Acting
James McNew
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia James McNew has been the bass player for the rock band Yo La Tengo since their 1992 album May I Sing With Me. He was previously a member of Christmas on their third album Vortex. He also has a solo side project, Dump. The documentary The Parking Lot Movie highlights McNew's career as a parking lot attendant in Charlottesville, VA prior to his career as a musician.
Acting credits
6.2The story of Valerie Solanas, a '60s radical who preached misandry in her "SCUM" manifesto. She wrote a screenplay for a film that she wanted Andy Warhol to produce, but he repeatedly ignored her. So she shot him.
I Shot Andy Warhol
1996
6.7A documentary highlighting the 20 year history of influential indie record store Other Music in Manhattan's East Village.
Other Music
2019
6.4New Year's Eve takes on new meaning when the Devil, Jesus Christ, and Christ's assistant Magdalena discuss and debate the End of the World.
The Book of Life
1998
6.5The Parking Lot Movie is a documentary about a singular parking lot in Charlottesville, Virginia. The film follows a select group of parking lot attendants and their strange rite of passage.
The Parking Lot Movie
2010
NRFor almost two decades, Yo La Tengo have put on an annual eight-night Hanukkah concert series in New York City. With help on Night One, 2019, from guests Fred Armisen, William Tyler, Jon Glaser and Greg Hetson, it's total musical "mishegoss" -- and it's all for charity.
Yo La Tengo: Hanukkah 2019 - Night One
2019
In February 2018, Yo La Tengo played an intimate Pitchfork video showcase at National Sawdust in Brooklyn, debuting songs from their upcoming album There’s a Riot Going On.
Yo La Tengo Live at National Sawdust
2018
7.8Prepare to rock out with this extensive compilation of live performance footage, television appearances and music videos of alternative Boston rockers Galaxie 500, who specialized in moody rock dirges in the late 1980s. Included are performances at the Middle East in Cambridge, Mass. (featuring previously unreleased material "Back in Your Life" and "Buzz in My Head"), the Kennel Club in San Francisco and Club Lingerie in Hollywood.
Galaxie 500: Don't Let Our Youth Go to Waste
2004
1) Ohm 2) Sinatra Drive Breakdown 3) Autumn Sweater 4) Aselestine 5) Did I Tell You 6) This Stupid World 7) Stockholm Syndrome 8) Fallout 9) Tom Courtenay 10) Blue Line Swinger
Yo La Tengo: Live at Primavera Sound, Barcelona
2024