Wednesday 10 September 2008

Island wedding for singer Tunstall

Singer KT Tunstall marital her swain Luke Bullen in Scotland on Saturday.

The 33-year-old matrimonial Bullen, the drummer in her isthmus, on the Isle of Skye.

The isaac Bashevis Singer booked the Flodigarry Country House Hotel on the north east of the island for four days for her wedding.

Tunstall wore a fitted strapless surgical gown covered in crystals and simple jewelry, while Bullen wore a dark suit.

Bullen proposed to Tunstall on Christmas Day on a surprise shoot the breeze to the family home in Fife.



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Sunday 31 August 2008

Global Music Group, Inc. of Delaware Makes Offer for Assets of Death Row Records

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 29 -- Global Music Group, Inc. a
corporation corporate in the State of Delaware (GMG Delaware) today
submitted an offer to the Trustee in the Death Row Records bankruptcy
proceeding in Los Angeles, California to acquire the Assets of Death Row
Records for the sum of $24 zillion if the bid of Global Music Group of New
York (GMG New York) is deemed terminated by the Court. Last week, the
Trustee for the bankruptcy estate filed to send away the rights of GMG New
York because they had not yet successfully completed the dealing.

On June 24, 2008 the Court awarded the winning tender in the bankruptcy
sale of the assets of Death Row Records for $24 zillion dollars to the
party that applied to tender for the assets on June 10, 2008. GMG Delaware has
contended it was the rightful bidder but the Court identified GMG New York
in error.

After GMG Delaware filed suit against GMG New York, the parties reached
a settlement on August 6, 2008 which contemplated GMG New York funding
the acquisition and communion equity with GMG Delaware.

Michael J. Collesano, Esq., GMG Delaware's General Counsel and Senior
Vice President explained, "Until today, GMG Delaware has been content to
await GMG New York's funding of the deal and has not exercised its rights
directly. At this clip, however, GMG Delaware is not sure-footed in GMG New
York's ability to finance the dealings, GMG New York has denied GMG
Delaware any access to information concerning their alleged financing, and
the Trustee has moved to terminate GMG New York's rights to the
acquisition."

"Independent of GMG New York, GMG Delaware has obtained a solid Funding
Commitment for the full purchase price and has shared its financing
commitment with the Trustee," Collesano said.

"We let every belief that GMG Delaware can and testament fund the
acquisition if provided the opportunity by the Trustee and with consent of
the Court, and we feel that our original bid was misidentified in good
organized religion. We bob Hope GMG New York raises the funds necessary to close the deal.
However, in lieu of the Trustee's present military position and without information
from GMG New York, GMG Delaware has our own funds to close and are offering
to purchase the Assets for the same price if GMG New York's rights ar
deemed concluded."

"GMG Delaware is confident that it can complete the purchase and that
its wish represents the best come back to the creditors of the bankruptcy
estate for the Trustee."

GMG Delaware and Alliance stand ready to satisfy the Trustee and the
Court that its funds ar available and deliver them within a commercially
fairish and limited period of time.




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Thursday 21 August 2008

Playlist: Pete and the Pirates

Soul On Fire, Sebadoh
Reading Festival, 1996
I was about 12 when I byword this and I simply thought it was the most particular thing. I felt like part of a crowd because they were on a smaller stage, and I loved them. It's not their signature melodic phrase, but it was the first song they played - truly electric. The title captured the belief. Lou Barlow seemed like a hero.

Turn Me Well, Micachu
Great Escape, Brighton, 2008
This was an amazing shew. I got into her on MySpace and had seen her live on her possess. It's such good songwriting and played in such an interesting way: bright arrangements that don't detract from the melody. Stunningly good.

Cold Discovery, Smog
Green Man festival, 2007
I've loved him for ages, he's an incredible songwriter from Austin. He's been going for years and has such a powerful presence on stage, you can't help but watch. He's non doing anything particular in this song but it's very spellbinding. When we played Green Man we asked for the weekend off so we could attend as well as play. It was great.

I Lust You, Neon Neon
Summercase, Barcelona, 2008
Har Mar Superstar came onstage and did half the set with them - it was good 3am party music. It was a cool festival - beautiful hot weather, non like in the UK! I'm a big Super Furry Animals fan, and I beloved Gruff's solo stuff excessively. This is a universal song, it works in loads of different styles.

Do you realise?, Flaming Lips
Pukkelpop, Belgium, 2008
I've seen them a portion, they've become known as a festival band because their shows are so full on. But this was an incredible bear witness that surpassed expectation. I saw them earlier in their vocation - this was a big budget version of what they used to do but the gist is still there. They played this track in a heavy way, a bit Black Sabbath, which definitely worked.

Little Fury, The Breeders
Pukkel Pop, 2008
I'm a monumental Pixies fan and a big Breeders fan also. They're slenderly more flakey than the Pixies with less obvious hooks. Plus, they're a really different band to watch live. They're identical relaxed, they sound like they're around to fall apart, but there's skilful humour and interesting sounds in the mix as well.

Loretta's Scars, Pavement
Reading festival, 1998
They're another band seemingly relaxed and at ease onstage, yet their songs are on the brink of breaking down. They're so much playfulness. Stephen Malkmus, he's the coolest guy ever. He's an amazing guitarist, he's got a really dry wit, he's entertaining and he's on the same side as the crowd together. But he's weird, as well.







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Monday 11 August 2008

DJ Gee Moore

DJ Gee Moore   
Artist: DJ Gee Moore

   Genre(s): 
Trance
   



Discography:


Bora Bora   
 Bora Bora

   Year:    
Tracks: 9




 






Wednesday 6 August 2008

Landmark Studies To Assess Risk Of Exposure To Elevated Levels Of EMS Confirm Clear Toxicity Threshold For DNA Damage

�New data from studies presented at the XVII International AIDS Conference in Mexico City have provided unprecedented insight into the toxicity of an impurity called ethyl methanesulfonate (EMS). The formation of the EMS impurity is a potential

Thursday 19 June 2008

Kevin Spacey to teach at Oxford University

LONDON —

Kevin Spacey already has two Academy Awards and heads London's Old Vic theater. Now he can add a new title - Oxford University professor.


The Hollywood star has been named Cameron Mackintosh Visiting Professor of Contemporary Theater at Oxford's St. Catherine's College, officials there announced Friday.


Spacey will succeed Shakespearean actor and "Star Trek: The Next Generation" star Patrick Stewart when the new academic year starts in October. Previous holders of the post, endowed by theater impresario Mackintosh, include composer Stephen Sondheim, playwright Alan Ayckbourn and actress Diana Rigg.


In a statement, Spacey said he was delighted to be appointed to the one-year post, which requires him to give lectures, workshops and seminars at the 800-year-old university.


"It really is an honor for me to have been invited to follow such illustrious names and take up this role at Oxford," Spacey said. "The university is steeped in tradition and has a great heritage in the arts, and I look forward to working with the students and staff."


The college's master, Roger Ainsworth, said Spacey was "a truly international star and will bring an enormous wealth of talent and experience in both film and theater to bear on the role."


"He will be a huge draw for the student population of Oxford and to the wider public, too," Ainsworth said.


Spacey, 48, has been artistic director of the Old Vic since 2003 and spends most of his time in London. Despite some early misfires, he has given the Old Vic a string of hits including a recent production of David Mamet's comedy "Speed-the-Plow" starring Spacey and Jeff Goldblum.


He won acting Oscars for his roles in "American Beauty" and "The Usual Suspects."








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Saturday 14 June 2008

Calum Best to get his own TV show

Calum Best is set to star in his own reality TV show, which will be broadcast next month.
'Totally Calum Best: The Best Is Yet To Come', has been commissioned by MTV and will follow the formula of their recent fly-on-the-wall shows 'Totally Jodie Marsh' and 'Kerry Katona: Crazy In Love'.
The series will follow the son of George Best around the world and his challenge during the show will be to remain celibate for 50 days.
'Totally Calum Best: The Best Is Yet To Come' will be broadcast from 27 July on MTV at 10pm.

Sunday 8 June 2008

"Che" more informative than inspiring

CANNES (Hollywood Reporter) - The irrepressibly multitasking Steven Soderbergh has now set his roving sights on Latin American revolutionary Ernesto "Che" Guevara, with mostly positive results.


If this earnest, two-part biopic with a total running time of 268 minutes sometimes lacks cinematic flair, the straight-ahead, chronologically-driven film will inform and, to a somewhat lesser extent, excite viewers everywhere.


It's hard to imagine how the two-parter idea is going to strike distributors and exhibitors, however, and, because the film lacked any opening or closing credits at its Cannes premiere, it may very well be that it is destined for such a venue as HBO or Showtime. In any case, ancillary sales should be excellent in all markets.


The two parts are radically different in subject matter and, a bit less so, in form. It's clear that the overriding structural idea is that of a mirror image: Part 1, much more humorous, centers on the victory over Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista and is all up, up, up, while Part 2 is about Guevara's participation in the failed uprising in Bolivia and is all down, down, down.


In Cuba, Fidel and Che are loved by the peasantry and become god-like figures; in Bolivia, Che, forced to use an assumed name, is frustratingly unable to rally the people to his side and is hunted like an animal by the Bolivian army. In the most powerful segment of the entire film, he is finally murdered after being betrayed by one of his beloved campesinos.


The heart of the film is the robust yet subtle portrayal of the asthma-stricken revolutionary by Benicio del Toro. He is an idealist who obviously really believes in the possibility of equality between human beings, but Soderbergh is mostly content to show repeated examples of his benevolence rather than develop its potentially complex contradictions.


Both parts are organized in a flattening, strictly chronological manner, with dozens upon dozens of intertitles that fix time and place, though Part 1 also is interspersed with a post-revolution, black and white interview with a North American journalist which adds Che's political perspectives. Scenes set in the United Nations, where Che delivers a firebrand speech, are among the best in this part.


Part 2 seems to go on forever, with tiny, doomed, most indistinguishable skirmishes following one after the other (this part could use some serious trimming). Yet it's inherently more interesting than its counterpart because it is, first of all, played in a tragic rather than triumphant key, and second, because the story it documents is much less well known. 

Monday 2 June 2008

Sopranos star for Marvin Gaye film

'The Sopranos' star James Gandolfini has been cast opposite 'Law & Order' star Jesse L Martin in a new film about the last years of soul legend Marvin Gaye.
Variety reports that 'Sexual Healing' will chronicle Gaye's (Martin) self-imposed exile in Belgium and his return to the big time with the help of promoter Freddy Cousaert (Gandolfini).
The Lauren Goodman-directed film will be produced by Gandolfini's company, Attaboy Films, and the actor will work as producer on the project.
Filming of 'Sexual Healing' is due to begin on 15 April, with locations in Ostend, Massachusetts and Los Angeles.

NamNamBulu

NamNamBulu   
Artist: NamNamBulu

   Genre(s): 
Pop
   



Discography:


Expansion EP   
 Expansion EP

   Year: 2004   
Tracks: 11


Distances   
 Distances

   Year: 2004   
Tracks: 11




 






Roll Deep

Roll Deep   
Artist: Roll Deep

   Genre(s): 
Other
   



Discography:


In At The Deep End   
 In At The Deep End

   Year: 2005   
Tracks: 15




 






Tunstall's birth mum not invited to wedding

KT Tunstall has revealed that she won't be inviting her birth mother to her wedding.
The Scottish star was adopted at 18 days old by Rosemarie and David Tunstall after being given up by Carol-Ann Orr.
She told the Daily Record that her parents and her birth mother have not met, saying: "My birth mum totally understands and she's great about it as are my parents."
She continued: "But I've spent 32 years with my family and I've spent seven years very, very slowly getting to know my biological mother so obviously my family is the priority. It's very difficult but my birth mother completely understands that."
Tunstall will marry Luke Bullen, her band's drummer, in a Highland wedding later this year, after he proposed on Christmas Day.
The couple have pencilled in September or early October but haven't set a date because they don't want to miss playing any festivals.
She said: "Obviously we are very, very excited about getting married. But we don't want to be standing saying 'I do' while we could have been somewhere playing on stage. All the festivals are starting to confirm, so we'll work it out soon."

Maguire Was Ready For Career Hiatus

Actor Tobey Maguire was relieved the birth of his daughter forced him to take a break from the big screen - because he finds the duties of being a father so much more rewarding. The Spider-man star welcomed his daughter Ruby Sweetheart Maguire into the world on 10 November 2006 before marrying longterm partner, jewellery designer Jennifer Meyer last year (03Sept07). And he insists his demanding role as a dad far outweighs those of his most challenging acting feats. He says, "Being a dad is great. When Ruby smiles, it's the most fantastic thing ever. I don't have as much time to do things as I used to, which is okay because I get to spend time with my baby."


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Kooks bassist quits band for good

The Kooks have permanently parted ways with bass player Max Rafferty.
Rafferty had previously spent several periods away from the group because of illness, but he has now left the Brighton rock group for good, according to his bandmates.
He will be replaced by Cat the Dog's bassist Dan Logan on a temporary basis.
No reason for Rafferty's departure has been given by The Kooks.
A statement from the band said: "Max Rafferty has parted company with The Kooks - the band will be continuing with the forthcoming shows. Dan Logan, bassist with local Brighton band Cat the Dog, will be filling in for the short-term."
The Kooks are currently preparing for the release of their second album 'Konk' on 14 April, which is the follow-up to their hugely successful debut 'Inside In/Inside Out'.

Paul Weller: 'I'd Like To Charge People Double For My Records'

Paul Weller has criticised bands who give away their music as a free download.



The former Jam frontman said that, if he could get away with it, he would “like to charge people double the price” for his records.



Weller made the comments in an interview with BBC 6Music, to be broadcast on Sunday (June 1st).



“I’m not having it. It lessens the art, cheapens the art. Why shouldn’t an artist be paid for the work he’s doing? It’s not for free,” he said.

 

A number of bands have chosen to give away their music over recent months. Last month, Coldplay allowed fans to download new single ‘Violet Hill’ for free from their website.



In October last year Radiohead gave fans the chance to name what price they paid for their new album ‘In Rainbows’.



Weller’s comments coincide with the release of his new double album ’22 Dreams’, which is out on Monday (June 2nd).



What do you think of Weller's comments? Should he be allowed to charge double? Let us know by posting a comment below...




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