Seattle Times
Lynn Shelton, director of “Humpday” is presently directing the Seattle (Ballard) installment of a show for MTV called “5 Dollar Cover.” The show, which is intended for web broadcast with limited TV play, is a drama, and stars members of local bands acting and also performing music. So: non-actors, acting and not acting. Except musicians normally invoke personas when playing music in nightclubs, so it’s all acting. Yesterday evening, the My Ballard blog posted photos and words to the effect Maldives/Shelton/Tractor Tavern filming had just occurred. The blog said more filming will happen tonight, and that a ton of local bands (14) will be on the show, with more filmings upcoming.