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By Liz Louche on 10-25-2007

Interpol’s latest album, this summer’s Our Love to Admire (TMT Review), will soon be reissued with the added incentive of an extra special DVD! The new and improved album/DVD combo comes out November 19 and features live footage of “The Heinrich Manoeuvre,” “Slow Hands,” “Narc,” “Pioneer,” “Mammoth,” and “Evil” plus music videos for “No I in Threesome” and “The Heinrich Manoeuvre.”

Some of you might be saying “Hold on! So, this album came out a few months ago, and it’s already being reissued? That’s too much, too soon!” Well, I see what you’re getting at, but let’s pause for a moment and consider why this reissue might be occurring. Are Interpol running out of money for fancy tailored suits? Feeling inspired by YouTube phenomena like Tay Zonday or the “Why Must I Cry?” dude? Maybe they’re just hellbent on annoying fans who already bought the album in July? All of these are likely answers, but I’ve got a hunch that it’s something different completely. Now, this is just a guess, but I think it would be safe to assume that Interpol are putting out this DVD in an effort to launch their primetime TV drama careers.

Stay with me here. The way I see it, Interpol frequently do lengthy stints on the road, a band that spends countless nights in Holiday Inns and Best Westerns across the country, watching cable TV, and collecting free soap. They’ve been doing the music thing for awhile, and perhaps they’re feeling like it’s time for a change. It’s no secret that Carlos D. has been writing film scores, and I’d venture a guess that maybe once or twice he even imagined himself and his band cohorts starring in the type of serial drama that focuses on men in suits. There are so many possibilities. Just think — Paul Banks and the boys unraveling alien conspiracies against the will of a skeptical government, performing maverick medical procedures that fly in the face of the establishment, cracking cold cases that more orthodox cops won’t touch.

Sure, right now it’s just a live DVD, but tomorrow? CSI: Brooklyn.

By Elzee on 10-25-2007

So you've just bought an album, say The Backstreet Boys' classic Millenium. You're sitting on your bed thinking "Man, these guys are SICK, but I think the album would be better if the lyrics from 'Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely' were laid over the beats of 'I Want It That Way,' and that the whole thing was in a different order." Sure, you keep listening, but deep down inside, you know world peace might come to fruition if only you could mix those tracks yourself.

Perhaps as a child, indie-electro-hip hop artist Domer felt the same way about Millenium. And perhaps that's what inspired him to create the potentially fantastic My Favorite EP.

Here's the deal: Domer recorded the lyrics for the EP's five tracks over a metronome with no beat, and he's asked those with an ear for music -- and you, refined TMT reader, certainly have one of those -- to create their own backing tracks for the songs and send back the finished project by the end of October. The vocals are available here as MP3 files or here as WAVs.

(Really?) Yes, really, and it gets better. (No, it can't get better, can it?) Oh yes, it most certainly can.

Once participants have sent in their creations, Domer will post the finished versions for download. Fans can pick their favorites, leaving the specific songs and order of the EP up to each listener to decide for themselves. And, of course, Domer wants everyone to send him their personal Favorite EP.

"I wanted to blur the line between artist and listener," he says. "The direction of the album is in everyone's hands but mine and will continue to be till the project is over. It's cool because it really gets people involved in the process." True that, Domer, true that.

How awesome is this? I would say pretty fucking awesome.