By William Cody Humston on January 24, 2010
Whether it’s Julian Casablancas performing “I Wish it Was Christmas” with the Roots, Bright Eyes smashing the hell out of a trumpet onstage, or Ben Harper, Beck, and Billy Gibbons joining Will Ferrell and Conan for a rendition of “Free Bird,” late-night television affords us a wealth of entertaining performances (and just sheer entertainment) as far as musical guests go.
Ergo, each week, we round up every show’s scheduled performances and place them in a handy little list.
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Posted in News | Tagged Franz Ferdinand, Julian Casablancas, Mayer Hawthorne, Phoenix, Wilco
By Jennifer Marston on January 12, 2010
When it comes to musical projects concerning Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland, none has yet to trump Tom Petty dressed as the Mad Hatter while chopping Alice up like a slice of cake in the 1985 video for “Don’t Come Around Here No More.”
But this being a new century (and decade, for that matter), the time’s come for an upgrade, one that arrives in the form of a Tim Burton film and its accompanying soundtrack. Burton’s forthcoming version of Carroll’s classic is already a highly anticipated entity. Now add the movie’s soundtrack—which MySpace revealed today—to the growing hype.
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Posted in News | Tagged Avril Lavigne, Franz Ferdinand, Motion City Soundtrack, Soundtracks, Wolfmother
