Adelitas Way

Adelitas Way singer Rick DeJesus busts open his iTunes and shows ARTISTdirect.com what he’s rockin’ in this exclusive playlist feature…

A Taste:

Stone Temple Pilots, Guns N’ Roses, Phil Collins

Adelitas Way make down n’ dirty rock n’ roll with heart.

On their self-titled Virgin Records debut, the Las Vegas rebels churn out one anthemic banger after another. These Sin City mavericks definitely are on their way towards to the top of hard rock. Singer Rick DeJesus sat down with ARTISTdirect.com and shared the perfect rock playlist with us in this exclusive feature.

Check out Rick’s playlist and pick up Adelitas Way now!

Rick DeJesus’s Playlist:

1. Stone Temple Pilots — “Sex Type Thing”

Scott Weiland is a rock star, and the riffs on this song are amazing.

2. Motley Crue — “Dr. Feelgood”

Who doesn’t love the Crue?!
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Jimmy Bennett & Jolie Vanier of “Shorts”

The stars of Shorts, Jimmy Bennett and Jolie Vanier, give ARTISTdirect.com a look at what’s on their iPods in this exclusive feature…

A Taste:

Ozzy Osbourne, Guns N’ Roses, Paramore

Jimmy Bennett and Jolie Vanier had a blast making Shorts.

“The entire filming process was so much fun, especially when I was shoving Jimmy in a trash can,” laughs Vanier with a big smile.

For Vanier, fun wasn’t simply relegated to shoving her co-star in the garbage though. She got to play slightly evil as Helvetica Black, and she had the chance to participate in some of the movie’s most imaginative action sequences—including a high speed bicycle chase.

What more could a kid ask for?

Luckily, Jimmy didn’t spend too much time in a trashcan for the film. He had his fair share of adventures as well—wielding a wishing rock that makes all of his character’s wildest dreams come true and squaring off against a bevy of mythical creatures including The Booger Monster.

“Every boy in the entire United States is going to love the Booger Monster,” he exclaims confidently. There’s no doubt about that. It’s a pretty awesome monster.

Both of the kids spent some time listening to music on set in order to get pumped up for the big scenes. They shared their playlists with ARTISTdirect.com in this exclusive feature. Check them out below and catch Shorts this Friday!

Jimmy Bennett’s Playlist:

1. Ozzy Osbourne — No More Tears

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Eli Roth of “Inglourious Basterds”

Eli Roth, Hostel director and Inglourious Basterds star, discusses how Iron Maiden and Hannah Montana sent him to his “psycho place” and prepared him for WWII in this exclusive ARTISTdirect.com playlist feature…

A Taste:

The Misfits, Iron Maiden, Guns N’ Roses, Hannah Montana

Being from Boston, Eli Roth is naturally pretty good with a baseball bat. That’s why his Basterd, Sgt. Donny Donowitz, brandishes one in Quentin Tarantino’s WWII masterpiece Inglourious Basterds. Instead of cracking homeruns out of Fenway Park, Donowitz cracks skulls behind enemy lines.

The bat was Roth’s touch for the character too. Smiling, he laughs, “Everybody in Boston has a bat in the car for traffic confrontations. In that city, you really feel like you’re going to get your ass kicked every five minutes [Laughs].”

That’s why Roth’s Beantown basher in Basterds is constantly ready for war and pursuing this goal of complete violent apotheosis—in the most classical yet bloody fashion. Roth continues, “Donny was always there to become this hero. He wants fight on behalf of those that can’t fight. He just wants to kill them but he knows he’s the strongest one. Brad [Pitt] and I were in character all the time. We never broke it. The movie gave us permission to act like that all the time.”

One thing that he didn’t have to add to the character was the Boston accent though. “It drives me crazy when there are bad Boston accents in movies,” the auteur and actor laughs “To be a Jewish badass from Boston, I was like, ‘This is my chance!’ I went back there, hung out at Revere Beach, lifted weights and put on 40lbs of muscle for the part. I went crazy. I put everything I had into it.”

He also cranked a lot of music to prepare for the role, and his playlist might surprise you. Check out Roth’s playlist below in this video and don’t miss Inglourious Basterds this Friday August 21.

Eli Roth’s Playlist:

1. The Misfits
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Burn Halo

Frontman James Hart shows us what’s on his playlist in this exclusive feature

A Taste:

Alice in Chains, Guns N’ Roses, Stone Temple Pilots

James Hart has always had rock n’ roll pumping through his veins.

Even while fronting metalcore mavens Eighteen Visions, Hart had a whole lot of swagger that distinguished 18V from their peers. Burn Halo gives him a chance to fully realize all of those rock inclinations. On its self-titled debut, Hart’s new band hearkens back to ’80s arena bombast while nodding to grunge simultaneously. However, it’s a potent concoction all its own.

Hart shared his very rawk playlist with us in this exclusive feature. Check it out below.

James Hart’s Playlist:

1. Guns N’ Roses

This is probably the obvious choice for any fan of pure rock n’ roll. This band had danger written all over them. My favorite rock vocalist and guitarist of all time are in GNR. Their solos are timeless. Their rock songs are dirty, and their ballads are epic. The danger element finally caught up to them as they ended up imploding. Damn shame since they could’ve ruled the world for decades.
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