Please help John Stabb!!

Thanks to the Criminal Records newsletter for the heads up on this:

"On Tuesday, 7/17/07, our dear friend John Stabb was physically assaulted, just a block away from his home, by a group of 5 teenage thugs. John will be undergoing extensive facial surgery and an undetermined hospital stay (hopefully short, fingers crossed here).
With mounting medical bills, potential lost wages and limited insurance benefits we are pulling together all our resources in an effort to limit this burden for John and his wife Mika."

You may know John Stabb as the front man for one of the BEST hardcore bands ever, Government Issue. Head over here, where you can make a PayPal donation directly to JohnStabbBenefit@aol.com. Please help out if you can.

Another way to help is to donate some items to the e-Bay auction that is being set up by volunteer James Sinks for this worthwhile cause. To donate items please contact James at obik@dementlieu.com. Send auction items or other donations by mail to:

Dementlieu
PO Box 16675
Alexandria VA 22302

Man Man cover Etta James' "I'd Rather Go Blind"

Man Man has made a cover of the Etta James song, "I'd Rather Go Blind" available for free download on their Myspace page. But because I know how much it sucks to have to click on a bunch of things before you get stuff, I've made the song available here. Only two clicks instead of four, and less clicks means you win.

[MP3] Man Man - I'd Rather Go Blind (Etta James cover) from "Unreleased" (via Box.net)

FIRST LISTEN: Magic Weapon

First off, thanks to YANP for the heads up on this band. Magic Weapon is a "Montreal supergroup with tremendous potential and a rad band name, featuring members of Sunset Rubdown, Shapes and Sizes, Think About Life, and Miracle Fortress." Hmmm, sounds good. I'm just now getting around to listening to the few songs floating around, and so far it's keeping me interested but not blown away. I'll keep ya' posted if things change. As always, check out the songs and make up your own mind (there are two more songs on their Myspace page as well). Their S/T ep will be available Oct. 8th (information on where to purchase it is available on their Myspace page).

[MP3] Magic Weapon - Cloudy People from "S/T EP" (via Box.net)
[MP3] Magic Weapon - Elephant Snow from "Unreleased" (via Box.net)

Black Lips: New album & video!!

If you are a purveyor of fine music, then chances are you are familiar with the Black Lips and their muy caliente awesomeness. I am still in love with their last album, "Los Valientes Del Mondo Nuevo" (which was recorded live in Tijuana, somewhere near that zebra-donkey above)....but I've been secretly lusting after a studio offering, and low and behold...the new studio album "Good Bad Not Evil" comes out Sept.11th!!! Hippie, Hippie, Hoorah!! They'll be heading out for a fall tour with another "love interest" of mine, The Selmanaires starting Sept. 12th in Athens, GA. If you haven't checked out a Black Lips show before, I suggest you do. They are quite the little maniacs. :-)

Here's a video of the first single from the upcoming album.

"Katrina" - Black Lips
Uploaded by vicemagazine

TOUR DATES:
09-12 Athens, GA - 40 Watt Club *
09-14 Baltimore, MD - Sonar *
09-15 Washington, DC - Black Cat *
09-16 Philadelphia, PA - The Fillmore at TLA *
09-18 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom *
09-19 Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg *
09-20 Worcester, MA - The Grind (Clark University) *
09-21 Cambridge, MA - Middle East *
09-22 Montreal, Quebec - La Sala Rossa *
09-23 Toronto, Ontario - The Legendary Horseshoe Tavern *
09-25 Detroit, MI - Magic Stick *
09-26 Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom *
09-28 Chicago, IL - Logan Square Auditorium *
09-29 Milwaukee, WI - Mad Planet *
09-30 Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock *
10-02 Omaha, NE - The Waiting Room *
10-03 Kansas City, MO - Grand Emporium *
10-04 Dallas, TX - The Loft *
10-05 Austin, TX - Emo's *
10-06 Houston, TX - The Engine Room *
10-07 New Orleans, LA - One Eyed Jacks *
10-11 Vancouver, British Columbia - Richards on Richards
10-12 Seattle, WA - Crocodile Café
10-17 Pomona, CA - Glass House
10-19 West Hollywood, CA - Troudabor
10-20 Los Angeles, CA - Echoplex

* with the Selmanaires


Black Lips - Myspace

Drive-Invasion 2007 is coming for your brain!! Rawrghhhh!!!

Hot Rods! Hot bands! Hot babes!! Bad movies!!! On Labor Day weekend (Sept. 1-2) Drive-Invasion returns to the Starlight Drive-In in Atlanta to help feed that seedy part of you that likes your cars fast, your music loud, and your movies bad (well some are actually good, but we're goin' for a theme here!). This is pretty much an all-day event both days as gates open at noon and the fun doesn't stop until the wee hours!! Tickets are $22 for individual days or $40 for a weekend pass (which includes FREE overnight camping at the drive-in!). Dixie Fried Traditional, Rod & Custom car show both days (Muscle Cars included on Sunday)!

Starlight Drive-In
2001 Moreland Ave. SE, Atlanta, GA 30316
404-627-5786

SATURDAY BANDS:
UNKNOWN HINSON - 7:40pm
TIGER! TIGER! - 6:40pm
JIMMY & THE TEASERS - 5:40pm
THE BURMESE CRUSH - 4:40pm
THE BELMONT PLAYBOYS - 3:40pm
THE BLUE JAYS - 2:40pm
THE INTOXICATORS - 1:50pm
THE HOTRODS - 1:00pm

SATURDAY MOVIES (SUBJECT TO CHANGE):
RE-ANIMATOR
EMPIRE of the ANTS
THING WITH TWO HEADS
TOWER OF EVIL
SHE FREAK

SUNDAY BANDS:
THE BLASTERS - 7:35pm
THE SWINGIN’ NECKBREAKERS - 6:20pm
THE WOGGLES - 5:20pm
GARGANTUA - 4:20pm
LARAMIE DEAN - 3:30pm
ROCK CITY DROPOUTS - 2:40pm
LUST - 1:50pm
THE TREMORS - 1:00pm

SUNDAY MOVIES (SUBJECT TO CHANGE):
TOMMY 9:30pm
FAST TIMES AT RIDGEMONT HIGH
TEEN LUST
COUNT DRACULA & HIS VAMPIRE BRIDE
FRANKENSTEIN ISLAND

Drive Invasion - Myspace

Califone, Andrew Bird, Mark Kozelek, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah on HBO Documentary Soundtrack

The soundtrack to the HBO documentary "The Trials of Darryl Hunt", is set to be released on August 7th and features music from some fine indie & hip-hop artists (some of which is exclusive to this soundtrack) including: M. Ward, Califone, Portastatic, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Andrew Bird, Mark Kozelek, Margot and the Nuclear So & So's, Starsailor, The Last Poets (feat. Dalek), Dead Prez & Ras Kass.

"This powerful documentary tells the incredible story of Darryl Hunt, a black man who spent twenty years in prison after being wrongly accused of killing a white woman. All net proceeds from the sale of this soundtrack will be donated to The Darryl Hunt Foundation, which works to protect wrongly convicted individuals."

[MP3] Andrew Bird - Happy Day (live) from "The Trials of Darryl Hunt SOUNDTRACK" (via Box.net)

The Trials of Darryl Hunt SOUNDTRACK - Myspace