Franz Ferdinand and Avril Lavigne contributed to the Alice In Wonderland soundtrack
Franz Ferdinand, Wolfmother and Avril Lavigne are among the acts featured on the Alice In Wonderland soundtrack. The Cure and Tokio Hotel are also among the artists who recorded tracks for the movie.
Portishead will write a soundtrack for 80-years old movie
Portishead's Adrian Utley and Goldfrapp's Will Gregory will work on the new soundtrack for the The Passion Of Joan Of Arc movie. Shot in 1928, it is considered to be one of the most notable movies ever.
Gorillaz devoted new album to the «whole world»
Bassist of the animated band Murdoc claimed that the record was devoted to the «whole world». «Plastic Beach would be to make it a worldwide collage, a map of the modern world», explained he.
Muse song was withdrawn from The Twilight Saga: Eclipse soundtrack
Muse song will not be included in the soundtrack for the third movie in The Twilight Saga film series. According to Muse drummer Dominic Howard, movie producers did not like their track, and the band did not feel like re-writing the composition.
Keane spoke about new album
British rock band revealed some information about its upcoming album Night Train. «It shows us in a completely different light to earlier albums», claimed Keane’s frontman Tom Chaplin.
Smashing Pumpkins unveiled new single
Smashing Pumpkins released new single – the third song in their so-called Teargarden By Kaleidyscope series. «The tune came in while sitting backstage at a Smashing Pumpkins’ concert», said the band’s frontman Billy Corgan.
Lil Wayne's imprisonment postponed once again
Lil Wayne's one year jail sentence was postponed for indefinite time once again due to fire in New York court. Rapper himself claimed that he was prepared to go in jail: «I'm ready, I'm all smiles. They can't break my strength».
Bruce Willis is featured in Gorillaz’s new music video
Gorillaz have premiered music video for their new single Stylo. It features actor Bruce Willis. Gorillaz’s bass guitarist Murdoc wrote about this music video on his blog: «Someone was chasing us through the desert! Luckily I had my camera crew following me».
Muse and The Horrors are willing to record 2012 Olympics anthem
Both Muse and The Horrors expressed their desire to work on the anthem for 2012 Olympic Games in London. Former member of rock band New Order Bernard Sumner also said he was willing to write the track.
Thin Lizzy praised for the best live album in history of rock music
Thin Lizzy’s double LP titled Live And Dangerous was voted the best live album of all time in rock music. Deep Purple became second, followed by UFO. The Top-5 also features The Who and AC/DC.
