Nick Curran and the Nitelifes & other: June 2008

Monday, 30 June 2008

Gilberto Santa Rosa and Su Orchestra

Artist: Gilberto Santa Rosa and Su Orchestra

   Genre(s):
Latin

Discography:

De Amor y Salsa

Year: 1992
Tracks: 8

Wednesday, 25 June 2008

Keith Murray

Artist: Keith Murray

   Genre(s):
Rap: Hip-Hop
   Electronic
   Rock

Discography:

Rap-Murr-Phobia (The Fear Of Real Hip-Hop)

Year: 2007
Tracks: 16

Intellectual Violence

Year: 2007
Tracks: 28

He's Keith Murray

Year: 2003
Tracks: 17

It's a Beautiful Thing

Year: 1999
Tracks: 19

Enigma

Year: 1996
Tracks: 14

The Most Beautifullest Thing in This World

Year:
Tracks: 16

A native of Long Island, Keith Murray first aquiline up with Erick Sermon (of EPMD) in 1994. The iI worked together to farm Murray's debut unmarried, "The Most Beautifullest Thing in This World," and the song became a attain by the end of the year. After an appearance on Sermon's album Double or Nothing, Murray released his first album in 1995, and coroneted it after his attain single. The album was certified gold, and Murray delivered his second base set near the destruction of 1996. It's a Beautiful Thing followed in 1999. His following album, He's Keith Murray appeared in 2003 on Def Jam, but he was forthwith kicked off the label afterwards he allegedly clogged a Def Jam employee. Four geezerhood afterwards he was on Koch and cathartic the album Rap-Murr-Phobia.

Apocrypha

Tuesday, 24 June 2008

Grupo Exterminador

Artist: Grupo Exterminador

   Genre(s):
Folk
   Pop
   Latin

Discography:

Ahora Con Los Huevos

Year: 2007
Tracks: 13

Adicto a Ti

Year: 2007
Tracks: 14

Los Amos y Senores: Los 20 Corridos Mas Perrones

Year: 2004
Tracks: 20

La Pedrada

Year: 2000
Tracks: 11

Corridos Mix

Year: 1998
Tracks: 15

Narco Corridos, Vol. 2

Year: 1997
Tracks: 14

Formerly known as los Hermanos Corona, Mexican Grupo Exterminador made their debut in 1992, acquiring a criminal record deal before long after. The band's debut album, Me Gusta Ponerle Al Polvo, was released by Fonovisa in 1995, including the hit single "El Meneito." Grupo Exterminador started climbing Billboard's Hot Latin Tracks with "El TiburÃ³n." This sung is featured in their following album, called Dedicado a Mis Novias.

Pearl Jam mixes hits, rarities, politics at Bonnaroo

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MANCHESTER, Tenn. -- Pearl Jam capped its headlining slot Saturday at Bonnaroo with an impassioned rendering of Bob Dylan's "All Along the Watchtower," with frontman Eddie Vedder urging the sprawling throng to vote for change in November.
"There's a time and place for this kind of talk, right?" he asked late in the show, noting that music alone can't change the world, only people like those in front of him can. "It is welded into the Constitution that people have not only the right, but the responsibility to make change. It can't get any worse. We're right here in the middle of America. We can change the whole world. Do you agree that this is the time and place for this kind of talk?" The crowd roared its approval.
Not long after reaching its scheduled finish time of 12:15 a.m., without hesitation Vedder and company pressed on with the Victoria Williams-penned fan fave "Crazy Mary" and others, before eventually forking over the mega-hit "Alive."
If the previous night saw fellow headliners Metallica sticking to its vintage, pre-1992 material, Pearl Jam toured its catalog and then some. The band wowed fans with a fiery take on the Who's "Love, Reign o'er Me," and during "Daughter" Vedder even threw in a portion of the English Beat's "Save It for Later." The outtake "All Night" was played for the first time ever, while "W.M.A." made its first complete live appearance in 13 years.
Pearl Jam's appearance at Bonnaroo marked just its second U.S. festival date since nine fans were crushed to death during its 2000 set at Denmark's Roskilde Festival. Without specifically mentioning the event, Vedder referred to the tragedy when expressing his awe at how so many people could come together peacefully. "There was a time when we thought we'd never play a show like this again -- and for good reason," he said. "(Bonnaroo) makes you realize how it could actually work. And on top of that it's a great f***in' night."
With Pearl Jam having just begun a short U.S. tour that was built around Bonnaroo, Vedder expressed shock at picking up the daily newspapers in each city and finding little to no media coverage of the Iraq War.
He later dedicated the song "No More" to friend Tomas Young, the paralyzed Iraq War vet featured in the new film "Body of War." Amid the war continuing, Young's health has taken a turn for the worse in the past couple of weeks, and Vedder admitted that has made it "a lot harder to be happy" these days.
But the band still drew and sustained one of the biggest main-stage crowds ever seen at Bonnaroo, the masses stretching well beyond those who showed up to see Metallica the night before. Even Vedder was a bit awed by the size. In between songs, when he glimpsed just how far back the crowd extended, he thanked the audience a second time for listening.

Monday, 23 June 2008

Emmy winner Harvey Korman dies

'Carol Burnett,' 'Blazing Saddles' star was 81

Harvey Korman, the tall, versatile comedian who won four Emmys for his outrageously funny contributions to "The Carol Burnett Show" and was seen to hilarious effect on the big screen in "Blazing Saddles," died Thursday. He was 81.

Korman died at UCLA Medical Center after suffering complications from the rupture of an abdominal aortic aneurysm four months ago, his family said in a statement released by the hospital.

His daughter, Kate Korman, said in the statement that it was a "miracle" that her father had survived the aneurysm at all, and that he had several major operations.

"Tragically, after such a hard fought battle he passed away," she said.

A natural second banana, Korman gained attention on "The Danny Kaye Show," appearing in skits with the star. He joined the show in its second season in 1964 and continued until it was canceled in 1967. That same year he became a cast member in the first season of "The Carol Burnett Show."

Burnett and Korman developed into the perfect pair with their burlesques of classic movies such as "Gone With the Wind" and soap operas like "As the World Turns" (their version was called "As the Stomach Turns").

Another recurring skit featured them as "Ed and Eunice," a staid married couple who were constantly at odds with the wife's mother (a young Vickie Lawrence in a gray wig). In "Old Folks at Home," they were a combative married couple bedeviled by Lawrence as Burnett's troublesome young sister.

Korman revealed the secret to the long-running show's success in a 2005 interview.

"We were an ensemble, and Carol had the most incredible attitude. I've never worked with a star of that magnitude who was willing to give so much away."

After 10 successful seasons, he left in 1977 for his own series. Dick Van Dyke took his place, but the chemistry was lacking and the Burnett show was canceled two years later. "The Harvey Korman Show" also failed, as did other series starring the actor.

"It takes a certain type of person to be a television star," he said in that 2005 interview. "I didn't have whatever that is. I come across as kind of snobbish and maybe a little too bright. ... Give me something bizarre to play or put me in a dress and I'm fine."

His most memorable film role was as the outlandish Hedley Lamarr (who was endlessly exasperated when people called him Hedy) in Mel Brooks' 1974 Western satire, "Blazing Saddles."

He also appeared in the Brooks comedies "High Anxiety," "The History of the World Part I" and "Dracula: Dead and Loving It," as well as two "Pink Panther" moves, "Trail of the Pink Panther" in 1982 and "Curse of the Pink Panther" in 1983.

Korman's other films included "Gypsy," "Huckleberry Finn" (as the King), "Herbie Goes Bananas" and "Bud and Lou" (as legendary straightman Bud Abbott to Buddy Hackett's Lou Costello). He also provided the voice of Dictabird in the 1994 live-action feature "The Flintstones."

In television, Korman guest-starred in dozens of series including "The Donna Reed Show," "Dr. Kildare," "Perry Mason," "The Wild Wild West," "The Muppet Show," "The Love Boat," "The Roseanne Show" and "Burke's Law."

In their '70s, he and Tim Conway, one of his Burnett show co-stars, toured the country with their show "Tim Conway and Harvey Korman: Together Again." They did 120 shows a year, sometimes as many as six or eight in a weekend.

Harvey Herschel Korman was born Feb. 15, 1927, in Chicago. He left college for service in the U.S. Navy, resuming his studies afterward at the Goodman School of Drama at the Chicago Art Institute. After four years, he decided to try New York.

"For the next 13 years I tried to get on Broadway, on off-Broadway, under or beside Broadway," he told a reporter in 1971.

He had no luck and had to support himself as a restaurant cashier. Finally, in desperation, he and a friend formed a nightclub comedy act.

"We were fired our first night in a club, between the first and second shows," he recalled.

After returning to Chicago, Korman decided to try Hollywood, reasoning that "at least I'd feel warm and comfortable while I failed."

For three years he sold cars and worked as a doorman at a movie theater. Then he landed the job with Kaye.

In 1960 Korman married Donna Elhart and they had two children, Maria and Christopher. They divorced in 1977. Two more children, Katherine and Laura, were born of his 1982 marriage to Deborah Fritz.

In addition to his daughter Kate, he is survived by his wife and the three other children.

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David Sedaris’s New Book Classified As ‘Fiction’ by B&N

Courtesy of Little, Brown
More than a year ago, a small-scale debate was spurred by The New Republic on whether David Sedaris's best-selling essays were true stories or tall tales. The fact that his pieces were apparently fact-checked by The New Yorker's crack team of anal-retentive geniuses supported Sedaris's case for his writing being nonfiction; more recently, he's described his work as "97% true," saying it should therefore be shelved in the nonfiction section of the bookstore.

But it turns out the country's biggest bookstore disagrees: Barnes & Noble is listing Sedaris's new collection, When You Are Engulfed in Flames — which contains at least one of the pieces whose provenance was questioned in The New Republic — on its hardcover-fiction best-seller list.

Of course, a cynic might point out that what matters isn't what list it appears on, but the number that appears next to Sedaris's name: 22,279 copies sold in his first week. We imagine Sedaris isn't really complaining.

Barnes & Noble Throws a Gauntlet at David Sedaris; Says His New Book is Fiction [NYO]

Earlier: David Sedaris's Wit Surgically Removed by 'New Yorker' Fact-Checkers?

Amy Winehouse Told To 'Quit Drugs Or Die'

Amy Winehouse has reportedly been told to “quit drugs now or die” by doctors at a hospital in London.

The singer is currently being observed at the London clinic in Marylebone after she fainted whilst “doing admin” at her home on Monday (June 16th).

As previously reported on Gigwise, the singer was taken to hospital as a precaution by her father, Mitch.

Yesterday it was revealed that initial test results had come back “inconclusive”.

A report in today's Sun newspaper, claims that Winehouse was told that she was lucky to have “escaped this time”.

"The only thing to stop that happening is if she quits drugs,” a source told the newspaper.

Winehouse had just returned from signing autographs for a Canadian fan outside her Camden home when she was taken ill on Monday.

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Tila Tequila: Panty Raider

Screw small talk -- the only question Tila Tequila had for one of her fans in front of Koi: Do I make you horny baby?
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Oh yeah -- she also said she was with her "girlfriend" ... who didn't look like any of the finalists in her not-yet-over reality show.

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Judas Priest unveils concept album

LONDON - "Everybody," Judas Priest vocalist Rob Halford says, "is eager to grab the full metal opera."Halford is talking about Nostradamus (Epic), the veteran UK metal act's 16th studio album - and its first concept work. The double-disc set, due internationally June 16, tells the story of Nostradamus.The set is the second album since Halford returned to the band in 2003 after doing other musical projects for 12 years.Nostradamus is available in three configurations. Fans can buy the regular version of Nostradamus in a jewel case with a 20-page artwork booklet designed in conjunction with artist Mark Wilkinson, who has worked on numerous Judas Priest albums. Or they can choose the "regular deluxe" version, which has the double-CD housed in a 48-page hardbound book.A third "super deluxe" release includes a triple-album vinyl version of the set and an exclusive poster plus the hardbound CD/booklet package. That version will be available through normal retail channels internationally, but in the States is exclusive to Best Buy stores.

Sweetening the pot for fans, select packages will include a code redeemable for a free lawn ticket to see the band on this summer's Live Nation-promoted Metal Masters tour with Heaven & Hell, Motorhead and Testament."It's a sign of the times. You have to be really rigorous in all aspects of the way you present something of this size," Halford says. "The consumer, more than ever, has multiple choice. You really have to relate to the experiences that are out there for the listener, and that's what we're doing."Roadwork forms a major part of the album's promotion. Judas Priest began a world tour June 3 in Finland, with European dates running through July 13, followed by a seven-date North American tour beginning July 22 in Seattle. The band then headlines the Metal Masters bill August 6-31.The band's eighth studio album, Screaming for Vengeance (1982), which has sold 3.1 million units worldwide, in April became the first fully downloadable album from videogame "Rock Band."As for the new material, Halford says that Nostradamus "shows the passion we have for music still. But the music is typical Priest. It's full of melodies and great hooks; it's not a difficult record to listen to."- REUTERS/Billboard