Bloggy Goodness: Zooey’s With The Band

As the story goes, before landing the role of Anita Miller in Cameron Crowe’s semi-autobiographical movie, Almost Famous, doe-eyed actress Zooey Deschanel had originally auditioned for the part of head Band-Aid Penny Lane. The She & Him lead singer will now get her own chance to play the part of rock star groupie as she will star and executive produce a new half-hour pilot for HBO based on Pamela Des Barres’ infamous memoir I’m With The Band: Confessions of a Groupie.

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Finally, arguably the first band to reap the benefits of the so-called Pitchfork Effect was the Canadian indie-rock collective Broken Social Scene whose sophomore effort You Forgot It in People received a 9.2 from the influential music site helping to launch the career of the then relatively unknown act. The band, which has over the years included the likes of Leslie Feist, Kevin Drew, Jason Collett as well as members of Metric, The Stars, The Weakerthans & Apostle Of Hustle, have convened once again to record as a band and will release their first new album in over four years. The yet to be titled record will hit stores on May 4 via their longtime label Arts & Crafts.