Jarvis Cocker, the former lead singer of Pulp has chosen to present a new kind of Gold Record: an imaginary award that seeks to uncover the nature of music and the intangibility of success.
That Time James Brown Did A McDonald’s Commercial In 1984
Say It Loud! I’m Black! I’m Proud! I Love McDonald’s! Heh!
John Taylor Gets Interviewed by Bestival AND HOW COME HE HASN’T AGED SINCE 1984?
Duran Duran will headline the Friday night (11 September) of this year’s Bestival – and you can watch a video interview with the band’s John Taylor and organiser Rob da Bank exclusively via Q now.
Admitting they’ve long been a target for the Isle Of Wight event, the Radio 1 DJ quizzes bassist on the band’s new album and their collaborations – including the likes of Nile Rodgers, Mark Ronson and Janelle Monáe – their plans for the festival (“It’s the big one!”) plus reveals how a combination of The Clash‘s Paul Simonon and Chic!‘s Bernard Edwards changed the course of Taylor’s life.
“Everyone wanted to be a guitarist in 1978 but I actually thought Paul Siminon was the coolest guy in The Clash and then I got into disco,” he recalls. “That’s really a bass player’s music…. when we [Duran Duran] were trying to get something going there were plenty of guitarists so I just shifted to bass.”
Watch the full interview below now, and try to figure out HOW JOHN TAYLOR HAS NOT AGED SINCE 1984.
Via Q Magazine
Bryan Cranston’s Mic Dropping Response to Fan Asking About Albuquerque, NM
An epic mic-drop from Breaking Bad’s Bryan Cranston. I can’t even.
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Rubik’s Cube Magician Steven Brundage Successfully Fools Penn & Teller
Rubik’s Cube Magician Steven Brundage fools Penn & Teller on Fool Us Season 2 Episode 1 with awesome Rubik’s Cube Magic.
Behind-The-Scenes Look at ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’
Fans at San Diego Comic-Con’s Hall H were treated to a special look behind the scenes of Star Wars:The Force Awakens by director J.J. Abrams, producer and Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy and writer Lawrence Kasdan. The filmmakers were joined on stage by cast members Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Domhnall Gleeson, Gwendoline Christie, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher and Harrison Ford to the surprise and delight of fans.
At the end of the Hall H presentation, the entire Hall H audience of more than 6,000 fans were all invited to continue the celebration and join cast and filmmakers at a surprise Star Wars Fan Concert. The San Diego Symphony performed the classic Star Wars music from John Williams at the Embarcadero Marina Park South.
’10 Amazing Bets You Will Always Win’ Episode 14
Richard Wiseman of Quirkology is back with episode 14 of “10 Amazing Bets You Will Always Win”.
SiriusXM to Launch “The Bill Carter Interview”
SiriusXM announced today the launch of “The Bill Carter Interview,” a weekly one-hour program in which esteemed former New York Times reporter and best-selling author Bill Carter will sit down with major figures from all sides of the entertainment industry and beyond.
“The Bill Carter Interview” will air exclusively on SiriusXM’s Insight channel 121, the groundbreaking news, information, and entertainment radio channel offering intelligent conversation with an edge.
Broadcast on Mondays at 6:00 pm ET, the new program will feature in-depth interviews with some of the most-talked about figures in the country. Carter will explore both the water cooler moments in popular culture as well as conduct comprehensive conversations with the individuals who are shaping the national dialogue. The show will also invite listeners to call in and join the discussion, offering them a chance to share their perspectives and ask questions of some of the biggest names in entertainment and news.
“The thing I have enjoyed most in my career as a journalist has been the opportunity to talk to fascinating, funny, and news-making people,” Bill Carter said. “My SiriusXM program will be all about in-depth, engaging conversations with a full range of the performers, writers, producers, and executives who are shaping the culture today.”
“Few journalists have acquired instant name recognition the way Bill Carter has, for both his best-selling books revealing the behind-the-curtain stories of modern television and for his news-making ability as a New York Times journalist,” said Scott Greenstein, SiriusXM President and Chief Content Officer. “On his own SiriusXM show, Bill will put to work his virtually unmatched list of contacts and friends to score interviews with both the power brokers and influencers behind the scenes, as well as the biggest names in pop culture, media, and the world today.”
Carter, who expertly covered the television beat at the New York Times for more than 25 years, is one of the most respected journalists in the media industry and was recently named a CNN contributor. He is also the author of four books, including The Late Shift, a cultural smash that centered on the Letterman-Leno “late night war” to succeed Johnny Carson as host of “The Tonight Show.” The book was later adapted into an Emmy Award-nominated film by HBO, also written by Carter.
“The Bill Carter Interview” will air on SiriusXM Insight Ch. 121.
Peter Gabriel is working on an album and posts photos from the studio
Not one to work quickly, Peter Gabriel is working on a new album. It was six years to move from the So in 1986 to Us in 1992 and another decade before he released Up in 2002. Since then, he’s released the cover album Scratch My Back in 2010 and orchestral re-imagining of earlier songs in 2011’s New Blood, which means it’s been 13 long years for any original music, not that I’m counting. He’s not a workaholic, so anytime he goes into the studio is a happy occasion.
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Watch The Peanuts Trailer Soundtracked To The Who’s Baba O’Reily
Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Lucy, Linus and the rest of the beloved “Peanuts” gang make their big-screen debut, like they’ve never been seen before, in state of the art 3D animation. Snoopy, the world’s most lovable beagle – and flying ace – embarks upon his greatest mission as he takes to the skies to pursue his arch-nemesis The Red Baron, while his best pal, Charlie Brown, begins his own epic quest.
The Who make quite an entrance to this trailer, showcasing the band’s Baba O’Reily, but stopping before Roger Daltry sings about the Teenage Wasteland.
