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"Television, television, television, television
Oh yeah! I want to bask in your golden light, Submerge in electric waves, I need my connection to the world outside The world outside is buzzing like an angry wasp in summer, The candidates are running, and soon the son of God is coming, Crackle mental convolutions tune in to the revolution, Whereby everyone’s included so we’ll never have to be alone Every atom of my body, blood and sinew, bone and fibre, I can’t distil you from my blood, You’re a hungry germ inside of me, You’re my lover, you’re my heroine, My conscience and my voice, And I know that I have learned to let you in I will never have to be alone I’d take after my mother but she’s from a different generation, I prefer my big brother he’s so gentle and understanding, And I learn what I can from him by the television light, So that when I’m all alone I know everything’s gonna be alright" -Bad Religion, "Television" Artists with releases on this label: Recent ReviewsRecent NewsFoo Fighters, Flaming Lips, Pearl Jam in VH1 Tribute to The Who Foo Fighters, Flaming Lips, Pearl Jam, Tenacious D, and Incubus are among the artists set to play tribute to one of the greatest rock'n'roll bands of all time, The Who. Set for July 17th on VH1, the…Rise Against records "Little Boxes" for Weeds TV show Rise Against is the latest band to cover the 1962 Malvina Reynolds track, "Little Boxes." Originally written as a critique of suburban life, the song has gained recent notoriety as the theme song for the pot-themed sitcom, Weeds. Each episode features a different take on the song with previous artists including Elvis Costello, The Shins, Billy Bob…Rolling Stone tears apart Pete Wentz's new TV show Rolling Stone has a fairly scathing look at Pete Wentz of Fall Out Boy's latest endeavour, his TV show FNMTV. The magazine described the program as "a celebration of awkwardness than the art of lip synching and cheesy acting." Among the crimes committed by the show are "Wentz’s repeated references to his wife and (impending) kid" and a crowd that finds Blink-182 more important than The Who. After all, how could "Baba O'Riley" compare to "What's My Age Again?" You can check out the review…Fuse to broad Against Me!, Mastodon, Metallica sets at Bonnaroo Fuse has announced that it will be broadcasting sets from Metallica, My Morning Jacket, The Raconteurs, Jack Johnson, Against Me!, Mastodon and several others live during the Tennessee-based festival. Against Me!'s set is set to kick off at 10pm local time on the channel. You can find more details and a full lineup here. The live segments will run Friday, June 13 from 9 to 10:30pm ET, Saturday, June 14 from 9 to 11pm ET and Sunday, June 15 from 9pm to 12:30am…The Ten Greatest TV Appearances by Punk Rock Bands Our friend Scott has put together a list of the The Ten Greatest TV Appearances by Punk Rock Bands.. Among the entries are NOFX's appearance on ESPN, Iggy Pop on Tomorrow with Tom Snyder, Brendan Kelly/Michael Graves on the Daily Show, The Sex Pistols on the Today Show, New York Hardcore on Phil Donahue, Fear/Ian MacKaye on SNL and many others. Scott has also helpfully added clips to each entry so you can see the appearance in question. You can check them out here.…New American Idol Ford commercial offensive to Joe Strummer, Mick Jones, aliens The top 11 finalists of American Idol recently recorded a version of "Should I Stay or Should I Go?" for what appears to be a Ford commercial. While Punknews.org typically refrains from commentary, this video is potentially offensive to Joe Strummer's memory, Mick Jones' life, and UFO-piloting aliens so watch at your own risk.…Iggy Pop, New Pornographers, Nada Surf, Jesus & Mary Chain on new "Heroes" soundtrack Super Hero Hype has revealed the track listing to an upcoming soundtrack to the popular show, Heroes. The disc will include contributions from Brighton Port Authority featuring Iggy Pop , New Pornographers, Panic at the Disco, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Death Cab for Cutie, Imogen Heap and…Fox Chicago discovers the "Emo Backlash" In what is probably an attempt to prove that they are "with it" and "totally not squares," the enterprising journalists at Fox Chicago have assembled an unintentionally humorous look at the "emo backlash." The piece mainly focuses on how the "emo kids" are being picked on for their beliefs. You can check out the video here.…Bands on TV: Week of 01 | 28 | 08 Fans of Wayne Newton, Crazy Town and Miley Cyrus: get stoked on TV this week. Fans of anything else, this looks to be a less than thrilling week for music on TV. Discuss anything missing, and be sure to check your local listing for times. January 28 -- Morrissey on Later With Jools Holland (FUSE;R) January 28 -- The Whigs on David Letterman (CBS) January 29 -- Rise Against on Boost Mobile Rock Corps 2007 (MHD) January 29 -- Say Anything on Carson Daly (NBC) January 31 -- Cat Power on Later With Jools Holland (FUSE;R) February 1 -- The Mars Volta on The…Elvis Costello punks Saturday Night Live (30 years ago) Thirty years ago Elvis Costello got himself banned from Saturday Night Live. The circumstances were surprising considering how SNL presented itself as counter-cultural, but Costello had planned to perform "Radio Radio," his critical indictment of mainstream radio and the show immediately condemned the idea. Eight seconds into the song Elvis promised, "Less Than Zero," the band stopped and performed "Radio Radio" anyway, earning him a ban from the show for more than a decade and proved that the man was cooler than Lorne… |