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Bhutto Assassination Leads to Rap Single

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:26:52

YouTube and a state-run television station have both started airing "I Would Take the Pain Away," a montage of clips and photographs in tribute to Pakistan's former prime minister, Benazir Bhutto. (She was assassinated in a suicide bomb/gun attack in December of 2007.) "I Would Take the Pain Away" features a rap song by Bhutto's oldest ...more
Royksopp Recruits Robyn, Lykke Li For New Record

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:03:46

Royksopp have confirmed their first full-length since 2005's The Understanding. Due out March 24 through Astralwerks, Junior includes guest spots by Robyn, Lykke Li, Anneli Drecker, and Karin Dreijer of The Knife. "Every once in a while we surface to share our music and shed some light in an otherwise bleak reality," the duo wrote on its Web ...more
Live Review: Stone Temple Pilots - Club Nokia, Los Angeles

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:21:55

New Year's Eve is often anti-climactic. However, 2009 began with a "Big Bang Baby" for everyone at L.A. Live's Club Nokia. Stone Temple Pilots rang in the New Year with an explosive two-hour set comprised of classics. In many ways, it was the perfect rock show. The past year marked Stone Temple Pilots' reunion and return to the road. Last night ...more
The Thermals Announce New Album

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:06:39

The Thermals have set April 7 as the release date for their new Kill Rock Stars disc, Now We Can See. Fans can also expect a digital/7-inch single for "Now We Can See" on March 10. In other news, the group recently swiped drummer Westin Glass from Say Hi (formerly Say Hi To Your Mom). The trio will launch a two-month tour this spring, with ...more
Prince Unveils Release Plans For 2009

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:23:22

A Los Angeles Times interview has pulled some key info from Prince, including details on three separate 2009 releases. While a "major retailer" is discussing the possibility of releasing physical Prince discs, the artist formerly known as a symbol will press two new albums in digital form on his Web site. The first, MPLSOUND, is "electro-flavored" ...more
The Dead Plot Road Reunion

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 12:17:48

All four members of The Dead (Mickey Hart, Phil Lesh, Bob Weir and Bill Kreutzmann) have agreed to reunite for a tour this April, their first in four years. According to Rolling Stone, the quartet settled their differences in October, as they played a one-off set for a Barack Obama fundraiser at Penn State. "It broke the ice," Hart told the ...more
Mia Farrow's Adopted Daughter Dies

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 11:51:48

Lark Previn, the adopted daughter of actress Mia Farrow, has passed away from a long illness. Previn, who was born in Vietnam and was one of three children adopted by Farrow and her former husband Andre Previn, died in Brooklyn on Christmas Day. She was just 35-years-old at the time of her passing. Previn's sister Soon-Yi was involved in the ...more
Hugh Jackman Will Not Star in Steven Soderbergh's Cleo

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 11:46:33

People's "Sexiest Man Alive" and 2009 Oscar host Hugh Jackman has dropped out of the discussions to star in Steven Soderbergh's Cleo. Soderbergh will direct the 3-D, live action musical based on the life and loves of the queen Cleopatra. The director wanted Jackman to play Cleopatra's lover, Marc Antony, but Jackman has dropped out of the running. ...more
Quentin Tarantino's Inglorious Bastards Gets Release Date

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 11:39:35

Inglorious Bastards, the forthcoming World War II drama from director Quentin Tarantino, featuring Brad Pitt and director Eli Roth among the high profile cast, has its domestic release date. Universal and The Weinstein Company, who are co-financing and co-presenting the picture, will release the film on August 21. TWC will handle the film's ...more
John Travolta's Son Jett Passes Away

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 11:25:39

Jett Travolta, the 16-year-old son of actor John Travolta and his longtime wife, actress Kelly Preston, died on Friday in the Bahamas, apparently after suffering a seizure in the bathroom and hitting his head on the bathtub at the family's vacation home. Nannies were present at the home during the incident, despite the fact that initial reports ...more
Charges Against Nikki Blonsky in Airport Assault Case Dropped

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 11:12:44

All charges against Hairspray star Nikki Blonsky and America's Next Top Model contestant Bianca Golden, stemming from an airport altercation between their families, have been dropped. Blonsky and Golden were involved in a highly publicized scrum at an airport last July. However, Blonsky's father, Carl, is still facing assault charges that have ...more
Staind Frontman Launches Solo Tour

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 10:51:16

Staind singer Aaron Lewis launched his annual post-holiday solo acoustic tour on Friday January 2nd at the Green Valley Ranch Resort in Henderson, NV. Upon the end of the tour and after another jaunt with Staind, Lewis is hoping to start recording his first solo album in the spring. He plans on producing the project himself in his home studio, but ...more
Exclusive Unborn Content Available at New Website

Wed, 31 Dec 2008 10:59:10

If you can't wait for The Unborn to hit screens on January 9, then visit www.theunbornmovie.net for a gaggle of new features and content relating to the supernatural horror film which features Odette Yustman as a young woman haunted by demonic spirits, nightmares and a twin that was never born. On the movie's official site, there is an ...more
Luke Perry, Lauren Holly Trapped in Storm

Wed, 31 Dec 2008 10:49:40

Luke Perry and Lauren Holly have been recruited by director Uwe Boll to star in The Storm, an apocalyptic thriller. In the film, Holly will play a wife and mother who deals with the end of the world as she knows it when she is confronted by a mysterious stranger named Silas, played by Perry, who has a keen understanding of the impending doom ...more
Golden Globe Presenters Named

Wed, 31 Dec 2008 10:40:45

Several presenters have been chosen for the 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards, which will be held on January 11 at the Beverly Hilton and will be broadcast live on NBC. Aaron Eckhart, Laurence Fishburne, Jake Gyllenhaal, Salma Hayek, Sacha Baron Cohen and Ricky Gervais have all been selected to present awards at the event. Additionally, ...more
The Terminator, Deliverance Selected For National Film Registry

Wed, 31 Dec 2008 10:35:13

The Library of Congress has selected 25 new titles for inclusion in its National Film Registry. Among the films chosen this year were The Terminator, Deliverance, Sergeant York, The Asphalt Jungle, A Face in the Crowd and Water and Power. The National Film Registry is a film preservation initiative that is designed to ensure that culturally, ...more
Interview: Savage

Wed, 31 Dec 2008 09:47:16

If you can get Katherine Heigl and Seth Rogen grinding together, you've got some mad skills. That's exactly what Savage did with "Swing," the chart-topping single that fuels Knocked Up's pivotal and hilarious club scene. The track is one of many booty-bouncing club-starters on Savage's Universal Republic debut, Savage Island. Savage's talents ...more