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Despite Two New Tracks, Janet Jackson “Not Working on an Album”
March 25th, 2010
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Janet Jackson may have two songs in rotation — “Nothing” and her Pitbull team-up “Heartbeat Love” — but fans anxious to hear her follow-up to 2008’s Discipline have a long wait ahead of them: Jackson tells Rolling Stone she’s not currently working on an album.
Check out photos from Janet Jackson’s Rock Witchu Tour.
“There was a time where I was actually in the studio and I was recording, but I’m not working on an ...
LCD Soundsystem’s James Murphy on Scoring His First Soundtrack for “Greenberg”
March 19th, 2010
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In Noah Baumbach’s new film Greenberg, Ben Stiller plays a curmudgeon who’s more likely to push people away than attract them. And that’s precisely why LCD Soundsystem’s James Murphy, who wrote the soundtrack, likes the character so much. “I’m Greenberg-esque,” Murphy says proudly.
In fact, Murphy’s music was a chief inspiration for the movie: Baumbach was obsessed with LCD Soundsystem’s sarcastic ballad “New York, I Love You But You’re Bringing Me Down” while ...
James Murphy Opens Up About “Crazy” May LCD Soundsystem LP
March 3rd, 2010
Photo: Wargo/WireImageWhat’s the new LCD Soundsystem record like? “Boring!” raves James Murphy. Having just shipped off a last-minute addition for Shellac’s Bob Weston to master, Murphy is completely exhausted by the as-of-yet-untitled May album — which he also describes as “weird” and “crazy” — and he feels like he’s heard it one time too many.
“You ever listen to a song 40 times?” he asks. “That’s why I don’t write the lyrics until as close to ...
Mary J. Blige on the Power of “Precious” and Her Nina Simone Biopic
February 23rd, 2010
Mary J. Blige is certain that in two weeks, Mo’Nique will take home the Oscar for Best Actress in a Supporting Role — and it’s not just because her song “I Can See in Color” swells up after a certain powerful monologue towards the end of Precious: Based on the Novel “Push” By Sapphire.
“Mo’Nique is crying her eyes out,” Blige says, “and Precious starts to see her mom for who she really is.”
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Alice Cooper on Loving Lady Gaga and His Broadway “Nightmare”
February 19th, 2010
Secret girl-pop fan alert: Alice Cooper is down with Ke$ha, Lady Gaga, Pink and Katy Perry. “I think sometimes rock bands forget to have fun,” he said at a pre-launch party in New York Thursday night for free music site Guvera. “They get so involved in everything else, and I think all the girls are stealing the show at this point! We need more guys to get back into the show biz part of it, ...
Wentz on Fall Out Boy’s Status: Twitter Needs “A Sarcastic Font”
February 17th, 2010
Photo: Wargo/WireImagePete Wentz has been making a lot of statements lately – on his blog, on Twitter and on his T-shirts for his Clandestine clothing line. So how can it be that there is still confusion regarding Fall Out Boy’s situation? Is the band broken up? On a break? What’s the deal?
The bassist tried to help clear things up backstage at Clandestine’s show presented by STYLE360 during New York’s Fashion Week on Tuesday night, when ...
Gwen Stefani: No Doubt Are “Having Fun,” Rocking ’80s Hits in the Studio
February 12th, 2010
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Gwen Stefani’s Fashion Week presentation Thursday at Milk Studios wasn’t just a preview of her military and punk-inspired fall line for L.A.M.B. — it was also a sneak peek of what’s brewing in the singer’s head for the next No Doubt album.
First was her choice of a DJ: Jeremy Healy from Haysi Fantayzee (of “Shiny, Shiny” fame), who had mash-up duties on her 2006 single “Wind It Up” (combining her song with “The Lonely ...