Since I don't have much to update about myself I've decided to post latest news of what I've found out about things that I like.
Band is entering studio with Rob Cavallo in the next few days.
There's been no shortage of (sorta) updates on the status of Paramore's new album: Last month, frontwoman Hayley Williams blogged about finishing lyrics on demos and eating Ramen noodles. Late last year, she told MTV News that she's "got a lot to get out" on the album, and she started a mini-riot with her new two-tone hairstyle. There were no confirmed song titles, no firm release dates ... nothing solid to satisfy Paramore fans hungry for info on the new record.
Until now!
Thanks to yet another Williams blog update, we now have a few pieces of concrete information about the album: specifically, who will be producing it, and where the band is recording it.
"I stayed up all night writing ... randomly checking my e-mail, as if anyone sends me emails at 4 a.m., and occasionally, signing online to see if maybe — JUST MAYBE — a friend would also be suffering from insomnia. I did write a few things that I thought were alright," Williams wrote. "Honestly, I'm just anxious to get into the studio. We start next Sunday. We'll actually be heading to California instead of keeping to our original plan to make the record here at home ... which is a-okay! In fact, I'm pretty pumped to be getting out of the sloppy weather we've had here in Franklin [Tennessee]. We'll be making the record with Mr. Rob Cavallo ... we're very excited!!!
"It's gonna be a good time," the post continued. "That's about all I have to tell you guys. We're a week away from making our third full-length record."
And given that she wrote the blog last week — and based on some photos posted on Paramore's site — it means that the follow-up to the band's breakthrough Riot! album is officially a go. And they're making it with a certified hitmaker.
Cavallo has worked — either as producer or executive producer — on every Green Day album since 1994's Dookie (though it's Butch Vig, not him, who twiddled the knobs on GD's upcoming 21st Century Breakdown), and produced My Chemical Romance's The Black Parade. He's also made records with Alanis Morissette, the Goo Goo Dolls and Kid Rock.
There's still no firm release date for the new Paramore album. But last month, a spokesperson for their label told MTV News that the plan is to release the album after Paramore wrap up their tour with No Doubt, which kicks off May 19 in Fresno, California.
And here's new on Twilight Saga New Moon's casting for the werewolfs of Quiluete.
| Wanted: Birth and brawn |
| Updated 4d 19h ago It took a couple of months and thousands of hopefuls to find a quartet that fits the requirements for New Moon's wolf pack. No. 1 on the list: Native American or First Nation ancestry, because their characters belong to the Quileute tribe, based in La Push, Wash., both in the book and in real life. "They had to have papers that proved their heritage," says director Chris Weitz, who was the one who insisted on hiring within the community. "And they had to be in good physical shape." The Twilight sequel is filming now, and between takes, the actors usually are working out with barbells, doing push-ups or chowing down on steak, Weitz says. "They went through wolf camp together, and they are in constant training. It paid off as a bonding thing for them and helped them to get to know one another. They drove each other to get more buff." No amount of weightlifting, however, would allow them to act out the wolf portion of their performances; the beasts are about the size of horses and race around on all fours. Instead, the transformations are computer-generated, although one part of each wolf might seem familiar. "They all have the actor's eyes," Weitz says. More about the real men stalking the 'Twilight' sequel as werewolves: Photos by James WhiteChaske SpencerThe New York-based actor, 34, plays Sam Uley, the alpha male of the gang that protects humans against predatory vampires. He has theater, film and TV experience, including the 2005 miniseries Into the West. His Native American heritage is Lakota Sioux. Alex MerazThe 24-year-old from Mesa, Ariz., is Paul, the most volatile shape-shifter. He has done TV and films, including 2005's The New World. Heritage: Purepecha (Tarasco).
 Kiowa GordonHe's 19 and from Peach Springs, Ariz. This is his movie debut, and he plays Embry Call, Jacob's best buddy. Heritage: Hualapai. Bronson PelletierFrom Nanaimo, British Columbia, the actor, 23, gets to be Jared, the joker of the pack. His lead roles include the Canadian television series Dinosapien and renegadepress.com. Heritage: Cree-Metis.Here's news about it on Entertainment Tonight Online.
Get a Look: The Wolf Pack in 'New Moon'! Copyright 2009 Summit Entertainment We're giving you a look at a just-released photo of the wolf pack in 'New Moon'! USA Today first posted the photo on their web site, along with an article that went into detail on the casting of the wolf pack. According to USA Today, 'New Moon' director Chris Weitz insisted on the actors' Native American ancestry. "They had to have papers that proved their heritage," he said. Weitz also insisted that the actors be in good shape, and be ok with filming almost in the buff in the chilly outdoors of Vancouver. "It's not pleasant for the actors," Weitz told USA Today. "But they have all been good-natured. They show up on location in drenching, cold rain, and I say, 'OK, off with the robes.' " Chaske Spencer, Bronson Pelletier, Alex Meraz, Kiowa Gordon and Tyson Houseman will join Taylor Lautner in the film's Quileute nation wolf pack. All of the new castmembers are of Native American or First Nations descent, hailing from the Lakota (Sioux), Cree-Metis, Purepecha (Tarasco), Hualapai and Cree nations respectively. The young men were cast by Rene Haynes who cast such films as 'Dances with Wolves' and 'Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee.' In 'New Moon,' Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) is faced with a separation from her one and only, vamp Edward Cullen (Rob Pattinson), and embarks on a new friendship with Jacob Black (Lautner), spending time with him on the La Push reservation, where she encounters his friends in the "wolf pack." |
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