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Foo Fighting Against McCain
The Foo Fighters have asked Republican presidential candidate John McCain to stop using their song “My Hero” in his campaign. Apparently the band found out their song was being used by McCain through news reports and have since expressed their displeasure with its use. “The saddest thing about this is that ‘My Hero’ was written as a celebration of the common man and his extraordinary potential,” the band said in a statement. “To have it appropriated without our knowledge and used in a manner that perverts the original sentiment of the lyric just tarnishes the song.”
McCain has been asked by other artists, such as John Mellencamp, to stop using their music on previous occasions. Democratic candidate Barack Obama was asked by Sam Moore to stop using his song “Soul Man.” Whether McCain plans to stop using the song or not remains to be seen. “The McCain-Palin campaign respects copyright. Accordingly, this campaign has obtained and paid for licenses from performing rights organizations, giving us permission to play millions of different songs, including ‘My Hero,’” said McCain-Palin spokesman Brian Rogers. It’s hard to see a band led by former Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl supporting John McCain. Can you imagine Kurt Cobain getting on board the McCain train?
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TV on the Radio frontman now acting
This weekend, the box office was probably dominated by a movie about talking chihuahuas. That’s a tragedy—but it’s made more unfortunate by the fact that Rachel Getting Married, a new movie directed by Jonathan Demme and starring Anne Hathaway, is going to fall by the wayside.
Truthfully, it’s the kind of quiet movie that would get a small reception no matter when it was released. But critical reception has been very enthusiastic—and as Pitchfork notes, at least a sliver of that enthusiasm has been reserved for Tunde Adebimpe, the frontman and vocalist for TV on the Radio. Adebimpe has a role that, while not huge, does involve a number of scenes, and turns in an impressive performance. But what really blows people away is the fact that he sings Neil Young’s “Unknown Legend” during the movie. The cover is also included on the film’s soundtrack.
Hopefully, Adebimpe will also perform the song for TV on the Radio ticket holders. Get concert tickets at Stubhub.com.
Kanye debuts his new video on Ellen’s show
It would be foolish to expect Kanye West to ever settle for a simple music video. His latest was recently debuted on the Ellen DeGeneres talk show, for his song “Love Lockdown.” It’s a great song, but the video improves upon it with some very arresting imagery. It starts with Kanye wandering around a clean, furnished apartment, then goes…someplace more abstract. It involves African tribesman and spaceships. It’s not really clear what’s going on past that point.
But Idolator turned its critical eye to the video and noticed something about that apartment Kanye is in. It appears to be modeled after that of Patrick Bateman in American Psycho. Little details, even down to the telescope he has by his window and the furnishings draped in cloth (to protect them from blood spatters) are reflected in the video. Looks like Kanye’s a movie fan.
In any case, fans of Kanye are probably going to be looking for concert tickets once they see the video for this song. Get Kanye West tickets at Stubhub.com.
Feist Fights Hunger
Feist first caught our eye (err, ear) when her infectious tune “1,2,3,4” was featured in an Apple iPod commercial and now that she has garnered the attention of the world for her voice, she is asking for something back. Feist is asking fans to bring either monetary donations or non-perishable food items to her concerts. The singer is currently on a 13-city tour in support of her latest album, The Reminder, and is requesting fans donate to a food drive when attending her shows. She has partnered with CARE Canada, Doctors Without Borders and War Child Canada.
According to her website, fans who contribute to the food drive will be placed in a raffle and the winners with win a special prize from Feist. Feist’s tour kicks off October 14 at the South Okanagan Events Centre in Penticton, British Columbia and the show, which boasts a choreographed dance routine, will weave its way throughout the area until its conclusion November 10 at Confederation of the Arts in Charlottestown, Prince Edward Island.
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