Matt Sweeney: Last News

GroupM, the media buying arm of advertising giant WPP, is planning to double its annual investment in women’s sports and create a dedicated marketplace to facilitate deals.

Matt Sweeney, a pioneering special effects artist who was Oscar-nominated for his work on Ron Howard’s 1995 space epic Apollo 13, died February 19 of lung cancer at Burbank’s Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center. He was 75.

Ryan Gosling has revisited his iconic song for the Barbie soundtrack, and reimagined it as a Christmas classic.Shared today (December 20), the new release sees the actor – who took on the role of Ken in Greta Gerwig’s hit film – take his song ‘I’m Just Ken’, and re-record it in time for the festive season.Recorded alongside and produced by Mark Ronson, the new Christmas edition of the track is titled ‘I’m Just Ken (Merry Kristmas Barbie)’, and also comes as part of a new ‘Ken’ EP – consisting of three new versions of the song.For the most part, the festive version remains loyal to the debut release, but now incorporates more of an epic approach to that of the original, complete with bells and an orchestra.What’s more, it also comes alongside a new music video set inside a heavily decorated recording studio. In the footage, Gosling is seen telling Ronson how he envisions the final product before they both come together to record it.

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Iggy Pop and Matt Sweeney have shared their cover of the Velvet Underground‘s ‘European Son’ – you can listen to the track below.The reimagining forms part of the upcoming tribute album ‘I’ll Be Your Mirror: A Tribute to the Velvet Underground & Nico’, which is set for release on September 24.“The Velvet Underground were rock and roll’s finest band. Iggy Pop remains rock and roll’s greatest singer,” Sweeney said in a statement about working on the track, which you can hear below.“I am thrilled and humbled that the joyous experience of getting deeply nasty with Iggy on ‘European Son’ can be heard by lifelong VU fans and newcomers.”Michael Stipe, Matt Berninger, Andrew Bird, Lucius, Kurt Vile & The Violators, St.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe track records of Bonnie “Prince” Billy — a.k.a. former Palace frontman Will Oldham — and guitarist-singer Matt Sweeney reach back some 30 years and create a dense discographical tangle that takes as long to read as most of the albums take to listen to.

Norwegian singer-songwriter Marie Ulven a.k.a. girl in red has become an online sensation thanks to her no-holds-barred confessional indie pop.

Each week, The FADER staff rounds up the songs we can't get enough of. Here they are, in no particular order.

One of the most renowned releases of 2005 was Superwolf, an album by Bonnie 'Prince' Billy and Matt Sweeney. Otherwise known as Will Oldham, Bonnie 'Prince' is a beloved indie-folk musician, and Sweeney has played guitar in bands like Zwan and Chavez.

Viagra Boys have released another satirical cut from their brand new album ‘Welfare Jazz’, a rhetoric track entitled ‘Girls & Boys’.Dropping today (January 8) to coincide with the release of the Swedish band’s sophomore album, ‘Girls & Boys’ was produced by Matt Sweeney (Bonnie “Prince” Billy, Run The Jewels), Justin and Jeremiah Raisen (Sky Ferreira, Kim Gordon), and past collaborators Pelle Gunnerfeldt and Daniel “Fagge” Fagerström (The Hives, The Knife).The song has been released alongside a live performance, filmed as part of Viagra Boys’ YouTube Shrimp Sessions 2 series.Watch the live performance of ‘Girls & Boys’ below:Videos for previously released album cuts also dropped in the run-up to the release of ‘Welfare Jazz’.Along with Amy

Viagra Boys have announced their new album ‘Welfare Jazz’ – check out the upcoming record’s latest single ‘Ain’t Nice’ below.Set for release on January 8, 2021 via YEAR0001, the album marks the Swedish post-punk band’s first LP since their 2018 debut ‘Street Worms’.Viagra Boys have paired their new album announcement today (October 14) with the release of the record’s latest single ‘Ain’t Nice’ – the video for which you can see below.Speaking about ‘Welfare Jazz’ — which was produced by Matt Sweeney (Bonnie “Prince” Billy, Run the Jewels), Justin and Jeremiah Raisen (Yves Tumor, Kim Gordon, Sky Ferreira) as well as past collaborators Pelle Gunnerfeldt and Daniel Fagerström (The Hives, The Knife) — singer Sebastian Murphy explained: “I’m not

Bonnie “Prince” Billy & Matt Sweeney have shared a previously unreleased their from the sessions for 2005 collaboration Superwolf. Proceeds from the song, “You’ll Get Eaten, Too,” will go to the staffs of Drag City and New York’s Superiority Burger. Hear the rarity below.

With a song like "Twinkle Twinkle" out today (March 11), listeners might think Margo Price might be singing about the sweet praises that come with stardom. But she sets out to do the opposite in her fuzz rock single."Twinkle Twinkle" will shine on her upcoming third studio album That's How Rumors Get Started, which was produced by Sturgill Simpson in Los Angeles, Calif.