Archive for May 24th, 2012
‘American Idol’ Runner-Up Jessica Sanchez: ‘I Have No Real Regrets’
May 24th, 2012
Jessica Sanchez finished in second place on season 11 of American Idol and she's okay with that A day after losing out to fellow hopeful Phillips Phillips the 16-year old powerhouse singer from Chula Vista California talked to reporters on a conference call about her experience on the show and...
‘American Idol’ Phillip Phillips: My First Single Is ‘A Little Too Pop’
May 24th, 2012
Last night Phillip Phillips took home the title of this year's American Idol winner The Georgia native won voters over with his singer-songwriter style and knack for tailoring a randomly assigned song to his own aesthetic And he managed to win despite suffering through a severe kidney illness that required...
Kanye West Debuts Short Film ‘Cruel Summer’ at Cannes
May 24th, 2012
Kanye West premiered his much-discussed short film/art installation Cruel Summer at the Cannes Film Festival last night Starring Kid Cudi as a car thief who falls in love with a blind Arabian princess the clip is the project he was reportedly working on in the Middle East in February The...
Fun. Promise ‘Over the Top’ Set at Bonnaroo
May 24th, 2012
Fun guitarist Jack Antonoff has unusually high expectations for his band's set at next month's Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival "All I can think is that it's going to be our best show of the year and probably one of our best shows of all time and probably something we're...
My Morning Jacket’s Jim James Plots ‘Mellow, Different’ Solo LP
May 24th, 2012
My Morning Jacket's sixth album Circuital has been out for a year but the tour behind the disc is still going strong In two weeks they head to Europe to hit up a bunch of festivals and in mid-July they'll launch an American tour of outdoor venues with more fest stops...
The Afghan Whigs Launch Reunion Tour in New York
May 24th, 2012
Plenty of songs have been written about failed relationships but no one can plunge into the depths like Greg Dulli who led soulful Ohio rock outfit the Afghan Whigs in the Nineties taking us on dark trips into his troubled psyche with each passing record Dulli wrote songs about the...
Bruce Springsteen’s Lyrics Do the Talking in ‘Rocky Ground’
May 24th, 2012
The video for "Rocky Ground" – the track David Fricke aptly called a "sufferer's hymn" in his Rolling Stone review of Bruce Springsteen's latest record Wrecking Ball – has a simple enough concept shots of the song's lyrics being written out by hand super-imposed over haunting images of deserted cityscapes...
Bobby Womack Declared Cancer-Free
May 24th, 2012
Soul legend Bobby Womack announced this morning on Facebook that he has successfully undergone surgery for suspected colon cancer "A tumor was removed last night which turned out to be cancer free" reads the message to his fans Womack's doctors believed that he was suffering from colon cancer after the singer...
Eminem: I’m Starting to Work on New Solo Record
May 24th, 2012
Eminem revealed that he has started work on his next solo record during an interview with Hot 97's Peter Rosenberg this morning "I'm kinda getting into my next record a little bit" the Detroit rapper said The album will be his first solo record since 2010's Recovery and the new record will...
Elton John Hospitalized for Respiratory Infection
May 24th, 2012
Elton John has been hospitalized for a serious respiratory infection TMZ reports The singer checked into Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles early yesterday and underwent a series of tests Doctors ordered John not to perform for a solid week insisting that he needs complete rest and antibiotic treatment to prevent...