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Exclusive Slipknot "All Hope Is Gone" Page on ARTISTdirect.com
Mon, 11 Aug 2008 12:52:18
Slipknot's about to drop a sonic atom bomb on the heavy metal world. After three years of silence, metal's most visceral and simultaneously brilliant outfit has returned with their fiercest statement yet, All Hope Is Gone. The multi-platinum, Grammy winning band's fourth album will be unleashed upon the unsuspecting masses on August 26, 2008. In ...more
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All Points West Proves to Be a Success
Mon, 11 Aug 2008 12:41:35
The first-ever All Points West festival took over Jersey City's Liberty State Park over the weekend, bringing in thousands of wide-eyed Radiohead fans on Friday and Saturday and a decent amount of Jack Johnson/Ben Harper revelers on Sunday night. Overall, the vibe was incredibly positive, with long ferry lines from Manhattan moving quickly and ...more
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Interview: Director Stephen Frears of 'The Deal'
Mon, 11 Aug 2008 11:40:23
Stephen Frears has recently turned his directorial lens toward British royal and political matters, tackling heavy issues such as the death of Princess Diana and exploring the persona of Prime Minister Tony Blair in a pair of films. His up close and personal portrayal of the current Queen in the aptly named The Queen led regal actress Helen ...more
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Bernie Mac Passes Away
Mon, 11 Aug 2008 11:10:55
Actor and comedian Bernie Mac passed away on Saturday, August 9 at a Chicago area hospital. Mac was 50 years old. The comedian was hospitalized this summer due to a particularly nasty bout with pneumonia, from which he was expected to make a full recovery. He also suffered from sarcoidosis, a disease that afflicts sufferers with chronic tissue ...more
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Lisa Kudrow Sued by Former Manager
Mon, 11 Aug 2008 10:50:57
One time Friend Lisa Kudrow is being sued by her former manager over unpaid commissions. Scott Howard, who began managing the star's career in 1991, filed suit in Los Angeles Superior Court last week, claiming that the actress failed to pay him for commissions owed for his efforts. Kudrow, who became a household name by portraying ditzy Phoebe on ...more
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John Goodman Back on "Joan" Set
Mon, 11 Aug 2008 10:14:15
Portly actor John Goodman is heading back to work on Pope Joan, the medieval drama based on the historical legend about a woman who becomes Pope by pretending to be a man. Goodman, who is set to star as Pope Sergius, settled his legal disputes with Constantin Film, who filed a $3 million lawsuit against him last year for his abrupt withdrawal ...more
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Music Video Director Sam Bayer Teams Up With Michael Bay
Mon, 11 Aug 2008 10:00:06
Noted music video director Sam Bayer, who has lensed videos for tons of hot rock 'n' roll acts, among them the iconic "Smells Like Teen Spirit" video for Nirvana, as well as Blink-182, Metallica, and Sheryl Crow to name a few, is teaming up with heavyweight producer/director Michael Bay. Bayer will direct Fiasco Heights for Universal, which will be ...more
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Isaac Hayes Found Dead
Mon, 11 Aug 2008 09:50:35
Isaac Hayes died of unknown causes in the basement of his Memphis home on Sunday. Family members found the soul/R&B legend near a running treadmill around 1 p.m. He was pronounced dead at Baptist East Hospital soon after. Hayes was 65. According to Steve Shular, a spokesman for the Shelby County Sheriff's Office, an autopsy is not planned. Hayes ...more
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Howard Stern Revisits "Porky's"
Mon, 11 Aug 2008 09:47:45
Radio shock jock Howard Stern is dusting off his plans to remake Porky's, the 1981 bawdy teen sex comedy. Stern, who enjoyed enormous film success when his best-selling tome Private Parts was turned into a movie of the same name, has been interested in producing a Porky's update for several years now, but nothing ever came to fruition, despite ...more
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Amy Winehouse Makes Videogame Appearance
Mon, 11 Aug 2008 09:42:36
Amy Winehouse has been tapped as the star of a controversial new videogame called Escape From Rehab. A tie-in to the forthcoming spoof film Disaster Movie, the Internet title features a crack pipe-wielding Winehouse, who can be found beating up Batman and saying, "I haven't had a crap for two weeks." Not to mention trying to break her husband, ...more
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Live Review: Cavalera Conspiracy - House of Blues, West Hollywood
Sat, 09 Aug 2008 23:55:14
Cavalera Conspiracy kicked Los Angeles square in the teeth with a 90-minute onslaught of cuts from their debut Inflikted and Sepultura classics. Forget about last week's earthquake, because the real fissure came during the first chords of the band's set at the West Hollywood House of Blues. It can't be easy to live up to a legend, especially one as ...more
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Live Review: Nine Inch Nails - Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville
Fri, 08 Aug 2008 17:21:00
It's official. A Nine Inch Nails performance can no longer be described as a dangerous situation. But that's not necessarily a bad thing, and it certainly doesn't mean they have lost their touch live. If anything, fans may be witnessing a turning of the page when attending any of the Lights In The Sky Over North America dates. If 2005 marked a ...more
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CineChart: Director David Gordon Green's Action Favorites
Fri, 08 Aug 2008 15:17:52
When director David Gordon Green approached the stunt drivers on the set of The Dukes of Hazzard and said he eventually wanted "to do some crazy shit" with them, he wasn't joking. With the release of The Pineapple Express, he realized his car chase action fantasies and then some. The explosive comedy places its two lackadaisical protagonists, ...more
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Interview: Hell Rell
Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:27:11
When Hell Rell first broke through as a member of Harlem's Diplomats crew a few years back, the camp had the rap game on lock with their swag-heavy style and bottomless mixtape output. Never a franchise player, Ruga Rell solidified his position on the team as a lyrical enforcer through his gully street rhymes. Now with the Dipset movement ...more
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Mark Ruffalo Pulls up a Director's Chair
Fri, 08 Aug 2008 13:07:23
Actor Mark Ruffalo will make his directorial debut with Sympathy for the Delicious. Ruffalo will assume double duty and has a role in the film as well. Production on Sympathy will begin this fall in Los Angeles and will be financed by Corner Store Entertainment, a fledgling company that's a venture between Matthew Weaver and Scott Prissand, two ...more
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Bad Week for Morgan Freeman
Fri, 08 Aug 2008 12:04:57
Following a serious car accident in Mississippi that left him with a few broken bones, legendary actor Morgan Freeman has announced that he and his wife of 24 years, costume designer Myrna Colley-Lee, will be divorcing. Freeman's attorney Bill Luckett confirmed that the actor and his missus are "involved in divorce action." While the identity ...more
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Snoop Dogg Stars in Bollywood Video
Fri, 08 Aug 2008 11:58:10
Snoop Dogg has filmed an appearance in the music video for "Sing Is King," the title track of a forthcoming Bollywood film. Snoop co-wrote the song and is shown in a jeweled turban at the start of the video, saying, "Yo, what up. This Big Snoop Dogg. Represent the Punjabi. Aye ya, hit 'em with this." According to the Associated Press, the film's ...more
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Kevin Smith Avoids The "X"
Fri, 08 Aug 2008 11:50:08
Kevin Smith has won the battle and the war for his forthcoming flick Zack & Miri Make a Porno. The film was flirting with the debilitating NC-17 rating from the MPAA, but the actor/director appealed the ruling and the film's rating has been revised to a much more marketable "R." NC-17 ratings can kill a movie, since no one under under the age of 17 ...more
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Wolfmother Splits Up
Fri, 08 Aug 2008 11:49:26
Two-thirds of Wolfmother have quit the Australian trio, leaving singer/guitarist Andrew Stockdale behind to pick up the pieces. Bassist/keyboardist Chris Ross and drummer Myles Heskett made the decision to leave because of the usual blend of "irreconcilable personal and music differences." "Please understand that in spite of their best efforts ...more
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Interview: Slipknot (#6, Clown)
Fri, 08 Aug 2008 11:45:01
For Slipknot, All Hope Is Gone isn't a negative statement. Rather, it signals a rebirth for the groundbreaking multi-platinum, nine-headed hydra. In a career marked by one revolution after another, Slipknot remain as fierce as ever, and their fourth offering serves as a wakeup call to the world. Shawn "Clown" Crahan stares out the band's bus ...more
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