Today at Flavorpill, we wondered if Google paper towels are more absorbent. We were frightened by the story of a Peruvian gang killing people for their fat. We disagreed with Slate’s take on book trailers. We were blown away by Spencer Krug’s energy. We learned to be wary of any apartment with a portable sauna. We were excited for a new play about Muhammad Ali, starring Ben Vereen and Evan Parke. We analyzed the art of dating through Venn diagrams. We hoped that the rumors that Muse will headline Coachella were true. We had a hard time wrapping our heads around the idea of a new theme park in Rome that will have rides inspired by Ben-Hur and the films of Fellini. We found this beard head-cage appalling but awesome. And finally, we discovered 34 ways the New Moon movie is better than the book. Just looking at Taylor Lautner shirtless, we can come up with six.
MTV News is reporting that the New Moon soundtrack is being pushed from its original release date, October 20, to this Friday, October 16. The movie still isn’t set for release until November 20, more than a month after the soundtrack comes out, but we’re guessing this in response to a track leak that occurred over the weekend.
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Thanks to the wonders of Amazon.com’s 30-second clip leaks (and full tracks from Pitchfork) we now know what to expect from the eagerly anticipated (and semi-bizarre) New Moon soundtrack. Yes, we know what our beloved bands will sound like in the Twilight universe, but what exactly will this indie rock takeover look like? After the jump, Thom Yorke (Radiohead), Brandon Flowers (The Killers), Ed Droste (Grizzly Bear), Lykke Li, Ben Gibbard (Death Cab for Cutie), and Muse join the cast of Twilight.
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Today at Flavorpill, fell in love with Regretsy. In fact, we pretended to propose. We discovered that transparency is not always just a buzz word. We listened to Lady Gaga’s leaked track, “Bad Romance.” We found it hard to believe that Zombieland is “perfect date movie.” We liked that St. Vincent is more excited about working with Justin Vernon than she is about being on the New Moon soundtrack. We watched T-Pain auto-tune Obama (and Jimmy Kimmel struggle to intro the segment). We couldn’t fathom walking out on Philip Seymour Hoffman. Ever. And finally we wondered what kind of music we can coax out of our office Wii. Paul Henry Smith and the Fauxharmonic Orchestra better watch out.
The tracklists for two of the fall’s most anticipated films were both announced today: New Moon (which is already selling out theaters two months ahead of time) and Wes Anderson’s foray into animation, Fantastic Mr. Fox. While we’ve previously reported on Twilight author Stephenie Meyer’s unlikely taste in indie rock, we have to admit that we’re impressed by the talent assembled by the film’s music director. On the flip side, we’ve bought every soundtrack for every Anderson film to date. He is the master of the classic rock film cue. Read More »
Stephenie Meyer, the author of Twilight, discovered some “awesome CD’s” this summer. Her website was updated over the weekend, displaying a new post containing a few music suggestions for her readers. In her own words:
“No matter how busy I am, I can always listen to music, so I have a longer list of recommendations here. So, awesome CDs I discovered this summer:
Animal Collective — Merriweather Post Pavillion
Silversun Pickups — Swoon
White Rabbits — It’s Frightening
The Dead Weather — Horehound
Grizzly Bear — Veckatimest
Meese — Broadcast”
Her other suggestions include The Weakerthans and Elbows, “Seriously, Elbow owns my iPod right now.” Stephenie Meyer is, perhaps, the most advanced music listener among her literary peers, since she goes on to later express her love for Jack’s Mannequin, The Fray, and Blue October in the same post: Read More »
So, he might be hot, but Robert Pattison smells. “‘He stinks. I mean, it’s awful. He never showers, and it drives people on the set crazy,’ dishes someone who works in very close quarters with Pattz.” [E! Online] (Side note: Do you think that is why this happened?)
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