Videogum liveblogged and livetweeted the Academy Awards last night, including the red carpet pre-show and Barbara Walters special, and Gabe did not kill himself. Success! Slumdog Millionaire won eight statues, including Best Picture and Best Original Song for A.R. Rahman's... CONTINUE READING SLUMDOG WON BEST ORIGINAL SONG, SEVEN OTHER OSCARS»
Posted on February 23, 2009 in (21 comments)
Tags: A.R. Rahman | Academy Awards | Elbow | of Montreal | Oscars | Slumdog Millionaire
Fan favorite Slumdog Millionaire has 2/3 of the song nominations, Peter Gabriel's WALL-E tune the other third. M.I.A. doesn't get a direct nod, outside of releasing the soundtrack on her imprint. And Golden Globe winner the Boss must be pissed.... CONTINUE READING ONLY SLUMDOG, WALL-E NOMINATED FOR BEST SONG OSCAR»
Posted on January 22, 2009 (11 comments)
Tags: M.I.A. | Oscars | Peter Gabriel | Slumdog Millionaire
Even though Golden Globes are a joke, a trophy from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association is generally believed to increase a film's Oscar prospects. So you should know that the musical winners at last night's awards were A.R. Rahman for... CONTINUE READING WRESTLER, SLUMDOG WIN MUSICAL GOLDEN GLOBES»
Posted on January 12, 2009 (1 comments)
Tags: A.R. Rahman | Bruce Springsteen | Leeds | Radiohead | Slumdog Millionaire | The Wrestler
This is 2008, so how about some more "Paper Planes." M.I.A.'s ubiquitous anthem gets showcased in Slumdog Millionaire, but this version is the slightly funky remix that pops up on the OST. Here it's set to footage from the film,... CONTINUE READING NEW M.I.A. VIDEO - "PAPER PLANES (SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE REMIX)" »
Posted on December 16, 2008 (5 comments)
Tags: Bonnaroo | M.I.A. | of Montreal | Slumdog Millionaire
I know it might be a bit much to say Slumdog's a "Great Movie" in a music blog post title because I am not a film critic (yet). But last night I got into a long conversation with Lindsay about... CONTINUE READING GREAT MOVIE SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE HAS NEW M.I.A. SONG»
Posted on November 25, 2008 (11 comments)
Tags: A.R. Rahman | M.I.A. | Slumdog Millionaire | The Black Keys
