it Holiday time at 9 P.M.

and to continued the theme on the passing of John Lennon who sadly was taking for us 27 years ago on this day on December 8th, 1980

a X-mas song from the man himself

Happy Christmas (War Is Over)

It's 9 O'Clock

and today is December 8th a day nobody will never ever forget
as it was in this day in 1980 that John Lennon the man who was a part of 60's pop culture with the beatles and became a sussful solo singer and peace activist in the 70's was taken far too soon at the age of 40.

To this day his music and words still live with us to this day and to houner him on this day of remembering hime we play three video to remember him by to show what he is all about.

John Lennon
October 9th, 1940 – December 8th, 1980

All You Need Is Love
The Beatles

Give peace a chance

Imagine

How 2007 teared you with

JRC, Editor of five three Dail tone.com [http://fivethreedialtone.com]

it time for the 2nd in a seriers of questionaired on the end of the year, now in part one in the year of reviews we have Jasper from Web Vomit who interduct there reader and this blogger to a brand new web site called fivethreedialtone.com, been on-line since Early May and this site give some good news and opinon about the music scene.

I ask JRC for his look back at 2007

and i always ask the 1st question:

How Did 2007 Treated you

2007 was pretty good. A lot of great stuff going on in Detroit and everywhere, even if it's under the radar.

What Crisis that is affecting the indie music scene in side the Detroit area.

Crisis? I don't think we have a crisis. We kind of got spoiled with the garage rock explosion that happened. Really, anyone who was around to see the rise of The White Stripes is really lucky. Most people don't get to see that kind of thing in their lives ever. We kind of expected it from every band in town after that. The only negative thing I can say about Detroit is that there are too many venues attempting to do local shows 6 nights a week. The same bands play over and over and over. It's taken me a pretty long time to figure out that I don't need to see the same bands on a monthly basis.

Same Question but What major Crisis is reallying Affecting the Indie Music Out Side the 313.

I don't think there is one. Any crisis seems to revolve around major labels. All the indie kids in bands just do their thing. Maybe gas prices qualify as a crisis. No one ever thinks about that for a touring band. Buy their merch, it really helps out!

Other then you own released if you where in a band, which local released you dig this year.

There's been a lot of good stuff.
The Muldoons ST record..
Deastro / Our Brother The Megazord double disc is disgustingly good.
The Go's new record, Howl On The Haunted Beat You Ride
Mas! - Next Lev
The Hard Lessons 2 EPs.. one isn't even out yet but it's The Hard Lessons, so it will be great.
I was gifted the Pop Project record, and I thought that was really good.
Wildcattings record as well..
I'm sure I'm missing a ton.. I'm horrible really, because I like everything.

Which album Outside the Michigan area that really sound cool in 2007.

There is a band from Nashville, Tennessee called The White Stripes. They put out a record called Icky Thump that was probably my favorite record of the year.

Which album,band or Event really let you down big time.

I don't really have super high expectations for anything. Of course there were things I didn't like, or maybe just didn't get. Why were all those people listening to Blitzen Trapper? I read all these glowing reviews, and it was some pretty bogus stuff. I'm not sure that's even the question.

Who did you love live and in person this year. [aka, best gig you saw this year]

The best gig I saw this year was Patrick Wolf at the Magic Bag. I can't really explain to anyone how great it was. I was on a date, and got to sit at a table, and it sounded great, and the energy was great. It was really everything you look for in a live show. That record is amazing, too. It came out this year.
Champions of Breakfast are up there as well. I still don't really know what I saw that day. I think they had a unicorn.

Which new band did you really love on the first listen or 1st live gig

Locally, it was Mas! and The Decks.. Deastro and remember Reptile Forcefield? That was great too.

If there was anything difference about the indie music scene in 2007 what would it be.

i think the support is definitely scattering. Here it seems we have 10 shows going on at once, all with 25 people at them. Of course the heavy hitters will never be affected by that, but a lot of small bands aren't being given the shots to open bigger shows. I'm not even sure that matters, since some of the best shows I saw this year were in a library in the Bohemian. I still think bands just play way too much. In my opinion, if you have more than 1 show every 6 weeks in the same state, you're playing too much. Your adoring 40 fans will understand, I promise.

What band that the rest of the music fans they have not hear of will be heard in 2008.

I wish I knew. I'm terrible at keeping current with music. Everyone loves to list of wildly obscure bands then asking me what I think about the record. 99% of the time I've never even heard of the band. Even established bands, i'm constantly missing their new records. Your website (itcamefromculturecity) has been extremely helpful in keeping me informed on new releases, so thanks!

And Finally What is your prediction for the indie music scene in 2008.

I don't make predictions. "more of the same" is usually a safe bet. As far as hopes and dreams, I would like Deastro to get famous and build me a castle. A castle made of chocolate. I also would like to have a block party

The Culture CIty PLUG awards Spotlight

Well i have not done a P.L.U.G. Awards post in about almost two or three weeks so i was a perfict time to do one right now because voting is under way for the 2008 PLUG awards

you can vote for your fave from now untill February 2008

You can now vote at

http://www.plugawards.com/general_vote.php

an dvote for you faveorte

Today catitgory

New Artist Of The Year

and the Nominees are:

Bat For Lashes

Battles

Dan Deacon

Deerhunter

Justice

Los Campesinos!

No Age

Sea Wolf

St. Vincent

Vampire Weekend

White Rabbits

Yeasayer

it Holiday time at 9 P.M.

Tonight is the fourth night of Hanukkah. the Jewish Festival of Lights it a ho;iday where the kids in the family get gifts for nine dats in a row to celeabarte the season, so to celeabweeatle the Hanukkah let play a rock and roll song the with the one and only

Adam Sandler

Culture City Present Mahalo Daily with Veronica Belmont

Today Show[12/07]:
The Room: Interview with Tommy Wiseau

Today is Friday, and as reader who read this blog sight know it that day for new released but if you live in the greater L.A. area, you might want to look in "The Room", now this is not a new film.

This film was made all away back in 2003, released in 2005 to sinker review now a film like this would roit in the back room of the video rental store, but just like the "Rocky Horried Picturs show" in have been a Cult classic big time.

so Mahalo Daily fearless host Veronica Belmont interview the writer, produced, directed and Star of this dark comeny and how that bad picture because a cult classic.[Editor]

Every so often there comes a film that rises to “cult classic.” Tommy Wiseau’s The Room has reached that level in Los Angeles, where monthly showings have developed a Rocky Horror-esque following. Wiseau, the writer, director and lead role in the film, took some time to sit with us and discuss the film’s popularity.

Story Links:

The Room
Tommy Wiseau
Rocky Horror
Official site: The Room Movie
The Room on Wikipedia

And Now here the Trailer for "The Room"

The Weekend in Culture City for the weekend of December 7th

MAGIC STICK


Friday

THE SALT MINERS [Last Show Ever]- MAGIC STICK
ONE.BE.LO[the Pike Room]The Crofoot
GARY HOEY with Space Nelson - Magic Bag
The War For Toledo w/ Season High and Local Legend - Lager House
Esham [Early Show],Ann Arbor Soul Club[Late Show] - BLIND PIG
Rock The Runway presented by Wayne States School of Fashion Design and Marketing - The Belmont
Amino Acids Vinyl Release! w/ Troubleman, the Blacklist - Small
The Choke/ the Crumz/ Grommet - The Painted Lady
John Gorka - The Ark
Brian Setzer Orchestra: Christmas Extravaganza with The Detonators - The Fillmore Detroit

Saturday

THE CASUALTIES - MAGIC STICK
DETROIT MUSIC SHOWCASE [the Pike Room} - The Crofoot
Eric Goebel & The Flying Crowbars w/ Very special guests - Lager House
Jewmongous[Early Show], Brian Deneke Memorial Concert w/ The State, CDMA, Bantha Fodder[Late Show] - BLIND PIG
Kyle’s Birthday show with Kyle McBee and Special Guests - The Belmont
Murder Junkies - Small
Naked and Shameless (Chicago)/ Rebel Devil/ The Dirty Drags/ Caustic Attitude - The Painted Lady
Lucy Kaplansky - The Ark
Up Close and Personal Holiday Exclusive Tour: Chris Brown and Bow Wow - Joe Louis Arena

Sunday

SPITALFIELD - MAGIC STICK
Daily Voids (ex Functional Blackouts)/ Tentacle Lizardo/ The Mahonies - The Painted Lady
Lehto & Wright - The Ark

Friday and Saturday

Warren Miller's "playground" - Royal Oak Music Theater

Now thur Sunday

Michigan Opera Theatre Presents "The Nutcracker" Featuring the Cincinnati Ballet and the Michigan Opera Theatre Orchestra - Fox Theatre

Film Gudie Friday for the weekend of December 7th

"The Golden Compass"[PG-13]:

The first volume of Philip Pullman's fantasy-trilogy, "His Dark Materials," is set in a world where every character has his own so-called "daemon"-- an animal representation of his or her deepest feelings. Dakota Blue Richards is Lyra, the Oxford student who overhears a conversation about a mysterious substance called dust. This triggers a fantastic adventure that involves a mysterious benefactor (Nicole Kidman) and a struggle for Lyra's soul.

Playing at the Maple Art Theater in Bloomfield Hills

"Margot at the Wedding"[R]:

Writer-director Noah Baumbach's so-awful-it's-funny tale of a messed-up family. Nicole Kidman plays Margot who shows up unexpectedly at the wedding of her estranged sister (Jennifer Jason Leigh) to Jack Black, opening up wounds old and new.


Play this Weekend at the Detroit Film Theater at the D.I.A.

THE SEVENTH SEAL
Friday at 7 PM and 9:30 PM
(Sweden—1957—directed by Ingmar Bergman)

As the Black Death wipes out much of the population of Europe, a knight (Max von Sydow), recently returned from the Crusades, is confronted by the figure of Death. In hopes of extending his life, the knight challenges Death to a game of chess; the challenge is accepted, and Bergman’s magnificent visionary masterpiece is underway. The majesty and boldness of Bergman’s The Seventh Seal has only deepened during the half-century since its creation. Visually, and in terms of the profundity and universality of the themes that it confronts – faith, death, and the very meaning of existence – The Seventh Seal remains one of the most important works of art of the twentieth century, and one of the greatest and most hauntingly unforgettable films in the history of the medium. Presented in a stunning, newly struck 35mm print. Jury Prize, Cannes Film Festival. In Swedish with English

THE MAGICIAN
Saturday at 7 PM and 9:30 PM
(Sweden—1958—directed by Ingmar Bergman)

A traveling troupe of entertainers, led by the mysterious hypnotist and magician Dr. Vogler (Max von Sydow) ride through the night to 19th century Stockholm, where they will put on a private performance for a cynical medical officer who humiliated the troupe earlier. Part suspense film, part horror film and part metaphysical Gothic thriller, Bergman’s The Magician is also a portrait of con artistry worthy of David Mamet, as well as a tribute to, and a darkly sly parody of, the eternally seductive appeal of show business. As scary as much of The Magician is, Bergman himself referred to it as a comedy; that it’s both ironic and deeply funny at its core is undeniable, yet Bergman’s aforementioned categorization of this hair-raising work as “comedy” may tell us more about the great director himself than he realized. Special Jury Prize, Venice Film Festival. In Swedish with English subtitles.

THE MAGIC FLUTE
Sunday at 4:00 PM and 7:00 PM
(Sweden—1975—directed by Ingmar Bergman)

Drawing equally on his experience in both theatre and movies, Bergman created one of the most purely joyous recreations of a theatrical event ever put on film with his 1975 adaptation of Mozart’s sublime opera. A playful, melodious and ingeniously staged work of pure pleasure, The Magic Flute’s simple, eloquent story – about a devoted young man determined to rescue the princess he loves – is miraculously ennobled in Bergman’s generous conception, which celebrates not only the love, redemption and faith of the characters, but is also an ode to the exhilarating power of theatre itself. For those who’ve only been exposed to the “darker” visions of some of Bergman’s other masterworks, The Magic Flute will come as a revelation – and it will be obvious why Bergman wrote that “making this film was the best time of my life.” In Swedish with English subtitles.

Playing new at the Discount theater in Warren
[A.K.A. Cinemark Warren 16]

ELIZABETH: THE GOLDEN AGE (PG-13)
FEAST OF LOVE (R)
FEEL THE NOISE (PG-13)
SYDNEY WHITE (PG-13)
THE COMEBACKS (PG-13)
THE KINGDOM (R)

and showing up everywhere next week

Alvin and the Chipmunks (PG)

Chipmunk brothers Alvin, Simon and Theodore are back, making music and mischief in their first live-action big screen adventure.

I Am Legend (PG-13)

Will Smith stars in a post-apocalyptic thriller as the last human survivor on earth after a terrible mutating virus wipes out humanity.

The Perfect Holiday (PG)
[Opening Wednesday]

A young girl asks a department store Santa Claus for just one Christmas wish--the perfect new husband for her divorced mother.

Culture City Present Mahalo Daily with Veronica Belmont

Today Show[12-06]:
How to Clean Your Keyboard

[Something that i have not done yet, Thank god because i keep the away from the keyboard.]

So, you’ve eaten lunch at your desk a few too many times, and now you’ve developed a healthy layer of grime and crumbs on your keyboard. Never fear! With a few tools and the right know-how, you can save yourself the sticky fingers. Just beware of the pancake syrup.



Story Links:

How to Clean a Computer Keyboard
Keyboard
Coke
Maple Syrup

Ed: now if you the old keyboard dont work anymore
and if you want to buy a new keyboard you can find one at a office supple store
they can range anywhere from the Cheap $21 to $80 buck
but check you computer specks, 1st before you buy.

The Few Catgory that matter in the Grammys

After a few hours delay

i found the full list of the 50th Gammy Awards for music
but no to bore the heck out of you i have put the Only music that matters to my readers on my blog site

i will be spotted with
[X] that mean it OK by Me.

[X] = OK by Culture City

Record Of The Year
(Award to the Artist and to the Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s) and/or Mixer(s), if other than the artist.)

- Irreplaceable - Beyoncé
Beyoncé Knowles, S. Smith & Stargate, producers; Jim Caruana, Jason Goldstein & Geoff Rice, engineers/mixers

- [X]The Pretender - Foo Fighters
Gil Norton, producer; Adrian Bushby & Rich Costey, engineers/mixers

- Umbrella - Rihanna Featuring Jay-Z
Kuk Harrell & C. "Tricky" Stewart, producers; Kuk Harrell & Manny Marroquin, engineers/mixers

- What Goes Around...Comes Around - Justin Timberlake
Nate (Danja) Hills, Timbaland & Justin Timberlake, producers; Jimmy Douglass & Timbaland, engineers/mixers

- [X]Rehab - Amy Winehouse
Mark Ronson, producer; Tom Elmhirst, engineer/mixer

Album Of The Year
(Award to the Artist(s) and to the Album Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s)/Mixer(s) & Mastering Engineer(s), if other than the artist.)

- [X]Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace - Foo Fighters
Gil Norton, producer; Adrian Bushby & Rich Costey, engineers/mixers; Brian Gardner, mastering engineer

- These Days - Vince Gill
John Anderson, Guy Clarke, Rodney Crowell, Diana Krall & The Del McCoury Band, featured artists; Vince Gill, John Hobbs & Justin Niebank, producers; Neal Cappellino & Justin Niebank, engineers/mixers; Adam Ayan, mastering engineer

- River: The Joni Letters - Herbie Hancock
Leonard Cohen, Norah Jones, Joni Mitchell, Corinne Bailey Rae, Luciana Souza & Tina Turner, featured artists; Herbie Hancock & Larry Klein, producers; Helik Hadar, engineer/mixer; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer

- Graduation - Kanye West
Dwele, Lil Wayne, Mos Def & T-Pain, featured artists; Warryn "Baby Dubb" Campbell, Eric Hudson, Brian "Allday" Miller, Nottz, Patrick "Plain Pat" Reynolds, Gee Roberson, Toomp & Kanye West, producers; Bruce Beuchner, Andrew Dawson, Mike Dean, Anthony Kilhoffer, Greg Koller, Manny Marroquin, Nottz Raw, Tony Rey, Seiji Sekine, Paul Sheehy & D. Sloan, engineers/mixers; Vlado Meller, mastering engineer

- [X]Back To Black - Amy Winehouse
Mark Ronson & Salaamremi, producers; Tom Elmhirst, Gary Noble & Franklin Socorro, engineers/mixers; Mark Ronson, mastering engineer

Song Of The Year
(A Songwriter(s) Award. A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)

- Before He Cheats - Josh Kear & Chris Tompkins, songwriters (Carrie Underwood)
- Hey There Delilah - Tom Higgenson, songwriter (Plain White T's)
- Like A Star - Corinne Bailey Rae, songwriter (Corinne Bailey Rae)
- [X]Rehab - Amy Winehouse, songwriter (Amy Winehouse)
- Umbrella - Shawn Carter, Kuk Harrell, Terius "Dream" Nash & Christopher Stewart, songwriters

Best New Artist
(For a new artist who releases, during the Eligibility Year, the first recording which establishes the public identity of that artist.)

- [X]Feist
- Ledisi
- Paramore
- Taylor Swift
- [X]Amy Winehouse

The Other Awards that matters

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

- Candyman - Christina Aguilera
- [X]1234 - Feist
- Big Girls Don't Cry - Fergie
- Say It Right - Nelly Furtado
- [X]Rehab - Amy Winehouse

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

• Everything - Michael Bublé
• Belief - John Mayer
• [X]Dance Tonight - Paul McCartney
• Amazing - Seal
• What Goes Around...Comes Around - Justin Timberlake

Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
(For established duos or groups, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

- (You Want To) Make A Memory - Bon Jovi
- Home - Daughtry
- Makes Me Wonder - Maroon 5
- Hey There Delilah - Plain White T's
- [X]Window In The Skies - U2

Best Pop Instrumental Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, without vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

- [X]Off The Grid - Beastie Boys
- Paris Sunrise #7 - Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals
- Over The Rainbow - Dave Koz
- One Week Last Summer - Joni Mitchell
- Simple Pleasures - Spyro Gyra

Best Pop Instrumental Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL tracks.)

- [X]The Mix-Up - Beastie Boys
- Italia - Chris Botti
- At The Movies - Dave Koz
- Good To Go-Go - Spyro Gyra
- Roundtrip - Kirk Whalum

Best Pop Vocal Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

- Lost Highway - Bon Jovi
- [X]The Reminder - Feist
- It Won't Be Soon Before Long - Maroon 5
- [X]Memory Almost Full - Paul McCartney
- [X]Back To Black - Amy Winehouse

Best Dance Recording
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances. Vocal or Instrumental. Singles or tracks only.)

• [X]Do It Again
The Chemical Brothers
Tom Rowlands & Ed Simons, producers

• [X]D.A.N.C.E.
Justice
Gaspard Auge & Xavier de Rosnay, producers; Gaspard Auge & Xavier de Rosnay, mixers

• [X]Love Today
Mika
Jodi Marr, John Merchant, Mika & Greg Wells, producers; Greg Wells, mixer

• Don't Stop The Music
Rihanna
StarGate, producer; Phil Tan, mixer

• LoveStoned/I Think She Knows
Justin Timberlake
Nate (Danja) Hills, Timbaland & Justin Timberlake, producers; Jimmy Douglass & Timbaland, mixers

Best Electronic/Dance Album
(For vocal or instrumental albums. Albums only.)

- [X]We Are The Night
The Chemical Brothers

- [X]†
Justice

- [X]Sound Of Silver
LCD Soundsystem

- [X]We Are Pilots
Shiny Toy Guns

- Elements Of Life
Tiësto

Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

- [X]Timebomb
Beck

- [X]Only Mama Knows
Paul McCartney

- [X]Our Country
John Mellencamp

- [X]Radio Nowhere
Bruce Springsteen

- [X]Come On
Lucinda Williams

Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
(For duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

- It's Not Over
Daughtry

- [X]Working Class Hero
Green Day

- If Everyone Cared
Nickelback

- [X]Instant Karma
U2

- [X]Icky Thump
The White Stripes

Best Hard Rock Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

- Sweet Sacrifice
Evanescence

- [X]The Pretender
Foo Fighters

- I Don't Wanna Stop
Ozzy Osbourne

- [X]Sick, Sick, Sick
Queens Of The Stone Age

- The Pot
Tool

Best Rock Instrumental Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, without vocals. Includes Rock, Hard Rock and Metal. Singles or Tracks only.)

- The Ecstasy Of Gold
Metallica

- Malignant Narcissism
Rush

- Always With Me, Always With You
Joe Satriani

- [X]Once Upon A Time In The West
Bruce Springsteen

- The Attitude Song
Steve Vai

Best Rock Song
(A Songwriter(s) Award. Includes Rock, Hard Rock & Metal songs. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)

- Come On
Lucinda Williams, songwriter (Lucinda Williams)

- [X]Icky Thump
Jack White, songwriter (The White Stripes)

- It's Not Over
Chris Daughtry, Gregg Wattenberg, Mark Wilkerson & Brett Young, songwriters (Daughtry)

- [X]The Pretender
Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel & Chris Shiflett, songwriters (Foo Fighters)

- [X]Radio Nowhere
Bruce Springsteen, songwriter (Bruce Springsteen)

Best Rock Album
(Vocal or Instrumental. Includes Hard Rock and Metal.)

- Daughtry - Daughtry
- [X]Revival - John Fogerty
- [X]Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace - Foo Fighters
- [X]Magic - Bruce Springsteen
- [X]Sky Blue Sky - Wilco

Best Alternative Music Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

- [X]Alright, Still... - Lily Allen
- [X]Neon Bible - Arcade Fire
- [X]Volta - Bjork
- [X]Wincing The Night Away - The Shins
- [X]Icky Thump - The White Stripes


Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

- The Calling - Mary Chapin Carpenter
- My Name Is Buddy - Ry Cooder
- [X]Washington Square Serenade - Steve Earle
- Children Running Through - Patty Griffin
- Orphans - Tom Waits

Best Reggae Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

- The Burning Spear Experience - Burning Spear
- Mind Control - Stephen Marley
- [X]The End Of An American Dream - Lee "Scratch" Perry
- Anniversary - Sly & Robbie And The Taxi Gang
- Light Your Light -Toots & The Maytals

Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Story Telling)

- The Audacity Of Hope: Thoughts On Reclaiming The American Dream - Barack Obama
- Celebrations - Maya Angelou
- Giving: How Each Of Us Can Change The World - Bill Clinton
- Sunday Mornings In Plains: Bringing Peace To A Changing World - Jimmy Carter
- Things I Overheard While Talking To Myself - Alan Alda

Best Comedy Album
(For comedy recordings, spoken or musical)

- America's Mexican - George Lopez
- Dirty Girl - Lisa Lampanelli
- [X]The Distant Future - Flight Of The Conchords
- I Still Have A Pony. - Steven Wright
- Songs Pointed & Pointless - Harry Shearer

Best Compilation Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media

- Across The Universe
- Dreamgirls
- Hairspray
- [X]Love - (The Beatles)
- [X]Once - Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova

- Best Score Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media

- Babel
- Blood Diamond