Scarlett Johansson to Make Broadway Debut
Scarlett Johansson is confirmed to make her Broadway debut early next year, slating her name among this season’s all-star cast lists.... read more
Celebrate the New Year with Jens Lekman in Chicago
Even when he doesn’t have a new album out, that Jens Lekman fellow sure does keep busy. In addition to contributing music to Drew Barrymore’s directorial debut, Whip It (“And in the end what I make my money from is talking to Drew Barrymore about monkeys,” Lekman said of meeting with her about the film.), the Swedish troubadour just announced a short series of shows at Chicago’s Empty Bottle to ring in 2010.... read more
Werner Herzog's Bizarro Nic Cage Flick Railroaded on Theatrical Release
Although it played Toronto with some top critics championing it, Bad Lieutenant: Port Call of New Orleans has been scheduled for a split-second theatrical run on Nov. 20 followed by a DVD release on Feb. 23.... read more
Ricky Gervais to Host 2010 Golden Globes
The Office co-creator will be the first host of the awards show since 1995... read more
Coen Brothers Cast Damon, Brolin and Bridges for True Grit
The Coen brothers have gotten acclaim for their violent Westerns (No Country for Old Men) and for their period pieces (O Brother, Where Art Thou?). So the announcement that they are currently casting for a remake of historical Western True Grit seems like a no-brainer.... read more
Cold War Kids Announce EP, January Tour Dates
Cold War Kids are the kind of group that learn from their class time in the School of Hard Knocks. Their 2006 debut, Robbers and Cowards, was met with all the giddy hype a young indie rock band could hope for. Their 2008 followup, Loyalty to Loyalty, was essentially a stood-up prom date, left at home by an unfaithful following of music blogs and media. Nevertheless, the band soldiers on with another EP on the way, Behave Yourself, due out Jan. 19.... read more
Win a Date with Edward James Olmos of Battlestar Galactica: The Plan
In honor of today’s Blu-Ray and Hi-Def DVD release of Battlestar Galactica: The Plan, UGO Entertainment is offering a chance to have “Dinner with the Admiral.”... read more
Cate Blanchett's Indian Summer Gets Shelved
Cate Blanchett’s latest film project, Indian Summer, has been fighting an uphill battle. Now it appears that the movie has been shelved for the forseeable future by the struggling Universal.... read more
Robyn Hitchcock Preps Live CD/DVD
Singer-songwriter Robyn Hitchcock will continue to bulk up his scattered and elusive discography with his I Often Dream of Trains in New York concert-DVD and live-album release. ... read more
MerleFest Announces 2010 Lineup, Avett Brothers Headline
North Carolina’s tribute to late finger-picking guitarist Eddy Merle Watson, MerleFest (April 29-May 2), has announced its 2010 lineup. Among the dozens of bands that will contribute to the event’s traditional-plus Appalachian genre are Eddy’s father Doc Watson, David Holt, The Lovell Sisters, Elvis Costello and the Sugarcanes, Cadillac Sky, Alberti Flea Circus and many more.... read more
Tom Cruise Revealed as Inspiration for Bale's American Psycho
Christian Bale’s turn as Patrick Bateman in American Psycho is already frightening, but it took on a whole new life recently when we learned of his inspiration. According to director Mary Harron, Bale was working to explore the character when he caught and appearance by Tom Cruise on David Letterman and got all the inspiration he needed.... read more
Tom Waits Recording Two Tracks in New Orleans
One song with Preservation Hall Jazz Band, the other about pirates and sea chanties... read more
Dave Rawlings Machine Cranks Out Debut Album, Fall Tour
After many years spent as Gillian Welch's other musical half, David Rawlings is now a well-rounded frontman of his own band, the Dave Rawlings Machine... read more
Hear Them Crooked Vultures' First Single, "New Fang"
Dave Grohl, John Paul Jones and Josh Homme walk into a bar... At first, the lineup of Them Crooked Vultures sounded so good it just had to be a joke, but there's no doubting it anymore: The new supergroup most likely to create something new and nostalgia-free just released its first single. And it rocks. Hard.... read more
Upstart Filmmaker Chronicles Life on the Road with Deer Tick
Last year, Cory Lovell lived the dream of so many music fans, spending the much of fall 2008 on the road with his favorite band, Deer Tick. But he's hardly your run-of-the-mill fanboy. Nope, Lovell spent the whole time working to create a documentary that would capture the pre-fame essence of the hard-partying and harder-rocking crew. In the end, he told Paste, he emerged overstressed and totally broke, but he got his doc—and it'll hit the public on Oct. 30 and 31 at the Vermont International Film Festival and Nov. 3 in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.... read more
Morrissey in Stable Condition, Planning to Resume Tour After On-Stage Collapse
After this weekend's on-stage collapse and an overnight hospital stay, sources report that Morrissey is in stable condition and will continue his European tour minus one date.... read more
Asthmatic Kitty Adds Three Titles to Library Catalog Music Series
Asthmatic Kitty Records is expanding its peculiar Library Catalog Music Series, with instrumental albums meant to soundtrack sleeplessness, memory and carpooling coming later this year.... read more
Second Season of Elvis Costello's TV Show to Premiere in December
The second season of Elvis Costello critically acclaimed seven-part TV series, Spectacle: Elvis Costello with…, premieres on the Sundance Channel on Dec. 9.... read more
Zac Brown Band to Host Georgia Theatre Benefit Show
Zac Brown Band is looking to restore the glory of its onetime musical stomping grounds by hosting a benefit concert on Oct. 30 for Athens, Ga.’s recently decommissioned Georgia Theatre. They will be accompanied by Little Big Town, Joey + Rory, Shawn Mullins, Aslyn and Oliver Wood.... read more
New Paste TV Show Debuts Tonight!
Pardon the exclamation in the headline, but we’re just a wee bit excited about the debut of the Paste magazine TV show, “Pop Goes the Culture”, which airs tonight at 8pm on the brand new Halogen network.... read more
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