A professional pop culture junkie for more than 25 years, Jeff Giles regularly surfaces in a number of far-flung locations on the Web, including Rotten Tomatoes, Paste Magazine, Movies with Butter, PopCrush, Ultimate Classic Rock, Diffuser, and Loudwire. He's also the editor-in-chief of Popdose and its parent-oriented affiliate, Dadnabbit, and the author of the upcoming book "Llanview in the Afternoon: An Oral History of 'One Life to Live.'"
They may seem like a rather unusual couple, given that one of them is a harp-wielding indie-avant-folk musician and the other is a goofball who released a movie with Adam Sandler last year, but Joanna Newsom and Andy Samberg have been happily dating for the last five years -- and now they're engaged to be married.
Noel Gallagher fans have had an exciting few weeks, thanks to the recent leaking of some new demos -- but while we've been enjoying new sounds from Noel, he's been dealing with a different kind of noise.
More than a year after the fact, Amy Winehouse's death will be officially re-investigated following the discovery that the coroner who originally handled the case didn't have the proper qualifications.
They participated in the live music event of the year, helping to raise millions for the victims of Hurricane Sandy, but the musicians who took the stage for last night's (Dec. 12) 12-12-12 Concert for Sandy Relief at Madison Square Garden didn't limit their donations to time and music.
Das Racist fans who turned out for the group's scheduled set at the On3 Festival in Munich, Germany, on Saturday (Dec. 1) received a bit of a surprise when, instead of a regular performance, they got a solo set from member Heems -- and the surprise announcement that the NYC hip-hop trio was breaking up.
This has already been a pretty good year for Adele, what with the Bond theme and the new baby and all those Grammys and chart hits, but she hasn't finished racking up honors. In fact, she just added what might be her most important career milestone to date: selling more than 10 million copies of her second album, '21.'
The Rolling Stones have a history of inviting eclectic acts to support them on the road. In recent years, everyone from Sugar Ray to Sheryl Crow has opened for the Biggest Band on Earth, and tomorrow night (Nov. 29), that list will reportedly grow to include Florence Welch of Florence + the Machine.
Plans for a play inspired by the life and music of Amy Winehouse have been canceled after her father objected to the project, leaving the show's producers without the rights to her image or songs.
