Betcha didn’t know that before Ricky Gervais was throwing daggers at Hollywood heavyweights the offensive funnyguy was one-half of a New Wave pop duo that enjoyed moderate success on the airwaves back in the 1980s? We had no idea! He doesn’t talk about it much, but Ricky was the lead singer of Seona Dancing, a [...]
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Britney Spears Re-Hires Boyfriend Jason Trawick As Agent
January 25th, 2011 |
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Britney Spears’ boyfriend, Jason Trawick, is the pop star’s agent again eight months after he resigned, deciding to keep their relationship strictly personal. The “Circus” hitmaker, 29, began dating Trawick in early 2009 and he stepped down from his post as her representative last May so the pair could focus on their romance. This week, [...]
“Glee†Shatters Elvis’ Record On UK Pop Chart
January 24th, 2011 |
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The King of Rock is no match for the cast of Glee across the pond. The all-singing, all-dancing TV show, about an unlikely group of high school misfits who form a choir, has smashed Elvis Presley’s UK pop chart record after becoming the fastest act to notch 20 Top 40 hits. Glee’s Britney Spears Tribute [...]
Noise Pop Announces 2011 Lineup Additions
January 17th, 2011 |
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BEN GIBBARD (DEATH CAB), NO AGE, HOW TO DRESS WELL,
PEANUT BUTTER WOLF, AESOP ROCK,
DAM-FUNK, KID KOALA, ALEXI MURDOCH
 Ben Gibbard |
Seminal independent music festival Noise
Pop is proud to announce new additions to their already amazing lineup, as well as the details of their
first-ever pop-up shop, the Noise Pop Up Shop a month long Pop Up Store and party. Bands who will be joining the
nineteenth annual Noise Pop lineup include:
*Death Cab for Cutie’s Ben Gibbard, in a rare solo show, who will be playing both DCFC and Postal Service songs at
the Great American Music Hall on Feb 27. Zach Rogue of acclaimed band Rogue Wave will open this show.
*Critically lauded duo No Age playing at Rickshaw Stop on Feb 26
*Hotly tipped up-and-comers How to Dress Well playing at Cafe du Nord on Feb 26
*Hip hop’s very own Peanut Butter Wolf and Dam Funk playing at Public Works on Feb 26
*A night with Aesop Rock and Kimya Dawson at the Great American Music Hall on Feb 25
*Turntable master Kid Koala playing at Mighty on Feb 25
*Singer/songwriter Alexi Murdoch playing at Swedish American Hall on Feb 25
The complete list of confirmed headlining bands (thus far) is below.
ADMIRAL RADLEY
AESOP ROCK
ALEXI MURDOCH
BATTLEHOOCH
BEN GIBBARD
BEST COAST
GEOGRAPHER
DAM FUNK
DAN DEACON (SOLO)
FILM SCHOOL
HOW TO DRESS WELL
KID KOALA
KIMYA DAWSON
MAX BEMIS (SAY ANYTHING)
NO AGE
NOBUNNY
PEANUT BUTTER WOLF
TAMARYN
TED LEO (SOLO)
THE CONCRETES
THE GROWLERS
THE STONE FOXES
WAVVES
YO LA TENGO
VERSUS
ZACH ROGUE (ROGUE WAVE)
Noise Pop Festival badges, which provide entry to all Noise Pop Festival events, will be available to purchase for $160
at www.noisepop.com.
In addition to these new shows, Noise Pop has partnered with the Upper Playground gallery to open a month-long
Pop Up Shop from February 2 to February 27. Noise Pop will take over the art space FIFTY24SF
(http://www.fifty24sf.com/), located in the heart of San Francisco’s vibrant and eclectic Lower Haight neighborhood,
and will transform the space into a multipurpose center. By day, it will serve as a merchandise store, art gallery, and
information center; by night, it will become a theatre and performance space. Each night will see a different partner
co-presenting each event, from SF Weekly to YoursTru.ly bringing new audiences and new experiences to Noise Pop
attendees and the SF masses. Open Wednesday through Sunday from 6-10 pm, check out the full schedule here.
Little Monsters Do Their Best Lady Gaga V Magazine Spring 2011
January 12th, 2011 |
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With pop fans eagerly awaiting a possible chart showdown between pop tart Britney Spears and her outre successor Lady Gaga, V Magazine gets in on the gag on the pages of its 2011 “The Discovery Issue.” The results of an exclusive V online casting call are published in a collage of Little Monsters, with hundreds [...]
Michael Jackson Suicide? Attorneys For Dr. Conrad Murray Will Argue King Of Pop Killed Himself
December 30th, 2010 |
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Did years of public ridicule and a fall from grace on the pop charts prompt Michael Jackson to take his own life? The world may never know, but it’s allegedly the defense fast-talking island MD Conrad Murray will use as he defends himself against allegations that he gave the King of Pop a lethal overdose [...]
Duran Duran Hits No. 1 On iTunes Pop chart
December 21st, 2010 |
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NEW ALBUM AND VIDEO OUT TODAY; PHYSICAL RELEASE IN FEBRUARY
With the much anticipated release of their 13th studio album All You Need Is Now, British pop
legends Duran Duran have
stormed straight to #1 on the Pop Download Charts in the UK, US, Canada and Italy within hours of the album’s
release today, December 21, exclusively on the iTunes Store. The 9-track LP, produced by the Grammy Award-
winning Mark Ronson, is currently #2
on the U.S. iTunes Album Chart. An expanded physical LP with additional original, new tracks will be released in
February 2011 in various format deluxe packages.
Duran Duran’s video for lead single “All You Need Is Now” premiered today and can be viewed below.
Duran Duran
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Duran Duran News
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Duran Duran
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Praxis: New Album w/ Iggy Pop, Serj Tankian, Mike Patton
December 20th, 2010 |
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JANUARY 25 U.S. RELEASE OF JAPANESE ONLY IMPORT
On January 25, the eclectic, experimental hard rock project Praxis (Buckethead,
Bill Laswell, Brain) will release their latest
creation, a bone-crunching new album titled Profanation: Preparation for a Coming Darkness.
The new album finds the trio once again collaborating with various musicians, this time with the spotlight clearly on
lead vocalists. Among them are Iggy Pop, System Of A Down’s Serj Tankian, Mike
Patton, RAMM:ΣLL:ZΣΣ, Doctor Israel, Wu-Tang protege Killah
Priest and
Jamaica-born toaster Hawk.
The US release of Profanation comes with two live bonus tracks not included in the rare, Japan-only import.
The album is also one of the last recordings to feature the gothic futurist RAMM:ΣLL:ZΣΣ, an
incredibly multi-talented
visual artist, hip hop icon, performance artist, and one of the most unique humans to patrol this planet.
Click below to listen to
the new track “Furies” (Feat. Iggy Pop).
Praxis
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Praxis News
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Britney Spears ‘inspired’ Gwyneth Paltrowâ€s â€Country Strong†character
December 17th, 2010 |
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Britney Spears’ struggle with drug addiction was the inspiration behind Gwyneth Paltrow’s washed-up alcoholic singer character in ‘Country Strong’. Writer and director Shana Feste revealed during a screening of the film in Los Angeles that she used the 29-year-old pop star’s fall from grace as a jumping off point for the film. “That’s where this [...]
Willow Smith behind in school lessons because of pop career
December 13th, 2010 |
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Will Smith’s singer daughter Willow has admitted that she is unable to attend school because of her pop career. “I never really get to go to school because I am always on tour, or with my father,†the Daily Telegraph quoted the 10-year-old as saying. “There is a tutor most of the time, but usually [...]
Noise Pop 2011: Yo La Tengo, Best Coast, Ted Leo, Wavves
December 6th, 2010 |
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FEBRUARY 22 – FEBRUARY 27 2011 IN SAN FRANCISCO
 Best Coast |
Seminal independent music festival Noise Pop is proud to announce the festival dates, as well as the first
confirmed performers, for their 2011 events. The nineteenth annual Noise Pop Festival, which will take place
throughout San Francisco from February 22 to February 27, 2011, will play host to the likes of established indie rock
mainstays, such as Yo La Tengo, Ted Leo, and Versus, as well as up-and-coming
favorites, such as Best Coast, Dan Deacon, Telekenisis, and more. A
list of all confirmed performers thus far can be found below. More confirmations will be announced shortly.
Noise Pop Festival badges, which provide entry to all Noise Pop Festival events, will be available to purchase for $160
on December 9 at 10 am PST / 1 pm EST on Noisepop.com.
Early Bird Badges are now onsale for $125 at noisepop.com, and include a free festival t-shirt with purchase.
BEST COAST
DAN DEACON ENSEMBLE
DANIEL MARTIN MOORE
HOW TO DRESS WELL
MAX BEMIS (SAY ANYTHING)
TED LEO (SOLO)
TELEKENISIS
THE CONCRETES
THE STONE FOXES
WAVVES
YO LA TENGO
VERSUS
VOXHAUL BROADCAST
Justin Bieber Headphones! Biebs Teams Up With BeatsByDre
December 5th, 2010 |
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Superstar teen pop sensation Justin Bieber (That’s Grammy-nominated teen pop sensation Justin Bieber to you. Please address him as such…) has joined forces with Beats by Dr Dre to launch his own line of high quality headphones. The singing star, who has already lent his famous name and face to a line of dolls and [...]
Ben Bridwell Presents Benefit for Andy Kotowicz Family
December 1st, 2010 |
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DECEMBER 10 AT THE POUR HOUSE IN CHARLESTON, SC
 Andy Kotowicz |
A recent tragedy befell our Sub Pop brethren, when friend and co-worker Andy Kotowicz was killed in a
car accident. A post on the Sub Pop website shortly after the incident recounts what happened, and is paraphrased
below:
“Last Thursday evening, October 21, driving his young daughter Anna home after picking her up from daycare,
our co-worker Andy Kotowicz was involved in a terrible car accident that, so incredibly sadly, proved fatal. In what
qualifies as nothing short of miraculous and definitively heroic, his daughter was pulled from the remains of the car,
while it was on fire, by a local business owner who witnessed the accident.
Andy was under care at Harborview Medical Center in a coma until Saturday evening when he was taken off life
support in the company of his immediate family. He was an organ donor and a recipient for his kidneys was found
very soon after his passing. This is a small indication of the kind of guy he was.
Anna suffered some bruises and a broken arm, but is now home with her mother and family and is, we are told,
recovering and adapting. There is a lesson here about the resilience and redemptive powers of children that we can
all hope to learn from.”
Many associates of the Sub Pop and Seattle music community have pitched in to help Andy’s family in different
ways.
Ben will be performing a show at the Pour House in Charleston, SC on December 10 with the proceeds going to the
foundation set up for the family. Bridwell and Friends will feature Ben with members of Band of Horses performing
songs old and new, and special guest Holopaw will open the show.
Tickets are $25 and are on sale now. Get them here
Justin Bieber: A 51-Year-Old Pedophile?! [A Spoof]
November 30th, 2010 |
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It’s every Tween’s worst nightmare: Justin Bieber peeling off a prosthetic mask to reveal he’s actually a 51-year-old paedophile in disguise! Last month, satirical website The Onion uploaded a controversial clip (We’ve only just stumbled upon the hilariousness….) of pop’s floppy-haired Messiah being “revealed” as “sex offender Michael Cote,” a deviant who “carefully engineered his [...]
Jamie & Lynne Spears — Britney Spears Parents — Reconcile Eight Years After Divorce
November 16th, 2010 |
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Jamie and Lynne Spears, the parents of pop sensation Britney Spears, are giving love a second chance eight years after they divorced. “They are back together and are doing well and happy. [They're] not remarried but back together,†a family friend told PEOPLE Monday. “Lynne is a dear, sweet person. She deserves happiness. As her [...]
British pop singer who wouldn’t shoot Russians
November 15th, 2010 |
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A British pop singer who served in the military before launching his show business career says he “disobeyed orders to attack Russian soldiers in Kosovo”.
James Blunt, who rose to fame in 2005 and is currently promoting his new album, told the BBC on Sunday that he refused to obey an order coming from NATO Supreme Commander in Kosovo U.S. General Wesley Clark to attack Russian forces stationed at the Priština airport in June 1999.
Ke$ha looking for Aussie husband
November 12th, 2010 |
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US pop star Ke$ha wants to marry an Aussie man. The 23-year-old has one day off in her Sydney chatfest and wants to spend it with her future husband. “I have one day off and I”m looking to change my romantic situation so I wouldn”t mind meeting up with a hot Australian,” News.com.au quoted her [...]
Nick Lachey Vanessa Minnillo Engaged
November 4th, 2010 |
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Pop Open the Bubbly: Longtime lovers Nick Lachey and Vanessa Minnillo are getting hitched. The host of the NBC acapella talent show The Sing-Off and his GF, a former Miss Teen USA-turned MTV VJ, made the announcement in a statement to Us Weekly Thursday evening. “We’re excited and incredibly happy about our engagement and we [...]