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Dave Grohl honored Steve Albini during Foo Fighters’ concert in Charlotte on Thursday night by dedicating the band’s performance of “My Hero” to the In Utero producer.
“Tonight I’d like to dedicate this song to a friend that we lost the other day, who I’ve known a long, long time,” Grohl said. “He left us much too soon. He’s touched all of your lives, I’m sure. I’m talking about Steve Albini. For those of you who know, you know. For those of you who don’t know, just remember that name: Steve Albini. Let’s sing this one for him.”
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As a member of Nirvana, Grohl worked with Albini on the band’s third and final album, In Utero. Years later, Grohl featured Albini’s Electrical Audio studio in an episode of his docuseries Sonic Highways. The band also recorded “Something from Nothing,...
“Tonight I’d like to dedicate this song to a friend that we lost the other day, who I’ve known a long, long time,” Grohl said. “He left us much too soon. He’s touched all of your lives, I’m sure. I’m talking about Steve Albini. For those of you who know, you know. For those of you who don’t know, just remember that name: Steve Albini. Let’s sing this one for him.”
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As a member of Nirvana, Grohl worked with Albini on the band’s third and final album, In Utero. Years later, Grohl featured Albini’s Electrical Audio studio in an episode of his docuseries Sonic Highways. The band also recorded “Something from Nothing,...
- 5/10/2024
- by Scoop Harrison
- Consequence - Music
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Nirvana have paid tribute to Steve Albini by sharing the four-page letter he sent the band before agreeing to record their beloved final studio album, In Utero. Albini passed away yesterday (May 8th) at the age of 61.
The letter was posted on Nirvana’s official Twitter account, accompanied simply by the caption, “Steve Albini.” In the document, Albini outlines his steadfast philosophies, both regarding his approach to recording and his approach to business. Effectively, it’s Albini responding to Kurt Cobain’s request to produce the album by saying, “Only if we do it right.”
“I think the very best thing you could do at this point is exactly what you are talking about doing: bang a record out in a couple of days, with high quality but minimal ‘production’ and no interference from the front office bulletheads. If that is indeed what you want to do, I would love to be involved,...
The letter was posted on Nirvana’s official Twitter account, accompanied simply by the caption, “Steve Albini.” In the document, Albini outlines his steadfast philosophies, both regarding his approach to recording and his approach to business. Effectively, it’s Albini responding to Kurt Cobain’s request to produce the album by saying, “Only if we do it right.”
“I think the very best thing you could do at this point is exactly what you are talking about doing: bang a record out in a couple of days, with high quality but minimal ‘production’ and no interference from the front office bulletheads. If that is indeed what you want to do, I would love to be involved,...
- 5/9/2024
- by Jonah Krueger
- Consequence - Music
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News of Steve Albini’s unexpected passing on Wednesday, May 8th, has been met with an outpouring of tributes from fellow musicians, including those who had worked with him.
Cloud Nothings worked with Albini on their 2012 magnum opus, Attack on Memory. “steve touched countless lives and changed mine and many others for the better,” frontman Dylan Baldi wrote on Twitter. “a genuine, singular, principled person. spent the last 40 years helping people make art. there’s no reason for him to be gone and the world is less interesting without him. just a really sad day.”
Pj Harvey said working with Albini on 1992’s Dry “changed the course of my life. He taught me so much about music, and life. Steve was a great friend – wise, kind and generous. I am so grateful.”
Pulp frontman Jarvis Cocker collaborated with Albini on his 2009 solo album, Further Complications. “Working with Steve Albini was...
Cloud Nothings worked with Albini on their 2012 magnum opus, Attack on Memory. “steve touched countless lives and changed mine and many others for the better,” frontman Dylan Baldi wrote on Twitter. “a genuine, singular, principled person. spent the last 40 years helping people make art. there’s no reason for him to be gone and the world is less interesting without him. just a really sad day.”
Pj Harvey said working with Albini on 1992’s Dry “changed the course of my life. He taught me so much about music, and life. Steve was a great friend – wise, kind and generous. I am so grateful.”
Pulp frontman Jarvis Cocker collaborated with Albini on his 2009 solo album, Further Complications. “Working with Steve Albini was...
- 5/8/2024
- by Consequence Staff
- Consequence - Music
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Steve Albini, a singer and guitarist best known for producing some of the most groundbreaking and influential albums of the alt-rock genre, died of a heart attack at his Chicago recording studio Electrical Audio. He was 61.
Albini’s death and cause of death was confirmed by Taylor Hales of Electrical Audio.
Born July 22, 1962, in Pasadena, Albini moved to the Chicago area after high school to study journalism at Northwestern University. While there, he began writing for local punk rock ‘zines and beginning to record and engineer albums for local bands.
Stubbornly opposed to the larger music industry and its exploitation of artists, Albini formed the Chicago-based band Big Black in 1981, recording the first of several albums, an EP for the Chicago label Ruthless Records, a label he co-managed. That band last until 1987.
From 1987 to 1988, Albini sang and played guitar for Rapeman, named after a Japanese comic book. The short-lived band broke up after one album,...
Albini’s death and cause of death was confirmed by Taylor Hales of Electrical Audio.
Born July 22, 1962, in Pasadena, Albini moved to the Chicago area after high school to study journalism at Northwestern University. While there, he began writing for local punk rock ‘zines and beginning to record and engineer albums for local bands.
Stubbornly opposed to the larger music industry and its exploitation of artists, Albini formed the Chicago-based band Big Black in 1981, recording the first of several albums, an EP for the Chicago label Ruthless Records, a label he co-managed. That band last until 1987.
From 1987 to 1988, Albini sang and played guitar for Rapeman, named after a Japanese comic book. The short-lived band broke up after one album,...
- 5/8/2024
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
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With a career spanning 25 years, music supervisor Matt Biffa is a specialist in source music research and copyright clearance. His projects include Sex Education, I May Destroy You, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, Paddington, Carol, The End of the F**king World and, most recently, the HBO Max comedy series Hacks.
Biffa joined renowned music services company Air-Edel as a receptionist in 1996, where his impressive knowledge of music was quickly recognized. He cut his creative teeth sourcing music for commercials, such as Jonathan Glazer’s “Swimblack” campaign for Guinness. As Biffa began cultivating relationships with key members of the music industry, he moved into feature films, where he has garnered a reputation for being a canny negotiator and a veritable walking encyclopedia of the history of popular music.
In 2021, together with Ciara Elwis, Matt won the award for Outstanding Music...
Biffa joined renowned music services company Air-Edel as a receptionist in 1996, where his impressive knowledge of music was quickly recognized. He cut his creative teeth sourcing music for commercials, such as Jonathan Glazer’s “Swimblack” campaign for Guinness. As Biffa began cultivating relationships with key members of the music industry, he moved into feature films, where he has garnered a reputation for being a canny negotiator and a veritable walking encyclopedia of the history of popular music.
In 2021, together with Ciara Elwis, Matt won the award for Outstanding Music...
- 5/6/2024
- by Cydney Fisher
- Film Independent News & More
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Short films featuring the likes of Dua Lipa and Tobias Menzies (The Crown, Game of Thrones, Manhunt) reading extracts from the six books on the 2024 shortlist for the International Booker Prize for fiction translated into English will debut on Thursday, courtesy of Sharon Horgan and Clelia Mountford’s production company Merman.
The other performers are Eleanor Tomlinson (One Day, Poldark, The Outlaws), David Jonsson (Rye Lane, Industry), Anya Chalotra (The Witcher, Wanderlust), and Antonia Thomas (Still Up, Lovesick, The Good Doctor).
The shortlist films are directed by Charlotte Hamblin, a screenwriter, actor and director known for her performances in Downton Abbey, Call the Midwife and Operation Mincemeat. They will be published on the Booker Prizes website and social channels at 9 a.m. London time/1 a.m. LA time on Thursday. A trailer for the films was just posted on YouTube.
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The other performers are Eleanor Tomlinson (One Day, Poldark, The Outlaws), David Jonsson (Rye Lane, Industry), Anya Chalotra (The Witcher, Wanderlust), and Antonia Thomas (Still Up, Lovesick, The Good Doctor).
The shortlist films are directed by Charlotte Hamblin, a screenwriter, actor and director known for her performances in Downton Abbey, Call the Midwife and Operation Mincemeat. They will be published on the Booker Prizes website and social channels at 9 a.m. London time/1 a.m. LA time on Thursday. A trailer for the films was just posted on YouTube.
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- 4/24/2024
- by Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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With Earth Day coming up in a few days, Brian Eno has called on Mother Nature to give David Bowie’s 1995 deep cut “Get Real” a unique twist using environmental sounds. The remix has been released as part of a global music initiative called Sounds Right, which has made Nature an official artist on streaming platforms to raise money for earth conservation.
Thanks to Sounds Right, a share of royalties from any song that credits Nature as an artist will go to EarthPercent, a charity founded by Eno. The organization will then distribute that money to conservation and restoration projects in the world’s “most precious and precarious ecosystems” under the guidance of the Sounds Right Expert Advisory Panel, a group of world-leading biologists, environmental activists, Indigenous People’s representatives, and experts in conservation funding.
“Throughout my life I’ve wondered — how I can return something to the places I’ve taken ideas from?...
Thanks to Sounds Right, a share of royalties from any song that credits Nature as an artist will go to EarthPercent, a charity founded by Eno. The organization will then distribute that money to conservation and restoration projects in the world’s “most precious and precarious ecosystems” under the guidance of the Sounds Right Expert Advisory Panel, a group of world-leading biologists, environmental activists, Indigenous People’s representatives, and experts in conservation funding.
“Throughout my life I’ve wondered — how I can return something to the places I’ve taken ideas from?...
- 4/18/2024
- by Eddie Fu
- Consequence - Music
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Pulp are finally returning to North America this fall, marking the Sheffield band’s first tour on the continent in over a decade.
The brief trek will kick off at Chicago’s Aragon Ballroom on Sept. 8, followed by stops in Toronto, Brooklyn, and San Francisco. The shows will wrap in Los Angeles on Sept. 18 at the Hollywood Palladium.
Pulp’s last time performing in North America was Coachella 2012, and American fans have been eagerly waiting for them to return after they toured the U.K. last year. “So, the encore continues,...
The brief trek will kick off at Chicago’s Aragon Ballroom on Sept. 8, followed by stops in Toronto, Brooklyn, and San Francisco. The shows will wrap in Los Angeles on Sept. 18 at the Hollywood Palladium.
Pulp’s last time performing in North America was Coachella 2012, and American fans have been eagerly waiting for them to return after they toured the U.K. last year. “So, the encore continues,...
- 3/18/2024
- by Angie Martoccio
- Rollingstone.com
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Pulp have announced a string of 2024 North American dates on their reunion tour taking place this fall.
Continuing the Britpop icons’ “This Is What We Do for an Encore Tour,” the North American run kicks off on September 8th in Chicago. Other cities playing host to Pulp will be Toronto, Brooklyn, San Francisco, and the currently slated finale in Los Angeles. See the band’s full touring itinerary below.
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A Live Nation pre-sale will begin on Wednesday, March 20th (use access code Key) ahead of the general on-sale slated for Friday, March 22nd via Ticketmaster.
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“So, the encore continues,” said vocalist Jarvis Cocker in a statement.
Continuing the Britpop icons’ “This Is What We Do for an Encore Tour,” the North American run kicks off on September 8th in Chicago. Other cities playing host to Pulp will be Toronto, Brooklyn, San Francisco, and the currently slated finale in Los Angeles. See the band’s full touring itinerary below.
Get Pulp Tickets Here
A Live Nation pre-sale will begin on Wednesday, March 20th (use access code Key) ahead of the general on-sale slated for Friday, March 22nd via Ticketmaster.
Once tickets are on sale, you can also find them at StubHub, where orders are 100% guaranteed through StubHub’s FanProtect program. StubHub is a secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand.
“So, the encore continues,” said vocalist Jarvis Cocker in a statement.
- 3/18/2024
- by Eddie Fu
- Consequence - Music
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With eleven feature films under Wes Anderson’s belt, we can now quickly add another. While the director’s recent batch of Roald Dahl adaptations were released as short films––so the first could compete for the Oscars––now that Anderson has indeed taken home his first Academy Award, he’s realizing his complete vision for the project.
Just after he nabbed his Oscar, Netflix announced they will release Wes Anderson’s anthology feature The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More, combining all four shorts and adding a new original song by Jarvis Cocker, this Friday on the platform. Just as another Netflix anthology release, Coens’ The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, is considered a feature, from this day henceforth let it be known The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More is Wes Anderson’s twelfth feature.
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Just after he nabbed his Oscar, Netflix announced they will release Wes Anderson’s anthology feature The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More, combining all four shorts and adding a new original song by Jarvis Cocker, this Friday on the platform. Just as another Netflix anthology release, Coens’ The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, is considered a feature, from this day henceforth let it be known The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More is Wes Anderson’s twelfth feature.
As for why Anderson couldn’t make it to Los...
- 3/12/2024
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
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Wes Anderson took home his first-ever Academy Award on Sunday night (March 10th), winning the Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film with The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, one of four Roald Dahl adaptations he made for Netflix in 2023. Now, the streaming giant has announced a repackaging of the four short films into an anthology entitled The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More, due out March 15th.
In addition to The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, Anderson and Netflix’s The Swan, The Rat Catcher, and Poison round out the titular “three more.” Each short pulls from a star-studded pool of actors, with Benedict Cumberbatch, Ben Kingsley, Ralph Fiennes, Dev Patel, and more appearing and reappearing throughout the collection. What’s more, the anthology will feature an original song by frequent collaborator Jarvis Cocker, as Anderson revealed in an official statement (via TheWrap).
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In addition to The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, Anderson and Netflix’s The Swan, The Rat Catcher, and Poison round out the titular “three more.” Each short pulls from a star-studded pool of actors, with Benedict Cumberbatch, Ben Kingsley, Ralph Fiennes, Dev Patel, and more appearing and reappearing throughout the collection. What’s more, the anthology will feature an original song by frequent collaborator Jarvis Cocker, as Anderson revealed in an official statement (via TheWrap).
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- 3/11/2024
- by Jonah Krueger
- Consequence - Film News
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Melanie, the witty, gentle-voiced singer-songwriter who rose to fame with her crowd-pleasing performance at Woodstock in 1969 and had two major hit singles – “Brand New Key” and “Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)” – in its aftermath, died January 23. She was 76.
Her death was announced by her children Leilah, Jeordie and Beau Jarred. A cause of death was not disclosed.
“Dear Ones,” they wrote on Facebook, using the greeting favored by their mother, “This is the hardest post for us to write, and there are so many things we want to say, first, and there’s no easy way except to say it… Mom passed, peacefully, out of this world and into the next on January 23rd, 2024.”
Born Melanie Safka on Feb. 3, 1947, in Queens, New York, Melanie began performing in Greenwich Village folks clubs such as the Bitter End during the mid-1960s, winning over audiences with a clear, if sometimes tremulous,...
Her death was announced by her children Leilah, Jeordie and Beau Jarred. A cause of death was not disclosed.
“Dear Ones,” they wrote on Facebook, using the greeting favored by their mother, “This is the hardest post for us to write, and there are so many things we want to say, first, and there’s no easy way except to say it… Mom passed, peacefully, out of this world and into the next on January 23rd, 2024.”
Born Melanie Safka on Feb. 3, 1947, in Queens, New York, Melanie began performing in Greenwich Village folks clubs such as the Bitter End during the mid-1960s, winning over audiences with a clear, if sometimes tremulous,...
- 1/24/2024
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has revealed its shortlists for 2024 Oscar nominees in several categories, including Best Original Song and Best Original Score.
Of the 15 songs on the Oscar shortlist for Best Original Song, three come from Barbie: “Dance the Night” sung by Dua Lipa; “I’m Just Ken” sung by Ryan Gosling; and “What Was I Made For?” sung by Billie Eilish.
Also on the Best Original Song shortlist are Olivia Rodrigo for “Can’t Catch Me Now” from The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes; Sharon Van Etten for “Quiet Eyes” from Past Lives; Jarvis Cocker for “Dear Alien (Who Art In Heaven)” from Asteroid City; Jon Batiste for “It Never Went Away” from American Symphony; and Metro Boomin, A$AP Rocky, and Roisee for “Am I Dreaming” from Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.
The shortlist for Best Original Score includes Consequence’s 2023 Composer of the Year,...
Of the 15 songs on the Oscar shortlist for Best Original Song, three come from Barbie: “Dance the Night” sung by Dua Lipa; “I’m Just Ken” sung by Ryan Gosling; and “What Was I Made For?” sung by Billie Eilish.
Also on the Best Original Song shortlist are Olivia Rodrigo for “Can’t Catch Me Now” from The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes; Sharon Van Etten for “Quiet Eyes” from Past Lives; Jarvis Cocker for “Dear Alien (Who Art In Heaven)” from Asteroid City; Jon Batiste for “It Never Went Away” from American Symphony; and Metro Boomin, A$AP Rocky, and Roisee for “Am I Dreaming” from Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.
The shortlist for Best Original Score includes Consequence’s 2023 Composer of the Year,...
- 12/21/2023
- by Scoop Harrison
- Consequence - Film News
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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has revealed its shortlists for 2024 Oscar nominees in several categories, including Best Original Song and Best Original Score.
Of the 15 songs on the Oscar shortlist for Best Original Song, three come from Barbie: “Dance the Night” sung by Dua Lipa; “I’m Just Ken” sung by Ryan Gosling; and “What Was I Made For?” sung by Billie Eilish.
Also on the Best Original Song shortlist are Olivia Rodrigo for “Can’t Catch Me Now” from The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes; Sharon Van Etten for “Quiet Eyes” from Past Lives; Jarvis Cocker for “Dear Alien (Who Art In Heaven)” from Asteroid City; Jon Batiste for “It Never Went Away” from American Symphony; and Metro Boomin, A$AP Rocky, and Roisee for “Am I Dreaming” from Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.
The shortlist for Best Original Score includes Consequence’s 2023 Composer of the Year,...
Of the 15 songs on the Oscar shortlist for Best Original Song, three come from Barbie: “Dance the Night” sung by Dua Lipa; “I’m Just Ken” sung by Ryan Gosling; and “What Was I Made For?” sung by Billie Eilish.
Also on the Best Original Song shortlist are Olivia Rodrigo for “Can’t Catch Me Now” from The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes; Sharon Van Etten for “Quiet Eyes” from Past Lives; Jarvis Cocker for “Dear Alien (Who Art In Heaven)” from Asteroid City; Jon Batiste for “It Never Went Away” from American Symphony; and Metro Boomin, A$AP Rocky, and Roisee for “Am I Dreaming” from Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.
The shortlist for Best Original Score includes Consequence’s 2023 Composer of the Year,...
- 12/21/2023
- by Scoop Harrison
- Consequence - Music
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Oscar’s music branch has had its say, naming 15 original scores and 15 songs to its shortlist for possible nomination at the 96th Academy Awards, with few surprises.
As expected, all three “Barbie” songs that were entered — Billie Eilish’s “What Was I Made For,” Dua Lipa’s “Dance the Night” and Ryan Gosling’s “I’m Just Ken” — made the 15-song list. Only two, under Academy rules, can be nominated.
The mild surprise was the citing of two new songs from “The Color Purple” (“Keep It Movin'” and “Superpower”) and two from “Flora and Son” (“High Life” and “Meet in the Middle”), while two of the biggest musicals of the season, “Wonka” and “Wish,” failed to make the cut in either category.
The Bruce Springsteen song from “She Came to Me,” Golden Globe-nominated, is also missing from Oscar’s preliminary list, as are the *Nsync reunion on a song from...
As expected, all three “Barbie” songs that were entered — Billie Eilish’s “What Was I Made For,” Dua Lipa’s “Dance the Night” and Ryan Gosling’s “I’m Just Ken” — made the 15-song list. Only two, under Academy rules, can be nominated.
The mild surprise was the citing of two new songs from “The Color Purple” (“Keep It Movin'” and “Superpower”) and two from “Flora and Son” (“High Life” and “Meet in the Middle”), while two of the biggest musicals of the season, “Wonka” and “Wish,” failed to make the cut in either category.
The Bruce Springsteen song from “She Came to Me,” Golden Globe-nominated, is also missing from Oscar’s preliminary list, as are the *Nsync reunion on a song from...
- 12/21/2023
- by Jon Burlingame
- Variety Film + TV
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Pulp’s reunion tour brought the beloved Britpop band to Mexico City for a headlining set at Corona Capital on Friday, where they unveiled a new song called “Background Noise.”
Frontman Jarvis Cocker introduced the new composition, and dedicated it to his girlfriend, who was watching from the audience. Carried by a string arrangement and the kind of introspective, spoken lyrics you’d expect from Pulp, the tune uses its verses to build into a thesis-presenting chorus: “Love turns into background noise/ Like this ringing in my ears/ Like the buzzing of the fridge/ You only notice when it disappears.”
Previously, Pulped played an unreleased song called “Hymn of the North” at a hometown show in Sheffield, England.
The reunion tour is Pulp’s first outing in over a decade, and now, with new music being teased, it’s possible that the band might be eyeing a return to recording.
Frontman Jarvis Cocker introduced the new composition, and dedicated it to his girlfriend, who was watching from the audience. Carried by a string arrangement and the kind of introspective, spoken lyrics you’d expect from Pulp, the tune uses its verses to build into a thesis-presenting chorus: “Love turns into background noise/ Like this ringing in my ears/ Like the buzzing of the fridge/ You only notice when it disappears.”
Previously, Pulped played an unreleased song called “Hymn of the North” at a hometown show in Sheffield, England.
The reunion tour is Pulp’s first outing in over a decade, and now, with new music being teased, it’s possible that the band might be eyeing a return to recording.
- 11/19/2023
- by Jo Vito
- Consequence - Music
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Sacha Baron Cohen is dusting off his beloved character Ali G, Deadline has confirmed.
Cohen’s reprisal of one of his most famous satirical characters will come not via any new film or TV project in development, but rather as part of a stand-up tour that he’s been planning. More concrete details as to how Ali G will figure into his routine, or with regard to tour dates, haven’t yet been disclosed.
First introduced 25 years ago on Channel 4’s The 11 O’Clock Show, Ali G is one of several personas Cohen has adopted to conduct absurdist interviews with public figures ranging from astronaut Buzz Aldrin to football player David Beckham, musician Jarvis Cocker and politician Newt Gingrich. Cohen brought the biggest spotlight onto the character via the sketch series Da Ali G Show, which came to HBO from Channel 4 for its final two seasons, at the same...
Cohen’s reprisal of one of his most famous satirical characters will come not via any new film or TV project in development, but rather as part of a stand-up tour that he’s been planning. More concrete details as to how Ali G will figure into his routine, or with regard to tour dates, haven’t yet been disclosed.
First introduced 25 years ago on Channel 4’s The 11 O’Clock Show, Ali G is one of several personas Cohen has adopted to conduct absurdist interviews with public figures ranging from astronaut Buzz Aldrin to football player David Beckham, musician Jarvis Cocker and politician Newt Gingrich. Cohen brought the biggest spotlight onto the character via the sketch series Da Ali G Show, which came to HBO from Channel 4 for its final two seasons, at the same...
- 8/10/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
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Pulp stopped in their hometown of Sheffield for a pair of shows on their reunion tour over the weekend. To make the second night even more special, they closed out the set by debuting an unreleased song called “Hymn of the North.”
“I can promise you that no one has ever heard this song except for us on this stage,” vocalist Jarvis Cocker said to the crowd while introducing the performance. “Actually that is a lie. It’s a song — a kind of version of it was featured in a play by a guy called Simon Stephens. And it’s called ‘Hymn of the North.’ So we are in the North, so we thought you should hear it first, Ok.”
Cocker continued by sharing that the band had “some lively discussions” about whether they should play the song live. “There’s a lot that could go wrong with it — I’m playing the piano,...
“I can promise you that no one has ever heard this song except for us on this stage,” vocalist Jarvis Cocker said to the crowd while introducing the performance. “Actually that is a lie. It’s a song — a kind of version of it was featured in a play by a guy called Simon Stephens. And it’s called ‘Hymn of the North.’ So we are in the North, so we thought you should hear it first, Ok.”
Cocker continued by sharing that the band had “some lively discussions” about whether they should play the song live. “There’s a lot that could go wrong with it — I’m playing the piano,...
- 7/17/2023
- by Eddie Fu
- Consequence - Music
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Disney’s ‘The Little Mermaid’ holds well.
RankFilm (distributor)Three-day gross (June 23-25)Total gross to date Week 1. Spider-Man: Across The Spiderverse (Sony) £2m £23.4m 4 2. The Flash (Warner Bros) £1.3m £6.8m 2 3. Asteroid City (Universal) £1.1m £1.2m 1 4. The Little Mermaid (Disney) £1.1m £23.7m 5 5. No Hard Feelings (Sony) £859,488 £1.2m 1
Gbp to Usd conversion rate: 1.27
Sony’s Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse has retaken the UK-Ireland box office lead on its fourth weekend in cinemas, reclaiming the top spot following a 59% drop for Warner Bros’ The Flash.
Spider-Verse added just shy of £2m on its fourth session – a 21.8% drop – and has swung to an impressive £23.4m already,...
RankFilm (distributor)Three-day gross (June 23-25)Total gross to date Week 1. Spider-Man: Across The Spiderverse (Sony) £2m £23.4m 4 2. The Flash (Warner Bros) £1.3m £6.8m 2 3. Asteroid City (Universal) £1.1m £1.2m 1 4. The Little Mermaid (Disney) £1.1m £23.7m 5 5. No Hard Feelings (Sony) £859,488 £1.2m 1
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Sony’s Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse has retaken the UK-Ireland box office lead on its fourth weekend in cinemas, reclaiming the top spot following a 59% drop for Warner Bros’ The Flash.
Spider-Verse added just shy of £2m on its fourth session – a 21.8% drop – and has swung to an impressive £23.4m already,...
- 6/26/2023
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
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Sony opening ‘No Hard Feelings’ in 554 cinemas.
Universal is opening Wes Anderson’s Asteroid City in 347 cinemas across the UK and Ireland this weekend, one month after the film premiered in Competition at Cannes Film Festival.
Anderson’s 11th feature film follows a writer’s play about a grieving father who travels with his tech-obsessed family to a rural town, to compete in a junior stargazing event, where his worldview is forever changed.
The filmmaker has united perhaps his starriest cast yet for Asteroid City, including Bryan Cranston, Edward Norton, Jason Schwartzman, Scarlett Johansson, Maya Hawke, Rupert Friend, Jeffrey Wright,...
Universal is opening Wes Anderson’s Asteroid City in 347 cinemas across the UK and Ireland this weekend, one month after the film premiered in Competition at Cannes Film Festival.
Anderson’s 11th feature film follows a writer’s play about a grieving father who travels with his tech-obsessed family to a rural town, to compete in a junior stargazing event, where his worldview is forever changed.
The filmmaker has united perhaps his starriest cast yet for Asteroid City, including Bryan Cranston, Edward Norton, Jason Schwartzman, Scarlett Johansson, Maya Hawke, Rupert Friend, Jeffrey Wright,...
- 6/23/2023
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
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Two of the best films of the year also happen to feature two of the best soundtracks of the year and as each enters a wide release today, the scores are now available to stream in full. Wes Anderson’s Asteroid City boasts an epic soundtrack of 25 songs amounting to over 70 minutes, featuring Alexandre Desplat, Jarvis Cocker, Big Crosby, Les Paul, Burl Ives, Tex Ritter, Les Baxter, and many more.
Then, Grizzly Bear’s Christopher Bear and Daniel Rossen reunited to score Celine Song’s debut Past Lives, clocking in at 16 tracks around 40 minutes, also including the end credits track “Quiet Eyes” by Sharon Van Etten and Zachary Dawes. “What a pleasure it was to score this film with [Rossen] and make music I feel very connected with,” said Bear. “Celine Song is a force and had such incredible vision and execution.”
Luke Hicks said in his Cannes review of Asteroid City,...
Then, Grizzly Bear’s Christopher Bear and Daniel Rossen reunited to score Celine Song’s debut Past Lives, clocking in at 16 tracks around 40 minutes, also including the end credits track “Quiet Eyes” by Sharon Van Etten and Zachary Dawes. “What a pleasure it was to score this film with [Rossen] and make music I feel very connected with,” said Bear. “Celine Song is a force and had such incredible vision and execution.”
Luke Hicks said in his Cannes review of Asteroid City,...
- 6/23/2023
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
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Bryan Cranston described Wes Anderson as “the least Texas Texan that you’ve ever met,” when “Watch What Happens Live” host Andy Cohen asked the “Breaking Bad” actor about working with the “Asteroid City” director.
“Maybe Austin,” host Andy Cohen interrupted.
“More like Paris,” fellow guest Maya Hawke interjected, in video you can see below.
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Cranston went on to describe Anderson as a director and as a person, summarizing what makes so many A-list stars want to work with the filmmaker.
“He is a lovely, vulnerable, wonderful, kind, generous man,” Cranston said. “And that’s why everybody wants to work with him. Not just because of the films he creates and writes and directs but also the experience we’ve had with him making the film.
“Maybe Austin,” host Andy Cohen interrupted.
“More like Paris,” fellow guest Maya Hawke interjected, in video you can see below.
Bryan Cranston shares why everyone wants the experience of working with Wes Anderson. @BryanCranston @MayaHawke @AsteroidCity #Wwhl pic.twitter.com/A7mNJbnfHp
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Cranston went on to describe Anderson as a director and as a person, summarizing what makes so many A-list stars want to work with the filmmaker.
“He is a lovely, vulnerable, wonderful, kind, generous man,” Cranston said. “And that’s why everybody wants to work with him. Not just because of the films he creates and writes and directs but also the experience we’ve had with him making the film.
- 6/21/2023
- by Dessi Gomez
- The Wrap
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Wes Anderson’s soundtracks were initially known for their Rolling Stones, David Bowie, The Who, and lots of ’60s and 70s rock at first. Eventually, that started to change; Anderson split with composer Mark Mothersbaugh, found a new ally in French composer Alexandre Desplat, and the music choices were less immediately identifiable, not quite as conventionally hip, but still tasteful choices (think the use of Hank Williams in “Moonrise Kingdom,” The Bobby Fuller Band in “Fantastic Mr.
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- 6/20/2023
- by Edward Davis
- The Playlist
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Wes Anderson’s latest endeavor Asteroid City is making its crash-landing into theaters this Friday, June 23rd, and it has a fitting soundtrack to match. As a preview, Jarvis Cocker has shared one of his contributions to the film called “Dear Alien (Who Art In Heaven),” a single he wrote with Anderson and his former Pulp bandmate Richard Hawley. The song also features Seu Jorge, who was prominently featured on the soundtrack for Anderson’s The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou.
Considering Asteroid City takes place in a desert town in 1955, the soundtrack comes chock-full of period-setting tunes like classic bluegrass and country as well as mid-century pop. Along with a couple of originals from Cocker are songs by Bing Crosby, The Springfields (featuring a young Dusty Springfield), Burl Ives, Tex Ritter, and many more, as well as a score by Alexandre Desplat.
Cocker is just one of many voices...
Considering Asteroid City takes place in a desert town in 1955, the soundtrack comes chock-full of period-setting tunes like classic bluegrass and country as well as mid-century pop. Along with a couple of originals from Cocker are songs by Bing Crosby, The Springfields (featuring a young Dusty Springfield), Burl Ives, Tex Ritter, and many more, as well as a score by Alexandre Desplat.
Cocker is just one of many voices...
- 6/20/2023
- by Abby Jones
- Consequence - Music
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Three months from now, the Weeknd might just have an Emmy to place alongside his four Grammys and his Oscar nomination.
That’s because he joins a dozen other music superstars — including Dolly Parton, Common, Ryan Tedder, “Weird Al” Yankovic and Meshell Ndegeocello — who have entered work in this year’s Emmy competition.
Voting began yesterday in the seven music categories. Approximately 550 members of the Academy’s music branch will cast ballots, although viewing the hundreds of entries before voting ends on June 26 is an impossible task, Academy officials privately concede.
The Weeknd, aka Abel Tesfaye, is among the 19 entries in the Music Direction category. He submitted “The Weeknd Live at Sofi Stadium,” an HBO special that aired in February. If nominated, he’s likely to be up against such past winners as Adam Blackstone and Rickey Minor (“The Oscars”).
Most of the big-name performers have entered the song category...
That’s because he joins a dozen other music superstars — including Dolly Parton, Common, Ryan Tedder, “Weird Al” Yankovic and Meshell Ndegeocello — who have entered work in this year’s Emmy competition.
Voting began yesterday in the seven music categories. Approximately 550 members of the Academy’s music branch will cast ballots, although viewing the hundreds of entries before voting ends on June 26 is an impossible task, Academy officials privately concede.
The Weeknd, aka Abel Tesfaye, is among the 19 entries in the Music Direction category. He submitted “The Weeknd Live at Sofi Stadium,” an HBO special that aired in February. If nominated, he’s likely to be up against such past winners as Adam Blackstone and Rickey Minor (“The Oscars”).
Most of the big-name performers have entered the song category...
- 6/17/2023
- by Jon Burlingame
- Variety Film + TV
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Pulp kicked off their long-awaited 2023 “This is What We Do For an Encore Tour” at the Bridlington Spa in Bridlington, England on May 26th. The newly-reunited Britpop icons played a set full of fan favorites and deep cuts, marking their first show in a decade: “We are Pulp — I’ve not said that for quite a long time,” vocalist Jarvis Cocker greeted the packed crowd.
Cocker and company tore through the majority of their 1995 masterpiece Different Class, opening with “I Spy” and saving their smash “Common People” until their first of two encores. The set also included some highlights from 1994’s His N Hers like “Do You Remember the First Time?” and “Babies”; deeper cuts like “Weeds” and “Glory Days”; and their 2013 single “After You.”
“An encore happens when the crowd makes enough noise to bring the band back to the stage,” the band said in a statement announcing the reunion last October.
Cocker and company tore through the majority of their 1995 masterpiece Different Class, opening with “I Spy” and saving their smash “Common People” until their first of two encores. The set also included some highlights from 1994’s His N Hers like “Do You Remember the First Time?” and “Babies”; deeper cuts like “Weeds” and “Glory Days”; and their 2013 single “After You.”
“An encore happens when the crowd makes enough noise to bring the band back to the stage,” the band said in a statement announcing the reunion last October.
- 5/26/2023
- by Abby Jones
- Consequence - Music
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Look near the top of Wes Anderson’s latest rolling cast and you’ll find Rupert Friend, who made a brief appearance in The French Dispatch, and a rare Wes first-timer, Maya Hawke. In Anderson’s characteristically decorative 1950s-set film, Hawke and Friend share a budding romance as, respectively, an elementary school teacher and a singing cowboy. After one conceit is revealed, they also appear as actors in a troupe reminiscent of The Group Theatre. They share the screen with everyone from Tom Hanks and Willem Defoe to Adrien Brody and Scarlett Johansson. Stars in a Wes Anderson these days are like dots to a Lichtenstein; but in Asteroid City, Hawke and Friend still manage to shine.
In Cannes for the film’s premiere, Hawke and Friend sat down with us in a hotel suite in the Jw Marriot––Hawke bubbly and relaxed; Friend looking every inch a man who...
In Cannes for the film’s premiere, Hawke and Friend sat down with us in a hotel suite in the Jw Marriot––Hawke bubbly and relaxed; Friend looking every inch a man who...
- 5/25/2023
- by Rory O'Connor
- The Film Stage
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The process of making a Wes Anderson movie involves an immersive environment, from sets to music to big dinners at the end of the day — and the Covid-19 pandemic helped, said Anderson and his cast members at a Cannes Film Festival press conference on Wednesday, the day after the premiere of “Asteroid City,” his quirky sci-fi movie set in the 1950s.
“The world is there, and you’re in it,” said Scarlett Johansson of the film, which tells of alien contact in a colorful Southwestern U.S. desert town through the framing device of a black-and-white TV documentary from the 1950s. “They very much create the whole environment — it’s a physical, tangible, usable space. It’s more like doing theater and not the familiar process of being on a soundstage and going back to your trailer and having all this down time.”
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“The world is there, and you’re in it,” said Scarlett Johansson of the film, which tells of alien contact in a colorful Southwestern U.S. desert town through the framing device of a black-and-white TV documentary from the 1950s. “They very much create the whole environment — it’s a physical, tangible, usable space. It’s more like doing theater and not the familiar process of being on a soundstage and going back to your trailer and having all this down time.”
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- 5/24/2023
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
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When you think of Rupert Friend, chances are you remember his five seasons as CIA operative Peter Quinn on “Homeland” or his turn as the Grand Inquisitor on “Obi-Wan Kenobi.” But recently he’s become the latest member of Wes Anderson’s acting troupe, following up his role in 2021’s “The French Dispatch” with the Cannes Palme d’Or contender “Asteroid City” and the Roald Dahl anthology “The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar,” now in post-production at Netflix. Variety spoke with the U.K.-born actor about his eclectic career, his upcoming feature writing/directing debut and why he had a “revelation” that he should be the next James Bond.
What’s your role in “Asteroid City,” and what can we expect from the film?
It’s set in a fictional American town in the middle of a desert landscape, centered around a convention of junior stargazers and their slightly...
What’s your role in “Asteroid City,” and what can we expect from the film?
It’s set in a fictional American town in the middle of a desert landscape, centered around a convention of junior stargazers and their slightly...
- 5/20/2023
- by Gregg Goldstein
- Variety Film + TV
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Given his growing tendency to line up half of Hollywood to appear in his films, anyone cast in a Wes Anderson movie might worry just how much screen time they’ll end up getting.
Not Fisher Stevens.
After minor roles in The Grand Budapest Hotel (a concierge), Isle of Dogs (the voice of a mutt called Scrap) and The French Dispatch (an unnamed magazine story editor), he’s now set to make a similarly background appearance in Asteroid City, Anderson’s latest, and featuring arguably the director’s most ludicrous array of top-tier talent to date (a list so long, it may test the wide lenses of Cannes’ red carpet paparazzi when it bows May 23). And very happily so.
“I’m around. I mean, you’ll see me in the film. But I wouldn’t say it’s my Oscar-winning performance,” Stevens tells The Hollywood Reporter, adding that blink-and-you’ll-miss-it or not,...
Not Fisher Stevens.
After minor roles in The Grand Budapest Hotel (a concierge), Isle of Dogs (the voice of a mutt called Scrap) and The French Dispatch (an unnamed magazine story editor), he’s now set to make a similarly background appearance in Asteroid City, Anderson’s latest, and featuring arguably the director’s most ludicrous array of top-tier talent to date (a list so long, it may test the wide lenses of Cannes’ red carpet paparazzi when it bows May 23). And very happily so.
“I’m around. I mean, you’ll see me in the film. But I wouldn’t say it’s my Oscar-winning performance,” Stevens tells The Hollywood Reporter, adding that blink-and-you’ll-miss-it or not,...
- 5/17/2023
- by Alex Ritman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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Michael Stipe, Chvrches, and Coldplay are just a few of over 60 artists who’ve contributed to the 2023 iteration of EarthPercent’s annual Earth Day compilation album. Proceeds will benefit the Brian Eno-founded charity’s grant giving program, which directly benefits organizations fighting the ongoing climate crisis.
Stipe — a frequent eco-advocate — contributes the track “Give Me a Hand,” a moody art-pop number featuring guest vocals from folk singer and disability advocate Gaelynn Lea. Meanwhile, Chvrches reunite with their pal Robert Smith of The Cure for a rendition of their song “How Not to Drown,” recorded live at the Brixton Academy. Coldplay tap H.E.R. for another live track, this one being their ballad “Let Somebody Go” at the River Plate.
Also featured on the compilation are Eno, Dry Cleaning, dodie, Bring Me the Horizon, Julia Holter, Mystery Jets, and many more. Stream the album via Bandcamp below.
Eno and Stipe also...
Stipe — a frequent eco-advocate — contributes the track “Give Me a Hand,” a moody art-pop number featuring guest vocals from folk singer and disability advocate Gaelynn Lea. Meanwhile, Chvrches reunite with their pal Robert Smith of The Cure for a rendition of their song “How Not to Drown,” recorded live at the Brixton Academy. Coldplay tap H.E.R. for another live track, this one being their ballad “Let Somebody Go” at the River Plate.
Also featured on the compilation are Eno, Dry Cleaning, dodie, Bring Me the Horizon, Julia Holter, Mystery Jets, and many more. Stream the album via Bandcamp below.
Eno and Stipe also...
- 4/20/2023
- by Abby Jones
- Consequence - Music
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This is turning into a banner year for movies shot on Kodak film, led by such Oscar hopefuls as Christopher Nolan’s IMAX’d “Oppenheimer” biopic, Martin Scorsese’s first Western, “Killers of the Flower Moon,” Bradley Cooper’s Leonard Bernstein film, “Maestro,” Wes Anderson’s latest, “Asteroid City,” and Yorgos Lanthimos’ subversive “Frankenstein” re-imagining “Poor Things.”
And those are just the prestige films.
Likewise, Cannes Film Festival boasted 29 features and shorts shot on Kodak film, including such Oscar hopefuls as Martin Scorsese’s first Western “Killers of the Flower Moon,” (shot by Rodrigo Prieto), Wes Anderson’s ’50s sci-fi comedy-drama, “Asteroid City” (shot by Robert Yeoman) Ken Loach’s “The Old Oak,” about a pub in tension-filled Northeast England, (shot by Robbie Ryan), and Steve McQueen’s “Occupied City,” a documentary about Amsterdam under Nazi occupation during World War II (shot by Lennert Hillege).
Four on-film entries compete for the Palme d’Or.
And those are just the prestige films.
Likewise, Cannes Film Festival boasted 29 features and shorts shot on Kodak film, including such Oscar hopefuls as Martin Scorsese’s first Western “Killers of the Flower Moon,” (shot by Rodrigo Prieto), Wes Anderson’s ’50s sci-fi comedy-drama, “Asteroid City” (shot by Robert Yeoman) Ken Loach’s “The Old Oak,” about a pub in tension-filled Northeast England, (shot by Robbie Ryan), and Steve McQueen’s “Occupied City,” a documentary about Amsterdam under Nazi occupation during World War II (shot by Lennert Hillege).
Four on-film entries compete for the Palme d’Or.
- 4/7/2023
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
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When you’ve stolen Glastonbury, defined an era, released the album of the decade and exploded Michael Jackson’s cheesy pop pomposity on the global stage, what exactly do you do for an encore? Such was the dilemma facing Jarvis Cocker – arch Britpop voyeur, poet laureate of the fumbled bra-strap and Jesus sandal, once memorably described as a cross between Alan Bennett and Barry White – as he sat in hotel rooms on the tour for 1995’s masterpiece Different Class. There he was, shrouded in the anonymous dark, watching pornographic films and relating deeply to the blankness in the eyes of the performers.
“I found it fascinating wondering what happened to these porn stars,” the frontman of Sheffield alt-legends Pulp – who reform for a run of major festival and arena shows this summer – told NME in 1998. “People have a voracious appetite for porn, they need to see new faces all the time,...
“I found it fascinating wondering what happened to these porn stars,” the frontman of Sheffield alt-legends Pulp – who reform for a run of major festival and arena shows this summer – told NME in 1998. “People have a voracious appetite for porn, they need to see new faces all the time,...
- 3/30/2023
- by Mark Beaumont
- The Independent - Music
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"Sometimes I feel more at home outside the Earth's atmosphere." Focus Features has revealed an official trailer for Wes Anderson's new film Asteroid City, currently set to open in theaters starting in June this summer. It will premiere first at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival, just like his last film The French Dispatch. Set in 1955, students and parents from across the country gather for scholarly competition, rest, recreation, comedy, drama, and romance at a Junior Stargazer / Space Cadets convention held in a fictional American desert town. Everything is spectacularly disrupted by world-changing events - the arrival of an alien. The film stars Jason Schwartzman, Scarlett Johansson, Jeffrey Wright, Tilda Swinton, and Tom Hanks. With an incredible ensemble: Sophia Lillis, Bryan Cranston, Edward Norton, Adrien Brody, Liev Schreiber, Hope Davis, Stephen Park, Rupert Friend, Maya Hawke, Steve Carell, Matt Dillon, Hong Chau, Willem Dafoe, Margot Robbie, Tony Revolori, Jake Ryan, Fisher Stevens,...
- 3/29/2023
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
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Wes Anderson fans are about to be over the moon. The first trailer for “Asteroid City,” the Oscar-nominated “Royal Tenenbaums” and “Grand Budapest Hotel” director’s 11th feature film, has been released, giving fans their first look at the ensemble film ahead of its June theatrical premiere.
“Asteroid City” is named after its setting, a tiny town off the freeway and in the middle of the American desert. Set in 1955, the movie takes place during the town’s annual “Junior Stargazer and Space Cadet” convention, celebrated during “Asteroid Day,” which — according to Jeffrey Wright in the trailer — commemorates “September 23, 3,007 B.C.,” when a meteorite made impact in the town’s current location.
Anderson favorite Jason Schwartzman leads the cast of the film as a widowed father who gets stranded in the town with his four children and begs his father-in-law (Tom Hanks) to come get them. While there, he develops...
“Asteroid City” is named after its setting, a tiny town off the freeway and in the middle of the American desert. Set in 1955, the movie takes place during the town’s annual “Junior Stargazer and Space Cadet” convention, celebrated during “Asteroid Day,” which — according to Jeffrey Wright in the trailer — commemorates “September 23, 3,007 B.C.,” when a meteorite made impact in the town’s current location.
Anderson favorite Jason Schwartzman leads the cast of the film as a widowed father who gets stranded in the town with his four children and begs his father-in-law (Tom Hanks) to come get them. While there, he develops...
- 3/29/2023
- by Wilson Chapman
- Indiewire
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In desperate need of some twee whimsy? Because Wes Anderson’s new movie is on the way and the first trailer has crash landed on Earth (you can watch it above).
Set in the fictional desert town of the title, “Asteroid City” is set in 1955 and centers around the Junior Stargazers Convention, in which youthful astronomers gaze heavenward. A widower (Anderson regular Jason Schwartzman) gets stranded in the town with his kids when his car breaks down and becomes trapped with a bunch of other, perfectly Andersonian oddballs when the borders of the town are closed following a potential close encounter.
Joining Schwartzman are other returning Anderson players including Scarlett Johansson, Bryan Cranston, Tilda Swinton, Edward Norton, Adrien Brody, Rupert Friend, Willem Dafoe, Tony Revolori, Jeff Goldblum, Fisher Stevens and Jarvis Cocker, alongside inaugural Anderson collaborators including Tom Hanks, Hope Davis, Maya Hawke, Rita Wilson, Margot Robbie, Matt Dillon, Hong Chau...
Set in the fictional desert town of the title, “Asteroid City” is set in 1955 and centers around the Junior Stargazers Convention, in which youthful astronomers gaze heavenward. A widower (Anderson regular Jason Schwartzman) gets stranded in the town with his kids when his car breaks down and becomes trapped with a bunch of other, perfectly Andersonian oddballs when the borders of the town are closed following a potential close encounter.
Joining Schwartzman are other returning Anderson players including Scarlett Johansson, Bryan Cranston, Tilda Swinton, Edward Norton, Adrien Brody, Rupert Friend, Willem Dafoe, Tony Revolori, Jeff Goldblum, Fisher Stevens and Jarvis Cocker, alongside inaugural Anderson collaborators including Tom Hanks, Hope Davis, Maya Hawke, Rita Wilson, Margot Robbie, Matt Dillon, Hong Chau...
- 3/29/2023
- by Drew Taylor
- The Wrap
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Exclusive: This won’t come as a big surprise after so much speculation, but we hear that Wes Anderson’s comedy Asteroid City definitely is headed to the Cannes Film Festival.
Nothing official from the festival or studio, but multiple good sources tell us it’s locked for a Riviera bow in May.
Related Story Cannes Contenders Part Two: Wenders, Aïnouz, Green & More Enter The Chat As Hayao Miyazaki’s Studio Ghibli Pic Exits Stage Left Related Story Cannes & TikTok Have Renewed Their Partnership, But Could That Change Amid The Crackdown On The App? Related Story Apple & Paramount Set October WW Theatrical Release For Martin Scorsese's 'Killers Of The Flower Moon'; Is Leonardo DiCaprio-Robert De Niro Epic Still Cannes-Bound As Deadline Scooped In July?
And what fun that promises to be. Anderson rarely misses. Few directors deal in the depth of talent he does, either,...
Nothing official from the festival or studio, but multiple good sources tell us it’s locked for a Riviera bow in May.
Related Story Cannes Contenders Part Two: Wenders, Aïnouz, Green & More Enter The Chat As Hayao Miyazaki’s Studio Ghibli Pic Exits Stage Left Related Story Cannes & TikTok Have Renewed Their Partnership, But Could That Change Amid The Crackdown On The App? Related Story Apple & Paramount Set October WW Theatrical Release For Martin Scorsese's 'Killers Of The Flower Moon'; Is Leonardo DiCaprio-Robert De Niro Epic Still Cannes-Bound As Deadline Scooped In July?
And what fun that promises to be. Anderson rarely misses. Few directors deal in the depth of talent he does, either,...
- 3/28/2023
- by Andreas Wiseman and Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
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Paul McCartney has written many of the most iconic songs in music history. However, in an industry as competitive as music, there are times when he’s heard a track and become envious that he didn’t think of it first. While the former Beatle doesn’t have much to be jealous about, there are a few songs he wishes were his.
Paul McCartney | Frank Micelotta/Getty Images Here are 4 songs by other musicians that Paul McCartney wishes he had written ‘Stardust’ – Hoagy Carmichael
It would’ve been tough for Paul McCartney to develop this song first, considering he wasn’t alive. “Stardust” is a 1927 song by Hoagy Carmichael with lyrics by Mitchell Parish. It’s become a standard track for many musicians to learn and has been recorded over 1,500 times as an instrumental or vocal track.
In a 1994 interview with Club Sandwich, McCartney said there aren’t many songs he wishes he had written,...
Paul McCartney | Frank Micelotta/Getty Images Here are 4 songs by other musicians that Paul McCartney wishes he had written ‘Stardust’ – Hoagy Carmichael
It would’ve been tough for Paul McCartney to develop this song first, considering he wasn’t alive. “Stardust” is a 1927 song by Hoagy Carmichael with lyrics by Mitchell Parish. It’s become a standard track for many musicians to learn and has been recorded over 1,500 times as an instrumental or vocal track.
In a 1994 interview with Club Sandwich, McCartney said there aren’t many songs he wishes he had written,...
- 3/28/2023
- by Ross Tanenbaum
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
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Steve Mackey, the longtime bassist for the Britpop band Pulp, has died at the age of 56.
Mackey’s wife, Katie, announced his death Thursday on social media, writing that he died following a three-month hospitalization. No cause of death was provided.
“After three months in hospital, fighting with all his strength and determination, we are shocked and devastated to have said goodbye my brilliant, beautiful husband, Steve Mackey,” Katie wrote.
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Mackey’s wife, Katie, announced his death Thursday on social media, writing that he died following a three-month hospitalization. No cause of death was provided.
“After three months in hospital, fighting with all his strength and determination, we are shocked and devastated to have said goodbye my brilliant, beautiful husband, Steve Mackey,” Katie wrote.
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- 3/2/2023
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
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Steve Mackey, the bass player of Pulp, has died at the age of 56.
A cause of death has not yet been given, but Mackey’s wife, stylist Katie Grand, revealed he had recently been admitted to hospital.
She shared her “devastation” over his death in an Instagram post on Thursday 2 March, writing: “After three months in hospital, fighting with all his strength and determination, we are shocked and devastated to have said goodbye to my brilliant, beautiful husband, Steve Mackey.
“Steve died today, a loss which has left myself, his son Marley, parents Kath and Paul, sister Michelle and many friends all heartbroken. Steve was the most talented man I have ever known, an exceptional musician, producer, photographer and filmmaker.”
She continued: “As in life, he was adored by everyone whose paths he crossed in the multiple creative disciplines he conquered. I would like to express my heartfelt thanks to...
A cause of death has not yet been given, but Mackey’s wife, stylist Katie Grand, revealed he had recently been admitted to hospital.
She shared her “devastation” over his death in an Instagram post on Thursday 2 March, writing: “After three months in hospital, fighting with all his strength and determination, we are shocked and devastated to have said goodbye to my brilliant, beautiful husband, Steve Mackey.
“Steve died today, a loss which has left myself, his son Marley, parents Kath and Paul, sister Michelle and many friends all heartbroken. Steve was the most talented man I have ever known, an exceptional musician, producer, photographer and filmmaker.”
She continued: “As in life, he was adored by everyone whose paths he crossed in the multiple creative disciplines he conquered. I would like to express my heartfelt thanks to...
- 3/2/2023
- by Ellie Harrison and Annabel Nugent
- The Independent - Music
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Steve Mackey, longtime bassist of Pulp, has died at the age of 56.
According to a statement from the band, Mackey passed away on Thursday morning. A cause of death was not disclosed.
In a separate statement, his wife Katie Grand said that, “After three months in hospital, fighting with all his strength and determination, we are shocked and devastated to have said goodbye my brilliant, beautiful husband, Steve Mackey. Steve died today, a loss which has left myself, his son Marley, parents Kath and Paul, sister Michelle and many friends all heartbroken. Steve was the most talented man I knew, an exceptional musician, producer, photographer and filmmaker. As in life, he was adored by everyone whose paths he crossed in the multiple creative disciplines he conquered. I would like to express my heartfelt thanks to all the NHS staff who worked tirelessly for Steve. He will be missed beyond words.
According to a statement from the band, Mackey passed away on Thursday morning. A cause of death was not disclosed.
In a separate statement, his wife Katie Grand said that, “After three months in hospital, fighting with all his strength and determination, we are shocked and devastated to have said goodbye my brilliant, beautiful husband, Steve Mackey. Steve died today, a loss which has left myself, his son Marley, parents Kath and Paul, sister Michelle and many friends all heartbroken. Steve was the most talented man I knew, an exceptional musician, producer, photographer and filmmaker. As in life, he was adored by everyone whose paths he crossed in the multiple creative disciplines he conquered. I would like to express my heartfelt thanks to all the NHS staff who worked tirelessly for Steve. He will be missed beyond words.
- 3/2/2023
- by Alex Young
- Consequence - Music
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I was in ’ere last night!” says a hungover Richard Hawley as I greet him in his favourite Sheffield pub: Fagan’s. It’s a cold January afternoon and the musician is standing at the bar, chatting to the owners of 40 years, his friends Barbara and Tom. It’s a classic old folk club, with wooden-panelled walls dotted with picture frames and Guinness memorabilia. Despite his claim of being worse for wear, the 56-year-old is looking dapper, the rock and roll bridge between Elvis and Alex Turner. He’s wearing a tartan bomber jacket, handmade by a friend in the US. His dark hair is slicked back. He’s grateful to still have this asset; “I’m quite relieved,” he laughs, “most of the lads I went to school with look like footballs with eyes!” Hawley quit hard liquor a few years ago, but that doesn’t mean he can...
- 2/5/2023
- by Megan Graye
- The Independent - Music
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The Beatles are the most covered band of all time, and their most covered song is “Yesterday,” written by Paul McCartney. The track has been covered thousands of times, with a few being covered by legendary artists such as Frank Sinatra and Elvis Presley. McCartney was curious to know what some of these “Yesterday” covers sounded like, so he listened to the “top 10.”
Paul McCartney shares a few of his favorite Beatles covers Paul McCartney | L. Cohen/WireImage for The Recording Academy
The Beatles arguably have the most memorable songs of any rock n’ roll band. Many other artists have performed renditions of these tracks, hoping to put a spin on them that will give the track a fresh sound. Over the years, a few artists have had success with Beatles covers, such as Joe Cocker’s cover of “With a Little Help From My Friends” and Johnny Cash’s cover of “In My Life.
Paul McCartney shares a few of his favorite Beatles covers Paul McCartney | L. Cohen/WireImage for The Recording Academy
The Beatles arguably have the most memorable songs of any rock n’ roll band. Many other artists have performed renditions of these tracks, hoping to put a spin on them that will give the track a fresh sound. Over the years, a few artists have had success with Beatles covers, such as Joe Cocker’s cover of “With a Little Help From My Friends” and Johnny Cash’s cover of “In My Life.
- 1/27/2023
- by Ross Tanenbaum
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
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How do you be an artist in these trying times? Some of the year's best animated TV shows and movies asked this question, and it's not hard to figure out why. In 2022, animators continued fighting for respect from an industry that doesn't often love them back. Animation helped keep the entertainment industry afloat during the worst of the pandemic, and the people who bring these creations to life deserve more than seeing their projects canceled prematurely, having their work scrubbed from streaming services, and inadequate wages.
After all, while it can be crass, bloody, or just too intense for younger viewers, animation can also provide a break from a stressful world — sometimes simply by reflecting back exaggerated versions of our adult concerns. Some of the best animated productions of 2022 explored identity crises, the difficulty of letting go, the struggle to make art, and the absurdities of everyday living. Here are our favorites.
After all, while it can be crass, bloody, or just too intense for younger viewers, animation can also provide a break from a stressful world — sometimes simply by reflecting back exaggerated versions of our adult concerns. Some of the best animated productions of 2022 explored identity crises, the difficulty of letting go, the struggle to make art, and the absurdities of everyday living. Here are our favorites.
- 12/23/2022
- by Caroline Cao
- Slash Film
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The fight to stop Sheffield council’s controversial tree felling programme is told in this one-sided but determined activist documentary
Something must have gone seriously wrong inside Sheffield council. What on earth possessed them to give the Ok to chopping down up to 17,500 roadside trees in the city, then go after locals who peacefully protested? The battle to stop Sheffield’s controversial tree felling programme is told in this blood-boiling documentary, assembled from footage shot by local photographer Jacqui Bellamy. It’s entirely one-sided, told from the perspective of Team Trees. Though frankly, it’s hard to imagine what the council or its private contractor Amey could come up with to defend some of their actions.
There’s a quick explainer at the start: the tree felling programme was part of a Pfi contract worth £2.2bn between Sheffield council and Amey to upgrade the city’s roads. The film opens...
Something must have gone seriously wrong inside Sheffield council. What on earth possessed them to give the Ok to chopping down up to 17,500 roadside trees in the city, then go after locals who peacefully protested? The battle to stop Sheffield’s controversial tree felling programme is told in this blood-boiling documentary, assembled from footage shot by local photographer Jacqui Bellamy. It’s entirely one-sided, told from the perspective of Team Trees. Though frankly, it’s hard to imagine what the council or its private contractor Amey could come up with to defend some of their actions.
There’s a quick explainer at the start: the tree felling programme was part of a Pfi contract worth £2.2bn between Sheffield council and Amey to upgrade the city’s roads. The film opens...
- 12/5/2022
- by Cath Clarke
- The Guardian - Film News
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Pulp are finally back. The band have announced the dates for their first UK and Ireland tour in 10 years, ending in a headline slot at Latitude festival next summer.
The Sheffield band will visit venues across London, Dublin and Glasgow, as well as performing two shows in their hometown.
Frontman Jarvis Cocker announced the news via Instagram this morning “five minutes before the rest of the world”.
“Three months ago, we asked, what exactly do you do for an encore?” frontman Cocker said in the announcement.
“Well… An encore happens when the crowd makes enough noise to bring the band back to the stage, so… We are playing in the UK & Ireland in 2023.
“Come along & make some noise,” he added.
As well as announcing their tour, the band have shared the news that they will headline Latitude 2023 alongside Paolo Nutini and George Ezra.
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The Sheffield band will visit venues across London, Dublin and Glasgow, as well as performing two shows in their hometown.
Frontman Jarvis Cocker announced the news via Instagram this morning “five minutes before the rest of the world”.
“Three months ago, we asked, what exactly do you do for an encore?” frontman Cocker said in the announcement.
“Well… An encore happens when the crowd makes enough noise to bring the band back to the stage, so… We are playing in the UK & Ireland in 2023.
“Come along & make some noise,” he added.
As well as announcing their tour, the band have shared the news that they will headline Latitude 2023 alongside Paolo Nutini and George Ezra.
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- 10/28/2022
- by Megan Graye
- The Independent - Music
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Filmmaker Mark Cousins, Glasgow Film Festival co-director Allison Gardner and Ken Loach’s Sixteen Films expressed their sadness.
The industry has reacted with shock at the news announced yesterday (October 6) that Edinburgh International Film Festival (Eiff), Filmhouse Cinema in Edinburgh and Belmont Filmhouse in Aberdeen are to “cease trading immediately” as parent charity, Centre for the Moving Image (Cmi), enters administration.
It is understood that 102 staff will be made redundant with immediate effect. A total of 107 staff were employed across all four of the Cmi’s businesses. Five staff have been kept on to assist with the administration process.
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The industry has reacted with shock at the news announced yesterday (October 6) that Edinburgh International Film Festival (Eiff), Filmhouse Cinema in Edinburgh and Belmont Filmhouse in Aberdeen are to “cease trading immediately” as parent charity, Centre for the Moving Image (Cmi), enters administration.
It is understood that 102 staff will be made redundant with immediate effect. A total of 107 staff were employed across all four of the Cmi’s businesses. Five staff have been kept on to assist with the administration process.
Cmi...
- 10/7/2022
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
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The director talks about his intellectual, political and hilarious body of work, as a retrospective is staged with contributions from his former students Carol Morley and Jarvis Cocker
In 1969, John Smith, now one of Britain’s most revered artist film-makers, but then a foundation student at North East London Polytechnic, was sitting in a pub transfixed by a Perspex sign. “Suddenly I realised – ah! – ‘toilets’ was an anagram of Ts Eliot. I thought: I must make a film about this one day.” Thirty years later, he was in another pub, his local in Leytonstone. “It had such a scummy toilet. I must have thought: this is a real wasteland.” And so he made The Waste Land (1999), an off-kilter adaptation featuring gurgling cisterns, khazi lighting, and a tired, maybe-pissed punter incanting Eliot’s line “the nymphs have departed” as a camera pans across a condom machine. It’s modernism Pete-and-Dud style.
In 1969, John Smith, now one of Britain’s most revered artist film-makers, but then a foundation student at North East London Polytechnic, was sitting in a pub transfixed by a Perspex sign. “Suddenly I realised – ah! – ‘toilets’ was an anagram of Ts Eliot. I thought: I must make a film about this one day.” Thirty years later, he was in another pub, his local in Leytonstone. “It had such a scummy toilet. I must have thought: this is a real wasteland.” And so he made The Waste Land (1999), an off-kilter adaptation featuring gurgling cisterns, khazi lighting, and a tired, maybe-pissed punter incanting Eliot’s line “the nymphs have departed” as a camera pans across a condom machine. It’s modernism Pete-and-Dud style.
- 9/30/2022
- by Sukhdev Sandhu
- The Guardian - Film News
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The stars were out on Thursday night in London for the British Film Institute’s Luminous Fundraising Gala. During the event, chair of the awards jury Tilda Swinton presented the inaugural BFI and Chanel Filmmaker Awards to four emerging U.K. directors.
Selected for their creative audacity and ambition, the winners of the BFI and Chanel Filmmaker Awards are Baff Akoto, artist/director (producer of “Queen of Glory”); Kathryn Ferguson, director/co-writer (“Nothing Compares”); Sam Firth, director/producer (“The Wolf Suit”); and Erfan Saadati, director/producer (“Child of Empire”).
“We’ve selected four remarkable filmmakers, each of them very different in their approaches and their disciplines, but all properly worthy winners,” Swinton said in a statement. “This award from the BFI and Chanel sets out to support early career creatives, to help them reach their fullest potential by giving them the freedom to invest in their artistry to develop their...
Selected for their creative audacity and ambition, the winners of the BFI and Chanel Filmmaker Awards are Baff Akoto, artist/director (producer of “Queen of Glory”); Kathryn Ferguson, director/co-writer (“Nothing Compares”); Sam Firth, director/producer (“The Wolf Suit”); and Erfan Saadati, director/producer (“Child of Empire”).
“We’ve selected four remarkable filmmakers, each of them very different in their approaches and their disciplines, but all properly worthy winners,” Swinton said in a statement. “This award from the BFI and Chanel sets out to support early career creatives, to help them reach their fullest potential by giving them the freedom to invest in their artistry to develop their...
- 9/30/2022
- by Ellise Shafer
- Variety Film + TV
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The This is Going to Hurt soundtrack Vinyl LP will be released on 21 October, with £1 from every sale going to NHS charities.
The series starring Ben Whishaw, released earlier this year, is based on Adam Kay’s multi-million copy bestseller This is Going to Hurt.
The original soundtrack was written and performed for the series by Jarv Is – the band comprising Jarvis Cocker, Serafina Steer, Emma Smith, Andrew McKinney, Adam Betts & Jason Buckle.
Each episode features at least one song with lyrics by Cocker, who had access to the scripts (adapted by Adam Kay from his own book) from an early stage in the production process.
Most of the soundtrack is made up from live takes featuring the entire band – often recorded whilst they watched the playback of key sequences from the series: “It’s our love song to the NHS,” said Cocker on the record.
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The series starring Ben Whishaw, released earlier this year, is based on Adam Kay’s multi-million copy bestseller This is Going to Hurt.
The original soundtrack was written and performed for the series by Jarv Is – the band comprising Jarvis Cocker, Serafina Steer, Emma Smith, Andrew McKinney, Adam Betts & Jason Buckle.
Each episode features at least one song with lyrics by Cocker, who had access to the scripts (adapted by Adam Kay from his own book) from an early stage in the production process.
Most of the soundtrack is made up from live takes featuring the entire band – often recorded whilst they watched the playback of key sequences from the series: “It’s our love song to the NHS,” said Cocker on the record.
Calling the Pulp frontman...
- 9/29/2022
- by Megan Graye
- The Independent - Music
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