Archive for November 19th, 2009
“Anvil!,” “It Might Get Loud” Left Off Oscar Documentary Short List
November 19th, 2009
Photo: Kravitz/FilmMagic There’s the old adage, “If it’s too loud, you’re too old.” Looks like the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is older than we thought: two of the year’s best and most rocking documentaries, It Might Get Loud and Anvil! The Story of Anvil were both left off the 15-film short list for the Best Documentary Academy Award nominations, /Film reports. Both movies earned three-and-a-half star reviews from Rolling Stone.
Anvil! told the ...
Stone Temple Pilots Postpone Tour Dates to Finish New Album
November 19th, 2009
Photo: Flanigan/FilmMagicStone Temple Pilots will spend the rest of 2009 in the studio. Scott Weiland and Co. have postponed the remaining U.S. dates on their tour to get to work on “their highly anticipated record, which will be coming out in the early spring of next year,” the reunited band announced on their official Website. As Rolling Stone previously reported, the group has written roughly 18 songs for the album, which will be produced by ...
News Ticker: DJ AM, John Mayer, Imeem, Lil Wayne
November 19th, 2009
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From now until December 14th, you can bid on more than 800 pairs of sneakers from DJ AM’s collection on eBay. Proceeds from the auction will benefit the DJ AM Memorial Fund, which strives to help people struggling with addiction, the L.A. Times reports.
John Mayer’s Battle Studies is expected to top next week’s Billboard 200 with sales between 275,000 and 300,000, Billboard reports.
MySpace has reportedly reached a deal to purchase ad-supported music site Imeem ...