”I Kinda Like It When a Lotta People Die” is George Carlin at his bitingly best – recorded over the course of two nights at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on September 9th and 10th, 2001, (yes, the days before 9/11), this never-before-released material was to be the source for Carlin’s twelfth HBO special. But following the attacks on 9/11, Carlin removed and reworked much of the content into what ultimately became ”Complaints and Grievances.” Now here for this first time is the performance as it was originally planned, raw and uncensored, and featuring Carlin’s characteristic acerbic wit and insight. Also included is a home recording from 1957 which finds a young George Carlin, in the words of Lewis Black, ”already speaking with an authority that would become his trademark,” as well as interviews with long-time manager Jerry Hamza and Rocco Urbisci, director of 10 of Carlin’s HBO specials. Showcasing a comic legend at work over the course of almost 50 years, ”I Kinda Like It When a Lotta People Die” proves once again that George Carlin will forever be the king of cutting edge comedy.
Watch Amazing Footage Of The Sex Pistols, Complete With Sid Vicious Thumping An Audience Member With His Guitar
D.O.A.: A Right of Passage is one of the great mostly-unseen punk rock movie ever made. The VHS contains interviews with seminal bands in their earliest stages like Generation X, Sex Pistols, X-Ray Spex but also has some excellent live footage of the a Sex Pistols show in New York where Sid Vicious hits a guy with his bass guitar.
Neil Young Reissuing Time Fades Away, Tonight’s the Night, On the Beach, Zuma
Four long-delayed Neil Young vinyl reissues, including the reprint of rare 1973 album Time Fades Away, will finally be released on September 6. (Time Fades Away was long exclusive to Young’s Pono service.) Remastered versions of On the Beach, Tonight’s the Night, and Zuma round out the box set, which is coming via Reprise. The albums were released as a limited edition set for Record Store Day in 2014, a press release notes, but these are their first standalone reissues.
Spotify’s Metallica documentary is airing on Thursday
Spotify’s original video documentary, ‘Metallica: The Early Years’ will arrive on the service on Thursday, August 18.
Landmark is an original video series about monumental moments in music history, created for a new generation of listeners. Whether delving into the origins of thrash metal or the release of a classic album, each installment of Landmark enlists credible, eclectic voices to explain not just what happened, but why it still matters.
Metallica: The Early Years celebrates penpals, the birth of thrash metal, heavy-riffing cellists, and the origins of one of rock’s most influential bands. Focusing on the period from band’s formation in 1981 through the release of 1984’s Ride The Lighting, each chapter features candid interviews, rare archival footage, messed-up animations from Anthony Schepperd, and unusual context showcasing the strange ways Metallica’s tentacles continue to worm their way through our collective unconscious.
Tim Kaine Plays Harmonica On Campaign Trail
Democratic vice-presidential candidate Tim Kaine is a big fan of Bob Dylan and the Replacements, and now he’s proved it by pulling out his harmonica to play the Old Crow Medicine Show song “Wagon Wheel,” which was written from an unfinished song by Dylan.
Pizza Hut makes playable turntable pizza box
Pizza Hut has developed a pizza box printed with turntables that you can actually play. Created in partnership with Novalia, experts in printed electronics, the limited edition pizza boxes sync via bluetooth to your laptop or smartphone.
Select your favourite music and mix them together just by pressing the cardboard controls.Watch Rinse FM DJ, DJ Vectra get one the pizza box 1s and 2s and show how it’s done. A limited number of the turntable boxes will be given away at select locations — but sorry, for the moment the promotion is limited to the U.K.
Kill Rock Stars president explains why radio plays the same songs over and over
You turn on the radio, and they’re playing the same Lady Gaga or Drake song yet again. How does a song become a popular hit? Why don’t they play any local bands? How am I supposed to get my band or music promoted to radio audiences?!
Never fear! Portia Sabin, president of the punk label Kill Rock Stars, has your answers. It’s all about advertising, and about the relationships between record labels and radio station program directors. And it’s about how many millions of dollars you can pay to get your song on the air.
Hell’s Angel Confronts Hunter S. Thompson In This 1967 CBC Broadcast
In this clip from 1967, Hunter S.Thompson comes face to face with a member of the Hell’s Angels. Thompson became known internationally for his book “Hell’s Angels: The Strange and Terrible Saga of the Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs”. He spent a year living and riding with the Angels, experiencing their lives and hearing their stories first hand. The biker says 60% of the book is “cheap trash”
How Stranger Things got its retro title sequence
Vox talks to talked to Michelle Dougherty, the creative director at Imaginary Forces, on how she went old-school for its opening credits to the hit Netflix show.
Dick Van Dyke and the Vantastix Perform ‘Chitty Chitty Bang Bang’ at Denny’s in Santa Monica
Dick Van Dyke and his quartet The Vantastix do a little singing after having breakfast at Denny’s. The group just finished a visit to Good Day LA to promote their upcoming show in Cerritos, Dick’s book “Keep Moving”, and their album “Put On A Happy Face”.