In the past couple days some news reports have surfaced that would make it seem as if Robert Zemeckis has begun the casting process for his Yellow Submarine remake , which is apparently going under the name of The Fab Four Project or The Untitled Fab Four Project for reasons we do not know (perhaps to either mask the real production or perhaps they've decided to go in a different direction and are...
The man suffered a cut Achilles tendon when the case shattered, prosecutors say. The incident took place last month at the Henry Fonda Theater. New details about UCLA forward Nikola Dragovic's arrest came to light today, with prosecutors saying he pushed a man into a glass display case, causing injuries, during an altercation at a Hollywood concert venue.
DVR 052 Welcome to Bernie's World.. Since the 1980s, Colchester, England's Bernie Sizzey has been making some of the strangest pop music you'll ever hear. Everything from the darkest goth-rock to comedy hip-hop and everything in between has been covered in his inimitable style. At the turn of the millenium, he started releasing some of these tracks on CD-R, with no further means of distribution than...
As part of Warp Records‘ 20th anniversary London event, Warp Films present a night of visuals, film and music at a secret Bethnal Green Warehouse Location on Friday 4th December, 7pm-4am The... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
If Friday Night Lights has an unofficial theme song it’s the Daniel Johnston-penned “Devil Town.” “Devil Town” opened and closed the first season and served, in a version sung by Tony Lucca, as the soundtrack to the third season’s promo clips. But even if nobody had ever picked it for the show, it would still be the perfect theme. Consider these lines: All my friends...
Over the last month or so after the posting of our teaser cover, there has been much confusion over whether or not the cover of my boy josh smoking the Black and Mild is actually the cover of the magazine. I am proud to say, no. No offense to my boy josh, of course, but between then and now huge things have been popping off. Last week, Anatomy Magazine had the honor and privilege to have Virginia's...
[We round up the week's top news and reviews from sister iPhone site FingerGaming , as written by editor in chief Danny Cowan and authors Louise Yang and Mathew Kumar.] This week, FingerGaming covers recent releases like JellyCar 2, Bejeweled Blitz , and Ngmoco's microtransaction-powered virtual pet game Touch Pets Dogs . The site also reviews the Daniel Johnston-spawned Hi How Are You , plus the...
The most refreshing aspect of Mike Doughty’s Sad Man Happy Man is what it doesn’t include. There is very little percussion, few backing tracks, no keyboards, only sparse bass and cello lines. The longest song is just over three minutes. Most songs have two verses, two choruses, nothing more. Sad Man Happy Man, Doughty’s third solo album and follow up to 2005’s Golden Delicious,...
Akron/Family by Chad Wadsworth Daniel Johnston is coming to St. David's Episcopal Church on Nov. 20. Fun Fun Fun Fest is rolling out coverage online. Austin Chronicle has an interview with Jay Farrar in advance of Son Volt's show this weekend. Check out the new video for White Denim's "I Start to Run" over at Ultra8201. At noon today, Texas Music Matters will broadcast their Fun Fun Fun...
It's been just under 2 months since we launched Google Sidewiki and we've already seen a great number of valuable entries that have been written worldwide. From product tips to online petitions and from expert health advice to programming help, Sidewiki users are finding many useful and creative ways to help others. We've been really excited by these uses of Sidewiki and wanted to share 10 of these...
photos by Vincent Cornelli, words by Andrew Frisicano "Smith westerns just pissed all over our backstage floor." - Girls The second NYC-area stop on the Girls/Real Estate tour, after the Nov. 2nd kick off at Maxwell's, happened Friday, November 6th...
Hi, How Are You Creator: Dr Fun Fun Platform: iPhone/iPod Touch Price: $1.99 Daniel Johnston’s shaky, damaged music is pretty much the last thing imaginable as the source material for an iPhone game. But considering the imagery available from Johnston’s superhero- and Beatles-laden catalog, Hi, How Are You could be a lot more messed-up. His game plays like the bastard child of Frogger...
Things were different from the last time we saw Girls live, when we hosted their first NYC show at Market Hotel: near unanimous praise for one of the year's best Album s, and a recently reconfigured lineup that saw the abrupt departure of their touring guitarist, replaced for this trek on a few days practice by Ryan Lynch aka BTW Dominant Legs. As a result the jangle-pop was jammed to a manageable...
Daniel Johnston/Laura Marling/The Wave Pictures -The Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh November 4, 2009 In many ways, Daniel Johnston might well be the living embodiment of what it means to be a cult figure. Lauded by the hip, and covered by many other artists, his reputation enhanced by time, he inspires devotion from many. I have been to [...]
Audition Video: Daniel Johnson Britains Got Talent Johnson rose to fame after he drew a standing ovation from the normally reserved Cowell. The art teacher from Reading, England won over the judge with a rousing rendition of the Beatles' hit song "With a Little Help From My Friends." "I have been doing this for eight or nine years. Danyl, that was single-handedly the best first audition I have ever