Vi abbiamo raccontato pochi giorni fa dei due nuovi 'figli d'arte' che stanno seguendo le orme dei genitori. C'è un terzo nome in arrivo ed è quello probabilmente più atteso. Nonostante non abbia ancora ufficialmente dichiarato di volere intraprendere la carriera di musicista, ha già prestato la sua voce per un brano. Stiamo parlando di Frances Bean , figlia di Kurt Cobain dei Nirvana e Courtney Love delle Hole che, mentre la mamma è alle prese con la reunion della sua band storica , [...]
Frances Bean Cobain didn't exactly finish out the last decade with a smile on her face. Four years after Courtney Love regained custody of Frances Bean following an alleged 2003 Oxycontin overdose , Courtney lost custody of the 17-year-old Frances Bean again in late December of last year. A few days later, Frances Bean filed a restraining order against her wayward mother. Needless to say, Christmas at the Cobain/Love household must've been a bummer . Luckily, it looks as if Frances is already busying herself to avoid [...]
Filed under: News , New Music , Exclusive "It's all crazy," LMFAO 's Redfoo -- aka Stefan Gordy -- tells Spinner of the band's first Grammy Awards . Nominated for Best Dance Album, which they lost to Lady Gaga , the duo of Redfoo and Skyblu -- aka Skyler Gordy -- were put to a lot of work. "We hosted on the pre-tel, we read about 13 categories and that was just really interesting," Redfoo says. "We had to say, 'The Grammy goes to,' and I was surprised [...]
If there is a surefire way to make yourself feel your age, hearing the news Francis Bean Cobain is to make her singing debut on an upcoming Amanda Palmer project has got to be it. Anyone old enough to remember the early 90s will find this equally intriguing and surreal, while those younger have no idea who I am talking about. Either way, the rock and roll royalty's vocals aren't even the most interesting aspect of this story! According to TwentyFourBit , March 30th will mark the release of a collaborative album from Dresden Dolls' [...]
Filed under: News , Exclusive , Canada Blockhead , aka Tony Simon, has been producing moody cinematic soundscapes for labels like Ninja Tune and Def Jux for almost a decade. But what most fans don't know is that there's an extremely funny man hidden behind the dark exterior. Despite his minimal acting training, Tony was part of an improv show that ran on public-access TV in New York for a couple of years in the late '90s. While on the show, he connected another beatmaker, Jeremy [...]
Hi again! Are you doing OK without Conan this week? Last night I ate risotto and discussed A Single Man with a friend who also wants to live in the house from that film. (It's for sale!) If you haven't seen the movie, I recommend it ... if only just to drool over the scenery.
Filed under: News , Electronic , Exclusive , Canada There's usually a clear distinction between musicians who take their art seriously and those who do it for a laugh. The Lonely Island may be competing against the likes of Jay-Z and Justin Timberlake for a Grammy at the end of January, but at the end of the day there's no confusing Al Green with 'Weird' Al Yankovic . Then along comes a band like Montreal-bred synth-pop [...]
This year's San Francisco Sketchfest could quite possibly be the best in the festival's history. With the Reno 911 cast reuniting for the last time, popular sketch shows like Celebrity Autobiography, The Red Wine Boys, Ask A Ninja, and Upright Citizens Brigade ASSSSCAT Improv, amazing comedians like Maria Bamford, Michael Ian Black, Paul F. Tompkins, Eugene Mirman, and Greg Behrendt, as well as San Francisco's own batch of talented comedians like Brendan Lynch, Kevin O'Shea, Mary Van Note, Moshe Kasher, and Brent Weinbach. Let's not forget Conan O'Brian's apperance in the wake of his unfortunate yet understandable announcement. There is way too [...]
The first in a three-part volley of last minute holiday cheer from our friends over at Media Potluck (the guys responsible for Audio Archaeology ). Stick around for their Media PODluck: A Christmas Evening Together podcast, and the debut of their 2009 Holiday Feast over the next few days. Christmas music is everywhere this time of year. Since the beginning of November, the air has [...]
I Pixies continuano a far parlare di loro proponendo i brani della loro carriera che hanno fatto la storia dell' indie rock . In un recente live per beneficenza Winston's Village Black Francis e soci (tranne Kim Deal ) hanno invitato sul palco una serie di amici musicisti per reinterpretare alcuni classici della loro discografia. Organizzato da Violet Clark, moglie e collaboratrice del leader dei Pixies (insieme anche artisticamente nel progetto Grand Duchy ), lo show che si è tenuto al L.A.'s Echoplex ha visto avvicendarsi sul palco [...]
Click here to view the embedded video. Oh. My. God. Ohmygod. Ohmygodohmygodohmygod. As if you need another reason why not only The Pixies are the greatest fucking band ever but that also "Weird" Al Yankovic is the most under-appreciated musician over the past two decades (this is not hyperbole if you can believe it), well here is the proof. And yes, I am absolutely hyperventilating at the sheer wall of awesomeness that just blasted my face off. Here they both are performing the Pixies song "I Bleed" from the album "Doolittle" live [...]
Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News , Exclusive Pixies frontman Black Francis wielded his weighty Rolodex and called on an all-star cast to perform at a marathon benefit concert last night at Los Angeles club the Echoplex. The five-and-a-half-hour extravaganza featured sets by Tenacious D , OK Go , members of the Pixies, Grand Duchy , Flea , David J and Kevin Haskins of Love and Rockets and 'Weird' Al Yankovic , to name a few. All of [...]
It's Turkey Day here in the States today. A holiday where we all eat like there's no Black Friday looming tomorrow. Luckily you don't have to get up early tomorrow and go out to do your shopping. We're gifted with "the internet". Check out all of the special deals over on Amazon by clicking below the link below. One day only! I've included the classic Weird Al [...]
In no particular order... Tenet, the band by and including Jed Fucking Simon. A super intense cross of old school know-how and current awesome. This man's right hand is up there with the best (Hetfield, etc...). City Of Fire: What Caustic Thought has evolved into. Byron's new band with Burton Bell on vox, mixed by Greg Reely. [...]
Filed under: The Hit List They wanna rock 'n' roll all night -- and study every day. These rock stars by trade are also professors, scientists, authors, techies and, most of all, nerds by design. From past pioneers to today's trailblazers, guitars and geeks go together like eyeglasses and tape. Back by popular demand, from your comments to our ears, it's Revenge of the Rock Nerds Part 2. Henry Rollins [...]
Accordian-wielding parodist "Weirdl Al" Yankovic released the two-disc The Essential "Weird Al" Yankovic last month. If you own all of Yankovic's albums, then there's nothing new for you here. How... Continue reading "Weird Al Podcasts, Widgets, and More" >
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Filed under: Video , The Hit List Ever since 'Weird Al' Yankovic instructed the public to ' Eat It ,' music videos have been ripe for mockery. And rightly so: The line between hip and hilarious is a fine one, indeed. For comedians, the rabid pursuit of cool on constant display in music videos is easy pickings. And maybe it's because comics secretly want to be pop stars, but some of the [...]
In the best (and strangest) pop re-make since Shatner gave us "Rocket Man," Christopher Walken weighs in on the Gaga phenom with a spoken-word rendition of "Poker Face" on... Support indie media! Read the rest at thephoenix.com . . .
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