Weekend reading: Nick Jonas, David Cook, Hank Williams
Published 2:49 pm Friday, October 31, 2008
Rolling Stone knew that Nick Jonas, the main songwriter for the Jonas Brothers, was a big Elvis Costello fan, so they decided to get the two guys together to talk about fame and music.
The article basically acts as a Q&A piece, with both Costello and Jonas asking questions of the other.
That’s one of several articles that caught my eye this past week. Read on to link to it, and more.
Here’s that Rolling Stone article, in which Nick Jonas tells Elvis Costello fans can be a drag when they break into his home.
In a gimmicky Blender story, David Cook is offered a dowry of 100 camels while tending bar for charity.
Flaming Lips frontman hedges expectations on his movie “Christmas on Mars,” telling the L.A. Times it “could really just be dumb, boring arty bull.”
After talking politics, Randy Newman tells Pitchfork he resents the fact the Bush Administration practically forces entertainers to talk politics.
Hank Williams long-lost daughter got to know her dad through radio recordings, we find out in Newsweek.
Liam Gallagher tells Rolling Stone the song “I’m Outta Time,” which uses a recording of John Lennon’s voice, is kind of a nod to Lennon. Case you didn’t guess.
