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Passion Pit Announces Remix Contest, 2009 Dates

November 19, 2008 – 12:58 am While they're still working on a proper follow-up to the critically-acclaimed Chunk of Change EP, Passion Pit has revealed a remix contest for their "Sleepyhead" single and a couple weeks worth of tour dates. Most of the latter happen between a January 22 stop in Montreal and a February 7 gig in Click Here To Read the Full Post

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Foo Fighters, John Mayer Among Grammy Performers

November 18, 2008 – 9:44 pm Foo Fighters, B.B. King and John Mayer have all agreed to perform at the inaugural Grammy Nominations Concert on December 3 at the Nokia Theatre in L.A. CBS will broadcast the show live, with Mariah Carey, LL Cool J and Taylor Swift assuming co-host duties as all of the nominees are revealed. Click Here To Read the Full Post

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M.I.A. Hosts K-Swift Comp

November 18, 2008 – 9:44 pm Fresh off her new How Many Votes Fix Mix EP, M.I.A. has revealed her role in the new K-Swift compilation, The Club Queen: Greatest Hits. While M.I.A. talks "in between and over the top of music," Swift slips in tracks from Blaqstarr, Rye Rye and many more. Unruly, a Koch imprint, will drop The Club Click Here To Read the Full Post

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Chris Rock, Screen Gems Remaking Death

November 18, 2008 – 6:40 pm Chris Rock is partnering up with Screen Gems and Sidney Kimmel Entertainment to remake the little seen yet critically praised cheeky British comedy, Death at a Funeral. The Rock version will be an urbanized take on the original. Frank Oz directed the first film, which also featured Matthew Click Here To Read the Full Post

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John Landis is Back

November 18, 2008 – 6:40 pm Legendary National Lampoon's Animal House director John Landis is back in the director's chair. Landis will start helming feature films again after a decade-long absence from the medium. He is currently attached to direct Burke and Hare, a black comedy based on the true capers of a pair of 19th Click Here To Read the Full Post

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Milla Jovovich Comes Back

November 18, 2008 – 6:40 pm Model-turned-actress Milla Jovovich will step away from her usual roles in action flicks to portray a former stripper and alcoholic in William H. Macy's Keep Coming Back. The coming-of-age comedy marks Macy's directorial debut. Steve Buscemi also has a role in the film, as does Macy himself. The Click Here To Read the Full Post

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Director Sylvain White to Direct Losers

November 18, 2008 – 6:40 pm Director Sylvain White of Stomp the Yard fame is negotiating to direct The Losers, a feature adaptation of a DC/Vertigo comic. Producer Joel Silver will develop and finance the film via his Dark Castle banner. Silver will also produce the project, which centers on a specialized and eclectic Click Here To Read the Full Post

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The Fray Confirm New Album, Tour

November 18, 2008 – 6:40 pm The Fray have finished their second full-length, a self-titled 10-track effort that's due out on February 3. Mike Flynn and Aaron Johnson—the duo who produced the band's debut, 2005's How to Save a Life—were also behind the boards for this one. Single wise, "You Found Me" will be premiered as part Click Here To Read the Full Post

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The Black Keys' Singer Readies Solo Record

November 18, 2008 – 6:40 pm As if the Black Keys weren't busy enough, what with their ongoing Attack & Release tour and a recent writing session with Rick Rubin and ZZ Top's Billy F. Gibbons, the duo's vocalist/guitarist has unveiled his plans for a solo album and tour. Dan Auerbach's debut, Keep It Hid, is due out February 10 Click Here To Read the Full Post

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Paul McCartney Reveals Details of 'Very Free' Beatles Track

November 18, 2008 – 6:40 pm Paul McCartney has told BBC Radio he intends on releasing a long-lost Beatles track if he gets the approval of Ringo Starr and the estates of John Lennon and George Harrison. Long considered a mythical piece of music, the 14-minute, four decades old "Carnival of Light" was only played in public Click Here To Read the Full Post

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