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Most known for Milla Jovovich starring roles in Resident Evil and The Fifth Element, Milica Bogdanovna Jovovich is also a model and musician. In her teens, she attended acting schools and eventually landed roles. On top of that, she was able to get into a lot of modeling projects. -
Celebrate Donut Day with J Dilla, Tori Amos, Parquet Courts and More
Homer Simpson and those like him are stoked for National Donut Day, especially as it falls on a Friday...a perfect introduction to the weekend. Dunkin' Donuts, Krispy Kreme, Tim Horton's and other retailers of the decentralized pastries are all offering special deals on their popular products. So go take care of that need...but when you get back, check out this list of music that focuses on the most American of breakfast staples (indeed, many culinary historians suggest that Dutch immigrants invented the pastry in the United States). Tori Amos, RiFF RaFF and, of course, J Dilla, make appearances. -
40 Years of Harry Chapin's "Cat's In The Cradle": Music Times Ranks Covers by Johnny Cash, Tori Amos, Ugly Kid Joe and More
Another day, another big anniversary for a song that's become part of the American rock canon. On this day during 1974, Harry Chapin released what would easily become his biggest song of all time: "Cat's In The Cradle," a folk music tale of a father too busy with his work to watch his son grow up, and the impact that has on the child's life. It's a narrative that made thousands of fathers swear that they wouldn't make the same mistake as the single's narrator. As usual with songs as moving and memorable as "Cat's In The Cradle," a number of covers have appeared over the years. Music Times ranks some of the versions from well-known performers: -
Elvis Presley's One Commercial and Five Other Performers Singing About Donuts: Parquet Courts, J Dilla and More
Music Times celebrates the only advertisement Elvis Presley ever recorded (for Southern Maid Donuts) but highlighting five other performers who have referenced the baked good in their track titles. -
5 Songs Actually About Courtney Love: Foo Fighters, Nine Inch Nails and...Gwen Stefani(?)
Plenty of performers, if not Billy Corgan, have openly made songs about Love. And uh, none of them are very flattering. -
Let Trent Reznor Rock Your Baby to Sleep: 6 Soothing Industrial Lullabies
A remarkable video posted in June has started gathering attention, displaying a wailing toddler being mollified by a recording of Nine Inch Nails' single "Copy of A." Coincidence can't be claimed: The tot makes a face of pleasant surprise when the opening synthesizer lines come on and she begins to groove with the song, even as Trent Reznor begins to vocalize his lament to conformity. So of course we got to thinking—Trent Reznor specializes in music full of jarring electronic feedback, bad language and general misanthropy: Who better to calm down upset infants? -
The Black Keys and Michael Jackson Have Shootout for Top of Billboard 200
Patrick Carney had a busy week of trashing everybody from Justin Bieber to TMZ, but he also sniped at those behind the new Michael Jackson album, referring to it as "bulls--t." The popular theory of course is that Carney was irritated his own band's new album might not take the top spot on the Billboard 200 this week because of the competition. Did he have reason to be worried? -
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