Jarvis Cocker Doesn't Plan On Writing Any New Pulp Material
Sorry Pulp fans—although you got some fantastic reunion shows, it looks like there won’t be any new material coming from the band anytime soon.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsJarvis Cocker Slams The John Lennon Letters in Guardian Review
Pulp frontman Jarvis Cocker took the liberty of reviewing The John Lennon Letters for The Guardian, and what resulted was a thoughtful exploration of the depressing state of future generations.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsPulp's Jarvis Cocker Named Editor of Publishing Company
A report by The Guardian announced yesterday that Jarvis Cocker, the lead vocalist of British rock band Pulp, has accepted a "broad commissioning role" as the editor-at-large for U.K.-based publishing company Faber & Faber. read more
Found in: Books, NewsPulp to Reunite in 2011
It will mark the first time since 1996 that the original lineup has played together... read more
Found in: Music, NewsJarvis Cocker: National Trust: The Album
Ducks are still running the world The good news: There’s a mysterious new Jarvis Cocker record! The bad news: It’s a wee 25 minutes long! The news we can’t classify: It’s 25 minutes of nature noises, recorded exclusively in the British countryside! The Deliberate SEO-Increasing News: We believe we’ve discovered the precise mathematical opposite of that whole Sleigh Bells thing.... read more
Found in: Music, ReviewsJarvis Cocker's New Album for The National Trust is a "Holiday For Your Ears"
Former Pulp frontman Jarvis Cocker has created what he told The Guardian is the “ultimate chill-out album,” and there isn’t a human voice to be found. Or an instrument, for that matter. The record compiles field recordings from 13 different National Trust locations in its 30 minute span. The album, which features sounds like ducks splashing in water, creaking floorboards, singing birds and a ticking clock, is available as a free download on The National Trust website.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsRicky Gervais, Daniel Day-Lewis, more auction underwear
Just admit it. We all get a little curious about the details of our favorite celebrities' personal lives at one time or another. Well, thanks to a charity organized by Guardian writer Simon Hattenstone, you can get just about as close to those (hopefully clean) details as humanly possible.... read more
Found in: Culture, NewsJarvis Cocker diagnosed with Further Complications
With Pulp receding in the rearview mirror, frontman Jarvis Cocker has lately been flexing his musical chops for his well-received solo career. The sequel to his 2006 self-titled solo debut has just been: Further Complications. "Complications" is apparently a diagnosis of our zeitgeist; Cocker has dished on the meanings behind the names of several of the possible tracks. "Slush" ("I guess slush will be the ultimate outcome of global warming."), "Caucasian Blues" ("An attempt to understand the pain of a man whose Honda Goldwing has run out of petrol") and "I Never Said I Was Deep" ("The phrase that I... read more
Found in: Music, NewsJarvis Cocker to compose for Wes Anderson's Fox
It's been 30 years since Jarvis Cocker formed Britpop should-have-been-a-sensation Pulp, seven since the band broke up, three since he appeared in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire as the lead singer of wizard band, The Weird Sisters, two since he entered his solo career phase with Jarvis. The man is unquenchable.... read more
Found in: Books, NewsPitchfork Fest '08 Day Two: Evolution of Hip
(Getting sick, sick, sick with Chk, Chk, Chk)As the natural progression of emergently original things go, Pfork’s festival speaks no more to one niche market, which is something best analogized by !!!’s Nic Offer late afternoon Saturday, before thrusting his pelvis to a series of genre-blurring grunts:We’re the lowest rated band on Pitchfork, with the highest set time. It goes to show you the kids know something the critics don’t.... read more
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