The late rocker and TV/theater composer Adam Schlesinger, who died from complications of Covid-19 in April 2020, will be feted by dozens of musicians and actors in May in an online tribute being produced by Jody Porter, his longtime bandmate in Fountains of Wayne.
Titled “Adam Schlesinger, A Music Celebration, Virtual Show,” the stream will be primarily recorded at New York’s Bowery Electric and go out May 5 at 8 p.m. Et on the Rolling Live platform, with a ticket price of $20 that will benefit MusiCares and the closed host venue itself.
Said Porter, “This is a proper musical send-off for my soul brother with a bunch of talented and groovy guests that would make Adam wince.”
Among the frequent collaborators of Schlesinger’s who’ll appear on the show besides Porter and his band the Berlin Waltz are Taylor Hanson and James Iha, both of his band Tinted Windows,...
Titled “Adam Schlesinger, A Music Celebration, Virtual Show,” the stream will be primarily recorded at New York’s Bowery Electric and go out May 5 at 8 p.m. Et on the Rolling Live platform, with a ticket price of $20 that will benefit MusiCares and the closed host venue itself.
Said Porter, “This is a proper musical send-off for my soul brother with a bunch of talented and groovy guests that would make Adam wince.”
Among the frequent collaborators of Schlesinger’s who’ll appear on the show besides Porter and his band the Berlin Waltz are Taylor Hanson and James Iha, both of his band Tinted Windows,...
- 4/15/2021
- by Chris Willman
- Variety Film + TV
There’s a bothersome element to films about fictional musicians: the quality of the original songs, and the suspension of disbelief required – scratch that, demanded – to buy them as listenable. In the 2010 comedy Get Him to the Greek, it’s impossible to believe that Jonah Hill’s record company rep, a guy whose tastes run from iconic punk to Mars Volta, would ever jam to the hokey, generic drivel produced by Russell Brand’s fading rocker. Then there’s the notorious “Sugar High” finale in Empire Records, the Led Zeppelin knock-offs by the Almost Famous band Stillwater, and Ethan Hawke’s awful grunge snarling in Reality Bites. (Is it me, or was this sin disproportionately committed in the 1990s?)
Added to the roster is One More Time, a dramedy about a struggling New York singer/songwriter, Jude (née Starshadow) Lipman (Amber Heard), who decides to freeload at the estate of...
Added to the roster is One More Time, a dramedy about a struggling New York singer/songwriter, Jude (née Starshadow) Lipman (Amber Heard), who decides to freeload at the estate of...
- 4/8/2016
- by Amanda Waltz
- The Film Stage
Movies from the “golden age” of black and white films (approximately the 1930’s through the 1950’s) almost invariably contain well-written dialogue and strikingly subtle humor, making them a favorite among many fans of cinema. The horror movies of this more subtle period in film history are therefore of a cerebral nature, primarily relying on the viewer’s imagination to generate the true sense of horror that modern movies generate through more visual means. It is these oft-ignored horror movies that will be the focus of a series of articles detailing the reasons why true fans of horror movies should rediscover these films.
With this 4th installment in the Forgotten B&W Horror series, we return to the golden age of B&W horror films with a classic Bela Lugosi movie called The Devil Bat (1940). Jean Yarborough, whose King of the Zombies appeared in the debut article of the Forgotten B&W Horror series,...
With this 4th installment in the Forgotten B&W Horror series, we return to the golden age of B&W horror films with a classic Bela Lugosi movie called The Devil Bat (1940). Jean Yarborough, whose King of the Zombies appeared in the debut article of the Forgotten B&W Horror series,...
- 2/7/2012
- by Tim Rich
- Obsessed with Film
You all remember "Still Alive," right? The amazing Jonathan Coulton tune that ran over the end credits of "Portal." It was also released as a free song in "Rock Band." Yeah, that. Well it seems that Coulton is working on a new version of "Still Alive" for his upcoming album, which is being produced by They Might Be Giants songwriter/singer/multi-instrumentalist John Flansburgh.
The Twitter feed for They Might Be Giants exploded this week with new information on Coulton's upcoming album, including word that the "Portal" tune is being re-worked. The song will feature guest appearances from Sara Keirsten Quin, of Tegan and Sara, and Joe McGinty, of The Psychedelic Furs, as well as a theremin solo from Dorit Chrysler. The Tmbg feed, presumably being manned by Flansburgh, also reveals that Coulton's new album is set for a bizarrely distant 2013 release.
With the "Portal 2" release now less than two weeks ago,...
The Twitter feed for They Might Be Giants exploded this week with new information on Coulton's upcoming album, including word that the "Portal" tune is being re-worked. The song will feature guest appearances from Sara Keirsten Quin, of Tegan and Sara, and Joe McGinty, of The Psychedelic Furs, as well as a theremin solo from Dorit Chrysler. The Tmbg feed, presumably being manned by Flansburgh, also reveals that Coulton's new album is set for a bizarrely distant 2013 release.
With the "Portal 2" release now less than two weeks ago,...
- 4/8/2011
- by Adam Rosenberg
- MTV Multiplayer
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