Thursday 4 September 2008

Extras seek $11 million from Tom Cruise after accident

BERLIN () - Twelve movie extras are seeking $11 million in restitution from Tom Cruise and his yield company subsequently suffering broken bones, cuts and bruises in the filming of World War Two picture "Valkyrie" in Berlin last year.





The extras were injured on August 19, 2007, when the side panel of a period German army motortruck burst opened as it drove about a corner in central Berlin.





A lawyer for the extras told Television on Tuesday that witnesser statements indicated the truck's side panel had non been properly secured.





Cruise was not on the rig at the time.





"A newfangled letter has been sent to Tom Cruise, (business partner) Paula Wagner and United Artists, in which we set up out the facts of the case again and put a figure on the legal demands of our clients ... of $11 million," aforementioned lawyer Ariane Bluttner.





"Valkyrie" is named after the codename for a plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler concocted by senior German military officers during World War Two. Cruise plays ringleader Claus von Stauffenberg.





The film's original liberation date has been postponed to December 26 from July 4 this year.





The German government initially banned the production from shooting on location at the Berlin situation where the plot was hatched and the conspirators executed.





It subsequently changed its mind afterward months of national turn over that focused in portion on membership of the Scientologist spiritual movement, of which Cruise is a member.�






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Monday 25 August 2008

Mp3 music: Jonatha Brooke






Jonatha Brooke
   

Artist: Jonatha Brooke: mp3 download


   Genre(s): 

Rock
Folk

   







Jonatha Brooke's discography:


Steady Pull
   

 Steady Pull

   Year: 2001   

Tracks: 12
The Angel in the House
   

 The Angel in the House

   Year: 1993   

Tracks: 12






Singer/songwriter/guitarist Jonatha Brooke has been issuing albums that coalesce folk and pop since the early '90s, first base as a penis of a duo called the Story and and then later as a solo artist. Brooke formed the Story (originally called Jonatha & Jennifer for their number one few years together) along with another vocalizer, Jennifer Kimball, patch the geminate was both attention Massachusette's Amherst College in the early '80s. Despite playing topically on a regular basis during their college career, the duet never issued whatever demos or albums and took a break for a period after graduation, during which time Brooke united a dance troupe. But by the end of the '80s, the group had re-formed, now called the Story, and issued a demo called Over Oceans in 1989. The Story was quickly sign-language to the independent Green Linnet label, which issued the duo's debut uncut album, Saving grace in Gravity, in 1991. It wasn't tenacious ahead Elektra Records verbalised stake in the banding, in turn reissuing their debut the same class, as well as a sophomore exertion, The Angel in the House, deuce long time later.


Merely by 1994, the Story had split up for good, with Brooke pursuing a solo life history. Despite Kimball non being submit anymore, Brooke's solo debut, 1995's Plumb, was credited to Jonatha Brooke & the Story. But Brooke was the sole creditor beginning with 1997's 10 Cent Wings, which also marked a shift from her earlier folk-pop to more of a radio-friendly panache. This continued on such further releases as 1999's Live and 2001's Firm Pull, the latter of which was co-produced by Brooke and celebrated studioman Bob Clearmountain (world Health Organization has worked with the likes of Bryan Adams, the Rolling Stones, the Corrs, and Hall & Oates, among innumerable others). Beginning in the late '90s, Brooke's albums were issued via her very possess book label, Bad Dog; while in 2002, Brooke performed a pair of songs on Disney's Hark back to Never Land soundtrack, contributory an original composition ("I'll Try") and a cover ("The Second Star to the Right"). In 2004, Brooke performed a arrange of ten shows at the Public Theater in New York, the highlights of which were poised for the 2006 passing of Live in New York, complete with a DVD of the concert. Thrifty What You Wish For followed in 2007.






Thursday 7 August 2008

Bluetech

Bluetech   
Artist: Bluetech

   Genre(s): 
Ambient
   Electronic
   



Discography:


Sines and Singularities   
 Sines and Singularities

   Year: 2005   
Tracks: 11


Prima Materia   
 Prima Materia

   Year: 2004   
Tracks: 11


Elementary Particles   
 Elementary Particles

   Year: 2004   
Tracks: 7




Evan Bartholomew, under the soubriquet Bluetech, produces his unique style of experimental noise from San Diego, CA. Classically trained on the piano for world playacting, Bartholomew deviated from the traditional sounds and began to verbalize the rhythms that sprouted from inside him, and Bluetech was born. This resulted in his interpreting of nature's formulation of beingness, a sound that is dronal ambient, downtempo, improvisational. He devoured the electronic potentials for melodious look and conveyed it in IDM, digidub, and psychedelic trance.


Bartholomew created and runs his own art corporate in San Diego and does commercial reasoned design and output for both national and regional clients. He too writes and produces his own songs. "The Rubicon", "Prayers For Rain", and "Mezzamorphic" originally appeared on an EP released by Truffle Records, and brought the name Bluetech to a larger consultation. In September 2003, these songs appeared on Bluetech's number one album, Prima Materia, released by Waveform Records.





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Friday 27 June 2008

Celebrity Watch: Jonas Brothers exit press conference in New York

Jonas Brothers Exit Press Conference In NY June 12, 2008. Photo Credit: CB / Splash News

June 13, 2008 () - The Jonas Brother, in New York to promote their TV film 'Camp Rock', have been getting a lot of press and fan attention in the Big Apple. They looked tired, but cheerful, as they left a press conference, waving at their fans.

The sibling rockers have a busy summer ahead.

On July 4th 2008 they will kick off the Burning Up Tour at Molson Amphitheatre in Toronto, Ontario. The North American tour is aimed at promoting their third studio album, A Little Bit Longer, which is set to be released in the United States on August 12, 2008.

A Disney Digital 3D production crew will be film the shows in Anaheim, CA on July 13 and 14, for movie that will be released in theatres early next year. The brothers are also scheduled to star in a new Disney Channels series called J.O.N.A.S! (Junior Operatives Networking as Spies). The show will feature them as band members who dovetail as spies, and will include their youngest sibling, seven-year-old Frankie.


Monday 23 June 2008

Week in Review: The Vulture Index

The week that was, by the numbers…

Number of brown faces in Flags of Our Fathers: 0.

Number of other movies in the news this summer with brownface: 4.

Number of times Werner Herzog claims he's seen an Abel Ferrara movie: 0.

Number of times Vulture's been hung up on by Lou Reed: 1.

Number of fans devastated by David Archuleta's being forced to cancel his Utah concert: Untold millions.

Number of times Eddie Murphy says "fuck" in Beverly Hills Cop 4, we bet: 0.

Number of crazy-ass things to happen at the trial of possible evil pornographer R. Kelly: 1,000,000.

Weekend box office of Sex and the City: $55 million.

Amount of that box office likely coming from Anthony Lane: $0.

Dave Eggers's whistling ability, on a scale of 1 to 10: 7.5.

Number of drinks McLovin had at the Playboy Mansion: At least 1.

Number of drinks we had while writing the post about Kingsley Amis and the Hold Steady: Not enough.

How cute are puppies? REALLY FUCKING CUTE OMG.



Monday 16 June 2008

Silverchair - Silverchair Star Johns Dominates Apra Award


SILVERCHAIR frontman DANIEL JOHNS picked up three honours at the 2008 APRA Music Awards in Australia on Monday night (16Jun08).

The singer, who was sporting a black eye, was named Songwriter Of The Year at a ceremony in Sydney, becoming the first artist to win the award three times.

The band's track Straight Lines won both the prestigious Song Of The Year Award, and the gong for Most Played Australian Work For Coverage On Radio And TV.

Other award winners included singer Sally Seltmann, who co-wrote Feist's catchy pop song 1,2,3,4; she picked up Breakthrough Songwriter Of The Year Award.

Rogue Traders won their second APRA in the Best Dance Work category for In Love Again, while Jade MACRae was a first-time winner with In The Basement in the Urban Category.





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Friday 6 June 2008

Nelly starts party with Fergie

NELLY teams up with BLACK EYED PEAS beauty FERGIE for his new single – and
I’ve got an exclusive sneaky peak of the video.

I’ve got hold of some stills from the track Party People, which is released on
May 19, and it looks like a lavish affair.

Rapper Nelly has sold 30 million albums during his career and this track is
taken from his forthcoming fifth collection Brass Knuckles.

Check out my slideshow below.