Flaming Lips making another movie, beg Justin Timberlake to star in it
By Nobodaddy on Mar 9 2010
After a 2009 that saw the release of two albums — Embyronic and the collaborative recitation of Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon with Stardeath and White Dwarf — Flaming Lips’ Wayne Coyne is donning his filmmaker’s beret again.
Coyne tells Billboard that he’s starting work on a project designed to be a bit more modest than 2008’s Christmas on Mars (TMT Review). “My only goal was that I didn’t have to build space station-looking sets every time I wanted to have someone say something,” Coyne notes, “only because I built those sets myself every time we shot something for Christmas on Mars over the seven years we took to make it. This one is set in someone’s house and in a back yard and in a slaughterhouse; all those are available to me right here, so I don’t have to build everything this time.”
Like Mars, Coyne says the new film will be shot primarily with his Flaming Lips bandmates and friends and family in Oklahoma City. “I’m gonna try to get real actors, too,” he adds, “celebrities to show up and have fun with us for a couple of nights. I’m in the process of begging Justin Timberlake to be part of it; if I’m lucky I’ll be able to wear him down in another year.” That, of course, implies that we shouldn’t hold our breath waiting for the finished product. “I think everybody would be relieved if it all got done in six weeks and we could say, ‘Look at that!’ ” says Coyne, who’s also started working on music for the movie with Lips bandmate Steven Drozd. “But because I get to do it with people I love and it’s my art, I don’t care how long it takes.”
Flaming Lips are hardly going on the back burner while Coyne works on the film. The group has already announced 14 shows, including a March 12 stop at the SXSW Film Festival in Austin, Texas, a performance at the Bonnaroo Music Festival on June 11, and a Central Park Summerstage gig on July 26 in New York City. The Bonnaroo show will include a full run-through of Dark Side — which comes out in limited-edition vinyl for Record Store Day on April 17 and on CD May 4 — but Coyne doesn’t think the Floyd classic will become part of the Lips’ regular repertoire.
• The Flaming Lips: http://www.flaminglips.com
Spring is on its way! And so is a Via Tania tour!
By Liz Louche on Mar 9 2010
There are a couple of things I really like about Australian-born Chicago-based singer Via Tania: (1) She looks a lot like Audrey Horne from Twin Peaks, and everybody knows that Audrey is the best character on Twin Peaks (and she’s super hot). (2) Her glistening, dreamy pop is absolutely hypnotic. And now, lucky for all of us, she’s released her sophomore album, Moon Sweet Moon.
Moon Sweet Moon, available since October 2009 via The Hours, features sessions recorded in all kinds of places I wish I was right now instead of being in Minnesota: places like Iceland, southern France, Australia, and Austin, TX. The album was produced by Craig Ross, a Grammy nominee for his work with Patty Griffin, who has also worked with Daniel Johnston and Red House Painters. Members of Tortoise, Shearwater, Ground Components, and El May guest on the album. Via Tania will be performing at SXSW before embarking on a North American tour with Seabear.
03.13.10 - Chicago, IL - The Hideout SXSW Party *
03.17.10 - Austin, TX - The Velveeta Room (Official SXSW Showcase)
03.18.10 - Austin, TX - Castlemania Afternoon Party
03.18.10 - Austin, TX - Austin Convention Centre
03.20.10 - Austin, TX - Popfrenzy Party at Maggie Maes
03.26.10 - Lawrence, KS - 8th Street Tap Room *
03.23.10 - Washington, DC - Black Cat Backstage
03.24.10 - Philadelphia, PA - Kung Fu Necktie
03.25.10 - New York, NY - Mercury Lounge
03.26.10 - Brooklyn, NY - Southpaw
03.28.10 - Cambridge, MA - T.T. The Bear’s
03.30.10 - Montreal, QC - L’Escogriffe
03.31.10 - Toronto, ON - Horseshoe Tavern
04.02.10 - Chicago, IL - Schubas
* Seabear
• Via Tania: http://www.viatania.com
Jonny Greenwood scores soundtrack for Norwegian Wood film adaptation
By Erika H on Mar 9 2010
Composer Jonny Greenwood, better known as the guitarist for Radiohead, announced following a February show at BBC’s Maida Vale Studios that he is composing the score for a film adaptation of Haruki Murakami’s popular novel, Norwegian Wood.
You may remember Greenwood’s solo work from a few years ago, when There Will Be Blood struck musical gold (or oil, if you prefer) after Paul Thomas Anderson recruited him to provide the film score. The original soundtrack stemmed from “Popcorn Superhet Receiver,” a piece Greenwood debuted in 2005 with the BBC Concert Orchestra. In a similar transformation, Norwegian Wood’s music will be an amplification of “Doghouse,” the piece that Greenwood (BBC Concert Orchestra composer-in-residence since 2004) showcased last month to a select few.
Directed by Tran Anh Hung, the movie is slated for release in Japan before the end of the year (see stills here). If done well, the Murakami/Radiohead association will guarantee every third person between the age of 17 and 27 as a fan. If not, you can always press mute and play The Beatles on your acoustic guitar.
On Friday, March 19, BBC Radio 3 will broadcast the performance of “Doghouse” and a preview of the Norwegian Wood score at 2 PM.
• Radiohead: http://www.radiohead.com
[Photo: Michell Zappa]
Caribou announce tour, continue to swirl endlessly forever
By E. Nagurney on Mar 9 2010
The live incarnation of Caribou, the swirling electro-shock project of Mr. Dan Snaith, is prepping for a world tour in support of forthcoming record, Swim (TMT News), out in April via Merge (City Slang outside the US). In fact, they’re not wasting a second of time in supporting the record, as the group’s world tour begins in London on April 19, the same day as the record’s UK release. Snaith and crew will swirl through Europe for the rest of April, after which they head to North America for another month and a half of touring. That’s some serious swirling going on.
Caribou dates:
04.19.10 - Manchester, England - Deaf Institute #
04.20.10 - London, England - Corsica Studios London *#
04.21.10 - Amsterdam, Netherlands - Paradiso (Upstairs) #
04.22.10 - Brussels, Belgium - Beursschouwburg #
04.2.10 -3 Paris, France - Le Point Ephemere #
04.24.10 - Lausanne, Switzerland - Le Romandie #
04.25.10 - St. Gallen, Switzerland - Palace #
04.26.10 - Milan, Italy - Magnolia #
04.27.10 - Munich, Germany - Feierwerk #
04.28.10 - Berlin, Germany - Berghain Berlin #
04.29.10 - Hamburg, Germany - Prinzenbar #
04.30.10 - Aarhus, Denmark - Pop Revo Festival
05.01.10 - Stockholm, Sweden - Strand
05.03.10 - Toronto, Ontario - Phoenix
05.04.10 - Ottawa, Ontario - Babylon
05.05.10 - Montreal, Quebec - Tulipe
05.06.10 - Boston, MA - Middle East Downstairs
05.07.10 - Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg
05.08.10 - New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
05.09.10 - Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church
05.10.10 - Washington, DC - Rock N Roll Hotel
05.11.10 - Charlottesville, VA - Jefferson
05.12.10 - Chapel, Hill, NC - Cat’s Cradle
05.13.10 - Atlanta, GA - Earl
05.14.10 - Baton Rouge, LA - Spanish Moon
05.15.10 - Houston, TX - Warehouse Live Studio
05.16.10 - Austin, TX - Emo’s
05.18.10 - Phoenix, AZ - Clubhouse
05.19.10 - Los Angeles, CA - El Rey
05.20.10 - San Diego, CA - Casbah
05.21.10 - Mexico City, Mexico - Teatro Fru Fru
05.24.10 - San Francisco, CA - Independent
05.26.10 - Portland, OR - Hawthorne
05.28.10 - Victoria, British Columbia - Sugar
05.29.10 - Vancouver, British Columbia - Rickshaw
05.30.10 - George, WA - Sasquatch
05.31.10 - Calgary, Alberta - Republik
06.01.10 - Edmonton, Alberta - Starlite
06.02.10 - Saskatoon, Saskatchewan - Amigo’s
06.03.10 - Winnipeg, Manitoba - Royal Albert Arms
06.04.10 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th St. Entry
06.05.10 - Davenport, IA - Rock Island Brewing Co.
06.07.10 - St. Louis, MO - Firebird
06.08.10 - Louisville, KY - Zanzabar
06.09.10 - Cleveland, OH - Grog Shop
06.10.10 - Hamilton, Ontario - Casbah %
06.11.10 - Halifax, Nova Scotia - Paragon
06.16.10 - London, England - Heaven !
# Gold Panda
% Vowls
! DJ Kieran Hebden (Four Tet)
• Caribou: http://www.myspace.com/cariboumanitoba
• Merge: http://www.mergerecords.com
• City Slang: http://www.cityslang.com
Camera Obscura announce US spring tour, resulting in a roar of plaintive sighs
By Brom on Mar 9 2010
Camera Obscura will be embarking on a US tour this spring, beginning April 3 in Iowa City. Everybody’s favorite Glaswegian twee-pop band will also visit Texas and California, among other fine states, in support of last year’s My Maudlin Career (TMT Review) on 4AD.
Anyone who lives in the UK knows that Glasgow is probably the closest one can get to Hell on Earth. Why, then, are there so many sunny, bright indie bands that come out of such a desolate place? Even Scottish people say it’s awful!
Camera Obscura tour:
04.03.10 - Iowa City, IA - Blue Moose Tap House (Mission Creek Festival)
04.04.10 - Madison, WI - High Noon Saloon
04.05.10 - Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall
04.07.10 - Lawrence, KS - The Bottleneck
04.08.10 - Norman, OK - Meacham Auditorium (University of Oklahoma)
04.09.10 - Austin, TX - Emo’s (Outside)
04.10.10 - Denton, TX - Hailey’s
04.11.10 - Houston, TX - Warehouse Live Studio
04.16.10 - Las Vegas, NV - Club Aruba (Aruba Hotel)
04.20.10 - Visalia, CA - Cellar Door
04.21.10 - San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall
04.23.10 - Eugene, OR - WOW Hall
04.24.10 - Bellingham, WA - Nightlight Lounge
04.25.10 - Portland, OR - Berbati’s Pan
• Camera Obscura: http://www.camera-obscura.net
• 4AD: http://www.4ad.com
