| 2008 | |
|---|---|
| October | |
| Oct 6th Monday |
TV: 2008 VH1 Hip Hop Honors  Tracy Morgan takes hosting duties with performances by Kid Rock, Lil Jon, De La Soul and many others. Tune in at 10pm ET.
TV: Black Kids on Jimmy Kimmel Black Kids perform on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on ABC.
TV: Samantha Who? Season 2 Premiere on ABC Congrats to Jean Smart for her Emmy win for best supporting actress on this hilarious comedy. Join in on the fun at 9:30pm ET.
In-Store: Dana Falconberry live at Waterloo Records & Video in Austin, TX In-Store: Pete Best live at Looney Tunes in W. Babylon, NY Pre-Order Pete's new album from Looney Tunes to get a wrist band for entry.
In-Store: Songwriter's Circle live at Music Millennium in Portland, OR In-Store: These Arms Are Snakes live at Easy Street in Seattle, WA |
| Oct 7th Tuesday |
TV: Fuse Excellent Adventure Premiere on Fuse 11:30pm ET, right after "Rock Bottom."
TV: New episodes: Fuse Rock Bottom on Fuse What's this? "Rock Bottom confronts musicians whose personal issues are tearing their band apart. They'll have 30 days to either get their act together — or get replaced." Interested? Tune in at 11pm ET for all new episodes.
TV: South Park Returns on Comedy Central Watch every episode on the site, check out a day-by-day making of an episode, then catch the return of Kenny and the gang on Comedy Central.
Music: BarackRock in Williamsburg Obama benefit at the Music Hall in Williamsburg, N.Y., features Andrew Bird, Eugene Mirman, The Fiery Furnaces, Kumail Nanjiani, Alina Simone, Heather Lawless, Guster, Lizz Winstead, Martin Bisi, John Roberts, Adira Amram, Les Savy Fav Acoustic Spectacular, and Josh Hamilton reading George Saunders' New Yorker piece on Sarah Palin. 7:30 pm to 1 a.m. $40 admission goes to the Obama campaign. Strangely, tickets are available through TicketMaster.
Music: New Music Releases: • Deerhoof - Offend Maggie (Kill Rock Stars)
In-Store: Jackson Browne live at Amoeba Music in Los Angeles, CA • Jolie Holland - The Living and the Dead(Anti-) • Lambchop - OH (ohio) (Merge) • Margot and the Nuclear So & So's - Animal and Not Animal (Epic) • Juana Molina - Un Dia (Domino) • Oasis - Dig Out Your Soul (Warner Bros./Elektra/Atlantic) • Rachael Yamagata - A Record In Two Parts...Elephants and Teeth Sinking Into Heart (Warner Bros.) In-Store: Jamie Lidell live at Easy Street in Seattle, WA In-Store: Rise Against live at Newbury Comics in Norwood, MA In-Store: The Kooks & The Whigs live at Vintage Vinyl in St. Louis, MO |
| Oct 8th Wednesday |
TV: 100th Episode of Dog the Bounty Hunter on A&E After a hiatus from TV, Dog and the gang returned to busting fugitives in Hawaii and Colorado. What will they do to celebrate 100? Tune in to find out.
TV: Sarah Silverman Program Season 2 Premiere on Comedy Central Sarah Silverman continues to be herself (if "fictionalized") by mocking other people for the sake of hilarity. 10:30/9:30C.
In-Store: Atmosphere live at Plan 9 Music in Richmond, VA |
| Oct 9th Thursday |
TV: CSI Season 9 Premiere on CBS Discuss your thoughts on Warrick Brown with other fans on the CBS site before tuning into the premiere at 9pm ET.
TV: Eleventh Hour Series Premiere on CBS Love "CSI"? Stay tuned after the 9th season premiere for the series premiere of this sister show. 10pm ET.
TV: Kath & Kim Series Premiere on NBC This adaptation of a hit comedy from Australia stars Molly Shannon and Selma Blair as hilariously clueless mother-daughter suburbanites. Prepare to laugh at 8:30pm ET.
TV: LA Ink Season 3 Premiere on TLC Life and times of one Kat Von D (and Lord knows there is only one). 10pm ET.
TV: Life on Mars Series Premiere on ABC We'll let ABC describe their new show; "Where were you in 1973? NYPD Detective Sam Tyler (Jason O'Mara) finds himself in the cultural hotbed of New York City in the tumultuous times of the Vietnam War, Watergate, women's lib and the civil and gay rights movements - without a cell phone, computer, PDA or MP3 player -- suddenly hurtled back in time when he's ripped from 2008 after being hit by a car while chasing down a criminal. He's trying mightily to understand what has just happened to him and how he can get back 'home.'" 10pm ET.
TV: Testees Series Premiere on FX A new FX original comedy, premieres at 10:30pm ET.
In-Store: Abe Vigoda live at Amoeba Music in Los Angeles, CA In-Store: John McLaughlin live at Vintage Vinyl in St. Louis, MO In-Store: Tea Leaf Green live at Music Millennium in Portland, OR |
| Oct 10th Friday |
TV: Foals on Jimmy Kimmel Foals perform on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on ABC.
TV: The Starter Wife Series Premiere on USA First it was a book, then a miniseries and now a show. Keep up, people! 9pm ET.
In-Store: Black Kids live at Easy Street in Seattle, WA In-Store: Sol Serenade live at Music Millennium in Portland, OR |
| Oct 11th Saturday |
Music: Happy Birthday Todd Snider/Free EP download Today is singer/songwriter Todd Snider's birthday, and he wants to give you all a present. A free download of his new EP, Peace Queer, will be availible from Oct. 11-31 on his website.
(The eight-track disc will be available in stores on Oct. 14.)
Culture: World's Largest Flip-Cup Tournament In honor of the beloved drinking game, Flip Cup Guys host the World's Largest Flip-Cup Tournament at M1-5 Bar and Lounge in New York.
In-Store: Damien Jurado live at Sonic Boom in Seattle, WA In-Store: Mammatus live at Jackpot Records in Portland, OR In-Store: Wild Sweet Orange live at Music Millennium in Portland, OR |
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Episode 70
August 19, 2008
