Star Trek, True Blood Stars Collaborate on Comic-Book Series
In a world parallel to our own, there exists a shady cadre of magicians controlled by the government and kept a secret from the rest of the universe. Agent Matthew Dee—one of these modern “Combat Mages”—can trace his personal history back to occultist John Dee; when the first issue of Lucid is released, Dee will face conspiracy and (of course) ancient evil.... read more
Listen to a Free Track From Radiohead's Phil Selway
It seems that a little, buzzy blog band called Radiohead just keeps making headline after headline this year.... read more
Starz Cancels Party Down
Despite our last-ditch efforts to save Party Down, including six reasons you should watch Party Down and an extra few reasons with the airing of the finale last week, the show has been axed by Starz.... read more
Elijah Wood Compiles Charity Album, Prepares for New TV Series
Elijah Wood is a busy guy these days.... read more
Playboy Sues Drake
Drake can thank his first single, “Best I Ever Had,” for jump starting his career. And, apparently, he can thank Playboy for “Best I Ever Had.”... read more
Watch a Videogame Trailer From the Makers of Ponyo and Spirited Away
Japanese animation powerhouse Studio Ghibli, co-founded in part by the legendary Hayao Miyazaki, is known for creating lush landscapes, enchanting storylines and beautifully quirky characters. The studio gave birth to classics like Oscar-winning Spirited Away, My Neighbor Totoro, Princess Mononoke and, most recently, Ponyo. Ghibli recently partnered with video game developers Level-5 (behind a couple of the Dragon Quest games and Professor Layton) to produce a role-playing game for the Nintendo DS.... read more
A Field Guide to Vampire Myths
No matter how unbelievably sexy film and television vampires get, they can still be a dangerous breed.... read more
A Vampire Playlist That Doesn't Suck
For your listening pleasure, the team at Paste has compiled our favorite vamp-centric cuts, perfect for rocking out on your way to an Eclipse screening. While you listen, feel free to peruse our field guide to vampire myths and our exhaustive history of the pop-culture vampire.... read more
Bela Lugosi's Dead: Vampire History, From Scary Monster to Sexy Beast
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The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
Director: David Slade Cinematographer: Javier Aguirresarobe Writers: Stephenie Meyer (novel), Melissa Rosenberg (screenplay) Starring: Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner Studio: Summit... read more
Colour Revolt Streams New Song, Announces Fall Tour Dates
When Colour Revolt told us about its new album, The Cradle, the band seemed anxious for a fresh start. Last year, Colour Revolt was dropped from its label, Fat Possum, and lost more than half its band members as a result.... read more
Late Senator Robert Byrd's 1978 Bluegrass Album Gets Reissue
When he wasn’t weighing in on national policy issues as the longest-serving member of the U.S. Senate, Robert Byrd loved playing the fiddle.... read more
Newport Folk Festival Announces 2010 Schedule
George Wein’s annual celebration of all things rootsy, the Newport Folk Festival, is back in 2010 with another solid lineup including the likes of Brandi Carlisle, The Swell Season, Punch Brothers and John Prine. Today, set times for these and all other Newport Folk Festival artists were announced via the event’s website.... read more
The Chemical Brothers: Further
No forward motion On 1997’s Dig Your Own Hole, The Chemical Brothers did just that.... read more
Appliance Rock: Rhythm, Distortion and Pyrex Bowls
Before Iggy Pop became a bare-chested rock icon, he was just another guy with leathery skin and a collection of strange instruments... read more
Best of What's Next: Telegraph Canyon
No "baby, come back" tunes here... read more
What is Pay With a Tweet?
Good question, and adorable Euro-hipster synth-poppers The Teenagers are here to introduce us to the concept.... read more
Rumblefish Offering Music Licensing for Personal Videos
YouTube—and, let’s face it, the Internet as a whole—is a barren copyright battleground. Co-opting licensed material for personal use is a practice battled by media giants and artists alike. YouTube is the current D-Day of the copyright war, with hundreds of videos broadcasting licensed material or taking licensed music to provide soundtrack to everything from wedding videos to the cutest cat in all the land. Media licensing company Rumblefish is tossing its weight in by offering a new service, called Friendly Music, that allows users to purchase licenses to music titles for personal use.... read more
The Blind Side Director in Talks to Give AMC a Football Drama of its Own
John Lee Hancock, director of Oscar winning blockbuster The Blind Side, is in talks to direct a new football drama series for AMC, reports THR. The show, written by relative newcomers Graham Gordy and Michael Fuller, follows the story of a once-great Southern college football coach now struggling through his last-chance season.... read more
Pavement, Guided By Voices, Ted Leo, Cat Power, Many More Help Matador Turn 21 in Las Vegas
Matador Records will celebrate its 21st anniversary this October to the tune of a three-night concert series called The Lost Weekend, to be held at the Palms Casino & Resort in Las Vegas, Nev.... read more
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