Earlier this year, key members of various David Bowie backing bands – including the complete set of musicians that supported him on the 2003/04 A Reality Tour – came together for a series of shows to honor him on what would have been his 70th birthday. The Celebrating David Bowie …
Read More »Steely Dan's Walter Becker: Inside His Troubled Life, Wry Genius
For years, anyone who wanted to use the bathroom while visiting Walter Becker‘s studio in the countryside of Maui was directed outside. There, mounted on one of the walls of a white outhouse, they’d find a gold-record plaque for Steely Dan‘s Aja – which, over time, began oxidizing and tarnishing …
Read More »Watch Beautiful Trailer for Wes Anderson's Pup Odyssey 'Isle of Dogs'
A young boy navigates a treacherous island of trash to find his lost dog in the new trailer for Wes Anderson‘s, Isle of Dogs. The film boasts a stacked cast (Bryan Cranston, Edward Norton, Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson) and finds Anderson returning to the stop-motion animation style of Fantastic …
Read More »New Order, Peter Hook Settle Lawsuit Over Band Names
UPDATE: Peter Hook has released a statement on the agreement reached between himself and New Order. “Myanmar, Mexico City and closer to home the recent events in Manchester, London and other cities,” he wrote on Facebook. “That is what is important. Thank you all for the love and support I …
Read More »See Lady Gaga Fight Chronic Pain in New Documentary Trailer
Lady Gaga reckons with the grueling demands of pop stardom in the new trailer for Gaga: Five Foot Two. The documentary debuted earlier this year at the Toronto Film Festival and comes to Netflix this Friday. In the latest teaser for the film, Lady Gaga offers a brief summary of …
Read More »Watch Lena Waithe's Inspiring Emmys 2017 Speech for 'Master of None'
Master of None‘s Lena Waithe delivered an emphatic and empowering message to her “LGBTQIA family” after winning the Emmy for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series with the show’s co-creator, Aziz Ansari. The win notably made Waithe the first black woman to win the Emmy for Best Writing in a …
Read More »The Killers: How PTSD and Brian Eno Influenced New Song 'Some Kind of Love'
The Killers‘ latest offering from their upcoming fifth album, Wonderful Wonderful, is “Some Kind of Love,” a ethereal tune about togetherness built around a Brian Eno chord progression that Brandon Flowers has dedicated to his wife. The singer’s wife, Tana, has been coping her whole life with complex PTSD, stemming …
Read More »Elvis Presley Estate Preps Orchestral Christmas LP
Elvis Presley‘s estate will release another Christmas album featuring reimagined orchestral versions of the late singer’s previously issued holiday tracks. Elvis Presley – Christmas with Elvis and The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra is out October 6th via RCA Records and Legacy Recordings. The LP includes Presley performances from 1957’s Elvis’ Christmas …
Read More »Father John Misty Brings Full Orchestra for 'Seth Meyers' Performance
Father John Misty performed his grandiose orchestral ballad “Things It Would Have Been Helpful to Know Before the Revolution” Tuesday on Late Night With Seth Meyers. A stoic-looking Josh Tillman transformed into his warped crooner persona – often singing his satirical, post-apocalyptic lyrics in a tender falsetto as his massive …
Read More »Watch James Franco Celebrate 'The Room' in Wild 'Disaster Artist' Trailer
Tommy Wiseau turns his Hollywood dreams into a catastrophic reality in the hilarious new trailer for James Franco‘s The Disaster Artist. The film stars Franco as cult film legend Tommy Wiseau and chronicles the making of Wiseau’s infamous movie, The Room, as well as Wiseau’s friendship with the movie’s co-star …
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