The Hold Steady Composes Song for Game of Thrones

In a strange turn of events, it now looks as though the third season of HBO’s Game of Thrones might have an increased amount of drunken rambling about religion, beat literature and Midwestern angst. According to Entertainment Weekly, the show’s producers have recruited Brooklyn rock group The Hold Steady to contribute to the film’s soundtrack. Similar to last year, when producers had The National record the George R.R. Martin-penned song “The Rains of Castemere,” The Hold Steady will helm the raucous tavern song “The Bear and the Maiden Fair,” whose lyrics appear in the book. “As with the National, we...  read more

Musician Fans of All 30 MLB Teams Talk Baseball

Paste rounded up at least one musician for every ballclub—from The Decemberists (Cubs) to Rush (Blue Jays), Randy Newman (Dodgers) to The Hold Steady (Twins) in search of what draws these musicians to devote themselves to America's past time.  read more

The 15 Best Music Performances on Late-Night TV in May

This has been Music-On-TV Appreciation Month at Paste. In addition to all the good prime-time music, there’s been a wealth of amazing musical guests on the late-night talk shows lately. A couple of weeks ago, I looked at the state of late-night music, and liked what I saw. Here’s a countdown of my 15 favorite late-night performances from May:...  read more