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Wednesday, 27 August 2008

The Hold Steady keep V Festival rocking

The Hold Steady unbroken the V Festival rocking in Chelmsford this afternoon (August 16), playing on the 4Music Stage.

The banding played a set including songs from their late album 'Stay Positive' in the beamy sun, as revellers enjoyed an good afternoon of cheery weather contempt fears of rain forming earlier in the week.

Keyboardest Franz Nicolay was in typically jittery form for the prepare, leaping around as the band played opener 'Constructive Summer'.

He played the accordian during 'Lord, I'm Discouraged' later in the point, while guitarist Tad Kubler earned an ovation from the crowd together for his solo on a double-necked guitar.

Nicolay then swigged loss wine from the bottle as his band began playing late LP rubric track 'Stay Positive', repeatedly slapping his head and knee and making peace signs as he played.

The Minneapolis circle ended their set with 'Slapped Actress', ending the song by singing the chorus a capella.

"We're The Hold Steady, stay positive," declared frontman Craig Finn before the band headed offstage.

The Hold Steady played:

'Constructive Summer'

'Chips Ahoy'

'Your Little Hoodrat Friend'

'Sequestered In Memphis'

'Lord, I'm Discouraged'

'Stay Positive'

'Slapped Actress'

Keep checking NME.COM for the in style news, pictures, videos and blogs unrecorded from both V Festival Chelmsford and V Festival Staffordshire all weekend.

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Sunday, 17 August 2008

Jerry Wexler, 91; influential music producer coined 'rhythm and blues'

Jerry Wexler, the influential Atlantic Records producer world Health Organization coined the term "rhythm and

Thursday, 7 August 2008

Imperial Teen

Artist: Imperial Teen

   Genre(s):
Rock

Discography:

On

Year: 2002
Tracks: 12

What Is Not to Love

Year: 1999
Tracks: 11

Seasick

Year: 1996
Tracks: 11

Led by former Faith No More keyboardist Roddy Bottum, the alternative come out stripe Imperial Teen emerged from San Francisco in 1994; co-founded with drummer Lynn Perko, a vet of Bay Area groups like the Dicks and Sister Double Happiness, the card was realised by previous Wrecks bassist Jone Stebbings and vocalist Will Schwartz. Debuting in 1996 with the decisive favorite Airsick, Imperial Teen resurfaced in early 1999 with What Is Not to Love, a minor stumble due to the winner of the sensual "Yoo Hoo." A term of enlistment with Hole followed, but the absolute absolute majority of their unrecorded shows was through with on a headlining club circuit. On was the side by side expiration, their first for Merge Records and some other fine lesson of their coy boy/girl pop. A springy album was to a fault released that fall, backed by a circuit. Former Hole drummer Patty Schemel took over touring duties piece Lynn Perko rested. After the On term of term of enlistment, Imperial Teen's members took a foramen from the band. Schwartz worked with his other propose, Hey Willpower; Bottum wrote music for television system shows including Help Me Help You; Stebbings pursued a life history as a hairstylist; and Perko had a

Tuesday, 1 July 2008

Serotonine

Artist: Serotonine

   Genre(s):
Other

Discography:

Serotonine

Year: 2004
Tracks: 4

The Verve confirm first LP in 11 years

Wednesday, 25 June 2008

Disney rocks with "Camp" musical

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Disney Channel's Jonas Brothers movie "Camp Rock" debuted big Friday night, though it didn't match last year's record-setting "High School Musical 2."

"Camp Rock," which features a slew of musical performances from the teen heroes, averaged 8.9 million total viewers at 8-10 p.m. Friday, making it the cable network's second-most-watched original movie ever behind "HSM 2," according to Nielsen. "Camp Rock" pulled in about half of that movie's audience (17.2 million) in its August 17 premiere.

However, "Camp Rock" did outperform the original "HSM," which debuted in January 2006 to 7.7 million viewers, and other original movies like "Jump In!" which averaged 8.2 million in January 2007.

In the kid demos, "Camp Rock" drew 3.5 million kids 6-11 and 3.4 million tweens 9-14, which Disney said was higher than "American Idol's" most recent season premiere and finale on Fox.

The movie made Disney Channel the most-watched network from 8-10 p.m. Friday in total viewers, topping runner-up CBS by more than 3 million.

On Saturday, "Camp Rock" averaged 3.6 million total viewers when it aired as part of on sister broadcast channel ABC. It aired again Sunday on cable's ABC Family, and will premiere on Disney.com Monday.

Reuters/Hollywood Reporter

Sunday, 22 June 2008

Big Daddy Kane

Artist: Big Daddy Kane

   Genre(s):
Rap: Hip-Hop

Discography:

Very Best of Big Daddy Kane

Year: 2001
Tracks: 17

The Very Best of Big Daddy Kane

Year: 2001
Tracks: 17

Daddy's Home

Year: 1994
Tracks: 13

Looks Like a Job for Big Daddy

Year: 1993
Tracks: 14

Raw '91 CDS

Year: 1991
Tracks: 6

Prince of Darkness

Year: 1991
Tracks: 15

Taste of Chocolate

Year: 1990
Tracks: 13

It's a Big Daddy Thing

Year: 1989
Tracks: 17

Collabos and Rarities (1998-2005)

Year:
Tracks: 19

Emerging during hip-hop's monolithic originative expansion of the late '80s, Big Daddy Kane was the ultimate lover man of rap's first gear 10, yet in that location was more to him than the fashionable wardrobe, gold jewellery, and sophisticated personal magnetism. Kane berserk a prodigious riming proficiency honed from numerous B-boy battles; he could besides be an Afrocentric consciousness-raiser midazolam in the philosophy of the Nation of Islam's Five Percent school, or a smooth urban soul crooner whose singing was no match for his talents as an MC. While he never scored a lot pop-crossover success, his c. H. Best material ranks among the finest hip-hop of its epoch, and his sex-drenched persona was staggeringly influential on innumerous future manque players.

Big Daddy Kane was innate Antonio Hardy in Brooklyn on September 10, 1968; the stage mention "Kane" was an acronym for King Asiatic Nobody's Equal. In 1984, he met Biz Markie, and the deuce smitten up a friendship. Kane would go on to co-write some of the Biz's best-known raps, and both finally became important members of the Queens-based Juice Crew, a collective headed by far-famed producer Marley Marl. Kane gestural with Marl's Cold Chillin' label in 1987 and debuted the following class with the 12" single "Raw," which became an underground sensation. His number 1 album, Longsighted Live the Kane, followed not long after and was evenly well-received, producing another underground classical in "Ain't No Half-Steppin'." Kane consolidated his success with 1989's It's a Big Daddy Thing, which spawned arguably his near effective love-man sung in "Smooth Operator" (and besides establish him working with new jack manufacturer Teddy Riley on "I Get the Job Done"). 1990's A Taste of Chocolate was a varied feat, highlighted by Kane's duets with Barry White and comedian Rudy Ray Moore, aka Dolemite.

Kane's number 1 major stumble came with the 1991 album Prince of Darkness, a mellower, more R&B-based collection that failed to play to the rapper's substantial suits; however, he retained his sex symbol position by sitting for Madonna's notorious 1992 picture book Sex, as well as Playgirl magazine. 1993's Looks Like a Job For... was something of an artistic counter, only it failed to reinstate his condition in the hip-hop community, which was in the midst of a Dr. Dre-inspired love function with gangsta belt. Kane moved to the MCA label for 1994's Daddy's Home, and dabbled in an acting career with appearances in Mario Van Peebles' 1993 dim Western Posse and 1994's Gunmen. However, he largely retired from the scene all over the following few years. Kane resurfaced in 1998 on Blackheart Records, cathartic what was apparently his leave-taking album, Veteranz Day.

Saturday, 21 June 2008

Laserdance

Artist: Laserdance

   Genre(s):
Dance
   Electronic

Discography:

Strikes Back

Year: 2000
Tracks: 12

The Guardian of Forever

Year: 1995
Tracks: 11

Laserdance orchestra volume 2

Year: 1994
Tracks: 12

Laserdance orchestra volume 1

Year: 1994
Tracks: 12

Laserdance Orchestra Vol.2

Year: 1994
Tracks: 12

Laserdance Orchestra Vol.1

Year: 1994
Tracks: 12

Fire On Earth

Year: 1994
Tracks: 11

Hypermagic

Year: 1993
Tracks: 11

Technological Mind

Year: 1992
Tracks: 10

Changing Times

Year: 1990
Tracks: 8

Discovery Trip

Year: 1989
Tracks: 8

Around The Planet

Year: 1986
Tracks: 9

Future Generation

Year: 1985
Tracks: 9

The 12 Mixes

Year:
Tracks: 1

Victoria Beckham: 'I'm A Miserable Cow'

Victoria Beckham has dubbed herself a miserable cow, after seeing photos of herself pouting and looking gloomy.

The former Spice Girl revealed all in an interview on GMTV, and admitted she is often left surprised at how sombre she looks.

However, she defended herself by claiming it is the fault of genetics: "I think that's just the way my face falls.

“But yeah, maybe, when I do see pictures, sometimes I think, 'You miserable cow'."

She doesn’t it let others often harsh remarks get her down. She adds: "You know, if people like the way I look, great. If they don't, then fine."

Do you think Victoria should smile more? Be sure to leave your comments below.

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Indie band spreads 'Barcelona' love

Woody Allen uses Giulia y los Tellarini song

NEW YORK -- Like Woody Allen's new film, "Vicky Cristina Barcelona," the song "Barcelona" by the band Giulia y los Tellarini is about what comes of chance meetings and subsequent love affairs, including one with the city itself.

"I equate Barcelona with love," said Giulia Tellarini, the singer of the little-known indie band whose song is featured in the film. Talking to reporters at May's Festival de Cannes, where the movie met with enthusiastic reviews, Allen called the track "perfect."

"Barcelona" can be heard in trailer for the film, due Sept. 5 in the U.S. and starring Scarlett Johansson, Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem. In addition to "Barcelona," the soundtrack includes Giulia y Los Tellarinis' song "La Ley del Retiro."

The band's first album, "Eusebio," was released on iTunes in late May. Its music came to Allen's attention last year during filming, when the girlfriend of one of the band members left a CD with some of the group's songs on it at the director's hotel, the fashionable Hotel D'Arts.

"I didn't even know about it," recalled Tellarini, who was dubious when she checked the band's MySpace mail one day and found a message from someone in Allen's camp who was urgently trying to reach them. "I thought it was a joke. I didn't think that something like this could happen."

The band had similarly unexpected beginnings. Tellarini, 29, an accordion player, sound engineer and self-described "gypsy" from Northern Italy, met Alejandro Mazzoni, a musician from Buenos Aires who produces music for advertising and film at a studio in Barcelona.

Mazzoni and studio partners Maik Alemany and Jens Neumaier needed a female voice for a commercial and Tellarini, who had never sung into a microphone before, obliged. The four subsequently decided to record some music together, called in other musicians they knew, and within two weeks had written and recorded all of the tracks on the album.

"Our music is difficult to classify. It's got loads of influences," said Tellarini, noting her preference for traditional forms of popular song such as French chanson, tango, jazz and Latin boleros. "I think one of the main things about us is that we sing in different languages. We try and get inspired by the atmospheres of different countries."

"Barcelona," sung in Spanish, is a seductively bouncy tune with punchy brass and dark edges intoned by Tellarini's whispery vocals. The song reflects Guilia's on-and-off relationship with the city, written at a time when she was deciding between staying in Barcelona with Mazzoni or returning to Paris.

"Barcelona was expensive. There were too many people, I was confused," she said. "It wasn't the top point of my life."

Ultimately, Tellarini and Mazzoni moved to Berlin, where Tellarini finds it "cheap enough to be creative." But the couple plans to spend the summer in Barcelona with the rest of the band, where they'll play some shows to support the release of the album.

"We hope that people will appreciate the music -- not just the buzz it's getting because it's part of the film," Tellerani said.

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Harrison Ford - Indiana Jones Star Fights For Tigers

HARRISON FORD is out to save the tiger with a little help from the World Bank.

The Indiana Jones star joined World Bank head Robert Zoellick at a National Zoo press conference in Washington, D.C. on Monday (09Jun08), held to promote conservationism.

The World Bank is teaming up with a number of celebrities in a bid to highlight the desperate plight of the endangered tiger.

Ford, who is famous for his support of environmental causes and efforts to protect wildlife migratory patterns, said, "I'm here to celebrate the World Bank's plan to form a global alliance of conservation partners, to work with the tiger range nations in order to secure a future for these magnificent creatures."

Bo Derek and actor Robert Duvall joined Ford at the World Bank's initiative for tigers.

Duvall told reporters he has always been a huge tiger fan, stating the big cats are, "the single most beautiful animal in the world."

The new initiative will focus on 13 countries where tiger poaching threatens remaining populations in a bid to convince governments and legal officials to step up efforts to outlaw the killing of big cats.

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McCartney Defends Miley Cyrus Vanity Fair Pics

Singer/songwriter Jesse McCartney has defended Hannah Montana star Miley Cyrus's controversial Vanity Fair shoot - insisting the pictures were not "offensive".
The 21-year-old stuck up for the 15-year-old actress following the backlash the Disney Channel star encountered after posing for photos, which have been deemed too sexy for a teenager.
Cyrus' clean cut image was damaged by the release of images of her wrapped in just a satin bedsheet in June's edition of the U.S. magazine.
And McCartney can't understand why the media reacted so strongly.
He says, "I think that people are nuts. I didn't find any of the photos offensive in Vanity Fair. I thought they were artistic if anything.
"It sucks man. Everything about Miley was so sensationalised. I really feel for her you know."

Producers Cry Over Demise Of Cry Baby

John Waters' second attempt to transpose one of his quirky movies into a Broadway musical has failed. Producers of Cry Baby announced Wednesday that they plan to shut down the show on Sunday after 113 performances. The production had been unable to report a profit for any week since its opening in April. Bloomberg News indicated that the musical will likely lose its entire $10-million-plus capitalization. While personnel connected with the production said that word of mouth was positive, the show never was able to overcome dreadful reviews. Referring to Waters' earlier success with Hairspray, Bloomberg's John Simon had concluded, "Lightning does not strike twice." Ben Brantley in the New York Times dismissed it as "tasteless."

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John Lennon's ex-girlfriend reveals photos

John Lennon's former girlfriend May Pang has released a collection of intimate snaps of the late Beatle.
Pang began an 18-month fling with Lennon in 1973, during a separation from his wife Yoko Ono.
After keeping the personal pictures under wraps for 35 years, Pang is sharing her photos of life with the "real John Lennon", along with a collection of his private sketches, in her new book 'Instamatic Karma'.
Talking about the pictures Pang said: "They were literally in a shoebox under my bed. A friend of mine said, 'You've got to get this out. People have got to see the John that you saw.'"
She added: "So this is an intimate portrait of our lives together. You're seeing him through my eyes."

Bonham: 'I want a Zeppelin tour'

Jason Bonham has admitted that he would do a Led Zeppelin tour in "a heartbeat".

The percussionist, 41, played with the band at their O2 arena reunion gig in December 2007. His father, the band's original drummer, passed away in 1980.

Speaking about the O2 gig, Bonham told Radio 1: "It's up to [the rest of the band] but if it was up to me, I'd love to.

"It was a fantastic night, it was emotional, it was everything I wanted, and hoped it would be.

"I knew I could do it, but could I do it when it needed to be done, with the nerves and everything? It was phenomenal."

On the prospect of a world tour, he added: "Who knows? All I can say is that it was better than I could have imagined.

"My fingers are crossed and I would do it in a heartbeat."

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