Austin Improv

PS Justin loves being called "Juice" as well. In fact, he told the members of TSK that he prefers it.

N/m: Found the casting director info. They're casting "late-teens" for the project; anybody with aspirational hipster youth should contact Vicky Boone.

For purely journalistic ends: Anybody heard anything in terms of casting for this Spike Jonze/Arcade Fire short film collaboration?

From this week's TV Guide:
Thurs: The Hideout Channel: Bump!: The laugh-a-minute trials and tribulations of a group of friends bonded together by an Internet message board. 8 p.m. (CC)

Thanks everybody!

CONFLICT OF INTEREST! (I'm subbing in for Ratliff today).


Believe you me, there's a big ol' "FULL DISCLOSURE: Author is also performing in the festival" at the top of the article. Which is better than when it was at the bottom of the article and slyly pimping my OOB shows. I still have some ...

Finished The A.V. Club Austin print feature for the week of the festival, "Five Lessons About Comedy You Can Learn From The Out Of Bounds Comedy Festival."

The show just became more of a tribute than it was going to be:
http://www.tmz.com/2009/08/06/john-hughes-dies/

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Ghost choir: Always a good decision.

Passion Pit's "Sleepyhead" works as a soothing balm for anyone itching with anticipation for new material from The Avalanches. ( endoftheyearfingerscrossed )

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PS An open question to all frequent posters on this thread: If I was in love the guitar textures of the last two Dirty Projectors records (which I am), what African recording artists/compilations should I seek out?

2009's been a great year for new music, no? I've been keeping bi-monthly playlists of my favorite new songs, which I condensed into the soundtrack for an Independence Day party—here's what made the cut:
Camera Obscura, "French Navy"/Neko Case, "People Got A Lotta Nerve"/Phoenix, "1901"/The Pains Of ...

What a fucking day.

@LATimescitydesk Michael Jackson has died. City and LAPD sources have confirmed it for us.

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Round two:

"Fu-Gee-La (Refugee Camp Global Mix)," The Fugees
"A Century Of Elvis," Belle & Sebastian
"Silver Street (Live)," Ben Folds
"Bring It On Home To Me," Sam Cooke
"Oliver's Army," Elvis Costello And The Attractions

Yeah, that's much better. That's a six, representing high school (the live ...

I haven't loaded my entire collection onto my new iPod, so this I'll say the best I'll get here is a seven.

Sparks, "Strange Animal"
Phenomenal Handclap Band, "I Been Born Again"
Elvis Costello, "Secondary Modern"
Au Revoir Simone, "We Are Here"
Rilo Kiley, "The Absence Of God"

Yeah, that's a ...

Jeremy shares some memories of the 27-hour WHJ show and contemplates getting his 5 Hour Energy on at Decider.