“Mr. Hanks sadly and regretfully had to back out,” Darabont told MTV. “I was really looking forward to working with him again but his other commitments just precluded it. He had to take a step back.”
One of those commitments being the Da Vinci Code sequel, by the way. No word on who Darabont might be looking at next . . .
“It needs to be somebody like [Hanks] who has the ability to trigger a greenlight but is also the right guy for the part. It’s a narrow target. It’s a short list of people,” Darabont sighed.
I say, good. Tom Hanks stopped seeming like an ‘everyman’ in the 90s, and there’s plenty of actors that could fill the role better. The only question is if it’ll get Darabont the money. Joe vs. the Volcano - Tom Hanks Being an Everyman
Baltimore punkers TheDeathSet are on tour with Bonde Do Role who helped the guys with a remix on their latest release. They will be making a Minnesota stop at Carleton College on April 19. Whoever is booking the shows at Carleton, kudos. First the Cool Kids, now TheDeathSet. Try to convince these guys to come up to Minneapolis next time.
Bonde Do Role lost their lead singer, but have reformed and are still touring…“Featuring not one, but two new female singers who were chosen via auditions held in conjunction with MTV Brasil, Ana Bernardino and Laura Taylor will join the band for a ramped up set featuring new songs, covers, and old Bonde classics.”
TheDeathSet 2008 Tour Dates:
04.16 - Bard College - Annandale-on-Hudson, NY
04.17 - Grog Shop - Cleveland, OH
04.18 - Empty Bottle - Chicago, IL 04.19 - The Cave @ Carleton College - Northfield, MN
04.22 - High Dive - Seattle, WA
04.23 - Holocene - Portland, OR
04.24 - ATA - San Francisco, CA
05.04 - Sluggo’s - Pensacola, FL
05.16 - Les Saints - Montreal, QC
05.18 - The Social - Toronto, ON
with Bonde Do Role:
04.28 - Plush - Tuscon, AZ
04.30 - Emos - Austin, TX
05.01 - Palladium Loft - Dallas, TX
05.02 - Spanish Moon - Baton Rouge, LA
05.03 - The Beta Bar - Tallahassee, FL
05.05 - Common Grounds - Gainesville, FL
05.07 - TSI - Jacksonville, FL
05.08 - Club Firestone - Orlando, FL
05.09 - Drunken Unicorn - Atlanta, GA
05.10 - Local 506 - Chapel Hill, NC
05.12 - Sonar - Baltimore, MD
05.13 - Johnny Brendas - Philadelphia, PA
05.14 - Europa Nightclub - New York, NY
05.15 - Bowery Ballroom - New York, NY
Bret Easton Ellis‘ novel The Informers is an oddity from the rest of his work, with elements of the supernatural found within a vampire storyline based around Jamie, who was set to be played by Brendan Routh of Superman Returns fame in the upcoming film adaptation by Gregor Jordan.
However in a recent interview with IGN, actor John Graham has this to say;
“There are no more vampires. They took the vampires out. There are no zombies or monsters either,” he announces. “This is more about the narcissistic side of people’s characters. God knows why they took the vampire characters out. I can’t say if I was pleased or displeased, that is just the way it is.”
While unfortunate, this isn’t the first time massive changes were made to Ellis’ work for the big screen, with American Psycho losing ambiguity, Rules of Attraction losing more than one main storyline, and Less Than Zero, well . . . just about everything, there.
The Informers, published in 1995, is a collection of loosely-connected short stories that capture a week in L.A. in 1983, featuring movie executives, rock stars, and other morally challenged characters in adventures laced with sex, drugs and violence. No release date for the film is set just yet.
Alt-Country mainstays the Old 97’s are heading out on the road in support of their upcoming full length album, Blame it on Gravity, the band’s first in 4 years.
05.30 - Houston, TX - Meridian
05.31 - Dallas, TX - House of Blues
06.01 - Tulsa, OK - Cain’s Ballroom
06.03 - Omaha, NE - Slowdown 06.04 - Minneapolis, MN - 1st Ave
06.05 - Chicago, IL - Metro
06.06 - St. Louis, MO - Pageant
06.07 - Lawrence, KS - Wakarusa Festival
06.10 - Denver, CO - Gothic Theatre
06.11 - Salt Lake City, UT - The Palladium
06.13 - Vancouver, BC - Richard’s on Richard
06.14 - Seattle, WA - Showbox
06.15 - Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom
06.17 - San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
06.19 - Los Angeles, CA - Crash Mansion
06.20 - San Diego, CA - House of Blues
Old 97’s - “Barrier Reef” (live in 1998, this is the best video I could find)
Maryland songwriter-producer Dayna Staggs (D’Mystro) is suing Kanye West and his record label, Roc-a-Fella, for copyright infringement over using samples from his “Volumes of Good Life” song in West’s hit, “Good Life.” Staggs claims that the song contains vulgar and offensive images that could damage his reputation.
Minneapolis-based Martin Dosh is about to release his new record, Wolves and Wishes, and Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy’s Will Oldham is along for the ride, helping out with the (predictable) likes of Andrew Bird, members of Fog, Odd Nosdam, and Bad Plus drummer David King.
No tour dates have been announced yet, but there’s a album tracklist. Whee-ha!
01 “Don’t Wait for the Needle to Drop” (w/ Fog & Andrew Bird)
02 “Bury The Ghost” (w/ Will Oldham)
03 “If You Want To, You Have To”
04 “First Impossible”
05 “Kit and Pearle” (w/ Andrew Bird)
06 “Wolves” (w/ Fog)
07 “Food Cycles”
08 “Keep Up Appearance” (w/ Odd Nosdam)
09 “The Magic Stick”
10 “Capture The Flag”
Bust out your ringer T-Shirt and hop in the Camaro kids, it’s 1978 all over again. Journey, Heart and Cheap Trick are heading out on extensive tour this summer in support of… I don’t know, being awesome?
Thankfully it looks like Cheap Trick is opening so you can leave before the Steve Perry-less Journey go on.
Journey, Cheap Trick, Heart 2008 Tour Dates:
07.09 - Denver, CO - Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre
07.11 - Salt Lake City, UT - USANA Amphitheatre
07.12 - Lake Tahoe, NV - Harvey’s Lake Resort
07.15 - San Diego, CA - Coors Amphitheatre
07.16 - Irvine, CA - Verizon Amphitheatre
07.18 - Las Vegas, NV - Mandalay Bay Arena
07.19 - Tucson, AZ - Casino Anselmo
07.22 - Council Bluffs, IA - Mid America Center
07.23 - Oklahoma City, OK - Zoo Amphitheatre
07.25 - San Antonio, TX - Verizon Amphitheatre
07.26 - Houston, TX - Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
07.27 - Dallas, TX - Superpages.com Amphitheatre
07.30 - Tampa, FL - Ford Amphitheatre
07.31 - West Palm Beach, FL - Sound Advice Amphitheatre
08.02 - Charlotte, NC - Verizon Amphitheatre
08.03 - Atlanta, GA - Chastain Amphitheatre
08.04 - Atlanta, GA - Chastain Amphitheatre
08.06 - Orange Beach, FL - The Amphitheatre @ The Wharf
08.07 - Nashville, TN - Sommett Center
08.09 - Birmingham, AL - Verizon Amphitheatre
08.10 - Raleigh, NC - Walnut Creek Amphitheatre
08.12 - Virginia Beach, VA - Verizon Amphitheatre
08.14 - Jones Beach, NY - Nikon at Jones Beach
08.16 - Scranton, PA - Toyota Amphitheatre
08.17 - Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun Casino
08.19 - Boston, MA - Tweeter Center
08.21 - Holmdel, NJ - PNC Bank Arts Center
08.23 - Syracuse, NY - New York State Fair
08.24 - Saratoga, NY - Saratoga PAC
08.26 - Camden, NJ - Susquehanna Bank Center
08.27 - Washington, DC - Nissan Pavilion
08.30 - Bethel Woods, NY - Center for the Arts
08.31 - Hershey, PA - Hersheypark Pavilion
09.04 - Watertown, NY - Watertown Baseball Diamond
09.06 - Cincinnati, OH - Riverbend Music Center
09.07 - Cleveland, OH - Blossom Amphitheatre
09.09 - Detroit, MI - DTE Energy Music Theatre
09.10 - Indianapolis, IN - Verizon Amphitheatre
09.12 - Chicago, IL - First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
09.13 - St. Louis, MO - Verizon Amphitheatre
09.15 - Kansas City, MO - Midland Theatre 09.16 - Minneapolis, MN - Target Center
09.19 - Seattle, WA - White River Amphitheatre
09.21 - Portland, OR - Clark County Amphitheatre
09.24 - Concord, CA - Sleep Train Pavilion at Concord
09.26 - Sacramento, CA - Sleep Train Pavilion at Sacramento
09.27 - Mountain View, CA - Shoreline Amphitheatre
09.30 - Los Angeles, CA - Greek Theatre
10.03 - Phoenix, AZ - Cricket Pavilion
10.04 - Albuquerque, NM - Journal Pavilion
Cheap Trick - “Surrender” (live in 1978)
