The day before his Pitchfork Music Festival set, we sat down with former Pulp singer Jarvis Cocker to talk about his new songs, his old songs, the pitfalls of celebrity, and the hope that cunts will soon no longer be running the world.read more~~
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Status Quo, Tom Jones, Franz Ferdinand and Spinal Tap are among the diverse acts revealed in the final line-up for this year's Glastonbury Festival.They will join previously announced headliners Blur, Bruce Springsteen and Neil Young at the Somerset event.Abba tribute band Bjorn Again, Dizzee Rascal, Lily Allen, Jarvis Cocker and Madness will also perform at the festival, which runs from 26-28 ...
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Jarvis Cocker, famed singer of English proto disco punk band Pulp is about to kick off his limited American tour. Cocker started Pulp in Sheffield, England when he was 15 years old. The band came into prominence in the early 90s with their release ??His 'n' her??(Island).Cocker, currently in his forties released ??Jarvis?? (Rough Trade), his solo album in the US on April 3. It was relased in th...
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Jarvis Cocker is making available a free download of the Pilooski edit of You're In My Eyes (Discosong) through his website, www.jarviscocker.net. <>This version of the track, originally from his recent second solo album "Further Complications.", is previously un-available. Based in France, Pilooski is perhaps best known for his D-i-r-t-y 12" edits series (the most renowned being his version <
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Southbank Centre and Jarvis Cocker announced the official lineup for Jarvis' Meltdown Festival. It takes place June 16-24 at Southbank Centre in London. The lineup:MotorheadDevoSunn O)))Iggy & the StoogesGonzalesMelanie SafkaRoky Erickson Forced EntertainmentJerry Dammers' Spatial AKA OrchestraJohn Barry & The London Philharmonic OrchestraCornershopJesus & Mary ChainJarvis Cocker plus The Val...
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Daytrotter has this wonderful Waking Life feel to it. Animated portraits of hipster icons, streaming morose indie tunes, and lots of neat things to fiddle around with. Amongst all the song downloads, is a funny painting of Jarvis Cocker, looking like Harry Potter turned book critic for lack of anything else to wave a wand at.Well, you can't judge a book by its cover. Behind that painting is...
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do you play music and dream of your chance to make it big?Jarvis Cocker is looking for local bands to open his shows!!that's right! the frontman for Pulp is taking recommendations for who should open his shows in NYC, Seattle, Vancouver and SF! also for shows in Europe!from his myspaz blog : we are playing in North America soon & need support bands for New York (2 shows), San Francisco, Seatt...
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Jarvis Cocker was named curator of this years Meltdown festival, which is held in London. From the time of the festival's conception, it has put notable names from the music industry as the sole curators of the event. Today Jarvis announced his picks:Motorhead (who open the series of shows), the Jesus and Mary Chain, Iggy & the Stooges, Devo, folk singer Melanie - playing her first UK date in 3...
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It has been reported that Jarvis Cocker along with special guests Nick Cave, Pete Doherty, Beth Orton, Roxy Music's Bryan Ferry, Pogues' Shane MacGowan, and Baaba Maal, will sing classic Disney film numbers at the Meltdown Festival, taking place June 16-23 at London's Southbank Centre, according to Pitchfork.It was said that Jarvis will team up with legend of the tribute concert, Hal Willner, t...
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Jarvis Cocker is set to host his own radio show on BBC 6 Music beginning early next year.The musician will take over the Sunday afternoon slot (3:30 – 5:30pm) on the U.K. station beginning January 10, 2010.Speaking to the BBC about the hosting gig, Cocker said, “Sunday doesn’t feel that different to the other days of the week anymore. Although there was something weird about when everything
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Jarvis Cocker released his second solo album "Further Complications" earlier this year now he has released the video for the title track from the album. The video looks similar to the album cover for the new album and all of the press photos that were released in promotion...Click the link to read more
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"She came from Greece she had a thirst for knowledge, she studied sculpture at Saint Martin's College, that's where I caught her eye." How many time have you sung this line??Well, for those that love Pulp, the former frontman Jarvis Cocker is going to tour Australia this December and let's hope he plays a couple of Pulp tunes.The Brit-pop king released a string of critically acclaimed albums th...
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The filmmaker behind some of my favorite films of the modern era (‘Rushmore,’ ‘The Royal Tenenbaums,’ ‘The Life Aquatic,’ ‘The Darjeeling Limited’) adapts Roald Dahl's 1970 children's novel ‘The Fantastic Mr. Fox.’The voice actors joining director Wes Anderson in this stop-motion spectacle include George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Bill Murray, Jason Schwartzman, Owen Wilson, Willem
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An honorary doctorate has been bestowed upon Michael Jackson's former backing dancer and ex-Pulp front-man Jarvis Cocker. The Sheffield Hallam University was the institution to offer the award to the musician for his contribution to the arts, placing him amongst the esteemed ranks of Dr.
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Jarvis Cocker performed "Further Complications" on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on 7/30. Check it out below:Buy "Further Complications on iTunes
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