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Johnny Depp, Russell Crowe, Keanu Reeves, Oh My! Ten Film Star Music Projects That are Way Worse Than Ryan Gosling's Dead Man's Bones
If you've been poking around lately on those music blogs they have on the interwebs, chances are you've heard a thing or two about the new ANTI- signing, Dead Man's Bones, which also happens to be the band of Half Nelson/The Notebook/bunch of other stuff movie star, Ryan Gosling. Now, the music of Dead Man's Bones doesn't move me in any particular way, good or bad; it's just kind of there. "Gothic folk," as they say, complete with a kinda-creepy children's choir. However, it does actually sound like music that would be released on ANTI-. Which is to say, depending... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayAlbum Stream: Listen to The Boxmasters holiday album Christmas Cheer
Christmas Cheer is certainly not your typical holiday album. Then again, the Boxmaster's front-man Billy Bob Thornton is not your typical anything. From the opening song "My Dreams of Christmas," which explores the well-worn themes of poverty and desperation but without a silver lining; to the song "Christmas in Prison" (the title explains it all) Christmas Cheer takes a somewhat darker, and certainly more redneck perspective on Christmas. While this may not be the album to share with grandma and the kids, it is a great way to detox from one-too-many cloying Christmas television specials, and sappy greeting cards. Click... read more
Found in: Featured AudioCountry Music Hall of Fame and Museum's All For The Hall - New York, NY - Nokia Theatre - 10/15/08
Photos taken at Nokia Theatre by Eric Ryan Anderson... read more
Found in: Blogs, 1000 Words, Local:NYCChristmas '08 Holiday Roundup
The frost isn’t exactly on the pumpkin. Here in central Ohio we’ve yet to have a frost. Still, the new Holiday (as in Christmas, not Halloween) albums are beginning to arrive, and I’ve heard a few I’ve actually enjoyed. Given the normal Christmas album fare, this is a remarkable statement. You might enjoy them, too.... read more
Found in: Blogs, Andy Whitman on MusicBilly Bob Thornton and the Boxmasters - Houston, TX - The Scout Bar - 7/22/08
Photos taken at The Scout Bar by Rob Inderrieden... read more
Found in: Blogs, 1000 WordsWatch the trailer for the Easton Ellis-adapted Informers
We know it's circular reasoning, but the upcoming adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis' The Informers feels, as they say, like a... read more
Found in: Books, NewsBilly Bob's Basement
Despite the critical acclaim Billy Bob Thornton’s music has received since his 2001 debut album Private Radio, most people inevitably assume that any musical project from an actor is a vanity effort... read more
Found in: Music, FeaturesEd Helms sells Manure, meets Dave, visits Museum
The Office has left network television lacking for the summer. But in the meantime, Ed Helms (he of anger managing Andy Bernard fame) will be taking more roles to the big screen. Helms will play Chet, a womanizing merchant, in Mark and Michael Polish’s Manure, an indie comedy about a group of manure salesmen set in the heart of 1960's America.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsBilly Bob Thornton to direct again
Cinema Blend reports that during “A Conversation with Billy Bob Thornton” at SXSW on Tuesday, amid the actor/director/singer/screenwriter’s prolix musings on the areas of his expertise (much of it transcribed here, absolutely worthy of 10 minutes of your time) was an announcement of what will be his first two directorial projects in nine years. The only specifics he gave as he sat before the crowd in a leather jacket and sunglasses (“…the…reason I’m keeping my sunglasses on, it’s not like I’m trying to show off my new sunglasses. OK, here’s the deal. I had a little too much fun out... read more
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