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Sir Elton John talked with Rolling Stone for their latest issue for a wide ranging conversation about his remarkable career. The Rocket Man dropped a lot of names, including Groucho Marx, Kanye West, and also decided to air some of his dear friend, Billy Joel’s dirty laundry out in public. “We’ve had so many canceled…
Jack and Meg White have dropped the curtain on The White Stripes. The band released a statement today expressing their wish that fans do not despair over the news, and that their reasons for quitting the band are “out of respect for the art and music” that they have created, Pitchfork reports. The statement also…
Citigroup Inc. has seized control of EMI Group after the record label group failed to meet the loan terms used to finance its previous takeover by multimillionaire Guy Hands and his private equity firm, Terra Firma. The London-based EMI, a century-plus-old company, includes the labels Astralwerks, Blue Note, Capitol, Virgin Records, and of course, EMI…
South Carolina’s Toro Y Moi originally planned to release two records in 2010, the first of which was the chillwave, decidedly electronic, “Causers of This.” The second was to be a record of live instrumentation, and though it didn’t make it for 2010, “Underneath the Pine” is going to make it out Feb. 22nd. On…
You’ve heard of music soothing the wild beast, but in Norway kids also use American hard rock to ward them off. 13-year-old Walter Eikrem was walking home from school along a wooded road when he was confronted by four wolves in Rakkestad last week as reported by Der Spiegel. “The worst thing you can do…
Composer John Barry, who died this Sunday, will be best remembered for his work on the “James Bond” films. I’ve already heard him referred to as the “Bond” composer a dozen times and for good reason. Whether he wrote the original theme song or not, he still scored “Goldfinger,” “From Russia with Love,” and the…
Some musicians have a distinct advantage when it comes to launching an acting career, bringing celebrity and a fan base to the bargaining table that can add crucial appeal to their early prospects. However, musicians (and we use the term loosely), rappers and singers must also struggle with the preconceived notion that comes with them,…
Kutcher’s handing out high-fives instead of balloons for a job well done in this YouTube debut of “My Sober.” No strings attached, it’s a song he wrote one morning recently with his stepdaughter, Scout — you know, the one Demi Moore was pregnant with in the infamous Annie Leibovitz portrait of her from 1991. It’s…
“Glee” creator Ryan Murphy didn’t like the Kings of Leon saying no to having one of their songs Gleeked up on the show last year. “Fuck you, Kings of Leon,” an unrestrained Murphy told The Hollywood Reporter this week. “They’re self-centered assholes, and they missed the big picture.” What big picture you ask, having their…
David Lynch revealed telling things about the olfactory pleasures of woodcutting while discussing some of the initial confusion surrounding his latest musical releases on KCRW last week. We’ll get back to the wood. First, talking to “Morning Becomes Eclectic” host, Jason Bentley, Lynch discussed his latest foray into music. “Angelo Badalamenti brought me into the…
On the eve of the premiere for Michael Rapaport’s documentary, “Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest,” tensions still seem thick between the group and the first time feature director. The ongoing public airing of disagreements began with a comment made by Q-Tip via twitter after an unofficial trailer leaked out…
Sonic Youth cleaned their closets and dug through hidden, long forgotten, boxes to put together this mix tape for you today. You can feel the weight just looking at it. It’s got a couple gems from 1988, demos from “Daydream Nation,” some “unknown” licky guitar pieces marked only “1988 Lee demo” (noise guitar hero Lee…
The Kills’ last album, their breakout “Midnight Boom,” made them notorious for their stripped down, Velvet Underground inspired two minute salvos. But for their fourth studio album, “Blood Pressures,” the duo has added some extra weight. “This band’s music has always been angular and minimal,” The Kills’ Jamie Hince, told SPIN. “But this time the…
Willow Smith turned heads with her music video debut of “Whip My Hair,” and her Dad clearly thinks she’s got what it takes to be a triple threat. Variety reports that Will Smith is exploring the possibility of remaking the classic musical, “Annie” with his daughter in the starring role. Author, rapper, and music producer,…
What do you do after stripping down to your birthday suit in Times Square, privates hanging out and all, for the world to see? For Matt and Kim the pressure was just too much and today’s MTV premiere of “Cameras” shows the pent up fury that nudity in Manhattan can lead to — never mind…
The first part of Bob Dylan’s autobiography, “Chronicles: Volume One” spent a long time on the New York Times non-fiction best seller list in 2004 and fans have since been waiting for more. EW reports that Bob Dylan is returning to writing again, and rumored to have signed a six book deal with Simon &…
Adorable duo, She & Him, debuted a new video today featuring “Your Highness” Zooey Deschanel romping around in a 60′s Sci-fi playpad and Ward on inflatable guitar. “Don’t Look Back,” directed by Jeremy Konner and choreographed by Sophie Olson is off “Volume 2″ on Merge. Zooey posted “All our favorite dancers (many from our in…
The line up for this year’s Coachella Music and Arts Festival in Indio, CA has been announced. The three day festival kicks off Friday, April 15th, with the Kings of Leon headlining. Also playing opening day are the Black Keys, Interpol, Cee Lo, and Robert Smith collaborators, Crystal Castles among dozens of others scheduled to…
When the “Ace of Cakes” bakers found out about Pavement’s reunion last year they approached the band about baking a cake for them, but it wasn’t an easy sell getting the indie heroes interested in being on a cable show about baked goods. Multi-instrumentalist and horse breeder, Bob Nastanovich, was familiar with the show ultimately…
Michael Rapaport’s documentary about A Tribe Called Quest premieres at Sundance later this month, a personal triumph for the actor-turned-director who’s goal it was to get the film in competition there. But it will be screening with some lingering bad vibes from one of it’s central figures, hip hop legend Q-Tip. Q-Tip recently announced on…
The last time I checked, LA duo Rainbow Arabia, were trashing the liquor isle of a grocery store with a werewolf child. Their debut EP was memorable for it’s out of nowhereness, but Danny and Tiffany Preston’s frightening yelps and tribal beats on tracks like “Omar K” didn’t move me. On their first full length…
Patterson Hood and crew made a series of mini-documentaries related to the various themes and influences the band explores on their next album, “Go-Go Boots.” The eight episodes are a companion to this, their ninth studio album, due out Feb. 15th. The episode below, directed with Jason Thrasher, delves into the band’s relationship with the…
Johnny Depp’s well known obsession with Keith Richards has a new outlet, a full fledged documentary that he’s directing on the legendary Rolling Stone guitarist. “It’s coming along great,” Depp told Entertainment Weekly. “Any time that he’s got a minute, any time I’ve got a minute. We’ve done one, let’s say, installment, that was fairly…
Mister Heavenly, the wonder bunch comprised of Man Man’s Honus Honus, Modest Mouse’s Joe Plummer, and Islands/Unicorns’ Nick Thorburn, with Michael “Scott Pilgrim” Cera thrown in on bass, just released a free digital single. It’s got two doom wop tracks on it, “Mister Heavenly” and “Pineapple Girl.” The band will be playing two cities this…
A relatively small penny stock company called H&H Imports, had a big day on Monday when it’s stock rose from 10 cents to 39 cents a share. That may not sound like much, but when you own a bunch of shares, like rapper 50 Cent, you could have made “about $8.7 million in paper money”…
