Kurt Cobain biopic features REM, Iggy Pop
The soundtrack to the film 'Kurt Cobain About A Son' will feature tracks from REM, Iggy Pop and David Bowie as well as several other bands that reportedly influenced the Nirvana frontman.
The soundtrack, due out in the US on September 11 via Barsuk, will also include a new song by Death Cab For Cutie frontman Ben Gibbard, who also composed an original score for the film along with producer Steve Fisk.
Although the soundtrack will not feature any songs from Nirvana, it will feature excerpts of audio-taped interviews with Cobain.
The film, due out in late 2007, features several rare interviews with the singer, as well as footage of sites in the Pacific Northwest that played a major role in his life.
The tracklisting is:
Steve Fisk and Benjamin Gibbard - 'Overture'
Never Intended (interview clip)
Arlo Guthrie - 'Motorcycle Song'
The Melvins - 'Eye Flys'
Punk Rock (interview clip)
Bad Brains - 'Banned In D.C.'
Creedence Clearwater Revival - 'Up Around the Bend'
Half Japanese - 'Put Some Sugar On It'
The Vaselines - 'Son of A Gun'
Butthole Surfers - 'Graveyard'
Hardcore Was Dead (interview clip)
Scratch Acid - 'Owner's Lament'
Mudhoney - 'Touch Me I'm Sick'
Car Radio (interview clip)
Iggy Pop - 'The Passenger'
Lead Belly - 'The Bourgeois Blues'
REM - 'New Orleans Instrumental No. 1'
The Limelight (interview clip)
David Bowie - 'The Man Who Sold The World'
Mark Lanegan - 'Museum'
Ben Gibbard - 'Indian Summer' |
Juliette & The Licks announce US release
Juliette & The Licks have announced the US release of their sophomore album.
The band, fronted by actress Juliette Lewis, will release 'Four On The Floor' July 24 in the US via The Militia Group.
Nirvana and Foo Fighters' legend Dave Grohl guests on drums.
The US version features two tracks not found on the UK version -- 'Are You Happy' and 'Lucky For You'. The UK version was released last October.
The US tracklisting is:
'Smash And Grab'
'Hot Kiss'
'Sticky Honey'
'Purgatory Blues'
'Death Of A Whore'
'Killer'
'Get Up'
'Mindful Of Daggers'
'Bullshit King'
'Inside The Cage'
'Are You Happy'
'Lucky For You' (bonus track)
In other news, Juliette & The Licks have announced they will perform at Lollapalooza in Chicago this summer. |
Voxtrot Get Doc'd
In preparation for their first full-length release, Voxtrot will be the subject of an eight-part min-documentary series about the recording process. Reaching For The Lasers is directed by Elizabeth Skadden of the Austin punk band Finally Punk. A new episode of the series will be released every Wednesday, starting this week, on MTV's Subterranean blog and iFilm. Voxtrot's debut full-length will be out May 22 on Playlouderrecordings/Beggars Group. |