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August 11, 2010

 

  Michael Bublé’s Great Show No Accident

(August 10, 2010) There’s this polite, tousle-haired, 34-year-old Canadian from suburban Burnaby, B.C. who hasthe world on a string, charming thousands upon thousands of fans of all ages around the world with good, old-fashioned singing.  In a strangely unprepossessing way, dressed in trademark suit and tie, Michael Bublé is proving, time and again, that engaging music is not about fashion or a particular style, but about delivering it with conviction.
    Source:  www.thestar.com - John Terauds
  Rihanna’s First Headlining Show Dark And Steamy

(August 06 2010) Welcome to her nightmares.  Psychiatrists would have a field day trying to figure out the meaning and the metaphors for what is going inside Rihanna’s head after what she unloaded on the Molson Amphitheatre audience Thursday night.
    Source: www.thestar.com - Nick Krewen
  Neo-Soul Sister Nneka Cooks Up A Global Groove

(August 09, 2010)  The singer-songwriter Nneka, a journey-making artist of Nigerian and German heritage, is well known in Europe but has had minimal exposure in North America. That’s beginning to change, though.
    Source:  www.globeandmail.com - Brad Wheeler
  We Remember: Funkadelic’s ‘Catfish’ Collins Dies at 66

(August 11, 2010) *R&B/Funk guitarist Phelps “Catfish” Collins, a veteran of James Brown’s J.B.’s, Parliament-Funkadelic and his younger brother William “Bootsy” Collins’ Rubber Band, died of cancer last Friday at his home in Cincinnati, reports the AP. He as 66. Bootsy Collins said in a statement that “my world will never be the same … Be happy for him, he certainly is now and always has been the happiest young fellow I ever met on this planet.”
    Source:  www.eurweb.com
  Video: Erykah Badu’s ‘Window Seat (Remix)’ Feat. Rick Ross

(August 11, 2010) *Billboard.com sat down with a blonde, mohawked Erykah Badu backstage at Lollapaloozaover the weekend to talk about her new jewelry line, a career-spanning Badu documentary, performing at Lolla, the importance of Twitter, the reaction to her controversial “Window Seat” video, and more.
    Source:  www.eurweb.com
  New Donell Jones Album and Tour: Say What?!

(August 11, 2010) *Good music is on its way to recovery with the return of Donell Jones. On September 28, hewill be releasing his newest album, “LYRICS” under an independent label CandyMan and E1. You may have heard a preview from the album, “Love Like This,” which is gaining popularity.
    Source:  www.eurweb.com
  Founding Producer Returns To American Idol

(August 06, 2010)  LOS ANGELES — A familiar face is coming back to American Idol, and it's not Paula Abdul or Simon Cowell. Fox announced Thursday that British TV personality Nigel Lythgoe is returning to the singing competition in the producing role he left two years ago.
    Source:  www.globeandmail.com - The Associated Press
  Immigrants Find A New Voice On A Canadian Stage

(August 08, 2010) There wasn’t a multimillion-dollar contract with a record company. Simon, Randy or Ellen weren’t among the judging panel. A plastic trophy was all a winner would earn. But that didn’t matter to Mao Ke, one of five finalists in Canada’s inaugural Newcomer Idol competition. She may be unknown here, but she’s already a seasoned performer with three pop and classical albums in China, looking for a stage on which to shine in her new country.
    Source:  www.thestar.com - Nicholas Keung
  Grey-Haired Headbangers Pledge Allegiance To '80s Rock

(August 08, 2010) Their hair may be greying with time, their stomachs may be a little paunchier and their bodies may be sagging in a place or two, but their passion for loud guitars and '80s-era heavy metal remains unabated. Last Wednesday night, these loyal maturing lieutenants were scattered among a hoi polloi of 250 admirers of various ages who braved a sweltering night at The Rockpile in Etobicoke. Their mission: to pledge their allegiance to a triple bill of rock ‘n' roll journeymen.
    Source: www.thestar.com - Nick Krewen
  Lyle Lovett: Home Is Where The Art Is

(August 6, 2010) "I'd watch The Beatles on Ed Sullivan and wonder if that could ever be me," Lyle Lovett says of his childhood. "When you're a kid you think all your dreams can come true."  Don’t tell Lyle Lovett you can’t go home again, because he’s been doing it for years.
    Source:  www.thestar.com - Richard Ouzounian
  How Vanilla Ice Got His Fame Back

(August 7, 2010) *Vanilla Ice, real name Robert Van Winkle, is set to star in a new reality show this fall titled ‘The Vanilla Ice Project.’  According to theboombox.com, the 10-episode series will premiere on the DIY Network and focus on the rapper’s home improvements skills as he renovates a nine bedroom, 7,000 sq. ft. home located in Palm Beach, FL. Sounds exciting right?
    Source:  www.eurweb.com
 

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