She & Him, better known as critically acclaimed indie folkster M. Ward and actress Zooey Deschanel, will release their Volume One debut on March 18 through Merge Records.

Ward met Deschanel when they recorded a version of Richard and Linda Thompson’s “When I Get To The Border” for the soundtrack for the 2007 film, The Go-Getter. Deschanel sent demos of material she had been working on, which eventually comprised nine of Volume One’s songs. The disc, which Ward produced, also features covers of The Beatles‘ “I Should Have Known Better” and Smokey Robinson And The Miracles‘ “You Really Got A Hold On Me.”

The album also features the talents of indie folkster Adam Selzer, DeVotchKa’s Tom Hagerman, Rachel Blumberg, Mike Coykendall, Peter Broderick, Mike Mogis and Paul Brainerd. “Why Do You Let Me Stay Here?” can be previewed on She & Him’s MySpace page.

Ward’s last Merge album was 2006’s Post-War. He’s previously collaborated with Neko Case, Conor Oberst, Jim James, Nels Cline and Jenny Lewis.

She & Him first performed at last year’s Sundance Film Festival. The duo also played together on Ward’s tour with Norah Jones last summer and at San Francisco’s Noise Pop festival earlier this month. They’ll appear at the South By Southwest Music Festival in Austin, Texas next week.

Here are the tracks on Volume One:

• “Sentimental Heart”
• “Why Do You Let Me Stay Here?”
• “This Is Not A Test”
• “Change Is Hard”
• “I Thought I Saw Your Face Today”
• “Take It Back”
• “I Was Made For You”
• “You Really Got A Hold On Me”
• “Black Hole”
• “Got Me”
• “I Should Have Known Better”

Source: Chartattack

Kate Moss has her waistcoats, Amy Winehouse has her microminis, and Zooey Deschanel champions the black opaques. They’re all signature items that are nothing to do with trends, although they can sometimes create them: that style statement that is oh-so-YOU.

Signature items can be a great way to shout your style loud and clear… and there is definitely something to be said for consistency. But why do we choose those special pieces? And what happens when you can become synonymous with your fashion and beauty choices – to the extent that you’re barely recognisable without them?

Read the complete article at the source.

Berger and Yerxa are finalizing the financing for The Undeniable Charm of Sloppy Unruh, a comic fable written and directed by Mario De La Vega (Robbing Peter).

According to Variety, Patrick Wilson plays an underachieving drifter who returns home to Texas; Zooey Deschanel, Amy Ryan, Seann William Scott and John Doe also star.

NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) – Ed Asner, Jane Alexander and John Goodman are joining Paul Dano and Zooey Deschanel in the indie romantic comedy “Gigantic.”

Dano, in theaters with “There Will Be Blood,” plays Brian, a depressed mattress salesman whose quest to adopt a Chinese baby is sidetracked when he falls for Happy (Deschanel).

Asner is set as Brian’s pot-smoking, gangsta rap-loving father, and Alexander as his long-suffering mother. Goodman will play Happy’s brilliant, domineering dad. Director Matt Aselton starts shooting the indie film Monday in New York.

Reuters/Hollywood Reporter

Principal photography on the film “Gigantic,” starring Paul Dano, Zooey Deschanel, John Goodman and Jane Alexander, is set to begin in New York City.

The official start date is Monday, representatives for the film said Friday.

Produced jointly by Mindy Goldberg of Epoch Films and Christine Vachon of Killer Films, the movie will be helmed by first-time feature director Matt Aselton.

The film is described as a comedy about “a single man and mattress store salesman attempting to adopt a new baby from China while negotiating the possibility of a new relationship.”

“We are excited to make this film with Lexicon/Machine Made with such an amazing cast and crew. The financiers and cast have all been very supportive of the material and we are delighted that we are producing the film together,” Goldberg and Vachon said in a joint statement.

Source: UPI.com

Hey there
I’m instaling Wordpress here. Please come back whithin a few hours and check the final result. Done.

Do you live in San Francisco? Do you like music, particularly the indie rock that the kids are listening to? Then have we got news for you!

Noise Pop 2008, which began Tuesday night and runs through Sunday, has a massive line-up of good performances planned through the rest of the weekend.

Tonight you can catch the Magnetic Fields at the Herbst Theater or Cursive at the Great American Music Hall. Tomorrow you can catch British Sea Power or MSTRKRFT and round out your weekend with She & Him (the “she” being actress Zooey Deschanel and the “him” being indie darling M Ward) on Sunday night. There are also happy hours both tonight and tomorrow at the downtown Diesel store featuring DJ sets by Scissors For Lefty and Film School (tonight) and Delta Spirit and the Virgins (Saturday).

The full line-up of the weekend’s activities is here. Check it out!

Source

The Free Yr Radio campaign, co-created by Urban Outfitters and Toyota Yaris, continues in its quest to raise awareness and funds for independent radio. The 2008 campaign will kick off March 12 in Austin for the SXSW Launch Party. Indie dance duo Simian Mobile Disco will headline the party with fellow rockers Times New Viking and Yeasayer.

The festivities will carry on through March 15 in Texas with live independent broadcasting and performances from Billy Bragg, DeVotchKa, Dizzee Rascal, She & Him (aka Zooey Deschanel & M. Ward), and the Raveonettes among others.

The 2008 Free Yr Radio concert series will run from April through October. Past in-store performances include Sonic Youth, the Klaxons, and Man Man. Participating bands and cities for this year, as well as, the Yaris Giveaway Sweepstakes will be announced at the end of March. The compilation CD featuring tracks donated by participating bands is slated for release in late summer, and will be available at all Urban Outfitters retailers.

Source