Monday, 8 September 2008

Pussycat Dolls win MTV VMA for 'Best Dancing in a Video'


The Pussycat Dolls north Korean won in the category 'Best Dancing in a Video' at the MTV VMA 2008 for their video 'When I Grow Up.' Photo Credit: Splash News

September 7, 2008 () - The Pussycat Dolls won in the category 'Best Dancing in a Video' at the MTV VMA 2008 for their video When I Grow Up.


The other nominees for the awarding were: Chris Brown for Forever, Danity Kane for Damaged, Madonna for 4 Minutes, and Ne-Yo for Closer.


The award to the dolls was presented by Lindsay Lohan.







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Friday, 29 August 2008

CD: Classical review: Brahms: Horn Trio Op 40; Violin Sonata Op 78; Fantasies Op 116, Faust/ Van der Zwart/ Melnikov

Though period-instrument recordings of earlier 19th-century chamber music are moderately familiar these days, I'm not sure that whatever of these works by Brahms have been performed in such a direction on disk before. Isabelle Faust plays a Stradivarius with gut strings, Alexander Melnikov a restored B�sendorfer piano made in 1875, and, most interestingly of all, Teunis van der Zwart uses a natural horn from 1845. Though the Horn Trio is almost constantly heard these days with a valve horn, Brahms composed the work specifically for the older, valveless instrument, and its darker, smokier reasoned certainly melds perfectly with the mellow B�sendorfer and the soft-grained string tone. Van der Zwart's supreme agility makes the added technical challenges of victimization that legal instrument hardly relevant, and the whole performance has a lightness of touch and an gymnastic exuberance that are completely convincing. Faust and Melnikov's quietly colloquial account of the G major Violin Sonata is impressive likewise, but Melnikov is less authoritative in the septenary Fantasies of Op 116, when the music demands forthrightness as well as intimacy.







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Tuesday, 19 August 2008

Rocker Jackson Browne sues McCain over a song

LOS ANGELES () - Rock star Jackson Browne has sued U.S. presidential candidate John McCain for copyright infringement, accusing the presumptive Republican nominee of using the singer's 1977 hit "Running on Empty" in a campaign ad without permission.





The suit, filed on Thursday in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles, likewise names the Republican National Committee and the Ohio Republican Party as defendants. It seeks a permanent injunction against further utilization of Browne's music and at least $75,000 in indemnification.





The campaign position mocks McCain's Democratic rival for the White House, Barack Obama, for suggesting the land conserve gasoline through proper tire inflation, with Browne's most illustrious song, "Running on Empty," playing in the background.





The suit claims use of the sung without Browne's permission is a copyright violation and a breach of the U.S. Lanham Act by falsely implying Browne is associated with and endorses McCain's bid for president.





It also says use of Browne's voice in the ad violates the performer's so-called right of publicity under California law.





Browne's attorney, Lawrence Iser, said his client is "a well-known, lifelong liberal activist and supporter of Democratic candidates, and utilization of his song and his voice in a commercial bashing Barack Obama is anathema to Jackson."





A spokesman for McCain's campaign, Brian Rogers, said the Arizona senator was wrongly singled out as a target of the lawsuit because the ad in question was the sole work of the Ohio Republican Party.





"We had aught to do with the creation or distribution of this ad whatsoever," Rogers told . "Mr. McCain's name should quite simply be removed from this cause immediately."�






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Saturday, 9 August 2008

Tony Williams

Tony Williams   
Artist: Tony Williams

   Genre(s): 
Pop
   



Discography:


Wilderness   
 Wilderness

   Year: 1996   
Tracks: 13




 






Tuesday, 1 July 2008

Sharam

Sharam   
Artist: Sharam

   Genre(s): 
Trance
   House
   



Discography:


Sharam - Dubai - CD2   
 Sharam - Dubai - CD2

   Year: 2006   
Tracks: 14


Sharam - Dubai - CD1   
 Sharam - Dubai - CD1

   Year: 2006   
Tracks: 13


Patt (Party All the Time) Incl Fedde Le Grand Remix Vinyl   
 Patt (Party All the Time) Incl Fedde Le Grand Remix Vinyl

   Year: 2006   
Tracks: 2




 






Michael Johns' Mustache Dreams

All of the American Idol finalists change their look over the course of the competition, but the newest look belongs to Michael Johns, who is growing a mustache these days.

�I�m bringing it back,� the singer tells OK! of his look. �What the ascot didn�t do for me I�m sure the 'stache will. I just go with the flow and the flow said 'grow a mustache,' so I did.�

Not everyone loves it though. �I think you look better without it,� Kristy Lee Cook tells him. �You look like a serial killer.�

Idol big-wigs aren�t too fond of the look either.

�They�ve tried to get me to shave this but come on, it works,� Michael says. �I grabbed the new cover of Rolling Stone and Chris Martin�s got a 'stache. I�m like �if it�s working for Coldplay��

Check out Michael and his 'stache in all ilts glory on the American Idols Live! Tour, kicking off July 1, this summer.




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Kaiser Chiefs, The Wombats gear up for Isle Of Wight Festival opening day

Kaiser Chiefs, The Wombats and N.E.R.D are among the acts set to kick off the first day of the Isle Of Wight Festival today (June 13).

The aforementioned Kaiser Chiefs are set to headline the main stage, playing after N.E.R.D, KT Tunstall, The Hoosiers, The Wombats, Joe Lean and the Jing Jang Jong and stage openers The Answer.

Over at Rock The Big Top, The Stranglers are set to play a headline set after The Duke Spirit, Curved Air and Arno Carsten.

Keep up with this weekend's (June 13-15) festival action as it happens on NME.COM. For news, pictures and blogs keep checking the NME.COM's Isle Of Wight Festival page and NME.COM's Download Festival page for live coverage from both sites.

Shakta

Shakta   
Artist: Shakta

   Genre(s): 
Trance: Psychedelic
   Trance
   



Discography:


Out Of Sight   
 Out Of Sight

   Year: 2001   
Tracks: 11


The Enlightened Ape   
 The Enlightened Ape

   Year: 1999   
Tracks: 9


Silicon Trip   
 Silicon Trip

   Year: 1997   
Tracks: 10


Amber Mantra And Foxglove EP   
 Amber Mantra And Foxglove EP

   Year:    
Tracks: 2




 





Hit 'n' Hide

Sportswear

Sportswear   
Artist: Sportswear

   Genre(s): 
Hardcore
   



Discography:


Sportswear   
 Sportswear

   Year: 1999   
Tracks: 9




 






Britney entourage in paparazzi brawl

Britney Spears can't get a moment's peace. Within minutes of returning to Los Angeles, she and her bodyguards were already fighting with paparazzi.

The singer had been visiting her sister, Jamie Lynn Spears, who gave birth on Wednesday to a baby girl. Soon after her flight from Mississippi landed at Los Angeles International Aiport on Friday evening, Britney was swarmed with photographers.

Airport police described between 30 and 35 photographers launching themselves at her vehicle, according to the Associated Press. One of the singer's bodyguards finally pushed a paparazzo back, shoving the camera into his face.












The snapper was not pleased, complaining to airport police that the smack had left a slight mark on his cheek. He did not, however, file charges.

Police say that Spears, 26, was unharmed and left the airport safely.

Battalions of photographers doubtless followed, preparing for future skirmishes and armed with flashbulbs, memory cards and their best "Hey, Britney!" yells. And one sorry fellow nursing his poor, bruised cheek.


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Jose Gonzalez announces North American tour

Jose Gonzalez has announced a North American tour kicking off June 13 at the Bonnaroo Music And Arts Festival in Tennessee.

The singer will continue to support 2007�??s �??In Our Nature�?? on the jaunt, which also includes slots at the Sled Island Festival in Calgary, the Ottawa Blues Festival and Austin City Limits.

Gonzalez recently completed his environmentally-friendly tour of North America during which he and his crew used biodegradable catering products and reusable water bottles. The band also neutralised emissions from venue energy use, ground transportation, flights and hotel accommodations by supporting clean renewable energy projects.

Meanwhile, he digitally released the �??In Our Nature Remixes EP�??, featuring remixes from Todd Terje, Penchenga Nord, Beatfanatic, and Landberg & Skogehall on Earth Day (April 22).

The dates are:

Manchester, TN Bonnaroo Music Festival (June 13)
Louisville, KY Headliners (14)
Washington, DC 9:30 Club (15)
Asbury Park, NJ The Stone Pony (16)
Northampton, MA Iron Horse (17)
Boston, MA Museum of Fine Arts (18)
Newmarket, NH Stone Church (23)
Burlington, VT Higher Ground (24)
Quebec City 400 Annniversary Festival (Le Grande Scene) (25)
Halifax, NS St. Matthew's Church (26)
Calgary, AB Sled Island Festival (Canada Olympic Plaza) (28)
Saskatoon, SK The Broadway Theatre (30)
Winnipeg, MB The Park Theatre (July 2)
Ottawa, ON Ottawa Bluesfest (3)
Austin, TX Austin City Limits (September 27)

--By our New York staff.
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The Legion Of Hetheria

The Legion Of Hetheria   
Artist: The Legion Of Hetheria

   Genre(s): 
Gothic
   



Discography:


The Gate   
 The Gate

   Year: 2004   
Tracks: 11




 





Starsplash

The Tossers

The Tossers   
Artist: The Tossers

   Genre(s): 
Other
   Rock
   Pop
   



Discography:


Communication and Conviction   
 Communication and Conviction

   Year: 2007   
Tracks: 21


Agony   
 Agony

   Year: 2007   
Tracks: 17


Valley of the Shadow of Death   
 Valley of the Shadow of Death

   Year: 2005   
Tracks: 12


The Valley Of The Shadow Of Death   
 The Valley Of The Shadow Of Death

   Year: 2005   
Tracks: 12


First League Out From Land   
 First League Out From Land

   Year: 2001   
Tracks: 5


Long Dim Road   
 Long Dim Road

   Year: 2000   
Tracks: 11


We'll Never Be Sober Again   
 We'll Never Be Sober Again

   Year: 1996   
Tracks: 14




 






Pharrell Williams - Williams Plans Innovative Tattoo Removal


N.E.R.D. star PHARRELL WILLIAMS is planning on spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on a new treatment to remove his many tattoos.

The rapper-turned-producer is sick of the body art he has on his arms and has signed up to a undergo a new method of erasing them - which involves scientists growing skin grafts in a lab.

Williams insists he doesn't care how expensive and painful the procedure will be - as long as it gets rid of the tattoos.

He says, "It's going to be pricey, but f**k it, it's worth it. I got fire on my arms! I'm a grown man!

"There's an institute called the Wake Forest Institute in North Carolina for Regenerative Skin Treatment. It's basically like getting a skin graft, but you're not taking skin from your ass or your legs. These guys actually grow the skin for you.

"First you have to give them a sample of your skin, which they then replicate. Once that's been done, they sew it on - and it's seamless."

But Williams is already plotting replacement tattoos.

He adds, "When it has healed you can go get whatever tattoo you want."





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