M-E-C - Music News

Release Date: July 25

Director: Adam McKay

Writers: story by Will Ferrell and Adam McKay and John C. Reilly, screenplay by Will Ferrell and Adam McKay

Cinematographer: Oliver Wood

Starring: Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly, Mary Steenburgen, Adam Scott

Studio/Run Time: Columbia Pictures, 95 mins.

Ever since he left his starring role on Saturday Nigh Live for superstardom in film, Will Ferrell’s many characters have been criticized as all being pretty much the same thing. They’re overgrown children, unable to cope with the world. Step Brothers’ strength is admitting this and turning it around into the premise for the film. Other than childishness, there is pretty much no other aspect to his character, Brennan Huff, or John C. Reilly’s Dale Doback, to the point where they’re literally beaten up on a schoolyard by bullies. It’s no longer about being an overgrown child as a racecar driver or news anchor; instead, it’s back to the basics and better because of it.

Sing It Loud have posted the first video from their Epitaph debut self-titled EP.

In Artists:

AP - The Rolling Stones, the world's top-earning music act last year, have signed a long-term, exclusive worldwide contract with Vivendi SA's Universal Music, dealing a major blow to the group's former recording company, EMI Group PLC.

In another wonderful invasion of American privacy, YouTube has recently been ordered to hand over all of its viewer data to Viacom. “Why,” you ask, “why does this cute and cuddly conglomerate have to know that I just really like watching playthroughs of old Zelda games for NES? Is that really necessary?” Viacom thinks so, because it's suing YouTube for copyright infringement to the tune of $1 billion, and a judge ruled that granting them the right to snoop will help (...) - SHRIMP SCAMPI

In News: The band leave their home after 30 years

Joan of Arc @ Market Hotel - July 21, 2008 (more by Leia Jospe)

Keanu Reeves & Jennifer Connelly @ Comic-Con - July 23, 2008

Joan of Arc @ Market Hotel - July 21, 2008 (more by Leia Jospe)

today in NYC
* DANCE
* FREE STUFF
* Ween @ McCarren Pool
* Sunfold @ Union Hall
* Soundpool & Bell @ Joe's Pub
* Phillip Glass in Prospect Park
* Brian Jonestown Massacre @ Terminal 5
* Laurie Anderson is playing Rose Theater
* Dan Friel & Marc Ribot @ Knitting Factory
* Freedy Johnston & Steve Wynn @ Maxwell's
* Sound of Urchin @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
* Atlas Sound & Crystal Stilts @ South Street Seaport
* Valient Thorr, Early Man & Monotonix @ Bowery Ballroom
* Black Kids & Robinson Benjamin Anthony Miles @ Santos Party House

Valient Thorr also has some dates coming up with Motorhead

Tickets are on sale for a Killers show at Highline Ballroom (thx various commenters).

What else?

Underoath has released a new track, titled "Desperate Times, Desperate Measures," from the band's forthcoming release Lost In The Sound Of Separation.

You can check out "Desperate Times" on MySpace.

Lost In The Sound Of Separation, the follow-up to Define the Great Line, is slated for a September 2 release.