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Director Albert Maysles: Paul McCartney 9/11 Film Is About 'Repair,' Not 'Anger' | ARTICLE
In The Love We Make, famed documentarian Albert Maysles follows Paul McCartney around New York City as he prepares for the Concert for New York benefit at Madison Square Garden on October 20th, 2001. "There's no anger in...
September 13, 2011 6:25 PM ET -
'Pearl Jam Twenty' Documentary Unearths Rare Footage, Artifacts from Band's Past | ARTICLE
Pearl Jam Twenty documentary director Cameron Crowe has been friends with the members of Pearl Jam since they all lived in Seattle in the 1980s – which proved useful when he went looking for artifacts and stories that...
September 13, 2011 1:35 PM ET -
U2 Documentary Shows Band's Early Struggles With 'Achtung Baby' | ARTICLE
"Making Achtung Baby is the reason we're here now," Bono says early on in Davis Guggenheim's new U2 documentary, From The Sky Down, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on Thursday night. The film –...
September 12, 2011 1:50 PM ET -
Bono Announces 'Achtung Baby' Covers Album | ARTICLE
Jack White, Depeche Mode, Patti Smith and Damian Rice are among the artists on a forthcoming tribute album honoring the 20th anniversary of U2’s Achtung Baby, frontman Bono announced at a press conference this afternoon for the...
September 9, 2011 5:40 PM ET -
Canada Lifts Ban on Dire Straits' 'Money for Nothing' | ARTICLE
Canadian broadcasters can go back to playing Dire Straits' 1985 hit, "Money For Nothing," the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council (CBSC) announced yesterday. The song was pulled from national playlists in January after a single listener...
September 1, 2011 11:35 AM ET -
Amy Lee Previews New Evanescence Songs | ARTICLE
Evanescence fans have been waiting five years for the band to release a new album – so it's no surprise that lead singer Amy Lee is obsessed with getting their third release right. Before heading to...
August 23, 2011 12:20 PM ET -
Stevie Wonder Surprises Crowd at Drake's OVO Fest With Half-Hour Set | ARTICLE
Just two summers ago, Drake stood outside the gates of Ontario Place in his hometown of Toronto, waiting like everybody else to get into the Beyoncé concert at the Molson Amphitheatre. Few people made a fuss, even...
August 1, 2011 12:55 PM ET -
John Legend Talks Lending Songs for Education Reform | ARTICLE
Today John Legend and the Roots release Wake Up, a covers album focused on political songs of the ‘60s and ‘70s. Two of those tracks — first single “Wake Up Everybody,” featuring Common and Melanie Fiona (first...
September 21, 2010 12:47 PM ET -
Springsteen Talks 'Darkness' With Ed Norton | ARTICLE
On Tuesday, before the Toronto Film Festival's world premiere of The Promise: The Making of Darkness On The Edge of Town, Bruce Springsteen sat down with his friend, actor Ed Norton, for a one-hour interview. The...
September 16, 2010 1:55 PM ET -
Ben Harper Grabs Ringo Starr, Jackson Browne for New Relentless7 Album | ARTICLE
Ben Harper and Relentless7 have just finished recording their follow-up to 2009's White Lies For Dark Times. Titled Give Till It's Gone, the self-produced album will be out in the fall and features some high-profile guests. "Not...
March 23, 2010 4:56 PM ET -
INXS Recruit Brandon Flowers, Ben Harper to Cover Their Big Hits | ARTICLE
For their first album in five years, INXS are "reimagining" their classic hits with different arrangements and singers, including Ben Harper, Rob Thomas and the Killers' Brandon Flowers. The still-untitled release is slated for the fall. " 'Original...
February 24, 2010 12:00 AM ET -
White Stripes Offer Rare Look Behind the Scenes in "Under Great White Northern Lights" | ARTICLE
The new documentary The White Stripes: Under Great White Northern Lights reveals as much about Canadian culture as it does about Jack and Meg White's friendship, work ethic and music. The duo eat raw caribou, meet tribal...
September 24, 2009 6:38 PM ET -
Iggy Pop, Henry Rollins Talk Rock & Roll Vampire Film "Suck" | ARTICLE
Suck has the potential to become a cult classic like The Rocky Horror Picture Show with one-liners that beg communal recitation. But Canadian director/writer Rob Stefaniuk told Rolling Stone the campy comedy — which stars Iggy Pop,...
September 23, 2009 3:46 PM ET -
Mariah Carey's Hardest "Precious" Challenge: Going With No Makeup | ARTICLE
Mariah Carey has a sense of humor about the role she took on in the movie Precious: Based On The Novel "Push" By Sapphire, even though her character and the story itself — about an abused, downtrodden...
September 18, 2009 4:42 PM ET -
"Precious" Director on Bringing Mariah Carey, Lenny Kravitz to the Big Screen | ARTICLE
By the time Mariah Carey appears in a pivotal scene in the movie Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" By Sapphire, it's easy to forget she's a glamorous chart-topper with flawless makeup and designer tastes. As tears...
September 17, 2009 1:56 PM ET -
Behind "Neil Young Trunk Show": Director Demme on Capturing a Legend in New Film | ARTICLE
Neil Young Trunk Show, the second in Jonathan Demme's planned film trilogy on the legendary rocker, is an unconscious, raw, in-the-moment concert movie that respects the immediacy of creativity and the creator. Partway through the follow-up to...
September 16, 2009 12:07 PM ET -
Diddy Returns to Reality TV to Find the Next Big Thing on "StarMaker" | ARTICLE
A star is not born, believes Diddy. A star is made and nurtured. On his latest MTV reality show, P. Diddy's StarMaker, 14 singing hopefuls are coached, developed, tested and assessed — and they get to watch...
August 20, 2009 1:17 PM ET -
Dave Carroll's Airline Mishap Goes Viral in "United Breaks Guitars" | ARTICLE
Five days after Dave Carroll posted a $150 video for the twangy "United Breaks Guitars" on YouTube, his band Sons of...
July 13, 2009 1:03 PM ET -
Kiss Hit the Studio for "Meat and Potatoes" Album With "Classic '70s Rock & Roll Vibe" | ARTICLE
The first studio album from Kiss in more than a decade will include songs "about the obvious things," says bassist-singer Gene Simmons, citing titles such as "Rotten To The Core." "No secret to life, no political messaging,...
March 13, 2009 10:52 AM ET -
Matthew McConaughey Jumps Into the Music Biz to Release New Mishka Album | ARTICLE
Bermudian roots-reggae artist Mishka is getting another chance at "uplifting consciousness" through his music with the help of actor Matthew McConaughey, who started j.k. Livin Records for that very purpose. "My one-liner to him is 'Look, man,...
March 2, 2009 3:10 PM ET
