Ne plus ultra L.A. douchebag Dave Navarro is getting into the world of filmmaking, err porn-making. No huge suprise here as Navarro’s basically dates porn stars exclusively. “Broken” will be his porn directorial debut, mom and dad must be proud. “I’ve have always had an interest in film making and the visual arts, so when Teravision approached me about directing a film, it felt like a natural partnership, Navarro said. “I have missed the sense of danger and edge in the music business for many years and working on this project reminded me a lot of the old days when we were just a bunch of kids in Hollywood playing the clubs, getting our hands dirty and raising some eyebrows along the way.”
Maybe now that he’s broken up with Carmen Electra and back to his sleazy ways, maybe his tawdry, mid-late ’90s I hung out with Marilyn Manson, blew him and did lots of heroin tell-all book, Don’t Try This At Home, will finally come out in it’s full unedited-glory (it apparently became grossly censored after Navarro got all romantic with Electra). [Gigwise]
Silverchair post-grunge casualty and hasbeen Daniel Johns is writing a second Dissociatives album (who? nobody cares) but he’s also working on other projects. Apparently there’s a potential movie soundtrack he’s working on with legendary producer Van Dyke Parks on the table. What film? The Aussie chazzwobbler news doesn’t say, but it may prove that Dyke Parks is now officially senile. [Aussie Herald Sun]
The Bob Dylan documentary, “The Other Side of the Mirror — Dylan at Newport,” – which is premiering at the upcoming New York Film Festival, will be shown on the BBC on October 14 and then get a proper DVD release by Sony who is making October-November a veritable “Bob Dylan Months” – “I’m Not There” is released, a 3 disc cash-grab superfluous Dylan boxset is being released and the aforementioned DVD will likely impact consumers around this targeted market schedule (tentatively Nov 2). [Variety]
The Morgan Spurlock produced teaching mockumentary “Chalk” comes out on DVD September 25. It’s soundtrack is filled with indie-pop including bands like Sufjan Stevens and Aberfeldy. [Washington City Paper]
The “Resident Evil: Extinction” soundtrack is coming out September 18 and features equally moronic and extreme tracks by Shadowsfall, Rammstein offshoot Emigrate, and Flyleaf among other ghoulishly metal offerings. Have at it. [Myspace]