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Recently, archaeologists made a startling discovery. Excavating a hitherto undiscovered burial chamber in the Great Pyramid, they came across a series of hieroglyphics in which, amid the depictions of ancient pharaohs and Egyptian gods, was a familiar figure: pale, knock-kneed, clad in a pinched grey suit and a red bow tie — the first concrete evidence that Pee-wee Herman has lived among us for thousands of years.

This is, of course, a lie, but the ageless appearance of Paul Reubens' iconic character in Pee-wee's Big Holiday, which Netflix released on...

You might think there are too many awards shows. You'd be wrong. Because if they constantly turn out performances like the ten below, we should have a new awards telecast every single day. Here are the ten best awards show performances of 2015.  10. Chris Stapleton and Justin Timberlake at the Country Music Association Awards, "Tennessee Whiskey" Chris Stapleton is undoubtedly the year's breakout country music star, and he even has a shot at Album of the Year at the upcoming Grammy Awards. This duet with Justin Timberlake was inspired, rad, and a pulsing, soulful version of a bona fide smash. 9. Kelly Clarkson at the Billboard Music Awards, "Invincible" With the possible exception of the #2 artist on this list, Kelly Clarkson is perhaps our most trusted live pop performer. "Invincible" gave Clarkson a chance to belt, endear us with her casual vulnerability, and wow us with some closing notes worthy of another "American Idol" crown.

Filmmaker Liz Garbus was in the audience when Nina Simone performed at the 1976 Montreaux Jazz Festival in Switzerland, her first words to the audience being, "You don't understand me, you don't know what I mean when I say I'm tired . . . this is my last jazz concert and I'm graduating to a higher plane." Garbus' latest documentary, a Netflix original titled What Happened, Miss Simone?, is her attempt to understand what the iconic singer and civil rights activist meant by that declaration.

Garbus isn't the first to do so, by any means: Simone wrote an 1991 autobiography,...

Jack Pack have brought forward the release of their self-titled debut album.

Jack Pack was due to hit stores in September but following the band's performance of 'Light My Fire' on last night's Britain's Got Talent semi-final it will now be released on June 29 via Syco Music.

"We have had an incredible reaction since last night's performance by the band," a Syco spokesperson said.

"So bringing forward the release was the only sensible option."

Jack Pack are Alfie Palmer, Andrew Bourn, Martin McCafferty and Sean Ryder Wolf. The foursome finished in fourth place on last year's Britain's Got Talent.

The album includes reworkings of tracks including Screamin' Jay Hawkins's 'I Put a Spell on You' and Frank Sinatra's 'My Way'.

It also features previously-unrecorded Randy Newman song 'Forever' and two other originals.

The full tracklisting is as follows:

1. 'Light My Fire'

2. 'Forever'

3. 'I Put a Spell...

While the rest of his cohort have fallen by the wayside or been absorbed into the Hollywood system, the film-maker has stayed weird, as his new movie of erudite vampire love reveals

The word "hipster" invariably crops up in discussions about American film-maker Jim Jarmusch, not least because he looks the part. He is tall, lean, often wears shades and has a famous shock of hair that started turning silvery grey in his teens; his basso drawl completes the uncanny resemblance to a certain Hollywood great, which inspired Jarmusch to found a jokey secret society, The Sons of Lee Marvin.

Jarmusch is without a doubt the most rock'n'roll of film-makers – although he obliges you to define the term. He has worked with a lot of musicians, either as composers or as actors – Neil Young, Tom Waits, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, hip-hop producer RZA. But if you look at the breadth of Jarmusch's references,...

What happens when you mix splatterpunk icon John Skipp with a one-man surrealistic rock and roll band, two of the filmmakers behind Never Sleep Again, a go-go dancer who gives new meaning to the term "eye candy," and a mutant worm that has the need for speed?

You get magic of course, and that's exactly what the Andrew Kasch and John Skipp directed music video for The Slow Poisoner's new song "Hot Rod Worm" is. Yes, it's even wackier than you think! Buz "Danger Wallick" produces, with camera work from Justin Cruse.

The Slow Poisoner (alias of Andrew Goldfarb) is a one-man surrealistic rock and roll band hailing from San Francisco that has been playing the devil's music to audiences across America since 1996. One foot kicks a drum festooned with sleigh bells while his hands strangle a guitar, and through his crooked teeth emerge stories of rural paranoia and cosmic horror,...

With the band (apparently) calling it quits after 25 years, Bigger Than the Sound offers a eulogy.

By James Montgomery

Dean Ween

Photo: Chris McKay/ WireImage

In my review of Ween's 2007 album La Cucaracha (which also happens to be the last time they were mentioned on this website), I referred to them as "musical cockroaches," the kind of scurrying, scrounging band that — much like the titular (and totally gross) arthropod on the record's cover — was capable of surviving nuclear holocausts and subsisting on a bar of soap for weeks at a time.

"In essence, Ween are indestructible," I wrote. "They will be here long after you and I are gone."

It turns out, I was wrong about that last point. Because on Tuesday, Aaron Freeman, better known to bong-rippers and Scotchgard-huffers everywhere as Gene Ween, told Rolling Stone that he was retiring the mantle and ending Ween, saying, simply, "It's been a long time; 25 years.

Though his camp has categorically denied it, Justin Bieber is in the midst of one of those music industry rites of passage that just about every young male star goes through at some point.

No, not the voice change. No, not the fake death story and not the obligatory moving violation in a pimped-out Batmobile.

The singer is currently battling allegations that he fathered a child with a fan, courtesy of a 20-year-old California woman who has filed suit and demanded a paternity test and support for her three-month-old child. Bieber, of course, is not the first star to face this kind of (alleged) baby mama drama. It's happened to such old schoolers as Mick Jagger, James Brown, Sammy Hagar, Tom Jones and Screamin' Jay Hawkins and comedian/singer Eddie Murphy (who admitted to fathering a secret child with former Spice Girl Mel B).

But who has been under the paternity microscope recently?...

House actor Hugh Laurie has revealed that playing blues music has become one of his great passions. Laurie recently released his first blues album Let Them Talk, which features collaborations with Tom Jones and Dr John. The actor said that he ranks Let Them Talk among his most "important" work. "I wasn't born immersed in this music. I've immersed myself throughout my whole life, but that still doesn't really count, you know, when you're having a green card interview; that doesn't really count to say I've listened to a lot of Screamin' Jay Hawkins records - that question didn't come up," Laurie told The AP. "I'm approaching the source of this music that I've loved all my life and I do so with trepidation and a lot of respect. I hope people will believe and understand I'm not (more)...

Filed under: American Idol, TV Replay

And then there were five. Thursday night's 'American Idol' (Thu., 8Pm Et on Fox) was an elimination night, and it came down to Casey Abrams and Scott McCreery in the bottom two. McCreery had chosen to sing 'You've Got a Friend' by James Taylor, and Abrams a more obscure tune, 'Hi-De-Ho' by Blood, Sweat, & Tears, in the elimination round.

Song choice could have made the difference, as Abrams, ever the fuzzy individualist, was sent packing. But he went out in style, singing 'I Put a Spell on You,' a song originally written and performed by the highly theatrical Screamin' Jay Hawkins.

Abrams hugged the judges, played to the audience, and directed some of the song to Haley Reinhart, which should only serve to feed the rumors that the two are romantically linked. Hopefully Abrams will now find a record...

Casey Abrams has become the eighth contestant to be eliminated from season ten of American Idol. The singer was sent home tonight after it was revealed by host Ryan Seacrest that he had received the fewest number of votes following last night's performance. The results were revealed in random order this week. He chose to sing his rendition of Screamin' Jay Hawkins's 'I Put A Spell On You' as his final song following his exit. The singers who are still in the running are Lauren Alaina, James Durbin, Jacob Lusk, Haley Reinhart and Scotty McCreery. (more)...

Watch 'Idol Party Live' for more on why we're giving Lauren Alaina high marks this week.

By Eric Ditzian

Lauren Alaina

Photo: Fox

The question heading into Wednesday's "American Idol" was no longer why Pia Toscano was booted off so prematurely, but whether the judges would learn a much-needed lesson from her departure. Would Randy, Jennifer and Steven realize their jobs are to dole out expert critiques and sagacious notes, shaping public opinion and letting contestants know what's working and what needs overhauling?

Any hope the judges had recalibrated their critical approach was pretty much lost when J.Lo announced, after a competent but hardly revelatory tune from Scotty McCreery, "Everybody wants us to be tough with you guys, but the truth is y'all are so damn good. All I really want to say is wow." And our last bit of optimism was flushed away as Lopez, during her review of Haley Reinhart,...

It's that very special week of the year, when we collectively realize that "American Idol" contestants were born the same year we saw "Uncle Buck" at the Westbury Drive-In. It's the dreaded "Songs From the Year the Contestants Were Born" theme, or as I like to call it, "Producers Force Thia Megia to Sing a Song That Wasn't Written 100 Years Ago."

But this week "Idol" is also giving back. Portions of the proceeds from the studio recordings will go to helping the relief efforts in Japan. But really, the entire world benefits from watching Steven Tyler sing, "There's something wrong with the world today ... Oh, hi there. Let's talk natural disasters."

Before I point out that 75 percent of the season 10 contestants were born after "Mannequin" hit theaters, and 25 percent of them after "Mannequin 2: On the Move," let's rip right into the top 12's performances.

Naima Adedapo

Song: Tina Turner...

His 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' got high praise from the judges, even if it didn't come close to matching Kurt Cobain's original.

By Adam Graham

Casey Abrams on "American Idol" Wednesday

Photo: Fox

"American Idol" has taken some bold musical risks already this season, with contestants performing songs by Judas Priest and Ryan Adams for the first time in the show's history. But on Wednesday's (March 16) episode, "Idol" truly went somewhere it had never gone before, when 20-year-old Casey Abrams took a trip back to Seattle, circa 1991, and tried Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" on for size.

"Smells Like Teen Spirit," of course, was not conceived with "American Idol" in mind. The generation-defining anthem marked a sea change for the music industry in the fall of '91, ushering in a new era of rock music that was worlds away from the plasticity of the hair bands that dominated rock...

Singer was called 'sexy' by judge Jennifer Lopez.

By Gil Kaufman, with reporting by Kara Warner

Casey Abrams

Photo: Getty Images

Jennifer Lopez has made a career of knowing what her fans think is sexy. So when she told bearded "American Idol" top 13 finalist Casey Abrams that she thought he had serious sex appeal, the singer took the praise in stride.

The 19-year-old upright-bass player and film-camp counselor almost missed out on last week's show due to an emergency hospitalization for stomach pains, but he's had a good time with all the talk about his looks on the show.

"Am I ready to be a heartthrob? Yes," he said at last week's afterparty for the top 13. "I'm ready. We'll see how it goes."

Given his embrace of sex symbol-dom, he was asked what his plan was to take on magazine cover boy Justin Bieber. "I guess I'm gonna have to start dancing,...

We take a look at what the semifinalists need to do to stay in the race.

By Eric Ditzian

"American Idol" top 13

Photo: Fox

Word on the reality-show street is, Wednesday's (March 9) "American Idol" theme will have the top 13 contestants singing the tunes of artists they worship, but that's the farthest we'll dive into spoiler territory.

Producers made the decision to pretape the performance episode, and while the Web is rife with info about what went down during the show, we've chosen to avoid all that. What's the fun in reading about a reality competition before actually seeing it?

So diving into the upcoming episode with only past shows to inform us, let's take a look at each singer: who we're excited about, who we honestly don't care for and who better step it up or risk getting the boot on Thursday night.

Ashthon Jones

The 25-year-old has a whole lotta potential,...

Paul McDonald and Casey Abrams get high marks, while Jordan Dorsey and Robbie Rosen might not make it to the next level.

By Eric Ditzian

Jacob Lusk appears on "American Idol" on Tuesday

Photo: Fox

Another season of live "American Idol" episodes is officially in session, which means it's time to bring back MTV News' reality-show report card. Who rose to the front of the crooning class Tuesday night when the top-12 men took the stage for the first time? Who's in danger of being booted out of class? Sharpen your pencils and open to a fresh sheet of notebook paper, because it's time to get busy grading!

Excellent

Paul McDonald

Why wasn't he featured more in Hollywood Week? Goofy and gospel-y, this Southern boy was an utter delight during his breakout performance Tuesday. McDonald was, at times, overwhelmed by the backing band, but his vocal tone is truly distinctive...

On their marks! Get set! Go! [Cue the sound of a stalled car.]

America got its first official glimpse at the Top 12 men of season 10 Tuesday night (March 1) and things were as psychotically bipolar as a certain sitcom star currently making the rounds. (I'm looking at you, Emmanuel Lewis!)

For every exhilarating Casey Abrams, there was a soul-crushing disappointment of Sundance Head proportions. (Oh the humanity, Tim Halperin!) Still, a trio of final performances (and a couple others) kept the momentum of "Idol X: Lauren Alaina or Bust" going strong.

Before I start shamelessly plugging my brand new weekly live show, "Idol Party Live," premiering this Thursday night at 10pm Et on MTV.com (featuring fans, celebs and a grand karaoke finale), let's take a closer look at each of the first official performances of season 10. (Seriously though, don't miss "Idol Party Live." In a lovely sign of "Idol" blogger solidarity, Entertainment Weekly's whip-smart recapping superstar Annie...

It's here! The moment has arrived! Finally we are going to see the "American Idol" contestants perform (pretty much) live and we get to start voting. Who ya got?

J.Lo is looking very chic for her first live show. Steven looks like he just stepped out of an Aerosmith concert next door and popped over to judge. Randy is the Man in Black.

There is a sign in the audience that says "Tourette's Rocks." If that sign-maker had really been thinking, the sign would read "Tourette's [expletive, expletive] Rocks."

Ryan kind of clears things up about the process at this point by saying that after tonight and tomorrow, the Top 5 guys and Top 5 girls advance, then the judges get to choose Wild Cards - presumably a couple of each gender? Since we are 11 or 12 weeks from the finale? Start with 14 finalists, that gets you through 12 weeks leaving two standing at the end.

Filed under: American Idol, TV Replay

Hey may have left the upright bass at home this week, but Casey Abrams was no less sexy in his live premiere on 'American Idol' (Tue., 8Pm on Fox). At least, according to Jennifer Lopez.

"She said it!" he shouted gleefully. "I'm so happy!"

It's difficult not to get pulled into Abrams' soulful performance of Screamin' Jay Hawkins' "I Put a Spell on You." Of course, it's difficult not to get pulled into all of his performances. There's just something about Abrams that's irresistable.

Not to mention he did this performance mere hours after a stint in the hospital.

 

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"American Idol's" Top 24 is finally underway and as we've said before, we think it's their most talentes group of contestants ever.

The Top 12 boys took the stage on Friday, Feb. 25, in front of an audience of 700 people, which will air tonight, Tuesday, Mar. 1. Zap2it was at the taping and while we won't tell you any of the judges' comments pertaining to a specific contestant (we don't want to spoil all the fun), but here are a few things to know: Whenever the judges are divided, it's always Steven Tyler and Jennifer Lopez vs. Randy Jackson, who seems to be taking over for Simon Cowell as the "mean judge."

The contestants who got the loudest applause were Jacob Lusk, Casey Abrams (who performed despite being hospitalized for stomach issues, something the show really didn't focus on), James Durbin and Scotty McCreery. No one totally choked and forgot the lyrics or anything,...

Judges want 'more, more, more!' of the unique contestant after Screamin' Jay Hawkins cover.

By Kara Warner

Casey Abrams performs on "American Idol" Tuesday

Photo: Fox

For some "American Idol" fans, the competition doesn't really enter must-watch territory until the decision-making is turned over to the teeming masses and their texting, phone-calling and — new this year — online-voting power. Luckily for those holdouts, that portion of the show began Tuesday (March 1), when the top 12 guys took the stage and performed in front of a live audience for the first time this season.

As is custom with "Idol" performance nights, there were several questionable song choices. (We're looking at you, Jordan Dorsey, who unsuccessfully channeled Usher via "Omg," and Tim Halperin doing a lackluster cover of Rob Thomas' "Come on Over.") There were also predictable ones, namely country crooner Scotty McCreery sticking to what he knows with "Letters From Home...

James Durbin and Scotty McCreery also stand out in front of live audience.

By Gil Kaufman

Steven Tyler holds up his swear sign on "American Idol" Tuesday

Photo: Fox

By the time the top 12 men on "American Idol" make it to the big stage, it's usually pretty easy to tell who is in it to win it and who will be going home after one week in the IdolDome.

And Tuesday night (March 1) was no exception, with some of this season's standouts proving again that they have their eye on the prize. While Casey Abrams and Jacob Lusk soared, James Durbin brought the rock thunder and Scotty McCreery did his country thing, dawg.

And, for the first time in "Idol" history, fans could also vote online for their favorite singer.

Karaoke host Clint Jun Gamboa got things started with a conservative pick, Stevie Wonder's "Superstition," putting his soulful touch...

Well, it looks like we won't get to see a sexy, winking dance set to Screamin' Jay Hawkins' "I Put a Spell on You" starring Christine O'Donnell after all (seriously, you know this would have happened). Our friends at Gossip Cop have gotten the exclusive confirmation that O'Donnell will be sitting out this season of Dancing with the Stars. Damn. Now I guess I won't watch Dancing with the Stars.* *That statement has nothing to do with Christine O'Donnell being on it and entirely to do with the fact that it's Dancing with the Stars.

Filed under: Columns, Cinematical

Welcome to Where Everyone Has Gone Before, the weekly column where I continue my film education before your very eyes by seeking out and watching all of the movies I should have seen by now. I will first judge the movie before I've watched it, based entirely on its reputation (and my potentially misguided thoughts). Then I will give the movie a fair chance and actually watch it. You will laugh at me, you may condemn me, but you will never say I didn't try!

The Film: 'Mystery Train' (1989), Dir. Jim Jarmusch

Starring: Youki Kudoh, Masatoshi Nagase, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Cinque Lee, Nicoletta Braschi, Elizabeth Bracco, Joe Strummer, Rick Aviles, Steve Buscemi, Tom Noonan and the raspy tones of the great Tom Waits.

Why I Haven't Seen It Until Now: My first exposure to director Jim Jarmusch was when Teenage Me (perhaps you remember...

Filed under: Columns, Cinematical

Welcome to Where Everyone Has Gone Before, the weekly column where I continue my film education before your very eyes by seeking out and watching all of the movies I should have seen by now. I will first judge the movie before I've watched it, based entirely on its reputation (and my potentially misguided thoughts). Then I will give the movie a fair chance and actually watch it. You will laugh at me, you may condemn me, but you will never say I didn't try!

The Film: 'Mystery Train' (1989), Dir. Jim Jarmusch

Starring: Youki Kudoh, Masatoshi Nagase, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Cinque Lee, Nicoletta Braschi, Elizabeth Bracco, Joe Strummer, Rick Aviles, Steve Buscemi, Tom Noonan and the raspy tones of the great Tom Waits.

Why I Haven't Seen It Until Now: My first exposure to director Jim Jarmusch was when Teenage Me (perhaps you remember...

Taking cues from Frank Zappa, the Ramones and Nirvana, Gaga carries the torch for the outsider in pop music.

By James Montgomery

Lady Gaga

Photo: Ethan Miller/ Getty Images

In the 1970s, when disco was in full swing and rock and roll was posturing its way into arenas, four goony, glue-sniffing kids in Forest Hills, Queens, threw on leather jackets and began bashing out two-minute tunes with titles like "Blitzkrieg Bop" and "Beat on the Brat." They called themselves the Ramones, and not only were they probably the first punk band on planet Earth, but they were most definitely outcasts, in every sense of the world.

Of course, the Ramones certainly weren't the first musical outcasts. Theirs is a legacy that reaches all the way back to the dawn of recorded music, from the likes of the Hoosier Hot Shots and Slim Galliard, scatting madman Cab Calloway and the "shocking" Screamin' Jay Hawkins,...

By the time John Lennon met a tragic and untimely end outside the Dakota, he had already cultivated a complex, oft-stand-offish image as a socially aware artist in a constant state of flux. If the previous statement is something you balk at, add yourself to the seemingly limitless cadre of Lennon fans – the cult around the man is prone to dizzying highs and fascinating lows. Lennon remains such a draw as an individual because there seems to be multiple forces that had always pulled at the heart of the artist and his music reflects this – granted the man was a hugely talented songwriter.

Though not nearly as much of a chameleon as one Robert Zimmerman [Editor's note: Bob Dylan, in case you didn't know], Lennon can’t be summed up simply – and director Sam Taylor-Wood smartly avoids making a film about the John Lennon, instead focusing on a John Lennon (Aaron Johnson of Kick-Ass), seen in Nowhere Boy as a rebellious,...

In the event you missed this last week on "Conan," She & Him's cover of Screamin' Jay Hawkins' "I Put a Spell on You" deserves a viewing. Never would have guessed that Zooey Deschanel and M Ward would make such a fine match, but they sure do and continue to prove it with performances like this.

"I Put a Spell on You" is one of those great songs that's so familiar and overplayed it's almost completely lost it's impact. After Hawkins' original made it's mark, tons of people have covered it, from Nina Simone to Bryan Ferry. It was probably Creedence Clearwater Revival who made it a radio standard, and it's their version I like to play on vinyl, pitched way down so you can hear that menacing guitar like you're hearing it for the first time, while the girls dance their slow, sinful dances. Shane Macgowan and Friends' recent...

If you're a big fan of the Deschanel sisters (and who isn't?), then Thursday night (December 9) was a fantastic evening of television for you. Were you so inclined, you could have started your evening watching Emily Deschanel on a brand new — and wholly devastating — episode of "Bones," the hit procedural now in its sixth season. And then you could have stayed up late (killing time by watching the increasingly-creepy "Fringe" or catching the Boston Celtics' last-second heroics against the Philadelphia 76ers) to see the latest episode of "Conan," which not only featured a visit from Sarah Silverman (who had a message for all women about vaginal deodorant) but also ended with a performance by She & Him, the musical project consisting of M. Ward and Zooey Deschanel.

She & Him formed in 2006 after Deschanel and Ward worked together on a little-seen film called "The Go-Getter." Having heard the actress sing in the film "Elf,...

On top of getting full lists of "Just Dance 2" tracks and "Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock" songs this week, we've also received a complete soundtrack listing for a game you may not have been looking forward to for its tunes — "Mafia 2." 2K Games released the rundown ahead of a live one-hour playthrough they're hosting today at 2Pm Pst via Ustream.

Bing Crosby, Dean Martin, Louis Prima and Little Richard all appear on the game's soundtrack, which has been posted on the "Mafia 2" website. If "GTA Godfather" has always been something you thought you might like to play with some bona fide Ratpack music in the background, you should find the entries here to your liking:

• Gatemouth Moore - "Did You Ever Love A Woman"

• Al Hibbler - "After the Lights Go Down Low"

• Al Hibbler - "Count Every Star"

• The Ames Brothers - "My Bonnie Lassie"

• The Andrews Sisters -...

Mystery Train Directed by: Jim Jarmusch Written by: Jim Jarmusch Starring: Masatoshi Nagase, Youki Kudoh, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Joe Strummer, Steve Buscemi, Tom Noonan Everybody has their list of important or great films that for one reason or another they've yet to see. Jim Jarmusch's triptych anthology Mystery Train had eluded me all of these years, but thanks to a fancy Criterion blu ray release, I finally had the chance to check it out. Not unlike Jarmusch's other films, it's a cool, clever and funny piece of classic indie filmmaking that sheds an outsider's light on the cultural significance of Memphis and all of the unusual characters who live there. The film is broken into three separate stories. The first, titled 'Far From Yokohama', finds a young Japanese couple stepping off a train in Memphis with only a red suitcase between them. I had read somewhere that Jarmusch thought...

I'm not much of a fan of Jim Jarmusch's films, but this is only based on the small selection of his films I've seen, most of which are his later pictures while his more celebrated films have eluded me. I haven't seen Stranger Than Paradise, Down by Law or Dead Man, which tells me I haven't really seen the Jarmusch most people think of when his name is mentioned. I have, though, seen his last four films starting with Ghost Dog and ending with last year's The Limits of Control and I haven't been much of a fan of any of them. So, when Mystery Train arrived in my mailbox I felt it would be yet another Jarmusch feature I just wouldn't connect with... I was wrong.

I was gliding along with Criterion's Blu-ray presentation of Jim Jarmusch's Mystery Train. It felt like another Jarmusch feature to me,...

The "True Blood" soundtrack for Season 3 will be released on May 25, but fans can check it out for free now.

EW is streaming the full album for your listening pleasure.

The soundtrack includes the amazing Bob Dylan, as well as Beck, Lucinda Williams with Elvis Costello. Plus, a new offering from Jace Everett, who sings the show's theme song, "Bad Things."

You can pre-order the album at Amazon.

Here's the full track listing:

1. "Howlin' For My Baby" - M. Ward

2. "Evil (Is Going On)" - Jace Everett & Cc Adcock

3. "Bad Blood" - Beck

4. "How To Become Clairvoyant" - Robbie Robertson

5. "Shake And Fingerpop" - Jr. Walker and The All Stars

6. "Frenzy" - Screamin' Jay Hawkins

7. "Kiss Like Your Kiss" - Lucinda Williams with Elvis Costello

8. "Gasoline And Matches" - Buddy & Julie Miller

9. "You Did (Bomp Shooby Dooby Bomp)" - Chuck Prophet

10. "You're Gonna Miss Me" - The 13th Floor Elevators...

DVD Playhouse—May 2010

By

Allen Gardner

Avatar (20th Century Fox) James Cameron beat his own title as box office champ, set with Titanic over a decade ago, with this eye-popping sci-fi epic about a paraplegic Marine name Sully (Sam Worthington), who takes the form of an “avatar,” or virtual being, to go undercover on the planet Pandora, attempting to infiltrate the native Na’vi to gather intelligence that will aid a joint corporate and military operation to rape the planet of its natural resources, destroying its indigenous population in the process. When Sully suddenly “goes native,” he locks horns with the company CEO (Giovanni Ribisi) and his gung-ho commanding officer (Stephen Lang, in a wonderful, scenery-chewing turn from a long-underrated actor). Thought of by many scholars and film buffs as a “game-changer” as much as the first Star Wars film was—and they may be right. While Cameron’s politically-correct...

Jeff Beck and Joss Stone delivered one of the most memorable performances of "Idol Gives Back" for 2010.

They teamed up for a sultry version of "I Put a Spell on You," which put Stone's smoky voice at the forefront, highlighted by Beck's bluesy and inreasingly intense guitarwork. They were backed by a four-piece band and the Jubilation choir.

The song originated in 1956, written by Screamin' Jay Hawkins, and has been covered famously by Nina Simone and Creedence Clearwater Revival.

We think the Stone/Beck version can stand up to any of those.

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British duo put a bluesy twist on 'I Put a Spell on You' for the fundraising effort.

By James Montgomery

Joss Stone performs on "Idol Gives Back" Wednesday

Photo: Fox

Wednesday night's (April 21) "Idol Gives Back" event featured performances by everyone from the Black Eyed Peas to Annie Lennox, but it was a pair of Brits — and a swampy, often-overlooked American tune that pre-dates most rock and roll — that ended up being one of the night's most memorable moments.

Singer Joss Stone and legendary guitarist Jeff Beck turned in a simmering, smoky take on Screamin' Jay Hawkins' 1956 stomper "I Put a Spell on You" — a song that has been covered by a lengthy list of artists, including Nina Simone and Shane McGowan — which managed to take the soulful, primal urges of the original (and most of the covers) and infuse them with both blues and R&B.

Stars Perform...

Jeff Beck has described Joss Stone as a "wild thing". The duo collaborated on two songs for Beck's upcoming album Emotion And Commotion and The Mirror reports that he was impressed with Stone's energy. "Electric, she was," he said. "She's full on, Joss. She's a wild thing." Beck added that he particularly enjoyed working with Stone on a cover of Screamin' Jay Hawkins's song 'I Put A Spell On You'. "She just nailed it in a spectacular way," he said. "We wanted (more)...

An alternative Haiti benefit single organised by Shane MacGowan and featuring Johnny Depp, Paloma Faith and Nick Cave has been released on iTunes. The cover of the 1956 Screamin' Jay Hawkins classic 'I Put A Spell On You' also boasts contributions from Bobby Gillespie, Glen Matlock, Chrissie Hynde and Mick Jones. Speaking to Digital Spy about the recording, Faith said: "I think 'I Put a Spell on You' is an amazing song." Of her collaborators, (more)...

Johnny Depp, Chrissy Hynde, Shane McGowan, Nick Cave, and Glen Matlock were among the artists who recorded this awesome version of Screamin' Jay Hawkins' "I Put a Spell on You" to benefit the Irish charity Concern Worldwide's ongoing aid work in Haiti. Excellent song choice! And check out Johnny's awesome guitar playing on the video here. You can pre-order the single by clicking here - http://bit.ly/bj2ieH. Or text Spell (all in capitals) to 78789 (the text costs £1.50, under $3.00) Shane McGowan and his long term girlfriend, writer Victoria Clarke made calls to friends and associates from which began the process of recording a track from which All proceeds go to Concern, a charity who have provided assistance to some of the poorest countries in the world including Haiti, even before the earthquake struck. ...

Last month there were rumors of a mouthwatering collection of musical talent coming together to perform a cover of Screamin' Jay Hawkins' "I Put a Spell on You" for the on-going effort in Haiti. Why should you movie fiendish Cinematical readers care?

It's got a lot of cinematic talent inside, baby. Alongside Shane MacGowan, who has appeared in flicks and offered music to films like Grosse Pointe Blank, the participants include Chrissy Hynde (Michelle in Happy Feet), Primal Scream's Bobby Gillespie, Mick Jones of The Clash (and Socrates in Hell W10), composer, screenwriter, everythingman Nick Cave (The Proposition), and *drumroll* Johnny Depp. This is my "We Are the World." The talent in this cover was meant to go together, and I really dig Depp just chilling with the guitar as the rest of the folks belt out the lyrics.

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Hollywood heartthrob Johnny Depp has recorded a guitar part for a new charity record in aid of the earthquake stricken Haiti. The actor who has been voted the 'Sexiest Man Alive' twice is the star turn on former Pogues frontman Shane McGowan's alternative Haiti record with proceeds going to charity Concern Worldwide, reported Daily Mail online. The song is a cover of Screamin' Jay Hawkins 1956 hit I Put A Spell On You. The 46-year-old Pirates Of The Caribbean star recorded his guitar part today in America. The star took up the guitar when he was 12 and was ...

Straight from the Wtf files, pals Johnny Depp and legendary Pogues mumbler Shane McGowan have tapped some of their famous friends -- like members of the Clash, the Sex Pistols, the Pretenders and Nick Cave -- to re-record "I Put a Spell on You" as a Haiti charity single. The Sex Pistols' bassist Glen Matlock, Primal Scream frontman Bobbie Gillespie, guitarist Mick Jones of the Clash and singer Chrissy Hynde of the Pretenders worked with Cave and others on the Screamin' Jay Hawkins cover. Proceeds from its sale, due later this month, will go toward Ireland-based non-profit Concern Worldwide. No word...

Shane MacGowan, Bobby Gillespie and X Factor star Laura White have recorded their alternative charity single to benefit victims of the Haitian earthquake. According to The Sun, other stars who laid down their vocals on the Andy Wright-produced cover of Screamin' Jay Hawkins's 'I Put A Spell On You' are Nick Cave, Chrissie Hynde, Paloma Faith, Glen Matlock and Mick Jones. A source said: "It (more)...

The Pogues frontman is to cover Screaming Jay Hawkins's I Put a Spell On You ... with a little help from the Bad Seed and Captain Jack Sparrow

Nick Cave, Johnny Depp and Primal Scream's Bobby Gillespie are among those reportedly roped-in for a new charity single led by Shane MacGowan. The Pogues frontman is assembling a gang of pals to record a cover of I Put a Spell On You, raising money for the Haiti earthquake relief.

According to the Sun, MacGowan flew from his home in Ireland to begin recording in London this week. Depp might seem an unlikely collaborator for Cave and Gillespie, but the actor has plenty of experience as a musician – first with his high-school band Kids and more recently with Babybird. For I Put a Spell On You, Depp will reportedly be joined by his partner, the singer and actress Vanessa Paradis.

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tMF has been keeping an eye on Aaron Johnson from the time we watched him in The Illusionist. He went on to grab a leading role in Kick-Ass, even after Matthew Vaughn, the director announced that he's not going to cast a British for the part. Apparently, Johnson made quite an impression. - - -

- - - At 19 years old, the ambitious, fearless and definitely independent-minded Johnson has just been nominated for Best Actor at the British Independent Film Awards for his role as the young John Lennon in Nowhere Boy. The film also received another 5 nominations, including Best British Independent Film. Is this Johnson's chance to move up his acting career even higher?

Critics seem to like the young actor, and early reviews of the film were very positive. More of Johnson, the trailer for Nowhere Boy and more insights after the jump!

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tMF has been keeping an eye on Aaron Johnson from the time we watched him in The Illusionist. He went on to grab a leading role in Kick-Ass, even after Matthew Vaughn, the director announced that he's not going to cast a British for the part. Apparently, Johnson made quite an impression. - - -

- - - At 19 years old, the ambitious, fearless and definitely independent-minded Johnson has just been nominated for Best Actor at the British Independent Film Awards for his role as the young John Lennon in Nowhere Boy. The film also received another 5 nominations, including Best British Independent Film. Is this Johnson's chance to move up his acting career even higher?

Critics seem to like the young actor, and early reviews of the film were very positive. More of Johnson, the trailer for Nowhere Boy and more insights after the jump!

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About the...

tMF has been keeping an eye on Aaron Johnson from the time we watched him in The Illusionist. He went on to grab a leading role in Kick-Ass, even after Matthew Vaughn, the director announced that he's not going to cast a British for the part. Apparently, Johnson made quite an impression. - - -

- - - At 19 years old, the ambitious, fearless and definitely independent-minded Johnson has just been nominated for Best Actor at the British Independent Film Awards for his role as the young John Lennon in Nowhere Boy. The film also received another 5 nominations, including Best British Independent Film. Is this Johnson's chance to move up his acting career even higher?

Critics seem to like the young actor, and early reviews of the film were very positive. More of Johnson, the trailer for Nowhere Boy and more insights after the jump!

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About the...

tMF has been keeping an eye on Aaron Johnson from the time we watched him in The Illusionist. He went on to grab a leading role in Kick-Ass, even after Matthew Vaughn, the director announced that he's not going to cast a British for the part. Apparently, Johnson made quite an impression. - - -

- - - At 19 years old, the ambitious, fearless and definitely independent-minded Johnson has just been nominated for Best Actor at the British Independent Film Awards for his role as the young John Lennon in Nowhere Boy. The film also received another 5 nominations, including Best British Independent Film. Is this Johnson's chance to move up his acting career even higher?

Critics seem to like the young actor, and early reviews of the film were very positive. More of Johnson, the trailer for Nowhere Boy and more insights after the jump!

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About the...

tMF has been keeping an eye on Aaron Johnson from the time we watched him in The Illusionist. He went on to grab a leading role in Kick-Ass, even after Matthew Vaughn, the director announced that he's not going to cast a British for the part. Apparently, Johnson made quite an impression. - - -

- - - At 19 years old, the ambitious, fearless and definitely independent-minded Johnson has just been nominated for Best Actor at the British Independent Film Awards for his role as the young John Lennon in Nowhere Boy. The film also received another 5 nominations, including Best British Independent Film. Is this Johnson's chance to move up his acting career even higher?

Critics seem to like the young actor, and early reviews of the film were very positive. More of Johnson, the trailer for Nowhere Boy and more insights after the jump!

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About the...