"Everything popular is wrong," said Oscar Wilde, my all-time favorite writer and quite possibly the most quotable person to walk this bitter earth since the cut-off date for eligibility for inclusion in The Holy Bible. But even Wilde had his off days, occasions when overstatement got the best of him. While I have a healthy dose of skepticism when it comes to anything or anyone embraced by the masses, to stick to such a sweeping generalization about them would be to occasionally miss some very good points. Sometimes popular people, the ones otherwise known as celebrities, actually [...]
Arcade Fire are gearing up for the European tour next month, including a much talked-about appearance in Dublin with Vampire Weekend and Devandra Banhart. Last night, they were the musical guests on Saturday Night Live, playing the two staples from The Suburbs, 'Sprawl II: Mountains Beyond Mountains)' and 'We Used [Read more]
(auf das bild klicken, um das ganze in besserer auflösung als pdf zu sehen) ( Bandhomepage ) Aktuelles Album: Spandau - Als die Jugend kollabierte (CD im Digipak, 2010, Eigenvertrieb via Bandhomepage ) ( Rezension )
In a wonderful piece of misguided stunt casting, Robin Pattinson has been lined up (apparently) to be Kurt Cobain in the biopic of his life . What an insane suggestion. Who would be so bats as to think that works? R-Patz has been in regular contact with Kurt's widow COURTNEY LOVE, who has been handed a key role in the production by bosses at Universal Pictures. The HOLE singer wanted R-Patz as Kurt and SCARLETT JOHANSSON to portray her. My graphics team have mocked up Rob and Scarlett as the hellraising pair. Maybe [...]
I've never heard of In New York Magazine, probably because they've been featuring beatniks from Tribeca on the cover instead of the lovely Mrs. Van Wilder. You can never have enough cleavage, much like you can never have enough cowbell. Related posts: Hard Evidence why Scarlett Johansson is Amazing Scarlett Johansson's cleavage is definitely the 8th wonder of the... [...]
Filed under: The Hit List As Cain and Abel could tell you, it ain't always easy for famous siblings to get along. Between artistic temperaments, egos, money, fame and temptation, it's a wonder the bonds of brotherly love can ever survive rock 'n' roll. Here's a ranking of our favorite brother bands -- from saccharine-sweet bromance to stage-brawling near-fratricide. Hanson You think the Hanson brothers couldn't get any more adorable? Well, this [...]
Tom Waits turns sixty today and I think it's fair to say that there's life in the old dog yet. I first came across his music when I heard Bruce Springsteen's version of Tom's song, Jersey Girl. I liked the lyrics and the melody and it wasn't long before I picked up a tape of his Big Time live album in a bargain bin. I must admit that I was quite flummoxed by the sounds that I heard. The instrumentation was unusual and it sounded like pots and pans were being used instead of regular percussive instruments. I was also [...]
Enjoy the entirety of last week's Q&A here. The pair recently dropped by The Spinner's Interface. Break Up is out now. MP3: Pete Yorn - Don't Wanna Cry
This week's set featured: Relator Blackie's Dead I Don't Know What To Do Search Your Heart Shampoo Stream the full playback here. Break Up is out now. MP3: Pete Yorn & Scarlett Johansson - Live On The Interface
A tidy enough package, this breezy album comes in at just under the half hour and with its neat songs and summery feeling it bears up certain repeated listening, possibly also due to the forgettable nature of much of the music on offer. Pete Yorn has toyed with conceptual albums before (the first three allegedly form a purposeful trilogy) but the idea for Break Up came to him in a dream (yep) and in trying to find a modern day Brigitte Bardot for his modern day [...]
Believe it! Break Up will see daylight on 9/8. Further info to be unveiled shortly. Last week, Pete Yorn debuted a clip for 'Don't Wanna Cry'. MP3: Pete Yorn - Don't Wanna Cry
What does Gordon Smart - or Someone Still Loves You Guy Ritchie, to give him his pen name - have this morning? Over-excited praise for Ritchie's new film : It Sher looks good Sherlock Holmes, you see. Sher looks. So, has Gordon had a sneak peak of the film? Got a glimpse of the rushes? Been to the set? Not quite. GUY RITCHIE’s new Sherlock Holmes movie looks better and better every time snaps of it cross my path. Oh. You've seen a handful of stills. Hey, [...]
Something is definitely different about Scarlett Johnannson. Hmm, I'm having a hard time putting my finger on it, perhaps it's because I'm more used to needing to use my entire cupped palm (both) with Mrs. Johannson. I didn't think changing your hair color was a requisite for waiving your right to glorious mammaries. Reportedly she's trying to lose weight for the upcoming Ironman sequel. What does the role call for? Is she playing someones silohouette? I still love you. But I prefer you in the company of your friends. photo via: wwtdd
Somebody told me Joaquin Phoenix has decided to become a rapper. I didn't want to believe them. However, the source being my husband, who has an insane photographic memory of all things, including but not limited to celebrities and social media (he had to tell me who Chuck Bass was), I had a funny feeling he wasn't joking. Needless to say, I turned to a third party. In 0.06 seconds (source: google.com) I found, to my shock and horror, that Joaquin was in fact rapping (I also found that he... [[ This is a content [...]
The holidays are stressful. Especially when the pressures of work, shopping, traveling and unpredictable weather are all involved. In an attempt to get out those sour feelings and make room for the holiday cheer, I've put together this playlist. Whatever you can't handle now can be dealt with next year. [ photo ] MP3: Santogold - Anne or zShare MP3: Air - Playground Love or zShare [...]
Scott Kirkpatrick is the frontman of Crossroads of America Records band Chemic . One of Louisville's best up-and-comers. He's also a movie enthusiast. Since we like good music and (mostly bad) movies, we've asked Scott to school us cinematic neophytes (Blake excluded). Here's his first attempt, a series about everyone's favorite whipping boy, Woody Allen . There's been much dialogue about the validity of Woody Allen's contributions to the world of film. There's also been quite a bit of rhetoric about Woody [...]
Pare proprio che negli ultimi tempi vada di gran moda tra attori, modelle e altre celebrities assortite darsi alla musica e confezionare album da proporre al pubblico. Che si abbia una pur minima preparazione nel campo è un dettaglio secondario, l’importante è soddisfare le proprie velleità artistiche (e tirarci su pubblicità e qualche quattrino, possibilmente). Il rischio di sonori flop commerciali non sembra fermare la tendenza, anzi…ogni giorno ne vien fuori una nuova. Dopo Scarlett Johannson , dopo Hayden Panettiere , dopo la modella Agyness ora è la [...]
Actor-turned-person-who-put-ou t-a-record Scarlett Johansson has been accused of - you might want to sit down for this - sending an email to Barack Obama . And, also: getting an email in return . The rightwards-leaning US media has reacted like Victorian women discovering the vicar has allowed a fallen woman to sleep in the Rectory, and Scarlett isn't happy: "It seemed to me to be like a product of extreme sexism, and I kept thinking to myself, 'God, if this was just, like, Kal Penn or George Clooney or any of the other (Obama) surrogates [...]
One of Tom Waits' greatest strengths as an artist is in his versatility of voice, and right up front, I'll concede that Scarlett Johansson is no great vocal storyteller. Hot as all hell in a Louis Vuitton ad , sure, but in a year that's already heard M. Ward and Zooey Deschanel's adorable She and Him, is there really room for a second Hollywood it girl to nail her sound as a singer? Which brings us back to the issue at hand: voice. All of forty seconds into Anywhere I Lay My Head , the actor's [...]
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