Although the animated band is almost creepily popular in real life, the fictional Dethklok of Adult Swim remains our favorite face of bombastic, vaguely evil death-metal superstardom. They may not be able to boil an egg, but so extensive is their celebrity on Metalocalypse that it defies human conception—and often gets their fans killed.
Anyone who's followed The Boondocks as a comic strip or TV show knows that a few things consistently tick off creator Aaron McGruder: blind patriotism, faux-gangsta posturing, and Black Entertainment Television. As for that last item, well, apparently we haven't seen the worst of McGruder's bile just yet.
On Sunday (April 20), the record label Ghostly International digitally released its collaboration with Adult Swim, those purveyors of late night animation entertainment, called Ghostly Swim. It's a "genre-busting" collection of 19 songs, the label writes in a statement. "Ghostly Swim explores the Avant-Pop style that the Ann Arbor/New York City label has been been championing for the past 9 years."
The free compilation includes tracks from the label's artists and friends, including Matthew Dear, Dabrye, Tycho, Aeroc, The Chap, School of Seven Bells, Deastro, Milosh, FLYamSAM and Dark Party.
You can download the entire album and artwork here. The site also features an exclusive video from two of the artists featured on the compilation, Michna and MuxMool, as well as downloadable avatars, destop wallpaper and other accessories.
This release is the latest in a line of Adult Swim-record label collaborations including Chocolate Swim and Definitive Swim (with Definitive Jux).
And now, stream away:
Related links:
News: Dëthkløk to headline brutal summer tour
Ghostly.com
AdultSwim.com
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Did you know there's a right way to rock? And a wrong way to roll? Casey and his brother have all the answers.
Didya click that link and watch the video? Feel confused? Maybe a little agitated? How about elated? The Cartoon Network's late-night Adult Swim programming can be a bit polarizing, to say the least. Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim are the creators of Casey and his brother, who are a few of many zany characters from Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!, the only live-action show currently on the Adult Swim roster.
Awesome Show combines choppy public-access-style editing with mini-sketches and snippets that (unbelievably) outweird anything their benefactor, Mr. Show's Bob Odenkirk, ever dreamt up, and Heidecker and Wareheim are well-acquainted with both the ire and adulation of viewers who stumble into the duo's offbeat world.
Here's a sampling of the comments on the show's IMDb page: "for those who can identify with the humor of Tim and Eric, this show will be your new reason to not smash your TV each week." (ethan0731); "I even like a lot of things many would consider revolting but this is just moronic." (cgmcelroy); "This show is nothing but these two talentless nitwits trying to be funny by not being funny. Memo to Tim and Eric (and to the cast of SNL as well): Not being funny doesn't make you funny!" (underboss_3)
The two men, who were also the forces behind former Adult Swim show Tom Goes to the Mayor, produce an amazing amount of content for their legions of dedicated followers, including an interactive live show that airs Tuesday nights at 10 p.m. EST on comedy website SuperDeluxe.com, an infrequently updated podcast, and a new cartoon about conjoined twins (guess where they're conjoined? hint: it's not above the belt) called Steven and Stephen that will "air" on Comedy Central's online web-video channel, Motherload.
To celebrate the April 22 release of the Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! Season One DVD, Heidecker and Wareheim are taking the Awesomeness on the road, traversing this strange land we call the United States. Here's a fine whistle-whetter...it's a Tim and Eric classic: "Doo Dah Doo Doo!"
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! Tour 2008:
April
21 - Cambridge, Mass. @ TT the Bear's
22 - New York, N.Y. @ Highline Ballroom
23 - Philadelphia, Pa. @ North Star Bar
24 - Asheville, N.C. @ Grey Eagle
25 - Atlanta, Ga. @ Plaza Theater
27 - Chicago, Ill. @ Empty Bottle (early and late shows)
28 - St. Louis, Mo. @ Off Broadway
29 - Lawrence, Kan. @ Bottleneck
30 - Austin, Texas @ The Parish
May
2 - Seattle, Wash. @ Neumo's
3 - Portland, Ore. @ Bagdad Theater
4 - San Francisco, Calif. @ Rickshaw Stop
5 - Los Angeles, Calif. @ Echo Plex
Related links:
TimAndEric.com
The Onion's A.V. Club interview: Tim & Eric
Tim Heidecker's blog about getting stabbed in the back (really!)
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