Rosebuds to release Life Like in October
Perusing the interwebs via a Google search for Life Like, we came across some goofy things. Most notably, this "life-like foam cooler" and allegedly life-like robot, which just rekindled our childhood fear of spilling water on our stuffed animals post-Gremlins.... read more
Juliana Hatfield talks memoir, (maybe) final album
With years of simplistic and sincere songcraft, raw vocals and '90s malaise under her belt, Juliana Hatfield still has a lot to say... read more
Which country is exporting the best music these days?
Vote in PasteMagazine.com's latest poll... ... read more
This Week on PasteMagazine.com: 7/21-7/25/08
Someone just started blasting the DuckTales theme song (and Tiny Toons and Animaniacs and Jem...apparently the weekend has officially begun) here in the office, so it must be time for This Week on PasteMagazine.com. ... read more
Robocop to be reinvented by Darren Aronofsky
For the past several weeks, it's been floating around that Darren Aronofsky would be taking over Robocop and restarting the franchise. Frankly, we were too skeptical about the whole thing to report on it, since the whole thing sounded more like rumor than fact. But as strange as it sounds, it is indeed true. With David Self (Road to Perdition) writing the screenplay, the new Robocop movie is being fast-tracked for release in 2010.... read more
U.K. talking about taxing music downloaders
It's nice that every once in a while download news comes from a pragmatic, rather than disciplinary, realm. In the last few years, the tide of of industry crackdown on media piracy has only risen—the closing of peer-to-peer program Napster, the onset of RIAA lawsuits and the seizure of bit-torrents site OiNK but a few of the symptoms. ... read more
Sacha Baron Cohen to produce (and star in?) Accidentes
In an accident? Injured and unable to work? In need of an ambulance-chasing comedic lawyer to help defend your rights? Sacha Baron Cohen may fill that role in a new movie, Accidentes, he's signed on to produce for Fox Atomic. ... read more
Sunset Rubdown tours this fall
Spencer Krug keeps a busy schedule these days. As we promised he would, one of Wolf Parade's frontmen has been tearing through the summer evenings in support of his band's buzz-worthy second album, At Mount Zoomer, and is set to wind down in early August. But don't expect him to take a break. Soon after, he'll return to the road with one of his other creative outlets, the playfully-named and Paste-approved, Sunset Rubdown. The band will embark on a brief tour this fall.... read more
P. T. Anderson to direct Rudolph, Armisen on stage
After Largo at the Coronet sent out this cryptic e-mail newsletter to its subscribers, we started wondering just what director Paul Thomas Anderson is up to:... read more
Dan Le Sac Vs Scroobius Pip tours, preps U.S. release
U.K. hip-hop duo Dan Le Sac and Scroobius Pip have plenty of advice to dish out, whether it's a reminder to take your music idols a little less seriously or an excoriation of modern-day faith. On their debut LP Angles, they bring their uniquely British swagger to bear against love, drugs, lust, politics, religion, suicide and everything in between. Buoyed by dazzling sets at SXSW and Coachella, the act bearing the moniker "Dan Le Sac VS Scroobius Pip" is poised to spill over into the U.S. Angles will finally be seeing the light of day in the Colonies on Sept.... read more
Pretenders to release new album one MP3 at a time
The Pretenders will release a new album, Break Up the Concrete, on Sept. 23. Instant gratification, though, starts now in the form of MP3 downloads of every track on the album before the actual release. The trick is that only one track is available each week leading up to the album’s release date. So really, it's more like a drawn out progression of instant gratification over nearly three months. You'll live, though.... read more
Dustin Diamond to pen Saved By the Bell tell-all
Oh no he didn't. It was recently announced that Dustin Diamond, perhaps better known as his alter-ego Samuel "Screech" Powers, will pen a Saved By the Bell tell-all, entitled Behind the Bell, and ghostwritten by Alan Goldsher. ... read more
PDX Pop Now! kicks off in Portland today
As MTV proudly pointed out last week, Portland, Oregon has rain, serial killers, and, oh yes, bands! In celebration of this city’s thriving music scene, the fifth annual PDX Pop Now! festival gets underway today at Rotture. ... read more
Boondock Saints sequel getting closer to fruition
Boondock Saints has contributed quite a bit to our cultural landscape. The image of Willem Dafoe as an opera-loving cross-dresser... read more
Apples in Stereo and Elijah Wood auction off guitar
Look at Elijah Wood, beaming like a 3rd grader during show-and-tell. Wood and his Elephant 6 buddies, Apples in Stereo, are auctioning that very guitar to benefit the folks over at Housing Works, Inc. to fight AIDS and homelessness. Brooklyn folk artist and longtime Apples friend/collaborator Steve Keene (who has also worked with Pavement) painted the guitar, which you can currently bid on here. At the time of this posting, you have precisely 12 days, three hours and 37 minutes to get your bid in. ... read more
Rachael Yamagata to release two-part album in October
October 7 will see the release of Rachael Yamagata's new album, a two-parter adroitly called Rachael Yamagata: A Record In Two Parts...Elephants and Teeth Sinking Into Heart. ... read more
The Dark Knight video game is on the way
[Above: a screenshot from the Batman Begins video game]We hope it's not spoiling anything if we admit to squirming in our seats a bit while watching The Dark Knight last week. Perhaps you, too, felt there were a few decisions you might have changed, a few lives you might have tried to save. Or maybe you just want to try your hand with the new gadgets Christian Bale wielded in IMDb's new #1 movie. ... read more
Strokes bassist Nikolai Fraiture embarks on solo project
At first glance, Nickel Eye, the nom de plume of a certain rock bassist's solo project, is slightly troubling. Its use of monetary/body part phrasing may cause the interested party to form a correlation with a much, ahem, different, band that employs a very similar formula with its moniker. ... read more
At the Movies to continue without Ebert or Roeper
The television show formerly known as Ebert & Roeper will soon cease to exist, following the announcement that the second half of that title is moving on.Roger Ebert has been away from the series for a while, causing the temporary title At the Movies With Richard Roeper, but now Cinematical reports Roeper has chosen not to renew his contract with Disney, effectively terminating the show's 33-year run (which included the original Siskel and Ebert) on television.... read more
New Weezer/Rivers Cuomo material coming in November?
While putting the finishing touches on The Red Album and kicking off a tour to support it, Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo has been working on a side project of his own. Using YouTube to send videos to his fans, the singer has let folks submit every part of a new song from its chords to lyrics. The whole thing has been getting closer to completion after four months of work and, honestly, starting to turn out a really catchy power-pop song. When he wants to, that Cuomo knows his stuff. ... read more
