Archive for September 21st, 2012
Eddie Vedder Rejects ‘Upsetting’ Romney Comments at Obama Fundraiser
September 21st, 2012
Eddie Vedder rejected Mitt Romney's recent characterization of 47 percent of Americans as people who see themselves as victims who don't pay income taxes "It's very upsetting to hear a presidential candidate be so easily dismissive of such a ginormous amount of the population" Vedder said yesterday at a fundraiser...
Premiere: Behind the Scenes of the ‘Looper’ Score
September 21st, 2012
While scoring the sci-fi action film Looper which stars Bruce Willis and Joseph Gordon-Levitt composer Nathan Johnson employed some unusual instrumentation One of his primary sound effects was an industrial fan which he recorded during a trip to New Orleans and he used several other instruments that he built himself...
Song Premiere: RJD2 and Blueprint Discover ‘The Good Life’
September 21st, 2012
Click to listen to RJD2's 'The Good Life' RJD2 is one of electronic music's most high-minded producers; he composed the theme to Mad Men after all On his new track "The Good Life" the DJ provides busy bongo beats and eerie string loops under veteran battle rapper Blueprint's hard-hitting verses RJD2's...
Women Who Rock: Grace Potter
September 21st, 2012
In this Women Who Rock clip rocker Grace Potter gushes about Beyoncé whose versatility and fearlessness she finds admirable "She's the whole package" says Potter who records and tours with her backing band the Nocturnals "She has a spirit to her that is completely fearless but also vulnerable and she embraces...
Premiere: Jeff Lynne Covers Soul Nugget ‘Mercy, Mercy’
September 21st, 2012
For the past decade not much has been heard musically from ELO mastermind (and solo artist/former Traveling Wilbury) Jeff Lynne For fans clamoring for some new Lynne recordings you are about to be treated to a pair of new releases from the bearded sunglass-sporting gentleman October 9th will see the...
The Doors Bound Through ‘Hello, I Love You’ in 1968 Performance
September 21st, 2012
Back on July 5th 1968 the Doors lit up the Hollywood Bowl with an epic post-Independence Day show which is the subject of the band's upcoming Live at the Bowl '68 a new concert video of the memorable gig Here the legendary quartet digs into "Hello I Love You" off their...
Premiere: James Franco’s Motown-Inspired ‘Love in the Old Days’
September 21st, 2012
"I'll tell you this it's always weird to talk about a new thing" James Franco says stopping a previous train of thought in its tracks "I know I do a lot of things I'm very aware of that I'm sure there are a lot of skeptical people hearing about me...