Reuters - Sep 8, 2009
French singer and actress Charlotte Gainsbourg has collaborated with singer-songwriter Beck for her third album, IRM, which is due in January. IRM began as a straight-ahead production job for Beck, but...
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Rock acts Radiohead, Nine Inch Nails and the Eagles have all thrived since leaving major labels. A fresh crop of well-known musicians may join them in 2009. Here are a few of the higher-profile acts...
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Beck is tired. That's neither a critique of his recent musical output, nor of his current place in pop culture. Those remain respectably strong. No, Beck is just plain exhausted from the emotionally...
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With a huge sense of irony, Beck kicked off his triumphant homecoming show Saturday at the Hollywood Bowl with his 1993 slacker anthem Loser. A decade and half after gaining notice with that breakthrough...
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Beck and the Black Crowes will headline the annual San Diego Street Scene festival, scheduled for September 19-20. Also near the top of the bill are Justice, Spoon, TV On The Radio, Cat Power, Hot...
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Beck's new album is shaping up to be a game of Cat and Mouse. The Grammy-winning alt-rocker plans to issue his eighth major-label studio album this summer, an as-yet-untitled 10-song set produced...
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Beck, Stone Temple Pilots and Lucinda Williams are among the first acts confirmed for Seattle's annual Bumbershoot Music & Arts Festival, which will be held August 30-September 1. Also set to perform...
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Beck, Wilco, Widespread Panic and Primus have joined the lineup for the first Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival at San Francisco's Golden Gate Park on August 22-24. Radiohead, Tom Petty and Jack...
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Standing on a gritty downtown street corner, Beck yawns and leans against a dark cane perfectly matched to his light gray suit. He s an urban nymph, straight blonde hair to his shoulders, bright blue...
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On Saturday, October 7, alternative newspaper the L.A. Weekly hosted the first annual Detourfest, a daylong festival of live music and art installations taking place over several closed-off blocks of...
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Beck s new album has been banned from U.K. charts, as a result of the unusual packaging that accompanies it. The Information was released this week and includes a set of stickers allowing fans to design...
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Beck, The Information, (Interscope) Beck is a rock god. There s nothing he can t do. Nothing he s afraid to try. On his seventh and latest release, The Information, he combines his disparate skills...
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Beck has announced details of his new album, which is to be called The Information. The Information will be released on October 2 and has been produced by Nigel Godrich, famed for his work on Radiohead...
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Beck has revealed his new album focuses principally on his love of hip-hop. The iconic pop star has confirmed the LP will be released this autumn, with production from Nigel Godrich, who has previously...
More »USRN - Apr 15, 2005
Beck will play a secret show in New York City Friday (April 15) at the Hiro Ballroom in the Maritime Hotel, according to fmqb.com. Tickets for the show went on sale at ticketweb.com Thursday (April 14...
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Los Angeles public radio station KCRW 89.9 FM held its annual benefit concert, KCRW Presents A Sound Eclectic Evening, this past Saturday (November 22) at L.A. s Universal Amphitheatre, featuring a stellar...
More »USRN - Sep 15, 2003
(9/15/03, 12 p.m. ET) -- Beck returns to the recording studio this week to begin working on the follow-up to 2002 s Sea Change. Beck will co-produce the album with the Dust Brothers, who produced 1996...
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(8/27/03, 6 p.m. ET) -- Next week, Beck plans to start working on his eighth album, the follow-up to last year s Sea Change. The new material is going to be louder and more rock-oriented than his last...
More »USRN - Jun 5, 2003
(6/5/03, 3 p.m. ET) -- The town of Riverhead, New York has denied a permit to the two-day Field Day festival concert, which was to take place this weekend (June 7 and 8) at a former aerospace lot in the...
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(4/15/03, 4 p.m. ET) -- Beastie Boys, Beck, Blur, the Roots and N.E.R.D. are among the artists confirmed for the Field Day festival in Riverhead, New York, on June 7 and 8. Tickets for the two-day festival...
More »USRN - Apr 11, 2003
(4/11/03, 5 p.m. ET) -- Beck is set to embark on a summer tour with special guest openers Dashboard Confessional starting May 28 in Alexandria, Virginia. Beck is also the first confirmed artist for the...
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