Two years ago, Marianne Faithfull told Rolling Stone about her ongoing battle with Covid-19. “It’s terrible,” she said. “I got long-term Covid, where you get better from the virus, but you have leftover [symptoms]. Apparently, they now think that you do get better from long-term Covid; it’s not forever. That is good.”
To help Faithfull with mounting health costs, more than a dozen artists have recorded covers of songs for a benefit album, The Faithful: A Tribute to Marianne Faithfull, for her. Cat Power and Iggy Pop teamed to...
To help Faithfull with mounting health costs, more than a dozen artists have recorded covers of songs for a benefit album, The Faithful: A Tribute to Marianne Faithfull, for her. Cat Power and Iggy Pop teamed to...
- 11/7/2023
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
This behind-the-scenes look at a tribute album to the glam rock pioneer only finds its groove when Bolan himself lights up the screen
Does Marc Bolan – king of glitter, pioneer of crushed velvet pantaloons and early 70s hitmaker supreme – need any more praise? If you are the Who manager Bill Curbishley, who produced AngelHeaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T Rex along with director Ethan Silverman, the answer is most definitely yes. “I felt he deserved universal acclaim,” says Curbishley. “His life was cut short, as [were] a lot of people’s, but he didn’t achieve the acclaim and the fame that Jimi Hendrix did.” Well, the exact level of Bolan’s position on the fame meter may well be a source of dispute – particularly as far as the US goes, which admittedly Bolan never conquered to anything like the same extent as his chum in glitter, David Bowie...
Does Marc Bolan – king of glitter, pioneer of crushed velvet pantaloons and early 70s hitmaker supreme – need any more praise? If you are the Who manager Bill Curbishley, who produced AngelHeaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T Rex along with director Ethan Silverman, the answer is most definitely yes. “I felt he deserved universal acclaim,” says Curbishley. “His life was cut short, as [were] a lot of people’s, but he didn’t achieve the acclaim and the fame that Jimi Hendrix did.” Well, the exact level of Bolan’s position on the fame meter may well be a source of dispute – particularly as far as the US goes, which admittedly Bolan never conquered to anything like the same extent as his chum in glitter, David Bowie...
- 9/14/2023
- by Andrew Pulver
- The Guardian - Film News
"His records were too out there for American audiences at that time." Dogwoof has revealed the trailer a music history documentary film titled Angelheaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex, by filmmaker Ethan Silverman. Everything is explained right there in the title - this film celebrates the life and work of glam rock pioneer Marc Bolan (who died in 1977 at the age of 29) while portraying a behind-the-scenes look at the tribute album of the same name produced by Hal Wilner. This first premiered at the 2022 Tribeca Film Festival last year, with a UK release set for September, though still no US debut confirmed yet. It seems like a comprehensive look at the life and music of Marc Bolan & T. Rex, along with a contemporary attempt to modernize and pay homage to his music with other musicians reworking his creations. Tons of people are featured in this, including musicians like Nick Cave,...
- 8/10/2023
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Cameron Crowe on Marc Bolan and T. Rex in Ethan Silverman’s Angelheaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex: “A little bit of Eddie Cochran and a little bit of like futurism and it felt so fresh …” Photo: Neal Preston
In my wide-ranging conversation with Ethan Silverman we discuss why he is indebted to Cameron Crowe, Hal Willner’s work on Kurt Weill, the gift from producer Bill Curbishley of Def Leppard’s Joe Elliott, Cole Porter, Danny Fields, Beth Orton, Joan Jett, David Bowie, Nick Cave, Snarky Puppy, and Ethan’s interest in Weill, Lotte Lenya, and Bauhaus projects. On-camera comments by Billy Idol, Bono, The Edge, Elton John, Nena, Ringo Starr, Gloria Jones, Rolan Bolan, Richard Barone, Tony Visconti, Bowie, and Crowe provide unique context on the cultural importance of Marc Bolan.
Ethan Silverman with Anne-Katrin Titze: “Hal Willner created probably one of my top five favourite albums of all time.
In my wide-ranging conversation with Ethan Silverman we discuss why he is indebted to Cameron Crowe, Hal Willner’s work on Kurt Weill, the gift from producer Bill Curbishley of Def Leppard’s Joe Elliott, Cole Porter, Danny Fields, Beth Orton, Joan Jett, David Bowie, Nick Cave, Snarky Puppy, and Ethan’s interest in Weill, Lotte Lenya, and Bauhaus projects. On-camera comments by Billy Idol, Bono, The Edge, Elton John, Nena, Ringo Starr, Gloria Jones, Rolan Bolan, Richard Barone, Tony Visconti, Bowie, and Crowe provide unique context on the cultural importance of Marc Bolan.
Ethan Silverman with Anne-Katrin Titze: “Hal Willner created probably one of my top five favourite albums of all time.
- 6/30/2022
- by Anne-Katrin Titze
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Dan Geller on Leonard Cohen: ‘Leonard is a very very clever writer. I believe someone had asked James Joyce about Ulysses, which is, you know, famously impenetrable …” Photo: Cohen Estate
The 21st edition of the Tribeca Film Festival hosted a special New York première screening of Dayna Goldfine and Dan Geller’s poetically keen Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song, with an original score by John Lissauer at the Beacon Theatre, followed by a Leonard Cohen tribute concert with Judy Collins, Amanda Shires, Sharon Robinson and Daniel Seavey. The documentary is dedicated to the distinguished music producer Hal Willner (recently Ethan Silverman’s Angelheaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex and the Lou Reed: Caught Between The Twisted Stars exhibition).
Dan Geller and Dayna Goldfine with Anne-Katrin Titze: “The Beacon Theatre, which is historically so important, not only in terms of Hallelujah the song, where John Cale...
The 21st edition of the Tribeca Film Festival hosted a special New York première screening of Dayna Goldfine and Dan Geller’s poetically keen Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song, with an original score by John Lissauer at the Beacon Theatre, followed by a Leonard Cohen tribute concert with Judy Collins, Amanda Shires, Sharon Robinson and Daniel Seavey. The documentary is dedicated to the distinguished music producer Hal Willner (recently Ethan Silverman’s Angelheaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex and the Lou Reed: Caught Between The Twisted Stars exhibition).
Dan Geller and Dayna Goldfine with Anne-Katrin Titze: “The Beacon Theatre, which is historically so important, not only in terms of Hallelujah the song, where John Cale...
- 6/29/2022
- by Anne-Katrin Titze
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
A dramatized reading of Hunter S. Thompson’s The Kentucky Derby Is Decadent & Depraved will be pressed on vinyl for the first time, out July 15 via Shimmy-Disc/Paris Records.
The reading of the essay — originally published in Scanlon’s Monthly in June 1970 — features Tim Robbins as Thompson and Dr. John as Jimbo. Illustrator Ralph Steadman voices himself; naturally, his iconic artwork is featured on the release, which will be pressed on “horse-shit brown” vinyl. You can hear “On Our Way Back to the Motel” above.
Originally released as a CD...
The reading of the essay — originally published in Scanlon’s Monthly in June 1970 — features Tim Robbins as Thompson and Dr. John as Jimbo. Illustrator Ralph Steadman voices himself; naturally, his iconic artwork is featured on the release, which will be pressed on “horse-shit brown” vinyl. You can hear “On Our Way Back to the Motel” above.
Originally released as a CD...
- 6/23/2022
- by Angie Martoccio
- Rollingstone.com
It has been nearly 45 years since the death of Marc Bolan, a.k.a., T. Rex., at the shockingly young age of 29. Yet five decades after the heyday of glam rock, Bolan’s music remains ubiquitous. At this exact moment audiences around the world are hearing the swaggering “Bang a Gong (Get It On)” as it accompanies a key scene in Top Gun: Maverick. The newest album from Def Leppard, Diamond Star Halos, takes its name from “Gong.” And Bolan has been name-checked in multiple reviews of the latest album from a similarly gender-fluid pop star, Harry Styles. Now the high-profile documentary Angelheaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex makes its world premiere at the 2022 Tribeca Film Festival.
A good chunk of Angelheaded Hipster documents the star-studded creation of a 2020 tribute album, also called AngelHeaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex. Indeed, the goal of director...
A good chunk of Angelheaded Hipster documents the star-studded creation of a 2020 tribute album, also called AngelHeaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex. Indeed, the goal of director...
- 6/11/2022
- by Christopher Schobert
- The Film Stage
At the outset of Ethan Silverman’s documentary “Angelheaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex,” Billy Idol relays an anecdote about Marc Bolan — the magnetic songwriter and frontman of the English glam rock band T. Rex — getting booed by a crowd of 175,000 at a festival in 1971.
If you’ve heard of Bolan or even heard a single song by T. Rex (you have), it’s no surprise that the anecdote ends with Bolan melting the crowd’s faces with an hour of his churning, groovy guitars and sensually laconic singing, battering his guitar strings with a tambourine and receiving a 15-minute standing ovation in the process.
That’s just the kind of rock star Marc Bolan was, and his charisma is still so powerful, 45 years after his death at the age of 30, that it threatens to derail the focus of the documentary. That focus is ostensibly about the...
If you’ve heard of Bolan or even heard a single song by T. Rex (you have), it’s no surprise that the anecdote ends with Bolan melting the crowd’s faces with an hour of his churning, groovy guitars and sensually laconic singing, battering his guitar strings with a tambourine and receiving a 15-minute standing ovation in the process.
That’s just the kind of rock star Marc Bolan was, and his charisma is still so powerful, 45 years after his death at the age of 30, that it threatens to derail the focus of the documentary. That focus is ostensibly about the...
- 6/11/2022
- by Katie Walsh
- The Wrap
Lou Reed: Caught Between the Twisted Stars extensive and carefully curated exhibition runs through March 4, 2023 Photo: Ed Bahlman
On the morning of Tuesday, June 7, >music producer and 99 Records founder Ed Bahlman joined me for the press preview of Lou Reed: Caught Between The Twisted Stars at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center. Curators Don Fleming and Jason Stern along with Laurie Anderson acted as the media’s intimate tour guides through the extensive exhibition, which includes photos by Timothy Greenfield-Sanders, Mick Rock, Billy Name, and Julian Schnabel (Lou Reed’s Berlin) and connections to Reed with Andy Warhol, Robert Wilson, David Bowie, John Cale, Garland Jeffreys, Metallica, Sterling Morrison, Robert Quine, Mike Rathke, Fernando Saunders, Václav Havel, Jim Carroll, Allen Ginsberg, Delmore Schwartz, Anne Waldman, Doc Pomus, Hal Willner, and Laurie, plus some greetings cards by Moe (Maureen Tucker) to Lou, whom she affectionally calls Honey Bun.
On the morning of Tuesday, June 7, >music producer and 99 Records founder Ed Bahlman joined me for the press preview of Lou Reed: Caught Between The Twisted Stars at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center. Curators Don Fleming and Jason Stern along with Laurie Anderson acted as the media’s intimate tour guides through the extensive exhibition, which includes photos by Timothy Greenfield-Sanders, Mick Rock, Billy Name, and Julian Schnabel (Lou Reed’s Berlin) and connections to Reed with Andy Warhol, Robert Wilson, David Bowie, John Cale, Garland Jeffreys, Metallica, Sterling Morrison, Robert Quine, Mike Rathke, Fernando Saunders, Václav Havel, Jim Carroll, Allen Ginsberg, Delmore Schwartz, Anne Waldman, Doc Pomus, Hal Willner, and Laurie, plus some greetings cards by Moe (Maureen Tucker) to Lou, whom she affectionally calls Honey Bun.
- 6/10/2022
- by Anne-Katrin Titze
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Marc Bolan’s iconic glam makeup is examined in an exclusive clip from the upcoming doc Angelheaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan and T. Rex.
“Eyeliner is still a political act in some places,” makeup artist James Vincent says in the clip. “It was playing with gender, it was playing with power. Gender is power. To take something feminine and put it on a man or a musician and make it sexy, I think that’s dangerous.”
Vincent also applies eyeliner to Joan Jett, explaining what it contributes to...
“Eyeliner is still a political act in some places,” makeup artist James Vincent says in the clip. “It was playing with gender, it was playing with power. Gender is power. To take something feminine and put it on a man or a musician and make it sexy, I think that’s dangerous.”
Vincent also applies eyeliner to Joan Jett, explaining what it contributes to...
- 6/10/2022
- by Angie Martoccio
- Rollingstone.com
To hear the first few seconds of the video above may catch you by surprise: It’s Lou Reed announcing the title of a song while declaring he wrote the words and music. Only it’s a song we know very well — “I’m Waiting for the Man” — and it’s from 1965.
The earliest known recording of the New York classic pre-dates the Velvet Underground, with whom Reed would release it two years later on The Velvet Underground & Nico. The demo is off Words & Music, May 1965, the first installment...
The earliest known recording of the New York classic pre-dates the Velvet Underground, with whom Reed would release it two years later on The Velvet Underground & Nico. The demo is off Words & Music, May 1965, the first installment...
- 6/6/2022
- by Angie Martoccio
- Rollingstone.com
New documentaries on T. Rex, Leonard Cohen, and Lil Baby are among the films set to screen at the 2022 Tribeca Festival (formerly known as the Tribeca Film Festival), taking place June 8 through 19 in New York City.
Angelheaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan and T. Rex, was written and directed by Ethan Silverman, and will get its premiere at Tribeca. The film pairs a deep dive into Bolan’s life and career with a look at the making of the 2020 T. Rex tribute album (also titled Angelheaded Hipster), which was...
Angelheaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan and T. Rex, was written and directed by Ethan Silverman, and will get its premiere at Tribeca. The film pairs a deep dive into Bolan’s life and career with a look at the making of the 2020 T. Rex tribute album (also titled Angelheaded Hipster), which was...
- 4/19/2022
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
The 2022 Tribeca Festival today announced its lineup of feature and short narrative, documentary, and animated films. This year’s festival runs June 8–19 and will open, as previously announced, with the Jennifer Lopez documentary “Halftime.”
The features program spans 10 categories and showcases 110 feature films and 16 online premieres from 151 filmmakers across 40 countries. The lineup includes 88 world premieres, two international premieres, seven North American premieres, two U.S. premieres, and 11 New York premieres. There are 32 directors returning to Tribeca with their latest projects, and 50 first-time directors. More than 64 percent (81) of the feature films are directed by female, Bipoc, and LGBTQ+ filmmakers: 46 percent (58) female directors, 34percent (43) Bipoc directors, and 8 percent (10) LGBTQ+ directors.
World premieres include “Corner Office,” starring Jon Hamm and Danny Pudi, and “Somewhere in Queens,” directed by Ray Romano and co-starring Laurie Metcalf, Tony Lo Bianco, Sebastian Maniscalco, and Jennifer Esposito. Additional films include “American Dreamer,” with Peter Dinklage, Shirley MacLaine, Matt Dillon,...
The features program spans 10 categories and showcases 110 feature films and 16 online premieres from 151 filmmakers across 40 countries. The lineup includes 88 world premieres, two international premieres, seven North American premieres, two U.S. premieres, and 11 New York premieres. There are 32 directors returning to Tribeca with their latest projects, and 50 first-time directors. More than 64 percent (81) of the feature films are directed by female, Bipoc, and LGBTQ+ filmmakers: 46 percent (58) female directors, 34percent (43) Bipoc directors, and 8 percent (10) LGBTQ+ directors.
World premieres include “Corner Office,” starring Jon Hamm and Danny Pudi, and “Somewhere in Queens,” directed by Ray Romano and co-starring Laurie Metcalf, Tony Lo Bianco, Sebastian Maniscalco, and Jennifer Esposito. Additional films include “American Dreamer,” with Peter Dinklage, Shirley MacLaine, Matt Dillon,...
- 4/19/2022
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
The Tribeca Festival has unveiled its 2022 lineup of 109 feature films from 40 countries and 88 world premieres including Joachim Back’s Corner Office starring Jon Hamm and Somewhere in Queens, directed by Ray Romano starring Romano and Laurie Metcalf.
The fest, June 8-19, also features American Dreamer with Peter Dinklage, Shirley MacLaine, Matt Dillon and Danny Glover; The Cave of Adullam, produced by Laurence Fishburne; Beauty, written by Lena Waithe; Jerry & Marge Go Large by David Frankel and starring Bryan Cranston, Annette Bening and Rainn Wilson; Aisha with Letitia Wright; Alone Together, directed, written and starring Katie Holmes alongside Jim Sturgess, Zosia Mamet and Melissa Leo; My Name Is Andrea with Ashley Judd; Space Oddity, directed by Kyra Sedgwick; Acidman with Thomas Haden Church and Dianna Agron; and The Integrity of Joseph Chambers with Clayne Crawford, Jordana Brewster and Jeffrey Dean Morgan.
See full lineup below.
“This 2022 feature film program leaves us...
The fest, June 8-19, also features American Dreamer with Peter Dinklage, Shirley MacLaine, Matt Dillon and Danny Glover; The Cave of Adullam, produced by Laurence Fishburne; Beauty, written by Lena Waithe; Jerry & Marge Go Large by David Frankel and starring Bryan Cranston, Annette Bening and Rainn Wilson; Aisha with Letitia Wright; Alone Together, directed, written and starring Katie Holmes alongside Jim Sturgess, Zosia Mamet and Melissa Leo; My Name Is Andrea with Ashley Judd; Space Oddity, directed by Kyra Sedgwick; Acidman with Thomas Haden Church and Dianna Agron; and The Integrity of Joseph Chambers with Clayne Crawford, Jordana Brewster and Jeffrey Dean Morgan.
See full lineup below.
“This 2022 feature film program leaves us...
- 4/19/2022
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
Three singers huddle and lean forward, their long, sparkly garments dangling before them as they chant in staccato unison: “Hand-of-God! Hand-of-God! Hand-of-God!” Warren Ellis, meanwhile, sits stationary except for his hands, which run windmills around his Gandalf beard as he closes his eyes tight and chants along with them, completely entranced. All the while, Nick Cave — the rangy leader of this ad-hoc religious sect — leaps from one side of the stage to the other. He crouches, poses in crucifixion stances, and celebrates the might and mysteries of faith like a man possessed.
- 3/29/2022
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
Film to receive North American theatrical release in 2022
Sony Pictures Classics announced today has acquired all worldwide rights from Dogwoof to Dan Geller and Dayna Goldfine’s Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song following its launch at Venice and Telluride.
The film will receive a North American theatrical release in 2022 and explores the legendary poet and singer-songwriter through the lens of arguably his most famous work, ‘Hallelujah’. Cohen approved production before his 80th birthday in 2014. He died in 2016.
Geller and Goldfine also produced the project, inspired by Alan Light’s book ‘The Holy Or The Broken: Leonard Cohen, Jeff...
Sony Pictures Classics announced today has acquired all worldwide rights from Dogwoof to Dan Geller and Dayna Goldfine’s Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song following its launch at Venice and Telluride.
The film will receive a North American theatrical release in 2022 and explores the legendary poet and singer-songwriter through the lens of arguably his most famous work, ‘Hallelujah’. Cohen approved production before his 80th birthday in 2014. He died in 2016.
Geller and Goldfine also produced the project, inspired by Alan Light’s book ‘The Holy Or The Broken: Leonard Cohen, Jeff...
- 10/14/2021
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Sony Pictures Classics has taken global rights sans France and Germany, to Dan Geller and Dayna Goldfine’s documentary Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song.
The docu made its premiere at Venice and Telluride, with SPC eyeing a theatrical release for 2022.
Inspired by the book The Holy or the Broken: Leonard Cohen, Jeff Buckley & the Unlikely Ascent of Hallelujah by Alan Light, the documentary was produced and directed by Emmy Award winners Geller and Goldfine and executive produced by longtime Geller/Goldfine collaborator Jonathan Dana and Oscar winner Morgan Neville, along with Michael Drews and Robin Sagon. The late Hal Willner served as music producer, with John Lissauer providing an original score.
Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song explores the legendary poet and singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen through the lens of arguably his most famous and certainly most covered work, the hymn “Hallelujah”.
Approved for production by Cohen just...
The docu made its premiere at Venice and Telluride, with SPC eyeing a theatrical release for 2022.
Inspired by the book The Holy or the Broken: Leonard Cohen, Jeff Buckley & the Unlikely Ascent of Hallelujah by Alan Light, the documentary was produced and directed by Emmy Award winners Geller and Goldfine and executive produced by longtime Geller/Goldfine collaborator Jonathan Dana and Oscar winner Morgan Neville, along with Michael Drews and Robin Sagon. The late Hal Willner served as music producer, with John Lissauer providing an original score.
Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song explores the legendary poet and singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen through the lens of arguably his most famous and certainly most covered work, the hymn “Hallelujah”.
Approved for production by Cohen just...
- 10/14/2021
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
U2 frontman Bono made a surprise appearance at the Sarajevo Film Festival on Sunday, where he introduced a digitally restored version of Wim Wenders’ “The Million Dollar Hotel” – a film the iconic rock star presented at the Bosnian fest more than 20 years ago.
Addressing a full house at the Sarajevo National Theater – where fans had gathered outside for more than an hour in the blistering heat, clutching photos and singing along to U2’s hits as they waited for his arrival on the red carpet – Bono told the audience: “It’s really good to be here. It feels like a long time, and yet also a short time.”
The Irish superstar’s relationship to the city dates back nearly three decades, when he was approached by an American aid worker to help draw attention to the plight of Bosnia, where war had broken out in 1992. A year later, during the...
Addressing a full house at the Sarajevo National Theater – where fans had gathered outside for more than an hour in the blistering heat, clutching photos and singing along to U2’s hits as they waited for his arrival on the red carpet – Bono told the audience: “It’s really good to be here. It feels like a long time, and yet also a short time.”
The Irish superstar’s relationship to the city dates back nearly three decades, when he was approached by an American aid worker to help draw attention to the plight of Bosnia, where war had broken out in 1992. A year later, during the...
- 8/15/2021
- by Christopher Vourlias
- Variety Film + TV
While promoting his new solo album Serpentine Prison, Matt Berninger performed a rowdy cover of the Velvet Underground’s “I’m Waiting for the Man” as part of his Tonight Show set. Now Berninger has released a studio version of the track, to appear on an upcoming Velvets covers compilation, I’ll Be Your Mirror: A Tribute to The Velvet Underground & Nico.
Just like his Tonight Show version, Berninger takes a more far-out approach to Lou Reed’s frenetic depiction of a heroin addict. Instead of banging piano keys, we get steady,...
Just like his Tonight Show version, Berninger takes a more far-out approach to Lou Reed’s frenetic depiction of a heroin addict. Instead of banging piano keys, we get steady,...
- 7/30/2021
- by Claire Shaffer
- Rollingstone.com
A new Venice-bound documentary on singer Leonard Cohen will be shopped internationally by doc specialists Dogwoof.
Dan Geller and Dayna Goldfine’s latest feature “Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song” is executive produced by Oscar winner Morgan Neville and Jonathan Dana, a long-time collaborator of directors Geller and Goldfine (“The Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden”). The film explores the poet and singer-songwriter’s life through the lens of what’s arguably his most famous work, the hymn “Hallelujah,” which has been covered countless times by other artists over the years.
“Hallelujah” will world premiere Out of Competition at the Venice Film Festival on Sept. 2.
“With Leonard Cohen’s worldwide reputation and ‘Hallelujah’s’ standing as one of the most recognized and covered songs from any artist, Dogwoof’s abilities as a global partner create a perfect fit for representing our documentary. We are delighted to work with their excellent team,...
Dan Geller and Dayna Goldfine’s latest feature “Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song” is executive produced by Oscar winner Morgan Neville and Jonathan Dana, a long-time collaborator of directors Geller and Goldfine (“The Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden”). The film explores the poet and singer-songwriter’s life through the lens of what’s arguably his most famous work, the hymn “Hallelujah,” which has been covered countless times by other artists over the years.
“Hallelujah” will world premiere Out of Competition at the Venice Film Festival on Sept. 2.
“With Leonard Cohen’s worldwide reputation and ‘Hallelujah’s’ standing as one of the most recognized and covered songs from any artist, Dogwoof’s abilities as a global partner create a perfect fit for representing our documentary. We are delighted to work with their excellent team,...
- 7/27/2021
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
Kurt Vile first covered the Velvet Underground’s “Run Run Run” when he was 18 at a show in Landsdowne, Pennsylvania — complete with “take a drag or two” subbed out for the local crowd-pleasing “Landsdowne Avenue.” He then performed it with the Velvets’ John Cale in 2017 in honor of the 50th anniversary of The Velvet Underground & Nico. Now, he’s contributing a new take — with his band the Violators — to I’ll Be Your Mirror: A Tribute to the Velvet Underground & Nico, out September 24th via Vile’s new label Verve Records.
- 7/14/2021
- by Brenna Ehrlich
- Rollingstone.com
The Saturday Night Live cast reflected on their wild year during the cold open for the Season 46 finale, with Chris Rock — who hosted the Season 46 premiere — also making a surprise guest appearance.
In front of the first full-capacity audience of the season, cast members reminisced about the “crazy” year. “We went from doing very weird shows at home to terrifying shows in person,” Bowen Yang said.
“At the beginning, our audience was mostly first responders, doctors and nurses,” Cecily Strong pointed out.
Aidy Bryant added, “Which sounds really nice, but...
In front of the first full-capacity audience of the season, cast members reminisced about the “crazy” year. “We went from doing very weird shows at home to terrifying shows in person,” Bowen Yang said.
“At the beginning, our audience was mostly first responders, doctors and nurses,” Cecily Strong pointed out.
Aidy Bryant added, “Which sounds really nice, but...
- 5/23/2021
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Chris Rock, who hosted the season premiere of Saturday Night Live last fall, made a cameo for the season finale.
In the cold open, as the cast reflected on the unusual and surreal season marked by continued restrictions because of Covid-19, Rock appeared and noted that his hosting gig on Oct. 3 “feels like six years ago.”
“Here’s how messed up the world was when I hosted, Ok?” he said. “I wanted Kanye West to be the musical guest. And he couldn’t do it because he was running for president. Remember that?”
“Also, the week I was here, the sitting president, who said Covid would disappear, got Covid! That was this season. Then the election is over. Heat Miser loses. Big moment for SNL. Clearly the right time to leave, to end the season. But no, these idiots did 12 more shows. Even Jim Carrey knew it was time to go home.
In the cold open, as the cast reflected on the unusual and surreal season marked by continued restrictions because of Covid-19, Rock appeared and noted that his hosting gig on Oct. 3 “feels like six years ago.”
“Here’s how messed up the world was when I hosted, Ok?” he said. “I wanted Kanye West to be the musical guest. And he couldn’t do it because he was running for president. Remember that?”
“Also, the week I was here, the sitting president, who said Covid would disappear, got Covid! That was this season. Then the election is over. Heat Miser loses. Big moment for SNL. Clearly the right time to leave, to end the season. But no, these idiots did 12 more shows. Even Jim Carrey knew it was time to go home.
- 5/23/2021
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Brandi Carlile, Brittany Howard with Coldplay’s Chris Martin, and Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak paid tribute to the artists who died last year during the 2021 Grammy Awards’ In Memoriam segment.
Introduced by Grammys host Trevor Noah, the lengthy 12-minute block kicked off with Mars and Paak — who performed earlier in the night as the duo Silk Sonic — roaring through “Long Tall Sally” and “Good Golly Miss Molly” in honor of Little Richard. Mars handled vocal duties, while Paak backed him up on drums. Little Richard, the architect of rock & roll,...
Introduced by Grammys host Trevor Noah, the lengthy 12-minute block kicked off with Mars and Paak — who performed earlier in the night as the duo Silk Sonic — roaring through “Long Tall Sally” and “Good Golly Miss Molly” in honor of Little Richard. Mars handled vocal duties, while Paak backed him up on drums. Little Richard, the architect of rock & roll,...
- 3/15/2021
- by Joseph Hudak
- Rollingstone.com
Joan Jett & the Blackhearts have dropped previously unreleased live shows via the streaming platform Nugs.net.
Jett kicked off the partnership with three concerts spanning her 40-year career: a show from Houston, Texas, in 1983; a Columbus, Ohio, concert from 2015; and a 2018 show that took place at Hellfest in Clisson, France. All three shows were released on audio and video, which you can subscribe here to access.
Jett and her band will perform at next month’s virtual Light of Day benefit concert alongside Jesse Malin, Low Cut Connie, Joe Grushecky and the Houserockers,...
Jett kicked off the partnership with three concerts spanning her 40-year career: a show from Houston, Texas, in 1983; a Columbus, Ohio, concert from 2015; and a 2018 show that took place at Hellfest in Clisson, France. All three shows were released on audio and video, which you can subscribe here to access.
Jett and her band will perform at next month’s virtual Light of Day benefit concert alongside Jesse Malin, Low Cut Connie, Joe Grushecky and the Houserockers,...
- 1/29/2021
- by Angie Martoccio
- Rollingstone.com
Angelique Kidjo, Yo La Tengo, Bill Frisell, and Grateful Dead’s Mickey Hart are among the artists featuring on a 50th-anniversary musical tribute to beat poet Allen Ginsberg’s The Fall of America: Poems of These States 1965-1971.
Sonic Youth bandmates Thurston Moore and Lee Ranaldo, Andrew Bird, Devendra Banhart, Gavin Friday & Howie B, the Fugs’ Ed Sanders, and more also appear on the album, which boasts musical interpretations of poems from Ginsberg’s 1971 book; some tracks feature the late poet reciting his works accompanied by the new music.
“In...
Sonic Youth bandmates Thurston Moore and Lee Ranaldo, Andrew Bird, Devendra Banhart, Gavin Friday & Howie B, the Fugs’ Ed Sanders, and more also appear on the album, which boasts musical interpretations of poems from Ginsberg’s 1971 book; some tracks feature the late poet reciting his works accompanied by the new music.
“In...
- 1/29/2021
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Looking back over the beloved stars we lost in the past year is always emotional, and this year has been especially devastating, given how many members of the entertainment community died due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The pandemic hit the music community especially hard, but television and film performers, as well as stage actors and below-the-line workers were also affected. Singer-songwriter John Prine, record producer Hal Willner and “Nashville” actor Allen Garfield all died of coronavirus on April 7. Broadway actor Nick Cordero died on July 5 after a four-month battle with the disease.
Adam Schlesinger, a composer and co-founder of Fountains of Wayne, died on April 1 at 52. Charley Pride, remembered as country music’s first Black superstar, died on Dec. 12 of coronavirus complications.
Movie greats
Chadwick Boseman‘s death due to colon cancer rocked the entertainment industry on Aug. 28. The “Black Panther” star was just 43, and his death came as a...
The pandemic hit the music community especially hard, but television and film performers, as well as stage actors and below-the-line workers were also affected. Singer-songwriter John Prine, record producer Hal Willner and “Nashville” actor Allen Garfield all died of coronavirus on April 7. Broadway actor Nick Cordero died on July 5 after a four-month battle with the disease.
Adam Schlesinger, a composer and co-founder of Fountains of Wayne, died on April 1 at 52. Charley Pride, remembered as country music’s first Black superstar, died on Dec. 12 of coronavirus complications.
Movie greats
Chadwick Boseman‘s death due to colon cancer rocked the entertainment industry on Aug. 28. The “Black Panther” star was just 43, and his death came as a...
- 12/29/2020
- by Pat Saperstein
- Variety Film + TV
For the traditional curtain call at the end of tonight’s episode of NBC’s Saturday Night Live, host John Mulaney came out wearing a black T-shirt emblazoned with the name Hal. It was a tribute to longtime SNL sketch music producer Hal Willner who died in April of complications related to Covid-19. He was 64.
Former SNL writer Mulaney was among a slew of former and current SNL-ers who were featured in a video segment honoring Willner, which aired on the show days after his death. Mulaney spoke of “wonderful friend” Willner in the video, in which everyone shared touching memories about Willner’s decades on the show. It also featured a music tribute to the song Perfect Day by frequent Willner collaborator Lou Reed as well as clips of Willner himself talking about his work.
Former SNL writer Mulaney was among a slew of former and current SNL-ers who were featured in a video segment honoring Willner, which aired on the show days after his death. Mulaney spoke of “wonderful friend” Willner in the video, in which everyone shared touching memories about Willner’s decades on the show. It also featured a music tribute to the song Perfect Day by frequent Willner collaborator Lou Reed as well as clips of Willner himself talking about his work.
- 11/1/2020
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Saturday Night Live creator Lorne Michaels “doubts” that the longrunning sketch show has seen the last of Kate McKinnon’s popular Ruth Bader Ginsburg character.
In a New York Times interview today, Michaels was asked whether the death of the beloved Supreme Court Justice will mean the end of McKinnon’s recurring impersonation. “I doubt it,” was Michael’s cryptic response.
The NBC sketch show returns Oct. 3 with guest host Chris Rock and musical guest Megan Thee Stallion. Unlike last spring, the cast will appear live in front of a studio audience rather than zoom in with taped or remotely performed bits.
Exactly who will be watching in Studio 8H remains to be determined, Michaels indicated. Asked whether the studio audience will be drawn from the general public or restricted to NBC colleagues and family members, Michaels said, “That’s all still being sorted out.”
The producer also addressed coronavirus safety protocols – performers,...
In a New York Times interview today, Michaels was asked whether the death of the beloved Supreme Court Justice will mean the end of McKinnon’s recurring impersonation. “I doubt it,” was Michael’s cryptic response.
The NBC sketch show returns Oct. 3 with guest host Chris Rock and musical guest Megan Thee Stallion. Unlike last spring, the cast will appear live in front of a studio audience rather than zoom in with taped or remotely performed bits.
Exactly who will be watching in Studio 8H remains to be determined, Michaels indicated. Asked whether the studio audience will be drawn from the general public or restricted to NBC colleagues and family members, Michaels said, “That’s all still being sorted out.”
The producer also addressed coronavirus safety protocols – performers,...
- 9/25/2020
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
The Emmys’ In Memoriam segment Sunday left out a number of actors we lost in 2020, but the Television Academy hasn’t entirely overlooked them. Nick Cordero, Chi Chi DeVayne, Kobe Bryant, Shelley Morrison, Honor Blackman, and soap actors Roscoe Born, John Callahan, Marj Dusay and John Karlen are among the many names included in a more comprehensive roster on the Academy’s website.
Some of the names, including Morrison, actress Kelly Preston and Saturday Night Live‘s music producer Hal Willner, were represented in a not-particularly easy-to-read memorial segment during the Creative Arts ceremonies last week (see it below) but didn’t make the shorter roster on the Emmys broadcast Sunday.
The comprehensive scrolling roster includes performers whose body of work fell largely in other areas of entertainment – Cordero, Zoe Caldwell, Mark Blum and Brent Carver from the stage, Fleetwood Mac founder Peter Green from music, Honor Blackman from film...
Some of the names, including Morrison, actress Kelly Preston and Saturday Night Live‘s music producer Hal Willner, were represented in a not-particularly easy-to-read memorial segment during the Creative Arts ceremonies last week (see it below) but didn’t make the shorter roster on the Emmys broadcast Sunday.
The comprehensive scrolling roster includes performers whose body of work fell largely in other areas of entertainment – Cordero, Zoe Caldwell, Mark Blum and Brent Carver from the stage, Fleetwood Mac founder Peter Green from music, Honor Blackman from film...
- 9/21/2020
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Many TV legends and contributors were included for the “In Memoriam” segment on Sunday’s Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony for ABC. But producers are always forced to omit some of the 100+ insiders who died since the last ceremony. Who was left out of the group that was honored?
With dozens of television veterans having died since last year’s mid-September ceremony, people certainly included were these six TV Academy Hall of Fame members:
Diahann Carroll
Leonard Goldberg (executive at 20th Century Fox and ABC; producer of “Charlie’s Angels” and more)
Jim Lehrer (anchor/reporter of “MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour)
Regis Philbin
Carl Reiner
Fred Silverman
SEECelebrity Deaths 2020: In Memoriam Gallery
Even though he wasn’t known for his TV work, blockbuster film actor Chadwick Boseman was featured in the final slot. NBA Hall of Famer Kobe Bryant was not mentioned, even though the event was being held in the Staples Center.
With dozens of television veterans having died since last year’s mid-September ceremony, people certainly included were these six TV Academy Hall of Fame members:
Diahann Carroll
Leonard Goldberg (executive at 20th Century Fox and ABC; producer of “Charlie’s Angels” and more)
Jim Lehrer (anchor/reporter of “MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour)
Regis Philbin
Carl Reiner
Fred Silverman
SEECelebrity Deaths 2020: In Memoriam Gallery
Even though he wasn’t known for his TV work, blockbuster film actor Chadwick Boseman was featured in the final slot. NBA Hall of Famer Kobe Bryant was not mentioned, even though the event was being held in the Staples Center.
- 9/21/2020
- by Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
For Sunday’s Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony on ABC, producers will have the always difficult task of assembling a memoriam segment. Even though the event hosted by Jimmy Kimmel will be virtual, it’s a certainty they will include the popular “In Memoriam” on the show.
With over 100 television veterans having died since last year’s mid-September ceremony, those expected to be honored would include such TV legends and TV Academy Hall of Fame members:
Diahann Carroll
Leonard Goldberg (executive at 20th Century Fox and ABC; producer of “Charlie’s Angels” and more)
Jim Lehrer (anchor/reporter of “MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour)
Regis Philbin
Carl Reiner
Fred Silverman
SEECelebrity Deaths 2020: In Memoriam Gallery
Even though they weren’t known for their TV work, it’s very likely NBA Hall of Famer Kobe Bryant and blockbuster film actor Chadwick Boseman will be honored. Also among the dozens most likely included since they...
With over 100 television veterans having died since last year’s mid-September ceremony, those expected to be honored would include such TV legends and TV Academy Hall of Fame members:
Diahann Carroll
Leonard Goldberg (executive at 20th Century Fox and ABC; producer of “Charlie’s Angels” and more)
Jim Lehrer (anchor/reporter of “MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour)
Regis Philbin
Carl Reiner
Fred Silverman
SEECelebrity Deaths 2020: In Memoriam Gallery
Even though they weren’t known for their TV work, it’s very likely NBA Hall of Famer Kobe Bryant and blockbuster film actor Chadwick Boseman will be honored. Also among the dozens most likely included since they...
- 9/20/2020
- by Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross now have an Emmy to add to their Oscar and Grammy awards, having won Thursday night for their score for HBO’s “Watchmen.”
The Reznor-Ross team were previously honored with an Academy Award for “The Social Network” and a Grammy for their score for “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo.”
Accepting remotely — as did all of this week’s Emmy winners — Reznor said: “We’re very proud to be involved with a show that’s relevant, smart and daring. We were changed and affected by working on this, and it’s great to see it resonate with the world at large.” He thanked creator Damon Lindelof for “providing us such a broad canvas to paint on.”
Six of the seven Emmy music categories were awarded over the first four Creative Arts Emmy installments this week. Also winning Thursday night was British singer-songwriter Labrinth, who was...
The Reznor-Ross team were previously honored with an Academy Award for “The Social Network” and a Grammy for their score for “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo.”
Accepting remotely — as did all of this week’s Emmy winners — Reznor said: “We’re very proud to be involved with a show that’s relevant, smart and daring. We were changed and affected by working on this, and it’s great to see it resonate with the world at large.” He thanked creator Damon Lindelof for “providing us such a broad canvas to paint on.”
Six of the seven Emmy music categories were awarded over the first four Creative Arts Emmy installments this week. Also winning Thursday night was British singer-songwriter Labrinth, who was...
- 9/18/2020
- by Jon Burlingame
- Variety Film + TV
In a focused media blast, former R.E.M. singer Michael Stipe lambasted President Trump as a “bloviating puff-adder sack of lies” during an appearance on “Late Night With Seth Meyers” on Wednesday and the Georgia Governor Brian Kemp’s Covid-19 response in an op-ed in the Guardian Thursday morning.
During the Meyers appearance, which you can watch below, Stipe says, rather immortally, “He started as a failed midtown real estate developer, then became a successful reality TV star. Now we get this bloviating, puff-adder sack of lies. What next?”
He talked about music as well, nothing that while he’s only recorded intermittently since R.E.M. split in 2011, he’s now writing and composing music by himself for the first time: “I found it weirdly satisfying. I can’t say that it’s much like R.E.M., but I’m really happy with where it’s gone.
During the Meyers appearance, which you can watch below, Stipe says, rather immortally, “He started as a failed midtown real estate developer, then became a successful reality TV star. Now we get this bloviating, puff-adder sack of lies. What next?”
He talked about music as well, nothing that while he’s only recorded intermittently since R.E.M. split in 2011, he’s now writing and composing music by himself for the first time: “I found it weirdly satisfying. I can’t say that it’s much like R.E.M., but I’m really happy with where it’s gone.
- 9/17/2020
- by Jem Aswad
- Variety Film + TV
Michael Stipe appeared on Late Night to talk Donald Trump, R.E.M. in the Reagan Era and his late friend, Hal Willner.
Stipe first traced Trump’s rise to President: “He started as a failed midtown real estate developer, then became a successful reality TV star,” he said. “Now we get this bloviating, puff-adder sack of lies. What next?”
He also looked back on how he first got into politics, particularly when R.E.M. began and they were touring in Europe during Ronald Reagan’s presidency. “We had to,...
Stipe first traced Trump’s rise to President: “He started as a failed midtown real estate developer, then became a successful reality TV star,” he said. “Now we get this bloviating, puff-adder sack of lies. What next?”
He also looked back on how he first got into politics, particularly when R.E.M. began and they were touring in Europe during Ronald Reagan’s presidency. “We had to,...
- 9/17/2020
- by Angie Martoccio
- Rollingstone.com
Kesha gave a glammed-out performance of T. Rex’s “Children of the Revolution” on The Tonight Show Tuesday night.
Decked out in a long sequined veil, gladiator skirt and silver body paint, Kesha put her own spin on Marc Bolan’s theatrical stage presence with the vocals to match. “Well, you can tear a plane in the falling rain/I drive a Rolls Royce ’cause it’s good for my voice/But you won’t fool the children of the revolution,” the singer belted.
Kesha’s “Children of the Revolution...
Decked out in a long sequined veil, gladiator skirt and silver body paint, Kesha put her own spin on Marc Bolan’s theatrical stage presence with the vocals to match. “Well, you can tear a plane in the falling rain/I drive a Rolls Royce ’cause it’s good for my voice/But you won’t fool the children of the revolution,” the singer belted.
Kesha’s “Children of the Revolution...
- 9/16/2020
- by Claire Shaffer
- Rollingstone.com
Just a day after Nick Cave covered T.Rex’s “Cosmic Dancer” on Late Late Show With James Corden, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts appeared on the show for a blistering rendition of “Jeepster.” Both recordings appear on the Hal Willner-produced comp Angelheaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan and T. Rex.
“She’s just the embodiment of power,” house bandleader Reggie Watts told Corden just before the performance. “It’s just incredible.” Jett appeared virtually with her band, launching into the Electric Warrior track: “You’re so sweet/You’re so fine,...
“She’s just the embodiment of power,” house bandleader Reggie Watts told Corden just before the performance. “It’s just incredible.” Jett appeared virtually with her band, launching into the Electric Warrior track: “You’re so sweet/You’re so fine,...
- 9/11/2020
- by Angie Martoccio
- Rollingstone.com
Nick Cave delivered a solo piano version of T. Rex’s “Cosmic Dancer” — which he recently recorded for the Hal Willner-curated tribute comp Angelheaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan and T. Rex — on Wednesday’s Late Late Show With James Corden.
While Cave’s version of “Cosmic Dancer” on Angelheaded Hipster features fuller instrumentation and rich orchestration similar to the original Electric Warrior song, his Corden performance was stripped-down and piano-only in the style of Idiot Prayer, the solo livestream-turned-concert film and live album that Cave will release in November.
While Cave’s version of “Cosmic Dancer” on Angelheaded Hipster features fuller instrumentation and rich orchestration similar to the original Electric Warrior song, his Corden performance was stripped-down and piano-only in the style of Idiot Prayer, the solo livestream-turned-concert film and live album that Cave will release in November.
- 9/10/2020
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
In celebration of the Grateful Dead’s Blues for Allah turning 45 this week, Devendra Banhart released a dreamy cover of “Franklin’s Tower.”
Released on Amazon Music, the rendition is significantly slower and more cerebral than the cheery original that Jerry Garcia sang the lead on. “God save the child who rings that bell,” he sings. “I may have one good ring baby, you can’t tell.”
“We chose ‘Franklin’s Tower’ for its opening line, one of my favorite opening lines of all time: ‘In another time’s forgotten...
Released on Amazon Music, the rendition is significantly slower and more cerebral than the cheery original that Jerry Garcia sang the lead on. “God save the child who rings that bell,” he sings. “I may have one good ring baby, you can’t tell.”
“We chose ‘Franklin’s Tower’ for its opening line, one of my favorite opening lines of all time: ‘In another time’s forgotten...
- 9/3/2020
- by Angie Martoccio
- Rollingstone.com
Kesha had just finished previewing her new album, Rainbow, for industry types at a Los Angeles recording studio three years ago when she encountered a stout, bearded guy with a “friendly, happy” vibe in the hallway. “You must be an artist,” he said, referring to her bright-red Nudie suit festooned with images of sea creatures.
She didn’t know who he was — and, it turned out, he didn’t recognize her either — but she soon learned he was a producer named Hal Willner, and he immediately recognized her name when she introduced herself.
She didn’t know who he was — and, it turned out, he didn’t recognize her either — but she soon learned he was a producer named Hal Willner, and he immediately recognized her name when she introduced herself.
- 9/2/2020
- by David Browne
- Rollingstone.com
Two 2006 films paying tribute to American folk pioneer Harry Smith will be rereleased on Apple TV on September 8th.
The first, The Old, Weird America, is a 2006 documentary that traces the life and career of Harry Smith, the eccentric folklorist, filmmaker, artist and record collector best known for 1952’s 84-track canon-defining Anthology of American Folk Music. Compiling archival footage and interviews, the film includes appearances from everyone from Beck and Sonic Youth to Philip Glass and Elvis Costello.
The second film, The Harry Smith Project Live, chronicles a series of...
The first, The Old, Weird America, is a 2006 documentary that traces the life and career of Harry Smith, the eccentric folklorist, filmmaker, artist and record collector best known for 1952’s 84-track canon-defining Anthology of American Folk Music. Compiling archival footage and interviews, the film includes appearances from everyone from Beck and Sonic Youth to Philip Glass and Elvis Costello.
The second film, The Harry Smith Project Live, chronicles a series of...
- 9/1/2020
- by Jonathan Bernstein
- Rollingstone.com
As Emmy voting draws to a close, the 2020 music nominations span rookies to regulars. Martin Phipps landed his sixth nomination overall for the dramatic score to Netflix’s “The Crown.” Nine Inch Nails’ Trent Reznor and his scoring partner Atticus Ross nabbed a nomination for their first series, HBO’s “Watchmen.” Emmy fave “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” grabbed another music supervision nom, while composers Thomas Mizer and Curtis Moore landed their first for music and lyrics.
There is a wealth of music nominated across different sounds and genres. Variety breaks it all down in the annual Emmy chart.
Music Composition for a Series
"The Crown" (Netflix)
Composer: Martin Phipps
Pedigree: Six previous nominations
“Aberfan”
Vibe: Solo horn for a grieving Elizabeth; choir for mourning Welsh village
"Euphoria" (HBO)
Composer: Labrinth
Pedigree: First nomination (two this year)
“’03 Bonnie and Clyde”
Vibe: Contemporary sounds complement teen sex-and-drugs drama
"The Mandalorian" (Disney Plus...
There is a wealth of music nominated across different sounds and genres. Variety breaks it all down in the annual Emmy chart.
Music Composition for a Series
"The Crown" (Netflix)
Composer: Martin Phipps
Pedigree: Six previous nominations
“Aberfan”
Vibe: Solo horn for a grieving Elizabeth; choir for mourning Welsh village
"Euphoria" (HBO)
Composer: Labrinth
Pedigree: First nomination (two this year)
“’03 Bonnie and Clyde”
Vibe: Contemporary sounds complement teen sex-and-drugs drama
"The Mandalorian" (Disney Plus...
- 8/26/2020
- by Jon Burlingame
- Variety Film + TV
Anohni has released a new single featuring a pair of covers: Bob Dylan’s “It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue” and an old live rendition of Nina Simone’s “Be My Husband.” Both songs are available digitally and will be released on vinyl October 2nd via Secretly Canadian.
In a press release, per Stereogum, Anohni said she recorded her version of “It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue” a few years back with Kevin Barker. She’d been encouraged to try recording a few Dylan songs by producer Hal Willner,...
In a press release, per Stereogum, Anohni said she recorded her version of “It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue” a few years back with Kevin Barker. She’d been encouraged to try recording a few Dylan songs by producer Hal Willner,...
- 8/3/2020
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Peaches has shared a cover of T. Rex’s “Solid Gold, Easy Action” off the upcoming star-studded tribute compilation Angelheaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan and T. Rex, out September 4th via BMG.
Peaches puts a dizzy, electronic spin on the late icon’s 1972 single about sexual frustration. “Life is the same and it always will be,” she observes. “Easy as picking foxes from a tree.” Later, she sings: “I know you”re shrewd and she’s a dude/But all I want is easy action.”
Angelheaded Hipster was produced by Hal Willner,...
Peaches puts a dizzy, electronic spin on the late icon’s 1972 single about sexual frustration. “Life is the same and it always will be,” she observes. “Easy as picking foxes from a tree.” Later, she sings: “I know you”re shrewd and she’s a dude/But all I want is easy action.”
Angelheaded Hipster was produced by Hal Willner,...
- 7/31/2020
- by Angie Martoccio
- Rollingstone.com
Lou Reed’s 1989 album New York will be given its first remastering in a massive deluxe edition by Rhino, out September 25th.
New York: Deluxe Edition includes three CDs, a two-lp set and a DVD, encased in a hardcover book with liner notes by David Fricke and essays by archivist Don Fleming. It was produced by Laurie Anderson, Fleming, Bill Ingot, Jason Stern and late producer Hal Willner.
The deluxe set consists of 26 unreleased recordings. The first CD makes up the remastered album, the second CD consists of live versions...
New York: Deluxe Edition includes three CDs, a two-lp set and a DVD, encased in a hardcover book with liner notes by David Fricke and essays by archivist Don Fleming. It was produced by Laurie Anderson, Fleming, Bill Ingot, Jason Stern and late producer Hal Willner.
The deluxe set consists of 26 unreleased recordings. The first CD makes up the remastered album, the second CD consists of live versions...
- 7/29/2020
- by Angie Martoccio
- Rollingstone.com
Joan Jett has shared a cover of T. Rex’s “Jeepster,” part of the upcoming tribute compilation Angelheaded Hipster, out September 4th via BMG.
Featuring Marc Ribot on guitar, Thomas “Doveman” Bartlett on piano, and Jim White on drums, Jett takes the Electric Warrior track to new heights. “You slide so good/With bones so fair,” she sings, “You’ve got the universe reclining in your hair.” Later, just after the three-minute mark, her husky voice proclaims, “And I’m gonna suck ya!”
The two-disc Angelheaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan and T.
Featuring Marc Ribot on guitar, Thomas “Doveman” Bartlett on piano, and Jim White on drums, Jett takes the Electric Warrior track to new heights. “You slide so good/With bones so fair,” she sings, “You’ve got the universe reclining in your hair.” Later, just after the three-minute mark, her husky voice proclaims, “And I’m gonna suck ya!”
The two-disc Angelheaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan and T.
- 7/15/2020
- by Angie Martoccio
- Rollingstone.com
L.A. singer-songwriter Wrabel has teamed up with his frequent collaborator Kesha for a new song, “Since I Was Young.”
In the standalone single, Wrabel tells the story of how he became the person he is today, starting from his first cigarette at 16, “trying to impress some guy or some girl.” Kesha sings backup on the song’s chorus.
The two friends worked together on multiple tracks featured on Kesha’s 2017 album Rainbow and her latest LP, High Road, released this past January, including the song “Resentment” with Brian Wilson and Sturgill Simpson.
In the standalone single, Wrabel tells the story of how he became the person he is today, starting from his first cigarette at 16, “trying to impress some guy or some girl.” Kesha sings backup on the song’s chorus.
The two friends worked together on multiple tracks featured on Kesha’s 2017 album Rainbow and her latest LP, High Road, released this past January, including the song “Resentment” with Brian Wilson and Sturgill Simpson.
- 7/8/2020
- by Claire Shaffer
- Rollingstone.com
Kesha delivers a high-octane performance of the T. Rex classic “Children of the Revolution” for a new compilation album, the Hal Willner-produced Angelheaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan and T. Rex.
As seen in the accompanying video, directed by Ethan Silverman, the pop star recorded the classic track while accompanied by an orchestra in the studio. Clips of her performance are interspersed with archival footage of Marc Bolan, his band T. Rex and their fans.
“Through a stroke of luck, I met the incredibly talented and kind Hal Willner,...
As seen in the accompanying video, directed by Ethan Silverman, the pop star recorded the classic track while accompanied by an orchestra in the studio. Clips of her performance are interspersed with archival footage of Marc Bolan, his band T. Rex and their fans.
“Through a stroke of luck, I met the incredibly talented and kind Hal Willner,...
- 6/24/2020
- by Claire Shaffer
- Rollingstone.com
Nick Cave praises rock writer Larry “Ratso” Sloman’s in the trailer for I Want Everything, an upcoming short film that documents Ratso’s foray into recording music at the age of 70.
“Ratso is a kind of living exercise in perversity,” Cave says in the trailer. “And this is very much a Ratso thing to do; to put out a strong album like this, I think it’s an incredibly audacious move on Ratso’s behalf and I’m proud to be a part of it.”
I Want Everything, premiering...
“Ratso is a kind of living exercise in perversity,” Cave says in the trailer. “And this is very much a Ratso thing to do; to put out a strong album like this, I think it’s an incredibly audacious move on Ratso’s behalf and I’m proud to be a part of it.”
I Want Everything, premiering...
- 5/21/2020
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Devendra Banhart released a wistful cover of T. Rex’s “Scenescof,” off the upcoming tribute compilation Angelheaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan and T. Rex, out September 4th on BMG.
“Scenescof” was originally released off T. Rex’s 1968 debut My People Were Fair and Had Sky in Their Hair… But Now They’re Content to Wear Stars on Their Brows, produced by Tony Visconti. Banhart offers a serene interpretation of the track, complete with synthesizers and the trippy production of the late Hal Willner, who died last month due...
“Scenescof” was originally released off T. Rex’s 1968 debut My People Were Fair and Had Sky in Their Hair… But Now They’re Content to Wear Stars on Their Brows, produced by Tony Visconti. Banhart offers a serene interpretation of the track, complete with synthesizers and the trippy production of the late Hal Willner, who died last month due...
- 5/20/2020
- by Angie Martoccio
- Rollingstone.com
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