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When you think of songs written specifically for movies, you probably think of one of two things. First, songs from borderline-or-full-blown musicals that then became huge in their own right, like “Shallow” from A Star Is Born or “The One That I Want” from Grease. The other is god-awful songs about whatever’s happening in some terrible movie that are usually a lowlight of an artist’s catalogue, like Eminem’s “Venom.”

Occasionally, though, a song that was meant to serve as a complement to a movie becomes an unmitigated success in its own right, sometimes even eclipsing the lasting power of the movie itself.

Here are 11 legitimate hit songs you might not realize were written for a movie…

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The Goo Goo Dolls’ “Iris” is an absolutely iconic part of the late 1990s cultural landscape. Much more so than the movie it was actually written for,...

Dead & Company is back at the Sphere in Las Vegas for their second residency and the band has kicked off the latest run of shows!

Original members of Grateful Dead, along with John Mayer and more, will be performing an 18-show residency in celebration of the band’s 10-year anniversary.

Opening night of the new residency took place on Thursday (March 20) at the Sphere in Las Vegas.

Dead & Company is known for changing the setlist up every night and the first show of the new residency got a nearly four-hour show that began with the band’s first-ever performance of the classic Spencer Davis Group hit “Gimme Some Lovin’.” The night ended with a show-closing rendition of “Touch of Grey.”

Tickets for most of the shows are already sold out on Ticketmaster, but seats may pop up from time to time. There are still tickets available on Stubhub and Vivid...

Bryan Ferry has announced Retrospective: Selected Recordings 1973-2023, a wide-spanning box set that celebrates 50 years of the artist’s career. To accompany the announcement, the Roxy Music member also unveiled a cover of Bob Dylan’s “She Belongs to Me,” which previews a series of upcoming digital EPs. Listen to the new cut below.

Due out on October 25th and boasting 81 tracks, Retrospective: Selected Recordings 1973-2023 collects Ferry’s output with Island Records, Polydor, Virgin, E.G. Records, and BMG. The set covers 16 of his solo albums and features two new recordings, including “Star,” Ferry’s first new original material since 2014.

The collection will be available digitally and in a variety of physical formats, including a 5xCD edition that comes complete with a 100-page hardback book of liner notes and photography. The first disc serves as a greatest hits compilation, with the second disc exploring the development of his compositional skills...

It’s been 50 years since Bob Dylan’s acclaimed 1974 tour with The Band. Now, Columbia Records and Legacy Recordings will celebrate the anniversary with the release of Bob Dylan – The 1974 Live Recordings, a massive box set featuring “every single surviving soundboard recording” from the tour.

Due on September 20th, the new box set will feature 431 newly-mixed songs across 27 discs, including 417 never-before-released tracks. Among the highlights are the very first live performances of classics like “All Along the Watchtower” and “Forever Young,” the latter of which arrives today as a single. Stream it below.

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Along with the 27 discs, Bob Dylan – The 1974 Live Recordings will arrive with a book of photos and liner notes by journalist and critic Elizabeth Nelson. Check out photos of the packaging below. Pre-orders are ongoing.

Additionally, Third Man Records will honor the 50th anniversary of the tour with the release of a condensed 3xLP box set,...

"Cowboy Bebop" is a masterpiece, lightning in a bottle, one of a kind, and every other superlative compliment you can throw its way. The series, produced by anime studio Sunrise as a spaceship toy cash grab and elevated by its creative team (from director Shinichirō Watanabe to composer Yoko Kanno), earns all the fond memories it has created.

The most talked about strengths of the series include Kanno's jazzy musical score, the heartbreaking loneliness of its characters, the impeccable title sequence "Tank!" and the way different episodes dance across different genres. ("Cowboy Bebop" is a title that evokes the series' vibe.) The many American "Cowboy Bebop" fans also fondly recall the show's English dub, which set a new bar for international anime dubbing.

The quiet moments of "Cowboy Bebop" are often the most effective. (The 2021 live-action version from Netflix failed to realize that dialogue is not the show's engine or beating heart.

Personally and professionally, Sam Peckinpah was running on fumes by the time he made 1973’s Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid. Years of substance abuse left the director in such fragile health that he spent some days on the production’s Mexico locations filming from a hospital bed, and his dilapidated condition only exacerbated his notoriously combative personality and contributed to the film’s budget and schedule overruns. Infuriated by the escalating expense of the production and set on an arbitrary runtime ceiling, MGM took over editing before Peckinpah could finish the job and released a hastily assembled 106-minute version that hit theaters to indifferent reviews and middling returns. Only in 1988, four years after the director’s death, did the film gain stature as one of his finest works thanks to the release of a rough, never-finalized preview cut prepared by Peckinpah.

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The Las Vegas Strip has been transformed into a massive Shakedown Street thanks to Dead & Company, who officially opened their “Dead Forever” residency at The Sphere on Thursday night.

Taking the stage of Las Vegas’ hottest new venue for the first of 24 shows, Dead & Company played a jam-packed, 19-song set delivered in two parts. After opening with “Feel Like a Stranger,” the group performed fan favorites like “Jack Straw,” “Bird Song,” and “Brown-Eyed Woman.”

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Following a half-hour break, Dead & Company picked up with “Uncle John’s Band” and ran through classics like “Help on the Way,” “Slipknot!,” and “Franklin’s Tower.” They closed the evening with back-to-back covers of Bob Dylan’s “Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door” and The Crickets’ “Not Fade Away.”

Check out photos, video, and the full setlist below.

Coming up on their 10th year as a band, Dead & Company’s residency at...

The long, strange trip just got a lot trippier.

Dead & Company opened their much-anticipated Sphere residency in Las Vegas on Thursday night, making good on the potential of the world’s most high-tech concert venue and delivering what has to be the most dazzling visual show in Grateful Dead history.

The group took the stage just past 7:30 p.m., opening with modest visuals — by Sphere standards, at least — for “Feel Like a Stranger,” as large live shots of Bob Weir and John Mayer were projected above the stage. It...

"Hunger" by Ross Copperman captures the emotional farewell moment between Elena and Damon in season 6, making it unforgettable. "Daualogn" by Sigur Rs intensifies the emotional drowning scene involving Elena and Matt, creating a hauntingly powerful moment. Kai's karaoke rendition of "Knockin' On Heaven's Door" by Bob Dylan adds a comedic touch to an iconic Vampire Diaries music moment.

One of the reasons The Vampire Diaries remains a beloved show is that the music made for a fantastic Vampire Diaries soundtrack. Inspired by the novels by L.J. Smith, The Vampire Diaries followed the teen residents of Mystic Falls as they learned about the existence of vampires, werewolves, and more of the supernatural. The series initially centers on Elena Gilbert (Nina Dobrev) before expanding to her family, friends, and the Salvatore brothers (Paul Wesley and Ian Somerhalder). With a rich mythology, compelling family drama, and captivating love stories, The Vampire Diaries...

The contestants have sung, the people have spoken, and as of 11 pm Tuesday, The Voice has a new reigning champ. But before we found out whether it was Team John Legend’s Lila Forde, Team Reba McEntire’s Ruby Leigh or Team Niall Horan’s Mara Justine or Huntley — Gwen Stefani was shut out — we were treated to a full-on concert.

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Among the highlights was an extremely pink cover of Dua Lipa’s “Dance the Night” by the Top 12 — which meant that, yes, we were treated to the bizarre sight of everyone from...

Earlier this month, a handful of lucky Bob Dylan fans in Europe stumbled upon a new release entitled 50th Anniversary Collection 1973 in record stores scattered across the continent. The 28-track collection consists of nothing but studio outtakes from the 1973 Pat Garrett and Billy The Kid soundtrack sessions, but it’s sent the Dylan collecting community into a frenzy. Bids are surging past the $500 mark for the few copies available on Ebay — and fans are combing the shelves of European stores in the hopes of finding one.

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The historic Power Trip festival kicked off on Friday night (October 6th) in Indio, California. The three-day event features six of the biggest hard rock and heavy metal acts in the world, with two bands performing each night.

Tens of thousands of fans descended upon the Empire Polo Club, the same site where Coachella is held every year. They were greeted by a giant devil-horn-shaped cactus, letting them know that they were in for a weekend of legendary rock music.

Guns N’ Roses and Iron Maiden had the honor of playing the first night, with Maiden taking the stage first at 6:55 p.m., about 10 minutes later than the advertised 6:45 set time.

Instead of playing a “greatest hits” set, as could have been expected at an event such as Power Trip, Maiden stuck with their current “Future Past World Tour” setlist, which features the band playing songs predominantly from their latest album,...

Bob Dylan made his Japanese debut 45 years ago this year as part his 1978 world concert tour. Now, those shows are being commemorated in the new comprehensive box set The Complete Budokan 1978, out on Friday, November 17th.

Available in 4xCD, 8xLP (Japan only), and digital formats, the fully remastered deluxe collection includes two shows recorded at Tokyo’s Nippon Budokan Hall on February 28th and March 1st, 1978, making up a total of 36 previously unreleased Dylan performances. If that feels like too much to swallow, there’s also a double-lp highlight edition called Bob Dylan – Another Budokan 1978, featuring 16 selected unreleased tracks.

Aside from the music, the set includes replicated memorabilia such as concert tickets, brochures, posters, and promotional materials, as well as a vivid 60-page photo book with never-before-seen images of Dylan, both onstage and in candid moments during the tour. Pre-orders are ongoing.

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Bob Dylan will mark the 45th anniversary of his famed 1978 concerts in Tokyo — immortalized on the live album Bob Dylan at Budokan — with a reissue boasting two complete gigs from his Nippon Budokan Hall stand.

The Complete Budokan 1978 features the entire February 28 and March 1 concerts from the venerable Tokyo venue; Bob Dylan at Budokan previously only contained highlights from the two shows, but The Complete Budokan marks the first time any of Dylan’s complete performances from his 1978 world tour have been officially available.

While Dylan played eight nights at the Nippon Budokan Hall,...

The big movie studios opted out of San Diego Comic-Con 2023, meaning the event didn't have all the air sucked up by the next big Marvel Cinematic Universe news for once. One of the most exciting announcements was "Lazarus," a new sci-fi thriller anime from Shinichirō Watanabe and Studio Mappa.

The announcement came with a teaser trailer; Watanabe's animes always have a musical theme and it looks like "Lazarus" will have the same jazzy score as "Bebop" (this time performed by saxophonist Kamasi Washington). Rather than a U.S. import like most anime, "Lazarus" will premiere on Toonami (the production team is aiming to be finished by the end of 2024). The American influence doesn't stop there, for the action scenes will be designed by "John Wick" director Chad Stahelski. Watanabe crafts animated action with unrivaled fluidity, so him and Stahelski working together is a dream team.

Even before this project,...

Prior to a couple of months ago, Bob Dylan had only played covered four Grateful Dead songs (“Friend of the Devil,” “West L.A. Fadeaway,” “Alabama Getaway,” “Black Muddy River”) throughout his entire career as a live performer. He added two more into the mix (“Truckin'” and “Brokedown Palace”) during a Japanese leg of the Never Ending Tour in April, and during a stop in Barcelona, Spain on Friday night he broke out a beautiful rendition of “Stella Blue” from the Dead’s 1973 LP Wake of the Flood:

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Guns N’ Roses will head out on a world tour starting in Israel on June 5. The band will then travel across Europe and is scheduled to play in North America in August.

On May 31, Carrie Underwood announced that she would join the rock band for three shows on the North American leg of their tour. She posted a graphic on her Instagram, saying that she would perform on August 5, August 8 and August 26.

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The country star has previously sung Guns N’ Roses’ classic rock songs, including “Welcome to the Jungle,” at her own concerts. She also invited the band’s lead singer, Axl Rose, as a special guest during her headline set at the 2022 Stagecoach Music Festival in Indio, California. The duo performed “Sweet Child o’ Mine” and “Paradise City.”

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Later in 2022, Underwood returned the favor, appearing at a...

Bob Dylan is an iconic folk musician and an icon of the counterculture movement.

He is one of the most influential figures in modern music and his landmark songs have been covered by numerous artists around the world. He has also been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, won a Presidential Medal of Freedom, and was even awarded a Nobel Prize in Literature!

Bob Dylan’s music is recognized for its sophisticated use of poetic imagery, and his distinctive voice has become an iconic symbol for generations to come. However, his enigmatic lifestyle has also left many questions unanswered about who he really is.

In this article, we explore Bob Dylan’s life – from his humble beginnings as a folk singer to his rise to fame, his legacy, and more. We’ll share stories from Bob Dylan himself, along with insights from leading music historians. All this...

It's been over a year since Netflix's live-action adaptation of "Cowboy Bebop" began then ended, but it was clear the project was a misfire long before now. The series was canceled three weeks after premiere, lightning speed even by Netflix standards. It turns out that one of those disappointed was the anime's primary creator, animation director Shinichirō Watanabe (he and his team are collectively credited as the creator "Hajime Yatate").

Before Netflix's "Cowboy Bebop" premiered, Watanabe revealed he'd been asked for his input: "I read the initial concept and provided my opinions, but I'm not sure if they will be reflected in the final product." He added that his suggestions being ignored would "leave a bad taste in [his] mouth," but to avoid making the crew's jobs tougher, he would simply hope it "turn[ed] out good." His hopes weren't met.

Watanabe recently spoke with Forbes. Topics ranged from how he...

The Flaming Lips have shared a cover of Bob Dylan’s “Lay Lady Lay” from the upcoming compilation, Dylan Revisited, which will be released alongside the June issue of the British magazine Uncut.

The Flaming Lips’ cover of “Lay Lady Lay” is at once reverent to the original Nashville Skyline track and willing to take it to characteristically strange places. Though anchored by a simple acoustic strum, frontman Wayne Coyne slathers his vocals in reverb, adding a psychedelic edge to the tune which the Lips continue to toy with throughout the track.

Bob Dylan, whose music career has stretched from the early-1960s folk scene to a critically acclaimed album released earlier this year, has sold his entire song catalog to Universal Music Publishing Group.

The landmark deal covers more than 600 copyrighted works stretching from “Blowin’ In The Wind” to this year’s “Murder Most Foul” from his latest album, Rough and Rowdy Ways.

Financial terms were not disclosed, but multiple press reports pegged the valuation at $300 million. The transaction follows deals for work by Stevie Nicks and a number of other artists in recent months. As streaming continues to transform the music business, song rights for established artists have risen in value and the publishing sector has seen its overall worth approach $4 billion in annual revenue.

“To represent the body of work of one of the greatest songwriters of all time – whose cultural importance can’t be overstated – is both a privilege and a responsibility,...

“You’re gonna miss me when I’m gone,” Billy Joe Shaver sang in his signature anthem “Live Forever.” The Texas songwriter died October 28th at 81 after suffering a stroke, immediately casting that lyric into stark reality. Just a few days prior, Jerry Jeff Walker died at 78 after a long bout with cancer. Both men were influential songwriters and personalities of the outlaw country movement and their deaths hit especially hard with those they influenced — including Ryan Bingham.

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At the beginning of pandemic-related lockdowns, the Pretenders’ Chrissie Hynde and James Walbourne felt inspired by the surprise release of Bob Dylan’s “Murder Most Foul” and decided to cover some of their favorite Dylan songs. The latest installment of their Dylan Lockdown Series is their take on “Don’t Fall Apart on Me Tonight,” which appeared on his 1983 album, Infidels.

The original track found Dylan trying to avoid an argument with his girlfriend, pleading with her to give him another chance and pitching woo like “You were so fine,...

Streaming platform Pandora has unveiled its Most-Thumbed Movie Songs Playlist. Based on Pandora listeners’ thumbs-up activity, 102 of the most popular movie songs were rounded up.

Among the most-thumbed tracks are “Earned It” by the Weeknd from “Fifty Shades of Grey,” “See You Again” by Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth from “Furious 7” and “A Thousand Years” by Christina Perri from “Twilight.”

Other classic movie songs featured include “Titanic’s” “My Heart Will Go On” by Celine Dion, “I Will Always Love You” by Whitney Houston from “The Bodyguard” and “Mrs. Robinson” from “The Graduate” by Simon and Garfunkel.

Oscar winners for best original song also making the playlist are Adele’s “Skyfall,” from the James Bond movie of the same name, and the 2018 winner “Shallow” by Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper from the “A Star Is Born” remake.

The playlist can be streamed here. Here’s the full list of...

On “The Masked Singer” the Rhino has been on the endangered species list for several weeks now, ever since he was at risk of elimination in the Super 9 episode. Now this horned mammal is predicted to become extinct, according to our “The Masked Singer” predictions. Rhino leads our elimination chart for Wednesday’s Top 6 episode with 18/5 odds, just ahead of Astronaut who’s in second place to go home with 15/1 odds. Do you agree or disagree with our readers’ picks? Make your predictions right now before the April 29 episode airs on Fox.

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Rhino made his big debut in Group C alongside the likes of Bear (Sarah Palin), Swan (Bella Thorne) and T-Rex (JoJo Siwa). Rhino, Astronaut and Night Angel are still in the reality TV competition from this third group,...

The panel of “The Masked Singer” finally got something right when they guessed rock icon and Poison front man Bret Michaels was hiding inside the Banana costume. On Wednesday night’s episode, the Banana lost in a face-off to the Rhino and was eliminated after the Kitty beat him in the final smackdown. Watch Michaels’ performance of “Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door” by Bob Dylan above.

Within seconds of hearing him sing, guest panelist Sharon Osbourne was certain Michaels was beneath the mask. The talk show host has been friends with the rocker for nearly 35 years and had zero doubt about the Banana’s identity. Regular panelists Jenny McCarthy, Robin Thicke and Nicole Scherzinger agreed. Ken Jeong was once again skunked as the only hold out, guessing country singer Brad Paisley was behind the mask.

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Spoiler Alert: Do not read ahead if you have not watched Season 3, episode 13 of “The Masked Singer,” which aired April 22 on Fox.

Talk about timing. Rocker Bret Michaels was the latest celebrity to be revealed on “The Masked Singer” — and it happened to coincide with the 10th anniversary of the Poison frontman’s brain hemorrhage that left him in intensive care for nearly two weeks.

Michaels, who performed as the Banana on “Masked Singer,” marveled at what he called “the irony, not knowing that these two dates would ever line up on any level, but here it is April 22, and the song selection I chose came down to two songs, and I went with ‘Knocking on Heaven’s Door’ to sing tonight… Exactly as this show aired is when I was in emergency room, in the operating room, they were operating on my brain. And I’m singing that song.

(Warning: This post contains spoilers for tonight’s episode of “The Masked Singer.”)

The Banana was unpeeled on Wednesday’s “The Masked Singer” to reveal Poison frontman Bret Michaels was the celeb behind the mask. And though the episode aired tonight, it was shot months ago and Michaels, of course, had no way of knowing that it would be his last turn on the Fox singing competition — or that there would be a special, unintended significance behind his final song choice, “Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door.”

“This is the irony of my life, are you ready? Tonight, when that airs, will be the 10th anniversary of the survival of my brain hemorrhage,” Michaels told TheWrap Wednesday. “Me having no clue when these shows would air. And literally, 10 years ago, tonight, they were operating on my brain while this show airs.”

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The Masked Singer is really gonna keep trying to make “Battle of the Sixes” happen, eh? Ok then.

This week’s episode was the lead-up to next week’s Top 6 showdown, which meant that Banana, Kitty, Frog or Rhino was going to be sent packing at the end of the hour. When the evening was over, Masked Singer voters (if that’s even a thing) weren’t feeling the peel: Banana wound up getting sent home.

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Heading into this week’s all-new episode of “The Masked Singer,” Banana was in danger of being peeled from the competition as he had the best odds of being eliminated. This country rocker took the stage alongside Frog, Kitty and Rhino for a pair of face-offs and an epic smackdown, but how did it all play out Wednesday night? And did panelists Robin Thicke, Nicole Scherzinger, Jenny McCarthy, Ken Jeong or guest judge Sharon Osbourne correctly guess this week’s secret identity?

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Below, read our minute-by-minute “The Masked Singer” recap of Season 3, Episode 12, titled “The Mother Of All Final Face Offs, Part 2,” to find out what happened Wednesday, April 22 at 8:00 p.m. Et/Pt. Then be sure to sound off in the comments section about your favorite costumed celebs on Fox’s reality TV show, the judges’ dumbest guesses,...

Over the decades, a diverse array of musicians sat in with the Grateful Dead — everyone from Bob Dylan and Neil Young to Ornette Coleman and Daryl Hall and John Oates found themselves on the same stage with the band, attempting to fit in as best they could. But even in light of that list, Clarence Clemons remains one of their more surprising jam pals.

When the E Street Band went on hiatus at the end of the Eighties, Clemons, who by then had moved to the Bay Area, went in...

The jukebox musical — or “catalog musical,” as some on Broadway prefer to call it — has been running rampant for more than a decade now, leaving both triumphs and travesties in its wake. But even after we’ve seen the lives of Cher, the Temptations, Carole King, and the Four Seasons transformed into musicals — or the songs of Johnny Cash, the Go-Go’s, and Alanis Morissette used as scores for fictional stories — nothing quite prepares you for Girl From the North Country. Not the first, but certainly the best, musical featuring...

From the beginning of her career, many of Dolly Parton’s musical collaborations have been nothing if not unique, from a 1999 duet with Boy George and Culture Club to the Grammy-winning 2016 remake of “Jolene” with a cappella group Pentatonix. But with regard to the inspiration leading to Parton’s various collaborations, you’d be hard-pressed to find one more unusual that a TV commercial for LifeSavers featuring South African a cappella legends Ladysmith Black Mambazo.

Formed in 1960 by singer and songwriter Joseph Shabalala, the prolific group would become well-known throughout...

Guns N’ Roses have added a North American leg to their already extensive 2020 touring schedule.

The new run starts with a July 4th set at Summerfest in Milwaukee, then continues with the first of many stadium concerts, July 8th at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia. The tour will also include stops in Detroit, Toronto, Washington, D.C., Boston, Chicago, San Francisco and more, finally wrapping August 26th at Grizzly Stadium in Missoula, Montana.

Tickets will go on sale February 7th at noon local time, while pre-sale tickets will be available starting tomorrow,...

They collaborated creatively through multiple decades, creating cinematic magic on the screen that still resonates with horror fans today. As far as one-two punches go when it comes to directors and composers, Lucio Fulci and Fabio Frizzi pack a huge wallop, and in the years since Fulci's passing in 1996, Frizzi has kept the spirit of Fulci's movies alive through his music, including recent live performances of his scores, two of which will take place on October 29th and the 30th at the New York City's Music Hall of Williamsburg. Ahead of the anticipated shows, I had the honor of catching up with Frizzi for our latest Q&A to talk about the joys of performing live, collaborating with Fulci, The Beyond Composer's Cut, and more.

Thanks for taking the time to answer some questions for us, Fabio. Fans of your work have been able to see you perform...

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Edgar Wright chats to us about making Baby Driver, and its long journey to the big screen. Plus the Statham question, of course...

Following a much-publicised departure from Ant-Man, Edgar Wright is back with a new film which he has both written and directed. Baby Driver stars Ansel Elgort alongside the likes of Jon Hamm, Kevin Spacey and Jamie Foxx. We had 15 minutes with Wright to talk about the film's long gestation and how he took it from Wood Green Dhss to the big screen...

So this one's been on the slate for a while. I hear you had the idea for it something like 20 years ago now?

Yeah, it's funny, when I've mentioned that kind of timeline - having the idea 22 years ago - it's true in a sense that I heard a song and visualised a car chase, which is John Spencer Blues Explosion's Bellbottoms,...

John Daly was singing at the top of his lungs last night ... which is miraculous considering one of them had Collapsed just a few days ago.  The golf legend grabbed his guitar and hit the stage with Mark Bryan from Hootie & the Blowfish to sing "Knockin' On Heaven's Door" in Myrtle Beach last night.  Dude sounded Great in front of an audience that included former Golf Channel host Win McMurry.  But what makes this video...

Who, exactly, was clamoring for a biopic about the origins and backstory of Full House, the ABC sitcom that garnered huge ratings, spawned catchphrases, and introduced the world to the Olsen twins? It's entirely possible that the movie was greenlit in reaction to the news that Fuller House, a continuation of the series focusing on eldest daughter D.J. Tanner (Candace Camerone Bur), will premiere on Netflix in 2016. Or it's possible that, after the success of The Unauthorized Saved By the Bell Story, Lifetime sensed an opportunity to keep the nostalgia-fueled train going.

It's fitting that Clint Eastwood and John Wayne both have the same birthday week. (Wayne, who died in 1979, was born May 26, 1907, while Eastwood turns 85 on May 31). After all, these two all-American actors' careers span the history of that most American of movie genres, the western.

Both iconic actors were top box office draws for decades, both seldom stretched from their familiar personas, and both played macho, conservative cowboy heroes who let their firearms do most of the talking. Each represented one of two very different strains of western, the traditional and the revisionist.

As a birthday present to Hollywood's biggest heroes of the Wild West, here are the top 57 westerns you need to see.

57. 'Meek's Cutoff' (2010)

Indie filmmaker Kelly Reichardt and her frequent leading lady, Michelle Williams, are the talents behind this sparse, docudrama about an 1845 wagon train whose Oregon Trail journey goes horribly awry. It's an intense...

Death was plentiful in the Reagans' cases on Friday's INov. 8) episode of CBS' "Blue Bloods," as signaled by the title of the story: "Drawing Dead," written by Ian Biederman, one of the show's executive producers.

Danny (Donnie Wahlberg) and Maria (Marisa Ramirez) looked into the murder of a "Wall Street guy" in Tribeca, with no struggle and no theft indicated. Subsequent interrogation revealed the victim had argued with his partners over wanting to bring in an art dealer, someone inexperienced in stockbroking.

Meanwhile, Jamie (Will Estes) and Eddie (Vanessa Ray) responded to a call of shots being fired, leading to a street pursuit of three suspects. As the cops captured two, Jamie heard another shot fired and ran to its location -- where he found Officer James Montero (Elliot Villar) kneeling over a wounded teen, with an angry mob yelling accusations on the order of, 'That cop shot him in the back!

New Delhi, Nov 29: Over 80 ticket outlets have been opened across the country for international hard rock band Guns N' Roses' much-awaited multi-city concert in India next month.

The tickets of the event, promoted by Mooz Entertainment, are available in three categories - Silver (Rs. 1,500), Gold (Rs. 3,000) and Platinum Lounge (Rs.10,000).

People are thronging the ticket outlets mostly for the Gold seating to get a good view of the iconic band performing evergreen numbers "Don't cry", "November rain" and "Knockin' on heaven's door".

"Tickets for Guns N' Roses concert are flying off the shelf. The demand is surging for all.

Sitting down for Tuesday's episode of "The Voice" was like seeing a significant other for the first time after a really bad date. We were hesitant, but it's not time to break up yet. Luckily, the coadges changed their tune and chose some people who could actually sing.

There was a business school dropout, a high schooler, a teen mom, a mom mom, a former race car driver and sob stories were actually warranted. It was a shockingly balanced and logical evening on "The Voice." Plus, we learned Cee Lo's feet don't reach the ground in his spinny chair, which was less surprising, but equally entertaining.

And no, onto the audtionees ...

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"Wild World," Cat Stevens

Collin McLoughlin (Do you think he's Irish? Also, does his name rhyme?) dropped out of business school at Nyu to pursue music full time, and boy, his parents were not pleased. But it's Ok,...

They're out ta get Axl Rose on Twitter. Maybe he pissed off fans one too many times after bailing on last weekend's induction ceremony for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, but the Guns N' Roses frontman has now found himself the target of a pesky death hoax that's currently spreading like wildfire on the microblogging site. Knockin' on heaven's door he's not! While the hashtag #RIPAxlRose began trending on Twitter late last night (in particular among Brazilian followers, for some strange reason), per Gossip Cop, the ever-reclusive Rose is doing just fine and the rumor of his premature demise is absolutely false. No doubt, that'll be a relief to those still holding out...

Hip hop reigned supreme on The Sing-Off this week... so why did Urban Method struggle? That answer and many others are revealed in our weekly grading system...

Round One

Dartmouth Aires - "Club Can't Handle Me" - While the Aires traditionally do rock songs, they struggled with the lack of chords. The group let Henry rap, which really sounded awkward. As they actually performed, while they started off fun and interesting, the tempo was odd. It was as if there was a train that kept gathering steam and ended off faster than it began. The bridge and ending was strong, but I'm not sure how much that balanced the weaker opening. My Grade: B+

Afro-Blue - "Killing Me Softly" - Staying with the Howard University alum Roberta Flack, they tried to keep elements of the classic instead of the Fugees version. I liked the buildup of the song and the...

In honor of Nevermind's 20th anniversary, we shine the spotlight on some of 1991's other truly great albums.

By James Montgomery

Lenny Kravitz's <i>Mama Said</i>

Photo: Atlantic

On September 24, Nirvana's Nevermind album turns 20, a milestone that seems rather inconceivable to anyone who actually lived and breathed during the alt-rock era. Still, its birthday will surely be celebrated all over the world, and justifiably so. After all, it's the album that changed everything and, as such, deserves to be mythologized.

Of course, in doing so, most overlook the fact that there was no shortage of other classic albums released in the shadow of Nevermind, from mega-platinum rock blockbusters to quiet-as-it's-kept indie gems, and just about everything in between. In 1991, rock truly rocked, so, in celebration of that fact, we've asked some of today's biggest bands to discuss their favorite albums from that rather amazing year.

We've already paid tribute to classics like Dinosaur Jr.

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