Local indie superhero Mark Mallman tweeted on Monday that his song "Light the Dynamite and Run" (from 2009's Invincible Criminal) would be featured on Thursday night's season finale of Jersey Shore. The song's ultra-intense title (perfect for a patented Jersey Shore slow-motion drama staredown) and anthemic chorus made sense for a season finale that was likely to be filled with meatball cookas, unprotected drunken sex, fighting and... fighting.
The Late Night With Jimmy Fallon show, which is musically hosted by groundbreaking live hip-hop crew the Roots, has made a habit out of bending the rules of typical late-show musical performances and allowing artists to perform whatever -- and however -- they'd like. Hell, Odd Future made a whole career out of their set-storming Fallon performance at the beginning of this year, and Justin Vernon of Bon Iver used his first of two Fallon performances this year to eschew his new material all together and play a medley of Bonnie Raitt and Donny Hathaway songs.
So it's welcome news, but by no means a surprise, that tUnE-yArDs used their spot on the Late Night With Jimmy Fallon show last night to collaborate with two members of the Roots -- and the resulting performance of tUnE-yArDs' "Gangsta" with special guests Questlove and Black Thought was one for the Fallon history books.
Conan O'Brien and the rest of Team Coco launched their new show, Conan, on the TBS network this week to somewhat mixed reviews. Though he's definitely hit the ground running we think it'll take some time to break in the new set, same ol' shtick, with a format that really isn't all that much different from his original Late Night show where he started.
As we wrote about in the most recent issue of City Pages, tonight marks a few milestones for longstanding cable access show Drinking With Ian: The show will move to a considerably smaller, more intimate space for its new season at Donny Dirk's Zombie Den, and the show will be broadcast live for the first time in its eight year history.
Har Mar Superstar made an unusually clothed (as in, he actually had clothes on) appearance last night when Late Night with Jimmy Fallon hosted a performance of "Tall Boy," the first single from the new album Dark Touches. Originally penned for Britney Spears, the song is accompanied by a pair of music videos which were released earlier this month. The first features guest appearances by Eva Mendes, Arrested Development's Alia Shawkat and Eric Wareheim, while the second is a "director's cut" that essentially features the same thing in slow-motion, with a larger cast of "intergalactic beauties" getting "wet and sparkly." Sean Tillman will be returning to the Twin Cities for a show at the Triple Rock with Kool Keith this coming November 5. [via Spinner]
Har Mar Superstar--hirsute showman. Hipster extraordinaire. Multi-talented popster. Budding nudist. And now, possible HBO sitcom actor.
Har Mar's success in show biz is a greater testament to the relative value of perspiration over inspiration (not that he's particularly lacking in the latter). No one, for example, would have imagined that Sean Tillman would have scored a make-out session with Kate Moss by revealing his pale, fleshy netherbits on the Turf Club stag while crooning prankster pop, but that's precisely what happened.
And after breaking barrier after barrier with sheer will and self-insinuation, it looks like Har Mar is on-board for a possible HBO comedy.
Ugh. Here's a nice little way to end a nice little week. 21,000 people gathered in downtown Chicago, the Black eyed Peas on a stage, and Oprah filming it all on her cute new iPhone.
Yes, to the hideous tones of "Let's Live It Up," the insipid hit from Black Eyed Peas, 21,000 of Oprah's fans performed a choreographed piece that really does its damndest to put the air quotes around "dance."
Can you look at cabinetry and just know exactly how much it costs? Do you know whether or not a desk set costs more than a jet ski? When you spin that giant wheel you had installed in your basement, does it always land on 100? You need to get a grip on life. But before you do that, try out for the Price is Right.
Hooray! Matt Groening's second most ingenious television creation is headed back to the airwaves.
Yeah, there were some tears shed when Arrested Development got the axe. And of course, there are scads of twenty somethings currently mouthing along to disc 2 of Freaks and Geeks' single season.
But Futurama stands apart. It was funnier, smarter, and backed by one of the most powerful creators in the history of television Matt Groening, and it still got the hook, even after four seasons and plenty of awards.
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