Okay, so way back after the first episode, before anyone knew what it was, I blogged that Lost was a must-watch show and was going to be huge. Then, I basically started a campaign here telling everyone to watch 30 Rock. After a rough first-season, people finally started coming around and Tina Fey & co. are finally getting the recognition that show deserves.
Well, I’m here to tell you about Miss Guided, a new show on ABC, that I absolutely loved after only one episode. Miss Guided stars Judy Greer, best known as Kitty on Arrested Development, as a high school guidance counselor with tons of personal and self-esteem issues. I was laughing throughout the entire show at the breath-of-fresh-air writing and Judy’s wonderful comedic delivery. This is just one of those shows that after only 22 minutes I knew I was watching something special.
Now I urge everyone to get their ass in front of the TV (or set your DVR) and give this show a chance. If there’s one thing I don’t do, it’s recommend shit shows to people.
Miss Guided is moving to it’s regular time slot this week, which will be Thursday at 8pm. Don’t let this show disappear, because if there’s anything lacking on television these days, it’s quality scripted comedy.
Props to my friend Kenny for showing me this. He described it as the “Site of the Day” but this is without a doubt the site of the YEAR. Someone needs to turn these entries into a coffee table book ASAP.
The minute I heard that Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward were teaming up for an album I was delighted. Normally, the thought of actor-turned-singer throws up a warning flag, but not with Zooey. She’s always had this indie-darling aura around her and she’s always been one of my favorite characters on Weeds (one of the best comedies on TV). Besides, if M. Ward likes her enough to make a record with her, how bad could she be?
After what seemed like an eternity, the album, titled Volume 1, is finally out and I am in love. Zooey handles most of the heavy lifting vocally with M. Ward lending his voice a tiny bit during the record’s second half. Zooey’s voice has a very doo-wop throwback sound twinged with a bit of country flare.
There is no doubt in my mind that She & Him is going to find a way high up on my end-of-the-year “best of” list.
Sire Records will be releasing Body of War on March 18th, a double-disc anti-war album featuring such artists as Bright Eyes, Bruce Springsteen, Neil Young, Eddie Vedder, Kimya Dawson and a slew of others.
Tracklist:
Disc 1
“Hero’s Song” - Brendan James
“American Terrorist” - Lupe Fiasco
“Light Up Ya Lighter” - Michael Franti & Spearhead
“Guerilla Radio” - Rage Against The Machine
“Son Of A Bush” - Public Enemy
“Empty Walls” - Serj Tankian
“Let Them Eat War” - Bad Religion
“White People For Peace” - Against Me!
“Letter From Iraq” - Bouncing Souls
“War” - Dilated Peoples
“Overcome (The Recapitulation)” - RX Bandits
“Fields Of Agony” - No Use For A Name
“Bushonomics” - Talib Kweli & Cornel West
“The 4th Branch - Immortal Technique
“B.Y.O.B.” - System Of A Down
“No More” (Live) - Eddie Vedder & Ben Harper
Disc 2
“Devils & Dust” - Bruce Springsteen
“Masters Of War” (Live) - Pearl Jam
“When The President Talks To God” - Bright Eyes
“Gimme Some Truth” - John Lennon
“The Restless Consumer” - Neil Young
“Battle Hymns” - The Nightwatchman
“Anthrax” - Kimya Dawson
“WMD” - Blow Up Hollywood
“State Of The Union” - David Ford
“Yo George” - Tori Amos
“Love Vigilantes” - Laura Cantrell
“Black Rain” - Ben Harper
“To Kill The Child” - Roger Waters
“Day After Tomorrow” - Tom Waits
Proceeds from the album will go to benefit the non-profit organization Iraq Veterans Against the War. (That means it’s for a good cause, so think twice before hitting up those torrent sites! ;))
NIN has this cool little flash player thing that supposedly will auto-update all the time with new content. You can also download the free edition of Ghosts I-IV through it. Enjoy.
The awesomeness that is Trent Reznor has taken yet another step to re-invent the music industry by releasing the surprise album Ghosts I - IV today. Ghosts is a four-volume, 36 track instrumental album that is available to purchase as a digital download for only $5, a double CD for $10, and a few other “limited edition” formats for a higher price. For those on a tight budget (i.e. cheap), you can download 9 of the tracks, (Ghost I) for free.
So I briefly touched on the brilliance that is The Whigs a few days ago when they I saw they were playing Conan, but feel the need to elaborate again how much I love their latest album Mission Control.
This is just a flat-out great indie rock record. From start to finish there is not one skip-worthy song and my only complaint with the album is that it’s kind of short clocking in at a little over 37 minutes. (I guess that’s not THAT short, but it just goes very quickly – that’s a good thing!) They are often compared to Paul Westerberg, and I can see some similarities, especially with their first record Give ‘Em All a Big Fat Lip.
Check out the video for their latest singled “Right Hand On My Heart” and download the mp3 here.
Portishead will be releasing their long-awaited album Third on April 29th. Third, which is actually the band’s fourth album (there was 1998’s Roseland NYC Live) will contain 11 songs:
Tracklist
1. Silence
2. Hunter
3. Nylon Smile
4. The Rip
5. Plastic
6. We Carry On
7. Deep Water
8. Machine Gun
9. Small
10. Magic Doors
11.Threads
I for one am dying to hear this. is such a classic album and if they can even come close to matching the brilliance of that record, this is going to be quite a treat.
Okay, so way back after the first episode, before anyone knew what it was, I blogged that Lost was a must-watch show and was going to be huge. Then, I basically started a campaign here telling everyone to watch 30 Rock. After a rough first-season, people finally started coming around and Tina Fey & co. are finally getting the recognition that show deserves.
Sire Records will be releasing 
The awesomeness that is Trent Reznor has taken yet another step to re-invent the music industry by releasing the surprise album 
Portishead will be releasing their long-awaited album Third on April 29th. Third, which is actually the band’s fourth album (there was 1998’s Roseland NYC Live) will contain 11 songs: