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Jesus Christ Superstar – Dawn French helps find the leading role

Ever wanted to star in a musical? Well, now could be your chance as Dawn French and Jason Donovan search for the lead in Andrew Lloyd Webbers classic musical, Jesus Christ Superstar. Other cast members already include the Ex-Spice Girl Mel C, the stunning and wonderful Tim Minchin and BBC Radio 1′s very own Chris Moyles.

There will be an arena tour of the hit musical, which should draw in thousands and thousands of audience members. Dawn French, ex-Vicar of Dibley star has been joking about her role alongside Lord Lloyd Webber, and said she is “gagging to find jesus with the help of the good lord”. 

She went on to say: “I have actually been searching for him my whole life, and I can’t believe that inside a few weeks we are going to find him. The fact that he is going to be a Rock God is a massive bonus.” 

The heats of finals for finding the star wil be televised, with the winner opening the national tour of the musical starting at Londons O2 arena on September the 21st, 2012.

Posted on May 18, 2012 at 3:53 pm Leave a Comment

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Cameron in Dark Side of the Moon love affair

British Prime Minister David cameron has admitted that his favourite album of all time is Pink Floyds Dark Side of the Moon. The 45 year old politician disclosed his music tastes as part of the Celebration of Great British music. Yet with tracks on the bands 7th Studio album released in March 1973, including hits such as Money, Us and Them and On the Run, it makes sense this is one of his favourites.

Themes in the album focus on Greed, conflict death and insanity. Boasting 166,000 Facebook followers, Cameron only received 800 likes and around 320 comments on his controversial music choice. But why does Cameron like this album, more than anything else? Some critics are are promoting that Cameron liked this to ‘be cool’, while other praise him for outstanding musical taste.

Yet just two years ago in the lead up to the 2010 elections, Cameron stated a favourite album was The Queen is Dead by The Smiths, and liked indie-grunge-mellow bands such as The Killers, Pulp, Blur and Radiohead. Cameron has also given gifts of CD bundles to Barrack Obama, including London singer Lily Allen. Camerons ever changing musical tastes are effected by his kids ‘appalling’ musical choices (Katy Perry and Bruno Mars) which are now features of his iPod.

Cameron praises British music with ”British music is loved all over the globe, and as a country we can be proud of the tremendous success of our music industry, which is a world leader.” Lets hope his musical opinion is stronger than his political influence.

 

 

Posted on May 15, 2012 at 2:41 pm Leave a Comment

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Alanis Morissette – New music!

The wonderful and soulful Alanis Morissette will release her latest album Havoc and Bright Lights on 28th August this year. Releasing the info through Facebook, the albums lead single will be titled Guardian with a total of twelve tracks, all to be revealed in a summer 2012 tour.

This kicks of in birmingham, UK, on 25th June. She then goes on to tour Europe, including Sweden, Italy, the NetherlandsFrance, Switzerland and Belgium. Her last album Flavours of entanglement was released four years ago, its definitely time Morissette made a musical return.

Since the birth of her son Ever Imre in December 2010 with rapper husband Mario ‘MC Souleye’ Treadway, Morissette has not made a great deal of public appearances. The album has mostly been recorded in her LA home, and written by Guy Sigsworth, who is a British composer, producer and songwriter. Sigsworth also worked on Morissettes last album Flavours of Entanglement. Morissette is donating the song Magical Child from the latest album to the motherhood campaign Every Mother Counts, an organisation by model Christy Turlington to combat pregnancy and childbirth related deaths worldwide.

Alanis Morissette appeared in the worlds eyes in 1995 with groundbreaking worldwide hit album Jagged Little Pill, an all-time modern classic. She has sold over 60 Million copies, won Juno and Grammy awards, including the 1996 Grammy for album of the year with Jagged Little Pill. 

Posted on May 10, 2012 at 9:31 am Leave a Comment

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Overtures Begin to EMI Antitrust Battle

The Grammy Awards afterparty that was held in Hollywood on February 12 this year. Cold Play, Katy Perry and the Beach boys did not reflect that it was probably the last that they would see from EMI. The sad fact is that, the magical EMI group is most likely to be split in two, before any shows next year. This is because Vivendis Universal music had a bid of $1.9, while a $2.2 billion offer was made on the same day by the EMI music publishing from a consortium that was led by Sony. The executives as well as the lawyers met in Los Angeles, and had the big topic that discussed Adeles wins in the Grammy’s, as well as the death of Whitney Houston.

The universal music has now given a submission to the European competition authorities, which has just opened the grounds for a regulatory battle that is expected to last more than six months. This goes a long way to show that this will put all music companies at stake. The submission from Sony is expected any day. As the British music company’s divides, each and every music group will have a chance, is anticipated to face some serious examination by authorities involved in such competitions.

Also worth noting is the fact that Sony-BMG recorded-music merger in the year 2004 was almost unraveled when a European court dared the primary clearance, leaving the company in a dividing line for three years. Succeeding sales of EMI and Warner Music to private equity groups were predisposed by the sellers’ unwillingness to see regulators disrupt yet another deal.

The detached teams in Brussels and Washington will assess the recorded music and publishing bids, although synchronization at the top level means that this is with no doubt the first time regulators have had the opportunity to review both sides of the industry simultaneously.

 

Posted on May 1, 2012 at 3:15 pm Leave a Comment

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Beach Boys and Dave Matthews Band coming to SPAC

It seems like Dave Matthews will be teaming up with The Beach Boys for a mouth watering show that is will probably go down at the Saratoga Performing Arts Centre. This is if information  posted on their respective websites is anything to go by.

The Beach Boys are currently on their 50th anniversary tour where SPAC is scheduled to be one of its major stops. The joint show has been ranked as one of the most anticipated as both bands are known for their sterling individual performance. Information on how fans would get tickets for the show can be obtained from their respective websites.

A visit to the Dave Mathews band website will give one the tour info at length and how you can become one of travelling fans when the tour commences. This summer tour has an exception from others with offers and special packages tailored to the band’s faithful. Members can request as many tickets as they would like to have for the shows that would be held this season. For those who would wish to join the travel trail have can apply  for the premium tickets with high chances of having their requests confirmed.

They will also have travel packages with issues of accommodation and other amenities topping the list of areas ear-marked for a special treat. The band was started in Charlottesville, Virginia, and has lived to overcome storms that have broken many bands. The Beach Boys on the other hand have rolled out their whole year performance calendar. Its is from their website that you will get to know about when the tickets will be sold as per each concert in every month. This summer is getting hotter and hotter and with joint shows by the two bands, the summer is simmering.  One can only wait to be carried over.

 

 

Posted on April 25, 2012 at 3:42 pm Leave a Comment

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Metallica Rules

It is a fact that rock music can not be compared with other type of music in the world. It is special and unique, not to mention exciting and fun too. It is even more exciting when the band Metallica are playing, taking the whole crowd by storm leaving them begging for more and gasping for air.

Metallica is recognized worldwide for their outstanding performances and instrumental music. This has made them make headlines. The band is promoted by the Orion Independent Music Festival. Metallica is expected to give an outstanding performance in North America late this year where they are expected to play the Black Album and the infamous Ride the lightening.

The Black Album has and still continues to be a best selling album. According to the latest reports, Metallica is the fourth top seller from May 1991 to date, of the soundscan era. In addition, since 1991 to date The Black Album has been an internationally major selling album, selling around 15,513,000 copies, making Metallica one of the largest catalog musicians of all time.

Most people might consider Master of Puppets as the actual peak of Metallica but the fact is that, they have been able to create their career mainly due to The Black Album which has made them reach at commercial peak. Believe it or not, the only band that plays metal and sold their album at a big level are Metallica, and that is a fact. This band has proven so far that it is like a giant that can not be moved nor shaken and that is the secret to their success. 

Posted on April 17, 2012 at 11:42 am Leave a Comment

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Destiny Childs

The Music industry has seen many groups produce amazing songs.  But not many of these groups can match the talent of Destiny’s Child. The group was formed in the late 90′s by three girls – Beyonce Knowles, Kelly Rowland and Michele Williams – Beyonce being the lead vocalist. The young trios were initially known as Girl’s Tyme. Not until the year 1998 that the group came into the limelight, after being signed by Columbia records.

The group released their first album known as The Writing’s on the Wall. The album contained some great hits like Bills, bills, and bills and Say my name. The latter was voted Best R&B song in the 2001 Grammy awards. Through out their career the group is estimated to have sold over 40 millions copies of the album. With this kind of statistic, the group is considered as the all time best female group in the United States. The group has won numerous awards, during year 2005 world music awards, the group was acknowledged as the world best female group of all time.

During a tour in Barcelona, the group announced that they were planning to separate. This was not received we’ll to the many fans across the world who had seen the group rise to stardom.  Kelly Rowland tearful broke the news to the fans during that concert. The group did not hesitate to thank the millions of fans who had supported them through out the years. Although the group   broke up the talent of these is exceptional. After the group broke up the artist have gone ahead    to pursue their music solo careers. Beyonce Knowles has for instant been the most active   member   among the three. It is hard for another group of female artist to perform how destiny’s child did.

 

Posted on April 5, 2012 at 1:20 pm Leave a Comment

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Adele and Green Day both head back into the studio.

Its going to be a major come back that will witness the best there is in musical talent. Taking up the platform and gracing the air waves once again with superb compositions, the American rock band Green Day and Britain’s own songstress Adele, are set to go back to studios preparing major comeback albums that are to over see their comeback to the musical arena.

Green Day is made of its lead guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong, vocalist Mike Dirnt and Tre Cool. Cool is the second drummer the band has had since its formation, who made it possible for the band to create their second album. The band has been existing from as early as 1987 and have been able to produce nine albums under their name. Their eighth album had already won a Grammy Award.

Adele, on the other hand had revealed that she was planning to take a few years off before she could record any new music. Having received a Grammy, the songstress had said that she would not be releasing anything new for the next four or five years. This revelation was however set to change as the singer is planning to attend the Brit Awards after which she would be headed back to the studio for recording. She is prestigiously the proud owner of the award for the sixth time now, after bagging earlier awards during earlier years. Sophomore album 21, is the album that saw her take a break that is said to be shortlived when she emerges back from studio.

With the comeback of the two millenium’s biggest song sellers, who are preparing new albums, the music scene is set to receive a new lease of life.

Posted on April 3, 2012 at 1:50 pm Leave a Comment

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Catch A Fire Changed Reggae Music’s History

An all time reggae icon, Bob Marley clearly left his mark on the global scene. His album, Catch A Fire, is still very much a part of the contemporary reggae world. Catch A Fire established Bob Marley and his group as an international brand, and moved reggae, as a genre, into an all new dimension, giving it a world audience, as opposed to a merely regional perspective.

The album sought to portray a clear and concise view of world politics, presenting a confrontational view of governmental oppression and seeking to sensitize the oppressed to stick it to the man, as it were. Bob Marley’s Catch A Fire had a great blend of optimism and slight pessimism. Optimism on a future that is free and fair to all, a future void of oppression and poverty, while at the same time voicing a cry for the desperate state of affairs in the 1970′s. Some experts refer to it as perhaps contradictory, on some level, but the fact is, Catch A Fire is one of the key points of the Reggae transition and still continues to have a key impact on modern day Reggae heads.

Catch A Fire is mainly responsible for bringing, and maintaining reggae on the mainstream in many parts of the world, and is used as the benchmark reference for giving life to many more albums that came up after it. This album, upon its release in the penultimate stage of 1973, had the main function of seeking to rectify social injustice as opposed to a commercial inclination. Be that as it may, Catch A Fire went to sell out records all over the world and make a clear mark in the music industry.  Years after his unfortunate demise, Bob Marley is still making a mark on society.

Posted on March 29, 2012 at 11:27 am Leave a Comment

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Dave Mustaine sings for Santorum, cries for Metallica

The race to clinch the republican nomination seems to get stiffer and hotter with endorsements here and there. The fever has griped the entertainment scene with Dave Mustaine endorsing republican’s Rick Santorum. According to Dave’s instincts, Santorum is the best contender to take on president Obama come November when America decides.

Dave might be having some point here since Santorum has the least negative publicity ads against his fellow contenders. This portrays a man who is worth plucking heavy metals for, especially by a rock star who has had a hand in shaping the industry. It has to be Dave Mustaine doing the endorsement. But this is the brighter side of the script.

Just  with the news  of his endorsing one of his republican counter part who is in the race to get  nominated, his rocky singing turns to tearful shed of tears on the microphone. This is because he was left on the cold by his band, Metallica.  For those who are still in suspense here is the news. He has been instrumental on formation and excelling of kings of metal – Megadeth. The group changed its name to Metallica and had him as its guitarist.  This though didn’t last long as he was ditch for having developed a talent killing habit, drunkenness. Even without him, the group has rocked its way up the chats with frequent shows translating to more money in the  bank.

When you look at Megadeths and Metallicas profiles in comparison, you will agree  that  the former’s achievements are a pale shadow of the latter.  Well that how it is, life is made up of two sides for it’s to balance. All you have to do is to make sure it doesn’t lean on the darker side too long. Just like our boy has done. As he sings for Santorum, he cries for Metallica.

Posted on March 29, 2012 at 10:35 am Leave a Comment

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