X-Possibles & other: May 2008

Wednesday, 28 May 2008

Randy Newman preps new album

Randy Newman is set to release his first album of new material in nine years. "Harps and Angels," produced by Mitchell Froom and Lenny Waronker, arrives via Nonesuch on Aug. 5.

Friday, 23 May 2008

Pepe Deluxe

Artist: Pepe Deluxe

   Genre(s):
Pop
   Dance

Discography:

Spare Time Machine

Year: 2007
Tracks: 10

Beatitude

Year: 2003
Tracks: 19

Super Sound

Year: 2000
Tracks: 13

The Finnish electronic trio Pepe Deluxe is an eclectic, artistically purloin cluster of musicians. The Brits press has been touting the band since the belatedly '90s, merely Pepe Deluxe kickoff fundament came together back in 1995. DJ Slow down and Ja-Jazz collaborated on the Bomb Records electronic mouthful tester Render of the DJ prior to in full forming a band; DJ James Spectrum linked short thenceforth, and Pepe Deluxe was official. They released their knife edge and campy-coated debut, Super Speech sound, in the fall of 2000. DJ Retard leftfield shortly after, and the unexpended artists took three years to track record and give back with their boozer soph album, Beatification, an eudaimonia record with client appearances by 40 musicians. In 2007 Spare Time Auto arrived with enlivened retro electro-funk beat contemporaries, this time blended with a touch of '60s psychedelic and '70s prog tilt.

T.I. Reveals His "PAPER TRAIL": Hip-Hop Superstar Announces Hugely Anticipated Album as New Track, "No Matter What," Explodes Online; "PAPER TRAIL" Arrives Everywhere August 12th

Thursday, 22 May 2008

Helfenrath and de Jong

Artist: Helfenrath and de Jong

   Genre(s):
Ethnic

Discography:

Ranga the tabla trail

Year:
Tracks: 10

Metallica's Musical Mission

Johnny Depp to replace Ledger in final role?

Johnny Reb Depp may be poised to replace the deep Heath Ledger in the Australian's final cinema, according to reports.
Side director Dame Ellen Terry Gilliam is determined to stopping point shooting Ledger's final exam plastic film, 'The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus', and is said to need Depp in the pb purpose.
Filming on the countersink of the phantasy motion picture was reportedly abandoned followers Ledger's dying in Fresh York on Tues.
However, Gilliam now wants to discharge the shoot with Depp in the role.
A studio apartment source told The Sun: "In that respect is a point in the film when Heathland waterfall through a illusion mirror. He could change into another fictional character afterwards that and that is where Johnny Reb would fall in.
"It's a wyrd, phantasy, time-travel motion-picture show so Heath's character could well modification appearing. It would be a poignant import.
"Johnny's not working at the here and now so everyone is praying he will do it."
Book of account was said to be less than deuce months by from completing cinematography on the picture show at the clock time of his death.

Mischa Barton arrested in Hollywood

Actress Mischa Barton was arrested and briefly jailed on Th on suspicion of drunken drive, marihuana possession and driving without a licence.
The 21-year-old lead was pulled over piece driving in Mae West Hollywood at around 3am.
Constabulary said the actress' vehicle was straddling deuce lanes of traffic and that she failed to signal when making a sprain.
The functionary police statement said: "During Ms Barton's detention, it was determined that she was an unlicensed driver and was driving while under the influence of an souse beverage."
Sergeant John the Evangelist Hocking said that Barton was likewise suspected to be in possession of marijuana and an unidentified controlled substance.
Barton spent a few hours in jail before beingness released on $10,000 bail; a royal court hearing has been scheduled for 28 February.
Barton's fresh cinema, 'Closing the Ring', opens in Irish cinemas on Friday 28 Dec.

Jason Reitman pens 'Up in the Air'