In honor of Labor Day here in the U.S., my coworker Pete posted this video someone put together of images from various labor strikes, protests, etc., set to the Dropkick Murphy’s version of “Which Side Are You On’”, o riginally written by Florence Reece in 1931 in response to intimidation of her family during struggles between workers and coal mine owners in Harlan County, Kentucky: The Dropkick Murphys’… Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Sociological Images Discovery Date : 05/09/2011 18:43 Number of articles : 2
Berlin, Germany /Music Industry Newswire/ — Native Instruments today announced MASCHINE MIKRO, a highly affordable new entry into the world of its popular groove production system. By combining the full-featured MASCHINE software with a streamlined and compact controller, MASCHINE MIKRO makes the acclaimed tactile and Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Music Industry Newswire Discovery Date : 05/09/2011 19:10 Number of articles : 2
Bassist was recently diagnosed with lung cancer. By Kara Warner TV On The Radio’s Gerard Smith Photo: Michael Lavine TV On The Radio bassist Gerard Smith died Wednesday (April 20) at age 34 after his battle with lung cancer , the band announced on its website . “We are very sad to announce the death of our beloved friend and bandmate, Gerard Smith, following a courageous fight against lung cancer,” the band’s statement reads. “Gerard passed away the morning of April 20th, 2011. We will miss him terribly.” Smith’s death comes just over a month after it was announced that he was battling cancer; TV on the Radio had just completed recording sessions for their latest album, Nine Types of Light. At the time, the band said that while Smith would not be able to participate in the upcoming tour, they were hopeful that he would be able to fight the disease entirely, citing promising results from treatment and Smith’s “legendarily willful disposition” as reasons for their optimistic outlook. Smith had been in the band since 2005 and was a contributor to their third and fourth albums, the acclaimed 2006 effort Return to Cookie Mountain and 2008’s Dear Science. The group has canceled its concerts for the next few days, starting Wednesday in Detroit. According to their website, the band will release more information when it becomes available. Nine Types of Light, which has been receiving great reviews since its release last week, marks a return to action for the experimental rock group, which announced a yearlong hiatus in late 2009 in order to decompress from nearly a year on the road promoting Science. Share your condolences for the band and Smith’s family in the comments. Related Artists TV On The Radio
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More over, Joel Schumacher! With a $413 per screen average last weekend , The Virginity Hit was an even bigger bomb than Schumacher’s Twelve was earlier this summer . To wit: The low budget sex comedy was seen by an average of 4 people per showing; there are probably more people in your immediate scope of vision right now! You know the drill , Movieline readers: If you were one of lucky few who saw The Virginity Hit in a theater, let us know what it was like. [ LAT /24 Frames ]
More sad news to report from Hollywood : Acclaimed stage, television and film director Arthur Penn passed away last night. No cause of death was immediately announced. Penn, who will be most remembered for directing Bonnie and Clyde in 1967, just turned 88 on Monday. [ NYT ]
Considering The Hobbit doesn’t really have a studio or a director at this point — though Brett Ratner is still available — it does seem a bit silly that there are actually actors still attached to this thing — a fact Sir Ian McKellan surely realized. Speaking with New Zealand’s Good Morning , the acclaimed thespian — who would appear as Gandolf the Grey in the Lord of the Rings two-part prequel — pretty much threw cold water onto the heads of OneRing.net message board posters throughout Middle Earth.
I really can’t wait to see how a certain right-wing movie blog deals with this one — who’s smearable, who are the easy ideological targets in The Tillman Story . The trailer for the acclaimed Sundance alumnus has made its way online, offering moviegoers’ first glimpse at the riveting, devastating expose about the cover-up surrounding the death of football player-turned-soldier Pat Tillman.
Back in February, Viking confirmed that Bill Carter, the bestselling author of the Late Shift had flown to Los Angeles to begin research on a new book chronicling the latest late night shakedown at NBC. Proof of the project arrived earlier this week online via cover art for The War For Late Night: When Leno Went Early and Television Went Crazy (pictured right) and a September release date. Anxious to hear more about the surefire bestseller, Movieline phoned Carter earlier this week to discuss the impending release date and whether Jay Leno is really as cold and calculating as Conan fans make him out to be.
Friday Night Lights has always has passionate fans, but over the last few weeks, their fervor has been updated for the Facebook age. It’s due in large part to Zach Gilford’s shattering performance in the recent episode “The Son,” which found his character Matt Saracen grappling with his hated father’s death. Perhaps inspired by the grassroots activism that landed Betty White on Saturday Night Live , the website PopEater launched an unofficial Emmy campaign for Gilford (he’d be nominated in the guest actor category, since he went from regular to recurring this past season) and now it’s become a surging Facebook petition that’s brought a spotlight back to the acclaimed but underseen series. As he films an arc of episodes for the show’s fifth (and presumed-to-be final) season, Gilford rang Movieline to talk about filming the tough episode, the things we didn’t see, and what the FNL series finale will (and won’t) have in common with the final episode of lost.
Singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Mark Linkous has committed suicide, his publicist confirms to Rolling Stone. Best known for his acclaimed work with Sparklehorse, who released four albums of imaginative ambient psych-folk, Linkous also produced Daniel Johnston’s 2003 album 'Fear Yourself' and collaborated with Danger Mouse on 'Dark Night of the Soul'. Sad. http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2010/03/06/sparklehorses-mark-li… added by: wiredbirds
