Category Archives for "Entertainment News"
April 14, 2014
Chuck E.’s Still in Love: Chatting with Chuck E. Weiss, Plus an Ariana & The Rose Exclusive
A Conversation with Chuck E. Weiss Mike Ragogna: [sings] “If it ain’t that old Chuck E. Weiss.” Chuck E. Weiss: Oh, you like that, huh? MR: Between Tom Waits’ “I Wish I Was In New Orleans” and Rickie Lee Jones’ “Chuck E.’s In Love,” I don’t know which is the cooler shoutout! By the way, […]
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April 11, 2014
- in Entertainment News by Mike
Chuck E.’s In Love With Kimmel Appearance, Red Beans And Weiss Coming
Los Angeles legend Chuck E. Weiss recently performed on Jimmy Kimmel Live and was joined on stage by longtime friend and album co-producer Johnny Depp. In addition, American Songwriter is exclusively streaming his forthcoming album, Red Beans and Weiss and can be heard HERE. Out April 15 on ANTI- Records, the album is available through digital service providers for pre-order today. This album marks Weiss’ first release since his 2006 album, 23rd & Stout, which USA Today declared, “cuts across a colorful lyrical landscape that includes musty old saloons, 4 a.m. prank phone calls and hopeless searches for the junky “antique” dealers who once dominated the suburban boulevards of L.A. before strip malls replaced them.”
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April 11, 2014
- in Entertainment News by Mike
eels’ Release Video From The Cautionary Tales Of Mark Oliver Everett
NPR Music is premiering the video for EELS track “Mistakes Of My Youth” from The Cautionary Tales of Mark Oliver Everett, out April 22 on E Works/Pias. Watch the video via NPR (http://youtu.be/it8bSb-THFI).
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April 11, 2014
- in Entertainment News by Mike
Bela Fleck’s Doc How To Write A Banjo Concerto Premieres In Nashville
April 19th at the Nashville Film Festival marks the world premiere of Béla Fleck’s full-length documentary, How to Write a Banjo Concerto (Argot Pictures). Directed by Sascha Paladino and Béla Fleck, the film is a revealing look at the renowned banjo player’s creative process and relationships, including lifelong friend and colleague Edgar Meyer, his hero Earl Scruggs (making one of his last on-camera appearances and to whom the concerto is dedicated), wife Abigail Washburn, mentor Tony Trischka, Chris Thile, Chick Corea, his namesake Béla Bartok, the individual players in the orchestra and more.
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April 11, 2014
Californication Music News, Chats with Mark Rivera and Allen Kovac, Plus Johnzo West and David Berkeley Exclusives
HAPPY ENDINGS (MUSIC FROM THE SHOWTIME SERIES CALIFORNICATION) FEATURES PETE TOWNSHEND, SID VICIOUS & OTHERS photo courtesy Showtime So here’s the official scoop on Californication’s music followed by a 45 second snippet of a remix of Pete Townshend’s “Let My Love Open The Door”… “Leading independent publisher Spirit Music Group is collaborating with Showtime Networks […]
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April 10, 2014
- in Entertainment News by Mike
Wes Anderson Tribute Released May 13
American Laundromat Records is proud to announce I Saved Latin! A Tribute To Wes Anderson, a double CD tribute to the director for release on May 13, 2014, his birth month.
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April 10, 2014
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Lee Ann Womack Goes To Sugar Hill
Sugar Hill Records announces it has signed Grammy-winning Lee Ann Womack. The critically acclaimed vocalist’s eagerly anticipated new record is slated for a September release, with its first single coming this summer.
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April 9, 2014
- in Entertainment News by Mike
Christina Perri Hits Billboard Top 5 With Album Head Or Heart
“HEAD OR HEART,” the new album from Atlantic recording artist Christina Perri, has made an awesome entry onto the SoundScan/Billboard 200, arriving at #4 in its first week on the chart with sales in excess of 40k– the acclaimed singer/songwriter’s biggest sales week to date.
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