On Monday, October 30th, 15 theaters across the U.S. will screen the My Morning Jacket concert film Okonokos. If, like us, you can’t get enough of My Morning Jacket, and you happen to live in or close to the 15 cities chosen for this event, you could catch the film the evening before the DVD becomes available. (The soundtrack came out a month ago.)
Apparently, there’s a light plot to the film, the staging is semi-primeval, the audience at the Fillmore was encouraged to dress in as fey a way as possible, and there may be a scene involving the silhouette of a horse. The best part is it’s like going to a concert, but without the whole standing-around-in-faerie-costume-for-hours sorta thing. You could also be one of the lucky attendees to take home an Epiphone Les Paul Special II geetar.
Here’s a preview:
For theater and ticket info check D&E Entertainment‘s website.
For more info, including trailers, check My Morning Jacket‘s website.
- Listen to Death is the Easy Way
For the CD, you could… 
I’ve got a tower of reissues on my desk that’s starting to teeter back and forth so I figured I better start plowing through ‘em before someone shouts, “Jenga!” and I’ve got a real mess on my hands.
On August 1st, Sony Legacy reissued not one, but five Journey albums: Infinity [1978], Evolution [1979], Departure [1980], Escape [1981], and Greatest Hits [1988]. Each disc comes lovingly packaged with a 16-page booklet of tour dates, memorabilia, and never-before-seen photos of the band.
Never-before-seen photos like this.
Okay, I’ve seen that photo before, but I’ve had the pleasure to crank both Infinity and Greatest Hits in my shitbox on wheels over the past few months, and I’ve gotta say, I wish I had Neil Schon’s hair.
Say what you will about Journey but you know that when push comes to shove at the next karaoke bar you find yourself in and someone has just bought you another shot of Goldschlager, you lean on Don’t Stop Believin’ like a walker with balding tennis balls.
- Listen to Feeling That Way
- Listen to Don’t Stop Believin’
- Listen to Lights
Buy some Journey at Amazon
A couple of months ago I received a copy of The Weird Al Show: The Complete Series but it wasn’t until recently that I actually had time to sit down and watch it. We’ve previously featured a clip of Weird Al interviewing Eminem, but in case you don’t remember, The Weird Al Show was a short-lived Saturday morning TV series on CBS during the late ’90s that resembled UHF mixed with a Weird Al version of Pee Wee’s Playhouse.
Weird Al lived in a decked out cave with his pet hamster, Harvey, and was visited by a rotating cast of characters and guests, including Emo Phillips, Stan Freberg, and Dr. Demento, and sprinkled with occasional appearances by bands like Barenaked Ladies and Hanson.
The show’s animated theme pretty much sums it up.
The show can be alternately grating, especially after hearing Weird Al’s whiny voice for several hours in a row, and hilarious verging on brilliant, like the time when Randy “Machoman” Savage visits the show to cheer up Al after his cave has been robbed.
Interestingly, Machoman almost cancelled his appearance when he found out he was supposed to lose to a hamster, but finally acquiesced when he learned it wasn’t a girl hamster.
The 3-DVD set features all 13 episodes, special commentaries, The Evolution of ‘Fatman’, concept art, storyboards, and even a chance to karaoke to the show’s theme song.
- Listen to The Weird Al Show Theme
Buy The Weird Al Show from Amazon
Rent The Weird Al Show from Netflix