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Fall Movie Guide – November 09

By: Rustycat | in: Music | 7 Comments



Here’s a roundup of new promising movies coming our way to the silver screen in a theatre near you.

The Box –
From the director of Donnie Darko, Cameron Diaz sets out to answer the age old question about the devil you know being better than the devil you don’t in The Box. Push the button on a box and kill some stranger you don’t know and receive one million dollars. 24 hours, make the decision.
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Out Now

Men Who Stare At Goats -
A reporter, trying to lose himself in the romance of war after his marriage fails, gets more than he bargains for when he meets a Special Forces agent who reveals the existence of a secret, psychic military unit whose goal is to end war as we know it. The founder of the unit has gone missing and the trail leads to another psychic soldier who has distorted the mission to serve his own ends. (taken from IMDB)
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Out Now

Pirate Radio (aka The Boat That Rocked) -
A crazy comedy about an illegal radio station in the North Sea in the 60’s. Feel good movie for all us music fans. They were really able to catch the 60’s pirate radio feel in the movie and Philip Seymour Hoffman was excellent as always.
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Old Dogs -
Two friends and business partners find their lives turned upside down when strange circumstances lead to them being placed in the care of 7-year-old twins. From the director of Wild Hogs starring Robin Williams and John Travolta.
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Out November 25th

William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe –
Now for some the more serious stuff. New Documentary film depicting the life and challenges of William Kunstler the most loved and hated lawyer in America. The man that once stood next to Dr. King and protested later represented terrorists and rapists. His two daughters took on the mission and created this film.
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Out Now

Ninja Assassin –
This one is for us action loving guys out there. A story of a young boy with no family to mention, who was raised up to be the fastest meanest ninja of them all. It was all good until one day he is betrayed by his orphanage and seeks the ultimate revenge.
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Coming November 23rd


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Posted on November 19, 2009

Junior Spesh!

By: Charbarred | in: Music | Leave a Comment



How said the youth of today has run out of things to sing about?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6pbZLiLt30


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Posted on November 9, 2009

Getting Your Fans’ Undivided Attention

By: Lior | in: Music | 2 Comments



Of the 13m songs available for sale on the internet last year, more than 10m failed to find a single buyer and only 173,000 of the 1.23m available albums were ever purchased – leaving 85% without a single copy sold [source].  Established artists are touring constantly to compensate for their recorded music sales deficit and emerging artists can’t seem to get enough attention to justify a gig, let alone a tour.

With that said, some artists think beyond the realm of music sales and live shows to get ahead of the curve.  Sometimes, with limited resources and public awareness, artists conceive of multi-media experiences that capture the hearts and minds of even the most fickle music fans, providing an unobtrusive yet enticing gateway to their music.  The Polyphonic Spree got my undivided attention for at least 10 minutes this way.

In an effort to promote and celebrate the release of their new album, “Together We’re Heavy”, The Polyphonic Spree created a three-level internet adventure game to the soundtrack of their music called The Quest For The Rest.  The journey, albeit tediously long with me at the helm, was as wondrous and enjoyable as their blend of a 10 person choir, horn and string section, and various cross-genre instrumentation.

It began this way:

Welcome to the new interactive adventure from The Polyphonic Spree featuring brand new music from their forthcoming album, “Together We’re Heavy”, coming July 13th.  Help the three lost members reunite with the rest of their group by guiding them through three different environments and you will be rewarded.

Unfortunately, when I completed all three levels and “reunited with my group”, the reward (two live track downloads, a video, plus lyrics) produced a “Page Load Error”.  Otherwise, really good fun!  Try it…

Source: Getting Your Fans Undivided Attention on Music Industry Blog


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Posted on August 4, 2009

Quick Plugg: Buffalo Boots New Single

By: Rustycat | in: Music | 3 Comments



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Israeli based, Buffalo Boots, have been making quite a buzz in the local market lately as the next promising alt/rock/country indie act as they assumably plan on paving their way to the mass indie market in the States. Their debut album which is due August 2009, was mixed by legendary producer Kramer (Butthole Surfers) and includes a variety of tracks I briefly heard  online that vary from quirky indie tunes to PJ Harveyesque songs.

Their new single Happy With A Secret is finally out, give it a spin below. Looks very promising.

[Buffalo Boots on Myspace]


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Posted on July 7, 2009

What Music TV Shows are Playing this Month

By: Rustycat | in: Music, TV | 4 Comments



We all know TV shows can have quite an impact on viewers in terms of discovering new music as it’s immediately associated with their favorite characters and occasionally a touching scene or two.
This is my first post in an ongoing series to highlight a few songs that have appeared on previous episodes of my favorite (or mainstream) TV shows.

Here are a few of my favorites lately:

TV Show: Chuck on NBC,
Episode: Chuck vs. The ring - 04/27/2009
Song: Gramercy Arms - Looking At the Sun

With the mix of an amazing season finale of Chuck and NYC based super group, Gramercy Arms which comprises members of Guided By Voices, Luna and Joan as Police Woman with a special guest appearance of Sarah Silverman on “Looking at the Sun” this has to be my number one song of the week.

TV Show: Dollhouse on FOX,
Episode: Needs - 04/03/2009
Song: O+S - A Lonely Ghost

O+S is the musical collaboration between Orenda Fink (Azure Ray, Art in Manila) and Scalpelist (aka Cedric LeMoyne of Remy Zero). Their Debut album just came out on Saddle Creek Records – highly recommended, it brought a great vibe to the scene on Dollhouse.

TV Show: Lie To Me on FOX,
Episode: Undercover - 04/29/09
Song: Joseph Arthur – Walk Away

(listen to sample on Last.fm)

One of my new favorite shows, Tim Roth is an absolute genius even though the schtick for the all knowing detective has been used over and over again this series hit the spot. Arthur Joseph has never been a regular on my playlists but now I’m considering adding him to my daily runs.

TV Show: Gossip Girl on The CW,
Episode: Southern Gentlemen Prefer Blondes - 04/27/09
Song: Coconut Records – Is This Sound Ok?

(Listen to full track here)

I’m a big fan of Jason Schwartzman and Coconut Records and it seems he finds his way in to many TV shows since he started this band. I guess something about the minimalistic sounds and melodic tunes that draws the music supervisors to him.


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Posted on May 7, 2009
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