Mike Pinder, the Moody Blues keyboardist and the last surviving founding member of the Rock Hall-inducted band, has died at the age of 82.
Pinder’s family announced his death in a statement shared with Pinder’s former Moody Blues bandmate John Lodge, noting that Pinder “passed peacefully” Wednesday “surrounded by his devoted family” at his Northern California home. No cause of death was provided.
In their tribute to the “musician, father, cosmic philosopher & friend,” Pinder’s family wrote, “His final days were filled with music, encircled by the love of his family.
Pinder’s family announced his death in a statement shared with Pinder’s former Moody Blues bandmate John Lodge, noting that Pinder “passed peacefully” Wednesday “surrounded by his devoted family” at his Northern California home. No cause of death was provided.
In their tribute to the “musician, father, cosmic philosopher & friend,” Pinder’s family wrote, “His final days were filled with music, encircled by the love of his family.
- 4/25/2024
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Spoiler Alert: This article continues spoilers for the film “Drive-Away Dolls.”
In Ethan Coen’s “Drive-Away Dolls,” an homage to the colorful, brash world of exploitation cinema, there’s a notable cameo from none other than Miley Cyrus. Cyrus appears in a psychedelic swirl of flashbacks as Tiffany Plastercaster, seen titillating a college-aged version of Matt Damon’s character, who will come to be a conservative Senator in Florida. Plastercaster does as her name implies, crafting a replica dildo for the aspiring politician’s stimulated member.
It may sound far-fetched, but Cyrus’ cameo is inspired by Cynthia Plaster Caster — real name Cynthia Albritton — the artist and groupie who famously cast the genitals of musicians and others in plaster, from Jimi Hendrix to The Dead Kennedys’ Jello Biafra.
Albritton, who died in 2022, also cast female breasts in later years in an effort to even the playing field, with subjects including Karen O,...
In Ethan Coen’s “Drive-Away Dolls,” an homage to the colorful, brash world of exploitation cinema, there’s a notable cameo from none other than Miley Cyrus. Cyrus appears in a psychedelic swirl of flashbacks as Tiffany Plastercaster, seen titillating a college-aged version of Matt Damon’s character, who will come to be a conservative Senator in Florida. Plastercaster does as her name implies, crafting a replica dildo for the aspiring politician’s stimulated member.
It may sound far-fetched, but Cyrus’ cameo is inspired by Cynthia Plaster Caster — real name Cynthia Albritton — the artist and groupie who famously cast the genitals of musicians and others in plaster, from Jimi Hendrix to The Dead Kennedys’ Jello Biafra.
Albritton, who died in 2022, also cast female breasts in later years in an effort to even the playing field, with subjects including Karen O,...
- 2/23/2024
- by Pat Saperstein
- Variety Film + TV
The Smiths’ Johnny Marr has taken to Twitter to express his disappointment over the usage of his former band’s songs at Donald Trump’s campaign rallies.
It started on Monday night when journalist Ben Jacobs tweeted that The Smiths’ “Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want” was being played as the pre-rally music for a Trump speech in Laconia, New Hampshire. Then, journalist Soo Rin Kim replied with a video clip of the song being played at a rally in Rapid City, South Dakota last year — an odd sight that would be even more juxtaposing if it weren’t for the fact that Trump definitely likes to get what he wants.
Now, replying to Kim’s video, Marr has made it clear that he isn’t having any of it. “Ahh…right…Ok,” he wrote. “I never in a million years would’ve thought this could come to pass.
It started on Monday night when journalist Ben Jacobs tweeted that The Smiths’ “Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want” was being played as the pre-rally music for a Trump speech in Laconia, New Hampshire. Then, journalist Soo Rin Kim replied with a video clip of the song being played at a rally in Rapid City, South Dakota last year — an odd sight that would be even more juxtaposing if it weren’t for the fact that Trump definitely likes to get what he wants.
Now, replying to Kim’s video, Marr has made it clear that he isn’t having any of it. “Ahh…right…Ok,” he wrote. “I never in a million years would’ve thought this could come to pass.
- 1/24/2024
- by Jo Vito
- Consequence - Music
Once upon a time, many many moons ago during a lunar eclipse (as the reception of his 2003 Pictures From The Surface Of The Earth photograph exhibition at the James Cohan gallery in New York was going on), Wim Wenders told me about his favourite fairy tale. Hans Im Glück, or Lucky Hans, trades in a series of exchanges all of his earthly possessions for something generally considered of lesser value until at the end, relieved of his burdens in a graceful way, finds what he was looking for all along.
The protagonist of the Oscar shortlisted Perfect Days, Hirayama, played by the extraordinary Kôji Yakusho (winner of the Best Actor Award at last year’s...
The protagonist of the Oscar shortlisted Perfect Days, Hirayama, played by the extraordinary Kôji Yakusho (winner of the Best Actor Award at last year’s...
- 1/1/2024
- by Anne-Katrin Titze
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Last week, the news that André 3000 would be releasing an album of instrumental flute jams was greeted with enough head-scratching to draw blood. But don’t tell that to Jake Fridkis, who plays principal flute with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra. If you’ve heard DJ Khaled and Drake’s “No Secret” or Roddy Rich and Ty Dolla Sign’s “llf,” among others, you’ve heard his instrument, which was woven into the fabric of those tracks. “It’s now hit the point where people are saying, ‘Flute is the new instrument in rap,...
- 11/20/2023
- by David Browne
- Rollingstone.com
Paul McCartney was helpless as he watched The Beatles fall apart despite his best efforts to stop the breakup. The unofficial songwriting competition between Paul and John Lennon stressed the band to the breaking point. Yet Macca couldn’t keep himself from forming a new band, and it might have saved his life. McCartney’s Wings bandmate Henry McCullough pulled a knife and drove away a person who said he wanted to kill Paul.
Paul McCartney’s Wings bandmate Henry McCullough confronted Paul’s potential murderer with a knife
Once Linda McCartney helped rouse her husband from his post-Beatles stupor, Paul released two solo albums in a little over a year. He dropped McCartney in April 1970 and Ram in May 1971.
He had complete creative freedom as a solo artist, but McCartney felt the pull of assembling a new band. Guitarist Denny Laine and drummer Denny Seiwell were the first to...
Paul McCartney’s Wings bandmate Henry McCullough confronted Paul’s potential murderer with a knife
Once Linda McCartney helped rouse her husband from his post-Beatles stupor, Paul released two solo albums in a little over a year. He dropped McCartney in April 1970 and Ram in May 1971.
He had complete creative freedom as a solo artist, but McCartney felt the pull of assembling a new band. Guitarist Denny Laine and drummer Denny Seiwell were the first to...
- 7/29/2023
- by Jason Rossi
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Jon Erwin and Brent McCorkle’s retelling of the beginnings of the evangelical movement in the US is a sexless, inaccurate depiction
This corny but slickly made southern California-set drama looks plausibly like a million other period-set Bildungsromans made by the Hollywood entertainment sausage factory. It’s a story of a confused young teenager finding his calling in life with the help of a nice girl and some wise mentors, unfolding at the beginning of the 1970s, and it has all the hippy-era trimmings: love beads, barefoot extras, vintage cars with old-school California black and orange licence plates, and many needle drops from bands like Fleetwood Mac, America and even the Animals, who are singing about the House of the Rising Sun. That last one is a curious choice given it’s supposedly about a brothel of ill-repute, and this is a film about Christians, made by Christians and clearly for Christians.
This corny but slickly made southern California-set drama looks plausibly like a million other period-set Bildungsromans made by the Hollywood entertainment sausage factory. It’s a story of a confused young teenager finding his calling in life with the help of a nice girl and some wise mentors, unfolding at the beginning of the 1970s, and it has all the hippy-era trimmings: love beads, barefoot extras, vintage cars with old-school California black and orange licence plates, and many needle drops from bands like Fleetwood Mac, America and even the Animals, who are singing about the House of the Rising Sun. That last one is a curious choice given it’s supposedly about a brothel of ill-repute, and this is a film about Christians, made by Christians and clearly for Christians.
- 6/19/2023
- by Leslie Felperin
- The Guardian - Film News
Many fans were confused by The Beatles‘ “I Am the Walrus”. It contained surreal, nonsensical lyrics with instrumentals that sounded otherworldly. John Lennon based many of the lyrics on stories by Lewis Carroll, such as Alice in Wonderland. However, many were trying to discern who the “Eggman” was whom Lennon referred to in the chorus. According to a friend of The Beatles’ manager Brian Epstein, he is the infamous Eggman who Lennon sang about.
Eric Burdon is the “Eggman” John Lennon refers to in The Beatles’ ‘I Am the Walrus’ John Lennon | Keystone Features/Hulton Archive/Getty Images
“I Am the Walrus” was written by John Lennon and debuted in 1967 on the Magical Mystery Tour soundtrack. It was recorded two weeks after the sudden death of The Beatles’ manager Brian Epstein. Eric Burdon was a friend of Epstein’s who constantly hung around the fab four, embarking on various misadventures with them.
Eric Burdon is the “Eggman” John Lennon refers to in The Beatles’ ‘I Am the Walrus’ John Lennon | Keystone Features/Hulton Archive/Getty Images
“I Am the Walrus” was written by John Lennon and debuted in 1967 on the Magical Mystery Tour soundtrack. It was recorded two weeks after the sudden death of The Beatles’ manager Brian Epstein. Eric Burdon was a friend of Epstein’s who constantly hung around the fab four, embarking on various misadventures with them.
- 6/4/2023
- by Ross Tanenbaum
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Rolling Stone‘s interview series King for a Day features long-form conversations between senior writer Andy Greene and singers who had the difficult job of fronting major rock bands after the departure of an iconic vocalist. Some of them stayed in their bands for years, while others lasted just a few months. In the end, however, they all found out that replacement singers can themselves be replaced. This edition features former Rainbow and Deep Purple singer Joe Lynn Turner.
Ronnie James Dio and Ian Gillan are two of the most...
Ronnie James Dio and Ian Gillan are two of the most...
- 4/22/2023
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
Dolly Parton stunned a lot of her fans earlier this week when withdrew herself from consideration for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
“Even though I am extremely flattered to be nominated for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, I don’t feel that I have earned that right,” she wrote. “I really do not want the votes split because of me, so I must respectfully bow out … I do hope that the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame will understand and be willing to consider me again — if I’m ever worthy.
“Even though I am extremely flattered to be nominated for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, I don’t feel that I have earned that right,” she wrote. “I really do not want the votes split because of me, so I must respectfully bow out … I do hope that the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame will understand and be willing to consider me again — if I’m ever worthy.
- 3/15/2022
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
Two days before his death, Jimi Hendrix simply wanted to jam. His buddy Eric Burdon, the former Animals frontman, had recently teamed up with Latin-influenced rock band War, who were playing some of their first concerts together. When the group began a residency at London jazz club Ronnie Scott’s, Burdon invited Hendrix to sit in. The artist showed up on the evening of Sept. 16, 1970 for the second set, and played moving, dramatic phrases all across the ensemble’s covers of blues and folk standards “Mother Earth” and “Tobacco Road,...
- 1/28/2022
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
Due to its persistent on-screen presence, the swimming pool can be taken for granted; but beneath the surface it is cinema’s Jungian friend, representing secrets lying underneath. It exudes glamour and danger, shifting beyond conscious realms. It is a key to transformation, coming of age tales and renewed relationships. It is a status symbol and whether or not the pool is intact says a lot about the mood of the film and the state of its characters. Away from states of intensity, the swimming pool emerges on screen as a signifier of a time to unwind and to forget life past the poolside. The films featured in this mix show how the pool alludes mysterious symbolism and sexual awakening; murder, lust, and love brush shoulders as sun kissed babes in bikinis whisper sweet truths or uncover deadly secrets (such as the strange swimming pool activities in Three Women or...
- 8/23/2021
- MUBI
Hilton Valentine, original guitarist for the Animals who featured on songs like “The House of the Rising Sun,” died Friday at the age of 77.
Abkco Music, the band’s label, confirmed Valentine’s death Friday. “Our deepest sympathies go out to [Valentine]’s family and friends on his passing this morning, at the age of 77,” the label wrote. “A founding member and original guitarist of The Animals, Valentine was a pioneering guitar player influencing the sound of rock and roll for decades to come.” No cause of death was revealed.
Animals...
Abkco Music, the band’s label, confirmed Valentine’s death Friday. “Our deepest sympathies go out to [Valentine]’s family and friends on his passing this morning, at the age of 77,” the label wrote. “A founding member and original guitarist of The Animals, Valentine was a pioneering guitar player influencing the sound of rock and roll for decades to come.” No cause of death was revealed.
Animals...
- 1/30/2021
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Guitarist Hilton Valentine, whose memorable opening riff on The Animals classic House of the Rising Sun propelled the song to No. 1 in the US, died Friday at age 77. No cause of death was given, according to a statement from his former record company, Abkco.
Valentine was a founding member of the British group The Animals. The group’s House of the Rising Sun hit No. 1 in 1964 in the U.K., US and Canada, and is listed among Rolling Stone’s Greatest Songs of All-Time.
Valentine’s other hits with The Animals include Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood, It’s My Life and We Gotta Get Out of This Place, the latter particularly popular during the Vietnam War.
The group was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994.
“We at Abkco have been privileged to serve as stewards of The Animals catalog and his passing is felt in...
Valentine was a founding member of the British group The Animals. The group’s House of the Rising Sun hit No. 1 in 1964 in the U.K., US and Canada, and is listed among Rolling Stone’s Greatest Songs of All-Time.
Valentine’s other hits with The Animals include Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood, It’s My Life and We Gotta Get Out of This Place, the latter particularly popular during the Vietnam War.
The group was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994.
“We at Abkco have been privileged to serve as stewards of The Animals catalog and his passing is felt in...
- 1/30/2021
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Prince, Sign O’ the Times: Deluxe Edition (Warner)
On this 1987 masterpiece, Prince’s second double LP in less than five years, the R&b futurist responded to the serial crises in his personal life — the end of an affair; the firing of his band, the Revolution; escalating wartime with his label — in a kinetic tour de force of tightly wired pop, exploding bedroom funk, and soaring, redemptive climax. The big-box version of this reissue reveals the depth of Prince’s urgency in three CDs of unreleased studio treasures: diamonds...
On this 1987 masterpiece, Prince’s second double LP in less than five years, the R&b futurist responded to the serial crises in his personal life — the end of an affair; the firing of his band, the Revolution; escalating wartime with his label — in a kinetic tour de force of tightly wired pop, exploding bedroom funk, and soaring, redemptive climax. The big-box version of this reissue reveals the depth of Prince’s urgency in three CDs of unreleased studio treasures: diamonds...
- 12/8/2020
- by David Fricke and Jon Dolan
- Rollingstone.com
Indie rock duo Hey, King have released a new video that captures the recording of their cover of the Animals’ classic “We Gotta Get Out of this Place,” featuring Animals frontman himself, Eric Burdon.
The cover finds Burdon in fine form as he unleashes his perennially potent wail alongside vocals from Hey, King’s Natalie London and Taylor Plecity. Ben Harper — who produced Hey, King’s upcoming debut album — lends his voice to the song as well, and appears in the video, which was filmed at Capitol Studios in Los Angeles.
The cover finds Burdon in fine form as he unleashes his perennially potent wail alongside vocals from Hey, King’s Natalie London and Taylor Plecity. Ben Harper — who produced Hey, King’s upcoming debut album — lends his voice to the song as well, and appears in the video, which was filmed at Capitol Studios in Los Angeles.
- 9/22/2020
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Read: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time List
Voters were asked to submit ranked ballots listing their 50 favorite albums of all time. Votes were tabulated, with the highest-ranked album on each list receiving 300 points, the second highest 290 points, and so on down to 44 points for number 50. More than 3,000 albums received at least one vote.
Artists, Songwriters, and Producers 9th Wonder Johntá Austin A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie Mick Avory
The Kinks Glen Ballard Alice Bag Bas Jon Batiste Big Boi Beyoncé Branko Michael Brun Eric Burdon
The Animals John Cale
The...
Voters were asked to submit ranked ballots listing their 50 favorite albums of all time. Votes were tabulated, with the highest-ranked album on each list receiving 300 points, the second highest 290 points, and so on down to 44 points for number 50. More than 3,000 albums received at least one vote.
Artists, Songwriters, and Producers 9th Wonder Johntá Austin A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie Mick Avory
The Kinks Glen Ballard Alice Bag Bas Jon Batiste Big Boi Beyoncé Branko Michael Brun Eric Burdon
The Animals John Cale
The...
- 9/22/2020
- by RS Editors
- Rollingstone.com
Eric Burdon of the Animals is the latest artist to take issue with Donald Trump using their music without permission for campaign purposes.
On Wednesday, the Animals’ classic “House of the Rising Sun” played over the speakers at a Wilmington, North Carolina airport as Air Force One taxied down the runway en route to an appearance there. Video of the scene with the song’s usage was later disseminated on social media. The 1964 single had also been played at previous Trump rallies.
Burdon responded to Trump’s use of “House of the Rising Sun...
On Wednesday, the Animals’ classic “House of the Rising Sun” played over the speakers at a Wilmington, North Carolina airport as Air Force One taxied down the runway en route to an appearance there. Video of the scene with the song’s usage was later disseminated on social media. The 1964 single had also been played at previous Trump rallies.
Burdon responded to Trump’s use of “House of the Rising Sun...
- 9/6/2020
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Festival Award Winning Doc Melody Makers The Bible of Rock ‘n Roll Featuring Eric Burdon (The Animals), Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull), Yes, Dave Cousins (The Strawbs), Judy Dyble (Fairport Convention), Nazareth (Pete Agnew & Dan McCafferty) and Steve Abbott (UK Decay) In tandem with the theatrical and home entertainment …
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- 1/14/2020
- by Adrian Halen
- Horror News
"Ten years of that was, uh, a fun party... You should've been there!" Cleopatra Entertainment has released an official trailer for a rock doc titled Melody Makers, which has been in the works for years premiering originally at the Whistler Film Festival in 2016. The film is about the legendary British rock n' roll magazine called "Melody Maker", which first launched in 1926. The documentary focuses on Melody Maker's Chief Contributing Photographer (from 1965-1975), Barrie Wentzell, who tells the story of the rise and fall of the magazine, which marked the end to a style of rock n' roll journalism that no longer exists today. Featuring appearances by Wentzell, Steve 'Abbo' Abbot, Ian Anderson, Eric Burdon, and others. Not just another rock doc, a rock doc with a specific focus on journalism and the rock fans who followed these bands for decades. Here's the official trailer (+ poster) for Leslie Ann Coles' doc Melody Makers,...
- 11/19/2019
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Welcome to this week’s Nxt UK review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we have Joaquin Phoenix wearing a green wig and playing with those creepy little girls from The Shining. Who in the hell would play with them? This has been a pretty good week for wrestling, so I suppose the European brand of the WWE is screwed if they blow this. Don’t worry. Nxt UK is still better than Step Brothers 2: Give Me A Kiss, Swishkabob. Okay, let’s rocket the pocket ‘till the locket breaks the socket so why doncha focket?!
Match #1: Piper Niven def. Isla Dawn The following is courtesy of wwe.com:
Piper Niven encountered an extremely tough opponent in Isla Dawn during this week’s Nxt UK, and the bout was highlighted by The White Witch’s awesome display of power when she hoisted up her foe...
Match #1: Piper Niven def. Isla Dawn The following is courtesy of wwe.com:
Piper Niven encountered an extremely tough opponent in Isla Dawn during this week’s Nxt UK, and the bout was highlighted by The White Witch’s awesome display of power when she hoisted up her foe...
- 10/6/2019
- by Nathan Favel
- Nerdly
Da Pennebaker, the Academy Award-nominated director of 60 documentaries whose career encompassed more than 50 years, has died at the age of 94. A seminal figure of the cinema vérité movement, Pennebaker helmed such nonfiction masterpieces as “Monterey Pop,” “The War Room,” and “Bob Dylan: Don’t Look Back,” bringing his canny eye upon everything from 1960s counterculture to the urgent political issues of the day. He is survived by his wife and frequent collaborator Chris Hegedus. Pennebaker died of natural causes on August 1, according to his son, Frazer Pennebaker.
In tribute to the late filmmaker, IndieWire has assembled five must-see films from Pennebaker’s prolific catalogue.
“Primary” (1960)
Pennebaker edited Robert Drew’s groundbreaking 1960 “Primary,” which plunges us into the 1960 Wisconsin primary election face-off between John F. Kennedy and Hubert Humphrey, as they vie for the presidency. With its handheld camerawork and intimate proximity to its subjects, this was a groundbreaking moment for documentary film,...
In tribute to the late filmmaker, IndieWire has assembled five must-see films from Pennebaker’s prolific catalogue.
“Primary” (1960)
Pennebaker edited Robert Drew’s groundbreaking 1960 “Primary,” which plunges us into the 1960 Wisconsin primary election face-off between John F. Kennedy and Hubert Humphrey, as they vie for the presidency. With its handheld camerawork and intimate proximity to its subjects, this was a groundbreaking moment for documentary film,...
- 8/3/2019
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
Yeah Yeah Yeahs singer Karen O and skateboarding legend Tony Hawk will join the lineup at the newly announced Pathway to Paris Los Angeles. The concert takes place on September 16th at the Theatre at Ace. Tickets for this Pathway to Paris Los Angeles are on sale at the venue’s website. This is Pathway’s second California date following the previously-announced San Francisco event on September 14th.
Pathway to Paris is a nonprofit founded by musicians and activists Jesse Paris Smith and Rebecca Foon, who develop and curate events where artists,...
Pathway to Paris is a nonprofit founded by musicians and activists Jesse Paris Smith and Rebecca Foon, who develop and curate events where artists,...
- 7/17/2018
- by Althea Legaspi
- Rollingstone.com
Bob Weir, Patti Smith and Flea lead the lineup for 2018’s Pathway to Paris concert, set for September 14th at the Masonic in San Francisco, California. The event, which caps off the Global Climate Action Summit, focuses on the potential for cities to achieve and extend beyond the climate targets outlined in the Paris Agreement.
Former Animals singer Eric Burdon, environmentalist Bill McKibben, Canadian cellist Rebecca Foon, Tibetan musician Tenzin Choegyal, French pop-soul artist Imany and Pathway to Paris co-founder (and Patti Smith’s daughter) Jesse Paris Smith will also appear during the concert,...
Former Animals singer Eric Burdon, environmentalist Bill McKibben, Canadian cellist Rebecca Foon, Tibetan musician Tenzin Choegyal, French pop-soul artist Imany and Pathway to Paris co-founder (and Patti Smith’s daughter) Jesse Paris Smith will also appear during the concert,...
- 7/11/2018
- by Ryan Reed
- Rollingstone.com
A new edition of The Complete Monterey Pop Festival should be regarded as a milestone event for the Criterion Collection. It marks the first occasion that a high-def (1080p) transfer of a film that Criterion holds the rights to distribute has been voluntarily retired and replaced with an even better (4K) upgrade. While there are probably more than a few other similar situations where older Criterion Blu-rays scanned in at 1080 have had subsequent 2K or 4K transfers done in recent years, the company’s general reluctance to re-issue those titles makes plenty of sense in today’s home video market. However, this particular enhancement of Monterey Pop, available as either a standalone film or as part of a more comprehensive package that includes two short films shot at the festival featuring Otis Redding and Jimi Hendrix, is easily justified by both the merits of the film itself, and the occasion...
- 12/13/2017
- by David Blakeslee
- CriterionCast
“May you live to be a thousand years old, sir.” Still the most widely unheralded great movie on the books, John Patrick Shanley’s lightweight/profound fable is an unmitigated delight. See Tom Hanks at the end of the first phase of his career plus Meg Ryan in an unacknowledged career highlight. How can a movie be so purposely insubstantial, and yet be ‘heavier’ than a dozen pictures with ‘big things to say?’
Joe Versus the Volcano
Blu-ray
Warner Archive Collection
1990 / Color / 2:35 widescreen / 97 min. / Street Date June 20, 2017 / available through the WBshop / 21.99
Starring Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan, Lloyd Bridges, Robert Stack, Abe Vigoda,
Dan Hedaya, Barry McGovern, Amanda Plummer, Ossie Davis
Cinematography Stephen Goldblatt
Production Designer Bo Welch
Film Editors Richard Halsey, Kenneth Wannberg
Original Music Georges Delerue
Produced by Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall, Steven Spielberg and Teri Schwartz
Written and Directed by John Patrick Shanley
I think I found...
Joe Versus the Volcano
Blu-ray
Warner Archive Collection
1990 / Color / 2:35 widescreen / 97 min. / Street Date June 20, 2017 / available through the WBshop / 21.99
Starring Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan, Lloyd Bridges, Robert Stack, Abe Vigoda,
Dan Hedaya, Barry McGovern, Amanda Plummer, Ossie Davis
Cinematography Stephen Goldblatt
Production Designer Bo Welch
Film Editors Richard Halsey, Kenneth Wannberg
Original Music Georges Delerue
Produced by Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall, Steven Spielberg and Teri Schwartz
Written and Directed by John Patrick Shanley
I think I found...
- 6/6/2017
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Eric Burdon’s soulful, heart-stopping wail made him one of the most unforgettable voices of the ’60s. As the lead singer for British Invasion heroes the Animals, he injected a dose of gritty reality into the pop charts with hits like “House of the Rising Sun” and “We Gotta Get Out of This Place,” and by decade’s end he had moved on to front the barrier-breaking funk group, War.
Today, the music legend remains an active advocate for peace, producing music aimed squarely at the status quo. In honor of his 76th birthday, Burdon is treating fans to a...
Today, the music legend remains an active advocate for peace, producing music aimed squarely at the status quo. In honor of his 76th birthday, Burdon is treating fans to a...
- 5/11/2017
- by Jordan Runtagh
- PEOPLE.com
Fox Searchlight Pictures’ “Demolition,” a film directed by Jean-Marc Vallée (“Dallas Buyers Club,” “Wild”) features a pretty solid cast including Academy Award nominees Jake Gyllenhaal and Naomi Watts. It also apparently features a pretty good soundtrack that includes My Morning Jacket, M. Ward and Sufjan Stevens and incorporates classics by Heart, Free and Eric Burdon & The Animals. Beck’s famous musical arranger dad David Campbell shows up too. Abkco Music & Records is releasing the digital soundtrack for Music From the Motion Picture Demolition on April 8. Here’s the film’s synopsis (and you can read our review from the Toronto International Film Festival here). Demolition follows Davis Mitchell (Gyllenhaal), a successful investment banker who loses his wife in a tragic car crash. Despite pressure from his father in law, Phil (Chris Cooper), to pull it together Davis continues to unravel. What starts as a complaint letter to a vending machine company turns.
- 4/1/2016
- by Edward Davis
- The Playlist
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
One of the highlights of this year's Edinburgh International Film Festival, it's already apparent, is a retrospective of the work of Dominik Graf, a genre specialist mostly unknown outside his natve Germany, who has worked in both film and TV, specialising mainly in crime dramas. The program also includes other German crime TV shows selected by Graf to contextualise his work (including Sam Fuller's Dead Pigeon on Beethoven Street and uber-rare work by Czech emigre Zbynek Brynych, best known otherwise for The Fifth Horseman is Fear).
Graf's work includes pieces from the seventies to the present day. By working in TV he has been able to work regularly, something denied most feature directors, and seems to thrive on the tight schedules and budgets. Nightwatch, a 1993 episode of the long-running series "Der Fahnder", comes on like Fleischer's The Narrow Margin, with a cop guarding a gangster's moll who doesn't...
Graf's work includes pieces from the seventies to the present day. By working in TV he has been able to work regularly, something denied most feature directors, and seems to thrive on the tight schedules and budgets. Nightwatch, a 1993 episode of the long-running series "Der Fahnder", comes on like Fleischer's The Narrow Margin, with a cop guarding a gangster's moll who doesn't...
- 6/25/2014
- by David Cairns
- MUBI
There is, a house ... in Florida ... and when he's there, Bill Murray loves singing cover songs.The comedy legend took to the stage Friday night in St. Augustine at the Murray Bros. Caddyshack Restaurant ... and performed a rousing set of songs -- including "Gloria" by Van Morrison and "House of the Rising Sun" by The Animals.We're told Murray jammed out for around 45 minutes ... and in the video, the crowd was clearly stoked.Bill's no...
- 3/29/2014
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
A film about Keith Crombie, the man who ran the Newcastle Jazz Cafe for 23 years, is seeking backers on Kickstarter.
The Jazz Man features ex-Animals and War star Eric Burdon, director Mike Figgis, actor Greg Hicks and others.
> Eric Burdon: 'I got excommunicated from The Animals'
Directed by Abi Lewis, the film also recounts the visits of legends Harry Connick Jnr and Wynton Marsalis, who played impromptu sets at the venue.
The film has already secured almost £3,000 of its £7,500 target, which will be used for post-production, commercial music and archive footage.
Up until this point, the film has been self-funded by a team offering free use of equipment and expertise.
The 30-day funding period for the project ends on December 8, 2013.
"I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has already supported The Jazz Man documentary," said director Lewis.
"I have encountered extreme generosity over the past...
The Jazz Man features ex-Animals and War star Eric Burdon, director Mike Figgis, actor Greg Hicks and others.
> Eric Burdon: 'I got excommunicated from The Animals'
Directed by Abi Lewis, the film also recounts the visits of legends Harry Connick Jnr and Wynton Marsalis, who played impromptu sets at the venue.
The film has already secured almost £3,000 of its £7,500 target, which will be used for post-production, commercial music and archive footage.
Up until this point, the film has been self-funded by a team offering free use of equipment and expertise.
The 30-day funding period for the project ends on December 8, 2013.
"I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has already supported The Jazz Man documentary," said director Lewis.
"I have encountered extreme generosity over the past...
- 11/13/2013
- Digital Spy
The music we grow up with shapes our tastes in later life, according to a study by Cornell University. We asked Guardian writers to tell us about the songs that take them back to their childhood homes
'My mother would listen to the Carpenters while ironing'
Of the handful of albums my parents owned, it was The Carpenters' Singles 1969-1973 that struck me the most. I remember being particularly fascinated by Rainy Days and Mondays. With the benefit of hindsight, I suspect it was because it was the first piece of music I had ever heard that appeared to perfectly suit the circumstances in which I heard it. My mother would listen to the Carpenters in the afternoon, while doing the ironing in the front room, and I remember thinking that was what the woman in the song was probably doing too. In my head she was singing it...
'My mother would listen to the Carpenters while ironing'
Of the handful of albums my parents owned, it was The Carpenters' Singles 1969-1973 that struck me the most. I remember being particularly fascinated by Rainy Days and Mondays. With the benefit of hindsight, I suspect it was because it was the first piece of music I had ever heard that appeared to perfectly suit the circumstances in which I heard it. My mother would listen to the Carpenters in the afternoon, while doing the ironing in the front room, and I remember thinking that was what the woman in the song was probably doing too. In my head she was singing it...
- 9/10/2013
- by Dorian Lynskey, Tim Jonze, Bim Adewunmi, Rebecca Nicholson, Alexis Petridis, Michael Hann, Paula Cocozza, John Crace, Lucy Mangan, Tim Dowling, Nosheen Iqbal
- The Guardian - Film News
They were music megastars, and they all opened up to him. As Tony Palmer's best films resurface, the documentarian talks to Phelim O'Neill about Leonard Cohen's tears, John Lennon's fake beard – and the day Liberace invited him into his hot tub
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Tony Palmer was studying moral sciences at Cambridge University in the 1960s when a moderately famous band arrived in town. "I got a call to attend this press conference the Beatles were holding, to cover it for the college paper," he recalls. "They'd had a No 1 single or two by then, so they were very well known – but not yet intergalactic. Afterwards, John Lennon came up and asked me why I hadn't asked them any questions. I told him I found the whole thing pretty silly. He laughed, and when I told him I was studying moral sciences,...
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Tony Palmer was studying moral sciences at Cambridge University in the 1960s when a moderately famous band arrived in town. "I got a call to attend this press conference the Beatles were holding, to cover it for the college paper," he recalls. "They'd had a No 1 single or two by then, so they were very well known – but not yet intergalactic. Afterwards, John Lennon came up and asked me why I hadn't asked them any questions. I told him I found the whole thing pretty silly. He laughed, and when I told him I was studying moral sciences,...
- 7/28/2013
- by Phelim O'Neill
- The Guardian - Film News
They were music megastars, and they all opened up to him. As Tony Palmer's best films resurface, the documentarian talks to Phelim O'Neill about Leonard Cohen's tears, John Lennon's fake beard – and the day Liberace invited him into his hot tub
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Tony Palmer was studying moral sciences at Cambridge University in the 1960s when a moderately famous band arrived in town. "I got a call to attend this press conference the Beatles were holding, to cover it for the college paper," he recalls. "They'd had a No 1 single or two by then, so they were very well known – but not yet intergalactic. Afterwards, John Lennon came up and asked me why I hadn't asked them any questions. I told him I found the whole thing pretty silly. He laughed, and when I told him I was studying moral sciences,...
Reading this on mobile? Click here to view video
Tony Palmer was studying moral sciences at Cambridge University in the 1960s when a moderately famous band arrived in town. "I got a call to attend this press conference the Beatles were holding, to cover it for the college paper," he recalls. "They'd had a No 1 single or two by then, so they were very well known – but not yet intergalactic. Afterwards, John Lennon came up and asked me why I hadn't asked them any questions. I told him I found the whole thing pretty silly. He laughed, and when I told him I was studying moral sciences,...
- 7/28/2013
- by Phelim O'Neill
- The Guardian - Film News
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
We may be approaching Season 6 of "True Blood," but even better for music buffs is the fact that Volume 4 of the show's soundtrack is arriving on Tuesday, May 28th, and we have your chance to win a copy right here.
True Blood: Music from the HBO Original Series Volume 4 Tracklist:
01. Eric Burdon and Jenny Lewis – “Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood”
02. Iggy Pop and Bethany Costentino – “Let’s Boot and Rally”
03. The Heavy – “What Makes a Good Man?”
04. Holwin’ Wolf – “Smokestack Lightnin’”
05. Alabama Shakes – “Pocket Change”
06. Bosco Delrey – “Authority Song”
07. My Morning Jacket – “Turn Turn Turn”
08. The Flaming Lips – “Your Face Can Tell the Future”
09. The Naked and Famous – “The Sun”
10. Warpaint – “Undertow”
11. Mobley – “I Wanna Be Your Man”
12. Deap Vally – “(She’s a) Wanderer”
13. Koko Taylor – “Whatever I Am, You Made Me”
14. Los Lobos – “We’ll Meet Again”
To enter for your chance to win one of the four CD's that are available,...
True Blood: Music from the HBO Original Series Volume 4 Tracklist:
01. Eric Burdon and Jenny Lewis – “Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood”
02. Iggy Pop and Bethany Costentino – “Let’s Boot and Rally”
03. The Heavy – “What Makes a Good Man?”
04. Holwin’ Wolf – “Smokestack Lightnin’”
05. Alabama Shakes – “Pocket Change”
06. Bosco Delrey – “Authority Song”
07. My Morning Jacket – “Turn Turn Turn”
08. The Flaming Lips – “Your Face Can Tell the Future”
09. The Naked and Famous – “The Sun”
10. Warpaint – “Undertow”
11. Mobley – “I Wanna Be Your Man”
12. Deap Vally – “(She’s a) Wanderer”
13. Koko Taylor – “Whatever I Am, You Made Me”
14. Los Lobos – “We’ll Meet Again”
To enter for your chance to win one of the four CD's that are available,...
- 5/24/2013
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
Many fans of Eric Burdon may know him as the legendary vocalist of The Animals, but Burdon has new solo material to share this year. Burdon recently announced his forthcoming solo album ’Til Your River Runs Dry. The release features 12 songs, most of which were penned by Burdon himself to touch on the topics that move him most. ’Til Your River Runs Dry is set for release on Jan. 29 via Abkco Records, but you can take an exclusive listen to “Devil and Jesus,” a new track, in the video below. The video includes vivid illustrated lyrics....
- 1/24/2013
- Pastemagazine.com
It was perhaps inevitable that "Cougar Town" would end up using "Spill the Wine," the 1970 psychedelic groove by Eric Burdon and War, in one of its promos. In fact, it's not hard to wonder why it took this long.
(Oh yeah. Because ABC didn't do a ton of promotion for the show.)
TBS, however, is putting some marketing muscle behind its new acquisition, which begins its cable life on Jan. 8. The new teaser features the song, some appropriately trippy graphics, and the cast spilling wine all over their white clothes, with Courteney Cox getting the last and biggest splash.
It also got us thinking about how Cox's two most famous characters would react. Monica Geller would likely be appalled at all the mess, while Jules Cobb would have to be wondering why the cul-de-sac crew was wasting so much perfectly good wine.
Hit play at the top of the post,...
(Oh yeah. Because ABC didn't do a ton of promotion for the show.)
TBS, however, is putting some marketing muscle behind its new acquisition, which begins its cable life on Jan. 8. The new teaser features the song, some appropriately trippy graphics, and the cast spilling wine all over their white clothes, with Courteney Cox getting the last and biggest splash.
It also got us thinking about how Cox's two most famous characters would react. Monica Geller would likely be appalled at all the mess, while Jules Cobb would have to be wondering why the cul-de-sac crew was wasting so much perfectly good wine.
Hit play at the top of the post,...
- 11/21/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
With Cougar Town set to make its debut on TBS in January, the network is rolling out a new wine-splashing promo featuring Courteney Cox and the cul-de-sac crew all clad in white. Or I should say, wine spilling, since the ad features the classic Eric Burdon and War track, “Spill the Wine.” The former ABC fan-favorite comedy will launch its fourth season on the cable channel on Tuesday, Jan. 8 at 10 p.m. Here’s your “ultimate laundry nightmare”…...
- 11/21/2012
- by James Hibberd
- EW - Inside TV
One of the country larger city-based music festivals -- Seattle's 2012 Bumbershoot -- has finally announced its lineup. The Sept. 1-3 event will feature Skrillex, Jane's Addiction, M83, Tony Bennett, Mac Miller, Big Sean, Yelawolf, Passion Pit and M. Ward leading the marquee. That's right. Tony Bennett. Other acts to round-out the days include The Vaselines, Mudhoney, The Promise Ring, The Greenhornes with Eric Burdon, Wanda Jackson, The Jayhawks and more. Complete list is below. Tickets are for sale now, for 3-day admission or single-day. Here is the lineup so far: Sept. 1: Jane's Addiction, Awolnation, M. Ward, The Jayhawks, The...
- 5/8/2012
- Hitfix
Toast to Freedom also features contributions from Ewan McGregor, Kris Kristofferson, Carly Simon and Marianne Faithfull
The late Levon Helm, Ewan McGregor, Kris Kristofferson, Carly Simon, Marianne Faithfull, Jane Birkin, Rosanne Cash and 43 other acts feature on a new song released by Amnesty International.
Titled Toast to Freedom, the song celebrates Amnesty's 50th anniversary and is being released to mark World Press Freedom Day on Thursday. The initial recording was made at Levon Helm Studios in Woodstock, New York, before producer Bob Clearmountain sent it to dozens of artists – also including the Blind Boys of Alabama, Donald Fagen, Eric Burdon and Taj Mahal – to add their vocals. It was written by Carl Carlton and Larry Campbell.
The idea for Toast to Freedom was conceived by Bill Shipsey, founder of the Art for Amnesty campaign, his colleague Jochen Wilms and Carlton, who has previously worked with Robert Palmer and Eric Burdon.
The late Levon Helm, Ewan McGregor, Kris Kristofferson, Carly Simon, Marianne Faithfull, Jane Birkin, Rosanne Cash and 43 other acts feature on a new song released by Amnesty International.
Titled Toast to Freedom, the song celebrates Amnesty's 50th anniversary and is being released to mark World Press Freedom Day on Thursday. The initial recording was made at Levon Helm Studios in Woodstock, New York, before producer Bob Clearmountain sent it to dozens of artists – also including the Blind Boys of Alabama, Donald Fagen, Eric Burdon and Taj Mahal – to add their vocals. It was written by Carl Carlton and Larry Campbell.
The idea for Toast to Freedom was conceived by Bill Shipsey, founder of the Art for Amnesty campaign, his colleague Jochen Wilms and Carlton, who has previously worked with Robert Palmer and Eric Burdon.
- 5/3/2012
- by Caspar Llewellyn Smith
- The Guardian - Film News
Toast to Freedom, performed by an ensemble of prominent musicians and celebrities, goes on sale
A supergroup of prominent artists and performers are to release a song on Thursday as part of celebrations to commemorate Amnesty International's 50th birthday. Singers including Jane Birkin, Marianne Faithfull and Us country star Rosanne Cash have contributed to the recording, entitled Toast to Freedom.
The commemorative song will celebrate Amnesty International's global human rights work and was initially composed in sessions at Woodstock in upstate New York, in the converted barn studios of the rock musician and human rights campaigner Levon Helm, who died earlier this month.
The release of the fundraising song also helps to mark the long relationship between the Observer and Amnesty, which was founded following a 1961 article in the paper by the lawyer Peter Benenson about two Portuguese students reportedly imprisoned for raising their glasses in the name of freedom.
A supergroup of prominent artists and performers are to release a song on Thursday as part of celebrations to commemorate Amnesty International's 50th birthday. Singers including Jane Birkin, Marianne Faithfull and Us country star Rosanne Cash have contributed to the recording, entitled Toast to Freedom.
The commemorative song will celebrate Amnesty International's global human rights work and was initially composed in sessions at Woodstock in upstate New York, in the converted barn studios of the rock musician and human rights campaigner Levon Helm, who died earlier this month.
The release of the fundraising song also helps to mark the long relationship between the Observer and Amnesty, which was founded following a 1961 article in the paper by the lawyer Peter Benenson about two Portuguese students reportedly imprisoned for raising their glasses in the name of freedom.
- 4/28/2012
- by Luke Bainbridge
- The Guardian - Film News
Bruce Springsteen’s SXSW keynote speech has already been hailed as one of the best of the fest, but last night’s two-and-a-half hour performance at Austin’s Moody Theater might have been even more ridiculous. With 3,000 people packed into venue, The Boss and company tore through dozens of hits with a number of very famous musical guests. The set culminated in a cover of Woody Guthrie’s “This Land Is Your Land,” featuring Régine Chassagne and Win and Will Butler from Arcade Fire, Tom Morello, Eric Burdon of The Animals, Alejandro Escovedo, Garland Jeffreys, Joe Ely, and members of The Low Anthem....
- 3/16/2012
- Pastemagazine.com
Austin -- For a man with so many famous friends, it's a wonder that Bruce Springsteen hasn't taken advantage of the talent saturation at the South By Southwest Music Conference before. The Boss not only delivered the festival's keynote address Thursday day, but performed for just shy of two-and-a-half hours with his E Street Band at night, along with a few pals from his collection. Arcade Fire, Alejandro Escovedo, Jimmy Cliff, Tom Morello, Joe Ely, Eric Burdon and more all took the stage at Acl Live, most notably and abundantly on the Boss' frequent cover and closer "This Land Is Your...
- 3/16/2012
- Hitfix
While Miley Cyrus isn't the first person to come to mind when making a wishlist of artists to cover Bob Dylan songs, we have to admit -- we're really looking forward to this album.
Miley and a host of her contemporaries have joined forces to pay tribute to both Bob Dylan and Amnesty International with a new cover album. The record, titled "Chimes of Freedom," features a huge variety of artists -- from Pete Seeger to Ke$ha.
"Glee" star Darren Criss even makes a contribution to the four-disc compilation, covering New Morning with his brother, Chuck Criss, and his band the Freelance Whales. The jam-packed album, which "salutes Amnesty International's 50th anniversary and life-saving human rights work," is set for a January 24 release. Check out the list of songs and artists below to see which classic your favorite singer will be covering.
Disc 1
Raphael Saadiq Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat
Patti Smith...
Miley and a host of her contemporaries have joined forces to pay tribute to both Bob Dylan and Amnesty International with a new cover album. The record, titled "Chimes of Freedom," features a huge variety of artists -- from Pete Seeger to Ke$ha.
"Glee" star Darren Criss even makes a contribution to the four-disc compilation, covering New Morning with his brother, Chuck Criss, and his band the Freelance Whales. The jam-packed album, which "salutes Amnesty International's 50th anniversary and life-saving human rights work," is set for a January 24 release. Check out the list of songs and artists below to see which classic your favorite singer will be covering.
Disc 1
Raphael Saadiq Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat
Patti Smith...
- 11/23/2011
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
Eric Burdon and the Animals in concert at the Mountain View Plaza in Snoqualmie.Photo copyright chuck tuck / PR Photos. Eric Burdon and the Animals in concert at the Mountain View Plaza in Snoqualmie.Photo copyright chuck tuck / PR Photos. Eric Burdon and the Animals in concert at the Mountain View Plaza in Snoqualmie.Photo copyright chuck tuck / PR Photos. Eric Burdon and the Animals in concert at the Mountain View Plaza in Snoqualmie.Photo copyright chuck tuck / PR Photos. Eric Burdon and the Animals in concert at the Mountain View Plaza in Snoqualmie.Photo copyright chuck tuck / PR Photos. 07/17/2011 - Eric Burdon and Billy Watts - Eric Burdon and the Animals in Concert...
- 7/20/2011
- by Michelle Wray
- Monsters and Critics
As part of a soundtrack for Max Winkler’s film Ceremony, Eric Johnson from the Fruit Bats has rounded up songs from Pete Townshend, Van Dyke Parks, Eric Burdon, Ezra Koenig and some other musicians. For his contributions to the film score, Koenig recorded a cover of Paul Simon’s 1972 song “Papa Hobo.” Download the track here and see the complete tracklist below....
- 4/8/2011
- Pastemagazine.com
Ceremony, the new comedy from director Max Winkler (son of Henry), sounds like a complicated story. Sam Davis (Michael Angarano) gets his former best friend to accompany him to a beachfront getaway owned by a famous documentary maker (Lee Pace). The plan is for the two to rekindle their friendship, but along the way, it is discovered that Sam is infatuated with the filmmaker’s fiancée, Zoe (Uma Thurman). His ultimate goal is to stop their wedding and win Zoe. Lakeshore Records is releasing the soundtrack, and if the description above didn’t sell you, neither will the album.
I was left really unimpressed with the soundtrack as a whole. The majority of the album is a score by Eric D. Johnson (not the Eric Johnson I would have hoped for), front man for the indie rock band Fruit Bats. His score is unoriginal and frankly, unimaginative. While not entirely without merit,...
I was left really unimpressed with the soundtrack as a whole. The majority of the album is a score by Eric D. Johnson (not the Eric Johnson I would have hoped for), front man for the indie rock band Fruit Bats. His score is unoriginal and frankly, unimaginative. While not entirely without merit,...
- 4/7/2011
- Shadowlocked
This latest installment of Soundtrack Round Up kicks off with the soundtrack to the upcoming Scream 4. Wes Craven’s revisit of his infamous post-modern slasher franchise is accompanied by a bevy of loud and in-your-face electro rock tracks as well as a couple of cuts (pun intended) from veteran Scream composer Marco Beltrami’s score. Whilst subtlety is not on the menu, excitement and energy most certainly are, and this clutch of up-tempo, lyrically tongue in cheek hip-shakers provide a fun and noisy listen. Acts include Stereo Black, 6 Day Riot and Ida Maria, though the highlight of the album is probably its opening track, ‘Something to Die For’ by The Sounds.
Next up is David James Nielsen’s score for Tall Ships: The Privateer Lynx, the first episode of a new documentary series about ‘America’s greatest sailing ships’ which is airing on The Sailing Channel. I had previously...
Next up is David James Nielsen’s score for Tall Ships: The Privateer Lynx, the first episode of a new documentary series about ‘America’s greatest sailing ships’ which is airing on The Sailing Channel. I had previously...
- 4/6/2011
- by Jack Kirby
- Nerdly
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