"He finally gets his chance to create a horrible monstrous weapon. He "isn't allowed to follow his dreams because he was born different, with a hunch on his back," says director Tony Leondis. John Cusack provides the voice of the title character, who toils under a cruel scientist (John Cleese) and labors in secret to create a monster who will make him famous. 19, about a hunchbacked henchman who longs for greater things in a world run by diabolical geniuses, fuses Frankenstein mythology, comic-book villainy and Halloween spookiness by way of Looney Tunes. "We wanted to put out a slightly more hip holiday record that captured what the Hotel Cafe was about." - Elysa Gardner "The idea of a Hotel Cafe holiday compilation came out of a yearly toy drive," says owner Marko Shafer.
And so do download proceeds from a various-artists version of Auld Lang Syne. Komen for the Cure breast-cancer foundation. The title track, Winter Song, was written and recorded by Sara Bareilles and Ingrid Michaelson.įifty cents of every album purchase goes to the Susan G. 14, Hotel Cafe Presents: Winter Songs will feature female troubadours - among them Katy Perry, Colbie Caillat, KT Tunstall, Fiona Apple and Meiko - singing seasonal favorites and originals. The Hotel Cafe tour, named for a Hollywood coffee shop that's a hot venue for budding singer/songwriters, has inspired a disc of holiday tunes. Welcome to the Hotel Cafe holiday tune collection "We're not just building an eclectic set list … but introducing these musicians and their music to new audiences," says Tim Riley of game publisher Activision Blizzard.
More music comes from The MC5, Sex Pistols and Motorhead, and metal band Tool plans to have three songs (Parabola, Schism and Vicarious) playable in a specially created venue. Already announced characters: Jimi Hendrix, Ozzy Osbourne and Billy Corgan of Smashing Pumpkins.