Archive | April, 2015

John Singleton Exits Tupac Biopic, Plans Competing Film

Less than a week after filmmaker John Singleton said the long-in-the-works Tupac Shakur biopic was “on hold,” the director has severed his ties to the film. He addressed his exit on Instagram, accompanied by a picture of an article claiming that director Carl Franklin (Out of Time, Homeland, House of Cards)… Source: RollingStone Link: John Singleton […]

Selena Hologram to Release New Music, Tour

Tejano pop star Selena Quintanilla — known simply as Selena — will be the latest deceased musician to be resurrected as a hologram. The singer’s family gave confirmation of the expensive tribute to Billboard following an announcement on Selena’s official Facebook page. The hologram will be known as “Selena The One” and is… Source: RollingStone Link: Selena […]

Florence + the Machine Build a 'Ship to Wreck' in New Song

Florence Welch rises from the wreckage in Florence + the Machine’s new song “Ship to Wreck” off their upcoming album How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful. The new single premiered on the BBC Radio program Annie Mac’s Hottest Record. While the song carries an upbeat, bouncy sound and catchy chorus, the lyrics are… Source: RollingStone Link: Florence […]

Inside Coachella: Donny's Southwestern Adventure, Pt. 2

Steely Dan are performing at Coachella this Friday and next, and Donald Fagen has offered to chronicle his experiences in several installations of a tour diary. The following are his words, untouched and unedited: Monday, April 7 When the Coachella festival lineup was announced back in January, the trolls came out to play…. Source: RollingStone Link: […]

Courtney Love, Amy Poehler Salute Allen Ginsberg's 'Howl' in L.A.

Nearly 60 years after its first public reading in October 1955, a concert was held in downtown Los Angeles to honor “Howl,” Allen Ginsberg’s epic, zeitgeist-channeling poem that wrestled with sexuality, creativity, drugs, capitalism and the contradictory forces that were shaping midcentury America. Although not as consistently revelatory as the poem… Source: RollingStone Link: Courtney Love, […]