Holy Moly, Batman! Who'd ever think a girl from the East Side of New York without a formal education could surpass Stephen King in any type of booksale, let alone e-book? Yet, that's what happened the week of July 23, at least it did on Fictionwise, one of the largest distributors of e-books. (PRWeb Jul 26, 2007) Post Comment:Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/pingpr.php/VGhpci1Mb3ZlLUhhbGYtU3F1YS1UaGlyLVplcm8= More..
Tupac’s family sues in attempt to reclaim rapper’s recordings Wednesday, Jul 25 2007
Art and entertainment 5:00 pm
Rapper Tupac Shakur’s mother is seeking a court order that would stop his former label from selling his unreleased recordings.
Source: www.cbc.ca
New John Vanderslice Live Video – “Kookaburra”
Tomorrow marks the release of blog-beloved indie rock troubadour John Vanderslice’s latest LP Emerald City, and JV’s celebrating the record with a show of love back to the blogosphere, premiering live vids of his entire album via ceremonial lap of his daily reads. John had this to say about the project and his affair with the internet:
My breakfast is so blog-heavy. It’s me, a bowl of granola, and my hot-rodded G3 doing the rounds every morning. It’s how I learn about great new bands and records, and it’s made feel a very real connection to the music community in a way which I feared might be vanishing all together.Why not pay the internet back? Why not record the new record played live at Tiny Telephone, showcasing the many talents of my band mates, and providing free love to very worthy fans and blogs I adore? Done and done!
Recorded entirely in said all-analog studio in San Francisco’s Mission District, the virtual tour has been dubbed “Emerald City: Live From Tiny Telephone,” and fittingly, it starts at the start — with the scene-setting opening track “Kookaburra.”
Or click here for the vid in bigger and more beautiful format. There’s more virtual trek to come, of course — take the jump for the slate of John’s tour stops and album stream info.
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Quinceañera Expert Isabella Wall ‘A Kind of Ann Landers to Young Latinas’ Wednesday, Jul 25 2007
Art and entertainment 9:00 am
Julia Alvarez, the New York Times best selling author of “How the Garcia girls lost their accents” and “In time of butterflies”, describes Quinceañera expert Isabella Wall as “a kind of Ann Landers to Latinas”. (PRWeb Jul 24, 2007) Post Comment:Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/pingpr.php/Q291cC1aZXRhLVBpZ2ctU3F1YS1UaGlyLVplcm8= More..
Superstar, rebel, and movie icon Steve McQueen, was the biggest star in the world. He riveted audiences around the globe with his tough guy persona. A new film captures the life of this multi layered man. (PRWeb Jul 18, 2007) Post Comment:Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/pingpr.php/Q3Jhcy1Qcm9mLUNyYXMtUGlnZy1UaGlyLVplcm8= More..
Talking about mobile services with Plazes’ founder Felix Petersen Wednesday, Jul 25 2007
Art and entertainment 1:00 am
Plazes.com is one of the favorite of a group of apps designed to help you share your location with others. Now, that might sound sort of weird, but Felix Petersen, founder of Plazes, sees a lot of value in sharing where you’ll be, or where you are. Here, we talk about his mobile service vision [...]
Source: www.podtech.net
X17 XCLUSIVE – Paris on Lindsay: That Sucks!
At least we think that’s what she said when we ran into the heiress outside of a studio (recording? acting?) in North Hollywood this morning. At first, the ex-con claimed not to have any knowledge of Lindsay’s recent troubles (Do…
Source: x17online.com
RCMP spied on Lennon, Ono: declassified files Tuesday, Jul 24 2007
Art and entertainment 5:00 pm
Newly declassified government files show the RCMP kept tabs on Beatle John Lennon and his wife Yoko Ono after they announced plans for a massive peace festival east of Toronto in 1969. More..
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Lindsay Lohan
TMZ.com: A law enforcement source connected with the Lohan bust tells TMZ Lindsay was “a real bitch in the field.”The source says Lohan, who was stopped at the intersection of Pico and Main in Santa Monica, was “uncooperative and showed obvious signs of… Read more
Close lays down law as lead on ‘Damages’ Tuesday, Jul 24 2007
Art and entertainment 9:00 am
Sixty may be the new 40, but Glenn Close doesn’t buy the math. “I have this image that, one day, my body will start melting and there’s nothing I can do about it,” she says with a quick laugh. “You can’t fight gravity forever.” Close doesn’t have much to fight these days. She’s in a happy new marriage, she just competed in her first triathlon, and she has a new FX series that launches tonight. More..
Jay Leno. “Good Day Atlanta.” 99X. Dave FM. Publicity tours can be a grind for celebrities, but Bill Engvall is practically giddy. “I did ‘Leno’ last night, flew straight to Atlanta, got to sleep at 2:30 and woke up at 5, but who am I to complain? This is what I’ve always dreamed about!” he said last week, moments after arriving for lunch at Tamarind Seed Thai Bistro at Colony Square in Midtown. The congenial standup comic — best known until now as part of the Blue Collar Comedy Tour with Alpharetta’s Jeff Foxworthy — is getting his moment in the TV sun now that Atlanta’s TBS is giving him his own sitcom under his own name, “The Bill Engvall Show.” The eight-episode run starts tonight at 9. More..
Not Italian Cheese: The Operas of Puccini Tuesday, Jul 24 2007
Art and entertainment 1:00 am
once did.
But Wednesday’s Smithsonian Associates program “The Operas of Puccini” is hoping to change a few people’s perceptions.
The event, hosted by opera expert and Library of Congress musicologist Denise Gallo, focuses not only on Puccini’s operas, including the venerable “La Boheme,” “Madama Butterfly” and “Tosca,” but also on his life and career in a way that is engaging and enticing.
“My style is to make it accessible and to take the fear and pain out of it,” Gallo said. “I think [opera] is one of the most dynamic theater experiences you can have because you have orchestral music, sometimes you have dancing and you have incredible sets because opera is probably the most extravagant entertainment there is, which is why it, unfortunately, costs so much.
“You have beautiful costumes, you have amazing singers, voices that are not miked, voices that are just employed in very different ways from how people are used to hearing singers perform. And this all happens at the same time. It’s such a heavy and heady experience that you need a little preparation for it.”
Dave Matthews Pens “Fly” For JOSHUA, Continues With The Creepiness Monday, Jul 23 2007
Art and entertainment 5:00 pm
has the plot…
The arrival of a newborn girl causes the gradual disintegration of the Cairn family; particularly for 9-year-old Joshua (Kogan), an eccentric boy whose proper upbringing and refined tastes both take a sinister turn.
Dave liks ‘em dark! Ever since House, he’s been so creeptastic. Here’s “Fly” in incomplete, JOSHUA trailer format.
Why is Vera Farmiga screaming so much?! This kid’s the next Haley Joel “I want to be a real boy” Osment. Y/y?
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Evangelist Tammy Faye Bakker Messner dies
Former United States televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker Messner has died at the age of 65 after a long battle with cancer.
Source: www.cbc.ca
Stream Figurines’ When The Deer Wore Blue
Advance listens from Danish indie outfit Figurines’ forthcoming LP have seen ‘em expand the American-guitar-rock aesthetic to include Brian Wilson nods and mountain-prarie psych pop, a promising peek at their life after Skeleton. Now the band’s inviting you to join the listening party, with a full album stream of When The Deer Wore Blue. Just listening now, and hearing a decade shift in the sonics: Welcome to the ’60s. Beach Boys harmonies (”The Air We Breathe,” “Lips Of The Soldier”) tambourine (”Angels Of The Bayou”), Summer of Love staccato riffage (”Drunkard’s Dream”), all with that delicious Danish melodicism. Certainly psych-y, still need more spins to know if that’s a good thing. See for yourself by launching the e-card here.
When The Deer Wore Blue is out 7/23 on Morningside.
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Brad Garrett Secretly Divorced Wife Last Year Monday, Jul 23 2007
Art and entertainment 9:00 am
Former Everybody Loves Raymond star Brad Garrett secretly divorced his wife Jill Diven last year. The actor, 46, and Diven quietly divorced, keeping their marital problems secret from Garrett’s co-stars and his own parents. [...] Read more!
National News Website Adds Sought After Writer to Staff as Columnist Monday, Jul 23 2007
Art and entertainment 1:03 am
Joshua Johnson, well known satirical writer joins XFusenews.com staff writing a online column “Life, Love and Issues”. (PRWeb Jul 20, 2007) Post Comment:Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/pingpr.php/U3F1YS1IYWxmLUNvdXAtU3F1YS1UaGlyLVplcm8=
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