The White Stripes want YOU to watch movies about THEM at special midnight screenings
By Kid Midnight on Feb 25 2010
Back in the antiquated world of 2007, The White Stripes went on a lovely tour of EVERY province in Canada (C’mon, that’s not hard! How many are there? Like four? I only remember four.) and the whole time Emmet Malloy was filming it all. The movie he made, The White Stripes: Under Great White Northern Lights, is going to be released on DVD and Blu-ray on March 16, but before the big day AMC Theatres will be hosting special midnight screenings. Look ma! Midnight screenings aren’t just for nerds and Harry Potter fans anymore!
All midnight screenings take place on March 11 at the following venues:
Washington, DC – Hoffman 22
Detroit, MI – Forum 30
Philadelphia, PA – Neshaminy 24
Chicago, IL – River East 21
Minneapolis, MN – Rosedale 14
Los Angeles, CA – Block 30
San Diego, CA - Mission Valley 20
Seattle, WA – Pacific Place 11
Boston, MA – Boston Common 19
New Jersey, NJ – Palisades 21
New York, NY – Empire 25
Atlanta, GA – Barrett 24
Fans unable to attend the midnight screenings (or one of the many additional screenings listed below) can also “host their own screenings” by “purchasing a special screening kit,” but that sounds really dumb, so I’ll stop talking about it. Tickets to screenings can be purchased at the box offices, and further information about the DVD/Blu-ray can be found at White Stripes central.
Additional screening dates (even more may be announced):
02.26.10 - Seattle, WA - Northwest Film Forum
02.26.10 - Toronto, ON - The Royal Theatre
02.27.10 - Seattle, WA - Northwest Film Forum
02.27.10 - Toronto, ON - The Royal Theatre
02.28.10 - Toronto, ON - The Royal Theatre
03.01.10 - Toronto, ON - The Royal Theatre
03.02.10 - Toronto, ON - The Royal Theatre
03.03.10 - Minneapolis, MN - Sound Unseen
03.03.10 - Toronto, ON - The Royal Theatre
03.04.10 - Portland, OR - McMenamin’s Bagdad Theater
03.04.10 - Toronto, ON - The Royal Theatre
03.04.10 - Sydney, NS - Empire Theatre
03.08.10 - Philadelphia, PA - Trocadero Theatre
03.08.10 - Chicago, IL - The Music Box
03.09.10 - Los Angeles, CA - The Egyptian Theater
03.10.10 - New York, NY - IFC Center
03.10.10 - Atlanta, GA - The Plaza Theatre
03.10.10 - Ottawa, ON - Mayfair Theatre
03.11.10 - San Francisco, CA - Variety Screening Room
03.11.10 - New York, NY - IFC Center
03.11.10 - Detroit, MI - Burton Theater
03.11.10 - Ottawa, ON - Mayfair Theatre
03.12.10 - Washington, DC - AFI Silver Theatre & Cultural Center
03.12.10 - Austin, TX - Paramount Theater (SXSW Film Festival Premiere)
03.12.10 - Edmonton, AB - Citadel Theatre (Metro Cinema)
03.13.10 - Kansas City, KS - The Screenland Armour
03.13.10 - Salt Lake City, UT - Tower Theater
03.13.10 - Boston, MA - Brattle Theater
03.13.10 - Edmonton, AB - Metro Cinema in the Citadel Theatre
03.14.10 - Edmonton, AB - Metro Cinema in the Citadel Theatre
03.14.10 - Saskatoon, SK - Broadway Cinema
03.15.10 - San Francisco, CA - Roxie Theater
• The White Stripes: http://whitestripes.com
Thom Yorke Reveals New Band Name, “Atoms for Peace,” Announces April Tour with Flying Lotus
By Mr P on Feb 25 2010
Thom Yorke, former member of Oasis, has announced an April tour with his newly formed band, featuring Nigel Godrich (longtime Radiohead producer), Joey Waronker (R.E.M./Beck drummer), Mauro Refosco, and Flea (from Anthony Kiedis’ smellhole). While for a short while the group was known as “Thom Yorke ????” (mostly for the Coachella poster), they have now finally confirmed an official band name: Atoms for Peace. The name comes from the title of track six off Yorke’s solo album, The Eraser. (Fun fact: Radiohead would be called “Anyone Can Play Guitar” if they went off track six of Pablo Honey.)
Don’t know about you guys, but I think I might like “Thom Yorke ????” better.
Dates for Atoms for Peace’s April tour, ending at this year’s Coachella festival, are below. And it looks like Flying Lotus will get the Thom Yorke Bump this time.
04.05.10 - New York, NY - Roseland Ballroom *
04.06.10 - New York, NY - Roseland Ballroom *
04.08.10 - Boston, MA - Wang Theatre *
04.10.10 - Chicago, IL - Aragon Ballroom *
04.11.10 - Chicago, IL - Aragon Ballroom *
04.14.10 - Oakland, CA - Fox Theatre *
04.15.10 - Oakland, CA - Fox Theatre *
04.17.10 - Santa Barbara, CA - Santa Barbara Bowl
04.18.10 - Indio, CA - Empire Polo Field (Coachella)
* Flying Lotus
• Radiohead: http://www.radiohead.com
• Flying Lotus: http://www.myspace.com/flyinglotus
Ruby Suns Tour in Support of Fight Softly; Mock Winter Storms in America
By Annapocalypse on Feb 25 2010
While the entire East Coast of the United States was under a winter storm death watch, Ryan McPhun of The Ruby Suns was hanging out in New Zealand wearing shorts and mocking everyone in a winter coat and scarf. Don’t worry though, Ryan will get his when The Ruby Suns tour the US in March and April, when it’s still (sort of) cold. Except they’re starting the tour in his native state of California, so the dude pretty much never needs to buy any item of clothing that extends past his elbows or knees. The Ruby Suns will be supporting their new album, Fight Softly, which is due on March 2 via Sub Pop.
03.12.10 - Santa Barbara, CA - Muddy Waters &
03.13.10 - San Diego, CA - UCSD &
03.14.10 - Phoenix, AZ - Rhythm Room &
03.22.10 - Atlanta, GA - Drunken Unicorn &
03.23.10 - Chapel Hill, NC - Local 506 &
03.24.10 - Washington, DC - Black Cat &
03.25.10 - Philadelphia, PA - Kung Fu Necktie &
03.26.10 - Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Bowl &
03.27.10 - Cambridge, MA - Middle East &
03.28.10 - Winooski, VT - The Monkey House &
03.29.10 - Montreal, QC - Il Motore &
03.30.10 - Toronto, Ontario - Drake Hotel &
03.31.10 - Chicago, IL - Schubas &
04.02.10 - St. Paul, MN - Turf Club &
04.03.10 - Lawrence, KS - Jackpot Saloon &
04.05.10 - Denver, CO - Hi-Dive &
04.06.10 - Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court &
04.07.10 - Nampa, ID - Flying M Coffee &
04.08.10 - Seattle, WA - Chop Suey &
04.09.10 - British Columbia, Canada - Biltmore Cabaret &
04.10.10 - Portland, OR - Mississippi Studios &
04.12.10 - San Francisco, CA - Bottom of the Hill &
04.13.10 - San Luis Obispo, CA - SLO Arts Center &
04.14.10 - Los Angeles, CA - Echo &
& Toro y Moi
• The Ruby Suns: http://www.myspace.com/therubysuns
• Sub Pop: http://www.subpop.com
Jamie Lidell Enlists Feist, Beck, Grizzly Bear’s Chris Taylor For New LP
By E. Nagurney on Feb 25 2010
Jamie Lidell’s a popular guy. And why shouldn’t he be? Between releasing two great modern soul LPs, playing consistently great live shows, and beatboxing on the beach, the man just adds up to a whole lot of likable. So likable, in fact, that Mr. Lidell has been able to enlist a handful of his high-profile buddies to help out on his new LP, Compass, due out via Warp on May 18.
How high-profile are these buddies, you ask? Somewhere around a Beck on the Fame-o-meter, that’s how high-profile. And while Beck is certainly the biggest name on Compass, the rest of the supporting cast is no slouch. Among the folks showing up for this little soiree are Leslie Feist, Ms. Feist’s producer Gonzales, Grizzly Bear’s Chris Taylor, and Wilco’s Pat Sansone. Lidell’s own thoughts on this impressive list of collaborators: “You don’t fuck with them!” Well said.
As for the sound of the album itself, the folks at Warp describe it as “his most eclectic album yet,” featuring songs that “shift, chop, change and mutate genres and forms before our very ears.” If that sounds like a restless piece of work, it may reflect Lidell’s relatively quick writing process this time around. “I wrote every song in a month,” Lidell said. “It’s been an emotional couple of years, so I tapped into what I wanted to say and started writing.”
• Jamie Lidell: http://www.jamielidell.com
• Warp: http://warp.net
The Flaming Lips Announce Summer Tour, Shoot Off a Million Streamers and Bottle Rockets, All While a Bear Punches an Octopus with Ten Santas Watching
By E. Nagurney on Feb 24 2010
If you’re some upstart indie rock band, hanging in the public consciousness by a little blog buzz or a mention on Pitchfork or something, announcing a tour isn’t really a big deal. Send in your dates to a few fine news outlets, said news outlet will post them, some people will get excited, and some people won’t care. That’s all.
But if you’re The Flaming Lips, announce some tourdates and everything goes crazy: Wayne Coyne shoots a million streamers and blows up 20 tons of fireworks! Steve Drozd rides a bicycle through a giant cube of Jell-O! Michael Ivins hurls a javelin into a unicorn! A bear punches an octopus in the face and a scientist plays against a Mountie in chess! People get really excited!
Not to say that any of this would be surprising; this is all conjecture. Except for that last one. People will get really excited about Flaming Lips tourdates.
Exciting dates for an exciting world:
03.12.10 - Austin, TX - Austin Music Hall
03.13.10 - Denton, TX - NX35 Music Conferette
04.15.10 - Charlottesville, VA - Charlottesville Pavilion
04.18.10 - Ithaca, NY - Barton Hall, Cornell University
04.19.10 - Montclair, NJ - Wellmont Theatre
04.21.10 - Milwaukee, WI - The Riverside Theater
04.23.10 - Kansas City, KS - Sandstone Amphitheatre
05.15.10 - Gulf Shores, AL - The Hangout Music Festival
06.06.10 - Houston, TX - Eleanor Tinsley Park
06.11.10 - Manchester, TN - Bonnaroo
07.03.10 - Oxford, ME - Oxford Country Fairgrounds
07.22.10 - Lewiston, NY - Artpark
07.26.10 - New York, NY - Central Park Summerstage
08.21.10 - Crickhowell, UK - Glanusk Park
• The Flaming Lips: http://www.flaminglips.com
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