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By Elizabeth Chorney-Booth (CHARTattack) November 22, 2005 12:06 pm
While director James Mangold's decision to have his actors do their own singing in his Johnny Cash biopic Walk The Line is a sound one, 20th Century Fox's decision to release their efforts as a CD is not. Joaquin Phoenix's attempts to sound like Johnny Cash without resorting to sheer impressionism are valiant and Reese Witherspoon does her best to...
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I Read The News Today... For Sept. 7, 2010

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) September 7, 2010 12:23 pm
Stone Temple Pilots have announced two western Canadian dates to take place in Vancouver and Calgary on Nov. 4 and 6, respectively. —Live Nation Luke Doucet's scheduled a Canadian tour to take place this November in support of his recently released Steel City Trawler album. He'll have Sunparlour Players and The Beauties with him on...
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I Read The News Today... For Aug. 17, 2010

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) August 17, 2010 2:13 pm
There are some pretty bad tattoos out there. There are also some pretty awful tattoos covering some of your favourite (or not so favourite) musicians. My favourite? George Washington and Abraham Lincoln on Rick Ross'... um... pecks? MOG Music NetworkMethod Man was also attacked at last weekend's Gathering Of The Juggalos. He was hit with...
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Daily Poll: Is Joaquin Phoenix's Rap Documentary Real?

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By CHARTattack Staff July 15, 2010 5:13 pm
On Thursday (July 15), it was revealed that I'm Still Here: The Lost Year Of Joaquin Phoenix, a documentary about the actor's apparent attempt to launch a hip-hop career at the end of 2008, will be released to theatres in September.The film reportedly features plenty of debauchery, Phoenix falling off stage and starting fights with...
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I Read The News Today... For May 11, 2010

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By CHARTattack Staff May 11, 2010 1:18 pm
Bif Naked, K'Naan, Nardwuar, The New Pornographers, Twilight's Jackson Rathbone, Said The Whale, George Stroumboulopoulos and Weird Al Yankovic are part of this year's Celebrity Camera Auction for the 2010 Documentary Film Festival in Vancouver. —doxafestival.ca Broken Social Scene have somehow managed to extend their tour plans into the fall. —...
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Millionaire Rapper Joaquin Phoenix Attacks Heckler

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By CHARTattack Staff March 12, 2009 3:36 pm
Joaquin Phoenix's bizarre behaviour since he became a rapper continued on Wednesday night at his performance in Miami. The nightclub at the Fontainebleau Miami Beach hotel was packed with curious people who waited for hours before Phoenix finally took the stage at 2 a.m. He apparently mumbled over backing tracks and a heckler let him have it....
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Watch Joaquin Phoenix On Letterman

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) February 12, 2009 11:45 am
Joaquin Phoenix appeared on The Late Show With David Letterman last night to talk about his new movie, Two Lovers, and his new rap career. All we can say is AWKWARD. The interview also reminds me of how I was taught in journalism school never to ask closed-ended (read: yes or no) questions. (Also, try and count the number of times Letterman says...
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Joaquin Phoenix Serious About Rapping

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) February 4, 2009 1:54 pm
Despite rumours that actor Joaquin Phoenix's newfound "rap career" is a joke or some kind of bizarre art project, he insists what he's doing is very real. Phoenix announced he was quitting acting to begin a music career in late October, but many raised their eyebrows in surprise (and speculation) when he later said he'd rap and actor...
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Joaquin Phoenix Turns To Music

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) October 30, 2008 12:07 pm
Actor Joaquin Phoenix has announced he's retiring from Hollywood to pursue a career in music. The 34-year-old Phoenix has starred in such films as Gladiator, Hotel Rwanda and Walk The Line, which garnered him a best actor Oscar nomination for his portrayal of Johnny Cash (who occasionally moonlighted as an actor) and a Grammy Award for his work...
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The Charlatans' Tim Burgess Mixing New Album By Joaquin Phoenix's Band

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By Jason MacNeil (CHARTattack) May 17, 2007 5:30 pm
While British rock band The Charlatans are working on a new album, lead singer Tim Burgess and Creation Records founder Alan McGee have also spent time in Los Angeles mixing a new album by The Lady Is A Tramp. The band feature actor Joaquin Phoenix, who's perhaps best known for his role as Johnny Cash in Walk The Line, and former Spacehog...
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People In Planes Are Taxiing While Touring

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By Phil Villeneuve (CHARTattack) March 3, 2006 6:30 pm
If you listen to People In Planes' new album, As Far As The Eye Can See, it's hard to imagine its expansive, melody-driven Brit-pop-rock sounds being created in a metal storage bin. "We started practising literally in a metal cargo shipping container, a steel box," says lead singer Gareth Jones. "And then eventually we got into a...
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Joaquin Phoenix Directs People In Planes Video

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By Allegra Shepherd (CHARTattack) January 10, 2006 6:30 pm
Up-and-coming bands thrive on publicity, so what could be a better way to become known than to have an accomplished actor direct you debut music video? Joaquin Phoenix (best known for his portrayal of Johnny Cash in the critically acclaimed biopic Walk The Line) recently shot the first video for Welsh rock band People In Planes. The clip for...
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Joaquin Phoenix To Play Johnny Cash In Biopic

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By CHARTattack Staff March 10, 2003 2:30 pm
How does a young actor portray one of music's greatest living legends? Well, Joaquin Phoenix is going to have to figure it out, because he's been hired on to play Johnny Cash in a new film that will chronicle the early years of the Man In Black. The film, Walk The Line, will start production this fall. Phoenix will step into Cash's boots...
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