Thursday 29 May 2008
CSNY docu on tour in U.S., 15 territories
A deal has been finalized for U.S. rights to the Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young rockumentary "CSNY -- Deja Vu."
Wednesday 28 May 2008
Sacriversum
Artist: Sacriversum
Genre(s):
Metal: Gothic
Discography:
Soteria
Year: 1998
Tracks: 8
Hudson confirms dramatic Corrie exit
Cowell: 'New American Idol is best yet'
The new series of American Idol will be one of the best yet, according to producer and judge Simon Cowell.
The singing contest, which airs next Thursday, showcases the best and worst of auditions from across the US in a bid to find just one "Idol".
Cowell dismissed speculation that the show will have less competition in the ratings this year due to the ongoing writers' strike in the US, saying they had discovered "three or four" stars.
He said: "I think three or four of the contestants we've got this year would have gotten recording contracts even without 'Idol'. I think they're that good."
He went on: "We heard a year or so ago that 'Dancing With the Stars' was thinking about going up against us, which I think would be a mistake... So I think we're in the same position as we were last year and the year before.
"The most important thing is that our show has got to look better, it's got to be more fun as a show. And if it is, I think more people will watch."
Cowell also dismissed criticism that American Idol was not as good as it used to be.
"It's an incredible vehicle for people who want to be successful and under normal circumstances can't get a record deal for some reason," he said.
"The idea of Carrie Underwood wandering around without a record deal is staggering.
"You look at shows like 'American Idol' and 'Dancing With the Stars', which I consider to be two of the superbrands, these two shows, in my mind, seem to be getting better over the years."
He went on: "The good news is that this is a much better season than last year ... [it's] one of the strongest years that we've had in a long, long time.
"It's younger, I think the talent is more current, they're more interesting people. So I go into this season a lot more optimistic than I went in last year."
The singing contest, which airs next Thursday, showcases the best and worst of auditions from across the US in a bid to find just one "Idol".
Cowell dismissed speculation that the show will have less competition in the ratings this year due to the ongoing writers' strike in the US, saying they had discovered "three or four" stars.
He said: "I think three or four of the contestants we've got this year would have gotten recording contracts even without 'Idol'. I think they're that good."
He went on: "We heard a year or so ago that 'Dancing With the Stars' was thinking about going up against us, which I think would be a mistake... So I think we're in the same position as we were last year and the year before.
"The most important thing is that our show has got to look better, it's got to be more fun as a show. And if it is, I think more people will watch."
Cowell also dismissed criticism that American Idol was not as good as it used to be.
"It's an incredible vehicle for people who want to be successful and under normal circumstances can't get a record deal for some reason," he said.
"The idea of Carrie Underwood wandering around without a record deal is staggering.
"You look at shows like 'American Idol' and 'Dancing With the Stars', which I consider to be two of the superbrands, these two shows, in my mind, seem to be getting better over the years."
He went on: "The good news is that this is a much better season than last year ... [it's] one of the strongest years that we've had in a long, long time.
"It's younger, I think the talent is more current, they're more interesting people. So I go into this season a lot more optimistic than I went in last year."
Leopold Stastny - transverse flute; Nicolaus Harno
Artist: Leopold Stastny - transverse flute; Nicolaus Harno
Genre(s):
Classical
Discography:
Sonata In E Minor BWV 1034
Year: 1976
Tracks: 4
Sonata In E Major BWV 1035
Year: 1976
Tracks: 4
Sonata In B Minor BWV 1030
Year: 1976
Tracks: 3
Sonata In A Major BWV 1032
Year: 1976
Tracks: 3
'In the Heights' leads Tony Award noms
Snapshot of Latino life in Manhattan earns 13 mentions
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"In the Heights," a snapshot of Latino life in Upper Manhattan, received 13 Tony Award nominations Tuesday, more than any other show. A revival of Rodgers and Hammerstein's "South Pacific" took 11 nominations, followed by "Sunday in the Park With George" with nine. Three shows received seven nominations: "August: Osage County," "Passing Strange" and the revival of "Gypsy."
"Heights" was nominated for best musical along with "Passing Strange," the story of one man's journey through sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll; "Cry-Baby," a raunchy '50s teenage romance based on the John Waters film; and "Xanadu," a spoof of the '80s disco movie musical.
"August: Osage County," already the winner of the Pulitzer Prize for drama, was nominated for best play along with Conor McPherson's "The Seafarer," Tom Stoppard's "Rock 'n' Roll" and "The 39 Steps" by Patrick Barlow.
Related
More awards coverage
"In the Heights," a snapshot of Latino life in Upper Manhattan, received 13 Tony Award nominations Tuesday, more than any other show. A revival of Rodgers and Hammerstein's "South Pacific" took 11 nominations, followed by "Sunday in the Park With George" with nine. Three shows received seven nominations: "August: Osage County," "Passing Strange" and the revival of "Gypsy."
"Heights" was nominated for best musical along with "Passing Strange," the story of one man's journey through sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll; "Cry-Baby," a raunchy '50s teenage romance based on the John Waters film; and "Xanadu," a spoof of the '80s disco movie musical.
"August: Osage County," already the winner of the Pulitzer Prize for drama, was nominated for best play along with Conor McPherson's "The Seafarer," Tom Stoppard's "Rock 'n' Roll" and "The 39 Steps" by Patrick Barlow.
Brooke Shields - Shields Family Open Up Their Bedroom For New Linen Ads
BROOKE SHIELDS and her family have opened the doors to their bedroom for a new Bed Bath + Beyond ad.
The actress, her writer husband Chris Henchy and their daughters, Rowan and Grier, recreated the perfect bed-in to advertise the lifestyle company's new Royal Velvet linen line.
The spring/summer marketing campaign is the first endorsement deal for the family. The campaign debuts in June (08).
See Also
Fred Ventura
Artist: Fred Ventura
Genre(s):
Dance
Discography:
Heartbeat
Year: 2002
Tracks: 15
Heartbeat
Year: 2002
Tracks: 11
Imagine
Year: 1990
Tracks: 15
East&West
Year: 1989
Tracks: 15
Lost In Paris (Vinyl Maxi)
Year: 1988
Tracks: 3
Night and Day (Vinyl Maxi)
Year: 1987
Tracks: 2
Leave Me Alone (Vinyl Maxi)
Year: 1987
Tracks: 3
Dorn
King Kooba
Artist: King Kooba
Genre(s):
Electronic
Easy Listening
R&B: Soul
Discography:
Indian Summer
Year: 2002
Tracks: 12
Nufoundfunk
Year: 2000
Tracks: 13
Imperial Solution
Year: 1999
Tracks: 11
Breakbeat blue funk collective King Kooba is lED by early Neneh Cherry and Howie B. cohort Charlie Tate and producer DJ Shuff (Matte Harris). Combining DJ Shuff's skills with Tate's arrangements, the duo's target is to make records that work equally well on the dancefloor and living room. In unrecorded settings, they're backed by Simon Richmond (Palmskin Productions) on keyboards and personal effects, Greg Rowland (Neneh Cherry) on additional keyboards, Max Sedgeley (Roni Size, Breakbeat Era) on drums, V-Love (K-Creative) on guitars, and D'Jaine on vocals. Tapped early on by journalists as the Funkadelic to Roni Size's Miles Davis, the grouping confused trey LPs and a clutch of singles between 1998 and 2000; making their full-length debut in 1998 with The Imperial Solution (with help from members of the Brand New Heavies and the Herbaliser), they followed with 1999's Enter the Throne Room and 2000's NuFoundFunk. The Second Skin do besides has numberless compiling appearances to their quotation.
Edith Bowman reveals pregnancy danger
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