Browsing through Bleecker Bob’s Golden Oldies in New York City with producer, pianist, songwriter, solo artist, and raconteur James Luther Dickinson is like taking a class in the cool arcana of rock & roll. His name may not ring a bell, but you’ve likely heard his work: as session keyboardist on albums by Dylan, Aretha, and the Stones, or as producer of cult classics like the Replacements’ Pleased to Meet Me and Big Star’s Third, as well as the 2000 debut by his sons Luther and Cody’s raucous blues combo the North Mississippi Allstars. Read More...
Eddie Redmayne is returning to the stage as the Emcee for the Broadway production of Cabaret. The actor will reprise his role from the London production opposite newcomer Gayle Rankin, who will play the toast of Mayfair, Sally Bowles. Olivier Award winner Rebecca Frecknall, the director of the West End version, will also return to helm the production at the August Wilson Theatre, which is set to open April 21 (with previews starting April 1). Read More...
On a Friday night last February, Edgar Wright found himself attempting to cast the female lead in his dance-heavy video for Beck’s track “Colors.” The problem? With the shoot starting on Monday, the Baby Driver director needed to find someone immediately so they could learn the choreography in time. “I’ve been a fan of Beck since the very start,” says Wright. “And I’ve known him for [around] ten years now because he worked on the Scott Pilgrim soundtrack and I used one of his songs on Baby Driver. Read More...
