06
Aug
2002
· Two state-of-the-art technologies come together this week in Flash Frames: The Best of Internet Animation, a DVD/CD-ROM release that shows off the best of do-it-yourself FLASH animation. With no slow loading, these vivid clips roll right out, each one more mesmerizing than the last.
The high resolution of the animation looks great on the TV screen, with 5.1-channel surround sound worthy of the musical artists involved, including Supreme Beings of Leisure, The Januaries, Diffuser, Todd Rundgren, and DJ Spooky. These videos are delightfully clever, from sweeping the screen in stark monochrome hues to the E.C. Comics-inspired "A Piece of Candy" by the band 58. Filling out the 140-minute running time are handfuls of fascinating digital "business cards" from some of the more than 30 worldwide media artists who created all this magic, and other Web-animation hijinks that range from Joe Cartoon and Mr. Wong to dogs playing poker to Fritter, a substance-abusing clown pining for Bacon Bits.
· The Rykodisc label has announced that it's soon to re-issue four seminal albums from The Replacements, re-mastered for the first time since their 1980s releases. Due September 3 are Sorry Ma Forgot to Take Out the Trash, Stink, Hootenanny, and Let It Be. I'm more tickled over the other Rykodisc news, that later next month the label will issue Finally the Punk Rockers Are Taking Acid: 1983-1988, a three-CD retrospective of The Flaming Lips' 1980s experiments in the Oklahoma glue factory. The collection pulls together their psychedelic album trifecta - Hear It Is, Oh My Gawd!!!, and Telepathic Surgery - newly re-mastered alongside more than 20 rare demos and live tracks. One highlight is the promise of their cover of Neil Young's "After the Gold Rush." Hold on tight to the carrousel, my friends, as the ride's not over yet. In the first week of October, Rykodisc drops The Day They Shot a Hole in the Jesus Egg, a two-CD set that updates the Lips' 1990 classic In a Priest Driven Ambulance, and the Unconsciously Screamin' EP. More bonus nuggets are scattered about, such as the rare SubPop seven-inch-single B side "Strychnine"/"Peace, Love & Understanding," mashing The Sonics with Elvis Costello.
· The political saying "We get the leaders we deserve" also applies to the bug-eyed world of entertainment, as this Tuesday the Epic Records label is releasing a four-track enhanced CD single of Kelly Osbourne's "Papa Don't Preach." Ouch. Ouch. Ouch.
Televison Alert:
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno welcomes Dolly Parton on Thursday and Moby on Monday; The Late Show with David Letterman hosts The Flatlanders on Thursday and Counting Crows on Friday; Late Night with Conan O'Brien features Filter on Thursday overnight, Lyle Lovett on Friday overnight, and They Might Be Giants on Tuesday overnight; and The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn is sure to get weepy with nu-wave memories when he hosts the colorful Cyndi Lauper on Thursday overnight.
New Releases Coming Tuesday, August 13:
... and like the winds, young grasshopper, are subject to change
The Action - Rolled Gold (Reaction/Parasol) rare demos from this 1960s psychedelic Mod band
Bernard Allison - Storms of Life (Tone-Cool) new from the blues guitarist with covers of Mark Knopfler's "I Think I Love You Too Much" and ZZ Top's "I Wanna Drive You Home"
Howie Beck - Hollow (Devil in the Woods/Future Farmer)
Bright Eyes - Lifted or The Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground (Saddle Creek)
Maxine Brown - 25 All Time Greatest Hits (Varese Sarabande) 1960s chart-toppers from the Specter and Wand labels
Camper Van Beethoven - Tusk (Pitch-A-Tent) a track-by-track reinterpretation of the Fleetwood Mac classic double album
Cold - Year of the Spider (Flip/Interscope)
Dag Nasty - Minority of One (Revelation)
The Dixie Cups - The Complete Red Bird Recordings (Varese Sarabande) featuring the all-time classic "Chapel of Love" from 1964
Thomas Duran Jr. - Life Giver (Canyon) rattle and water-drum peyote songs of the Blue Sky People
Marianne Faithful - Kissin' Time (Virgin) with guests Beck, Billy Corgan of Smashing Pumpkins, and Jarvis Cocker of Pulp
Jay Farrar - ThirdShiftGrottoSlack (Artemis) new EP from the Son Volt and Uncle Tupelo co-founder
Steve Forbert - More Young Guitar Days (Rolling Tide) collection of alternative versions and live recordings
Frou Frou - Details (MCA) featuring the track "Breathe In," used recently in HBO's Six Feet Under
Future Sound of London - The Isness (Hypnotic) new adventurous album from this pioneering electronic dance duo
Kay Hanley - Cherry Marmalade (Zoe) solo debut from the former Letters to Cleo vocalist
Haven - Between the Senses (Virgin) big buzz on the debut of this Manchester, U.K., quartet produced by Johnny Marr of the Smiths
Jimi Hendrix - Smash Hits (Experience Hendrix/MCA) limited-edition vinyl re-issue with original 12-track sequence and numbered sleeve
Howard Jones - The Peaceful Tour: Deluxe Edition (Cleopatra) recorded last year on his UK tour
Mike Keneally - Wooden Smoke (Exowax)
The Last Poets - The Last Poets (Fuel 2000) re-issue of this groundbreaking foundation of rap and gritty urban storytelling
Made Men - Black Friday (Surrender) with guests Swizz Beatz and Glaze NY
Bradford Marsalis Quartet - Footsteps of Our Fathers (Rounder) with covers of John Coltrane's "A Love Supreme" and Ornette Coleman's "Giggin'"
Brad Mehldau - Largo (Warner Bros) featuring his jazz interpretations of Radiohead's "Paranoid Android" and The Beatles' "Dear Prudence"
R. Carlos Nakai - Fourth World (Canyon)
Nerf Herder - American Cheese (Honest Don's) featuring the track "Mr. Spock"
The Pogues - Streams of Whiskey (Sanctuary) live in Switzerland 1991
Popa Chubby - In Concert (Music Video Distributors) DVD release from this amazing blues guitarist
Kelly Price - Priceless (Def Soul) with guests Eric Clapton and Yolanda Adams
The Reindeer Section - Son of Evil Reindeer (Bright Star/PIAS) featuring members of Arab Strap, Belle & Sebastian, Teenage Fanclub, Mogwai, and more
Bree Sharp - More B.S. (Ahimsa/Union)
Sick of It All - Live in a Dive (Fat Wreck Chords) recorded at San Francisco's Bottom of the Hill, enhanced with three CD-ROM video tracks
Sparta - The Wiretap Scars (Dreamworks) all new from these former At the Drive-In members
James Taylor - On the 4th of July (Columbia)
various artists - Backed in Black: An AC/DC Tribute (Lakeshore) following their recent Beatles tribute, the label collects 12 up-and-coming female singer-songwriters to tackle AC/DC classics
various artists - Pure Chill Out (Water Music) nice 17-track collection with Nightmares on Wax, Kruder & Dorfmeister, Moby, and Delerium
Ray Wilson - Live & Acoustic (SPV) former vocalist for the UK's Stiltskin
Wonderlick - Wonderlick (Future Farmer) featuring members of Too Much Joy
Ronnie Wood - Not for Beginners (Steamhammer/SPV) his seventh solo release, this time with guests Bob Dylan, Ian MacLagen, and Kelly Jones of the Stereophonics
· The Rykodisc label has announced that it's soon to re-issue four seminal albums from The Replacements, re-mastered for the first time since their 1980s releases. Due September 3 are Sorry Ma Forgot to Take Out the Trash, Stink, Hootenanny, and Let It Be. I'm more tickled over the other Rykodisc news, that later next month the label will issue Finally the Punk Rockers Are Taking Acid: 1983-1988, a three-CD retrospective of The Flaming Lips' 1980s experiments in the Oklahoma glue factory. The collection pulls together their psychedelic album trifecta - Hear It Is, Oh My Gawd!!!, and Telepathic Surgery - newly re-mastered alongside more than 20 rare demos and live tracks. One highlight is the promise of their cover of Neil Young's "After the Gold Rush." Hold on tight to the carrousel, my friends, as the ride's not over yet. In the first week of October, Rykodisc drops The Day They Shot a Hole in the Jesus Egg, a two-CD set that updates the Lips' 1990 classic In a Priest Driven Ambulance, and the Unconsciously Screamin' EP. More bonus nuggets are scattered about, such as the rare SubPop seven-inch-single B side "Strychnine"/"Peace, Love & Understanding," mashing The Sonics with Elvis Costello.
· The political saying "We get the leaders we deserve" also applies to the bug-eyed world of entertainment, as this Tuesday the Epic Records label is releasing a four-track enhanced CD single of Kelly Osbourne's "Papa Don't Preach." Ouch. Ouch. Ouch.
Televison Alert:
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno welcomes Dolly Parton on Thursday and Moby on Monday; The Late Show with David Letterman hosts The Flatlanders on Thursday and Counting Crows on Friday; Late Night with Conan O'Brien features Filter on Thursday overnight, Lyle Lovett on Friday overnight, and They Might Be Giants on Tuesday overnight; and The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn is sure to get weepy with nu-wave memories when he hosts the colorful Cyndi Lauper on Thursday overnight.
New Releases Coming Tuesday, August 13:
... and like the winds, young grasshopper, are subject to change
The Action - Rolled Gold (Reaction/Parasol) rare demos from this 1960s psychedelic Mod band
Bernard Allison - Storms of Life (Tone-Cool) new from the blues guitarist with covers of Mark Knopfler's "I Think I Love You Too Much" and ZZ Top's "I Wanna Drive You Home"
Howie Beck - Hollow (Devil in the Woods/Future Farmer)
Bright Eyes - Lifted or The Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground (Saddle Creek)
Maxine Brown - 25 All Time Greatest Hits (Varese Sarabande) 1960s chart-toppers from the Specter and Wand labels
Camper Van Beethoven - Tusk (Pitch-A-Tent) a track-by-track reinterpretation of the Fleetwood Mac classic double album
Cold - Year of the Spider (Flip/Interscope)
Dag Nasty - Minority of One (Revelation)
The Dixie Cups - The Complete Red Bird Recordings (Varese Sarabande) featuring the all-time classic "Chapel of Love" from 1964
Thomas Duran Jr. - Life Giver (Canyon) rattle and water-drum peyote songs of the Blue Sky People
Marianne Faithful - Kissin' Time (Virgin) with guests Beck, Billy Corgan of Smashing Pumpkins, and Jarvis Cocker of Pulp
Jay Farrar - ThirdShiftGrottoSlack (Artemis) new EP from the Son Volt and Uncle Tupelo co-founder
Steve Forbert - More Young Guitar Days (Rolling Tide) collection of alternative versions and live recordings
Frou Frou - Details (MCA) featuring the track "Breathe In," used recently in HBO's Six Feet Under
Future Sound of London - The Isness (Hypnotic) new adventurous album from this pioneering electronic dance duo
Kay Hanley - Cherry Marmalade (Zoe) solo debut from the former Letters to Cleo vocalist
Haven - Between the Senses (Virgin) big buzz on the debut of this Manchester, U.K., quartet produced by Johnny Marr of the Smiths
Jimi Hendrix - Smash Hits (Experience Hendrix/MCA) limited-edition vinyl re-issue with original 12-track sequence and numbered sleeve
Howard Jones - The Peaceful Tour: Deluxe Edition (Cleopatra) recorded last year on his UK tour
Mike Keneally - Wooden Smoke (Exowax)
The Last Poets - The Last Poets (Fuel 2000) re-issue of this groundbreaking foundation of rap and gritty urban storytelling
Made Men - Black Friday (Surrender) with guests Swizz Beatz and Glaze NY
Bradford Marsalis Quartet - Footsteps of Our Fathers (Rounder) with covers of John Coltrane's "A Love Supreme" and Ornette Coleman's "Giggin'"
Brad Mehldau - Largo (Warner Bros) featuring his jazz interpretations of Radiohead's "Paranoid Android" and The Beatles' "Dear Prudence"
R. Carlos Nakai - Fourth World (Canyon)
Nerf Herder - American Cheese (Honest Don's) featuring the track "Mr. Spock"
The Pogues - Streams of Whiskey (Sanctuary) live in Switzerland 1991
Popa Chubby - In Concert (Music Video Distributors) DVD release from this amazing blues guitarist
Kelly Price - Priceless (Def Soul) with guests Eric Clapton and Yolanda Adams
The Reindeer Section - Son of Evil Reindeer (Bright Star/PIAS) featuring members of Arab Strap, Belle & Sebastian, Teenage Fanclub, Mogwai, and more
Bree Sharp - More B.S. (Ahimsa/Union)
Sick of It All - Live in a Dive (Fat Wreck Chords) recorded at San Francisco's Bottom of the Hill, enhanced with three CD-ROM video tracks
Sparta - The Wiretap Scars (Dreamworks) all new from these former At the Drive-In members
James Taylor - On the 4th of July (Columbia)
various artists - Backed in Black: An AC/DC Tribute (Lakeshore) following their recent Beatles tribute, the label collects 12 up-and-coming female singer-songwriters to tackle AC/DC classics
various artists - Pure Chill Out (Water Music) nice 17-track collection with Nightmares on Wax, Kruder & Dorfmeister, Moby, and Delerium
Ray Wilson - Live & Acoustic (SPV) former vocalist for the UK's Stiltskin
Wonderlick - Wonderlick (Future Farmer) featuring members of Too Much Joy
Ronnie Wood - Not for Beginners (Steamhammer/SPV) his seventh solo release, this time with guests Bob Dylan, Ian MacLagen, and Kelly Jones of the Stereophonics
