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

Pearl Jam: Live at the Gorge

According to Billboard "Pearl Jam has boxed up three complete concerts held at the Gorge Amphitheatre in George, Wash., over the past two years for the aptly named release "Live at the Gorge 05/06." The seven-disc collection will arrive June 26 via the band's own Monkeywrench label.

"Live at the Gorge" rounds up shows from Sept. 1, 2005, and July 22-23, 2006, and features 76 different songs..."

This sounds totally sweet; I just hope it isn't as pricey as certain other box sets I've been meaning to get my hands on.