Jack White to Collaborate with Tom Jones
Jack White, member of 18,000 bands, is now teaming up with Tom Jones (via Consequence of Sound). The room goes silent as the under 25 crowd wonders who Tom Jones is. Jack White’s Third Man Records (which you can see on American Pickers this upcoming Monday) has been running The Blue Series, which features collaborations ranging from Stephen Colbert to Insane Clown Posse. Tom Jones joins this, er, illustrious list.
It Takes Money to Make Money – Spiderman: Turn off the Dark Sets Broadway Records
Spiderman: Turn Off the Dark is the Broadway musical that Bono and The Edge from U2 have been working on. The production became a bit of a laughing stock, as it has been NINE YEARS in the making, with long dress rehearsals, the scrapping of actors and scripts, various injuries, and Carrot Top as the lead (okay, that last one isn’t true – yet). It turns out all the pain was worth the gain – the musical became the highest single-week grossing show in Broadway history (via Gigwise). It should be noted that the price of tickets requires you to mortgage your house.
“The musical as grossed almost $3m over nine performances last week, which has broken the previous record held by Wicked, which grossed $2.2 million over eight shows in 2011. Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark is rumoured to be the most expensive musical in history, costing an estimated $70 million.”
Do you remember when U2 contributed that (awesome) song to the Batman movie soundtrack? Now they jump ship and are sleeping with Spiderman? I see a trend here, as they USED to be Apple iPod sellers, then jumped ship to Blackberry for their interact concert features. Wherever the dollars are, right boys?
Nickelback Responds to Black Keys’ Slamming Them – No Blood Was Drawn
Its been a rough few months from the boys at Nickelback. Despite continuing to pad their bank accounts from sellout arenas and a new album, the guys have been knocked in the media – first for playing at the half time show of the Thanksgiving Day NFL matches, and now by Patrick Carney from the Black Keys. They responded to the Detroit Lions fiasco by making a rather entertaining Funny or Die sketch, mocking the incident.
This time, they took the high road again, and will not fight Patrick Carney in a steel cage match. Nickelback tweeted, “Thanks to the drummer in the Black Keys calling us the Biggest Band in the World in Rolling Stone. Hehe.” Bastards – don’t provoke the Carnster (trademarked new nickname) or he’ll beat you with his drum sticks. Seriously Nickelback, GO AWAY.
Dave Grohl Joins Another Band
Like Jack White, Dave Grohl is another guy who likes to whore himself out to other bands. Dave Grohl, Nirvana and Foo Fighters legend, is teaming up with hair-metal band Ratt (via Guardian). Apparently it’s NOT for a Ratt record, and the details are sketchy (read: non-existent). Are they on the new Foo Fighters or Them Crooked Vultures album? Again, I DON’T KNOW. But guesses are fun. Maybe it’s for a promo for PeteHatesMusic and I’m leading you all astray….
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Jay-Z, Rihanna Join Coldplay at Paralympic Closing Ceremonies
Last night, the Paralympics came to a close, including fireworks off of Tower Bridge that I watched from my kitchen window. What I didn’t see from my kitchen window was Jay-Z and Rihanna joining Coldplay in their performances. Rihanna joined the band for Princess of China, then Chris Martin then guested on Rihanna and Jay-Z’s Run this Town. Coldplay also performanced Paradise from Mylo Xyloto, which featured a rap verse from Jay-Z – check out the separate video below. The flames must’ve been bright, as both Jay and RiRi needed their shades. I also like Rihanna being hidden in a cloak on an airship around the stadium, like Han Solo before his attempted execution by Jabba the Hutt in Return of the Jedi. How is that for a wordy analogy? Check out all the madness below.
Coldplay – Paradise (live at London’s Paralympic Closing Ceremonies)
Click for more videos from Coldplay, as well as Paul McCartney’s surprise appearance with Damon Albarn
Top 5 Singers Currently in Multiple Bands
Sometimes, being in one band isn’t enough. You make a hit record, you start to build a steady career,
you have drug and alcohol problemsbut you want more. Perhaps it’s the need to branch out and not sully your original band’s name. Or perhaps it is because you have met a lot of cool people through your travels who you want to play with. But nowadays, lead singers can be not only in one band, but two bands. This is similar to my fluffy kitten blog that I run, as I love both music AND fluffy kittens, and don’t want the 2 to mix (only when I listen to the Jingle Cats).Below is the PeteHatesMusic list of Top 5 Singers Currently in Multiple Bands. Yes, there are a few adjectives to the list, with one of the key words being current. This is to illustrate that the list will not include lead singers who moved from one band to a new band when the first one went defunct (think Paul McCartney or Chris Cornell), or guys who left bands for solo careers or solo projects (Thom Yorke, Phil Collins, Eric Clapton, etc.). Let us know who is on your list in the comments.
Click to see the PeteHatesMusic list of Top 5 Singers Currently in Multiple Bands
Morning Music Notes – It’s Not Unusual for Jack White to Team Up With Everyone
Jack White to Collaborate with Tom Jones
Jack White, member of 18,000 bands, is now teaming up with Tom Jones (via Consequence of Sound). The room goes silent as the under 25 crowd wonders who Tom Jones is. Jack White’s Third Man Records (which you can see on American Pickers this upcoming Monday) has been running The Blue Series, which features collaborations ranging from Stephen Colbert to Insane Clown Posse. Tom Jones joins this, er, illustrious list.
It Takes Money to Make Money – Spiderman: Turn off the Dark Sets Broadway Records
Spiderman: Turn Off the Dark is the Broadway musical that Bono and The Edge from U2 have been working on. The production became a bit of a laughing stock, as it has been NINE YEARS in the making, with long dress rehearsals, the scrapping of actors and scripts, various injuries, and Carrot Top as the lead (okay, that last one isn’t true – yet). It turns out all the pain was worth the gain – the musical became the highest single-week grossing show in Broadway history (via Gigwise). It should be noted that the price of tickets requires you to mortgage your house.
“The musical as grossed almost $3m over nine performances last week, which has broken the previous record held by Wicked, which grossed $2.2 million over eight shows in 2011. Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark is rumoured to be the most expensive musical in history, costing an estimated $70 million.”
Do you remember when U2 contributed that (awesome) song to the Batman movie soundtrack? Now they jump ship and are sleeping with Spiderman? I see a trend here, as they USED to be Apple iPod sellers, then jumped ship to Blackberry for their interact concert features. Wherever the dollars are, right boys?
Nickelback Responds to Black Keys’ Slamming Them – No Blood Was Drawn
Its been a rough few months from the boys at Nickelback. Despite continuing to pad their bank accounts from sellout arenas and a new album, the guys have been knocked in the media – first for playing at the half time show of the Thanksgiving Day NFL matches, and now by Patrick Carney from the Black Keys. They responded to the Detroit Lions fiasco by making a rather entertaining Funny or Die sketch, mocking the incident.
This time, they took the high road again, and will not fight Patrick Carney in a steel cage match. Nickelback tweeted, “Thanks to the drummer in the Black Keys calling us the Biggest Band in the World in Rolling Stone. Hehe.” Bastards – don’t provoke the Carnster (trademarked new nickname) or he’ll beat you with his drum sticks. Seriously Nickelback, GO AWAY.
Dave Grohl Joins Another Band
Like Jack White, Dave Grohl is another guy who likes to whore himself out to other bands. Dave Grohl, Nirvana and Foo Fighters legend, is teaming up with hair-metal band Ratt (via Guardian). Apparently it’s NOT for a Ratt record, and the details are sketchy (read: non-existent). Are they on the new Foo Fighters or Them Crooked Vultures album? Again, I DON’T KNOW. But guesses are fun. Maybe it’s for a promo for PeteHatesMusic and I’m leading you all astray….