Reunions?
The reunion of the Spice Girls may not take place after all it was reported that they would get together for a concert with a venue to be yet announced around Christmas and be paid $2 million each. Melanie Chislholm formerly known as Sporty Spice has been rumored to oppose the idea because she wants to concentrate on her solo career. Mel C has four discs her most recently titled "This Time" and released a cover of the "Bow Wow Wow" song " I want candy" last month and is only available in the United KIngdom. Melanie C's solo career has been similar to such forgettable artists such as Robyn, Geri Halliwell (formerly Ginger Spice), and Natalie Imburlia ("Torn"). Early reviews indicate that she shows some promise on the new disc overall it is lacks substantial effort. Rejoining the group for only a short time might give her solo career a boost.
Portishead are planning to reunite and will play their first live show since 1997 at All Tomorrow's Parties a festival which celebrates music, art, and media. The event will take place in Minehead, England from Dec 7-9, 2007 and the group will curate " A Nightmare Before Christmas" display.
The band says that they have chosen different artists to work with and are looking forward too it. In February of this year the band made a surprise appearance at Mr. Wolf's a noodle in Bristol, England where they played an acoustic set previewing new material. The band was founded by Beth Gibbons, Geoff Barrow, Adrian Utley , classified as a "trip-hop" band where they use live jazz samples in order to maintain a lo-fi sound. The group are from Bristol and debuted in 1994 with "Dummy" and the single "Sour Times" they followed up with their second disc "Portishead" and the single "All Mine". They collaborated in 1999 with Tom Jones on his disc "Reload."
Simon and Garfunkel were recently honored by the Library of Congress and received the Gershwin Award which is given to outstanding American musical talents in the popular song genre. A concert was performed Wednesday with Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel, Lady Black Mamzabo also performed with Simon their first collaborations since 1999. SImon said of Garfunkel " My dear friend and partner in arguments." before starting with their 1970 studio album " Bridge Over Troubled Water," and "Celia." James Taylor also made an appearance during the concert and sang "Still Crazy After All These Years," another hit by the pair of honorees. Stevie Wonder closed out the show with Simon the gospel group The Dixie Hummingbirds did a version of "Loves Me Like a Rock." The concert will be broadcast on PBS television starting
June 27th.
Music Notes
Lily Allen is going to do a duet with Deborah Harry of Blondie did a version of "Heart of Glass" on the Today Show on May 25th and Harry's group Blondie did "Call Me" and three of their own songs. Deborah Harry is to release a solo album on August 7th titled "Necessary Evil," if you'd like to hear an advanced track from the disc it is streaming on myspace.com/debbieharry.
American Idol's days maybe numbered the 30.7 million people who watched Jordin Sparks in this years season finale was a sharp drop from the 36.4 million who saw Taylor Hicks in last years finale. The factors that are contributing to the decline are a lackluster group of contestants and a general disinterest of viewers and the law's of TV gravity.
Amy Winehouse who's top ten single "Rehab" won best contemporary song Thursday at Britain's Ivor Novello Song writing Awards presented at the British Academy of Composers and Songwriters.
The awards are named after Ivor Novello who composed the popular songs "Keep the Home Fires Burning,"and "We'll Gather Lilacs." WInehouse thanked the crowd and said " I didn't even have time to get drunk-I've only been here 15 minutes." said Winehouse who is known for her high speed personality and has a reputation for smoking and drinking. She recently married boyfriend Blake Fielder-Civil in Miami,Florida. She said it was sudden "but that's the way I am," and "I've married the best man in the world."
A new advertising campaign for the shoe company Doc Martens has been halted. The print ads depicted deceased rock legends Kurt Cobain, Joe Strummer, Joey Ramone, and Sid Vicious wearing the Airwair line while sitting on a cloud wearing all white except the black boots.
The tag line in the corner reads "Dr. Martens Forever." The image of Kurt Cobain without the approval oby Cobain's widow Courtney Love. Her publicists filed to put a stop to the depiction of her late husband and Dr. Marten's not wanting to face a public relations embarrassment put an stop to the ads and apologized. "Dr. Martens is very sorry for any offense that has been caused but the public images showing dead rock star icons wearing Dr. Marten boots" according to a company press release. The advertising agency that created the images wanted to communicate to the consumer that Dr. Martens were made to last and the images were legally purchased from Corbis a worldwide stock photo company.
Noel Gallagher of Oasis has made up with the Scissor Sisters and lead singer Ana Matronic. He reportedly called the band's music "music for squares."
During a backstage meeting at the Brit Awards Matronic said " We share the same security company, so when I heard they were hanging around backstage I marched straight up to Noel and pinched him on the cheek. and gave him a big hug. If someone says something bad about the Scissor Sisters I don't engage them in an argument but try to kill them with kindness and make them love me." Noel referred to Matronic as a "top bird" to a mutual friend and he was very nice as was Liam. Maybe the Gallagher brothers have finally softened up after all these years or else they have been misquoted as they had been in the past.
Ozzy Osbourne was awarded the first star in Birmingham, England's new walk of fame on Broad street outside of the city's National Indoor Arena where he is to perform on July 6th. He previously received a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame in 2002. He commented that having a star in his hometown made him happy " I have a star in Hollywood on their Walk of Fame but having a star in my hometown means so much more to me. A personal thank you goes out to Lord Mayor Randal Brew." Future stars are to be given to actors,comedians, and musicians who come from Birmingham and the public are asked to get involved and vote for the stars they'd like to see honored.
An Iggy Pop inspired children's garden has won a silver medal at the Chelsea Flower show. The Lust for Life Garden features an arc of water that moves rhythmically to the beat of "Lust for Life" the song that he is best known for. Iggy said " It's awesome the Lust For Life Garden won a silver medal. It's great to know my music reaches so many people and inspires, I'm honored the Children Society's garden is inspired by my music and I wholeheartedly support the work they do-they rock." According to the the London Daily Mirror the garden will later be dismantled and rebuilt within one of the the charities project for disadvantaged children.
Legal Woes
Method Man(b. Clifford Smith) of the Wu-Tang Clan was arrested last week in Brooklyn, NY after a police officer noticed the registration of his 2005 Lincoln Navigator had expired. The officer also claims to smell marijuana smoke coming from the vehicle once it was stopped. Upon further investigation the officer found two blunts and other drug paraphernalia. The New York Post reported that Method had 28 grams of the drug in his possession before being taken into custody. He was charged with unlawful and criminal possession and driving uninspected vehicle.
Injured list
Paula Abdul fell while trying to avoid stepping on one of her Chihuahuas breaking her nose and fracturing her toe. She was slightly bruised but wasn't hospitalized for her injuries and the dog was unharmed. She was able to make it to Wednesday's American Idol Finale. Abdul has suffered a variety of unusual injuries, in 2004 she contracted a fungal infection while getting a manicure at a salon and had to have her right thumbnail removed. In 2005 she revealed that she suffers from a rare neurological disorder called Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRP) that causes chronic pain, and in April 2006 she filed a police report claiming she suffered back injuries and a concussion when she was thrown into a wall at a club by a fellow partygoer.
Bo Diddley who suffered a stroke on May 19th during a performance in Council Bluffs, Iowa is out of intensive care Monday and walking around at Creighton University Medical Center in Omaha Nebraska. He is awaiting his lead doctor's permission to go back to his home in Gainesville, Florida whether he will be transferred by medivac or private jet remains to be determined. The stroke affected the left side of Diddley's brain and he has trouble with speaking and recognizing words but is slowly improving and has little or no physical limitations. He has had a history of diabetes and hypertension factors that contributed to the stroke.
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