EMI Becomes First Record Label to Provide Hulu-Exclusive Videos
EMI has struck a deal with Hulu to become its first record-label partner, and is set to distribute music videos and concert footage exclusively through the video-sharing site.... read more
Without Venue, Jelly Pool Parties Could Dry Up
Brooklyn’s 5-year-strong Jelly Pool Parties have been providing free, awesome music to thousands each summer, with acts like Grizzly Bear, Girl Talk and Simian Mobile Disco playing no-cost shows. The concert series was originally held at the McCarren Park Pool, but then moved to the East River State Park in the summer of 2009 to accommodate bigger bands and bigger crowds. But according to the New York State Parks Department and the Open Space Alliance, the park may not be available for Jelly 2010.... read more
NBC Launches United Plates of America, Hands Out Restaurant Chain
NBC is calling on Top Chef production company Magical Elves to start up yet another cooking competition series, this one not so run-of-the-mill, boasting the same bullet-sweating competitions as well as a pungent flavor of capitalism. The winner of this contest will be awarded not one eatery of his or her own variety, but an entire restaurant chain.... read more
Colum McCann, Dave Eggers Win Big at 60th Annual National Book Awards
Last night, at a black-tie ceremony at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City, the National Book Awards winners were announced for seven different literary categories. Satirist Andy Borowitz, who runs fake news website The Borowitz Report, emceed the event.... read more
Bonnaroo 2010 Dates Announced, Holiday Payment Plan Offered
Even though this darn global warming business makes even mid-November feel like summertime, truth is it’s been almost six months since this year’s Bonnaroo took over Tennessee. Which, of course, means it’s prime time to look ahead to Bonnaroo 2010, which will go down June 10-13 next year. But before the music-festival season hits, the winter festival season will; this year, the good folks at Bonnaroo have wrapped both into a neat little package—starting Nov. 27, the fest is offering discount holiday-rate tickets online.... read more
Billboard Changes Up Charts to Reflect Catalog Titles, Folk Music
Recent changes to Billboard charts will soon give both Michael Jackson and Ani DiFranco some overdue recognition.... read more
Bob Saget to Host A&E Reality Series
Television network A&E announced that it is giving Bob Saget his own reality series, tentatively titled Bob Saget’s Strange Days.... read more
ABC's V on Hiatus Until 2010
ABC’s rebooted and dolled-up sci-fi drama V debuted to an impressive audience of 14.3 million viewers on Nov. 3, and despite the criticisms about mediocre writing and humdrum story lines, it still kept 10.7 million viewers for its second week—not half bad for a show still in its infancy. Still, these numbers aren’t enough to make the network rethink the series’ preemptive hiatus, one that’s been planned from the beginning. After next week’s fourth episode, V‘s alien visitors won’t be returning to primetime until March 2010.... read more
MySpace Looking to Purchase imeem
Rupert Murdoch’s bleeding social networking site, MySpace, is making some drastic moves to eek a profit out of a Facebook/Twitter-dominated industry, one of them a possible pay model to earn back some of the $20 million the site spends on streaming royalties every month. Next could be the acquisition of free-streaming music site imeem.... read more
Watch the Trailer for Jeff Bridges Flick, Crazy Heart
Fox Searchlight has released the trailer for Crazy Heart, the film that critics says will help Jeff Bridges win his overdue Oscar.... read more
Will Desperados be the Female Hangover?
With the roaring box-office success of this summer’s The Hangover, not to mention its planned sequel, you can all but rest assured that studios are being flooded with pitches that begin something like, “It’s just like The Hangover, except…,” even as we type this.... read more
Sam Fogarino Talks New Interpol Album, Courtney Love
"[Our Love to Admire] was not our most cohesive moment," he says... read more
The Who to Play Super Bowl, Says Another Anonymous Source
Another person unwilling to reveal their name has told another publication that The Who will indeed perform at Super Bowl XLIV, adding to the anticipation of the NFL’s (and the band’s) apparently-pending official announcement.... read more
The Velvet Underground Reunites for New York Public Library Chat
It’s been a long time since proto-punk legends The Velvet Underground started stretching the confines of rock ‘n’ roll in the late ‘60s, and while the band itself doesn’t have plans to reunite for a performance any time soon, they are doing the next best thing. Former frontman Lou Reed, bassist Doug Yule and drummer Maureen Tucker will make an appearance at the New York Public Library on Dec. 8 to chat with rock journalist David Fricke about the band’s legacy and impact on rock music’s evolution.... read more
Noah Baumbach's New Movie Coming in March
Focus Features has set a March 12 debut for Noah Baumbach’s latest, Greenberg, an earlier-than-expected release for a filmmaker whose work is typically rolled out in the fall as awards bait.... read more
The Rapture Working With Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix Producer on New Album
Following up his work on Phoenix’s Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix, French producer Philippe Zdar will lend his creative hand to The Rapture’s forthcoming full-length album.... read more
Joss Whedon Animates Season Eight of Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Joss Whedon’s recent projects have had mixed results. Last year’s stellar Dr. Horrible won an Emmy, but news arrived last week that Whedon’s cult favorite, the beleaguered Dollhouse, will be cancelled, airing its final episodes this January. (For a tongue-in-cheek suggestion as to why Fox cancelled the series, check out this video from College Humor.)... read more
Can MySpace Survive Without Free Music Streaming?
Just a few years ago, when Napster wasn’t such a distant memory and free-streaming sites like Lala, Imeem and Hype Machine were in their infancy, one site ruled as the best avenue for free samples of new bands: MySpace. Sure, the site carried a certain affiliation with young people who take oddly angled pictures of themselves, but the it also held, and still holds, a huge cache of band pages ripe with free-streaming tunes.... read more
Yo La Tengo Sets Tour Dates Sans Service Charges
Surcharges are the bane of any concert experience, tricking show-goers to pay just a little more than expected for their musical experience. Yo La Tengo is doing their part to sidestep some of these pesky add-ons while supporting their latest Popular Songs. Which is to say: the band’s upcoming January shows in middle-America will be delightfully easy on the wallet, each just $20 or less.... read more
Frightened Rabbit Comes Out of Hibernation for New Album
It’s cold out. Cold and dry, in a way that causes your lips to crack. Even your thickest scarf won’t keep the air from stinging your neck. But you’re inside, under a blanket, a cup of hot tea on your lap; you’re watching wood disappear in the fireplace. You’re comfortable, safe. That’s the mood of Frightened Rabbit’s music. And in 2010, just after the thaw of winter, we’ll get to hear some more of it; the perpetually-sweater-clad band will release it’s third album, The Winter of Mixed Drinks, in March.... read more
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