In his latest movie, The Woman In Black, Dan traded his Hogwarts uniform for a totally new role as a Dad.
Natalia brings you the latest news on Adele’s interview with Anderson Cooper, Kristen Bell’s interview on Ellen is auto tuned, Ladyhawke’s latest music video and much more!
Natalia discusses what’s new with Pharrell Williams and her thoughts on Karl Lagerfeld’s mean comments towards Adele’s weight. She also shows a roster of animals behaving like humans and, wait until you see the new size of coffee available at Starbucks!
Natalia dishes the latest news on the Juno Awards nominees, the upcoming Spiderman 3D film starring Emma Stone and Andrew Garfield and is Katy Perry hooking up with Tim Tebow? Watch today’s episode to find out.
When The Kooks are in the studio they’re focused and most importantly, sober. Watch Hugh and Luke explain their reasoning below.
The Kooks released a new album called “Junk of the Heart,” and you would think Hugh and Luke would be very excited about it. Well, they seemed rather indifferent to be honest. We spoke about that and why they don’t care about critics.
Natalia dishes the latest in entertainment news on Joan Rivers, Lana Del Rey and a brand new trailer for the movie Hunger Games.
Natalia talks about how Snooki might be pregnant, Nicolas Cage’s Cage Rage, Elisabetta Canalis is dating Steve-O and more for Feb 1, 2012.
Natalia dishes the news on Miley Cyrus breaking her tailbone, a 100 year old woman who plays the Nintendo DS to stay young and Houston, Texas contemplating a statute of Beyonce.
David Beckham debuts a new line of underwear, the worst dressed celebrity – Shy’m and Matthew Broderick is back as Ferris Bueller with a brand new commercial airing during the Super Bowl on Feb 5th 2012.
Daniel Radcliffe is back with his new movie The Woman In Black. It’s a bone chilling remake of a film from the ’80s. Ironically, Daniel actually scares very easily but he’s not afraid of ghosts. In this interview he tells us what really gives him the creeps.
Next time you’re struggling to make conversation, try asking this question: “If you could invite anyone (living or dead) to the perfect house party, who would it be?”
Graffiti6 is starting to make their North American invasion, and they are hitting up the Tonight Show. Does this sound familiar? Well the Beatles made the exact same journey over 40 years ago. Naturally, @jordans_life had to make some comparisons.
Nick plays World of Warcraft. Not only that, he’s the head of his guild, demonstrating that it IS possible to juggle being a hardcore gamer with being a top-selling recording artist.
During a LIVE interview on andPOP.com Nick Carter gave out a number and took phone calls from his fans. These were real phone calls from real fans who we gave exclusive access to one of the biggest recording artists of our generation.
There were great questions about music, fitness, the backstreet boys but the most popular question, however, was about his underwear. In this clip Nick talks about his his ‘Haynes’ and covering his fans with glow in the dark paint.
When releasing new music today, half the battle is online promotion. However, contests, signed merch and giveaways aren’t always the best solutions. When working on their latest album, Hedley came up with a brilliant idea, they decided to make trailers.
It’s hard to prepare for an interview with Hedley. So in this interview, we threw caution to the wind, got a 24 of beer and broadcast the interview live on our USTREAM (andPOP.tv). Eventually Jacob, Dave and @jordans_life ended up talking about hairy legs, their newest music video and more.
Diamandis from Marina and The Diamonds talks to us about her very serious disease. It’s called synaesthetic. And we lied, it’s not a disease. More like a cool condition. Diamandis explains further.
Would you be embarrassed if someone scrolled through your iPod? We sit down with Spee and Brendan to talk about the diverse music on their playlist.
1. How is the single you are about to release different than what you have made before?
“Addicted To You” (this single) is so much more commercial and fun than anything else I’ve recorded! I always try to make good music that people can dance and nod their heads to, but this one is my favorite track I’ve ever done. It was a totally different approach, and I was just so passionate about the track from the beginning that it flowed more naturally than anything I can remember.
2. How much work went into it? Can you explain the step by step process?
On this track, specifically, I took a bit of a different approach than a lot of others I’ve recorded. I had an idea to do something of this sort for a while, and when I started explaining the concept to my producer, he knew exactly where to take things. He came up with the beat in about 20 minutes, and as he was doing that I was coming up with the perfect flow. We had the whole thing done in a few hours, and as soon as I recorded the last bar I knew this one was “the one.”
3. How is it different than what else is out there?
Well, to begin, the easiest way to describe the music is Pop/Rap. Really just as much Pop and just as much Rap. From my style, to my lyrics, to the flow and philosophy of what I do, it’s just its own thing. In another sense, though, it is so commercial (which I embrace) that it fits in well with what’s on the radio now. Throw in the fact that the music is unprofane and you’ve got an equation for a unique brand of music.
4. How would you explain the sound of the album you’re working on?
Hot! Haha…No, seriously, just good music to have a fun time with. It’s a throw back to old school rap in the sense that it’s just music for the sake of enjoyment; no cursing, degrading women, just real life, relatable stories. It’s fun but still has the honesty, integrity and amazing energy, same as the rap I fell in love with in the 80’s.
5. What was most difficult in putting it together?
Not much. I eat, breathe and sleep music. I am addicted to making good music. It was a lot of work, but I’m in love with making music, so it works out.
6. What did you enjoy most about putting it together?
I’ve been in and out of the studio, working my tail off trying to perfect my sound and every time I’m in the studio it is a new experience. The greatest part of what I have done recently is working with my producer, Jiggolo. He is amazing (and a rapper also, check him out at myspace.com/jiggolo), and one of the most talented people I’ve ever come across. The way we work together is awesome. For this song we just knocked it out 1-2-3. It was meant to me my first BIG song.
7. For the album, do you have anything you’d like to do differently?
The one thing that I can’t stand, as a musician, is buying a CD and having each song sound almost identical. I want everything on my CD to be unique. Each song needs to have its own style and sound, and I want them all to get the same attention that the single track, for example, received. It’s not necessarily the question of “what” but more the question of “how” to accomplish what I’m after.
8. How does a device like MySpace help an artist like you?
MySpace is awesome and has done a lot for independent and breaking artists. It’s helped to test the waters with new songs, have new people in new places all over the world check the music out, and start spreading the word to gain more traction. It’s definitely a powerful tool, and I think all musicians, whether big-name or independent, can benefit from it.
9. What do you see as the biggest obstacle to mass-success and how do you plan to overcome that?
I think if you have a solid product and it’s marketed the right way, then you take out a lot of the obstacles. I’ve been spending my time performing, creating buzz and just getting my name and music out there. Each step is a process, but I love knocking down doors and am always up for a good challenge. So, to me it’s not as much as if the wall can be broken, but more of which route to break it with.
10. Where do you see yourself in 1 year? 5 years?
In 1 year, just having made my first splash onto the major scene. Running around the TV circuit, more interviews (Andpop will still be my favorite-Love you Os), and showing the industry something different. 5 years, having sold 2 platinum albums and about to release the 3rd! I have other goals too, but those are some of the major ones.
11. Anything else important for people to know, anything else you’d like to add?
As cliché as it might sound (and it happens to be the title of one of my tracks), but “Put Your Mind To It.” If you really apply yourself to something, you can accomplish anything. And the biggest thing I’ve learned is to enjoy what you do, and make the best out of everything. There are going to be bumps in the road, but as long as you love what you do, nothing can stop you.
You can join Shane on Myspace (www.myspace.com/rockshane), or at his newly relaunched site www.rockshane.com. Be sure to check them out for videos, latest news, music, tour dates, and much more! Keep your eyes open for Shane’s single, Addicted To You, which will be available online via your favorite distribution programs (iTunes, Napster, etc.)
