Patton Oswalt gives graduation speech to alma mater
We all should have figured out a way to postpone our graduation dates and transfer over to Broad Run High School, alma mater of Patton Oswalt, where the comedian recently delivered the graduation speech.... read more
TV on the Radio plans August tour, with more dates to come
Inarguably, "Wolf Like Me" was the most commercially successful song off of TV on the Radio's 2006 album, Return to Cookie Mountain. Arguably, it was about werewolves. ... read more
What is your favorite mechanism for avoiding real life?
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Teaser poster unveiled for new Michael Cera movie
If you want to see an endearingly awkward teenager thrust into a difficult position, Canadian wünderkind Michael Cera is... read more
Wii beer pong game gets juicy
Oh the joys of adolescence… The time you hit the ground-rule double that scored the tying run in the playoffs. The time that bottle finally lined up with her in the circle and you got to kiss Kelly Carmichael for seven sloppy seconds. Those first few moments when your dad let go of your bike and you felt the world riding beneath you. That time at Jimmy’s eighth birthday party when you sunk the last cup in beer pong on a retort and totally owned Rooster and C-Dawg? ... read more
New artists added to Americana Music Fest lineup
[Above: Langhorne Slim is among the newly-added artists performing at this year's Americana Music Festival and Conference.]The 9th Annual Americana Music Festival & Conference has added even more artists to its already expansive musical lineup. The Nashville event’s newest performers include Marcia Ball, Langhorne Slim, Tim O’Brien, Cross Canadian Ragweed, Folk Uke, Band of Heathens, and Kathy Mattea. The festival, held Sept. 17 - 20, will feature performances in venues all over Tenn.’s famous music city. ... read more
Of Montreal to tour into fall
As details of the Of Montreal's upcoming album Skeletal Lamping trickle in throughout the interwebs, at least one thing is official: a dab of fall tour dates. We last caught up with DJ List Christee (IE: frontman Kevin Barnes) at SXSW, who informed us that his new jams will include "crazy, functional packaging."... read more
Faces hope to reunite while the time is ripe
Shocking news hot off the wire this morning: five bands that broke up before 1980 have not reunited. Oh yeah, and the Faces want to get back together again... read more
This Week on PasteMagazine.com: 7/7-7/11/08
Welcome to PasteMagazine.com's new weekly round-up feature. I'm your host, Austin, and I edit and assign the content around these parts. Each week I plan to offer up an overview of the stories, blogs, photos, reviews and etceteras we've presented on the site over the last five days. Should be a good time, if I manage to stay on top of it. As of right now, this is just a baby idea that I imagine will evolve from week to week, but one thing is for certain: Expect a ton of links. Call it service journalism of sorts (service round-upism?)... read more
Screen Actors Guild rejects contract offer
The Screen Actors Guild has been in negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, those same folks who dealt with the Writers Guild at the end of last year and beginning of this one, since April 15. This finally came to a head on Thursday when, after a five-hour meeting, the studios asked that its final offer be put to a vote by the guild. Instead, the Guild refused to relay the offer outright, putting negotiations in an odd standstill and allowing both sides to blame each other, with the AMPTP saying its offer was rejected and... read more
Annette Bening elected to join Academy board
“…And finally, I’d like to thank the Academy, especially Ms. Annette Bening for being the newest Academy board member and the board's only first-timer…”The acceptance speeches at the next Academy Awards ceremony, held early next year, may well go something like that now that actress Bening is joining the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science’s Board of Governors. ... read more
Broken Social Scene to tour
Since Leslie Feist and Broken Social Scene co-founder Kevin Drew have already tasted the savory nectar of solo careers—of their 2007 albums, the former made 5 and the latter 54 on Paste's Best of 2007 list—it was only fair that Brendan Canning, the other half of that initial BSS formula, got his shot at the title. As we reported back in May, Canning's Something For All of Us is set for release July 22 on Arts & Crafts as the second installment in the Broken Social Scene Presents collection (after Drew's Spirit If...).... read more
Nick Cave releases mini-book, wants you to Dig it
Nick Cave has released a limited edition four-inch, hardcover book detailing the conception of his last album, Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!!, in addition to explicating and illustrating the story of its title track. ... read more
High Places to release debut album in fall
Layer-heavy Brooklyn duo High Places, who recently inspired the budding eMusic Selects program, will release their self-titled debut come September. With a self-described sound of "two dads hanging out" on their MySpace, Mary Pearson (a trained bassoonist) and Rob Barber (a trained visual artist) incorporate bird calls, treated guitar, glockenspiel and even a few mixing bowls into their music. You want thing-a-ma-bobs? They've probably got 20. And some cool dads. ... read more
Dungen to release 4th album
On the heels of its 2007 full-length Tio Bitar, Swedish psych band Dungen has set a fall release for new album 4. ... read more
Cold War Kids to release new album, tour
A somewhat reliable source once told us sophomore means "wise fool" in Greek, and while this is commonly seen in the second-year college student whose GPA takes a nosedive due to excessive beer-bonging, its also seen in the music world. ... read more
David Bowie looks back on his favorite David Bowie
Legendary shapeshifter David Bowie recently gave the U.K.'s Daily Mail a piece of his mind. No, really. He wrote a series of entries reflecting on 12 songs from his lengthy repertoire, detailing dusted-off anecdotes and inspirations with stream-of-consciousness, candid discourse.... read more
Tenacious D announces plans for new "masterpiece"
When a band releases a tribute to the best song in the world, and said band announces its new upcoming album... read more
Ratatat adds more U.S. dates
Sometimes people want to dance. To really loud music. In their rooms. By themselves... read more
Robert Downey Jr. officially named Ritchie's Sherlock
Drum roll please, dear Watson. The newest actor to take on the Sherlock Holmes role is none other than the Iron Man, Robert Downey Jr., in Guy Ritchie’s new Sherlock Holmes flick. ... read more
