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Tuesdays are big in entertainmentville: not only do all the new DVD releases hit Netflix, but new music also pours into stores. So I take a spin through each week's music releases and pick out some albums and tracks worthy of a download.
Wilco reintroduction: I've already checked out Wilco: The Album (check out my track-by-track review here), and now it's officially out and ready for you to download!
Album Review: Wilco (The Album)
I'm not a Wilco connoisseur, exactly, in that I don't know every song by heart or every nuance of the variations in their discography, but I do own many of the band's albums and I am seriously stoked to see a whole new one emerge from them, titled simply Wilco (The Album). The album is streaming in its entirety right now (you can take a spin through it here), so I took a little listen.
Just like the funny/cute cover, many of the songs have a spirit of playfulness to them, even as many of the lyrics remain typically sad or ominous.
Buzz News Roundup, 9/19
- Aww, more Vaughn-Favreau goodness: Vince Vaughn, Jon Favreau, Jason Bateman and Faizon Love are set to star together in the comedy Couples Retreat. — ComingSoon
- New albums are on the way from Wilco and from Weezer. — Billboard
- Daily Show correspondent Jason Jones will play Stella's ex on How I Met Your Mother.
Link Time! 11/6
- TV Squad mulls the news that ER could get one more season.
- Forget voicing Beowulf, Ray Winstone wants to talk Indiana Jones 4 over on the MTV Movies Blog.
- Popwatch decides Prison Break is "going nowhere slowly." On the other hand, TV with MeeVee thinks the show could teach 24 a few lessons.
- Pretty Much Amazing rounds up the Arcade Fire's covers of Springsteen, the Smiths, and Clinic.
- TV Filter has some suggestions for the fourth season of Weeds.
- Head over to AquariumDrunkard for a review of the companion soundtrack to the Bob Dylan movie I'm Not There.
- Give Me My Remote wonders: What one TV episode is on your desert island list?
- Cinematical has a weird vintage clip of a young Morgan Freeman on the old television show The Electric Company.
- Stereogum has a new live video of Wilco playing at Austin City Limits.
Playlist: The Summer Road Trip
We're smack-dab in the middle of Summer, and to me, there are few more quintessential Summer vacations than a good old-fashioned road trip. Of course, any good road trip needs a great Playlist, and there is no shortage of songs that pay tribute to motorized wanderlust.
In fact, when I made my trip cross-country several years ago, I asked all of my friends to burn mix CDs so I would have plenty to listen to en route.
Link Time! 6/5
- According to Cinematical, Mark Ruffalo is replacing Daniel Craig in the movie Blindness (which I told you about back when Craig was first cast and I was giddy over the news).
- Stereogum recounts the bizarre saga of the dude who thinks Arcade Fire stole his basketball when the band played at UC Berkeley. Arcade Fire denies the charges.
- According to PopCandy, BJ Novack (Ryan on "The Office") was a prankster in high school, recording fake audio tours for the Boston Museum of the Fine Arts.
- The Movie Blog thinks casting a magician to play a magician is a good idea, referring specifically to Criss "Mindfreak" Angel who has been cast in Mandrake the Magician, based on a Depression-era comic strip. Well, he's certainly comical.
- I Guess I'm Floating finds Wilco's explanation for selling its songs to a VW campaign.
- CHUD (Cinematic Happenings Under Development) has a source who heard something about a remake of Meatballs.
- TV With MeeVee reviews the "Heroes" 360 Experience.
- Earvolution says the Strokes' Albert Hammond Jr. is writing a play. Source
Song of the Day: Wilco, "One True Vine"
As I mentioned a few weeks back, Wilco is streaming its new album on the band's web site. After listening to it all week, I have to say: It's pretty damn good. The more I listen, the more I like it, so by the time Sky Blue Sky actually hits stores next week, I'll have heard the heck out of it already.
Wilco Streaming Its New Album Online
The next Wilco album, Sky Blue Sky, is now available for pre-order on Amazon, which means that May 15 release date is right around the corner. Of course, this is Wilco we're talking about here, so there are plenty of early chances to hear the tunes.
In addition to the leaked tracks floating around and the free download the band released last month, Wilco is now letting us stream Sky Blue Sky on its web site, though no word on how long this will last.
Free Download: New Wilco Track, "What Light"
On Thursday I posted a few leaked tracks from Wilco's forthcoming album, "Sky Blue Sky, which comes out May 15 on Nonesuch.
Thankfully, you can always count on Jeff Tweedy and Co. to follow Internet leaks with a totally legit free download.
Songs of the Day: New Wilco Tracks Off Sky Blue Sky
The new Wilco album, Sky Blue Sky, isn't due until May 15, but — unsurprisingly — tracks have already started to leak on the 'Net. I've found a few over at Covert Curiosity, including "You Are My Face," which starts a bit lackluster then evolves into a surprising and lively Band-inspired jam, and a twangier-than-usual ditty called "Walken" that features some seriously gangbusters guitar.
I never like to judge albums based on a few leaked tracks, but I am intrigued by what sounds like an innovative but less experimental direction.
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