It looks like Atomic Midnights are finally returning to the Twin Cities in some fashion this month, with the Parkway Theater now harnessing the power of b-film awesomeness.
07.11 - Reefer Madness
07.18 – The Legend of Bigfoot
07.25 - Werewolf vs. the Vampire Woman
08.01 – Cotton Pickin’ Chickenpickers
08.08 – Mysteries From Beyond Earth
08.15 - Swinging Wives
Each film starts at 11:30 PM, and tickets are $7.
Ex-UFC fighter Don Frye is so bad-ass, he once pulled a samurai sword out on Godzilla. While that action can never be topped, he can currently be seen in Michael Mann’s Public Enemies as Texas Ranger Clarence Hurt. Just look for the guy with the gigantic, awesome moustache.
Don Frye Is Awesome
Well, 2009 is now halfway over. Time to take a quick look at what’s been rocking our collective world so far this year.
* = local release
RichmanVA:
Dear Landlord – Dream Homes
Steel Panther – Feel The Steel
Kreator – Hordes of Chaos
Gallows – Grey Britain
Propagandhi – Supporting Caste
NOFX – Frisbee
Loser Life – Friends With a Demon
The Bouncing Souls – 20th Anniversary Series 7″ Vol. 1 & 2
Silversun Pickups – Swoon
In The Red – Volume 1.5
The Joe:
Bon Iver – Blood Bank [EP]
Depeche Mode – Sounds of the Universe
Handsome Furs – Face Control
Mass of the Fermenting Dregs – World is Yours
Moby – Wait For Me
Mojo Marshall:
Beirut – Realpeople Holland [EP]
Cymbals Eat Guitars – Why There Are Mountains (What)
DOOM – Born Like This
*Gospel Gossip – Dreamland [EP]
Grizzly Bear – Veckatimest
Handsome Furs – Face Control
Japandroids – Post-Nothing
Jeremy Jay – Slow Dance
Moby – Wait for Me
*P.O.S. – Never Better
Passion Pit – Manners
Phoenix – Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
*Red Pens – Reasons
Suckers – Suckers [EP]
Sunset Rubdown – Dragonslayer
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart – The Pains of Being Pure at Heart
Thunderheist – Thunderheist
We Were Promised Jetpacks – These Four Walls
Yeah Yeah Yeahs – It’s Blitz!
Yellow Ostrich – Yellow Ostrich
Yourself and the Air – Friend of All Breeds [EP]
Yuksek – Away from the Sea
*Zombie Season – Life is Tragic
Kat:
White Lies – To Lose My Life
Moby
Wait For Me
Mute
2009
1. Division
2. Pale Horses
3. Shot In The Back Of The Head
4. Study War
5. Walk With Me
6. Stock Radio
7. Mistake
8. Scream Pilots
9. Jltf 1
10. Jltf
11. A Seated Night
12. Wait For Me
13. Hope Is Gone
14. Ghost Return
15. Slow Light
16. Isolate
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1999’s Play was a godsend. I was just starting to get into music and picked the album up solely due to its $9.99 price tag, not knowing it would be one of those rare few albums that you’ve been waiting your whole life to hear but just didn’t realize until you actually experienced it.
But then, what happened? Moby himself was always kind of a dick, but after Play’s success, it felt like he was merely trying too hard to placate to the musical needs of people who couldn’t care less. Redundant, generic club music replaced his once-original electronic sound, and all he was good for were soundtrack bits to Miami Vice and the Bourne trilogy. Truth be told, it was all rather heartbreaking.
So thank you, David Lynch, for reminding Moby in a BAFTA Awards speech that personal creativity should never bend to commercial demands, because he took those words to heart and created an astounding return to melancholy soundscape form.
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“Wait For Me”
“Mistake” (Live)
Who’s the greatest modern American film director? Steven Soderbergh, that’s who.
The U.S. government decides to go after an agri-business giant with a price-fixing accusation, based on the evidence submitted by their star witness, vice president turned informant Mark Whitacre.
Director: Steven Soderbergh (The Limey, Solaris)
Starring: Matt Damon, Scott Bakula, Tony Hale, Patton Oswalt
Release Date: October 9
Trailer
Awesome flyer design by Todd Pitman.
Military Special, Nobot, and Man is Doom are playing a free show this Thursday at the 501 Club.
Season two of Sons of Anarchy starts on Tuesday, September 8! Adam Arkin and Henry Rollins join the cast playing members of a rival white supremacist gang.
Season five of the consistently hilarious It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia is set to premiere on Thursday, September 17.
(Thanks to Dave Toews for the tip.)
I immensely enjoyed their set last fall at the Triple Rock. Nice to see them making a return visit this year.
Thursday, September 10
Triple Rock Social Club
8 PM | $12 | 18+
with Amanda Blank
This is more like it.
Inglourious Basterds opens August 21.
Dear Landlord
Dream Homes
No Idea
2009
http://www.myspace.com/letslynchthedearlandlord
1. I Live in Hell
2. Rosa
3. High Fives
4. Lake Ontario
5. Landlocked
6. Doormat
7. Three to the Beach
8. Park Bench
9. Goodbye to Oakland
10. Last Time I Checked
11. Whiskey and Records
12. Lost Cause
13. Begging for Tips
14. A World that We Never Made
Favorite Tracks: I Live in Hell, Rosa, Landlocked, Three to the Beach, A World That We Never Made
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With a pedigree that boasts members of Chicago’s The Copyrights, former MPLS pop punk powerhouse Rivethead, and current powerhouse Off With Their Heads it should come as no surprise to anyone that Dear Landlord may have just released the album of the year. The band doesn’t stray far from the Screeching Weasel with gruff vocals formula of catchy, aggressive pop punk that is currently all the rage but they probably do it better than anyone else. Every song is a fist pumping sing along anthem that is perfect for sitting on the porch this summer with good friends and a 40 oz.
It’s got my vote for album of the year.
Be sure to catch them with the aforementioned OWTH, along with Dillinger Four, The Arrivals, and Superhopper at this year’s D4th of July celebration.
A look at notable new music releases coming out this week on vinyl. Most titles should be available at your local mom and pop store but if not, I suggest shopping online at Vinyl Collective or No Idea Records.
NOTE: Release dates are subject to change with no notice whatsoever.
Pretty lame week as far as new releases are concerned but on the reissue front you can fill in some holes in your Sabbath and Subhumans collections.
NEW RELEASES:
- Paint It Black – Amnesia 7″
- Vibrators – Garage Punk
- Wilco – Wilco (The Album)
REISSUES:
- Black Sabbath – Black Sabbath
- Black Sabbath – Master of Reality
- Subhumans – 29:29 Split Vision
- Subhumans - EP-LP
- Twisted Sister – Stay Hungry
