]> http://www.artistdirect.com/ ARTISTdirect RSS 10 Sat, 11 Oct 2008 19:41:33 PST en-us http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/news/article/0,,4847085,00.html#article DJ Babu of Dilated Peoples has revealed the tracklisting to the third volume of his Duck Season series. Due out October 28, all 18 tracks were produced, mixed and arranged by Babu himself, with guest appearances coming from M.O.P., MF Doom, Sean Price, Percee P, Dilated Peoples, and more. Duck Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:08:47 PST 4847085 Music News DJ Babu of Dilated Peoples has revealed the tracklisting to the third volume of his Duck Season series. Due out October 28, all 18 tracks were produced, mixed and arranged by Babu himself, with guest appearances coming from M.O.P., MF Doom, Sean Price, Percee P, Dilated Peoples, and more. Duck http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/news/article/0,,4847083,00.html#article Fueled by the success of his comeback album, Home Before Dark, Neil Diamond took the stage to ignite the Staples Center and cap off a string of Los Angeles shows. ARTISTdirect was there to bring you pictures of the ensuing hit parade. Neil Diamond | by Kevin Estrada Neil Diamond | by Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:02:27 PST 4847083 Music News Fueled by the success of his comeback album, Home Before Dark, Neil Diamond took the stage to ignite the Staples Center and cap off a string of Los Angeles shows. ARTISTdirect was there to bring you pictures of the ensuing hit parade. Neil Diamond | by Kevin Estrada Neil Diamond | by http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/news/article/0,,4847082,00.html#article Daddy Yankee moderated Puerto Rico's gubernatorial debate on Thursday, in a drive to lure young voters to the polls on November 4. Aside from one unscripted moment at the end of the evening, the 31-year-old reggaeton icon (see the hit single "Gasolina") stayed on task throughout the debate, asking Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:50:08 PST 4847082 Music News Daddy Yankee moderated Puerto Rico's gubernatorial debate on Thursday, in a drive to lure young voters to the polls on November 4. Aside from one unscripted moment at the end of the evening, the 31-year-old reggaeton icon (see the hit single "Gasolina") stayed on task throughout the debate, asking http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/news/article/0,,4847081,00.html#article Even though he's from D.C., Eric Hutchinson still reserves a place in his heart for Beantown. "I feel connected to Boston because I went to Emerson College. It was a special part of my life, and I had a good time up there. I was a film major, but I was always doing music as a hobby. When I Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:19:34 PST 4847081 Music News Even though he's from D.C., Eric Hutchinson still reserves a place in his heart for Beantown. "I feel connected to Boston because I went to Emerson College. It was a special part of my life, and I had a good time up there. I was a film major, but I was always doing music as a hobby. When I http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/news/article/0,,4847076,00.html#article Turn off your radio then close your eyes. Not too tight though, just enough to block out the light. If you sit absolutely still and listen closely, you just might hear the drums in the distance. The faint pounding isn't coming from far away though. It's your pulse pumping quietly, indispensably. The Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:19:21 PST 4847076 Music News Turn off your radio then close your eyes. Not too tight though, just enough to block out the light. If you sit absolutely still and listen closely, you just might hear the drums in the distance. The faint pounding isn't coming from far away though. It's your pulse pumping quietly, indispensably. The http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/news/article/0,,4839793,00.html#article Jean Genet once argued that poetry was not some divine, sensuous act, but rather that it was born "on Saturdays, when, to clean the rooms, housewives put the red velvet chairs, gilded mirrors, and mahogany tables outside, in the nearby meadow.” Over the past several decades acclaimed writer-director Fri, 10 Oct 2008 12:25:43 PST 4839793 Music News Jean Genet once argued that poetry was not some divine, sensuous act, but rather that it was born "on Saturdays, when, to clean the rooms, housewives put the red velvet chairs, gilded mirrors, and mahogany tables outside, in the nearby meadow.” Over the past several decades acclaimed writer-director http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/news/article/0,,4839788,00.html#article While it's currently without a VJ and on MTV2, Headbangers Ball will celebrate 20 years (sorta) of neck-snapping programming later this month. Starting on October 20, MTV2 will air an Avenged Sevenfold concert, a live Metallica performance, and a roundtable discussion featuring the show's past Fri, 10 Oct 2008 10:36:36 PST 4839788 Music News While it's currently without a VJ and on MTV2, Headbangers Ball will celebrate 20 years (sorta) of neck-snapping programming later this month. Starting on October 20, MTV2 will air an Avenged Sevenfold concert, a live Metallica performance, and a roundtable discussion featuring the show's past http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/news/article/0,,4839787,00.html#article Seth Rogen's career continues to blaze. The actor, who is currently shedding pounds and toning up for his lead role in The Green Hornet, will produce and take a supporting role in I'm With Cancer for Mandate Pictures. The film was written by Will Reiser, a former producer for HBO's Da Ali G Show, Fri, 10 Oct 2008 10:35:02 PST 4839787 Music News Seth Rogen's career continues to blaze. The actor, who is currently shedding pounds and toning up for his lead role in The Green Hornet, will produce and take a supporting role in I'm With Cancer for Mandate Pictures. The film was written by Will Reiser, a former producer for HBO's Da Ali G Show, http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/news/article/0,,4839786,00.html#article Tim Fite and Man Man will set out on their "You Are My Manifest Destiny" tour tomorrow, with a show at the Pearl Street Ballroom in North Hampton, MA. The Anti- label mates will hit 18 cities together, including one final Halloween night show in Man Man's hometown of Philadelphia. The full Fri, 10 Oct 2008 10:30:11 PST 4839786 Music News Tim Fite and Man Man will set out on their "You Are My Manifest Destiny" tour tomorrow, with a show at the Pearl Street Ballroom in North Hampton, MA. The Anti- label mates will hit 18 cities together, including one final Halloween night show in Man Man's hometown of Philadelphia. The full http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/news/article/0,,4839785,00.html#article Screen Gems and Hayden Christensen have inked a three-picture deal, which adds two more films to Christensen's schedule for the studio. He is already working on Bone Deep for Screen Gems. As part of the deal, the actor will bring projects to the studio with his brother and partner Tove Fri, 10 Oct 2008 10:29:34 PST 4839785 Music News Screen Gems and Hayden Christensen have inked a three-picture deal, which adds two more films to Christensen's schedule for the studio. He is already working on Bone Deep for Screen Gems. As part of the deal, the actor will bring projects to the studio with his brother and partner Tove http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/news/article/0,,4839782,00.html#article Philip Seymour Hoffman is lending his famous voice to the claymation movie Mary and Max. Aussie actress Toni Collette has already been cast as the voice of Mary. The film features an impressive, mostly Australian voice cast, with the renowned voice star Barry Humprhies narrating and Eric Bana Fri, 10 Oct 2008 10:23:44 PST 4839782 Music News Philip Seymour Hoffman is lending his famous voice to the claymation movie Mary and Max. Aussie actress Toni Collette has already been cast as the voice of Mary. The film features an impressive, mostly Australian voice cast, with the renowned voice star Barry Humprhies narrating and Eric Bana http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/news/article/0,,4839781,00.html#article Michael Sheen is filling his schedule with several films. The British actor has signed on for Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland. Additionally, Anne Hathaway has recently agreed to play the "good" White Queen in the film, with Burton's longtime paramour and muse Helena Bonham Carter coming on board to Fri, 10 Oct 2008 10:17:42 PST 4839781 Music News Michael Sheen is filling his schedule with several films. The British actor has signed on for Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland. Additionally, Anne Hathaway has recently agreed to play the "good" White Queen in the film, with Burton's longtime paramour and muse Helena Bonham Carter coming on board to http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/news/article/0,,4839780,00.html#article Chris O'Donnell and Jack McBrayer will appear as live-action characters in the Warner Brothers/Village Roadshow film Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore. Brad Peyton will direct the film, which mixes CGI animation with real-life actors and action. Cats and Dogs will follow the battle that Fri, 10 Oct 2008 10:13:11 PST 4839780 Music News Chris O'Donnell and Jack McBrayer will appear as live-action characters in the Warner Brothers/Village Roadshow film Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore. Brad Peyton will direct the film, which mixes CGI animation with real-life actors and action. Cats and Dogs will follow the battle that http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/news/article/0,,4839706,00.html#article Taco Bell announced the 100 finalists of its "Feed the Beat" promotion today, including Cobra Starship, A Place to Bury Strangers, Demon Hunter,Underoath, Murder by Death, Thursday, and Shadows Fall. Each and every act has been awarded $500 in "Fourthmeal" vouchers—meaning the gordita-quaffing time Thu, 09 Oct 2008 17:06:57 PST 4839706 Music News Taco Bell announced the 100 finalists of its "Feed the Beat" promotion today, including Cobra Starship, A Place to Bury Strangers, Demon Hunter,Underoath, Murder by Death, Thursday, and Shadows Fall. Each and every act has been awarded $500 in "Fourthmeal" vouchers—meaning the gordita-quaffing time http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/news/article/0,,4839704,00.html#article Animal Collective revealed the tracklisting to their next record earlier today, via their Web page, http://www.myanimalhome.net/. According to an official announcement from the group's publicist, Merriweather Post Pavilion is due out through Domino on January 20. Eleven new songs were tracked in Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:38:35 PST 4839704 Music News Animal Collective revealed the tracklisting to their next record earlier today, via their Web page, http://www.myanimalhome.net/. According to an official announcement from the group's publicist, Merriweather Post Pavilion is due out through Domino on January 20. Eleven new songs were tracked in http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/news/article/0,,4839703,00.html#article According to a Billboard.com report, Guns N' Roses will finally release their ridiculously delayed Chinese Democracy record on Sunday, November 23, through an exclusive deal with Best Buy. The decision to follow the start of the store's sales week rather than a typical Tuesday release means the Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:33:36 PST 4839703 Music News According to a Billboard.com report, Guns N' Roses will finally release their ridiculously delayed Chinese Democracy record on Sunday, November 23, through an exclusive deal with Best Buy. The decision to follow the start of the store's sales week rather than a typical Tuesday release means the http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/news/article/0,,4839683,00.html#article Jack Black is reteaming with Glenn Berger and Jonathan Aibel, the writers behind the animated hit Kung Fu Panda, for a live-action comedy to be released and distributed by Universal. Black will produce the as-yet untitled film through his Electric Dynamite company with partner Ben Cooley. The Thu, 09 Oct 2008 13:58:26 PST 4839683 Music News Jack Black is reteaming with Glenn Berger and Jonathan Aibel, the writers behind the animated hit Kung Fu Panda, for a live-action comedy to be released and distributed by Universal. Black will produce the as-yet untitled film through his Electric Dynamite company with partner Ben Cooley. The http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/news/article/0,,4839681,00.html#article The laser-flaunting live show of Ghostland Observatory is set to hit the U.S. over the next couple months, beginning with a two-date stop in Dallas this weekend—December 10 and 11 at the House of Blues. The Texas-based duo of vocalist/guitarist Aaron Rehrens and producer/drummer/synth-slinger Thomas Thu, 09 Oct 2008 13:04:11 PST 4839681 Music News The laser-flaunting live show of Ghostland Observatory is set to hit the U.S. over the next couple months, beginning with a two-date stop in Dallas this weekend—December 10 and 11 at the House of Blues. The Texas-based duo of vocalist/guitarist Aaron Rehrens and producer/drummer/synth-slinger Thomas http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/news/article/0,,4839679,00.html#article Radio K, University of Minnesota's student-run radio station, has revealed the tracklisting behind Live From Radio K: Stuck On AM 6, a fundraiser CD that includes cuts from Tegan and Sara, A Place to Bury Strangers, Final Fantasy, The Fiery Furnaces, and more. Find out how to buy the disc at Thu, 09 Oct 2008 11:45:32 PST 4839679 Music News Radio K, University of Minnesota's student-run radio station, has revealed the tracklisting behind Live From Radio K: Stuck On AM 6, a fundraiser CD that includes cuts from Tegan and Sara, A Place to Bury Strangers, Final Fantasy, The Fiery Furnaces, and more. Find out how to buy the disc at http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/news/article/0,,4839678,00.html#article EMI has announced plans for their very own download service, an effort to bypass middlemen in the burgeoning digital market. A source close to the company told Adweek "this is not an effort to compete with iTunes or Amazon," however. EMI.com will likely launch the service—a mix of paid/free Thu, 09 Oct 2008 11:34:43 PST 4839678 Music News EMI has announced plans for their very own download service, an effort to bypass middlemen in the burgeoning digital market. A source close to the company told Adweek "this is not an effort to compete with iTunes or Amazon," however. EMI.com will likely launch the service—a mix of paid/free