Film director Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire, Trainspotting, Steve Jobs) says that he was developing a musical about David Bowie — until Bowie declined to allow the use of his music. In other Bowie news, you can now hear a two-minute excerpt from Bowie’s new song: “Blackstar,” the title track of his forthcoming album; the song will run under the credits of the forthcoming…

Passion Pit frontman Michael Angelakos has come out as gay in an hourlong podcast interview with acclaimed author Bret Easton Ellis. Among other topics, he addressed his marriage to ex-wife Kristy Mucci: “I just wanted so badly to be straight, because I love her so much. I think that was one of the most painful things when we decided to separate.”…

Bob Dylan and Sony Records have launched a website called Studio A Revisited. The site, which draws on material unearthed for Dylan’s new Bootleg Series Vol. 12: The Cutting Edge release, allows users to follow an audiovisual history of Dylan’s sessions in 1965 and 1966, and to use stem tracks to remix “Like a Rolling Stone.” (Rolling Stone)…

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Swedish actor Noomi Rapace is an early favorite to portray Amy Winehouse in a planned biopic of the same name. Rapace rose to international attention through her role as Lisbeth Salander in the Swedish film adaptations of author Stieg Larsson’s books, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who…

Local photographer Daniel Corrigan, well-known for his music photography and his work for First Avenue, is being celebrated in a new episode of the Pitchfork documentary series, Unsung. Shot in Minneapolis by local director/cinematographer Dan Huitung, the video provides a retrospective of Corrigan’s work as a photographer — including his iconic images for legendary local…

A new Rolling Stone profile of Adele contains lots of new details about the star’s life and music, but the part that’s getting most attention is her response to Damon Albarn‘s dismissal of her as “insecure,” her new album as “middle of the road.” Adele now says “it ended up being one of those ‘don’t meet your idol’ moments. And…

Via Twitter, Sleigh Bells have accused Demi Lovato of sampling two of their songs without permission. Specifically, Sleigh Bells are alleging that samples from their songs “Infinity Guitars” and “Riot Rhythm” are heard in Lovato’s new song “Stars.” Lovato has not yet responded to the allegation. (Pitchfork) In other alleged theft news, Taylor Swift has been sued by Jesse Braham,…

The Replacements‘ Paul Westerberg has teamed up with rocker Juliana Hatfield to form a new band they’re calling the I Don’t Cares. Not much more information is available as of yet, but their album Wild Stab is set to be released next year, and they’ve released a single: “1/2 2 P.” (Consequence of Sound) A spokesperson for The Voice UK says that…

The bottomless yellow jumpsuit Prince wore to the VMAs in 1991 appears on a new Rolling Stone list of “20 great moments in rock star nudity.” There aren’t any other Minnesota artists on the list, but Minneapolis regular Janet Jackson makes the list with her Super Bowl “wardrobe malfunction,” and Rock the Garden alumni Matt & Kim…

“I’m no longer officially retired,” says Phil Collins. “The horse is out of the stable and I’m raring to go.” The 64-year-old Genesis frontman says he’s planning a new solo album and tour, 13 years after his most recent studio record. Collins can’t say whether Genesis might also reunite, but he says he’s baffled by fans’ requests…