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Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke will compose original music for the upcoming revival of Old Times, the Roundabout Theatre Company has announced. The remake of the 1971 stars Clive Owen, Kelly Reilly and Eve Best and revolves around a husband and wife preparing for the visit of her female roommate from 20 years earlier . . . more...
The soundtrack for the Kurt Cobain biopic Montage of Heck, which is being billed as a new Cobain solo album, will be released on November 6, to coincide with the DVD release of the film. According to Billboard, director Brett Morgen sifted through the extensive Cobain archives for home recordings and rare tracks. more...
The Hohner Clavinet D6 keyboard is inherently funky. In the hands of R&B genius Stevie Wonder, it sounds like a robot spider that’s been turned loose after ingesting a gram of coke and two ecstasy tabs. Wonder reportedly overdubbed around six Clavinet tracks on “Superstition.” The 1972 cut remains undeniable to this day, no matter how many Caucasians dance badly to it at wedding receptions. the source
The estate of the late Bobbi Kristina Brown has officially filed a multi-million wrongful death lawsuit against her boyfriend Nick Gordon, as estate conservator Bedelia Hargrove says that Gordon "gave Bobbi Kristina a toxic cocktail rendering her unconscious and then put her face down in a tub of cold water." more...
Aretha Franklin, Janis Joplin and Arcade Fire are all subjects of films set to show at the Toronto Film Festival, which begins on September 10 and runs for 11 days. Franklin's film, Amazing Grace, was shot in 1972 by Sydney Pollack to document her live double album of the same name at the New Temple Missionary Baptist Church in Los Angeles. more...