Dark Night of the Soul Online Store Opens Its Doors for Limited-Edition Book
Sure, the music recorded for the Dark Night of the Soul project may not be available for sale, but the Danger Mouse/Sparklehorse/David Lynch/Everyone Else in the World collaboration is still a hot commodity. Banking on the limited-edition book for its sales instead of the legally troubled music, the store is now open for business.... read more
Found in: Books, NewsLegal Dispute Results in Music-less Danger Mouse Project
It would have been a perfect summer birthday gift for any modern music lover: a long-awaited and mysterious project headed by Danger Mouse, Sparklehorse and David Lynch with musical collaborations with The Flaming Lips, Iggy Pop, The Shins' James Mercer, The Strokes' Julian Casablancas and others, sold in a three-part package online for a cool $50. But buyer beware: The official site now warns that the project will include a blank CD-R.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsDavid Lynch, Iggy Pop, Danger Mouse, Flaming Lips, many more collaborate on mysterious Dark Night of the Soul
Sparklehorse has been ostensibly collaborating with Danger Mouse on an album for nearly three years now, though we've had no insight into what bizarre fruits might result from such a union. Until now. Via promo posters and mailings at this year's SXSW, we've caught the first glimpse of a project with more featured talent than a Lil Wayne mixtape: Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse Present: Dark Night of the Soul.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsBeck reveals the details of his Modern Guilt
It’s official: Beck’s forthcoming record will be titled Modern Guilt, and will drop on July 8 in North America.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsDanger Mouse to produce Beck's next LP, forego sleep in 2008
As Paste previously reported, producer extraordinaire Danger Mouse has his sights on producing almost every awesome musical artist out there. To cement his stance, it has just been announced that he will produce experimental rocker Beck’s new album, due out at the end of this year. In the spirit of this new collaboration, here are a few artists suggestions that the man hasn’t (yet) worked with: 1. Bob Dylan – The greatest songwriter of all time with the man who is gunning for the title of the greatest producer ever. Smells like genius cooked in a hot wok with a... read more
Found in: Music, NewsDanger Mouse to work with (almost) everyone in 2008
Danger Mouse has seemingly made it his goal to embarrass every other producer in 2008 based on work ethic alone. NME reports that he is soon to be collaborating with the legendary Van Dyke Parks and Martina Topely-Bird, in addition to starting on a new Gnarls Barkley album (look for more on this in Paste's April issue). This comes after wrapping up The Shortwave Set’s album, Replica Sun Machine, and The Black Keys’ Attack & Release. It was while working on Replica Sun Machine that Danger decided to record an album with Parks, who was adding his touch to the... read more
Found in: Music, NewsTwo Heads are Better Than One
Danger Mouse is explaining his singular creative process in a soft baritone over lunch... read more
Found in: Music, FeaturesDanger Mouse, Black Keys, Ike Turner to Collaborate?
Idolator.com has reported the circulation of a rumor that Danger Mouse, one-half of the team behind the Gnarls Barkley phenomenon, is allegedly concocting a collaboration between blues-y indie rockers the Black Keys and R&B legend Ike Turner. Idolator is the music-centric side project of Manhattan gossip blog Gawker.com. While the site’s editors say they’ve received no confirmation of the rumor from Danger Mouse or the Black Keys’ publicists, that’s not stopping them from asking the all-important question of “what, exactly, a Mouse/Keys/Turner project would be called.” Check out Idolator's original blurb here.... read more
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