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�American Idol� Adds Fourth Judge, Possibly to Avoid Remaking Mistakes of Recent Past

2008-08-31T18:26:00.001-07:00

In the wake of conspicuously toupeed grunge fanatic David Cook's baffling victory at a recent finale, American Idol has decided to increase its critical component by adding a fourth judge. Joining Randy, Paula, and Simon at the table for the show's upcoming eighth season will be Kara DioGuardi, a songwriter whose credits include hits by Kelly Clarkson, Christina Aguilera, and Gwen Stefani. Encouragingly, she's worked with Dr. Dre and Justin Timberlake, making her the show's least lame adjudicator by a mile. Discouragingly, she's also collaborated with Nickelback's Chad Kroeger, which means she probably harbors no innate bias against this season's impending torrent of crappy David Cook sound-alikes.

'American Idol' adds DioGuardi as fourth judge [AP]

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TV review: The dying art of judicious silence

2008-08-21T18:32:00.001-07:00

The burbling and general lack of professionalism of television's intro of the Olympic Games is beginning to pall�- but non where you'd think.

Sure, we could all wish Pete Montgomery, Keith Quinn and co might run on slightly lower-voltage batteries. But the desperate drive to fill airtime with blether is born in sports commentators.

Like gardeners who

Former Spacehog man will not front Velvet Revolver

2008-08-11T18:19:00.001-07:00

Former Spacehog frontman Royston Langdon volition not be the new singer in Velvet Revolver, according to Duff McKagen.

Despite the fact that Langdon did collaborate with the band, world Health Organization split with singer Scott Weiland earlier this yr, McKagen aforementioned �??I'd accept to read no" when asked if he would become the new frontman.

McKagen told Billboard.com the striation are pickings their time in choosing the newest member of the banding, and �??just get to make sure it's the correct guy."

Meanwhile, he also revealed the isthmus were inspired by their troubles with Scott Weiland, leading to a slue of new material which he describes as �??killer�?�.

When asked if he�??d heard any leaked Guns N Roses �??Chinese Democracy�?? tracks, McKagen said "I wouldn't regular know where to look. Slash aforementioned he heard a brace of tunes,�?� before locution he wished Axl Rose well.

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Deathspell Omega

2008-08-06T01:22:00.001-07:00

Artist: Deathspell Omega

   Genre(s):
Metal: Death,Black

Discography:


Si Monumentum Requires, Circumspice

   Year: 2004
Tracks: 13


Inquisitors Of Satan

   Year: 2002
Tracks: 7


Demoniac Vengeance

   Year: 2001
Tracks: 3


Disciples Of The Ultimate Void (Demo)

   Year: 1999
Tracks: 4

Kerry Katona the Most Hated Woman

2008-06-19T02:01:00.001-07:00

London, (ANI): Former Atomic Kitten Kerry Katona has been voted as the 'Most Hated Woman in Britain'. The 27-year-old was given the accolade in a poll of Brit women. Katona was followed by party girl Peaches Geldof, film beauty Angelina Jolie and English journalist Fiona Phillips. Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair's wife Cherie Blair, TV presenter Gillian McKeith and Chantelle Houghton, the winner of Celebrity Big Brother series 4, secured the fifth, sixth and seventh places in the list, respectively. The list was rounded off by Sadie Frost, English newsreader Natasha Kaplinsky and socialite Paris Hilton. “British women have very strong ideas about who they do and don't like," The Sun quoted a spokeswoman for onepoll.com, which conducted the survey, as saying. The top 10 Most Hated Woman In Britain are:

Eddie Murphy Confirmed For Beverly Hills Cop IV

2008-06-11T14:52:00.001-07:00

Paramount Pictures have announced that they are reviving Eddie Murphy's massively successful movie franchise, 'Beverly Hills Cop', for a fourth installment, with Murphy on board to reprise the lead role of Axel Foley.

A spokesman for the company said on Thursday (May 29) that the new movie is expected to hit cinema's in 2010, with Brett Ratner – most noted for his work on the 'Rush Hour' movies – in negotiations to direct.

Murphy's international fame exploded in the 1980s after he first played the troubled Detroit detective, who heads to Beverly Hills to capture a friend's killer.

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Barry White

2008-06-04T21:14:00.000-07:00

Artist: Barry White

   Genre(s):
R&B: Soul
   Blues
   Pop

Discography:


Love Songs

   Year: 2003
Tracks: 15


The Ultimate Collection

   Year: 1999
Tracks: 18


The Icon Is Love

   Year: 1994
Tracks: 10


All-Time Greatest Hits

   Year: 1994
Tracks: 20


Put Me In Your Mix

   Year: 1991
Tracks: 11


The Man Is Back!

   Year: 1989
Tracks: 9


Sings For Someone You Love

   Year: 1977
Tracks: 7


Is This Whatcha Wont?

   Year: 1976
Tracks: 5


Just Another Way To Say I Love You

   Year: 1975
Tracks: 7

Say the make Barry White and you'd be hard pressed to follow it with the name of any other recording creative person with such a immense, cross-sectional following. He was at home appearance on Psyche Train, guesting with a entire ring on The Today Show, and appearance in cartoon contour in diverse episodes of The Simpsons. During the '70s, Dinah Shore devoted a entire minute of her day-by-day syndicated Dinah! show up to White. While there was a menstruation where Barry White wasn't releasing records or qualification the pop charts, he did stay active touring and appearing on former artists' records including Quincy Jones' "The Secret Garden (The Seduction Suite)," Regina Belle, and rap ace Big Daddy Kane's "All of Me." It's surprising to find out that such an illustrious life history almost didn't happen because White wasn't interested in organism a transcription artist.

Natural in Galveston, TX, Barry White grew up tattle gospel songs with his female parent and taught himself to act pianissimo. Shortly after moving from Texas to South Central Los Angeles, White made his recording debut at the tender age of 11, playing pianoforte on Jesse Belvin's "Goodnight My Love." He made his first track record when he was 16 with a group called the Upfronts. The song was called "Little Girl" on a local L.A. pronounce called Lummtone Records. Later he worked for respective self-governing labels around Los Angeles, landing place an A&R position with Bob Keane, the human responsible for the number one pop recordings by Sam Cooke. One of his labels, Mustang, was hot at the prison term with a radical called the Bobby Fuller Four in 1966. White was chartered for 40 dollars a workweek to do A&R for Keane's family unit of labels: Del-Fi, Mustang and Bronco. During this time, White flirted with the idea of organism a transcription artist, making a track record for Bronco called "All in the Run of a Day." But he chose to stay put with his A&R duties. One of the first groups he worked with was the Versatiles wHO by and by changed their distinguish to the 5th Dimension. White's first adult hit came from an artist intimate to dancefloor denizens -- Viola Wills, whose "Preoccupied Without the Love of My Guy" went Top 20 R&B. His salary went up to 60 dollars a workweek. White started working with the Bobby Fuller Four. Bob Keene and Larry Nunes -- wHO by and by became White's unearthly adviser and true supporter -- wanted to cut a female act. White had heard about a isaac M. Singer named Felice Taylor. They had three hit records, "It May Be Winter Outside," "I'm Under the Influence of Love," and "I Feel Love Coming On." They were huge hits in England. White started qualification 400 dollars a week.

When Bronco went prohibited of business, White began doing independent production. Those were some tilt times for White. Veteran organiser Gene Page, world Health Organization would later fix up or co-arrange White's hits, helped him prohibited, giving him work and non-repayable loans. Then trey years later, Paul Politti, world Health Organization too worked at Bronco, contacted him to say him that Larry Nunes was interested in starting a job with him. Nunes had started slip tracks for a concept record album he was working on. Meanwhile, White had started working with this female child mathematical group world Health Organization hadn't done whatever vocalizing professionally. They rehearsed for almost a year. White wrote "Walkin' in the Rain (With the One I Love)" with lyrics that were inspired by conversations with ane of the singers, Glodean James (wHO would afterward get White's minute married woman). White christened the mathematical group Love Unlimited.

Larry Nunes took the record to Russ Regan, wHO was the head of the Uni mark owned by MCA. Love Unlimited's From a Girl's Point of View became a million-seller. Soon after, Regan left wing Uni for 20th Century Records. Without Regan, White's relationship with Uni soured. With his relationship with Uni in chaos and Love Unlimited contract-bound with the mark, White decided he requisite to act with another move. He precious to work with a male artist. He made three strain demos of himself singing and playing the piano. Nunes heard them and insisted that he re-record and spill them as a recording artist. They argued for years approximately it. Then he somehow convinced White to do it. White was still hesitating up to the time the mark written matter was made. He was sledding to utilisation the make "Elwyn Brooks White Heat," just the record became the starting time Barry White album. That first album was 1973's I've Got So Much to Give on 20th Century Records. It included the title rail and "I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More Baby."

Gabardine got a spill from Uni for Love Unlimited and they linked him over at 20th Century Records. Then he had a brainwave for some other construct album. He told Regan he precious to do an implemental record album. Regan persuasion he had lost it. White precious to call it the Love Unlimited Orchestra. The single, "Love's Theme," went to number ane pop, was a million-seller, and was a smash all all over the macrocosm. The sung dynasty earned him a BMI award for over tierce million covers.

For the adjacent basketball team age, from 1974 to 1979, there was no stopping the Barry White Hit Train -- his possess Edward Durell Stone Gon, Barry White Sings Love Songs for the One You Love ("It's Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next to Me," "Playing Your Game Baby"), Let the Music Play (title track, "You See the Trouble with Me"), Simply Another Way to Say I Love You ("I'll Do for You Anything You Want Me To," "Love Serenade"), The Man ("Your Sweetness Is My Weakness," "Sha La La Means I Love You," "September When We Met," a excellent brood of Billy Joel's "Precisely the Way You Are"), and Love Unlimited's In Heat ("I Belong to You," "Move Me No Mountain," "Share a Little Love in Your Heart," and "Love's Theme," with lyrics). He likewise scored a soundtrack for the twentieth Century Fox pic The Together Brothers, enjoying a revitalisation on home video recording.

His studio band included such luminaries as guitarists Ray Parker, Jr. (pre-Raydio, co-writer with White on "You See the Trouble With Me"), bassist Nathan East, Wah Wah Watson, David T. Walker, Dean Parks, Don Peake, bassist Wilton Felder of the Crusaders, Lee Ritenour, drummer Ed Greene, percussionist Gary Coleman, and later on keyboardist Rahn Coleman. His run into streak seemed, good, inexhaustible. Then it all derailed. Russ Regan and some other friend, Hosea Wilson, left 20th Century Records and White was left with management that he thought of in less than glow terms.

E. B. White left after fulfilling his sign on with deuce more album releases, Love Unlimited Orchestra's My Musical Bouquet and his possess I Love to Sing the Songs I Sing. White signed a tradition label deal with CBS Records. At the clip it was touted as one of the biggest deals ever so. He started a label called Unlimited Gold. The roster included White, Love Unlimited, the Love Unlimited Orchestra, Jack Perry, and a teenage singer named Danny Pearson world Health Organization charted with a song called "What's Your Sign Girl." He also did a duet album with Glodean James called Barry & Glodean. Aside from the gold album The Message Is Love, most of the albums weren't brobdingnagian peter Sellers. After ashcan School Barry White albums, four-spot Love Unlimited albums, four-spot Love Unlimited Orchestra albums, constant touring, and transaction with the rigors of the music industriousness, White distinct to subscribe a break.

Then in 1992, White signed with A&M, cathartic the albums The Man Is Back, The Right Night & Barry White, and Place Me in Your Mix (which contains a pas de deux with Issac Hayes, "Black and Lovely"). The Icon Is Love became his biggest-selling album since the '70s releases, going multi-platinum. It includes the platinum single "Pratice What You Preach." The production lineup includes Gerald Levert and Tony Nicholas, his godson Chuckii Booker, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, and White and his longtime friend Jack Perry. While some later on efforts buried his vocals in whizbang electronic effects, on The Icon Is Love, White's deep steam engine baritone pipes are upfront in the mix. Staying Power followed in 1999, showcased in the best tradition of soul music where the stress is the singer and the song dynasty. The album earned White two Grammys. White's career took him from the ghetto to external achiever with 106 gold and 41 atomic number 78 albums, 20 gold and ten-spot atomic number 78 singles, with worldwide gross revenue in excess of hundred 1000000.

Tweed, world Health Organization suffered from hypertension and chronic high blood pressure, was hospitalized for kidney failure in September of 2002. He was undergoing dialysis intervention, simply the combination of illnesses proved as well often and he died July 4, 2003 at a West Hollywood hospital. By the time of his last, Barry White had achieved a near-universal acclaim and popularity that few artists achieve and even fewer within their have life-time.

Sambora arrested over driving offence

2008-05-31T21:31:00.001-07:00

Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora has been arrested in Laguna Beach, California on suspicion of driving while under the influence of alcohol.
According to celebrity website TMZ.com, Sambora was pulled over by police officers at about 11pm last night.
Police claimed that the star was driving erratically before they pulled him over.
Sambora then reportedly failed a number of field sobriety tests before being arrested on a DUI charge.
Sambora checked into a rehab clinic last year to receive treatment for alcohol-related problems.

McFly

2008-05-29T20:10:00.001-07:00

Artist: McFly

   Genre(s):
Rock
   ROck: Alternative
   Rock: Pop-Rock

Discography:


Greatest Hits

   Year: 2007
Tracks: 14


Motion in the Ocean

   Year: 2006
Tracks: 12


Room On The 3rd Floor

   Year:
Tracks: 13

juan atkins

2008-05-29T20:00:00.001-07:00

Artist: juan atkins

   Genre(s):
Techno

Discography:


The Berlin Sessions

   Year: 2005
Tracks: 6


Metroplex 1985 - 2005

   Year: 2005
Tracks: 23

Bob Baldwin

Le Syndicat Electronique

2008-05-29T19:41:00.001-07:00

Artist: Le Syndicat Electronique

   Genre(s):
Pop

Discography:

Philosophie

Year:
Tracks: 17

I almost died from superbug says Burke

2008-05-29T19:22:00.001-07:00

Actress Kathy Burke has revealed that she nearly died after contracting a superbug in hospital.
The 43-year-old comedienne-turned-theatre-director caught Clostridium difficile last year when she was being treated for abdominal problems and a glandular condition.
Burke - famed for her role as Waynetta Slob in the Harry Enfield series on TV - contracted the stomach bug at a hospital in London following an operation.
Speaking to the Daily Mail, Burke revealed: "I got quite ill last year with loads of stuff," she said. "It all happened at once, really.
"I had three near-death experiences [but] I didn't see any white light or nuns or anything.
"I had that C.difficile hospital bug that everyone is going on about. It was an experience. There's not much they can do. They just let you get on with it. It's a breakdown of the whole immune system.
Burke, who made a cameo appearance on 'The Catherine Tate show' over Christmas, also lost around two stone due to the bug.

Rahul Sharma and Richard Clayderman

2008-05-29T19:05:00.001-07:00

Artist: Rahul Sharma and Richard Clayderman

   Genre(s):
Jazz

Discography:

The Confluence

Year: 2002
Tracks: 10

Jan Akkerman and Claus Ogerman

2008-05-29T18:54:00.001-07:00

Artist: Jan Akkerman and Claus Ogerman

   Genre(s):
Rock

Discography:

Aranjuez

Year: 1978
Tracks: 8

Steve Coogan - Coogan Hits Back At Love Over Wilsons Failed Suicide

2008-05-29T18:41:00.001-07:00

Funnyman STEVE COOGAN has hit back at former girlfriend COURTNEY LOVE for claiming he was to blame for alleged OWEN WILSON's suicide bid.

The Wedding Crashers star was rushed to hospital after reportedly slashing his wrists at his home in Santa Monica, California, last August (07).

Shortly after, Love claimed Coogan's alleged past drug use was a negative influence on Wilson and was partly to blame for his suicide attempt.

But the Alan Partridge star denies he was the catalyst for the event - insisting he has a drug-free relationship with Wilson.

He says, "Owen and I have a completely apple-pie friendship. We run together on Venice Beach. I have never had a drink or taken drugs with him."

Coogan entered rehab in 2004 to receive treatment for his drug addiction but insists he no longer takes mind-altering substances because he spends all his time working.

He says, "I don't take drugs anymore. Clarity of mind is very precious to me. If you have an addictive personality, you have to channel it in a positive, productive way. I'm a workaholic."

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