August 06, 2004
Friday is Hawaiian Shirt Day
Posted by nerdling | August 6, 2004 02:26 PM
In the newest of a string of Broadway blasphemies, the unholy trinity of Harv & Bob Weinstein and Tommy Mottola are banding together to produce Pink Floyd's The Wall for the stage. The only possible saving grace is that Floyd member Roger Waters will be working on the production, but the only good I see coming from that is that the show won't sink like a cement block—more like a sponge, slowly absorbing water until maximum density is reached and it rockets to the bottom.
RightRightRight Films will debut Why Should the Devil Have All the Good Music?, a feature-length documentary on the Christian rock scene, at the Chicago Underground Film Festival later this month. {Via slatch.com}
The RIAA is getting a little bit out of control. Sure, they're up against a wall of opposition on the file-trading thing, but barring people from a concert because they were carrying cameraphones? Doesn't that seem a little extreme?
The unbeatably sublime Neko Case is readying two new albums, one of which will be released this fall, and includes covers of Loretta Lynn, Townes Van Zandt and The Shangri-Las.
Wander over to Mundane Sounds for a free cocktail of internet-only mixes of unsigned artists.
Canadian indie-folk-pop duo Tegan and Sara are recording a new album with ex-Weezer bassist Matt Sharp on keyboards.
The Moz-ster is at it again, this time sticking his coif into the stagnant career of Nancy Sinatra. Moz persuaded her to return to the studio to record a new album, due in September, which includes sonic collaborations with Morrissey, Jarvis Cocker of Pulp, Bono, Pete Yorn, and Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth.
199 bottl—er, photos of Mergefest! {Via slatch.com}
As you might have heard, Bruce Springsteen has thrown his hat into the political arena by openly endorsing a candidate in the upcoming race for the Presidency—the first time Bruce has ever done so in his 30+ year career. The folks over at donewaiting.com have an excerpt and link to an interview where he explains his decision and discusses the current political situation.
Record Store Democracy has posted an interview with Drive-By Truckers frontman Patterson Hood.
The Suicide Girls interview with Mark Mothersbaugh is pretty neat.
Discover the secrets of success according to Rhett Miller of the Old 97s in this interview with the New York Daily News.
Go figure, another interview! This one is with Caitlin Cary on her new(er) band, Tres Chicas.
Cool fact: her husband's first name is Skillet.
Why doesn't California get a PBR Prom? {Via largehearted boy}
