Lily Allen - "Who'd Have Known"

You might remember when, last September at London's GQ Man Of The Year Honors show, Lily was tipsy and got into a barb-throwing spat with Elton John at the podium: The Brit queen chastised Allen for being drunk, Lily responded... CONTINUE READING LILY ALLEN - "WHO'D HAVE KNOWN"»

Posted on October 19, 2009 in Video (9 comments)
Tags: Elton John | Lily Allen | Mayer Hawthorne

Jeff Buckley Rarity On My Sister's Keeper Soundtrack

The Cameron Diaz/Jason Patrick chick flick's OST includes Jeff's take on the Elton John/Bernie Taupin "We All Fall In Love Sometimes." Jeff gives good cover, obviously it's great. Hear it here. ... CONTINUE READING JEFF BUCKLEY RARITY ON MY SISTER'S KEEPER SOUNDTRACK»

Posted on June 25, 2009 (5 comments)
Tags: Bernie Taupin | Elton John | Jeff Buckley

U2, Killers, Coldplay Team Up For Red(WIRE)

In case you didn't know, yesterday (12/1) was World AIDS Day. To help mark the occasion, Bono added a wing to his organization (RED): RED(WIRE)'s a new website that will feature exclusives from Coldplay, the Killers, the Dixie Chicks, John... CONTINUE READING U2, KILLERS, COLDPLAY TEAM UP FOR RED(WIRE)»

Spectacle: Elvis Costello With... Elton John

The schedule came out last week and now Spectacle: Elvis Costello with... has a website that features clips from the first episode, including Costello doing a cover of this week's interview subject EJ's "Border Song" with Allen Toussaint. We also... CONTINUE READING SPECTACLE: ELVIS COSTELLO WITH... ELTON JOHN»

Posted on November 18, 2008 in Video (2 comments)
Tags: Allen Toussaint | Elton John | Elvis Costello | Mika Miko

Elton John Revisits Yellow Brick Road With Rufus Wainwright, Jake Shears, Ben Folds

Last night Elton John returned to Broadway to perform his classic 1973 double album Goodbye Yellow Brick Road start to finish. The event benefited a number of AIDS charitable organizations (tickets ranged from $250 to $2,500) and featured an all-star... CONTINUE READING ELTON JOHN REVISITS YELLOW BRICK ROAD WITH RUFUS WAINWRIGHT, JAKE SHEARS, BEN FOLDS»

Elton John Ice Cream

EJ's about to play VT for the first time, thus the state's dairy duo Ben & Jerry are giving him the Phish/Jerry Garcia/DMB treatment with an honorary limited run flavor. Its title? "Goodbye Yellow Brickle Road." Eh. We prefer commenter... CONTINUE READING ELTON JOHN ICE CREAM»

Posted on July 15, 2008 (3 comments)
Tags: Elton John

OldStand: Rolling Stone, November 11, 1993

Take our ink-stained hands and join us at the OldStand, where Jon McMillan goes to remind everyone what an honest-to-goodness music magazine is supposed to look like. The late, lamented, Hoon-led Blind Melon shows up on the cover of RS... CONTINUE READING OLDSTAND: ROLLING STONE, NOVEMBER 11, 1993»

The Streets Cover Elton John

We announced the forthcoming Radio 1 Established 1967 comp last week via Lily Allen's Pretenders remake. Now we have Mike Skinner sounding a bit like Kermit the Frog in his piano man cover of Elton John's "Your Song." The comp's... CONTINUE READING THE STREETS COVER ELTON JOHN»

Posted on October 2, 2007 (4 comments)
Tags: Elton John | Radio 1 Established 1967 | The Streets

The Golden Road To Unlimited Procrastination

Hope you're not busy for the next couple of days. We hadn't been to Wolfgang's Vault in awhile, but thanks to RS, we discovered Wolfgang's behemoth concert archive, 300 shows deep with streams from performances by everyone from The Beach... CONTINUE READING THE GOLDEN ROAD TO UNLIMITED PROCRASTINATION»

Boy George Talks Trash Again

This time it's in a new Channel 4 documentary The Madness Of Boy George. The Guardian thinks Georgie comes off, oh, just a bit daft."Boy George flails around in a spiral of woe-is-me claims of persecution, seemingly unaware that the... CONTINUE READING BOY GEORGE TALKS TRASH AGAIN»

Posted on October 18, 2006 (6 comments)
Tags: Boy George | Elton John | Madonna

Take It From Mark McGrath...

Rolling Stone took in Elton John's Captain And The Kid live premiere at Lincoln Center last night. We're curious about this album 'cause it's a sequel to a good Elton John album. I don't know if it's a bad sign... CONTINUE READING TAKE IT FROM MARK MCGRATH...»

Posted on September 7, 2006 (12 comments)
Tags: Elton John

The Biatch Is Back

Elton John is still standing. But not better than he ever did. The piano ma'am has written only one good song in the last fifteen years ... and it's on the new Scissor Sisters album. But Stereogum hopes Elton has... CONTINUE READING THE BIATCH IS BACK»

Posted on August 29, 2006 (41 comments)
Tags: Elton John

The Bitch Is The New Black

Cranky old bitch Elton John -- sorry, Sir Elton John -- says American rock bands need to dress more like Mark Bolan. He tells Fashion Rocks Magazine:"It's been a thing the British have always been very good at, with Bowie,... CONTINUE READING THE BITCH IS THE NEW BLACK»

Posted on August 2, 2006 (17 comments)
Tags: Elton John | Scissor Sisters | The Killers

New Scissor Sisters - "Don't Feel Like Dancin'"

Like we said on first blush at their Bowery gig a few months ago, "Don't Feel Like Dancing" -- from the Sisters' forthcoming sophomore effort Ta Dah -- is a seriously infectious Brothers Gibb workout. But having this track in... CONTINUE READING NEW SCISSOR SISTERS - "DON'T FEEL LIKE DANCIN'"»

Posted on July 24, 2006 in MP3 (46 comments)
Tags: Elton John | Scissor Sisters | The View

What Is Platinum Weird?

Props to Eurythmic Dave Stewart for putting so much goddamn effort into launching his latest band Platinum Weird. The press release is a fictitious story about the group's origin:In 1974, Dave Stewart formed a band called Platinum Weird in North... CONTINUE READING WHAT IS PLATINUM WEIRD?»

Posted on June 24, 2006 (19 comments)
Tags: Andrew W.K. | Elton John | Kelly Clarkson | Paris Hilton

Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player

"Anyone who lip-synchs ... should be shot." - Elton John, 2004 Q Awards "All photographers ... should be shot." - Elton John, 2006 Cannes Film Festival Who will Elton John want shot next? Nelly Furtado? Puppies? Let's try to remember... CONTINUE READING DON'T SHOOT ME I'M ONLY THE PIANO PLAYER»

Posted on May 22, 2006 in MP3, Where's The Beef? (17 comments)
Tags: Elton John | Lykke Li | Ryan Adams

Scissor Sisters @ Bowery Ballroom, NYC 4/23/06

A friend texted "where r u?" as I made my way to the stage during Tiga's opening DJ set. "At a gay club, apparently," I wrote back. For two nights this weekend, Scissor Sisters brought Chelsea to Bowery, and the... CONTINUE READING SCISSOR SISTERS @ BOWERY BALLROOM, NYC 4/23/06»

Posted on April 24, 2006 in Concert, MP3 (17 comments)
Tags: Elton John | Scissor Sisters

William Shatner's Stone, Stoned

We already told you that William Shatner's last album was actually pretty good, but with the news that the former Captain of the Enterprise sold his kidney stone to an online casino for $25,000 (proceeds go to Habitat For Humanity),... CONTINUE READING WILLIAM SHATNER'S STONE, STONED»

Posted on January 18, 2006 in Video (13 comments)
Tags: Elton John

Tortoise's New Covers Album

Tortoise have collaborated with Superwolf star Bonnie 'Prince' Billy on The Bold and The Brave, an album of cover songs due out next year. Gorilla Vs. Bear has their version of Elton John's "Daniel," and Dreams Of Horses (so many... CONTINUE READING TORTOISE'S NEW COVERS ALBUM»

Posted on November 1, 2005 (5 comments)
Tags: Elton John | Tortoise

Fat Man And The Dancing Girl

Mighty, fallen, etc. (Reuters photo) Boy George's newest troubles with drugs and the law started last Friday. From the AP story:Boy George was arrested on suspicion of possessing drugs and making a fake police report after calling 911 early... CONTINUE READING FAT MAN AND THE DANCING GIRL»

Posted on October 10, 2005 (19 comments)
Tags: Elton John | Robbie Williams

2Pac, Elton Conquer Crazy Frog

2Pac (featuring a chopped & screwed Madman Across The Water cut) has posthumously knocked "Alex F" off the top of the UK Singles chart. Thanks Elton! Elton John - "Indian Sunset" (MP3 link expired) 2Pac - "Ghetto Gospel" (MP3 link... CONTINUE READING 2PAC, ELTON CONQUER CRAZY FROG»

Posted on June 28, 2005 (12 comments)
Tags: Elton John

Al Franken's iPod

iTunes's collection of Celebrity Playlists (which gets a shoutout in the new Entertainment Weekly Must List) is worth checking every now and again. Al Franken's picks indicates the left-wing pundit stopped listening to new music in the early '80s. But... CONTINUE READING AL FRANKEN'S IPOD»

Posted on June 20, 2005 in Celebrity Playlist (8 comments)
Tags: Al Franken | Creedence Clearwater Revival | Elton John | James Taylor

Boy George VS Elton john

And you thought Brandon Flowers and Sam Endicott were divas... In recent weeks Boy George publicly criticized George Michael ("a pre-war homosexual"), Madonna ("a hypocrite"), and Rosie O'Donnell ("a Pottery Barn lesbian"). But it seems he really has it in... CONTINUE READING BOY GEORGE VS ELTON JOHN»

Posted on April 11, 2005 (8 comments)
Tags: Boy George | Elton John | George Michael

Aerosmiths Wuz Robbed!

Selections From Rolling Stone's Top 50 Albums Of 2004 Ray Charles Genius Loves Company Big And Rich Horse Of A Different Color Brandy Aphrodesiac Gretchen Wilson Here For The Party Prince Musicology The Rolling Stones Live Licks Phish Undermind Patti... CONTINUE READING AEROSMITHS WUZ ROBBED!»

Posted on December 18, 2004 (41 comments)
Tags: Aerosmith | Elton John

Whiny Classic Rockers And The Blogger Who Loves Them

We spend so much time talking about hott new bands ... sometimes it's important to check in with the superstars of the '70s. Elton John VS Rude, Vile Pigs This was the scene yesterday at Chiang Kai-shek International Airport, where... CONTINUE READING WHINY CLASSIC ROCKERS AND THE BLOGGER WHO LOVES THEM»

Posted on September 23, 2004 in Where's The Beef? (30 comments)
Tags: Bat For Lashes | Billy Joel | Bruce Springsteen | Cat Stevens | Elton John