Stephen King has revealed that he was once such a fan of Lou Bega’s “Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit Of…)” that his wife threatened divorce.
In a new interview with Rolling Stone, the King of Horror was asked about his obsession with the 1999 Latin pop hit, giving King the opportunity to share exactly how obsessed he was with a particular remix of the song. After admitting he was a “big time” fan of the track, King recalled how his wife was on her final straw.
“My wife threatened to divorce me,” he said. “I had the dance mix. I loved those extended play things, and I played both sides of it. And one of them was just total instrumental. And I played that thing until my wife just said, ‘One more time, and I’m going to fucking leave you.'”
Although King didn’t specifically name which “dance mix” of “Mambo No.
In a new interview with Rolling Stone, the King of Horror was asked about his obsession with the 1999 Latin pop hit, giving King the opportunity to share exactly how obsessed he was with a particular remix of the song. After admitting he was a “big time” fan of the track, King recalled how his wife was on her final straw.
“My wife threatened to divorce me,” he said. “I had the dance mix. I loved those extended play things, and I played both sides of it. And one of them was just total instrumental. And I played that thing until my wife just said, ‘One more time, and I’m going to fucking leave you.'”
Although King didn’t specifically name which “dance mix” of “Mambo No.
- 9/5/2023
- by Eddie Fu
- Consequence - Music
Classic rockers Foghat have announced their first album in seven years. The 12-song LP, Sonic Mojo, will be released November 10th, and features the first single, “Drivin’ On.”
The new album includes three songs co-written by late Savoy Brown singer-guitarist Kim Simmonds, who passed away in December 2022. One of those songs is the aforementioned single, “Drivin’ On.”
“A song like ‘Drivin’ On’ celebrates the swamp funk blues of Slim Harpo and the cosmic boogie of John Lee Hooker,” said Foghat singer-guitarist Scott Holt in a press release.
Drummer Roger Earl, the lone original member left in Foghat, spoke of recording with the band’s current lineup, declaring, “I love playing and working with this band. During my almost 60-year music career, I have had the honor of playing with some really great musicians. Lonesome Dave, Rod Price, Craig MacGregor, Erik Cartwright, Nick Jameson, Tony Stevens and Jeff Howell to name...
The new album includes three songs co-written by late Savoy Brown singer-guitarist Kim Simmonds, who passed away in December 2022. One of those songs is the aforementioned single, “Drivin’ On.”
“A song like ‘Drivin’ On’ celebrates the swamp funk blues of Slim Harpo and the cosmic boogie of John Lee Hooker,” said Foghat singer-guitarist Scott Holt in a press release.
Drummer Roger Earl, the lone original member left in Foghat, spoke of recording with the band’s current lineup, declaring, “I love playing and working with this band. During my almost 60-year music career, I have had the honor of playing with some really great musicians. Lonesome Dave, Rod Price, Craig MacGregor, Erik Cartwright, Nick Jameson, Tony Stevens and Jeff Howell to name...
- 8/25/2023
- by Spencer Kaufman
- Consequence - Music
Dave Grohl returned to his old stomping grounds in Washington, DC on Tuesday to help christen The Atlantis, a new 450-person capacity replica venue of the original 9:30 Club. Grohl’s Foo Fighters had the honors of becoming the first band to take the stage at The Atlantis, and they turned in a thrilling 22-song, two-hour performance.
Appropriately, the concert kicked off with Grohl reuniting with Pete Stahl, his old bandmate in the DC hardcore band Scream. Together, they covered the Bad Brains song “At The Atlantis.” From there, Foo Fighters launched into a set primarily consisting of greatest hits — plus a few more surprises.
After dedicating Foo Fighters’ performance of “Break Me” to Foghat, Grohl managed to work in a few lines from “Slow Ride.” He welcomed his daughter, Violet Grohl, to sing on “Shame Shame” and “Rope,” and invited friend and 9:30 Club owner Seth Hurwitz to drum on “Big Me.
Appropriately, the concert kicked off with Grohl reuniting with Pete Stahl, his old bandmate in the DC hardcore band Scream. Together, they covered the Bad Brains song “At The Atlantis.” From there, Foo Fighters launched into a set primarily consisting of greatest hits — plus a few more surprises.
After dedicating Foo Fighters’ performance of “Break Me” to Foghat, Grohl managed to work in a few lines from “Slow Ride.” He welcomed his daughter, Violet Grohl, to sing on “Shame Shame” and “Rope,” and invited friend and 9:30 Club owner Seth Hurwitz to drum on “Big Me.
- 5/31/2023
- by Alex Young
- Consequence - Music
With almost 20 years since the last episode of “That 70’s Show” aired, Netflix has revived this instant classic from the dead. “That ’90’s Show,” streaming on Netflix, pays homage to the original – delivering a fresh yet nostalgic spin-off, where original fans will find something to like.
All of the same actors and characters have returned for the spinoff and deliver the same brand of warm-hearted, light humor that we once came to love. This is nothing short of a miracle, with even cast members themselves doubting the producers could make it happen, with Topher Grace stating in an interview – “It would be so hard to bring that crew together. For me, I’d do it if no one ever saw it. Just ’cause it would be great to hang out with them for a week or something.”
“That 90’s Show” is set in the summer of 1995 and centers on Leia,...
All of the same actors and characters have returned for the spinoff and deliver the same brand of warm-hearted, light humor that we once came to love. This is nothing short of a miracle, with even cast members themselves doubting the producers could make it happen, with Topher Grace stating in an interview – “It would be so hard to bring that crew together. For me, I’d do it if no one ever saw it. Just ’cause it would be great to hang out with them for a week or something.”
“That 90’s Show” is set in the summer of 1995 and centers on Leia,...
- 1/20/2023
- by Tom Andrew
- The Wrap
The original Top Gun from 1986 remains memorable not just for its thrilling depiction of aerial combat and its effective propaganda for the American armed forces. It’s also a great soundtrack movie, filled with hits such as “Highway to the Danger Zone” by Kenny Loggins, “Take My Breath Away” by Berlin, and, of course, Jerry Lee Lewis’s “Great Balls of Fire” and the Righteous Brothers’ “You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling,” as performed by Tom Cruise and Anthony Edwards. So when producer and co-writer Christopher McQuarrie was crafting the sequel Top Gun: Maverick, he knew he had to include some great songs.
McQuarrie is a talented director who knows his way around an effective sequence, as demonstrated in his movies Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation and Mission: Impossible – Fallout. But when it comes to integrating pop music and movies, only Martin Scorsese does it better than Edgar Wright.
Speaking with The Hollywood Reporter,...
McQuarrie is a talented director who knows his way around an effective sequence, as demonstrated in his movies Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation and Mission: Impossible – Fallout. But when it comes to integrating pop music and movies, only Martin Scorsese does it better than Edgar Wright.
Speaking with The Hollywood Reporter,...
- 10/6/2022
- by Joe George
- Den of Geek
Edgar Wright had a small hand in the massive success of the “Top Gun” sequel.
In a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter, the “Last Night in Soho” director shared that he got to see “Top Gun: Maverick” well before most people.
Read More: Miles Teller Belts Out ‘Great Balls Of Fire’ In Never-Before-Seen ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Performance Footage
“I didn’t have any [other] notes on ‘Top Gun: Maverick’. I first watched that in 2020,” he said. “[Director] Chris McQuarrie and Tom Cruise showed it to me, and it was pretty much the film that got released, minus the Lady Gaga song.”
Though the movie was nearly in its final state, Wright did have one important contribution to make, picking the needle drop of Foghat’s “Slow Ride”, which plays in the film’s bar scene early on.
“My dream text to get was Chris McQuarrie saying, ‘Hey, we need a new...
In a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter, the “Last Night in Soho” director shared that he got to see “Top Gun: Maverick” well before most people.
Read More: Miles Teller Belts Out ‘Great Balls Of Fire’ In Never-Before-Seen ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Performance Footage
“I didn’t have any [other] notes on ‘Top Gun: Maverick’. I first watched that in 2020,” he said. “[Director] Chris McQuarrie and Tom Cruise showed it to me, and it was pretty much the film that got released, minus the Lady Gaga song.”
Though the movie was nearly in its final state, Wright did have one important contribution to make, picking the needle drop of Foghat’s “Slow Ride”, which plays in the film’s bar scene early on.
“My dream text to get was Chris McQuarrie saying, ‘Hey, we need a new...
- 10/6/2022
- by Corey Atad
- ET Canada
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Whether you’re an aspiring filmmaker or a movie buff with a Letterboxd profile, Edgar Wright wants to show you the ropes of filmmaking.
Similar to Quentin Tarantino, Christopher Nolan and James Cameron, Wright is part of a staggering list of acclaimed filmmakers who didn’t go to film school, opting to teach themselves through the act of moviemaking itself. Film school certainly has its advantages, such as being able to form a network of future collaborators, but for many people, it’s impractical and cost-prohibitive. Well now, thanks to BBC Maestro, Wright is passing on what he’s learned from writing and directing eight feature films, including Baby Driver, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World and the Cornetto Trilogy (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, The World’s End).
Wright’s four-hour course consists of 27 video lessons and covers everything from pitching and screenwriting to storyboarding and editing.
Whether you’re an aspiring filmmaker or a movie buff with a Letterboxd profile, Edgar Wright wants to show you the ropes of filmmaking.
Similar to Quentin Tarantino, Christopher Nolan and James Cameron, Wright is part of a staggering list of acclaimed filmmakers who didn’t go to film school, opting to teach themselves through the act of moviemaking itself. Film school certainly has its advantages, such as being able to form a network of future collaborators, but for many people, it’s impractical and cost-prohibitive. Well now, thanks to BBC Maestro, Wright is passing on what he’s learned from writing and directing eight feature films, including Baby Driver, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World and the Cornetto Trilogy (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, The World’s End).
Wright’s four-hour course consists of 27 video lessons and covers everything from pitching and screenwriting to storyboarding and editing.
- 10/5/2022
- by Brian Davids
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
There was a party at the moon tower, but Richard Linklater got stuck with the bill. Or at least that’s how it felt to the Austin-based writer-director, one of the principal architects of the American independent movement whose work has launched a string of A-list careers.
The creator of Hollywood hits like “School of Rock” and “The Bad News Bears” remake, as well as laid-back prestige enterprises like “Slacker,” “Waking Life,” and the “Before” trilogy, spoke to The Daily Beast while promoting his latest, Netflix’s nostalgia-rich animated delight “Apollo 10 ½: A Space Age Childhood.” When the topic of the 1993 classic “Dazed and Confused” came up, it clearly touched a nerve.
“Where’s my money?” he asked. “How come a movie that cost less than 7 million has 12 million in interest against it?”
In addition to giving us a string of quotable lines, “Dazed and Confused” was the ostensible screen debut for Matthew McConaughey,...
The creator of Hollywood hits like “School of Rock” and “The Bad News Bears” remake, as well as laid-back prestige enterprises like “Slacker,” “Waking Life,” and the “Before” trilogy, spoke to The Daily Beast while promoting his latest, Netflix’s nostalgia-rich animated delight “Apollo 10 ½: A Space Age Childhood.” When the topic of the 1993 classic “Dazed and Confused” came up, it clearly touched a nerve.
“Where’s my money?” he asked. “How come a movie that cost less than 7 million has 12 million in interest against it?”
In addition to giving us a string of quotable lines, “Dazed and Confused” was the ostensible screen debut for Matthew McConaughey,...
- 4/6/2022
- by Jordan Hoffman
- Gold Derby
Pearl Jam’s Matt Cameron and Foo Fighters’ Taylor Hawkins have revealed their new band Nighttime Boogie Association, with the drummers unveiling the side project’s first two tracks, “Long in the Tooth” and “The Path We’re On.”
As drummers in three of the biggest rock bands of the past few decades, Cameron and Hawkins became friends over the years, with the two eventually collaborating shortly after participating in the Chris Cornell tribute concert in January 2019.
“Taylor and I are both songwriters in these pretty big, popular bands,” Cameron tells Rolling Stone.
As drummers in three of the biggest rock bands of the past few decades, Cameron and Hawkins became friends over the years, with the two eventually collaborating shortly after participating in the Chris Cornell tribute concert in January 2019.
“Taylor and I are both songwriters in these pretty big, popular bands,” Cameron tells Rolling Stone.
- 12/10/2020
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
In 1987, when Devo got the opportunity to write the musical score for Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise, the band didn’t have much going on. It had been seven long years since their breakthrough hit “Whip It” and after the back-to-back flops of 1982’s Oh, No! It’s Devo and 1984’s Shout, Warner Bros. severed all ties with them. “We were in limbo,” says frontman Mark Mothersbaugh.
Turning their attention to a film score made sense, especially since it was for a movie where the main characters are huge Devo fans.
Turning their attention to a film score made sense, especially since it was for a movie where the main characters are huge Devo fans.
- 4/22/2020
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
Alrighty then! On Tuesday, Jim Carrey paid a visit to Good Morning America and didn't hold anything back. After being introduced by host Michael Strahan, the funnyman showed the former athlete that he was happy to be in the Gma studio with a serenade. "Strahan," he sang in the tune of Foghat's "Slow Ride" while strumming his leg like a guitar. "Take it easy." Then, before Strahan knew it, Carrey jumped out of his seat and pretended that he was about to snap a football. Looking at the anchor, he joked, "Come on, man. Let's see if you still got it," to which NFL alum replied, "I don't want it. I'm afraid. I don't, trust me." Once back in his...
- 2/4/2020
- E! Online
Gabe Klinger is currently running a Kickstarter campaign for his documentary on directing legends James Benning and Richard Linklater. Below he talks about the experience of working on the project. My first encounter with Richard Linklater was through his Dazed and Confused. The film was of meteoric importance to me and my junior high peers. The soundtrack, which revived forgotten tunes by War and Foghat, got more play on our boomboxes than the Dr. Dre, Nirvana and Mariah Carey hits of the day. When a friend’s mom busted me for stealing her pack of smokes, I told her Dazed and …...
- 5/15/2013
- by Gabe Klinger
- Filmmaker Magazine-Director Interviews
Considering it's where most of us (bar the weird home-schooled kids) spend our crucial formative years, where we have our first fights, our first loves, our first tentative steps into adulthood, it's no surprise that high school has long been a popular setting for movies. A range of genres (though generally leaning towards comedy) have taken place in those hallways, particularly from the 1980s onwards, when John Hughes, among others, made an entire career out of the lives and loves of 15-18 year olds.
The latest film to head back to class is "21 Jump Street" (review here) the big-screen reboot of the '80s TV show, which stars Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum as youthful-looking cops who are sent back to high school in order to bust a drug-running ring. While you might assume this to be another lazy remake, you'd be very wrong, as Tatum, Hill, co-writer Michael Bacall,...
The latest film to head back to class is "21 Jump Street" (review here) the big-screen reboot of the '80s TV show, which stars Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum as youthful-looking cops who are sent back to high school in order to bust a drug-running ring. While you might assume this to be another lazy remake, you'd be very wrong, as Tatum, Hill, co-writer Michael Bacall,...
- 3/15/2012
- by Oliver Lyttelton
- The Playlist
Writer/director Richard Linkalater’s 1993 instant stoner classic Dazed and Confused will be brought out on high-definition Blu-ray for the first time on Aug. 9 from Universal Studio Home Entertainment.
The boys are back in town in Dazed and Confused.
A 1970 pastiche filled with Camaros, weed, high school hazing, weed, keg parties and more weed, Dazed and Confused was a career-launching film for such stars as Academy Award winner Ben Affleck (The Town), Matthew McConaughey (The Lincoln Lawyer), Milla Jovovich (Stone) and Parker Posey (Superman Returns). Familiar faces aside, the cult movie favorite offers a soundtrack of classic rock that includes tunes from Aerosmith, Alice Cooper and Foghat.
The Dazed and Confused Blu-ray is not yet available for pre-order, but we’ll let you know when it is.
Here’s a list of the bonus features Universal will include on the Blu-ray :
U-Control: Universal’s feature that lets the viewer...
The boys are back in town in Dazed and Confused.
A 1970 pastiche filled with Camaros, weed, high school hazing, weed, keg parties and more weed, Dazed and Confused was a career-launching film for such stars as Academy Award winner Ben Affleck (The Town), Matthew McConaughey (The Lincoln Lawyer), Milla Jovovich (Stone) and Parker Posey (Superman Returns). Familiar faces aside, the cult movie favorite offers a soundtrack of classic rock that includes tunes from Aerosmith, Alice Cooper and Foghat.
The Dazed and Confused Blu-ray is not yet available for pre-order, but we’ll let you know when it is.
Here’s a list of the bonus features Universal will include on the Blu-ray :
U-Control: Universal’s feature that lets the viewer...
- 5/11/2011
- by Laurence
- Disc Dish
This week, it’s Jack and Dan versus Satan.
Okay, not really, but in this episode they do take on a corrupt senator played by Ray Wise, who also played the Devil in The CW’s short-lived Reaper.
Lieutenant Ruiz assign the two of them the “Tech Bandit” case, what Jack calls “one of the top thieves of the last decade.” Since Dan is more or less technologically retarded, he’s not particularly impressed – nor does he like the next part, where Ruiz tells them that a forensics expert from Houston has been brought in to take the case (complete with some film school student shooting a documentary about him) and they’ll really just there to help him. “This may be the week that I’m kicked off the force,” Dan says after meeting Dr. Laviolette (Star Trek: Voyager‘s Ethan Phillips). One can’t exactly blame him, as...
Okay, not really, but in this episode they do take on a corrupt senator played by Ray Wise, who also played the Devil in The CW’s short-lived Reaper.
Lieutenant Ruiz assign the two of them the “Tech Bandit” case, what Jack calls “one of the top thieves of the last decade.” Since Dan is more or less technologically retarded, he’s not particularly impressed – nor does he like the next part, where Ruiz tells them that a forensics expert from Houston has been brought in to take the case (complete with some film school student shooting a documentary about him) and they’ll really just there to help him. “This may be the week that I’m kicked off the force,” Dan says after meeting Dr. Laviolette (Star Trek: Voyager‘s Ethan Phillips). One can’t exactly blame him, as...
- 10/2/2010
- by Brittany Frederick
- TVovermind.com
Jack and Dan are being shot at. These guys get shot at every week. The day before, they’re stuck in the evidence locker organizing everything. If that’s not enough, Liz’s mom turns up – her car’s been stolen and she wants Jack to find it. Also, Lee Thompson Young (FlashForward) guest-stars as a guy who’s helping his brother sell guns to Guatemalans. I have no idea what any of these things have to do with each other, but that’s usually how this show starts.
Liz is not too thrilled that her mom has recruited Jack and Dan. Dan has decided to plant a submachine gun from the evidence room on Liz’s mom’s front lawn. Jack doesn’t know any better. Forensics finds a fingerprint on the gun that belongs to Lee Thompson Young’s dead brother. “We have reason to believe that your...
Liz is not too thrilled that her mom has recruited Jack and Dan. Dan has decided to plant a submachine gun from the evidence room on Liz’s mom’s front lawn. Jack doesn’t know any better. Forensics finds a fingerprint on the gun that belongs to Lee Thompson Young’s dead brother. “We have reason to believe that your...
- 7/16/2010
- by Brittany Frederick
- TVovermind.com
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