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Cage and Brosnan See Ghosts: Pierce Brosnan and Nicolas Cage will star in Roman Polanski's The Ghost, based on Robert Harris's novel about a ghostwriter (Cage) who gets hired to write the memoirs of the British prime minister (Brosnan) only to find himself in personal danger after a scandal. We hope Cage plays the writer as Donald Kaufman; we can just see him quizzing the prime minister, "I need a cool way to kill someone. Don't worry, for the book." [MTV]
MGM Still Wants You: MGM has picked up Still You, a comedy pitch from April Blair for Wild Hogs' Walt Becker to produce. Pitch focuses on a family vacation interrupted by an appearance from the wife's flashy ex-boyfriend. In Blair's own words: "Metaphorically speaking, your past occupies a part of every relationship. In our story, it's sort of the physical manifestation of your ex-boyfriend literally in the third row of your minivan." Whoa, you lost us at "metaphorically speaking." [HR]
Fox and Helfer are Inseparable: Number Six — er, Tricia Helfer — will co-star in Fox's drama pilot Inseparable, a modern-day Jekyll and Hyde series about a forensic psychiatrist whose alter ego is a charismatic criminal. Helfer will play a different psychiatrist, one who evaluates suspects for the police department. Let's hope her evaluation doesn't include watching Dexter, since that might give the whole thing away. [HR]
Carter Walks the Fence: While you've been sitting at home questioning the timing of the new X-Files movie, Chris Carter has been sneakily working on Fencewalker, a dark drama with "no supernatural elements." He's already started shooting it with Natalie Dormer (The Tudors), Katie Cassidy, and rapper-actor Xzibit. [HR]
Whoopi Hasn't Had Enuf: Whoopi Goldberg will produce a revival of Ntozake Shange's 1976 classic For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow Is Enuf, starring India.Arie and directed by Shirley Jo Finney. Hinton Battle (sweet!) will choreograph. Despite the presence of Whoopi, this news is too awesome to make fun of. [NYT]
Monday 30 June 2008
Arctic Monkeys watch Mystery Jets at Glastonbury
Mystery Jets played a gig in the afternoon sunshine at Glastonbury this afternoon (June 29), starting an '80s-style pop party on Worthy Farm.
The band arrived on the Park Stage at 4.40pm (BST) wearing '80s-style jackets and launched into 'Hideaway', playing to a packed-out crowd including Arctic Monkeys drummer Matt Helders, who watched the band from the side of the stage..
The opening song was nearly scuppered as a drum machine playing a beat out of time with the song went off, but the problem was soon fixed and the band finished the song without further drama.
The Eel Pie Island band played recent single 'Two Doors Down' three songs into the set, prompting mass dancing and singing along from the busy crowd.
Many of the audience had brought flags along with then, with a vast array of designs on show.
As well as the Brazillian and Welsh national flags, those present included one with the phrase "I love Hackney" written on it, another with the peace sign adorning it, while one white flag boasted a drawing of former footballer Peter Beardsley's face on it.
"I think this is possibly the best place on earth," said guitarist Willam Rees after finishing 'Two Doors Down'. "Good fun, not bad fun, I mean," he added.
During 'Flakes' Rees and bassist Kai Fish sat down together with their legs hanging down in the photopit as a large inflatable football bounced around in front of them. Later in the set Rees booted the ball back into the audience after it was hit towards him.
Towards the end of the set Laura Marling, set to play her own gig later on at The Park area, joined the band on vocal duties for recent single 'Young Love'.
As the song was being played the first spots of rain of the day began to fall on the crowd as grey clouds loomed overhead. However, the rain just about held off and there was no need for the audience to haul out their waterproof coats.
The band ended their set with 'Behind The Bun House', playing to a thankfully still-dry Park Stage crowd.
Mystery Jets played:
'Hideaway'
'Half In Love With Elizabeth'
'Two Doors Down'
'You Can't Fool Me, Dennis'
'Flakes'
'Hand Me Down'
'Alas Agnes'
'Veiled In Grey'
'Young Love'
'Behind The Bunhouse'
Keep up with all the action from Glastonbury this weekend (June 27-29) as it happens on NME.COM. For news, pictures and blogs keep checking the NME.COM's Glastonbury Festival page. Plus make sure you get next week's issue of NME - on UK newsstands from July 2 - for the ultimate Glastonbury review.
The band arrived on the Park Stage at 4.40pm (BST) wearing '80s-style jackets and launched into 'Hideaway', playing to a packed-out crowd including Arctic Monkeys drummer Matt Helders, who watched the band from the side of the stage..
The opening song was nearly scuppered as a drum machine playing a beat out of time with the song went off, but the problem was soon fixed and the band finished the song without further drama.
The Eel Pie Island band played recent single 'Two Doors Down' three songs into the set, prompting mass dancing and singing along from the busy crowd.
Many of the audience had brought flags along with then, with a vast array of designs on show.
As well as the Brazillian and Welsh national flags, those present included one with the phrase "I love Hackney" written on it, another with the peace sign adorning it, while one white flag boasted a drawing of former footballer Peter Beardsley's face on it.
"I think this is possibly the best place on earth," said guitarist Willam Rees after finishing 'Two Doors Down'. "Good fun, not bad fun, I mean," he added.
During 'Flakes' Rees and bassist Kai Fish sat down together with their legs hanging down in the photopit as a large inflatable football bounced around in front of them. Later in the set Rees booted the ball back into the audience after it was hit towards him.
Towards the end of the set Laura Marling, set to play her own gig later on at The Park area, joined the band on vocal duties for recent single 'Young Love'.
As the song was being played the first spots of rain of the day began to fall on the crowd as grey clouds loomed overhead. However, the rain just about held off and there was no need for the audience to haul out their waterproof coats.
The band ended their set with 'Behind The Bun House', playing to a thankfully still-dry Park Stage crowd.
Mystery Jets played:
'Hideaway'
'Half In Love With Elizabeth'
'Two Doors Down'
'You Can't Fool Me, Dennis'
'Flakes'
'Hand Me Down'
'Alas Agnes'
'Veiled In Grey'
'Young Love'
'Behind The Bunhouse'
Keep up with all the action from Glastonbury this weekend (June 27-29) as it happens on NME.COM. For news, pictures and blogs keep checking the NME.COM's Glastonbury Festival page. Plus make sure you get next week's issue of NME - on UK newsstands from July 2 - for the ultimate Glastonbury review.
Sunday 29 June 2008
Djamchid Chemirani
Artist: Djamchid Chemirani
Genre(s):
Other
Discography:
Tradition Classique de l'Iran
Year: 1993
Tracks: 5
Saturday 28 June 2008
Cher harassed at Nashville club, man is arrested
NASHVILLE, Tenn. —
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A Nashville man has been charged with disorderly conduct and public intoxication after he repeatedly harassed Cher at the famed honky-tonk Tootsies Orchid Lounge.
Police say 36-year-old Calvin Hutton Houghland tried to make contact with Cher early Wednesday morning and was asked to leave the club. He complied, police said, but returned a short time later and grabbed Cher by the waist as the singer-actress sat in a roped-off area of the lounge.
Houghland was escorted from the bar, but returned again. When security blocked his attempts to approach the singer, Houghland called police to say he'd been assaulted.
Police say Cher declined to prosecute but Houghland asked to be arrested.
Houghland failed a self-requested field sobriety test. His bond was set at $3,000.
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Crematory
Artist: Crematory
Genre(s):
Rock
Metal: Gothic
Metal: Doom
Other
Metal
Metal: Death,Black
Discography:
Klagebilder
Year: 2006
Tracks: 13
Revolution
Year: 2004
Tracks: 12
Greed
Year: 2004
Tracks: 4
Remind CD1
Year: 2001
Tracks: 16
Remind
Year: 2001
Tracks: 16
Believe
Year: 2000
Tracks: 12
Fly
Year: 1999
Tracks: 5
Early Years Part Ii
Year: 1999
Tracks: 9
Early Years (Part 2)
Year: 1999
Tracks: 9
Act Seven
Year: 1999
Tracks: 10
Awake
Year: 1997
Tracks: 10
Live...
Year: 1996
Tracks: 4
Crematory
Year: 1996
Tracks: 13
Illusions
Year: 1995
Tracks: 12
...Just Dreaming
Year: 1994
Tracks: 10
Transmigration
Year: 1993
Tracks: 10
Denial (Original Demo)
Year: 1992
Tracks: 4
The German goth-metal band Crematory formed in 1991; made up of singer Felix, guitar player Matthias, bassist Harald, keyboardist Katrin and drummer Markus, the mathematical group issued their debut album Transmigration in 1993, followed a class later on by ...Only Dreaming. Subsequent efforts let in 1995's Illusions, 1997's Awake and 1999's Act Seven.
Alejandro Sanz
Artist: Alejandro Sanz
Genre(s):
Latin
Rock
Other
Discography:
Viviendo Deprisa
Year: 2006
Tracks: 10
El Tren De Los Momentos
Year: 2006
Tracks: 10
Grandes Exitos CD3
Year: 2004
Tracks: 15
Grandes Exitos CD2
Year: 2004
Tracks: 14
Grandes Exitos CD1
Year: 2004
Tracks: 14
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Grandes Exitos 91-04 [CD 2] - 97-04
Year: 2004
Tracks: 15
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Grandes Exitos 91-04 [CD 1] - 91-96
Year: 2004
Tracks: 14
No Es lo Mismo
Year: 2003
Tracks: 12
El Alma Al Aire
Year: 2000
Tracks: 10
Basico
Year: 1998
Tracks: 10
Mas
Year: 1997
Tracks: 10
3
Year: 1995
Tracks: 11
Si Tu Me Miras
Year: 1993
Tracks: 10
The most commercially successful Spanish singer of all time, Alejandro Sanz earned a repute as an tireless hitmaker in his native country during the 1990s, and by the decade's end, he'd expanded his fan base internationally as he broadened his style beyond romanticistic ballads and began collaborating with fellow Latin superstars, to the highest degree unforgettably Shakira. A gifted songwriter with handsome looks, Sanz proven immensely popular regular with his debut album, Viviendo de Prisa (1991), which was a number one collide with in Spain. It wasn't until several albums later, Más (1997), that he was capable to break into the external market, however, thanks to a key strike single, "Corazón PartÃo," that transcended his core female audience. He began focalization on the Americas during the early 2000s, beginning with MTV Unplugged (2001), which was recorded in Miami and subsequently released as an album intended to showcase the highlights of his back catalog as well as a freshly written single, "Y Sólo Se Me Ocurre Amarte." He then retreated to his studio to record his most broadly appealing album yet, No Es Lo Mismo (2003), which plant him breaking away from audience expectations and exploring his have musical interests. He did much the same on his next album, El Tren de los Momentos (2006), which was highlighted by "Te Lo Agradezco, Pero No," a passionate twosome with Shakira, whom he'd collaborated with the former year on her monolithic Grammy-winning hit "La Tortura." Even as Sanz broadened his stylus o'er the years, he never ventured far from his strength: wild-eyed songs, loosely ballads, tinged with flamenco and song wholeheartedly with his distinct voice.Born in Madrid, Spain, on December 18, 1968, Alejandro Sánchez Pizarro was the youngest son of MarÃa Pizarro and Jesús Sánchez, both of whom ar Andalusians. His father played guitar professionally and was a significant influence on Alejandro, world Health Organization learned to play guitar as a boy. As a adolescent, Sanz performed at local venues and eventually became acquainted with Miguel Angel Arenas, a music industry adept perhaps best known at the time for his association with Mecano, a successful Spanish pop/rock group of the 1980s. Arenas helped Sanz witness work in the recording industry, and the cy Young performer initially sign a contract with the Spanish label Hispavox, which issued Los Chulos Son Pa' Cuidarlos (1989), an album that was met with indifference upon its discharge and is immediately a odd collector's item. Sanz was billed as Alejandro Magno on the album. Remaining aligned with Arenas, Sanz afterward touched to WEA Latina, where he began recording music under his acquaint charge. His early albums -- Viviendo de Prisa (1991), Si Tu Me Miras (1993), Basico (1993), and 3 (1995) -- were loaded with hit singles and consequently were all successful, each reaching platinum position many times over in Spain. Comprised largely of wild-eyed songs, these early albums machine-accessible well with maudlin listeners, particularly women, wHO tended to be as interpreted aback by the music as they were by Sanz's bountiful looks. "La Fuerza del Corazón," from 3, was his first major hit to give birth an international get to, opening a threshold to greener pastures. The level was now determine for the find success of Más (1997), which boasted "Corazón PartÃo," a slay so grownup it changed the course of instruction of Sanz's life history. Driven by the all-embracing appeal of "Corazón PartÃo," as advantageously as additional singles "Y, ¿Si Fuera Ella?," "Amiga MÃa," "Aquello Que Me Diste," and "Siempre Es de Noche," Más became the almost successful Spanish pop record e'er, marketing millions worldwide. El Alma al Aire (2000) was a comparable commercial-grade success, marketing well internationally. However, the album wasn't as solid as its predecessor and accordingly spawned fewer hits: "Cuando Nadie Me Ve," "Quisiera Ser...," and "El Alma el Aire," each of which was a grownup hit notwithstanding. By this gunpoint, Sanz had garnered a goodish undermentioned across the Atlantic, and his future recording, MTV Unplugged (2001), was a discharge effort to further his growing popularity in the Americas. The intimate concert performance featured a fresh written unmarried, "Y Sólo Se Me Ocurre Amarte," which became a slay, as did "Aprendiz," a strain written by Sanz antecedently recorded by Malú in 1998. MTV Unplugged furthermore showcased the premium of vocation highlights Sanz now had to his credit entry, as one hit after another was performed during the concert.When Sanz returned to the studio to begin recording his following album, No Es Lo Mismo (2003), he distinct to diversify his musical elan to reflect his own interests. The album is harder-hitting and more street-savvy than past ones, regular including a chip of pat and touches of electronica. The romanticist songs are smooth front and center, given, just Sanz wrote an album that is far from generic, illustrating his growing hesitancy to provide to the expectations of his audience (for the offset time, he co-produced the album himself). Though bolder than earlier, No Es Lo Mismo was yet another international smash achiever, reach number 128 on the wide Billboard 200 album graph -- a notably high gear ranking for a Latin pop album circa 2003 -- and generating several hits, none bigger than the deed rails, which stony-broke the Top Five on the Hot Latin Tracks chart (the first time Sanz did so since 1998) and was licensed by Coca-Cola for a promotional campaign in Latin America. Furthermore, No El Lo Mismo south Korean won a Latin Grammy in 2003 for Best Latin Pop Album, and Warner Music Latina issued a peculiar CD/DVD edition of the album the following year in commemoration of Sanz's Latin American tour. In 2004, Warner besides released a pair of greatest-hits compilations, Grandes Éxitos 91_96 and Grandes Éxitos 97_04, as well as a three-disc bundle, Grandes Éxitos 91_04, that includes a disk of rarities.Sanz didn't release the follow-up to No Es Lo Mismo, El Tren de los Momentos, until late 2006, just in the interim, he was featured in the biggest Latin hit of 2005, Shakira's "La Tortura." He co-wrote the Grammy-winning song and co-starred in its heavily aired geminate of videos, which featured the two Latin pop stars in some rather stifling positions. "La Tortura" exposed Sanz to an even greater audience, and when he eventually released the track individual to El Tren de los Momentos, "A la Primera Persona," the reception was rapturous. The song was among his biggest hits yet, his get-go to break into the encompassing Hot hundred chart, and El Tren de los Momentos was similarly well standard. Stylistically exchangeable to No Es Lo Mismo yet significantly more elegant, El Tren de los Momentos is noteworthy for its several maven features, which include collaborations with Shakira, Juanes, Alex González of Maná, and Residente of Calle 13.
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