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Buzz News Roundup, 7/18

BuzzSugar — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:29:39 -0700

ABC Family has ordered 13 more episodes of The Secret Life of the American Teenager, writes the Hollywood Reporter.
According to Variety, Don Cheadle will get to star in and produce a movie he has long wanted to make: a drama based on the memoir Marching Powder: A True Story of Friendship, Cocaine and South America's Strangest Jail.
Will Ferrell and friends will be poking fun at both racism and split personalities in the movie 2-Face, writes the Hollywood Reporter.
The LA Times wonders if the Emmys are out of touch with what viewers are watching.
AdWeek has the story of how the Project Runway legal battle went down in court this week (short story: no decision yet).
A Chinese artist is suing DreamWorks over what he says is an "insulting" depiction of China's national symbol in Kung Fu Panda, Variety reports.
According to Pitchfork, Jarvis Cocker is working on music for The Fantastic Mr. Fox, Wes Anderson's forthcoming film.
Billboard has the news that Jimi Hendrix will be the next musical artist to be used for Guitar Hero.

Beastie Boys Hope to Add Lily Allen, Jarvis Cocker to The Mix-Up

BuzzSugar — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 16:59:21 -0700

The Beastie Boys are looking to mix things up for their vocal version of the all-instrumental already released album The Mix-Up, and are hoping to tap some outside voices to join them, reports Billboard.

According to Adam "MCA" Yauch, the Boys are "talking to some different artists who might do kinda like remixes and put vocals on it, so it wouldn't be us doing vocals on it. It would be kind of like a different version of the album, with a bunch of people guesting on it." Among the artists they're checking out for the project are Lily Allen, M.I.A. and Pulp's Jarvis Cocker.

But that's not all! The band also hopes to add a visual aspect to the next incarnation of The Mix-Up. Yach said, "We've been traveling with a Super 8 camera, and a lot of times we'll just make something. While we were in Singapore we filmed stuff, and in Australia and different places. We're talking about cutting it together into a full-length film that kinda goes the length of the album."

Awesome. This is so much cooler than doing an album and then just doing club remixes of all the songs. I can't wait for the next Mix-Up!

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Jarvis Cocker Gets Smart on NPR's Fresh Air

BuzzSugar — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 13:26:28 -0700

I finally got my hands on Jarvis Cocker's very excellent solo CD, Jarvis, after listening to the addictive single "Don't Let Him Waste Your Time" many, many, many times. But after hearing the Pulp frontman's recent interview on NPR's "Fresh Air," I love him even more.

I always suspected that the scribe behind "Common People" (off of my favorite Pulp album, Different Class) was a pretty smart guy. But he's even more charming than I thought. In this radio interview with Terry Gross, Cocker talks about the Brit-Pop "invasion" of the 1990s, the inspiration behind some of his new and old songs, and how his National Health-issued eyeglasses suddenly became hip. If you love Jarvis and Pulp, I highly recommend you give this a listen, and for the uninitiated, I really can't think of a better introduction to this infinitely cool artist.

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Album Stream: Jam with Jarvis Online

BuzzSugar — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 09:28:24 -0700

Ever since I first saw the brilliantly funny video for Jarvis Cocker's "Don't Let Him Waste Your Time," I've been anxiously awaiting the U.S. release his album, Jarvis. (I mean, I love ya and all, Jarvis, but I'm not paying $26 for a CD import in this day and age.)

The former Pulp frontman's solo debut finally came out yesterday, and I'm positively giddy that we can stream the full album online. I recommend "Black Magic," with its church bells and "Crimson and Clover"-esque backing vocals, as well as the nostalgic "Tonite," which offers a mature perspective on such standard Pulp subjects as sex and drugs.

Song of the Day: Air Feat. Jarvis Cocker, "One Hell of a Party"

BuzzSugar — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 06:00:08 -0800

Air's music has always been a bit too sleepy for me, but I appreciate that the French electronica outfit is giving itself an injection of sass, courtesy of Jarvis Cocker. The Pulp frontman handles vocals on the track "One Hell of a Party," which will appear on Air's next album, Pocket Symphony, coming out in March. The sentiments will be perfect for anyone still recovering from your New Year's bash.

Music Video: Jarvis Cocker, "Don't Let Him Waste Your Time"

BuzzSugar — Thu, 21 Dec 2006 13:03:57 -0800

If you're a fan of the Brit-pop band Pulp, you probably already understand the cheeky wit and oddly sexy allure of Jarvis Cocker. But if you don't, check out this video for "Don't Let Him Waste Your Time," a track off his new solo album, Jarvis. The video, which has Cocker playing a very distracted cabbie, is hilarious, even if you aren't familiar with his music. Apparently, he originally wrote this song for Nancy Sinatra, but in this killer rendition, it's pure Jarvis.