Breaking Records! - Ike Reilly - Poison The Hit Parade

I believe that Poison the Hit Parade is Ike Reilly's sixth CD. After his first CD, 1992's "Community No. 9", I can't find any record of him doing anything for 9 years. While other Libertyville, IL residents moved to L.A. and formed such bands as Rage Against The Machine, Tool and Babes in Toyland, he stayed in Libertyville.

In 2001, Ike's major label debut "Salesmen and Racists" was released by Universal, but quickly went nowhere. Ike was dropped, and the album went out of print. After another delay, Ike regrouped and released 2004's "Sparkle in the Finish". It seems things have finally been clicking for him. What seem to be good sales, rave reviews, plenty of tours and a LOT of music (Poison the Hit Parade is his 4th album in 5 years).

While the album is still almost a month away, enjoy this early single, "Dragonflies".

New CD Releases - 2008.03.11

New CD Releases

2008.03.11


Pick Of The Week:

Mike Patton - A Perfect Place
(DVD Short & CD Score)



This is bound to wind up as one of my favorite releases of the year. The film, A Perfect Place is a 20 minute short starring Mark Boone, Jr. (Batman Begins, 30 Days Of Night). It's a Jarmuschian tale of two people transporting a body to the perfect place to be buried. It's shot in gorgeous Black & White. The score, by Mike Patton is a genre-shifting work that belongs up there with Patton's best work.

This track is Main Title, a Zorn-ish piece that plays over the opening titles.



Fanu/Bill Laswell - Lodge



I don't know anything about this CD, but it has the name Bill Laswell on it, so it is desired.

Kaki King - Dreaming Of Revenge



Billy Martin - Illy B Eats, Vol. 3



Presidents Of The United States - These Are Good Times People



Son Lux - At War with Walls and Mazes



Why? - Alopecia

New DVD Releases - 2008.03.11

New DVD Releases

2008.03.11

Pick Of The Week:

No Country For Old Men



Was there really ever any doubt? I can't wait to have this thing on my shelf.

Dan In Real Life



Hitman



Lake Of Fire



South Park - Imaginationland

New CD Release - 2008.03.04

New CD Releases

2008.03.04

Autechre - Quaristice



Black Crowes - Warpaint



Bodeans - Still



Kathleen Edwards - Asking For Flowers



Gutter Twins - Saturnalia



Stephen Malkmus - Real Emotional Trash



Ruby Suns - Sea Lion



What Makes Milwaukee Famous - What Doesn't Kill Us



Whiskeytown - Strangers Almanac (Deluxe)



Doug Wimbish - Trippy Notes for Bass and Remixes

New DVD Releases - 2008.03.04

New DVD Releases
2008.03.04

Pick Of The Week:

Into The Wild



My Kid Could Paint That



Things We Lost In The Fire



TV Release:

Human Giant - Season One



Just started watching this, and it's pretty hilarious.

Reissue:

12 Angry Men

Monthly Favorites - February 2008

Continuing the tone of the last two posts, I'm anxious just to catch up to the present here. Although, as far as monthly favorites are concerned, there's not much worth talking about. I still haven't heard the Marc Ribot or Roky Erickson, so there isn't a single new audio release in February that I enjoyed all the way through.

There aren't really any films I enjoyed that aren't fairly popular. I mean, popular enough to be nominated for Oscars (Jesse James, Gone Baby Gone, etc.) I guess I'd like to point out The Amateurs and Great World Of Sound, but that's about it.

OH! I almost forgot. I forgot to even LIST a film as a new release called The Inner Life Of Martin Frost.



This film is from one of my favorite authors, Paul Auster, who wrote the screenplays for Smoke, Blue in the Face and Lulu on the Bridge. He co-directed Smoke, and directed this and Lulu on the Bridge. I need to see this film again, but I can say that I enjoyed it very much.

New CD Release - 2008.02.25

Erykah Badu - New AmErykah, Pt. One: 4th World War
Beach House - Devotion
Copyrights-Learn The Hard Way
Dirtbombs - We Have You Surrounded
Farmers Market - Surfin USSR
China Forbes - '78
Melody Gardot - Worrisome Heart
Ghostland Observatory - Robotique Majestique
Goldfrapp - Seventh Tree
Missy Higgins - On A Clear Night
Janet Jackson - Discipline
Leeland - Opposite Way
Tift Merritt - Another Country
Matana Roberts - the Chicago Project
Lizz Wright - Orchard

New DVD Releases - 2008.02.25

I'm really behind here, so I'm just going to run through these quickly to catch up.

New DVD Releases
2008.02.25

Pick of the week:

Darjeeling Limited



30 Days of Night
American Meth
Beowulf

Darkon



Death At a Funeral
Extras - Christmas Special
Goya's Ghosts
Justice League: The New Fronteer
Last Emperor - The Criterion Collection
Legend of the Black Scorpion
Slipstream