Filmmakers David Fincher (Gone Girl, The Social Network) and Tim Miller (Deadpool) unveiled a frenzied new trailer for their forthcoming animated anthology series, Love, Death and Robots, which will premiere March 15th on Netflix. The series will comprise 18 animated shorts – each about 15 minutes long – aimed at …
Read More »Hear Gerard Way's Faithful Rendition of Turtles' 'Happy Together'
Gerard Way has debuted another new single: a cover of the Turtles’ “Happy Together.” The song will be featured in the Netflix adaptation of his comic series The Umbrella Academy. With assistance from former My Chemical Romance bandmate Ray Toro, Way remains faithful to the classic 1967 song. There’s a …
Read More »How a Startup Accelerator Is Trying to Find the Next Spotify
An app allowing users to create videos with the face of any person in the world, an immersive entertainment platform that lets fans interact with things they watch and an augmented-reality live music company are among the nine new startups that Techstars Music believes can shape the future of music. …
Read More »Watch Meek Mill Deliver 'Championships' Songs in 'SNL' Debut
Since his release from prison in April, Meek Mill has been reintroducing himself to the public eye. On this week’s James McAvoy-hosted episode, he made his Saturday Night Live debut with a medley of songs from his 2018 albumChampionships. The Philadelphia rapper kicked off his appearance with a mesmerizing performance …
Read More »Jeff Bridges to Abide Over Golden Globes With Cecil B. DeMille Award
Jeff Bridges, beloved star ofThe Big Lebowski, will be honored with the Cecil B. deMille Award at the 76th annual Golden Globes on January 6. The actor, who has been nominated for a Globe five times, follows in the footsteps of George Clooney, Meryl Streep and Oprah Winfrey, who was …
Read More »Darlene Love: My 5 Favorite Christmas Songs
On a punishingly hot day in August of 1963, Darlene Love walked into L.A.’s Gold Star Studios with producer Phil Spector to lay down the vocals for a new song he’d just written with Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich called “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home).” It had the ill-fortune of …
Read More »The Muckers' Long Road to Freedom
It’s a humid evening in late May when singer-guitarist Emir Mohsseni takes the stage at New York’s Mercury Lounge. He and his Brooklyn-based group, the Muckers, are opening for Mexico City’s Rey Pila, and as the Thursday night crowd shuffles in, several seem impressed by the danceable psych-rock coming from …
Read More »'Stairway to Heaven' Recording Console Heads to Auction
The recording console used during the making of Led Zeppelin‘s IV – including “Stairway to Heaven” – and Bob Marley and the Wailers’ Catch a Fire will hit the auction block in December. The HeliosCentric console is actually an “amalgamation” of two separate Helios consoles – Island Records’ Basing Street …
Read More »Watch Bono, Pharrell Cover Bee Gees' 'Stayin' Alive' on 'Kimmel'
Bono and Pharrell put a lounge singer’s spin on the Bee Gees’ “Stayin’ Alive” during Jimmy Kimmel Live‘s annual (RED) episode, which promotes the U2 singer’s organization raising money for HIV/AIDS programs in sub-Saharan Africa. The duo were accompanied by a lone pianist, whose instrument was fittingly topped with two …
Read More »Amazon's Long Game Is Clearer Than Ever
TheWashington Postseemed happyabout Amazon’s decision to divide its new headquarters between New York and Crystal City, Virginia, outside of D.C., noting the amazing benefits both communities will receive by the arrival of the web-retail behemoth. The company expects to create 25,000 jobs in Northern Virginia by 2030, and generate $3.2 …
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