Frances Bean Cobain Claims Courtney Love Killed Her Pets
February 2nd, 2012 No comments »
Courtney Love caused the deaths of two of her daughter's pets according to newly published details from Frances Bean's deposition in a restraining order she sought against her mother in 2009 According to the deposition a cat died after it became entangled in piles of fabric papers and trash and one...
Artist-Musician Mike Kelley Dead of Apparent Suicide
February 2nd, 2012 No comments »
Renowned contemporary artist Mike Kelley who had close and lifelong ties to the experimental rock world was found dead of apparent suicide on Tuesday at his home in South Pasadena California He was 57 Kelley grew up in Detroit and attended the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor where he co-founded...
Leslie Carter Autopsy Inconclusive
February 2nd, 2012 No comments »
An initial autopsy report on the death of Leslie Carter the sister of singers Aaron Carter and former Backstreet Boy Nick Carter was inconclusive the Chautauqua County Coroner's Office announced today The 25-year-old mother and occasional singer was found dead yesterday in her home in upstate New York where she...
‘American Idol’ Recap: Portland Comes Alive
February 2nd, 2012 No comments »
Welcome back the eleventh season of American Idol and the eleventy billionth round of auditions I am slightly (completely) irrationally excited that Idol is visiting my hometown of Portland Oregon I am even more excited that Seacrest has bothered to learn how to properly pronounce the state (It's "Or-y-gun" if...
Exclusive Album Premiere: Ben Kweller’s ‘Go Fly a Kite’
February 2nd, 2012 No comments »
Click to listen to Ben Kweller's album 'Go Fly a Kite' Ben Kweller has launched his own record label The Noise Company The 30-year-old singer-songwriter will release his fifth studio album on Noise Co February 7th Go Fly a Kite is heartwarming and deeply personal and is exclusively available to stream...
Hundreds Gather for the Funeral of Etta James
January 28th, 2012 No comments »
Hundreds of mourners gathered to pay their last respects to Etta James as the R&B legend was buried today in Los Angeles The service was held at Greater Bethany Community Church City of Refuge in Gardena A widely-attended public viewing took place on Friday at the Inglewood Cemetery Mortuary where fans...
Skrillex Takes Control In L.A.
January 28th, 2012 No comments »
Late in his two-hour set at LA's Avalon Friday night Skrillex (real name Sonny Moore) held up a lighter and encouraged the crowd to do the same – not with their cell phones or an app of a lighter but with actual lighters just like rock bands used to do back in the...
Newt Gingrich Ordered to Stop Using ‘How You Like Me Now?’
January 28th, 2012 No comments »
Newt Gingrich has been ordered to stop using the song "How You Like Me Now?" on the campaign trail The GOP presidential hopeful was served a cease and desist notice from Third Side Music the Montreal-based publishing company that owns the rights to the song Gingrich used the swaggering 2009 hit...
Listen To A (Probably) New Thirty-Seven Minute Neil Young and Crazy Horse Jam
January 28th, 2012 No comments »
Neil Young and Crazy Horse fans prepare to have your minds blown This morning a new video appeared on Young's website of a thirty-seven minute Neil Young and Crazy Horse jam session Unfortunately the video merely shows tape rolling back in a studio from many different angles – but many Neil-ologists on...
LCD Soundsystem Film ‘Shut Up and Play the Hits’ Premieres at Sundance
January 27th, 2012 No comments »
Before making James Murphy the centerpiece of their latest film directors Dylan Southern and Will Lovelace had never met the LCD Soundsystem frontman The filmmakers were fans of the band but it was the timing and casual nature by which Murphy brought LCD to a close that captivated their attention...