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Wednesday, June 30, 2010

RollingStone: Off the Cuff With Peter Travers: Ashley Greene

In this episode of Off the Cuff, Rolling Stone's Peter Travers sits down with Twilight Saga: Eclipse star Ashley Greene, who opens up about auditioning for Bella, her party girl vampire character Alice and why Eclipse is the most "guy-friendly and action-packed" film in the series. Greene also teaches Travers how to perfect the "Alice stare" and even sings a few bars of Jason Mraz' "I'm Yours" in this exclusive video interview.



RS

Monday, May 3, 2010

Bamboozle 2010's Five Breakout Bands to Watch

A few short years ago, Paramore got their start on Bamboozle's small 'Boozle stage. This year, Hayley Williams and Co. headlined the New Jersey festival alongside Weezer, MGMT and Drake (check out our full coverage of day one and day two's biggest sets). After two days of nonstop rock in the Meadowlands parking lot, Rolling Stone picked out five up-and-coming acts who broke out of the pack in 2010:


100 Monkeys: This eccentric Cali act have a built-in buzz magnet � bandmember Jackson Rathbone, also known as one of Twilight's famous vampires. Their spazzy, energetic Saturday set blended tribal sounds with vocals recalling Jim Morrison's baritone croon. The "can-this-be-real?" factor ran high thanks to song titles like "The Monkey Song," lyrics like "free, free, free the beast" and five guys in bandanas jumping around and playing hand drums, trumpet and flute. The band's latest release, Grape, is out now.

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Bamboozle 2010's Five Breakout Bands to Watch

A few short years ago, Paramore got their start on Bamboozle's small 'Boozle stage. This year, Hayley Williams and Co. headlined the New Jersey festival alongside Weezer, MGMT and Drake (check out our full coverage of day one and day two's biggest sets). After two days of nonstop rock in the Meadowlands parking lot, Rolling Stone picked out five up-and-coming acts who broke out of the pack in 2010:


100 Monkeys: This eccentric Cali act have a built-in buzz magnet � bandmember Jackson Rathbone, also known as one of Twilight's famous vampires. Their spazzy, energetic Saturday set blended tribal sounds with vocals recalling Jim Morrison's baritone croon. The "can-this-be-real?" factor ran high thanks to song titles like "The Monkey Song," lyrics like "free, free, free the beast" and five guys in bandanas jumping around and playing hand drums, trumpet and flute. The band's latest release, Grape, is out now.

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Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Scans and Translation: Joan Jett interviewed about Kristen in Rolling Stones Brazil Magazine

Svensk �vers�ttning i slutet

In the film, his guitar teacher says that girls should not play rock. That happened?
When I was 11 or 12 years, I heard "Bang a Gong" and "All Right Now" on the radio. I really wanted to make that sound. In my first lesson, he took the figures of "On Top of Old Smokey." I walked away. And I learned to play alone.

Kristen Stewart says you taught her to put her sexuality in the way of playing guitar.
Well, the guitar fits exactly in the pelvis, and when you play a string it vibrates right on your body. It feels powerful. So when Kristen was playing and I said: "Pussy in the wood, fuck that guitar!"

She represented you well?
Yes, I asked the studio ma have a mix of her singing "I Love Playing With Fire," but when I heard she could only hear my own voice. I said, "You sent me the wrong version. I want to hear Kristen. " They said: "This is Kristen." It was perfect - no auto tune

There is a scene in the movie where you and Cherrie Currie, lead singer of the Runaways, stay together. Did you see that moment as something romantic?
I do not see how romantic in any way. Teenage girls simply connect - you see them hugging and holding hands all the time. But experimenting with sex and drugs was part of the appeal of the 70 for me. You could try new things - without being judged for it.

What do you say to those who think that there are no women in rock?
Absolutely: they are everywhere. When we play the Warped Tour, bands had girls in every city. And if the Runaways did something to inspire them to pick up an instrument, my mission is accomplished.

Scans kstewsarmy Translation:blogtwibrasil

I filmen, s�ger att hans gitarr l�rare att flickor inte ska spela rock. Som h�nde?

N�r jag var 11 eller 12 �r, h�rde jag "Bang en Gong" och "All Right Now" p� radion. Jag ville verkligen g�ra det ljudet. I min f�rsta lektion, tog han ett tal som "On Top of Old Smokey." Jag gick d�rifr�n. Och jag l�rde mig att spela ensam.

Kristen Stewart s�ger att du l�rde henne att s�tta sin sexualitet p� s�tt att spela gitarr.

Ja, passar gitarren exakt i b�ckenet, och n�r du spelar en str�ng det vibrerar r�tt p� kroppen. Det k�nns kraftfullt. S� n�r Kristen var att spela och jag sa: "fitta i skogen, fan den gitarren!"

Hon representerade ni v�l?

Ja, fr�gade jag studion ma ha en blandning av henne sjunga "I Love Playing With Fire", men n�r jag h�rde att hon bara kunde h�ra min egen r�st. Jag sa, "Du skickade mig till fel version. Jag vill h�ra Kristen." De sade: "Detta �r Kristen." Det var perfekt - inga Auto Tune

Det finns en scen i filmen d�r du och Cherrie Currie, s�ngerskan i Runaways, h�lla ihop. S�g du det �gonblick som n�got romantiskt?

Jag f�rst�r inte hur romantiskt p� n�got s�tt. Ton�rsflickor ansluter helt enkelt - du ser dem kramas och h�ller varandra i handen hela tiden. Men experimentera med sex och droger var en del av �verklagandet av 70 f�r mig. Du kan prova nya saker - utan att bli d�md f�r det.

Vad s�ger du till dem som tycker att det inte finns n�gra kvinnor i berg?

Absolut: de �r �verallt. N�r vi spelar Warped Tour, hade band flickor i alla st�der. Och om Runaways gjorde n�got f�r att inspirera dem att plocka upp ett instrument, �r mitt uppdrag utf�rt.

Monday, March 22, 2010

Rolling Stone Wonders Why Twilight Fans Won�t Support Robert and Kristen�s Other Movies

Twilight fans are so rabid that you expect them to turn out to help Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart open their non-Twilight films out of loyalty or dumb curiosity. And yet Remember Me, starring RPattz as an NYU student coping with life and love in a year of global tragedy, opened soft last week and crashed a massive 60 percent in its second weekend. That bites, even though Pattinson didn't.

As for Kristen Stewart, the once and future Bella Swan won decent reviews for playing female rock pioneer Joan Jett in The Runaways. And still the film barely grossed $1 million in its debut. On the other hand, audiences turned out $21 million worth to see Jennifer Aniston spar with Gerard Butler in the abysmally unfunny Bounty Hunter. How has Friends inspired Aniston fealty so far beyond its sell-by date?

Twi-hards, I want answers. The main audience for KStew's rocker-chick flick turned out to be women 25 and older, a demo that actually might remember the Runaways. Younger audiences stayed away. Why? And did Remember Me's dud reviews (a pathetic 27 percent favorable on rottentomatoes.com) discourage RPattz fans from watching him emote without benefit of the brooding Cullen vampire legacy?

Some of you saw The Runaways and Remember Me of your own free will. Reactions, please.

RollingStones Via twilightpoison

Tuesday, January 5, 2010

2009 Goes Out with a Box Office Bang!



Hollywood had its biggest year ever with $10.6 billion � I said billion! � in the till for 2009. And we weren't just paying more for the price of a ticket. Admissions were up by four percent. But if we are defined as a culture by the movies that win the popular vote, you may be pulled up short by this list of the Top 10 winners of 2009. Take a look, then we'll talk:
1 Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen $402 million
2 Avatar $352 million (and growing)
3 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince $302 million

4 Up $293 million
5 The Twilight Saga: New Moon $288 million
6 The Hangover $277 million
7 Star Trek $258 million
8 The Blind Side $209 million
9 Monsters Vs. Aliens $198 million
10 Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs $197 million

OK, don't be too depressed. Avatar, which just opened on Dec. 18th, will easily overtake the dreaded Transformers 2 to lead the box-office parade. Better to have that at the head of the class than a Michael Bay hack job. I have nothing bad to say about Avatar, Harry Potter, Up, The Hangover and Star Trek. So 5 of the Top 10 represent solid pop achievements. As for the other five, in my dream universe small personal films such as Precious, The Hurt Locker, Up in the Air, An Education and A Serious Man would replace the pap.
(Note that this is the source comments not mine/Gossip-Dance)

My question today concerns what the Top 10 Money Films of 2009 say about us and what's in our hearts. The way I see it, only James Cameron's 3D Avatar and Pixar's animated masterwork Up can rightly claim to have raised entertainment to the level of art.
Do you disagree? Tell me which one of these Top 10 grossers you'd put in your personal time capsule and which one you'd like to see burn like the Nazi high command at the end of Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds?


Rolling Stone

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Taylor Lautner in Rolling Stone UPDATED with scans at the end of post

Jacob's Lautner: "New Moon" Werewolf on "Twilight" 's Steamy Love Triangle

In our latest issue, Taylor Lautner reveals how he went from a skinny martial arts kid to starring in the blockbuster Twilight franchise. In this bonus Q&A you won't find in the issue, he examines the love triangle that drives Stephenie Meyer's stories.





Don't you think that when some fans see New Moon, they may be disappointed, because you're kind of the villain in a way.

I have some pretty passionate team Jacob fans [laughs].



Right. But you're also the obstacle getting in the way of the great romance between Bella and Edward.

I can see where you're coming from. The thing is, Jacob and Edward are two completely different guys. They are opposites. And it's just what kind of girl you are. If you like that more mysterious, dangerous type, then that's one guy. I personally love Jacob and Bella's relationship, and how they began as friends. They are so much more open, and can tell each other anything. And Bella and Edward's relationship, it's always tense. It's always serious. But Jacob and Bella's friendship starts growing stronger and stronger and you just wonder if they can go past friends. It looks like that at some points.



But when your character hangs up on Edward in New Moon, it sets off the whole chain of events that almost lead to a major tragedy. That's something a villain would do.

Yes. that is part of Jacob's character. He can't really control himself. When he gets mad, he gets mad. And all Jacob has on his mind is on Bella. That's who he cares for. That's who he loves. If somebody gets in his way, it's not good. And he will explode. So I guess you could see that either way.



And then Bella is always lying to Edward so she can see you. This is supposed to be like true love forever, so why can't she just be honest?

You know, she's serious with Edward and then she meets best friend Jacob. She gets confused.



But you're not really her friend. You have an agenda with her, and you're always making snide comments about Edward.


If I was Jacob, and I feel like I have lived as him, it gets so annoying. Because she's in the car with you one moment, about ready to kiss you and then she leaves and is with Edward. And then she's back with you, you know.

Then she even says she loves you.


That's why Eclipse was actually my favorite of the series. It's the height of the love triangle. I think it's going to be good. That tent scene is the biggest thing possible. She's cold and I'm hot, so [since vampires are cold], are you going to let me crawl in the sleeping bag with her, or are you just going to let her die?



That's what I mean. Why don't you be like, "You guys stay there. I will get you an extra blanket so you can stay warm?" Or, "I'll turn into a wolf and go skin some animals and make you a blanket."

No, no, no. Oh my.

That said, I understand the book's appeal: it's a great fantasy for someone to have two powerful good-looking guys who can have anybody fighting over her. It's a classic romance, with fangs and fur heightening it.


Definitely. And I admit proudly that I enjoyed the series. I was not a book reader at all. But then when I read them, they hook you. I feel like each book, and more so the movies, are just getting more exciting and better and better. With New Moon, you know, it's not just the love story between these two anymore. Now there are three people, and it's dangerous.



But when you're reading the book, aren't you sometimes thinking, "Come on, when is there going to be some action?"

It's a tease.



Why do you think Jacob and Edward likes Bella so much?

Because she's different, meaning she's more of the plain Jane type. You know, she's not fake. I know that attracts me too. Just somebody who is down to earth and themselves. I mean, apparently Edward likes her smell. But Jacob's relationship with her is � Jacob has just always liked her. They used to be friends because their fathers are best friends. And he's just always had a crush on her since he was a kid. Now they are getting to that stage where things can start



What do you think of the whole part about Jacob's "brother" imprinting on a two-year-old and falling in love with her, then keeping her around until she's of proper age? Isn't that a little weird?

Yeah, yeah. Let's not go there.



Source: Rolling Stone
Photograph by Mark Seliger









photos via Bellas Diary

Updated 2009-12-30






In courtesy of Rolling Stone Magazine

Taylor Lautner in Rolling Stone UPDATED with scans at the end of post

Jacob's Lautner: "New Moon" Werewolf on "Twilight" 's Steamy Love Triangle

In our latest issue, Taylor Lautner reveals how he went from a skinny martial arts kid to starring in the blockbuster Twilight franchise. In this bonus Q&A you won't find in the issue, he examines the love triangle that drives Stephenie Meyer's stories.





Don't you think that when some fans see New Moon, they may be disappointed, because you're kind of the villain in a way.

I have some pretty passionate team Jacob fans [laughs].



Right. But you're also the obstacle getting in the way of the great romance between Bella and Edward.

I can see where you're coming from. The thing is, Jacob and Edward are two completely different guys. They are opposites. And it's just what kind of girl you are. If you like that more mysterious, dangerous type, then that's one guy. I personally love Jacob and Bella's relationship, and how they began as friends. They are so much more open, and can tell each other anything. And Bella and Edward's relationship, it's always tense. It's always serious. But Jacob and Bella's friendship starts growing stronger and stronger and you just wonder if they can go past friends. It looks like that at some points.



But when your character hangs up on Edward in New Moon, it sets off the whole chain of events that almost lead to a major tragedy. That's something a villain would do.

Yes. that is part of Jacob's character. He can't really control himself. When he gets mad, he gets mad. And all Jacob has on his mind is on Bella. That's who he cares for. That's who he loves. If somebody gets in his way, it's not good. And he will explode. So I guess you could see that either way.



And then Bella is always lying to Edward so she can see you. This is supposed to be like true love forever, so why can't she just be honest?

You know, she's serious with Edward and then she meets best friend Jacob. She gets confused.



But you're not really her friend. You have an agenda with her, and you're always making snide comments about Edward.


If I was Jacob, and I feel like I have lived as him, it gets so annoying. Because she's in the car with you one moment, about ready to kiss you and then she leaves and is with Edward. And then she's back with you, you know.

Then she even says she loves you.


That's why Eclipse was actually my favorite of the series. It's the height of the love triangle. I think it's going to be good. That tent scene is the biggest thing possible. She's cold and I'm hot, so [since vampires are cold], are you going to let me crawl in the sleeping bag with her, or are you just going to let her die?



That's what I mean. Why don't you be like, "You guys stay there. I will get you an extra blanket so you can stay warm?" Or, "I'll turn into a wolf and go skin some animals and make you a blanket."

No, no, no. Oh my.

That said, I understand the book's appeal: it's a great fantasy for someone to have two powerful good-looking guys who can have anybody fighting over her. It's a classic romance, with fangs and fur heightening it.


Definitely. And I admit proudly that I enjoyed the series. I was not a book reader at all. But then when I read them, they hook you. I feel like each book, and more so the movies, are just getting more exciting and better and better. With New Moon, you know, it's not just the love story between these two anymore. Now there are three people, and it's dangerous.



But when you're reading the book, aren't you sometimes thinking, "Come on, when is there going to be some action?"

It's a tease.



Why do you think Jacob and Edward likes Bella so much?

Because she's different, meaning she's more of the plain Jane type. You know, she's not fake. I know that attracts me too. Just somebody who is down to earth and themselves. I mean, apparently Edward likes her smell. But Jacob's relationship with her is � Jacob has just always liked her. They used to be friends because their fathers are best friends. And he's just always had a crush on her since he was a kid. Now they are getting to that stage where things can start



What do you think of the whole part about Jacob's "brother" imprinting on a two-year-old and falling in love with her, then keeping her around until she's of proper age? Isn't that a little weird?

Yeah, yeah. Let's not go there.



Source: Rolling Stone
Photograph by Mark Seliger









photos via Bellas Diary

Updated 2009-12-30






In courtesy of Rolling Stone Magazine