Ross Valory has dreamed of making a solo album ever since he started gigging around San Francisco in the late Sixties, but other projects kept getting in the way. He was in the process of amassing original songs in 1971 when the Steve Miller Band brought him into the fold to play bass on Rock Love. Later, he teamed up with ex-members of Santana to form the Golden Gate Rhythm Section. Within a few months, they changed their name to Journey.
Valory was a near-constant presence over the past 50 years of Journey,...
Valory was a near-constant presence over the past 50 years of Journey,...
- 3/14/2024
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
From the out-of-step psychedelic rock of 2010’s Congratulations and 2013’s Mgmt to their surprisingly somber return to form in 2018’s Little Dark Age, Mgmt has seemingly been on a career-long quest to confound critics and fans alike. On their fifth studio album, Loss of Life, the band discovers a delectable sweet spot between the psych-pop promise of their early work and their noble, albeit stubborn, determination to deliver something more sophisticated.
That’s not to say that Mgmt has outgrown their prankster ways. The album opens, perhaps counterintuitively, with “Loss of Life, Part 2,” which warps the music of the closing title song into a backing track for a reading of “I Am Taliesin. I Sing Perfect Metre,” a medieval poem celebrating the interconnectedness of all things. It’s a weird and trippy intro to Loss of Life that effectively speaks to the album’s sound and ethos.
Loss of Life...
That’s not to say that Mgmt has outgrown their prankster ways. The album opens, perhaps counterintuitively, with “Loss of Life, Part 2,” which warps the music of the closing title song into a backing track for a reading of “I Am Taliesin. I Sing Perfect Metre,” a medieval poem celebrating the interconnectedness of all things. It’s a weird and trippy intro to Loss of Life that effectively speaks to the album’s sound and ethos.
Loss of Life...
- 2/19/2024
- by Nick Seip
- Slant Magazine
Iconic bands Journey and Def Leppard are back together again for the summer.
Beginning in July, the two bands will hit the North American roads for a summer stadium tour. They’re scheduled to start in St. Louis on July 6 and end in Denver on September 8.
Joining them will be the Steve Miller Band, Cheap Trick and Heart.
The summer tour will be a reunion of sorts, as this will not be the first the two bands share the stage. In 2006 and 2018, Journey and Def Leppard toured in North America together.
“We are thrilled to be back on the road in 2024 with so many good friends as part of this tour,” Journey said on their website. “No matter which city you come to this will be an amazing night of music!”
Last year, Def Leppard co-headlined a concert tour with Motley Crue. Journey, on the other hand, will be celebrating...
Beginning in July, the two bands will hit the North American roads for a summer stadium tour. They’re scheduled to start in St. Louis on July 6 and end in Denver on September 8.
Joining them will be the Steve Miller Band, Cheap Trick and Heart.
The summer tour will be a reunion of sorts, as this will not be the first the two bands share the stage. In 2006 and 2018, Journey and Def Leppard toured in North America together.
“We are thrilled to be back on the road in 2024 with so many good friends as part of this tour,” Journey said on their website. “No matter which city you come to this will be an amazing night of music!”
Last year, Def Leppard co-headlined a concert tour with Motley Crue. Journey, on the other hand, will be celebrating...
- 2/2/2024
- by Rose Anne Cox-Peralta
- Uinterview
Don’t stop believin’ in the hysteria.
Megaplatinum rock stalwarts Def Leppard and Journey are gearing up to hit the road for a North American summer stadium tour starting July 6 in St. Louis. The 23-show jaunt runs through September 8 in Denver and will feature fellow Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Steve Miller and his band on the bulk of the dates, with Cheap Trick or Heart on the others.
The trek will hit Citi Field in metro New York on August 7 and SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles on August 25, both featuring Miller. See the full itinerary below.
The two headliners have toured together over the decades, but this is their first co-starring stadium affair. Def Leppard hit the huge U.S. and Canadian venues in 2022 for a Covid-delayed tour with Mötley Crüe in 2022.
San Francisco-based Journey has moved more than 49 million albums in the U.S. alone, paced by their 15 million-selling 1988 Greatest Hits.
Megaplatinum rock stalwarts Def Leppard and Journey are gearing up to hit the road for a North American summer stadium tour starting July 6 in St. Louis. The 23-show jaunt runs through September 8 in Denver and will feature fellow Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Steve Miller and his band on the bulk of the dates, with Cheap Trick or Heart on the others.
The trek will hit Citi Field in metro New York on August 7 and SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles on August 25, both featuring Miller. See the full itinerary below.
The two headliners have toured together over the decades, but this is their first co-starring stadium affair. Def Leppard hit the huge U.S. and Canadian venues in 2022 for a Covid-delayed tour with Mötley Crüe in 2022.
San Francisco-based Journey has moved more than 49 million albums in the U.S. alone, paced by their 15 million-selling 1988 Greatest Hits.
- 12/7/2023
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Def Leppard and Journey are teaming up for a co-headlining North American tour in Summer 2024. The outing will feature select support from fellow legendary rock acts Steve Miller Band, Heart, and Cheap Trick.
The 23-date tour kicks off July 6th in St. Louis, and runs through a September 8th show in Denver, primarily hitting Major League Baseball stadiums along the way. Cheap Trick will open four shows; Heart will support three concerts; and Steve Miller Band will be on board for 16 of the dates.
A Ticketmaster pre-sale starts next Thursday, December 14th, at 10 a.m. local time using the code Crew, while the general onsale begins a day later on December 15th via Ticketmaster. Fans can also check for deals or pick up tickets to sold-out shows via StubHub, where your purchase is 100% guaranteed through StubHub’s Fan Protect program.
Def Leppard singer Joe Elliott stated, “Def Leppard and Journey...
The 23-date tour kicks off July 6th in St. Louis, and runs through a September 8th show in Denver, primarily hitting Major League Baseball stadiums along the way. Cheap Trick will open four shows; Heart will support three concerts; and Steve Miller Band will be on board for 16 of the dates.
A Ticketmaster pre-sale starts next Thursday, December 14th, at 10 a.m. local time using the code Crew, while the general onsale begins a day later on December 15th via Ticketmaster. Fans can also check for deals or pick up tickets to sold-out shows via StubHub, where your purchase is 100% guaranteed through StubHub’s Fan Protect program.
Def Leppard singer Joe Elliott stated, “Def Leppard and Journey...
- 12/7/2023
- by Spencer Kaufman
- Consequence - Music
Call it blood on the Deep Tracks.
This week, SiriusXM announced a series of changes to its lineup of music channels. The additions include channels devoted exclusively to the oeuvres of Kelly Clarkson and John Mayer, one made up of old-school Latin music, and one each focusing on R&b and hip-hop hits from the 2000s and 2010s. To make room, some pre-existing channels were moved to new slots up and down the dial.
Although these types of tweaks happen every so often at SiriusXM, tell that to the devoted followers of Deep Tracks,...
This week, SiriusXM announced a series of changes to its lineup of music channels. The additions include channels devoted exclusively to the oeuvres of Kelly Clarkson and John Mayer, one made up of old-school Latin music, and one each focusing on R&b and hip-hop hits from the 2000s and 2010s. To make room, some pre-existing channels were moved to new slots up and down the dial.
Although these types of tweaks happen every so often at SiriusXM, tell that to the devoted followers of Deep Tracks,...
- 11/9/2023
- by David Browne
- Rollingstone.com
Steely Dan vocalist Donald Fagen is no longer in the hospital and expects to return to the road soon, a source close to the situation tells Consequence.
The news comes after Steely Dan missed the last three shows of their tour with The Eagles (grab tickets for upcoming dates here) in Denver on October 5th and 6th, as well as Monday, October 9th in Indianapolis. According to a report in the Indianapolis Star, Fagen was hospitalized due to an undisclosed illness.
In the interim, Sheryl Crow opened for The Eagles in Denver, while the Steve Miller Band stepped in beginning with the Indianapolis date and will play upcoming shows in Detroit and Cleveland. After that, current Eagles’ touring member Vince Gill will pull double duty and play a solo set to open the October 15th date in Pittsburgh.
Per Steely Dan’s website, the band is listed as rejoining the...
The news comes after Steely Dan missed the last three shows of their tour with The Eagles (grab tickets for upcoming dates here) in Denver on October 5th and 6th, as well as Monday, October 9th in Indianapolis. According to a report in the Indianapolis Star, Fagen was hospitalized due to an undisclosed illness.
In the interim, Sheryl Crow opened for The Eagles in Denver, while the Steve Miller Band stepped in beginning with the Indianapolis date and will play upcoming shows in Detroit and Cleveland. After that, current Eagles’ touring member Vince Gill will pull double duty and play a solo set to open the October 15th date in Pittsburgh.
Per Steely Dan’s website, the band is listed as rejoining the...
- 10/10/2023
- by Eddie Fu
- Consequence - Music
John Mayer has kicked off the fall 2023 leg of his “Solo” tour, in which he is taking the stage in arenas around the country and playing shows all by himself.
The solo acoustic tour began in the spring and was such a success that John added a second leg to the tour.
The show featured John leaning heavily on his acoustic guitar work along with special performances on piano and electric guitar.
After wrapping the U.S. tour in November, John will head to Europe in March 2024 for two weeks of shows. Jp Saxe is serving as his support in the U.S. while Madison Cunningham will join him on tour in Europe.
The set list for nights one and two, both at New York City’s Madison Square Garden, were completely different. You can expect the sets to change up at every show, but these lists might give you...
The solo acoustic tour began in the spring and was such a success that John added a second leg to the tour.
The show featured John leaning heavily on his acoustic guitar work along with special performances on piano and electric guitar.
After wrapping the U.S. tour in November, John will head to Europe in March 2024 for two weeks of shows. Jp Saxe is serving as his support in the U.S. while Madison Cunningham will join him on tour in Europe.
The set list for nights one and two, both at New York City’s Madison Square Garden, were completely different. You can expect the sets to change up at every show, but these lists might give you...
- 10/6/2023
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Daniel Seavey will have to stick to Dancing in the Dark from home for a bit longer.
On Wednesday, Seavey announced the cancelation of his upcoming solo tour, explaining that he has to stand as a witness in a trial for the lawsuit his former management company Signature Entertainment brought against his Why Don’t We bandmates.
The members of Why Don’t We were sued for breach of contract and defamation in August 2021. In return, the group counter-sued Signature shortly after, alleging financial and emotional abuse and that their...
On Wednesday, Seavey announced the cancelation of his upcoming solo tour, explaining that he has to stand as a witness in a trial for the lawsuit his former management company Signature Entertainment brought against his Why Don’t We bandmates.
The members of Why Don’t We were sued for breach of contract and defamation in August 2021. In return, the group counter-sued Signature shortly after, alleging financial and emotional abuse and that their...
- 9/13/2023
- by Tomás Mier
- Rollingstone.com
Carlos Santana’s definition of magic is simple: “Magic is when you command the elements to capture people’s hearts,” he says in the trailer for the forthcoming documentary Carlos. The film, which is set for a general theatrical release on Sept. 29, shows that the legendary musician doesn’t just believe in magic — he creates it.
In the brief preview, Santana remembers the pivotal moment when he was invited to perform at the Fillmore in San Fransisco. “Bill Graham came to me, and he said, ‘You’re gonna open up for the Who,...
In the brief preview, Santana remembers the pivotal moment when he was invited to perform at the Fillmore in San Fransisco. “Bill Graham came to me, and he said, ‘You’re gonna open up for the Who,...
- 8/24/2023
- by Larisha Paul
- Rollingstone.com
Daniel Seavey is delivering on his promise of new music. On Friday, the former Why Don’t We member surprise-released his debut EP, Dancing in the Dark, featuring seven songs, most of which he self-wrote and produced.
The EP features previously released singles “I Tried,” “Runaway,” and “Can We Pretend That We’re Good?” It also includes the airy “Give It a Week,” guitar-driven “Nothing Compares,” along with EP opener “Fall Into You.”
In a letter he posted to social media shortly after the EP dropped, Seavey addressed the legal...
The EP features previously released singles “I Tried,” “Runaway,” and “Can We Pretend That We’re Good?” It also includes the airy “Give It a Week,” guitar-driven “Nothing Compares,” along with EP opener “Fall Into You.”
In a letter he posted to social media shortly after the EP dropped, Seavey addressed the legal...
- 8/11/2023
- by Tomás Mier
- Rollingstone.com
Nick Cave has teamed up with the Miraculous Love Kids of Afghanistan — a musical group of girl refugees — for their new single “Breathless/Beautiful.” Listen to it below.
Based on “Wife With Eyes Closed,” a poem Cave wrote about his wife Susie for Issue #60 of his The Red Hand Files, “Breathless/Beautiful” is a resonant number heightened by the children’s saccharine harmonies. Group founder Lanny Cordola intros the track with gravelly vocals backed by slow acoustic guitar before Cave’s gruffness enters the picture.
“The words resonated deeply in my soul and it struck me how even in loss, grief, and the harsh agonies of the world, we can create a sacred chamber in the heart to keep our loved ones,” Cordola said in a press release. It was his idea to expand on the poem, having first read it just two days after losing his brother. “Then the...
Based on “Wife With Eyes Closed,” a poem Cave wrote about his wife Susie for Issue #60 of his The Red Hand Files, “Breathless/Beautiful” is a resonant number heightened by the children’s saccharine harmonies. Group founder Lanny Cordola intros the track with gravelly vocals backed by slow acoustic guitar before Cave’s gruffness enters the picture.
“The words resonated deeply in my soul and it struck me how even in loss, grief, and the harsh agonies of the world, we can create a sacred chamber in the heart to keep our loved ones,” Cordola said in a press release. It was his idea to expand on the poem, having first read it just two days after losing his brother. “Then the...
- 7/11/2023
- by Cervanté Pope
- Consequence - Music
There is a reason for the Carlos Santana documentary, “Carlos,” to take its title not from the guitar legend’s last name and that of his eponymous band. The film, which received a gala world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival, focuses more on Santana’s biographical details recounted previously in his 2014 memoir, “The Universal Tone,” than his illustrious career. Of course, music is inseparable from the life of a Rock & Roll Hall of Famer born into a musical family, but the documentary is more about wrestling with success, spirituality, addiction and childhood trauma from sexual abuse.
Filmmaker Rudy Valdez unfurls a chronological narrative, from Santana’s formative years in Tijuana, Mexico, to his triumphant 1999 “Supernatural” album, employing archives of photos, concert footage, talk-show appearances, home videos and a few newly conducted interviews, including a roundtable of Santana’s immediate family members. But amid the narrative progression Valdez has occasionally...
Filmmaker Rudy Valdez unfurls a chronological narrative, from Santana’s formative years in Tijuana, Mexico, to his triumphant 1999 “Supernatural” album, employing archives of photos, concert footage, talk-show appearances, home videos and a few newly conducted interviews, including a roundtable of Santana’s immediate family members. But amid the narrative progression Valdez has occasionally...
- 6/18/2023
- by Martin Tsai
- The Wrap
The Steve Miller Band’s “The Joker” is one of the most enduring classic rock hits from the 1970s. It’s also pretty bad. In fact, some lines of the song are pretty questionable.
Steve Miller Band | Rb / Staff The Steve Miller Band’s ‘The Joker’ isn’t funny and 1 line of it is creepy
The Steve Miller Band’s “The Joker” is a tepid slice of stoner rock. The only notable thing about its flaccid instrumentation is the slide whistle sound effect. It’s a sonic joke that isn’t close to being funny.
Meanwhile, the lyrics of “The Joker” aren’t doing the song any favors. It’s a song where the singer lists a bunch of his titles. He’s a joker, a smoker, a midnight toker, a sinner, a lover, a grinner etc. etc. It’s like Meredith Brooks’ “Bitch” without the lite feminism. Miller also...
Steve Miller Band | Rb / Staff The Steve Miller Band’s ‘The Joker’ isn’t funny and 1 line of it is creepy
The Steve Miller Band’s “The Joker” is a tepid slice of stoner rock. The only notable thing about its flaccid instrumentation is the slide whistle sound effect. It’s a sonic joke that isn’t close to being funny.
Meanwhile, the lyrics of “The Joker” aren’t doing the song any favors. It’s a song where the singer lists a bunch of his titles. He’s a joker, a smoker, a midnight toker, a sinner, a lover, a grinner etc. etc. It’s like Meredith Brooks’ “Bitch” without the lite feminism. Miller also...
- 5/14/2023
- by Matthew Trzcinski
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Exclusive: Watch Steve Miller Band Play “Fly Like an Eagle” in 1976...
- 9/26/2017
- Pastemagazine.com
Steve Miller has led many musical lives. First he was the guitar-wielding Space Cowboy who blew minds with the blues in the psychedelic San Fransisco of the late ’60s. Then he morphed into the laid-back Joker, crackin’ wise amid the slightly more self-serious singer/songwriters of the early ’70s. He graduated to full scale arena rocker in the middle of the decade with amped-up hits like “Rock ‘N Me” and “Take the Money and Run,” and by the ’80s songs like “Abracadabra” made him a video star on a nascent MTV. Now the icon is looking back on his remarkable musical journey with Ultimate Hits,...
- 9/13/2017
- by Jordan Runtagh
- PEOPLE.com
A Peter Frampton show took a turn for the worse on Sunday night, leaving fans confused and angry with the British rocker.
Concertgoers took to social media to recount a “meltdown” Frampton had while opening for The Steve Miller Band at the Treasure Island Resort and Casino in Red Wing, Minnesota.
According to the accounts, the performer halted the show when a cameraman focused on a fan holding up a Frampton Comes Alive album instead of Frampton himself as he played a solo.
“He went over to the cameraman and tried to yank the camera out of his hands,” Jeffrey Borg,...
Concertgoers took to social media to recount a “meltdown” Frampton had while opening for The Steve Miller Band at the Treasure Island Resort and Casino in Red Wing, Minnesota.
According to the accounts, the performer halted the show when a cameraman focused on a fan holding up a Frampton Comes Alive album instead of Frampton himself as he played a solo.
“He went over to the cameraman and tried to yank the camera out of his hands,” Jeffrey Borg,...
- 7/25/2017
- by Stephanie Petit
- PEOPLE.com
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Av Club‘s Jesse Hassenger on how Noah Baumbach helped Greta Gerwig become a brilliant soloist:
Baumbach, working with the late cinematographer Harris Savides, shoots Gerwig with a kind of watchful affection, getting in close as she drives around doing work errands, a hazy Los Angeles sun hitting the windows and Steve Miller Band’s “Jet Airliner” playing. “Are you going to let me in?” she asks another driver in talking-to-herself tones. This is one of the first shots of the movie, which follows Florence for a full eight minutes before introducing Stiller’s title character. In retrospect, it seems like Baumbach is tipping his hand about his interest in Gerwig. His instincts are dead-on; putting Gerwig at the front of the movie allows a hesitant character to make a vivid impression before smashing her into Stiller’s prickly garden of hang-ups and neuroses. Their romantic scrabbling, including a profoundly unsexy sort of sex scene, maintains the uncertainty of mumblecore but with a more articulate form of mumbling.
Listen to a one-hour talk with Jonny Greenwood on his Paul Thomas Anderson collaborations and more:
New York Times‘ Nina Siegal on how Robby Müller created the look of indie film classics, plus watch a masterclass from the director:
For Mr. McQueen, Mr. Müller developed a visual language to capture what appear to be men falling to their deaths in slow motion — a reference to the 1651 suicides of Carib Indians who leapt off a cliff rather than submit to their French colonizers on the island of Grenada, where Mr. McQueen’s parents were born. “Caribs’ Leap’’ is included in the exhibition.
The New Yorker‘s Richard Brody lists his 50 favorite foreign language films of the 21st century:
Ultimately, the movies on the list point forward to the future of the art, even if some of that future has already slipped into the past. The Chinese cinema has experienced, in this century, an outpouring of creative energy, thanks to the films of Jia Zhangke and other independent filmmakers there. I hope that the independent Chinese cinema will survive the government’s current wave of censorship and repression. In the Portuguese cinema, the baton has passed from Manoel de Oliveira and João César Monteiro to Pedro Costa and Miguel Gomes; the Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami, a one-man wave, has been followed by Jafar Panahi and Samira Makhmalbaf. It remains to be seen whether Romania’s one great filmmaker, Corneliu Porumboiu, will be able to coax that country’s rising industry away from its run of script-bound, Euro-generic social realism; whether Hong Sang-soo, currently the subject of a complete retrospective at Museum of the Moving Image, will inspire other filmmakers in South Korea; whether the Mauritanian director Abderrahmane Sissako (who has worked often in Mali as well) and the Chadian director Mahamat-Saleh Haroun will inspire a younger generation of filmmakers in those countries; and whether Germany, which saw its modern tradition broken by the death of Rainer Werner Fassbinder, the emigration of Werner Herzog, and the self-diminution-through-cultural-ambassadorship of Wim Wenders, will again become a spawning ground for daring young filmmakers.
Watch a video featuring BBC’s 100 greatest American films:
See more Dailies.
Watch Fandor’s tribute to Lgbtq cinema:
Our friends at Screen Slate, the top resource for NYC repertory screenings, have debuted a slick-looking new website.
Av Club‘s Jesse Hassenger on how Noah Baumbach helped Greta Gerwig become a brilliant soloist:
Baumbach, working with the late cinematographer Harris Savides, shoots Gerwig with a kind of watchful affection, getting in close as she drives around doing work errands, a hazy Los Angeles sun hitting the windows and Steve Miller Band’s “Jet Airliner” playing. “Are you going to let me in?” she asks another driver in talking-to-herself tones. This is one of the first shots of the movie, which follows Florence for a full eight minutes before introducing Stiller’s title character. In retrospect, it seems like Baumbach is tipping his hand about his interest in Gerwig. His instincts are dead-on; putting Gerwig at the front of the movie allows a hesitant character to make a vivid impression before smashing her into Stiller’s prickly garden of hang-ups and neuroses. Their romantic scrabbling, including a profoundly unsexy sort of sex scene, maintains the uncertainty of mumblecore but with a more articulate form of mumbling.
Listen to a one-hour talk with Jonny Greenwood on his Paul Thomas Anderson collaborations and more:
New York Times‘ Nina Siegal on how Robby Müller created the look of indie film classics, plus watch a masterclass from the director:
For Mr. McQueen, Mr. Müller developed a visual language to capture what appear to be men falling to their deaths in slow motion — a reference to the 1651 suicides of Carib Indians who leapt off a cliff rather than submit to their French colonizers on the island of Grenada, where Mr. McQueen’s parents were born. “Caribs’ Leap’’ is included in the exhibition.
The New Yorker‘s Richard Brody lists his 50 favorite foreign language films of the 21st century:
Ultimately, the movies on the list point forward to the future of the art, even if some of that future has already slipped into the past. The Chinese cinema has experienced, in this century, an outpouring of creative energy, thanks to the films of Jia Zhangke and other independent filmmakers there. I hope that the independent Chinese cinema will survive the government’s current wave of censorship and repression. In the Portuguese cinema, the baton has passed from Manoel de Oliveira and João César Monteiro to Pedro Costa and Miguel Gomes; the Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami, a one-man wave, has been followed by Jafar Panahi and Samira Makhmalbaf. It remains to be seen whether Romania’s one great filmmaker, Corneliu Porumboiu, will be able to coax that country’s rising industry away from its run of script-bound, Euro-generic social realism; whether Hong Sang-soo, currently the subject of a complete retrospective at Museum of the Moving Image, will inspire other filmmakers in South Korea; whether the Mauritanian director Abderrahmane Sissako (who has worked often in Mali as well) and the Chadian director Mahamat-Saleh Haroun will inspire a younger generation of filmmakers in those countries; and whether Germany, which saw its modern tradition broken by the death of Rainer Werner Fassbinder, the emigration of Werner Herzog, and the self-diminution-through-cultural-ambassadorship of Wim Wenders, will again become a spawning ground for daring young filmmakers.
Watch a video featuring BBC’s 100 greatest American films:
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- 6/13/2016
- by The Film Stage
- The Film Stage
The much-discussed Space Jam 2 now has a director (Justin Lin) to go along with its star (LeBron James), and fans of the original (well, me, anyway) have just one question: How will the sequel's soundtrack ever live up to the original? You know, the Space Jam soundtrack. The one that gave the world "I Believe I Can Fly" and eventually went platinum six times over? That soundtrack. Released on Nov. 12, 1996, below please find a celebration of the singular piece of art that is the Space Jam soundtrack. "Fly Like an Eagle" In 1996, Seal had just won three Grammys for "Kiss From a Rose,...
- 5/2/2016
- by Alex Heigl, @alex_heigl
- PEOPLE.com
Friday night’s Rock and Roll started amid controversy. Members of the bands being inducted, like Ritchie Blackmore (Deep Purple) and Peter Cetera (Chicago) blatantly skipped the Brooklyn Barclays Center event while N.W.A, despite a memorable acceptance speech, decided not to perform. Furthermore, the inclusion of Steve Miller Band over genre-changing acts like Sonic Youth and The Pixies were skipped over, many […]
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- 4/10/2016
- by Jenny C Lu
- Uinterview
Steve Miller says the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, like the stoner robbers of his hit “Take the Money and Run,” are trying to rip people off. During his induction to the Hall on Friday in Brooklyn, Miller gently critiqued the organization’s nomination process and slowness to induct women artists. Backstage, though, he really brought the heat. Because you know what other women he thinks the Hall is disrespecting? The wives of the guys in his band: The Steve Miller Band. “When they told me I was inducted they said, ‘You have two tickets — one for your wife and one.
- 4/9/2016
- by Tim Molloy
- The Wrap
28 years ago today, “The Princess Bride” opened in theaters. The beloved comedy adventure was not an immediate hit. It was a modest success at the box office, but home video is where it really gained an audience and became a majorly quotable cult classic. Other notable Sept. 25 happenings in pop culture history: • 1953: Liberace made his Carnegie Hall debut for a sold-out crowd. • 1967: The Doors’ second studio album, “Strange Days,” was released. It went on to reach No. 3 on the Billboard 200 albums chart. • 1976: 14-year-old Larry Mullen, Jr. posted a note on his school’s notice board that read, “Drummer seeks musicians to form band.” Later that day, in Mullen’s kitchen, there gathered a group that would come to be known as U2. • 1979: The musical “Evita” opened on Broadway following previews. Among the cast was Mandy Patinkin. • 1970: “The Partridge Family” premiered on ABC. • 1980: Led Zeppelin...
- 9/25/2015
- by Emily Rome
- Hitfix
Bob Dylan, Jack White and the late B.B. King are among the scores of musicians featured in the new documentary, Born in Chicago, which chronicles the remarkable transformation and evolution of the blues that took place in the city during the 1950s and 1960s.
Directed by John Anderson — who helmed the concert portion of Brian Wilson's Smile — the film recently launched a PledgeMusic campaign to raise money to secure the rights for the music and archival footage used in the documentary. Born in Chicago is otherwise finished, and has...
Directed by John Anderson — who helmed the concert portion of Brian Wilson's Smile — the film recently launched a PledgeMusic campaign to raise money to secure the rights for the music and archival footage used in the documentary. Born in Chicago is otherwise finished, and has...
- 7/23/2015
- Rollingstone.com
Many will find it up for dispute, but I believe a review of legendary rock musician Ace Frehley’s newest album Space Invader fits in perfectly here. The former Kiss guitarist made a name for himself onstage as he stalked around in his interstellar costume while his instrument smoked and he fired off rockets into the sky as strobe lights flashed and flames jumped around him. His Spaceman persona grew to even more epic proportions in a sci-fi fantasy movie, video games, and through the pages of Marvel Comics and other publications. The larger-than-life cosmic super hero delivered humanity from the clutches of evil just like the Avengers, Justice League, or Fantastic Four.
You can take the makeup off his face, but you can’t remove the spirit of the Spaceman from Ace Frehley’s heart. The former Kiss lead guitarist is back and better than ever with the impeccably titled Space Invader.
You can take the makeup off his face, but you can’t remove the spirit of the Spaceman from Ace Frehley’s heart. The former Kiss lead guitarist is back and better than ever with the impeccably titled Space Invader.
- 9/5/2014
- by feeds@cinelinx.com (Eric Shirey)
- Cinelinx
On Thursday (August 21) morning at 10 a.m. Et, Fxx is going to begin its Every Simpsons Ever Marathon, a showcase for 552 episodes of "The Simpsons," plus "The Simpsons Movie." That's a lot of episodes and if you're a "Simpsons" neophyte, you may be intimidated by the sheer avalanche of yellow-tinged animation. Fortunately, we're here to help. The individual fans on Team HitFix are weighing in on one or two episodes per day until even we may collapse under the avalanche of comedic greatness. And, since we know that nobody can watch 48 episodes per day and remain sane, we'll also recommend an episode or two that you might be able to skip each day if you need to shower, take a quick nap or show love to members of your family. Check out our recommendations and chime in with your own favorites... Day One of the marathon begins with "Simpsons Roasting...
- 8/21/2014
- by Daniel Fienberg, Alan Sepinwall, Drew McWeeny, Josh Lasser and Dave Lewis
- Hitfix
Over a decade ago, Dma Design (aka Rockstar North) shocked and wowed the video game community with its release of Grand Theft Auto III. As the crime-driven series’ first attempt at employing gameplay that revolved around a third-person, behind the back camera scheme, the experimental title quickly proved to be a great success, and has since paved the way for multiple sequels, spin-offs and copycats. In fact, GTA III will go down in history as being one of the most important and impactful games of all-time, and we have it to thank for one of this console generation’s best releases and potential swan song, Grand Theft Auto V.
Instead of returning to New York-influenced Liberty City, like its most recent predecessor and aforementioned grandfather, Grand Theft Auto V revisits the mean streets of sunny San Andreas (California, if you will), where the weather is warm and the countryside is rough and desert-like.
Instead of returning to New York-influenced Liberty City, like its most recent predecessor and aforementioned grandfather, Grand Theft Auto V revisits the mean streets of sunny San Andreas (California, if you will), where the weather is warm and the countryside is rough and desert-like.
- 9/25/2013
- by Chad Goodmurphy
- We Got This Covered
Grand Theft Auto V digital Playstation 3 pre-orders were made available for pre-load overnight throughout the UK. This has led fans to uncover mysterious info through searching of the game’s files. The most significant pieces of info to come out of this leak was the finding of information of a number of music stations and songs. The list below shows the traditional mix of Hip Hop, Rock and Country while including artists such as Snoop Dogg, Britney Spears and Muse.
Please take this information with a pinch of salt as the legitimacy of this information has yet to be clarified by Rockstar. Hopefully within the next few days more will be revealed. If true, what do you make of the soundtrack and which artists were you hoping would make an appearance?
The source of this leak came from GTAForums
An updated list can be viewed at on Reddit
West Coast...
Please take this information with a pinch of salt as the legitimacy of this information has yet to be clarified by Rockstar. Hopefully within the next few days more will be revealed. If true, what do you make of the soundtrack and which artists were you hoping would make an appearance?
The source of this leak came from GTAForums
An updated list can be viewed at on Reddit
West Coast...
- 8/24/2013
- by Niall McLoughlin
- Obsessed with Film
Bend, Ore. — Musicians have objected and the number of paying customers is down, so the Old Mill District in Bend will no longer allow concert-goers to sit across the Deschutes River and get a free show from the likes of Pink Martini, the Steve Miller Band, Norah Jones and Zz Top.
For 11 summer seasons, the Central Oregon concert venue has allowed people to congregate in the area of grass and paved recreation path on the east side of the river, but that will stop Sunday with a performance by Michael Franti & Spearhead at Les Schwab Amphitheater, The Bulletin newspaper reported ( ). http://is.gd/DTAuBF
In an era when music acts make their money on tour rather than from recordings, said venue manager Marney Smitth, "we're getting a reputation that we want to nip in the bud: that we're a venue that people can see the music for free."
The free shows are drawing larger crowds,...
For 11 summer seasons, the Central Oregon concert venue has allowed people to congregate in the area of grass and paved recreation path on the east side of the river, but that will stop Sunday with a performance by Michael Franti & Spearhead at Les Schwab Amphitheater, The Bulletin newspaper reported ( ). http://is.gd/DTAuBF
In an era when music acts make their money on tour rather than from recordings, said venue manager Marney Smitth, "we're getting a reputation that we want to nip in the bud: that we're a venue that people can see the music for free."
The free shows are drawing larger crowds,...
- 8/11/2013
- by AP
- Huffington Post
July 11
8:00 p.m.
Buttercup Park
4901 N. Sheridan Rd.
Chicago, Il 60640
Hosted by: Chicago Filmmakers
As part of Chicago Filmmakers’ Summer Fun! series of movies for the whole family to be enjoyed in the great outdoors, Born in Chicago chronicles the rise of the “blues-rock explosion” when a bunch of eager white teenagers sought to learn the blues from the masters themselves. This upbeat, inspirational documentary is directed by John Anderson and will screen outdoors at Buttercup Park.
Here’s the official description, then watch the documentary trailer below:
Born In Chicago is the untold history of the Chicago blues evolution of the early sixties. Featuring the stories of of white middle-class aspiring musicians who cut their teeth in the city’s tough blues neighborhoods, were taken under the wing of the Chicago greats, and went on to spark the “blues-rock explosion.” Featuring blues masters Marshall Chess, Elvin Bishop, Michael Bloomfield,...
8:00 p.m.
Buttercup Park
4901 N. Sheridan Rd.
Chicago, Il 60640
Hosted by: Chicago Filmmakers
As part of Chicago Filmmakers’ Summer Fun! series of movies for the whole family to be enjoyed in the great outdoors, Born in Chicago chronicles the rise of the “blues-rock explosion” when a bunch of eager white teenagers sought to learn the blues from the masters themselves. This upbeat, inspirational documentary is directed by John Anderson and will screen outdoors at Buttercup Park.
Here’s the official description, then watch the documentary trailer below:
Born In Chicago is the untold history of the Chicago blues evolution of the early sixties. Featuring the stories of of white middle-class aspiring musicians who cut their teeth in the city’s tough blues neighborhoods, were taken under the wing of the Chicago greats, and went on to spark the “blues-rock explosion.” Featuring blues masters Marshall Chess, Elvin Bishop, Michael Bloomfield,...
- 7/9/2013
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
Manchester, Tenn. -- Memories are a jumble walking out of the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival. Days blend together, sound memories clash and surface. Hipster moustaches made from pink glow sticks haunt your dreams. And that smell. The horror.
A few things really stuck out this year, though, as we reviewed things following Tom Petty's rain-drenched, festival-closing 2 1/2-hour set. Here's a look at five:
Rock `n' roll will never die: Those who think rock `n' roll is irrelevant or even dead need to pay a visit to the farm. It may be showing its age – eternally rocking Paul McCartney and Petty and The Heartbreakers were the two most prominent headliners – and electronica and hip-hop are elbowing their way in – witness start turns by Macklemore, Kendrick Lewis and A$AP Rocky, who brought more than 20,000 fans to a tent designed to hold 5,000. But it's really still rock `n' roo.
Just ask Derek Vincent Smith,...
A few things really stuck out this year, though, as we reviewed things following Tom Petty's rain-drenched, festival-closing 2 1/2-hour set. Here's a look at five:
Rock `n' roll will never die: Those who think rock `n' roll is irrelevant or even dead need to pay a visit to the farm. It may be showing its age – eternally rocking Paul McCartney and Petty and The Heartbreakers were the two most prominent headliners – and electronica and hip-hop are elbowing their way in – witness start turns by Macklemore, Kendrick Lewis and A$AP Rocky, who brought more than 20,000 fans to a tent designed to hold 5,000. But it's really still rock `n' roo.
Just ask Derek Vincent Smith,...
- 6/17/2013
- by AP
- Huffington Post
★★★☆☆ Ever since David Copperfield made a plane disappear, or David Blaine elevated himself above the ground, magic has taken on a rawer, less gimmicky edge. No longer about mere rabbit and hats, or merging metal rings, conjuring is now about taking an audience to the edge - and beyond. Competing with that kind of magic is the challenge faced by Burt Wonderstone (Steve Carell) and long-time partner Anton Marvelton (Steve Buscemi) in Don Scardino's The Incredible Burt Wonderstone (2013). Used to being sell-out Las Vegas performers, the duo's hang-man tricks and Steve Miller Band openings now appear old and tired.
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- 3/14/2013
- by CineVue UK
- CineVue
Filmmaker James Gunn is no stranger to strange superheroes.
He wrote 2000′s comic book satire The Specials, starring Rob Lowe, Thomas Haden Church, and Paget Brewster, about the “sixth or seventh” most popular squad of super-powered crimefighters, and later returned to the genre as writer and director of 2010′s Super, starring Rainn Wilson as a crimson-costumed vigilante and Ellen Page as his hyper-violent sidekick.
After those send-ups, Marvel Studios is in talks with him to take on the screen version of their comic book franchise Guardians of the Galaxy.
Fans of Gunn’s twisted sense of humor can appreciate what...
He wrote 2000′s comic book satire The Specials, starring Rob Lowe, Thomas Haden Church, and Paget Brewster, about the “sixth or seventh” most popular squad of super-powered crimefighters, and later returned to the genre as writer and director of 2010′s Super, starring Rainn Wilson as a crimson-costumed vigilante and Ellen Page as his hyper-violent sidekick.
After those send-ups, Marvel Studios is in talks with him to take on the screen version of their comic book franchise Guardians of the Galaxy.
Fans of Gunn’s twisted sense of humor can appreciate what...
- 8/19/2012
- by Anthony Breznican
- EW - Inside Movies
The Marvel Studios presentation kicked off with a simple title card: Phase Two Begins Now.
The screaming heard in Hall H for the next hour came from Marvel dropping news bombs onto 6,000 die-hard fans in what can only be considered Comic-Con 2012’s grand finale.
The biggest reveal was official confirmation that Guardians of the Galaxy would be Marvel’s Aug. 1, 2014 film – which came with a dazzling piece of concept art.
Check out the full image, as well as new details about Iron Man 3, Thor 2, Captain America 2, and Ant-Man’s test footage.
The Guardians of the Galaxy series began...
The screaming heard in Hall H for the next hour came from Marvel dropping news bombs onto 6,000 die-hard fans in what can only be considered Comic-Con 2012’s grand finale.
The biggest reveal was official confirmation that Guardians of the Galaxy would be Marvel’s Aug. 1, 2014 film – which came with a dazzling piece of concept art.
Check out the full image, as well as new details about Iron Man 3, Thor 2, Captain America 2, and Ant-Man’s test footage.
The Guardians of the Galaxy series began...
- 7/15/2012
- by Anthony Breznican
- EW - Inside Movies
On TV this Tuesday: I’ll have what Isles is having, the MasterChef contestants beef up their resumes, Cory Monteith steps up to The Glee Project‘s bully pulpit and a book leads to enlightenment at The Catalina — really. Here are 10 shows to check out tonight.
8 pm The Catalina (The CW) | The hotel hosts a Sex in South Beach book-signing party, which gives Eyal the notion that sex will make Morgan happy. Really, Eyal? You needed a book-signing party to come to that conclusion?
8 pm Pretty Little Liars (ABC Family) | Spencer learns a secret when Garrett becomes one of her mom’s clients.
8 pm The Catalina (The CW) | The hotel hosts a Sex in South Beach book-signing party, which gives Eyal the notion that sex will make Morgan happy. Really, Eyal? You needed a book-signing party to come to that conclusion?
8 pm Pretty Little Liars (ABC Family) | Spencer learns a secret when Garrett becomes one of her mom’s clients.
- 6/19/2012
- by Kimberly Roots
- TVLine.com
Three new releases this week, though the material is not very new and unique.
Snow White and the Huntsman (Osc) by James Newton Howard
James Newton Howard returns with his second film score of 2012 (The Hunger Games was the first). Jnh’s signature style is definitely felt here, almost to the point where some tracks could be mistaken for other films. That being said, the sound does fit well with Snow White and the Huntsman. This is the darker, more action-packed of the two Snow White films released in 2012. Where Mirror, Mirror’s score is whimsical and fluffy, this one is more serious and plays to darker themes. Much of the score is calmly dramatic, but there are good action cues like “Escape from the Tower” and “Warriors on the Beach” that increases the pace. There are 19 tracks in total, all but two composed by Jnh. The others are songs...
Snow White and the Huntsman (Osc) by James Newton Howard
James Newton Howard returns with his second film score of 2012 (The Hunger Games was the first). Jnh’s signature style is definitely felt here, almost to the point where some tracks could be mistaken for other films. That being said, the sound does fit well with Snow White and the Huntsman. This is the darker, more action-packed of the two Snow White films released in 2012. Where Mirror, Mirror’s score is whimsical and fluffy, this one is more serious and plays to darker themes. Much of the score is calmly dramatic, but there are good action cues like “Escape from the Tower” and “Warriors on the Beach” that increases the pace. There are 19 tracks in total, all but two composed by Jnh. The others are songs...
- 6/1/2012
- by Christopher Laplante
- SoundOnSight
We scour the interwebs for the coolest movie news and more so you don't have to ...
Carmen Electra is a staple hot girl in any collection, having done countless photo shoots (including five for Playboy) and indulged in media-circus marriages to the likes of Dennis Rodman and Dave Navarro. Check out Heavy's collection of the 20 hottest photos of the former "Baywatch" babe.
Are you in the mood for "funny" or "fierce?" Whether you'd prefer to laugh along with Mila Kunis in "Ted" or suit up with Scarlett Johansson in "The Avengers," BuzzSugar has a gal for every movie lover in its in-depth look at the summer movie season's top leading ladies.
You know "The Jungle Book" … but do you know "The Graveyard Book?" Disney has optioned Neil Gaiman's novel about a boy raised by ghosts in a graveyard with "Coraline" director Henry Selick set to call the spooky shots,...
Carmen Electra is a staple hot girl in any collection, having done countless photo shoots (including five for Playboy) and indulged in media-circus marriages to the likes of Dennis Rodman and Dave Navarro. Check out Heavy's collection of the 20 hottest photos of the former "Baywatch" babe.
Are you in the mood for "funny" or "fierce?" Whether you'd prefer to laugh along with Mila Kunis in "Ted" or suit up with Scarlett Johansson in "The Avengers," BuzzSugar has a gal for every movie lover in its in-depth look at the summer movie season's top leading ladies.
You know "The Jungle Book" … but do you know "The Graveyard Book?" Disney has optioned Neil Gaiman's novel about a boy raised by ghosts in a graveyard with "Coraline" director Henry Selick set to call the spooky shots,...
- 4/28/2012
- by Bryan Enk
- NextMovie
Whereas the original "Dark Shadows" aired in the 1960s, Tim Burton's upcoming big screen "revamp" (hee hee) is set in the '70s -- and has the soundtrack to prove it. Skewing toward the hipper side of the Me Decade, "Dark Shadows" includes tunes from Iggy Pop, T-Rex, Alice Cooper, Donovan and Barry White. It also features Top 40 staples such as The Moody Blues, The Carpenters and The Steve Miller Band (sort of). In the case of the latter's "The Joker," we'll get to hear star Johnny Depp recite the infectious tune in character as Barnabas Collins, the Victorian Age vampire trapped...
- 4/27/2012
- by Dave Lewis
- Hitfix
Composer Danny Elfman has written the score to Tim Burton's "Dark Shadows," starring Johnny Depp, natch. It probably sounds a little like the music featured here (though you can actually hear it here). However, what's likely a bit more interesting than the original score, is the soundtrack to Burton's comedic '70s-set vampire tale based off a 1960s ABC soap opera about a family tormented by strange supernatural occurrences.
Due May 8th via WaterTower Music, the 11-track various artists soundtrack features Iggy Pop, The Moody Blues, The Carpenters, T-Rex, Alice Cooper and even Johnny Depp doing a spoken-word version of the Steve Miller Band's "The Joker." You can hear samples of the soundtrack over at the Water Town Music site and or just listen to the clips below. You're likely well-versed in most of these '70s songs, but might we recommend sitting through the lovely fromage that...
Due May 8th via WaterTower Music, the 11-track various artists soundtrack features Iggy Pop, The Moody Blues, The Carpenters, T-Rex, Alice Cooper and even Johnny Depp doing a spoken-word version of the Steve Miller Band's "The Joker." You can hear samples of the soundtrack over at the Water Town Music site and or just listen to the clips below. You're likely well-versed in most of these '70s songs, but might we recommend sitting through the lovely fromage that...
- 4/27/2012
- by Edward Davis
- The Playlist
The Steve Miller Band have announced a tour of Europe. Miller kicks of the 11-city, eight-country jaunt with shows at London's Roundhouse and the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. The dates come two years after the band's previous tour of the continent, which was its first in over 25 years. The Steve Miller Band recorded its last two albums Bingo! and Let Your Hair Down concurrently, the first being released in June 2010 and the latter following ten months later. The full European tour dates are as follows:
October 20 - Roundhouse, (more)...
October 20 - Roundhouse, (more)...
- 3/5/2012
- by By Mayer Nissim
- Digital Spy
A week later and they still haven't changed clothing. In the third installment of "The Voice's" blind auditions, Adam Levine, Cee Lo Green, Christina Aguilera and Blake Shelton take their red-spinning seats in the same attire they've been donning since the Super Bowl. "I like how they try to think us into thinking it's a different day of blind auditions, but they're in the same clothes," Chelsey notes.
And the show opens with the type of contestant we've been waiting for: an androgynous woman. With Season 1's Beverly McClellan and Vicci Martinez, "The Voice" became known for accepting performers of all shapes, sizes and -- most notably different from "American Idol" -- sexual orientations.
Sadly, there is no performance from the judges, but a hell of a lot to choose from with the contestants. So let's get started ...
Pip
Our first favorite of the night was 19-year-old babyface Pip (no,...
And the show opens with the type of contestant we've been waiting for: an androgynous woman. With Season 1's Beverly McClellan and Vicci Martinez, "The Voice" became known for accepting performers of all shapes, sizes and -- most notably different from "American Idol" -- sexual orientations.
Sadly, there is no performance from the judges, but a hell of a lot to choose from with the contestants. So let's get started ...
Pip
Our first favorite of the night was 19-year-old babyface Pip (no,...
- 2/14/2012
- by Jaimie Etkin
- Aol TV.
There are two arguments that always erupt every year when the nominations for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum are announced: Did this year's nominees deserve to be tapped and why the hell aren't these bands on the list!?
It's the latter that typically makes the most waves, as die-hard fans of such bands as Kiss, Rush, Journey, Chicago and the Moody Blues fire up their laptops and send out hot tweets of death to the powers-that-be over their favorite acts being passed over … again!
Some groups, like greasepaint rockers Kiss, have been overlooked for so long that not only do they not care anymore, they've come to see their exclusion as a badge of honor and have actively campaigned against induction. Other long-time shut outs, such as the Sex Pistols and Black Sabbath (class of 2006), felt the same way until they were ushered in.
Read on...
It's the latter that typically makes the most waves, as die-hard fans of such bands as Kiss, Rush, Journey, Chicago and the Moody Blues fire up their laptops and send out hot tweets of death to the powers-that-be over their favorite acts being passed over … again!
Some groups, like greasepaint rockers Kiss, have been overlooked for so long that not only do they not care anymore, they've come to see their exclusion as a badge of honor and have actively campaigned against induction. Other long-time shut outs, such as the Sex Pistols and Black Sabbath (class of 2006), felt the same way until they were ushered in.
Read on...
- 9/27/2011
- by Gil Kaufman
- MTV Newsroom
Puddle of Mudd have released their cover version of the Rolling Stones' classic 'Gimme Shelter' online. The 'Blurry' band are due to release their covers album re(disc)overed in the Us on August 16. It will be their first studio album since 2009's Volume 4: Songs in the Key of Love & Hate. Other covers on the album include Steve Miller Band's 'The Joker', Elton John's 'Rocket Man' and Neil Young's 'Old Man'. Puddle of Mudd will embark on a UK tour with Soil in October. They also recently performed at this year's Download festival. The full re(disc)overed tracklisting: (more)...
- 8/2/2011
- by By Tom Eames
- Digital Spy
Get the kids -- the first full-length trailer for "Happy Feet Two" has arrived from the frigid Antarctic. The first "Happy Feet," directed by "Mad Max" architect George Miller, started out as a well-made but cloyingly cute and low-aiming commercial product in which adorable (or irritating) penguins sing and dance to ridiculously overplayed radio hits (Prince's "Kiss," Steve Miller Band's "The Joker," etc). But about halfway through, once Mumble (voiced by Elijah Wood) leaves the colony, the film grew darker and more mature, sharing similarities with Miller's other dark family film "Babe: A Pig in the City," even adding a not-too-heavy-handed...
- 7/27/2011
- by HitFix Staff
- Hitfix
When I first saw Happy Feet when it came out in 2006, I was surprised by how much I liked it. The animation was great and the animals were adorable, but what I really dug about the movie was its music. Rather than using modern pop bullshit, the soundtrack had amazing, classic songs by Queen, Stevie Wonder, Prince, The Steve Miller Band and many more. It was a nice change of pace and provided a perfect way for young people to be introduced to real music. Now the first teaser trailer for Happy Feet 2 has been released on Apple and has already destroyed all of the good will I've had towards it. Check out the first ever Happy Feet 2 trailer below or in HD over on Apple. runHtml5Fallback('gorillanationPlayer_ci012_playlist_39_ci012_single_300115', 'html5_vid_ci012_playlist_39_ci012_single_300115'); Due out on November 18, the sequel continues the story...
- 5/26/2011
- cinemablend.com
After releasing his first solo album in 14 years this past Jan., Gregg Allman will take to the road next month in support of his latest record Low Country Blues. Allman will co-headline the first six dates of this tour with Steve Miller Band, before continuing on throughout the U.S. during his first leg of the tour. While he hasn’t announced official dates yet, the blues-rock legend will bring Low Country to Europe this summer, following that with more U.S. dates in the fall....
- 3/10/2011
- Pastemagazine.com
If you've spent any considerable length of time watching film then you know there are bad movies -- and then there are the really bad ones. You can identify these stinkers because there's something just not quite right about them. Sometimes it's their budget (or lack of one). On other occasions money wasn't the problem; it was the acting, or the writing, or the special effects, or the over-the-top concept. Sometimes it's several of these reasons, and on really spectacular occasions, when the stars and moon are in alignment, it could be all of these things.
Throughout my cinemaphile life I've seen my share of bad movies. Some of them are even ones that I like for pure nostalgic reasons, or because I like to root for the underdog that's going uop against the deep pockets of the Hollywood machine, or because the premise is so absurdly high concept ("Look!
Throughout my cinemaphile life I've seen my share of bad movies. Some of them are even ones that I like for pure nostalgic reasons, or because I like to root for the underdog that's going uop against the deep pockets of the Hollywood machine, or because the premise is so absurdly high concept ("Look!
- 2/24/2011
- by Patrick Sauriol
- Corona's Coming Attractions
As with every rhythm game, the question of the full track list is always top of mind, and "Rock Band 3" is no different. While Harmonix has been slowly revealing groups of titles, they haven't gone so far as to announce the track list in its entirety. Those mysterious tracks were unveiled today. You can check out the full list of 83 songs below, including a few exclusives for the DS version of "Rock Band 3."
2000s:
• Amy Winehouse, “Rehab”
• At the Drive-In, “One Armed Scissor”
• Avenged Sevenfold, “The Beast & the Harlot”
• Dover, “King George”
• The Bronx, “False Alarm”
• The Flaming Lips, “Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots Pt. 1”
• Him (His Infernal Majesty), “Killing Loneliness”
• Hypernova, “Viva La Resistance”
• Ida Maria, “Oh My God”*
• Juanes, “Me Enamora”
• Metric, “Combat Baby”*
• Paramore, “Misery Business”*
• Phoenix, “Lasso”*
• Poni Hoax, “Antibodies”
• Pretty Girls Make Graves, “Something Bigger, Something Brighter”
• Queens of the Stone Age, “No One Knows”
• The Ravonettes,...
2000s:
• Amy Winehouse, “Rehab”
• At the Drive-In, “One Armed Scissor”
• Avenged Sevenfold, “The Beast & the Harlot”
• Dover, “King George”
• The Bronx, “False Alarm”
• The Flaming Lips, “Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots Pt. 1”
• Him (His Infernal Majesty), “Killing Loneliness”
• Hypernova, “Viva La Resistance”
• Ida Maria, “Oh My God”*
• Juanes, “Me Enamora”
• Metric, “Combat Baby”*
• Paramore, “Misery Business”*
• Phoenix, “Lasso”*
• Poni Hoax, “Antibodies”
• Pretty Girls Make Graves, “Something Bigger, Something Brighter”
• Queens of the Stone Age, “No One Knows”
• The Ravonettes,...
- 8/25/2010
- by Russ Frushtick
- MTV Multiplayer
Welcome to our weekly round-up of featured giveaways here at Fred. Every week, we’ll present a new clutch of DVDs, books, and other cool stuff you can take a shot at winning. All you have to do is click on the graphics below to be taken to their respective contest pages. And good luck!
In conjunction with Fox Home Video, we’re giving away three (3) copies of The Joneses on DVD.
In conjunction with BBC Home Video, we’re giving away a copy of Desperate Romantics on DVD.
In conjunction with Emi, we’re giving away a Summer Music CD Pack containing the following CDs: Beach Boys: Sounds Of Summer, The Beastie Boys: Solid Gold Hits, Bob Segar & The Silver Bullet Band: Greatest Hits, Steve Miller Band: Greatest Hits 1974-78, Poison: 20 Years Of Rock.
In conjunction with Warner Bros. Home Video, we’re giving away three...
In conjunction with Fox Home Video, we’re giving away three (3) copies of The Joneses on DVD.
In conjunction with BBC Home Video, we’re giving away a copy of Desperate Romantics on DVD.
In conjunction with Emi, we’re giving away a Summer Music CD Pack containing the following CDs: Beach Boys: Sounds Of Summer, The Beastie Boys: Solid Gold Hits, Bob Segar & The Silver Bullet Band: Greatest Hits, Steve Miller Band: Greatest Hits 1974-78, Poison: 20 Years Of Rock.
In conjunction with Warner Bros. Home Video, we’re giving away three...
- 8/12/2010
- by UncaScroogeMcD
In conjunction with Emi, we’re giving away a Summer Music CD Pack containing the following CDs:
Beach Boys: Sounds Of Summer
The Beastie Boys: Solid Gold Hits
Bob Segar & The Silver Bullet Band: Greatest Hits
Steve Miller Band: Greatest Hits 1974-78
Poison: 20 Years Of Rock
Contest ends at 11:59pm Est on Wednesday, September 1st.
Enter the contest! Email: First name: Last name: Street Address: Address Line 2 (if needed): City: State/Province/Whatever: Zip Code/Postal Code: Country: Birth Month: JanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember Birth Day: 12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031 Birth Year:
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No Purchase necessary to win.
Must be 18 years of age or older to enter.
One entry per day, per person.
All submitted entries must be received by 11:59pm Est on Wednesday, September 1st.
The winner must allow 4-6 weeks after notification of win to receive the product.
Beach Boys: Sounds Of Summer
The Beastie Boys: Solid Gold Hits
Bob Segar & The Silver Bullet Band: Greatest Hits
Steve Miller Band: Greatest Hits 1974-78
Poison: 20 Years Of Rock
Contest ends at 11:59pm Est on Wednesday, September 1st.
Enter the contest! Email: First name: Last name: Street Address: Address Line 2 (if needed): City: State/Province/Whatever: Zip Code/Postal Code: Country: Birth Month: JanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember Birth Day: 12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031 Birth Year:
Official Rules
No member of Fred Entertainment or their immediate families may enter.
No Purchase necessary to win.
Must be 18 years of age or older to enter.
One entry per day, per person.
All submitted entries must be received by 11:59pm Est on Wednesday, September 1st.
The winner must allow 4-6 weeks after notification of win to receive the product.
- 8/12/2010
- by UncaScroogeMcD
Singer/guitarist Gavin Rossdale made an appearance at the Taste of Chicago this past weekend, thrilling fans with a free concert at the Petrillo Music Shell located just one block from Lake Michigan on Chicago's famous Grant Park waterfront. Rossdale turned up the heat on an already scorching day in the Windy City, with his opening performance of "Bullet-Proof Skin," followed by other gems like "Glycerin," a cover of "Landslide," "Everything Zen," and a segment of the song "Love Remains the Same" from his Wanderlust album. The Taste of Chicago was celebrating its 30 year anniversary, and remains one of the only free music festivals in the U.S. Other big names appearing throughout the week were Disney Channel's Emily Osment, The Steve Miller Band, Rob Thomas, Los Lobos, Los Lonely Boys, and rappers Salt-n-Peppa, and Bell Biv Devoe. Rossdale had wife Gwen Stefani and his two children Kingston and Zuma in tow,...
- 7/1/2010
- by jmaurer@corp.popstar.com (Jennifer Maurer)
- PopStar
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