"To write an album that was just for ourselves, kind of in secret, and for it to be embraced in a bigger level is really cool and it feels like some kind of like vindication but not in a negative context but like we made the album the right way," says Pete.
In a track-by-track for THR, Baz Luhrmann's right-hand music man Anton Monsted elaborates on contributions by Jay-Z, Jack White, Lana Del Rey, The xx and more. "You go on a journey with this album,” he says. READ MORE
The 17-track accompaniment to the Baz Luhrmann film was executive produced by Jay-Z and features contributions by Beyonce, Florence + The Machine, The xx and more. READ MORE
These days, who needs a snooty journalist telling you what to listen to when social media offers the instant opinion of many -- including the artists being reviewed. READ MORE
THR gets up close and personal with the quirky rock contrarian who won't rehearse for the Grammys, reneged on "The Lone Ranger" and "loves to f---" with his haters. READ MORE
Hot off a seven-night run at the same venue, Gwen Stefani and company's unannounced gig augments the benefit concert featuring The Killers, Jack White, fun., Neon Trees, M83 and others. READ MORE
And the nominees are (mostly) syntherizer-free, including The Black Keys' "El Camino," Mumford & Sons' "Babel" and Jack White's "Blunderbuss." READ MORE
The former White Stripes frontman was quoted as saying: "It's all image with no meaning behind it. You can't sink your teeth into it. It's a sound bite." READ MORE
Said the former frontman of White Stripes in an afternoon Q&A: "If you ... pushed a button on an iPod, there's absolutely nothing romantic about that. Pull out a record and are you not immediately more engaged?" READ MORE
Ranking the concentration of musicians and businesses in 25 metro areas, a Toronto research group concludes that, when it comes to making music, size doesn't necessarily matter -- and sadly, neither does history. READ MORE
From Weezer ("Buddy Holly") to Nicki Minaj ("Marilyn Monroe"), David Bowie ("Andy Warhol") to Bo Diddley (er, "Bo Diddley"), music has long embraced the moniker and essence of a celebrity. READ MORE
The dexterous rocker calls out the "elitist organization" for not recognizing the White Stripes' string of brief performances on Canadian tour. READ MORE
Behind the Screen explores the impact of technology on movies and TV shows, specifically content producers, cinematographers, editors, VFX shops and artists, sound mixers and editors, technical (including R&D) roles and the post-production community. This includes products from companies like Red, Canon, Dolby and Avid to new hires in key below-the-line positions on movies or at below the line post/VFX shops