Yikes. I can't believe its been over six months since there's been a peep out of SS. A lifetime in blog years. Thanks for all the Viagra comment spam while we've been away, but lets not get too buddy-buddy just yet. The blogging absence in recent months can largely be blamed on another web project and a major career shift (with big assists by Taylor Swift and The Black Eyed Peas - ugh). We're not QUITE ready to jump back in the game.
Sorry for the radio-silence kids. In the wake of a smelly-but-awesome trip to Bonnaroo, SS needed to recharge the ole' music batteries. But a little news from one of the festival's best entries, The Beastie Boys, got my ass back in gear. Hot Sauce Committee PT 1 (featuring Nas and Santigold) has a tracklist, release date (9.15) and cover art. Get excited...
Hot Sauce Committee Pt. 1
01 "Tadlock's Glasses 02 "B-Boys In The Cut 03 "Make Some Noise 04 "Nonstop Disco Powerpack 05 "OK" 06 "Too Many Rappers" (Feat. NAS) 07 "Say It" 08 "The Bill Harper Collection" 09 "Don't Play No Game That I Can't Win" (Feat. Santigold) 10 "Long Burn The Fire" 11 "Bundt Cake" 12 "Funky Donkey" 13 "Lee Majors Come Again" 14 "Multilateral Nuclear Disarmament" 15 "Pop Your Balloon" 16 "Crazy Ass Shit" 17 "Here's A Little Something For Ya"
If for nothing else than the opportunity to listen to John Malkovich speak for 90 minutes, I enjoyed The Great Buck Howard. But it's too bad the coming-of-age/prestidigitation flick (sounds like a winner, right?) didn't gain a wider audience, because Clap Your Hands Say Yeah are basically the featured band. Check out this new clip from the closing credits featuring the new track "Telling the Truth and Going Away." But remember, if you want some Colin Hanks, you'll have to rent the whole thing.
Ah, Twitter - where else can Rob Zombie and Weird Al bond without fear of prejudice from death metal fans or polka enthusiasts? "Rob Zombie just told me that people aren't believing @RWZombie is really him. (It's really him. Really.)" 7:57 AM Jun 2nd from web
Admittedly, Bob Dylan's latest LP, Together Through Life, wasn't the instant classic his last three discs have been. But the video for "Beyond Here Lies Nothin'" is some brutal but brilliant stuff - I look forward to the movie.
Look out hipsters, 500 Days of Summer is here to end Garden State's five-year reign atop the indie soundtrack hall of fame. Note the inclusion of Hall & Oates, adding a dose of that 80's irony the cool kids love so much. (Though to be fair, they've been on the comeback trail for a while now.) Anyway, for this summer's soundtrack that will change your life, keep reading:
01 Mychael Danna and Rob Simonsen: "A Story of Boy Meets Girl" 02 Regina Spektor: "Us" 03 The Smiths: "There Is a Light That Never Goes Out" 04 Black Lips: "Bad Kids" 05 The Smiths: "Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want"R 06 Doves: "There Goes the Fear" 07 Hall & Oates: "You Make My Dreams" 08 The Temper Trap: "Sweet Disposition" 09 Carla Bruni: "Quelqu'un M'a Dit" 10 Feist: "Mushaboom" 11 Regina Spektor: "Hero" 12 Simon & Garfunkel: "Bookends" 13 Wolfmother: "Vagabond" 14 Mumm-Ra: "She's Got You High" 15 Meaghan Smith: "Here Comes Your Man" 16 She & Him: "Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want"
Yikes. I can't believe its been over six months since there's been a peep out of SS. A lifetime in blog years. Thanks for all the Viagra comment spam while we've been away, but lets not get too buddy-buddy just yet. The blogging absence in recent months can largely be blamed on another web project and a major career shift (with big assists by Taylor Swift and The Black Eyed Peas - ugh). We're not QUITE ready to jump back in the game.
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