I freely admit I forgot about Nick Cave. And Geoff Tate, in case the title threw anybody off. ---------- New Moon hits theaters this week, and even though the trailers alone have us ready to put it on our "Worst of 2009" lists ("Jake! NOOOO!"), there's no denying the movie is going to make more money than an underaged prostitute at a Promise Keeper convention. Midnight screenings...
This week, MTV.com has run a veritable cornucopia of interview snippets with members of the "New Moon" cast. We'll be talking to the stars -- Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner -- tomorrow (along with everyone else), so think of this week's round of questioning as a palette cleanser, something to whet your appetite [...]
It's casting notes time again! First up, Michael Fassbender, the British film critic lieutenant from Inglourious Basterds, has been cast in the thriller A Single Shot, working under director David Jacobson. He's appearing alongside a great cast: William H. Macy, Thomas Haden Church and a newly slim Forest Whitaker. (Seriously, check out this pic of Whitaker in The Experiment. Give the guy a sandwich!)...
MTV is reporting that, “”[When I was young], I was a huge fan of a guy who does a cameo in ‘Eclipse,’ a guy named Peter Murphy,” revealed Billy Burke, the veteran actor who plays Bella’s father, Charlie Swan, when he stopped by the MTV studios this week. “He used to be the [...]
FROM MTV.COM: When "30 Days of Night" filmmaker David Slade took the reins of the "Twilight" sequel "Eclipse," his appointment seemed to raise more questions than answers. Would the über-violent filmmaker create the bloodiest film of the franchise? Would he attempt to broaden its appeal beyond women and teenage girls? How much of the [...]
Our look at the closing lines of new music reviews continues with a roundup of reactions to the New Moon soundtrack, the indie-kid-pandering tie-in to the forthcoming Twilight sequel that arrives in stores and online today: MORE »
(Chop Shop/Atlantic), the latest Stephenie Meyer novel-turned-movie, is a sequel to the 2008 hit “Twilight.” The accompanying soundtrack was overseen by Chicago native Alexandra Patsavas, who is among the savviest music supervisors in Hollywood with her astute programming for shows such as “The O.C.,” “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Gossip Girl.” On this...
Another Bauhaus 7". Another cover. This time from 1980. A fine cover of the Marc Bolan classic, the original of which was my "mum & dad shagging song". Um, let me explain - know how everyone knows what was number one on the day they were born, and it's usually something pish? A mate once said that no no, what you should do is go back exactly 9 months before you were born and see...
Califone Chicago-based alt-art-rock quartette Califone is comprised of multi-instrumentalists/filmmakers Joe Adamik, Jim Becker, Ben Massarella, and Tim Rutili. Founded in the late '90s, the...
By Cara Alwill After rescheduling two out of the four Los Angeles dates on the "Wave Goodbye" tour, Nine Inch Nails pulled out all the stops for their California fans, wrapping up the band's live farewell with a show at the Wiltern last night, which featured a guest appearance from Jane's Addiction guitarist Dave Navarro on [...]
By Cara Alwill With just two shows now left on his farewell tour, Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor has canceled tonight's concert at Los Angeles' Henry Fonda Theater. In a very brief statement on the band's official Web site, the group says, "We're very sorry to announce that Trent is ill, and on his doctor's orders [...]
Nine Inch Nails’ Wave Goodbye tour came to a brief halt today: Trent Reznor got sick, forcing the band to cancel tonight’s concert at Los Angeles’ Henry Fonda Theatre, the official Nine Inch Nails Website posted this morning. The concert was to be Nine Inch Nails’ second of four shows in Los Angeles; the fourth [...]
Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News And then there were three. Trent Reznor and his Nine Inch Nails bandmates hit the Hollywood Palladium Wednesday night to begin the final four dates of their 'Wave Goodbye' run, which Reznor has said marks the end of NIN as a touring act for good. For the final dates, he promised continued surprises and after NYC got the full 'Downward Spiral' and Bauhaus ' Peter...
After seeing Nine Inch Nails play its second to last show in New York on the Wave Goodbye tour, it was more than obvious that Trent Reznor is leaving at the top of his game.