The Swarm

February 22, 2008

Kelis will drink Daniel Day Lewis' Milkshake: Oscars weekend music roundup...

TDS Editors

(video via Listenerd)

Once wins for Best Song.

- Best Score Nominees

- Best Original Song Nominees

- The Playlist’s Oscars Predictions For The 80th Annual Academy Awards

- NYT: Life Imitating Film:

WITH its microscopic budget, the Irish film “Once” could have disappeared from theaters without acknowledgment; instead it earned Oscar and Grammy nominations for its musical stars, Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova.

But when Mr. Hansard and Ms. Irglova came to town recently for their first-ever awards season, they did not stay in a luxurious hotel. Like many artists trying to stay afloat in the indie world, they crashed at a friend’s house.

A few days before they were to perform their nominated song “Falling Slowly” at the Academy Awards, the two musicians — who went from on-screen pair to real-life couple — borrowed a car and drove to Amoeba Music on Sunset Boulevard. They were besieged by fans. “ ‘Once’ was so authentic,” a young man said enthusiastically.

- Telegraph: Glen Hansard: how a Dublin busker got booked for the Oscars
– BBC: Hansard rolls with Oscars ‘dream’
– Monsters and Critics: Ireland Falling Slowly for Oscar-nominated modern musical

- Huffington Post: Madonna’s Oscar Party Versus Prince: Singers Enter Vanity Fair Void

- Variety: DJ Jason Bentley spinning at the Governors Ball after the 80th annual Academy Awards.

- Economic Times: Jazz band Pink Martini in swing for Oscars bash

EARLIER:

- Variety: Acad music branch courts controversy

- The Playlist: Jonny Greenwood’s ‘Blood’ Score Deemed Ineligible For Oscar Nomination

Updates over the weekend.


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