Tuesday, 2 September 2008

Robert Downey Jr - Robert Downey Jr Promises Bad-ass Sherlock Holmes

Robert Downey Jr will portray Sherlock Holmes as a "bad-ass" in a new Guy Ritchie dramatic event about the detective, the actor has claimed.

RocknRolla helmer Ritchie was contracted by Warner Bros Studios in June to helm a film based on an as-yet-unpublished graphic novel take on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's most famous creation.

And Iron Man actor Downey Jr - who privy next be seen in action clowning Tropic Thunder - has promised that Ritchie has a high-power approach planned for the character.

"I've got to spend some time with Guy and I love his take on it," he told the Sun newspaper.

"We're both martial arts enthusiasts and in the original stories of Sherlock Holmes, he's tolerant of a bad-ass and a rough-and-tumble boxer and studies the rare, fictional martial art of baritsu.

"If you look baritsu up, they can't even truly tell you what it is, so it gives us a lot of leeway."

The announcement of Downey Jr's casting in July followed the news that Sacha Baron Cohen has signed up to play Holmes in a modern spoof celluloid, with Will Ferrell to play Dr Watson.

However, Downey Jr believes that the detective is still sympathetic to twenty-first century audiences, and Conan Doyle's work offers enough material for both films.

"It's a period piece where you don't modernise it, you just realise how modern it was," he explained.





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Saturday, 23 August 2008

Placido Domingo - Seven-year-old Singer To Perform Encore -- Live

The iI children at the heart of the Beijing Olympics biggest cheating scandal -- when one lip-synched a song recorded by the other at the opening ceremonies -- will take in an appearance together on stage during the shutting ceremonies, the Hong Kong Standard reported today (Friday), citing unnamed organizers. An official told the newspaper publisher that, disposed the original controversy, having the deuce girls, Yang Peiyi and Lin Miaoke, appear together for the August 24 production would be in the "national interest" of China. At the Aug. 8 chess opening production, seven-year-old Yang was reportedly distant from the show and replaced by nine-year-old Lin because the older young lady looked prettier. Yang's recording of the song "I Sing for My Country" was lip-synched by Lin, setting off a shelling of international criticism. The Standard besides said that the closing show will include a duet by Placido Domingo and Chinese singer Song Zuying and a performance by "a 350-man kung fu troupe."

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Wednesday, 6 August 2008

Abed Azrie

Abed Azrie   
Artist: Abed Azrie

   Genre(s): 
Ethnic
   



Discography:


Aromates   
 Aromates

   Year: 1990   
Tracks: 11




The antediluvian music and mythology of the Middle East is fused with modern instrumentation by Syria-born Abed Azrié. Using a mixture of traditional and modern instruments, Azrié takes a unused approach blastoff to the traditions of his place of birth. Exposed to Eastern eucharist as a minor, Azrié became concerned in the popular euphony of France, the United States and the Mediterranean in his teens. Temporarily moving to Beirut, Azrié studied Arabian literature. In 1967, Azrié settled in Paris, France. With his troika albums-"Aromates", "Suerte" and "Epic Of Gilgamesh"-Azrié has offered a musical reading of the Sumerian apologue of Gilgamesh, Sufi and Arabian poets and Andalusian writers.





Lost star eager to leave 'paradise'

Thursday, 26 June 2008

Illapu

Illapu   
Artist: Illapu

   Genre(s): 
Latin
   Folk
   Other
   



Discography:


De Libertad Y De Amor   
 De Libertad Y De Amor

   Year: 2001   
Tracks: 10


Morena Esperanza   
 Morena Esperanza

   Year: 1998   
Tracks: 11


Raza Brava   
 Raza Brava

   Year:    
Tracks: 12


Raza Bhava   
 Raza Bhava

   Year:    
Tracks: 12


Despedida   
 Despedida

   Year:    
Tracks: 12




Chilean folk music group Illapu was formed in 1971 by brothers Andrés, José Miguel, Jaime, and Roberto Márquez Bugueño. The traditional number started touring all over Chile after Osvaldo Torres coupled in, making their debut with Illapu, Música Andina in 1972. Playing a music style known as folklore andino, Illapu (an native word of honor which means news bulletin of lightning), successfully participated in Viña del Mar festival in February of 1973, and by and by performed at Bolivian and Argentinean venues. They put in concert an interesting play, called El Grito de la Raza, combination music, acting and dance. 1976's Despedida del Pueblo featured hellenic phratry song "Candombe Para José," becoming one of the band's anthems. When the group returned from a European tour in 1980, Illapu was accused of nurture support against the Chilean politics and sent into exile, returning a tenner later on afterward living in France and Mexico. 1993's En Estos Dias, featuring the hit single "Lejos del Amor," achieved vII pt records.





Beyonce Knowles - Knowles Swaps Moonboot For Heels

Wednesday, 18 June 2008

'Hottest MCs In The Game': The Countdown Begins! And #10 Is ...




Flame Thrower: T.I.

Why He's Hot

Hold up. Just last year, T.I. was up for debate to be #1, and now he slips to #10? What happened? First of all, let's be clear: Tip's decline in ranking has nothing to do with his skills. We all know that he is still one of the best in the business. Unfortunately, since almost topping the last list, Tip had to take an unforeseen, unwelcome hiatus when he was arrested in November on a slew of gun charges, leading to more than six months of house arrest. Promotions for his platinum T.I. vs. T.I.P. came to an end. The kibosh was put on the single "Hurt" and its video. Any chance of dropping another LP at the top of '08 was thwarted quick. Movies, endorsements — everything shut down. He says his arrest probably cost him between $10 million and $12 million. Musically, he was inactive for months while many of his peers continued to put out sterling material.

In March, he pleaded guilty to the charges and was sentenced to more than 1,500 hours of community service. He still faces a reported year in prison. But Tip didn't fall completely off the map during his time on the bench. He brought several thousand fans to the Web site StreetCred.com simply by posting a video message telling folks he was OK. Tip's swag was at Hugh Hefner level, talking to his fans via webcam in a robe and slippers. In March, he dominated headlines simply by taking his family to church and speaking on the serious issue of AIDS prevention.

While his popularity transcended music years ago, those rhymes are still the foundation of his ability to generate interest. We've had a few sprinklings of him on remixes here and there, but we just got his full-on return with the first offering from his upcoming Paper Trail, "No Matter What." Although the song has a few indignant retorts for Shawty Lo and others who he feels questioned his street credibility, Tip's commitment to sincere commentary on his life, no matter how painful, will always keep him at four-star-general ranking.

You can bet the house on Tip in 2008. He's back to writing down his raps, which is only going to make him that much deadlier on the mic. Plus, Tip is a fiery beast when everything is all good. Imagine how strong he's going to come now that he feels he has something to prove? The recording sessions for Paper Trail are almost at 100 songs deep, and he's working with Kanye West and longtime collaborator DJ Toomp.


Co-Signer: Lupe Fiasco

"T.I.'s got raw energy. I've been a fan of T.I. since I'm Serious. To me, that was like his Illmatic. The next few albums was cool, but it wasn't like the I'm Serious T.I.P. Then he came on the remix for 'Superstar,' and I was like, 'Yo, dawg. Reeee-diculous!' I think it's the adversity, the time he had to sit down and think and write. Whenever I look at dude's face, it's like he's got a point to prove. Not that he's king of the world or nothing like that, but he always got something to work forward to. That right there is unstoppable."

Blistering Ballistics

"Pain's a small thing to a giant/ I was born without a dime, out the gutter I climbed/ Spoke my mind and didn't stutter one time/ Ali said even the greatest gotta suffer sometimes/ So I huff and puff rhymes, lyrics so sick with it/ Set the standard in Atlanta of how to get, get, get it/ Whether I still live in the 'hood or just visit/ Whatever you can do in the 'hood, I done did it." — From "No Matter What"

Hot Streak

Albums

N/A

Selected Mixtapes

N/A

Singles

"Hurt" from 2007's T.I. vs. T.I.P., "No Matter What" from the upcoming Paper Trail

Street Bangers

N/A

Key Guest Appearances

Lupe Fiasco's "Superstar" remix, Usher's "Love in This Club" unofficial remix, Rocko's "Umma Do Me" remix

Business Ventures

CEO of Grand Hustle Records, Partner in StreetCred.com

Tours

Second leg of Screamfest '07

(While you're waiting for the full 2008 "Hottest MCs in the Game," check out everything "Hottest-MCs"-related!)

"The Hottest MCs in the Game" airs on MTV at 10 p.m. Friday, May 16. Vote on who you think is #1 at the Newsroom blog — and submit your own top-10 list below!






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Monday, 9 June 2008

Anne Ducros

Anne Ducros   
Artist: Anne Ducros

   Genre(s): 
Jazz
   Vocal
   



Discography:


Urban Tribe   
 Urban Tribe

   Year: 2007   
Tracks: 11


Piano, Piano   
 Piano, Piano

   Year: 2006   
Tracks: 12


Purple Songs   
 Purple Songs

   Year: 2003   
Tracks: 11


Close Your Eyes   
 Close Your Eyes

   Year: 2003   
Tracks: 9




 






Monday, 2 June 2008

Kanye West Launches Travel Company




Kanye West has launched a new travel company called Kanye Travel Ventures (KTV) under his holding company, West Brands.
 
Kanye Travel, which already has an official website running; KanyeTravel.com, aims to offer Kanye's fans various travelling reservations which are high quality and cost effective.


In the future, fans will be able to customize their trips and purchase tickets and merchandise for Kanye's tours.


As reported earlier, Kanye will be launching his 'Glow In The Dark' tour this month.  The trek, which also features Lupe Fiasco, Rihanna and N.E.R.D., will kick off Seattle on April 16th and wrap up in Tennessee on June 12th.




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Tuesday, 27 May 2008

The Detroit Experiment

The Detroit Experiment   
Artist: The Detroit Experiment

   Genre(s): 
Rap: Hip-Hop
   



Discography:


The Detroit Experiment   
 The Detroit Experiment

   Year: 2003   
Tracks: 14




 





"Runway" stops here for Bravo show's producers

Monday, 5 May 2008

Mariah Carey, Nick Cannon Are Married, Says Clergyman Who Claims He Performed Ceremony

Mariah Carey, Nick Cannon Are Married, Says Clergyman Who Claims He Performed Ceremony







Piece there was no official son at press time whether Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon receive actually gotten married, Citizenry magazine reported on Friday (Whitethorn 2) that Bishop Clifford Petit larceny of the National Church of God in Governor's Harbour in the Caribbean Sea island of Eleuthera confirmed that he presided o'er their wedding party. Petty larceny provided no inside information take out to enounce that he did non give a discourse.
Earlier on Friday, the magazine reported that Jacob the Jeweler, world Health Organization reportedly made Carey's ring, confirmed the marriage. The mag likewise cited an unnamed seed as expression that the singer obtained a man and wife license in Eleuthera, although a representative at the island's register's office told MTV News on Friday that she has no criminal record of a licence in Carey's or Cannon's name calling.
Eleuthera is located next to the island of Windermere, where Carey reportedly owns a home. The Web land site of the island's register's office states that couples wishing to get married thither motive only pass one day in the Bahamas earlier submitting an application for a marriage license; they likewise must fill out the application together at the register's power, pay a fee of $40, and in Mariah's case, a enfranchisement of her disjoint (from her ex-label head Tommy Mottola) must be produced. The permit is valid for ternary months. People's report states that Carey herself obtained the permission.
More or less have speculated that Carey in reality may consume married or be marrying Print Sudack (a phallus of her management team whom she has long been rumored to be dating), merely TMZ.com claimed on Friday that those reports are untrue. Too on Fri, a rep for "The View" confirmed that Carey had been scheduled to taping the show on Monday (for a segment scheduled to air Fri, Whitethorn 9) just had canceled.
With confirmation that the permit was obtained, Bahamian family practice of law attorney Monique Gomez told People that the "minister would make surely [the permission] goes into the register. It's still a valid married couple even if it's non filed. Anywhere in the worldly concern."
Neither Cannon's nor Carey's spokespeople get returned calls for commentary from MTV Newsworthiness, and Carom evaded a series of questions from MTV News on the matter Monday.
Notwithstanding, a relation of Cannon's, Linda Cannon (her relationship to the vocaliser was not detailed), reportedly told E! News on Thursday, "Yes, we know. He called us and told us all just about it. We ar happy for him. If that is what he wants and then we ar happy for him. I'm non departure to give you any inside information, merely we ar happy for him."
Carey, 38 and Cannon, 27, reportedly have been dating for less than two months, which is half as long as Carom was departure come out with Victoria's Arcanum theoretical account Selita Ebanks when he proposed to her with a 15-carat stone via a JumboTron in Freshly York's Times Second power. Cannon and Ebanks broke up in October.
Finish hebdomad, Carey was spotted wearing a large baseball diamond ring that began the venture that she and Cannon were an item. According to The Associated Compress, Jacob quickly put out a press release some the ring Cannon reportedly gave Carey, which described it as "crafted from pt and features a square emerald write out illusion light pink diamond as the center isidor Feinstein Stone surrounded by 58 intense pinko diamonds and deuce half moon diamonds on apiece side. ... The tot carat weight of the anchor ring — center stone is 10 carats — is a jaw-dropping 17 carats with a value of $2.5 1000000."
On Friday, Masses.com reported that Jacob (whose last nominate is Arabo) told them, "The way he came into the computer memory, the mode he was in, I knew this was very serious. He said 'Jacob, I'm in love. This is what I want to do.' He said he wanted something in pink, so he picked something in a light purple-ish garden pink. He was very involved and he trusted me to design the ring."
Arabo reportedly added, "He loves her. That's all I know."
A number of media outlets cause speculated that this sequence is a publicity stunt, though the couple get been seen in populace numerous times since Cannon filmed a cameo in the video for Carey's fresh one, "Bye Bye," several months ago.
[This taradiddle was originally published at 2:41 p.m. ET on 05.02.08]









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Caroline Sullivan on Glastonbury and James Blunt

Caroline Sullivan on Glastonbury and James Blunt



If ex-Household Cavalry personnel ar permitted to tremor in their boots, William James Blunt must be doing just that. Having seen the hostile chemical reaction to the news that Jay-Z testament be headlining Glastonbury, he'll be anticipating the uproar that his own appearing at the fete volition cause. The pop singer detested by many for his posh origins, teeth-grinding howl and scrawny bod is playing the main phase on Sat dark, and organiser Emily Eavis is already deflecting the inevitable outrage by claiming he deserves to be there because he's "an established Brits creative person".










Only if Glasto purists are spit feathers at the idea that the man world Health Organization gave us You're Beautiful will be paddling through their mud, they ought to consider it from Blunt's side. Anyone wHO doesn't want to discover his pantywaist crooning privy see another stage, patch he has no alternative simply to face a crowd together that will be potentially to a greater extent hostile than anyone he faced as a armoured combat vehicle commander in Kosovo. There's a real chance that he'll be greeted with the sort of gall flung at Robbie Williams during his impromptu arrange with Oasis in 1995. So whatever Blunt's failings, cowardliness isn't among them.Assuming that he is up for a challenge - which he clearly is - he could use Glastonbury as an chance to change people's perception of him. With a batting order many think weaker than usual, festival-goers volition be looking for for diversions. This is Blunt's opportunity to shake up the audience and show what he's made of.Underdogs oftentimes prosper at Glastonbury - it happened for Pulp, 11th-hour replacements for the Harlan Stone Roses in 1995, world Health Organization prodigiously pink wine to the occasion. Faced with by far the biggest crowd together they'd ever played to, Jarvis English cocker spaniel captivated the audience with his drollness.There's no reason Blunt can't do something similar. His main baulk onstage is an innate awkwardness that prevents him from engaging with audiences. Contrariwise, he has an offstage reputation as a party animal, and it is this wild side that he of necessity to uncage. If he can reach the saami state of altered consciousness as the consultation, Glastonbury could be his.





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Chris Robinson and The New Earth Mud

Chris Robinson and The New Earth Mud   
Artist: Chris Robinson and The New Earth Mud

   Genre(s): 
Rock
   



Discography:


This Magnificent Distance   
 This Magnificent Distance

   Year: 2004   
Tracks: 12