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In the midst of praising a sort of mediocre, but I guess well-framed paparazzi photo of Rihanna, Kanye West took some time out to offer up his thoughts on today’s biggest stars, and which current celebrities were serving as analogies of stars gone by, I guess because we live in the post-everything age. If you ever wondered which current somewhat-superstar Kanye West views as the new Jimi Hendrix and/or Roger Waters, the answers lie after the jump. More »
Posts Tagged ‘Frank Sinatra’
Bono Would Like The Road To Rise Gently To Meet You (And Frank Sinatra)
Mon Jan 12 2009 by Maura
So, Bono’s first New York Times column appeared in yesterday’s paper, and the topic at hand was not poverty or world peace or even losing that hat of his a few years back but Frank Sinatra’s Duets. Which just so happens to be an album that, hey what do you know, Bono himself appeared on. The overall gist of the column is about the uncertainty surrounding the present day and the duality of moments and how a true artist can bring duality and complexity out of his work. All well and good, but I couldn’t help flashing back to monologues from the 1991 film The Commitments, about an Irish soul band with lofty (some might even say Bono-like!) aspirations but only limited success, while trying to get through Bono’s slightly purple prose. After the jump, try to pick which quotes from the movie and which are from yesterday’s Week In Review section.
Death Cab Bounced Aside By 3 Doors Down
Fri May 23 2008 by Dan Gibson
Death Cab For Cutie’s reign at the top of the album charts was fun while it lasted, but Alabama natives and Hinder/Staind touring buddies 3 Doors Down are projected to take the No. 1 spot on Wednesday by a landslide, with around 150,000 projected sales of their new, self-titled album. More »
What Will Death Cab Have To Be Sad About Now?
Fri May 16 2008 by Dan Gibson
The largely accurate Hits Daily Double Friday chart preview has been posted, and Death Cab for Cutie are projected to hit the top spot on this week’s album chart with sales in the neighborhood of 150,000 copies. More »
Frank Sinatra Invented The Internet
Mon May 5 2008 by anthonyjmiccio
USA Weekend celebrated the tenth anniversary of Frank Sinatra’s passing with a series of rememberances from friends, legendary figures, and Gay Talese. While it was touching to read Bill Clinton and Tony Bennett respectively recall discussing Duets and founding the Frank Sinatra School Of The Arts, the most startling revelation involved his Web site. Did you know that Nancy Sinatra would read him messages from franksinatra.com, and that he would dictate his response to her? In 1997? His passing was already tragic enough without knowing how enthusiastic he was about the ever-blossoming information superhighway. The ol’ Reprise CEO might have shown ding-a-lings like Trent Reznor and Thom Yorke how it’s done.
Is Alicia Keys Going To Duet With Ol’ Blue Eyes At The Grammys?
Fri Feb 8 2008 by Maura
We’re hearing rumors that Alicia Keys’ splashy performance at this Sunday’s Grammys won’t have her singing with Whitney Houston, as previously speculated; instead, she’ll share a stage with Frank Sinatra, or rather a “virtual” version of the nearly-10-years-gone crooner. More »
Thu Nov 29 2007 by Maura
Warner Music Group is really into the idea of the 360 deal, where record companies “music-based content companies” share in the profits of merchandise and touring with their artists, but I’m curious to the thinking behind its just-announced joint venture with the estate of Frank Sinatra, whose… More »
Thu Nov 29 2007 by Maura
Warner Music Group is really into the idea of the 360 deal, where record companies “music-based content companies” share in the profits of merchandise and touring with their artists, but I’m curious to the thinking behind its just-announced joint venture with the estate of Frank Sinatra, whose… More »
Thu Nov 29 2007 by Maura
Warner Music Group is really into the idea of the 360 deal, where record companies “music-based content companies” share in the profits of merchandise and touring with their artists, but I’m curious to the thinking behind its just-announced joint venture with the estate of Frank Sinatra, whose… More »
