Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, Heartless Bastards, Billy Joe Shaver to Play Pickathon 2010
Hey, guys, did you hear? The big festival is getting announced today! What? No, not that festival. Pickathon!... read more
Mastodon to Crack Skyes on Tour With Baroness This Spring
Extinct, they ain’t. Sure, the ATLien metalmen of Mastodon may bear the name of that most hoary of prehistoric mammals, but record snowfalls or freezing temperatures can’t slow their thunderous pace. Their 2009 LP Crack the Skye appeared on just about every year-end list last year (including ours). Then, we found out the guys would be contributing music to the upcoming flick Jonah Hex—as in, the whole score. What, then, to do with a few spare moments of free time? A mammoth worldwide tour sounds about par for the course.... read more
MGMT Announces New Album, Congratulations
Fans have been waiting for the follow-up to MGMT Oracular Spectacular for what seems like decades in internet time (read: two years), but the date has finally been set for the release of the highly anticipated Congratulations.... read more
Eugene Mirman, Isaac Brock, James Mercer, Todd Barry to Play Cancer Benefit in Seattle
Getting defriended sucks. As we rack up friends on Facebook, Twitter and all the other myriad social media outlets cropping up, defriending is reserved for the worst of the worst—the scourge of the earth. Really, who could deserve such a fate more than cancer?... read more
MTV Removes "Music" From Logo
Since its birth back in 1981, MTV has infused the music world with some hugely influential elements. After all, it’s thanks to MTV that music videos first found a home, “VJ” became a recognizable term and shows like the VMAs and TRL really brought musicians to the forefront of media in a new way. It’s that music-focused past that makes it worth noting the recent change to MTV’s logo: They’ve removed the words “Music Television.”... read more
White Stripes Upset With Air Force Reserves Over Super Bowl Commercial
On the Third Man Records website, Jack White has issued a statement about the purported unauthorized use of the White Stripes’ song “Fell in Love with a Girl” in an Air Force Reserves commercial aired during the Super Bowl. The statement placed the music video for the song next to a link to the commercial on Air Force Reserves’ site. It has since been removed.... read more
Janelle Monáe to Release New Music This Week
[Photo by Jason Reed] Earthlings: In case you hadn’t heard, Janelle Monáe is the future of rock ‘n’ roll. The diminutive Atlanta performer blew minds in 2008 with her Metropolis EP, landing herself a spot on P. Diddy’s Bad Boy Records roster. This week, she’ll return with Metropolis’ much-anticipated follow-up. Or so it sounds, at least.... read more
Flaming Lips, Weezer, Phoenix, Jay-Z Lead Bonnaroo 2010 Line-Up
Check back all day as we add bands as they announce... read more
Is Avatar Still Avatar in 2D?
As Avatar picked off one obstacle after another after it was released, it barreled to the top of the Oscar game, and within weeks of its release, Hollywood’s top honor seemed within its grasp.... read more
The Watson Twins: Talking to You, Talking to Me
Mediocre mewling Soft pop—good soft pop—has a place in the world. Not every song must electrify. But The Watson Twins make Norah Jones sound like Sharon Jones. They make She & Him sound like Ike & Tina. Their spectacularly boring new album has so little dynamic variance that it literally pains the ear.... read more
Ingrid Michaelson and Mat Kearney Announce Tour
Last year was pretty busy for Ingird Michaelson and Mat Kearney... read more
High Definition: BBC's Survivors
I enjoy small stories. I like watching intimate, art house films or reading literary fiction in which characters do nothing more than learn a little about themselves, grow in surprising ways, overcome their own inner demons. These tales connect with us because our lives are filled with these kind of stuggles.... read more
Best of What's Next: Phantogram
From the ghosts of trip-hop past to the... read more
24 Review: "10:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m." (Episode 8.7)
Don't say I didn't warn you a week ago. Poor unstable Renee was due for an explosion of unruly proportions. You knew she was a bit unhinged when she sliced off the thumb of that goofy low-level guy at the end of the fourth hour. Then, after she infiltrated Vladimir's crew and she was forced to endure his drunken violent bouts of sexual aggression, you could just see it in her eyes. Sadness, depression, recklessness--yes, but with a pinch of pride. And there it is. About three quarters into the episode, the action and intensity begins to pick up after... read more
Lost's Daniel Dae Kim to Star in CBS Hawaii Five-O Remake
Now that Lost has begun its sure-to-be-suspenseful sixth and final season, the show’s cast will be moving on to other ventures. For Daniel Dae Kim (who plays Jin in the ABC hit series), the next step looks to be a spot on the CBS remake of the Hawaii Five-O series.... read more
BBC Radio Documentary to Explore Johnny Cash's Scottish Roots
Johnny Cash was born in the backwoods of Arkansas and came to fame in Nashville, Tenn., but in the late 1970s, a serendipitous conversation on an airplane revealed that Cash’s lineage led back to King Malcolm IV of Scotland (1153-1165) and Fife, a location in eastern Scotland.... read more
Writing Begins for The Dark Knight Follow-Up
The world’s rekindled affection for the Caped Crusader began in 2005 with Batman Begins, and 2008’s The Dark Knight only made the franchise stronger. Now, according to Deadline Hollywood, Jonah Nolan and David Goyer have begun penning the script for the Dark Knight’s follow-up.... read more
New Flying Lotus Album Coming in May
Steve Ellison, AKA: Flying Lotus, is a California producer and soundsmith whose musical style is a trippy fusion of jazz, electronica, hip hop and dub step. The great-nephew of jazz legend Alice Coltrane, he has composed music for Adult Swim, remixed everyone from Kanye to Kelis, and released a couple full-lengths. His last offering, Los Angeles was well-received by music critics, and come May 4, he’ll return with Cosmogramma. With its space-travel concept and collaborations from Erykah Badu and Thom Yorke, it’s definitely an album to look forward to.... read more
Buy Talking Heads, Sade, Vampire Weekend, Spoon, Beach House Albums From Amoeba Music, Help Haiti
Last week, Amoeba Music’s founder Marc Weinstein gave us insight into the state of music retail in an Industry Chat with Paste publisher Nick Purdy. “The cross-pollination of different cultures as seen in the bins of our stores is one of the most idealistic views of humanity many of us can get,” Weinstein said. This morning, Amoeba Music announced that it would be helping to foment the seeds of recovery in one of those other cultures — Haiti.... read more
HBO Announces Pilot About (Hint Hint) Brassy Hollywood Blogger
HBO has ordered a pilot from Dreamgirls director Bill Condon and Tell Me You Love Me creator Cynthia Mort about “powerful female online showbiz journalist with a no-holds-barred style,” according to The Hollywood Reporter.... read more
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