WEEDS TV SHOW TO SELL PRIMO DIMEBAGS

Smoke ‘em if you got ‘em, eh?

By Fred Mills

Hit Showtime program Weeds gets a digital-only tribute release next week. June 17 brings Little Boxes Dimebag #1 and it’s to feature the diverse likes of Rise Against, Engelbert Humperdinck, Randy Newman and others performing the hit show's now-retired theme song "Little Boxes.” There will be more “Dimebag” collections set for monthly releases beginning in July.

"Jenji Kohan [Creator and Executive Producer of the show] and I both grew up with the song and she played it over and over while writing the pilot," said music supervisor Christopher Noxon, in a  press release. "We were absolutely thrilled when such an amazing array of artists came forward with their own distinct, individual interpretations of a song about conformity. There was never any question that it would be the perfect theme."

About the song's retirement, Noxon added, "With Nancy moving out of Agrestic and out of her 'little box,' it just didn't make sense to stick with 'Little Boxes.' We tried to make it work, but in in the end I think it's a credit to the producers that they recognized that the show, like Nancy, has moved up and on."

With season four of Weeds arriving June 16, expect the official soundtrack to season three to hit stores on July 8. Among the artists: Kevin Nealon, Beirut, Oh No! Oh My!, Illinois, The Dresden Dolls, Ween, Page France, That 1 Guy and others.

Little Boxes Tracklisting:

01.  Randy Newman
02.  Angelique Kidjo
03.  Maestro Charlie Barnett
04.  Aidan Hawken
05.  Kinky
06.  Billy Bob Thornton & The Boxmasters
07.  Englebert Humperdinck
08.  Peggy Honeywell
09.  Goat
10.  Rise Against