SHE WANTS REVENGE/IMA ROBOT/MELLOWDRONE

She Wants Revenge/Ima Robot/Mellowdrone
27 June 2006
Empire; $Priceless
Sacramento, CA

I didn't realize how big She Wants Revenge had gotten until this show. Mellowdrone I've seen before, but this time around they were more boring than last. The reason is because I'm just not a fan of their music, although I do like one or two songs. Their bassist/keyboardist and drummer are the ones who stood out from this band. They ended their set with "Fashionably Uninvited", which is probably the best song from their album. Ima Robot was interesting. It was like 80s Punk. I enjoyed their set, but I have to say it was a little bit weird. The lead singer made me cringe most of the time. I've heard of all of these bands, but I actually didn't really enjoy any of them besides She Wants Revenge.

The last and first time I saw She Wants Revenge was at this year's Coachella, but I could barely see them. I was front row for She Wants Revenge at Empire, luckily, because people tried to mosh. I didn't realize you could mosh to their music, but then again drunk people can mosh even when there is no music. I highly enjoyed their set. They were better than I expected and I think they have great stage presence. They have a really nice tour manager as well, and that's definitely a good thing, but rare (ahem, Snow Patrol).

She Wants Revenge Set List:

Red Flags

Sister

Out of Control

These Things

Broken

Black Liner

Spend The Night

I Don’t Wanna

Someone

She Loves

Disconnect

Stripped

Tear U Apart

Mellowdrone

Ima Robot

She Wants Revenge

'Tis A Sad Day

From ArcticMonkeys.com:

"19.06.06
Andy Nicholson

We are sad to tell everyone that Andy is no longer with the band.

Nick O’Malley, who stood in for Andy while he was absent from the recent tour of North America, shall carry on playing bass for the remaining shows this summer.

We have been mates with Andy for a long time and have been through some amazing things together that no one can take away. We all wish Andy the very best.

Alex, Jamie and Matt."

Arctic Monkeys with Nick O’Malley

Under The Iron Sea, Ganging Up On The Sun

More new albums to be released tomorrow (Tuesday, June 20th) include Keane's sophomore major label album Under The Iron Sea, and Guster's Ganging Up On The Sun.


Under The Iron Sea Track Listing:

1. Atlantic

2. Is It Any Wonder?

3. Nothing in My Way

4. Leaving So Soon?

5. Bad Dream

6. Hamburg Song

7. Put It Behind You

8. Crystal Ball

9. Try Again

10. Broken Toy

11. Frog Prince

Ganging Up On The Sun Track Listing:

1. Lightning Rod

2. Satellite

3. Manifest Destiny

4. One Man Wrecking Machine

5. Captain

6. New Underground

7. Ruby Falls

8. C'mon

9. Empire State

10. Dear Valentine

11. Beginning of the End

12. Hang On

Buy Keane's Under The Iron Sea
Buy Guster's Ganging Up On The Sun

Jack's Mannequin Coming To Town

Jack's Mannequin will be performing at CSUS in Sacramento, CA on Thursday, October 12, 2006. Tickets are $15 CSUS Students, $22 General. Their fall tour includes opening acts Daphne Loves Derby and Copeland.

The Submarines - Declare A New State

Coming this Tuesday (June 20th) is the album Declare A New State from The Submarines. With similarities to The Like Young and Stars, this is bound to be one of the best albums of the summer. The opening track "Peace & Hate" draws likeness to The Postal Service, and starts out softly and then gradually increases in the chorus. "Clouds" is one of Blake's solo tracks off the album, and is probably the most beautiful. Highlights of the album include "The Good Night".

Track Listing:

1. Peace and Hate

2. Clouds

3. Vote

4. Brighter Discontent

5. Hope

6. Ready or Not

7. Modern Inventions

8. Good Night

9. This Conversation

10. Darkest Things

Buy Declare A New State

Return [ing] To Cookie Mountain

TV on the Radio's Return To Cookie Mountain

Coming to record stores near you, their major label debut is one of the most highly anticipated albums of the year. TV on the Radio IS one of the bands to look out for this year. There are no words to describe how great this band truly is. They brilliantly blend blues, soul, and rock together. BUY this album. Return To Cookie Mountain will be released in the UK on July 3, 2006. And will be available in the US on July 6, 2006 or hopefully sooner (ahem, Interscope).

SELF AGAINST CITY/AFFIRMATIVE, CAMERAMAN/THE BROBECKS

Self Against City/Affirmative, Cameraman/The Brobecks/Doctor Topic/The Littles
June 16, 2006
The Underground $10
Roseville, CA

It was a pretty good show. The Littles were up first and they were good for the first couple of minutes until it became repetitive and old. Doctor Topic were different. They reminded me a bit of Sacramento local bands Mister Metaphor and Bridges. The Brobecks were better than what I heard in their recordings. I have to admit, at times I was bored, but they were still good. The crowd loved 'em as they gained plenty of new fans. They're pretty funny and sarcastic guys too kind of like We Are Scientists, but no band can be as funny as We Are Scientists. I won't let that happen. Affirmative, Cameraman were amazing as always, but I enjoyed them more first time around. They seemed a bit tired though, but I don't blame them. They're a great live act and I advise people to go out and see them. And pick up their CD. I have to say that the lead singer, Alex, is Adam Levine meets Chris Martin meets Daryl Palumbo. And that's a compliment especially that last one as they're definitely a Glassjaw influenced band. Self Against City was so much better than past performances. It might be because of a new addition to the band (bassist) or it may be because of the lighting, but either way they put on a really good live show. Next time they're playing is supposedly July 10th back at the Underground.

(Pictures coming soon)

Live Videos of Arctic Monkeys & We Are Scientists

Recently posted on YouTube:

We Are Scientists - "What's The Word"



We Are Scientists - "It's A Hit"



Arctic Monkeys

ARCTIC MONKEYS/WE ARE SCIENTISTS

May 31, 2006
ARCTIC MONKEYS/WE ARE SCIENTISTS
The Warfield $Priceless
San Francisco, CA

Amazing show tonight! The music director at KSSU who got the tickets for me was so kind to take me to the show as I asked her last minute, and we left at 5pm for SF. It started out to be stressful as we entered the venue and tried to figure things out, but once we were in and front row in front of the speakers we were pleased with the view of the stage. We waited a long hour before We Are Scientists came on stage to perform at 8:30pm.

I was more looking forward to WAS than Arctic Monkeys, and I have to say my breath was just taken away. They played songs including "Cash Cow", "Lousy Reputation", "It's A Hit", "Inaction", and ended the set with "The Great Escape". Keith was so into the performance as he threw his guitar around. They spoke of Chris' goggles and where to buy them. They could've been MORE funnier especially Keith. I think that was the only disappointment other than not being able to meet these fine fellas.

Arctic Monkeys was great! They were more than what I expected, but it's too bad that it wasn't their usual bassist playing with them this tour. The crowd went crazy for Arctic Monkeys. Their set included the new song "Who The Fuck Are The Arctic Monkeys", and they also previewed an even newer song that we may never hear again in the future. They also played "Fake Tales of San Francisco", which how can they not and they again touched on the fact that it was written after a fan in SF. And they pretty much played every other song off the album like "Riot Van", "Mardy Bum", "I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor", and "Scummy Man". Also drunks were everywhere! At the very end of the set, a girl pushed her way through and tried to run up onto the stage, but the security guard pushed her off and she shoved him. The old man ended up underneath the stage. Poor thing.

BIG JAPAN/BIG CITY ROCK/LANDON PIGG

May 30, 2006
BIG JAPAN/BIG CITY ROCK/LANDON PIGG/BRIGHTWOOD/LIGHTBREAK
The Underground $10
Roseville, CA

Ok, so Lightbreak and Brightwood did not really amaze me much. I hear way too much of this kind of music already at the Underground and The Boardwalk. And I've heard better. The sound is not that great at the Underground either. You can barely hear most of the vocalists besides Nate Bott only because I guess the vocalists suck with the volume.

Landon Pigg were great. They reminded me of Rufus Wainwright and their stage presence reminded me of a more happy version of Devendra Banhart. Their songs were well written and different from the other bands.

Big City Rock rocked the Underground. Nate was being intimidating again, which I noticed, but the show was awesome still. No one cannot not dance to them. It's hard not to. And for all those who didn't, you're boring. It was nice to have BCR back in town since October 2005. They have kickass stage presence too! It's great watching each one of them performing on stage especially Frankie and his killer dance moves. If you touch his hair, it will bring you good luck for 7 years! And some new facts have risen since I interviewed them back in Oct. and got some info: Nate and Kaumyar does NOT watch Desperate Housewives (like I thought from the interview) because Kaumyar does not watch the tele unless it's basketball. Kaumyar did not like the Sacramento Kings cowbell idea nor does he like Chris Webber. He does like Peja Stojakovic and Jason Williams.

Big Japan was lovely. They're so indie. I love their sound and music, and there's some cute little parts in some of the songs too. Haha. The vocalist could've been louder like how Nate Bott was. And Brad Babinski (the bassist) who has been in the band since January, and was previously in a jazz band and also played the bass, was awesome and he had some little moves himself on stage that reminded me of Jared's moves from Augustana who coincidentally is a bassist as well. Everyone loves Brad. And oh yes Adam! Poor Adam. How shy and scared he must be. If only the screaming teenyboppers weren't all jumpy and screaming their heads off I'm sure maybe Adam might've been nice enough to stick around afterwards to take pictures with his fans or Big Japan fans. Anyways, Adam was a great drummer! Although he could've been a bit more sneaky about his escape plan because he was highly noticeable as he was planning his escape out of the building for the end of the show on stage with the guitarist while the lad singer was performing a song solo. I had no time to go over to their merch and see if anything was for sale, but go and buy their CD! And buy Big City Rock's self-titled debut album as well in stores everywhere!

Big City Rock

It's About Time...

I didn't really watch them for too long at Coachella. And Sofia was there? Aww.

Sofia Coppola Expecting

Polaris

Sofia Coppola is expecting her first child with boyfriend Thomas Mars. The director of such acclaimed films as The Virgin Suicides and Lost in Translation is three months along, Coppola’s rep confirms to Us. The couple announced their pregnancy at the Cannes Film Festival where Coppola’s latest film, Marie Antoinette, premiered last week. Mars is the lead singer of the French band Phoenix, which makes a cameo serenading the French queen in Coppola’s film.

Last month, the pair enjoyed a romantic weekend together in Palm Springs when Mars was in town to play at the Coachella Music Festival in Indio, California. Coppola, 35, was seen beaming from the side of the stage as her man’s band performed.

“She seemed so into it. She went everywhere with him. They never left each other’s side!” an eyewitness told Us at the time. The parents-to-be spent the rest of the weekend poolside at the Parker hotel, strolling hand-in-hand outdoors while enjoying the desert sun.

Coppola was married for four years to director Spike Jonze. They divorced in 2003 and had no children together.

Source: http://www.usmagazine.com/blog/2006/05/30/sofia-coppola-expecting/

GET 'LOST' AGAIN

The season finale of 'Lost' was so fucking amazing!!! The ending was the best part of the show of course. It's pretty shocking. If you weren't planning on reading Bad Twin by Gary Troup, I'd advise you to do so because it has a lot to do with the ending of the Season 2 Finale.

The Season 2 Disc will be in stores October 3, 2006...

Lost - The Complete Second Season (2004)

September 22, 2004 - The U.S. Theatrical Release Date as well as the day that Oceanic Flight 815 crashed because of... *ahem*

I WANTS ONE

These characters are toying with us

By William Keck, USA TODAY

"I'm going to be an action figure!!??"

That's what Malcolm David Kelley (Lost's Walt) exclaimed after the 14-year-old learned from his TV dad, Harold Perrineau (Michael), that the cast is getting plastic mini-me replicas.

Comics legend Todd McFarlane scanned the faces of Lost cast members and videotaped their bodies to help create their 6-inch versions.

Or more accurately in Malcolm's case, 4 inches, max.

"When you're doing a kid, there's less plastic, so Walt will probably come with Vincent, the dog, so people don't think we're cheating them," explains McFarlane, who created action figures for Kiss, The Simpsons, Napoleon Dynamite and Spawn.

Series 1, due this fall, will feature six original Lost characters: Jack, Kate, Locke, Charlie, Hurley and Shannon. Walt and Michael will come later.

As will Sawyer.

"Ideally, we want to have multiple series," McFarlane says. "But you want to get out of the gate strong. You've got to have the top two — Kate and Jack — but then I don't want to burn off all the top people. I'll probably do Sawyer with his shirt off for Series 2."

Some cast members were more excited about the prospect of becoming toys than others. "You have those that get it and those that don't," says McFarlane, who spent an hour with each actor. "Jorge Garcia (Hurley), Daniel Dae Kim (Jin), Dominic Monaghan (Charlie) and Michelle Rodriguez (Ana Lucia) were real geeks who got it."

The one who didn't get it: Terry O'Quinn (Locke).

"He has that kind of anti-commercial thing," McFarlane says.

Maggie Grace (Shannon) had been killed off the show when McFarlane visited the Oahu set to do the scans. Grace met with the artist in Los Angeles to have her measurements taken for a bikini-clad version of Shannon, as seen in the pilot. (Figures of other dead characters including Boone, Libby and Ethan also are in the works.)

Each figure, with a suggested retail price of $15 to $20, will come with a prop, such as Kate's toy airplane, Charlie's Drive Shaft band ring and Hurley's lottery ticket.

"We're going to do our action figures in a slightly outside-the-box fashion," says show producer Damon Lindelof.

Case in point: The figures will speak sound bites that reflect their personalities and back stories. Press a button and bratty Shannon will say: "What's a four-letter word for 'I don't care'?" And Hurley repeats his infamous: "Stop. Wait. The numbers are bad!"

Source: http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2006-05-23-lost-toys_x.htm

Get Well Soon Andy

Exclusive - Arctic Monkeys lose a member

Star out on eve of North American tour

Arctic Monkeys bassist Andy Nicholson is out of the band.

The group are expected to tour North America later this month and throughout June without the bassist.

"Owing to fatigue following an intensive period of touring, Andy Nicholson shall be taking a rest and will not be accompanying Arctic Monkeys on their forthcoming tour of North America," the band explained in a statement.

They added: "Nick O'Malley shall be standing in for Andy on the tour which begins in Vancouver on May 27th. We all wish Andy a speedy recovery."

The band are due to return to Europe in July for festivals, including T In The Park (July 9).

Also this summer there's a planned visit to Australia and Japan, before coming back to play the Carling Weekend: Reading and Leeds Festivals at the end of August.

Source: http://www.nme.com/news/arctic-monkeys/23130

'The Da Vinci Code' Film

Paul Bettany


Audrey Tautou & Tom Hanks

So I never finished the book, but it's fine, otherwise I wouldn't have been as interested as I was watching the film in my highly uncomfortable seat. It was definitely suspenseful for people who don't know the book too well as they try to uncover a huge secret. The film could've been better and it is missing a couple of points in the film from the book that is probably important. The film features some of my favorite actors like Paul Bettany and Sir Ian McKellen. Even though I never finished reading the book, I knew the ending of the story while watching the movie before they even revealed it. Tom Hanks was brilliant as usual. His haircut was not as bad as I thought it would be until the wind started blowing in his hair. And it was strange seeing Audrey Tautou in a different role since I only knew her as Amelie. Paul Bettany was hot like always, but scary of course as the albino. Pretty much the only nudity in this film is Bettany's ass, which is shown a lot in many of his films like A Knight's Tale and Wimbledon. Sir Ian McKellen was hilarious, but his role is definitely the opposite of the role of Gandalf. It was hard to keep a straight face during many of McKellen's scenes.

MUSIC WAS GOOD, ONLY DUE TO BRENT

This incident (if true) just further proves what some assholes some bands can be and shows how much they're all in it for the money. Fuckin' sell-outs! This isn't shocking since Panic! At The Disco is affiliated with Fall Out Boy.


Source: http://community.livejournal.com/ohnotheydidnt/6804544.html