It’s late afternoon in the back of the Princess Theatre in downtown Decatur, Alabama. Sitting in front of a brightly-lit mirror in the green room of the historic venue, blues-rocker Samantha Fish is readying herself for the show alongside her musical-partner-in-crime of late, Jesse Dayton. The duo is in the midst of a whirlwind tour for their album Death Wish Blues.
“The blues speaks to people of all generations at different times in their life — it’s just kind of your soul,” Fish tells Rolling Stone backstage. “Watching a great [blues] band,...
“The blues speaks to people of all generations at different times in their life — it’s just kind of your soul,” Fish tells Rolling Stone backstage. “Watching a great [blues] band,...
- 9/17/2023
- by Garret K. Woodward
- Rollingstone.com
Kidoodle, the children’s streaming service that bills itself as a safe environment for young viewers as well as advertisers, has received an equity investment from Canada’s TriWest Capital Partners.
The deal values the 10-year-old digital media firm based in Calgary at 465 million and brings its fundraising total to date to 62 million. Kidoodle offers a bundle of subscription streaming channels that feature content hand-selected to be appropriate for impressionable young minds. It also has ad-supported tiers that promise to offer a carefully controlled environment for age-appropriate advertising.
Kidoodle, owned by A Parent Media Co., saw rapid growth during the pandemic and has been looking to capitalize on both ends of the streaming video growth curve: subscription and ad-supported. Kidoodle has ad-filtering technology that is also being licensed out to other users as concerns grow among mainstream digital publishers about thespread of objectionable content online.
As part of the investment,...
The deal values the 10-year-old digital media firm based in Calgary at 465 million and brings its fundraising total to date to 62 million. Kidoodle offers a bundle of subscription streaming channels that feature content hand-selected to be appropriate for impressionable young minds. It also has ad-supported tiers that promise to offer a carefully controlled environment for age-appropriate advertising.
Kidoodle, owned by A Parent Media Co., saw rapid growth during the pandemic and has been looking to capitalize on both ends of the streaming video growth curve: subscription and ad-supported. Kidoodle has ad-filtering technology that is also being licensed out to other users as concerns grow among mainstream digital publishers about thespread of objectionable content online.
As part of the investment,...
- 6/21/2022
- by William Earl
- Variety Film + TV
There’s nothing conceptually all that special about “The Dead Center,” but sometimes it’s all in the execution, and this creepily restrained horror thriller manages to never seem entirely predictable while nonetheless drawing on numerous prior genre influences, from the “[rec]” films to “The Exorcist III.” It’s an impressive leap forward for writer-director Billy Senese, whose 2014 feature debut “Closer to God” was more in the realm of a nice try. It opens on ten U.S. screens on Oct. 11, with release in disc formats Oct. 22.
A big, gory mess of what’s assumed to be a suicide victim is delivered to a morgue, tagged and bagged. But later he proves not-so-dead — waking with a start, he tears out of his body bag, then stumbles to another part of the public hospital, tucking himself into an available bed before passing out again. It is there that he is found by...
A big, gory mess of what’s assumed to be a suicide victim is delivered to a morgue, tagged and bagged. But later he proves not-so-dead — waking with a start, he tears out of his body bag, then stumbles to another part of the public hospital, tucking himself into an available bed before passing out again. It is there that he is found by...
- 10/11/2019
- by Dennis Harvey
- Variety Film + TV
The kinetic opening of Edgar Wright's Baby Driver, with The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion's "Bellbottoms" playing on its soundtrack, had to accomplish a lot: quickly introduce the characters; set up the geography of a bank heist and the car chase that follows; and tell the audience exactly what to expect — synchronicity of sound and picture, in service of a musical action film. That it did so successfully is reflected by its Oscar nominations for film editing, sound editing and sound mixing.
The sound design starts right at the beginning, at the sight of the Sony logo. "Its...
The sound design starts right at the beginning, at the sight of the Sony logo. "Its...
- 2/2/2018
- by Carolyn Giardina
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
When Edgar Wright wrote “Baby Driver,” his car chase musical action film, he scripted the film’s big action set pieces to a handful of songs, but he was also thinking about the film’s sound design. So much so that he had an iPad app made where actors and studio executives could listen to the songs mixed by DJ Osymyso with key sound effects (footsteps, wiper blades, gun shots) while reading the film’s screenplay.
“Edgar writes with the sound in mind, but with ‘Baby Driver’ it is one of the characters,” said Wright’s longtime sound designer Julian Slater, who has been nominated for Best Editing and Mixing for his work on “Baby Driver.” “Baby [Ansel Elgort] suffers from his hearing problem, which is why he listens to the music. He’s in every scene and the idea with the sound design was to emphasize what he was experiencing.
“Edgar writes with the sound in mind, but with ‘Baby Driver’ it is one of the characters,” said Wright’s longtime sound designer Julian Slater, who has been nominated for Best Editing and Mixing for his work on “Baby Driver.” “Baby [Ansel Elgort] suffers from his hearing problem, which is why he listens to the music. He’s in every scene and the idea with the sound design was to emphasize what he was experiencing.
- 1/31/2018
- by Chris O'Falt
- Indiewire
When troubled Joshua (Zachary Quinto) finally decides to see a therapist — played by Jenny Slate in the rare dramatic role — he’s compelled to do so by the appearance of his long-estranged brother Craig (Jon Hamm), a bonafide TV star who hasn’t shown his face in his hometown in nearly two decades. But is he really back? Or is he a product of Joshua’s deteriorating mental state?
In Brian Shoaf’s off-kilter Tribeca premiere “Aardvark,” Joshua’s tenuous relationship with Slate’s Emily — strictly patient-client, mind you — is put to the test when his apparent hallucinations prove to be just one part of his complicated relationship with Craig, who is very much back in town, even if Joshua struggles to come to terms with that. One person who doesn’t struggle with Craig’s return: Emily, who soon breaks her own professional constraints and obligations to take up with the handsome TV star.
In Brian Shoaf’s off-kilter Tribeca premiere “Aardvark,” Joshua’s tenuous relationship with Slate’s Emily — strictly patient-client, mind you — is put to the test when his apparent hallucinations prove to be just one part of his complicated relationship with Craig, who is very much back in town, even if Joshua struggles to come to terms with that. One person who doesn’t struggle with Craig’s return: Emily, who soon breaks her own professional constraints and obligations to take up with the handsome TV star.
- 1/31/2018
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Edgar Wright’s “Baby Driver” offers a sound design that orchestrates car chases, gun fights, police sirens, and ambient noises, choreographed to music. With the narrative conceit that getaway driver Baby (Ansel Elgort) listens to a loud musical playlist (including Beck, The Damned, and Queen) as a defense against tinnitus, we see three heists from his aural perspective.
This meant a learning curve for Wright’s go-to supervising sound editor/sound designer, Julian Slater. “I learned a new way of sound designing to the rhythm of the music, where each track is broken down to its tempo and plucked and pitched to a particular action,” he said. “But the music needed to sound great thematically.”
It started with the script, which came with a .pdf file of the musical tracks along with a rough sound mix. Tracking Baby’s life to the beats of the tunes that get him through...
This meant a learning curve for Wright’s go-to supervising sound editor/sound designer, Julian Slater. “I learned a new way of sound designing to the rhythm of the music, where each track is broken down to its tempo and plucked and pitched to a particular action,” he said. “But the music needed to sound great thematically.”
It started with the script, which came with a .pdf file of the musical tracks along with a rough sound mix. Tracking Baby’s life to the beats of the tunes that get him through...
- 11/10/2017
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
No one quite puts together a heist scene like Steven Soderbergh, but he has plenty of company. Soderbergh is back to his heist roots this week with the release of “Logan Lucky,” which injects some “Ocean’s Eleven” style into a homegrown robbery cooked up by the Logan brothers (Channing Tatum and Adam Driver), who set out to drain a local speedway during one of its biggest race days of the entire year. Aided by a predictably motley crew, including the wild-eyed Joe Bang (Daniel Craig) and their talented driver sister (Riley Keough), the Logans’ plan is ambitious and fun, but it also seems like the kind of thing that only Soderbergh could cook up (it involves digging, vacuuming, cake and prosthetic arms, of all things).
Read More:‘Logan Lucky’ Review: Steven Soderbergh Returns From Retirement with a Silly Heist Movie That Has Real Soul
It’s a terrific entry...
Read More:‘Logan Lucky’ Review: Steven Soderbergh Returns From Retirement with a Silly Heist Movie That Has Real Soul
It’s a terrific entry...
- 8/17/2017
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Buckle up, folks. The first six minutes of Edgar Wright’s summer action hit “Baby Driver” are now streaming online, and they’re an exhilarating rush of action filmmaking that most Hollywood movies can’t touch.
Read More: ‘Baby Driver’: How Edgar Wright Is Saving the Action Film
“Baby Driver” has been in theaters for just over two weeks now and it’s already grossed over $60 million and counting, an impressive total for a movie made for just $34 million. It’s also the highest grossing U.S. release of Wright’s career thus far, already doubling the gross of his last biggest movie “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World.” The movie stars Ansel Elgort as a getaway driver whose last job spirals out of control.
In the six-minute opening scene, embedded below, the titular Baby jams out to Jon Spencer Blues Explosion‘s “Bellbottoms” while evading the police and driving three bank-robbing criminals to safety.
Read More: ‘Baby Driver’: How Edgar Wright Is Saving the Action Film
“Baby Driver” has been in theaters for just over two weeks now and it’s already grossed over $60 million and counting, an impressive total for a movie made for just $34 million. It’s also the highest grossing U.S. release of Wright’s career thus far, already doubling the gross of his last biggest movie “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World.” The movie stars Ansel Elgort as a getaway driver whose last job spirals out of control.
In the six-minute opening scene, embedded below, the titular Baby jams out to Jon Spencer Blues Explosion‘s “Bellbottoms” while evading the police and driving three bank-robbing criminals to safety.
- 7/14/2017
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
One of the best films of the summer, Edgar Wright doesn’t waste a single moment getting you on board with “Baby Driver.” The gear-shifting action flick kicks off with a helluva statement of intent: a heist, followed by extended, beautifully executed car chase, all choreographed to the sounds of Jon Spencer Blues Explosion‘s “Bellbottoms.” If you’re not rolling with the film after those six minutes, you might as well leave the cinema then and there.
Continue reading The Incredible Opening Chase Sequence From ‘Baby Driver’ Races Online at The Playlist.
Continue reading The Incredible Opening Chase Sequence From ‘Baby Driver’ Races Online at The Playlist.
- 7/14/2017
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Mark Harrison Jul 3, 2017
Music is a vital part of Shaun Of The Dead, Hot Fuzz and The World's End. We take a look in more detail right here...
This feature contains major spoilers for Shaun Of The Dead, Hot Fuzz and The World's End.
Edgar Wright's films are often likened to musicals, with his precise use of editing and shot choices giving us some of the most stylish comedy films of the century. His latest, Baby Driver, isn't a comedy per se, but “a musical with car chases”, or “An American In Paris on wheels and crack smoke”, as an elated Guillermo del Toro described it on Twitter.
Centring around Ansel Elgort's Baby, a getaway driver who does his best work while listening to a personal soundtrack, it seems like the film Wright was born to make. He had the idea for the film after making his first feature,...
Music is a vital part of Shaun Of The Dead, Hot Fuzz and The World's End. We take a look in more detail right here...
This feature contains major spoilers for Shaun Of The Dead, Hot Fuzz and The World's End.
Edgar Wright's films are often likened to musicals, with his precise use of editing and shot choices giving us some of the most stylish comedy films of the century. His latest, Baby Driver, isn't a comedy per se, but “a musical with car chases”, or “An American In Paris on wheels and crack smoke”, as an elated Guillermo del Toro described it on Twitter.
Centring around Ansel Elgort's Baby, a getaway driver who does his best work while listening to a personal soundtrack, it seems like the film Wright was born to make. He had the idea for the film after making his first feature,...
- 6/29/2017
- Den of Geek
Edgar Wright was, by his own account, "21 years old, living in North London, broke and on the dole – that's British for 'welfare'" in 1995 when he was struck by what he can only compare to a near-religious vision. The filmmaker was in the process of editing his first movie, a low-budget Spaghetti western homage, but the future director of Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz had nothing lined up and no sense of what he really wanted to do with his life. And then he put on "Bellbottoms," the first...
- 6/28/2017
- Rollingstone.com
Now this is what I call a summer movie. Baby Driver has it all: thrills, laughs, sex, nonstop action, a killer soundtrack, a star-making performance from Ansel Elgort and a director – Edgar Wright – who can knock the wind out of you. When was the last time to got pumped by a car chase? This revved-up ride of a movie is loaded with them, and they're spectacular.
Ok, let's back up and get our bearings. Elgort, the teen dream of The Fault in Our Stars, plays Baby, an Atlanta getaway driver with chronic tinnitus.
Ok, let's back up and get our bearings. Elgort, the teen dream of The Fault in Our Stars, plays Baby, an Atlanta getaway driver with chronic tinnitus.
- 6/27/2017
- Rollingstone.com
From “Baby Driver” to “Shaun of the Dead,” “The World’s End” to “Scott Pilgrim vs. The World,” music has always played a huge role in Edgar Wright’s films — yes, yes, sure, you could even say it’s its own character — and his newest feature takes that idea to some wild new ends. In the Ansel Elgort-starring “Baby Driver,” the eponymous lead suffers from trauma-induced tinnitus, an affliction he keeps at bay by listening to a steady stream of music at all times.
He also just so happens to be a highly skilled getaway driver, and Wright inventively uses Baby’s personal playlist to frame up the film’s wide-ranging soundtrack, which includes Wright mainstays like Queen and Jon Spencer, alongside classics by Brenda Holloway and The Commodores. For a filmmaker like Wright who has always used music to both great effect and huge humor — from literal record-tossing...
He also just so happens to be a highly skilled getaway driver, and Wright inventively uses Baby’s personal playlist to frame up the film’s wide-ranging soundtrack, which includes Wright mainstays like Queen and Jon Spencer, alongside classics by Brenda Holloway and The Commodores. For a filmmaker like Wright who has always used music to both great effect and huge humor — from literal record-tossing...
- 6/27/2017
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Author: Jon Lyus
This sweltering evening in London town saw the return of one of the brightest stars in the cinematic sky. Director Edgar Wright brought his latest film to the capital and we were there to meet him and the cast on the red carpet of Baby Driver.
The new film from Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz man Edgar Wright stars Lily James, Kevin Spacey, Ansel Elgort, Jon Hamm, Jamie Foxx, Eliza Gonzalez, Cj Jones, Jon Bernthal, Lanny Joon, and Paul Williams which is a ridiculously good cast. They are elevated in the film by Baby’s Driver secret weapon – the soundtrack. You can see the full tracklist below, and will no doubt have enjoyed the kinetically pleasing trailers. Wright’s command of editing and his keen ear for cinematically apposite music is put to full use in the film, and you can read our 5 star review of the film right here.
HeyUGuys own Colin Hart and Scott Davis at the Baby Driver Premiere
Scott Davis and Colin Hart were on the carpet this evening, here’s how they got on.
Baby Driver is released in UK cinemas June 28.
Baby Driver European Premiere Interviews
Baby Driver Motion Picture Soundtrack Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – ‘Bellbottoms’ Bob & Earl – ‘Harlem Shuffle’ Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers – ‘Egyptian Reggae’ Googie Rene – ‘Smokey Joe’s La La’ The Beach Boys – ‘Let’s Go Away For Awhile’ Carla Thomas – ‘B-a-b-y’ Kashmere Stage Band – ‘Kashmere’ Dave Brubeck – ‘Unsquare Dance’ The Damned – ‘Neat Neat Neat’ The Commodores – ‘Easy (Single Version)’ T. Rex – ‘Debora’ Beck – ‘Debra’ Incredible Bongo Band – ‘Bongolia’ The Detroit Emeralds – ‘Baby Let Me Take You (in My Arms)’ Alexis Korner – ‘Early In The Morning’ David McCallum – ‘The Edge’ Martha and the Vandellas – ‘Nowhere To Run’ The Button Down Brass – ‘Tequila’ Sam & Dave – ‘When Something Is Wrong With My Baby’ Brenda Holloway – ‘Every Little Bit Hurts’ Blur – ‘Intermission’ Focus – ‘Hocus Pocus (Original Single Version)’ Golden Earring – ‘Radar Love (1973 Single Edit)’ Barry White – ‘Never, Never Gone Give Ya Up’ Young Mc – ‘Know How’ Queen – ‘Brighton Rock’ Sky Ferreira – ‘Easy’ Simon & Garfunkel – ‘Baby Driver’ Kid Koala – ‘Was He Slow (Credit Roll Version)’ Danger Mouse (featuring Run The Jewels and Big Boi) – ‘Chase Me’
Movie Synopsis
A talented, young getaway driver (Ansel Elgort) relies on the beat of his personal soundtrack to be the best in the game. When he meets the girl of his dreams (Lily James), Baby sees a chance to ditch his criminal life and make a clean getaway. But after being coerced into working for a crime boss (Kevin Spacey), he must face the music when a doomed heist threatens his life, love and freedom.
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This sweltering evening in London town saw the return of one of the brightest stars in the cinematic sky. Director Edgar Wright brought his latest film to the capital and we were there to meet him and the cast on the red carpet of Baby Driver.
The new film from Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz man Edgar Wright stars Lily James, Kevin Spacey, Ansel Elgort, Jon Hamm, Jamie Foxx, Eliza Gonzalez, Cj Jones, Jon Bernthal, Lanny Joon, and Paul Williams which is a ridiculously good cast. They are elevated in the film by Baby’s Driver secret weapon – the soundtrack. You can see the full tracklist below, and will no doubt have enjoyed the kinetically pleasing trailers. Wright’s command of editing and his keen ear for cinematically apposite music is put to full use in the film, and you can read our 5 star review of the film right here.
HeyUGuys own Colin Hart and Scott Davis at the Baby Driver Premiere
Scott Davis and Colin Hart were on the carpet this evening, here’s how they got on.
Baby Driver is released in UK cinemas June 28.
Baby Driver European Premiere Interviews
Baby Driver Motion Picture Soundtrack Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – ‘Bellbottoms’ Bob & Earl – ‘Harlem Shuffle’ Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers – ‘Egyptian Reggae’ Googie Rene – ‘Smokey Joe’s La La’ The Beach Boys – ‘Let’s Go Away For Awhile’ Carla Thomas – ‘B-a-b-y’ Kashmere Stage Band – ‘Kashmere’ Dave Brubeck – ‘Unsquare Dance’ The Damned – ‘Neat Neat Neat’ The Commodores – ‘Easy (Single Version)’ T. Rex – ‘Debora’ Beck – ‘Debra’ Incredible Bongo Band – ‘Bongolia’ The Detroit Emeralds – ‘Baby Let Me Take You (in My Arms)’ Alexis Korner – ‘Early In The Morning’ David McCallum – ‘The Edge’ Martha and the Vandellas – ‘Nowhere To Run’ The Button Down Brass – ‘Tequila’ Sam & Dave – ‘When Something Is Wrong With My Baby’ Brenda Holloway – ‘Every Little Bit Hurts’ Blur – ‘Intermission’ Focus – ‘Hocus Pocus (Original Single Version)’ Golden Earring – ‘Radar Love (1973 Single Edit)’ Barry White – ‘Never, Never Gone Give Ya Up’ Young Mc – ‘Know How’ Queen – ‘Brighton Rock’ Sky Ferreira – ‘Easy’ Simon & Garfunkel – ‘Baby Driver’ Kid Koala – ‘Was He Slow (Credit Roll Version)’ Danger Mouse (featuring Run The Jewels and Big Boi) – ‘Chase Me’
Movie Synopsis
A talented, young getaway driver (Ansel Elgort) relies on the beat of his personal soundtrack to be the best in the game. When he meets the girl of his dreams (Lily James), Baby sees a chance to ditch his criminal life and make a clean getaway. But after being coerced into working for a crime boss (Kevin Spacey), he must face the music when a doomed heist threatens his life, love and freedom.
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- 6/21/2017
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
The Guardians of the Galaxy films are famous for incorporating classic tracks into the films' scenes and narrative -- nothing beats watching Kurt Russell talk his way through 'Brandy (You're A Fine Girl)' by Looking Glass. James Gunn is not the only director who very carefully considers every track, writes to the music he has picked, and seamlessly weaves it into his films. Edgar Wright has been obsessed with his musical choices since his TV show Spaced, with the following soundtracks for Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, The World's End, and Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World all including some pretty deep cuts that make for fine listening, long after you've seen the film.
Baby Driver is Wright's next film, and the latest trailer not only included 'Tequila' by The Champs, but was also titled "Official TeKillYah Trailer" to put further emphasis on the music. The trailer also sports...
Baby Driver is Wright's next film, and the latest trailer not only included 'Tequila' by The Champs, but was also titled "Official TeKillYah Trailer" to put further emphasis on the music. The trailer also sports...
- 6/6/2017
- by Nick Doll
- LRMonline.com
The best cinematic action of 2017 in three parts from the movies of SXSW.
It was heavier than I had anticipated. At the age of 16, if my memory serves me correctly, it was the first time I’d ever held a real gun. In the midwest, surrounded by a family full of avid hunters, this was a right of passage. At some point an uncle or two would want to show you the awesome power of a real firearm, both as appreciation for the weapon’s power and as a lesson in the seriousness of its deadly potential. The weight of the revolver in my hand brought both of these concepts to life with immediacy. It’s hard to hold a real gun and not be in awe and at least a little terrified. It’s a feeling I’ll never shake, perhaps one of those moments in which a teenager’s journey toward adulthood was accelerated a...
It was heavier than I had anticipated. At the age of 16, if my memory serves me correctly, it was the first time I’d ever held a real gun. In the midwest, surrounded by a family full of avid hunters, this was a right of passage. At some point an uncle or two would want to show you the awesome power of a real firearm, both as appreciation for the weapon’s power and as a lesson in the seriousness of its deadly potential. The weight of the revolver in my hand brought both of these concepts to life with immediacy. It’s hard to hold a real gun and not be in awe and at least a little terrified. It’s a feeling I’ll never shake, perhaps one of those moments in which a teenager’s journey toward adulthood was accelerated a...
- 3/21/2017
- by Neil Miller
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
New York — New York's entertainment industry moved closer to full throttle Monday, as a new week and largely restored downtown power meant something of a return to normalcy for the city's upended cultural landscape.
While Broadway theaters and midtown TV studios were back in business within about two days of Superstorm Sandy, much of downtown New York – its off-Broadway theaters, independent movie theaters, Lower East Side concert halls and Chelsea galleries – only got power back late Saturday.
For the first time, the Office of Film Theatre and Broadcasting began issuing permits on a case-by-case basis for film shoots in exterior locations, meaning the city streets would again be providing background for the two dozen TV series shooting in New York and the dozen-plus movies in production. Permits for location shooting in the city's Zone A – including Staten Island and parts of Brooklyn – were still not being issued.
"We're getting back...
While Broadway theaters and midtown TV studios were back in business within about two days of Superstorm Sandy, much of downtown New York – its off-Broadway theaters, independent movie theaters, Lower East Side concert halls and Chelsea galleries – only got power back late Saturday.
For the first time, the Office of Film Theatre and Broadcasting began issuing permits on a case-by-case basis for film shoots in exterior locations, meaning the city streets would again be providing background for the two dozen TV series shooting in New York and the dozen-plus movies in production. Permits for location shooting in the city's Zone A – including Staten Island and parts of Brooklyn – were still not being issued.
"We're getting back...
- 11/5/2012
- by AP
- Huffington Post
It’s been nearly a decade since the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion released a studio album, but you can still hear the faint, mangled cry of “Blues Explosion!” anytime a pair of bellbottoms is procured or a Jehovah’s Witness comes knocking on the door on a Saturday. Now, the three-headed hydra of Spencer, Mr. Russell Simins, and Mr. Judah Bauer is ensuring that cry is heard loud and clear with a new album, Meat And Bone, scheduled for a Sept. 18 release. The disc is being described as “straight-up, Grade A Blues Explosion,” and is produced and mixed by ...
- 6/25/2012
- avclub.com
Since R.E.M. split, it sounds like guitarist Peter Buck has been spending time in the garage. The rocker is stepping out solo with a new album and now has "10 Million BC" to show for it. The boggy, Jon Spencer-styled track made its bow on Wfmu this week, with Buck's collaborator in The Baseball Project, Steve Wynn, introducing it. "10 Million BC" is from Buck's forthcoming, as-yet-untitled effort, with no word yet when to expect a whole package -- a package which may be released on vinyl-only. R.E.M. called it quits last September. And I've really enjoyed Michael Stipe's cameos on...
- 6/15/2012
- Hitfix
R.L. Burnside first recorded at age 40, remained obscure until 65, and was a legend at 75. Born on November 23, 1926 in Oxford, Mississippi, he spent most of his life in his rural native area, where he worked as a sharecropper as late as 1979, though he lived in Chicago and Memphis for short periods. His appearance in the Robert Mugge/Robert Palmer 1992 documentary movie and soundtrack album Deep Blues and his acclaimed 1994 Fat Possum album Too Bad Jim seemed to come out of nowhere to catch the attention of not only blues fans but also the underground rock crowd. But R.L. (pronounced "Rule" by his friends) had been on an Arhoolie compilation LP in 1967, and as his fame rose, several pre-Deep Blues albums reappeared with wider distribution.
Where did Burnside's striking style come from? The decline of the Mississippi sharecropping system and the region's subsequent economic slump led to many railroad lines being discontinued.
Where did Burnside's striking style come from? The decline of the Mississippi sharecropping system and the region's subsequent economic slump led to many railroad lines being discontinued.
- 11/22/2011
- by SteveHoltje
- www.culturecatch.com
Video Hits is gone.
Sure, it didn’t exactly push the envelope culturally; nor even open one to reveal a letter of authenticity to the millions of kids who’ve watched religiously as their favourite artists strut about. But what it did do was be a vehicle in which one could travel the musical airwaves on the idiot box in the comfort of pajamas prior to indulging the great Aussie weekend.
Plus, it was a part of ‘the circuit’; you know, a guaranteed bit of airtime for PR types with their travelling VIP from the entertainment industry.
Now where to go; The 7Pm Project, The Morning Show, Kerry-Anne, The Circle!?
Seriously?
What does this really mean? It means commercial TV programming doesn’t give a fuck about youth. Nor about the wonder of creative television programming that expanded the imaginations of youngsters. When I was a kid we dreamt of riding shotgun with Michael Knight,...
Sure, it didn’t exactly push the envelope culturally; nor even open one to reveal a letter of authenticity to the millions of kids who’ve watched religiously as their favourite artists strut about. But what it did do was be a vehicle in which one could travel the musical airwaves on the idiot box in the comfort of pajamas prior to indulging the great Aussie weekend.
Plus, it was a part of ‘the circuit’; you know, a guaranteed bit of airtime for PR types with their travelling VIP from the entertainment industry.
Now where to go; The 7Pm Project, The Morning Show, Kerry-Anne, The Circle!?
Seriously?
What does this really mean? It means commercial TV programming doesn’t give a fuck about youth. Nor about the wonder of creative television programming that expanded the imaginations of youngsters. When I was a kid we dreamt of riding shotgun with Michael Knight,...
- 8/9/2011
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
Last night, Tweeters worldwide started combining musical groups with uncomplimentary styles to form #awkwardsupergroups. What happens with jazz-rockers join forces with an electro-pop artist? Steely Dan Deacon, of course. Put a blues-rocker next to some post-rockers and get Jon Spencer Blues Explosions in the Sky. Swedish folk guitarist and a popular ’70s funk group? The Tallest Man On Earth, Wind and Fire. You get the idea....
- 2/21/2011
- Pastemagazine.com
While Jon Spencer Blues Explosion hasn’t released any new material in quite some, they have managed to keep themselves quite busy lately. The longtime blues-punk outfit recently made a big splash with their appearance in Volkswagen’s Super Bowl Xlv ad. In addition to covering Ram Jam’s “Black Betty,” the group has also made plans to take to the road late this spring. Check out the full list of dates below....
- 2/10/2011
- Pastemagazine.com
Stephen Fry surprised some Apple loyalists today by heaping praise on top of Microsoft's new Windows Phone 7 devices. He's been a vocal supporter of Apple products in the past, but he offered an explanation of his open-minded position on Twitter.
In other tweets, everyone seemed to have a picture with someone else to share in the last 24 hours. "Weird Al" Yankovic arm wrestled with Fred Willard; Selena Gomez hit up a Katy Perry show; Ludacris went cruising with Tyrese Gibson; and Hugh Hefner hosted "Social Network" producer Dana Brunetti at the Playboy Mansion for a screening. Links to the pics await you after the jump along with Edgar Wright remembering the late Solomon Burke.
I'm @brianwarmoth, and this is Twitter-Wood for October 11, 2010.
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@alyankovic Another Sunday night, another arm-wrestling match with @Fred_Willard... http://twitpic.com/2wmrix
-"Weird Al" Yankovic, Musican/Writer/Actor ("Uhf," "Weird: The Al Yankovic Story...
In other tweets, everyone seemed to have a picture with someone else to share in the last 24 hours. "Weird Al" Yankovic arm wrestled with Fred Willard; Selena Gomez hit up a Katy Perry show; Ludacris went cruising with Tyrese Gibson; and Hugh Hefner hosted "Social Network" producer Dana Brunetti at the Playboy Mansion for a screening. Links to the pics await you after the jump along with Edgar Wright remembering the late Solomon Burke.
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@alyankovic Another Sunday night, another arm-wrestling match with @Fred_Willard... http://twitpic.com/2wmrix
-"Weird Al" Yankovic, Musican/Writer/Actor ("Uhf," "Weird: The Al Yankovic Story...
- 10/11/2010
- by Brian Warmoth
- MTV Movies Blog
Since its inception, Wake-Up Video has tried hard to deliver interesting bits of music history and insightful looks at the worlds of sports, politics, war and science. But today is different, not because it's an insignificant day (today marks the anniversary of Sandy Koufax's perfect game, commemorates Congress officially re-naming this country "The United States of America" and, in the Jewish faith, kicks off the new year), but simply because I woke up with Alkaline Trio's "We've Had Enough" stuck in my head, and I figured this was the best outlet to deal with said song.
Alkaline Trio have been around in come capacity since 1996. They developed a devoted following on the back of a series of excellent EPs and a pair of savage full-lengths (1998's Goddamnit and 2000's Maybe I'll Catch Fire). They started picking up mainstream success with 2001's From Here to Infirmary, which contained the sorta-hit "Stupid Kid.
Alkaline Trio have been around in come capacity since 1996. They developed a devoted following on the back of a series of excellent EPs and a pair of savage full-lengths (1998's Goddamnit and 2000's Maybe I'll Catch Fire). They started picking up mainstream success with 2001's From Here to Infirmary, which contained the sorta-hit "Stupid Kid.
- 9/9/2010
- by Kyle Anderson
- MTV Newsroom
Should you buy new music from Blake Shelton, Mike Posner, Black Label Society, the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, and Lost in the Trees? Take a listen, and decide for yourself. What to Play, What to Skip I'm not gonna lie to you: it's slim pickings this week. Between Blake Shelton's cookie-cutter country and newcomer Mike Posner's tepid Justin Timberlake impersonation, it's enough to make you skip the whole week altogether. Black Label Society's metal machine is just more punishment, and the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion sounds fresh until you realize it's almost 20 years old. There's a big problem when a reissue is one of the few signs of musical life among the new releases. The label debut from classical-folkie deconstructionists Lost in the Trees is the only reason I'm showing up this week. Don't be afraid to say, "Play." Watch: Check out...
- 8/11/2010
- by Shawn Amos
- Huffington Post
A new international trailer for "Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World" has arrived online, and it's pretty safe to say that the trailer is so sweet that I needed a shot of insulin after watching it.
Originally posted on director Edgar Wright's blog, the new "Scott Pilgrim" trailer features more footage of Scott (Michael Cera), Ramona Flowers (Mary Elizabeth Winstead), and the rest of their gang, as well as all of the evil exes. there's an extra-awesome scene at the very end featuring an exchange between vegan rocker Todd Ingram (Brandon Routh) and Scott.
Wright has also provided a list of the tracks featured in the new trailer, including "Big Ideas" by LCD Soundsystem, "2 Kindsa Love" by Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, "It’s Getting Boring By The Sea" by Blood Red Shoes, and "Invaders Must Die" by The Prodigy.
"Scott Pilgrim vs. The World" hits theaters August 13.
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Originally posted on director Edgar Wright's blog, the new "Scott Pilgrim" trailer features more footage of Scott (Michael Cera), Ramona Flowers (Mary Elizabeth Winstead), and the rest of their gang, as well as all of the evil exes. there's an extra-awesome scene at the very end featuring an exchange between vegan rocker Todd Ingram (Brandon Routh) and Scott.
Wright has also provided a list of the tracks featured in the new trailer, including "Big Ideas" by LCD Soundsystem, "2 Kindsa Love" by Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, "It’s Getting Boring By The Sea" by Blood Red Shoes, and "Invaders Must Die" by The Prodigy.
"Scott Pilgrim vs. The World" hits theaters August 13.
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- 6/17/2010
- by Rick Marshall
- MTV Splash Page
Yes folks -- there's a new Scott Pilgrim vs. The World trailer out and it's better than the first. To fans, that's enough incentive to rush through the jump and see it, but for the rest, especially the ones who are still confused about this whole universe of Pilgrim, this is the one you should definitely see.
The first trailer explained the basic plot, but mainly focused on kick-ass fighting moves and glimpses for the fans of the Pilgrim. This one starts from the beginning and shows a lot more of the characters fans have been itching to see while also playing out the basic storyline -- who Scott is, how his rockin' ways attract Knives (who finally gets some solid screen time), but then everything is derailed when he meets the girl with the hair and has to defeat her evil exes. There's Jon Spencer Blues Explosion tuneage, and...
The first trailer explained the basic plot, but mainly focused on kick-ass fighting moves and glimpses for the fans of the Pilgrim. This one starts from the beginning and shows a lot more of the characters fans have been itching to see while also playing out the basic storyline -- who Scott is, how his rockin' ways attract Knives (who finally gets some solid screen time), but then everything is derailed when he meets the girl with the hair and has to defeat her evil exes. There's Jon Spencer Blues Explosion tuneage, and...
- 6/17/2010
- by Monika Bartyzel
- Cinematical
Punk rock royalty Jon Spencer and Cristina Martinez and Dutch electronic heroine Elisabeth Esselink, aka Solex, bring you the single "Galaxy Man" taken from the forthcoming album Amsterdam Throwdown, Kingstreet Showdown!. "Galaxy Man" is 2 minutes and 40 seconds of life-affirming therapy! A re-animation party with Link Wray’s corpse riding a fiery astroid and rippin' thru outer space! You know you want it! Feel free to download and share "Galaxy Man" today!
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- 4/14/2010
- by Dusty Wright
- www.culturecatch.com
Retro daredevils dust off rock ’n’ roll roots Souped-up rockabilly duo Heavy Trash deftly restores and reinvigorates the primitive era of rock and blues on its third LP, offering tinny, gritty and gnarled throwback production that pays tribute to the golden days of greasers. The band is revved by a mixture of Jon Spencer’s raw vocal ravings and Matt Verta-Ray’s fervid guitar peals. Frenzies like “Gee, I Really Love You” and “Bumble Bee” illustrate Spencer’s droll disposition and sound like a collaboration between Buddy Holly and Mick Jagger. Spencer channels more rhythm than melody in his deliveries, the pinnacle being...
- 12/4/2009
- Pastemagazine.com
It was billed as a 20th anniversary tribute to Gary Lucas's band Gods and Monsters. The lineup was impressive to say the least. In addition to Gary’s band, with Lucas on guitar and vocals, Ernie Brooks (ex-Modern Lovers) on bass, Billy Ficca (ex-Television) on drums, Jason Candler (Hungry March Band) on Sax and Joe Hendel (Latest Show on Earth) on keyboards and trombone (how I love to see a trombone in a "rock" band!), special guests Alan Vega (Suicide), Lenny Kaye (Patti Smith Band), Jon Spencer, Peter Stampfel (Holy Modal Rounders), and Gary’s collaborator in his Chase the Devil project, Dean Bowman. And of course, we can’t forget to mention Mike Edison (Sharkey's Machine), burning it up on theremin.
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- 6/13/2009
- by Ken Krimstein
- www.culturecatch.com
By Aaron Hillis
He's designed scarves for Marc Jacobs and the iconic cover of Air's "Moon Safari" album, directed music videos for Moby, Pulp and Blonde Redhead, helmed two features to date (the Sundance hit "Thumbsucker" and the SXSW doc "Does Your Soul Have a Cold?"), had graphic art exhibitions and commissioned ad campaigns all around the globe, and played with members of Cibo Matto and the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion in the short-lived '90s East Village supergroup Butter 08. If people still confuse prolific artist-filmmaker Mike Mills with the R.E.M. bassist of the same name, it's because it's easy to believe the same man could've done it all.
Mills features prominently in NYC gallery curator-turned-director Aaron Rose's "Beautiful Losers," an entertaining doc celebration of the D.I.Y. talent (Shepard Fairey, Harmony Korine, Ed Templeton, the late Margaret Kilgallen, et al.) who took part in Rose's titular museum exhibition.
He's designed scarves for Marc Jacobs and the iconic cover of Air's "Moon Safari" album, directed music videos for Moby, Pulp and Blonde Redhead, helmed two features to date (the Sundance hit "Thumbsucker" and the SXSW doc "Does Your Soul Have a Cold?"), had graphic art exhibitions and commissioned ad campaigns all around the globe, and played with members of Cibo Matto and the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion in the short-lived '90s East Village supergroup Butter 08. If people still confuse prolific artist-filmmaker Mike Mills with the R.E.M. bassist of the same name, it's because it's easy to believe the same man could've done it all.
Mills features prominently in NYC gallery curator-turned-director Aaron Rose's "Beautiful Losers," an entertaining doc celebration of the D.I.Y. talent (Shepard Fairey, Harmony Korine, Ed Templeton, the late Margaret Kilgallen, et al.) who took part in Rose's titular museum exhibition.
- 7/30/2008
- by Aaron Hillis
- ifc.com
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