Greetings from Brockville, the heart of eastern Ontario's Thousand Islands region! Winter has apparently descended upon the D's headquarters back home in Ottawa, so Big Cheese is not looking forward to returning later this afternoon slash evening.
In the spirit of winter, some rock and roll news.
Tony Hawk narrates a new doc called One Nine Nine Four, concerning the mid-'90s breakthroughs of punk legends Green Day, Offspring, etc etc. Check out a trailer over here. Thanks to the boys and girls at Sound the Sirens.
Looks like Terra Firma, the equities firm that also happens to be primary owner of EMI Music Group(owner, in turn, of Tooth & Nail Records, among others), is dissatisfied with the way the recorded-music business is slumping, and plans to aggressively target new acquisitions et al. Scary how they can throw these huge numbers around when a lot of these bands are just making music for music. [decoy]
Our longtime boys in Comeback Kid will have to come back...sorry...from another member departure: bassist Kevin Call is quitting following the band's current European tour. Best of luck to both parties - they'll come back strong.
Today's Essential Listening is actually Essential Viewing: the new Denzel Washington/Russell Crowe flick American Gangster is perhaps the best movie I've seen this year. HUGELY recommended for fans of long, detailed, richly-acted films.
In that same movie vein, the MPAA is vaguely threatening in Congress that American universities receiving taxpayer money in the form of subsidies would probably want to keep students from engaging in online piracy and such things.
Ian Astbury of The Cult(and sometimes The Doors!) let it slip at a Cincinnati show earlier this week that his band will be opening for Led Zeppelin on tour this fall. Awkward.
One of my personal favourite albums of the year, Paramore's Riot!, has been certified gold, meaning sales of half a million records in the US alone. Good for the kids from Franklin, Tennessee! PS: Killswitch Engage's The End of Heartache has also been certified gold. Hooray metal!
Today's real Essential Listening is Buck Nasty, coming hard outta Strong Island, featuring ex-members of Alove For Enemies. Check out the tunes.
A monster metal tour is shaping up for the new year, featuring headliners As I Lay Dying with openers August Burns Red, Evergreen Terrace and Still Remains. No word on Canadian dates as yet.
Posted by mike at November 21, 2007 04:57 PM