]> http://www.artistdirect.com/ ARTISTdirect RSS 10 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:37:43 PST en-us http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/news/article/0,,4759622,00.html#article While she hasn't confirmed anything yet, Queen Latifah has told the National Enquirer that she's thinking about adopting a child here in the U.S. "I can understand why people go outside the U.S.," she said. "You can adopt someone here, and the birth parents have three years to come back and get that Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:48:34 PST 4759622 Music News While she hasn't confirmed anything yet, Queen Latifah has told the National Enquirer that she's thinking about adopting a child here in the U.S. "I can understand why people go outside the U.S.," she said. "You can adopt someone here, and the birth parents have three years to come back and get that http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/news/article/0,,4759621,00.html#article Mike Skinner of The Streets has finally revealed a release date for his fourth full-length record. Due out through Vice Records on October 7, Everything Is Borrowed features 11 new tracks with a (according to CMJ) "more positive vibe, as well as lyrical musings on evolution, religion, transience, Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:42:43 PST 4759621 Music News Mike Skinner of The Streets has finally revealed a release date for his fourth full-length record. Due out through Vice Records on October 7, Everything Is Borrowed features 11 new tracks with a (according to CMJ) "more positive vibe, as well as lyrical musings on evolution, religion, transience, http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/news/article/0,,4759620,00.html#article Michael Jackson turned the big 5-0 today, leading some industry insiders to reassess his career and the music that's still on the way. Speaking to ABC's Good Morning America by phone on Thursday, Jackson said he's "looking forward to doing a lot of great things … I think the best is yet to come in Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:33:26 PST 4759620 Music News Michael Jackson turned the big 5-0 today, leading some industry insiders to reassess his career and the music that's still on the way. Speaking to ABC's Good Morning America by phone on Thursday, Jackson said he's "looking forward to doing a lot of great things … I think the best is yet to come in http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/news/article/0,,4759604,00.html#article During a turning point in the Disney classic Sleeping Beauty, the embodiment of all evil, Maleficent, exclaims, "For the first time in 16 years, I shall sleep well." That remark resonates on a few levels. Even after 50 years and a seeming slumber in the "to-be-revived" section of the Disney backlog, Fri, 29 Aug 2008 12:26:23 PST 4759604 Music News During a turning point in the Disney classic Sleeping Beauty, the embodiment of all evil, Maleficent, exclaims, "For the first time in 16 years, I shall sleep well." That remark resonates on a few levels. Even after 50 years and a seeming slumber in the "to-be-revived" section of the Disney backlog, http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/news/article/0,,4759603,00.html#article You have to be 16 to drive and 21 to drink. Still, while there's no set age restriction on taking a grown-man a.k.a.—ala Sir Luscious Left Foot—it's obviously not the kind of move that youngins are allowed to pull. 17 years in the game and 25 million records sold as one half of a groundbreaking Fri, 29 Aug 2008 12:22:52 PST 4759603 Music News You have to be 16 to drive and 21 to drink. Still, while there's no set age restriction on taking a grown-man a.k.a.—ala Sir Luscious Left Foot—it's obviously not the kind of move that youngins are allowed to pull. 17 years in the game and 25 million records sold as one half of a groundbreaking http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/news/article/0,,4759600,00.html#article George Clooney doesn't known the meaning of the phrase "down time." The ultra-busy actor is now considering starring in Up in the Air, the film adapatation of the novel by Walter Kirn which will be directed by Jason Reitman. Clooney would play a human resources administrator who becomes totally Fri, 29 Aug 2008 11:47:42 PST 4759600 Music News George Clooney doesn't known the meaning of the phrase "down time." The ultra-busy actor is now considering starring in Up in the Air, the film adapatation of the novel by Walter Kirn which will be directed by Jason Reitman. Clooney would play a human resources administrator who becomes totally http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/news/article/0,,4759598,00.html#article Director Taylor Hackford, the man behind the camera for the biopic Ray, is returning to the medium again. He is set to direct Tenn, a drama about the life and times of famed playwright Tennessee Williams. Williams often used his personal issues and problems as inspiration for his written works, such Fri, 29 Aug 2008 11:43:47 PST 4759598 Music News Director Taylor Hackford, the man behind the camera for the biopic Ray, is returning to the medium again. He is set to direct Tenn, a drama about the life and times of famed playwright Tennessee Williams. Williams often used his personal issues and problems as inspiration for his written works, such http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/news/article/0,,4759596,00.html#article Noted scribe Aaron Sorkin, whose recent achievements include the screenplay for Charlie Wilson's War and creating the presidentially-focused TV show The West Wing, is currently negotiating to write an as-yet untitled film about the founder of Facebook for Columbia Pictures. Sorkin actually Fri, 29 Aug 2008 11:37:17 PST 4759596 Music News Noted scribe Aaron Sorkin, whose recent achievements include the screenplay for Charlie Wilson's War and creating the presidentially-focused TV show The West Wing, is currently negotiating to write an as-yet untitled film about the founder of Facebook for Columbia Pictures. Sorkin actually http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/news/article/0,,4759593,00.html#article Jessica Alba, David Beckham, and Heidi Klum are just a few of the stars who will make kids, including their own, very happy this fall, thanks to their individual guest appearances on the upcoming 39th season of Sesame Street, which will begin airing shortly on PBS. Other actors that will cavort Fri, 29 Aug 2008 11:27:16 PST 4759593 Music News Jessica Alba, David Beckham, and Heidi Klum are just a few of the stars who will make kids, including their own, very happy this fall, thanks to their individual guest appearances on the upcoming 39th season of Sesame Street, which will begin airing shortly on PBS. Other actors that will cavort http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/news/article/0,,4759592,00.html#article Michael Showalter and his former The State cohort Michael Ian Black are headed to Comedy Central. The Michaels will star in a sketch comedy series, Michael and Michael Have Issues. The show will be a half-hour series full of segments about problems the Mikes have with themselves, each other, and the Fri, 29 Aug 2008 11:21:14 PST 4759592 Music News Michael Showalter and his former The State cohort Michael Ian Black are headed to Comedy Central. The Michaels will star in a sketch comedy series, Michael and Michael Have Issues. The show will be a half-hour series full of segments about problems the Mikes have with themselves, each other, and the http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/news/article/0,,4759591,00.html#article Rhino will release Hang the DJ: The Very Best of the Smiths, a one and two-CD collection of Smiths cuts, on October 7. While the standard version includes 23 of the band's greatest hits and fan favorites in chronological order, the bonus disc features B-sides, alternate versions ("This Charming Fri, 29 Aug 2008 11:15:25 PST 4759591 Music News Rhino will release Hang the DJ: The Very Best of the Smiths, a one and two-CD collection of Smiths cuts, on October 7. While the standard version includes 23 of the band's greatest hits and fan favorites in chronological order, the bonus disc features B-sides, alternate versions ("This Charming http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/news/article/0,,4759589,00.html#article Stars have followed up a vague MySpace post with details of a new EP. Due out digitally on September 1, Sad Robots features five new songs and a live version of "Going, Going, Gone" from the 2001 LP, Nightsongs. The latter will also be available for free on sadrobots.ca. In related news, Stars will Fri, 29 Aug 2008 11:05:25 PST 4759589 Music News Stars have followed up a vague MySpace post with details of a new EP. Due out digitally on September 1, Sad Robots features five new songs and a live version of "Going, Going, Gone" from the 2001 LP, Nightsongs. The latter will also be available for free on sadrobots.ca. In related news, Stars will http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/news/article/0,,4759586,00.html#article The makers of Rock Band 2 have added a handful of LP downloads to a previously announced collection of cuts that include a new Guns N' Roses song ("Shackler's Revenge") and everything from Beck to Bikini Kill. Among the first rollout of full-length records in September are Red Hot Chili Peppers' Fri, 29 Aug 2008 10:50:37 PST 4759586 Music News The makers of Rock Band 2 have added a handful of LP downloads to a previously announced collection of cuts that include a new Guns N' Roses song ("Shackler's Revenge") and everything from Beck to Bikini Kill. Among the first rollout of full-length records in September are Red Hot Chili Peppers' http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/news/article/0,,4759581,00.html#article Black Stone Cherry's Ben Wells is an old school axeslinger in the purist sense of the word. His fretwork bares the trappings of old school blues and southern rock, but he's got a distinctly modern flair. Black Stone Cherry's sophomore record for Roadrunner, Folklore & Superstition, weaves a new Fri, 29 Aug 2008 10:01:16 PST 4759581 Music News Black Stone Cherry's Ben Wells is an old school axeslinger in the purist sense of the word. His fretwork bares the trappings of old school blues and southern rock, but he's got a distinctly modern flair. Black Stone Cherry's sophomore record for Roadrunner, Folklore & Superstition, weaves a new http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/news/article/0,,4759503,00.html#article Ace Young, one of the finalists in American Idol's fifth season, has joined the cast of Broadway's Grease revival at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre. Young will play "Kenickie" between September 9 and January 18. Grease received a Tony nomination for Best Revival of a Musical in 2008. For more Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:42:57 PST 4759503 Music News Ace Young, one of the finalists in American Idol's fifth season, has joined the cast of Broadway's Grease revival at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre. Young will play "Kenickie" between September 9 and January 18. Grease received a Tony nomination for Best Revival of a Musical in 2008. For more http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/news/article/0,,4759502,00.html#article With MTV's annual Video Music Awards a little more than a week away (Sunday, September 7), rumors continue to circulate about the show's surprise guests. First up: the idea that Britney Spears will appear to make up for her disastrous performance last year. While she has appeared in some promos for Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:37:46 PST 4759502 Music News With MTV's annual Video Music Awards a little more than a week away (Sunday, September 7), rumors continue to circulate about the show's surprise guests. First up: the idea that Britney Spears will appear to make up for her disastrous performance last year. While she has appeared in some promos for http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/news/article/0,,4759501,00.html#article Marion "Suge" Knight, the founder of Death Row Records, posted $19,000 bail on Wednesday after he was found allegedly beating his girlfriend in a Las Vegas parking lot. Police say Knight had a knife on him, as well as Ecstasy and hydrocodone, although it appears he didn't use any drugs or weapons at Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:26:42 PST 4759501 Music News Marion "Suge" Knight, the founder of Death Row Records, posted $19,000 bail on Wednesday after he was found allegedly beating his girlfriend in a Las Vegas parking lot. Police say Knight had a knife on him, as well as Ecstasy and hydrocodone, although it appears he didn't use any drugs or weapons at http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/news/article/0,,4759481,00.html#article Where God Left His Shoes, a family drama starring John Leguizamo, has found a North American distributor. The film, produced by Vulcan Productions, will be released domestically by IFC Films. The drama features Leguizamo as an ex-boxer who is forced into a homeless shelter with his wife, played Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:09:37 PST 4759481 Music News Where God Left His Shoes, a family drama starring John Leguizamo, has found a North American distributor. The film, produced by Vulcan Productions, will be released domestically by IFC Films. The drama features Leguizamo as an ex-boxer who is forced into a homeless shelter with his wife, played http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/news/article/0,,4759480,00.html#article Gasp! It can't be true. But sadly, it is. Robert Englund, the man who helped make the nefarious Freddy Krueger a slasher film icon in the 1980s, has gone on record saying he will not be returning to the dream-haunting, facially-scarred role that made him a star. Platinum Dunes, the production Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:29:19 PST 4759480 Music News Gasp! It can't be true. But sadly, it is. Robert Englund, the man who helped make the nefarious Freddy Krueger a slasher film icon in the 1980s, has gone on record saying he will not be returning to the dream-haunting, facially-scarred role that made him a star. Platinum Dunes, the production http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/news/article/0,,4759479,00.html#article Actor and former Lois & Clark star Dean Cain has joined the cast of Maneater, the directorial debut of TV star Michael Emanuel. Cain has been popping up in indie fare as of late. Emanuel has stocked the film with more cast members, including Conrad Janis, Stephen Lunsford, and Walter Phelan. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:13:55 PST 4759479 Music News Actor and former Lois & Clark star Dean Cain has joined the cast of Maneater, the directorial debut of TV star Michael Emanuel. Cain has been popping up in indie fare as of late. Emanuel has stocked the film with more cast members, including Conrad Janis, Stephen Lunsford, and Walter Phelan.