Answers to credit woes are not in black and white Nov 7, 2007
deegee & Poodle, also reminds me of Tears for Fears (are we still down to Tear for Fear. and we are paid by those who learn by our mistakes. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Chairs ruin rock concert experience Nov 5, 2007
The University of South Carolina Since 1908 00004000. Standing room necessary to rock-out sufficiently, excite crowd, performers. (Gamecock Online, SC)
Post First Comment Nov 5, 2007
Chairs ruin rock concert experience - Viewpoints. The University of South Carolina Since 1908 00004000. (Gamecock Online, SC)
Review: Relient K, Switchfoot keep auditorium hot Oct 17, 2007
A thankfully short cover of Tears For Fears Head Over Heels was the definitive downer for me. Is that really a dead horse worthy of another beating. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- News)
Andre Agassi and All-Star Line-up Help Raise More than $9 Million for Children at 12th Celebrity Gala Concert Benefit at MGM Grand Oct 8, 2007
Since its inception in 1995, the Grand Slam for Children has been distinguished by its roster of top entertainers including Barbra Streisand, Sir Elton John, Billy Joel, Rod Stewart, Celine Dion, Stevie Wonder, Faith Hill, Sheryl Crow, Sarah McLachlan, Robin Williams, Carlos Santana, Usher, Don Henley, Lionel Richie, Luther Vandross, Ray Romano, Jamie Foxx, Jay Leno, Stevie Nicks, Seal, Tim McGraw, India Arie, Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, Dennis Miller, Brian McKnight, Tears for Fears, LeAnn... (PR Newswire)
ROLFE: Worst nightmare? Sports can be especially cruel Oct 3, 2007
Tears for fears: Mets fans feared the worst and got it on Sunday. Chris Trotman/Getty Images. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Blunt Failure Sep 26, 2007
Review / The sun comes out for James Blunt, but heaven knows he's miserable now. " "So I'm going to play a really miserable song. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
An outsider looking in Sep 21, 2007
Recorded in England, where he now lives following a brief French sojourn, 'Outside Looking In' finds the musician in a reflective mood, his new songs recapturing the indie-pop sensibilities of his '80s calling card 'Mysteries and Jealousy', while evoking the melancholy Englishness of Tears For Fears or The Lightning Seeds' Ian Broudie ... Woman in Chains' by Tears for Fears. (iAfrica.com)
New Found Glory revive movie theme songs Sep 11, 2007
Stand-out tracks on the album include "Kiss Me" of She's All That popularity, a Goo Goo Dolls cover of "Iris" from City of Angels, and the Tears For Fears classic "Head Over Heals" featured in Donnie Darko. It's interesting to note that New Found Glory covers the song "Don't You Forget About Me" after pop/punk alum Yellowcard has already been known to cover it. (The Loyola Greyhound, MD)
SingStar '80s Review Sep 8, 2007
Tears for Fears -- Everybody Wants to Rule the World. Foreigner -- I Want To Know What Love Is. (IGN PS2)
Eight Idols chosen Sep 1, 2007
Another youngster Ben McKenzie, 17, received a more positive reception from the judges with his performance of Mad World by Tears For Fears, and more recently Gary Jules. "You are a deadset star," judge Mark Holden raved about the NSW central coast dance music fan. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Webcasters' worries Aug 31, 2007
The webcast promoted the Tears for Fears show in San Diego this year, Kaloyan said. It sold out. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)
Tickets Go On Sale August 31 for Andre Agassi Charitable Foundation's Grand Slam for Children Benefit Concert Aug 29, 2007
Arie, Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, Dennis Miller, Brian McKnight, Tears For Fears, LeAnn Rimes, Josh Groban, Michael Buble, Counting Crows, and John Mayer, among others. For more information, please contact the Andre Agassi Charitable Foundation at (702) 227-5700 or visit. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
The best movie songs ever Aug 28, 2007
Donnie Darko -- Mad World Performed by Gary Jules and Michael Andrews; written by Roland Orzabal Director Richard Kelly, 2001, indie Gary Jules's gently sinister reinterpretation of the Tears for Fears hit provided a suitably underground feel for this cult film. His haunting vocals hint at weird and wonderful happenings in the most mundane places -- like a man hopping up in a rabbit suit and warning you about the end of the world. (CNN -- Showbiz)
Dale Watson brings honky-tonk to Smith's Olde Bar Aug 24, 2007
There's the rootsy Tennessee husband-and-wife duo Blue Mother Tupelo; California vocalist Gary Jules, best known for his haunting take on Tears for Fears' "Mad World" in the film "Donnie Darko"; and singer-songwriter Jim Bianco, a playful performer with a jazz bent. THE 411: 6:30 p.m. $18; $15 advance. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Today in History August 22 Aug 22, 2007
Rock singer Roland Orzabal (Tears For Fears) is 46. Rock musician Debbi Peterson (The Bangles) is 46. (MSNBC -- Race)
musika Impressions Aug 21, 2007
I happened to enjoy playing along to my music, such as Tears for Fears and Kraftwerk. With the right music, it seems, the game can take on an ethereal quality. (IGN Wireless Games)
Read on... Aug 3, 2007
Songs that mean a lot to me: Thunder Road, Bruce Springsteen Everybody Wants to Rule the World, Tears for Fears Young Americans, David Bowie. Favorite Drink: Water. (Variety)
The Magic Position Jul 14, 2007
Better yet, play all four against the glittering stomp of the title track, where ELO strings and quivering vocals are equal parts vamp and lost little boy, or the synth-heavy, thumping Accident & Emergency where you swear someone has resurrected Tears For Fears and put them in Dexy's Midnight Runners' overalls. In this context then, there is nothing strange about the brightly hued Londoner being joined by the lived-in (lived beyond. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
AFI Members Have Another Fire Inside: Side Project Blaqk Audio Jul 13, 2007
After that, they handed the reins to producer and engineer David Bascombe (Depeche Mode, Tears for Fears), who mixed the album. Described on their MySpace page as "two boys in love with synthesizers and software," Blaqk Audio cite electronic-heavy influences including Erasure and Echo & the Bunnymen. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Are big stars killing off rock-n-roll? Jul 7, 2007
The 1980s were pretty gruesome: Flock of Seagulls, Spandau Ballet and Tears for Fears, but then came Nirvana, and they blew that stuff right out of the water. Nirvana was the last honest rock 'n' roll band. (Nogales International, AZ)
Heard it in a song: Readers share favorite lyrics Jul 6, 2007
Former Monessen resident Todd Novobilsky, 35, of Baltimore, says he often hears these Tears for Fears lyrics to "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" replaying in his head during staff meetings. I can't stand this indecision/ Married with a lack of vision/ Everybody wants to rule the world. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
What's the perfect PRR playlist? Jul 3, 2007
(These Sounds Fall into My Mind) The Bucketheads This Is How a Heart Breaks Rob Thomas Real World Matchbox Twenty Found Out About You Gin Blossoms I Don t Like Mondays Bob Geldof & The Boomtown Rats Bad Time Grand Funk Railroad Till It Shines Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band Ain t Even Done With the Night John Mellencamp Heart and Soul Huey Lewis & the News Everybody Wants To Rule the World Tears For Fears Jump Van Halen Somebody s Baby Jackson Browne You Get What You Give New Radicals Dawn... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
The Boss lies low at Smith's Olde Bar Jun 23, 2007
Bassist Curt Smith of Tears for Fears is 46. Actress Danielle Spencer ( What s Happening ) is 42. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Queens teens ready to sing at Midtown jazz club Jun 22, 2007
The two boys in the group represent decidedly different musical styles: Ursu, 15, of Forest Hills, accompanying himself on an acoustic guitar signed by Jack Black, sang the Tears for Fears song "Mad World," which he knew from the Gary Jules' cover version in the cult film "Donnie Darko." 16-year-old Justin Rodriguez of Kew Gardens sang a more traditional ballad by the operatic quartet Il Divo. Later, the kids all gathered around in a circle, clapping while Rego Park 16-year-old Kamila Lipinska... (Bayside Times, NY)
Concert Highlights for the Week of June 20-26 Jun 20, 2007
As usual, lovable cover material (like Tears for Fears' 1985 hit "Everybody Wants to Rule the World," and David Bowie's "Life On Mars") accounts for some of the disc's most memorable moments. Idiosyncratic interpretations of pop material and a battering-ram rock sensibility have helped the Bad Plus play the jazz world's main stage. (City Pages)
Slobodan Stole My Summer Jun 6, 2007
Her latest release is an album of cover songs titled Twelve, which finds her interpreting artists from Tears for Fears ("Everybody Wants to Rule the World") to Nirvana (a bluegrass-influenced take on "Smells Like Teen Spirit"). But even if she seems to be taking a conservative tack with her music, her politics remain confrontational, and current events seem to conspire to ensure an intense performance, sharp with passionate indignation and revolutionary spirit. (City Pages)
Leslie Gray Streeter's blog May 24, 2007
And I'd like to also say that while I am strangely drawn to this show, I hate it for turning Tears For Fears' "Sowing The Seeds of Love," a Beatle-esque daydream about rejecting the politics of greed and embracing peace, into a Mickey Mouse Club blanderific group sing. Boo, show. (The Palm Beach Post)
Fickle Feist doesn't just lounge around May 14, 2007
The philosophical lyrics aren't poignant enough to break it out (a la 1980s-era Tears for Fears), and the shimmering veneer isn't rich enough to make it the next Cocteau Twins. Yet Ramsay and McCandless would likely be happy if they could just pay their bills with a "Young Galaxy" that leans too heavily on Ramsay's shaky vocals and arrangements that invite distraction. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
The Bad Plus: Prog May 9, 2007
While this mires the initially promising "Physical Cities," it rewards on compositions like the meditative "Giant" (which recalls John Coltrane's "Mr. Knight" in its vamping bass line), or on the skewered stride piano style of "Mint." Tears for Fears' "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" comes out a winner, transformed into a contemplative but hopeful ballad. Their take on Bowie's "Life on Mars," however, overreaches for impact. (City Pages)
From punk poet to cover girl May 1, 2007
"It's funny, but I have to say that of all the people on the record - and some of them are my friends, people I know well - the only response I've gotten is from Tears for Fears. They loved it.". The smile grows wider when I ask her about that powerhouse performance at CBGB on October 15 last year. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Interview/Renaissance Man Gary Jules Apr 29, 2007
That single, a cover of Tears for Fears' 1982 hit Mad World, originally recorded for the 2002 film Donnie Darko, kept gaining momentum until it exploded around the world. Contrary to popular belief, Jules is clearly not an overnight sensation as he has been honing his craft for years in small bars and clubs prior to having a hit across the Atlantic. (VHI.com -- Virginmega.com Music News)
Patti Smith's unique treatment makes old songs new again on Twelve'' Apr 24, 2007
It works well for a tender, accordion-enhanced read of Neil Young's "Helpless" but falls flat on a rote run-through of Tears for Fears' "Everybody Wants to Rule the World.". There is a certain symmetry to Smith opening "Twelve" with Jimi Hendrix's "Are You Experienced?" One side of her first single in 1974 was a rendition of the Hendrix-associated "Hey Joe." Then as now she takes the vision of a kindred spirit in a new direction. (Boston Globe -- Living)
'Twelve' reasons to love Patti Smith Apr 24, 2007
Rock and Roll Hall of Famer offers a covers album of songs by Nirvana, The Doors, Jefferson Airplane, Tears for Fears and others. Mavis Staples, "We'll Never Turn Back" (Anti). (Seacoast New Hampshire)
American Idol Week 14 Apr 19, 2007
It amused me that Blake could sing a "country" song as if it were reimagined by Tears for Fears in 1989. Sanjaya's cockiness is out of control -- if he actually thought he could tackle Bonnie Raitt. (Variety)
Smith makes 'Twelve' covers her own Apr 17, 2007
Paradoxically, perhaps, Miss Smith manages to extract a great deal more passion and profundity from her cover of the Tears for Fears song "Everybody Wants to Rule the World." From the opening line -- "Welcome to your life" -- it's clear that Miss Smith has managed to tease out the anthemic subtext that was absent from the original chart-topping version. Jay Dee Daugherty's deceptively simple drum part lends a touch of swing to the downbeat dance track, while a guitar solo by longtime Patti Smith... (Washington Times)
The dream kings Apr 14, 2007
The one curveball is her baffling decision to tackle Tears for Fears' Everybody Wants to Rule the World, which is enough to make you wish she had stuck to what she knows. Only her spindly country folk take on Nirvana's Smells Like Teen Spirit makes any attempt at an idiosyncratic interpretation, the rest is a wasted opportunity. (Scotsman)
Viejas, Humphrey's link up for concerts Mar 26, 2007
July 30: Tears for Fears, $80. July 31: Larry Carlton & Robben Ford, $45. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Those oldies keep coming back for more Mar 24, 2007
BY RAFER GUZMAN Newsday Staff Writer. March 25, 2007 Have all the good songs been written. (Newsday -- Entertainment)
Starter for 10 ** Mar 9, 2007
Well, the kids take their quiz, we take ours and, in the interim, the eighties soundtrack heavy on the Cure, lighter on George Michael and Tears for Fears does its usual double duty as an audio reminder and a commercial spinoff, hawking yesterday's era on today's CD shelves. Not that the music does much to drive the film. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
What SHOULD be on the 'Definitive 200' list? Feb 27, 2007
Tears For Fears, Songs From the Big Chair9. They Might Be Giants, Lincoln10. (Pensacola News Journal)
Blogging American Idol: Feb 24, 2007
On decision night, the 24 competitors joined forces for a stupendously campy singalong of Tears for Fears' "Sowing the Seeds of Love." (Nearly blinding the nation with their pearly whites, the Idol hopefuls sang, "Could you be, could you be squeaky clean/ And smash any hope of democracy?" The answer is yes. We also learned that this year's celebrity musical guests will include Jon Bon Jovi, Martina McBride, Barry Gibb, Diana Ross, Gwen Stefani, and one actual vocal stylist genius, Tony Bennett. (Slate)
'Idol' Chatter: Dream is over for four contestants Feb 23, 2007
Seriously, I was DYING. I'm not a Tears for Fears fan (aside from EWTRTW and Mad World), but that was just painful, even by TfF standards. The girls eliminations weren't a surprise -- I expected Paul to go, but Rudy was a little more surprising. (USA Today -- Life)
Modesto's Fat Cat nightclub being sold Feb 20, 2007
Since opening, the Fat Cat has hosted hundreds of local and nationally known music acts, such as Tears for Fears, Maroon 5, Five for Fighting and Naughty by Nature. It also hosted other events, including a benefit for Hurricane Katrina victims and boxing matches. (Modesto Bee, CA)
Listening Post Feb 11, 2007
This companion piece to the soon-to-be released British romantic comedy "Starter for 10" is an '80s alternative music fan's dream, pulling together tunes from the Cure, Psychedelic Furs, Echo Bunnymen, Tears For Fears, the Style Council and the Smiths and placing them in shuffle mode. There is a delightful non sequitur dropped directly on the album's midpoint, as the gothy gauze of shoe-gazer rock is interrupted by the razor-edge righteousness of Motorhead's brilliant barnstormer "Ace Of... (Buffalo News -- Entertainment)
Singer Duncan Sheik branches out Feb 10, 2007
It'll be an album of '80s songs from what he calls "English art-pop bands," like the Cure, the Smiths, Tears for Fears and Psychedelic Furs. His plan is to make "morose, sad, melancholic versions" of their songs. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Billboard Bits: Patti Smith, Apple, Tommy Ramone... Feb 7, 2007
"Twelve," due April 17 via Columbia, includes Smith's renditions of Stevie Wonder's "Pastime Paradise," Neil Young's "Helpless" and Tears For Fears' "Everybody Wants To Rule the World.". The full track list has yet to be revealed, but will also sport covers of tracks by Jimi Hendrix, Bob Dylan, the Doors, Nirvana, Jefferson Airplane, the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, the Allman Brothers and Paul Simon. (Billboard.com)
Indie band makes good on its promise Jan 28, 2007
At first listen, the trip-hop Sealegs comes off as a wrong combine of Beck and Tears for Fears. But with its moody synths and slacked strumming, the tune grows on you. (Globe and Mail)
Cotton is soap sing king Jan 15, 2007
The actor's other two songs in the competition's final had been Tears for Fears' Mad World and Boyzone's Love me for a Reason, while Tamaddon, who plays Delilah Dingle, had sung Jump by the Pointer Sisters, Atomic Kitten's Whole Again and Feels Like I'm in Love by Kelly Marie. Other soap stars taking part in the show included Jane Danson, Coronation Street's Leanne Battersby, and Alan Fletcher; Dr Karl Kennedy of Neighbours fame. (InTheNews.co.uk)
Rock out at local shows Jan 12, 2007
Liner Notes: Weekend picks Archives. your source for music news, gossip 11 on last night's show. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
