - Elvis: Live, Elvis: Movies and Elvis: R&B (BMG Strategic Marketing)
Sarah Vaughan - Send in the Clowns: The Very Best of Sarah Vaughan (Columbia/ Legacy)

Music DVDs:

Jimmy Buffett - "Live at Wrigley Field" (Bayside)
The Clash - "Rude Boy" (Epic/ Legacy)
Alice Cooper - "The Nightmare Returns" (Geffen)
Elvis Presley - "Aloha From Hawaii" and " '68 Comeback" (BMG Heritage)
The Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players - "Off & On Broadway" (Sarathan)

TV on DVD:



The Girls Next Door - Season 1
Hazel - The Complete 1st Season
Blue Collar TV - The Complete 2nd Season
Curb Your Enthusiasm - The Complete 5th Season
Dallas - The Complete 5th Season
Good Times - The 6th Season
Beavis and Butt-head - The Mike Judge Collection Vol. 3
The Comeback - The Complete Series
Alice in Wonderland (mini-series) Alice In Wonderland
America's Funniest Home Videos Athletic Supporters
Star Trek: The Next Generation Star Trek: Klingon Fan Collective

Monday, July 31, 2006

It Came From the Late Night Music Club From Culture City

Tonight entry in the club it a normal entry.

Today after three week bidding Fair well to the BBC Show "Top of the Pops"

I Play a Normal video

And Tonight entry is a new video from "The Raconteurs" and there new video "Hands", If the first video "Stead as she Goes"was a showcase for Jack White Girtar works Then "Hands" is a showcase Bearden Benson Songwriting.

The Video start with Jack and the Boys Breaking out of Jail and changing cloest and having a magic do a little tricks they find a hide out, It a "Whartom School For The Deaf Girls", yes it dear school for girls and they entertain the girls and set up the gig, Jack and the boys of the "The Raconteurs" will in town for a show this sunday at the Michigan Theater in Ann Arbor this Saturday but the show is long Sold Out.

But you can be entertain by this charming video

After the Worst slow week ever on this blog sight i am beging fresh on this blog sight but i will only doing three day this post, 8-1 post, and a short 8-4 post i do have the usual wednesday off and also this thursday off as well, It my Birthday this week so i will rest on thursday and wont do a blog.

was a uneventful weekend as always and it going to be a unevent week with temp up in the 90's with heat index up to 104° so i hoped you have somer good AC or a very well cool Basement room where i am doing my blog from.

The only good thing i forgot to do this weekend is to see Ghost City at the Belmont so i miss my chance to see Tait from E6 and his band but i thought i miss seeing Jasper who write his own web blog call WebVomit.org it a small indie rock blog base out of detorit as well.

The first time i have hear of WebVomit.org well in the first weeks of this blog sight a very nice girl name Stephanie for her Craft blog http://councilc.blogspot.com/ who say You're turning into the new motorcityrocks!(That is a live and local Music Blog) and Jasper shot her back by saying No he's not.

So i found his blog and his also cover local music from inside and out side the 313 and it a very good web sight because he cover all the same music i like as well, so I got to the belmont at about 1:10 PM or 1:15 PM and after i said hello to the Magicial bass player Lenna Metro and her BoyFriend (yes guys she have a boyfriend) so i saw stephen palmer and he interduce me to Jasper and after talking to him he is a very nice guy who is so passion about his music as me, we talk about the scene, who the best new bands in the post jack White era and the Muse show(which he told me was awsome live), and other thing he a very nice kid i hoped i bump into him more othen as he go to show and report on his blog sight

Jasper(who by the way is not his real name, but at his request told me not to used his real name, so i wont)told his is going to Lollapalooza in Chicago this week so i hope his will give a report from the scene this weekend.

And also tell you that the big problem when doing any blog sight if your at a gig or a event is if you can find some with a internet Connection, or i have been ask the question can you take your wireless laptop to you well that pose a risk as well becaues you do mot want to lose it or worse off get it ripped off, so us blogger have a visual memory of what happend a the gig of the Event or i used the old tool of reporter every where the Notebook which is very helpful and with tool like Camera and video editing you can upload report to youtube or google video, so it may take hours or weeks to do a report, but you read about it somewhat.

Now this week big show in all of the Tri-Country area is The Raconteurs first ever Show in the S.E. Michigan Area Since Jack White from the Group with Brendan Benson
and Jack Lawrence and Patrick Keeler of The Greenhornes and also playing the Keyboard on tour is Dean Fertita of The Waxwings, This will also be the first gig for Jack White since leaving Detorit for Nashville, TN (Which is now where he live now)and it was kind of a suprized when the band pick a Ann Arbor veneu for for there first ever gig insted a venue in Detroit.

Because it you been reading the detroit press Jack relationshipo with the whole detroit did not end well, hi-lighted by the suceess the Jack Other band the White Stripes and all the bad vibe from the many books about the rise fo the stripes incling "Fell in love with the band" by former Metro Times Music Writer and Radio Fever Chirs Handside,The Fight in the 313 with Von Bondies Front Man Jason Stollsteimer and The Recenly Royalty trial with Producer Jim Diamond(Which he recenly won back in June).

But his past problum did not matter because the show sold Out in recored time in less then two weeks, Now this old scholl guy would like to go the Show, but the gig in Ann Arbor, It look like all the good shows have been in Ann Arbor this year with bands like The Raconteurs, Tilly and the wall, Mates of State.

But so many people goes to gig in a college town anyway, so if you going to The Raconteurs show or any cool show in Ann Arbor for the First time Here Some driving Direction if you are going to ann arbor, Using
google Maps i type in the address Jack White last play in the SE Michigan area(Oct.2,2005) The Adress of the Masonic Temple Theatre at 500 Temple St just Northwest of Downtown Detroit,and typed the address of the Michigan Theater at 603 E Liberty St in Downtown Ann Arbor.

Now i know there will be big talk because there two freeways that goes from Downtown Detroit to Ann Arbor(I-94 and I-96) so google Maps gave reslult to Ann Arbor by using I-96 so i will used that.

(Note From Google: These directions are for planning purposes only. You may find that construction projects, traffic, or other events may cause road conditions to differ from the map results.)

the Jorney begin by going a 1/4 of a mile from west from Temple St
Then the trip take a short right to The Lodge Freeway (193 ft)
and Take the M-10 North ramp(1.2 mi)to
the I-94 West ramp to Chicago -(1.3 mi)
Then go for a short distance(0.1 mi)to the I-96 exit 213B to Bridge to Canada/Lansing
And then the long fun begin as you Take the I-96 West ramp to Lansing now that go for 18 miles so you will have alot of time to kill during that time like listen to The last White stripes CD "Get Behind Me Satan" or The Raconteurs CD "Broken Boys Soliders", but dont worried you will not find any wrong turn so you meet up with a dead end town with a wax museum i hoped they dont have a wax sculptures of Paige Edwards now that would be scary(this is a memtion of the 2005 remake the horried movie "House of Wax" which star the doing nothing Paris Hilton who played Paige Edwards).
now after the long drive from on 96 then you take M-14 West toward Ann Arbor/Toledo that will take you andeor 15 miles and in that time if you have a proable dvd play you can see a brun DVD copy of Mihcigan/Seaton Hall game that michigan won on Free Throws in 1989.
Once you pass the Domino Pizza HQ your almost there to Ann Arbor now the trip take you to the end.
Now you in Ann Arbor Continue on US-23 North for 2 miles
Then Take 1/2 miles to the M-14 exit 45 to Ann Arbor
Then Merge into M-14 West/US-23-BR South Which last a mile
Then a Short Drive (1/4 of a mile)from US-23-BR exit 3 to Downtown Ann Arbor
once there Go right for a Mile at N. Main St
Continue on S Main St and Turn left at E Liberty St
And you have arried at the Michigan Theater at 603 E Liberty St in Downtown Ann Arbor

Now i know this is the Route from I-96, But there are some other routes to ann arbor like using 94, if you know other route for Detroit to Ann Arbor please E-mail me at Culturecitynewstips@yahoo.com, and if you are going to the show pleased leave your reviews so i will posted on the blog sight.

And One More Note on The Raconteurs Were about a month to The 2006 MTV Video Music Awards on Aug. 31 and the Band Music will be will provide the show's "soundtrack" During the show, and speaking about the video music show on a channel that dont show music video anymore they gave out the nominateds for that show and after the belly flop of two years in a row in Miami, there back in New york City at Radio City Music Hall to see who got the non and the full list of the nominations after the local News bits.

gig News now and if Dave Chappelle willk get a good house for his 7:30 show hey why not book a 10:30 for the same night, Olympia Entertainment announced today that a second show has been added at 10:30 p.m. to see comedian Dave Chappelle at Detroit's Fox Theatre on Friday, August 18.

Tickets for the 10:30 PM show Friday, August 4 and ticket will be the same rpice as the 7:30 Show ($43, $53 and $63).

but if you like to rock we have some good news, a few weeks back it was announced the Norwgin band Serena Maneesh who will begin a US Fall tour on September 8th in NYC at Bowery Ballroom, and yes they will played Detroit, we know the date September 14th but we did not know where there playing, Now we do a posting on the magic stick web sight say there playing the stick on September 14th at the stick. cover on that day will be $8 and Film School will opend for them.

also playing the stick on November 22th the detroit cobras.

And Now with a month to go untill katie make here debut on the CBS Evening News, It now time to go out side the for the low fuff news and no it does not involed Mel Gibson begin arrested for D W IIIIIiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii........, or Lindsay Lohan party all night and begin late for a Movie shot puting the whole movie injepoard, it the stuff MTV will not cover, it all the indie News that is fit to pring on a blog sight, it news out side the 313.

And yes MTV Who will not memtion there 25 tommorrow meaning they care more of what happending on My Super Sweet 16 and the Real World: Key West in prime time tommorrow then memtion 25 years ago they play music video all the time and in 1984 did a awards show to hourns the music video announced the nominations for The 2006 MTV Video Music Awards and the two big winners with the most one of them i like The Red Hot Chili Peppers' "Dani California" and Shakira's "Hips Don't Lie" lead with seven Nons apeice Madonna received four nominations for "Hung Up,"video, newcomers Panic! At the Disco "I Write Sins Not Tragedies" also got for apeice and also geting four was Christina Aguilera, whose "Ain't No Other Man," from album "Back to Basics" which in mot even release yet.

the show will have the fore mention the Raconteurs, It will also have Justin Timberlake, the Killers, Beyonce, the Raconteurs, Panic! At the Disco, T.I. and Ludacris, I can smell boring all over and there not in Miami(Which last year Mtv show was at matbe because all the Hurricanes coming this ways)

And for the first time the viewers will cast the votes for ever catgory(Ouick can you say Ohio all over)

The Show will aired on Thursday Augest 31.

And Speaking of MTV turning 25 as the people who run MTV can remember Augest 1, 1981, the people at VH1 Classic remember realey well tomorrow The Classic Music Video Channel will re-air the First Day at Midnight.

And if you want more the Surving DJ of MTV first six years 1981 to 1986 which the last MTV DJ Exit stage right will talk about the early days of Mtv the hour Chat will aired on Sirius Radio Big 80's channel (ch.8)at 10:00 am ET reboardcast at 4 pm and 9 pm ET, Wednes morning at 3 am ET.

And By the way the Surving MTV VJ if you want to know Mark Goodman, Nina Blackwood, Alan Hunter and Martha Quinn who like everone who did not have MTV had a crush on Martha Quinn alright i was 8 years old at the time but she was cool and she would still Be welcome by the indie underground scene still today 25 years later.

Speaking of which if video kill the radio star and realled TV Kill MTV and video on the internet kill MTV in the US, then the dozen of music video channel and the internet in the UK killed top of the pops which aired it last ever show last night and the last show set a record by geting 4 millions viewers in the uk Three times as much what they were geting (just at a millions), but most reviews were disapoiting Co-host by the first host DJ Jimmy Savile it was mostly a clip show hilighting the show 42-years history as he was flank with alot of old co-host many of them you dont evn know.

The Last ever No.1 on top of the pops was Shakira's "Hips Don't Lie" ft. Wyclef.
After that Sir Jimmy deliver his classic line "Don't forget it's still number one, it's still Top of the Pops".

After that he was walking back stage with a sad look as he turn off the light for the last time for a show that was recorded last wednesday, But beleved of not the orginial plan was the last show to seen Live but Sir Jimmy could not do the programme on that date because he is Honorary Chieftain of the Lochaber Highland Games which was this weekend.

Now with other News that is Not MTV 25 or MTV VMA of TOTP releated

Detial have emerge of the Solo debut of Matric Front woman Emily Haines which tool four years in the making but a death of a death of a parent and a long touring schedule with Metric keep the release from happend it will be released as "Knives Don't Have Your Back" on September 26 on Last Gang Records, she will have a backing band that will be rotating group of musicians call the Soft Skeleton most of the member will inclued Tokai String Quartet and a horn section of Jimmy Shaw (Broken Social Scene, Metric), Evan Cranley (Stars, Broken Social Scene), and Chris Seligman (Stars). Elsewhere, Haines will be backed by Sparklehorse drummer Scott Minor and bassist Paul Dillon.

Here debut solo gig will be the Toronto International Film Festival at September 12 she will incorporate images by indie filmmaker Guy Maddin(From winnpeg) in a special multimedia presentation.

there no solo Detroit gig yet, but there will be one for here main band Metric in London, Ontario on September 14th.

you can here the first single form Knives Don't Have Your Back here
It is call
Our Hell

as we wait for her solo debut, well have to wait for the Dears Follow up "Gang Of Losers ", Originally set for an August release it now been push back for October 3, the First single will be "Ticket To Immortality"

Welinks

Pitchfork
Record review inclued
Guillemots - Through the Windowpane
Jurassic 5 - Feedback
Golden Smog - Another Fine Day
The Pipettes - We Are the Pipettes
Björk - Surrounded
Helmet - Monochrome
Pharrell - In My Mind
Sex Pistols - Spunk
Ice Cube - Laugh Now, Cry Later
Single reviews from
Scissor Sisters: I Don't Feel Like Dancin' [ft. Elton John] [single; from the forthcoming Ta-Dah LP]
The Automatic: Monster [single; from the Not Accepted Anywhere LP]
Yeah Yeah Yeahs “Cheated Hearts (Peaches Remix)”
From cmj.com Interview with The Fiery Furnaces Matthew Friedbergeras he ready for his solo debut.
From Spin.com
Picture and commets form a show by the Band Of Montreal at Brooklyn's McCarren Park
and
how the Zidane headbutt hear around the world during the world Cup Final insierd a hit song in of all placed France
a sneak peek of "Weird Al" Yankovic news DVD out on Aug 15 "The Weird Al Show"
and on Rollingstone.com
The First Live review of of this weekend Pitchfork Music Festival held at Chicago's Union Park, it the clam before the storm before Lollpoazza Next Week.
at stereogum.com
a review of the Bloc Party show at the stone Pony in NJ
the Fiona Apple/Damien Rice Show at New york Central Park
Gnarls Barkley Live in Boston
The Cover of the New Killers Album "Sam Town"
PRoductshpmyc.com
have pic of the same Of Montreal Show in NYC
The Deseped need to looking for ticket for the last Sleater-Kinney show in NYC
brooklynvegan.com
have there review and picture of the Pitchfork Music Festival
picture of the same of Montreal show in NYC
Pictures of Antony and the Johnson and CocoRosie at the Warsaw in NYC
Golden Smog at the Bowery in NYC
Mew in NYC
And a CAt Power in NYC

This Week in The Movie Sreccen The Pirate Ship was sunk off the coast of Miami and Captin Jack was takeing in Book from Crockett and Tubbs, well at least in the Movies.

Miami Vice knock off Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest recored thre weeks runs at the tops by taking $25.2 million, the John Deep Pirate filck took in $20.5 million.it total gross is $358.4 million to become the highest grossing film in Disney's history, passing the $339.7 million of the Pixar Flick "Finding Nemo."

This week two other New Films did OK, John Tucker Must Die which got bad review Finsh a decent third $14 million and the Ant Bully which got good reviews finsh 5th but with a weak $8.2 million but it fall Below 10 Millions Dollars.

This week top 10

1. "Miami Vice," $25.2 million.
(We took down a big fish)
2. "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest," $20.5 million.
(But well be back for memoarl Day 2007)
3. "John Tucker Must Die," $14 million.
4. "Monster House," $11.5 million.
5. "The Ant Bully," $8.2 million.
6. "Lady in the Water," $7 million.
7. "You, Me and Dupree," $7 million
(Not Me)
8. "Little Man," $5.1 million.
(the weekend gross is getting smaller and Smaller)
9. "The Devil Wears Prada," $4.8 million.
10. "Clerks II," $3.9 million.
(There lucky they made it to a second week on the top 10)

And Dont foget tomorrow dont for get at 10 PM on npr.org a live webcast of Sleater-Kinney last ever DC show and barring a merical in portland last live set from the girl.

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