Driving While on Cell Phone Worse Than Driving While Drunk

Unless your last name is Kennedy. Doh!

No, but seriously, it's true. U.S. researchers said so... they also said Talking While on Drunk Phone Worse Than Drinking While Talking. AND! Driving on Cell Phone Worse Than Break Dancing While Drunk. All true. Full story here.

In Theatres This Weekend

So, you and your little lady are going to see CGI Supershorts? Not me, I’m ignoring the early mixed reviews and heading straight for the cult-favorite, fun-house television series turned big-screen prequel, Strangers with Candy. I’ve been waiting all summer for this one. Who’s with me!?

Strangers with Candy stars Amy Sedaris as Jerri Blank, a forty-seven-year-old ex-con, junky-whore, who returns to High School after thirty-two years of being a runaway and a jailbird. The premise is supposed to be completely ridiculous and the jokes are supposed to be way over-the-top (and Sedaris is actually really cute under all that ugly make-up), so let your uptight friends know that going in so they can’t bitch about how they didn’t get it later.

Playing alongside Sedaris is Stephen Colbert, Paul Dinello, Matthew Broderick, Sarah Jessica Parker and Greg Hollimon. Sedaris, Colbert and Dinello also share writing credits. Dinello directed.

Also opening this week: The Motel, The Devil Wears Prada and Who Killed the Electric Car?

CGI Supershorts... HA! LOL! When you're good, you're good. When you're really funny, you're me.

Sleater-Kinney Calls It Quits

From Sub Pop via the band's website:

After eleven years as a band, Sleater-Kinney have decided to go on indefinite hiatus. The upcoming summer shows will be our last. As of now, there are no plans for future tours or recordings.

We feel lucky to have had the support of many wonderful people over the years. We want to thank everyone who has worked with us, written kind words about us, performed with us, and inspired us.

But mostly we want to extend our gratitude to our amazing fans. You have been a part of our story from the beginning. We could not have made our music without your enthusiasm, passion, and loyalty. It is you who have made the entire journey worthwhile.

With love and thanks,

Sleater-Kinney

The dates below will be your last chance to see the band. You may opt to avail yourself the opportunity.

Jul 29 Mellwood Arts Center, Louisville, KY
Jul 31 Starlight Ballroom, Philadelphia, PA
Aug 01 930 Club, Washington, DC
Aug 02 Webster Hall, New York City, NY
Aug 04 Lollapalooza (Grant Park), Chicago, IL

Day of Boredoms

I've been waiting 12 years to see the Boredoms again. The fact that they're playing the Wexner Center tonight is still blowing my mind. So in honor, I hereby declare Tuesday, June 27th as Boredoms Day in Columbus, Ohio.



What should you do? Listen to Pop Tatari and Super AE back to back, then go buy a ticket.

This Week in Rock & Roll TV: June 26 - July 2, 2006

MON 26: *Black Rebel Motorcycle Club on Carson Daly
TUE 27: The Fixx on Kimmel
WED 28: Martha Wainwright on Letterman
WED 28: Duke Spirit on Carson Daly
THU 29: Robert Plant on Soundstage [PBS]
THU 29: Broken Social Scene on Letterman
THU 29: Cheap Trick on Conan
THU 29: Aimee Mann on Carson Daly
FRI 30: Paul Simon on Letterman
FRI 30: She Wants Revenge on Craig Ferguson
FRI 30: Ice Cube on Carson Daly
SAT 1: Daniel Johnston on Henry Rollins [IFC]
SUN 2: Islands on Subterranean

* = Episode previously aired

Check local listings for showtimes and channels in your area.

Josh Fecher on The Morton Downey, Jr. Show??

Check it out. Our good friend Joshy in the audience defending homosexuality.

In The Year 2008

Futurama will rise from the dead on standard cable. That’s right! A mere three years after Fox cancelled the Emmy-winning show it’s being reported that Comedy Central will revive the series with an order for 72 episodes over a five-year license term (although the new Futurama won't start until January 2008, when Cartoon Network's rights to the show run out).

Billy West, who will return for the new (old) endeavor, actually spilled the beans on this news back in March (when these rumors first started swirling), but they were just recently confirmed by the network.

Despite the healthy wait, this is still crapping-pants-worthy news for many fans. And remember, there’s always the feature film scheduled for next year to hold you over for a bit!

Now, if only they’d bring back Arrested Development and STELLA and Strangers with Candy and Diff'rent Strokes and and and...

Classic Films It's Okay To Hate

The Onion A.V. Club wrote an article on this topic and I thought it was interesting enough to bring to your attention.

On their list? Fantasia, Network, A Clockwork Orange, The Shawshank Redemption, The Exorcist, Caddyshack, Roger & Me, Carrie, The Big Lebowski (!?) and yep, Star Wars.

Read the story here if'n ya want.

And let us know in the comments below what other movies you think should have made the roll (or bitch about the ones they included).

Vetiver US Tour

San Francisco’s Vetiver will be hitting the road this July for their first extensive tour of the United States since the May release of their second full length album To Find Me Gone.

Of course Vetiver is lead by Andy Cabic who has toured the world repeatedly as a member of close crony Devendra Banhart's live band.

Here are the dates:

Tue 7/11/06, Charlotte, NC, The Evening Muse
Wed 7/12/06, Raleigh, NC, King’s Tavern
Thu 7/13/06, Greensboro, NC, Flying Anvil
Fri 7/14/06, Charlottesville, VA, Satellite Ballroom
Sat 7/15/06, Baltimore, MD, Talking Head Club
Sun 7/16/06, Washington, DC, Warehouse Theater Nextdoor
Tue 7/18/06, Philadelphia, PA, The Khyber
Wed 7/19/06, Brooklyn, NY, Brooklyn Fire Proof Folk Series
Thu 7/20/06, New York, NY, Tonic
Fri 7/21/06, Somerville, MA, PA’s Lounge
Sat 7/22/06, New Haven, CT, Rudy’s
Sun 7/23/06, Providence, RI, AS 220 Art Space
Tue 7/25/06, Albany, NY, Valentine’s
Wed 7/26/06, Montreal, QC, La Sala Rossa
Thu 7/27/06, Toronto, ON, Drake Hotel Underground
Fri 7/28/06, Cleveland, OH, Beachland Tavern
Sat 7/29/06, Columbus, OH, Wexner Center for Arts at OSU
Mon 7/31/06, Cincinnati, OH, Publico Gallery
Tue 8/1/06, Bloomington, IN, Landlocked Music Space
Wed 8/2/06, Grand Rapids, MI, Division Ave Arts Cooperative
Thu 8/3/06, Chicago, IL, Empty Bottle
Fri 8/4/06, Milwaukee, WI, Cactus Bar
Sat 8/5/06, St. Paul, MN, Turf Club

Just Not Good Enough

Well, Italy did their part. But, the USA... what can I say? They were a big fat stinky disappointment. They lacked energy, a sense of urgency. They lacked confidence. They seemed unorganized (I guess that’s on Bruce Arena) and unfocused much of the run.

The “face of the team” (supposedly), Landon Donovan, was a non-factor the entire Cup. DaMarcus Beasley was a ghost. Bobby Convey gave more energy and created more chances in the 50-ish minutes he played over two games than Donovan and Beasley did the entire tournament combined.

Claudio Reyna looked old and slow and really showed it on the giveaway that led to the first Ghana goal. And then he faked an injury when he wasn’t even touched which to me is absolutely lame, some might even say gutless. You fucked up, stand up like a man and own up to it.

As for the backline, Eddie Pope is waaaay overrated and Oguchi Onyewu consistently showed how green he was (especially the first and last game). Kasey Keller wasn’t given much of a chance to be successful.

Eddie Lewis, Carlos Bocanegra and Brian McBride had their moments, but the only guys that really showed up for this World Cup were Convey, Eddie Johnson, Pablo Mastroeni, and more than anyone, Clint Dempsey (who should be the new “face of the team”).

You run and kick and fight and sweat for four hard years to get to this moment and this is the limp, heartless effort that you give in the end? It’s sad.

Don’t blame it on the refs (although it would be pretty easy to do that), the bad calls were on both sides of the ball. Ultimately, you just have to deal with that and overcome it by giving more effort than the other side.

Will this cost Arena his job? It probably should. He obviously didn't motivate and his tactics will come under some serious scrutiny. We’ll see.

I’m gonna mope around for a little while.

A Hard Rain's A-Ghana Fall

Beat Ghana. Root for Italy.

Here are the scenarios in which the US would advance.

The USA can finish second in its group and advance to the knockout round with a win and an Italy win vs. the Czech Republic on Thursday.

Other scenarios:

-- If Italy vs. Czech Republic ends in a 0-0 tie, then the USA has to beat Ghana by at least four goals.

-- If Italy vs. Czech Republic ends in a 1-1 tie, then the USA needs to beat Ghana by at least five goals.
By virtue of the USA's 3-0 loss to Czech Republic, if both the USA and Czech Republic finished tied in goal differential, the USA can only advance if they score more total goals in Group play then the Czech Republic. If they are tied in points, goal differential and total goals scored in group play, the Czech Republic advances due to their win vs. the USA.

Yeah. So, like I said.

Beat Ghana. Root for Italy.

It’s just that simple.

In other news, I think 10AM may be a tad bit early to crack open a cold one. It’s gonna be kind of weird watching one of these things sober... eating Cinnamon Toast Crunch.

Rollercoaster Kids

Brazil's Bonde do Role (literally “The Rollercoaster Band”), who Rollingstone.com touted as one of the top ten groups to watch in 2006 and who The New Dark Ages currently tout as the first band to ever sample Alice in Chains and not make us want to turn off our record players, will drop Vamos Do Role on the world this October. It will serve as their debut LP and the first full-length release on DJ/Producer Diplo's Mad Decent imprint.

"In complete disregard for U.S. copyright law, Bonde do Role (D'eyrot, 22, MC Marina Ribatski, 21, and producer and DJ Rodrigo Gorky, 25) pile super-recognizable samples -- AC/DC, the Grease soundtrack, Tone-Loc -- into an over-the-top party-starting mix" (Rolling Stone)

Diplo calls these guys “a sort of baille funk Beastie Boys... a kind of beautiful mess”. You can witness the beautiful mess and the party-starting mix throughout July as they tour North America with label-chief Diplo and CSS in tow.

Attendance is highly recommended for any New Dark Agers whose idea of a good time might involve blaring comically vulgar shout-rapped Portuguese lyrics about drugs and pop culture over a Smiths loop and a breakbeat. I’ll see’em at Pitchfork.

Check out their music on MySpace and here are the tour dates. Get with it hipster:

7.13.06 - Calumet Building Patio Buffalo, NY
7.14.06 - The Mod Club Toronto, ON, CANADA
7.15.06 - La Sala Rossa treal, PQ, CANADA
7.16.06 - Zaphod Beeblebrox Ottawa, ON CANADA
7.17.06 - Great Scott Boston, MA
7.19.06 - Avalon New York, NY
7.20.06 - Warsaw Brooklyn, NY
7.21.06 - Mummers Museum Philadelphia, PA
7.22.06 - Sonar Baltimore, MD
7.23.06 - Black Cat Washington, D.C.
7.24.06 - Drunken Unicorn Atlanta, GA
7.25.06 - The Republic New Orleans, LA
7.26.06 - Warehouse Live Houston, TX
7.27.06 - The Parish Austin, TX
7.28.06 - Haileys Denton, TX
7.29.06 - The Granada Theatre Lawrence, KS
7.30.06 - Pitchfork Music Fest Chicago, IL
7.31.06 - Varsity Theater Minneapolis, MN
8.2.06 - Hi-Fi Calgary, AB, CANADA
8.4.06 - Celebrities Nightclub Vancouver, BC, CANADA
8.5.06 - Neumos Seattle, WA
8.6.06 - The Nightlight Lounge Bellingham, WA
8.7.06 - Doug Fir Lounge Portland, OR
8.10.06 - Mezzanine San Francisco, CA
8.11.06 - Ex_Plx Los Angeles, CA
8.12.06 - Casbah San Diego, CA

And Now To Present Dwyane Wade With The NBA Championship Trophy… Little Patrick O’Keefe

But, seriously, were these not the best NBA playoffs since Bird, Magic and Jordan? I commend the men and women of the NBA and all that they did for us this year. Especially this playoff season. And I commend commissioner David Stern for looking like a poor man’s Mel Torme. And last but not least, I’d like to thoroughly commend Shaquille O’Neal because he showed that not only is he a rappin’ genie-with-an-attitude that’s ready for slam-dunk fun, but he can win without Kobe Bryant. And man do I hate Kobe Bryant.


Also, you probably missed it, but the dude from Dr. 90210 coached the Carolina Hurricanes to the NHL championship last night. How he pulls that off, I’ll never know -- the guy is a master of time management. You're born with skills like that. In any case, congrats to the Hurricanes and the four people who watched the game (that’s including myself and Dan Watson).

Isn't it funny when people look like other people? SPORTS!!!!!!!!

Streaming Sufjan

Sufjan Stevens new album The Avalanche (Asthmastic Kitty) will be streaming in 1/4 chunks every week until the official release on July 11th. Go here to listen.

WOXY.COM Lounge Act: The Spinto Band

Download today's live acoustic performance by The Spinto Band.

The band performed three tracks from Nice & Nicely Done and one older cut from their catalog. Photos and the MP3 download are available in the WOXY.COM archives now!

Gram Cracker Lust

I’m a big music documentary nerd and tomorrow signals the release of Gram Parsons: Fallen Angel on the always excellent Rhino label. Parsons, as a member of The International Submarine Band, The Byrds, and The Flying Burrito Brothers was among the first, if not the first, to bridge the gap between country and rock in the late 1960s and early '70s. It’s supposed to be a pretty illuminating account of his life and continuing influence.

Featured interviews include Peter Buck, James Burton, Emmylou Harris, Chris Hillman, Phil Kaufman, Keith Richards, Polly Parsons, Gretchen Parsons Carpenter, Dwight Yoakam, and others. DVD features include 5.1 audio, photo gallery, biography, discography, and an interview with director Gandulf Hennig.

This is what some allegedly important publications had to say:

"Fallen Angel tells the definitive story of Gram's awesomely hedonistic life for the first time." -- NME

"A must-see for anyone who cares about music." -- The Observer

So, I’m gonna check it out ASAP (maybe you should do the same??) -- look for a review over the next few weeks.

Oh! And Rhino has a pretty sweet contest going on where you can win a Gram Parsons CD Box Set, the new DVD and a poster. Go here to register through July 31, 2006.

This Week in Rock & Roll TV: June 19 - 25, 2006

MON 19: *Wolfmother on Kimmel
MON 19: The Charlatans UK on Craig Ferguson
TUE 20: Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band on Leno
TUE 20: Fiona Apple on Carson Daly
WED 21: Neko Case on Tavis Smiley
WED 21: The Subways on Conan
WED 21: Jose Gonzalez on Carson Daly
THU 22: Taylor Hicks! on Leno
THU 22: Aimee Mann on Carson Daly
FRI 23: Bruce Springsteen on Conan
FRI 23: Def Leppard on Craig Ferguson
SAT 24: Dinosaur Jr. on Henry Rollins [IFC]
SAT 24: Rosanne Cash & Neko Case on Austin City Limits
SUN 25: Band of Horses on Subterranean

* = Episode previously aired

Check local listings for showtimes and channels in your area.

Discuss here >>>

Why Are You Here And Not At Bonnaroo?

No worries. We already know the answer to that question, it's one or more of the following.

A> It's hot.

B> It's expensive.

C> They smell.

D> You refuse to be seen at any show where Gomez will be playing.

E> You're gonna see Devendra Banhart at Pitchfork.

F> You can just stream the show here anyways.

G> No David Lee Roth on the schedule.

H> Too far to walk.

I> They really smell.

J> You're a TV/VCR repair man but your real passion is nail care.

K> Mosquitos love to bite you.

L> No weed.

M> In NYC with Necropolis and 23 bucks.

N> Fuck you.

O> AIDS.

P> Cuz I have the new Sonic Youth record right here, man.

Q> Hounddogs doesn't deliver to Tennessee.

R> George Bush.

S> No shirt. No shoes. No service.

T> You plan on seeing Nacho Libre 42 times this weekend.

U> You're parched.

V> You're allergic.

W> You're room is a mess.

X> Seriously. What is that fucking smell!?

Y> None of the above.

Z> Now I know my ABC's next time won't you sing with me?

That's A Spicy A Futbol

Even though ESPN says Italy is the clear favorite, the US team can settle for nothing less than a victory today if it has any hopes of moving past group play.

Any predictions? I say...

USA 1
Italy Meatballs.

Poker In The Rear

This just in: Dennis Rodman says online-poker just as “exciting as running with the bulls (in Pamplona)”.

But not quite as exciting as Celebrity Big Brother UK.

Seriously though...

Running with the bulls = pretty exciting... not bad.

Playing online-poker at GoldenPalace.com = Better than having sex with Carmen Electra! And Madonna!! At the same time!!!! While running with the bulls!!!!!!

Next thing you know he's gonna be claiming that GoldenPalace.com is more exciting than Pillsbury Toaster Strudel and that's where I will draw the fucking line mister.