Catching Up With... Built to Spill

By Michael Saba at 4:27 PM on June 30, 2008

Although Built to Spill frontman Doug Martsch has been called the elder statesman of alternative rock, it’s a mantle he shoulders with a hint of chagrin. Paste recently caught up with Martsch via telephone, and the enigmatic balladeer waxed philosophic about the upcoming...  read more

John Oates and his moustache to become cartoon superhero

By Michael Saba at 4:21 PM on June 30, 2008

Beards and other sundry facial hair formations may be en vogue now in the world of alternative music, but John Oates has more than a few words for that. The moustachioed half of soul-rock standard Hall & Oates wants to take you back to the day when all real rock-n-rollers needed was a doubleneck Rickenbacker, plenty of nag champa and a truly wicked 'stache. To get his message across, he's teamed up with Primary Wave Music Publishing, who recently greenlit the pilot to an animated series titled J-Stache that will see Oates "kicking ass, rocking out, and wearing tight pink...  read more

Jon Favreau spills beans about Avengers line-up

By Sean Gandert at 3:10 PM on June 30, 2008

Due to the successes of both Iron Man and The Incredible Hulk, it's been no surprise that Marvel is gunning to make an Avengers film. This is especially true for those of us who sat around a little longer to see the films' cameo appearances from the team. But one thing that has been unknown is the exact formation of the Avengers team, since well over 50 heroes have been included over time....  read more

Prince turns 50, gets angry at Norwegians

By Veronica Sepe at 1:28 PM on June 30, 2008

It's hard to believe everyone's favorite gender-bending, hypersexual, king of funk-pop is 50. Yes, that is correct, Prince, he of the high-heeled manboots and synth-backed falsetto, celebrated the big 5-0 on June 7. ...  read more

Wanted

By Robert Davis at 1:22 PM on June 30, 2008

If you thought this past weekend at the multiplex offered a reprieve from...  read more

Lily Allen finishes recording second album

By Rachel Webster at 12:48 PM on June 30, 2008

Lily Allen, 23-year-old Britpop starlet and Paste 4 to Watch alumna, has reportedly finished recording the tracks for her second album. The project, tentatively titled Stuck On The Naughty Step according to a recent issue of Rolling Stone, is Allen’s follow-up to her 2006 debut, Alright, Still. ...  read more

Steve Carell signs on for three more years at The Office

By Veronica Sepe at 12:15 PM on June 30, 2008

"Steve Carell...is the hardest working man in Hollywood and the harder he works the better it is for me." That's what she said!  read more

Teddy Geiger lets fans vote on tracks for next record

By Christina Hansen at 11:14 AM on June 30, 2008

Singer-songwriter Teddy Geiger wants his fans to choose which songs will be included on his upcoming album....  read more

Tom Waits gets city key for El Paso, Texas

By Julia Askenase at 10:44 AM on June 30, 2008

When gravelly crooner Tom Waits stopped in El Paso on his Glitter and Doom Tour, he didn't expect to be greeted by the fuzz. "I paid all those tickets," he joked. "She was dead when I got there."...  read more

Dummies in the Attic

By Rachael Maddux at 10:12 AM on June 30, 2008

Disney is content to pretend that its 1940s feature Song of the South doesn't exist. Most contemporary critics have denounced the film—and its appropriation of slave narratives—as blatantly racist. But what of Joel Chandler Harris, the white author who created uncle Remus? Is his legacy...  read more

Peter Gabriel to cover Vampire Weekend

By Michael Saba at 9:03 AM on June 30, 2008

And it feels so unnatural, Peter Gabriel too. Forget the Summer Olympics, the real passing of the torch will be taking place in the recording studio. With Big Blue Ball finally released after cooking on the shelves of Gabriel's Wiltshire recording studio for nearly two decades, the former Genesis frontman will be dropping the sledgehammer on the heir apparent to his afropop superstardom: Vampire Weekend. As Stereogum reports, Gabriel plans to cover VW's "Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa", which cheekily namechecks him. ...  read more

J.J. Abrams to produce Mystery on Fifth Avenue

By Julia Reidy at 8:17 AM on June 30, 2008

What do The Da Vinci Code and posh New York City Fifth Avenue apartments have in common? A lot more than one would think, apparently. J.J. Abrams, producer of films like Cloverfield, the forthcoming Star Trek and TV shows such as Alias, Felicity and Lost (as well as writer for Mission Impossible III and Armageddon), has signed on to produce a movie inspired by a New York Times article that ran June 12 in the Home & Garden section. It's about an architect's interior re-design of one family's Fifth Avenue apartment. Doesn't sound like fodder for a thrilling script yet? Keep...  read more

The Notwist announces summer and fall tour dates

By Adam Daniels at 7:00 AM on June 30, 2008

There are a lot of bands out there that could probably use a six-year hiatus. We’re not going to name any names, but they’re out there. And they know who they are....  read more

What is your favorite Hunter S. Thompson book?

By Paste Staff at 6:00 AM on June 30, 2008

Vote in PasteMagazine.com's latest poll......  read more

Jay Reatard: Singles 06-07

By Jeremy Goldmeier at 4:10 PM on June 29, 2008

With a devilish smirk between his cheeks and a...  read more

Band of the Week: Hercules and Love Affair

By Mark Krotov at 4:43 PM on June 27, 2008

These days, if you want to enjoy dance music, the stakes couldn’t be any lower. Just listen, dance and repeat to your heart’s content. But that wasn’t always the case. In the late '70s, “disco sucks” wasn’t merely an expression of preference, but a rallying cry...  read more

Ry Cooder: I, Flathead

By Steven Rosen at 3:30 PM on June 27, 2008

I, Flathead, being billed as the final album in Ry Cooder’s California trilogy...  read more

The Supreme Genius of King Khan and the Shrines

By Mosi Reeves at 2:46 PM on June 27, 2008

It’s difficult to pinpoint the smarmy but undeniable charm of...  read more

Arthur fundraises to stay afloat

By Henry Freedland at 2:30 PM on June 27, 2008

It's lamentable that a long, vibrant history of magazines in America is plagued and pockmarked by foldings. Over the years, many ink-and-paper greats have been lost in the bankrupt oblivion, the world of Internet-only or the arms of larger media corporations: Harp, Resonance and No Depression are just a recent few taken from a long, sad list....  read more

RZA and Hans Zimmer bring ruckus to Vin Diesel film

By Adam Daniels at 2:09 PM on June 27, 2008

Think back. All the way back to 1994. Think about the first time you saw The Lion King. The heartbreak, that mocking hyena laugh that haunted your mind for weeks, the powerful booming echo of James Earl Jones’ voice, and, most of all, that moving and adventurous score...  read more