The Who plots covers album, plays for a cause
In February, we reported that a new Who album was in the works, full of tracks that harkened back to a better time, a simpler time, when The Who was, well, The Who. Just this morning it was announced that the band will be doing an album of Motown covers. Wait a minute, weren’t the Who supposed to write new material for this one? Well, Pete Townshend might still write some. But the rock legends will mainly cover R&B classics, many of which they believe audiences might not even be familiar with yet. “We’re digging through lots of material and... read more
Jim Gaffigan announces Sexy Tour dates
Comedian, writer and actor Jim Gaffigan has planned out a new Comedy Central tour at venues all around the country. It will be full of all new material. It will be a sexy tour. The Sexy Tour, actually. Gaffigan is a self-proclaimed tall, pale, married father of two with a bit of a belly. Why, then, The Sexy Tour? Is he referencing the material, or himself? Or is he just being ironic? Well, he actually met up with himself to ask those exact questions and recorded the interview on his MySpace blog. As always, the show will be clean and... read more
ATL/NYC artists offer present to NMH's Aeroplane
Recently, the 10th anniversary of Neutral Milk Hotel's masterpiece, In the Aeroplane Over the Sea, came and went. To celebrate, Pitchfork republished an old interview with Jeff Mangum online. Stereogum posted a touching write-up and series of videos. Other artists and magazines celebrated the date in a variety of ways, each one acknowledging the impact the album has had within the music community and on independent music overall. Here at Paste, we'd like to wish the album a belated Happy Birthday, and give fans a present. A group of friends and artists from Atlanta and New York began a collaborative... read more
Daniel Day-Lewis April Fool's Joke
Ladies and gentlemen, if I say that this is crazy news, it's because the following news item was an April fools joke by Slashfilm that got us (and a lot of other film sites) hook, line and sinker: /Film reported [on April 1... hmmmm] that Daniel Day-Lewis had signed on to play the title role in director Peter Weir’s (Master and Commander, The Last Wave) an upcoming remake of Werner Herzog’s classic Fitzcarraldo. Herzog himself was to produce the film, which would've been enough to placate remake-phobes, and Mick Jagger, who was originally slated to star in the 1982... read more
We Fun: Atlanta, GA Inside Out filmmakers post trailer
A minor blues progression organ-vamps as the handheld camera zooms shakily into the devious grin of a young dude holding a dual-blaze firework lackadaisically, as if the object weren’t emitting a furious spark geyser next to his face. ... read more
Kids in the Hall announce 2008 tour
You could be forgiven for wondering if it's 1994 all over again, what with acronymed acts like NIN and STP headlining festivals, Weezer releasing an album called Weezer and an X-Files movie on the (event) horizon. But of all the '90s-redux goodies coming up in '08, perhaps the most unexpected—and therefore exciting—one is the (very) quietly announced Kids in the Hall reunion tour, which kicks off this Friday, April 4, in Indiana. In case the words "I'm crushing your head," "terrier song," "my pen," "the bass player," and a spot of live-action Peanuts dancing don't bring the memories flooding back,... read more
Jason Bateman to direct The Inn pilot for Fox
The comedy just doesn't quit with this guy. Jason Bateman, star of the most arresting Arrested Development, will soon direct a comedy pilot for the Fox network called The Inn. News of the upcoming pilot comes after Bateman confirmed the existence of a potential Arrested Development movie. The Inn is aptly set at a hotel in New York and will film for 20th Century Fox TV, Reveille and Principato-Young. It's set to star Niecy Nash of Reno 911! fame. Bateman was most recently seen in Paste's favorite film of 2007 and in Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium. He will soon appear... read more
Canadian MTV gets 4Real
MTV has launched a new reality show that promotes world culture and social change. Entitled 4Real, the eight-part, half-hour series features celebrities like Joaquin Phoenix, Mos Def and M.I.A. traveling around the world to meet with leaders affecting change in a variety of countries that include Haiti, Kenya, and Liberia. In the episode featuring Mos Def, the mighty Mos visits the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro to speak with MV Bill, the country's #1 rap artist, who empowers favela youth in the community through hip-hop music. The show will premiere on MTV.ca on April 14 at 8 p.m. 4Real... read more
Steve Martin and Diane Keaton to star in One Big Happy
Diane Keaton might have been a bit disappointed that she didn’t get stolen for the American Apparel ad campaign, but she has much greater things to look forward to now that Paramount Pictures has cast her and Steve Martin for One Big Happy. That’s right—the endearing suburbanite couple from the Father of the Bride films will be reunited in a comedy about overcoming (what else) familial difficulties. Although closely related to the core scheme of Father of the Bride I and II, one would hope that if Paramount paid six figures for it, then it would offer audiences something new.... read more
Stan Lee, Disney plan three POW! projects
Marvel Comics magnate Stan Lee has set into motion three projects featuring all new characters whose debut will come not in a comic book, but on the big screen. Walt Disney Pictures and Lee have three film projects to be executive produced by Lee and Gill Champion under their POW! Entertainment production company. Lee’s comic book characters have lead to feature films in the past including such creations as Spider-Man, the X-Men, the Fantastic Four, the Hulk and more, but the three new film projects, entitled Nick Ratchet, Blaze and Tigress, bring characters and stories never seen in print before.... read more
Foo Fighters, Kanye, NIN, STP to headline Virgin fest
The Foo Fighters, Jack Johnson, Kanye West, Nine Inch Nails and the Stone Temple Pilots will be headlining the 2008 Virgin Mobile Festival, organizers announced last week. The third annual music and arts festival will take place August 9-10 at the Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Md. A complete artist line-up and additional ticket information will be available on the festival’s official site in the coming weeks. The festival originated as the Virgin Festival in the U.K. in 1996, and made its U.S. debut 10 years later. Headliners from past years include the Police, the Killers, the Who, the Red... read more
Paste presents: Romantica and The Bittersweets on tour
Once upon a time, a moderately well-known band named Luna released a moderately well-received album entitled Romantica. The album was released back in 2002, and happened to hit stores the same year that the best damn music magazine out there began publication. Two years later, the gorgeously named album inspired singer/songwriter Ben Kyle, an Irishman-cum-Midwesterner, to name his just-formed band Romantica. Three years later, Paste, the magazine birthed the same year as Romantica the album, named the band Romantica's sophomore effort America as number 58 of its Top 100 Albums of 2007. Was it fate that things came in... read more
Weezer releases name, date of sixth album
Drumroll, please... The name of the new Weezer album will be…Weezer!? Indeed, now half of the band’s six studio albums are self-titled. Of course, this information was released on a certain Foolish day recently, so maybe Weezer is just messing with us. Either way, Weezer (the third) will be released June 17 on the band’s Geffen label. According to Billboard.com, frontman Rivers Cuomo has described the songs, produced by Rick Rubin, as "dark and deep and beautiful," and "definitely more sophisticated and adventurous. You'll hear very long songs ... and non-traditional structures." By "adventurous," one might assume Cuomo is referring... read more
The Futureheads project success for The World
The Futureheads announced on April Fool's Day that This Is Not The World, the album we've been clamoring about for a good while now, will be released May 27. No pressure, gents! This third album is hoped to be a charm for the Scottish rock outfit. At least the soil seems fertile for success, from extensive touring to prep for the first single’s release, “The Beginning of the Twist,” and various television spots on queue. Not to mention the lads are going rogue after splitting with their former label, 679, in 2006. Now all releases will be through their own... read more
Woody is angry: American auteur sues American Apparel
American Apparel, those purveyors of so many solid-colored, jersey-knit garments, have managed to anger the king of the neurotic comedy. Woody Allen filed a lawsuit Monday against the clothing line for using an image of him dressed as a rabbi from his film Annie Hall in an ad, asserting that he had given no permission for the usage. The billboard sports a still from the movie, accompanied by the Yiddish for "the holy rebbe" and the American Apparel logo. The Associated Press reports Allen wants at least $10 million in compensatory damages and unspecified punitive damages for the the unauthorized... read more
Rhino to release Juno B-Sides exclusively on iTunes
Rhino Records will be releasing Juno B-Sides: Almost Adopted Songs on April 8, exclusively on iTunes. The digital collection consists of 15 songs that were intended for the film, but ultimately ended up on the cutting room floor. Juno B-Sides will feature two new songs by Kimya Dawson (one-half of the Moldy Peaches, one-tenth of Antsy Pants), who appears on eight of the original soundtrack’s 18 tracks. The collection also includes music by Belle & Sebastian, Yo La Tengo, Buddy Holly, The Bristols and Astrud Gilberto. Director Jason Reitman’s reasoning for releasing a second collection of tunes inspired by his... read more
Brad Pitt, Paramount option Lost City of Z
Brad Pitt’s production company, Plan B, has a brand-new plan. Paramount Pictures, Plan B’s parent company, recently purchased a David Grann manuscript entitled Lost City of Z, the story of an ill-fated British explorer’s attempt to find an elusive, ancient city in the middle of the Amazon. Lost City of Z tells the tale of Col. Percy Harrison Fawcett, the real-life inspiration for Indiana Jones, who was sent to Brazil in 1925 to search for a legendary city Fawcett called “Z.” He went with his son, Jack, and his son’s best friend, Raleigh. After a final telegraph to Fawcett’s wife... read more
Children of Men to be adapted for television
The past two weeks have given SciFi fans many a reason to celebrate. First came the news that not only is the X-Files movie sequel back on, but that Mulder and Scully are likely to finally lock lips during it. Now, it's been reported that Children of Men, the P.D. James book that was made into a 2006 film, is in the process of being adapted into a television show. The show reportedly will be based upon the premise of the original book, which focused on the societal and human interactions that developed from its fictional culture, more than the... read more
P. Diddy signs Janelle Monáe to Bad Boy Records
Janelle Monáe has been signed to P. Diddy’s imprint Bad Boy Records. With good reason, too—Monáe is one of those artists that emerges with such a distinctive voice and personality on stage, it is nearly impossible to listen and sit still. “There is no doubt in my mind that Janelle is the kind of artist that changes the game,” P. Diddy said in a recent press release. “She is a true visionary, with an original sound and a mesmerizing presence.” The Kansas City, Kan., artist who now claims Atlanta as home base has an EP coming out in June as... read more
Ryan Adams & The Cardinals to play four dates with Oasis
Ryan Adams & The Cardinals will be playing a handful of shows with Oasis in August, Adams announced yesterday on his band’s website. The shows will wrap up six months of touring for Adams and his band, but will be Oasis’ first since the band’s 2005 world tour. Fans of both Adams and Oasis may be rewarded with some new material when the bands take the stage at summer’s end. As previously reported, Adams wrote on his blog that he is working on a new album, less than a year after he and the Cardinals released their EP Follow the... read more
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