Howard Stern to produce new Rock 'n' Roll High School
Just in time for the end of summer vacation, Howard Stern is getting ready to go back to school. Rock ‘n’ Roll High School, to be exact. Stern is set to produce a remake of the 1979 film, along with Larry Levinson. ... read more
David Byrne reveals dates for "Songs of Byrne and Eno" tour
After much speculation and anticipation, details on David Byrne's long-awaited "Songs of Byrne and Eno" tour (which is sadly still Brian Eno-less), have at last begun to emerge, and it's a doozy. The tour will see the erstwhile Talking Heads frontman performing an assortment of jams from the duo's archive, as well as promoting their upcoming LP, Everything that Happens Will Happen Today.... read more
Big & Rich member unveils John McCain anthem
It looks like the return volleys to Will.i.am are finally arriving. Rockers and rappers have rallied behind the presumptive Democratic nominee, but musicians coming out for his Republican opponent John McCain have been fewer and farther between. There's Burt Bacharach and Ted Nugent, but others have been mostly silent concerning the Arizona Senator's candidacy. Still, as indie rock is to the Democrats, country music is to the Republicans, so it's hardly surprising that John Rich, most famously of pop-country duo Big & Rich, has penned his own anthem in support of McCain.... read more
Counting Crows announce winter U.K. tour
The Counting Crows latest, Saturday Nights and Sunday Mornings, is supposed to represent the dichotomy that exists within the band's music and, in turn, the band itself. As lead singer Adam Duritz explained, "Saturday night is when you sin and Sunday is when you regret. Sinning is often done very loudly, angrily, bitterly, violently." Therefore, Saturday nights bring the rock, and Sunday the morose melodies. ... read more
The Office takes over the world
Beloved television comedy series The Office migrated to the U.S in early 2005, and has already been adapted to French (Le Bureau) and German (Stromberg) from the original British version on the BBC. Now, The Office has made its way to South America for a BBC-licensed Chilean remake, La Ofis.... read more
Aimee Mann lines up fall tour dates
We know; it's a win-win-win. For one, Miss Aimee Mann is taking her summer tour all the way into mid-September... read more
Iggy Pop and the Stooges' gear stolen
There's a troubling trend in the world of music lately, and it has nothing to do with tone matching. No, it seems that the new way to thank a band for coming to your city and performing is jacking their equipment. The list is longer and more diverse than you might think; The Decemberists, Dinosaur Jr and countless others have been hit recently by snatch-and-grabs. The latest victim of this spree are punk achitects Iggy Pop and the Stooges, whose gear was stolen yesterday morning after a show in Montreal.... read more
Jay Reatard, many more play Goner Fest in Memphis
As readers might have noticed, we at Paste sort of have a crush on local music shops. They energize a local arts community in a way that even one thousand Best Buys and Wal-Marts could never match. One fine such example is Goner Records out in Memphis, Tenn., which is putting on its fifth annual music festival extravaganza this fall.... read more
Morgan Freeman injured in car accident
Sunday evening reports came from CNN that actor Morgan Freeman was seriously injured in a car accident over the weekend. According to the report, the Oscar-winning actor was driving down a highway south of Memphis with Demaris Meyer when their car veered off the highway and flipped several times. Freeman had to be extracted from the wreckage using the jaws of life.... read more
Black Lips announce fall U.S. tour dates
Seeing a Black Lips gig can sometimes feel more like a Vegas variety show than a garage rock concert... read more
M83 set to tour U.S. in November
If you're going to make dreamy, shoegaze-y pop, you might as well do it on the beaches of Antibes. M83's Anthony Gonzalez will bid the Riviera adieu in November, embarking on a U.S. tour starting at the Black Cat in D.C. ... read more
Black Crowes peg Gretchen Wilson with copyright violation
Ladies and gentlemen, the latest round of Celebrity Copyright Infringement Litigation is under way. In this corner, The Black Crowes, defending their 1991 hit “Jealous Again.” And in this corner, country songstress Gretchen Wilson, defending her song “Work Hard, Play Harder.” ... read more
Doom 4 promises beautifully-rendered descent into hell
If you grew up in the mid-'90s, odds are you had some kind of exposure to the seminal computer game Doom. Maybe you were one of the kids who spent countless afternoons roaming the demon-infested hallways of the UAC laboratories, shooting up hellspawn and absorbing improbable amounts of return fire (possibly while listening to metal.) Or perhaps you were turned off by the game's hyper-violent ethos, which ruffled the feathers of more than one member of the U.S. legislature.... read more
Todd Snider bumps Peace Queer, offers download
Todd Snider's birthday is Oct. 11, and he wants to give us a present.A free download of his latest, Peace Queer, will be availible from Oct. 11-31 on his website. The eight-track EP will be available in stores on October 14, pushed back from that Aug. 19 release date we told you about a bit ago. ... read more
Watch the trailer for Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist
We are witnessing the resurgence of an archetype, and Michael Cera is quickly moving to corner the market. Having successfully transplanted his endearingly geeky George Michael Bluth schtick from Arrested Development to Superbad and Juno, he'll be keeping his feet planted on the romantic-comedy side of the line of scrimmage for the upcoming Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist, a music-themed love story set in New York City, due out Oct 3.... read more
Eagles of Death Metal order up new album shaken, stirred
The Eagles of Death Metal will release their latest album this fall, and the band members have vowed to deliver a batch of “neck-lickin, boot-scootin, soul-scratchin, ass-shakin party tunes” that will rock our world.... read more
Q-Tip's first album in over eight years almost ready
Two thousand eight is proving to be the year that keeps on giving for A Tribe Called Quest fans. Not only did Q-Tip ask his old buddies Phife, Ali and Jarobi if they could kick it again (Answer: Yes, they can.) for this year's Rock The Bells, Q also told Billboard he is no longer GNR'ing his long-awaited follow-up to 1999's Amplified. ... read more
Iron & Wine announces more tour dates
Sam Beam & Co. are already hitting the European festival circuit hard, and they'll return Stateside to play a slew of dates... read more
What wholesome sitcom should get its own tell-all book?
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Campaign underway to save Mister Rogers
In response to a recent decision by PBS to cut Mister Rogers' Neighborhood from its weekday syndication, one of Rogers' biggest fans has started a campaign to save the show. ... read more
