‘The Good Half’ Review: Nick Jonas Is The Only Surprise In A Formulaic Indie – Tribeca Film Festival
Sometimes it feels as though A.I. is already here, given the number of films resembling Garden State that pop up on the festival circuit every year. Robert Schwartzman’s The Good Half is only the latest, and his attempt to out-emo Zach Braff’s legacy film falls disappointingly short, given that his last Tribeca appearance was with the surreal and underrated comedy The Argument (2020), which channeled Charlie Kaufman in the story of a couple whose obsession with a petty fight spirals into absurdity. The Good Half, however, mostly serves as a decent vehicle for Nick Jonas, who seems to making a play to be the new Adam Driver, which is not as far-fetched as it might sound.
It starts with a flashback, as our hero, Renn Wheeland (Jonas), recalls the traumatic moment in his childhood when his free-spirited mother Lily (Elisabeth Shue) absent-mindedly abandoned him during a trip to the shopping mall.
It starts with a flashback, as our hero, Renn Wheeland (Jonas), recalls the traumatic moment in his childhood when his free-spirited mother Lily (Elisabeth Shue) absent-mindedly abandoned him during a trip to the shopping mall.
- 6/13/2023
- by Damon Wise
- Deadline Film + TV
Their celebrity fans include Harry Styles, Dave Grohl, Haim and Jeff Lynne of Elo, who put it very simply when he said, “I love The Zombies.” Their 1968 album Odessey and Oracle is a psychedelic pop masterpiece, one of the most enduring records of the decade, yet by the time it was released, the band had already broken up, tired of being exploited by rogue promoters, and out of favour with Sixties pop pickers. When one of the singles from that album, “Time of the Season”, hit number three in the US Billboard charts in early 1969, the group’s singer Colin Blunstone, possessor of one of the most beautiful voices in rock’n’roll, had taken a job in an insurance company. “The first couple of days, there was a bit of pointing,” he recalls in the new Zombies documentary Hung Up on a Dream, “but that first day, I had...
- 4/12/2023
- by Chris Harvey
- The Independent - Music
Like their unlikely namesake, the Zombies have had several lives since being formed by keyboardist Rod Argent and vocalist Colin Blunstone in St. Albans in Hertfordshire U.K. in the early 1960s. The first British Invasion act after the Beatles to score a chart-topping U.S. hit, with “She’s Not There,” the guys disbanded shortly before their 1968 soon-to-be-cult album, “Odessey and Oracle,” was released. That collection produced another stateside smash in “Time of the Season,” which Al Kooper belatedly convinced Columbia’s Clive Davis to put out.
Since Argent and Blunstone reunited as the Zombies in 2004, the group has released four albums, the latest being the Covid-delayed “Different Game,” on the indie Cooking Vinyl, which serves as the follow-up to 2015’s aptly titled “Still Got That Hunger.”
The duo is fresh back from an acclaimed trip to Austin for South by Southwest, where they were honored with the Grulke Prize for Career Act,...
Since Argent and Blunstone reunited as the Zombies in 2004, the group has released four albums, the latest being the Covid-delayed “Different Game,” on the indie Cooking Vinyl, which serves as the follow-up to 2015’s aptly titled “Still Got That Hunger.”
The duo is fresh back from an acclaimed trip to Austin for South by Southwest, where they were honored with the Grulke Prize for Career Act,...
- 4/5/2023
- by Roy Trakin
- Variety Film + TV
The Zombies only released two albums during their initial run, but the hits keep them coming back. Director Robert Schwartzman’s documentary, Hung Up on a Dream, named after a song from their classic album Odessey and Oracle, premiered at the Zach Theater during SXSW on March 12. Cooking Vinyl Records will release Different Game on March 31.
The Zombies’ first full-length album since 2015’s Billboard-charting Still Got That Hunger features founding keyboardist Rod Argent and lead singer Colin Blunstone, along with drummer Steve Rodford, guitarist Tom Toomey, and bassist Søren Koch. It retains the variety of sounds the band has been cultivating since their formation in 1961.
In 1964, The Zombies won a recording contract with Decca Records, the same label as the Rolling Stones, as first prize in a contest sponsored by The London Evening Post. Their single, “She’s Not There,” hit the charts internationally, and the band was part of...
The Zombies’ first full-length album since 2015’s Billboard-charting Still Got That Hunger features founding keyboardist Rod Argent and lead singer Colin Blunstone, along with drummer Steve Rodford, guitarist Tom Toomey, and bassist Søren Koch. It retains the variety of sounds the band has been cultivating since their formation in 1961.
In 1964, The Zombies won a recording contract with Decca Records, the same label as the Rolling Stones, as first prize in a contest sponsored by The London Evening Post. Their single, “She’s Not There,” hit the charts internationally, and the band was part of...
- 3/31/2023
- by John Saavedra
- Den of Geek
Would you believe us if we said a hologram sponsored by the government of Ontario was one of the best things we saw on the second full day of SXSW 2023? There were plenty of flesh-and-blood performances that knocked our socks off, too, as the festival hit its stride with artists big and small from across genres and decades packing the venues that make Austin one of the greatest music cities in the world. Here are our top picks from Wednesday, March 15.
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- 3/16/2023
- by Cat Cardenas, Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Christian Hoard, Leah Lu, Angie Martoccio and Simon Vozick-Levinson
- Rollingstone.com
No matter the weather, it’s always the perfect Time of the Season for The Zombies. Their new album is called Different Game, and everyone plays like they were dealt a perfect hand. But it’s the fingers of founding keyboardist Rod Argent, drummer Steve Rodford, guitarist Tom Toomey, bassist Søren Koch, and the throat of original lead singer Colin Blunstone that propel the music.
Director Robert Schwartzman’s documentary, Hung Up on a Dream, which will have its world premiere at SXSW, looks back at The Zombies’ 60-year career: the first British Invasion band to write themselves into American pop history after The Beatles with “She’s Not There,” the Rock Hall of Famers’ Odessey and Oracle is in the Top 100 of Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. The group is looking forward.
“So often, people at our vintage put out something which doesn’t have the energy of previous stuff,...
Director Robert Schwartzman’s documentary, Hung Up on a Dream, which will have its world premiere at SXSW, looks back at The Zombies’ 60-year career: the first British Invasion band to write themselves into American pop history after The Beatles with “She’s Not There,” the Rock Hall of Famers’ Odessey and Oracle is in the Top 100 of Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. The group is looking forward.
“So often, people at our vintage put out something which doesn’t have the energy of previous stuff,...
- 3/12/2023
- by Kirsten Howard
- Den of Geek
Sixty years on from their formation, it’s finally the time of the season for British Invasion band The Zombies.
The iconic 1960s group will be the focus of a feature documentary entitled “Hung Up on a Dream,” directed by Utopia co-founder, Rooney frontman and “Dreamland” director Robert Schwartzman.
Principal photography has begun on the doc, which will chart the band’s 60-year career, which first started up in the suburb of St. Alban’s, just north of London. The doc will begin with the group’s formation by Rod Argent, Colin Blunstone, Chris White, Paul Atkinson and Hugh Grundy in the 1960s with hits such as “She’s Not There” and “Time Of The Season,” to their successful solo careers and eventual reunion and touring stints.
Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame in 2019, the group is best known for their 1968 album “Odessey and Oracle.” The record had a slow start,...
The iconic 1960s group will be the focus of a feature documentary entitled “Hung Up on a Dream,” directed by Utopia co-founder, Rooney frontman and “Dreamland” director Robert Schwartzman.
Principal photography has begun on the doc, which will chart the band’s 60-year career, which first started up in the suburb of St. Alban’s, just north of London. The doc will begin with the group’s formation by Rod Argent, Colin Blunstone, Chris White, Paul Atkinson and Hugh Grundy in the 1960s with hits such as “She’s Not There” and “Time Of The Season,” to their successful solo careers and eventual reunion and touring stints.
Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame in 2019, the group is best known for their 1968 album “Odessey and Oracle.” The record had a slow start,...
- 7/26/2022
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
It’S A Foggy Afternoon In Nashville, and Nanci Griffith is sitting in a near-empty restaurant by a cold fireplace. Her face, waif-like except for her animated brown eyes, is tired. Griffith may be one of the most critically acclaimed and beloved veterans of the country-folk-pop scene, but she’s fed up.
Not that anyone could blame her. After touring almost constantly for ten years, garnering a Grammy nomination in 1986 and building a huge following in Ireland and England, she has yet to crack America’s consciousness. “Why do I have to do this?...
Not that anyone could blame her. After touring almost constantly for ten years, garnering a Grammy nomination in 1986 and building a huge following in Ireland and England, she has yet to crack America’s consciousness. “Why do I have to do this?...
- 8/16/2021
- by Eliza Wing
- Rollingstone.com
It’s been three decades since Ringo Starr founded his All Starr supergroup and took the stage with some of rock and roll’s biggest luminaries, creating an exceptional legacy of performances of some of the greatest hits of all time culled from Starr’s extraordinary catalog as a solo artist and as Beatle, as well as the All Starr Band members’ substantive songbook.
In celebration of this milestone, and just in time for the holiday season, a new limited-edition retrospective hardcover book titled “Ringo Rocks: 30 Years Of The All Starrs,” will be sold online exclusively beginning Wednesday, December 16 at juliensauctions.com.
This not to be missed commemorative photo memoir features some never-before-seen photos of the All Starr Band’s 30 record-setting years in the spotlight and life on the road, compiled by Henry Diltz and Jill Jarrett (who have followed Ringo Starr’s All Starr career since 1989), as well as...
In celebration of this milestone, and just in time for the holiday season, a new limited-edition retrospective hardcover book titled “Ringo Rocks: 30 Years Of The All Starrs,” will be sold online exclusively beginning Wednesday, December 16 at juliensauctions.com.
This not to be missed commemorative photo memoir features some never-before-seen photos of the All Starr Band’s 30 record-setting years in the spotlight and life on the road, compiled by Henry Diltz and Jill Jarrett (who have followed Ringo Starr’s All Starr career since 1989), as well as...
- 12/22/2020
- Look to the Stars
The Zombies have announced a 2020 spring tour — and confirmed that they’re working on a new album, their first since 2015’s Still Got That Hunger.
“It’s now 51 years since ‘Time of the Season’ reached Number one on the U.S. single charts,” keyboardist Rod Argent tells Rolling Stone. The clip above shows the band performing the Sixties anthem in Los Angeles last year. “Unbelievably, it’s a song that feels just as much a joy to play now as it did all those years ago!”
Argent recalls recording “Time...
“It’s now 51 years since ‘Time of the Season’ reached Number one on the U.S. single charts,” keyboardist Rod Argent tells Rolling Stone. The clip above shows the band performing the Sixties anthem in Los Angeles last year. “Unbelievably, it’s a song that feels just as much a joy to play now as it did all those years ago!”
Argent recalls recording “Time...
- 2/14/2020
- by Angie Martoccio
- Rollingstone.com
Colin Blunstone and Rod Argent of recent Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees the Zombies went through their entire careers, in oft-hilarious detail, on a recent episode of our podcast, Rolling Stone Music Now. Read some highlights below, and to hear the entire discussion, press play or download and subscribe on iTunes or Spotify.
They used some of the Beatles’ instruments in Abbey Road studios on Odessey and Oracle. “It’s so funny because Mellotron is all over Odessey and Oracle,” says Argent. “And if John Lennon’s Mellotron hadn’t been there,...
They used some of the Beatles’ instruments in Abbey Road studios on Odessey and Oracle. “It’s so funny because Mellotron is all over Odessey and Oracle,” says Argent. “And if John Lennon’s Mellotron hadn’t been there,...
- 6/1/2019
- by Brian Hiatt
- Rollingstone.com
Recent Rock and Roll Fame inductees Colin Blunstone and Rod Argent of the Zombies sat down in Sirius Xm’s studios with host Brian Hiatt for an episode of our podcast, Rolling Stone Music Now. The definitive interview covers the founding of the band, the creation of their best-known music and their entire careers – from the band’s founding in 1962 to their reunion in the 2000s as a new generation rediscovered their spectacular 1968 album Odyssey and Oracle (which we named one of the 100 best albums of all time). Argent also discussed his ’70s band Argent,...
- 5/20/2019
- by Brian Hiatt
- Rollingstone.com
Brian Wilson and the Zombies will embark on a North American tour this summer celebrating their music from 1968 and beyond.
The “Something Great from ’68” tour will launch August 31st at the Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada and wrap September 26th at the Beacon Theatre in New York City. Tickets go on sale May 10th, while pre-sales start tomorrow, May 8th. Complete information is available on Wilson’s website and the Zombies’ website.
Wilson will primarily perform songs from two of his favorite Beach Boys albums,...
The “Something Great from ’68” tour will launch August 31st at the Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada and wrap September 26th at the Beacon Theatre in New York City. Tickets go on sale May 10th, while pre-sales start tomorrow, May 8th. Complete information is available on Wilson’s website and the Zombies’ website.
Wilson will primarily perform songs from two of his favorite Beach Boys albums,...
- 5/7/2019
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Tony Sokol Apr 27, 2019
Who would have thought the British Invasion would lead to a Zombie apocalypse? The Rock Hall of Fame did.
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame class of 2019 includes a witch, a Goth band which celebrated disintegration, and a reanimated squad of necromantic romantics who stormed America as part of the British Invasion. The Zombies should have been the retro rock band of the zombie apocalypse. The off-kilter drum, bass and breath which heralded the oncoming melodic horde of chords of the song "Time of the Season" perfectly suited the march of the undead which altered the world in World War Z. What could be more frightening than being out on patrol with Carol, the most adept walker deterrent on The Walking Dead, running into a bunch of munchers and realize: she's not there? The band never truly embraced horror in a direct musical assault, but they...
Who would have thought the British Invasion would lead to a Zombie apocalypse? The Rock Hall of Fame did.
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame class of 2019 includes a witch, a Goth band which celebrated disintegration, and a reanimated squad of necromantic romantics who stormed America as part of the British Invasion. The Zombies should have been the retro rock band of the zombie apocalypse. The off-kilter drum, bass and breath which heralded the oncoming melodic horde of chords of the song "Time of the Season" perfectly suited the march of the undead which altered the world in World War Z. What could be more frightening than being out on patrol with Carol, the most adept walker deterrent on The Walking Dead, running into a bunch of munchers and realize: she's not there? The band never truly embraced horror in a direct musical assault, but they...
- 4/27/2019
- Den of Geek
Last month, Brooklyn’s Barclays Center welcomed the newest inductees to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with their annual induction ceremony, honoring Radiohead, Stevie Nicks, Janet Jackson, the Zombies, Def Leppard, Roxy Music and the Cure and featuring a slew of all-star performances. On Saturday, April 27th, HBO will broadcast a edited version of the ceremony at 8 p.m. Est.
Highlights of the Rock Hall induction included a fiery Stevie Nicks set with Don Henley, Harry Styles and guitar legend Waddy Wachtel, as well as many of the...
Highlights of the Rock Hall induction included a fiery Stevie Nicks set with Don Henley, Harry Styles and guitar legend Waddy Wachtel, as well as many of the...
- 4/27/2019
- by Claire Shaffer
- Rollingstone.com
When the Zombies were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on March 29th, keyboardist-songwriter Rod Argent spoke from the stage about growing up in England during the Fifties and first discovering American rock & roll. “Elvis himself was a God,” he said. “I was 11 and I couldn’t imagine in any way being part of the same world.” A few weeks before the ceremony, Argent got on phone with Rolling Stone to discuss five pivotal songs that shaped him as a young songwriter and led to the incredible...
- 4/3/2019
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
New Rock and Roll Hall of Fame members the Zombies performed “Time of the Season” on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon last night. Frontman Colin Blunstone and keyboardist Rod Argent were joined by their original bandmates—drummer Hugh Grundy and bassist Chris White—for the counterculture anthem.
The British Invasion band clapped and aaah-ed their way into the song, with Blunstone’s tight vocals leading the way. Undoubtedly the highlight of the performance is Argent’s wild keyboard solo, which he plays while intently staring at his fingers with...
The British Invasion band clapped and aaah-ed their way into the song, with Blunstone’s tight vocals leading the way. Undoubtedly the highlight of the performance is Argent’s wild keyboard solo, which he plays while intently staring at his fingers with...
- 4/2/2019
- by Angie Martoccio
- Rollingstone.com
Def Leppard led an all-star jam of Mott the Hoople’s “All the Young Dudes” to close out the 2019 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony.
The jam included Queen’s Brian May, the Zombies’ Colin Blunstone and Rod Argent, the Bangles’ Susanna Hoffs, “Little” Steven Van Zandt and, the surprise guest, Ian Hunter of Mott the Hoople, who emerged from backstage to join the inductees and presenters for the rendition of the David Bowie-penned classic.
“There’s usually an all-star jam but we’re gonna try something different.
The jam included Queen’s Brian May, the Zombies’ Colin Blunstone and Rod Argent, the Bangles’ Susanna Hoffs, “Little” Steven Van Zandt and, the surprise guest, Ian Hunter of Mott the Hoople, who emerged from backstage to join the inductees and presenters for the rendition of the David Bowie-penned classic.
“There’s usually an all-star jam but we’re gonna try something different.
- 3/30/2019
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
The Zombies had been eligible for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for nearly 30 years — and nominated four times. Yet the group showed no signs of bitterness when they finally walked up to the podium, after introductory remarks by Bangles singer Susanna Hoffs, to accept the honor. In fact, the surviving members looked absolutely ecstatic — as if they’d been waiting for this moment all of their lives. “We’re there forever,” Zombies keyboardist Rod Argent told Rolling Stone on Friday night. “In 300 years time, if someone is researching...
- 3/30/2019
- by Andy Greene and Suzy Exposito
- Rollingstone.com
The Zombies revisited their idiosyncratic psych-pop at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony on Friday night. The surviving members of the Zombies’ Oddessey and Oracle lineup reunited after giving speeches for a rousing performance, which leaned heavily on songs from that landmark 1968 album.
Singer Colin Blunstone, keyboardist Rod Argent, bassist Chris White and drummer Hugh Grundy clapped and sighed as they kicked things off with “Time of the Season.” They didn’t miss a beat, a “Who’s your daddy?” or an extended keyboard solo as the...
Singer Colin Blunstone, keyboardist Rod Argent, bassist Chris White and drummer Hugh Grundy clapped and sighed as they kicked things off with “Time of the Season.” They didn’t miss a beat, a “Who’s your daddy?” or an extended keyboard solo as the...
- 3/30/2019
- by Elias Leight and Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
The Zombies’ “Time of the Season” hit Number One on the Cashbox singles chart on March 29th, 1969. Fifty years later to the day, the group appeared at Barclays Center to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. “The fact is that we’ve been nominated a few times,” says drummer Hugh Grundy. But he calls the timing of today’s induction ceremony “serendipity in itself.” “What’s meant to be is meant to be,” Grundy adds. “We had to wait for a while, but we made it.
- 3/30/2019
- by Patrick Doyle
- Rollingstone.com
The Bangles’ Susana Hoffs celebrated the Zombies finally getting their due while inducting the British Invasion group in to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Despite being eligible for induction since 1989, the Zombies didn’t land on the ballot until 2014 and it took three tries before they were inducted this year.
Hoffa has committed her love to the Zombies to record on multiple occasions. She notably covered the band’s 1967 track, “Care of Cell 44,” on her album with Matthew Sweet, Under the Covers, Vol. 1, and then recorded a version...
Hoffa has committed her love to the Zombies to record on multiple occasions. She notably covered the band’s 1967 track, “Care of Cell 44,” on her album with Matthew Sweet, Under the Covers, Vol. 1, and then recorded a version...
- 3/30/2019
- by Jon Blistein and Suzy Exposito
- Rollingstone.com
Def Leppard were eligible for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for over a decade before they appeared on a ballot this year. Once they were added, they won entry on their first attempt. “It’s not one type of music [being inducted this year], which I think is a great reflection on people’s taste,” lead singer Joe Elliott told Rolling Stone. Before taking the stage at the Barclays Center on Friday, Elliott and his bandmates spoke about their longstanding connection to Queen’s Brian May, a new album that’s in...
- 3/30/2019
- by Patrick Doyle
- Rollingstone.com
On Friday night, the Zombies will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and deservedly so. Few keepsakes of the British Invasion sound as non-musty as “She’s Not There,” their first hit, or “Time of the Season,” their last. Colin Blunstone’s singing, which seems to float above the arrangements, is one reason for their enduring allure, but so is the keyboard playing of Rod Argent. His electric-piano runs on “She’s Not There” and smoky organ on “Time of the Season” have been inspiring air keyboardists for decades.
- 3/27/2019
- by David Browne
- Rollingstone.com
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Radiohead, Janet Jackson, and Stevie Nicks are among the new class of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame made it official: Radiohead, Janet Jackson, Stevie Nicks, Def Leppard, The Cure, Roxy Music, and the Zombies are part of the 2019 inductee class.
The Cleveland-based Hall of Fame will host its induction ceremony at Barclays Center in Brooklyn on March 29th. HBO and SiriusXM will air edited versions of the ceremony at a later date.
Stevie Nicks becomes the first woman to be twice inducted into the Rock Hall. She was previously honored in 1998 as a member of Fleetwood Mac. Nicks’ 1981 solo debut, “Bella Donna,” yielded four hit singles, including “Edge of Seventeen.” Nicks released eight solo albums in her career, earning eight Grammy nominations.
If South Park has taught us nothing, at least we know Disintegration rules. Kyle...
Radiohead, Janet Jackson, and Stevie Nicks are among the new class of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame made it official: Radiohead, Janet Jackson, Stevie Nicks, Def Leppard, The Cure, Roxy Music, and the Zombies are part of the 2019 inductee class.
The Cleveland-based Hall of Fame will host its induction ceremony at Barclays Center in Brooklyn on March 29th. HBO and SiriusXM will air edited versions of the ceremony at a later date.
Stevie Nicks becomes the first woman to be twice inducted into the Rock Hall. She was previously honored in 1998 as a member of Fleetwood Mac. Nicks’ 1981 solo debut, “Bella Donna,” yielded four hit singles, including “Edge of Seventeen.” Nicks released eight solo albums in her career, earning eight Grammy nominations.
If South Park has taught us nothing, at least we know Disintegration rules. Kyle...
- 12/13/2018
- Den of Geek
Few bands that have entered the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame have had to wait quite as long as the Zombies. The British Invasion group — best known for their hits “She’s Not There” and “Time of the Season” — have been eligible for induction since 1989, but they didn’t even appear on a ballot until 2014 and it took three more tries before they finally got in this year. When we phoned up frontman Colin Blunstone and keyboardist Rod Argent they weren’t even remotely bitter about the wait. In fact,...
- 12/13/2018
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has officially announced next year’s inductees: Radiohead, Janet Jackson, Stevie Nicks, Def Leppard, The Cure, Roxy Music and the Zombies will all join the class of 2019.
The induction ceremony will be held at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center on March 29th. An edited version of the event will air later on HBO alongside a SiriusXM radio broadcast. Ticket details will be announced in January.
Artists are eligible for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 25 years after the release of their first album or single.
The induction ceremony will be held at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center on March 29th. An edited version of the event will air later on HBO alongside a SiriusXM radio broadcast. Ticket details will be announced in January.
Artists are eligible for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 25 years after the release of their first album or single.
- 12/13/2018
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
Phil Collins surveys his eclectic catalog of collaborative tracks, session work, outside songwriting and production with the new career-spanning box set Plays Well With Others, out September 28th via Rhino Records.
The four-disc, 59-track project includes material from George Harrison, David Crosby, the Bee Gees John Cale, Argent, John Martyn, Gary Brooker, Al Di Meola, Adam Ant, Philip Bailey, Chaka Khan, Howard Jones, the Isley Brothers, Four Tops, Tears for Fears, George Martin, Lil’ Kim, Annie Lennox, Bryan Adams, Joe Cocker, the Phil Collins Big Band and the songwriter’s formative psych-pop group,...
The four-disc, 59-track project includes material from George Harrison, David Crosby, the Bee Gees John Cale, Argent, John Martyn, Gary Brooker, Al Di Meola, Adam Ant, Philip Bailey, Chaka Khan, Howard Jones, the Isley Brothers, Four Tops, Tears for Fears, George Martin, Lil’ Kim, Annie Lennox, Bryan Adams, Joe Cocker, the Phil Collins Big Band and the songwriter’s formative psych-pop group,...
- 7/18/2018
- by Ryan Reed
- Rollingstone.com
Former Kinks and Zombies bassist Jim Rodford died Jan. 20 after a fall, according to the Zombies’ Facebook page. He was 76. Jim Rodford Dies At 76 Rodford played with the Zombies since 2004, and the band co-founder and cousin of Rodford, Rod Argent, called his relative a “magnificent bass player.” “Jim was a wonderful person, […]
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- 1/22/2018
- by Hillary Luehring-Jones
- Uinterview
"It's the most wonderful time of the year!" The spooky, Halloween goodness has only just begun! The clothing store Unique Vintage recently teamed up with Nerdist for a Ghoul Gang photo that's featured in today's Horror Highlights. Also: Razor Reel Flanders Film Festival 2017, Coma Ward board game details, Mortal Kombat hits New York Comic Con 2017, Final Girls Berlin Film Fest's call for submissions, and release details and a trailer for Bunnyman Vengeance.
Unique Vintage's Ghoul Gang Photo Shoot: "Bring on the gothic glamour! Leading up to Halloween, Unique Vintage is celebrating the spookiest season with Nerdist for a special photo shoot promoting their Ghoul Gang t-shirt and Creepy Collection of retro clothing. Whether you're the daughter of Dracula or a Mistress of the Dark, this collection has something for you!
Inspired by the best-selling t-shirt, the Ghoul Gang includes: Bizarre States podcast host Jessica Chobot as Morticia Addams; Nerdist Editor-in-Chief...
Unique Vintage's Ghoul Gang Photo Shoot: "Bring on the gothic glamour! Leading up to Halloween, Unique Vintage is celebrating the spookiest season with Nerdist for a special photo shoot promoting their Ghoul Gang t-shirt and Creepy Collection of retro clothing. Whether you're the daughter of Dracula or a Mistress of the Dark, this collection has something for you!
Inspired by the best-selling t-shirt, the Ghoul Gang includes: Bizarre States podcast host Jessica Chobot as Morticia Addams; Nerdist Editor-in-Chief...
- 10/6/2017
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
The Italian co-directing and writing team of Fabio Guaglione and Fabio Resinaro, whose short film Afterville won the Melies d'Argent at Sitges in 2008, are hard at work in post-production on their first feature directing job, Mine. (True Love, which they wrote and produced, played the festival circuit in 2012/2013). A Spanish-Italian-us co-production, it's produced by Peter Safran (Buried, The Conjuring) and M.A. Faura (Painless, Enemy).If that isn't enough great genre pedigree, The Lone Ranger's Armie Hammer stars. Shot mainly in the Canary Islands, Mine is a psychological thriller about a soldier who, after a failed assassination attempt, finds himself trapped in the desert, where he must battle nature, guerillas, and his own deteriorating mental and physical state.We've got two exclusive photos for you, one...
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- 2/26/2015
- Screen Anarchy
June 10: Singer Shirley Alston Reeves of The Shirelles is 71. Actor Andrew Stevens is 57. Bassist Kim Deal of The Pixies and The Breeders is 51. Singer Maxi Priest is 51. Actress Gina Gershon is 50. Actress Jeanne Tripplehorn is 49. Drummer Jimmy Chamberlin (Smashing Pumpkins, Zwan) is 48. Actress Kate Flannery ("The Office") is 48. Model-actress Elizabeth Hurley is 47. Guitarist Joey Santiago of The Pixies is 47. Guitarist Emma Anderson (Lush) is 45. Country guitarist Brian Hofeldt of The Derailers is 45. Singer Mike Doughty (Soul Coughing) is 42. Singer JoJo of K-Ci and JoJo is 41. Singer Faith Evans is 39. Singer Lemisha Grinstead of 702 is 34. Actor DJ Qualls ("Hustle & Flow") is 34. Actor Shane West ("ER," "Now and Again") is 34. Singer Hoku is 31. Actress Leelee Sobieski is 30.
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- 6/7/2012
- by AP
- Huffington Post
"Extra" music correspondent Adam Weissler sat down with rock duo Colin Blunstone and Rod Argent, also known as psychedelic pop band, The Zombies.
Rod recalled the last decade after the band broke up in the late '90s, saying, "We were always involved in music, producing other people, writing scores for television in the UK, but we got back together again in 2000... picked up the strands and it was so easy, and so enjoyable. Six...
Rod recalled the last decade after the band broke up in the late '90s, saying, "We were always involved in music, producing other people, writing scores for television in the UK, but we got back together again in 2000... picked up the strands and it was so easy, and so enjoyable. Six...
- 1/4/2012
- Extra
It's been 50 years since they first started, but it seems that 2011 is the year of the Zombies as they've scheduled a 12-date (so far) Us tour starting and ending in Pennsylvania with two back-to-back concerts in New York City as the second and third to last shows. As with any long dormant band, the question always arises as to which of the original members are the ones flying the Zombies banner. In this case, founding members Rod Argent and singer Colin Blunstone are the recognizable faces in the group, and guitarist Tom Toomey, bassist, Jim Rodford and his son, drummer Steve Rodford, who rounded out The Zombies you hear on the new album Breathe Out, Breathe In.
The album, recorded over a year in Argent’s own Red House Studios, hit shelves on May 17th of this year. We've included the initial tour dates for The Zombies and their supporting group The Acoustic Strawbs below.
The album, recorded over a year in Argent’s own Red House Studios, hit shelves on May 17th of this year. We've included the initial tour dates for The Zombies and their supporting group The Acoustic Strawbs below.
- 8/10/2011
- by Lex Walker
- JustPressPlay.net
"She's Not There", the debut single by British band "The Zombies, became a top-ten hit in the Us/Canada.
Composer/keyboardist Rod Argent's song was recorded/released mid-1964 with Argent playing a Hohner Pianet, but it was singer Colin Blunstone's passionate vocals that launched the single as a worldwide hit.
Recently Nbd Television Ltd and Mvd Visual released the DVD "The Zombies - Odessey and Oracle: The 40th Anniversary Concert", November 11th, across North America.
In March 2008, The Zombies performed their 1968 psychedelic album "Odessey and Oracle" for the first time in 40 years, playing three consecutive sold out concerts at London Shepherds Bush Empire.
Mixed in 5.1 Surround Sound, including an interview with the band, the live DVD documents tracks performed by "The Zombies" touring band, featuring original members Rod Argent and Colin Blunstone.
Tracks include "Hold Your Head Up", "Time Of The Season", "Tell Her No" and "She's Not...
Composer/keyboardist Rod Argent's song was recorded/released mid-1964 with Argent playing a Hohner Pianet, but it was singer Colin Blunstone's passionate vocals that launched the single as a worldwide hit.
Recently Nbd Television Ltd and Mvd Visual released the DVD "The Zombies - Odessey and Oracle: The 40th Anniversary Concert", November 11th, across North America.
In March 2008, The Zombies performed their 1968 psychedelic album "Odessey and Oracle" for the first time in 40 years, playing three consecutive sold out concerts at London Shepherds Bush Empire.
Mixed in 5.1 Surround Sound, including an interview with the band, the live DVD documents tracks performed by "The Zombies" touring band, featuring original members Rod Argent and Colin Blunstone.
Tracks include "Hold Your Head Up", "Time Of The Season", "Tell Her No" and "She's Not...
- 12/3/2009
- by SneakPeek.Ca
- SneakPeek
Nbd Television Ltd and Mvd Visual will release the DVD The Zombies- Odessey and Oracle: The 40th Anniversary Concert, November 11th in North America. March 2008, The Zombies performed their 1968 psychedelic album Odessey and Oracle for the first time in 40 years, playing three consecutive sold out concerts at the London Shepherds Bush Empire. Mixed in 5.1 Surround Sound, including a filmed interview with the entire band, the live DVD documents tracks performed by "The Zombies" touring band, Rod Argent, Colin Blunstone, Jim/Steve Rodford, and Keith Airey. Tracks include "I Love You", "Sticks and Stones", "Can't Nobody Love You", "What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted", "Misty Roses", "Her Song", "Say You Don't Mind", "Keep On Rolling", "Hold Your Head Up", "Care of Cell 44", "A Rose For Emily", "Maybe After He's Gone", " Beechwood Park", "Brief Candles", "Hung Up On A Dream", " Changes", "I Want Her, She Wants Me", "This Will Be Our Year...
- 9/19/2009
- HollywoodNorthReport.com
The Zombies have announced the DVD release of a live performance of their classic 1968 album Odessey and Oracle. Released in the UK on April 20, Odessey and Oracle Revisited: The 40th Anniversary Concert features recordings culled from three sold-out shows at London's Shepherd's Bush Empire in March 2008. The disc features performances of tracks including 'Time Of The Season' by original members Rod Argent, (more)...
- 3/18/2009
- by By Mayer Nissim
- Digital Spy
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