?uestlove, Rufus Wainwright and Others Appear in New Series, The Being Experience
In the new trailer for The Being Experience, Roots drummer ?uestlove looks slightly out of his element in the wilderness, and Rufus Wainwright looks even less excited to be there. read more
Found in: Movies, NewsPhotos: Rufus Wainwright - Paris, France
On Monday, Rufus Wainwright played a sold-out show in the beautiful Les Folies Bergère theater in Paris, and his beautiful voice filled the venue. Charming the audience between songs with better French than most North American acts, Wainwright didn’t have to try nearly as hard to win everyone over but he did and he succeeded. From his eccentric outfit by Jean-Paul Gaultier to the well-honed renditions of his songs, he was a spectacle in all of the best ways.... read more
Found in: Blogs, 1000 WordsThe 25 Best Music Videos of 2012
Here are the 25 music videos that brought humor, insight, opinions, and often just plain fun into the world of music this year. read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayThe 50 Best Songs of 2012
After tallying ballots of Paste staff and writers, which included nearly 300 different selections, we present our top 50 songs of the year. read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayRufus Wainwright to Marry Partner This Week
Rufus Wainwright and his longtime partner, Jorn Weisbrodt, are set to marry this week in Montauk, N.Y., the acclaimed musician told The Hollywood Reporter.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsThe Best Albums of 2012 (So Far)
Five different Paste editors have compiled their Top 10 Albums of 2012, released January through June. read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayRufus Does Gum: Watch Rufus Wainwright Cover Gum Jingles
Thanks to a Funny or Die skit, Rufus Wainwright has taken the next big step of his career: covering the chewing gum jingles of yesteryear. Throughout the sketch Wainwright performs what he calls “the greatest musical form of the twentieth century,” and “the music that has influenced me, shaped me more than any other.”... read more
Found in: Blogs, Awesome of the DayVideo Premiere: Rufus Wainwright - Behind the Scenes of "Jericho"
On his latest effort, Out of the Game, Rufus Wainwright makes biblical allusions with his song "Jericho"--alluding to the city which Joshua invaded in the Old Testament. In recording the song, Wainwright has expressed the accompaniment strings must be, "short and aggressive," because "that's the way I like it." read more
Found in: Featured VideosRufus Wainwright: Above the Game
It was while Rufus Wainwright was on the road after his mother’s first cancer diagnosis in 2006 that the ritual started. At tour stops, the songwriter lit candles at churches for his ailing mother, folk singer Kate McGarrigle. read more
Found in: Music, FeaturesRufus Wainwright: Out of the Game
Few people twist the opposing aesthetics of lush and stark with the dexterity of Rufus Wainwright, the chanteuse with the steady aim on broken hearts and sumptuous agony. On Out of the Game, Wainwright does not disappoint: whirling string sections and a chorus of women exhale grief behind the brash songwriter who knows no shade of blue that eludes him. Even opening with the incandescent “Out of the Game,” a song about not seceding, but getting specific, the pang of yearning is present and accounted for. The chorus collects momentum, swells and overflows with the blanket of soul queens for... read more
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