Oliver Stone rocks!!!

W.
Another very cool trailer for W from Oliver Stone. This looks so very cool, I cannot wait to see this movie!

Wow, this sounds terrible!

I'm reading this book now....

This movie is based on a book by one of my favorite authors, Robert B. Parker. He usually writes mystery novels with some great characters, but this time he tried his hand at a western. From the looks of the trailer, he did a great job. I can't wait to finish this book and then see the movie.

Crowe as Hicks?

Not every comedian from the south does jokes about NASCAR and monster trucks. Sorry if our more recent comic exports have given you that impression. Some southern comedians actually have something worth saying. Comedians like Bill Hicks. Bill Hicks was raised in my native Texas. He occasionally wore cowboy boots and a hat on stage. He did not tell jokes about rednecks. Instead he talked about heavier stuff, making fun of the flaws in life and looking for truth in the world around him. Fellow comedian Brett Butler once described him this way: "He wanted to be Christ at his angriest." And of course, as so often seems to be the case of anyone with anything substantive and interesting to say these days, he never achieved more than mediocre success before dying from cancer at the age of 32 in 1994. Meanwhile Dane Cook will almost certainly live to 140, and die in a mansion surrounded by Playboy playmates. It’s a cruel world. Apparently he achieved enough notoriety however, for Hollywood to latch onto him, Russell Crowe in particular. Crowe recently told the Syndney Morning Herald and told them he’s developing a movie based on Hicks’ life. There’s a script currently being written by Australian Mark Staffer and word is that Crowe himself may end up playing Bill. Oddly enough, there is some small physical resemblance between the two.

New Wilco Album in 2009?

Wilco hopes to have its seventh studio album out by spring 2009, frontman Jeff Tweedy told Albany, N.Y., radio station WAMC recently.After opting for a highly performance-oriented recording approach on 2007's "Sky Blue Sky," Tweedy says he expects Wilco will "allow ourselves a little bit more leeway in terms of sculpting the sound in the studio and doing overdubs and using the studio as another instrument. Last time around, it was more of a document."At recent live shows, Wilco has played two new songs: "One Wing" recalls the melancholy, slowly building "Sky Blue Sky" closer "On and On and On," while "Sunny Feeling" has a sly main riff in keeping with loose jams from the last album such as "Walken."Tweedy told WAMC he's going through a phase where he "kinda hate[s]" all of Wilco's six prior albums, because "none of them are a statement that I would be comfortable making right now at this point in my life. They all served their purpose, and in that respect I'm proud of all of them."But as something that feels artistically in keeping with who I am today, I think that they are inevitably going to fall short of that as time goes on. I mean, they just don't continue to mean the same things to me, and a new record is kind of where it's at."

Prior to the release of "Sky Blue Sky," Tweedy told Billboard that a number of unfinished songs from those sessions would potentially form the basis for the next album, but it is unknown if they remain in consideration at this point.Wilco wraps a summer North American tour this weekend at San Francisco's inaugural Outside Lands Festival. After a one-off Aug. 30 Wilco festival gig in Ireland, Tweedy plays four solo shows in Spain through Sept. 6 in Murcia.

Who knew Lt. Dan could play the bass....

I never knew he had a band. It looks pretty lame to me. A bunch of rich dudes playing music for "the cause". Good luck Gary. I'd rather be in Iraq then listen to this crap.



http://www.ltdanband.com/

Wow....this looks very cool...."W"

Lets all think positive thoughts for John D. Graham

Jon Dee Graham Hospitalized after Car AccidentJul 27th, 2008

Celebrated Austin singer/songwriter Jon Dee Graham was returning home to Austin from a gig in Dallas early Saturday morning. Graham, former guitarist for Austin’s True Believers, fell asleep at the wheel about forty miles north of Austin, in Jarrell. Graham’s Volvo struck a concrete embankment along I-35. No other cars were involved.
UPDATE as of Monday night 28 July:Tonight Jon Dee had emergency surgery to remove his spleen, which had been ruptured in the accident. He’s out of surgery, and longtime colleague Jesse Sublett (Jon Dee’s band mate in The Skunks) reports the surgery went well, and there appears to be no more internal bleeding. The outlook is good, but Jon Dee’s back in intensive care for now. Jon Dee and family are very grateful for the outpouring of support in the past few days, but they are now asking for an extended bit of quiet –no visitors or calls, please — as JDG rega

Another Office Webisode....I love this show!!

The Hold Steady on Letterman

The Hold Steady are such a great band. They never disappoint. If you haven't seen them live, you really need too....you will not be sorry.

My favorite band playing drinking games....

another cool Office minisode....

too little too late...

It looks like I missed something cool last night. It appears that Slobberbone had a reunion show in Dallas under the moniker "whiskey glass eye". I had an idea that this was to be a reunion show by one of my favorite bands, but was unable to attend. I've added a link to another blog that surmises the same thing as far as a reunion show goes due to a rare Dallas area sighting of the bone's old bass player. man I wish I could have made that show. scroll down the Dallas blog further to get a taste of the Lucero show there on Monday night as well. That sounded cool too.

http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/dc9/

I'm seeing this guy tonight...

Check out those big red balls!!

I love this show. Anything where it looks like a person could end up getting inured appeals to me on so many levels.

"Felon"....

This movie looks pretty cool. I have never been a big Stephen Dorf fan, but I've always loved me some Val Kilmer. This could be very cool, or it could suck...I want to think it will be great. Check it out!

Nice....

Buckner rules....

One of my favorite episodes....