Tag Archives: music

Courtney Love And Sam Lufti Are Working On A Kurt Cobain Musical Or Movie

Jessica WakemanOctober 26, 2012 //

When celebrities break down on Twitter. 10 Photos »

Courtney Comes Clean

Love talks the cost of fame and her struggle with sobriety. Read More »

Court's Eating Habits

Courtney Love always needs sugar from 4am to 5am. Read More »

Courtney Love is working on a movie or Broadway musical about her relationship with Kurt Cobain set to Nirvana music, according to none other than Britney Spears’ ex-manager Sam Lufti. Lufti is currently suing Spears and her parents for defamation and explained in court yesterday how he’s been keeping busy. ”[Love and I] are currently working on a possible motion picture or Broadway musical based on the Nirvana catalogue, based on [Love's] life and Kurt Cobain’s,” he explained. Outside the courtroom Lufti clarified the musical/movie is just “an idea,” which I suppose it has to be for now because Love is on bad terms with both her daughter Frances Bean Cobain and Cobain’s ex-bandmates. But hey, if creating a musical that might never get made is keeping Courtney Love busy and off Twitter, I say go on with your bad self. [Guardian UK] [Photo: Bauer Griffin]

7 Reasons To Love Country Music (Or At Least Give It A Chance)

Winona Dimeo-EdigerOctober 17, 2012 //

Small Town High Schools

10 ridiculous things that happen at rural high schools. Read More »

Travel Diary: Nashville

Grab your banjo and head to Music City with Winona! Read More »

Nashville Recap, Y'All!

Amelia has the scoop on the premiere of the new drama. Read More »

I grew up in a small, rural town where muddy trucks would cruise up and down main street with rifles mounted in the back window and country music blasting from the speakers. I grew up hating country music. I thought it was stupid, cheesy, and ignorant. To me, country music was the soundtrack to a conservative, small-town mentality that felt incredibly stifling. I tuned it out in favor of pop, rap, oldies, indie rock, and metal (for years my musical taste could be easily summed up as “Everything except country!”) until one day in 2003, when the Dixie Chicks caused a firestorm by speaking out against President Bush on stage. This was progressive, ballsy, the complete antithesis to everything I thought I knew about country music. I realized if these kinds of women were singing country songs, maybe it was time for me to reconsider my hatred for the genre. I slowly–and secretly–starting getting into country. Pretty soon I was asking friends for country recommendations and discovering that I have a serious banjo fetish.

This year I drove two-hundred miles roundtrip to attend a country music festival and even took a trip to Nashville to get my live banjo fix. My high school self would be stunned. Here are seven things I’ve learned to love about country music since my conversion to a proud country fan… Keep reading »

Snoop Dogg For Hot Pocket

Ami AngelowiczOctober 12, 2012 //

Snoop Dogg And Cameron

What's their connection? Oh, he sold her weed once in high school. Read More »

Celebs' Fave Snacks

Adventures in celebrity snacking. 10 Photos »

"Ima Read" Feat. Dogs

This song needed a doggie remix. Watch »

Snackz!

"Pocket Like It's Hot"

Snoop Dogg and DeStorm teamed up for Hot Pockets and ~~cooked up~~ microwaved this jingle. Please enjoy the extreme cheesy goodness of “Pocket Like It’s Hot.” (It’s about the length it takes to prepare one.) Pimped out microwave sleeve not included. [The Life Files]

Taylor Swift Dabbles In Dubstep: “I Knew You Were Trouble”

Jessica WakemanOctober 9, 2012 //

Song About Jake G?

Taylor's new song "Begin Again" is supposedly about Jake Gyllenhaal. Read More »

Taylor Vs. John, Again

Taylor Swift and ex John Mayer go for round 37. Ding ding ding! Read More »

Style Stealer

Taylor Swift does America proud riding a bicycle in Paris. Read More »

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Listen!

The words “Taylor Swift” and “dubstep” in the same sentence together suggests you will soon be stabbing your own ears with a pair of blunt scissors. But you know what? “I Knew You Were Trouble” is actually good. It’s not dubstep-dubstep in a Skillrex-y kinda way. But it’s not Taylor Swift butchering the genre either. And I’m a Taylor Swift fan to the end (shut up) but even I’ll admit she’s got to mix up her repetoire. “I Knew You Were Trouble” is so good that I can imagine Ellie Goulding covering it — and that is my highest compliment. [Idolator]

Listen To Amy Winehouse In Nas’ Song “Cherry Wine”

Jessica WakemanOctober 2, 2012 //

Why Amy's Death Hurts

Amy Winehouse's death hits hard for the loved ones of addicts. Read More »

Amy Lives On

These previously unheard tracks shouldn't be missed. Read More »

Morning Quickies

Is George Clooney back on the market? Read More »

evening quickies

"Cherry Wine"

A new Amy Winehouse song! Well, sort of. Nas has released his rap “Cherry Wine” featuring vocals from Amy and it’ll tug at your heartstrings that this amazing voice is gone. [Vulture]
Speaking of voices, “Grease” co-stars Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta are reuniting for a Christmas album that already sounds like it is going to be schmaltzy. Amelia, who loves Christmas music, is super psyched. [Celebrity Cafe]
Did Karrueche Tran dump Chris Brown after an alleged hookup with Rihanna (in the bathroom of a NYC nightclub, no less)? [Uptown Magazine]
Tips on pregnancy sex from real moms. (Um, enjoy it while it lasts?) [Babble]

kinky sex tips for curious vanilla girls

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This Is What Sky Ferreira’s New Track Reminds Me Of

Julie GersteinOctober 2, 2012 //

Workout Music

What songs are on your playlist? Read More »

90s Musicians You Forgot About

Where are they now? Click here to find out! 11 Photos »

Mischa's Music Video

The former "O.C." actress inexplicably stars in this video. Read More »

"Everything Is Embarrassing"

Stick with me here: So, electro-singer/blonde moppet Sky Ferreira released a new video for her song “Everything Is Embarrassing,” where she pouts around a playground and looks really bored and annoyed with everything. The song is minimal and vaguely catchy in the way that the sample songs on a Casio keyboard are — inoffensive and forgettable. But taken all together: Sky’s little girl lost aesthetic and her childish lyrics reminds me of…

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Alanis Morrissette Covers Green Day’s “Basket Case” As A Ballad

Jessica WakemanSeptember 28, 2012 //

Britney Does Alanis

Britney Spears covered "You Oughta Know" and it's really good. Read More »

Alanis' Body Image Struggle

Alanis Morissette talks about her fraught relationship with food. Read More »

Alanis Likes Paparazzi

That's a surprise. How come? Read More »

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Alanis Covers "Basket Case"

Last week, Billie Joe Armstrong melted down onstage at the IHeartMusic Festival and over the weekend he checked into rehab for substance abuse. Here his pal Alanis Morrissette covers Green Day’s song “Basket Case” on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” in the most Alanis Morrisette-y way possible, meaning as a ballad. She told Billboard.com, “We’re all figuring it out. So let’s just support the fragile artist. I’ve always been an advocate and supporter of artists and Billie Joe to me — he deserves to be bowed down to, He’s been in this industry for a long time and so for him to experience the consequence of a system that kind of set it up for him to fail is a travesty to me.” Alanis sang “Basket Case” earlier this week at a concert in Pomona, California, too. I prefer the Green Day version, to put it politely, but it’s sweet the way she’s publicly supporting her friend. [Billboard]

Be My Boyfriend: Vegetable Musician

Ami AngelowiczSeptember 26, 2012 //

Be My BF: Poem Tattoo

We love his poem tattoo. Read More »

Be My BF: Taco Cop

This guy got arrested for giving a cop tacos instead of his ID. Read More »

Be My BF: Zebra Drunk

This guy took his zebra and parrot to the bar with him, natch. Read More »

Be My BF!

He plays the celery nose flute and more!

Dear Vegetable Musician,

Hello. Nice to meet you. I don’t know your name, but I came across this video of you playing your celery nose flute and developed an instantaneous crush. Some people think celery is a boring vegetable. You’ve proved them wrong! Celery has so much untapped potential (it goes great with peanut butter or hummus!) and the fact that you understand that, speaks to your character and creativity. Not to mention your musical talent. Vegetable Musician, I stalked you on YouTube and discovered that you also play the cucumber trumpet, the carrot pan-flute, the broccoli ocarina, the red pepper panpipe, the sweet potato slide whistle and many, many more. OMG. Seriously! You are a one-man vegetable band! A musical fruituoso! Now all you need is a singer. Keep reading »

Taylor Swift’s New Song “Begin Again” Is Supposedly About Jake Gyllenhaal

Jessica WakemanSeptember 25, 2012 //

Taylor & Conor Frolic

Taylor and her 18-year-old BF scamper. 8 Photos »

Cape Cod Mansion

Why did Taylor Swift buy herself a mansion on Cape Cod? Read More »

Taylor Crashes Wedding

Taylor Swift totally crashed that Kennedy wedding, says Kathie Lee. Read More »

Is this song about Jake G?

When Jake Gyllenhaal started dating Taylor Swift back in 2010, he must’ve known he was gambling that a song might be written about him down the road. So, is this it? If a blogger from Oh No You Didn’t! with a lot of time on his/her hands is to be believed, “Begin Again,” is Tay-Tay’s Jake Gyllenhaal breakup song. The theory is that Taylor is singing about moving on after getting dumped by Jake and relishing the sweetness she found with Will Anderson from the band Parachute. One clue is that she and Will Anderson dated eight months after Jake and she mentioned “eight months” in the song; Will is also a James Taylor fan and she makes a reference to all her “James Taylor records.” And then there’s a whole bunch of other little digs at Jake — or whomever — about how he never laughed at her jokes and didn’t like when she wore high heels. I wouldn’t put it past John Mayer to have been a dick like that, either, though. Gurl, we’ve got to help you get better taste in men. [ONTD]

Watch Lana Del Rey Take On David Lynch In This TV Ad For H&M

Rachel KrauseSeptember 20, 2012 //

Lana's H&M Photoshoot

Lana looks charming in this lookbook for the brand. 10 Photos »

Lana Strips Down

British GQ's Woman of the Year goes nude for the mag's cover. Read More »

Lana's Hair And Makeup

It always looks amazing. Read More »

She wore blue velvet...

There was a moment there when I thought Lana Del Rey would be but a blip on our collective cultural radar given that, um, everyone kind of seemed to hate her, but with big-name brands like Mulberry, Jaguar, and H&M backing the controversial songstress, it seems like Lana will have a role in the zeitgeist for the foreseeable future. The real question is no longer, “who is she and what is she doing here,” but rather, “should she really be playing in David Lynch territory?”

Del Rey channels the director’s trademark grim atmosphere in a new video ad spot for H&M borrowed straight from the Lynch repertoire, complete with a rendition of “Blue Velvet.” As one of those really awful fangirls who believes in the sanctity of all things Lynchian, I’m not exactly excited about the homage, but I guess if there’s any pop singer who can do this tricky thing justice, it’s probably going to be Lana Del Rey. She’s kind of creepy, and I’m totally into it. [Spin]