Grateful Dead Cinema

According to Variety former roadie Steve Parish's book "Home Before Daylight: My Life on the Road with the Grateful Dead" will be made into a movie that we can all count down until 2009 for. According to Rolling Stone, "[t]he story, which has already been endorsed by Dead guitarist Bob Weir, will chart the history of the band, focusing on those times they chilled with Ken Kesey and Jefferson Airplane in the Haight-Ashbury days." Can't wait for 2009? Maybe Gus Van Sant's take on "The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test" will hold you over. Otherwise, wrapping up this week...

-John Lennon and Paul McCartney met 50 years ago today

-the Rock Radio previews Live Earth; Live Earth D.C. officially added

-Billboard claims that it's a "sure bet that Pearl Jam fans will have a new live DVD via Rhino to play on repeat before the holidays"

-Velvet Revolver will tour with Alice In Chains - here are their tour dates

-David Gilmour will release his 2006 performance at London's Royal Albert Hall on DVD - "Remember That Night" will be available September 18

Weekly Wrap-Up

It's been a busy Friday so far...

-more artists have been added to the Disco Biscuits' Camp Bisco VI

-speaking of the Biscuits, watch them speak out against global warming

-Nunatak: Antarctica's #1 research-lab garage band

-read a review of Umphrey's jamtastic July 4 show in Michigan

-the Weight reviews Bob Dylan @ Woodstock

-pick up your Friday mix tape - H.O.R.D.E. edition - from Hidden Track
-the Roots will go on tour (headlining for VH1?!?!?)

Update: Live Earth Rio Back On

According to Billboard, "A Brazilian judge today (July 5) revoked her own injunction blocking the Rio de Janeiro leg of the Live Earth global series of concerts after organizers secured approval from the police and met security concerns. "The show is on again.""

Wow, now all big Al needs is for the charges against his son to be dropped and he'll be two-for-two today...

Update: Today really keeps getting better for Al; Yusuf (formerly Cat Stevens) will perform at Live Earth Hamburg

Couldn't Make it to Bonnaroo?

If you didn't get a chance to make it to Bonnaroo 2007 check out PT user Jiggs_' "Why Are You Here?" The flick contains a bunch of pics and clips but what makes it stand out to me is the film's variety (hell it seems like Jiggs_ covered every corner of the festival). Thanks Jiggs_!

For another mini-movie montage, check out Goodbye Deer Creek, "A home-movie type account of a Phish fans last trip to see a show. The second night of a 2 night Deer Creek show run."

When I Wake Up, Well I Know I'm Gonna Be...

While I'm not exactly the biggest fan of "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" by The Proclaimers, I've had the damn thing stuck in my head for about two days straight. As it turns out, I'm not the only one who this has happened to; in fact, this song is so damn contagious that it has prompted a bunch of would-be-filmmakers to do their own video renditions. Here are a few of my favorites...

The one that started it all: Phish Harpua > I'm Gonna Be 12/30/97



The original



Digital



With a little help from Peter Griffin



Double-Speed



Reunion Tour Performance?



Shrek & Friends Cover The Proclaimers



And finally, Live @ Lego Land

Fireworks for Gore

Today's really just not former Vice President Al Gore's day. First, his son goes down Trey Anastasio style. Then, a Brazilian judge canceled Saturday's Live Earth concert in Rio De Janeiro due to security concerns. Well, at least he's still got global warming. In non-Gore related news...

-there are unsubstantiated, yet not completely baseless rumors of a Phil & Friends fall tour from the Philzone: "Rumors have surfaced that a P&F Fall Tour is imminent. It's way too early for details but we've heard Albany, NY is a potential stop. Certainly we'd expect heavy East Coast tour action as usual & maybe (please pray with us) some Red Rocks dates to kick it all off and some West Coast dates to encore the tour!"

-Bob Dylan will release a 3 disc, career-spanning box set titled "Dylan"

WeTube Wednesdays: Independence Edition

Happy 4th of July everybody! Here's a special WeTube Wednesday tribute to independence: the Roots interpreting Bob Dylan's "Masters of War" at Bonnaroo 2007.



And just for fun, a little String Cheese: Desert Dawn > Black Clouds > Desert Dawn from this year's Winter Carnival.



In other news...

-the Weight gives us more video clips of the Levon Helm Band live @ Central Park

-Velvet Revolver releases "Libertad"

-nostalgic for a little Creem Magazine? So are the folks at stylus

-Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds' "Live at Radio City Music Hall" will be released on DVD

-Eddie Vedder will contribute a bunch of original music to Sean Penn's "Into the Wild"

Honkytonk Homeslice: Live at the Cannabis Cup

According to Jambands.com, "Honkytonk Homeslice has announced a series of European dates from November 18 through December 1. The trio will expand to a quintet for the first of the dates which will take place in conjunction with the Cannabis Cup. Homeslice will welcome Bill Nershi’s fellow String Cheese Incident bandmate, Jason Hann to the stage...The Honkytonk Homeslice quintet will perform in Amsterdam at the Cannabis Cup Opening Ceremonies as well as the Awards Show along with an Afterhours Party, followed by some additional dates in the Netherlands."

As if there wasn't reason enough to make it to Amsterdam. Otherwise...

-the complete idiot's guide to Queen, courtesy of jefitoblog

-the Flaming Lips have confirmed venues for their upcoming tour

-Rolling Stone Rock Daily's got a YouTube tribute to the national anthem: the good, bad, and ugly

Smashing Pumpkins Fall Tour

The Smashing Pumpkins have announced their fall tour. Dates are as follows:

Sept. 8: Montreal (Osheaga Festival)
Sept. 9: Toronto (V Fest)
Sept. 13: Las Vegas (the Pearl)
Sept. 18: Phoenix (Dodge Theatre)
Sept. 24: Vancouver (NE Forum)
Sept. 28: Salt Lake City (McKay Center)
Sept. 30: Morrison, Colo. (Red Rocks)
Oct. 2: St. Paul, Minn. (Wilkins Auditorium)
Oct. 4: Normal, Ill. (Braden Auditorium)
Oct. 7: Detroit (Fox Theatre)
Oct. 9: Pittsburgh (Palumbo Center)
Oct. 11: Columbus, Ohio (LC Pavilion)
Oct. 15-16: Boston (Orpheum Theatre
Oct. 21-22: Philadelphia (Tower Theatre)
Oct. 25: Memphis (Mud Island Amphitheatre)
Oct. 30: Atlanta (Fox Theatre)
Nov. 3: Dallas (Nokia Theatre)
Nov. 5: Nashville (Ryman Auditorium)

In other news...

-the Police reunion tour was the "most requested event" for the first half of 2007, according to Ticketmaster

-for the hell of it; the 7 Most Useless Transformers Ever (I cannot wait to see this movie tonight)

-thank you come again! 7-11's become Kwik E Marts

Complete my iLife

With the ever increasing need to live the complete iLife, who could resist this gem?

Otherwise...

-the official Syd Barrett DVD collection (complete with all sorts of goodies) will be available September 18

-video of ALO rockin' Dead covers at Soho

-and this is EXTREMELY late, but here's the dates for the Beastie Boys tour