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Watch Broken Social Scene’s Video Response to the G20 Summit

Jennifer Marston — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 08:07:28 +0000

Broken Social Scene’s new video is both the visual accompaniment to Forgiveness Rock Record‘s “Meet Me in the Basement” and a hefty political statement about the recent riot-addled G20 Summit in Toronto (the band’s hometown).

The mash-up-style video was, according to an email blast from BSS, made by a fan (who’s chosen to remain anonymous) and features footage from the Toronto riots sliced together with clips of notable political figures. And Justin Bieber somehow made it in there too.

Michael Cera’s Indie Showcase

Stephen DeFilippo — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 05:45:11 +0000

I remember reading an interview with Michael Cera not long after the release of Juno in which he explained his fear of getting famous. Maybe some saw his misgivings about long-term participation in the movie industry. Mostly, I think we’ve all accepted him for who he is, typecast or not, and the fact that he’s become what seems the poster boy for that indie movie with that indie soundtrack.

I think you know what I’m talking about…

2007: Juno – Syncing the Moldy Peaches to high school kids’ iPods everywhere
2008: Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist – Devendra Banhart, Vampire Weekend, Band of Horses…
2009: Paper Heart – Pretty much Cera himself doing the indie thing himself. Still that movie, though.

And he’s up to it again with Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, another comic book adaptation for the big screen that’s due to open August 13. The soundtrack, naturally, comes packed with tunes from Crash and the Boys and SEX BOB-OMB!

Uh…who?

These are actually the fictional monikers of Broken Social Scene and Beck, respectively. Other notable artists making cameos include Black Lips, T. Rex and The Rolling Stones. Cera’s agent is apparently aiming to connect with my heart via stacked soundtrack line-ups.

I’m especially looking forward to the new tracks, “We Are SEX BOB-OMB” (Beck), and “We Hate You Please Die” (Broken Social Scene).

The soundtrack will drop August 10 via ABKCO.

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World:

01 SEX BOB-OMB (Beck) – “We Are SEX BOB-OMB”
02 Plumtree – “Scott Pilgrim”
03 Frank Black – “I Heard Ramona Sing”
04 Beachwood Sparks – “By Your Side”
05 Black Lips – “O Katrina!”
06 Crash and the Boys (Broken Social Scene) – “I’m So Sad, So Very, Very Sad”
07 Crash and the Boys (Broken Social Scene) – “We Hate You Please Die”
08 SEX BOB-OMB (Beck) – “Garbage Truck”
09 T. Rex – “Teenage Dream”
10 The Bluetones – “Sleazy Bed Track”
11 Blood Red Shoes – “It’s Getting Boring by the Sea”
12 Metric – “Black Sheep”
13 SEX BOB-OMB (Beck) – “Threshold”
14 Broken Social Scene – “Anthems for a Seventeen-Year-Old Girl”
15 The Rolling Stones – “Under My Thumb”
16 Beck – “Ramona (Acoustic)”
17 Beck – “Ramona”
18 SEX BOB-OMB (Beck) – “Summertime”
19 Brian LeBarton – “Threshold 8 Bit”

Late-Night TV Roundup: Week of June 14

Lisa Marston — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 07:00:47 +0000

Whether it’s Julian Casablancas performing “I Wish it Was Christmas” with the Roots, Bright Eyes smashing the hell out of a trumpet onstage, or Ben Harper, Beck, and Billy Gibbons joining Will Ferrell and Conan for a rendition of “Free Bird,” late-night television affords us a wealth of entertaining performances (and just sheer entertainment) as far as musical guests go.

Ergo, each week, we round up every show’s scheduled performances and place them in a handy little list. For good measure, we’ve thrown in the other guests too. Happy watching.

“The Late Show With David Letterman”

06/14: Cyndi Lauper, Helen Mirren, Colin Hanks 
06/15: Devo, Katie Couric 
06/16: Chef Emeril Lagasse 
06/17: Miley Cyrus, Rick Harrison 
06/18: Fred Eaglesmith, Jada Pinkett Smith, Larry Miller 

“The Tonight Show With Jay Leno”

06/14: Cee Lo, Josh Brolin, Ashley Greene 
06/15: Travie McCoy, Robert Pattinson, Emma Roberts 
06/16: Matisyahu, Lauren Graham, Rob Schneider 
06/17: Punch Brothers, Jonah Hill, Quinton “Rampage” Jackson 
06/18: Kelis, David Spade, Dan Riskin

“Jimmy Kimmel Live”

06/14: Russell Brand, LeBron James, Ashton Kutcher, Charles Barkely (Repeat From 06/03/10 and 06/05/10) 
06/15: Don Rickles, Ozzy Osbourne 
06/16: Drew Barrymore, Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, Kevin James, David Spade, Rob Schneider (Repeat From 06/08/10 and 06/10/10) 
06/17: Broken Bells, Josh Brolin, Lizzy Caplan 
06/18: TBA 

“The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson”

06/14: Bradley Whitford, Shelby Lynne 
06/15: Ice Cube, Stan Lee, Tig Notaro
 06/16: Tim Allen, Saffron Burrows
 06/17: Virginia Madsen, Chris Hardwick, Justin Currie
06/18: Mark Ruffalo, D.J. Qualls

“Late Night With Jimmy Fallon”

06/14: Joy Behar, Carson Kressley, Gail Simmons 
06/15: Cedric the Entertainer, Fred Willard, Broken Social Scene 
06/16: Lisa Kudrow, the Gaslight Anthem 
06/17: Seth Myers, Blitzen Trapper 
06/18: Kate Walsh, the Roots 

“Last Call With Carson Daly”

06/14: Gillian Jacobs, Dan Mintz, Never Shout Never (Repeat From 04/09/10)
 06/15: Olivia Munn, BTTR Ventures, La Roux (Repeat From 04/13/10)
 06/16: Dr. Drew Pinsky, The Dinah, Gossip (Repeat From 04/14/10)
 06/17: Jon Seda, Anna Rawson, She & Him (Repeat From 04/15/10)
 06/18: Matthew Vaughn, Seth Grahame-Smith, the xx (Repeat From 04/16/10)

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