The story of the motley crue that saved Rock n’ Roll, as told by Phil Hoffman in a leather vest. Does this turn into a full-blown battle on the high seas? Here’s hoping.
Pirate Radio, based on a true story – possibly, the true story that the term ‘pirate radio’ emanates from when a British band of ruffians set sail with a pirate ship and started broadcasting.
See some more clips on Yahoo!
We’re all aware of Kenny Loggin’s trancendent work on Caddyshack, or Survivor’s contributions to The Karate Kid, Rocky III…Rocky IV…some movie called Vital Signs (All but one song on their greatest hits record can be found on a sports movie soundtrack, I think). I’m even fairly certain that nobody I know has seen the movie Chariots of Fire – but they all know the title track!
The songs on this list come from classic sports films that you’ve definitely seen (maybe not Hot Rod). Hopefully, from artists that you know (Gang of Four, Explosions in the Sky), but probably didn’t know the specific song (or any of the songs in the artist’s catalog, ex. Twista).
Several people have told me that EIS are one of the bands that when you see them live the whole crowd just stands at attention, and no one makes a sound. Well, they certainly cast quite a grip with their soundtrack contributions to Friday Night Lights. “Your Hand In Mind” is the theme song, and man does it make Billy Bob Thornton look tense.
Here’s a taste of it live too…
Other tracks of merit:
“Six Days at the Bottom of the Ocean” Explosions in the Sky
“First Breath after Coma” Explosions in the Sky
“Bring the Noise” Public Enemy
We watched the credits the other night, and there are eight songs in this movie by Europe that aren’t “The Final Countdown.” However, “Never” by Moving Pictures is the most memorable track in Hot Rod, thanks to one epic fall by Andy Samberg. (Well aware that this whole thing was a spoof on Footloose. Unfortunately, that movie does NOT qualify.)
Other tracks of merit:
“Danger on the Track” Europe
“On the Loose” Europe
“Rock The Night” Europe
“Ninja” Europe
“Love Chaser” Europe
“Cherokee” Europe
“Heart of Stone” Europe
“Time Has Come” Europe
In Cal-if-for-knee-ya.
I haven’t seen this movie in years, and have no idea when it shows up in the movie – I guess we can rule out the sequence when Mr Miyagi is trimming his bonsai tree.
Gang of Four is best known for their post-punk offerings of the late 70s, and have been cited as major influence by the likes of Rage Against the Machine, Fugazi and the Red Hot Chili Peppers. I’m thinking those musicians relate more to GO4 tunes like To Hell With Poverty and Damaged Goods, still this song also has some nice a-slappin da bass.
Other tracks of merit:
“NO SHELTER” Broken Edge
“YOU’RE THE BEST” Bill Conti
Gospel rap crossover, not by R.Kelly or P.Diddy, for once.
I took Spanish seriously this entire movie (which was not easy, considering how many time Samuel L called him and everybody else sir).
“Locked Up” Akon
“Let the Drummer Kick It” Citizen Cope
“Get Low” Lil Jon
This one harks back to the days when 97% of rap song began with Yo, wat up, wat up, wat up. And sorry, but ‘embedding disabled by request’ still occasionally remains the bane of our existence.
Hoop Dreams – Tone AKA The Deacon (Hoop Dreams)
About 30 secs in Tone AKA The Deacon delivers the line the streets continue to test me, like a full court press, gee. After that, it get’s painstakingly redundant, but that one bit, I thought, was pretty solid.
Other tracks of merit:
“Fast Break” Tone AKA The Deacon
“The Original Lesson” Shock-G
I abhor a lot of Randy Newman’s stuff – especially, his soundtrack work as matter of fact. He’s much more well known for his ghastly contributions to, for example, the Toy Story franchise. But hey, “Burn On’ is not half bad. Here’s a clip someone created, not from the Major League, but of the history of Indians franchise. Another shining example of how much Indians fans have embraced Major League…
Other tracks of merit:
“Wild Thing” – X
Respectfully, nobody ever did Geils better than when Sandler does Love Stinks in Wedding Singer. However, most people don’t realize that J. Geils practically built his career around a fan base of hockey players in the late 1970s. Hence, that’s how Musta Got Lost made it’s way into the movie about the greatest achievement by that group of dudes, who in their downtime sipped budweiser, wore polyester track jackets, grew sweet mustaches, and listened to J.Geils.
Other tracks of merit:
“Don’t Fear the Reaper” Blue Oyster Cult
“Dream On” Aerosmith
“Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” Brenda Lee
Add yours in the comments…
I’m no Sammy Columbo, but I’m guessing Kobe is going to at least get referenced? (And hopefully…capped.)
The Broadband Motion Picture Who Shot Mamba is being billed An Epic Nine Part Saga Told in 12 Parts. Sounds like the sort of irreverent and haphazard production that I could get behind.
Or you could just check out the plot summary:
When he’s accused of murdering a charismatic snake named Mamba, Merri Sherman sets into motion a chain of events that could result in the world’s takeover by a cult that worships a magic basketball, known only as the Orange Roundie. His only hope to stop this is by following the instructions of an ancient prophesy, which may also be predicting his own doom. (IMDB)
Some of the key players behind WSM:
Dustin Pearlman – the director, as noted on the IMDB page. Past projects he’s been involved in include: “30 Days of Night: Dust to Dust” and “Hood of Horror” (aka “Snoop Dogg’s Hood of Horror”)
Brian Spaeth – the writer, and a man who, if nothing else, deserves your adoration for owning the domain www.madpropstobakedpotatoes.com
Calvin Stadiums - the faux-likeness of the facebook profile linked up on WhoShotMamba.com, with interests such as having the world’s largest and most valuable collection of size D batteries.
Anxious to see how this plays out (hopefully, not in Kobe’s favor).
No hyberbole. This was the funniest movie I’ve seen in a theatre since Old School (not to be all up in Todd Phillips’ – director of both – jock).
In terms of Power Ranking the cast, Ed Helm’s (The Office, SNL) is definitely overshadowed by Bradley Cooper. And both are left to bow in the wake of Zach Galifianakis – who owes us an explanation for a certain something that happened in the credits. But I got to hand it to Helms. He held his own as the wimpy guy in the crew, who is not all gutless and annoying (anyone disagree?) Check out Helms’ here flexing the golden pipes during the we need a montage moment of the movie (apologies for the promotional nature of this particular video)…
That’s but one iota of the knock down, drag out hilarity. Don’t take my word for it, check out this post from Deadline Hollywod on how The Hangover was Made (H/T to Pop Candy for that link). Or better yet, don’t ask questions and just go see the movie.
Johnny Depp has made a decent living (a killing, in fact) playing crazy folk. From Edward Scissorhands to Ichabod Crane. Hunter S. Thompson to Jack Sparrow . Willy Wonka, Sweeney Todd, Ed Wood. He’s even currently shooting to be The Mad Hatter in Alice in Wonderland. You reveal the slightest inkling of idiosyncracy, and Depp hits it out of the park.
When we’re talking about nutty characters, sports personalities are far from the exemption. With that said,
WHICH ATHLETE’S BIOPIC WOULD YOU LIKE JOHNNY DEPP TO STAR IN?
Email me your suggestions, and feel free to elaborate in length. All content will be posted with links on Friday morning.
Check out Metro’s interview with GZA, who is on tour performing seminal album ‘Liquid Swords’ in its entirety.
‘Dark Knight’ plans rerelease (via Pop Candy)
More fall movies coming to the NBA (Cuzoogle)
What If FanHouse Had Its Very Own Large Hadron Collider? (FANHOUSE)
Armored cars for NFL players? (The Shutdown Corner)
Do Not Call Kevin Garnett 7 Foot Tall, Craig Sager (NESW Sports)
Another unsubstantiated rumor crashes and burns…Turns out Radiohead did not contribute the entire score to Choke, the film based on the Chuck Palahniuk novel that opens in theaters Sept. 26.
All is not lost, however. Radiohead is indeed releasing a brand new tune for what looks to be a strong soundtrack:
Choke Soundtrack tracklist (being released Sept. 23 exclusively for digital download):
1. Ben Kweller – “The Rules”
2. The Natural History – “Don’t You Ever” (rare)
3. Fiery Furnaces – “Navy Nurse”
4. Radiohead – “Reckoner”
5. Alap Momin – “Sin Terror”
6. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah – “Satan Said Dance”
7. Buzzcocks – “Orgasm Addict” (rare)
8. Death Cab for Cutie – “No Sunlight”
9. Blitzen Trapper – “Wicked” (unreleased)
10. Ms. Tyree Sugar Jones – “If You Feel It”
11. My Morning Jacket – “Touch Me I’m Going To Scream Pt 1″
12. Shout Out Louds – “Bicycle” (rare)
13. Twilight Singers – “There’s Been An Accident”
14. Nicole Atkins – “Crystal Ship”
Here you go with the trailer too…
Link:
Radiohead, Buzzcocks, My Morning Jacket Featured on ‘Choke’ Soundtrack (Spin.com)
