Listen to new Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin MP3

By Sara Miller on 5:34 PM on February 29, 2008

Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin may have the oddest name in indie rock. Before you get all, "But what about _____ or _____ or Vampire Weekend," let's examine the acronym for the Springfield, Mo.-based, deceased-Russian-referencing quartet: SSLYBY. "Seriously, bye." "Sssss, lie by." Or our favorite: "Silly bee!" Luckily for the four fellows, on the world wide web no one cares about the correct way to pronounce anything, much less acronyms. SSLYBY has earned itself a special place in the spanking-new canon of up-and-coming acts that have built reputations and fanbases upon a foundation of giddy Internet chatter. Not only...  read more

David Shields

By Christine Ziemba on 5:26 PM on February 29, 2008

Did you know that the human ability to exactly duplicate foreign sounds...  read more

Judd Apatow rings in new film Engagement for Universal

By Nikki King on 5:20 PM on February 29, 2008

Judd Apatow doesn’t slow down. Keeping a breakneck pace seems to come naturally to this comedian turned filmmaker, who in the last year has produced (deep breath) Knocked Up, Superbad, Walk Hard: the Dewey Cox Story, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Drillbit Taylor, Pineapple Express, Step Brothers and is currently filming The Year One. Apatow will soon begin production on a comedy called Five-Year Engagement for Universal. Shauna Robertson will return to produce, as will writers Nick Stoller and Jason Segel. Stoller will direct the film and Segel returns to the starring role. “It's definitely an extension of our desire to explore...  read more

Anti-Pop Consortium regroups, posts new track on MySpace

By Liz Lawson on 4:06 PM on February 29, 2008

Between 1996 and 1997, the face of hip-hop shifted dramatically. Its two biggest stars, Tupac Shakur and the Notorious B.I.G., both met their demise from the end of a barrel. The East Coast-West Coast madness was growing out of control. Hip-hop seemed doomed to implode. Out of the darkness of that period, however, arose a quartet of artists—three MCs and a DJ—that called themselves the Anti-Pop Consortium. One of the first groups to straddle the line that had been artificially constructed between IDM and hip-hop, APC released only two full-length studio albums in its five-year existence. Citing creative differences, the...  read more

Which MC deserves to be on Mount Rapmore?

By Paste Staff on 4:02 PM on February 29, 2008

Recently, ESPN columnist Bill Simmons has mused on which hip-hop icons he would put on "Mount Rapmore." Which MC do you think most deserves the honor? [1011 votes total] Chuck D (243): 24% Jay-Z (170): 17% Rakim (55): 5% Lil Wayne (28): 3% Notorious B.I.G. (91): 9% Big Boi (21): 2% Ice Cube (37): 4% Kanye West (73): 7% Tupac Shakur (208): 21% Other (85): 8% Full Results Comments...  read more

LCD Soundsystem presents "Big Ideas" in 2008

By Alexander Brown on 3:16 PM on February 29, 2008

It has been awhile since we last heard from LCD Soundsystem (almost four months since re-releasing running anthem 45:33, not that we're counting or anything). But fan can boogie once again thanks to the public unveiling of James Murphy's latest track, “Big Ideas.” The song is part of the soundtrack for the forthcoming 21, which is based on a non- fiction novel about a group of MIT students who create a system that allows them to stack the odds in their favor at Vegas blackjack tables. The film stars Jim Sturgess, Kevin Spacey and Kate Bosworth and premieres at SXSW...  read more

The Black Crowes: Gearing Up for a New Kind of Revolution

By Steve LaBate on 2:19 PM on February 29, 2008

After two decades, 10 albums, more than a dozen members and a much-needed hiatus, The Black Crowes are on the cusp of releasing their first new record in seven years. Warpaint is a rallying cry—the sound of...  read more

The Black Crowes:
A Guide to the Studio Recordings

By Steve LaBate on 2:12 PM on February 29, 2008

Associate Editor Steve LaBate looks back on the Black Crowes' career...  read more

Catching Up With... Tim and Eric

By Tiago Moura on 1:59 PM on February 29, 2008

Not much is known about Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim. The stars and producers of the most bizarre shows on Adult Swim seem to work on the lowest budget in existence. Since the duo's first show, Tom Goes to the Mayor...  read more

Cleveland Rocks: Family Guy spin-off in early stages

By Christina Hansen on 12:47 PM on February 29, 2008

A spin-off of Fox’s hit animated comedy series Family Guy is in the works, according to the Hollywood Reporter. The show, tentatively titled Cleveland, will center on the Griffin family’s mellow neighbor of same name, a series regular meant to skewer black stereotypes. MacFarlane has already started writing with Family Guy writer/producer Mike Henry and Rich Appel, executive producer of MacFarlane’s other animated series American Dad. Family Guy has defied all odds to become Fox's top-rated comedy. The show premiered in 1999, but was abruptly canceled in 2000, and again in 2002. Cartoon Network started showing reruns of the show...  read more

Animal Collective preps Water Curses EP, tours

By Julia Reidy on 11:48 AM on February 29, 2008

Fresh off the success of last year's delicious Strawberry Jam, everyone's favorite creature collaboration has readied an EP for all of our listening and brain-bending pleasure. Water Curses is set to drop May 6 on CD and 12-inch vinyl, and will include four brand new Animal Collective tracks. They are as follows: 1. Water Curses 2. Street Flash 3. Cobwebs 4. Seal Eyeing The relevant press release informs us that these tracks have "a more stripped down feel than their recent work," but also has something more particularly tantalizing to say about the EP's final track; "'Seal Eyeing' is the...  read more

Cablevision to team up with Ticketmaster

By Tiago Moura on 11:00 AM on February 29, 2008

A partnership seems imminent between Ticketmaster and cable provider/multi-network owner Cablevision. If the reported deal goes through, Ticketmaster owner AEG Live stands to gain a large media component alongside the world’s largest ticketing company. A major component of the partnership involves Rainbow Media, a division of Cablevision that runs the Independent Film Channel (IFC), WE: Women's Entertainment, American Movie Classics (AMC) and Fuse TV. Sources say the cable music channel Fuse TV will undergo a multi-million dollar re-branding effort as a result of the deal. Related links: Paste: Ticketmaster to split with Live Nation AEGLive.com Rainbow-Media.com Got news tips for...  read more

Missy Higgins tours on just-released album

By Christina Hansen on 10:12 AM on February 29, 2008

Australian singer/songwriter Missy Higgins kicked off a 13-date North American tour this week in support of her new album, On A Clear Night, released Tuesday on Warner Brothers. Higgins broke onto the music scene somewhat accidentally at age 17, when her sister submitted one of her tapes in a local talent-scouting competition and she won. She has since released two albums and several EPs in North America, Europe and her native Australia. Higgins returned to the States in January to make a quick stop in Park City, Utah, for a performance at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. She played the...  read more

Semi-Pro

By Russ Fischer on 9:55 AM on February 29, 2008

The best way to decide whether Will Ferrell's latest vehicle...  read more

Rainn Wilson reveals audition tapes for Juno, I'm Not There

By Kasia Galazka on 9:23 PM on February 28, 2008

UPDATE: Watch our exclusive video of Rainn Wilson at Sasquatch here. Where have The Office's cast members been lurking since television shows crawled off the air during the WGA strike? Angela Kinsey's been avoiding microwaves and red M&M's while pregnant, and B.J. Novak made a round through the college stand-up comedy circuit. Meanwhile, Film Independent's Spirit Awards just nabbed Rainn Wilson to host the annual event, which took place a night before the Oscars. And while he wasn't nominated for his Juno cameo, Wilson's "audition" tapes for the Best Feature nominees recently surfaced on /Film. Watch Wilson get into characters...  read more

Video clips surface from Heath Ledger's Nick Drake video

By Christina Hansen on 5:20 PM on February 28, 2008

About a month after actor Heath Ledger’s death, a haunting video tribute he filmed in memory of British folk singer Nick Drake has raised many questions about the actor’s state of mind during his last days. Stereogum reports that Ledger directed, filmed and acted in a video set to Drake’s song “Black-Eyed Dog,” a term used by British Prime Minister Winston Churchill to describe depression. Portions of the video are now available on YouTube, interspersed with an Australian news report: Ledger was a long-time admirer of Drake and his music, and made the film for an exhibition honoring the musician’s...  read more

The Signal

By Russ Fischer on 5:20 PM on February 28, 2008

Approaching films objectively is a difficult task, but as an Atlanta...  read more

Caramel

By Brian Howe on 4:43 PM on February 28, 2008

Caramel focuses on five conflicted women in the emotional crucible...  read more

The Raveonettes: Lust Lust Lust

By Corey DuBrowa on 4:09 PM on February 28, 2008

Has the element of danger once so vital to rock 'n' roll...  read more

The Duke Spirit heads to SXSW, tours with BRMC

By Alexander Brown on 3:43 PM on February 28, 2008

Despite the many misfortunes of its last major U.S. tour (broken limbs, stolen gear, traveling in a van for 287 shows) The Duke Spirit is returning to the road in honor of its forthcoming album, Neptune. Available in April, the band's second full-length comes two years after Cuts Across the Land with the help of Chris Goss (Queens of the Stone Age). The band will be using some West Coast gigs to warm up for three nights at SXSW, after which it will support Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. Dates: March 4 Los Angeles, Calif. @ KCRW Morning Becomes Eclectic 5...  read more