• Our very good friends at Rock 101 have given us a very nice exlusive to share with you fine readers today — Kevin was on the air for 45 minutes on Friday morning, schilling the Vancouver Q&A which is coming up FAST! The station was doing a remote braodcast from a local restaurant. The interview is not available for archived listening on their website, but we’re lucky enough to have the complete audio from their internal feed to present to you right here! All 6 files are in high quality MP3 format, and ready to roll for your listening enjoyment. We just got this in and wanted to get them to you right away, so we’ve yet to preview the entire broadcast, though of course if there’s anything newsworthy in there, we’ll let ya know. Enjoy!

Part 1 Part 2 Part 3

Part 4 Part 5 Part 6

• We just got a late scoop announcing that Kevin will again appear on ALICE 97.3 this morning, in San Francisco, on the Sarah and No Name show. No details right now or time to confirm, though if you’re in the area, tune in. We’re sure we’ll have audio captures of the program for those who miss it (or aren’t in that part of the world). More news later!

• No Kevin call into ALICE today, though we’re now hearing it’ll take place between 10 and 1 tomorrow. Sorry for the false alarm. Will’s on the case ready to encode, so you can bet we’ll have audio for you soon. It’ll be great to hear what Kevin’s got to say about working on the flick, since many have asked when diary updates will resume — Give the dude some space, though, he’s gotta be swamped as hell with work and life lately. We’ll let you know when it resumes, of course. And check us this weekend for the that clip (Gotta go see LAND OF THE DEAD tomorrow first though — Ah yes, the long awaited return of Romero’s “Dead” series! Whoo hoo!)
• Kevin was spotted on a program called “Degrassi: Unscripted” on the Noggin channel this week. If you see it re-airing, let us know. In the show, Kevin appears in some interview clips discussing the show.
• Affleck a good Pop? MSNBC says so:

We’re thinking his sincere, touching Jersey Girl performance won fans over!

• And since we’re talking Affleck, here’s a couple interesting bits courtesy the IMDB from Affleck’s “Sum of All Fears”:

• BIG news for those of you who have been looking for one of the View Askew holy grails to add to your collection. The incredibly rare MALLRATS book is coming BACK for a reprinting just in time to celebrate the film’s 10th anniversary (and DVD release). Not only THAT, this article is announcing, for the first time we’ve seen, a SEPTEMBER 20TH RELEASE DATE for the new Mallrats DVD! Yes, the cool gets cooler. Here’s that very blurb, courtest of the July issue of “Previews” magazine from Diamond:

MALLRATS TP

by Kevin Smith

They say that “Time heals all wounds”, so we felt after ten years it was finally safe to re-release the book that nobody wanted, showcasing the movie that nobody saw. To coincide with the release of the Mallrats 10th Anniversary DVD, Graphitti Designs and View Askew are pleased to offer you the Mallrats Trade Paperback. Features the complete movie script by Kevin Smith blended together with a shitload of newly designed visual content that includes pictures, drawings, diagrams and behind the scenes Mallrats stuff. 96 pages of action, adventure and shopping antic. The Mallrats 10th Anniversary DVD goes on sale September 20th. Take advantage of “Mallrats Fever” and discover for yourself just how much times have changed. Everyone loves Mallrats today!! Like a fine wine, Mallrats has matured to become a classic on par with Citizen Kane, Casablanca and Barbwire. Go figure!! SC, 96 pgs, FC $14.95

You can bet your lunch money that we’ll be selling these signed through the Stash, and of course we’ll let you know when you can get in those pre-orders. They sold out the run once before, we wouldn’t be surprised to see it happen yet again. And those of you who looked long and hard for your first editions, never fear — They’re just a like a first edition of anything, they’ll never lose their value, both sentimental and otherwise. We’re very happy that so many of you will finally have a chance to own this colorful, 96 page chunk ‘o fun.

As for the DVD release date, we’ll mark the calendars now, and let you know if we hear a confirmation or denial on that one.

• It’s a day late due to a crazy weekend, so thanks for your patience: We’re proud to present another edition of our View Askew time capsule, News Askew Retro. This week, part TWO of the Clerks Feature Study. What you’re about to listen to is a case study of “Clerks”, conducted by a group of film students. They consider the film an excellent example due to the small budget and, obviously, huge success.

The timeframe of this study is about a year after Clerks was purchased off the independent film market, and marks the last major screening of Clerks BEFORE it went to a worldwide release.

Kevin, Mosier, Pierson, Hawk, and Sloss are in attendance to share stories of the experience of making Clerks with the audience. Check out the youth in Kev’s voice, in what’s likely to be one of the first lengthy Q&A sessions ever recorded on audio. Again, we’re very proud to present this one. It’s a true View Askew time capsule. Enjoy.

If you missed last week’s check the archives or scroll down for Part 1, dated last Sunday, or simply visit the Retro page to catch up on this and all items so far! We’ll be back with more Retro this Sunday night.

• It used to be against the norm to assume a lot of you had IFC, but these days, with digital cable and satellite ruling the world, we’re betting a lot more of you have that wonderful channel as you surf hyper-speed through the choices. So, the Independent Film Channel rocks — And tonight, KEVIN SMITH takes over hosting duties from Jonny Favs for the first time! You remember the guest list, don’t you?

J.J. Abrams, Jason Lee, Stan Lee, Mark Hamill and, of course, Kevin himself.

Quite possibly one of the best panels we’ve seen, at least since the Daredevil episode of the program. Tune into IFC TONIGHT at 10 PM to watch the above eat, drink, and chat. And remember, it’s all uncensored as well. Don’t miss it.

• Stash West continues its series of amazing signing opportunites, this time, with a signing session to celebrate the release of Season 2 of Degrassi: The Next Generation onto DVD (note, a lot of you who don’t know the show may be wondering, is this Kev’s season? — It’s not, Kevin’s episodes are in Season 4). This is your chance to get your hands on the set, meet some of the show’s talented cast, and get your box signed. Oh, and hey, Kevin and Jay will be there, too. Yep, Jay and Bob AT Jay & Bob’s Secret Stash. Don’t miss it. Here’s details:

LOVE DEGRASSI: THE NEXT GENERATION? LOVE SIGNED DVD’S?

Then, whatever it takes, make sure you get to JAY & SILENT BOB’S SECRET STASH on June 25th at 2:00pm:

Kevin Smith and The Kids from Degrassi Hit Los Angeles!

Degrassi: The Next Generation Stars to Appear at Jay and Silent Bob’s Secret Stash

FUNimation Entertainment sponsors June 25 event to kick off the release of the Degrassi: The Next Generation Season 2 Ultimate Box Set

WHO:

She plays Ellie,the Goth cutie with the cutting issues! He’s plays Marco, the gay teen heartthrob of Degrassi! And they’re both coming to Jay and Silent Bob’s Secret Stash to take pics with fans and sign your copies of the Degrassi Season Two box-set!

Also in attendance will be those two glory whores Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes.

WHAT:

Degrassi autograph signing party where fans have the opportunity to meet the actors from the show. The party is the official west coast celebrity appearance for the release of the Degrassi: The Next Generation Season 2 Ultimate Box Set, available nationwide on Tuesday, June 21 from FUNimation Entertainment. For more information about the signing party, fans can log onto, and check the message boards for the latest event news and updates.

Degrassi: The Next Generation airs regularly on Friday nights at 8:00 p.m. (ET) on The N, the nighttime network for teens. A new summer season of Degrassi: The Next Generation premieres Friday, July 1.

WHEN: Saturday, June 25, 2:00 p.m.

WHERE: Jay and Silent Bob¹s Secret Stash
1045 Westwood Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90024

Funimation, who are sponsoring the event, have a TON of details on this signing as well as a non-Stash east coast event happening THIS Saturday (No Kevin or Jay at that one, folks). If you’re a fan, or you’re just looking for a good new show to check out during the summer TV doldrums, here’s your answer. View Askew’s event page, with similar info (with Ming’s beautiful graphical talents) is HERE.

• The interview was conducted back in March, but this is NEW, FRESH stuff from Kevin as he sat down for a one on one with with the UK’s “Uncut” magazine. In it, Kevin hits topics such as the birth of Miramax, Tarantino, working with Affleck, discovering talent, and heaps more. Here’s a taste:

You can read every word in full at the Uncut website!

• Ah yes, you left-province types, you’ve been screaming and kicking, now you’ve got your wish! We’ve got a CONFIRMED DATE for Kevin’s first-ever appearance in VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA! July 9th, 2005. Kevin rocks the mic starting at 7:00 PM local time, and for just $50 CDN, a historical seat can be yours.

Kevin’s appearances practically sell themselves these days, so we can’t stress enough that you MUST BUY TICKETS NOW THROUGH THE STASH! This event WILL sell out, and at the rate Kevin’s been running, we bet he’ll fill HOURS upon HOURS of stage time with tales new and old. 600 lucky View Askew fans will get a seat, which are given on a first come, first serve basis the night of the event. We’re predicting a nice line outside the Vogue Theatre that day.

Needless to say, this is BIG news, and we wish all of you luck in getting a seat, if there’s even any left by the time you’ve read this. Have fun, come armed with some new questions, and we hope to hear from many of you upon your triumphant return. Kevin in British Columbia!

• We’ve got another FIRST LOOK at live action footage for ya today, this time from the highly anticipated sitcom coming to NBC this Fall, “My Name is Earl”. As you know, our beloved Jason Lee stars in his first featured TV role as the title character, a down on his luck, criminal-type who wins the lottery and has an epiphany about his life.

CanWest Media Sales looks to be marketing the show to the Canadian audience as well for a Fall pickup, and thus have shared with the world (and YOU!) the first clip from the program. Having read the pilot script, Lee seems to capture the character perfectly, and it certainly seems like the show will have that offbeat “Raising Arizona”-like charm to it. We’re predicting a big winner in this.

CHECK OUT THE CLIP NOW!

Watch for a glimpse of fellow Askew alum Ethan Suplee in the role of Earl’s brother in the clip.