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This Ain't Your Parents Kiki And Herb
WOXY.com is back and you may want to note that today & tomorrow they host a couple of pretty cool Lounge Acts. Today at 4:30PM EST it’s music from Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin. They’ll play "the hits" off their debut record, Broom. And the day before two days from now (tomorrow) will be a very special acoustic performance by the legendary Frank Black around 3:30PM EST. BAM!
This Week in Rock & Roll TV: October 30 - November 5, 2006
 Here's the line-up: MON 30: Barry Manilow on The Colbert Report MON 30: Beck on Letterman MON 30: *Yeah Yeah Yeahs on Kimmel MON 30: Cat Power on Conan TUE 31: Marilyn Manson on Leno WED 1: Mastodon on Conan WED 1: *The Def Leppard Story: A VH1 Original Movie [VH1] THU 2: Mikhail Baryshnikov & Alice Waters on Iconoclasts [SUND] THU 2: Lady Sovereign on Letterman THU 2: Weird Al Yankovic on Leno FRI 3: *Bill Maher & Black Rebel Motorcycle Club on Henry Rollins [IFC] SAT 4: Sufjan Stevens & Calexico on Austin City Limits SUN 5: Beck on Subterranean * = Episode previously aired Check local listings for show times and channels in your
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In Theatres This Weekend
The political crockpot is boiling over in theatres this weekend (and the GOP will have you know it certainly is fishy that these films are coming out right before Halloween). First is Shut Up And Sing which chronicles the rise and fall in popularity of top-selling country music darlings, En Vogue, after lead funky diva Cindy Herron mentioned on stage at a now infamous sold-out 2003 London concert that “This President of ours… my lovin', he ain’t never gonna get it!”. Also on the big screen is a political thriller that sent shockwaves through Europe upon its screening earlier this year. Death of a President mixes archival footage with narrative elements, examining the aftermath of the fictional assassination of President George W. Bush in the style of a retrospective documentary. The spooky thing is the film is scored by none other than En Vogue. Conspiracy? You be the judge (and the jury). If you don’t want to go out and get your anti-Bush on than perhaps you might consider these other films on Friday: Christmas at Maxwell's, Catch a Fire, Babel, Cruel World, Cocaine Cowboys and Saw XXXVIII. Free your mind and the rest will follow. Be color blind, don't be so shallow.
This Week in Rock & Roll TV: October 23 - 29, 2006
Here's the line-up: MON 23: *Billy Bragg on Conan TUE 24: *Randy Newman on The Colbert Report TUE 24: The Killers on Letterman WED 25: *Ben Kweller on Carson Daly THU 26: Eddie Vedder & Laird Hamilton on Iconoclasts [SUND] THU 26: *Jose Gonzalez on Carson Daly FRI 27: *Ben Folds & Ozzy Osbourne on Henry Rollins [IFC] FRI 27: Tilly and the Wall on Letterman FRI 27: Suicide Girls- The First Tour [SHO] SAT 28: Alejandro Escovedo on Austin City Limits SAT 28: Hugh Laurie & Beck on SNL SUN 29: The Rapture on Subterranean * = Episode previously aired Check local listings for show times and channels in your
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On The Phonograph... Whysall Lane.
 Whysall LaneWhysall Lane (Blackball, 2006) File under: MusicIn the five years since the release of their glorious and under-appreciated swan song, Hurrah, Versus frontman Richard Baluyut seemed to drop completely off the radar, while his former band mates have taken their jabs at the spotlight (+/-, The Fontaine Toups), leaving this fan wondering if he'd in fact had his last "Hurrah" (who says I can't write a Pitchfork review?). So recently, with the help of my new friend The Internet, I decided to check up on the man. After a few "clicks", I was pleased to find that he has a new band called Whysall Lane and that their CD is now available. Well, look at that. My new friend is super. The 10 songs on their self-titled debut should prove to any doubters that Baluyut was responsible, more than anyone else, for Versus' singular sound: by turns sanguine, muscular, lush and lean, but always with flawlessly memorable melodies upfront. Lyrically, as always, he's lamenting failed relationships through the left speaker while courting new ones through the right. And he's even found a new female foil in band mate Mikel Delgado (whose voice sounds remarkably like Fontaine Toups -- they could've called this band Versus and probably gotten away with it) adding poignancy to lyrics that might otherwise seem a tad too spiteful and/or cliché ridden. To any Versus fan this record will be pleasantly familiar and to fans of our beloved locals, The Lindsay, that haven't yet investigated the Versus comparisons, this should be well worth checking out. It's clear Baluyut wants us to know that his former band is behind him, but I'm not so sure. When I play this record with my eyes closed, I'm listening to the new Versus record. Sorry, Richard, but we all know the past catches up to us. Luckily for me, it eventually caught up with you. | 
The artist: whysalllane.myspace.com
The label: www.blackballrecords.com
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In Theatres This Weekend
Alright! Finally a weekend full of new movies that actually looks pretty great. I’m very interested to see Christopher Nolan’s turn-of-the-century magician’s tale, The Prestige, with Christian Bale, Scarlett Johansson, Hugh Jackman and David Bowie. Also, Running with Scissors looks pretty stylish and smart (and sort of like a better executed Squid and the Whale). Annette Bening is already getting Oscar buzz for her turn in this story of an eccentric (read: unstable) family and a highly perceptive kid trapped in the middle of it all. But, this week’s true gem looks to be Sofia Coppola’s (eye/ear/mind candy) Marie Antoinette. In this her follow-up to the highly-acclaimed Lost in Translation, Coppola looks to interpret the 18th century French monarchy through Kirsten Dunst as Marie Antoinette, who became the Queen of France and later a toxic symbol for the wanton extravagance of the era’s noble, ultimately inciting the French Revolution. Marie Antoinette also stars Jason Schwartzman, Asia Argento, Molly Shannon, Marianne Faithfull and (fucking!) Rip Torn as Louis XV!! Also out this Friday: Candy, Requiem, Sleeping Dogs Lie, Flags of Our Fathers and Flicka.
The Skinny on the Shins
 Shortly after the band headlines the Sub Pop showcase at this year’s CMJ festival, November 2nd at the Bowery Ballroom, they begin their multi-format trek towards the release of their highly-anticipated third album, Wincing the Night Away (set for January 23rd, 2007). They will do this via new technology and old. You see, the first single from the album, “Phantom Limb,” will be released as a digital single (with two b-sides) via iTunes on November 14th. Then, you can pick it up as a CD-single on November 21st, followed by a 7” on December 12th. The single tracklist goes like this: 1. Phantom Limb (album version) 2. Nothing at All 3. Spilt Needles (alternate version) The tracklist for the full-length (which incidentally was recorded in the summer of ’06 at Supernatural Sound in Oregon, and produced by James Mercer, The Shins’ singer/songwriter, and Joe Chiccarelli (Beck, U2)) is as follows: 1. Sleeping Lessons 2. Australia 3. Pam Berry 4. Phantom Limb 5. Sea Legs 6. Red Rabbits 7. Turn on Me 8. Black Wave 9. Spilt Needles 10. Girl Sailor 11. A Comet Appears Are you looking forward to it or hardly looking?
This Week in Rock & Roll TV: October 16 - 22, 2006
Here's the line-up: MON 16: *M. Ward on Letterman TUE 17: VH1's 2006 Hip Hop Honors WED 18: BBC Crown Jewels- The Faces [VH1C] THU 19: Kevin Federline on Leno THU 19: Ben Folds on Conan FRI 20: *Werner Herzog & Frank Black on Henry Rollins [IFC]FRI 20: *TV On The Radio on Letterman FRI 20: Frank Black on Conan SAT 21: Juanes on Austin City Limits SAT 21: John C. Reilly & My Chemical Romance on SNL SUN 22: Sean Lennon on Subterranean * = Episode previously aired Check local listings for show times and channels in your area. Discuss here >>>
In Theatres This Weekend
Oh boy! Opening this weekend we have the tale of an acerbic performer named Tom Dobbs who has made his career out of skewering politicians and speaking the mind of the exasperated nation on his talk show. Sounds a little like a certain Mr. High and Mighty Jason Paul Michel here around NDA Headquarters. He cracked scathing jokes at a fractured system night after night -- or blog after blog(??) -- until he came up with a really funny idea: why not run for president himself? Yeah, Jax, why not!? After a flip comment, Dobbs ignites a grassroots movement that puts him on the ballot. And thus, that is why you must vote for Jason Paul Michel on November 7th. He is a poet laureate, a trusted friend and a proven blogger among bloggers (not to mention he is full of flip comments). Plus, his running mate is Bill Cosby, which brings us full circle. Man of the Year was directed by Barry Levinson and along with Williams stars Laura Linney, Christopher Walken, Jeff Goldblum and Lewis Black. Other movies on the weekend’s ballot include: The Grudge 2, Tideland, Nearing Grace, The Marine, One Night with the King, Infamous, Driving Lessons, Deliver Us From Evil and the most promising title of the week... Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker. "Find the truth behind Stormbreaker and you will find your uncle." I don't know, I’m considering an absentee ballot (if you know what I mean). Haha. LOL. WTF!! I mean I’m not gonna see any of this crap. Literally. This blog sponsored by Diebold.
Exile On Gipsstrasse
 Download Swearing at Motorists' new web-only release "Exile On Gipsstrasse", a 10-song collection of unreleased material recorded by Dave Doughman live in an underground train station in Berlin during the making of Last Night Becomes This Morning. These tracks will be available as free downloads for a limited time during the month of October while Swearing At Motorists tour the States. Tour Dates: 10/07/06 Dayton, OH - Gilley's 10/10/06 Cleveland, OH - Grog Shop w/ Paper Cranes 10/11/06 Grand Rapids, MI - The Intersection w/ Paper Cranes 10/12/06 Chicago, IL - Schuba's w/ Paper Cranes 10/13/06 Columbus, OH - Little Brothers w/ The Wrens 10/14/06 Newport, KY - Southgate House w/ The Wrens 10/15/06 Bloomington, IN - Landlocked Music 10/16/06 Chattanooga, TN - LaMar's 10/18/06 Tampa, FL - New World Brewery w/ New Roman Times 10/19/06 Gainesville, FL - Common Grounds w/ Holopaw 10/20/06 Orlando, FL - AKA Lounge 10/21/06 St. Augustine, FL - Cafe Eleven w/ Holopaw 10/22/06 Mt. Pleasant, SC - Village Tavern 10/24/06 Nashville, TN - Exit / In 10/26/06 Chapel Hill, NC - Local 506 w/ Hudson Bell + Dodo Bird 10/27/06 Philadelphia, PA - North Star Bar 10/28/06 Allston, MA - Great Scott 10/29/06 Providence, RI - The Century 11/01/06 New York, NY - Fotana's w/ CMJ Showcase Fields of Gaffney 11/02/06 Dayton, OH - Pearl Nite Club
Wish You Were There With... Ladytron & CSS!
 Walking onto the Mershon Black Box stage to the vivacious energy of CSS my first impression was: "Wow, this is really different from the record." I wondered how they’d pull off so much of their hook-heavy music live and I must admit at first I felt a little let down that it wasn’t as "polished" as the album. But, after just about a song-and-a-half I had already given up on the notion of comparing this experience to the record and just started enjoying it for what it was... a totally raw and shameless take on their Sub Pop debut, Cansei De Ser Sexy. For many people the CSS album proved quite polarizing, you either loved it or you hated it (and for the record, I really loved it). The great thing about tonight is that I truly believe this show would have been quite entertaining for kids in either camp. Whether they were pulling people on stage to dance, humping mic stands or crowd surfing as lead singer Lovefoxxx did during their over-the-top finale of "Let's Make Love and Listen to Death From Above", CSS (despite the lack of alcohol in the venue) were determined to have a good time even if you weren’t. CSS’ bubbly spirit was especially evident when contrasted by the night’s headliner, Ladytron. Both bands at their essence are trying to do the same thing: make you shake your ass. I just don’t get these groups that play dance music, but look like they’re at a funeral while doing it. It just seems as though they take themselves way too seriously and it pilfers any fun out of their songs that might have actually been there in the first place. Maybe that’s their deal? I don’t profess to being any sort of authority on the dance music genre, but to me the casual fan, where CSS conveyed a happy-go-lucky schoolyard kid at play, Ladytron was the uptight and boring martinet shouting recess was over (in a meticulously trimmed coif, a fancy light show and heavy reverb mind you).
Pass GO, Collect FUN!
 MonopolyVideo Game (Nintendo Entertainment System, 1991) File under: GamesI recently got my old school Nintendo Entertainment System back from my friend Grant and discovered that my roommate Adam has a copy of Monopoly for it. I never really played the game when it came out in the early nineties but now I am thoroughly addicted to it. I beat the shit out of my friends the other day and I can not stop playing this video game master piece. I enjoy it mostly due to the fact that people don’t have to count the money out and do boring old mathematics. (Let’s face it, math is never fun) This game automatically does the pesky old math for you! Technology never ceases to amaze me. What will they come up with next? Just like regular Monopoly all the good old game pieces are there. The difference here is they digitally move! Have you ever played Monopoly with your family or friends and the car moves by itself? Well, welcome to the future! This game makes it possible. I have heard that there are other computer game versions of Monopoly. I have never played those knock-offs but I can assure you that they probably eat shit. When it comes to sweet Nintendo sound effects and music Monopoly offers a truly unbeatable soundtrack. When you get out of jail a comical voice comes on and says “Don’t be coming back now!” The Monopoly guy then dusts himself off and walks off the board. When I saw this I almost shot beer out of my nose onto my naked body. If you love Nintendo, love Monopoly and hate doing stuffy math problems then this is the game for you.  | 
The platform: nes.wikipedia.org
The game: monopoly.amazon.com
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Sorry folks, I couldn't get the link to work because I don't know what I'm doing. Shun me (really, it's okay).
fixed.
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