Day in Pop Report for 03/11/2010
The New York Times reports that Corey Haim, an actor whose status as a teenage heartthrob of the 1980s gave way to substance abuse and rehabilitation as an adult, died on Wednesday at a hospital in Burbank, Calif. He was 38. The assistant chief coroner of Los Angeles County, Ed Winter, told The Associated Press that Mr. Haim's mother had called paramedics. "As he got out of bed, he felt a little weak and went down to the floor on his knees," Mr. Winter said. more.Fox News reports: while an investigation is underway to determine the cause of death, the LAPD suspects an accidental drug overdose. According to the coroner, four prescription drug bottles were found in his North Hollywood apartment but there was no sign of illegal drugs. more Insane Clown Posse were on ABC's Nightline to discuss recent spree of bloody crimes committed by Juggalos (a term used for their fans, but is now actually classified as a gang in some American communities. Go figure.) Spin reports that Shaggy 2 Dope thinks fans who take their lyrics literally are "grown retards," while Violent J takes a more eloquent approach: "We don't encourage anybody," he says. "We have face paint on. We are entertainers. If any of our fans kill somebody, please don't buy any more of our records. Get out of our lives -- you're a sicko." Read more and watch video of the segment here Lindsay Lohan is suing online share-trading firm E-Trade for allegedly stealing her identity in an advert about a talking baby called Lindsay who's a 'milkaholic'. Heckerspray took the news like this: For claiming that a drunk baby stole her identity, you might assume that Lindsay Lohan has lost her marbles – but hear her out. After all, it's not as if she's suing E-Trade for a hopelessly inflated, Dr Evil-style sum of money that would instantly make you question her basic relationship with reality, is it? What? She's suing E-Trade for $100 million? Okaaaay. They go on to argue, "If the baby really was modeled on Lindsay Lohan, then it wouldn't really look like a baby – it'd look like a structurally-compromised Terrahawk puppet, have the voice of Dr Claw from Inspector Gadget, chainsmoke and often forget to wear knickers in public. But it didn't. It looked like a baby." more fun including the ad here. Also consider that Lindsay is the #380th most popular name in United States according to this. Jennifer Hudson will have her "One Shining Moment." The Grammy and Oscar winner will perform the song that plays each year at the end of the CBS broadcast of the NCAA men's basketball championship game. more Kerli has made public a music video supporting song "Tea Party" she recorded for "Alice in Wonderland". In this video, the Estonian singer is having a party with lots of friends, treating them with cupcakes and tea. What started as a fun gathering then turns into a horrible event as all the guests cry in pain and collapse before turning into mini dolls. more Black Eyed Peas have announced a summer leg of their North American tour, primarily hitting Canada and the East Coast. more
Lady Antebellum returned to the top of the U.S. pop album chart Wednesday, ending Sade's three-week reign. Lady Antebellum's "Need You Now" sold 126,000 copies during the week ended March 7, according to Nielsen SoundScan more British newcomer Taio Cruz has broken a seven-year-old record by soaring to No. 1 on Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart in the United States. Cruz's "Break Your Heart," featuring rapper Ludacris, soared 52 places to the top more Akon is following in the footsteps of Snoop Dogg - he's recording a track for a Bollywood film. Rapper Snoop, real name Calvin Broadus, recorded a song for Indian film "Singh is Kinng" in 2008. more Phil Collins will be the 2010 recipient of the Johnny Mercer Award at the Songwriters Hall of Fame Annual Awards dinner on Thursday, June 17 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City. more Speaking of 80s stars we haven't heard from forever: "The Breakfast Club" star Molly Ringwald has recorded a new jazz album - 36 years after her last release. The 42-year-old actress recorded her debut, "I Wanna Be Loved by You", when she was just six and she completed work on her follow-up on Saturday night, March 6 more
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Harmonix and MTV Games today announced that a four pack of songs from Lady Gaga, as well as a special Lady Gaga cover by Comedy Central's South Park's own Eric Cartman will be added next week to the Rock Band Music Store of downloadable content for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation3 computer entertainment system and Wii.Lady Gaga joins the more than 400 artists currently available through theRock Band platform. With more than 1,100 songs available, Rock Band is, without question, the industry leader in providing the best selection of interactive musical content, songs and artists. Rock Band DLC Additions for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 System and Wii Musical maven and international fashionista Lady Gaga makes her Rock Band debut next week with a four pack of songs from both her Grammy Award-winning and Diamond-certified album The Fame and her latest release The Fame Monster. Lady Gaga became the first artist in Billboard history to chart four No. 1 singles when her smash single "Paparazzi" reached No. 1 in 2009. Recently named creative director for a specialty line of Polaroid products, Lady Gaga has proven herself to be an innovative powerhouse outside the music realm as well.
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Umphrey's McGee will carve out new terrain in musical interactivity with their fans at the first "UMBowl," an unprecedented 4-quarter evening-long concert on Saturday, April 24th, at Lincoln Hall in the group's hometown of Chicago.Umphrey's, which has long forged a close bond with its national fan base through technological innovation, will explore fresh frontiers in the five-hour event, styled to emulate a football game with four "quarters" of unique musical performances that will actually be generated by audience input. Half the night's music will be determined by text messaging on "gameday" itself. The first quarter (Q1) will be an acoustic set entirely chosen by attendees; ticket holders will receive ballots and cast votes on the songs to be performed.
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Following his triumphant worldwide reunion tour with Return To Forever in 2008 and separate trio tours in 2009 with Chick Corea and Stanley Clarke and pianist Hiromi with Clarke, Lenny White was primed to put out his own recording, his first as a leader in ten years. With Anomaly, the pioneering jazz-rock drummer returns to his roots, blending powerhouse backbeats and improvisational abandon in a bold, unapologetically aggressive manner that characterized the early 70s fusion movement.
"We need to restart a revolution so that we can take back the music and stop the fluff," says White. "I'm hoping that this new album is a representation of that ideal."
Accompanied by a crew of guitar killers in Jimmy Herring (Widespread Panic), Nick Moroch (a former member of White's Astral Pirates), David Gilmore, Tom Guarna and David Bendeth, keyboardists George Colligan, Bernard Wright, Donald Blackman (another Astral Pirate ) and Vince Evans and bassists Victor Bailey, Richie Goods, Charles Fambrough and his RTF bandmate Stanley Clarke, White unleashes with Zeppelinesque fury on Anomaly, his tenth overall recording as a leader.
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Brooklyn based rock, soul, and groove band OTiS will be releasing its self-titled debut full- length album digitally on March 16, 2010 on their own OTiSrock Records. The album will be available on iTunes, Emusic, and Amazon.The brainchild of singer, songwriter and guitarist Craig Schoenbaum, OTiS has been a project in the making as far back as 2000, but the line up fans can expect to see live and hear on this album wasn't solidified until the summer of 2009. In addition to Craig, the band is composed of percussionist Theo Moore (also of NYC funk band, Urban Sun), drummer Dominick Magnotta, keyboardist Justin Etheredge, and bassist Dave Lowenthal. The band's influences range from legends such as Ray Charles, Otis Redding and The Meters, to The Police, The Black Crowes and Sublime. Hip Hop has even played a role in shaping OTiS' sound, taking cues from groups like A Tribe Called Quest and The Pharcyde.
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The Alabama Music Hall of Fame Board has announced the selection of seven people to be inducted during the 13th Induction Banquet and Awards Show to be held in the Convention Center in Montgomery, Ala., Thursday, March 25, 2010.
David Johnson, executive director of the Alabama Music Hall of Fame, said, "We are proud to be returning to Montgomery for this celebrated event honoring our state's great music achievers and unmatched musical heritage. "During this event, the audience will be entertained by some of the most successful and talented Alabamians in the music industry as well as witness seven achievers being awarded with our most prestigious honor – induction into the Alabama Music Hall of Fame."
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Jazzy, post-rock threesome, Motion Turns It On have been invited to perform a set for the 17th episode of Live From SugarHill Studios, airing live on March 18 at 7pm (CST) by way of free streaming video. The episode will be hosted by record producer Dan Workman and television producer Gina Miller. The show's "audience of one" will be Ruben Dominguez, a musician and Fox 26 entertainment anchor. Dominguez will serve as a live proxy for everyone watching from home. Also appearing is Ireland's Autumn Owls. Houston, TX's SugarHill Studios has been dubbed the "Abbey Road of the South" and has been in operation for nearly 70 years, hosting recording sessions for legendary acts such as The Rolling Stones, Janis Joplin and Beyonce. Each episode of LFSS is mixed, performed and broadcast live, added to a growing archive of sessions available for download via www.livefromsugarhill.tv and iTunes.
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Rosanne Cash appears at The Paramount Theatre in Seattle on Saturday, May 1 at 8PM for a great night of music and conversation during "NPR On Location with Rosanne Cash," hosted by NPR's Michele Norris of All Things Considered. Seattle Theatre Group presents this special event – the first and only of its kind – produced by NPR in collaboration with Seattle NPR Member stations KPLU and KUOW, and KOPB in Portland. This evening will peel back the curtain on Cash's life, her writing and her family, and the soundtrack that runs through it all. She is the eldest daughter of the late Johnny Cash and the daughter and step-daughter of two strong women, all of whom informed her outlook on life as an artist and the mother of five.
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Mercury Nashville newcomer Easton Corbin's self-titled debut album tallied sales exceeding 43k this past week, marking the highest debut of a Universal Music Nashville male artist spanning the last seven years.
"I am humbled and amazed at the thought of that many people going out and buying my record the first week," said Corbin. "It just shows you how powerful country radio is when it comes to getting your music to the people. I am very appreciative of my label and all of their hard work."
Easton makes his first appearance at the Grand Ole Opry next Saturday, March 20
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While the world impatiently waits for Jack Davey and Brook D'Leau of J*DaVeY to release their Warner Bros. album New Designer Drug, we are left to lust after their every creative morsel. Luckily, Jack and Brook have blessed us with a visual for their recently released freebie track "Get Together." The genre-scramblers serve up another gem made of one-part electronic music, two-parts soul, a dash of hip hop, and a little more than a pinch of sex appeal with a video that can only be described as a futuristic amalgamation of Tinkerbell meets The Shining. Directed by up-and-coming filmmaker Veronica Hinds, the video takes viewers on a journey of transcendence as the main characters are lured away from their everyday lives by a floating orb of light that leads them to the entrance of the unknown. When asked about the main concept behind the video Jack Davey explains, "I kept seeing a processional march down a hallway... and wanted to convey the main characters following their light to a meeting place." This concept was adopted to convey the main message behind the song; transcendence - breaking free of the confines of the everyday to experience a life without boundaries. "People need to step out of their individual bubbles and start connecting with other people" says Jack Davey. "Step outside of your comfort zone and feel something new, try something new, speak to someone new, transcend." This message rings especially true with fans who recognize J*DaVeY for their refusal to be boxed into a stereotype or genre. When the glowing orb appears in front of you, will you follow it? Are you ready to break away from the confines of everyday life and explore a new dimension with Jack and Brook?
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