Bang A Gong…

We have to give kudos to all those involved with presenting last night’s Wolfmother Cosmic Egg listening event at the Laserium.  It was an old school vibe that brought together all sorts to hear the long awaited new album, which we should mention was amazing. So with sore necks and seeing spots, here’s a little catch-up on some of the hustle and bustle… Labels were out to see L.A. locals The Rescues last week, and while surely a few lookie loos, it sounds like some folks are already in, so expect more to follow. Keeping it local, we hear publishers are in play for SXSW ’09 buzz band Local Natives, with offers coming in, though there doesn’t appear to be much movement on the label front.  More on the publishing tip it looks like Sony/ATV will come out on top of the Passion Pit pile-up, inking the highly sought-after Frenchkiss/Columbia act whose debut full-length Manners was released stateside back in May… Checking in on the Film & TV front, Manchester’s The Filthy Souls recently had a big look on the ABC series 10 Things I Hate About You, which featured the band as an integral part of the adolescent romance saga between Patrick and Kat (we don’t exactly know what that means either, but it involves onscreen t-shirts, posters and a live performance in the background). Wow.  The Filthy Souls support Band of Skulls at Spaceland tonight.  Also tonight at Bordello Bar is The Street and Babe Shadow, the new project from Hot Hot Heat’s Luke Paquin, named with an obvious nod to Marc Bolan. Nice. Stay tuned…