Kurt Cobain: The Documentary
A few weeks ago, we posted a story about Kurt Cobain: The Musical, which widow Courtney Love denied. We now have confirmation that Courtney Love is insane a Kurt Cobain documentary is in the works, and will be out in 2014 (via Rolling Stone).
The movie is being made by Brett Morgen, who said “Courtney [Love] is the one that brought me into this. We’ve been trying to find the right time to put this film together and the time is now.”
Morgen added, “Kurt was not only an amazing songwriter and musician, he was an incredible artist and filmmaker. So we are going to do the movie sort of like a third-person autobiography – [as] if Kurt was around and making a film about his life.”
Maybe he IS around – as a zombie! Those movies never go out of style.
Paul McCartney, Bruce Springsteen, Kanye West to Play Hurricane Sandy Benefit
I’m sure everyone remembers the benefit after Hurricane Katrina, where Kanye West uttered the now famous “George Bush doesn’t care about black people” line. Now that Kanye West is playing a benefit for Hurricane Sandy, will Kanye say “Barack Obama doesn’t care about black people”? It would be sort of awesome if he did. Or if Mike Myers could return the favour and say that “Barack Obama doesn’t care about white people.”
The Hurricane Sandy benefit will take place 12/12/12 at Madison Square Gardens, and will feature Paul McCartney (who can’t get enough of NYC), Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Kanye West, Roger Waters, the Who, Alicia Keys, parent of the year Bon Jovi, and Billy Joel. Wow. Insert insensitive “I wish my city would get hit by a hurricane” comment.
Proceeds go to the Robin Hood fund, which is a poor (pun sort of intended) name for a charity, and it’s copyright, isn’t it?
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Morning Music Notes – His Master’s Voice Has Gone Silent
HMV Goes into Administration in the UK
Music retailer HMV, with 239 stores in the UK and Ireland, has gone bankrupt (aka ‘entered administration’ in the UK) after one final push to secure funding did not work (via Yahoo). Accounting firm Deloitte will
cook the bookstry and keep the stores open as they look for a buyer.HMV was first opened on Oxford Street in London in 1921, and became a massive and recognizable music store. After great heights in the 1990s, online music and the lack of physical album purchases led to a decline in sales. Even a shift to DVDs and games couldn’t help out HMV. Is this a surprise? Sadly, no – people in Toronto know all about the closing of music stores (goodbye Sam the Record Man and Tower Records, to name a few).
Guess Who Tied a Michael Jackson and Bruce Springsteen Chart Record? Calvin Harris. Who?!
Scottish DJ Calvin Harris, has had a massive 7 tracks from the same album reach the top 10 in the charts, tying a record with better known dudes like Michael Jackson and Bruce Springsteen. Harris’ track, Drinking from the Bottle (which flu doctors everywhere hate), hit number 5 in the UK, making it the seventh track in the top 10. The other 2 albums are Michael Jackson’s Thriller and Bruce Springsteen’s Born in the USA (via Gigwise).
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Morning Music Notes – The End to First World Problems
Kurt Cobain: The Documentary
A few weeks ago, we posted a story about Kurt Cobain: The Musical, which widow Courtney Love denied. We now have confirmation that
Courtney Love is insanea Kurt Cobain documentary is in the works, and will be out in 2014 (via Rolling Stone).The movie is being made by Brett Morgen, who said “Courtney [Love] is the one that brought me into this. We’ve been trying to find the right time to put this film together and the time is now.”
Morgen added, “Kurt was not only an amazing songwriter and musician, he was an incredible artist and filmmaker. So we are going to do the movie sort of like a third-person autobiography – [as] if Kurt was around and making a film about his life.”
Maybe he IS around – as a zombie! Those movies never go out of style.
Paul McCartney, Bruce Springsteen, Kanye West to Play Hurricane Sandy Benefit
I’m sure everyone remembers the benefit after Hurricane Katrina, where Kanye West uttered the now famous “George Bush doesn’t care about black people” line. Now that Kanye West is playing a benefit for Hurricane Sandy, will Kanye say “Barack Obama doesn’t care about black people”? It would be sort of awesome if he did. Or if Mike Myers could return the favour and say that “Barack Obama doesn’t care about white people.”
The Hurricane Sandy benefit will take place 12/12/12 at Madison Square Gardens, and will feature Paul McCartney (who can’t get enough of NYC), Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Kanye West, Roger Waters, the Who, Alicia Keys,
parent of the yearBon Jovi, and Billy Joel. Wow. Insert insensitive “I wish my city would get hit by a hurricane” comment.Proceeds go to the Robin Hood fund, which is a poor (pun sort of intended) name for a charity, and it’s copyright, isn’t it?
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Morning Music Notes – No One Cuts Off Sir Paul!
Thom Yorke to Appear on New Flying Lotus Album
Hot on the heels of seeing Thom Yorke in Radiohead last night, we have some Thom Yorke news for you. Mr. Yorke will appear on FlyLo’s upcoming album, Until The Quiet Comes (via Gigwise). Thom Yorke also guest starred on Flying Lotus’ last album, on the track And the World Laughs At You. Killer track and killer album.
Mumford & Sons to Name Second Album Babel, Possibly After The Brad Pitt Movie
Another band we saw this weekend in Portugal at Optimus Alive is Mumford & Sons. They played a few tracks from their upcoming new album, which now has a name. It’ll be called Babel and is out on September 24 (via NME).
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Morning Music Notes – Black Keys in the studio
The Black Keys recording new album in July
Having just released El Camino in December, The Black Keys will be back in the studio in July, with the intention of releasing a new studio album ‘sometime in 2013.
Via Consequence of Sound…
Voodoo Experience 2012 Lineup
Green Day, Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Skrillex, Justice, Jack White, The Avett Brothers, Silversun Pickups, Kaskade, Gary Clark Jr., Bootsy Collins, Dave Stewart, Thomas Dolby, Tomahawk, Marcia Ball, George Porter Jr., Die Antwoord, AWOLNATION, Toots and the Maytals, Soul Rebels Brass Band, Say Anything, The Gaslamp Killer, Borgore, Nervo, Modestep, Delta Rae. Sound good?
Via Consequence of Sound…
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Morning Music Notes – Tom, You’ll Be A Woman Soon
Front Man of Against Me! Wants to Be a Front Woman – Tom Gabel is Transgender
It takes enormous balls to admit to wanting a sex change in the entertainment industry, but that’s just what Against Me!’s Tom Gabel has – or had – as Tom is transgender and wants to become Laura Jane Grace (via Pitchfork). Tom revealed this news in an exclusive interview with Rolling Stone. Tom will alter her body through treatments and hormones. If you re-read the lyrics to the Against Me! song, The Ocean, they totally take on a new meaning with this news:
“And if I could have chosen,/ I would have been born a woman,/ My mother once told me she would have named me Laura,/ I’d grow up to be strong and beautiful like her.”
Tom has said that he isn’t attracted to men, and will remain married to his wife Heather, with whom he has a 2 year old girl. “For me, the most terrifying thing about this was how she would accept the news,” Gabel told Rolling Stone. “But she’s been super-amazing and understanding.”
This also brings about an interesting change of direction for future Against Me! songs, and perhaps a rift in the fanbase, depending how their new direction goes. Pitchfork also points us towards an unreleased track that was performed live on March 19, with Gabel singing Transgender Dysphoria Blues. Check it out below.
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Morning Music Notes – SXSW and St. Patrick’s Day Hangover Edition
Apologies for the sporadic posts last week – I was chasing leprechauns (and women) in Ireland, and thought drinking top notch Guinness was more important than giving you music news. I don’t regret the decision, and only slightly regret the 12 hour Guinness session.
SXSW Wrap Up
As Rich pointed out in last week’s Morning Music Notes, Bruce Springsteen had some pretty awesome things to say last week. If you like Bruce and have 50 minutes to spare, don’t throw on one of his albums – listen to his South by Southwest Keynote Address.
The Boss also performed with Arcade Fire and Tom Morello (of Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave fame) and a few others. Check out the video of the Woody Guthrie cover, This Land is Your Land.
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Music Notes – Springsteen vs SXSW
Highlights from Springsteen’s Keynote address:
There is a reason they call Bruce Springsteen The Boss. He is boss. The best highlight from his speech at SXSW: “Why are we up so fucking early?” Check out the rest of the highlights – a great read!
Via Chartattack…
Coachella – a look ahead at 2 weekends:
Coachella is 2 weekends this year – and will be headlined by Radiohead, Dr. Dre, The Black Keys, and Snoop Dogg. Here’s a look ahead at “must see” acts on this year’s lineup. Wish I was going! (nudge, nudge, Coachella organizers!)
Via Rolling Stone…
New drug becomes illegal:
You got your wish, Huey Lewis. And now, the new
designermade-in-a-bathtub drug ROFLCOPTR has been made illegal in the UK – with more countries to follow suit. What the hell is this, and why is it illegal? Read more after the jump.Via NME…
Twitter vs SXSW:
Some influential people give tips on their “favourite new bands” at SXSW. Hear ‘em here, before you hear ‘em somewhere else – some great tips!
Via Guardian Music…
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New Def Jam Prez:
Jay-Z is out, and longtime Warner Music exec Joie Manda is in.
Via Daily Swarm…
New Music From Spiritualized:
Check out a gorgeous new tune from Spiritualized – performed live in BBC 6 studios. Video after the jump.
Via Pitchfork…
Listen to The Boss!
NPR is streaming Bruce Spingsteen’s keynote speech from SXSW. Listen after the jump.
Via NPR…
Ex QOTSA Bassist is in serious trouble:
Nick Olivieri always looked a bad mother… the proof is in the criminal record. He has pled not guilty, but is up against a list of charges, including domestic battery, resisting police, possession of methamphetamines, and more… Nick could face up to 15 years in prison if found guilty. Yikes!
Via Pitchfork…
Bob Marley doc gets a release date:
Any guesses? Yep – April 20th. 4/20. Hippies… Here’s the trailer:
Via Billboard…
Flaming Lips Musical Coming in 2012:
Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots will debut at the La Jolla Playhouse in California later this year. It is about a young Japanese artist’s journey into a robot world where she has to overcome something… probably evil?
Via ChartAttack…
New Hot Chip Video:
The song is called Flutes, and the video will make you dizzy.
New Orbital Music:
The song is called New France (isn’t that Canada?) and features a beer-drinking lion.
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Reading this post is DESTROYING YOUR BODY!
Os so DVICE.com is hypothesizing in their latest infographic. By reading this far, you’ve already assured yourself nearsightedness forever. Nice going.
Via DVICE…
Elvis Costello & The Roots do Springsteen on Fallon
Does that headline have you scratching your head? Good.
Via NBC…
An amazing use for your old CD racks
Storing Tupperware lids? Genius. Somewhere, MacGyver is smiling.
Via The Daily Swarm…
Graham Coxon on Blur’s Reunion Show
“We’re going to take it up a notch”. Not sure which notch they’ll be taking, and how far up, but it still sounds pretty cool!
Via Gigwise…
New Arcade Fire Released
A new song has been released from The Hunger Games soundtrack. Tell us what you think on FB.
Via Consequence of Sound…
New Grimes Video
Grimes is starting to blow up. Good for her! This is a new video for her track Oblivion. Bonus for Grimes’ fellow Montrealers – this video stars The Big O!
Via Pitchfork…
Want to sell more music? Hrmm… Have you considered dying?
Plays of The Monkees are up 3000% since Davy Jones’ death.
Via The Telegraph…
Morning Music Notes – This weekend was a Blur
Graham Coxon and Damon Albarn Debut New Blur Song
At last night’s War Child benefit show in London’s Shepherds Bush Empire, Blur members Graham Coxon and Damon Albarn played a new Blur song called Under the West Way (via Consequence of Sound). The band has been on hiatus since 2003 and since then, Damon has been in 2-3 awesome side project bands, leaving the future of Blur, um, blurry. I think I’m 0 for 2 with Blur puns and comments, so I’ll stop before I blurt out another one. Tomorrow night, the Brit Awards will take place in London, with all the members playing together for the first time in 3 years.
You can watch the new song performance below.
Blur – Under the West Way
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