By Red Hot Producer Paul Heck **Update: This post originally ran on February 2nd, 2012, but with nation-wide screenings beginning next week (more on that Monday!), we wanted to share this again. About 8 months ago, David France and Joy Tomchin, the director and executive producer of the film “How To Survive A Plague,” came…Read More +
On October 30th, musical acts Rufus Wainwright, The National, fun., and They Might Be Giants (among others) will play at the Beacon Theater in NYC for a benefit concert supporting Freedom to Marry. All of the proceeds from “Freedom to Love Now! A Concert for Marriage Equality” will support the organization whose dedication to marriage…Read More +
The word “great” is about to get a whole new meaning when it comes to Central Park’s famous lawn later this month, when over 60,000 “change makers” will be attending the Global Festival. On September 29th , The Black Keys, Foo Fighters, Neil Young and Crazy Horse, K’naan, and Band of Horses will all grace…Read More +
It’s that time of year again – Fashion Week is starting in New York and it’s kicking off with a bang, formally referred to as Fashion’s Night Out. While Manhattan may serve as the epicenter of the event (and, in the opinion of everyone who lives here, the entire universe) 500 cities and 19 countries…Read More +
Red Hot’s latest project is a tribute album to Arthur Russell, the eclectic cellist, songwriter, and composer who passed away from AIDS-related complications in 1992. Red Hot is currently launching a Kickstarter campaign to fund the production of this album. Please join us in the making of this incredible project! To learn more, check out…Read More +
Driving down the road in Texas, in a diesel truck, to a horse farm, my dad says to me, “I heard this band I really like, do you know them? The name is like… ‘Something and Something’…it’s kind of long…” Since this is the least helpful description in the history of ever, I told him…Read More +
The members of chart-topping band Fun. are celebrating their hit songs “We Are Young” and “Some Nights”, VMA nominations, and the continued success of their recent album, but they are also using their newfound stardom to advocate for one of the most important issues of our generation: LGBTQ rights and marriage equality. All three members…Read More +
Imagine my surprise when one of my fellow interns told me this morning that Amber Coffman of Dirty Projectors had collaborated with Major Lazer to release a track called “Get Free” (released April 16). You might be better equipped to imagine the aforementioned surprise if you also knew that my only prior exposure to Major…Read More +
As most of the music world seems to be leaning towards electronic and digitally-produced music, I find myself more and more drawn to the simplicity of the acoustic guitar. Luckily enough, I’ve managed to wander into a lovely little New York City folk music scene, heavily populated by incredible performers and brilliant songsmiths. Much as…Read More +
Although the infamous club eternally shut its doors in 2006, the spirit of punk rock got a revival a few weekends ago with the CBGB Music Festival. CBGB & OMFUG (Country, Bluegrass, Blues, & Other Music for Uplifting Gormandizers), owned by Hilly Kristal, was a legend 33 years running, and is regarded by many as…Read More +
As most of the music world seems to be leaning towards electronic and digitally-produced music, I find myself more and more drawn to the simplicity of the acoustic guitar. Luckily enough, I’ve managed to wander into a lovely little New York City folk music scene, heavily populated by incredible performers and brilliant songsmiths. Much as…Read More +
Red Hot + Rio 2: Nova Tropicalia produced by Béco Dranoff, John Carlin, and Paul Heck in collaboration with U.S. label E1 Entertainment, consists of 34 original recordings featuring unique collaborations involving over 60 international and Brazilian stars. Rio 2 is a cutting-edge tribute to the influential Tropicália movement that rocked Brazil’s cultural and political…Read More +
Dark Was the Night features exclusive recordings by a number of independent artists and production by Aaron and Bryce Dessner of The National.
Red Hot + Riot is a tribute to the great songs of Fela Anikulapo Kuti. It combines contemporary musicians from across the African Diaspora – Urban America, Brazil, Cuba, Europe and West Africa – including his son, Femi Kuti, and drummer, Tony Allen, along with a cross-section of some of the most creative musicians in the world.
