August 17 2007
Lounge Links
posted by Steven Shaw at 3:36 pm
Jack Kerouac’s On The Road
On The Road Again: In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the release of Jack Kerouac’s On The Road, book publisher Viking is printing the original version that Kerouac typed on a 120-foot-long scroll. No, you can’t hang it in the dunny, it’s still in book form. Read up at The New York Times, and check out what the NYT readers think here…
Desperadoes ain’t getting no younger: Not content with massive sales of their Greatest Hits compilations and Hell Freezes Over DVDs, The Eagles have unveiled their first new single in 28 years…
Ed Norton is not only starring in the new Incredible Hulk film, he’s writing the script as well…
The Femmes get violent: Violent Femmes bassist Brian Ritchie sued lead vocalist Gordon Gano this week, claiming he was deprived credit for some of the group’s songs. He also accuses Gano of trashing the band’s reputation by allowing “Blister in the Sun” to be used in a Wendy’s commercial. Aah, if he had one dollar for every keg of beer emptied to that tune…
Rest easy folks: No Radiohead album until next year…
Local band Surf City released their debut self-titled EP this week. The four-piece band, which came together after meeting at a party in Mt Roskill, manages to harness the classic Flying Nun jangle without sounding retro. Check it out and/or buy it here or here…
Oh Goodie: Bill Oddie discusses why he loves Prince…
HBO’s musical comedy series Flight Of The Conchords, featuring Kiwis Jemaine Clement and Bret McKenzie, begins screening on Prime TV from Monday September 17. The 12 half-hour episodes follow Jemaine and Bret in New York as they try to make it big…
New series, new assistant: Medical student Martha Jones (Freema Agyeman) joins the Doctor (David Tennant) in the new series of Doctor Who starting this Sunday 7.30pm on Prime.
You Caught Me Smiling Again, Again: Sly Stone’s recent comeback performance at Rotterdam’s North Sea Jazz Festival had the crowd divided, mainly because his appearance was very brief — he only sang two-and-a-half songs. But going by this YouTube footage, which includes “If You Want Me To Stay” and “Sing A Simple Song”, he’s still pretty fly for an old guy.
August 18th, 2007 at 2:05 pm
I loved Ed Norton in Primal Fear. I can’t read the linked article – you need membership of LA Times to read it…
August 21st, 2007 at 2:55 pm
The Eagles, eh? lure us into a false sense of security for 28 f*cking years and then they unleash THAT shite? Haven’t we suffered enough?