Switchblade Comb

Featuring Busta Rhymes.

I dig the Busta verse which is why I’m posting this. The rest of the song is kinda meh.

Here are the first four episodes of Wainy Days season 3. I’ll start posting them more regularly from now on. These are all more than likely NSFW.

Episode 21: Nan and Lucy

Episode 22: Rebecca (guest starring Lee Majors)

Episode 23: The Water Cooler

Episode 24: The Waindow

For some reason I didn’t post this last month when it came out so here it is for you now. A staring contest between Andy Samberg and a Klondike Bar. Enjoy.

Minneapolis’ Sound Unseen Festival, a showcase of music documentaries, rare concert footage, and interactive cinema in addition to live music, just announced the Opening Night film for their 9th series - Garrison Keillor: The Man on the Radio in the Red Shoes.

While most of the festival will probably end up at St. Anthony Main, this screening will be at the Riverview Theater on Thursday, October 23rd. The festival will run from that 23rd to the 26th, contrary to the original planned dates in September.

Garrison Keillor: The Man on the Radio in the Red Shoes
Thursday, October 23
Riverview Theater
Minneapolis, MN
7:30 PM

Sound Unseen will also be presenting the Pan African Festival this Sunday, August 10 at the Parkway Theater.

Off of Velocifero, out now.

From Paper Trail; due out September 30.

(Thanks Japanator)

id Software CEO Todd Hollenshead recently spoke on the long-delayed Return to Castle Wolfenstein movie adaptation, which Rules of Attraction director Roger Avary was attached to write and direct a while back. Hollenshead said, “With the writer’s strike it took so long to get underway and Roger Avary, the writer, had a commitment that was in line before working the Wolfenstein stuff, but I’ve recently been in contact with Roger and he’s actually working on the script right now.”

Interesting, as I thought Avary was in jail for manslaughter. I guess Hollenshead never touches on the subject, so maybe that’s where Avary’s writing the script. One would figure, though, that it’ll be difficult to direct the film from there.

For those not playing first-person shooter games in the mid-nineties, Castle Wolfenstein takes place in Nazi-occupied Europe where Army Ranger William “B.J.” Blazkowicz takes on the SS Paranormal Division. With a chain gun. The film is tentatively planned for 2010.

Castle Wolfenstein - Hitler

Something of Boris opens November 7.

Barbecue is NOT a verb.

Nice Monster Squad reference.

Reggie & The Full Effect play The Triple Rock Social Club on September 2.

After finishing up their run on Warped Tour and making a stop at the Austin City Limits music festival, Against Me! will head out on a series of headlining dates this fall. Joining them on the trek will be Ted Leo & The Pharmacists. Word.

Against Me! / Ted Leo & The Pharmacists 2008 Tour Dates:

09.30 - Birmingham, AL - Workplay Theatre
10.01 - Atlanta, GA - Masquerade
10.02 - Hilton Head, SC - Stages
10.03 - St Petersburg, FL - Jannus Landing
10.04 - Orlando, FL - House of Blues Orlando
10.05 - Gainesville, FL - Common Grounds
10.07 - Greensboro, NC - Greene Street Club
10.08 - Washington, DC - Black Cat
10.09 - Philadelphia, PA - The Electric Factory
10.10 - Sayreville, NJ - Starland Ballroom
10.11 - New York, NY - Webster Hall
10.12 - Boston, MA - Wilbur Theatre
10.14 - Cincinnati, OH - Bogarts
10.15 - Des Moines, IA - People’s Court
10.16 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
10.17 - Chicago, IL - Riviera Theatre
10.18 - Detroit, MI - Majestic Theatre
10.21 - Englewood, CO - Gothic Theatre
10.22 - Salt Lake City, Utah - In the Venue

Against Me! - “Wagon Wheel” (Bob Dylan cover - audio only)

Jackson Browne
Thursday, October 16
Orpheum Theatre
Minneapolis, MN

I’m gonna be honest. The only reason I posted this is so that I would have an excuse to post a video of his kick ass “theme song” to Fast Times at Ridgemont High.

You’re welcome.

Jackson Browne - “Somebody’s Baby” (live)

We first talked about the new series for HBO that David Cross and Bob Odenkirk were working on back in March of this year and it looks like a lot has happened since then. They filmed the pilot and then in the midst of editing decided to scrap the whole project.

Here’s what Bob Odenkirk had to say about it:

“The project that David and I did for HBO a few weeks ago; “David’s Situation” was in most respects a smashing success. Loads of fun, great energy, hilarious performances, solid laughter, everything “worked” from the writing to the production to the performance… The actual night of the taping kicked ass. We had a fantastic crowd, and so many of our friends showed up to support. The show had great high points, David’s stand-up monologues, Zach Galafianakis’ as “Lame” and his music video, Scott and BJ doing “Predator A.M.”, and Matt Besser, Eric Hoffman and Mo Collins as our “sitcom” cast… It’s hard to do justice to how well it all went. Few pilots feel as in control or deliver as many laughs. HOWEVER…we (David and I) upon making the final edit and reviewing it…lost interest in the overall concept. The show was a strange hybrid with a “sit-com” base. We used the actual set from “Everybody Loves Raymond”. The sitcom framework really felt like a drag on our energy and sensibility. This was fairly obvious to us and not as disappointing as it might sound because the whole experience energized us to create something new and more better. HBO execs felt the energy in the room, too. So we think they are genuinely interested in what’s next. After the experience of “David’s Situation” it would be crazy for us not to create something. So we are working on it. Not sure where it will go, or how we will put it together. But it all comes from having done “David’s Situation”, and I do hope our fans will get a chance to see it one day. You fantastic, amazing, wondrificul comedy nerdles.”

It’s disappointing to hear this but exciting at the same time to know that these two comic geniuses will continue to work together. Hopefully the pilot for “David’s Situation” will at least see the light of day on DVD or on the bobanddavid.com website at some point.

Mr. Show - “The Audition”

Featuring the likes of Harmony Korine, Mike Mills, Todd James, Ed Templeton, Tobin Yelland, and Geoff McFetridge.

Beautiful Losers focuses on the telling of personal stories. It speaks to themes of what happens when the outside becomes “in” as it explores the creative ethos connecting these artists and today’s youth.

Beautiful Losers opens limited this Friday.