Wonder What’s On Michael Phelps IPOD?

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We keep seeing swimmer Michael Phelps with his earphones from his IPOD on before every race.  Wonder what he’s listening to?

Yahoo Sports tells us:

Phelps listens to hip-hop music on his ipod. He says it helps motivate him before a race.

While his pre-race tracklist varies, Phelps has said that “I’m Me” by Lil’ Wayne has been on his playlist in Beijing. The track, off Weezy’s EP “The Leak” features the line:

Yes I am the best/and no I ain’t positive I’m definite/I know the game like I’m reffing it

Other artists that populate Phelps’ iPod include: Jay-Z, Young Jeezy, Eminem and Outkast.  Occasionally, he’ll throw some techno into the mix, but usually keeps things rap-centric. Phelps doesn’t speak much about the specific songs he’s listening to, but he did tell NBC in 2004 that Eminem’s “‘Til I Collapse” was on his most-played list at Athens. In 2005, he created a playlist for the website Rhapsody that included the songs “Roses” by Outkast, “Burn” by Usher, “Overnight Celebrity” by Twista and  “Smile” by G-Unit.

Not exactly my playlist but what works for him……..

via YahooSports 

The Book: The Rock Star Stories

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So I told you guys about our book and that’s coming out next summer.  Ran into a snag recalling some dates.  If anyone who worked on the show back in the olden days, like 2002-2003 remembers when we interviewed My Chemical Romance and Brand New, the month and year at least, I would so appreciate you emailing us that info!!!  Also the month and year Travis and Nicole interviewed Taking Back Sunday back at Club Ovation……  If anyone out there is a friend or remembers going to that show….please email us at info (at) therockstarstories.com.  You will be rewarded for your efforts.

Thanks guys!!!

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We’re playing the video by the band LUDO that is called_______   on Loonatic TV (www.loonatictv.com).

Send us an email at info (at) loonatictv.com and give us the title of the LUDO video we’re playing!

On 9-15-08 we’ll do a random drawing of all correct entries and award special LUDO PRIZE PACKS to the winners.  We have free download cards and t-shirts and cds to give away to the winners so get your entry in NOW!

How Indie Filmakers Can Get Their Films on ITUNES

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From a blog post by Scott Kirsner at his blog CinemaTech located here

Apple doesn’t make it easy for Indie filmakers to get their films on Itunes.  Here’s some organizations that have had success doing it.  Your best bet is to contact one of these companies and work through them.  Let us know how it goes!

New Video seems to be getting a lot of full-length features onto iTunes, including “King Corn” and “Bomb It,” both recently-released docs, and Henry Jaglom’s “Eating,” from 2004. They also connected Ed Burns with iTunes for his latest film, “Purple Violets.” Here’s their contact info.

Shorts International in the UK has distributed a few dozen short films through iTunes, including the recent Oscar-winner “West Bank Story.” Here’s the page that explains how to submit your film.

The Independent Film Channel (IFC) has a handful of features on iTunes, including “Four Eyed Monsters,” “Does Your Soul Have a Cold?” and “Before the Music Dies.”  Contact info here, here, and here.

Mediastile is the company that offered Sundance short films earlier this year on iTunes. One of these films, “Sick Sex,” is currently #2 on iTunes’ list of best-selling shorts, sandwiched in between two Pixar shorts. Mediastile also handled “The Tribe,” a short film that played at Sundance in 2006, and was briefly an iTunes best-seller last year. Their website is  here.

If you have an indie film or shorts that you’like to see on LoonaticTV, send Zac an email at info (at) loonatictv.com and he’ll work out the details.

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