RIP: Vic Mizzy, TV and film composer
By Shane Mack on Oct 21 2009
From the NY Daily News:
Brooklyn-born songwriter Vic Mizzy, who had a string of No. 1 pop hits and penned the memorable theme songs for the 1960s sitcoms "Green Acres" and "The Addams Family," died Saturday. He was 93.Mizzy's popular hits included "Pretty Kitty Blue Eyes" and "The Whole World Is Singing My Song," as well as novelty hits like "With a Hey and a Hi and a Ho-Ho-Ho."
Mizzy said he didn't mind if people remember him only for the finger snaps at the start of the "The Addams Family" theme song, according to a statement from his publicist. After all, he said, "Two snaps got me a mansion in Bel Air."
- Vic Mizzy official website
- Vic Mizzy Wikipedia entry
MPAA Fires Three Anti-Piracy Bosses Because they Failed to Protect the Family
By Brom on Oct 20 2009
Gangland warfare between copyright holders and file-sharers took a twisted bloody turn for the worse on October 16 when the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) turned in on itself and fired three of its anti-piracy bosses. The MPAA’s general counsel, director of worldwide anti-piracy operations, and the deputy director of internet anti-piracy were all lined up in the company’s garage and disposed of with immediate effect (the general counsel, Greg Goeckner, is being thrown out of his 25-story office at the end of the year).
Film industry sources say that the “three were thrown out because the anti-piracy operations of the MPAA were unsatisfactory, and ‘lacked aggressiveness’” or, in other words, for failing to protect the family. In a delightful euphemism, the MPAA’s anti-piracy division will be renamed as ‘content protection’ – just like the way it wants to “silence” isoHunt’s founder Gary Fung.
These latest developments are likely to result in more belligerent moves against file-sharers, with the copyright holders' favored method of “persuading” lawmakers to take more rapacious action.
Brilliant Colors Debut LP To Come Out On Slumberland; Twee Pop One Step Closer To Killing Lady Gaga and Taking Over the Charts
By Jon Lorenz on Oct 20 2009
Legendary post-C86 twee pop label Slumberland has been dishin' out some cool jams lately -- most notably The Pains of Being Pure At Heart and Crystal Stilts -- and it shows no slowing down: next up on its list of must-hear up-and-comers is San Francisco's Brilliant Colors, led by Jess Scott and the now-finalized lineup of Diane Anastasio and Michelle Hill (The Slits). After quickly selling out an EP on Make A Mess Records and a 7-inch on Captured Tracks, Scott and crew are ready to introduce themselves to the LP-buying, EP-hatin' crowd with their first full length, Introducing. Recorded in Portland, OR by Mississippi Records' Alex Yusimov, Introducing will fill your ears with a whole mess of fuzzed-out, crunchy pop songs chock full of Rough Trade, early Flying Nun, DIY twee pop love.
Introducing will hit stores on November 3, just in time to finish off your top records of 2009 list.
Introducing tracklist:
1. I Searched
2. Absolutely Anything
3. English Cities
4. Yell In The Air
5. You Say You Want
6. Over There
7. Mythic
8. Short Sleeves At Night
9. Motherland
10. Should I Tell You
Bonnaroo To Release Live DVD; What’s Not Included: That Time You Ate A Lot Of Mushrooms And Accidently Watched The String Cheese Incident For Five Hours
By Annapocalypse on Oct 20 2009
Want to remember all those Bonnaroo performances that you were too, uh, far gone to remember? Well, lucky for you and your stoned companions, Bonnaroo is releasing a live DVD on December 15 via Superfly and A.C. Entertainment, entitled Live From Bonnaroo 2009. The cost for the DVD will be $16.95, and a limited number will be available for pre-order for $15 through the Bonnaroo website. You can check out a trailer for the DVD here.
The complete tracklisting of performances is as follows:
1. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band - Outlaw Pete
2. Phish - Down With Disease
3. Beastie Boys - Intergalactic
4. Snoop Dogg - I Want To Love You
5. Elvis Costello with Jenny Lewis and Her Sound - Go Away
6. Ben Harper and Relentless7 - Fly One Time
7. Andrew Bird - Fitz and the Dizzspells
8. The Decemberists - The Wanting Comes In Waves/Repaid
9. Del McCoury Band - Moneyland
10. Coheed and Cambria -Welcome Home
11. Amadou & Miriam - Masiteladi
12. Santigold - LES Artistes
13. Zac Brown Band - Who Knows
14. Passion Pit - Little Secrets
15. Raphael Saadiq - Keep Marching
16. Cage the Elephant - Ain't No Rest
Evangelicals Announce Fall Tour, Refrain from Appearing on EWTN
By E. Nagurney on Oct 20 2009
One of my favorite things to do around 3 AM is watch televangelists on EWTN (Eternal Word Television Network, for those not hip to the lingo). Overly excited folks are always entertaining, but the fervor those guys get from the good lord is especially ace. To awkwardly transition into the point of this story, “Midnight Vignette” from Evangelicals’ second record, The Evening Descends (TMT Review), was one of my favorite songs of last year. No matter how you look at it, evangelicals get a thumbs up in my book.
Only one kind of Evangelicals is going on tour, though, and it’s the band. Good news for psych-rock fans, bad news for Jesus fans, I suppose. Anyway, Oklahoma’s other favorite sons are hitting the road, starting with a hometown Halloween show and charging through November. Word has it they’ll be premiering some new material from their forthcoming new album on these dates, most of which will be opened by Tallahassee’s Holiday Shores
10.31.09 - Norman, OK - Opolis
11.02.09 - Phoenix, AZ - Modified Arts *
11.03.09 - Los Angeles, CA - Echo ^
11.04.09 - San Francisco, CA - Hemlock Tavern *
11.05.09 - Portland, OR - Holocene *
11.06.09 - Seattle, WA - The Vera Project *
11.07.09 - Missoula, MT - The Palace *
11.08.09 - Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court *
11.09.09 - Denver, CO - Hi Dive *
11.11.09 - Kansas City, MO - The Record Bar *$
11.12.09 - St. Louis, MO - Firebird *
11.16.09 - Washington, DC - The Red and the Black *
11.17.09 - Philadelphia, PA - Kung Fu Necktie *
11.18.09 - Brooklyn, NY - Union Hall *
11.19.09 - Allston, MA - Great Scott *
11.20.09 - Buffalo, NY - Mohawk Place *
11.21.09 - Cleveland, OH - Beachland Tavern *
11.22.09 - Chicago, IL - Schubas *
11.23.09 - Bloomington, IN - The Bishop *
* Holiday Shores
^ Port O’Brien
$ Eli August
