Day in Pop Report for 03/01/2010
Bret Michaels says he has nothin' to apologize for about "Nothin' to Lose," his new song featuring Miley Cyrus. The song caused a bit of controversy with the teen pop queen singing about "slowly get undressed." Now the 46 year-old Poison "rocker" defends the lyric in an interview with US Magazine: "the part where it says she slowly gets undressed, Miley says, 'Yeah she does.' It has no reference to her and I. It's not even a duet... As God is my witness, there is nothing I have to be defensive about," he says. "I'm a good Dad. I just thought it was a beautiful song. "Recent rumor suggesting that Britney Spears is going to drop another studio album this June has been denied. In her official site, the Trash Media Zine report is being called BS by management team of the "Circus" singer. more Adam Lambert follows the footsteps of Kris Allen and Allison Iraheta to return to "American Idol" stage. The show's eighth season alum himself has confirmed that he is going to sing in an upcoming episode of the popular reality singing competition. more The world premiere of "Shrek Forever After" will raise the curtain at New York's Tribeca Film Festival on April 21. more Country music singer Sara Evans has filed a temporary restraining order against her ex-husband, Craig Schelske. more Lady GaGa is reportedly facing a $19,000 after she was late on stage at her London concert on Friday night, February 26. The "Poker Face " hitmaker kicked off her two dates in the British capital by taking the stage at the O2 Arena around 45 minutes late more Patti Page sang about the 'sand dunes and salty air' of Cape Cod in a song recorded more than 50 years ago. Now she's being honored with her own road on the Massachusetts vacation haven. more NBC continues to be on the cutting edge of creativity (sarcasm now off): Dermot Mulroney is NBC's new Jim Rockford in a rehash of the Rockford Files. In his first regular TV role, Mulroney is set to play the iconic private eye in the network's updated take on the hit 1970s drama that starred James Garner in the title role. more After Kimberly Wyatt and Jessica Sutta revealed their desire to go solo, now it's Ashley Roberts' turn to decide whether or not she will continue making music with The Pussycat Dolls. more
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"Stylo," the first video from the hotly anticipated third Gorillaz album Plastic Beach, will premiere globally on YouTube on March 2, 2010. The video premiere will follow the March 1 launch of a streaming full album preview as part of NPR Music's Exclusive First Listen series at www.npr.org/music. Directed by Jamie Hewlett and produced by Cara Speller for Zombie Flesh Eaters, with live action by HSI Productions in Los Angeles, and animation by Passion Pictures in London, "Stylo" follows Gorillaz bass demigod Murdoc Niccals through a dangerous trip to the mainland from his new home on the Plastic Beach, namesake of the new record. Something goes badly wrong and Murdoc, guitarist/Cyborg Noodlewho has replaced her (its?) flesh and blood counterpart since the original's apparent demise in the previous Demon Days' final video "El Manana"and vocalist 2D end up in a high speed car chase with a local cop and an unknown assailant. Cyborg Noodle's circuits start failing and 2D fears for their lives as the gun toting bounty hunter draws ever closer.... Murdoc recalls of the video shoot (no pun intended), "Someone was chasing me through the desert! Luckily I had my camera crew following me and they captured it all on film, so I've cut it up and stuck it back together for my 'Stylo' video! That'll learn me not to leave the safe, toxic, isolated haven of Plastic Beach..."
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Addicts enter rehab as an emergency measure geared at saving their lives. But what happens after the twenty-one days of intensive, in-patient treatment are complete? "Sober House with Dr. Drew" chronicles the all-important transitional period beyond the safety of rehab when the real work begins and patients initiate their move back into society. World-renowned addiction specialist Dr. Drew Pinsky facilitates the continued path to healing for several of his most challenging patients in eight new episodes of "Sober House with Dr. Drew." The new season is set to premiere on Thursday, March 11 at 10pm*. The cast of season 2 of "Sober House" combines patients from both "Celebrity Rehab 3" as well as "Sex Rehab with Dr. Drew" and includes: Tom Sizemore, Heidi Fleiss, Dennis Rodman, Jennifer Ketcham, Seth "Shifty" Binzer, Kendra Jade Rossi, Mike Starr and Kari Ann Peniche.
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Saxman/Songwriter/Producer, Alfonzo Blackwell is busy, busy, busy working hard in the studio on his 8th CD project on Utopia Records. His current release "Dance To This" brought listeners to the dance floor and his approach for his next project is to bring listeners the sophistication, style, class and fire that comes from the freedom that has embodied his music for 15 years now. The multi-talented, multi-instrumentalist extraordinaire reclines in his black leather console chair in his state-of-the-art digital recording studio and takes a brief moment to reflect on his studio recording process. Alfonzo says, "I'm working day in and day out to capture all parts of me, all parts of my essence and all parts of my soul. It's almost like a 24/7 music reality show
me in the studio. I'm living in my studio now." So far, Alfonzo has already recorded an astounding thirty-one tracks and has no intensions on slowing down or putting a cap on that total. The consummate musician goes on to say, "I'm looking to write, produce and record at least one hundred tracks for this album to select from. This is the first concept album for me and it's a portrait of me as an artist, entertainer and musician. It's important for me to put forth the best original work of my career and each track must be right." Most noteworthy is Alfonzo's traditional standard rendition of the late great John Coltrane's "Impressions", which is very impressive! Another very noteworthy and highly anticipated track is Alfonzo's tribute to the late great and inarguably, the best entertainer in the history of mankind, The King of Pop Michael Jackson. The impressive "Impressions" is a very progressive take on the John Coltrane classic jazz standard. Mr. Blackwell plays the all the live instruments on this piece and in addition to that, he also arranged, produced, engineered and mixed the groundbreaking track as well. It takes soul and masterful improvisation to pull this off with a bundle of God given gifts of talent. "When you give your complete heart and soul to your music, the rest is already written. It's a spiritual thing so I let the music drive my ambition, at that point." Alfonzo states in response to the acknowledged complexity of taking on this musical odyssey. "Coltrane's spiritual and musical tour de force will always live inside of me and inspire future generations to come. His legacy will remain strong and vital. His raw genius is truly one of a kind. Coltrane is JAZZ."
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Corinne Bailey Rae will kick off a series of three national television appearances with a visit to "Live with Regis & Kelly" on Wednesday. She'll perform "Closer," her latest single, on "Late Show with David Letterman" this Friday and appear on the outdoor stage of "Jimmy Kimmel Live" on Monday, March 8th. The U.K. singer-songwriter will return to the States next month, launching her first North American tour in three years on April 6th with a benefit show for Santa Monica-based public radio station KCRW (89.9 FM and KCRW.com). This special evening at Vibiana, a historic cathedral located in downtown Los Angeles, will feature a performance by Corinne as well as an interview with Jason Bentley, KCRW's Music Director and host of Morning Becomes Eclectic. It will be taped for broadcast on Morning Becomes Eclectic on April 9th. Tickets for the concert go on sale to KCRW members tomorrow and to the general public on March 9th. Bailey Rae will perform on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" on April 7th before continuing the tour, which will take her to both intimate venues and festivals. She'll perform at the Coachella Music and Arts Festival (April 17th), the St. Lucia Jazz Festival (May 8th) and on select Lilith Fair dates (to be announced).
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Inakustik and MVD Visual are proud to announce the DVD, Blu-ray, and CD release of Incognito "Live In London - The 30th Anniversary Concert" on April 20, 2010.Incognito is far more than just a band. The sound visionary Jean-Paul "Bluey" Maunick has been pioneering in the mercurial acid jazz scene, and as a talent factory, Incognito has rolled out the red carpet for vocal prodigies, such as Jocelyn Brown and the best musicians from the British groove community. Short-lived musical trends have done nothing to damage the popularity of this multi-cultural band with their driving rhythms and elegant melodies and they have become a trademark all over the world, especially live. In this vein, "Bluey" Maunick celebrated Incognito's 30th birthday on stage at the London INDIGO2 with a thrilling concert in summer 2009.
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Los Angeles-born, Berlin-based composer Dustin O'Halloran will join the ever-inventive Dόsseldorf pianist Hauschka for a co-headline run in March. Over the course of a couple weeks, the two unique talents will perform at a variety of unconventional venues including the Central Presbyterian Church in Austin during SXSW, and the famed Hollywood Forever cemetery at the Masonic Lodge in Los Angeles. It could be argued that O'Halloran epitomizes the new generation of classically-inspired musician/composers of recent years. Favoring heart-wrenching melodies and floating structures over atonal experimentation and avant-garde deconstruction, O'Halloran's music exists to expose the vulnerability of your heartstrings and pulls with a gentle force that many contemporary composers have long forgotten.
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Maxwell and Jill Scott will kick off their 20-city U.S. arena tour on May 21st in Cleveland with additional dates to be announced through June. Singer and songwriter Maxwell is catapulting off his two recent Grammy Awards and his number one, platinum 'BLACKsummers'night' (Columbia), which dominated year-end critics lists. Grammy Award winning singer Jill Scott will be performing hits spanning her 10 year career starting from her double platinum Grammy nominated debut album 'Who Is Jill Scott? Words and Sounds Vol.1' through her upcoming album 'The Light Of The Sun' out Summer 2010. Details on dates, venues and on-sale information will be announced shortly for tour stops in 20 U.S. cities including: Cleveland, Detroit, Indianapolis, Chicago, St. Louis, Seattle, Oakland, Los Angeles, Dallas, Houston, Atlanta, Miami, Washington DC, Philadelphia and New York.
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Fresh off her success in Europe and overseas, singing sensation Fawni is beginning her US invasion by releasing her first single "Serious" on iTunes. "Serious" is the debut track off Fawni's upcoming album which will be released later this year."Serious is all about having fun in the club!" Fawni says, "Its about spotting someone you like & flirting w/ the hottie until your blood boils! That's when things get Serious!" Written and produced by A. Lehtonen (Alphaman) and with Gil Corber as executive producer, "Serious" fuses Fawni's unique edgy pop sound with her soulful R&B tone, creating an instant dance track destined to burn up the dance floor in clubs around the world and sizzle up the dance chart.
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