Switchblade Comb

Directed by Rozan & Schmeltz (Surface 2 Air).

From Dystopia, out now.

London’s the Rumble Strips will be heading out on their first US tour this October. Check out their sweet one-take video for “Motorcycle” below.

The Rumble Strips - 2008 Tour Dates:

10.04 - Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda’s
10.05 - Washington, DC - Black Cat Backstage
10.06 - Carrboro, NC - Cat’s Cradle
10.07 - Atlanta, GA - The Earl
10.08 - Orlando, FL - The Social
10.10 - New Orleans, LA - House Of Blues
10.11 - Austin, TX - The Parish Room
10.14 - San Diego, CA - Casbah
10.15 - Los Angeles, CA - Spaceland
10.16 - San Francisco, CA - Pop Scene
10.18 - Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge
10.23 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street Entry
10.24 - Chicago, IL - The Abbey Pub
11.01 - New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom

The Rumble Strips - “Motorcycle”

On Saturday, July 19 Plain Ole Bill (Rhymesayers) will be at the Uptown Theatre spinning early 90’s hip-hop records before the 7:15 pm and 9:45 pm showings of The Wackness.

Come early.

We’ll be giving out free CDs, posters, movie passes, discount coupons to Fifth Element, and more. There may even be some fly girls dancing on stage.

Let’s party like it’s 1994!

The Wackness - Trailer:

Off of No Ground Under, out now.

The Tripwire is reporting that the Dead Milkmen are one of the headliners for this year’s Fun Fun Fun Fest in Austin, Texas on November 8 & 9. Awesome.

Update: This was posted on The Dead Milkmen message board by drummer Dean Clean:

Yes its true. Looks like they posted about it in the newspaper already:
Austin360.com Austin Sound Keep your browser pointed here to find out more as it develops: http://www.funfunfunfest.com/ Of course I”ll be posting info about it on the home page when more details are available. So…y’all come on down to Austin to see us ya’hear?! — Dean

Dead Milkmen - “Punk Rock Girl”

After you all go see The Dark Knight this weekend, come back and watch this deleted scene featuring Aziz Ansari of Human Giant fame.

The fantastic soundtrack to the modern classic Battle Royale will finally be available on iTunes as of July 22. Why this is first popping up eight years after the film’s initial release in Japan is a bit confusing, but I won’t complain - it’s one of my favorite film soundtracks of the last few years (you can listen to quite a few tracks via YouTube searching).

According to NipponCinema, composer Masamichi Amano completed the project in a single week, recording with a 120-musician symphony over the course of the two final days in which he continued composing during their breaks. Now that’s hardcore.

Battle Royale - “Requiem”

You may remember reading about this HERE. Now the contest is down to the top five, and my favorite of the bunch (and one of my favorite videos of the year), 16track’s “Videotape,” is posted above.

Watch all of the finalists HERE.

Billy Joel is set to be featured in a documentary titled Last Play at Shea that centers around his current performances in Shea Stadium, which is set to be torn down later this year. Traditional doc footage will also be added in concerning both him and the legendary venue. The film will be co-directed by New York Doll helmer Greg Whiteley, and will be produced by the company which also worked on Martin Scorcese’s No Direction Home and Amazing Journey: The Story of the Who.

Expect the film sometime in 2009.

Billy Joel - “The Stranger” (live)

Thanks to Music Slut for pointing out Airborne Toxic Event’s 10-part acoustic event, leading up to their record release on August 5.

In a time where documentaries are being made fast and furiously due to new video technology, they’re also not hitting very big at the box office, so something definitely needed to come along and help showcase films that might otherwise be passed up and forgotten.

Enter SnagFilms, rising from the ashes of the recently-bought indieWIRE and founded by three former AOL executives. The website streams documentary films in their entirety, and there are currently around 225 documentaries available on the site (with around 750 set to be ready by year’s end).

Just from quickly browsing over the site, I’ve noticed they’re featuring some great stuff like Dig!, Czech Dream, Heavy Metal in Baghdad, Confessions of a Superhero, and Darkon, among many others.

Go check it out HERE.

As previously posted, Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog part one and two are now up, with part 3 debuting this Saturday the 19th.

You can watch here, it’s wonderflonium!

The new Dave Attell hosted Gong Show premieres tonight on Comedy Central along with the previously posted Reality Bites Back.

Check local listings for times.

There are three properties I never wanted to see turned into films - Ender’s Game, any Kurt Vonnegut book, and Watchmen. But that last one has fallen into the hands of terrible director Zack Snyder, and there’s nothing I can do about it but sit and wait in quiet dread.

I don’t quite know what to make of this yet. On the one hand, Ozymandias looks awful, but just seeing the Comedian gave me goosebumps. Please, please, please don’t suck.

And whose idea was it to use the theme song from Batman & Robin?

In a gritty and alternate 1985 the glory days of costumed vigilantes have been brought to a close by a government crackdown, but after one of the masked veterans is brutally murdered an investigation into the killer is initiated. The reunited heroes set out to prevent their own destruction, but in doing so discover a deeper and far more diabolical plot.

Watch the trailer HERE.

Watchmen opens March 6, 2009.

And they’ll never get another chance to rectify it. So it goes. Now I just hope Michael Emerson wins Best Supporting Actor for Lost.

COMEDY SERIES
“30 Rock” (NBC)
“Curb Your Enthusiasm” (HBO)
“Entourage” (HBO)
“The Office” (NBC)
“Two and a Half Men” (CBS)

DRAMA SERIES
“Boston Legal” (ABC)
“Damages” (FX)
“Dexter” (Showtime)
“House” (Fox)
“Lost” (ABC)
“Mad Men” (AMC)

ACTOR IN A COMEDY
Alec Baldwin — “30 Rock” (NBC)
Steve Carell — “The Office” (NBC)
Lee Pace — “Pushing Daisies” (ABC)
Charlie Sheen — “Two and a Half Men” (CBS)
Tony Shalhoub — “Monk” (USA)

ACTOR IN A DRAMA
Gabriel Byrne — “In Treatment” (HBO)
Bryan Cranston — “Breaking Bad” (AMC)
Michael C. Hall — “Dexter” (Showtime)
Jon Hamm — “Mad Men” (AMC)
Hugh Laurie — “House” (Fox)
James Spader — “Boston Legal” (ABC)

ACTRESS IN A COMEDY
Christina Applegate — “Samantha Who?”(ABC)
America Ferrera — “Ugly Betty” (ABC)
Tina Fey — “30 Rock” (NBC)
Julia Louis-Dreyfus — “New Adventures of Old Christine” (CBS)
Mary-Louise Parker — “Weeds” (Showtime)

ACTRESS IN A DRAMA
Glenn Close — “Damages” (FX)
Sally Field — “Brothers & Sisters” (ABC)
Mariska Hargitay — “Law and Order: SVU” (NBC)
Holly Hunter — “Saving Grace” (TNT)
Kyra Sedgwick — “The Closer” (TNT)

Read the rest of the nominees HERE.

The 60th Primetime Emmy Awards air September 21.