A Moment Of Noise

It’s a Christmas miracle! Looks like Evel and Kanye have settled their differences…

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Evel Knievel and Kanye West have worked it out.

The 69-year-old iconic motorcycle daredevil said he and West met at his Clearwater condo recently. They settled a federal lawsuit over the use of Knievel’s trademarked image in a popular West music video.

Knievel sued West and his record company last year. He took issue with a 2006 music video for the song “Touch the Sky,” in which the rapper takes on the persona of “Evel Kanyevel” and tries to jump a rocket-powered motorcycle over a canyon.

Generally speaking, I think Kanye West is a douchebag. But “Evel Kanyevel”? Gotta admit — that’s a good one.

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“Garth Brooks has overtaken Elvis Presley to become the best-selling solo artist in history.“

No amount of soap will wash away this shame.

Once upon a time they were threatening and scary. Now, I guess its time for the Sex Pistols to enter their “Fat Elvis” phase…

You can (sorta) hear a cut from R.E.M.’s next album in this trailer for Anderson Cooper’s forthcoming documentary ‘Planet in Peril.’ The show looks like it might be good, but the song doesn’t exactly rock. At all. Still keeping my fingers crossed that the new disc doesn’t turn out to be another mid-tempo snoozer, but this isn’t a good sign.

The Brunettes are on tour to support their cool new SubPop CD Structure and Cosmetics, and they are playing at The Earl tonight. You oughta be there! Here’s a bunch of other Brunettes tour dates for good measure, in case you live somewhere else or want to plan a Fall vacation…

Oct 9 2007 9:30P The Earl Atlanta, Georgia
Oct 10 2007 12:30A Tasty World Athens, Georgia
Oct 11 2007 10:00P Mercy Lounge Nashville, Tennessee
Oct 12 2007 11:30P Thirsty Hippo Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Oct 20 2007 9:00P CMJ music marathon - Bowery Ballroom NYC, New York
Nov 1 2007 7:30P The Windmill London, London and South East
Nov 2 2007 8:00P Water Rats London, London and South East
Nov 3 2007 8:00P Phonem by Miller Festival Istanbul
Nov 7 2007 8:00P Star and Garter Manchester
Nov 8 2007 8:00P Snafu Nightclub Aberdeen, Scotland
Nov 9 2007 8:00P The Beat Club - LATE SHOW!! Glasgow, Scotland
Nov 10 2007 8:00P TBA Edinburgh
Nov 13 2007 8:00P Point Ephemere Paris
Nov 14 2007 8:00P Tivoli – De Helling Utrecht
Nov 15 2007 8:00P Studio-K Amsterdam
Nov 16 2007 8:00P Haus73 Hamburg
Nov 17 2007 8:00P Schokoladen Berlin
Nov 20 2007 8:00P D:qliq Luxembourg
Nov 21 2007 8:00P Recyclart Brussels
Nov 22 2007 8:00P Samba Resille Toulouse
Nov 24 2007 8:00P Teatro Verdi Maniago
Nov 25 2007 8:00P Mattatoio culture club Carpi
Nov 28 2007 8:00P The Croft Bristol, Southwest
Nov 30 2007 8:00P Speakeasy @ Queens University Belfast, Northern Ireland
Dec 1 2007 8:00P Whelans Dublin, Dublin
Dec 2 2007 8:00P Roisin Galway, Galway

While we’re on the subject, we also have older Brunettes titles, like Mars Loves Venus and When Ice Met Cream in stock.

And here’s a cool new video from Structure and Cosmetics:

Classic Bootleg Series Vol. 21: The Ramones - The Palladium, NYC, New Year’s Eve 1979 — get it now at That Truncheon Thing!

[ via MeFi ]

Hell yeah! Boris is touring the states starting today! Don’t miss it!

09-30 Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle (Adventures in Modern Music)
10-02 Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church
10-03 Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg
10-04 Pittsburgh, PA - Kelly-Strayhorn Theater
10-05 Columbus, OH - Wexner Center for the Arts
10-06 Milwaukee, WI - Mad Planet
10-07 Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock
10-10 Bellingham, WA - Nightlight Lounge
10-11 Seattle, WA - Chop Suey
10-14 San Francisco, CA - The Independent
10-15 Los Angeles, CA - Echoplex
10-18 San Antonio, TX - The Ballroom
10-19 Austin, TX - Scoot’s Inn
10-20 Baton Rouge, LA - The Spanish Moon
10-21 Birmingham, AL - Bottletree
10-22 Atlanta, GA - The Earl
10-23 Athens, GA - 40 Watt Club
10-24 Carrboro, NC - Cat’s Cradle
10-25 Charlottesville, VA - Satellite Ballroom
10-26 Washington, DC - Black Cat
10-27 Annandale-on-Hudson, NY - Bard College
10-28 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
10-29 Boston, MA - Middle East Downstairs

Wherein our heros endure inane questioning from Ms. Rivers, and also serve as the opening act for both an 85 year old marathon runner as well as the future Magneto…

NME is reporting that the Sex Pistols will play a one off London gig at Brixton Academy on November 8th.

Speaking about their return to the London gig scene for the first time since 2002, Sex Pistols’ frontman John Lydon explained: “Maybe it’s because we’re all Londoners, but there would be no Sex Pistols without dear old London town.”

He added: “See you all at Brixton with proper feelings and proper people all around. From London Bridge to The Rose And Crown, all of Britain is welcome so come on down.”

Tickets go on sale on September 21 at 9am (BST).

NEW YORK, Aug. 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — It is with deep sadness and regret that we inform you of the death of Hilly Kristal, who died on Tuesday, August 28, 2007 from complications from Lung Cancer. Kristal, 75, founded the legendary rock club CBGB and ran the club for 33 years. A singer and songwriter himself, Kristal opened the club to showcase “Country Bluegrass and Blues”; instead the club became a breeding ground for Punk rock. Among the many acts that called CBGB home were Blondie, the Talking Heads, Television, Living Color, Patti Smith and the Ramones. The club closed in October 2006, but CBGB continues, with a retail store in New York City and worldwide merchandise sales; in addition, there currently are plans to open new CBGB clubs in several locations.

Kristal is survived by his daughter, Lisa Kristal Burgman, son, Mark Dana Kristal, son-in-law Ger Burgman, grandchildren Jenny and Adam Burgman, CBGB, and the thousands of artists and musicians who played the club. A private memorial service is planned. A public memorial will be held at a later date. Contributions in Hilly’s honor may be made in his name to the American Cancer Society or to the Hilly Kristal Foundation for Musicians and Artists (168 Second Avenue, PMB 207, New York, NY 10003).