Friday, 27 June 2008
Celebrity Watch: Jonas Brothers exit press conference in New York
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
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
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.