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Sun rises on Cracker
David Lowery has always been, um, just a wee bit quirky.
His 80s indie/alt/roots rock band Camper Van Beethoven merged punk, folk, psychedelic and world beats into a calliope of musical landscapes that brought them much critical praise but little mass popularity.
Lowery formed Cracker in 1992, and immediately found mainstream success with such slacker hits like Teen Angst (What the World Needs Now), Get Off This, Low and a You Must personal favorite, Euro-Trash Girl (a hidden track on the album Kerosene Hat).
The band has continued on, with different lineups, and Lowery and the lads return with a new disc Tuesday, Sunrise in the Land of Milk and Honey. On crackersoul.com, Lowery says of the new music, "We weren't kicking back on an island in the Caribbean, waiting for the muse to hit us. We got down to work, found the punk and glam rock in our blood...."
Helping out on the disc are Patterson Hood of the Drive-By Truckers, X's John Doe and Adam Duritz of Counting Crows.
Sun rises on Cracker
David Lowery has always been, um, just a wee bit quirky.
His 80s indie/alt/roots rock band Camper Van Beethoven merged punk, folk, psychedelic and world beats into a calliope of musical landscapes that brought them much critical praise but little mass popularity.
Lowery formed Cracker in 1992, and immediately found mainstream success with such slacker hits like Teen Angst (What the World Needs Now), Get Off This, Low and a You Must personal favorite, Euro-Trash Girl (a hidden track on the album Kerosene Hat).
The band has continued on, with different lineups, and Lowery and the lads return with a new disc Tuesday, Sunrise in the Land of Milk and Honey. On crackersoul.com, Lowery says of the new music, "We weren't kicking back on an island in the Caribbean, waiting for the muse to hit us. We got down to work, found the punk and glam rock in our blood...."
Helping out on the disc are Patterson Hood of the Drive-By Truckers, X's John Doe and Adam Duritz of Counting Crows.
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Trailer reveals soul of 9
In a post-apocalyptic world that may or not be our own, a group of rag-doll-like beings are hunted by an unmercifully scary machine that rips out their glowing-green souls and stores them in a talisman. That is, until one of the sad, silent rag-doll people 9 destroys the machine and releases his friends souls.
That's the premise of "9," a short film by Shane Acker that was nominated for an Academy Award in 2005. Now with producer Tim Burton's help, Acker has developed his film into a feature-length computer-animated movie that brings with it the voice talent of some heavy-duty stars: Elijah Wood, John C. Reilly, Jennifer Connelly, Crispin Glover, Martin Landau and Christopher Plummer.
The film is scheduled to be released Sept. 9, but you can see the trailer now at http://9themovie.com/splash. If you want to see Ackers Oscar-nominated original, beautiful short film, go to youtube.com.
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Monopoly is gold, Jerry!
Monopoly fans can be master of Jerry Seinfeld's domain. The classic board game is now available in a Seinfeld edition.
Monopolists can buy such hangouts as Monk's Restaurant or The Non-Fat Yogurt Shop. Move your Puffy Shirt, Urban Sombrero or Bro/Manzier token around the board and you may encounter the Soup Nazi. Or you may get to pick up a Yada, Yada Yada card.
Find out more at usaopoly.com.
Trailer reveals soul of 9
In a post-apocalyptic world that may or not be our own, a group of rag-doll-like beings are hunted by an unmercifully scary machine that rips out their glowing-green souls and stores them in a talisman. That is, until one of the sad, silent rag-doll people 9 destroys the machine and releases his friends souls.
That's the premise of "9," a short film by Shane Acker that was nominated for an Academy Award in 2005. Now with producer Tim Burton's help, Acker has developed his film into a feature-length computer-animated movie that brings with it the voice talent of some heavy-duty stars: Elijah Wood, John C. Reilly, Jennifer Connelly, Crispin Glover, Martin Landau and Christopher Plummer.
The film is scheduled to be released Sept. 9, but you can see the trailer now at http://9themovie.com/splash. If you want to see Ackers Oscar-nominated original, beautiful short film, go to youtube.com.
PLAY
Monopoly is gold, Jerry!
Monopoly fans can be master of Jerry Seinfeld's domain. The classic board game is now available in a Seinfeld edition.
Monopolists can buy such hangouts as Monk's Restaurant or The Non-Fat Yogurt Shop. Move your Puffy Shirt, Urban Sombrero or Bro/Manzier token around the board and you may encounter the Soup Nazi. Or you may get to pick up a Yada, Yada Yada card.
Find out more at usaopoly.com.
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