Artist: Jean Racine
Genre(s):
Other
Discography:
Ivre du Son
Year: 2007
Tracks: 12
Thursday, 26 June 2008
Monday, 16 June 2008
Blink 182 - Delonge Says No To Blink 182 Reunion
Former BLINK 182 frontman TOM DeLONGE has ruled out ever reforming the punk band - because he couldn't bear to perform the songs he wrote in his youth.
The singer - who now fronts Angels + Airways - enjoyed huge success with his rock trio, but he has disappointed fans by insisting it's impossible to reunite a band who sang about "first dates".
DeLonge feels he'd be cheating himself and the band's followers if he were to impersonate the man he used to be.
He says, "I really cannot see any possible way that Blink would get back together, nor do I have any desire for it. It was a really amazing, magical time for me when I was young but, now I'm older, I'm doing things that reflect my life now.
"It would be a lie to myself to go and sing about first dates and girls at the rock show. That's not really what I'm about right now."
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Tiesto - Elements of Life concert
Superstar DJ Tiesto returned to Australia this year after a 4 year hiatus for his ELEMENTS OF LIFE tour.
The tour graced Melbourne�s best-sounding indoor venue, Festival Hall to support the release of Tiesto�s newly released album called �Elements of Life�. The venue was selected perfectly as it provided clear quality sound and access to a large open area, yet still had that intimate feel as Tiesto and his fans like.
The sound quality was flawless, with little echo and no distortions noticed. Then again, I was smack band in the middle of the dance floor, and we just got lifted from the ground then onwards. I felt like I was floating!
The visual affects were subliminal, featuring the four elements of life: Air, Water, Earth and Fire."
As I would have expected after watching his Elements of Life DVD, the introduction is no different and Tiesto did his �out-of-nowhere� trademark appearance with fireworks. The first hour seemed a little average but Tiesto made up for it throughout the remainder of the night as he literally dropped the cluster bomb on the crowd with sick tunes and amazing visual effects!!
The visual affects were subliminal, featuring the four elements of life: Air, Water, Earth and Fire.
However, I have got to say the best part of the evening was Tiesto�s closing set. It was just out of this world.
All in all, Tiesto In Concert: Elements of Life was great, an experience not to be forgotten! Something I will one day tell my future grand children about!
The tour graced Melbourne�s best-sounding indoor venue, Festival Hall to support the release of Tiesto�s newly released album called �Elements of Life�. The venue was selected perfectly as it provided clear quality sound and access to a large open area, yet still had that intimate feel as Tiesto and his fans like.
The sound quality was flawless, with little echo and no distortions noticed. Then again, I was smack band in the middle of the dance floor, and we just got lifted from the ground then onwards. I felt like I was floating!
The visual affects were subliminal, featuring the four elements of life: Air, Water, Earth and Fire."
As I would have expected after watching his Elements of Life DVD, the introduction is no different and Tiesto did his �out-of-nowhere� trademark appearance with fireworks. The first hour seemed a little average but Tiesto made up for it throughout the remainder of the night as he literally dropped the cluster bomb on the crowd with sick tunes and amazing visual effects!!
The visual affects were subliminal, featuring the four elements of life: Air, Water, Earth and Fire.
However, I have got to say the best part of the evening was Tiesto�s closing set. It was just out of this world.
All in all, Tiesto In Concert: Elements of Life was great, an experience not to be forgotten! Something I will one day tell my future grand children about!
Stevie Ray Vaughn, Grand Funk Railroad, Cat Steven
Artist: Stevie Ray Vaughn, Grand Funk Railroad, Cat Steven
Genre(s):
Rock
Discography:
Little Wing
Year: 2002
Tracks: 2
Mariah Carey Launches New Perfume
Mariah Carey has launched her new perfume called 'Lucious Pink', offering the description that it "truly reflects where I am in my life now," following her whirlwind marriage to Nick Cannon.
Released through Elizabeth Arden, this is Carey's second foray into the perfume market following the success of her first fragrance called 'M'.
After a year that has seen her release the new album 'E=MC2' and got married in a secret ceremony in the Bahama's Carey told WWD, "This scent is feminine, flirtatious and fun, and truly reflects where I am in my life now, after an incredible year."
Described by the creators as "a floral melody that is as enveloping as Mariah's voice," the new perfume will be topped with Carey's signature butterfly and will be in stores soon.
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Photo courtesy of Def Jam.
Lemon Jelly
Artist: Lemon Jelly
Genre(s):
Electronic
Discography:
Somerset House Mix
Year: 2004
Tracks: 1
Lost Horizons
Year: 2002
Tracks: 8
The duo Lemon Jelly's chilled forbidden grooves and breaks are produced by Nick Franglen and Fred Deakin. Deakin is a DJ and clothes designer whose example exploit has been highlighted in the culture cartridge the Face. Franglen has produced with the talents of Primal Scream, Björk, and even the Spice Girls. Their get-go full-length, LemonJelly.KY, was a collection of tercet limited edition U.K. EPs that the duo released over two geezerhood. Their official full length debut, Lost Horizons, arrived in the fall of 2002 and delivered a turbo-paced miscellany of styles. The title for the band's third full-length, 2005's '64-'95, came from the age from which the album's samples were generated.
Neil Diamond grabs first chart-topper
'Home Before Dark' propelled by 'Idol' appearance
NEW YORK -- In another busy week in the top tier of the Billboard 200, Neil Diamond's "Home Before Dark" zooms in at No. 1, becoming his first chart-topping album. The Columbia set got a big plug when Diamond appeared on "American Idol" two weeks ago, bolstering its 146,000 first-week U.S. sales, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
The Rick Rubin-produced "Home" is Diamond's biggest debut sales week since SoundScan began tracking in 1991. He first appeared on Billboard's charts in 1966 with "The Feel of Neil Diamond"; the closest he ever got to No. 1 was with the 1973 soundtrack to "Jonathan Livingston Seagull," which reached No. 2.
With 103,000 units, Toby Keith's double-disc collection "35 Biggest Hits" (Show Dog Nashville) bows at No. 2. The country star has scored three prior No. 1 albums and two No. 2s.
Meanwhile, Madonna's "Hard Candy" (Warner Bros.) falls from the top slot to No. 3, moving 94,000 with a 66% slip. "American Idol" star Clay Aiken debuts at No. 4 with "On My Way Here" (RCA), with a slightly less total than "Hard Candy." Aiken's last studio album, 2006's "A Thousand Different Ways," started at No. 2 with the much larger sum of 211,000.
Mariah Carey's Island Def Jam album "E=MC2" continues its decline from No. 2 to No. 5 with 87,000 (-9%), and Leona Lewis' "Spirit" (Syco/J) slips from No. 3 to No. 6 with 76,000 (a 10% drop).
Gavin DeGraw's self-titled sophomore effort from J Records climbs on board at No. 7 with 66,000. Interest was spurred by the single "In Love with a Girl," which has peaked at No. 34 thus far on the Hot 100. "Gavin DeGraw" easily trumps the No. 103 peak of 2004's "Chariot" and the subsequent entry of "Chariot -- Stripped" at No. 56.
Josh Groban's concert CD/DVD "Awake Live" (Reprise) starts at No. 8 with 58,000, his seventh album to chart on The Billboard 200. Another country mainstay scores a top 10 spot with a hits collection, as Dierks Bentley's "Greatest Hits: Every Mile a Memory" (Capitol Nashville) opens at No. 9 with 43,000. His most recent studio album, "Long Trip Home," peaked at No. 5 in 2006.
Latin superstar Luis Miguel claims his highest charting album ever, as "Complices" takes a bow at No. 10 with 32,000. "Complices" (Warner Music Latina) also gives Miguel his eighth No. 1 on the Top Latin Albums chart -- the most of any artist in the history of the list.
Back on the 200, Tye Tribbett & G.A.'s "Stand Out" (Columbia) stands out with a No. 16 debut (26,000), and German rock troupe Tokio Hotel's "Scream" (Interscope) enters at No. 39 with 16,000.
Album sales this week are up 6.9% from last week's sum with 8.12 million units and down 4.6% from the same week last year.
NEW YORK -- In another busy week in the top tier of the Billboard 200, Neil Diamond's "Home Before Dark" zooms in at No. 1, becoming his first chart-topping album. The Columbia set got a big plug when Diamond appeared on "American Idol" two weeks ago, bolstering its 146,000 first-week U.S. sales, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
The Rick Rubin-produced "Home" is Diamond's biggest debut sales week since SoundScan began tracking in 1991. He first appeared on Billboard's charts in 1966 with "The Feel of Neil Diamond"; the closest he ever got to No. 1 was with the 1973 soundtrack to "Jonathan Livingston Seagull," which reached No. 2.
With 103,000 units, Toby Keith's double-disc collection "35 Biggest Hits" (Show Dog Nashville) bows at No. 2. The country star has scored three prior No. 1 albums and two No. 2s.
Meanwhile, Madonna's "Hard Candy" (Warner Bros.) falls from the top slot to No. 3, moving 94,000 with a 66% slip. "American Idol" star Clay Aiken debuts at No. 4 with "On My Way Here" (RCA), with a slightly less total than "Hard Candy." Aiken's last studio album, 2006's "A Thousand Different Ways," started at No. 2 with the much larger sum of 211,000.
Mariah Carey's Island Def Jam album "E=MC2" continues its decline from No. 2 to No. 5 with 87,000 (-9%), and Leona Lewis' "Spirit" (Syco/J) slips from No. 3 to No. 6 with 76,000 (a 10% drop).
Gavin DeGraw's self-titled sophomore effort from J Records climbs on board at No. 7 with 66,000. Interest was spurred by the single "In Love with a Girl," which has peaked at No. 34 thus far on the Hot 100. "Gavin DeGraw" easily trumps the No. 103 peak of 2004's "Chariot" and the subsequent entry of "Chariot -- Stripped" at No. 56.
Josh Groban's concert CD/DVD "Awake Live" (Reprise) starts at No. 8 with 58,000, his seventh album to chart on The Billboard 200. Another country mainstay scores a top 10 spot with a hits collection, as Dierks Bentley's "Greatest Hits: Every Mile a Memory" (Capitol Nashville) opens at No. 9 with 43,000. His most recent studio album, "Long Trip Home," peaked at No. 5 in 2006.
Latin superstar Luis Miguel claims his highest charting album ever, as "Complices" takes a bow at No. 10 with 32,000. "Complices" (Warner Music Latina) also gives Miguel his eighth No. 1 on the Top Latin Albums chart -- the most of any artist in the history of the list.
Back on the 200, Tye Tribbett & G.A.'s "Stand Out" (Columbia) stands out with a No. 16 debut (26,000), and German rock troupe Tokio Hotel's "Scream" (Interscope) enters at No. 39 with 16,000.
Album sales this week are up 6.9% from last week's sum with 8.12 million units and down 4.6% from the same week last year.
Hannah Montana's Miley Cyrus In Online Dance Battle (Video)
Miley Cyrus, star of 'Hannah Montana', has announced she is "ending the battle" with movie producer Jon M. Chu and actor Adam Sevani, following several weeks of online dance videos that have attracted millions of views on YouTube. The Disney actress and her friend, Many Jiroux - going by the name of The M&M Cru - have been battling it out with The Adam/Chu Dance Crew, aka The ACDC, for the past two months via video posts. With combined viewings of their productions standing at close to 10 million, each clip has upped the ante in the online battle - however, Cyrus is attempting to launch the final knockout blow. Watch the video for The M&M Cru below and check out all of the battle videos by clicking here.Photo courtesy of Disney.
Theater review | Absurdist "Circus Tracks" has whimsy, lacks cohesion
Theater Review |
Circuses offer multiple diversions — music, animals, jugglers, clowns and trapeze artists. Sarah Hammond's absurdist play "Circus Tracks" has all that and much more. Unfortunately, what works under the big top doesn't work to create a coherent drama.
Hammond suggests her play is a fairy tale centered in a circus — but even fairy tales are focused. Her substories and their themes haven't achieved connection.
An abandoned infant floats down river to suburbia. She takes a picaresque journey to find her birth mother. A villainous circus manager steals the talents of his players. A heartbroken and guilty trapeze artist seeks his identity and redemption. In the end everything's destroyed.
God places his handprint on these happenings, and through it all the audience is asked to consider the relationship between reality and illusion, normalcy and freakishness, and the flow of life. Despite director Meghan Arnette's efforts to juggle the themes, stories and comic and tragic components, she never finds the balance.
Yet there are good elements to this production. The imaginative set and lighting by Arnette with Brian Stricklan, Grant Laine and Chrystian Shepperd work well. Entering the theater, the audience walks through the red and white tent flaps into the big top, where strings of glittering lights circle the ring; wall murals depict a growling lion, bulbous-nosed clown and other circus icons. The trapeze is mounted at waist level so the daring high flyer never gets off the ground. It's a clever device that works effectively as an image and a symbol.
Overall the cast is good and provides some notable performances. Christine Longé as Dewey, the abandoned child, manages to be destructive in a charmingly innocent fashion. Colin W. Connors as Lester, the tormented and abused trapeze artist, and Adam Davis as Soundbite, who is defined by his noises, both wring pathos from their roles.
Luigi Pirandello, the great absurdist playwright, famously told the tale of six characters in search of an author. In "Circus Tracks" we have seven characters in search of a well-structured play.
Nancy Worssam: nworssam@earthlink.net
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Idol Runner-up Says Rumors About Dad "Weird"
American Idol runner-up David Archuleta says he found all of the "stage dad" reports about his father Jeff "really weird." In an interview with E! Entertainment Channel, the 17-year-old singer, whose father was reportedly barred from rehearsals during the show's final weeks for attempting to override the producers, said the weirdest rumor was one claiming that his father refused to bring him a glass of water. "I mean, I am 17, and, you know, if I want water, I am pretty sure I would just go get it anyway." He did acknowledge that his father kept news about his performances away from him, "because I didn't want it to distract me or let it go to my head."
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