For the Record: Bang, Bang
- Madonna released this week a 17-minute film titled secretprojectrevolution as part of her Art for Freedom project, an initiative that encourages freedom of expression. It’s filmed in black and white and features dancing, violence and dramatic quotes and is altogether very Madonna.
- The soundtrack of highly-anticipated film The Hunger Games: Catching Fire may be enough reason to watch it; artists including Coldplay, Christina Aguilera, Patti Smith, the National, the Weeknd and Imagine Dragons are all featured with original songs, and New Zealand prodigy Lorde contributes a cover of Tears for Fears’ “Everybody Wants to Rule the World”.
- Zedd and Paramore’s Hayley Williams’s “Stay the Night” has all the elements of a radio hit, with a beautifully choreographed video to go along:
- And here’s a snapshot of Cage the Elephant performances, with a tour video of new single “Come a Little Closer”:
- The latest remix of a Lady Gaga track comes courtesy of Australian duo Empire of the Sun, who have added disco-worthy synth and vocals to latest single “Applause”.
- Afrojack is releasing a five-part web series titled March of the Afrojack detailing his background and rise to fame. Check out part one, which features commentary by today’s EDM greats and adorable footage of his mother showing off baby photos:
- Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic is set to feature on Modest Mouse’s upcoming album on a track he’s described as “pretty edgy”.
- And soul legend Ray Charles is being honored with limited edition postage stamps commemorating what would have been his 83rd birthday.
