New How to Be Poster!

Dreamboat Records has announced the availability of a new, limited stock of soundtrack posters featuring Art and his Camaro.



And the best news - three of the first 300 orders will be randomly selected to receive a copy signed by Rob!

The poster is available for order here for only $7.50 GBT which works out to roughly $12 US. A steal!

Some Friday Afternoon Rob Lovin'

NEW 'How to Be' Interview with Robert Pattinson

I just found this video on YouTube and it says it was filmed on April 24th in Vancouver. It's an interview for 'How to Be'.

Bobby Long's New Single Topping the Charts

Twilight Examiner, Amanda Bell, brings to our attention that Bobby Long's 'Left to Lie' is an instant hit on iTunes. He released the single just days ago and it's already hit #8 on the Singer/Songwriter charts. That is so amazing and absolutely well-deserved! Hopefully, we'll see it continue to skyrocket as his popularity grows with his upcoming American Tour. Stop by the Examiner to read the rest and catch up on the terrific interviews Amanda's done with Bobby, Marcus Foster & Sam Bradley, all of Twilight soundtrack fame.

Bonus: Bobby's interview with GossipsGirls.com. Such a humble young man!

Sam Bradley's Beautiful Soul

My good friend and Examiner, Amanda Bell-God love her-has yet another amazing interview. This time she spoke with Sam Bradley, co-author with Robert Pattinson of 'Never Think' from the Twilight movie/soundtrack.

I asked Sam what inspired him to become a musician. Quite candidly, he stated that he draws a lot of his inspiration from his close friend Marcus Foster. Says Bradley, “It was a few things . . . Marcus Foster is a big inspiration because he was always, he started playing music really young, and I’ve sort of admired him. . . . I started late, but I always love listening to him and watching him.” Adds Bradley, there was a, “and kind of, in the healthy sort of way, competitive thing as well. I wanted to be as good as him. I wanted to be able to do it with him.” Another very personal source of inspiration to Bradley, says he, is “also my mum. She’s a singer/song-writer as well.”

I asked Sam if there was a point that he might be able to think of when he could take a step back and say “I’ve done what I wanted to do.” Beautifully put, Sam said

You mean, when I’d feel accomplished? In my life, I don’t really. I’d really like to think or hope that that day won’t come, especially musically… I mean, on a personal level, when I have a beautiful wife and children and a great family, you know, then I will, maybe then, on a personal level, have everything I’ve dreamed about, but I don’t think musically that day will ever come. I want to just keep creating, and I don’t think I’ll ever write my best song.

Though Sam Bradley may never write his best song, he does have a favorite, thus far. “Pretty Boy,” which “noone’s heard . . . yet,” says Sam, will be on the album he is currently completing.

When I asked Sam to pick one word to describe his personality, he said “hopeful. I like hopeful.” I also asked him if there was a question he’d yet to hear in an interview that he’d like to, he said “What’s my shoe size?” The answer? “Twelve,” he says with a clever chuckle.

You can check out the rest of Amanda's interview here and be sure to stop by Sam's MySpace page, add him as a friend and show him some love.

Marcus Foster talks music, dreams and friends

The Twilight Examiner, Amanda Bell, gives us another terrific interview as she chats with Marcus Foster, co-author with Bobby Long of 'Let Me Sign' from the Twilight Soundtrack. Here are few tidbits...

To the talented and smooth-sounding singer, guitarist, and pianist, inspiration came when he "started out by playing piano." Says Marcus, "[at] about six or seven, I would learn songs my parents were playing me like the Beatles and Nina Simone. Eventually I began to learn guitar and started playing in blues clubs near where my dad lived. I discovered Tom Waits and he inspired me to write my own songs." It is some those same artists that continue to influence Marcus Foster to this very day. Says he, of his most prominent current influences, "[i]t changes all the time but Tom Waits and [Bob] Dylan are a constant influence."

As for his relationship with long-time friends Bobby Long, Sam Bradley (who co-authored "Never Think" from the soundtrack as well), and Twilight star Robert Pattinson, Marcus says "I went to school with Rob and Sam, and I have known Bobby for a few years now," and "they are my boys!" Clearly, their friendship still runs deep amidst the swarm of goings-on that would threaten to separate even the closest of friends.

Despite all of the Twilight stardom that has come upon Rob, Foster says "it's pretty crazy. It hasn't changed him at all. I'm proud."

Foster, who has a sense of humor akin in genuineness and solidarity to that of Pattinson, Long, and Bradley, said that his biggest dream is "to catch a really big fish." Clever, that one. When I challenged him to describe his personality in a word, Foster said, "I can't think of one word," and then finished by suggesting "indecisive?"

Marcus Foster closed with a warm message for his fans, saying that he hopes that they enjoy his music, to watch out for an up-coming EP to become available on iTunes and the web, and that he is "looking forward to [his] American tour." We are, too, Marcus Foster.

For the rest of Amanda's interview, click here.

Bobby Long Kissed by Fame

Young British songwriter's Bobby Long, Marcus Foster and Sam Bradley were thrust into the spotlight with the recent release of Twilight. Their songs, "Let Me Sign" [Long/Foster] and "Never Think" [Bradley/Pattinson], were featured in the movie and on the soundtrack sung by good friend Robert Pattinson. They are all absolutely deserving of this new found fame and are now starting to see some of the fringe benefits.

Long said: "I was playing this gig at the Hackney Empire and some girl ran on stage and kissed me, but the reason it was so awkward was because I had said this was the last song and I played it."

But then the crowd wanted more. So as he went to agree to the song, the girl ran on stage and had to awkwardly stand right beside him as he played the final tune.

"As soon as I'd finished she ran up and kissed me."

Ha ha...Lucky Girl!

To listen to Bobby kiss and tell it, please visit ITN.

Deluxe Twilight Soundtrack Just Released!

My beautiful friend, Amanda Bell, The Twilight Examiner just gave me this heads up!

Stepheniemeyer.com reports that "Chop Shop / Atlantic Records has released a deluxe CD/DVD version of the soundtrack! The double disc soundtrack will feature lots of bonus content including 5 bonus songs, and 30 minutes of interviews and music videos..."

It is available from Amazon either for physical purchase or digital download.