Mike Patton To Collaborate With “Watchmen” Author Alan Moore


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As if reuniting Faith No More wasn’t enough, this is going to drive all the fan-boys crazy.
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Greatest Song At This Moment – The Jimi Hendrix Experience “Bold As Love”


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Written By Phillip Mottaz

Dedicated to those songs that I can’t stop playing, humming, or thinking about; the 4+ minutes you fall head-over-heels in love with. Past instances have included Ike & Tina Turner’s “River Deep, Mountain High,” Johnny Cash’s “(Ghost) Riders In The Sky,” and Matthew Sweet’s “Girlfriend.”
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Heath Ledger Was Directing Modest Mouse Video And Nick Drake Biopic At The Time Of His Death


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The sad and real truth of Heath Ledger’s death is slowly starting to be revealed as more and more news of his unfinished work starts to become known to the world. Which included a completed, but unreleased Modest Mouse video and a planned Nick Drake biopic.
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Directed By Zack Snyder


The Lord of the Rings trilogy retains the title of best fan-boy adaptation because rather than doing a faithful recreation of the source material, it faithfully reignited the feelings created by the source material. “I’ve always thought it would be cool if…” feels like the most successful mantra for these kinds of pressure-packed adaptations, and while Watchmen succeeds in several of these instances, it very rarely reaches beyond a lock step rendering of the classic book. The ultimate affect is like watching a concert where the band plays every song from their album, in order, almost exactly the way they recorded it. We all love the album, but we can hear those songs played that way any time. Give us something new.
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We’re not sure Fela Kuti’s epic story should be told in any other format besides the musical, and we don’t even like musicals!  That said, it just so happens we’re giving away two tickets to see the show for zero dollars. All you need to do is leave us a haiku in the comments before [...]

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