10 February, 2007 (01:24) | , , , , , ,
Hot on the trail of her new self-titled album release, Kat McPhee has made her first late night talk show “couch interview” on Jimmy Kimmel Live.
If you missed the show don’t fret Wonder-Honey (being my ‘secret’ superhero identity. Shh!
) is here to save the day.
8 February, 2007 (22:41) | , , , ,
McPhee fever is on the loose and highly contagious! The symptoms you can’t stop listening to Katherine Mcphee and you then you just start jumping on chairs and tables dancing and singing to you fav Kat tunes.
American idol’s Katherine Mcphee has been standing in a very bright spotlight, since starring on the 5th [ ] 4 February, 2007 (18:37) | , , , ,
Borrowing a line, once again, from New York newspaper columnist Jimmy Cannon: nobody asked me, but…
SNOW ON THE BATTLE GREEN, THE TEMPERATURE IN THE TEENS, yet Saturday night (February 3rd) found country music star Hal Ketchum far from his Austin, Texas home, performing in the Joyful Noise Coffeehouse (which borrows the sanctuary of [ ] 3 February, 2007 (20:01) | , , , ,
Singer Alanis Morissette and actor Ryan Reynolds have officially ended their engagement. The two have been dating for four years and engaged for 2.
Reynolds, 32, and Morissette, 30, split earlier in June 2006 but were spotted back together within a few week - holding hands, kissing; looking very much betrothed.
3 February, 2007 (13:59) | , , , , ,
Detroit legend Joe Hunter Funk Brothers keyboardist and bandleader has been found dead in his Detroit apartment. Although the cause of death is not yet known, it is assumed to be related to his diabetes.
The Funk Brothers were the house backing band for Motown Records, playing on approximately four-fifths of all Motown [ ] 1 February, 2007 (23:10) | , , ,
Delta Goodrem s mother says that her daughter has just been released from an Irish hospital where she was taken with suspected appendicitis.
Late Sunday, Goodrem s long-term partner and former Westlife member, Brian McFadden, rushed Delta to Beaumont Hospital in Dublin, after she complained of stomach pains, an Irish Independent website reports.
1 February, 2007 (23:09) | , , , , ,
Mandy Moore recently gave alledged boyfriend DJ AM a big smooch on the streets of L.A.
, after the two ate breakfast together yesterday morning.
Below is Mandy s latest blog entry, and when we say latest we mean latest! It seems this was supposed to be posted yesterday as Moore speaks about the Because I Said So premiere, which [ ] 31 January, 2007 (21:11) | , , , ,
Looking glamourous in a magenta dress, Mandy Moore arrived at the world premiere of her new chick flick, Because I said so , at ArcLight Hollywood, Calif, last night.
Adam “DJ AM” Goldstein, Mandy s uncomfirmed boyfriend, was no where to be seen on the starlit night.
OFFICIAL SYNOPSIS: Dianne Keaton stars as Daphne Wilder, a mother whose love [ ] 31 January, 2007 (17:50) | , ,
How could a cover of a 1991 song from a Canadian stadium rocker end up as America s top country music single in 2006?
Simple, actually.
It s a road song. The country trio Rascal Flatts 2006 version of Tom Cochrane’s “Life Is a Highway” has capitalized on the magical attraction for country fans (and other [ ] 30 January, 2007 (14:34) | , , , , ,
Who is YsabellaBrave?
On her profile at YouTube.
com there are photos of a twenty-something woman with a full mouth, dark eyes, and in thumbnails from her videos, ever-changing hair. Now she is a dark-haired chanteuse such as might be found hanging with beatniks in a 50s-era coffee house, now she s a blond siren, covering The Doors.
30 January, 2007 (13:43) | , , , ,
The beautiful Miss.
Mandy Moore has just released an all new single titled Extraordinary from a soon to be released album, Wild hope - which is sure to be very reflective and awesome.
Thanks to Just Jared for transcinbing the lyrics, I can provide you with the lyrics to this touching and truely beautiful song. So [ ] 27 January, 2007 (08:38) | , ,
At the mere mention of country music my eyes glaze over.
I am not a fan, all those tumbling tumble weeds, those broken pickup trucks, the eternal search for the missing dog/wife/girlfriend, it is just something I do not like!
My wife on the other hand loves this stuff, and she informed me that Crystal Gayle’s [ ] 25 January, 2007 (17:26) | , , ,
The teen pop princess is all grown up and getting ready to release her 4th album, titled Dignity, which is due out in April.
On the music: “The record is really like a dance record.
I did the record when [ ] 24 January, 2007 (17:27) | , , ,
According to the Hollywood rumour mill little miss Britney Spears is once again pregnant.
Already finding it had to mother her two sons and cope with her fading pop career, it has been reported that Britney Spears is pregnant with her third child.
If Ms.
Spears is indeed expecting it comes just 4 chaotic and stressful months [ ] 20 January, 2007 (12:18) | , , , , , , , , , , ,
With a tip of the Loden Hut to Jimmy Cannon, New York newspaperman who popularized the phrase: Nobody asked me, but…
IT HAS BEEN A WARM WINTER in Northern Europe, so much so that our taxi driver called it a “second summer for Bavaria,” an observation offered as we zoom-zoom-zoomed (at 180 kilometers per [ ] 7 January, 2007 (02:21) | , , , , ,
The famous singer Madonna and her husband, a well known famous film director, Guy Richie has come to Maldives to celebrate holidays.
A good source of Haveeru has informed that Madonna and her husband Richie came to Maldives on Thursday around 12:30 pm, on a private jet. They are staying in Baa Atoll Soneva Fushi Resort [ ] 6 January, 2007 (03:19) | , , ,
The Vatican has challenged purist Roman Catholics by disclosing plans for a daring rock, punk and jazz opera version of Dante s Divine Comedy with a soundtrack written by an avant-garde priest.
Monsignor Marco Frisina uses rock music as background for the Inferno, Gregorian chants for Purgatory and lyrical and symphonic classical and modern music for the [ ] 27 December, 2006 (14:19) | , , , , , ,
This time of year, best of lists pop up all over. The people over at Popmatters have been busy with all genres: Steve Horowitz even brushes up against the dangerous realm of defining folk as he prefaces his list of choices.
Defining what’s best is for me a case of what resonates, what matters, [ ] 20 December, 2006 (19:35) | , , ,
The past few days have been very busy for the (Blood Sucking, Ambulance Chasing) Lawyers representing the RIAA.
I thought It would be good to bring everyone up to date with the latest news.
The RIAA is suing so many people that to produce a comprehensive report would take an army of researchers, however there are [ ] 20 December, 2006 (13:07) | , ,
Music writers at the Boston Globe have named their top picks for the best albums of 2006, and interesting and varied set of lists it is, from Irish folk to classical, from progressive country to rock of all flavors.
They ve missed a few things, though, including three from artists who are right under their noses:
19 December, 2006 (09:44) | , ,
Here s an interesting story in music/legal news: Some rock acts have sued an entrepreneur for selling memorabilia.
He obtained the items from promoter Bill Graham s archives.
Sagan purchased the vintage items from Clear Channel Entertainment in 2003 and soon thereafter launched the Wolfgang s Vault site. The site also streams music from soundboard recordings of [ ] 11 December, 2006 (14:13) | , , , , , ,
A woman from Australia who allegedly stalking American Idol 3 runner up Diana DeGarmo pleaded guilty today to blackmail and stalking.
According to reports, 20-year-old Tanya Maree Quattrocchi tried to extort the 19-year-old singer, telling DeGarmo she’d leave her alone for $15,000 to $25,000.
DeGarmo told The Age, a newspaper in Australia, that Quattrocchi’s actions were [ ] 8 December, 2006 (12:09) | , , ,
The Ann Arbor News is reporting that the Florida tribe of Seminole Indians is planning to buy the entire Hard Rock franchise from its British owners.
The purchase includes not only a world-wide network of 124 Hard Rock Cafes (with locations in Japan, Venezuela, Malta, India, New York, and our own Hard Rock Cafe Detroit, down [ ] 1 December, 2006 (19:26) | , ,
This story is riduculous on two levels Oakland city officials are offering Guns N Roses tickets in exchange for folks turning in guns.
Rock news site Blabbermouth has a summary here.
The first, of course, is that gun buybacks don t work. (Note to the band, which donated the tickets.
) In one D.C. case, [o]f the [ ] 30 November, 2006 (18:29) | , , ,
NOTE: Post is safe for work; links to rap lyrics contain much profanity.
A while back (in the Weekly Standard) I characterized Barack Obama s Republicans just discovered black people! comment as a rare misstep for a normally-savvy politician. Now it seems like the guy is trying to lose.
Apparently, he met with rapper Ludacris about empowering the [ ] 28 November, 2006 (08:22) | , , ,
This story has a number of important elements to it. Black leaders, including Jesse Jackson, are encouraging all segments of the entertainment industry to stop using the racial slur n -r.
First of all, I think this is a step in the right direction.
The argument goes that, when blacks call each other that, it takes the [ ] 27 November, 2006 (22:30) | , , ,
ABC reports on Q magazine s top 20 list of pop songs released between 1987 and this year. I listen to hard rock and metal, not much pop, so I can t get too offended, but there are a few criticisms I have of the choices.
First of all, yeah yeah yeah, Smells Like Teen Spirit had to [ ] 27 November, 2006 (13:29) | , , , , ,
It was only four months ago that Pamela Anderson and Kid Rock wed aboard a boat.
Now, the couple is calling it quits. A representative for Anderson said the former star of the show “Baywatch” filed for divorce last week, but declined to comment further.
Another report says both Anderson, 39, and Rock, 35, filed divorce [ ] 15 November, 2006 (19:40) | , , , ,
Oops, he did it again.
US Magazine ran a picture of comments Kevin Federline allegedly wrote against his soon-to-be ex-wife Britney Spears on the shower door in his dressing room at the House of Blues in Chicago where he performed last week. It happened to be the day after Spears filed for divorce. A story on [ ] 14 November, 2006 (18:42) | , , ,
The much publicized and heavily reviewed new Microsoft Ipod killer hit the store shelves today.
From the media reports it would seem that the average consumer is taking a wait and see attitude.
Microsoft is famous for entering a race late, often way late, but with their money to throw at the problem they have earned [ ] 12 November, 2006 (13:54) | , , , , , ,
Borrowing Jimmy Cannon s signature opening, nobody asked me, but
THE 2006 MID-TERM ELECTIONS, in which the Democrats regained control of both the House and the Senate, will be long remembered for the message American voters sent about President Bush s troubled policies in Iraq and their judgment that Republican would-be reformers had been corrupted [ ] 9 November, 2006 (22:55) | , , ,
For those of you that do not remember this great story it involved the Sony BMG group selling music CD’s that contained a form of copyright protection.
The music industry euphemistically refers to it as Digital Rights Management.
The consumer on the other hand discovers that the DRM is a one way street, the Music industry [ ] 7 November, 2006 (15:44) | , , , , , ,
Britney has learned the first rule of stardom - you play with trash, you don t marry it! (Actually, it might be throw away the trash - but you know what I mean.)
In what could be considered the best move of her career, irreconcilable differences were listed in legal papers filed today in Los Angeles Supreme [ ] 25 October, 2006 (17:50) | , , ,
One of RIAA’s most un-favorite people Jon Lech Johansen, a 22-year-old Norwegian who lives in San Francisco, better known as DVD Jon, has struck again!
DVD Jon shot to fame at age 15 when he managed to crack the security system embedded in DVD movies. Needless to say RIAA “had a kitten” and took young Jon [ ] 19 October, 2006 (16:30) |
Sting has released an album of album of lute music, citing as his reason that rock music today has come to a standstill. The album may or may not be any good, but the argument doesn t hold water.
First of all, Sting writes his own rock songs. That s why he left The Police; the band was [ ] 10 October, 2006 (20:37) | , , , , , , , , ,
If you go here you can make your voice heard on one of the saddest polls in American history whether you think the Dixie Chicks are heroes, annoying, or musicians.
The fact that such a poll is up is emblamatic of a major problem in American politics.
We listen to people who are famous as [ ] 4 October, 2006 (17:02) | , , ,
The very irreverent SmokingGun website specialises in finding the strangest legal stories on the internet. One of the items that they love to talk about are the unusual requests that musicians and other performers make of the concert/venue owners and promoters.
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