Blake Shelton can’t help but gush about girlfriend Gwen Stefani on his new album, Texoma Shore.
The 41-year-old country singer, who has been hot and heavy with Stefani since they began dating in November 2015, gave the L.A.M.B. designer a sweet shout-out in one of the album’s tracks called “Turnin’ Me On.”
Co-written with Jessi Alexander and Josh Osborne, the song calls back to Shelton and Stefani’s time “messing around” (something he elaborated on in a recent concert).
There’s even a mention of Stefani’s “Revlon red” lips — a fitting reference considering the 48-year-old...
The 41-year-old country singer, who has been hot and heavy with Stefani since they began dating in November 2015, gave the L.A.M.B. designer a sweet shout-out in one of the album’s tracks called “Turnin’ Me On.”
Co-written with Jessi Alexander and Josh Osborne, the song calls back to Shelton and Stefani’s time “messing around” (something he elaborated on in a recent concert).
There’s even a mention of Stefani’s “Revlon red” lips — a fitting reference considering the 48-year-old...
- 11/3/2017
- by Dave Quinn
- PEOPLE.com
Gwen Stefani is getting ready to celebrate the holiday season with a new Christmas album. And its first single contains a duet with boyfriend Blake Shelton!
The singer revealed the tracklist on Thursday for You Make It Feel Like Christmas — her first holiday album and song since covering The Vandals’ “Oi To The World” with No Doubt in 1997.
Among the 12-tracks are a mix of holiday classics and fresh seasonal tunes, including the title song which features Shelton, 41, and Stefani, 47, singing about the red-hot romance.
“Sleigh bells singing ‘Hallelujah’ / Stars are shining on us too / I want to thank you,...
The singer revealed the tracklist on Thursday for You Make It Feel Like Christmas — her first holiday album and song since covering The Vandals’ “Oi To The World” with No Doubt in 1997.
Among the 12-tracks are a mix of holiday classics and fresh seasonal tunes, including the title song which features Shelton, 41, and Stefani, 47, singing about the red-hot romance.
“Sleigh bells singing ‘Hallelujah’ / Stars are shining on us too / I want to thank you,...
- 9/22/2017
- by Dave Quinn
- PEOPLE.com
“Are you gonna bark all day, little doggy, or are you gonna bite?”
25 years later, this is the line from “Reservoir Dogs” that most stays in the mind — no small feat, given how quotable Quentin Tarantino’s masterpiece of mafioso banter is. Maybe it’s because it signals the violence to come from Mr. Blonde (Michael Madsen), whose stuck-in-the-middle-with-you torture sequence has lost none of its disturbing luster — or perhaps it’s because, nearly three decades later, it almost reads as a statement of intent from Tarantino himself.
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The film first made landfall at Sundance in 1992, making it a fitting opener for the most recent edition of Next Fest. Now in its fifth year, the weekend-long affair brings a curated selection of Park City offerings (all of them from the Next section,...
25 years later, this is the line from “Reservoir Dogs” that most stays in the mind — no small feat, given how quotable Quentin Tarantino’s masterpiece of mafioso banter is. Maybe it’s because it signals the violence to come from Mr. Blonde (Michael Madsen), whose stuck-in-the-middle-with-you torture sequence has lost none of its disturbing luster — or perhaps it’s because, nearly three decades later, it almost reads as a statement of intent from Tarantino himself.
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The film first made landfall at Sundance in 1992, making it a fitting opener for the most recent edition of Next Fest. Now in its fifth year, the weekend-long affair brings a curated selection of Park City offerings (all of them from the Next section,...
- 8/11/2017
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
Last August, noise-rock duo Sleigh Bells sued Demi Lovato for copyright infringement on the grounds that the pop singer had used elements of their 2010 single “Infinity Guitars” for her 2015 song “Stars.” The Hollywood Reporter now reports that the parties have settled the case.
According to the Reporter, court papers were filed Wednesday morning noting the settlement; both sides are “memorializing terms, which were not disclosed.”
Representatives for Sleigh Bells provided no additional comment. EW has also reached out to Lovato’s team for comment.
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Sleigh Bells...
According to the Reporter, court papers were filed Wednesday morning noting the settlement; both sides are “memorializing terms, which were not disclosed.”
Representatives for Sleigh Bells provided no additional comment. EW has also reached out to Lovato’s team for comment.
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- 4/14/2017
- by Eric Renner Brown
- PEOPLE.com
Last year, indie rock duo Sleigh Bells sued popstar Demi Lovato for allegedly using samples from their 2010 track “Infinity Guitars” without their knowledge on her song “Stars” off her 2015 album “Confident”. The duo claims Lovato’s song has some of the same bass drum and hand-clap rhythms they previously used for their own number. […]...
- 4/13/2017
- by Aynslee Darmon
- ET Canada
Keep up with the wild and wooly world of indie film acquisitions with our weekly Rundown of everything that’s been picked up around the globe. Check out last week’s Rundown here.
– Factory 25 has announced tody that it has acquired the U.S. rights to the multiple festival award-winning “Ma.” The film first screened at the Tribeca Film Festival as a work in progress screening and Tribeca, and it went on to screen at Venice for its official premiere, where it played at Venice Days as part of the Tribeca Film Festival exchange. The film is Rowlson-Hall’s feature directorial debut which, in addition to writing and choreographing, she also plays the leading role in.
Rowlson-Hall previously served as a choreographer for such directors as Lena Dunham, Gaspar Noe, and musical artists Alicia Keys, Mgmt, Sleigh Bells, and Chromeo. She was also the movement coach for the 2016 Spirit Award nominated film,...
– Factory 25 has announced tody that it has acquired the U.S. rights to the multiple festival award-winning “Ma.” The film first screened at the Tribeca Film Festival as a work in progress screening and Tribeca, and it went on to screen at Venice for its official premiere, where it played at Venice Days as part of the Tribeca Film Festival exchange. The film is Rowlson-Hall’s feature directorial debut which, in addition to writing and choreographing, she also plays the leading role in.
Rowlson-Hall previously served as a choreographer for such directors as Lena Dunham, Gaspar Noe, and musical artists Alicia Keys, Mgmt, Sleigh Bells, and Chromeo. She was also the movement coach for the 2016 Spirit Award nominated film,...
- 12/2/2016
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Alex Ross Perry has the music video directing bug. Last month, the independent film writer-director co-directed his first music video, for the duo Sleigh Bells’ “I Can Only Stare,” sharing duties with the band’s Derek E. Miller. The experience taught him an important lesson: making music videos is fun.
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“I’m really excited about it, and now I know it’s something that I’m interested in,” Perry told IndieWire in a recent interview. “I would almost aggressively pursue further opportunities to do things like this.”
The song for the video comes from Sleigh Bells’ new album “Jessica Rabbit,” released Friday. The band approached Perry to co-direct the video after seeing his 2015 film “Queen of Earth” and using it as inspiration for their video “It’s Just Us Now,” the first single from “Jessica Rabbit.”
“I...
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“I’m really excited about it, and now I know it’s something that I’m interested in,” Perry told IndieWire in a recent interview. “I would almost aggressively pursue further opportunities to do things like this.”
The song for the video comes from Sleigh Bells’ new album “Jessica Rabbit,” released Friday. The band approached Perry to co-direct the video after seeing his 2015 film “Queen of Earth” and using it as inspiration for their video “It’s Just Us Now,” the first single from “Jessica Rabbit.”
“I...
- 11/18/2016
- by Graham Winfrey
- Indiewire
Artist: Abigail Winzer, Lead Vocals; Instruments: Abigail Winzer Michael Crittenden, Piano, Acoustic Guitar, Korg M3 Synthesizer, Yamaha P250, Hammond B3, Organ, Tubular Bells, Tambourine, Sleigh Bells, Celeste; James Spalink, Irish Harp, Irish Whistle, Soprano-Alto-Tenor Recorder, Lute; Brian Morrill, Cymbal Rolls; and Arsen Petrosyan, Duduk Album: Rejoice Production: Mackinaw Harvest Music Studio, Grand Rapids, Michigan; Produced by Michael Crittenden Building a unique and everlasting sense of character can be a challenge for anyone who wishes to create their own powerful sense of identity. That process can be even more confusing when society appoints a specific set of standards for a group of people who are perceived to be easily swayed. Up-and-coming [ Read More ]
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- 11/13/2016
- by Karen Benardello
- ShockYa
Anticipation for 2017’s major festivals is at an all time high, with Coachella‘s lineup serving as the holy grail of the entire season. We’ve already heard some rumors about the alleged headliners, while DJ Khaled inadvertently spilled the beans on his slot at the festival. Now we have another enticing update to ponder with a list that attempts to predict the entire lineup.
A website called TravelGrom has consistently made predictions about Coachella lineups in the past with a high degree of accuracy compared to the average rumor, and they’ve just offered up their projections for 2017. While the information is just conjecture at this point, TravelGrom predicted last year’s lineup with 64% accuracy. If that figure holds true again, over half of the list will wind up on the official lineup.
The alleged lineup includes a diverse array of styles, with representation from Edm, Rock, Rap, Pop and everything in between.
A website called TravelGrom has consistently made predictions about Coachella lineups in the past with a high degree of accuracy compared to the average rumor, and they’ve just offered up their projections for 2017. While the information is just conjecture at this point, TravelGrom predicted last year’s lineup with 64% accuracy. If that figure holds true again, over half of the list will wind up on the official lineup.
The alleged lineup includes a diverse array of styles, with representation from Edm, Rock, Rap, Pop and everything in between.
- 11/4/2016
- by Connor Jones
- We Got This Covered
The A.V. Club gets more music video press releases per weekday than we care to count, but only one of them has ever touted the influence of the wizard-haired cinematographer Robert Richardson’s signature white-hot toplighting. That would the e-mail announcing the video for Sleigh Bells’ “I Can Only Stare,” co-directed by the noise pop duo’s guitarist-producer, Derek Miller, and A.V. Club favorite Alex Ross Perry.
“I Can Only Stare” marks the first foray into music videos for Perry, the indie writer-director behind The Color Wheel (one of this fine publication’s favorite movies of the decade so far and favorite modern comedies), Queen of Earth, Listen Up Philip, and, bizarrely enough, Disney’s upcoming remake of Winnie The Pooh. It stars vocalist Alexis Krauss as a variety of “doomed women” and was shot by regular cinematographer, the gifted Sean Price Williams. (It turns out, he can...
“I Can Only Stare” marks the first foray into music videos for Perry, the indie writer-director behind The Color Wheel (one of this fine publication’s favorite movies of the decade so far and favorite modern comedies), Queen of Earth, Listen Up Philip, and, bizarrely enough, Disney’s upcoming remake of Winnie The Pooh. It stars vocalist Alexis Krauss as a variety of “doomed women” and was shot by regular cinematographer, the gifted Sean Price Williams. (It turns out, he can...
- 10/27/2016
- by Ignatiy Vishnevetsky
- avclub.com
“Trolls,” the first musical comedy from DreamWorks Animation, reintroduces a ’70s New Age idealism to counter today’s snarky skepticism. That meant imbuing Thomas Dam’s iconic fuzzy dolls with a happiness mantra and creating a colorful, hand-crafted world of fiber and fabrics for them to thrive in (courtesy of production designer Kendal Cronkhite-Shaindlin).
Director Mike Mitchell and co-director Walt Dohrn (“Shrek Forever After”) call it “fuzzy immersion”: “Our Trolls are like gummy bears that have been flocked in velvet and it’s a world made of fiber art … carpeted floors, houses made of hair, even fire is made of hair,” Mitchell explained to IndieWire. “And it’s all about the hair as their superpower.”
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Director Mike Mitchell and co-director Walt Dohrn (“Shrek Forever After”) call it “fuzzy immersion”: “Our Trolls are like gummy bears that have been flocked in velvet and it’s a world made of fiber art … carpeted floors, houses made of hair, even fire is made of hair,” Mitchell explained to IndieWire. “And it’s all about the hair as their superpower.”
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- 10/26/2016
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
If you were to show me the video for Sleigh Bells‘ new song, “I Can Only Stare,” and ask which acclaimed independent American filmmaker is the credited director, Alex Ross Perry would be somewhere on the list, but I can’t say with any certainty where he might land — not when I watched the video with his involvement (i.e. co-directing alongside the band’s guitarist, Derek Miller) in mind and found myself looking for many a commonality with the feature work that I admire. As shot by frequent collaborator Sean Price Williams, the piece contains those distinctly hazy-yet-lucid images from films such as Queen of Earth and Listen Up Philip, which is to say nothing of the plethora of contemplative close-ups and slow zooms. It’s not a defining work, but a fun, fitting entry into the oeuvre nevertheless.
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While we wait for Golden Exits, Winnie the Pooh, and...
- 10/26/2016
- by Nick Newman
- The Film Stage
The composers of the dark, ominous soundtrack for Netflix’s “Stranger Things” just released a new music video that’s worth a look and a listen.
The artists responsible, Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein, make up part of the retro-electronic-duo Survive. Directed by Chris Rusch, the video features dynamic drone shots and the duo mixing their sounds in what looks like a dimly-lit warehouse. The video was shot in Los Angeles, Croatia and the band’s home city of Austin, TX. The featured track “Copter” comes from their second album, “RR7349,” and was produced by Relapse Records.
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The artists responsible, Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein, make up part of the retro-electronic-duo Survive. Directed by Chris Rusch, the video features dynamic drone shots and the duo mixing their sounds in what looks like a dimly-lit warehouse. The video was shot in Los Angeles, Croatia and the band’s home city of Austin, TX. The featured track “Copter” comes from their second album, “RR7349,” and was produced by Relapse Records.
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- 10/26/2016
- by Alec McPike
- Indiewire
Alex Ross Perry is mostly known for his handmade, lo-fi indie films such as “The Color Wheel,” “Listen Up Philip,” and “Queen Of Earth,” but he’s also been eager to go outside of that box. Disney gave the filmmaker a ring to write their brewing “Winnie The Pooh” movie, and now Perry is taking into the world of music videos, helming the promo for Sleigh Bells‘ “I Can Only Stare.”
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Shot on 16mm film (Perry is very much devoted to the analog format), and co-directed by the band’s Derek E.
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Shot on 16mm film (Perry is very much devoted to the analog format), and co-directed by the band’s Derek E.
Continue reading Alex Ross Perry Goes 16mm To Direct New Video For Sleigh Bells’ “I Can Only Stare” at The Playlist.
- 10/26/2016
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Independent film director Alex Ross Perry has a full slate of upcoming projects, including a new feature film and a yet-to-be-titled live-action “Winnie the Pooh” project, but he found the time to co-direct a music video for the duo Sleigh Bells with the band’s Derek E. Miller. The song is titled “I Can Only Stare” and it’s off their upcoming album “Jessica Rabbit.” The video was shot in 16mm and it features singer Alexis Krauss playing three different women. Watch it below.
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Perry has directed four feature films so far. His first two films were “Impolex,” based off Thomas Pynchon’s novel “Gravity’s Rainbow,” and “The Color Wheel,” starring Perry and Carlen Altman as two siblings on a road trip. He garnered much acclaim with his third film “Listen Up Philip,” which stars Jason Schwartzman...
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Perry has directed four feature films so far. His first two films were “Impolex,” based off Thomas Pynchon’s novel “Gravity’s Rainbow,” and “The Color Wheel,” starring Perry and Carlen Altman as two siblings on a road trip. He garnered much acclaim with his third film “Listen Up Philip,” which stars Jason Schwartzman...
- 10/26/2016
- by Vikram Murthi
- Indiewire
Nick Cave and Warren Ellis have collaborated on a number of film scores, most of them set on terra firma: “The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford” evokes a distinctly earthbound vibe, ditto their soundtrack for this year’s “Hell or High Water.” The duo will next slip the surly bonds of earth with National Geographic Channel’s six-part miniseries “Mars,” which Everardo Gout is directing. Listen to the opening track below courtesy of Milan Records.
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Ron Howard and Brian Grazer produced the series, which brings them back to space more than 20 years after “Apollo 13.” “Mars” tells the story of the first manned crew to the Red Planet, which the show optimistically has take place in 2033; it premieres on Monday, November 14. Here’s the tracklist for Cave and Ellis’ score:...
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Ron Howard and Brian Grazer produced the series, which brings them back to space more than 20 years after “Apollo 13.” “Mars” tells the story of the first manned crew to the Red Planet, which the show optimistically has take place in 2033; it premieres on Monday, November 14. Here’s the tracklist for Cave and Ellis’ score:...
- 10/25/2016
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
Singer Demi Lovato faces allegations for sampling a song by popular indie rock band Sleigh Bells without permission. Demi Lovato Being Sued By Sleigh Bells Band members Alexis Krauss and Derek Miller took their claim to the California federal court on Monday, alleging that Lovato’s song “Stars,” the bonus track off her newest album Confident, stole from their “Infinity […]
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- 8/25/2016
- by Hillary Luehring-Jones
- Uinterview
Frank Ocean: musician, visual-album releaser, list-making cinephile. Following on the heels of his latest album finally being made available to the eager public, Ocean has revealed his 100 favorite films. Originally posted on Genius, which has a breakdown of how movies like “The Little Mermaid” and “Eyes Wide Shut” made their way into his lyrics (“I’m feeling like Stanley Kubrick, this is some visionary shit/Been tryna film pleasure with my eyes wide shut but it keeps on moving”), the list contains a mix of familiar favorites (“Annie Hall,” “The Royal Tenenbaums”) and comparatively obscure arthouse fare (“Woyzeck,” “Sonatine”). Avail yourself of all 100 below.
“Atl”
“Un Chien Andalou”
“Blue Velvet”
“Barry Lyndon”
“Battleship Potemkin”
“Eraserhead”
“Chungking Express”
“Raging Bull”
“The Conformist”
“Bicycle Thieves”
“Taxi Driver”
“A Clockwork Orange”
“Mean Streets”
“Gods of the Plague”
“Persona”
“Mulholland Drive”
“Happy Together”
“Fallen Angels”
“Apocalypse Now”
“The Last Laugh”
“Pi”
“Full Metal Jacket...
“Atl”
“Un Chien Andalou”
“Blue Velvet”
“Barry Lyndon”
“Battleship Potemkin”
“Eraserhead”
“Chungking Express”
“Raging Bull”
“The Conformist”
“Bicycle Thieves”
“Taxi Driver”
“A Clockwork Orange”
“Mean Streets”
“Gods of the Plague”
“Persona”
“Mulholland Drive”
“Happy Together”
“Fallen Angels”
“Apocalypse Now”
“The Last Laugh”
“Pi”
“Full Metal Jacket...
- 8/23/2016
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
Demi Lovato is entering a legal battle with indie rock powerhouse Sleigh Bells, who claim that the pop star and her producers infringed their song “Infinity Guitars” for Lovato’s “Stars” off her most recent record, Confident.
Sleigh Bells originally made note of the comparisons between the two tracks last year, when the duo Tweeted out: “Flattered you guys sampled Infinity Guitars and Riot Rhythm for Stars but we were not contacted. Gotta clear those.”
Naturally, producers of Lovato’s track, Carl Falk and Rami Yacoub, denied the allegations, saying that no samples were made in creation of the song. Now, however, the band is taking the next step and bringing the claims to court.
A complaint that was filed this week names Lovato, Falk, and Yacoub in the lawsuit. It states the two songs “transcend the realm of coincidence” and that “the infringing material repeats throughout the Defendants’ song.
Sleigh Bells originally made note of the comparisons between the two tracks last year, when the duo Tweeted out: “Flattered you guys sampled Infinity Guitars and Riot Rhythm for Stars but we were not contacted. Gotta clear those.”
Naturally, producers of Lovato’s track, Carl Falk and Rami Yacoub, denied the allegations, saying that no samples were made in creation of the song. Now, however, the band is taking the next step and bringing the claims to court.
A complaint that was filed this week names Lovato, Falk, and Yacoub in the lawsuit. It states the two songs “transcend the realm of coincidence” and that “the infringing material repeats throughout the Defendants’ song.
- 8/23/2016
- by Joe DeAndrea
- We Got This Covered
Alexis Krauss and Derek Miller of the Brooklyn electro-pop band Sleigh Bells are suing Demi Lovato for copyright infringement. The pair allege that Lovato's 2015 track "Stars" includes an unlicensed sample of their own "Infinity Guitars." According to court documents filed Monday, Sleigh Bells claims that the songs are "virtually identical content" that "transcend the realm of coincidence." "A comparison of the two songs reveals that, at the very least, the combination of the hand claps and bass drum, structured as 3 quarter beats and a rest, with the bass drum providing a counter-rhythm to the hand claps, is at least substantially similar in both works,...
- 8/23/2016
- by Jordan Runtagh, @jordanruntagh
- PEOPLE.com
Alexis Krauss and Derek Miller of the Brooklyn electro-pop band Sleigh Bells are suing Demi Lovato for copyright infringement. The pair allege that Lovato's 2015 track "Stars" includes an unlicensed sample of their own "Infinity Guitars." According to court documents filed Monday, Sleigh Bells claims that the songs are "virtually identical content" that "transcend the realm of coincidence." "A comparison of the two songs reveals that, at the very least, the combination of the hand claps and bass drum, structured as 3 quarter beats and a rest, with the bass drum providing a counter-rhythm to the hand claps, is at least substantially similar in both works,...
- 8/23/2016
- by Jordan Runtagh, @jordanruntagh
- PEOPLE.com
Demi Lovato has a new legal battle on her hands. The "Confident" singer was just slapped with a lawsuit filed by indie band Sleigh Bells for copyright infringement. The group claims that the former Disney darling's 2015 hit "Stars" sounds too similar to their track from 2010 titled "Infinity Guitars." E! News has obtained the court documents where Sleigh Bells claims that the two songs are "virtually identical content" that "transcend the realm of coincidence." According to the lawsuit, "a comparison of the two songs reveals that, at the very least, the combination of the hand claps and bass drum, structured as 3 quarter beats and a rest, with the...
- 8/23/2016
- E! Online
Demi Lovato may be seeing “Stars” following a lawsuit targeting the bonus track on her album “Confident”. Related: Demi Lovato Apologizes After Seemingly Laughing At Zika Virus The famous singer is being sued by American noise pop group Sleigh Bells, TMZ first reported. According to the lawsuit, Lovato’s song “Stars” is virtually identical to the band’s […]...
- 8/22/2016
- by Shakiel Mahjouri
- ET Canada
Did Demi Lovato pluck her song “Stars” from another artist’s catalog? That’s the claim made in a new copyright lawsuit filed against the former “Sonny With a Chance” star. In the suit, indie group Sleigh Bells accuse Lovato of lifting from their 2010 song “Infinity Guitars” for “Stars.” The suit cites a “combination of the hand claps and bass drum, structured as three quarter beats and a rest, with the bass drum providing a counter-rhythm to the hand claps,” along with other alleged similarities. Also Read: Demi Lovato Opens Up About Mental Illness at Democratic Convention (Video) Sleigh Bells’ complaint,...
- 8/22/2016
- by Tim Kenneally
- The Wrap
Demi Lovato has been sued by the group Sleigh Bells for allegedly ripping off their critically acclaimed song, "Infinity Guitars." Demi's song "Stars" -- released last year as a bonus track in her album "Confident" -- has "virtually identical content" to "Infinity Guitars" ... so claims the group. The lawsuit says, "The combination of the hand claps and bass drum, structured as 3 quarter beats and a rest ... is at least substantially similar in both works." "Infinity Guitars,...
- 8/22/2016
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Ever since singer-songwriter Frank Ocean’s widely acclaimed debut “Channel Orange” back in 2012, fans have been clamoring for a new album. Four years have gone by and Ocean has remained mostly silent, releasing small snippets or hinting at an album entitled “Boys Don’t Cry.” But on August 1st, an endless live stream surfaced featuring Ocean woodworking and playing instruments. It was revealed yesterday that it was instead promotion for a 45-minute long visual album “Endless.” It is different than the teased album “Boys Don’t Cry,” and it’s rumored that Ocean will release another album this weekend but under a different time.
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Ocean began his career as a ghostwriter for several prominent artists, including John Legend and Brandy, but soon after joined the hip-hop collective Odd Future. He released a solo mixtape “Nostalgia, Ultra” in 2011 to critical acclaim,...
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Ocean began his career as a ghostwriter for several prominent artists, including John Legend and Brandy, but soon after joined the hip-hop collective Odd Future. He released a solo mixtape “Nostalgia, Ultra” in 2011 to critical acclaim,...
- 8/19/2016
- by Vikram Murthi
- Indiewire
The daily lineup for the second-annual Billboard Hot Music Festival is out now. The two-day fest, produced by Billboard in partnership with Live Nation, returns to Nikon at Jones Beach Theater in New York and will feature performances from Ariana Grande, Calvin Harris, J. Cole, Martin Garrix, Fetty Wap, Sleigh Bells, Desiigner and many more. Billboard can reveal Ariana Grande, Martin Garrix and Fetty Wap will headline the event on Saturday, Aug. 20 while Calvin Harris and J. Cole will perform from the main stage on Sunday, Aug. 21. Two-day passes for Billboard's Hot 100 fest are on sale now. Single-day tickets will be available to the general public starting on Thursday (June 23).
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- 6/21/2016
- by Billboard Staff
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
It’s that time of year. Sleigh bells have been rung, gifts have been given and we have officially closed the door on what was 2015. A year that saw us once again take a journey into a galaxy far, far away, revisit the post apocalyptic landscape of Mad Max and the ever expanding reach of world and documentary cinema, 2015 has been one of the greatest of film years, arguably the very best since 2007 (probably cinema’s greatest year?) and as one has likely already one hundred top [insert arbitrary number] films list, why not make it one hundred and one? Be it a group of young women attempting to break free of the backwards patriarchy that has them oppressed or a bravura, epic-length satire from one of world cinema’s foremost artists, these are the ten best films that 2015 had to offer.
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- 1/4/2016
- by Joshua Brunsting
- CriterionCast
On Monday, Brooklyn noise-pop duo Sleigh Bells accused Demi Lovato of sampling two of their songs without clearance on her new song “Stars.” The songs in question — “Infinity Guitars” and “Riot Rhythm” — are both featured on the band's well-received 2010 debut Treats and include distorted guitars, angular rhythms, and a danceable beat with just the right amount of irony and piss. Sleigh Bells' biggest hit to date is "Rill Rill," which samples "Can You Get to That" from Funkadelic's Maggot Brain and was used in a 2013 iPhone commercial. As far as indie acts go, Sleigh Bells are pretty big, so it's not unreasonable to assume the producers of "Stars," Carl Falk and Rami Yacoub, have heard their music."I can confirm that the band feels their music has been sampled without proper clearance and are seeking all available remedies with [Lovato's record label] Island Records," a Sleigh Bells rep said. Meanwhile, Falk and...
- 11/4/2015
- by Lauretta Charlton
- Vulture
Clip of a Walt Disney film originally released in 1928, featuring Disney’s first-ever animated character, Oswald the Lucky Rabbit. The six-minute film, Sleigh Bells, was thought to have been lost forever but has been discovered in the archive of the British Film Institute. It will be shown in full for the first time since its release at BFI in London next month
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- 11/4/2015
- by Guardian Staff
- The Guardian - Film News
Six-minute film Sleigh Bells, featuring Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, has been restored and will get its world premiere at BFI in London next month
A long-lost Walt Disney film featuring his first animated character, Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, has been discovered tucked away in the national archive of the British Film Institute.
The BFI announced the remarkable discovery of the six-minute film Sleigh Bells, unseen since its release in 1928 and feared lost for ever. The film has since been restored by Walt Disney Animation Studios and will get its world premiere at the BFI in London next month.
Continue reading...
A long-lost Walt Disney film featuring his first animated character, Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, has been discovered tucked away in the national archive of the British Film Institute.
The BFI announced the remarkable discovery of the six-minute film Sleigh Bells, unseen since its release in 1928 and feared lost for ever. The film has since been restored by Walt Disney Animation Studios and will get its world premiere at the BFI in London next month.
Continue reading...
- 11/3/2015
- by Mark Brown Arts correspondent
- The Guardian - Film News
The BFI National Archive and Walt Disney Animation Studios have announced the rediscovery of a Walt Disney film that was thought to be long lost now found in the BFI National Archive.
Sleigh Bells, a six-minute short made in 1928 by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks, features the first Disney character, Oswald the Lucky Rabbit.
Sleigh Bells has now been restored by Walt Disney Animation Studios and the film will be unveiled at BFI Southbank on Dec 12 as part of the programme It’s A Disney Christmas: Seasonal Shorts.
Sleigh Bells had been assumed lost and unseen since its original release. The print found by a researcher browsing the online catalogue of the BFI National Archive’s holdings. Walt Disney Animation Studios have taken this print and created both a new preservation print and digital copies.
Robin Baker, Head Curator, BFI National Archive, said, “What a joyful treat to discover a long-lost Walt Disney film in the [link...
Sleigh Bells, a six-minute short made in 1928 by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks, features the first Disney character, Oswald the Lucky Rabbit.
Sleigh Bells has now been restored by Walt Disney Animation Studios and the film will be unveiled at BFI Southbank on Dec 12 as part of the programme It’s A Disney Christmas: Seasonal Shorts.
Sleigh Bells had been assumed lost and unseen since its original release. The print found by a researcher browsing the online catalogue of the BFI National Archive’s holdings. Walt Disney Animation Studios have taken this print and created both a new preservation print and digital copies.
Robin Baker, Head Curator, BFI National Archive, said, “What a joyful treat to discover a long-lost Walt Disney film in the [link...
- 11/3/2015
- by wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
It is a truth universally acknowledged that a Jane Austen heroine should always recreate the opening shot of Reservoir Dogs with her sisters as Sleigh Bells’ “A/B” drowns out the moans of the undead.
Welcome to the Regency era – or at least Pride and Prejudice and Zombies’ take on it.
Yes, the women are still refined, and the men proper – but whist, piano, and needlepoint aren’t the only skills required if you’re going to succeed in this English countryside. Under the tutelage of their father, Elizabeth Bennet (Lily James) and her sisters have become a corset-wearing, gun-toting, knife-wielding squadron of zombie hunters – who are also, of course, moderately acceptable marriage material.
“Zombies are exactly what Pride and Prejudice needed,” said Matt Smith at San Diego Comic-Con this passed July, and watching this trailer, we can’t help but agree with him.
Welcome to the Regency era – or at least Pride and Prejudice and Zombies’ take on it.
Yes, the women are still refined, and the men proper – but whist, piano, and needlepoint aren’t the only skills required if you’re going to succeed in this English countryside. Under the tutelage of their father, Elizabeth Bennet (Lily James) and her sisters have become a corset-wearing, gun-toting, knife-wielding squadron of zombie hunters – who are also, of course, moderately acceptable marriage material.
“Zombies are exactly what Pride and Prejudice needed,” said Matt Smith at San Diego Comic-Con this passed July, and watching this trailer, we can’t help but agree with him.
- 10/9/2015
- by Sasha James
- Cineplex
Activision may be gearing up for a grand reveal at E3 next month, but that doesn’t mean the studio can’t grant backstage passes to budding Guitar Hero Live fans in order to tease some details ahead of time.
Part and parcel of the series’ lucrative success a generation ago was the songs featured on the set list, and developer FreeStyleGames – creative minds behind 2009’s spinoff DJ Hero – is ensuring that Live‘s soundtrack is just as memorable, with the likes of Ed Sheeran, Fall Out Boy and Rage Against The Machine toplining the game’s early set list.
That said, the music scene isn’t what it was a decade ago when the franchise first debuted, and Guitar Hero Live will reflect the new tones and tastes of 2015, all the while retaining some old school classics for good measure.
Speaking to specialist magazine Rolling Stone, the title’s...
Part and parcel of the series’ lucrative success a generation ago was the songs featured on the set list, and developer FreeStyleGames – creative minds behind 2009’s spinoff DJ Hero – is ensuring that Live‘s soundtrack is just as memorable, with the likes of Ed Sheeran, Fall Out Boy and Rage Against The Machine toplining the game’s early set list.
That said, the music scene isn’t what it was a decade ago when the franchise first debuted, and Guitar Hero Live will reflect the new tones and tastes of 2015, all the while retaining some old school classics for good measure.
Speaking to specialist magazine Rolling Stone, the title’s...
- 5/12/2015
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
George Clinton, doyen of funk, captain of the Mothership, needs no introduction, but just for reference: His catalogue spans six decades and more than 30 albums, encompassing his legendary bands Parliament and Funkadelic, as well as his solo work. His music has been sampled by everyone from Sleigh Bells to Snoop Dogg. He’s on the new Kendrick Lamar album. A replica of his preferred mode of transportation, the Mothership — a cartoonishly elaborate silver spaceship from which he would descend during P-Funk live shows in the 1970s — is now housed in the National Museum of African American History. The sound he perfected, and largely invented, combined Jimi Hendrix, doo-wop, soul, and rhythm and blues to create something entirely unique, and almost impossibly funky. Put simply, Clinton is one of the most important artists of our time. I spoke with him in advance of an upcoming appearance at the Brooklyn Museum, where...
- 5/4/2015
- by Lauretta Charlton
- Vulture
We admit it: In our wildest beauty fantasies, we may have dreamed of our favorite rock stars sending us care packages, stocked with his or her signature fragrance or go-to gloss (and a mixtape of never-released B-sides, of course). Today, freakishly, our dream came true (well, mostly true). Sleigh Bells' Alexis Krauss and partner Jessica Assaf have just dropped a Kickstarter campaign to sell makeup and skin care bags filled with hand-picked products that match the founders' sniff test for beauty (affordable products made with low-to-no toxic ingredients they consider safe to use on skin). This follows the duo's launch of Beauty Lies Truth last summer, a blog that examines the ingredients used in beauty...
- 3/11/2015
- E! Online
Rhapsody Orchestral Percussion by Impact Soundworks
$199 (launch price); $249 (Msrp)
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Purchase Rhapsody or listen to demos at impactsoundworks.com
Orchestral percussion is a venture that many sample library developers have challenged throughout recent years. The availability of large recording stages & halls in tandem with world class players have provided a wide range of options for the modern media composer. Impact Soundworks, known for their respected line of ethnic instruments, guitar (Shreddage 1 & 2) and sound design (Juggernaut, Celestia) libraries, have crossed into the field with Rhapsody: Orchestral Percussion.
A common theme amongst modern day composers is, “You can never have too much percussion.” I certainly agree with the masses but will still ask, “What will Rhapsody add that I do not already have in my existing orchestral percussion libraries?” Let’s take a detailed look at the library from the ground up and see how Rhapsody responds to that question.
$199 (launch price); $249 (Msrp)
Powered by full retail Native Instruments Kontakt
Purchase Rhapsody or listen to demos at impactsoundworks.com
Orchestral percussion is a venture that many sample library developers have challenged throughout recent years. The availability of large recording stages & halls in tandem with world class players have provided a wide range of options for the modern media composer. Impact Soundworks, known for their respected line of ethnic instruments, guitar (Shreddage 1 & 2) and sound design (Juggernaut, Celestia) libraries, have crossed into the field with Rhapsody: Orchestral Percussion.
A common theme amongst modern day composers is, “You can never have too much percussion.” I certainly agree with the masses but will still ask, “What will Rhapsody add that I do not already have in my existing orchestral percussion libraries?” Let’s take a detailed look at the library from the ground up and see how Rhapsody responds to that question.
- 10/20/2014
- by Ryan Scully
- SCOREcastOnline.com
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