Monday, 30 June 2008

National Treasure - Actress Coppola Expecting Her Own Little Treasure


NATIONAL TREASURE: BOOK OF SECRETS star ALICIA COPPOLA is pregnant with her second child.

The actress, who turned 40 in April (08),, is expecting another daughter with husband Anthony Michael Jones in November (08).

The couple's first child, Mila Roselena, was born in 2002.





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Tuesday, 24 June 2008

Liv may want hubby back


Five weeks after announcing her separation from rocker Royston Langdon, actress Liv Tyler is having second thoughts, starmagazine.com reports.

Tyler �is desperately sad and thinks she may have made the mistake of a lifetime,� says a source. �She now feels that no matter how bad it was, they can still make it work.�

After hearing from pals like actress Gwyneth Paltrow that marriage requires hard work, Liv, 30, has tried to reach out to the Langdon, 36, to see if they can patch things up. So far, no luck.

The couple, who wed in 2003, have a son, Milo, 3.










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Sunday, 15 June 2008

Mixed weather predicted for Download and Isle Of Wight festivals

With the Isle Of Wight and Download festivals taking place this weekend (June 13-15), the message at both sites is that fans should take waterproofs.

BBC Weather has been predicting rain on all three days both on the Isle Of Wight and at Download's Donington site, although optimistically they suggested there should be a few sunny intervals over the weekend.

Met Check, though, is slightly more optimistic. For the Isle Of Wight they are predicting a cloudy outlook, but suggest it will stay dry.

For Download, they predict rain for the opening two days but things should warm up and stay dry on Sunday (15).

Keep up with this weekend's (June 13-15) festival action as it happens on NME.COM. For news, pictures and blogs keep checking the NME.COM's Isle Of Wight Festival page and NME.COM's Download Festival page for live coverage from both sites.

Wednesday, 11 June 2008

Fascinating Fact 5413


Legendary music awards The Grammys is opening its own museum. The venue will open in Los Angeles in 6 December (08) with a weeklong celebration of the history of music.





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Ton Koopman and Tini Mathot

Ton Koopman and Tini Mathot   
Artist: Ton Koopman and Tini Mathot

   Genre(s): 
Classical
   



Discography:


Fuga a 3 Soggetti BWV 1080-19   
 Fuga a 3 Soggetti BWV 1080-19

   Year: 1994   
Tracks: 1




 





Spacey slams BBC talent searches

From First To Last

From First To Last   
Artist: From First To Last

   Genre(s): 
Alternative
   ROck: Alternative
   Hardcore
   



Discography:


Heroine   
 Heroine

   Year: 2006   
Tracks: 11


Music On The Brain, vol. 1   
 Music On The Brain, vol. 1

   Year: 2004   
Tracks: 1


[2003] Aesthetic (EP)   
 [2003] Aesthetic (EP)

   Year: 2003   
Tracks: 8


From First To Last - Aesthetic   
 From First To Last - Aesthetic

   Year: 2003   
Tracks: 8




Based in Los Angeles (by way of Florida), From First to Last formed in 2002 with guitarists Travis Richter and Matt Good. With a rotating lineup early on, the post-hardcore/screamo outfit released the EP Aesthetic on New York-based Four Leaf Recordings in June 2003 ahead sign language with Epitaph by the closing of the year. After the loss of their original vocaliser, Phillip Reardon, 15-year-old Sonny Moore coupled on as tether vocaliser during the recording of the band's debut full-length. Written in deuce weeks, the radical was rounded out on the album -- 2004's Devout Diary, My Teen Angst Has a Bodycount -- with drummer Derek Bloom and bassist Jon Weisberger. Tour dates with Story of the Year, Bad Religion, Halifax, and Emanuel, among many others, followed in front work began on their 2006 review. They parted shipway with Weisberger shortly ahead entering the studio, so producer Ross Robinson (Glassjaw, Slipknot) called upon friend Wes Borland (of Limp Bizkit and Bigdumbface celebrity) to fill in for the guys on sea bass (he later as well played some shows with them). The more than suppurate and ambitious Heroine was issued in March 2006 to positive reviews, and the band supported its entry into the Top 40 on the route with Fall Out Boy, the All-American Rejects, and Hawthorne Heights. From First to Last jumped up to the big league soon after, inking a conduct with Capitol that April. Though impulse continued to build, the ride to the top was not without its bumps. In peculiar, Moore struggled with vocal problems that finally resulted in meek operating theatre and From First to Last beingness constrained to drop cancelled various shows and festivals, including the 2006 Warped Tour and a fall support run with Atreyu. As work began on fresh material, Moore parted ways with the group in early 2007 to centralize on solo act upon, and guitarist Matt Good took over tip vocal duties. Around the same time, From First to Last's deal with Capitol also fizzled. But the guys (at once with fresh bassist Matt Manning for good on board) were determined and pressed on with plans to record and acquittance their next album themselves.






Kylie tells Britney to "reach out" for help

Pop singer Kylie Minogue has advised troubled star Britney Spears to "reach out" for whatever help she needs.
Speaking to The Sun, Australian singer Minogue said: "Who knows what is going on in her life? Britney isn't that young anymore. I think she will still come back but it's like she's taken an extended holiday."
She continued: "Whatever help she needs, she should reach out and get it. I wish someone would write a manual about fame because it's not easy."
The singer also said: "I'm always loath to say that because there are a lot more difficulties out there that people deal with every day - but when fame is handed to you, it is unique."
She added: "It's not to the same extreme, but I can remember having a mini-meltdown myself - and unless you've got good people around to support you, you've got a problem."

Busted - Ex-busted Members Set To Appeal Lost Royalties Battle


LATEST: Two former members of defunct British pop group BUSTED are planning to relaunch a court battle for royalties from the band's songs after a London High Court judge rejected their claims.

Ki MCPhail and Owen Doyle filed a lawsuit earlier this year (08) against their former bandmates James Bourne and Matt Willis for $20 million (GBP10 million) in unpaid royalties after claiming to have helped pen a number of the group's hit tracks.

However, the pair's court battle was thrown out of court last week (06Jun08) after Judge Morgan dismissed the case - throwing the duo's reliability as witnesses in court into question.

Now, they are set to appeal the judge's decision after releasing a statement claiming they would now be recredited as "original co-owners" of a number of Busted's songs, meaning they would be in line for the royalties from the songs, according to Gigwise.com.

MCPhail and Doyle claim they helped to pen four tracks including Year 3000 and What I Go To School For with Bourne and Willis when they formed a group called The Termites in January 2001.





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Ben Brown to Release a Statement for the Records: 25 Years With Michael Jackson, James Brown, and Others, Next Month

LAS VEGAS, June 2 -- Ben Brown announced today that he
plans to release a deluxe DVD package including a forty page booklet
concerning his 25 years of involvement with Michael Jackson, the Jacksons,
the "Godfather of Soul" James Brown, and others. The package will be made
available to the public next month 2008 and accessible around the world
online. Ben's statement includes significant music history of the
entertainment careers of the iconic individuals involved. This statement
stands as a direct answer to questions posed by music lovers all over the
world interested in Michael Jackson and James Brown.

Some of the DVD titles include: The Godfather of Soul Speaks in His Own
Words; informal discussions between James Brown and Ben Brown, How to be
Successful after You Get the Deal (inspired by personal observations made
by Ben Brown concerning talented artist sustaining their careers after they
got off the ground), and How to Get Rich and Stay Rich.

Along with the DVDs the package includes details around Ben Brown's
career in the music entertainment business. Among which Ben Brown reveals
his personal involvement as the man that discovered Michael Jackson,
spearheaded the James Brown comeback, and more. As a recognized Michael
Jackson biography Ben Brown's statement release has been anticipated for
sometime by Michael Jackson enthusiasts and James Brown fans. As Ben
Brown's statement hits the public not just Michael and James Brown fans
wait in anticipation by music fans all over the world have something to
look forward to as Ben Brown sheds some light on the careers of some of the
biggest icons in the business.




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Gwyneth Paltrow Plans Baby No. 3

Oscar-winning actress Gwyneth Paltrow has revealed that she wants to have another child with rocker husband Chris Martin, to honor her late father Bruce.

In the latest issue of Harper's Bazaar magazine, Paltrow says her father - who died of cancer in 2002 - regretted that he only had two children, Paltrow and her brother Jake.

"I may force myself to do it one more time because the result is so worth it," she says of giving a sibling to Apple, 4 and Moses, 1.

"And also my (late) dad said to me that his only regret in life was that he had only two children and he didn't have more."

Paltrow adds that she and Martin have considered adopting, saying, "I do feel we're so fortunate, and we kind of owe it to humanity. We have a lot of love to give and a lot of resources."

NEXT: Ashley Judd Joins Campaign Against Human Trafficking

Photo courtesy of Miramax.



Busted members lose court battle

Two original members of the boy band Busted have lost their High Court battle over a claim of £10 million in unpaid royalties. Ki McPhail and Owen Doyle maintain that they wrote several of Busted's songs, including the hits Year 3000 and What I Go to School for, when the band were formerly named the Termites.

The pair allege that they were kicked out of the band in 2001 by Matt Willis and James Bourne, and subsequently replaced by singer Charlie Simpson. Solicitor Tim Penny, representing McPhail and Doyle, said his clients were told that "unless they released their claims in relation to the group members' songs and in particular the four songs, they would be sued, Ki McPhail's parents would lose their home and the claimants would never work in the industry again."












Andrew Forbes, the solicitor representing the remaining members of the now defunct pop group said they "have emerged victorious". He added: "Doyle and McPhail were trying to claim a share of some of the band's biggest songs and also tried to use a partnership claim to grab a share of James and Matt's income from all of Busted's activities."

In a statement released today, Willis and Bourne said: "This was an opportunistic attempt by Doyle and McPhail to cash in on our success. Their claims were a complete fabrication and we are delighted that the judge has seen through this and totally dismissed them. Our position has been completely vindicated and our achievements with Busted remain untarnished."


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Mac Dowell and Krell

Mac Dowell and Krell   
Artist: Mac Dowell and Krell

   Genre(s): 
Easy Listening
   Other
   



Discography:


Achnaton's return   
 Achnaton's return

   Year: 1993   
Tracks: 9


Mysteric Music   
 Mysteric Music

   Year:    
Tracks: 8