Archive for April, 2008.
Miley Cyrus, teenage phenomenon and TV show extraordinaire, or more fondly known as Hannah Montana, has expressed dislike and embarrassment over some Vanity Fair shots published in said magazine. She had earlier taken part in a photo shoot whereby her pictures were professionally taken by celebrity photographer Annie Leibovitz. The amicable photographer, whose photographs of a gravidly pregnant Demi Moore on the cover of Vanity Fair made her doubly famous. She was also renowned for being the last person to have captured John Lennon on film before he was shot and slain hours later.
Miley Cyrus apologized profusely to fans for the offensive photographs, especially one of her posing rather provocatively, with lips smudged and only a sheet covering her chest while her back was exposed for all to see. Certain parties have come forward to accuse the photographer and head honchos behind Vanity Fair of manipulating Cyrus, who was only fifteen. To date, Cyrus has enjoyed widespread fame from her Hannah Montana TV show and sold out “Best of Both Worlds” concert tour.
Posted on April 26th, 2008 by admin in
Madonna 
The queen of pop Madonna who will be releasing her new album “Hard Candy” on April 29th has decided to perform an intimate show on April 30 at the Roseland Ballroom in New York. The musical show is to be webcast live on MSN Music in Concert all over the US and will be made available for the international audience on May 15th.
The customers of Verizon will be able to witness the intimate show through yet to be announced contests. Moreover, a few tickets will be made available at the venue for die hard Madonna fans on first come, first serve basis. The first single of the album, “4 Minutes” featuring Justin Timberlake is already rocking the music world and is currently on the third position on the Billboard Hot 100 countdown. There is no reports about either Timberlake or producer Timbaland appearing at the New York show.
The Monsters of Rock, a rock music festival, which is slated to take place at the McMahon Stadium in Calgary, Alberta on July 26th, is getting a lively line up of rock artists to perform on the day long musical fest. Ozzy Osbourne who is the main performing artist at the festival has been instrumental in roping in more performers and the line up now includes artists like Serj Tankian, Shadows Fall, Priestess, 3 Inches of Blood, Voivod, Judas Priest, Hatebreed, Zimmer’s Hole and Cavalera Conspiracy.
There are reports that a few more additional artists will be added to perform in this rock music fiesta that is sure to make the fans rock. The tickets for this all day long musical extravaganza will go on sale from April 18th and are reasonably priced between $49.50 -$119.50. There are also special VIP packages that are available for fans who are 18 years old or more.
Pop crooner Remo Fernandes will perform for free this coming Sunday to create and raise awareness on global warming. He believes that this threat endangers the coastline including the world famous beaches in Calangute, Goa.
He reiterated his believes by proclaiming that “if we don’t do anything right now, in few years, the place where I am performing will be underwater”.
The organizer of this even is Greenpeace. They are dedicated to host a series of environmental awareness programs in Kochi, Kolkatta, Mumbai, Chennai and Goa. This one hour concert at the beaches of Calangute is part of their efforts to resuscitate the waning interests in environmental conservation.
For this event, Remo has specially composed a song which is an adaptation of his classic “Satisfaction” song. The song is touted to describe how Goa is being polluted repeatedly by garbage and plastic. The singer is best loved for his efforts in social campaigns such as anti-drugs programs.
The Honda Civic tour opened in San Francisco during April 10, 2008 with additional shows at San Francisco, New York and Chicago. The Honda Civic tour first began in the year 2001 and features the alternative band, Blink 182.
Besides Panic At The Disco, the concert tours also boasts of performances by Motion City Soundtracks, The Hush Sound and Phantom Planet. Panic At The Disco is touted to be at their full form when performing. Ryan Ross, Panic’s lead guitarist reveals that they will be playing songs previously unreleased for their fans.
Besides featuring a series of big names at the concert, the Honda Civic Tour will feature a new Honda Civic Hybrid, fully customized by the Panic At The Disco band at each tour stop. One lucky fan will get to bring home the delectable hybrid car after the tour ends. All they have to do is login at www.hondacivictour.com and try their hand at the online drawing.
The True Colors tour is slated to start again with an impressive lineup of some of the best artists. There would be artists like Cyndi Lauper, Rosie O’Donnell, The B-52s, as well as many more artists. The tour debuted in 2007 and received excellent reports. The tour is expanding this year to meet the huge fan demand. The True Colors concert would start with the Gay & Lesbian Pride Month in the month of May at the Bank of America Pavilion in Boston.
The idea of the tour was of Cyndi Lauper who devised this as a great way to contribute to the community for the love and support they gave her. The tour upholds and celebrates the basic principles and values shared by the Americans. The artists, both legendary singers as well as upcoming singers would perform around this theme. Tickets for sale are being made available since March 15th.
Posted on April 4th, 2008 by admin in
concert The petite pop star who was given the name “The Dutchess” by her fans did a rocking concert at the Tempe Beach Park on 29th March as part of the Music Festival in Tempe. She performed in front of a large crowd mainly consisting of pre-teen girls. According to reports, she gave performances from “The Dutchess”, her solo debut album medley of the group called Black Eyed Peas, as well as some regular gigs which lasted for about 90 minutes.
Before the performance she had a meeting with a boy who was brought by the Make- A -Wish Foundation. She arrived on the stage through a big staircase wearing white slacks and vests. Her first performance was “Here I Come” followed by the hot number “London Bridge”. Her co–dancers for this song were dressed as guards of Buckingham Palace. She also performed the hit songs of Black eyed Peas “My Humps”, “Hey Mama”, “Where is the Love” etc.
