Wednesday, 3 September 2008
Music festivals close the age gap
Welcome to the new face of music festivals, where everyone from kids in diapers to retirees comes for the same reason: to sway out.
"I was overly young for Woodstock. I didn't really start passing to concerts until my youngest word was honest-to-god enough," aforesaid Dory Schramm of Alamo, Calif., world Health Organization attended this year's Lollapalooza festival in Chicago with her hubby and their 19- and 16-year-old sons, along with other crime syndicate members, including 8- and 10-year-old nieces.
When it began 17 age ago, Lollapalooza was a traveling alternative music fete that drew a decidedly young crowd to learn hard rock, punk and hip-hop bands.
It has evolved into a three-day destination that features alike music and still draws young adults, but more and more caters to all ages.
And that's just fine with Lollapalooza founder Perry Farrell, former lead isaac M. Singer of the now-defunct nineties alternative rock band Jane's Addiction.
"I am about 50 years old, and I surely don't want to be condemned. I don't want to be looked upon as some kind of used-up dude," said Farrell, a father of deuce-ace.
"We created this picture, we merit to be there, we belong in that location."
Farrell says the festival is evolving naturally -- many of those wHO attended the original shows keep advent back, often with their young children in towage or tagging along with their sr. kids.
That might explain why there now is an entire area devoted to kids, called Kidzapalooza; this year, it included performances by such well-known rockers as Farrell, Slash from Guns N' Roses and Jeff Tweedy from Wilco.
"I think it's pretty noteworthy that I get to see people that are below 9 showing up at our festival, and then people in their 50s display up at our festival, and they all seem to value and enjoy the music across the board," Farrell said. "Nobody's going, 'Wow what the hell's going on here?' "
It's the same at early music festivals, organizers say.
The changes at Lollapalooza mirror those that already were occurrence at Texas' Austin City Limits Music Festival, said Brooke Alexander, marketing handler for C3, which helps produce both festivals.
"I think our partners have always pretty much stood by the fact that we're . . . a family fete," she aforesaid. "Obviously Lollapalooza for the last four years hasn't been like Lollapalooza of the early '90s."
Austin -- this year's festival is in September -- caters to an age range of 25 to 38 with more divers food and VIP offers that damage out many younger people, Alexander said, adding: "We are a company of 25 to 38 as well, and we know what we were going away to require to go do if we were going to pay the money.
"Turns out, that's who come to our festivals too."
And then there ar the kids. About 5% of those attending Lollapalooza, for instance, bring their children, Alexander said.
She said the company did not marketplace to a specific eld range, "only we e'er keep in mind that it's getting a little older, and that's identical interesting, especially for Lollapalooza."
Rick Farman, co-owner of Superfly Productions, which puts on Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival in San Francisco, among others, said euphony festivals had always tested to get in big audiences through diverse programing.
For exercise, at the Outside Lands Festival, Tom Petty testament draw an older crowd. The future night, Jack Johnson testament bring in younger folk.
"There's for sure some thought that goes into how do we make the event as broad as possible," he said.
Kristi Chuckel, marketing and populace relations managing director of Summerfest in Milwaukee, said that several age ago organizers began stage setting up a stage only for "classical rock."
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Sunday, 24 August 2008
Gary Glitter released from Vietnam prison
HO CHI MINH CITY -- Former British glam rocker Gary Glitter was freed from a Vietnamese prison Tuesday after helping nearly 3 years for child sexual molestation, the prison honcho said.
He left the communist country by and by in the day, embarkment a Thai Airways flight to Bangkok, where he was typeset to go on to London, an airline official told AFP, speaking on condition of anonymity.
The damage of Glitter's 2006 time called for his deportation upon his release.
Glitter, 64, whose real name is Paul Francis Gadd, was arrested in Vietnam in late 2005 and convicted the following year of committing obscene acts with two girls then 11 and 12 in the southern resort town of Vung Tau.
Britain has not announced whatever outstanding charges against the 1970s protrude star once famed for his aureate bouffant wigs and ag jumpsuits, and Glitter has said he would like to make a motion to Hong Kong or Singapore.
"He has the right to go wherever he wants," his lawyer Le Thanh Kinh said.
The British embassy has declined to comment on the case.
Sources at the Home Office in London said if he were to settle in his native state he would be needed to polarity the sex offenders' register.
The one-time pop star eluded waiting journalists early Tuesday when he was enlivened out of his southern Vietnamese prison before dawn.
"He left our prison early this morning and he is now already far from here," said Tran Huu Thong, head of the Z30D Thu Duc prison in Binh Thuan province, adding that Glitter was in the southern metropolis.
His lawyer, Kinh, said Glitter treasured to avoid media attention.
Glitter had various hits in the 1970s including "I'm The Leader of the Gang (I Am!)" and "Do You Wanna Touch Me?" The anthemic 1972 hit "Rock and Roll" is still often chanted in British and U.S. sports stadiums.
He was arrested in Britain in 1997 after he took his computer to a compensate store and hardcore pornographic material was found on the force back. He was sentenced in 1999 to four months in prison, of which he served two.
Keen to avoid the media, Glitter reportedly moved to Cuba and then Cambodia, where he was expelled in 2002, allegedly for trawling for underage sex.
Having settled in Vietnam, where a British newspaper publisher reported he was living with an underage missy, Glitter was arrested at Ho Chi Minh City airport in November 2005 while trying to result for Thailand.
In March 2006 he was sentenced to three years in clink, the minimum term under Vietnamese law, which was later cut by trey months.
Glitter, world Health Organization paid compensation to the families of both victims, evaded the more serious charge of child violation, which carries a maximum penalty of death by firing squad in Vietnam.
The judge world Health Organization presided over the closed trial later called Glitter "sick" and "abnormal," detailing disturbing sexual acts with the children.
The singer during the trial maintained his innocence, darned a media conspiracy and claimed he was instruction the girls English, allowing them to stay overnight because they were frightened of ghosts.
Britain's National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children this month called for problematical action to stop Glitter from travelling abroad again if he returns to his home country.
"Gary Glitter is a persistent offender responsible for a catalog of sexual crimes against children," the charity's Diana Sutton aforementioned in a statement.
"So called 'sex tourists' move around the earth and target area countries they know sustain weak or nonexistent tyke protection systems, such as Cambodia or Vietnam.
"We have intercourse about Glitter because of his fame, but there are many other sexual urge offenders, not in the public eye, who are falling off the radiolocation."
Friday, 15 August 2008
Download Ezra
Artist: Ezra: mp3 download Genre(s): Rock: Progressive Discography: Big Smiley Sun Year: 1998 Tracks: 10 Not to be lost with the alternative pop/rock band Better Than Ezra, on that point ar many world Health Organization consider Ezra to, in fact, be better than Better Than Ezra. The chemical grouping was formed in 1990 in England. The released their identification number 1 album, Shapes, assorted lineup changes later. Just afterward the release of the CD, the batting order changed once more, passing from four-piece to a three-piece. The group's second record album was Big Smiley Sun. |
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Thursday, 7 August 2008
Frozen River
In Courtney Hunt's Frozen River, deuce mothers begin smuggling illegal aliens across the Canadian border by way of the St. Lawrence River. One of them is white American, the other is Native American. The white mother wants to rekindle the trust between her and her iI sons. The other mother simply wants her son back from her one-time mother-in-law.
Shot on DV and acquired by Sony Pictures Classics for under a million, River north Korean won the prestigious Grand Jury Prize in the Dramatic Competition at this past year's Sundance Film Festival, beating out Lance Hammer's upcoming, hypnotic Ballast and Ryan Fleck & Anna Boden's Sugar, Fleck's followup to the enthralling Half Nelson.
Filmed in upstate New York, Hunt's film stars Melissa Leo as Ray, the
Friday, 27 June 2008
Thursday, 19 June 2008
Live Review: Kenny Chesney in Glendale, AZ
Saturday, 14 June 2008
Peace Division
Artist: Peace Division
Genre(s):
Other
Discography:
Blacklight Sleaze Radio Slave Mixes Vinyl
Year: 2006
Tracks: 2
 
Sunday, 8 June 2008
Horseshoe Announces Alliance With AEG Live
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alliance with AEG Live, one of the largest concert promotion, special event
and touring companies in the world, to develop and program a new 3,200
capacity entertainment venue that will be revealed in August 2008 as part
of a $500M casino expansion project.
"We are thrilled to introduce The Venue at Horseshoe Casino to the
Chicago area and are confident that AEG Live will play a significant role
in its success," said Rick Mazer, Indiana Regional President and General
Manager of Horseshoe. "We look forward to working with AEG Live to bring
top-level performers and full-scale shows to the new Horseshoe."
As part of the initial multi-year agreement with Horseshoe, AEG Live
will book and co-promote concerts, in addition to acting as a marketing
advisor for The Venue.
"Our long-term strategy has always been to search out and create
strategic relationships with the finest facilities and most respected
operators in the marketplace," commented Joe Litvag, Senior Vice President,
Midwest region for AEG Live. "The Venue at Horseshoe Casino provides us
with the opportunity to align ourselves with the most dynamic new
entertainment space in Chicago, along with the most forward-thinking casino
entertainment company in the country."
The Venue is being designed by Montreal-based Sceno Plus, whose notable
past projects include the Bellagio Theater (Las Vegas), Colosseum at
Caesars Palace (Las Vegas), Cirque du Soleil La Nouba Theatre (Orlando),
and the Wynn Casino Theater (Las Vegas).
The Venue will be a fully flexible space with the ability to host
intimate shows, corporate groups, and fully seated theatrical and sporting
events. The entire lower level seats are retractable and can be scaled to
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host fully interactive guest experiences. The Venue also features six VIP
boxes, with three rows of seats and a salon that features couches, plasma
televisions, and bottle service. At full general admission capacity, the
facility will hold 3,200 guests, with standard seating for 2,300 plus a
suite area with an additional 200 seats.
The Horseshoe Casino expansion will boast up to 350,000 square feet of
gaming and entertainment space, as well as new retail and dining
experiences. Conveniently located 20 minutes from downtown Chicago, its
upcoming renovation and scenic setting will make Horseshoe Casino the
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national promotion arm is currently producing tours and productions
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Monday, 26 May 2008
Bond Girl Gemma Arterton's Birth Defects
Bond girl Gemma Arterton was born with an extra finger on each hand and a "crumpled ear".
The St. Trinians beauty underwent treatment as a baby to have her extra digits removed, which involved having the sixth fingers "tied" so they fell off naturally - leaving her with small lumps on the side of her hands.
The 22-year-old - who stars in forthcoming James Bond movie Quantum of Solace - also had an operation on her ear to give it a more defined shape.
She tells British magazine InStyle, "I was born with lots of deformities.
Including an extra finger on each hand and a crumpled ear that has to be erased from pictures."
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Friday, 23 May 2008
Pitt taking Ledger's role in film?
Pitt taking Ledger's role in film?
Brad Pitt is in negotiation to star in 'Tree of Life', the new dramatic play from legendary director Terrence Malick.
Change reports that if Pitt the Elder signs up for 'Tree of Life' he would supersede Heath Leger, world Health Organization was scheduled to star contrary Sean Penn in the Malick cinema.
Malick's other films include 'Days of Heaven' and 'The Slim down Red Line'.
Production on 'Tree of Life' is due to begin in the spring.
Wednesday, 21 May 2008
Horrorpops
Artist: Horrorpops
Genre(s):
Retro
Discography:
Bring It On!
Year: 2005
Tracks: 13
Hell Yeah!
Year: 2004
Tracks: 13
The seeds for Danish pastry psychobilly sextette, the HorrorPops, were sewed in 1996 during a gig that show bassist/lead vocalizer Patricia's indie-punk collective Peanut Pump
Davol
Artist: Davol
Genre(s):
New Age
Discography:
A Day Like No Other
Year: 2005
Tracks: 8
Open Book
Year: 1998
Tracks: 10
The Nature of the Beast
Year: 1992
Tracks: 10
Paradox
Year: 1990
Tracks: 10
Mystic Waters
Year: 1989
Tracks: 11
Freshly age composer/keyboardist Davol had an former interest in music, receiving greco-Roman forte-piano preparation as a small fry and studying wind and classic cembalo in college. Electronic music likewise interested him, and Davol began authorship and recording his have pieces as a hobby spell he studied microbiology. More or less of the tapes he passed come out of the closet to friends made their way to Atomic number 47 Wave Records, wHO offered Davol a recording shorten. In 1989, he released his debut album, Mystic Waves, and besides received his Ph.D. in microbiology. Though he continued to drop a melodic phrase and record book music, including his 1992 album The Nature of the Fauna, Davol worked as a medical exam inquiry doer until 1996, when he began written material music for multimedia along with his freshly historic period works. His fourth album, Afford Book, was released in 1999.
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Nicole Kidman Shows Off Her Baby Bump
Nicole Kidman Shows Off Her Baby Bump
Nicole Kidman ensured that entirely eyes were on her sizable babe dislodge at the 43rd Academy of Rural area Medicine Awards in Las Vegas on Sabbatum.
The mother-to-be was there to support her singer husband, Keith Urban, and made sure to function a strategically-placed hired hand below her stomach to vehemence her tum to full touch on.
Dressed in a flowing satin gown, Kidman looked relaxed and happy as she playfully hugged Urban on the red carpet.
The actress – believed to be seven-months pregnant with her first biological kid – has been a bit of a late-bloomer in the dislodge bet.
Just a few weeks ago, you would have been hard pressed to tell that she was pregnant at entirely.
Kidman has said of beingness pregnant, "I'm so happy. I can't ask for anything more...except big boobs."
It looks like that wish is approaching on nicely besides.
Click to picture Nicole & Keith at the Res publica Music Awards
Abdul readying her comeback record
Abdul readying her comeback record
'American Idol' evaluate Paula Abdul has announced that she is planning to release her first album in 13 years.
Hoarding reports that the as-yet-untitled record album will feature remixes of the singer's hits and new songs.
Abdul latterly appeared on swain 'American Idol' label Randy Jackson's newly album on the data track 'Dance Like There's No Tomorrow'.
Commenting on her newly album, which she hopes to release before Yule, Abdul said: "I volition always be grateful for Randy getting me endorse into even the idea of serving me do this. I didn't realise how lots I missed it."
Alanis Morissette preps fall U.S. tour
Alanis Morissette preps fall U.S. tour
With her freshly album, "Flavors of Web," due June 10 on Maverick/Reprise, Alanis Morissette is planning an intense spate of road work that volition include headlining dates in North US in the fall.