Archive for December 8th, 2009
Kid Cudi Parties With Drake in “Pursuit of Happiness” Video
December 8th, 2009
The new video for Kid Cudi’s “Pursuit of Happiness,” the rapper’s Man on the Moon: The End of Day collaboration with rockers MGMT and Ratatat, leaked today — and was swiftly pulled off video sites (RS will post a copy when it becomes available again). All that big talent, but the biggest name involved in the clip is actually actor Josh Hartnett, who produced. Brody Baker, whose video for Animal Collective’s “My Girls” caught Cudi’s ...
30 Seconds To Mars Sing About Survival on “This Is War”
December 8th, 2009
At some point today, Jared Leto will walk into a record store to carry on a band tradition: picking up a copy of 30 Seconds to Mars‘ latest disc, long-awaited third studio LP This Is War. When the band’s last album A Beautiful Lie dropped, he snatched up 10 copies on release day, but he plans to buy many more copies of War, an ambitious collection of experimental rock shaped by the band’s tumultuous last ...
Weezer’s Cuomo Improving In Hospital Following Tour Bus Crash
December 8th, 2009
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Weezer’s Rivers Cuomo remains hospitalized following Sunday morning’s tour bus crash in upstate New York, but his condition is improving, according to longtime band associate Karl Koch. “Rivers has had a much better day than yesterday,” Koch reports on Weezer’s official Website. “He went from being barely able to talk and open his eyes yesterday to partially sitting up, talking clearly, reading books and checking the Internet, plus his color and energy seemed much ...
Lenny Kravitz Says He Won’t Replace Steven Tyler in Aerosmith
December 8th, 2009
Photo: Legato/FilmMagicCross Lenny Kravitz off the list of potential singers to fill in for Steven Tyler as he takes his two-year hiatus from Aerosmith: The singer — who recently rocked with Aretha Franklin and celebrated the 20th anniversary of Let Love Rule — took to his Twitter yesterday to address rumors that he might be joining Joe Perry and gang, saying his friendship with Tyler prevents him from accepting the role if it was offered. ...
News Ticker: Alicia Keys, Fela Kuti, Blink-182, “Larger Than Life,” R.E.M.
December 8th, 2009
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Alicia Keys will unveil a full stream of her new LP The Element of Freedom on her Facebook page thanks to a partnership between her label, RCA, and social media firm Involver.
Fela, a biopic about African music great Fela Kuti, has found its director in Steve McQueen, who helmed Hunger, Variety reports. The film is not related to the recent Broadway musical Fela!.
An unauthorized film about Blink-182 called Blink ...