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Microsoft Bows Out as Sponsor for Family Guy Television Special

By Christina Lee on 2:00 PM on October 29, 2009

Microsoft is now the latest to call foul on Seth MacFarlane, as the company relinquished sole sponsorship of the upcoming Family Guy television special.... read more

Free U2 Concert Commemorates Fall of Berlin Wall

By Gage Henry on 1:30 PM on October 29, 2009

Just one of the big acts slated for the MTV Europe Music Awards on Nov. 5, U2 will play a free concert in front of Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate to commemorate the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989.... read more

Behold: Fantastic Mr. Fox Happy Meal Hits the U.K.

By Jeffrey Bloomer on 12:00 PM on October 29, 2009

Which is it: hipster event, public-health debacle, proof that British kids get way better toys than American kids do?... read more

Yeasayer, Tanlines, More Perform at "It Came from Brooklyn" Show Tomorrow

By Julia Askenase on 11:30 AM on October 29, 2009

As you may well know, the Guggenheim Museum in Manhattan has started putting on monthly concerts in celebration of its 50th anniversary to highlight the multi-discipline creativity bursting out of Brooklyn. This Friday evening will mark the third show in the aptly-titled "It Came from Brooklyn" series, this time hosted by up-and-coming comedian Max Silvestri with performances by Yeasayer and Tanlines and a reading by writer Rachel Sherman. And in the spirit of Halloweekend, the concert boasts a favorite childhood delight: that's right, 3-D glasses!... read more

Warpaint Signs to Rough Trade Records

By Christina Lee on 11:00 AM on October 29, 2009

When Paste caught Warpaint at this year’s CMJ, we were impressed by the band’s unique blend of psychedelia, jagged rhythms and gurgling vocals.... read more

NBC Renews Community, Parks and Recreation and Mercy

By Justin Jacobs on 10:00 AM on October 29, 2009

TV Nation is a vicious place; some shows get cut down before they really find their audience, some shows are extinguished before they even hit the screen. But some shows do make the cut. Among them this season are the new ensemble-comedy Community, hospital drama Mercy and Amy Poehler-vehicle Parks and Recreation; NBC ordered nine more episodes of each, Variety reports.... read more

Midlake Announces New Album, Tour

By Gage Henry on 7:30 AM on October 29, 2009

It's been a couple years since Midlake has been out on the road, and now we know why... read more

Steve Martin and His Banjo Join MerleFest Lineup

By Gage Henry on 4:00 PM on October 28, 2009

That wild and crazy guy Steve Martin is hopping aboard the MerleFest lineup. For those who are perhaps puzzled by the move, Martin knows his way around the banjo, to the point where he released his own record of handcrafted banjo tunes earlier this year.... read more

Top Chef: Just Desserts Now Casting

By Gage Henry on 3:30 PM on October 28, 2009

Bravo’s Top Chef will showcase a sweeter side to the franchise come 2010 with a spin off that will specifically put pastry chefs to the baking test.... read more

Lilith Fair Returns Next Year: 10 Must-Have Ladies for its Lineup

By Justin Jacobs on 2:30 PM on October 28, 2009

Lady folkstress Paula Cole used to ask, “Where have all the cowboys gone?” But in recent years, it’s been the cowgirls we’re wondering about. But wonder no longer: Lilith Fair has returned.... read more

The Dead Weather Unleash Live iTunes Release

By Christina Lee on 2:00 PM on October 28, 2009

Just yesterday, The Dead Weather released an iTunes-only audio/video collection called Live From Third Man West.... read more

Scarlett Johansson to Make Broadway Debut

By Christina Lee on 1:20 PM on October 28, 2009

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

By Austin L. Ray on 11:06 AM on October 28, 2009

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

By Jeffrey Bloomer on 10:45 AM on October 28, 2009

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

By Christina Lee on 7:15 AM on October 28, 2009

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

By Emily Riemer on 5:00 PM on October 27, 2009

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

By Gage Henry on 4:50 PM on October 27, 2009

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