12.27.2006

Flaming Lips NYE Contest - Rose Parade update

As you know the Flaming Lips put on a YouTube event which ended yesterday. A dance contest submission where the winner gets to share space on the stage with the Lips and even two free tickets so you can bring your friend.

The winner was to have received a call yesterday 12/26/2006. Should that winner not be successfully contacted they move on to the next runner up(s) until the connection is made.

As of this writing I've checked both their YouTube address http://YouTube.com/group/flaminglips as well as their official site at http://www.flaminglips.com and no announcement is posted... nor was one expected as the fine print would preface.

However one would expect that the winner would have posted in great excitement their good fortune as this is a much coveted prize. Unless of course Warner Brothers conditioned for a gag order (poor winner, that would be a hard secret to be forced to try and keep! We'll understand if you leak it!).

Some have posted comments such as "... wouldn't it be fantastic if ALL of us got to dance on stage..." and to many that is more than likely what they hope in their hearts of heart might occur!

Knowing Wayne Coyne only from media and the Fearless Freaks DVD alone you'd get the feeling that he would be just that type to do something exactly like that. But again, this contest is solely Warner Brothers last word.

It is assumed that he legaleze stating WB would elect the panel of voters, most expect it will be the 3 band members and ultimately front man Wayne Conye's call.

These boys have been busy. Wraping up a wild year of touring The NYE (New Years Eve) gig in L.A. immediately follows their San Francisco show the day before, and is followed hours later by the Rose Parade in Pasadena. According to www.flaminglips.com the very next moring Jan 1, 2007, the band will be riding the Oklahoma Centential float.

I discovered a link with Rose Parade 2007 Float Details N to Z which says:
"Oklahoma (#50)
Float Theme: Oklahoma Rising

"Oklahoma Rising" celebrates the centennial of the state of Oklahoma in 2007. The float is part of a year-long celebration that includes special events and activities designed to promote the birthday of the state and its incredible spirit, long history and bright future of its rich traditions, cultures and people.

An invitation to this historical event is represented as an open gift displaying the 100th birthday celebration, welcoming visitors and state residents to the gala festivities. The 23-foot-tall cake is iced with carnations and roses. Gift packages are decorated in swirling ribbons of chrysanthemums, oncidium orchids, dendrobium orchids and safflower. O-K-L-A-H-O-M-A is spelled out in five- to ten-foot-tall letters of orange Mirage roses framed in white carnations. A lush floral carpet of 50,000 Charlotte roses and red gerbera frames garden steps created with coconut flakes and ironed cornhusk. One special package is opened at the corner of Colorado and Orange Grove Boulevards during the parade to unveil an exciting surprise for parade viewers.

NOTE: DO NOT MISTAKE THIS OTHER FLOAT FOR THE ONE THE FLIPS ARE ON - IT IS *NOT* THIS ONE BELOW


Oklahoma Centennial (#37)
Float Theme: A Unique History

Celebrating its 100th anniversary of statehood, Oklahoma shares its history with depictions of a gigantic Native American chief's headdress (more American Indian tribes are located there than anywhere in the U.S.), flowing waters (the state has more miles of water shoreline than the east and west coasts combined), a lasso-twirling cowboy (could that be Oklahoma native Will Rogers?), a huge American bison, an oil well, cowboy boots with the centennial logo and a grove of Redbuds (the state tree). The 70-foot-long float is pulled by an eight-horse team of black and white Express Clydesdales.

The surrey with a fringe on top at the front is made of rice, strawflower and carnation petals. The headdress features everlasting, black seaweed, pampas grass, chrysanthemums, pinto beans and split peas. The cowboy's boots are adorned with flaxseed, statice and rice, with silverleaf buckles. And the oil well gushes with rice, silverleaf and seaweed.

Ref: Rose Parade 2007 Float Details N to Z
http://www.hgtv.com/hgtv/gl_plants_roses/article/0,1785,HGTV_3612_5192563,00.html

5.05.2006

CSR Radio welcomes Electric Doormat to their play list. They've recent release a brand new album entitled "Evil Genius" which is an absolute "MUST HEAR" climing the charts on Garageband.com

Their last album "The Go-Karts of Ft. Wayne" is another fantastic work of art which, although it was released in 2004, deserves to be re visited.

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4.04.2006

Sell YOUR songs at Myspace.com/ChemSet

New Weedshare site on Myspace.com allows fans to post links to their favorite songs they wish to LEGALLY share. When you buy a song via Weed you actually EARN MONEY from any persons who subsequently purchase that song you shared with them.

Also new talent who wish to grow their fan base and sell their songs and start MAKING MONEY are invited to start here. Chemistry Set Records is a ICP (Independent Content Provider) and can help launch artists without the usual contractual nightmares. You retain 100% of the rights to your muisic!

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3.25.2006

Yeah Yeah Yeah Song video premier REVIEW

Premier of "The Yeah Yeah Yeah Song" review

I was fortunate enough to be able to visit the Egyptian Theatre on Hollywood Blvd (were you there?) Monday night where they played the world premier of the Lips new video by Traktor. (thank you res.com)

First of all, the interviews you read where Wayne was excited to be working with Lions etc. did not transpire. The only large animal in the shoot I recall seeing was actually some human in a ware wolf costume. I was able to ask the representative from Traktor why the last minute change of plans? He explained to the some 300 attending that their budget of $150,000 was quickly spent other ways not leaving enough to include the live animals.

Still the video turned out to be a gas! Wayne had taken ideas from watching some Japanese television. You begin seeing nearly nude obese boys turned loose in a Romanesque arena (shot in a remote location not far from Magic Mountain Theme Park, per Traktor) to devour some actor who *may* represent Dick, the Vice President. He'd been prepped by three or four prancing under-dressed Asian young ladies who are shown taping cheese burgers all over his body.

Wayne starts out the powerful ruler overseer and Steven Drozd, Michael Ivins, and Kliph Scurlock are all dressed as his guards. I was very happy to see Kliph's inclusion as he's really become the legitimate 4th member in many a mind.

Then another person who *may be Paris Hilton? Britney Spears? is strapped with an abundunce of doughnuts suficient enough to bribe and distract the law - funny stuff! I noticed the audience chuckling and smiling throughout, and rocking when ever that flanger effect guitar chorus kicked in.

It winds up at the end of this video, which was more like a miniature "Hey Hey We're The Monkees" episode, that Wayne is overtaken in some coup and adorned with steak meat and the ware wolf chases him around a bit while the populous chased the rest of the band.

Last scene I recall he was Wayne comfortably sitting next to and feeding the ware wolf by peeling steak off his forehead. Absolutely a must see!!! In addition to being a thoroughly entertaining video the song itself ROCKS!

Cat Blair

3.22.2006

The Nuclear Labrats invite your review pre-studio

Two yet to be released DEMOs are up for your review at Garageband.com/NuclearLabrats

Please take their songs "Church And State" and "Turbin Bomb" for a spin and leave a comment as they welcome your feedback before taking them into the studio. Check out some reviews already posted:

Church And State:

Vividly Original Very interesting...a great mix here. I love the smooth-fuzzy echo-guitars which blend wonderfully with the echoey, effects-laden vocal. I like the soft, laid-back singing. The clean pianos suprise when they join such fuzzy company. The lyrics seem intelligent, political, and very interesting. The unusual yet catchy phrasing helps very colourful images to burn vividly in the mind. While the overall theme is softly meancing, the slower, more-open sections become even beautiful in a melancholic way--you can tell the authors actually love life and are hurt by the disastrous systemic malfunctions in the hierchic structures of our society. I really quite like this. The production could of course be a little cleaner--a couple edits are audible here and there, but overall the levels are good. Really nice, guys.
Reviewed by: pinetarts from Unspecified

Sexy Politics like the effects on the vocals, simon and garfunkel meets nine inch nails. great lyrics. thought provoking, creative, poetic. the guitar is a little boring, but the little breaks are worth the wait. interesting cross of genres.
Reviewed by: melessajean from Los Angeles, California

Turbin Bomb:

Ween Like I can't really comment on the lyrics because I can't make them out most of the time. I don't think this is a bad thing because everything sounds good together; in an early-Ween kind of way. nice. The hook is subtle, but perfect for this song. And really adds to the weirdness-factor. Lots of very subtle sounds in your mix. I would love to listen to this extremely loud.
Reviewed by: neilsadork from Seattle, Washington

It's a Strange one Lovely electronica style sounds like an indie prince/funkadelic. Lazy smoking vocal really make you wonder where this number is gonna go. It very unique. Not sure what genre to place this song in which is a good thing. The playing can be a little loose and I can't see this troubling the chart. the bass hook is really fat, but probably not enough without a bigger change. the mood is particularly dark and sleazy. The reverse on 2 mins 15 secs adds a bit of enigma, but I honestly feel it needs more foe most people's tastes, then again this isn't gnna be a mass appeal song. it strange unique and I want to hear more of your stuff. Good work.....
Reviewed by: Luminaries from North Shields, United Kingdom

60's psychedelic versus 70's pneu-wave The underlying music squares us clearly into a late 70's mode of Wire-avant. UK weirdness that cranks up the amperage without being overbearing or precious. Then there is the vocal. Straight out of "Anthem of the Sun," the squishy compressed Leslie-fied voice brings all of the acid and danger of that crazy summer of love right into focus. You can't understand a word he(?) is saying, but it's cool nonetheless. A funny, strange song. Hook? No, I don't hear one. But the mood is adequately claustrophobic, strange, paranoid, and interesting.
Extra Credit: Production, Mood. Reviewed by:- jes91157 Decatur, Georgia

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