John Lassater in all his infinite wisdom has brought back  Disney Animation Studios from the dead. And now they'll be producing a slew of 2-D screen before Disney features. The first of which is a new Goofy short. I've been waiting to see this for 2 years...and here it is:

 

Jesus Christ is going to have to come down from heaven and do a B-52's covers record if ANYTHING is going to replace Department of Eagle's "In Ear Park" as my ABSOLUTE FUCKING FAVORITE record of 2008.

Daniel Rossen, man. Chalk him up there with the best. I'm pretty pumped for the new Grizzly Bear record based on "While You Wait For The Others" and "Two Weeks"--but I'm having a hard time believing there is such a thing as "better than In Ear Park".

It really is that good. Go buy this bad-boy on iTunes right now.

MP3's:
No One Does It Like You- Department of Eagles
In Ear Park- Department of Eagles

("Teenagers" is like the greatest track EVAH...)

The only think that sucks about the Pitchfork Music Festival, is that every year after it's over--you have to wait another year for it to start back up again. Good crazy fun all around in '08.  Not really a headliner (per se) this year, a lot of smaller bands, and it actually RAINED. That being said, I think the fest actually found its stride this year. Mad props for relocating the Balance Stage--after seeing one show over there, I can't imagine why they EVER put it behind the Record Tent.

My Top 3:
1. The Hold Steady
2. King Khan & The Shrines
3. The Occidental Brothers Dance Band International

But everyone kicked ass this year. No sound problems (ala CAT POWER) within ear-shot. VAMPIRE WEEKEND was probably the most fun we had throughout (even though we didn't actually WATCH their set). Lots of tribal dancing in the mud...

Here's a couple of videos. I wish I could find a torrent of the live streams they put up on Pitchfork's website, but 'till then...


"Black Magic"- Jarvis Cocker


"The Underdog"- Spoon



"Peacebone"- Animal Collective

"Melody Day"- Caribou

"English House"- Fleet Foxes

"Sirens"- Dizzee Rascal (Not a black person to be seen in this crowd...)

--It's coming, kids!

I've fashioned together a mix for you, so you'll be ready. Download it here:

Pitchfork Mix

Tracklist:

1)   Titus Andronicus- Titus Andronicus
2)   Those Birds Are Bat- Mahjongg
3)   Melody Day- Caribou
4)   Energy- The Apples In Stereo
5)   Farewell- Boris
6)   Relevant: Now- Times New Viking
7)   Almost Ready- Dinosaur Jr.
8)   Spiral Stairs- Elf Power
9)   Don't You Evah- Spoon
10) What Would Wolves Do?- Les Savy Fav
11) Black Magic- Jarvis Cocker
12) Destroyer- King Khan and The Shrines
13) Gimmie Gimmie Gimmie- The Dirty Projectors
14) Tane Mahuta- The Ruby Suns
15) Kalise- El Guincho
16) OK Oyot System- Extra Golden
17) Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa- Vampire Weekend
18) Dzumbas Funk- Boban i Marko Markovic Orkestar
19) God Bless The Ottoman Empire- A Hawk and a Hacksaw
20) Eso Pele- The Occidental Brothers Dance Band International
21) Glitter Pills- HEALTH
22) Hearts On Fire- Cut/Copy
23) This Is It!- Icy Demons
24) Where's Da G's- Dizzee Rascal
25) R.A.G.U.- Ghostface Killah (feat. Raekwon)
26) Ribs Out- Fuck Buttons
27) Myth Takes- !!!
28) Peacebone- Animal Collective
29) Jump In- High Places
30) Things I Did When I Was Dead- No Age
31) Rivers Card- Atlas Sound
32) Don't Let Him Come Back- Jay Reatard
33) White Winter Hymnal- Fleet Foxes
34) Soul On Fire- Spiritualized
35) Ashley- The Dodos
36) Lord, I'm Discouraged- The Hold Steady

(Although, if I hadn't already zipped and posted it, I would have ended this bad  
 boy with "Slapped Actress"- The Hold Steady

Pop Tarts Suck Toasted has some alternate tracks you can check out.


THE SCHEDULE:
 

Saturday, July 19:

12:30 p.m. Boban i Marko Markovic Orkestar (B)
1:00 p.m. Titus Andronicus (C)
1:25 p.m. A Hawk and a Hacksaw (B)
1:30 p.m. Jay Reatard (A)
2:00 p.m. Caribou (C)
2:20 p.m. Icy Demons (B)
3:00 p.m. Fleet Foxes (A)
3:15 p.m. Fuck Buttons (B)
4:00 p.m. Dizzee Rascal (C)
4:15 p.m. The Ruby Suns (B)
5:00 p.m. Vampire Weekend (A)
5:20 p.m. Elf Power (B)
6:00 p.m. !!! (C)
6:25 p.m. Extra Golden (B)
7:00 p.m. The Hold Steady (A)
7:30 p.m. Atlas Sound (B)
8:00 p.m. Jarvis Cocker (C)
8:25 p.m. No Age (B)
9:00 p.m. Animal Collective (A)

 

Sunday, July 20:

12:30 p.m. Mahjongg (B)
1:00 p.m. Times New Viking (C)
1:25 p.m. High Places (B)
1:30 p.m. Dirty Projectors (A)
2:00 p.m. Boris (C)
2:20 p.m. HEALTH (B)
3:00 p.m. The Apples in Stereo (A)
3:15 p.m. King Khan & the Shrines (B)
4:00 p.m. Les Savy Fav (C)
5:00 p.m. The Dodos (A)
5:20 p.m. Occidental Brothers Dance Band International (B)
6:00 p.m. M. Ward (C)
6:25 p.m. Ghostface Killah & Raekwon (B)
7:00 p.m. Spiritualized (A)
7:30 p.m. Bon Iver (B)
8:00 p.m. Dinosaur Jr. (C)
8:25 p.m. Cut Copy (B)
9:00 p.m. Spoon (A)

Decisions, decisions...

I'm geeking out over some of the smaller, up and coming bands that are going to be there this year (The Ruby Suns, The Occidental Brothers Dance Band International, The Dodos...). But I'm most excited to see THE HOLD STEADY break it down with some "Stay Positive" tunes!



If you're staying with me. Give me a call or hit me back here (if you're coming Friday, I think we're all gonna go see "THE DARK KNIGHT" at the IMAX too). Love you all, let me know who you wanna see...

LOVE, DAVID

It's been a whole week, hasn't it?

Listen and Love:

THE MIX-UP

LOVE, DAVID

I bumped right into Kosuke Fukudome leaving Wrigley Field today. I didn't even realize who he was (because I'm a loser. I work for the Cubbie's and don't even know who their pride and glory is). I was like, "Oh, sorry guy" and he looked at me all confused, wondering how I got back there and said, "Do you work here?" and I was like, "Yeah, yeah, yeah" and then he gets all smiley and is like--"Me too!"

What a badass.

Then I went to this advance screening of "PROMOTION" this newish flick coming out this summer that they filmed here in Chicago. It stars John C. Reily and Sean William Scott.

It was...not so good.

But Sean and I shared a piss together and I bragged about it all night on the bus.

I was just sippin' on my D.C.--offering drinks to anyone who would listen, like--"Sure, you don't want a sip? I just pissed next to SEAN WILLIAM SCOTT".

And they just looked at me like I'm some sort of jackass. Which I'm starting to believe I am.

Then I met a guy who was reading "BREAKFAST OF CHAMPIONS" aaaaand listening to THE HOLD STEADY.

We're like...friends now.

LOVE, DAVID

..

So.

Saw The Fuck Buttons and Caribou at The Elblow room last night.

And MY GOD was it terrific.

Both bands are twice as good in the flesh.

When FUCK BUTTONS started doing "Ribs Out"--they both jumped off the stage with their drum sticks and started doing this badass tribal dance all over the fucking place--it was some giddy ass shit.

And don't even get me STARTED on Caribou...

I don't know WHO the drummer was that they had last night, but I can honestly say...he's the most talented motha-lucker I've ever seen in my life.

Apparantly it's near impossible to find a live cut from Caribou, so you'll have to settle with this youtube nonsense, just to remind you how great these guys are.



Again. Not the drummer from last night. But still...

I would not feel fufilled this week if I didn’t make you a new Muxtape:

http://dgskalicky.muxtape.com/

I’ve given up hope on anyone making me one.

But when did that ever really matter anyways?

I just want to push tunes your way.

LOVE, 2 TALL

One should always strive to be better.

A Mix, PART II:

http://2tall.muxtape.com/

Where’s mine, fool?

THE ABSOLUTE BEST MUSIC OF 2007

 

10. WIDOW CITY- THE FIERY FURNACES

      *My Egyptian Grammar

9.   SOUND OF SILVER- LCD SOUNDSYSTEM

      *North American Scum

8.   THE REMINDER- FEIST

      *My Moon, My Man

7.   THE STAGE NAMES- OKKERVIL RIVER

      *John Allyn Smith Sails

6.   NIGHT FALLS OVER KORTEDALA- JENS LEKMAN

      *Friday Night At The Drive-In Bingo

5.   WRITER'S BLOCK- PETER BJORN & JOHN

      *Let's Call It Off

4.   TRANSPARENT THINGS- FUJIYA & MIYAGI

      *Collarbone

3.   NEON BIBLE- ARCADE FIRE

      *Black Mirror

2.   HISSING FAUNA, ARE YOU THE DESTROYER?- OF MONTREAL

      *Bunny Ain't No Kind Of Rider

1.   GA GA GA GA GA- SPOON

      *Don't You Evah

 

*- Choice Track, Bitches.

 

HONORABLE MENTIONS

 

SPIDERMAN OF THE RINGS- DAN DEACON, BOXER- THE NATIONAL, MIRRORED- BATTLES, STRAWBERRY JAM- ANIMAL COLLECTIVE, PERSON PITCH- PANDA BEAR, GOD SAVE THE CLIENTELE – THE CLIENTELE, DRUMS AND GUNS- LOW, CHALLENGERS- THE NEW PORNOGRAPHERS, ARMCHAIR APOCRYPHA- ANDREW BIRD, YOU FOLLOW ME- NINA NASTASIA & JIM WHITE, MARRY ME- ST. VINCENT,
WINCING THE NIGHT AWAY- THE SHINS, THE MAGIC POSITION- PATRICK WOLF, RUFUS WAINWRIGHT DOES JUDY AT CARNEGIE HALL- RUFUS WAINWRIGHT, VOXTROT- VOXTROT,
SOME LOUD THUNDER- CLAP YOUR HANDS SAY YEAH, PLACES LIKE THIS- ARCHITECTURE IN HELSINKI, EMOTIONALISM- THE AVETT BROTHERS,WE ALL BELONG- DR. DOG, EMERALD CITY- JOHN VANDERSLICE, LOVE IS SIMPLE- AKRON/FAMILY, WHITE CHALK- PJ HARVEY, PRIDE- PHOSPHORESCENT, IN OUR NATURE- JOSE GONZALEZ, VAMIRE WEEKEND- VAMPIRE WEEKEND,
BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE PRESENTS: KEVIN DREW- KEVIN DREW,
THE HOME RECORDINGS OF RIVERS CUOMO- RIVERS CUOMO,
FUR AND GOLD- BAT FOR LASHES, ASH WEDNESDAY- ELVIS PERKINS, FRIEND OPPURTUNITY- DEERHOOF, ALRIGHT, STILL- LILY ALLEN, TRAFFIC AND WEATHER- FOUNTAINS OF WAYNE, THE MEANING OF 8- CLOUD CULT, RELEASE THE STARS- RUFUS WAINWRIGHT,MATHS AND ENGLISH- DIZZEE RASCAL, SUPER TARANTA!- GOGOL BORDELLO, IS IS- YEAH YEAH YEAHS, HEY VENUS!- SUPER FURRY ANIMALS, THE SHEPARD'S DOG- IRON & WINE, IN OUR BEDROOM AFTER THE WAR- STARS, 8 DIAGRAMS- WU-TANG CLAN
 

DISAPPOINTMENTS

 

SKY BLUE SKY- WILCO

OBLIGATORY VILLAGERS- NELLIE MCKAY

OUR LOVE TO ADMIRE- INTERPOL

IN DREAMS- RADIOHEAD (£2)

THE CON- TEGAN AND SARA

POCKET SYMPHONY- AIR

MEMORY ALMOST FULL- PAUL McCARTNEY

ICKY THUMP- THE WHITE STRIPES

UNDER THE BLACKLIGHT- RILO KILEY

THE FLYING CLUB CUP- BEIRUT

THE GOOD, THE BAD & THE QUEEN- THE GOOD, THE BAD & THE QUEEN

A WEEKEND IN THE CITY- BLOC PARTY

 

 

JUST PLAIN FUCKING AWFUL

 

ZEITGEIST- THE SMASHING PUMPKINS

 

BEST SOUNDTRACKS

ONCE- GLEN HANSARD & MARKETA IRGLOVA

I'M NOT THERE- VARIOUS ARTISTS

THERE WILL BE BLOOD- JONNY GREENWOOD

 

BEST TRACKS

TIMEBOMB- BECK

PIG- RIVERS CUOMO

 

 

FAVORITE NEW ARTIST

 

VAMPIRE WEEKEND

BEST LIVE BAND I SAW THIS YEAR

THE HOLD STEADY

The new shit's right here:



Just for kicks, here's the shooting script:

"SOME THING THAT SUCK ABOUT US"

 

 

JORDAN

What are some things that suck about us?

 

DAVID

We both still live at home.

 

JORDAN

Yeah, that does suck.

 

DAVID

We have shitty cars.

 

JORDAN

And we don't really have girlfriends.

 

DAVID

Yeah, the ladies hate us.

 

JORDAN

Our little brothers are more motivated than us.

 

DAVID

Plus, I'm getting fat.

 

JORDAN

Our jobs are stupid.

 

DAVID

We don't have any money.

 

JORDAN

Yeah, we don't have any monies.

 

DAVID

I can't play an instrument. And I'm not good looking enough.

 

JORDAN

We smoke.

 

DAVID

Yeah, that's real bad.

 

 

JORDAN

We both still live at home.

 

DAVID

I already said that.

 

JORDAN

Yeah, but it really does suck.

 

DAVID

It really does.

 

 

A Pause.

 

JORDAN

You think you're happy?

 

DAVID nods a bit

 

DAVID

I guess. You?

 

JORDAN shrugs indifferently.

 

DAVID

Hey, did you ever figure out how to spell pomegranate?

 

JORDAN

Yeah, it's p-o-m-e-g-r-a-n-a-t-e.

 

DAVID

I fucking TOLD you that it was t-e.

 

JORDAN

Sorry, I thought it was d-e.

 

DAVID

It's OK. I can't even really spell. That's something that sucks about me.

 

A Pause.

 

DAVID

You want to go tear up that TV?

 

 

JORDAN

OK.

 

They do.

 

THE END.

---Oh, the power of ad-lib.