As y'all know, each week Showtime's pot-selling-mom series Weeds' theme song gets a different spin, by everyone from the Shins and Elvis Costello to Devendra and the Decemberists (and, well, Billy Bob Thornton). One take on the Malvina Reynolds-penned tune... CONTINUE READING THE 'GUM DROP GIVEAWAY #9»
Posted on October 24, 2007 in (0 comments)
Tags: Oliver Sacks | Phosphorescent | Weeds
Summer was fun etc., but we've been riding unreasonable levels of excitement for the fall TV season; us high culture junkies are in need of a fix. And this fall more than any other -- riding the well documented successes... CONTINUE READING THE WEEK IN SHOW TUNES»
Posted on September 28, 2007 in (25 comments)
Tags: Chuck | Gossip Girl | Grey's Anatomy | How I Met Your Mother | Peter Bjorn And John | The Hills | The Office | Weeds
Last night Weeds welcomed Matthew Modine to the cast! How ... not as exciting as the creators think. And to usher in Matthew's stint as the smarmy, township-of-Majestic rep guy, "Little Boxes" was Donovan-ized! So okay, none of your heart... Weeds)'">CONTINUE READING NEW DECEMBERISTS - "LITTLE BOXES" (THEME TO WEEDS)»
Posted on September 4, 2007 (13 comments)
Tags: Chris Funk | The Decemberists | Weeds
Little boxes on the hillside, little boxes made of ticky tacky ... you know the tune. And as we sleuthed earlier this summer, the wilting Weeds is injecting some life into its series with the help of some notable bands... Weeds)'">CONTINUE READING NEW SHINS - "LITTLE BOXES" (THEME TO WEEDS)»
Posted on August 31, 2007 in (15 comments)
Tags: The Shins | Weeds
Since we've been in a TV state of mind of late we're gonna just put it out there: Weeds has jumped the shark (yeah we're bringing the phrase back) ... BUT the Malvina Reynolds covers are always intriguing. And the... CONTINUE READING THE SHINS, MAN MAN DO WEEDS»
Posted on July 9, 2007 in (5 comments)
Tags: Linkin Park | Man Man | Persephone's Bees | Randy Newman | Rob Thomas | Silversun Pickups | The Shins | Weeds
We stopped watching Weeds after a few episodes this season. It just got too silly. But, Showtime's high comedy does deliver a cool, new version of Malvina Reynolds's theme every week. The season kicked off with Elvis Costello's funky, acoustic... CONTINUE READING EIGHT LITTLE BOXES»
Posted on October 30, 2006 in (8 comments)
Tags: Elvis Costello | Regina Spektor | Weeds
Just doing some browsing of sho.com after smelling that wacky Weeds ad in Rolling Stone, and behold: they're already streaming the season premiere's opening tune. (A different artist will sing Malvina Reynolds's "Little Boxes" in each episode.) Check out Elvis... Weeds)'">CONTINUE READING NEW ELVIS COSTELLO - "LITTLE BOXES" (THEME TO WEEDS)»
Posted on August 12, 2006 in (14 comments)
Tags: Elvis Costello | Weeds
The second season of Weeds premieres on Showtime 8/14, and while that theme song was cute the first three times, I don't know if I can stand to hear Melvina Reynolds yodel "Little Boxes" one more time. Thankfully, the showrunners... CONTINUE READING MARY JANE'S NEXT DANCE»
Posted on July 18, 2006 in (8 comments)
Tags: Death Cab For Cutie | Jenny Lewis | Weeds