1:00 pm - Fri, May 17, 2013
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George Michael was airlifted to a hospital yesterday after he was involved in a car crash. Michael suffered a head injury, though his spokesperson insists he’s doing “fine” and only suffered “superficial cuts.”

George Michael was airlifted to a hospital yesterday after he was involved in a car crash. Michael suffered a head injury, though his spokesperson insists he’s doing “fine” and only suffered “superficial cuts.”

12:40 pm
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Donna Summer was sure that one day her music would be understood as more than disco. “When people go back, they’re gonna be like, ‘Whoa,’” she said. “‘Where was her mind at? She was out there!”’ Donna Summer died one year ago today.
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Donna Summer was sure that one day her music would be understood as more than disco. “When people go back, they’re gonna be like, ‘Whoa,’” she said. “‘Where was her mind at? She was out there!”’

Donna Summer died one year ago today.

11:56 am
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How were you first approached about Back to the Future?
Robert Zemeckis, Steven Spielberg and Bob Gale, who produced, directed and wrote the film respectively, asked for a meeting. We went to Amblin Entertainment in Los Angles. They said, “Look, we’ve written this film, and the lead character is this teenager, Marty McFly. His favorite band would be Huey Lewis and the News. Would you like to write a song?” I said, “I’m flattered, but I’ve never written for a film. We’ll send you the next thing we write.” That was “Power of Love.” I didn’t think it would work since there was no love interest in the film, but clearly they used it pretty well.

Huey Lewis sat down with us to talk about the landmark album Sports, as well as American Psycho, Back to the Future, “We Are the World” and many other things.  

10:46 am
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Trent Reznor is a network of balanced contradictions – and all the richer for it. His music can be as abrasive as chain saws or as melodious as birds – often in the same four minutes. Until The Fragile, he worked almost exclusively with machines but expertly wrung earthy warmth from their chips and bits. As much as his music screams “Fuck you,” it whispers “Love me.” It can sound simple, but it is meticulously crafted and complexly programmed. Reznor uncorks chaos but has the intelligence to harness it. As industrial, distorted and thrashing as Nine Inch Nails are, there is an inherent groove to the music that can’t be learned – like Prince, like Sly Stone. Happy 48th birthday Trent Reznor!

Trent Reznor is a network of balanced contradictions – and all the richer for it. His music can be as abrasive as chain saws or as melodious as birds – often in the same four minutes. Until The Fragile, he worked almost exclusively with machines but expertly wrung earthy warmth from their chips and bits. As much as his music screams “Fuck you,” it whispers “Love me.” It can sound simple, but it is meticulously crafted and complexly programmed. Reznor uncorks chaos but has the intelligence to harness it. As industrial, distorted and thrashing as Nine Inch Nails are, there is an inherent groove to the music that can’t be learned – like Prince, like Sly Stone.

Happy 48th birthday Trent Reznor!

10:29 am
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Of Montreal’s Kevin Barnes spoke with us about the band’s forthcoming LP Lousy with Sylvainbriar and how recording in San Francisco instead of Athens, GA created new inspiration for the album. “The thing I’ve been really inspired by is getting back to recording on an analog tape machine and getting back to making records like people used to make records,” he said.
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Of Montreal’s Kevin Barnes spoke with us about the band’s forthcoming LP Lousy with Sylvainbriar and how recording in San Francisco instead of Athens, GA created new inspiration for the album. “The thing I’ve been really inspired by is getting back to recording on an analog tape machine and getting back to making records like people used to make records,” he said.

5:43 pm - Thu, May 16, 2013
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Andrew W.K. and Marky Ramone are documenting their Blitzkrieg world tour for us. Take a look at the first installment of the gallery and keep checking back for updates.

5:25 pm
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Thom Yorke and Massive Attack’s Robert Del Naja have collaborated on the score for a new documentary, The UK Gold. The film tracks the history of tax evasion while also telling the story of a vicar from a small parish in the London borough of Hackney who takes on Britain’s tax system.
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Thom Yorke and Massive Attack’s Robert Del Naja have collaborated on the score for a new documentary, The UK Gold. The film tracks the history of tax evasion while also telling the story of a vicar from a small parish in the London borough of Hackney who takes on Britain’s tax system.

4:48 pm
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Photographer Norman Seeff isn’t into researching his subjects or setting up props; he’d rather place his famous models in front of a plain screen and chat. “My whole thing was, ‘It’s not about photography – it’s about communication,’” he tells us. Take a look at a selection of Seeff’s iconic photos - including Ray Charles, Steve Jobs, Carly Simon and more - and read the stories behind them.
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Photographer Norman Seeff isn’t into researching his subjects or setting up props; he’d rather place his famous models in front of a plain screen and chat. “My whole thing was, ‘It’s not about photography – it’s about communication,’” he tells us. Take a look at a selection of Seeff’s iconic photos - including Ray Charles, Steve Jobs, Carly Simon and more - and read the stories behind them.

3:29 pm
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Released on May 16th, 1966, rock’s first studio double LP by a major artist was, as Dylan declared in 1978, “the closest I ever got to the sound I hear in my mind… that thin, that wild-mercury sound.”

Released on May 16th, 1966, rock’s first studio double LP by a major artist was, as Dylan declared in 1978, “the closest I ever got to the sound I hear in my mind… that thin, that wild-mercury sound.”

2:11 pm
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Are you worried people will expect [Sweet 75] to be great because you were in Nirvana? We are good! I’m excited. If I wasn’t, I wouldn’t even be in the band. I don’t have any problems about how to promote it, either. I don’t have a celebrity identity crisis. I am who I am, and if people come to see the band because it’s the ex-Nirvana guy, that’s great. That’s an advantage that I’ll take, because I think people should really hear the band. Happy 48th birthday Krist Novoselic! Read our 1996 interview with Novoselic where he talks about activism and life after Nirvana.

Are you worried people will expect [Sweet 75] to be great because you were in Nirvana?
We are good! I’m excited. If I wasn’t, I wouldn’t even be in the band. I don’t have any problems about how to promote it, either. I don’t have a celebrity identity crisis. I am who I am, and if people come to see the band because it’s the ex-Nirvana guy, that’s great. That’s an advantage that I’ll take, because I think people should really hear the band.

Happy 48th birthday Krist Novoselic! Read our 1996 interview with Novoselic where he talks about activism and life after Nirvana.

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