Brooklyn Park to be Renamed in Honor of Beastie Boy Founder Adam Yauch
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New Orleans Jazz Festival 2013: The Threadheads
Most crowd-funding efforts are reactive. Artists propose a project—either through their own webpage or through a company such as Kickstarter or PledgeMusic—and audiences either respond or don’t. But the Threadheads have taken an unusual, proactive approach: The fans are the ones who take the initiative and the artists either respond or don’t. These fans of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival have created their own record company to enable their favorite Louisiana artists to make new albums. The Threadheads have also created their own live-music party between the festival’s two weekends and have booked all the bands themselves every... read more
Download Fred Armisen's Free EP as Ian Rubbish
The fictional punk artist hates everything and everyone—except for the late Margaret Thatcher. read more
25 Great Extended Shots in Film History
From Hitchcock and Welles to Tarantino and Cuarón, here are some of the greatest examples of the long take in film history. read more
The 50 Best Romantic Comedies of All Time
Date night doesn't need to mean a formulaic chick-flick that's going to have one-half of the couple squirming and checking baseball updates on his phone. read more
OppiKoppi Music Festival Drones to Deliver Beer To Attendees
It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a remote-controlled plane that brings you booze. read more
Austin Psych Fest 2013: Day Three Recap
It’s late Sunday afternoon, a ranch outside Austin, Texas. Last night’s rain has left behind a clear blue sky dolloped with white clouds. The temperature’s pushing 90 degrees, hot enough to half-bake the muddy parking lot into a goopy clay. Squint-inducing sun rays slant down over the awning of an erected stage. There is a man up there, and he is asking for more reverb in the monitors. (Always, more reverb in the monitors.) The man may or may not be wearing green underwear, no shirt, a cape emblazoned with a fleur-de-lis, and what looks like Roman Legion headgear. The... read more
Photos: Cowboy Junkies - Seattle, Wash.
On April 27, Cowboy Junkies played to a sold-out crowd at the Neptune Theatre in Seattle, Wash. Check out photos from the concert by Kirk Stauffer in the gallery below.... read more
New Orleans Jazz Festival 2013: Day Three Recap
There is no better example of the continuity of New Orleans’ musical traditions than the back-to-back sets by the Midnite Disturbers and the Treme Brass Band on Sunday afternoon at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. read more
Photos: New Orleans Jazz Fest 2013 - Weekend One
Check out Photographer Mark C. Austin's photos from the fest's first weekend of 2013, and stay tuned for more coverage as the legendary event continues. read more
Steven Spielberg's Obama
After winning his record-breaking third Best Actor Oscar for Lincoln, one wonders what role renowned method actor Daniel Day-Lewis could possibly step into next. For Lincoln director Steven Spielberg, the answer was simple: sitting President Barack Obama. read more
New Orleans Jazz Festival 2013: Day Two - Andrew Bird
The short, slender Chicago musician wearing a dark blue blazer and slightly tousled hair began the show with a long, unaccompanied violin solo that hinted at the Cajun fiddlers who’d been on the stage earlier in the day but also to classical and jazz violinists. read more
Austin Psych Fest 2013: Day Two Recap
But one of the coolest things about Psych Fest, this year and in years past, has been the Reverberation Appreciation Society’s erstwhile and largely successful attempts to bring legendary psych bands to the festival. read more
Paste's Most-Played Songs in iTunes
To celebrate iTunes' 10th birthday, we asked Paste staff, writers and interns for the one song with the most plays in their iTunes libraries. read more
An Incredible, Fan-Made Man of Steel Title Sequence
Now, Will & Tale, a creative production company based in Los Angeles, has released a fan-made version for the Zack Snyder-directed film. read more
Austin Psych Fest 2013: Day One Recap
It is a beautiful place. read more
New Orleans Jazz Festival 2013: Day One Recap
The Soul Rebels leapt long and landed on their feet. read more
Watch a Wayne's World Reunion Panel
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences hosted a special screening this week of the classic 1992 comedy Wayne's World which was followed by a discussion panel with its cast and creators. read more
Eight Vegan Artists Share Their Tasty Recipes
For those looking to steer clear of meat, dairy and other animal products, here are eight tasty options. read more
15 Most Inspiring Cannes Film Festival Posters
Check out our 15 favorite official posters from the Cannes Film Festival. read more
