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  • David Letterman: Guests for 28 Final Shows Announced

    David Letterman is nearing the end of his late night talk show reign, and has just announced the guest lineup for his final 28 shows. His final weeks on The Late Show are filled with a wealth of A-listers.

    May 20th will mark the last time David Letterman sits behind his dest at the Ed Sullivan Theater, and leading up to that date he will visit with some very intriguing people.

    George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Robert Downey Jr., Tom Hanks, and Oprah Winfrey are among the top celebrities who will bid adieux to David Letterman. Other guests include Will Ferrell, Tina Fey, Jack Hanna, Scarlett Johansson, Michael Keaton, Steve Martin, Bill Murray, Don Rickles, Ray Romano, Paul Rudd, Jerry Seinfeld, Martin Short, Howard Stern, John Travolta and Bruce Willis. Musical guests will include The Avett Brothers with Brandi Carlile, Elvis Costello, Dave Matthews Band, Emmylou Harris, Norah Jones, Mumford and Sons, Ralph Stanley, and Amos Lee.

    This week’s guests on The Late Show include Sarah Jessica Parker, 2015 Masters winner Jordan Spieth, Billy Crystal, The Talk and Big Brother host Julie Chen, Michael J. Fox, Amy Sedaris, Kevin James, comedian Tom Dreesen and Alec Baldwin. Asleep at the Wheel, Chris Stapleton, Iron & Wine with Ben Bridwell, Tracy Chapman, and John Mayer are set to perform as the week’s musical guests.

    Can you believe David Letterman is preparing to say goodbye to The Late Show? Fans will definitely miss the late night comedian and host. He is certainly going out with a bang, however, and with a very impressive list of guests for his last 28 shows.

    Will you be tuning in to watch at least some of David Letterman’s final shows?

  • Westboro Baptist Church To Picket Mumford & Sons

    The Westboro Baptist Church got more than they bargained for when they picketed a Vince Gill concert recently due to their belief that his divorce and remarriage makes him an adulterer; when he saw the group standing outside with their signs, he promptly confronted them in an exchange that was documented on video.

    Now, the group is setting their sights on the popular bluegrass/folk band Mumford & Sons, releasing a statement on their website regarding the band’s blatant support of gay rights and their involvement in “idol worship”.

    “WBC will picket Mumford & Sons to remind this nation they ought to cast down their false idols and worship the one true God,” the statement reads. “The reprobates of this latest generation choose to wallow in the promotion of fag filth despite the clear warning of their God to “flee the wrath to come.” Mumford & Sons happily push the soul damning lie that “it’s ok to be gay” for filthy lucre’s sake. All that money won’t buy them one drop of water to cool their tongue as they and fans reside in eternal Hellfire….Mumford & Sons represent nothing new under the sun. Just as the ancient Israelites left their God and set up graven images, so this nation sets up their own graven idols in the forms of these worthless rock stars. WBC will never cease to warn all people to turn from such folly and OBEY their God today!”

    The picket will take place outside the band’s show in Bonner Springs, Kansas on September 20th. A blogger/fan of the band posted a tweet from the group announcing their intent to picket, saying, “Mumford & Sons fans, be ready to spread only love and not hate on September 20, 2013 in Bonner Springs, Kansas.”

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  • Mumford & Sons: You Have To See Who Plays Them In New Video

    Mumford And Sons may be Grammy-winning musicians who rose to fame fairly quickly after the release of “Sigh No More”, but that doesn’t mean they don’t have a sense of humor about themselves. And to prove it, they hired some very popular actors to play them in the new video for “Hopeless Wanderer”, which debuted on Sunday and is making the viral rounds.

    The song–off the band’s award-winning sophomore album “Babel”–is typical Mumford: banjo-heavy, with lovely lyrics and a beat that makes you want to stomp along with Marcus. Only, Marcus isn’t in the video. Instead, he’s played by SNL alum Jason Sudeikis, and his pals Jason Bateman, Ed Helms, and Will Forte are along to round out the band members.

    It starts out normal enough, with an old-fashioned title-card announcing the song and a shot of a field drenched in late-afternoon sun. We see the guys in their usual dress, warming up their instruments, but it soon becomes clear that there are imposters in the mix. And while they play along to the beginning of the song really well, after a few moments they start the shenanigans that we love them for.

    Check out the video below, which includes the entire “band” sitting in a tiny rowboat with all their instruments…including that huge stand-up bass.

  • Timberlake, Mumford, And The Coen Brothers

    Justin Timberlake isn’t the first person one thinks of when the Coen brothers are mentioned; the iconic, eclectic directors have a similar thread running through the music that sets the scenes in their films, and it just doesn’t include the likes of “Sexyback”. Nonetheless, Timberlake is preparing some music for the upcoming Coen brothers project, “Inside Llewyn Davis”, and he’s not doing it alone; he’s teaming up with Marcus Mumford of Mumford & Sons.

    It’s a strange pairing, to say the least. Mumford seems like the perfect choice to create original songs for the brothers; he would have been right at home in any number of their past films, including “O Brother, Where Art Thou?”. But what will come of a union of bluegrass/folk and dance/pop? Even Timberlake realizes how strange it is.

    “We all kind of worked on the music together and I don’t know any other world where we would get the opportunity to collaborate like that, but it was so much fun. So not only will it be a great movie, but the music to it will be fantastic,” Timberlake said.

    The movie, which premieres in December, stars Carey Mulligan (who, coincidentally, is married to Mumford) and John Goodman, as well as Timberlake himself.