"This is the best movie that's ever been made in the history of the world," Bowling For Soup lead singer Jaret Reddick proclaimed last night at the Angelika, before the screening of his band's new DVD Bowling For Soup: Live and Very Attractive. At the least, it's the best movie ever made about Bowling For Soup. But I gotta say -- the title of this thing is misleading.
They probably should have called it Bowling For Poop: Live and Very Drunk. It's not so much a true-to-life documentary about the inner workings of a band as it is a collection of silly jokes about bodily functions wedged between too-long musical performances. At least the filmmakers acknowledged how much juvenile humor made its way into this thing -- there was a counter in the bottom right corner of the screen that made a "ding" sound at every mention of poop or farting.
All the Denton band's hits are featured in the concert portions, filmed at a packed theater in Manchester, England. Die-hards should eat up every minute, but casual fans will probably wish for a lot more behind-the-scenes footage. Even Reddick seemed to acknowledge that in the Q&A with the guys following the film: "I think we are more influenced by stand-up comedy than music."
I'd only been to the Deep Ellum reggae club once, maybe five years ago, when Buju Banton was performing there. It was insane -- the crowd knew every song, and they were yelling and pumping their arms in the air. All Buju had to do was sing one word, and everyone else took over. It's still in my Top 5 best shows ever.
Hadn't heard much out of the club since.... Not that I was paying attention. But recently some friends were talking about how much they love the place (Word up, Nature and Select), so I stopped by last Saturday night to check it out.
Cover was $10, and I'm not sure if they had a special performer there or if that's the usual deal. But there was a really cool, chill vibe in there. Everyone was into the music, mouthing the words, dancing. An emcee with a bandanna tied around his head walked around and growled into the mic. A guy leaning against the wall did this cool flame-thrower trick with his lighter.
Most of the people there were women, and they were almost all smokin' hot. One lady wore a leopard-print dress in a way that I can only dream about. (Must. Go. To the Gym. Tonight.)
I'll probably be writing about the place in a future column, so look for it soon.
I'm not quite sure how one could improve upon perfection, but Radiohead is letting people try. Read the Billboard story about the remix contest here, and then let me know if you make an attempt. I'll be happy to link to your remix if you are from around these parts.
So I gleefully attended last night's Eddie Izzard show at the Majestic, and he was quite funny. His primary theme was a bit broad -- civilization -- but he mixed in some Dallas humor, including a nod to "that documentary in the '80s" about our fair city. And his take on dinosaurs and the Spartans were big giggles.
Couple of hiccups: When he got on a rambling roll, it was a little hard to make out every fast-paced quip, especially in the way-up-high seats. Maybe I'm just used to seeing him on TV, where you can actually see the words being formed.
But here's a message to a handful of audience members: Shut. The. [Expletive]. Up.
- Don't think I mentioned last week's Collin Herring interview when it came out. Who knew he had so much drama between the last record and the new one?
- And today's band Q&A catches up with Ghosthustler (pictured above). The trio came in last weekend (with friend Killtronix in tow) to take photos, and they had great fun striking poses and being silly. When they weren't thinking of ways to make love to the camera, they gave me a good tip on one of their new favorite local electronic acts. Check out Roy G. and the Biv when you get a chance. I'm loving this duo's tracks, especially "Think You Might." Tha jayum!
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