Two nights ago, the Flight of the Conchords performed on David Letterman. These guys never fail to make me laugh…
I also read on Brooklyn Vegan that they will also be on Conan on June 19th. Jemaine’s movie Eagle vs. Shark is coming out June 15th in select cities.
(Link via Brooklyn Vegan)
Paris Je’Taime is 18 short stories, all about love, all taking place in Paris. Normally, I think that the whole “Paris is for lovers” is kinda played out, but I think this is a fresh approach.
Each story is directed by someone different ranging from Wes Craven to the Coen Brothers, to Gus Van Sant. The movie stars French, American, and British actors (Nick Nolte,Bob Hoskins, Natalie Portman, Gérard Depardieu, Juliette Binoche, Willem Dafoe, Steve Buscemi, Maggie Gyllenhaal). Right now its only playing at limited locations. Check your local listings.
Here is the short story directed by the Coen Brothers starring Steve Buscemi as an American tourist…
I guess if you don’t like the story you’re watching, you just wait five minutes.
Lily Allen will be performing and sitting on the couch tonight on the Craig Ferguson show.
Should be good.
I think this is so awesome. Apparently there has been a recent trend of knitters getting together and knitting things around public property. There’s a group called Masquerade (who are out of Stockholm, Sweden) and another one called Knitta, Please (from Houston, TX).
What Knitta does, in their own words…
A tag crew of knitters, bombing the inner city with vibrant, stitched works of art, wrapped around everything from beer bottles on easy nights to public monuments and utility poles on more ambitious outings.
First, I’m going to learn how to knit. Then, we need to start a San Diego chapter of Knitta. Who’s with me?
(Links via Craftzine)
I read yesterday that Michael Moore is going to be on Oprah this week, promoting his new movie entitled ‘Sicko‘. Moore’s goal with this movie is to help change the U.S. healthcare system for the better.
Here is an excerpt from Moore’s site about his solution…
Rip it apart, give the federal government control, creating a single-payer system that takes for-profit insurance companies out of the equation and regulates pharmaceutical companies “like utilities since they’re just as important as electricity and water.”
Most people either love Michael Moore or hate him. I have to say that Bowling for Columbine and Fahrenheit 9/11 were two movies that really made an impression on me.
Here is the trailer for ‘Sicko’…
Sicko is due to be released June 29th.
Here’s Marilyn Manson covering Justin Timberlake’s ‘What Goes Around Comes Around’.
Here is Ben Kweller covering Smashing Pumpkins ‘Today’.
And here’s a video of Amanda from the Dresden Dolls doing a cover of Radiohead’s ‘Creep’ on the ukulele (NSFW-this is the unedited version).
(Links via YANP, Stereogum, and Brooklyn Vegan)
I fell in love with Portugal. The Man last year. I couldn’t stop listening to ‘Waiter: You Vultures‘. I was really excited to read that Portugal.The Man’s new album, Church Mouth, is due to be released on July 24th and they will be touring this summer. This is the best music to ever come out of Alaska (via Portland).
They will be touring with Russian Circles, Tera Melos(math rock with lots of jazz influence), and Photo Atlas. Russian Circles reminded me of Mogwai meets Explosions in the Sky.
Here are the tour dates…
Jul 20 2007 8:00P Club Oasis Anchorage, Alaska
Jul 21 2007 8:00P Club Millenium Anchorage
Jul 23 2007 8:00P Satyricon Portland, Oregon
Jul 24 2007 8:00P Bottom of the hill San Francisco, California
Jul 25 2007 8:00P Chain Reaction Anaheim, California
Jul 26 2007 8:00P Troubadour Los Angeles, California
Jul 27 2007 8:00P Soma San Diego, California
Jul 28 2007 8:00P The One Place Phoenix, Arizona
Jul 29 2007 8:00P Chic’s Bar & Billards El Paso, Texas
Jul 31 2007 8:00P White Rabbit San Antonio, Texas
Aug 1 2007 8:00P Emo’s Austin, Texas
Aug 2 2007 8:00P The High Ground Metairie, Louisiana
Aug 3 2007 7:30P Jack Rabbits Jacksonville, Florida
Aug 4 2007 7:00P Orpheum Tampa, Florida
Aug 5 2007 7:30P The Social Orlando, Florida
Aug 7 2007 8:00P Drunken Unicorn Atlanta, Georgia
Aug 8 2007 7:00P The Casbah at Tremont Music Hall Charlotte, North Carolina
Aug 9 2007 6:30P Alley Katz Richmond, Virginia
Aug 10 2007 8:00P Fletchers Baltimore, Maryland
Aug 11 2007 3:00P Balcony Bar Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Aug 12 2007 8:45P Middle East Upstairs Cambridge, Massachusetts
Aug 13 2007 7:30P Knitting Factory - TAP ROOM New York, New York
Aug 14 2007 7:30P Maxwell’s Hoboken, New Jersey
Aug 15 2007 7:30P Mohawk Place Buffalo, New York
Aug 16 2007 6:30P The Reverb Toronto, Ontario
Aug 17 2007 8:00P Hayloft Liquor Stand Mt. Clemens, Michigan
Aug 18 2007 8:00P Beat Kitchen Chicago, Illinois
Aug 19 2007 7:00P The Loft Madison, Washington
Aug 20 2007 5:30P Varsity Theater Minneapolis, Minnesota
Aug 22 2007 8:00P The Marquis Theatre Denver, Colorado
Aug 23 2007 7:00P Country Club Theatre South Ogden, Utah
Aug 24 2007 7:00P The Venue Boise, Idaho
Aug 25 2007 7:00P The Marquis Theatre Denver, Colorado