Monday, May 19, 2008

is it tuesday already tomorrow?

so since i stopped doing that one show that i used to do on the internet where we'd talk about all those new albums that came out and all that, i have stopped doing much research about stuff coming out in the distant future.  so most of these are pleasant surprises to me.  a bunch of artists i'm allllll about are putting albums out tomorrow, and i didn't even know they were even in planning! or i may have forgotten. either way, pleasant surprises (except for my non-income means i can't really afford to get these).

music coming out to you and me:
*free kitten - inherit.  free kitten is kim gordon's other band.  it's been over 10 years since they put anything out.  i didn't know they were gonna put anything out again.  but guess what? this is out tomorrow!  it's only $8.99 on amazon so hopefully that means it's cheap everywhere.
*islands - arm's way.  return to sea was a great sleeper album for me.  most critics and such praised it though, i believe.  but i personally didn't listen to it much but i remember when i did, i loved it.  this one isn't so much a surprise as an "oh yeah, these guys!"
*jim o'rourke - tamper.  this is a re-release of his 1991 album.  he is amazing.  i did know about this but forgot when it was coming out.  still, here it is.
*mudhoney - lucky ones.  legendary, they are! i even got to interview them (or run a camera for an interview with them) a couple years back.  this is their 8th album.
*the dresden dolls - no, virginia.  i half-like them.  this seems to be outtakes from yes, virginia.
*mates of state - re-arrange us.  they are pretty damn cute, i tell you what.
*scarlett johansson - anywhere i lay my head.  everybody knows about this one.  if you've read a blog in the past few months, you've known about this one.  i personally don't care much.  i heard that one song and it was pretty boring.  i'd rather just listen to tom waits.  it's disappointing because dave sitek produced the album, and i love tv on the radio.  ah well.

there's not much notable out on dvd.
*night of the living dead.  40th anniversary edition.  remastered and "loaded with all new special features."  i don't know what these special features are.  but this is one of the greatest films ever.  and according to an amazon review, george romero never put a copyright on the original, resulting in lots of public domain dvds of it.  this is the one put out by him, the "official" version that will actually support the artist.
*square pegs - the complete series.  sarah jessica parker's show before sex & the city.  it's pretty cute from what i remember.
james stewart - the western collection.  he is my favorite "old timey" actor.  this collection includes destry rides again, winchester 73, bend of the river, the far country, night passage, and the rare breed.  all for $30, a pretty good deal.  these are all already available, but still a nice collection.

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