FILM SCHOOL'S 'FISSION' IS AMAZING

Crawl back through the Future Sounds archives and you'll see a very long and intimate relationship with the band known as FILM SCHOOL. We've been family since their brilliant EP, Alwaysnever, and have watched the evolution of a band that has had entire line-up changes, vans stolen, label changes and various directions in sound. In the end the theme continues, which is one of constant forward motion, constantly redefining their goals and a band mature enough after 10 years to not chase the tail or do what's expected. After all, they could've rested on their coattails of the nu-gaze movement which they helped pave the road for this new pack that everyone loves that is really just a watered down version of albums they've already done, but they quietly do their thing, and people eventually catch up.

So when the latest sneak copy of 'Fission' entered my grasp I shut the door to be alone with this old friend. The other thing about a Film School record is that they creep on you. Sure, there are always songs that immediately jump out at you, like "Waited" on this new record, which is a radio single if I've ever heard one, but it requires multiple plays to get past the initial sonic buzzsaw or waves of layered vocals. This record the lovely and wonderful bassist, Lorelei Plotczyk, steps forward with more vocals than ever before and the tag-team with frontman/mastermind Greg Bertens is a harmony in my head. To be honest, I'm still just processing this album, which is released on July 20th (FFO Records), but I'm already stuck on album opener - "Heart Full Of Pentagons" and first single, "When I'm Yours".

We're looking forward to seeing/hearing this record live when they start touring this summer and hope to share tracks as soon as we get clearance.

FREE FILM SCHOOL DOWNLOAD FROM LOVE & ROCKETS TRIBUTE RECORD

Anyone that's been a FS reader over the years knows my undying love for the band FILM SCHOOL. I still believe their last effort, Hideout, was one of the biggest overlooked records to come out last year, but like 'ol G W. Bush, time will be the judge of history. The band is in LA now working on their next record which I'm told is sounding amazing, but if this single, "An American Dream" (from the epic 'Express' album) that is on the New Tales To Tell: A Tribute To Love And Rockets is any indication of how sonic it will be, then put your hard hat on and get ready. Big thanks to Christopher The Minister, the mastermind behind this incredible compilation, for letting us leak out this mp3 to the people. The digital release on this is July 28th, physical is on August 18th.

Download "An American Dream" by Film School

LISTEN TO THE PREMIER OF NEW TALE TO TELL - LOVE & ROCKETS TRIBUTE ON WOXY.COM

In 2 hours time (6pm PST), Christopher The Minister, will be debuting the 'NEW TALE TO TELL - A Tribute To Love & Rockets' - one hour radio show exclusively on WOXY.COM. Bands that contributed L&R covers are THE FLAMING LIPS, BLACK FRANCIS, THE DANDY WARHOLS, MAYNARD JAMES KEENAN'S band PUSCIFER, A PLACE TO BURY STRANGERS, FILM SCHOOL, and more.

NEW TALE TO TELL, a tribute to LOVE AND ROCKETS is released digitally July 28th and in stores August 18th. Look for special bonus tracks and Blue & Red Limited Edition vinyl.

It's easy, just go HERE and listen through your Itunes.

NEW TALE TO TELL - LOVE & ROCKETS TRIBUTE EXCLUSIVE ON WOXY.COM

Christopher "The Minister" will be delivering to WOXY.COM the exclusive airing of the 'NEW TALE TO TELL: A Tribute To Love & Rockets' program, airing Wed. July 1 @ 9pm, Thur. July 2 @ 6pm, Sat. July 4 @ 4pm, and Sun, July 5 @ Noon, and then on-demand through the WOXY website. The CD drops digitally on July 28th so this will be the first place you can listen.

The Show will feature
*War Tapes
*Puscifer (MJ Keenan)
*The Dandy Warhols
*A Place To Bury Strangers
*8mm
*Black Francis
*The Flaming Lips
*The Stone Foxes
*Snowden
*The Morlocks
*Lossy Coils w Ian Moore
*Film School

We stopped by The Minister's studio and got a first listen to the tracks, and we're blown away by the FILM SCHOOL track, the A PLACE TO BURY STRANGERS track, and also the BLACK FRANCIS covers. One song in particular grabbed our attention by a San Francisco band we weren't aware of is by THE STONE FOXES, and The Minister was nice enough to let us give it away to you here....

THE STONE FOXES "Fever" (mp3)

PHOTOS FROM THE RUMBLE: LA

Thanks again to all the bands that came into LA last night from places beyond to take part in the party. THE RUMBLE: LA had more bands in attendance than people I think - we saw PORTUGAL THE MAN, BLACKMARKET, Casey from DJANGO JAMES & THE MIDNIGHT SQUIRES, FILM SCHOOL, THE ANSWERING MACHINE, and LOVELIKEFIRE just to name a few. Thanks again for Ryan Suffern for taking photos, here are a few...

Fresno's RADEMACHER doing their Talking Heads cover to close out the night

Austin's THE FRONTIER BROTHERS were electrifying

Norway's SIMON SAYS NO completed their US shows in LA with a strong showing

FILM SCHOOL ON DAYTROTTER

Our dear friends, FILM SCHOOL, have done the latest DAYTROTTER session. Sean and Co. have recorded these Sick Hipsters and four songs are available for free on the site.

TODAY IN LOS ANGELES: SUMMER CAMP @ LITTLE RADIO

An excellent line up today downtown for the Little Radio SUMMER CAMP:

FILM SCHOOL
THE HENRY CLAY PEOPLE
THE PARSON RED HEADS

TONIGHT IN NEW YORK: FILM SCHOOL + NEW VIDEO

Our beloved FILM SCHOOL play the Mercury Lounge tonight with SOUNDPOOL, MAHOGANY and ELIKA. It's about to sell out, so snag a ticket if you can HERE.

Also, the band premiered their latest video for "Compare" on Prefix Magazine, directed by Adam Marks and here it is:

FILM SCHOOL "DEAR ME" VIDEO

We've been waiting, and it's finally delivered - the video for FILM SCHOOL's "Dear Me" by director James Sumner (Deerhunter, Dirty Projectors).






They also are into the second show of their tour with BRITISH SEA POWER:
Apr 11 2008 Dallas, Univ of Texas interview - 3pm
Apr 11 2008 Dallas, Texas THE LOFT w/BRITISH SEA POWER
Apr 12 2008 Austin, Texas CLUB DEVILLE w/BRITISH SEA POWER
Apr 13 2008 Houston, Texas NUMBERS w/BRITISH SEA POWER
Apr 15 2008 Baton Rouge, Louisiana SPANISH MOON w/BRITISH SEA POWER
Apr 16 2008 New Orleans, Louisiana ONE EYED JACK’S w/BRITISH SEA POWER
Apr 17 2008 Tallahassee, Florida CLUB DOWNUNDER - FLOIDA STATE U w/BRITISH SEA POWER
Apr 18 2008 Orlando, Florida THE SOCIAL w/BRITISH SEA POWER

***** Special performance in Orlando for National Record Store Day *******
Apr 19 2008 Orlando, Florida PARK AVE RECORDS - 1pm
Film School Record Store Day video:
http://www.recordstoreday.com/Home
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Apr 19 2008 Jacksonville, Florida JACK RABBITS w/BRITISH SEA POWER
Apr 21 2008 Atlanta, Georgia THE EARL w/BRITISH SEA POWER
Apr 22 2008 Birmingham, Alabama BOTTLETREE w/BRITISH SEA POWER
Apr 23 2008 Memphis, Tennessee HI TONE w/BRITISH SEA POWER

Headlining dates
Apr 24 2008 Nashville, Tennessee MERCY LOUNGE w/ PLEX PLEX, THE MAGIC WANDS
Apr 26 2008 Boston, Massachusetts WTBU DAY @ BOSTON U GEORGE SHERMAN UNION
Apr 27 2008 Boston, Massachusetts Welsley College
Apr 28 2008 Boston, Massachusetts TT THE BEARS w/ DOUGLAS FIR, THE BROKEN RIVER PROPHET - Presented by Bradley’s Almanac
Apr 29 2008 Portsmouth, New Hampshire MUDDY RIVER SMOKEHOUSE w/TINY WHALES, MOSFET - Presented by The Wire
Apr 30 2008 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania JOHNNY BRENDAS w/PORTS OF CALL, LOVE CITY
May 1 2008 NYC, New York MERCURY LOUNGE w/MAHOGANY, SOUNDPOOL, ELIKA - Presented by OhMyRockness
May 2 2008 NYC, New York LE ROYALE- DJ KRAYG SPINNING at ROBOT ROCK
May 3 2008 Brooklyn, New York DEATH BY AUDIO PARTY w/ BLACKLIST, THE DEPRECIATION GUILD
May 4 2008 Cleveland, Ohio BEACHLAND w/UNSPARING SEA - Presented By Music Saves (BBQ at 6pm)
May 6 2008 Minneapolis, Minnesota UPTOWN CAFE
May 7 2008 Chicago, Illinois SCHUBA’S W/AIRIEL
May 8 2008 Iowa City, Iowa THE PICADOR w/AIRIEL - Presented By Mission Creek
May 10 2008 Denver, Colorado HI-DIVE w/MONOFOG, FUCKING ORANGE - Presented by Twist and Shout
May 12 2008 Los Angeles, California VIPER ROOM w/EVEREST, CASTANEDA, & THE SAVAGES - Indie 103 Check One, Two show

w/SWERVEDRIVER
May 26 2008 Seattle, Washington NEUMO’S CRYSTAL BALL w/SWERVEDRIVER
May 27 2008 Portland, Oregon WONDER BALLROOM w/SWERVEDRIVER
May 29 2008 San Francisco, California THE FILLMORE w/SWERVEDRIVER
May 30 2008 San Diego, California CASBAH w/SWERVEDRIVER
May 31 2008 Los Angeles, California HENRY FONDA THEATRE w/SWERVEDRIVER

NUGAZE HEAVEN: FILM SCHOOL TO SUPPORT SWERVEDRIVER ON WEST COAST

Wow! Our FILM SCHOOL friends just landed a nice swing of dates with SWERVEDRIVER in late May, right on the heels of their tour dates with BRITISH SEA POWER. Sounds to me like shoegaze heaven for anyone that's a fan of buzz saws and huge washes of sound.

SWERVEDRIVER/FILM SCHOOL TOUR DATES:
may 26 Seattle - Nuemos
may 27 Portland - Wonder Ballroom
may 30 San Diego - Casbah
may 31 Los Angeles - Henry Fonda Theatre

TONIGHT IN LA: FILM SCHOOL @ SPACELAND

TONIGHT IN SAN DIEGO: FILM SCHOOL PLAY THE SD MUSEUM OF ART

Tonight FM 94/9 is teaming up with the San Diego Museum of Art for the third evening of an on-going series called Sights + Sounds and focuses on SDMA’s special exhibition Animated Painting. Sights + Sounds will include a live performance by FILM SCHOOL. A collaboration with The Visual Underground, a local group who specializes in video projection and feature films. A collaboration with Ancient Gallery, a local artist, who will design the visual effect of the museum’s auditorium.

IT'S ON TONIGHT IN SAN FRANCISCO: FUTURE SOUNDS + THE RUMBLE + FILM SCHOOL

A triple threat up in the Bay area tonight:

1. THE RUMBLE @ HARLOT - our SF monthly indie rock night with THE OWL, BAGEL RADIO, SONICLIVING & ATLAS. DJ Omar of POPSCENE will also be in the mix.
Starts at 9PM tonight.

2. FILM SCHOOL @ MEZZANINE - Just a few blocks away, Film School plays with A PLACE TO BURY STRANGERS and local buzz band, HERE HERE. The after party is back at THE RUMBLE.

3. FUTURE SOUNDS, the music video show, comes to life at The Rumble. We'll be filming episode one live at the party.

You'd better be a die-hard 'Project Runway' fan to not get out of the house tonight and mix it up.

GET READY TO RUMBLE: NEXT WEDNESDAY IN SAN FRANCISCO

Next Wednesday night in San Francisco THE RUMBLE returns to Harlot. Resident DJ Bagel Ted of BAGEL RADIO will be there alongside DJ Omar from POPSCENE. Bagel Radio just got a PLUG Awards Online Station of the Year Award nomination, so go and vote for Ted!

FILM SCHOOL will be playing around the corner at MEZZANINE and we're hosting the after party at The Rumble.

What's really exciting is that we'll be shooting the first episode of 'FUTURE SOUNDS' the music video show live at the event, so come down and get your mug in 15 million homes. My co-host is this guy (look down) - SCOTTIE DIABLO - and the videos will also reflect the same kind of sounds and up and coming artists that the FSCD reflects.

EL DIABLO

TOMORROW NIGHT IN LA: FILM SCHOOL @ THE ECHOPLEX

TONIGHT: FILM SCHOOL IN CHICAGO

TONIGHT IN NY: FILM SCHOOL @ MERCURY LOUNGE W/ LAND OF TALK & EULOGIES

New York subscribers, come out to the Mercury Lounge tonight and see us - LAND OF TALK and EULOGIES support and you've rested enough since CMJ.

Photos by Scoboco

FUTURE SOUNDS UPDATES

The TankFarm Future Sounds Tour rolls into Toronto tonight @ The Mod Club!

Not sure if you caught the last episode of 'CHUCK' or not on NBC, but you may have heard APARTMENT'S "Fall Into Place" (FS24).

Arizona's DUST & BLOOD play THE PHIX tonight in Phoenix.

FILM SCHOOL return to the town that steals vans - Philadelphia, tonight and play Johnny Brendas, and also will be dropping by SAILOR JERRY'S for some rum and music.

THE POSIES have a run in Spain this week - Get out for Ken's birthday on the 30th!

SPAIN DATES:

October 25: Sidecar, Barcelona
October 26: Tropicana, Santona
October 27: In Somni Festival, Tarragona
October 28: 7 Monos, Logrono
October 29: 12 y Medio, Murcia
October 30: Gruta 77, Madrid
October 31: Kafe Antzokia, Bilbao

KUDU plays in San Francisco tonight at THE INDEPENDENT - Don't sleep and miss this show!!

Outside of DIKTA mentioned earlier, there are a number of interesting acts playing IN THE CITY tonight in Manchester:

OK Tokyo
Assembly Now
Bolt Action Five
Frankmusic
Shy Child
Enter Shakari
Friendly Fires
The Wombats
The Courteeners
One Night Only
The Alones
Nine Black Alps

THE VLA (FS24) play tonight in Los Angeles for the High Voltage Magazine Party at Safari Sam's.

TONIGHT IN WASHINGTON DC: FILM SCHOOL

FILM SCHOOL NORTH AMERICAN TOUR STARTS TONIGHT

The FILM SCHOOL North American Tour to support 'Hideout' begins tonight with ULRICH SCHNAUSS at the Detroit Bar in Costa Mesa. Then they head up to Portland to shoot the video for 'Dear Me' with JAMES SUMNER, before playing a live session at the TRIPLE DOOR for KEXP in Seattle on the 10th. EULOGIES will be on the road with the band throughout the tour, with LAND OF TALK coming on board for the East Coast dates.