Todo esto viene a colación por una película que hizo HBO, cuya interpretación del músico corre a cargo de Al Pacino, quien magistralmente encarna los momentos más difíciles del compositor. La película se estrenó el pasado 5 de mayo y va en torno a la historia del asesinato que cometió en el año 2003 hacia la actriz de películas de clase B Lana Clarkson, la cual apareció en la casa de Phil Spector muerta por un balazo en la cabeza

Tommy Tedesco said that. Tommy who ? Last summer I went to the Glasgow screening of the above film about The Wrecking Crew , the crack bunch of LA sessioneers who played anonymously on a whole host of things, from film and TV scores via advertising jingles to some of the biggest-selling and best-loved songs of that golden period in early-mid 60s pop music. Tommy Tedesco was a jazz guitarist, and somehow found himself part of that inner-circle of session men and women. Made [...]

Here's something a bit different to listen to as we drift off into our Sunday evenings... Obedient Wives Club are a five piece band from Singapore who belt out songs inspired by guitarist Keith Tan 's 'almost unhealthy obsession' with Phil Spector . Their fuzzy lo-fi indie-pop is brilliantly swoonsome and lead singer, YinQi Lee has a voice, according to her record label, that you'll, "want to make love to." [...]

Durante el último mes, una variedad de artículos en la prensa británica y norteamericana han vuelto a poner en la palestra a la excéntrica personalidad de Phil Spector . Uno de los productores más grandes y exuberantes del siglo pasado , Spector fue condenado por el asesinato de una actriz, uno de los puntos más dramáticos de su existencia, que motivó al aclamado director cinematográfico David Mamet a hacer una película sobre la vida del creador de la Pared de Sonido reclutando al mismísimo Al Pacino para el papel protagónico. Este filme , [...]
Filed under: News Gabriel Bouys, Getty Images Rachelle Spector, the wife of music producer Phil Spector , who's currently serving a 19-year to life sentence in the California state prison system for the alleged murder of actress Lana Clarkson , is coming to her husband's defense, slamming HBO's upcoming TV movie about the murder trial. "They [the producers] have him as a foul-mouthed megalomaniac and they depict him as a Minotaur," she tells [...]

A group of protesters congregated yeste rday outside of the Los Angeles Museum of Art to voice their opposition to HBO 's upcoming documentary based on the life of Phil Spector . Al Pacino is set to star as the lead role in an upcoming TV movie based on the life of the ‘Wall of Sound’ producer, with the film following Spector's life from working with the likes of The Ronettes to his conviction for the murder of actress Lana Clarkson. It's this latter part which the protesters take issue with, stating that the film implies that [...]

A group of protesters congregated yeste rday outside of the Los Angeles Museum of Art to voice their opposition to HBO 's upcoming biopic based on the life of Phil Spector . Al Pacino is set to star as the lead role in an upcoming TV movie based on the life of the ‘Wall of Sound’ producer, with the film following Spector working with the likes of The Ronettes to his conviction for the murder of actress Lana Clarkson. It's this latter part which the protesters take issue with, stating that the film implies that Clarkson in [...]

We're constantly fascinated with the creative process here at Flavorwire, and one of the most important components of that process is the space in which it takes place. For musicians, at least as far as the recording process goes, this place is the studio, and as such we thought we'd take a look at the studios of some of our favorite musicians. The contrasts on display are intriguing, from the endearingly chaotic to the pristine and very expensive, from analog to digital, from minimalist to decked out in all sorts of crazy-looking gear. We hope you enjoy them as much [...]

When I try to describe Veronica Falls to friends, I often bite my tongue, urgently avoiding the word “twee”. While the term has a more severe connotation in the UK, it doesn’t ever grasp what I want to articulate about them. Consequently, I often just say, “give them a listen”. Naturally, it results in getting comparisons to the usual suspects. Regardless of their influences, Veronica Falls stand alone in a sound resurgence that finds them with a title that doesn't fall under the umbrella of their lyrics. Like their debut centered around [...]
Filed under: News , R.I.P. Michael Ochs Archive George "Shadow" Morton, the legendary producer behind American girl group the Shangri-Las , has passed away at the age of 72, according to Ultimate Classic Rock . Singer Janis Ian confirmed the passing of the Brooklyn-raised songwriter this morning on her Facebook page . "Shadow Morton, who produced 'Society's Child,' 'Leader of the Pack' and other seminal records, is gone," she wrote [...]
Long before the Grateful Dead rolled out their monstrous sound system known affectionately as "The Wall Of Sound," famed record producer Phil Spector was crafting a sound in the recording studio using layers of sounds that became his calling card throughout the 19602s. Spector originally had aspirations of being a performer, having early success with his band The Teddy Bears, who had a number one hit in 1958 with To Know Him Is To Love Him , which sold over one-million copies. Despite their success, the band broke up the next year, and Spector turned his attention to record [...]
- Frequenze Movie - PHIL SPECTOR HBO - 2013 Al Pacino, Helen Mirren, Rebecca Pidgeon Jeffrey Tambor, Chiwetel Ejiofor Directed by David Mamet Produced by Barry Levinson Se un personaggio lo interpreta Al Pacino puoi almeno star sicuro che sarà credibile. Film creato, prodotto e trasmesso [...]

Even though Tool continues to work on their new album despite horrific Vespa accidents, frontman Maynard James Keenan insists that it won't be ready by year's end. This begs the question: Is he pulling the wool over our eyes or is he serious? That tops today's headlines on Rock it Out! Blog, which also includes upcoming tour dates from Arctic Monkeys, Phoenix, and Mumford and Sons, Ghost's new name, and Al Pacino channeling Phil Spector for an upcoming biopic. Crazy is our recipe. Make sure to follow Rock it Out! Blog on Twitter and Facebook , and subscribe [...]

photo by Zach Hollowell Desaparecidos , who released their first new pair of songs last years since their one and only album in 2002, have followed up with a new pair of songs today. The new tracks from Conor Oberst and co. are "Anonymous" and "The Left is Right", and they tackle the obvious political associations with their names -- "Anonymous" heralds the hacking group associated with Julian Assange and "The Left is Right" champions the Occupy movement. You can stream both songs at rollingstone.com . [...]
It must have seemed like a good idea at the time, and on paper it sounds alright: starring Al Pacino (who I just can't take seriously any longer) as Spector, and Helen Mirren as his defense lawyer, and written by David Mamet. But watching this trailer it sure made me laugh. If you've been waiting for Pacino to revisit his roll in Scarface, this may be for you. The film premieres March 24 on HBO . At least you know the soundtrack will be good.

Born To Be With You was an American top 5 single for The Chordettes in 1956. A largely forgotten piece of bobbysox balladeering, it's a proto doo wop, proto girl group paen to a just-out-of-reach romance, all minor key melodrama and vocal harmonies. It was quite clearly an influence on the young Phil Spector a few years later. A few short calendar years maybe, but it might as well have been several lightyears, given what happened in the intervening years betwixt and between The Chordettes and the golden touch of Phil [...]

Al Pacino is set to star as the lead role in a upcoming TV movie based on the life of 'Wall of Sound' producer, Phil Spector . The biopic, made by HBO and entitled simply Phil Spector , is set to air on 24 March - following on from the cable network's Beyonce documentary which premieres this month. It'll feature a dramatisation of the music icon's life, which saw Spector work with the likes of John Lennon, The Ronettes, The Righteous Brothers, Tina Turner and more. Spector was later [...]

Tráiler de la nuevo biopic de Phil Spector protagonizado por Al Pacino A finales del 2010, mucha gente se sorprendió por la designación de Al Pacino como el actor que interpretaría al icónico productor Phil Spector en una nueva película biográfica -titulada simplemente Phil Spector - que HBO transmitirá y que narra las estrategias legales a las que recurrió Spector -que desde el 2009 cumple una condena por homicidio- y su abogada Linda Kenney Baden , en medio de un juicio que duró dos años. En él, [...]

We showed you the teaser of Al Pacino as Phil Spector in David Mamet's upcoming HBO film. Now there's a full trailer for the movie that will premiere on the premium cable channel on March 24. Watch it below. Continue reading "watch the trailer for HBO's Phil Spector film starring Al Pacino" at brooklynvegan

Way back in late 2010, the world collectively made this face when iconic actor Al Pacino was cast to play iconic producer Phil Spector in an HBO biopic about the Lana Clarkson murder trial . Now, the network has released the initial trailer for the minimally-titled Phil Spector , which you can watch below. Visually, Pacino pulls off the look courtesy of a boatload of wigs (perhaps Mr. Spector's real hair pieces ?), but misses the mark by sounding almost nothing like Spector's [...]