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Twitter has been around for over two years, but it seems to have reached critical mass recently.

Billy Gould (@mrgould) started using it to communicate about the Faith No More reunion.  Then Roddy Bottom (@roddybottom) joined.  Even Chuck Mosley (@chuckmosley) has an account now.  With the launch of the new website, Ipecac Recordings (@ipecacrec) is now on Twitter as well.

I often come across things of interest, but don’t get around to posting them until it’s old news or I’ve forgotten about them entirely.  So, with the recent popularity of Twitter, I realized that I can send out tweets much more frequently and more timely than I can update this site.  So for fresh content, follow @CacaVolante on Twitter.

In support of their forthcoming album “The Hair, The TV, The Baby and The Band” Imperial Teen hits the road.

From their myspace page: 

“Imperial Teen is back!! With sly style and knowing sass, Will, Roddy, Jone and Lynn return with their trademark infectious hooks and impeccable pop sensibilities. Let the party begin!! The Hair the TV the Baby & the Band is the first Imperial Teen record in over 5 years, but it never misses a beat. It’s a career defining album for sure. On first listen you can just feel how much fun these guys and gals are having making music together. From the upbeat shimmy of “Shim Sham” and “Sweet Potato”, to the more reflective cool of “Room With A View” and “What You Do”; from the full on romp of “Everything” and “One Two”, to the seductive vamp of “Fallen Idol”…every song seems pitch perfect. You can sense that this is a band that is comfortable in its own skin. Recorded over three weeks at Kingsize Studios with longtime collaborators Steve McDonald (Redd Kross) and Anna Waronker (That Dog), The Hair… captures the raw spontaneity and chemistry that make Imperial Teen a such unique group of friends and musicians. The members of Imperial Teen have kept themselves busy since last we heard from them, as the title of this album references. But there is no denying that when these four come together, they are more than the sum of their parts. They are a family, and the joy that they share in making music is infectious. So put on your best party shoes and come along for the ride. It’s guaranteed to be fun.” 

09/21 – Seattle, WA – Crocodile Cafe
09/22 – Portland, OR – Lola’s Room
09/28 – Los Angeles, CA – Spaceland
09/29 – San Francisco, CA – Bottom Of The Hill
09/30 – San Francisco, CA – Folsom Street Fair
10/04 – Chicago, IL – Abbey Pub
10/05 – Minneapolis, MN – 1st Ave.
10/19 – Philadelphia, PA – North Star Bar
10/20 – Boston, MA – T.T. The Bears

“Live Freaky! Die Freaky!” the stop-motion animated movie musical including dark, theatrical tunes written by Faith No More/Imperial Teen’s Roddy Bottum. Roddy’s material is performed in the film by Green Day’s Armstrong, Jane Wiedlin and actress/singer Theo Kogan of Lunachicks.

The songs and score are on the soundtrack, which comes out January 31, 2006, as part of a DVD/CD combo through Wellspring. The CD will not be a stand-alone release.

The film will have a limited theatrical release January 27-28 via midnight showings in 15-20 major markets. It will also be available in the Universal Mini Disc format, which is compatible with Sony’s PlayStation Portable device.

Source: Yahoo! News
Submitted By: Aidan R.

Wellspring digs deep to find ‘Freaky’ film
Indie distrib will ‘Live’ for pic rights

By IAN MOHR

TORONTO — Indie distrib Wellspring has acquired all North American rights to the stop-motion animation musical-comedy “Live Freaky! Die Freaky!” by John Roecker.

Pic, which features voice work by a number of alt rockers including Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong, is an outrageous retelling of the Manson family murders, set circa 3069.

Pic was produced through Hellcat Pictures, headed by Tim Armstrong, front man for pop punk band Rancid.

Also lending their voices to the pic are actor-helmer Asia Argento, Lunachick’s Theo Kogan, AFI’s Davey Havoc, X’s John Doe, the Go Go’s Jane Wiedlin and members of Good Charlotte and Blink-182.

Songs in the pic were penned by Faith No More and Imperial Teen keyboardist Roddy Bottum.

Wellspring will roll out the film in 2006, focusing on midnight screening slots before a DVD launch.

Pact was brokered by Wellspring’s Marie Therese Guirgis and Peter Paterno and Jeff Silberman of King, Holmes, Paterno & Berliner, who repped the producers.

Read the full article at:
http://www.variety.com/story.asp?l=story&a=VR1117928820&c=13

Source: Variety.com
Submitted By: Mike Wellman