David Lynch Is Obsessed With Coffee

Peter Wafzig, Getty ImagesThere are some things you just can't live without. For director/musician David Lynch, it's the fabulous fragrance of coffee. Our colleagues at Huffington Post Culture have started a new series, Obsessed, in which famous figures and unknown fanatics alike gawk about their favorite things. "I am pretty much obsessed with coffee," Lynch writes in the inaugural column. "I've been drinking coffee on a regular basis since I was in the ninth grade. In the ninth grade, I met my soon-to-be good friend, Toby, on the front yard lawn of my girlfriend's house. And during that first conversation with Toby, he happened to tell me that his father was a painter, a fine art painter. Hearing this news that an adult could be...

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The Internet: Odd Future Offshoot Debut Twisted 'Fastlane' Video

Another diabolical video from Odd Future offshoot the Internet has surfaced. The dark and twisted 'Fastlane' features holdups, handguns and, sigh, even murder as sound engineer and producer Syd tha Kid takes center stage. This wild ride follows up 'Cocaine,' the first video from the outfit's 'Purple Naked Ladies' debut. Enjoy the soothing, downtempo sounds as Syd the kid and her sexy accomplice go on a crazed shooting spr...

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Adele Nominated for NAACP Image Award

Kevin Winter/Getty Images2011 will forever be known as the year that everybody went friggin' nuts for Adele. The singer has spent a record 16 weeks at the top of the charts, tying the record for the 'Titanic' soundtrack -- her heart will go on, and on, and on, and on -- adding to a long list of accolades far to lengthy to name right now. Most recently, Adele's tearjerker, 'Someone Like You,' off her sophomore album, '21,' has been nominated for Outstanding Song at the NAACP Image Awards. We'll say that again, Adele has been nominated for an NAACP Image Award, according to Billboard. It's no secret that 'Someone Like You' is an undeniable, transcendent force of nature, able to pry the tears from even the most stoic pair of eyeballs...

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Fleet Foxes Drummer J. Tillman Leaves Band After Four Years

Sean PecknoldJ. Tillman, drummer of Fleet Foxes, is heading for greener pastures, or so he hopes. He made the announcement via his Tumblr, bidding goodbye after joining in 2008: "Farewell Fleet Fans and Friends. Back into the gaping maw of obscurity I go." "Tokyo is my last show with the Foxes," he continued. The show takes place Friday night (Jan. 20), so if you're a fan in the Tokyo metropolitan area or have a lot of airline miles on your hands, then you know where to be. Though he hasn't made it clear exactly what he will be doing post-Foxes, the guy is a veritable folk Swiss Army Knife, he has maintained a steady stream of releases since 2004 and has toured with David Bazan and Damien Jura...

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Etta James Dead at 73: 'At Last' Singer Dies After Leukemia Battle

Getty ImagesEtta James, the powerhouse singer who combined blues, gospel and R&B and emerged as a major star in the '50s and '60s, has died after a long battle with leukemia. According to CNN, the sad news was confirmed by her friend and manager, Lupe De Leon, who revealed that James died in a Riverside, Calif., hospital. She was 73. Best known for her 1961 version of 'At Last,' James enjoyed a remarkable career that spanned more than a half-century. Her string of hits began with 1955's 'The Wallflower (Dance With Me, Henry)' and continued with such classics as 'Spoonful,' 'Something's Got a Hold on Me' and 'Tell Mama.' Over the years, she won six Grammy awards, and in 1993, she was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The...

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Lana Del Rey: Can Artifice Survive in the Age of Adele?

Dana Eldeson, NBC | WireImage2011 was another dismal year for the economy. With U.S. layoffs soaring, European protests raging and 'Occupy Wall Street' dominating North American news all fall, the recession was etched into our collective psyches. Yet somehow the music industry saw a boom in sales after a seven-year slump thanks, in large part, to Adele. The British songbird was a commercial and critical success, selling over 6 million copies of her Grammy-nominated sophomore effort '21' and occupying most critic year-end lists. '21' debuted atop Billboard's charts and spent 16 non-consecutive weeks at No. 1, tying the 'Titanic' soundtrack from way back in 1997. Adele embodied authenticity by refusing to fit into pop music's superficial...

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Imaginary Cities Don Crazy Costumes for 'Temporary Resident' -- Video Premiere

Victoria AnnePolaris Prize-nominated Canadian indie-poppers Imaginary Cities are ready to drop their debut album, 'Temporary Resident,' on April 10 in the U.S. and today, Spinner is proud to present the music video for 'Temporary Resident' in all its glory. "We really loved making this video. Christopher Mills was fantastic to work with and it was a joy to watch him in his creative element," vocalist Marti Sarbit tells Spinn...

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