17 days Untill
Dally in the Alley
well it been a quite day in the newsroom with a bunch a local news stuff which i will get to but if you have been noticed this blog sight it a little bit diffence, It still the same blog site at itcamefromculture.blogspot.com, it look the same but there is a slight diffence, because late sunday night it switch over to a new updated version of blogger.com which i quite like because you have to create HTML and CCS but since i dont know how to do that it was tought to do a a group of links on the side,so with the new interface will be more easy.
And a new feather that will be helpful for the daliy and weekly post you can now lable post on the blogger sight which will be good for this sight like The Main Story post and the regualr post like Gig Gudie monday, New Music Tuesday, and Film Gudie Friday, also there will be tags for Breaking Culture News and the speacl live and local post of the big event like this week prime time Emmys awards and if i ever write one the live review so this week end i may or may not update all the post since i started this blog on May 8th.
So this sight will get slightly better over time.
Now that i explaned the slightly differcen like (Which is not much)
Like i say there is no local news but there is this story that was is today Detroit Free Press because there was problums at the second show for Dave Chappelle's at the FOX, yes it was the second show at the fox, the first show (The 7:30PM Show,which was sold out a few weeks ago) went well, but the second show was a little tought accroding to today Free Press that fans at the 10:30 PM Show turn it into a heckler fest.
a E-mail told the Free Press "The loud drunks shouting things and the people in the front row standing up and talking to him. He only got through maybe 40% of his material. I felt bad for him. I don't know how the early show went but if I were him I would think twice about coming back.", that smae E-mailer say that "The 10:30 show was the worst I have ever seen,"
The Free Press was specaltion that the 10:30 Crowd was pleantly lubricated before the show and also the 10:30 Crowd was having trouble finding parking because the crowd for the first show and the tigers game was getting out and headed home that delay cause Chappelle second show to go on at midnight, Ouch
well my advice to anyone hosting a musicical act or a comic at the State Theater, Fox Theater, City Theater(Old Second City Downtown location), Dertoit Oprea House, or the Gem Theater when trying to book two show on the same night check the lions and tiger schucel so you wont have traffic problme with fans who going to the show or gig and fans coming or going to the game.
And i forgot about two gig i forgot in yesterday post
one if you save $52.50 it will by you a ticket to the 40th anniversary of the Grande Ballroom at the Royal Oak Music Theatre in Downtown Royal Oak, The Card for that show which will begin at 6 PM will have 3rd Power (with Drew Abbott, who went on to play with Bob Seger's Silver Bullet Band) will "kick out the jams" a la another Grande attraction, the MC5. Then comes the Crazy World of Arthur Brown followed by Big Brother and the Holding Company ( Joplin's band) with Canned Heat rounding out the musical tribute.
Dave Miller (Grande's original emcee) returns to Detroit to host the scheduled seven-hour event. Original Grande artists Gary Grenshaw and Carl Lungren will also appear, and there'll be a tribute to Russ Gibb --the "Paul McCartney is dead" guy and counterculture legend -- who ran the Grande.
Ticket is on sale Thur the box office, at www.tickets.com, 1-800-919-6272 and Tickets.com outlets, including Record Time in Ferndale and Roseville
For More info: Info at 248-399-2980 and http://www.royaloakmusictheatre.com/.
As for the location of the buliding on 8960 Grand River on Detroit West side well in May Chapel Hill Ministries brought the Buliding back in may and may will likely be torn down.
accroding to the story in the free press last weekThere are huge holes in the roof. The elements have rotted its ballroom floors. Brick walls have collapsed or had sledgehammers taken to them.
if you want to read the post about the Grande you can link to it from Detroit yes at:
http://detroityes.com/
If you want to see what to see the inside of the grandy look like now:
http://detroityes.com/webisodes/2003/03daily/11-GrandeBallroom.htm
and i did not for get the Detroit News Sonic Summer: A Battle of the Bands the thrid and final semi-final gig this thrusday at Clutch Cargo's in Pontiac, Who will go on to the Finals gig on September the 1st will it be Alternative funk-rockers from Detroit Bright Black, or will it be Ann Arbor Indie rocker Jae Stevens Live, or will it be Modern rock from Southgate Pillar Of Autumn.
They will played at 10 PM at the The Detroit News Sonic Street/Comcast Stage at Chrysler Arts, Beats & Eats in Pontiac September 1st, they will join by Semi-final gig winner no.1 Free Element(8 PM)and Semi-final winner no.2 The Prime Ministers(9 PM)with the winners of the big gig will be revield after all three played, before that there will be wram-up gig from 2006 Battle of the Bands Champions The Red Rocks(6 PM) and Last Year Sonic Summer Champions The Killer Flamingos(7 PM)
Well if you read yesterday i put a lot of new gig date for band coming to town or near town, but guess what can you say we have new dates, Oh yes we do.
In Detroit
Amy Millan
10-01 - Magic Bag - Ferndale - $13
Lisa Germano
10/23/06 - Stormy Records Space - Detroit (SomeWhere in Detroit)
What Made Milwaukee Famous
10-05 - (Opening for The Long Winters)- Magic Stick - Midtown Detroit - $8
Near Detroit
The Hidden Cameras
9/8 - Call the Office - London, ON
9/9 - Toronto Islands Park(V-Fest)- Toronto, ON
12/11 - Subterrenean - Chicago, IL
12/12 - Grog Shop - Cleveland, OH
Jolie Holland
10/12 - Beachland Ballroom - Cleveland, OH
10/22 - Little Brothers - Columbus, OH
and from a E-mail i got at my space.com, The JURASSIC 5 show that was suppot to be on Saturday at St.andrew hall have been cancelled(Now reason gived) REFUNDS ARE AVAILABLE AT POINT OF PURCHASE!!
NO RESCHEDULED DATE as of yet.
And now here are the other News from the indie world from out side the 313
Ha ha Weezer Graest Hitats ever
just week after Frontman River Cuomo said he was puting his long time band on hitats, It look like us music fans got punks aging on there web sight (weezer.com) with this post from the stange frontamn, "this PSA has been brought to you by the fine guacamole dip at Scott Shriner's house, co-sponsored by a ring of fine cheese, and a dish of fresh figs from the back yard. Now please, take those "weezer split?" headlines and place them firmly into the "Don't believe the hype" bin. And have yourself a fine afternoon now."
OK, but why put the rumuos out there in the first place, the staement say also did not revieled there futher plans.
Gee Betty, The rehab is full of rockers
last night i told you that three gig in euroupe was cancelled because Lead man Tom Chaplin, was suffering from exhaustion.
24 Hours later Keane have revealed his in rehab for drug and alcohol problems, the band have posted a statement saying this:
"I've been having to deal with an increasing problem with drink and drugs, and the time has come to get the professional help I need to sort myself out," he also added "I feel desperately disappointed to be letting down our fans, but I want to get myself right now so that I can be back on the road for the rest of the year."
so this mean the the september 9th show with razorlight at the State Theatre have been postponed, all ticket will be refund at the point of purscud.
he Join of all people Darkness Frontman Justin Hawkins admitted to a rehabilitation clinic and has been forced to "cancel all professional commitments or work-related activities," according to a post on the band's site. Now what is he in for the band is not saying as the post list, "We are not here to comment on Justin’s private life -- or anyone else’s for that matter," the post continued. "He is feeling better already, and as soon as he is ready we will be going straight into the studio to begin recording album number 3."
Let hoped he well becaues nobody remember how bad was the second Album then Kevin Felderline rapping.
Modest Mouse have Johnny Marr and now they have a date and a released date
Modest Mouse who last week told the world that ex-smiths member Johnny Marr have join the band full time on the new album, well the new album have title and a releaed date, The News Modest Mouse album will be out on December 19th Just under the dead line to make the best of 50 for 2006, and the album title is "We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank.", it good news for people who like there last album "Good News for People Who Love Bad News".
The new album was recorded at Sweet Tea Studios in Oxford, Miss.
and yes there will be a US Tour which have to include Detroit or SomeWhere in Detroit.
And for those who wait there will be more for you from TVOR
TV on the Radio will added three bouns tracks to there long awaited follow up "Return to Cookie Mountain" Out on September 12th, Two of them, "Snakes and Martyrs"(No not releated to the movie "Snakes on a Planes")and "Things You Can Do", were previously released as the B-sides to the "Wolf Like Me" single on 4AD. The third track is a remix of "Hours" by El-P.
here is the full US tracklisting for "Return to Cookie Mountain"
01 I Was a Lover
02 Hours
03 Province
04 Playhouses
05 Wolf Like Me
06 A Method
07 Let the Devil In
08 Dirty Whirl
09 Blues From Down Here
10 Tonight
11 Wash the Day Away
Bonus tracks:
Snakes and Martyrs
Hours (El-P Remix)
Things You Can Do
they will stop by the detroit area on oct.10th at St. andrew Hall
A member of Death Cab for Cutie go solo
Guitarist Chris Walla of Death Cab for Cutie is going back to the band former lable to released his solo debut, On his official website, Walla announced that he inked a deal with Barsuk Records to release his solo debut in 2007. The still-untitled album may be released under Walla's name or under the name of a band, depending upon if he can find a name for his band that he like.
Barsuk Records have been on a hot streak of late, haveing artist Mates of State, Viva Voce, Jim Noir, Smoosh, and the just released What Made Milwaukee Famous
and could be the cool indie label in 2007.
speaking of which first The Go Team Cover "bull in the heather" and now the yeah, Yeah, Yeahs is coving "the diamond Sea"
The Lovely but Wild Yeah, Yeah, Yeahs is releaseing a cover of the song off the 1995 album "Washing Machine", But you can only get that on iTunes, you also get acoustic version of "CHeated Hearts", Gold Lions", and "Turn Into" off this years "Show Your Bones"
Dont forget no post tomorrow
and for the next few weeks there will be post because of the Fastey Draft and work so i may not blog much from now untill the end of labor
and the Weather Tomorrow
Sunny along with a few clouds. High 79F
Tuesday, August 22, 2006
New Music Tuesday
Today is Tuesday August 22nd, and on this day two great would be born Bluesman John Lee Hooker is born in Clarksdale, Miss, We were lucky to have hime went he live in the detroit area from 26 years from 1943 to 1969 and he recored his famost song "Boogie Chillen," cut in a studio near Wayne State University.
it was also on this day Singer,songwriter Tori Amos is born Myra Ellen Amos in Newton, N.C. where she move to Baltimore, Maryland in 1966 and years later she was kick out of near by Peabody Conservatory of Music because she was more insered in rock music than than sheet music, wow you know where she ended up.
It was also on this day 2000 where half way in the taping of the second annual Source Hip-Hop Music Awards at Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, Calif, Violence erupts during the awards show there was fight on stage and off stage. the police was called with only five of the fifteen awards were given out during the telecast, and two performances were cut short, and the city of Pasadena banning the awards show in the near distance Futher.
But it was have compair to on this day in 1956 where Filming begins on a movie call "The Reno Brothers" but it was rename becasue of the star of the movie have a big hit song back in the day and it was his movie debut, that actor was Elvis Presley and the song and the new title of his debut was Love Me Tender and that made all his female fans goes wild at the movie.
Let hoped you dont go wild at the local indie music store for the only music that matter from the band that matter on new music tuesday.
August 22nd
CD:
Guess what more that 100 new CD are out this week,
here are a few of them
Cursive - Happy Hollow (Saddle Creek)
Gov't Mule - High & Mighty (Red Ink)
Sophie B. Hawkins - Bad Kitty Board Mix (live; two CDs; Trumpet Swan)
J Dilla - The Shining (BBE)[Local]
(his last CD when he was still here)
Judah Johnson - Be Where I Be (Flameshovel)[Local]
Lambchop - Damaged (Merge)
Amy Millian - Honey From the Tombs (Arts & Crafts)
(The Sweet Chick of the bands Stars)
Lee Scratch Perry - Panic in Brooklyn (with bonus CD; Narnack)
Primal Scream - Riot City Blues (enhanced; Columbia)
Radio Birdman - Zeno Beach (Yep Roc)
Razorlight - Razorlight (enhanced; Universal)
Carina Round - Slow Motion Addict (WoME/ Interscope)
Starsailor - On the Outside (Adrenaline Music)
Thermals - The Body, the Blood, the Machine (Sub Pop)
What Made Milwaukee Famous - Trying to Never Catch Up (Barsuk)
and soundtrtack from "Clerks II" and "Invincible"
Notable Reissues and Archival Material:
Prince - Ultimate Prince (two CDs; Rhino)
Tortoise - A Lazarus Taxon (box set with three CDs and one DVD; Thrill Jockey)
Luther Vandross - The Ultimate Luther Vandross (collector's edition due same day with bonus CD of remixes due same day; J/ Epic/ Legacy)
Music DVDs:
Steve Earle - "Live at Montreux 2005" (Eagle Vision)
John Entwistle - "An Ox's Tale" (Image Entertainment)
Pixies - "Acoustic: Live in Newport" (Eagle Vision)
Prince - "Diamonds and Pearls" (Rhino)
Lou Rawls - "The Lou Rawls Show: With Duke Ellington; Hal Leonard)
Suzanne Vega - "Live at Montreux 2004" (with CD; Eagle Vision)
Various artists - "Burn to Shine 3: Portland, OR, 06.15.05" (Trixie)
TV on DVD:
The Bill Cosby Show - Season 1
The Worst Week of My Life - The Complete 1st Series
A Bit of Fry and Laurie - Season 1 and 2
House - Season 2
Veronica Mars - The Complete 2nd Season
it a fan video
Renegade - Seasons 2 and 3
Redwall - Season 3
Blackstar - The Complete Series
Blue Thunder - The Complete Series
Conviction - The Complete Series
Invasion - The Complete Series
The Space Sentinels - Space Sentinels: The Complete Series / The Freedom Force: The Complete Series
Threshold - The Complete Series
Elizabeth I (mini-series) Elizabeth I
Today is Tuesday August 22nd, and on this day two great would be born Bluesman John Lee Hooker is born in Clarksdale, Miss, We were lucky to have hime went he live in the detroit area from 26 years from 1943 to 1969 and he recored his famost song "Boogie Chillen," cut in a studio near Wayne State University.
it was also on this day Singer,songwriter Tori Amos is born Myra Ellen Amos in Newton, N.C. where she move to Baltimore, Maryland in 1966 and years later she was kick out of near by Peabody Conservatory of Music because she was more insered in rock music than than sheet music, wow you know where she ended up.
It was also on this day 2000 where half way in the taping of the second annual Source Hip-Hop Music Awards at Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, Calif, Violence erupts during the awards show there was fight on stage and off stage. the police was called with only five of the fifteen awards were given out during the telecast, and two performances were cut short, and the city of Pasadena banning the awards show in the near distance Futher.
But it was have compair to on this day in 1956 where Filming begins on a movie call "The Reno Brothers" but it was rename becasue of the star of the movie have a big hit song back in the day and it was his movie debut, that actor was Elvis Presley and the song and the new title of his debut was Love Me Tender and that made all his female fans goes wild at the movie.
Let hoped you dont go wild at the local indie music store for the only music that matter from the band that matter on new music tuesday.
August 22nd
CD:
Guess what more that 100 new CD are out this week,
here are a few of them
Cursive - Happy Hollow (Saddle Creek)
Gov't Mule - High & Mighty (Red Ink)
Sophie B. Hawkins - Bad Kitty Board Mix (live; two CDs; Trumpet Swan)
J Dilla - The Shining (BBE)[Local]
(his last CD when he was still here)
Judah Johnson - Be Where I Be (Flameshovel)[Local]
Lambchop - Damaged (Merge)
Amy Millian - Honey From the Tombs (Arts & Crafts)
(The Sweet Chick of the bands Stars)
Lee Scratch Perry - Panic in Brooklyn (with bonus CD; Narnack)
Primal Scream - Riot City Blues (enhanced; Columbia)
Radio Birdman - Zeno Beach (Yep Roc)
Razorlight - Razorlight (enhanced; Universal)
Carina Round - Slow Motion Addict (WoME/ Interscope)
Starsailor - On the Outside (Adrenaline Music)
Thermals - The Body, the Blood, the Machine (Sub Pop)
What Made Milwaukee Famous - Trying to Never Catch Up (Barsuk)
and soundtrtack from "Clerks II" and "Invincible"
Notable Reissues and Archival Material:
Prince - Ultimate Prince (two CDs; Rhino)
Tortoise - A Lazarus Taxon (box set with three CDs and one DVD; Thrill Jockey)
Luther Vandross - The Ultimate Luther Vandross (collector's edition due same day with bonus CD of remixes due same day; J/ Epic/ Legacy)
Music DVDs:
Steve Earle - "Live at Montreux 2005" (Eagle Vision)
John Entwistle - "An Ox's Tale" (Image Entertainment)
Pixies - "Acoustic: Live in Newport" (Eagle Vision)
Prince - "Diamonds and Pearls" (Rhino)
Lou Rawls - "The Lou Rawls Show: With Duke Ellington; Hal Leonard)
Suzanne Vega - "Live at Montreux 2004" (with CD; Eagle Vision)
Various artists - "Burn to Shine 3: Portland, OR, 06.15.05" (Trixie)
TV on DVD:
The Bill Cosby Show - Season 1
The Worst Week of My Life - The Complete 1st Series
A Bit of Fry and Laurie - Season 1 and 2
House - Season 2
Veronica Mars - The Complete 2nd Season
it a fan video
Renegade - Seasons 2 and 3
Redwall - Season 3
Blackstar - The Complete Series
Blue Thunder - The Complete Series
Conviction - The Complete Series
Invasion - The Complete Series
The Space Sentinels - Space Sentinels: The Complete Series / The Freedom Force: The Complete Series
Threshold - The Complete Series
Elizabeth I (mini-series) Elizabeth I
Monday, August 21, 2006
It Came From The Late Night Music Club From Culture City with The Rapture
If any one who read my bit review of the First single of The Rapture - Get Myself Into It in last week My NME Single of the week, i was not big about the single when i 1st hear it on myspace last week.
but after seeing this video on pitchforkmedia.com and stereogum.com link on youtube.com, i should have like the song but i count song i first listen to via myspace.com and that is.
but the video is classic old school disco with a lot of roller disco with the band playing and it total cool.
It off the new album " Pieces of the people we love" out on September 12th in the US
Enjoy the video.
If any one who read my bit review of the First single of The Rapture - Get Myself Into It in last week My NME Single of the week, i was not big about the single when i 1st hear it on myspace last week.
but after seeing this video on pitchforkmedia.com and stereogum.com link on youtube.com, i should have like the song but i count song i first listen to via myspace.com and that is.
but the video is classic old school disco with a lot of roller disco with the band playing and it total cool.
It off the new album " Pieces of the people we love" out on September 12th in the US
Enjoy the video.
18 Untill
Dally in the alley
The Full Line-up is at the
www.dallyinthealley.com
It was a very product week in Culture City not because i did not do a post this week (Ed Note: was going to do a post but i have to work) but i did go to the belmont to see Mr. David Viner from the U.K. (www.mrdavidviner.com or www.myspace.com/mrdavidviner) he was very good, a little folk Country to start off the weekend it was a very good show which also feather Jawbone and the lovley Sunshine Doray which was good, saw 4/5 of the dirtbombs (KO were are you) saw Jason From the von Bondies who double told me they have not broken up (Which i will get to later).
was a little slow on Saturday which i did nothing alright i did go to the Masonic Temple in between Downtown and midtown to see for the first time after seeing there booth at ever pop culture event like dally 2005 and this year tastefest i saw a roller derby match which was held in the tired floor of the great temple the match was the Devil’s Night Dames VS. The Detroit Pistoffs it was a very good match with the Pistoffs domantin the match all night long i for got the final score but it wasa a 30 point marging as Cookie Rumble and Bikini Killer with the hi-scored of the match Skittle will go on to the to the Championship Play-Off Bout on October 21st agiast Honey Suckit and Killbox and the Pistol Whippers in the same room but there will be a third place game Between Devil’s Night Dames and the D-Funk All-Star on Septemder 16th at the Drill Hall at the Masonic Temple just a few block North of Downtown, and one more things where did the ref get the name like Ref Boy aree-dee to prove we dont make this up you can go the Derby girls web sight at www.detroitrollerderby.com of there myspace sight www.myspace.com/detroitderbygirls.
And after the bouth everynoe hang out at the northen Light Lounge in the New Center area where there was checking out photo of the match and haveing a few drinks (Me - I am a non drinker) and on sunday did not do a thing expct to put up the gig guide and other thing because i am only a few weeks away from the real football Fanstey and the real things the seven draft are between this week and next week (between Aug.24 and Aug 31, a week before the Collage(1) and the Pro season(6) all of them live Draft so this will be good.
And if you are wondering No i did not see "Snake on a Planes"(Finish a far less as expect No.1) or see Kevin Felerline rap debut on the pointless teen Choich Awards.
So let see what making news in and around the detroit area
I got a E-mail by the Hard Lesson and in september they will be out of the country as they will open for Motion City Soundtrack and OK GO on a European Tour in September as they will played Berlin, Germany,Hamburg and Cologne, Germany, Paris, France and Amsterdam, Netherlands.
They will warm up for there Euro Tour with a bunch show a show witch includ a show at the soon to be close CBGB on Aug 25th, but it will be a private show for some special guests( Humm maybe some lable people.
But dont fret they do have some Detroit some up the wad-zoo they play Rock Stage @ Arts, Beats and Eats in Pontiac on Sept. 2nd, The Temple Club w/ Motion City Soundtrack in Lansing on Labor day, Blind Pig w/ SSM and The Muldoons in Ann Arbor September, 8, and part of the The Thunderbirds are now CD released party with Anathallo at the Stick on September, 23
Spaking about gig on the show friday i got the full line up fot this year hamtramck Festival it was print in this week Real Detroit Weekly with no set time set as of this typing but here is the full line-up
Friday, Sept 1st
Shipwrick Union
Muggs
The Skeeming No Goods
Saturday, Sept 2nd
Hoarse(First Show in 10 years)
Jarrod Champion Sleeps Til Dusk
Rockstar
Amino Acids
Ghost City
GRande Nationals
Grayling
Sunday, Spet. 3
Posish Muslims
Big Daddy Lackowski
Misty Blues
P-A-U-L
Bad Faces Clan
The Vamps
The Brave Rifles
The Nice Device
Monday, Sept. 4
Catfish Mafia
Salt Miners
Highlife
Whitney Mogan
and the Orbitsuns
and if you want to see the full list of all the festival playing on the labor day weekend then next week at this same time i have the full list of gig on a special Labor day weekend version of the gig Gudie to see which band Natioal or local will play the Detroit Jazz Fest, Hamtramck Festavial, The Michiga State Fair, and Arts, Beats and Eats in pointac.
the big non-gig news that was first posted on the detroit paper web sight on thursday afternoon and by the end of friday hit all the music mag Web sight and may be both detrot weekly by midweek.
the Listing go some thing like this, it have a secret garden, a master bedroom hand-painted by the owner, the grand staircase/foyer, and a red-and-white-striped laundry room and bathroom.
The asking price for this home a mere $930,000
well it the Former home of Ex-Detroit Jack White who is now living in Nashville accoring to the Detroit News Broght the deed for a Dollar and put a lot of work into the house, the listing agent told the paper White put more than $200,000 worth of work into the house, it is also the house that the band last album "Get Behind Me Satan" was recorded in 1995, but this house have some histroy behind it It was built in 1914 and designed by C. Howard Krane, who also designed Detroit's Fox Theatre and Orchestra Hall.
Now if you want to see the house that is located at 1731 Seminole St. in detroit Indian Village on Detroit East Side near the detroit river, Slacker need not apped all potential buyers must be pre-approved prior to showings and it must be made by It will be shown by appointment only.
but for us slackers who dont have the $930,000. you can see the house in all it glory at this web sight : www.1731seminole.com/.
And speaking of which Jack White rival band "The Von Bondies Want to make on thing prefitly Clear the band is not breaking up, Let me repeat that there not breaking up, in a blog post on there my space page (www.myspace.com/vonbondies) that some Emeny of the band have posted a post on the wikipedia section of the Von Bondies that the Band have broken up well from the post It was brought to our attention by one of you, our fellow MYSPACER's that it stated that the von bondies had broken up in July 2006, ha,ha,ha.
You know that is not ture they are still working on the CD as we speak and for the same post accroing from Jason Stollsteimer there oh so close to finishing the record. We are a song or two away from lift off. And we promise to have lots of B-side/extra goodies for all of you who have waited so patiently.
also in the same post it was listed that they have a andored song title for the New CD it was lead to beleved it was going to be "Love, Hate, and then there's you" but there thinking of calling the album "Modern Saints", Now the Majorjorey of the people on that post what the album to be "Love, Hate, and then there's You" (29 to 9)a little poll on the same also love hate then you by a 5 to 1 margin (60 to 10).
As for the album it will be out in eather March or April of 2007. And i did some double checking on the band wikipedia section of the site (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Von_Bondies) and that whold break up rumor is not on there.
And before i get to all the new gig in the 313 before i hit the Indie news outside the 313 because i forgot to mention a coulpe of weeks backs a very congaulation to Ex-Outraguas Cherry bass player Courtney Sheedy who just about a month ago marred a very nice guy name Matthew (Sorry i dont have your last name) who played with her in a side project of her main band PA(publikaddress.com or www.myspace.com/publicaddress) Called BlackTiger(www.myspace.com/blacktigermusic, who playing the SUMMERSMASH at the lager house on Friday Night) They was married about a month ago in a very, very low ikey under the radar wedding that was attend by only 15 people, and know her in here days as the bass player who remind me of my ex-crush Carrie Smith of the Von Bondies, and i whis her and matt all the luck in the world in there new life together and a happy life for a long,long time all the best from the editor of this blog sight.
well it the begining of a new week and guess what if you have not been to the placed where gig happend websight or can wait to get the news Metro times and real detroit Weekly here are the brand new gig just annouced:
Kasabian - 09/29 - St. Andrews Hall - Downtown Detroit
Long Winters - 10-05 - Magic Stick - Midtown Detroit
Grizzly Bear (Opening with TV on the Radio) - 10-10 Detroit, MI - Saint Andrew's Hall - Downtown Detroit
Mojave 3 - 10/14 - Magic Stick - Midtown Detroit
The Killers - 10/18 - State Theatre - Downtown Detroit
The september 8th show headlining show with Keane is still a go,despied haveing to cancell three show because of their lead singer is suffering from a bout of exhaustion, thouse show was in the UK.
Show Close to deroit
Headlights
08/25 - Chicago, IL - Schuba’s *
10/09 - Columbus, OH - Andyman’s Treehouse
11/20 - Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle
MSTRKRFT (With Ex- DFA 1979 Jesse Keeler and producer Al-P)
09/10 - Toronto, ON - V Festival
11/04 - Chicago, IL - Smart Bar
Jet
9/25, Chicago, IL - The Vic
10/1, Toronto, ON - Guvernment
Lilly Allen
10/08 - Toronto, ON - Mod Clun Theatre
10/16 - Chicago, IL - Double Door
The Dresden Dolls
10/20 - Chicago, IL - Vic Theatre
Figurines
10-22 Toronto, Ontario - Horseshoe
10-23 Chicago, IL - Schubas
Deerhoof
10/26 - Columbus, OH at Wexner Center with the Fog
Hot Chip
11-06 - Toronto, Ontario - Mod Club
11-07 - Cleveland Heights, OH - Grog Shop
11-08 - Columbus, OH - Wexner Center - Mouse on Mars, Birdy Nam Nam
11-10 - Chicago, IL - Metro
and Now all the news that is reall fit to print it the story outside the 313
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BBC Radio 1's "Live Lounge" will join the radio-show-compilation ranks when it releases an eponymous double disc set on September 18 in the UK, according to a report from NME.com.
In addition to "Live Lounge" in-studio performances of standards like Outkast's "Ms. Jackson" and Basement Jaxx's "Romeo", the compilation also features a number of covers, including Franz Ferdinand's version of Gwen Stefani's "What You Waiting For", Embrace's cover of D12's "How Come", and-- just what we all needed-- another cover of "Hey Ya", this time by "Pop Idol" winner Will Young.
Other cover selections include Coldplay's "The Scientist" by Natasha "Unwritten" Bedingfield, the Darkness' "I Believe in a Thing Called Love" by Lemar, Hard-Fi's "Living for the Weekend" by Sugababes, and Pharrell's "Frontin'" by Jamie Cullum.
Shockingly, nobody covers "Crazy" on this compilation.
Tracklist:
01 Outkast - "Ms. Jackson"
02 Natasha Bedingfield - "The Scientist"
03 Editors - "All Sparks"
04 Will Young - "Hey Ya"
05 Lemar - "I Believe in a Thing Called Love"
06 Mylo - "In My Arms"
07 The Coral - "Dreaming of You"
08 50 Cent - "In Da Club"
09 Razorlight - "Golden Touch"
10 Sugababes - "Living for the Weekend"
11 Queens of the Stone Age - "No One Knows"
12 The Bravery - "An Honest Mistake"
13 Jamie Cullum - "Frontin'"
14 Hard-Fi - "Tied Up Too Tight"
15 Damien Rice - "Cannonball"
16 Lemon Jelly - "Nice Weather for Ducks"
17 Dizzee Rascal - "Jus a Rascal"
18 Basement Jaxx - "Romeo"
19 Oasis - "Songbird"
20 Franz Ferdinand - "What You Waiting For"
21 Royksopp - "Poor Leno"
22 Maximo Park - "Gone Missing"
23 Embrace - "How Come"
24 Snow Patrol - "Run"
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Nimble, often instrumental, and powerful as hell, Electrelane isn't the easiest beast to brand, but we love them all the same. (And not just because guitarist Mia Clarke is a Pitchfork contributor.) They love us too, and to show it, the four-piece has assembled a rarities compilation to whet fans' appetites until the next Electrelane album arrives.
Entitled Singles, B-Sides & Live, this monster drops on August 22 in the U.S. (and the day before in the UK) through Too Pure.
The collection features 16 tracks, including A- and B-sides released on Indenial/Skint, Fierce Panda, the group's own Let's Rock! label, and Too Pure. It includes a kickass cover of Springsteen's "I'm on Fire"), a John Peel session selection ("Oh Sombra!"), and three live tracks (including the band's stab at Leonard Cohen's "Halleluj-- psyche!-- "The Partisan").
Electrelane's four steadfast pistons-- Clarke, Emma Gaze, Ros Murray, and Verity Susman-- are currently in Berlin recording their fourth album after spending some time pursuing personal interests and solo/side projects (Verity as Vera November, contributing a track to the forthcoming Jens Lekman-curated Arthur Russell tribute; Ros in Ray Rumours, Sisisi Sisisi Sisi, Las Pulpas, and probably a few more obscure Iberian lo-fi bands, and Clarke writing for The Wire, Venus, and you-know-who).
No release date has being bandied about for the new album yet, so it would be safe to assume "beginning of 2007" at the earliest.
Singles, B-Sides & Live:
01 Film Music
02 Come On
03 Le Song
04 U.O.R.
05 John Wayne
06 I Love You My Farfisa
07 I Want to Be the President
08 I Only Always Think
09 I've Been Your Fan Since Yesterday
10 I'm on Fire
11 Long Dark
12 Oh Sombra! (John Peel session)
13 More Than This (live)
14 Birds (live)
15 Those Pockets Are People/The Partisan (live)
16 Today
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A grizzly bear, Boog (voice of Martin Lawrence), makes friends with a mule-deer, Elliot (Ashton Kutcher), in the forthcoming animated film Open Season, set to hit theaters September 29. But that's not the only friendship between wild animals involved with the film, as former Replacements bandmates Paul Westerberg and Tommy Stinson have also rekindled their bond for its music. Following March's Replacements best-of reunion, Westerberg and Stinson have joined together for two songs on the Open Season soundtrack, due September 26 via Lost Highway.
The disc includes ten Westerberg originals (he and Ramin Djawadi scored the film), two of which ("Love You in the Fall" and "Right to Arm Bears") feature Stinson on bass. Pete Yorn and Deathray each perform a Westerberg track as well, titled "I Belong (Reprise)" and "Wild As I Wanna Be", respectively.
The soundtrack is also home to Deathray's "I Wanna Lose Control (Uh Oh)" and the Takling Heads' "Wild Wild Life".
Tracklist:
01 Paul Westerberg - "Meet Me in the Meadow"
02 Paul Westerberg - "Love You in the Fall"
03 Paul Westerberg - "I Belong"
04 Deathray - "I Wanna Lose Control (Uh Oh)"
05 Paul Westerberg - "Better Than This"
06 Talking Heads - "Wild Wild Life"
07 Paul Westerberg - "Right to Arm Bears"
08 Paul Westerberg - "Good Day"
09 Paul Westerberg - "All About Me"
10 Deathray - "Wild As I Wanna Be"
11 Paul Westerberg - "Whisper Me Luck"
12 Pete Yorn - "I Belong (Reprise)"
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No one-hit lovefools, enduring Swedish pop rockers the Cardigans are poised to finally release their sixth long-player in the U.S. Nettwerk will issue the 11-track affair, titled Super Extra Gravity, on September 19-- although the most devout Cards fans have been rocking the European import for nearly a year now.
Pitchfork caught up with charming chief Cardigan Nina Persson to discuss the release's delay, her film debut, a cancelled U.S. tour, Japanese audiences, and yes, "Lovefool".
Not too excitingly, the prolonged U.S. release boils down to label politics. Quite simply, said Persson, "we're signed to Universal Records worldwide and they passed on this record as well, like they did with the previous one [2003's Long Gone Before Daylight, which didn't see U.S. release until the following year, via Koch]." Luckily Nettwerk came around this time to deliver Super Extra Gravity stateside, featuring the following bonus-free tracklist:
01 Losing a Friend
02 Godspell
03 Drip Drop Teardrop
04 Overload
05 I Need Some Fine Wine and You, You Need to Be Nicer
06 Don't Blame Your Daughter [Diamonds]
07 Little Black Cloud
08 In the Round
09 Holy Love
10 Good Morning Joan
11 And Then You Kissed Me II
Then there's the fall U.S. tour, announced a few weeks back and then swiftly cancelled, for "family reasons," says Nina. "Three guys in the band have small children, so I think we just realized it wouldn't [be the best thing] for those families. It's just unfortunate that they had already announced it-- we hadn't completely made up our minds [yet]."
Persson assured that the band would try to make it back to the U.S. sometime next year.
While she won't be gracing U.S. stages, Persson has been gracing the silver screen, starring in God Willing, a film by first-time directing duo Amir Chamdin and Erik Eger. "It's a small, pretty love story," Persson said of the black-and-white work, in which she plays a Finnish tango dancer in 1975 Stockholm. Persson lends her voice to the flick's soundtrack as well, which includes a rendition of the White Stripes' "Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground".
So okay, "Lovefool". "We really hated it for years, and we felt like we were playing a cover when we were doing it. But now I think we're sort of past that so we can [perform] it, and appreciate that it's a good song again, and do it without feeling like we're doing it with irony. It's funny because it's been a curse in many ways, but I think we're over it, we've forgiven it."
The Cardigans have spent the better part of the summer playing "Lovefool" and newer hits at festivals across the globe, and just wrapped up a stint in Japan-- where they didn't get quite the reception they were used to: "The Japanese audience...[is] so respectful that they're completely quiet in between the songs. Wherever else you play you're expecting applause or people yelling, but they're just dead quiet, so you start thinking about what you did wrong. We played Tokyo and Osaka and the Tokyo crowd was definitely a little bit wilder than the Osaka one, but that does not mean wild at all."
Next up: the mighty V Festivals, followed by fest dates in Denmark, Brazil, and Belarus, where Lord knows how they respond to live music.
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We bet he looks good on the dancefloor, but does Stephen Malkmus sound good on the dancefloor? We'll find out August 28, when Domino UK releases the Kindling for the Master remix EP, featuring four club-ready takes on the title track. "Kindling", from last year's Face the Truth, gets tweaked by Hot Chip, Canadian experimentalist Polmo Polpo, Emperor Machine (aka Andy Meecham of Chicken Lips), and Norwegian space disco king Prins Thomas under his Major Swellings alias.
Tracklist:
A1 Kindling for the Master (Emperor Machine Remix - Vocal)
B1 Kindling for the Master (Major Swellings Remix - Vocal)
C1 Kindling for the Master (Hot Chip Remix)
D1 Kindling for the Master (Polmo Polpo Remix)
Not much Malkmus news to report at the moment, other than that he's got one show coming up (September 8 at the Crystal Ballroom in Portland, Oregon) and that the Wowee Zowee reissue is coming out in November.
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And finaly pitchforkmedia.com have review the brand New single form the Electric Six
“I Buy the Drugs"(Which was the First of the local Blog to show the video) off there new album "SWITZERLAND" which is out on September 12th and to tell you they was not kind giving it two out of Four calling it Valentine may deliver the punchline, but no one's warming up the crowd, you can read the full review Here .
and to wrap it up
The Tigers magic Numbers to win the Central as of this typing is 32
20 days untill the NFL and Fanstey Football season
and the Weather Tomorrow
Morning sunshine followed by isolated thunderstorms during the afternoon. A few storms may be severe. High 83F, Chance of rain 30%.
Dally in the alley
The Full Line-up is at the
www.dallyinthealley.com
It was a very product week in Culture City not because i did not do a post this week (Ed Note: was going to do a post but i have to work) but i did go to the belmont to see Mr. David Viner from the U.K. (www.mrdavidviner.com or www.myspace.com/mrdavidviner) he was very good, a little folk Country to start off the weekend it was a very good show which also feather Jawbone and the lovley Sunshine Doray which was good, saw 4/5 of the dirtbombs (KO were are you) saw Jason From the von Bondies who double told me they have not broken up (Which i will get to later).
was a little slow on Saturday which i did nothing alright i did go to the Masonic Temple in between Downtown and midtown to see for the first time after seeing there booth at ever pop culture event like dally 2005 and this year tastefest i saw a roller derby match which was held in the tired floor of the great temple the match was the Devil’s Night Dames VS. The Detroit Pistoffs it was a very good match with the Pistoffs domantin the match all night long i for got the final score but it wasa a 30 point marging as Cookie Rumble and Bikini Killer with the hi-scored of the match Skittle will go on to the to the Championship Play-Off Bout on October 21st agiast Honey Suckit and Killbox and the Pistol Whippers in the same room but there will be a third place game Between Devil’s Night Dames and the D-Funk All-Star on Septemder 16th at the Drill Hall at the Masonic Temple just a few block North of Downtown, and one more things where did the ref get the name like Ref Boy aree-dee to prove we dont make this up you can go the Derby girls web sight at www.detroitrollerderby.com of there myspace sight www.myspace.com/detroitderbygirls.
And after the bouth everynoe hang out at the northen Light Lounge in the New Center area where there was checking out photo of the match and haveing a few drinks (Me - I am a non drinker) and on sunday did not do a thing expct to put up the gig guide and other thing because i am only a few weeks away from the real football Fanstey and the real things the seven draft are between this week and next week (between Aug.24 and Aug 31, a week before the Collage(1) and the Pro season(6) all of them live Draft so this will be good.
And if you are wondering No i did not see "Snake on a Planes"(Finish a far less as expect No.1) or see Kevin Felerline rap debut on the pointless teen Choich Awards.
So let see what making news in and around the detroit area
I got a E-mail by the Hard Lesson and in september they will be out of the country as they will open for Motion City Soundtrack and OK GO on a European Tour in September as they will played Berlin, Germany,Hamburg and Cologne, Germany, Paris, France and Amsterdam, Netherlands.
They will warm up for there Euro Tour with a bunch show a show witch includ a show at the soon to be close CBGB on Aug 25th, but it will be a private show for some special guests( Humm maybe some lable people.
But dont fret they do have some Detroit some up the wad-zoo they play Rock Stage @ Arts, Beats and Eats in Pontiac on Sept. 2nd, The Temple Club w/ Motion City Soundtrack in Lansing on Labor day, Blind Pig w/ SSM and The Muldoons in Ann Arbor September, 8, and part of the The Thunderbirds are now CD released party with Anathallo at the Stick on September, 23
Spaking about gig on the show friday i got the full line up fot this year hamtramck Festival it was print in this week Real Detroit Weekly with no set time set as of this typing but here is the full line-up
Friday, Sept 1st
Shipwrick Union
Muggs
The Skeeming No Goods
Saturday, Sept 2nd
Hoarse(First Show in 10 years)
Jarrod Champion Sleeps Til Dusk
Rockstar
Amino Acids
Ghost City
GRande Nationals
Grayling
Sunday, Spet. 3
Posish Muslims
Big Daddy Lackowski
Misty Blues
P-A-U-L
Bad Faces Clan
The Vamps
The Brave Rifles
The Nice Device
Monday, Sept. 4
Catfish Mafia
Salt Miners
Highlife
Whitney Mogan
and the Orbitsuns
and if you want to see the full list of all the festival playing on the labor day weekend then next week at this same time i have the full list of gig on a special Labor day weekend version of the gig Gudie to see which band Natioal or local will play the Detroit Jazz Fest, Hamtramck Festavial, The Michiga State Fair, and Arts, Beats and Eats in pointac.
the big non-gig news that was first posted on the detroit paper web sight on thursday afternoon and by the end of friday hit all the music mag Web sight and may be both detrot weekly by midweek.
the Listing go some thing like this, it have a secret garden, a master bedroom hand-painted by the owner, the grand staircase/foyer, and a red-and-white-striped laundry room and bathroom.
The asking price for this home a mere $930,000
well it the Former home of Ex-Detroit Jack White who is now living in Nashville accoring to the Detroit News Broght the deed for a Dollar and put a lot of work into the house, the listing agent told the paper White put more than $200,000 worth of work into the house, it is also the house that the band last album "Get Behind Me Satan" was recorded in 1995, but this house have some histroy behind it It was built in 1914 and designed by C. Howard Krane, who also designed Detroit's Fox Theatre and Orchestra Hall.
Now if you want to see the house that is located at 1731 Seminole St. in detroit Indian Village on Detroit East Side near the detroit river, Slacker need not apped all potential buyers must be pre-approved prior to showings and it must be made by It will be shown by appointment only.
but for us slackers who dont have the $930,000. you can see the house in all it glory at this web sight : www.1731seminole.com/.
And speaking of which Jack White rival band "The Von Bondies Want to make on thing prefitly Clear the band is not breaking up, Let me repeat that there not breaking up, in a blog post on there my space page (www.myspace.com/vonbondies) that some Emeny of the band have posted a post on the wikipedia section of the Von Bondies that the Band have broken up well from the post It was brought to our attention by one of you, our fellow MYSPACER's that it stated that the von bondies had broken up in July 2006, ha,ha,ha.
You know that is not ture they are still working on the CD as we speak and for the same post accroing from Jason Stollsteimer there oh so close to finishing the record. We are a song or two away from lift off. And we promise to have lots of B-side/extra goodies for all of you who have waited so patiently.
also in the same post it was listed that they have a andored song title for the New CD it was lead to beleved it was going to be "Love, Hate, and then there's you" but there thinking of calling the album "Modern Saints", Now the Majorjorey of the people on that post what the album to be "Love, Hate, and then there's You" (29 to 9)a little poll on the same also love hate then you by a 5 to 1 margin (60 to 10).
As for the album it will be out in eather March or April of 2007. And i did some double checking on the band wikipedia section of the site (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Von_Bondies) and that whold break up rumor is not on there.
And before i get to all the new gig in the 313 before i hit the Indie news outside the 313 because i forgot to mention a coulpe of weeks backs a very congaulation to Ex-Outraguas Cherry bass player Courtney Sheedy who just about a month ago marred a very nice guy name Matthew (Sorry i dont have your last name) who played with her in a side project of her main band PA(publikaddress.com or www.myspace.com/publicaddress) Called BlackTiger(www.myspace.com/blacktigermusic, who playing the SUMMERSMASH at the lager house on Friday Night) They was married about a month ago in a very, very low ikey under the radar wedding that was attend by only 15 people, and know her in here days as the bass player who remind me of my ex-crush Carrie Smith of the Von Bondies, and i whis her and matt all the luck in the world in there new life together and a happy life for a long,long time all the best from the editor of this blog sight.
well it the begining of a new week and guess what if you have not been to the placed where gig happend websight or can wait to get the news Metro times and real detroit Weekly here are the brand new gig just annouced:
Kasabian - 09/29 - St. Andrews Hall - Downtown Detroit
Long Winters - 10-05 - Magic Stick - Midtown Detroit
Grizzly Bear (Opening with TV on the Radio) - 10-10 Detroit, MI - Saint Andrew's Hall - Downtown Detroit
Mojave 3 - 10/14 - Magic Stick - Midtown Detroit
The Killers - 10/18 - State Theatre - Downtown Detroit
The september 8th show headlining show with Keane is still a go,despied haveing to cancell three show because of their lead singer is suffering from a bout of exhaustion, thouse show was in the UK.
Show Close to deroit
Headlights
08/25 - Chicago, IL - Schuba’s *
10/09 - Columbus, OH - Andyman’s Treehouse
11/20 - Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle
MSTRKRFT (With Ex- DFA 1979 Jesse Keeler and producer Al-P)
09/10 - Toronto, ON - V Festival
11/04 - Chicago, IL - Smart Bar
Jet
9/25, Chicago, IL - The Vic
10/1, Toronto, ON - Guvernment
Lilly Allen
10/08 - Toronto, ON - Mod Clun Theatre
10/16 - Chicago, IL - Double Door
The Dresden Dolls
10/20 - Chicago, IL - Vic Theatre
Figurines
10-22 Toronto, Ontario - Horseshoe
10-23 Chicago, IL - Schubas
Deerhoof
10/26 - Columbus, OH at Wexner Center with the Fog
Hot Chip
11-06 - Toronto, Ontario - Mod Club
11-07 - Cleveland Heights, OH - Grog Shop
11-08 - Columbus, OH - Wexner Center - Mouse on Mars, Birdy Nam Nam
11-10 - Chicago, IL - Metro
and Now all the news that is reall fit to print it the story outside the 313
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BBC Radio 1's "Live Lounge" will join the radio-show-compilation ranks when it releases an eponymous double disc set on September 18 in the UK, according to a report from NME.com.
In addition to "Live Lounge" in-studio performances of standards like Outkast's "Ms. Jackson" and Basement Jaxx's "Romeo", the compilation also features a number of covers, including Franz Ferdinand's version of Gwen Stefani's "What You Waiting For", Embrace's cover of D12's "How Come", and-- just what we all needed-- another cover of "Hey Ya", this time by "Pop Idol" winner Will Young.
Other cover selections include Coldplay's "The Scientist" by Natasha "Unwritten" Bedingfield, the Darkness' "I Believe in a Thing Called Love" by Lemar, Hard-Fi's "Living for the Weekend" by Sugababes, and Pharrell's "Frontin'" by Jamie Cullum.
Shockingly, nobody covers "Crazy" on this compilation.
Tracklist:
01 Outkast - "Ms. Jackson"
02 Natasha Bedingfield - "The Scientist"
03 Editors - "All Sparks"
04 Will Young - "Hey Ya"
05 Lemar - "I Believe in a Thing Called Love"
06 Mylo - "In My Arms"
07 The Coral - "Dreaming of You"
08 50 Cent - "In Da Club"
09 Razorlight - "Golden Touch"
10 Sugababes - "Living for the Weekend"
11 Queens of the Stone Age - "No One Knows"
12 The Bravery - "An Honest Mistake"
13 Jamie Cullum - "Frontin'"
14 Hard-Fi - "Tied Up Too Tight"
15 Damien Rice - "Cannonball"
16 Lemon Jelly - "Nice Weather for Ducks"
17 Dizzee Rascal - "Jus a Rascal"
18 Basement Jaxx - "Romeo"
19 Oasis - "Songbird"
20 Franz Ferdinand - "What You Waiting For"
21 Royksopp - "Poor Leno"
22 Maximo Park - "Gone Missing"
23 Embrace - "How Come"
24 Snow Patrol - "Run"
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Nimble, often instrumental, and powerful as hell, Electrelane isn't the easiest beast to brand, but we love them all the same. (And not just because guitarist Mia Clarke is a Pitchfork contributor.) They love us too, and to show it, the four-piece has assembled a rarities compilation to whet fans' appetites until the next Electrelane album arrives.
Entitled Singles, B-Sides & Live, this monster drops on August 22 in the U.S. (and the day before in the UK) through Too Pure.
The collection features 16 tracks, including A- and B-sides released on Indenial/Skint, Fierce Panda, the group's own Let's Rock! label, and Too Pure. It includes a kickass cover of Springsteen's "I'm on Fire"), a John Peel session selection ("Oh Sombra!"), and three live tracks (including the band's stab at Leonard Cohen's "Halleluj-- psyche!-- "The Partisan").
Electrelane's four steadfast pistons-- Clarke, Emma Gaze, Ros Murray, and Verity Susman-- are currently in Berlin recording their fourth album after spending some time pursuing personal interests and solo/side projects (Verity as Vera November, contributing a track to the forthcoming Jens Lekman-curated Arthur Russell tribute; Ros in Ray Rumours, Sisisi Sisisi Sisi, Las Pulpas, and probably a few more obscure Iberian lo-fi bands, and Clarke writing for The Wire, Venus, and you-know-who).
No release date has being bandied about for the new album yet, so it would be safe to assume "beginning of 2007" at the earliest.
Singles, B-Sides & Live:
01 Film Music
02 Come On
03 Le Song
04 U.O.R.
05 John Wayne
06 I Love You My Farfisa
07 I Want to Be the President
08 I Only Always Think
09 I've Been Your Fan Since Yesterday
10 I'm on Fire
11 Long Dark
12 Oh Sombra! (John Peel session)
13 More Than This (live)
14 Birds (live)
15 Those Pockets Are People/The Partisan (live)
16 Today
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A grizzly bear, Boog (voice of Martin Lawrence), makes friends with a mule-deer, Elliot (Ashton Kutcher), in the forthcoming animated film Open Season, set to hit theaters September 29. But that's not the only friendship between wild animals involved with the film, as former Replacements bandmates Paul Westerberg and Tommy Stinson have also rekindled their bond for its music. Following March's Replacements best-of reunion, Westerberg and Stinson have joined together for two songs on the Open Season soundtrack, due September 26 via Lost Highway.
The disc includes ten Westerberg originals (he and Ramin Djawadi scored the film), two of which ("Love You in the Fall" and "Right to Arm Bears") feature Stinson on bass. Pete Yorn and Deathray each perform a Westerberg track as well, titled "I Belong (Reprise)" and "Wild As I Wanna Be", respectively.
The soundtrack is also home to Deathray's "I Wanna Lose Control (Uh Oh)" and the Takling Heads' "Wild Wild Life".
Tracklist:
01 Paul Westerberg - "Meet Me in the Meadow"
02 Paul Westerberg - "Love You in the Fall"
03 Paul Westerberg - "I Belong"
04 Deathray - "I Wanna Lose Control (Uh Oh)"
05 Paul Westerberg - "Better Than This"
06 Talking Heads - "Wild Wild Life"
07 Paul Westerberg - "Right to Arm Bears"
08 Paul Westerberg - "Good Day"
09 Paul Westerberg - "All About Me"
10 Deathray - "Wild As I Wanna Be"
11 Paul Westerberg - "Whisper Me Luck"
12 Pete Yorn - "I Belong (Reprise)"
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No one-hit lovefools, enduring Swedish pop rockers the Cardigans are poised to finally release their sixth long-player in the U.S. Nettwerk will issue the 11-track affair, titled Super Extra Gravity, on September 19-- although the most devout Cards fans have been rocking the European import for nearly a year now.
Pitchfork caught up with charming chief Cardigan Nina Persson to discuss the release's delay, her film debut, a cancelled U.S. tour, Japanese audiences, and yes, "Lovefool".
Not too excitingly, the prolonged U.S. release boils down to label politics. Quite simply, said Persson, "we're signed to Universal Records worldwide and they passed on this record as well, like they did with the previous one [2003's Long Gone Before Daylight, which didn't see U.S. release until the following year, via Koch]." Luckily Nettwerk came around this time to deliver Super Extra Gravity stateside, featuring the following bonus-free tracklist:
01 Losing a Friend
02 Godspell
03 Drip Drop Teardrop
04 Overload
05 I Need Some Fine Wine and You, You Need to Be Nicer
06 Don't Blame Your Daughter [Diamonds]
07 Little Black Cloud
08 In the Round
09 Holy Love
10 Good Morning Joan
11 And Then You Kissed Me II
Then there's the fall U.S. tour, announced a few weeks back and then swiftly cancelled, for "family reasons," says Nina. "Three guys in the band have small children, so I think we just realized it wouldn't [be the best thing] for those families. It's just unfortunate that they had already announced it-- we hadn't completely made up our minds [yet]."
Persson assured that the band would try to make it back to the U.S. sometime next year.
While she won't be gracing U.S. stages, Persson has been gracing the silver screen, starring in God Willing, a film by first-time directing duo Amir Chamdin and Erik Eger. "It's a small, pretty love story," Persson said of the black-and-white work, in which she plays a Finnish tango dancer in 1975 Stockholm. Persson lends her voice to the flick's soundtrack as well, which includes a rendition of the White Stripes' "Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground".
So okay, "Lovefool". "We really hated it for years, and we felt like we were playing a cover when we were doing it. But now I think we're sort of past that so we can [perform] it, and appreciate that it's a good song again, and do it without feeling like we're doing it with irony. It's funny because it's been a curse in many ways, but I think we're over it, we've forgiven it."
The Cardigans have spent the better part of the summer playing "Lovefool" and newer hits at festivals across the globe, and just wrapped up a stint in Japan-- where they didn't get quite the reception they were used to: "The Japanese audience...[is] so respectful that they're completely quiet in between the songs. Wherever else you play you're expecting applause or people yelling, but they're just dead quiet, so you start thinking about what you did wrong. We played Tokyo and Osaka and the Tokyo crowd was definitely a little bit wilder than the Osaka one, but that does not mean wild at all."
Next up: the mighty V Festivals, followed by fest dates in Denmark, Brazil, and Belarus, where Lord knows how they respond to live music.
(pitchforkmedia.com)
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We bet he looks good on the dancefloor, but does Stephen Malkmus sound good on the dancefloor? We'll find out August 28, when Domino UK releases the Kindling for the Master remix EP, featuring four club-ready takes on the title track. "Kindling", from last year's Face the Truth, gets tweaked by Hot Chip, Canadian experimentalist Polmo Polpo, Emperor Machine (aka Andy Meecham of Chicken Lips), and Norwegian space disco king Prins Thomas under his Major Swellings alias.
Tracklist:
A1 Kindling for the Master (Emperor Machine Remix - Vocal)
B1 Kindling for the Master (Major Swellings Remix - Vocal)
C1 Kindling for the Master (Hot Chip Remix)
D1 Kindling for the Master (Polmo Polpo Remix)
Not much Malkmus news to report at the moment, other than that he's got one show coming up (September 8 at the Crystal Ballroom in Portland, Oregon) and that the Wowee Zowee reissue is coming out in November.
(pitchforkmedia.com)
And finaly pitchforkmedia.com have review the brand New single form the Electric Six
“I Buy the Drugs"(Which was the First of the local Blog to show the video) off there new album "SWITZERLAND" which is out on September 12th and to tell you they was not kind giving it two out of Four calling it Valentine may deliver the punchline, but no one's warming up the crowd, you can read the full review Here .
and to wrap it up
The Tigers magic Numbers to win the Central as of this typing is 32
20 days untill the NFL and Fanstey Football season
and the Weather Tomorrow
Morning sunshine followed by isolated thunderstorms during the afternoon. A few storms may be severe. High 83F, Chance of rain 30%.
Gig Gudie Monday
Augest 21th - Augest 28th
INDOORS
TV
This Week is very, very light
Monday
Aimee Mann - Last Call with Carson Daly - NBC(From 06/29)
Tuesday
Wednesday
Tom Petty - The Tonight Show with Jay Leno - NBC (From 07/20)
Busta Rhymes - The Late Show With David Letterman - CBS
Online Radio
BBC Radio
www.bbc.co.uk/radio
Radio 1
Lamacq Live with Steve Lamacq
Monday from 4 to 8 PM (Only Five Show left, Last Show Sept.18)
This Week - Our Headliner is Bloc Party from Leeds 2005, our showcase is from You Say Party! We Say Die and for this week's doc we've stitched all the best bit of the One World 'Guitarded' series into one riff-tastic 30mins, not to be missed.
Zane Lowe
Mon-Tues 2 to 4 PM EDT
Wednesday - Air Traffic from Maida Vale
Oh yes the two out of the three one music show
OneMusic with Huw Stephens
Tuesday
OneMusic with Rob da Bank
Thursday
6 to 8 PM EDT
and yes a good plug For the lovely and pretty annie Mac
Thursday from 4 to 6 PM EDT
Radio 2
the final part of the heros of rock n roll this wednesday
I did not listen to part Five this week so i can not tell you who suzy q is interview this week.
and there is a rock and roll doc on the Radio 2 web sight
LIKE THE ROLLING STONES
A two part documentary about the Rolling Stones providing an insight into one of Britain's legendary rock groups. The band talk about their place in music in 2006 and the importance of the brand.
it a the radio 2 websight at
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/documentaries/
6 Music
6 Music Play it aging
Mon - Thurs 4:30 PM
your going to like this one
Alternative 80's
Mark Sutherland (Ex-Host of the music week, Sunday at 7AM EDT)takes a look at the real 80's music
Part 1 - Echo And The Bunnymen
Part 2 - Jesus And Mary Chain
Part 3 - The Wedding Present
Part 4 - The Cure
Nemone Dream Ticket
5 to 8 PM EDT
Tuesday - REM
Wednesday - Leftfield
Friday - Echo & The Bunnymen
Steve Lamacq 6 Music Show
11 AM to 2 PM monday to friday
This Monday on Steve Lamacq 6 Music Show
Thom Yorke joins Steve in the studio to talk about what has inspired him across the years, and particularly what took him towards his solo project The Eraser. He'll also be picking some tunes
(That this monday, but if you miss it it will be on-line for the Next seven day)
Tom Robinson's Evening Sequence
Monday to Thrusday 2 PM to 4:30 Pm edt
Coldcut on Monday
Fionn Regan on Tuesday
Another Story on Wednesday
Thom Yorke on Thursday
Did i for get to memtion that next week is the Big Carling Weekend know as the reading and leeds weekend, it will be all over Radio on and 6 Music i whis i put down the line-up, but i am going to put up the link to both reading and leeds weekend
http://www.readingfestival.com/
http://www.leedsfestival.com/
The BBC Radio One sight
KCRW.COM
Morning Becomes Eclectic
All Live Set begin at 2:15 PM EDT
Friday - Former Morcheeba frontwoman Skye
KEXP.COM
(All Times Pacief - 3 hours from EDT)
The Mountain Goats Monday - 1:00pm
Rob Dickinson Tuesday - 11:00am
Cracker Tuesday - 1:00pm
The Clientele Saturday - 3:00pm
Conrad Ford Saturday - 6:00pm
The Sun-Ups Saturday - 8:00 PM
Satulitte Radio
Sirius Radio
SIRIUS Disorder (Ch.24)
Todd Snider Visits SIRIUS Disorder
Thurs 8/24 5:00 pm ET
One of Todd Snider's earliest songs was "Talkin' Seattle Grunge Rock Blues;" his last album featured the classic "Conservative Christian, Right-Wing Republican, Straight White American Male." The guy knows satire, and we Disorderlies love a good satire. Which is good, because his new album, The Devil You Know, has quite a few of them, including the "You Got Away With It (A Tale Of Two Fraternity Brothers)." Kris Kristofferson, John Prine and Billy Joe Shaver are all fans, as is Meg Griffin, who hangs out with Todd for an interview
Left of Center (Ch.26)
Left of Sessions
Wednesdays 9 pm
Rebroadcast Fridays noon ET
This Week - Arctic Monkeys
XM Radio
Monday
Build Your Own Show Indigo Girls
XM Cafe - XM 45
9AM ET
Tom Petty's Buried Treasure
Deep Tracks - XM 40
10AM - 11AM ET
The King Biscuit Flower Hour with The Kinks
Deep Tracks - XM 40
3PM - 4PM ET
Offstage: Heart
Deep Tracks - XM 40
6PM - 7PM ET
Wednesday
Theme Time Radio Hour with Bob Dylan
Deep Tracks - XM 40
10AM - 11AM ET
It Also on Thursdat on
The Village - XM 15
Noon - 1PM ETXM Radio and Network Live's SRO: The XMU Student Mixer with The French Kicks
XMU - XM 43
9PM ET
This week's theme: Friends and Neighbors.
Friday
XM Radio and Network Live's SRO: The XMU Student Mixer with The French Kicks
XMU - XM 43
9PM ET
OUTDOORS
MAGIC STICK
[8.24] CHILD BITE
[8.25] ANIMAL CHINZ
Maigic Bag
Thursday - *GARY JULES & JIM BIANCO
Friday -CORE EFFECT with Auto Reverse, Radiocraft & One More August
Lager House
Tuesday - Rahim (French Kiss Records) w/ The Recital and The Word Play
Wednesday - The Stock Market Crash w/ guests
Thursday - Summer Smash! feat. Great Lakes Myth Society / Canada / Black Tiger / Mighty Narwhale / Keith Dusenberry / Nicole & John from New Grenada
Friday - Gambit The MCs Annual Birthday Bash
Saturday - Whitey Ford & The Waycross Georgia Farmboys w/ 4 Barrel Ghost and Kentucky Chrome
Saint Andrews Hall
Saturday - Jurassic 5
Shelter
Wednesday - Brazil
Thursday - Amphibious Assault
Friday - John Ralston
Saturday - Under the Influence of Giants
BLIND PIG
Tuesday - Amplaphi, Yaki Clones, The Innocent
Wednesday - The Wellness Plan, One More Day, Renovaudio
Thursday - Parachute w/ The Atom Dance
Friday - The Dardanelles w/ The High Strung, The Beggars
Saturday - Treetown Underground w/ Stash, and Styles Davis
The Belmont
Thursday - Triedbytruth, and Bright Red Light.
Friday - Grayling and MAN.
Saturday - Dutch Pink Record Release (early show).
Saturday - Last Tourist, Rio Rancho Estates and more.
Small
Thursday - Sun / 7th day Creeps / Plainfield
Friday - The Quakes / 7 Shot Screamers/Koffin Kats
Saturday - The Hellbenders / Andy's Automatics / Delilah Dewylde and the Lost Boys
DTE Energy Music Theatre
Tuesday - Reggae Sunsplash
Wednesday - KC's Boogie Blast(That mean KC & The Sunshine Band is rolling into town with Gloria Gaynor, Tavares and Sister Sledge featuring Kathy Sledge turn DTE Energy Music Theatre into Studio 54 on Wednesday)
Thrusday - 70's Soul Jam( The Stylistics, The Delfonics and Cuba Gooding Sr. of The Main Ingredient)
Friday - Phil Vassar
Saturday - LaserSpectacular featuring the music of Pink Floyd
Sunday - Hippiefest 2006
Meadow Brook Music Festival
Thursday - Loretta Lynn wsg Jill Jack(remember Tickets for the originally scheduled June 9th show will be honored for the rescheduled date.)
Saturday - Gilbert Gottfried wsg Bill Bushart
But this week big Event in the detroit Metro area, is one up north and one in the ind Midtown.
The First one is at the Courner of Woodward and Eight Mile at the state Fairground for the 157th Aunnaul Michigan state Fair which is the Oldest state Fair in the country, it is back at there labor day weekend spot after a few year begin a mid august event because they did not want the state fair during the school season, but the state of michigan pass a law this year that push the start of the school season for after labor day, so that more school kids can go out for one last summer outing before school start.
Now the line-up for this year state fair is somewhat so-so if you are a surruet music fan but it you want to teat the famliy, i think that what they going for, but the only good act in the first five days of the state fair which are at the band shell aging for the first time in years will be the always smart and always rocking detroit born leagon Alice Cooper which it will be fun
and unlike the last time he play the state fair it will be free with admission to the State Fair
this week line up for day one to five
Wednesday - 7:00 p.m. - KAREN NEWMAN & FRIENDS and DARREN McCARTY & GRINDER
Thursday - 7:00 p.m. - ALICE COOPER and The Dirty Americans
Friday - 8:00 p.m. -GINUWINE
Sunday - 7:00 p.m. - GALAXY
More info on the state fair can be found at:
http://www.michigan.gov/mistatefair/
the second big event could also be there last event ever, it The 8th annual (and FINAL!) Detroit Summer Smash Festival and will take place this Trusday,Friday and saturday, This Summer Smash proves that the Detroit area will continue to be a place for artists and musicians to thrive for years to come. We've enjoyed each and every one of our 8 festivals, but all good things must come to an end!
Here is the line up for the long weekend
Thursday, August 24 @ Lager House, 1254 Michigan Avenue, http://www.lagerhousedetroit.com,
21+, $7, including the Summer Smash Store featuring 6 Select Local Merchants!
Detroit Summer Smash clothing for sale for $5+!
A benefit for the CAID's nonprofit mission
9:15 Nicole & John of New Grenada (website)
10:00 Keith Tenley
10:45 Mighty Narwhale
11:30 Black Tiger
12:15 Canada (website)
1:00 Great Lakes Myth Society (website)
Friday, August 25 @ The Contemporary Art Institute of Detroit, 5141 Rosa Parks Blvd, http://www.thecaid.org,
ALL AGES!, $7 (price includes FUNK NIGHT) Detroit Summer Smash clothing for sale for $5+!A benefit for the CAID's nonprofit mission
9:30 Oblisk (website)
10:15 Fifth Period Fever (website)
11:00 The Pizazz
11:45 Siddhartha (formerly known as Velvet Audio)+ FUNK NIGHT @ 12:30!
Saturday, August 26
@ The Contemporary Art Institute of Detroit, 5141 Rosa Parks Blvd,
http://www.thecaid.org,
ALL AGES!, $7 (price includes BAMBOOZELED!)
Detroit Summer Smash clothing for sale for $5+!
A benefit for the CAID's nonprofit mission
9:30 The Low Hello (website)
10:15 Emily Jane Powers (website)
11:00 Loco Gnosis Super Group (website)
11:45 Wildcatting
12:30 The Silent Years (website)
1:15 The Cyril Lords (website)+ Bamboozeled dance party (rock+pop+motown+house+electro+disco+b-boy+novetly+more!) until the wee hours of sunday!
For More Info about Summer Smash
you can go to:
http://www.summersmash.org/ or
there my space page at:
www.myspace.com/summersmash
That is this week gig gudie if i miss any thing you can always E-mail the blog sight at
Culturecitynewstips@yahoo.com
And Next week not one gig guide but two gig gudie.
One will be the regual gig gudie
and the other will be the big Labor day week end gig Gudie for all the gig going on in two weeks.
Augest 21th - Augest 28th
INDOORS
TV
This Week is very, very light
Monday
Aimee Mann - Last Call with Carson Daly - NBC(From 06/29)
Tuesday
Wednesday
Tom Petty - The Tonight Show with Jay Leno - NBC (From 07/20)
Busta Rhymes - The Late Show With David Letterman - CBS
Online Radio
BBC Radio
www.bbc.co.uk/radio
Radio 1
Lamacq Live with Steve Lamacq
Monday from 4 to 8 PM (Only Five Show left, Last Show Sept.18)
This Week - Our Headliner is Bloc Party from Leeds 2005, our showcase is from You Say Party! We Say Die and for this week's doc we've stitched all the best bit of the One World 'Guitarded' series into one riff-tastic 30mins, not to be missed.
Zane Lowe
Mon-Tues 2 to 4 PM EDT
Wednesday - Air Traffic from Maida Vale
Oh yes the two out of the three one music show
OneMusic with Huw Stephens
Tuesday
OneMusic with Rob da Bank
Thursday
6 to 8 PM EDT
and yes a good plug For the lovely and pretty annie Mac
Thursday from 4 to 6 PM EDT
Radio 2
the final part of the heros of rock n roll this wednesday
I did not listen to part Five this week so i can not tell you who suzy q is interview this week.
and there is a rock and roll doc on the Radio 2 web sight
LIKE THE ROLLING STONES
A two part documentary about the Rolling Stones providing an insight into one of Britain's legendary rock groups. The band talk about their place in music in 2006 and the importance of the brand.
it a the radio 2 websight at
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/documentaries/
6 Music
6 Music Play it aging
Mon - Thurs 4:30 PM
your going to like this one
Alternative 80's
Mark Sutherland (Ex-Host of the music week, Sunday at 7AM EDT)takes a look at the real 80's music
Part 1 - Echo And The Bunnymen
Part 2 - Jesus And Mary Chain
Part 3 - The Wedding Present
Part 4 - The Cure
Nemone Dream Ticket
5 to 8 PM EDT
Tuesday - REM
Wednesday - Leftfield
Friday - Echo & The Bunnymen
Steve Lamacq 6 Music Show
11 AM to 2 PM monday to friday
This Monday on Steve Lamacq 6 Music Show
Thom Yorke joins Steve in the studio to talk about what has inspired him across the years, and particularly what took him towards his solo project The Eraser. He'll also be picking some tunes
(That this monday, but if you miss it it will be on-line for the Next seven day)
Tom Robinson's Evening Sequence
Monday to Thrusday 2 PM to 4:30 Pm edt
Coldcut on Monday
Fionn Regan on Tuesday
Another Story on Wednesday
Thom Yorke on Thursday
Did i for get to memtion that next week is the Big Carling Weekend know as the reading and leeds weekend, it will be all over Radio on and 6 Music i whis i put down the line-up, but i am going to put up the link to both reading and leeds weekend
http://www.readingfestival.com/
http://www.leedsfestival.com/
The BBC Radio One sight
KCRW.COM
Morning Becomes Eclectic
All Live Set begin at 2:15 PM EDT
Friday - Former Morcheeba frontwoman Skye
KEXP.COM
(All Times Pacief - 3 hours from EDT)
The Mountain Goats Monday - 1:00pm
Rob Dickinson Tuesday - 11:00am
Cracker Tuesday - 1:00pm
The Clientele Saturday - 3:00pm
Conrad Ford Saturday - 6:00pm
The Sun-Ups Saturday - 8:00 PM
Satulitte Radio
Sirius Radio
SIRIUS Disorder (Ch.24)
Todd Snider Visits SIRIUS Disorder
Thurs 8/24 5:00 pm ET
One of Todd Snider's earliest songs was "Talkin' Seattle Grunge Rock Blues;" his last album featured the classic "Conservative Christian, Right-Wing Republican, Straight White American Male." The guy knows satire, and we Disorderlies love a good satire. Which is good, because his new album, The Devil You Know, has quite a few of them, including the "You Got Away With It (A Tale Of Two Fraternity Brothers)." Kris Kristofferson, John Prine and Billy Joe Shaver are all fans, as is Meg Griffin, who hangs out with Todd for an interview
Left of Center (Ch.26)
Left of Sessions
Wednesdays 9 pm
Rebroadcast Fridays noon ET
This Week - Arctic Monkeys
XM Radio
Monday
Build Your Own Show Indigo Girls
XM Cafe - XM 45
9AM ET
Tom Petty's Buried Treasure
Deep Tracks - XM 40
10AM - 11AM ET
The King Biscuit Flower Hour with The Kinks
Deep Tracks - XM 40
3PM - 4PM ET
Offstage: Heart
Deep Tracks - XM 40
6PM - 7PM ET
Wednesday
Theme Time Radio Hour with Bob Dylan
Deep Tracks - XM 40
10AM - 11AM ET
It Also on Thursdat on
The Village - XM 15
Noon - 1PM ETXM Radio and Network Live's SRO: The XMU Student Mixer with The French Kicks
XMU - XM 43
9PM ET
This week's theme: Friends and Neighbors.
Friday
XM Radio and Network Live's SRO: The XMU Student Mixer with The French Kicks
XMU - XM 43
9PM ET
OUTDOORS
MAGIC STICK
[8.24] CHILD BITE
[8.25] ANIMAL CHINZ
Maigic Bag
Thursday - *GARY JULES & JIM BIANCO
Friday -CORE EFFECT with Auto Reverse, Radiocraft & One More August
Lager House
Tuesday - Rahim (French Kiss Records) w/ The Recital and The Word Play
Wednesday - The Stock Market Crash w/ guests
Thursday - Summer Smash! feat. Great Lakes Myth Society / Canada / Black Tiger / Mighty Narwhale / Keith Dusenberry / Nicole & John from New Grenada
Friday - Gambit The MCs Annual Birthday Bash
Saturday - Whitey Ford & The Waycross Georgia Farmboys w/ 4 Barrel Ghost and Kentucky Chrome
Saint Andrews Hall
Saturday - Jurassic 5
Shelter
Wednesday - Brazil
Thursday - Amphibious Assault
Friday - John Ralston
Saturday - Under the Influence of Giants
BLIND PIG
Tuesday - Amplaphi, Yaki Clones, The Innocent
Wednesday - The Wellness Plan, One More Day, Renovaudio
Thursday - Parachute w/ The Atom Dance
Friday - The Dardanelles w/ The High Strung, The Beggars
Saturday - Treetown Underground w/ Stash, and Styles Davis
The Belmont
Thursday - Triedbytruth, and Bright Red Light.
Friday - Grayling and MAN.
Saturday - Dutch Pink Record Release (early show).
Saturday - Last Tourist, Rio Rancho Estates and more.
Small
Thursday - Sun / 7th day Creeps / Plainfield
Friday - The Quakes / 7 Shot Screamers/Koffin Kats
Saturday - The Hellbenders / Andy's Automatics / Delilah Dewylde and the Lost Boys
DTE Energy Music Theatre
Tuesday - Reggae Sunsplash
Wednesday - KC's Boogie Blast(That mean KC & The Sunshine Band is rolling into town with Gloria Gaynor, Tavares and Sister Sledge featuring Kathy Sledge turn DTE Energy Music Theatre into Studio 54 on Wednesday)
Thrusday - 70's Soul Jam( The Stylistics, The Delfonics and Cuba Gooding Sr. of The Main Ingredient)
Friday - Phil Vassar
Saturday - LaserSpectacular featuring the music of Pink Floyd
Sunday - Hippiefest 2006
Meadow Brook Music Festival
Thursday - Loretta Lynn wsg Jill Jack(remember Tickets for the originally scheduled June 9th show will be honored for the rescheduled date.)
Saturday - Gilbert Gottfried wsg Bill Bushart
But this week big Event in the detroit Metro area, is one up north and one in the ind Midtown.
The First one is at the Courner of Woodward and Eight Mile at the state Fairground for the 157th Aunnaul Michigan state Fair which is the Oldest state Fair in the country, it is back at there labor day weekend spot after a few year begin a mid august event because they did not want the state fair during the school season, but the state of michigan pass a law this year that push the start of the school season for after labor day, so that more school kids can go out for one last summer outing before school start.
Now the line-up for this year state fair is somewhat so-so if you are a surruet music fan but it you want to teat the famliy, i think that what they going for, but the only good act in the first five days of the state fair which are at the band shell aging for the first time in years will be the always smart and always rocking detroit born leagon Alice Cooper which it will be fun
and unlike the last time he play the state fair it will be free with admission to the State Fair
this week line up for day one to five
Wednesday - 7:00 p.m. - KAREN NEWMAN & FRIENDS and DARREN McCARTY & GRINDER
Thursday - 7:00 p.m. - ALICE COOPER and The Dirty Americans
Friday - 8:00 p.m. -GINUWINE
Sunday - 7:00 p.m. - GALAXY
More info on the state fair can be found at:
http://www.michigan.gov/mistatefair/
the second big event could also be there last event ever, it The 8th annual (and FINAL!) Detroit Summer Smash Festival and will take place this Trusday,Friday and saturday, This Summer Smash proves that the Detroit area will continue to be a place for artists and musicians to thrive for years to come. We've enjoyed each and every one of our 8 festivals, but all good things must come to an end!
Here is the line up for the long weekend
Thursday, August 24 @ Lager House, 1254 Michigan Avenue, http://www.lagerhousedetroit.com,
21+, $7, including the Summer Smash Store featuring 6 Select Local Merchants!
Detroit Summer Smash clothing for sale for $5+!
A benefit for the CAID's nonprofit mission
9:15 Nicole & John of New Grenada (website)
10:00 Keith Tenley
10:45 Mighty Narwhale
11:30 Black Tiger
12:15 Canada (website)
1:00 Great Lakes Myth Society (website)
Friday, August 25 @ The Contemporary Art Institute of Detroit, 5141 Rosa Parks Blvd, http://www.thecaid.org,
ALL AGES!, $7 (price includes FUNK NIGHT) Detroit Summer Smash clothing for sale for $5+!A benefit for the CAID's nonprofit mission
9:30 Oblisk (website)
10:15 Fifth Period Fever (website)
11:00 The Pizazz
11:45 Siddhartha (formerly known as Velvet Audio)+ FUNK NIGHT @ 12:30!
Saturday, August 26
@ The Contemporary Art Institute of Detroit, 5141 Rosa Parks Blvd,
http://www.thecaid.org,
ALL AGES!, $7 (price includes BAMBOOZELED!)
Detroit Summer Smash clothing for sale for $5+!
A benefit for the CAID's nonprofit mission
9:30 The Low Hello (website)
10:15 Emily Jane Powers (website)
11:00 Loco Gnosis Super Group (website)
11:45 Wildcatting
12:30 The Silent Years (website)
1:15 The Cyril Lords (website)+ Bamboozeled dance party (rock+pop+motown+house+electro+disco+b-boy+novetly+more!) until the wee hours of sunday!
For More Info about Summer Smash
you can go to:
http://www.summersmash.org/ or
there my space page at:
www.myspace.com/summersmash
That is this week gig gudie if i miss any thing you can always E-mail the blog sight at
Culturecitynewstips@yahoo.com
And Next week not one gig guide but two gig gudie.
One will be the regual gig gudie
and the other will be the big Labor day week end gig Gudie for all the gig going on in two weeks.
Sunday, August 20, 2006
(Correction: last night i posted a video from the Lovely Ditty Bops, But i sated i was going to be tonight at the Ark after some double checking it was not tonight but the gig was this past thursday Night (Aug. 17), i am sorry if you got coufess by the wrong date, Now on to tonight music Club Post)
It Came From the Late Night Music From Culture City With William Shatner
Oh yes, tonight video in the video club is the one and only Captain Kirk AKA William Shatner the one and only tonight after years and years of makeing fun of him self tonight and will see thought the week in reruns he was roasted by the like of Jason Alexander, Sharon Stone, Betty White, Patton Oswalt, Jeffrey Ross, Fred Willard, Nichelle Nichols and George Takei. in the speacil 90 mintues roast.
He is well know to the massed as Krik on Star trek in the 60's and TJ Hooker in the 80's and his current role as attorney Denny Crane in the television series Boston Legal.
he is also know as as a real good singer, it started in 1968 whild filming Star trek
he record "The Transformed Man", The album is best remembered for showcasing Shatner's now-famous vocal style—spoken word with a number of dramatic pauses and flourishes. Shatner started playing up this aspect of his career in the 1990s as he enjoyed a resurgence of popularity, this time as a pop-culture icon. The actor/singer appeared in a number of commercials for Priceline.com, where the unique musical style displayed in The Transformed Man was showcased for humorous effect.
Appearing with Shatner in some of those commercials was pop music's Ben Folds. The two formed a professional relationship that would ultimately lead to the release of Shatner's second album, Has Been, in 2004.
that album became a smash succes and well like
but the high point in his singing carred was 1978 Where he cover the now famost song by Elton John Call Rocket Man, Which made the TV Land List the 100 most unexpected momets in TV History
He was interduce by the man who co-wrote the song with Elton, Bernie Taupin
It Came From the Late Night Music From Culture City With William Shatner
Oh yes, tonight video in the video club is the one and only Captain Kirk AKA William Shatner the one and only tonight after years and years of makeing fun of him self tonight and will see thought the week in reruns he was roasted by the like of Jason Alexander, Sharon Stone, Betty White, Patton Oswalt, Jeffrey Ross, Fred Willard, Nichelle Nichols and George Takei. in the speacil 90 mintues roast.
He is well know to the massed as Krik on Star trek in the 60's and TJ Hooker in the 80's and his current role as attorney Denny Crane in the television series Boston Legal.
he is also know as as a real good singer, it started in 1968 whild filming Star trek
he record "The Transformed Man", The album is best remembered for showcasing Shatner's now-famous vocal style—spoken word with a number of dramatic pauses and flourishes. Shatner started playing up this aspect of his career in the 1990s as he enjoyed a resurgence of popularity, this time as a pop-culture icon. The actor/singer appeared in a number of commercials for Priceline.com, where the unique musical style displayed in The Transformed Man was showcased for humorous effect.
Appearing with Shatner in some of those commercials was pop music's Ben Folds. The two formed a professional relationship that would ultimately lead to the release of Shatner's second album, Has Been, in 2004.
that album became a smash succes and well like
but the high point in his singing carred was 1978 Where he cover the now famost song by Elton John Call Rocket Man, Which made the TV Land List the 100 most unexpected momets in TV History
He was interduce by the man who co-wrote the song with Elton, Bernie Taupin
Breaking Culture City News
As expected Snakes on a Planes No.1
but Not by that much
The most talk about movie ever to be a hit on the internet was released this week and as expect it was Number 1 but the big surrprize the take in the box office is not as much it open at the top with a OK take of $15.25 million not a big as it hoped for with all the inernet hyped.
it did bump off Talladega Nights: the story of ricky bobby off the no.1 spot $14.1 million
the only other new films "Accepted," finsh no.4 just bearly off the 10 millions dollars ($10.1 million)
and "Material Girls," starring Hilary and Haylie Duff drop a egg flopping at no.9 with a disapoiing take of $4.6 million
The Top 10:
1. "Snakes on a Plane," $15.25 million.
(it almost did what was asked, Scary up no.1)
2. "Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby," $14.1 million.
(it was more than a slight bump)
3. "World Trade Center," $10.8 million.
4. "Accepted," $10.1 million.
(well it was accepted in to the top 10)
5. "Step Up," $9.9 million.
6. "Barnyard: The Original Party Animals," $7.5 million.
7. "Little Miss Sunshine," $5.7 million.
8. "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest," $5 million.
(Total take $401 million)
9. "Material Girls," $4.6 million.
(Not the materal whort on film)
10. "Pulse," $3.5 million.
(It have no plues left after two weeks)
As expected Snakes on a Planes No.1
but Not by that much
The most talk about movie ever to be a hit on the internet was released this week and as expect it was Number 1 but the big surrprize the take in the box office is not as much it open at the top with a OK take of $15.25 million not a big as it hoped for with all the inernet hyped.
it did bump off Talladega Nights: the story of ricky bobby off the no.1 spot $14.1 million
the only other new films "Accepted," finsh no.4 just bearly off the 10 millions dollars ($10.1 million)
and "Material Girls," starring Hilary and Haylie Duff drop a egg flopping at no.9 with a disapoiing take of $4.6 million
The Top 10:
1. "Snakes on a Plane," $15.25 million.
(it almost did what was asked, Scary up no.1)
2. "Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby," $14.1 million.
(it was more than a slight bump)
3. "World Trade Center," $10.8 million.
4. "Accepted," $10.1 million.
(well it was accepted in to the top 10)
5. "Step Up," $9.9 million.
6. "Barnyard: The Original Party Animals," $7.5 million.
7. "Little Miss Sunshine," $5.7 million.
8. "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest," $5 million.
(Total take $401 million)
9. "Material Girls," $4.6 million.
(Not the materal whort on film)
10. "Pulse," $3.5 million.
(It have no plues left after two weeks)
Saturday, August 19, 2006
The Weather For Dream Cures
August 19, 2006
9AM to 9PM
From the Offical Staion of the Woodward Dream Curse
Day
partly Couldy with a 40% chance of rain
Hi - 79
http://www.personalmicrocast.com/Detroit/
9a 70° (70)
10a 71° (71)
11a 71° (71)
12p 73° (73)
Afternoon temps 78 to 81 winds from E-NE 5 mph
It should remain cloudy. There is a slight chance of rain. Temperatures will hold steady around 80 with today's high of 81 occurring around 4:00pm. Winds will be 5 MPH from the east turning from the northeast as the afternoon progresses.
1p 78° (78)
2p 80° (83)
3p 81° (83)
4p 81° (83)
5p 81° (82)
6p 80° (81)
Evening temps 70 to 79 winds from NE-N 5 mph
It will remain cloudy. Temperatures will drop from 79 early this evening to 70 by 10:00pm then rise back up to 71 late evening. Winds will be 5 MPH from the northeast turning from the north as the evening progresses.
7p 79° (79)
8p 77° (77)
9p 74° (74)
WDIV
Noon - Rain and 74
4 PM - Partly Sunny and 78
8 PM - Rain and 76
WJBK
Forecast Prepared By: Wyatt Everhart
Unsettled weather will bring the chance for showers late tonight into the day Saturday, but any rain should be widely scattered and fairly brief. The best chance for wet weather comes mid-day Saturday. Cloudy skies will dominate the next 48 hours, but some peaks of sun could return late Sunday.
Hi - 81
NBC Weather Plus
It should continue to be cloudy. Temperatures will linger at 69 with today's low of 69 occurring around 6:00am. Winds will be 5 MPH from the south turning from the northwest as the overnight progresses.
AuccWeather.com
9am - 72° F - Rain
10am - 72° F - Rain
11am - 74° F - Cloudy
Noon - 75° F - Cloudy
1pm - 75° F - Partly Sunny
2pm - 76° F - Partly Sunny
3pm - 77° F - Partly Sunny
4pm - 79° F - Partly Sunny
5pm - 78° F - Partly Sunny
6pm - 77° F - Mostly Sunny
7pm - 76° F - Mostly Sunny
8pm - 73° F - Sunny
9pm - 71° F - Clear
And Finaly the weather Channel
Showers and thundershowers likely, especially during the morning. High 78F. Winds E at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 60%.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Low 66F. Winds N at 5 to 10 mph.
August 19, 2006
9AM to 9PM
From the Offical Staion of the Woodward Dream Curse
Day
partly Couldy with a 40% chance of rain
Hi - 79
http://www.personalmicrocast.com/Detroit/
9a 70° (70)
10a 71° (71)
11a 71° (71)
12p 73° (73)
Afternoon temps 78 to 81 winds from E-NE 5 mph
It should remain cloudy. There is a slight chance of rain. Temperatures will hold steady around 80 with today's high of 81 occurring around 4:00pm. Winds will be 5 MPH from the east turning from the northeast as the afternoon progresses.
1p 78° (78)
2p 80° (83)
3p 81° (83)
4p 81° (83)
5p 81° (82)
6p 80° (81)
Evening temps 70 to 79 winds from NE-N 5 mph
It will remain cloudy. Temperatures will drop from 79 early this evening to 70 by 10:00pm then rise back up to 71 late evening. Winds will be 5 MPH from the northeast turning from the north as the evening progresses.
7p 79° (79)
8p 77° (77)
9p 74° (74)
WDIV
Noon - Rain and 74
4 PM - Partly Sunny and 78
8 PM - Rain and 76
WJBK
Forecast Prepared By: Wyatt Everhart
Unsettled weather will bring the chance for showers late tonight into the day Saturday, but any rain should be widely scattered and fairly brief. The best chance for wet weather comes mid-day Saturday. Cloudy skies will dominate the next 48 hours, but some peaks of sun could return late Sunday.
Hi - 81
NBC Weather Plus
It should continue to be cloudy. Temperatures will linger at 69 with today's low of 69 occurring around 6:00am. Winds will be 5 MPH from the south turning from the northwest as the overnight progresses.
AuccWeather.com
9am - 72° F - Rain
10am - 72° F - Rain
11am - 74° F - Cloudy
Noon - 75° F - Cloudy
1pm - 75° F - Partly Sunny
2pm - 76° F - Partly Sunny
3pm - 77° F - Partly Sunny
4pm - 79° F - Partly Sunny
5pm - 78° F - Partly Sunny
6pm - 77° F - Mostly Sunny
7pm - 76° F - Mostly Sunny
8pm - 73° F - Sunny
9pm - 71° F - Clear
And Finaly the weather Channel
Showers and thundershowers likely, especially during the morning. High 78F. Winds E at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 60%.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Low 66F. Winds N at 5 to 10 mph.
Friday, August 18, 2006
Film Gudie Friday
It now time for Film Gudie Friday your look at what is new in all screen in the metro Detroit area.
And if you think this week is big you are very, Very wrong this week big released was suppost to be way,way down the list six months ago but some how some way the internet, a star , and a line made it all happend, If was not for these four words
"Snakes on a Plane"
The Star is Samuel L. Jackson, the famous line have been used twice in the same line but i am curbtailing bad langued on this sight unless i used stlmb to cover up the M%^$&*-F#$&*) Word
It geting all the Internet hyped big time so i hoped to keep that momention in a pre-emtpy strike normal resevied for a bad Filme (read Pulse and the dud Zoom last week)New Line Cima is not showing it to films, the lesson see the films as a normanl joe or Jane and guess that did.
But they for got one thing :the Newspapers web sight
the two cirits in my main city which this blog sight is base have reviews
Tom Long - Detorit News: B, what else?
Jusssst 'Plane' crazy
'Snakes on a Plane' may be silly, witless humor, but what were you expecting?
"Snakes on a Plane" kicks asp.
Not that it is in any way a good movie. You will not be hearing "and the Oscar goes to 'Snakes on a Plane'" in this or any other lifetime.
But it is a great cheeseball of silliness, a 'B' movie that has enough sense to embrace its 'B'-ness and then squeeze, like a boa constrictor. It is intentionally sublimely ridiculous from beginning to end.
but Terry Lawson of the Free Press have two more word to the four Words
SNAKES ON A PLANE: Boo, hiss: one out of four
New Line/Warner Bros., having been handed a priceless asp in a ratty shoebox, have elected not to aim for either the B-movie jugular of “Red Eye” or the campy silliness of “Airplane!” Instead, they choose middle-of-the-road mediocrity, which leaves all those audience wisenheimers all-too-ready to unload with their own one-liners, with nowhere to spit.
Jackson, meanwhile, lets the rest of the passengers fly this plane until it’s time for him to let go with his f-bomb money-line, and take these snakes (some of who are way too computer-generated to have either menace or a major yuck factor) as a personal affront. “Snakes” was born dumb, but was then rendered ordinary.
But will let you be the judge of that
Other Non-leatle film also opening to
"Accepted": A comedy about a slacker teen who creates a university to attend to placate his parents. Rated PG-13.
The News: B-
Want dumb laughs? 'Accepted' has them
Comedy centers on a fake college, invented courses, hot chicks and plenty of foolishness.
Freep Press: 2 out of 4
Uneven 'Accepted' doesn't make the grade
Yahoo.com Avg : C-
Entertainment Weekly: B-
Accepted's winning dumbness and breezy bons mots save it..."
Chicago Tribune: C
"...a mildly funny PG-13 effort that is just dying to release an R- or unrated DVD version of itself."
USA Today: C
"Mostly, it wallows in partying with a capital P."
New York Post: D-
"...like the product of a community college filmmaking class, remedial division."
E! Online: F
"...our hero Long is like Ferris Bueller without the depth...
"Lower City": The story of a boxer, a stripper and a petty criminal on a road trip to El Salvador. Rated R.
Free Press: three out of four
Sex and uncertain Friend ship,
steany love triangle puts pals in a quanday
The only other movies beside snakes on a planes which was pre-plan by New line cinames it you thought that will get it review today but it was not was "Material Girls" staring Hilary and Haylie Duff meaning the teen queen era is almost over
Because of all this hyped of Snakes on a planes there is only one new flim at the Village Movies of the dame(AKA the Cinemark Movies 16 at the Unaversial mall in Warren, MI)
and that movie is
NACHO LIBRE
Skip
hey
A PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION is a far better movies then NACHO LIBRE
Next week new movies in wide releaes everwhere in detroit and everywhere else
Beerfest
Broken Lizard's latest comedy about American friends who stumble upon a secret beer-drinking championship in Germany.
(State police we may have extra cops for DWI after seeing this movie.)
How to Eat Fried Worms
The new kid in school makes a bet with the bully that he can eat 10 worms in a day. Based on the classic children's book.
Idlewild
Andre 3000 and Big Boi of OutKast star in a musical about two friends running a southern speakeasy in the 1930s.
Invincible
Mark Wahlberg plays Vince Papale, an ordinary guy who got a shot at playing professional football for the Eagles.
But dont for get this weekend
SNAKES ON A PLANES.
It now time for Film Gudie Friday your look at what is new in all screen in the metro Detroit area.
And if you think this week is big you are very, Very wrong this week big released was suppost to be way,way down the list six months ago but some how some way the internet, a star , and a line made it all happend, If was not for these four words
"Snakes on a Plane"
The Star is Samuel L. Jackson, the famous line have been used twice in the same line but i am curbtailing bad langued on this sight unless i used stlmb to cover up the M%^$&*-F#$&*) Word
It geting all the Internet hyped big time so i hoped to keep that momention in a pre-emtpy strike normal resevied for a bad Filme (read Pulse and the dud Zoom last week)New Line Cima is not showing it to films, the lesson see the films as a normanl joe or Jane and guess that did.
But they for got one thing :the Newspapers web sight
the two cirits in my main city which this blog sight is base have reviews
Tom Long - Detorit News: B, what else?
Jusssst 'Plane' crazy
'Snakes on a Plane' may be silly, witless humor, but what were you expecting?
"Snakes on a Plane" kicks asp.
Not that it is in any way a good movie. You will not be hearing "and the Oscar goes to 'Snakes on a Plane'" in this or any other lifetime.
But it is a great cheeseball of silliness, a 'B' movie that has enough sense to embrace its 'B'-ness and then squeeze, like a boa constrictor. It is intentionally sublimely ridiculous from beginning to end.
but Terry Lawson of the Free Press have two more word to the four Words
SNAKES ON A PLANE: Boo, hiss: one out of four
New Line/Warner Bros., having been handed a priceless asp in a ratty shoebox, have elected not to aim for either the B-movie jugular of “Red Eye” or the campy silliness of “Airplane!” Instead, they choose middle-of-the-road mediocrity, which leaves all those audience wisenheimers all-too-ready to unload with their own one-liners, with nowhere to spit.
Jackson, meanwhile, lets the rest of the passengers fly this plane until it’s time for him to let go with his f-bomb money-line, and take these snakes (some of who are way too computer-generated to have either menace or a major yuck factor) as a personal affront. “Snakes” was born dumb, but was then rendered ordinary.
But will let you be the judge of that
Other Non-leatle film also opening to
"Accepted": A comedy about a slacker teen who creates a university to attend to placate his parents. Rated PG-13.
The News: B-
Want dumb laughs? 'Accepted' has them
Comedy centers on a fake college, invented courses, hot chicks and plenty of foolishness.
Freep Press: 2 out of 4
Uneven 'Accepted' doesn't make the grade
Yahoo.com Avg : C-
Entertainment Weekly: B-
Accepted's winning dumbness and breezy bons mots save it..."
Chicago Tribune: C
"...a mildly funny PG-13 effort that is just dying to release an R- or unrated DVD version of itself."
USA Today: C
"Mostly, it wallows in partying with a capital P."
New York Post: D-
"...like the product of a community college filmmaking class, remedial division."
E! Online: F
"...our hero Long is like Ferris Bueller without the depth...
"Lower City": The story of a boxer, a stripper and a petty criminal on a road trip to El Salvador. Rated R.
Free Press: three out of four
Sex and uncertain Friend ship,
steany love triangle puts pals in a quanday
The only other movies beside snakes on a planes which was pre-plan by New line cinames it you thought that will get it review today but it was not was "Material Girls" staring Hilary and Haylie Duff meaning the teen queen era is almost over
Because of all this hyped of Snakes on a planes there is only one new flim at the Village Movies of the dame(AKA the Cinemark Movies 16 at the Unaversial mall in Warren, MI)
and that movie is
NACHO LIBRE
Skip
hey
A PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION is a far better movies then NACHO LIBRE
Next week new movies in wide releaes everwhere in detroit and everywhere else
Beerfest
Broken Lizard's latest comedy about American friends who stumble upon a secret beer-drinking championship in Germany.
(State police we may have extra cops for DWI after seeing this movie.)
How to Eat Fried Worms
The new kid in school makes a bet with the bully that he can eat 10 worms in a day. Based on the classic children's book.
Idlewild
Andre 3000 and Big Boi of OutKast star in a musical about two friends running a southern speakeasy in the 1930s.
Invincible
Mark Wahlberg plays Vince Papale, an ordinary guy who got a shot at playing professional football for the Eagles.
But dont for get this weekend
SNAKES ON A PLANES.
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