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How DJ Hero is Changing Music Forever
Video may have killed the radio star back in those dark and desperate times known as the '80s, but... read more
Found in: Games, FeaturesPut Down the Plastic Guitar: Daft Punk Joins Cast of DJ Hero
You can already be a rock star guitarist, singer, bassist and drummer through video games like Rock Band and Guitar Hero, so it was only a matter of time before gamers took to the turntables.DJ Hero, a new game from Activision due Oct. 27, will allow players to spin records in the same manner that Guitar Hero allows players to shred—which is to say, without any musical skill whatsoever. But it'll be totally fun at parties!... read more
Found in: Music, NewsSummer's Out for School: Paste's Back-to-College Playlist
Teachers may remember to assign summer reading and specify what materials to bring to their classes, but they easily forget which types of experiences matter to most college students: the daydreaming (during class), the sleeping (through class) and ultimately, the drinking (while not in class).... read more
Found in: Blogs, PlaylistBest Imitation of Themselves: Jay-Z, Wilco and Daft Punk Share Similar Interests
On Ben Folds Five's self-titled debut album, Folds let us know, while fronting a band and album sporting his name, that he does the best imitation of himself... read more
Found in: Music, FeaturesDaft Punk to compose Tron 2's score
Not much has changed since the debut of the Tron 2 trailer at last year's San Diego Comic-Con: The Dude will still be reprising his role from the first, and the flick is still pegged for a 2011 release. But now we can add one more item to that list. In what is sure to be Daft Punk's greatest contribution to animated film since Interstella 5555 (pictured above), the French electronic wizards have just been given the go-ahead to write and produce Tron 2's music score.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsThe Rapture plans DJ mix with Ghostface, Daft Punk, more
We may never actually be lifted bodily off the earth in the eschatological apocalypse, but while we're waiting we can at least jam to Tapes, an awesome new DJ mix that the dance rockers of The Rapture will release in a few weeks.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsDaft Punk working on new album
Everyone’s favorite robotic French dance duo is finally back in the recording studio. That’s right, Daft Punk, who has not released an album since 2005’s Human After All, is currently holed up in a Parisian studio according to longtime manager Busy P.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsDaft Punk brings euphoria with live album, chat
It often becomes difficult to talk to someone who's seen a Daft Punk show about the experience. Thirty or so seconds into the conversation, their eyes go wide as they recount the light show, the throb of the bass and the pyramid... oh Lord, the pyramid! And then they're lost to the world, trapped in the memories of electro-house rapture. Thank goodness the cybernetic gentlemen behind Daft Punk are putting out a live album. Finally, we'll have an objective, high-quality recording of the events that surround a Daft Punk gig. The physical copy of Daft Punk Alive 2007 arrives Dec.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsDaft Punk & Leiji Matsumoto - Interstella 5555
Parisian house duo Daft Punk might be strange, and constantly wearing electronic facial billboards is probably giving them tumors. But their most recent album, Discovery, is ebullient and affirming. The songs also serve as the nonstop aural backdrop to a sci-fi animated movie composed of 14 contiguous videos—Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem, a trippy collaboration between the faceless Frenchmen and one of the greats of Japanese animation, Leiji Matsumoto. The film opens with the abduction of a musical group from its home world by a Svengali producer who imports musicians from other planets, brainwashing and ruthlessly... read more
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