Aimee Mann

Aimee Mann finally returns with her first solo studio album in five years; the bluntly titled 'Mental Illness'. As much as it sounds like a hugely depressing affair, there's something very tongue-in-cheek about this star's latest collection of songs, which also happens to be her ninth album.

Aimee Mann to unveil latest album 'Mental Illness'

The album is a melancholic acoustic collection from the Grammy-winning rock singer, who releases the lead single 'Goose Snow Cone' today (January 17th 2017). Co-produced by her long-time producer and guitarist Paul Bryan, the album follows the release of her 2012 record 'Charmer'; a critically acclaimed project also produced by Bryan and including the track 'Living a Lie' which featured James Mercer. Other musicians who worked on the new album were guitarist Jonathan Coulton, drummer Jay Bellerose, pianist, Jamie Edwards, writer John Roderick and singer Ted Leo.

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Aimee Mann makes her return to music with new side project The Both, featuring Ted Leo of Ted Leo and The Pharmacists, promoting their self-titled debut album with her annual Christmas variety show.

Aimee Mann And Ted Leo unite for Christmas dates

The Boston-based rock singer is back on the road this December celebrating the release of new album 'The Both', released in April this year through her own SuperEgo Records following the formation of her duet project in 2013. As well as bringing along her latest musical partner Ted Leo, Aimee Mann will be hitting US stages with a variety of support acts which also includes comedians. Her sell-out festive shows have previously played host to the likes of John C. Reilly, Jeff Goldblum, Zooey Deschanel, Will Ferrell, Nellie McKay among others.

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Lindsay Lohan in Liz & Dick has had mixed reviews to say the least. And when we say mixed, we mean a mix between quite bad, really bad and worst thing ever. While some reviewers were moved to say the film could be enjoyed as a drinking game, most were frightfully damning of her turn as Elizabeth Taylor.

Perhaps, though, the critics give Lohan a bad time. She swears, drinks, gets arrested and steals, which aren't the tropes of a widely loved Hollywood actress. But if the critics were harsh (which they probably weren't), her fellow celebs took to twitter to take the Liz & Dick bashing to the next level, and it wasn't as if Lohan didn't have it coming, tweeting, "Hey guys! #LizandDick is on @lifetimetv! Got any questions for me? Please send them my way." Well here we go; "Lindsay Lohan had a better British accent in the parent trap and that is not a joke," model Chrissy Teigen quipped, while comedian Kathy Griffin weighed in, saying "The set director had a sense of humor," along with a screengrab of Lohan decked out in furs, passing by a sign that read: "Shoplifting is a crime." 

"I get the feeling the phrase 'It is what it is' was said a lot in the editing room," musician Aimee Mann wrote, while comedian Patton Oswalt chimed in, saying "'We're next.' -- Ben Affleck and J-Lo, texting each other. #lizanddick". He later added: "Dear @lindsaylohan: I give you permission to Tweet me to smithereens when I do Lifetime's CHAZ BONO: THE CRUELEST CUT in March. #lizanddick."

Aimee Mann has recorded a benefit song for the victims of the devastating Hurricane Sandy, re-imagining Barry Manilow's love ballad 'Mandy' as an ode to the storm victims as 'Sandy'.

The song reflects Mann's own experiences of the storm, during which she sought sanctuary in a Brooklyn hotel. 'Sandy' is sung to the tune of Barry Manilow's song, but with the lyrics replaced with a light hearted recollection of the storm. Mann performed the song to a weather-battered audience in New York's Westchester County on Thursday (1 Nov.) night, after the venue opened its doors for the needy New Yorkers.

The song, as well as referencing the storm itself, made light of how the country has responded to the crisis, noting New Jersey's Republican Governor Chris Christie's appraisal of President Barack Obama and his handling of the crisis. She sings: "Oh Sandy, now we hate you as much as Osama, after Con Ed exploded. Oh Sandy, and Chris Christie is calling Obama, glad I already voted."

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