Dr. Dre Releases Epic Music Video from Detox
In a little over a month, we may finally see the release of Dr. Dre’s long-awaited follow-up to 2001. The album has been in the works since as early as 2003, and several supposed release dates have come and gone, but unless Dre is messing with us once again, Detox should be released on April 1 this year.... read more
Middle Brother: Middle Brother
Very rarely does a supergroup manage to come up with something as good as the sum of its parts. It isn’t a given that a band with three frontmen will be able to effectively pool its talents. But on their self-titled debut, the men of Middle Brother sound as if they’ve been playing together for years. read more
Californication Review: "Lights. Camera. Asshole" (Episode 4.08)
In “Lights, Camera, Asshole,” we find Hank caught in the crossfires his usual antics once again in an entertaining, but relatively superficial episode. Sasha is back on board thanks to Eddie Nero and Fucking and Punching seems to be moving full steam ahead. Not only that, but Sasha has asked for Hank to “polish her dialogue” on her upcoming blockbuster zombie-cop action thriller sequel. Hank’s a skeptic as always—until he learns that the one-week gig will reap a nice little paycheck of $100,000.... read more
The Stooges Announce Raw Power Live Album
After performing their 1973 classic Raw Power throughout much of the last year, Iggy and The Stooges will release a live recording of the record. On April 5, the band will bring Raw Power Live: In the Hands of the Fans to stores. The record documents the proto-punk legends playing the record live in its entirety at last September’s All Tomorrow’s Parties. “Getting this top-notch performance of the entire Raw Power album by The Stooges realized a life long dream,” Iggy said in a statement. “This shit really sizzles and we are so obviously a crack band in a class... read more
Catching Up With... Lucinda Williams
"Blessed is the best sounding record I've ever done." read more
2011 Oscar Live Blog
Paste editor-in-chief Josh Jackson and film editor Michael Dunaway live-blogged the Academy Awards from the comfort of their respective living rooms. They looked at how far off base our Oscar picks were and shared our favorite Oscar-related tweets.... read more
Should-Be Oscar Interview: Scott Seeke on Get Low
Paste’s choice for the Best Original Screenplay of 2010 isn’t even nominated for an Academy Award. The script was originally penned by Atlanta’s Scott Seeke and his friend Chris Provenzano based on a story that Seeke’s wife’s grandfather told him on the porch one night. Ten years and several Hollywood legends later, Get Low made its premiere at the Toronto Film Festival, was immediately bought by Sony Pictures, and has moved audiences everywhere. This week it’s finally out on DVD and Blu-Ray. Paste sat down recently with Scott to talk about the film’s origins, themes, and reception.... read more
The Week in Gaming News
Our round-up of notable news from the world of gaming for the week of February 21st, 2011.... read more
Mashup Producer Releases Concept EP Based on Sam Rockwell's Moon
Max Tannone, mashup artist behind the Jay-Z/Radiohead Mixtape Jaydiohead, has just released a sci-fi hip-hop concept EP. Selene was inspired by the 2009 Sam Rockwell film, Moon, about man isolated on the moon during a three-year stint for a mining company.... read more
Antony and the Johnsons Ready Swanlights EP
Antony and the Johnsons will release Swanlights, a four-track EP, on April 16 through Record Store Day. Secretly Canadian and Rough Trade will subsequently release the album on April 26.... read more
Listen to a New Civil Wars Song
The Civil Wars recently debuted a new song at Decatur, Ga. venue, Eddie’s Attic. The song, called “Oh Henry,” was captured by an intrepid audience member. Watch below, and check out the band’s recent session at Paste while you’re at it.... read more
Listen to Concert for George in its Entirety Today
Today would have been George Harrison’s 68th birthday. To celebrate, the website ConcertForGeorge.com is streaming the entire Concert for George all day. Hurry up and go listen!... read more
The Least Sexy "Sexy" Game Trailer Ever Made
It's not like videogame trailers are usually very sexy. I mean, God of War 3's trailer was pretty fundamentally unsexy, from what I remember. Party games usually have it even worse, often resigning themselves to simply showing a few clips of a multicultural group of young JC Penny models laughing and swinging about motion controls at some vague and underpopulated daytime social gathering. So to be honest, I'm thankful for the trailer for Ubisoft's upcoming party game We Dare, simply because it's one of the more ludicrous things I've seen in a good long while.... read more
The Beach Boys, Syd Barrett Get Record Store Day Reissue Treatment
Capitol/EMI will celebrate Record Store Day on April 16 by releasing limited-edition vinyl reissues from The Beach Boys and Syd Barrett. The record label announced that they will be re-releasing The Beach Boys’ “Good Vibrations”/“Heroes and Villians” as a 78RPM vinyl single set. One disc will feature the songs’ original single release and the other disc will feature alternative versions of both songs. An _Introduction to Syd Barrett _will be released as a 180-gram double vinyl LP package. The compilation, bringing the tracks of Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett together for the first time, was released on CD... read more
Watch Bright Eyes on Letterman
This week on The Late Show with David Letterman has been loaded with musical talent, including Deerhunter and the Mountain Goats. Last night, Bright Eyes was added to the list, performing “Jejune Stars” from The People’s Key. Watch Conor Oberst and gang rip through the impressive performance below:... read more
Predicting the Oscars: An Oscar Blogger Breaks It Down For You
“Think of Rocky winning in 1976 over All the President’s Men, Network, and Taxi Driver,” Oscar blogger Adam Lucyk says about the race for Best Picture. “Think of How Green Was My Valley winning over Citizen Kane in 1941. Think of Gigi winning over Cat on a Hot Tin Roof in 1958. All examples of why I’m hoping The Social Network pulls it out, but still can’t quite predict it.”... read more
Salute Your Shorts: 2011 Oscar-nominated Documentaries
For the first time ever, this year the films nominated for the Academy Awards’ short documentary prize are publicly available. It’s not a surprise that the category’s long been so neglected, since both short films and documentaries have always been fairly ghettoized. There’s also perhaps a bigger issue with the category’s restraints here than with live action and animated shorts. While those shorts are in fact made for festivals, most of the best documentaries made in any given year are produced in order to be sold to television, and television shows are disqualified from the category.... read more
Pearl Jam Reissues Vs. and Vitalogy
On March 29, Epic/Legacy will reissue Pearl Jam’s second and third records, Vs. and Vitalogy. The Vs. album will contain an additional three songs: an acoustic version of “Hold On,” a studio outtake called “Cready Stomp,” and a cover of Victoria Williams’ “Crazy Mary,” with Williams on guitar and vocals. Vitalogy includes a “Betterman” mix with only guitars and organ, an alternate version of “Corduroy” and a demo of “Nothingman.” Both albums will have remastered vinyl editions released on April 12.... read more
The Avett Brothers Offer Free MP3
To thank everyone for their Grammy support, The Avett Brothers are offering fans a free download of “Paranoia in B Flat Major.” The only stipulation is that users must sign up for the band’s mailing list to access the download.... read more
Iron & Wine Announce Additional Tour Dates
Sam Beam is coming to your town. And he's bringing The Low Anthem with him. read more
The 50 Best Movies on Netflix Instant
The 25 Best Movies of 2012 (So…
The 50 Best Movies of 2011
The 30 Best TV Shows on Netflix…
The 50 Best Movies of the Decade…
