True Blood – Music From the HBO Series – Volume 3 will be released on September 6th, 5 days before the season 4 finale on September 11th. (Holy moly, there’s only one more month left!). The CD will include the following tracks and there will be an additional Digital Download version that will have even more. Check out a very special rendition of Bad Things at the EW.
1. “Season Of The Witch” - Karen Elson featuring Donovan
2. “Me And The Devil” - Gil Scott-Heron
3. “Te Ni Nee Ni Nu” - Slim Harpo
4. “She’s Not There” - Neko Case and Nick Cave
5. “Hitting The Ground” - PJ Harvey and Gordon Gano
6. “Spellbound” - Siouxsie and the Banshees
7. “9 Crimes (Demo)” - Damien Rice
8. “Cold Grey Light Of Dawn” - Nick Lowe
9. “Hell’s Bells” - Cary Ann Hearst
10. “Gonna Be A Darkness” - Jakob Dylan and Gary Louris
11. “What You Do To Me” - BlakRoc
12. “Paradise Circus” - Massive Attack
13. “And When I Die” - The Heavy
14. “Bad Things” - Jace Everett
Digital Deluxe bonus tracks
15. “Bad Things” – Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
16. “She’s Not There” – Dick Isreal And The Soothsayer
17. “She’s Not There” – L’Avventura
18. “She”s Not There” – Paper Pilots
Last night I was rewatching episode 4:06 to get a better feeling for the episode and take some screen caps for Jess’s recap (up shortly). There were a bunch more nuances to pick up as usual, but I had to rewind that last scene a couple of times. We have Bill forlornly drinking blood on the porch (bottled or procured?) while Eric and Sookie are sensually making love (and braving the fire ants and snakes) in the Louisiana moonlight. But there was something else that made that scene for me upon second viewing, it was the haunting song by Neko Case.
If you’ll remember, Neko Case collaborated with the fantastic Nick Cave on the eponymous “She’s Not There” for episode 1 and she doesn’t disappoint with “I Wish I Was The Moon” on this episode.
Jef With One F of the Houston Press said it better than I could this morning:
“I Wish I Was the Moon” is a cut from Case’s 2002 album Blacklisted, a title that some speculate may have originated from Case being barred from the Grand Old Opry after removing her shirt onstage while in the throes of heatstroke. The sometime New Pornographers songstress fully embraces what she calls country noir and we have been referring to as Southern Gothic.
Neko Case
It’s the most interesting thing in music right now, this continuing resurgence of dark-tinged country and folk music. Case cited Angelo Badalamenti as a big influence while working on Blacklisted, and if there is a more dominant voice in the world of music that is both angelic and terrifying, then we haven’t heard it.
“I Wish I was the Moon” is the kind of song that lives in two worlds. It frees you, and it binds you. It’s both pyre and forge. It is something beyond acceptance on any one plane.
In True Blood, it’s not just that some many of the characters have double lives that is the cause of much of the angst. It’s that those lives are constantly at war with each other. It’s not good versus evil, it’s I versus I. Neko Case serves as the perfect entrance music to that battle, invoking love and despair with every note.
As we said, it’s rare to just sit back and enjoy a moment of beauty in this show, even if that beautiful picture is framed in gilded pain. Thank you, Ms. Case, for giving us that moment.
Todd Lowe was on hand for Kristen Bauer Van Straten’s charity event for The Amanda Foundation (rescuing dogs and cats since 1976) and tore the absolute ROOF off Molly Malone’s when he and local favorites L.A. Hootenanny rounded out the night with a foot-stomping good time that included a southern fried version of Heart of Glass and what I’m guessing was a German rendition of Pixies’ “Where Is My Mind?”.
The guy is both a bonafide rockstar and a southern gent in every sense of the term. As I arrived nearly an hour early (never underestimate L.A. traffic, I always say); it was just myself, Todd and a few of the event coordinators. Todd stepped off the empty stage and made an effort to walk to the back of the room where I was setting up, extended his hand and said “Hi, I’m Todd.”; and I saw him do the same with the sound guy…which proved to me once again that there ARE still some good people in L.A.
So while I had a few moments, I asked him a couple questions!
CL – How did you get involved with tonight’s event?
TL – Kristin asked me. This is the second True Blood associated event that we’ve played; my first we played…Gary Calamar (music director, True Blood) had a show at the Echoplex called “Out For Blood” and we opened for Jace Everett and John Doe. That was with another band I play with called “Pillbilly Knights” (currently on hiatus) and we have a record out; one of our songs is getting a little bit of radio play on some of the satellite stations. Since two of the guys have had babies and the show has taken up a lot of time so the tour we had planned has gone on the backburner and we’ll get back to it. The bass player from PK is playing with us tonight.
CL – Now that your storyline with Arlene is growing, it seems like we’re seeing a lot more of Terry emotionally lately.
TL – Well, Terry has found some normalcy in his life, which is what he wants more than anything. Everything that he saw in the war; the tumultuous tempest that goes on in his head with his PTSD. Now that he has a focus on a good life with a good woman (Terry sees her NO other way) and a family that he’s moved into; this is the best blessing that could ever be for him. He lives a domestic life; he is a caretaker and a bit of a breadwinner. Now, he’s got a good job (well, a solid job) and who knows if he might not have some stuff going on on the side to make a little bit more money.
It’s been great as an actor to grow into that and see “Oh, they’re giving me a little bit more, there’s some stuff I can play other than just enigmatic and damaged; I can be supporting and loving and protective.” It’s been nice and I hope it keeps going!
Last Thursday night at Molly Malone’s in Los Angeles, True Blood star Kristin Bauer Van Straten (a.k.a. “Pam”) hosted a charity event benefiting The Amanda Foundation (rescuing dogs and cats since 1976) and featured musical guests Abri Van Straten (husband of Kristin), Chris Pierce (fiance of Tara Buck a.k.a. “Ginger”), and L.A. Hootenanny (Todd Lowe a.k.a. “Terry” is a member).
The night went a little something like this…
Abri Van Straten took the stage first and eased me into the night of music that was to come. Gotta say, I’d not heard of him before that night and he certainly won me over; I can TOTALLY see how Kristin fell in love with this guy. He’s such an amazing singer/songwriter that when he got to a song about rainbows, the room went from rowdy to pin drop quiet …he’s THAT good.
Hey all you folks out in SoCal! Here’s your chance to go listen to some cool live music, meet some True Blood stars all the while helping to rescue our furry buddies.
Abri van Straten (Kristen Bauer van Straten’s husband), Chris Pierce (Tara Buck’s fiance) and Todd Lowe’s band LA Hootenanny will all be performing at Molly Malone’s on Fairfax in LA this Thursday, July 14th, 2011.
One of the songs that will be featured in this Sunday’s episode of True Blood will come from Michelle Malone, a singer-songwriter from Alabama. Her song, “Restraining Order Blues” is also said to be featured on a future True Blood soundtrack.
Malone’s no stranger to music placement on TV; her songs also have been featured on “Dawson’s Creek” and “Felicity.” “Restraining Order Blues” originally was recorded for her 2009 album, “Debris.”
According to sfexaminer.com, the third True Blood Soundtrack is set to debut this autumn. There is no word what day it will debut, but we will pass that on as soon as we know.
The only song we know that will apppear is the update of the old Zombies hit “She’s Not There,” by Washington-bred torch/country twangsmith Neko Case and Australian Gothic-blues spookster Nick Cave. The track is ready to be downloaded on iTunes.
“She’s Not There” will be featured on “True Blood — Music From The Original Series, Volume 3,” due in stores this autumn. Both previous volumes have been nominated for Grammys. The show’s music supervisor Gary Calamar was over the lycanthropic moon to have landed the pair in one fell swoop.
He called Cave and Case “two of my favorite artists whose music is a perfect fit with the atmospheric and soulful Louisiana settings of ‘True Blood.’ This is a fantastic way to musically kick off the new season.” More tracks will be listed over the summer.
You can preview the song and download it on iTunes here.
True Blood – Music From the HBO Series – Volume 3 will be released on September 6th, 5 days before the season 4 finale on September 11th. (Holy moly, there’s only one more month left!). The CD will include the following tracks and there will be an additional Digital Download version that will have even more. Check out a very special rendition of Bad Things at the EW.
Last night I was rewatching episode 4:06 to get a better feeling for the episode and take some screen caps for Jess’s recap (up shortly). There were a bunch more nuances to pick up as usual, but I had to rewind that last scene a couple of times. We have Bill forlornly drinking blood on the porch (bottled or procured?) while Eric and Sookie are sensually making love (and braving the fire ants and snakes) in the Louisiana moonlight. But there was something else that made that scene for me upon second viewing, it was the haunting song by Neko Case.
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