]> http://www.artistdirect.com/ ARTISTdirect RSS 10 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:38:48 PST en-us http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/news/article/0,,4876978,00.html A great actor can become any role that he takes on. John Travolta is certainly no exception. He plays the canine namesake of Disney's latest animated epic, Bolt. "Fortunately, I was already in touch with my inner dog," laughs Travolta. Whether he's a heroin-addled hitman in Pulp Fiction or a Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:39:44 PST 4876978 Music News A great actor can become any role that he takes on. John Travolta is certainly no exception. He plays the canine namesake of Disney's latest animated epic, Bolt. "Fortunately, I was already in touch with my inner dog," laughs Travolta. Whether he's a heroin-addled hitman in Pulp Fiction or a http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/news/article/0,,4876964,00.html Kings of Leon have added a handful of 2009 tour dates to their push behind the Only by the Night LP. Running between a January 20 stop in Louisville, KY, and a previously announced January 29 gig at Madison Square Garden in New York, the trek includes six shows. A European leg, as well as a hometown Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:26:01 PST 4876964 Music News Kings of Leon have added a handful of 2009 tour dates to their push behind the Only by the Night LP. Running between a January 20 stop in Louisville, KY, and a previously announced January 29 gig at Madison Square Garden in New York, the trek includes six shows. A European leg, as well as a hometown http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/news/article/0,,4876963,00.html Love hurts. That's the message at the heart of Twilight. However, in this case, it's well worth the pain. The love between Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) and vampire Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson) is fraught with tension, obsession, and passion. That love made for a great novel, and now it makes for Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:11:24 PST 4876963 Music News Love hurts. That's the message at the heart of Twilight. However, in this case, it's well worth the pain. The love between Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) and vampire Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson) is fraught with tension, obsession, and passion. That love made for a great novel, and now it makes for http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/news/article/0,,4876962,00.html Stephen Colbert has revealed his plans for A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All!, an hour-long holiday special featuring appearances by Feist, Elvis Costello, Toby Keith, John Legend, Willie Nelson and his former Daily Show cohort Jon Stewart. Set to premiere on Comedy Central Sunday, Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:04:20 PST 4876962 Music News Stephen Colbert has revealed his plans for A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All!, an hour-long holiday special featuring appearances by Feist, Elvis Costello, Toby Keith, John Legend, Willie Nelson and his former Daily Show cohort Jon Stewart. 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His appearances will air sometime this winter. —The ARTISTdirect Staff 11.19.08 http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/news/article/0,,4876958,00.html Hit the Lights, Thousand Foot Krutch and Fireflight have prevailed in Taco Bell's first-ever "Best of the Beat" competition, winning the chance to record a single with a well-known producer for a Taco Bell promotion in spring of next year. "Music fans have spoken and they've selected three Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:11:15 PST 4876958 Music News Hit the Lights, Thousand Foot Krutch and Fireflight have prevailed in Taco Bell's first-ever "Best of the Beat" competition, winning the chance to record a single with a well-known producer for a Taco Bell promotion in spring of next year. "Music fans have spoken and they've selected three http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/news/article/0,,4876946,00.html Virtuostic axe slinger Marnie Stern let her fingers do the walking on stage at the El Rey in Los Angeles over the weekend. 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Zahn's character subsequently Wed, 19 Nov 2008 10:47:52 PST 4876919 Music News Image Entertainment has acquired the domestic rights to Management, the romantic comedy starring America's sweetheart Jennifer Aniston as a small-time art dealer and Steve Zahn as a hopelessly romantic motel manager with whom Aniston's character has a one night stand. Zahn's character subsequently http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/news/article/0,,4876904,00.html With The New Game, the Mudvayne myth has grown immensely. The band has crafted an enigma of a record that's as heavy as it is hypnotic. The album takes on a life of its own with a unique lore surrounding it and an interactive online game to complement it. As always, it's under a heavy shroud of Wed, 19 Nov 2008 07:12:52 PST 4876904 Music News With The New Game, the Mudvayne myth has grown immensely. The band has crafted an enigma of a record that's as heavy as it is hypnotic. The album takes on a life of its own with a unique lore surrounding it and an interactive online game to complement it. As always, it's under a heavy shroud of http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/news/article/0,,4876803,00.html While they're still working on a proper follow-up to the critically-acclaimed Chunk of Change EP, Passion Pit has revealed a remix contest for their "Sleepyhead" single and a couple weeks worth of tour dates. Most of the latter happen between a January 22 stop in Montreal and a February 7 gig in Tue, 18 Nov 2008 17:59:45 PST 4876803 Music News While they're still working on a proper follow-up to the critically-acclaimed Chunk of Change EP, Passion Pit has revealed a remix contest for their "Sleepyhead" single and a couple weeks worth of tour dates. Most of the latter happen between a January 22 stop in Montreal and a February 7 gig in http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/news/article/0,,4876801,00.html Foo Fighters, B.B. King and John Mayer have all agreed to perform at the inaugural Grammy Nominations Concert on December 3 at the Nokia Theatre in L.A. CBS will broadcast the show live, with Mariah Carey, LL Cool J and Taylor Swift assuming co-host duties as all of the nominees are revealed. Tue, 18 Nov 2008 17:02:11 PST 4876801 Music News Foo Fighters, B.B. King and John Mayer have all agreed to perform at the inaugural Grammy Nominations Concert on December 3 at the Nokia Theatre in L.A. CBS will broadcast the show live, with Mariah Carey, LL Cool J and Taylor Swift assuming co-host duties as all of the nominees are revealed. http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/news/article/0,,4876800,00.html Fresh off her new How Many Votes Fix Mix EP, M.I.A. has revealed her role in the new K-Swift compilation, The Club Queen: Greatest Hits. While M.I.A. talks "in between and over the top of music," Swift slips in tracks from Blaqstarr, Rye Rye and many more. Unruly, a Koch imprint, will drop The Club Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:31:17 PST 4876800 Music News Fresh off her new How Many Votes Fix Mix EP, M.I.A. has revealed her role in the new K-Swift compilation, The Club Queen: Greatest Hits. While M.I.A. talks "in between and over the top of music," Swift slips in tracks from Blaqstarr, Rye Rye and many more. Unruly, a Koch imprint, will drop The Club http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/news/article/0,,4876786,00.html Chris Rock is partnering up with Screen Gems and Sidney Kimmel Entertainment to remake the little seen yet critically praised cheeky British comedy, Death at a Funeral. The Rock version will be an urbanized take on the original. Frank Oz directed the first film, which also featured Matthew Tue, 18 Nov 2008 14:07:01 PST 4876786 Music News Chris Rock is partnering up with Screen Gems and Sidney Kimmel Entertainment to remake the little seen yet critically praised cheeky British comedy, Death at a Funeral. The Rock version will be an urbanized take on the original. Frank Oz directed the first film, which also featured Matthew http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/news/article/0,,4876784,00.html Legendary National Lampoon's Animal House director John Landis is back in the director's chair. Landis will start helming feature films again after a decade-long absence from the medium. He is currently attached to direct Burke and Hare, a black comedy based on the true capers of a pair of 19th Tue, 18 Nov 2008 13:37:05 PST 4876784 Music News Legendary National Lampoon's Animal House director John Landis is back in the director's chair. Landis will start helming feature films again after a decade-long absence from the medium. He is currently attached to direct Burke and Hare, a black comedy based on the true capers of a pair of 19th