Archive for March, 2008.
Posted on March 31st, 2008 by admin in
album Foo Fighters, who are currently on a North American tour in promoting their last studio album “Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace” have added a lot more summer dates to their concerts touring calendar. The Foo Fighters who are currently performing in Canada have released fresh summer dates for July and reports are that they will be seen performing at Kansas City on July 20, Cleveland on July 25th, Grand Rapids on 22 July and the East Rutherford in New Jersey on the 29th of July.
Foo Fighters, the Alternative Rock artists, have announced that they will also be performing at the Virgins festival in September at Toronto. This two day Musical fest will also have performances from Wintersleep, Bloc Party and many more. Their sixth album had won two Grammy Awards, Best Hard Rock Performance and Best Rock Album, this year for the first single of the album “The Pretender”. According to various reports, the song was a very popular one and ruled the roost in many popular charts.
Michael Bolton, the blue-eyed singer is gearing up for the North American tour. He will start his tour in spring and is expected to finish it in summer. According to reports, the concert tour will start with a two-night performance in Mexico on May 3-4. After that Bolton will perform at the St. Lucia jazz Festival in the Caribbean Island on May 9th. He will return to U.S by mid May for a number of performances extending from the Midwest to the East Coast.
During the tour he will support his 2006 album “A Swingin’ Christmas” which was re- released in October with two new tracks. The Grammy Award winner is seen performing Yuletide Hits like “Silent Night”, “let It Snow” and “Walking in a Winter Wonder Land” in this album. He will also support another 2006 release “Bolton Swings Sinatra” which includes the classics by Frank Sinatra. His last performance of this concert tour will be at Mableton on July 19th.
Posted on March 24th, 2008 by admin in
rock band The Rock Band “Yes” has announced that it will head a tour of North America for the first time in five years to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the group. The British origin band goes on the tour with its four members: Steve Howe, the guitarist; vocalist Jon Anderson; drummer Allan White and the bassist Chris Squire who have been the part and parcel of this band group all these years and will be joined by Oliver Wakeman who will be taking the honors of playing the keyboard in place of his father Rick Wakeman.
The summer tour of the Yes band will kick off on July 12th with a performance in Quebec City and will cover a total of 25 cities across North America. The summer tour is christened as “Close to the Edge and Back” tour and the tickets for the summer tour will be made available to the fans by March 29th. All the members of the band are very much excited of performing after a long gap.
It is amazing what parenthood can do to a man or a woman and a living example to the same is the front man of the rocking group Good Charlotte, who has become one of the most conservative parents in the planet as he wants the lyricists and song writers to put a little thought on what they are telling to their young fans through their lyrics. Joel Madden, who recently became a father in January when his girl friend and paparazzi personality Nicole Richie gave birth to Harlow, their beautiful daughter, admits that fatherhood has certainly made him rethink about his lyrics and tells his fellow lyricists to follow suit.
Joel Madden revealed that fatherhood has really made him think in a different perspective about his life and his music. He said that the Good Charlotte has just started writing for a new record and there will definitely be a change in the style of writing for this record. Joel Madden said that he is now tempted to think about his fans as they are also some people’s kids and he will definitely care about what they think and this will influence him in writing lyrics with utmost care from now on.
Posted on March 19th, 2008 by admin in
Madonna Madonna, the multimillionaire singer and performer, who likes to do different things, is planning to do intimate performances this year. Though she has gained popularity through her extravagant concerts in big stadiums, she always dreamt of performing to the smaller groups. She said that she wanted to give performances in Opera Houses, but is afraid that she won’t be able to make big money out of it. The 49 year old star is attracted to the fact that doing performances at smaller venues will give a chance to get closer to the audiences and meet them personally.
She feels that her shows are really elaborate and it will be difficult to adjust it to the varying stage size. She thinks that it is impossible to do grand shows in intimate venues and is planning slimmed–down shows for the smaller venues. She loves the magic created by theater as the audiences are closer to the artist and their each and every reaction is easily received by the performer. She admits that intimate venues have their own advantages as well as disadvantages. Giving a live performance very close to the audience is difficult and challenging and the performer can change the performance according to the trend the audience needs.
The 43rd annual Academy of Country Music Awards was announced in a press conference that was held at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum recently. Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley revealed the names of the nominations for the awards to the press and the top nominee for this year’s ACM awards was Kenny Chesney who was nominated in seven different categories. The names of the nominees were let out at the CBS news program, The Early Show. The program also had live performances by multiple nominees like Miranda Lambert and Rodney Atkins. Artists like Taylor Smith, Keith Urban, Paisley, LeAnn Rimes, Sugarland and Big & Rich have been nominated in two or more categories this year.
Kenny Chesney has been nominated in categories that include top male vocalist, top male single, song of the year, video of the year, album of the year apart from being nominated for the entertainer of the year award. Chesney is on the verge of wining this coveted award for the fourth consecutive time. The ACM has given the responsibility of choosing the entertainer of the year award to the fans for the fist time this year and fans can select the winner of this award through votes that begin on May 5.
Posted on March 14th, 2008 by admin in
artist Paris Hilton has gained the attention of the media once again, after she was seen with an engagement ring on her finger. The speculation of the engagement of Paris Hilton and her boyfriend Benji Madden was circulating for the past few weeks. Paris proudly showed the diamond crusted engagement ring to the public in Las Vegas at the Grand opening of the Kim Vo Salon on March 7th. She was wearing the ring on her wedding finger on the left hand with the initials “BM” etched on it. Benji Madden who is a rocker is seen with Paris for two months and Benji was also spotted wearing a ring with the initials “PH” on it.
During the 29th birthday celebration of Benji at LAX in Las Vegas, Paris and Benji were wearing the same rings. Benji has left Sophie Monk, his longtime girl friend and fiancée for Paris. Sophie Monk denied that Benji and she split because of Paris, but said that she was at the end of a long run relationship. She added that she has no hard feeling towards Benji or animosity towards Paris Hilton and is happy with her present life. One can only hope and pray that the new relationship of Benji Madden will last a life time.
Last Monday night witnessed pop diva and sultry actress Madonna getting inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame by none other the hot and happening star in the music and movie industry, Justin Timberlake. The other personalities who were induced during the gala night were the Ventures, John Mellencamp, Dave Clark Five, Little Walter and the hit makers of the 70’s Huff and Gamble. There were no such controversies that took place during the induction like the one’s the organizers faced during inducting Van Halen last year, but one question that lingered in few people’s mind was whether a pop diva should be inducted into the Rock Hall of fame.
Justin Timberlake who is working with Madonna in her forthcoming album said that he was honored to be introducing and inducting her and lauded her efforts to be the number one artist for so many years. Madonna in her acceptance speech thanked all the people in her life for making her the Madonna, the world is craving for now. She also gave her critics a piece of their mind when she thanked all the people who said that she was a one album wonder, talentless artist, chubby singer, and so on and it is because of them that she has become what she is today
Justin Timberlake is all set to bring in more viewership to NBC as he has signed to team up with leading production company, Reveille, to bring the Peruvian hit comedy My Problem with Women to the NBC viewers. Justin Timberlake, a very popular pop artist and a heart throb of many women folks all over the world, is producing this comedy show that talks about a bachelor who wants to find out the ways and means why women are not interested in having romantic affairs with him. Timberlake has already put his foot on the Hollywood pedal and his involvement in this project in association with Reveille Studios will create a niche for him among the top Hollywood producers and actors.
Justin Timberlake has already acted in films like “Black Snake Moan” and “Alpha Dog”, apart from lending his beautiful voice to a character in the runaway hit animation film “Shrek the Third”. Justin said that he was pretty pleased to be associated with Reveille and is excited about the prospect of producing this comedy for the NBC. Justin Timberlake is keeping his fingers crossed as his comedy film “Love Guru” with stars like Jessica Alba and Mike Myers is slated to release on June 20.
Avril Lavigne is pretty much happy that she would be kick starting her Best Damn Tour this week and says that she is ready for her new tour. Avril was in the news recently for rumors that she is pregnant and is carrying the baby of Sum 41 band lead man Deryck Whibley. When Lavigne was quizzed about the pregnancy matter, she laughed and said that she did not know anything and asked the media persons to check it out with her representatives. She is currently going through the rehearsals for her concert tour and is pretty happy on how it is shaping up.
It is pretty evident that Avril Lavigne is a much a changed person now and the reason may or may not be the recent motherhood feeling. She says that she used to be crazy, jumping and dancing with her band members earlier, but nowadays, she has mellowed down a lot and wants to take good care of herself. She is very determined to make a big blast with the forthcoming tour and has roped in a lot of dancers to perform on the tour in an attempt to make it a grand success. She has also revealed that she would be playing instruments like guitar, piano and drums during the Best Damn Concert.
