Pity the kids who find themselves going up against The Black Keys in laser tag. In the new clip for their single, “Strange Times” from Attack and Release (April 1st), Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney aren’t content with merely tagging - they attack…with real lasers! (”Mom! Call 9-1-1!!!”) If the new vid leaves you wanting to laser-kill some nerds, you can do it safely (aw, shucks) on the band’s website in a desktop version of the game.
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Take note fans of electro-pop and indie foot fetishists! Hotly-tipped French dance band The Shoes have been taking pictures of their famous friends’ shoes, and are giving an autographed polaroid of a different star’s feet away free with each copy of their new 7″ single “Knock Out”. There are some 300 unique polaroids in all to collect and trade with your friends, featuring such artists as Band of Horses, Bloc Party, the Cribs, Does It Offend You, Yeah?, MGMT, and “Barry-Gwen Stefani’s maintenance man.” (Don’t be surprised to see Barry at SXSW next year…) I wonder if polaroid-enthusiast Jason Schwartzman/Coconut Records makes an appearance…
Axl Rose is surprisingly cool about Dr. Pepper’s offer to give everyone (except Slash and guitarist Buckethead) a free can of soda if Guns n’ Roses finally release Chinese Democracy this year. Rose said the following via a press release:
“We are surprised and very happy to have the support of Dr. Pepper with our album Chinese Democracy, as for us, this came totally out of the blue. If there is any involvement with this promotion by our record company or others, we are unaware of such at this time. And as some of Buckethead’s performances are on our album, I’ll share my Dr. Pepper with him.”
Looks like Slash will have to buy his own can. Come on, Axl - stop responding to soft drink companies and pull a Jack White on us! Don’t make us call Tommy Hilfiger. (Thanks to Dan for the heads up!)
Remember back in February when Hypeful asked you to help bring This American Life to a movie theater near you? Good news - it worked!!! On May 1st, acclaimed radio and television host Ira Glass will bring his wildly popular show to the big screen for a one-night only event. Broadcast live from New York via satellite and presented in HD and Cinema Surround Sound, Glass will debut never-before-seen extraordinary, funny and true stories from everyday life, show outtakes, feature special guests and answer audience questions. Tickets go on sale April 4th and you can see the complete list of participating theatres here. If you’re planning on going, you can also submit a question via email for Ira Glass in advance.
Dr Pepper has offered its help to solve one of rock music’s greatest challenges - getting Axl Rose to finally release the decade-in-the-works Guns N’ Roses album Chinese Democracy. The soft drink company has launched a blog and says it will give a free can of Dr Pepper to “everyone in America” (excluding ex-GNR members Slash and Buckethead) if Chinese Democracy arrives anytime during the calendar year 2008. While they’re at it, maybe Dr Pepper can do something to help solve Smashing Pumpkins’ PepsiGate.
