NEWS DE ROCQUE

Rita: While Lolita is singing in her heavenly voice, I’ll deliver the news you won’t get in the mainstream media. Wow, we’ve got lots of film related news to start with.  Comedian MIKE MYERS covers EXTREME’s “More Than Words” in his less-than-well-received movie released over the summer The Love Guru. *** Enlighten Up (feature film/documentary), scored by KRISHNA VENKATESH (x-El Dopa/ Think Tree) and directed by KATE CHURCHHILL (Nama Productions), debuts at the MFA on 9/12 and then plays at the Kendall Square Cinema 9/19-9/25. *** ELAINE WALKER (x-DDT/ Zia) composed the electronic score for the independent sci-fi film Aerodynamics. AD FRANK and SARAH RABDAU are among the special guests performers at the fundraiser (Thursday, 10/9 at Rumor, 100 Warrenton Street in Boston Theatre District). *** KAREN (Girl on Top) DeBIASSE’s song, “Air Waves,” is in the film Fillbilly that will appear in both the L.A. and N.Y. film festivals. *** THE WEISTRONAUTS had no idea why it happened, or who was responsible, but their video of “Ring Mod a.k.a. Modsavasana” was featured on YouTube’s main page. Watch it and I think you can figure out why. youtube.com/watch?v=15U7A4LE_Tk *** Radio industry magazine, Radio & Records, has released this year’s award nominees in anticipation of the R & R radio convention taking place from 9/17 through 9/19 in Austin, Texas.  Both WFNX and WBCN were nominated for “Alternative Station of the Year” in top markets. *** STEPHIE PEEKA & THE SEEKING 7 landed in first place in the N.J. Fest Contest by attracting 2855 votes. *** Check out the new venue in Central Square—Clear Conscience Cafe (581 Mass. Ave.)—it’s the Mass. Ave. entrance way to Harvest Co-Op. ADAM SHERMAN is booking the place (a.k.a. C3) and it looks like it’s off to a good start. *** DAN SHEA is now booking the Milky Way in Jamaica Plain. *** THE LUXURY was selected from 600 competing bands by COLDPLAY to open their sold-out show on Monday, 8/4 at the TD Banknorth Garden. The contest was sponsored by Capitol Records and Live Nation through WFNX.  *** THE COFFIN LIDS’ “Creepy Crawl” video is a ’60s go-go garage song with a horror twist that was produced in collaboration with Drive-In Horrorshow, an independent Boston horror film by Greg Ansin and Michael Neel. The 16mm film should be completed by January 1, 2009. *** AMANDA PALMER and BRIAN VIGLIONE (the Dresden Dolls) are touring the world. While Brian is in Oberhausen, Amanda is in Toronto. Brian’s is in Aalborg, while Amanda is in San Fancisco. Then Brian’s is in Lancaster, when Amanda is in Edinburgh. Lolita: That must make it very hard for them to play together.