One part scare-the-hell-outta-ya drug education for pondering acidheads, one part fascination for the court jester's unhinged id and one part sobering sadness for a beautiful soul that flew too close to the sun, a favorite of the indie film fest circuit was just released and is as a must see DVD, peeling back the myth and magic of Roky Erickson. Opening with his own mother's court disposition to her son's stewardship, You're Gonna Miss Me is brutally honest as the camera quaintly observes what's left from a life of "permanently tripping." Another line jumper in the blur between genius and insanity (a trail well worn by the bare feet of Daniel Johnson and Wesley Willis, and the hard boots of Gibby Haynes and GG Allin), the 13th Floor Elevators' psychotic seer certainly had that special something -- a voice that Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top calls the elusive "mystery factor." Whatever your personal positions on drug abuse, anti-psychotic medications, alternative therapy and our prison system, you might be challenged when it all boils down to the one-hit-over-the-line madman, now caressing his Mr. Potato Head doll and turning on every sound producing devise in the house at the same time, trying to escape his own white noise. The Palm Pictures documentary is packed with archival footage, rare photographs and family and devotees telling the tale of a real life Drugstore Cowboy, from a 1966 appearance on Dick Clark's American Bandstand, his last real gig in 1987 with the Butthole Surfers and bizarre Mom-made home movies crowning a Christ-like Roky "king of kings." Bonus material on the DVD includes live and rare acoustic performances and readings from his "I Know the Hole in Baby's Head" and other work. ...

The Flaming Lips and their cosmic mothership of awe are welcomed home in their new DVD (due July 24), UFO's at the Zoo: The Legendary Concert in Oklahoma City, the band's first-ever live opus for home viewing. The Warner Bros. release was filmed this past September, capturing the majesty and fireworks in two-dozen songs, including seldom played rarities like "Lover Yer Brain" from 1987. Most impressive is the disc's bonus features, debuting the new MVI format with MP3s ready to share, interactive ringtone possibilities, a PDF booklet, buddy icons and digital artwork. ... More new DVD delights include Chris & Rich Robinson's Brothers of a Feather from Eagle Rock Records, with covers, Black Crowes classics and new songs selected from a three-night stand at the Roxy in Los Angeles.

Television Alert
The Late Show with David Letterman dishes out Spoon Wednesday, Smashing Pumpkins Friday and Mute Math Tuesday. Late Night with Conan O'Brien boasts Art Brut Wednesday, Mark Ronson Thursday, They Might Be Giants Friday, Nick Lowe Monday and The Cribs Tuesday. The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson presents Silverchair Thursday. Jimmy Kimmel Live hosts Nick Lachey Wednesday, Velvet Revolver Thursday and Maroon 5 Friday. And The Henry Rollins Show's musical guest this Friday on IFC is Amen.

New Releases Coming Tuesday
Laurie Anderson - Big Science (Nonesuch) 25th anniversary CD reissue of this genre-defying debut, featuring a bonus track and the thrilling "O Superman (For Massenet)" video; The Chemical Brothers ­ We Are the Night (Astralwerks) with guests Fatlip of Pharcyde, Willy Mason, Klaxons and Ali Love; The Cribs - Men's Needs, Woman's Needs, Whatever (Warner Bros) with guest Lee Ranaldo of Sonic Youth; Minnie Driver - Seastories (Zoe/Rounder) with guests Ryan Adams and Liz Phair; Editors - An End Has a Start (Fader/Epic) also available on 180-gram audiophile LP vinyl or a "hardback book" edition of the CD; Einsturzende Neubauten - Palast Der Republik (MVD) recorded with a 100-member choir in the former Parliament building in Berlin; Robert Fripp - At the End of Time: Churchscapes (Inner Knot) recorded live last year in churches and cathedrals; Garbage - Absolute Garbage (Geffen) CD best of and bonus DVD of music videos; Eliza Gilkyson - Your Town Tonight (Red House) 14 live tracks from this stunning talent and Austin Music Hall of Fame inductee with guest Ray Bonneville on Blues harmonica; with covers of Bob Dylan's "Jokerman" and two songs by her father, Terry Gilkyson, "Green Fields" and Balloo the bear's classic recipe for life in "Bare Necessities"; Emerson Hart - Cigarettes and Gasoline (Manhattan) new from the former Tonic co-founder; Mick Harvey - Two of Diamonds (Mute) new from the Bad Seeds co-founder, featuring two originals and covers of songs by Crime, Die Haut, The Triffids, Bill Withers, The Saints, PJ Harvey and Lou Reed; Ben Jelen - Ex-Sensitive (Custard) produced by Linda Perry of 4 Non Blondes; Eilen Jewell - Letters From Sinners & Strangers (Signature Sounds) four-star sweet and swinging roots singer/songwriter from Boise, Idaho, inspired by a Martin Luther King speech from 1965 in "How Long" and covering a few choice nuggets in Bob Dylan's "Walking Down the Line" and Charlie Rich's "Thanks a Lot"; The Magic Numbers - Those the Brokes (Astralwerks) domestic issue of this UK hit; Raul Malo - After Hours (New Door) like a lush David Lynch scene, driving through a timeless Bakerfield, Calif., night and tuning into a Twilight Zone Top 40 AM Country radio station from 1967; the finest, most seductive, purely emotive natural voice since Elvis Presley is back with a personal selection of classic Country songs, melting away the sunset with Kris Kristofferson's "For the Good Times" and Roger Miller's "Husbands and Wives"; Meat Puppets - Rise To Your Knees (Anodyne); MXPX - Secret Weapon (Tooth & Nail) with guest guitarist Brian Baker of Bad Religion on the title track; Turbo Fruits - Turbo Fruits (Ecstatic Peace) new from Jonus Stein and John Earthly of Be Your Own Pet; Mick Turner - Blue Trees (Drag City) culled from long lost singles, vinyl niblets and CD rarities, this compilation from the Dirty Three and Boxhead Ensemble guitarist rolls in slowcore instrumental swells and funeral parlor comforts, on his own or with his Tren Brothers partner, Jim White; Suzanne Vega - Beauty & Crime (Blue Note) with guests KT Tunstall and Lee Ranaldo; Various Artists - Freeway Jam: To Beck and Back (Tone Center) Jeff Beck tribute with guitarists Eric Johnson, Greg Howe, Steve Morse and Walter Trout.