We continue to speculate what song represents the title for each episode chosen by True Blood’s Allan Ball and his Music Supervisor, Gary Calamar. Here are some possibilities that the True Blood fans are speculating will be included in Episodes 6 of Season 3 titled, “What Do You Know About Love”.
This 1950’s Rhythm & Blues song sung by Wynone Carr is one possibility:
And this one by Dwight Yoakam from the album “Tomorrow’s Sounds Today”:
One of the best things about True Blood is the music, as chosen by Allan Ball and his Music Supervisor, Gary Calamar. Since each episode has the same title as one of its songs, here are some possibilities that the True Blood fans are speculating will be included in Episodes 5 of Season 3 titled, “Trouble”.
Music video by Cypress Hill performing Trouble. Cypress Hill is an American hip hop group from South Gate, California. Cypress Hill was the first latino group to have platinum and multi-platinum albums and one of the first rap groups to gain a following with fans of alternative and hard rock music. The band was originally called DVX, but the name was changed after Mellow Man Ace left in 1988.
and here’s another version of Cypress Hill’s Trouble done to an animation:
The band Coldplay wrote their song Trouble and co-produced it with British record producer Ken Nelson for Coldplay’s debut album, Parachutes. The song was released on 26 October 2000 as the album’s third single. It reached number 10 on the UK Singles Chart, making it the band’s second Top 10 single in the country. It was also used in Stephen Moyer’s short lived series, Ny-LON.
Gary Calamar DJ’d the Out4Blood event last Friday night at the Echoplex in Los Angeles. This event highlighted Gary’s Grammy nominated compilation soundtrack for True Blood. Although the line up of musicians was really impressive, he never let on to me that there was a surprise in store for those who attended. Now that the event is over we know that the “surprise guests” were several major members of the cast.
Prior to the event, I asked Gary if he would be willing to send The Vault information and a few photos about the night. He graciously sent along the following photos and his recount of the vampire evening. Thank you, Gary!
Gary says:
The Out 4 Blood concert here at the Echoplex on Friday Night was a Blast! Great sets by John Doe, CC Adcock, Jace Everett, Chuck Prophet and The Pillbilly Knights with The Morning After Pills.
Many of the actors from Bon Temps were there. Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer, Chris Bauer, Michelle Forbes, and Tara Buck. They all joined in the fun and hit the stage to introduce the bands.
There were a few bad vamps in the audience who tried to start some trouble, but they ended up retracting their fangs, drank some True Blood and rocked the night away.
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And here are his photos:
More photos from this event are in the Photo Gallery
True Blood Fan, Kelby has contributed two fan made LIVE videos from his attendance at the Out4Blood event last Friday night, January 29 in Los Angeles at the Echoplex. The first video is Pilbilly Knights and the second video features CC Adcock and the Lafayette Marquis. Thanks for sharing your videos Kelby!
Best Compilation Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media has been awarded to Slumdog Millionaire according to Grammy.com.
This is the Award to the Artist(s) and/or Producer(s) of a majority of the tracks on the album, or to the individual(s) actively responsible for the concept and musical direction and for the selection of artists, songs and producers, as applicable.
The True Blood soundtrack album was up against some really tough competition with the other nominees. We still think that True Blood has the best music of all TV shows and want to send our thanks to Alan Ball, Gary Calamar and Kevin Weaver for producing such a great album.
The nominations were:
Slumdog Millionaire
Cadillac Records
Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds
True Blood
Twilight
Source – To find this category at the Grammy site, scroll way down or just do a search for True Blood.
True Blood fans have written to The Vault to share their experience about Friday night’s Out4Blood Event at the Echoplex in Los Angeles which highlighted the Grammy Nominated True Blood Soundtrack.
Gary Calamar, True Blood’s Music supervisor, DJ’d the show which included Jace Everett, CC Adcock, John Doe, Chuck Prophet, Pilbilly Knights, and Todd Lowe and his band. Below are the accounts of two fans, Kelby and Tessa. Thanks for sharing your adventure with us!
Kelby says:
I had a fantastic evening. My sister, Carissa, her friend, Bernadette, and I are all huge fans of the show and have been great followers on the music and soundtrack. When I heard there was going to be a True Blood concert with all the music I knew I had to go. We had never gone to the Echoplex, but when we arrived we were more than excited and could not believe it was down a random alley on the street, but we love those types of places. The Pilbilly Knights kicked off the night first and were outrageous and genius. They have great sound, stage presence, and were very entertaining overall. I loved their three girl dancers, ahah! During the John Doe performance I heard my sister’s friend say, “We found vampire Bill.” We didn’t want to cause a scene and so we very quietly went up to him and asked for a picture. He was kinder than I could have ever imagined. I usually don’t like to bother people for pictures, but he didn’t seem to mind too much at all. In fact, he thought he blinked in one photo and insisted I take another one just to make sure he had his eyes open. He could not have treated us as fans any better and when we apologized for getting him noticed by other fans he kept saying, “Don’t worry love.“ We were way too excited by now and couldn’t believe how great the night was going. Before we know it we see Stephen Moyer walking away from the crowd with his arm around some girl with a bunch of tattoos. We knew he was dating Anna Paquin and it turned out it was her. We finally all asked for picture with Anna as well. “Of course you can,” she said with a big smile. I was starting to feel bad for thinking these people I love on the show could possibly be assholes in reality because now Anna Paquin was treating us as if we were all friends. We thanked her and went on our way. We danced nonstop towards the back through Jace Everett and CC Adcock. The night could not have gone any better and we got more out of it than we could have ever expected. We were all big fans of True Blood, but after this night we became lifelong obsessed True Blood fans. Below are Kelby’s photos from the event.
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Tessa says:
Gary Calamar DJ’d the event and he was fantastic; wish he could be my personal DJ. He had a lot of songs from the show, including the songs from which the episode titles were pulled. First Todd Lowe’s band played. Then Todd came back out and introduced John Doe, who was definitely a highlight of the night. I’m not a big X fan but I hadn’t heard his solo stuff yet. It was beautiful and well-crafted. After John finished, Michelle Forbes and Chris Bauer came out to introduce Jace Everett. He was pretty good. Everyone was really excited for Bad Things, which he played last of course. After he finished there was a mass exodus of people, leaving what seemed to be about half of the audience to witness CC Adcock and the Lafayette Marquis. I managed to get right up to the rail and was watching them set up the stage, and then I looked to the side of the stage where you could see a dressing room door, and all of a sudden I see Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer walk through. I looked to the girl on my left who saw the same thing and our eyes bulged. No one else seemed to notice them. So we enjoyed our private little secret for a couple minutes before the two of them came on stage to introduce CC and his band which absolutely killed and were the best of the night for sure. Jace came out and sat on the side of the stage for some of his set. After they finished there was one more act not mentioned on the flyer, Chuck Prophet. All the lights throughout the venue were red. It was a really cool night, with an interesting collection of people in the audience. Below are Tessa’s photo and videos from the event.
More fan photos in the Photo Gallery
DID YOU ATTEND THE OUT4BLOOD EVENT LAST NIGHT IN HOLLYWOOD?
If you attended the Out4Blood True Blood Soundtrack event last night, we want to hear from you. We’re interested in your account of your experience as well as any photos or other information you may wish to share.
To send your photos and information or to ask questions, please email: lynnpd@trueblood-online.com.
Last night at the Echoplex, the Grammy-nominated ‘True Blood’ soundtrack came alive in a night of music from HBO’s acclaimed series. Gary Calamar the music supervisor of the soundtrack and for the show said previously: “we are trying to secure some surprise guests as well“. It’s going to be badass!“ Well, little did he let on to me that none other then Stephen Moyer, Anna Paquin, Todd Lowe, Michelle Forbes, and Chris Bauer would attend the event. Here’s some photos at the show put on Twitter by Lafayette TB.
As we’ve previously reported, Gary Calamar told me that performing at the show would be:
Gary himself DJ’d.
Lafayette Reynolds TB posted these tweets about the event:
# Maryann and Andy are in deep talk I think she’s tryin’ to explain dat pig shit! 23 minutes ago from Tweetie
# Maryann & Andy http://twitpic.com/10ge0b about 1 hour ago from Tweetie
# Andy Bellefleur is undercover and he ain’t drinkin’ coke wit lime about 1 hour ago from Tweetie
# CC Adcock from the True Blood soundtrack http://twitpic.com/10gc35 about 1 hour ago from Tweetie
# http://yfrog.us/59y7ez bad things in video. (via @slyabney) about 1 hour ago from Tweetie
# Terry Bellefleur at yo service http://twitpic.com/10g8zs about 1 hour ago from Tweetie
@morettor gurr at da HBO Out 4 Blood True Blood concert about 2 hours ago from Tweetie in reply to morettor
# Mr. Bad things Jace singin’ the True Blood theme song http://twitpic.com/10g6ns about 2 hours ago from Tweetie
# That vamp blood betta than plastic surgery Sookie looks gooorr-jus! about 2 hours ago from Tweetie
# Well heck Pam’s here too … should I tell her to take da V back? about 2 hours ago from Tweetie
# Sorry Eric ima let you drain somebody but Bill and Sook are da hottest couple
Out 4 Blood was made possible in part with generous support from Louisiana Entertainment and proudly recognizes Louisiana’s Year of the Song, celebrating the historic contribution of the state’s songs and songwriters.
The Grammy Awards are coming up on Sunday, January 31 and, as you know, True Blood’s soundtrack is nominated. Below is an article about the the Watson Twins version of the song, Just Like Heaven, which was featured in episode 7 of Season 1 and is on the soundtrack. I so remember that touching and intimate scene of Bill and Sookie together and how gentle Bill was toward Sookie.
This article below from Spinner.com describes how the Watson Twins rendition was chosen to be on the soundtrack by Gary Calamar and their thoughts about what it means to be adjacent to a nomination for a Grammy. One startling fact mentioned is that The Watson Twins have yet to see the scene in which the song is featured.
Here’s the scene featuring The Cure’s song, Just Like Heaven, as performed by the Watson Twins:
While the Grammy Awards are a high-stakes competition for top artists, the Watson Twins are pretty pumped for the show, too. The Los Angeles folk duo, best known for its 2006 collaboration with Jenny Lewis, got a slight nod when the ‘True Blood’ Season One Soundtrack, which features the Twins’ cover of the Cure’s ‘Just Like Heaven,’ scored a nomination, competing against the likes of the ‘Twilight’ and ‘Cadillac Records’ soundtracks.
“It’s not exactly like being nominated for a Grammy — it’s like being adjacent” Chandra Watson tells Spinner. “I don’t think they’ll invite us, but maybe we’ll get to go to some after parties. Or at least I hope.”
Although those golden gramophone statuettes are an incentive, Chandra and her twin sister Leigh were even more pleased to be affiliated with a soundtrack that they think breaks the mold.
“Looking at other soundtracks that were nominated, they obviously feature great music and some really big-name artists. But the thing I love about being on this soundtrack is that there are many newer artists like us that are able to break through and now be nominated,” Chandra says. Lesser-known artists like glam-rockers Cobra Verde and country crooner Jace Everett also found their way onto the ‘True Blood’ Soundtrack alongside alt-country stars Lucinda Williams and Ryan Adams.
According to Leigh Watson, the Twins got onto the hit HBO vampire drama in an odd way — she received a mysterious phone call from a music supervisor involved with show who got her name and contact info at a bar. Regardless of the deal’s origins, Leigh and her sister, who have a new album titled ‘Talking to You, Talking to Me’ out Feb. 9, view television spots as a great opportunity for emerging artists.
“Just for the sort of music we play, radio is less of an option these days,” Leigh says. “TV is kind of like the new radio — especially if it’s the right scene — and we’ve definitely reached new fans through ‘True Blood.’”
The only downside to the Watson Twins’ soundtrack gig is that the sisters don’t actually watch TV. In fact, they’ve never even see the ‘True Blood’ scene in which their ‘Just Like Heaven’ cover is featured.
“We heard it’s a really steamy bathtub scene, which is funny because the same song was also voted in Playboy as the make-out song of this summer,” Leigh says. “I’m glad we have this song that’s inspiring such steaminess!”
As we’ve previously reported, True Blood’s Music Supervisor, Gary Calamar is nominated for a Grammy for True Blood’s soundtrack CD.
Now, Gary tells The Vault that there will be a very special True Blood show on Friday 1/29…Grammy Weekend.
At this show will be:
Gary himself will be DJing. It will be happening at The Echoplex in Los Angeles and here’s the press release about it:
