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The Dandy Warhols Unveil New Album
Tue, 06 May 2008 14:55:43
It's been a while since we last heard from the Dandy Warhols—2005's Odditorium or Warlords of Mars to be exact—but the band's finally emerged from the ether with specifics on their new album, Earth to the Dandy Warhols. Due out sometime this summer through the band's own label, Beat the World Records, it features Mike Campbell of Tom Petty and the ...more
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STP Tap Frank Black For a Week of Dates
Tue, 06 May 2008 11:31:48
Stone Temple Pilots have grabbed Pixies frontman Frank Black for a week of tour dates, running from June 24 in Los Angeles through July 4 in Milwaukee, WI. While Scott Weiland's the only one in the STP camp working on new music (a solo album tracked by Steve Albini), but Black just released a mini-LP called SVN FNGRS. Stone Temple Pilots ...more
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Cool Kids Finally Confirm EP Release
Tue, 06 May 2008 11:05:28
The Cool Kids' long-delayed debut EP, The Bake Sale, will finally see an official release through Chocolate Industries on June 10. (iTunes will also have a digital version of the disc on May 20.) The duo also has an LP lined up for later this year. It's called When Fish Ride Bicycles and it'll be prefaced by months of touring. The ...more
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Modest Mouse Reveal Headlining Run
Tue, 06 May 2008 10:55:32
Modest Mouse has tacked a headlining tour onto their string of shows supporting R.E.M. this spring. Running from June 5 in Saint Paul, MN, to July 4 in Rothbury, MI, the trek will also feature an opening set from the Dirty Dozen Brass Band. Mighty Mouse: 6/5 Saint Paul, MN - Xcel Energy Center 6/6 Chicago, IL - United ...more
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Gretchen Wilson Graduates From High School
Tue, 06 May 2008 09:49:05
Gretchen Wilson has shed her high-school dropout tag (she quit in ninth grade) for a diploma at 34. Having passed her GED (General Educational Development) exam in April, the country star will walk in a graduation ceremony on May 15. "I certainly don't want [my 7-year-old daughter] to think you can be this successful without an ...more
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Susan Sarandon, Bill Pullman and Ellen Page Join "Peacock"
Tue, 06 May 2008 07:09:26
Susan Sarandon, Bill Pullman, Cillian Murphy and Ellen Page have joined forces for the psychological thriller Peacock. The film takes place in small town Peacock, Nebraska and follows the story of a train that crashes into the backyard of Murphy's bank clerk's house. After the crash, townsfolk discover a mystery woman that has been living in the ...more
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Renee Zellweger, Harry Connick, Jr. Jump to Lifetime
Tue, 06 May 2008 07:07:22
Lifetime, the movie network long known for its weepy, women-centric and often melodramatic "movies of the week" that feature women in peril as well as for running endless episodes of The Golden Girls, has come a long way, baby. The company's new leadership is working diligently to help the Lifetime brand evolve and prosper and has scored another ...more
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Amy Poehler is Really a "Baby Mama" Now
Tue, 06 May 2008 07:04:43
Life is certainly imitating art for funny gal Amy Poehler, who is fresh off the box office success of her starring role in the comedy, Baby Mama. Poehler and her hubby, Will Arnett, who was last seen in Semi-Pro and on TV's 30 Rock with Poehler's former Saturday Night Live co-star Tina Fey, are expecting their first child. No further details are ...more
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Scarlett Johansson and Ryan Reynolds to Tie the Knot
Tue, 06 May 2008 07:02:42
Genetically blessed Hollywood couple Scarlett Johansson and Ryan Reynolds have happily announced their engagement. The couple, who have an eight-year age difference and were surprisingly successful at keeping their romance out of the spotlight, have not set a wedding date. Let's hope the tireless duo, blessed with busy, burgeoning careers and ...more
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NIN Offer New Album For Free
Mon, 05 May 2008 16:55:58
Nine Inch Nails went one step further than Radiohead today by posting The Slip—a new 10-track album—for free on http://theslip.nin.com/. Available in several DRM-free formats, the record will be released on CD and vinyl in July, the further details of which will be revealed in the coming weeks. "Thank you for your continued and loyal ...more
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Four Tet Returns to the States
Mon, 05 May 2008 14:32:25
Four Tet has added a brief run of U.S. dates to his current tour behind Ringer, a mini-LP that's due out tomorrow via Domino. Over the course of just a few dates, he'll jet from San Francisco to Portland to Brooklyn, with one additional New York City show happening on July 22 with Steve Reid. In other Kieran Hebden news, the producer has ...more
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Tom Waits Announces Rare Tour
Mon, 05 May 2008 13:48:12
Tom Waits staged a faux press conference on his Web site (tomwaits.com) today, announcing a 13-date tour that's set to start on June 17 in Phoenix. The streaming event revealed "Glitter and Doom" as the trek's title and "PEHDTSCKJMBA" as its "guiding word." (The acronym translates to "People Envy Happiness, Dogs Though, Sense Courage Knowing ...more
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Lindsay Lohan's "Ugly" TV Appearance
Mon, 05 May 2008 11:44:13
What's with all these celeb-party-girl appearances on popular TV shows? First, the gossip tabloids' favorite train wreck, Britney Spears, landed a guest spot on How I Met Your Mother. Now, part-time actress, full-time partier Lindsay Lohan will appear on Ugly Betty. Li Lo, as she has been affectionately dubbed by the media that follows her ...more
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2008 Summer Movie Preview
Mon, 05 May 2008 07:16:27
Gone are the days of stun gun-wielding killers, milkshake slurping oil men, and brilliant blinking authors. The seasonal change announces a shift in the film climate, too—a definitive move away from melancholy narratives toward good ol' fashioned action blockbusters, tween romantic comedies, and the occasional indie gem. Summer movie season is upon ...more
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"The Descent" Gets Sequeled
Mon, 05 May 2008 06:51:28
In a move that should surprise no one, indie horror flick The Descent is getting a sequel, tentatively titled The Descent 2. Horror is a genre that lives and dies by its franchises and sequels of sequels, so it makes complete sense that this British sleeper hit about a group of spelunking female friends that find themselves hunted in the very ...more
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The Wachowski Bros. Go "Ninja"
Mon, 05 May 2008 06:48:16
The Brothers Wachowski are trying their hands at martial arts. Andy Wachowski and Larry Wachowski, whose brotherly bonded careers skyrocketed thanks to their directorial work on The Matrix trilogy, will produce Ninja Assassin, a martial arts flick. Rick Yune and Korean singer-actor Rain have been cast in the pic. Rain portrays an orphan raised ...more
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Nicole Hearts "Dusty"
Mon, 05 May 2008 06:34:50
Preggers actress Nicole Kidman is due to give birth this summer, but she's still keeping busy with work. The Oscar-winning actress has signed on to produce and star in a movie based on the life of British songbird Dusty Springfield. The picture will be produced by Blossom Films, Kidman's company under the Fox umbrella. This is not the only ...more
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Indie All Stars Join Daniel Johnston's Band
Fri, 02 May 2008 15:32:29
Scout Niblett and members of Yo La Tengo (James McNew), Sparklehorse (Mark Linkous), Teenage Fanclub (Norman Blake) and Half Japanese (Jad Fair) have agreed to back Daniel Johnston on a brief European tour. Running from a July 18 stop in Stockholm through a July 27 date in Dublin, "An Evening With Daniel Johnston and Friends" will hit Sweden, ...more
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Feature: Coachella 2008 - 10 Abiding Memories
Fri, 02 May 2008 11:21:04
1. Coachella is a completely different experience for every person that attends. With more than 125 bands scattered over the course of three 12-hour days, that mathematically breaks down to having to see nearly 3 ½ bands per hour if you wanted to see them all. But once you take into account the number of stages that open or close earlier than ...more
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The Cure Unveil Singles Plan
Fri, 02 May 2008 10:21:05
The Cure's thirteenth studio album won't be out until September but you'll be able to hear bits and pieces of it starting May 13. Like a singles club with a serious superstition complex, the band plans on releasing one song a month—always on the 13th—from the effort, leading right up to its mid-September release. Each release will include an ...more
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