Boy George, has been forced to canceled his American summer tour after being denied a visa by the United States. The pop singer is facing trial in London in Autumn as stated by his management.
Boy George had been scheduled to show up in New York in August for the Department of Sanitation�s annual family day. In 2006 he cleaned the streets for five days as part of a court-ordered community service after falsely reporting a break-in to his New York home. He wanted to give a concert for department workers.
The statement by his management also mentioned that Boy George was �devastated� and that �George is astounded at the decision and is having lawyers here in the States look at it in the hope that someone will change their mind.�
Boy George, whose real name is George O�Dowd, is facing trial in November on a charge of falsely imprisoning a man. The statement said, �George has not been convicted of anything in London, and there is a presumption in the Western world of innocence until proven guilty.�
Friday 27 June 2008
Monday 23 June 2008
Antikorper
Artist: Antikorper
Genre(s):
Rock: Punk-Rock
Discography:
Gelee Royal
Year: 2003
Tracks: 12
Raus
Year: 1998
Tracks: 15
Monday 16 June 2008
Oscar De La Hoya - Experts Conclude De La Hoya Pictures Were Faked
Pictures of American boxing champ OSCAR DE LA HOYA wearing an all-in-one fishnet outfit and stiletto heels have been declared by experts to be fakes.
Former stripper Milana Dravnel dropped her $25 million (GBP12.5 million) lawsuit against the super welterweight on Monday (09Jun08) after experts decided the saucy snaps, which appeared online last year (07), were digitally altered.
Dravnel had planned to sue the boxer for slander, claiming he urged her to sign a agreement that she could not prove the pictures were real.
De La Hoya's lawyer Judd Burstein tells the New York Daily News, "Oscar's always claimed the photos were false. We had experts conclude they were doctored. She was facing very large damages and so she agreed to drop the case. The case would have been dismissed anyway."
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Monday 9 June 2008
New names added to sold-out Latitude festival
More bands have been added to the line-up of the forthcoming Latitude festival, set to take place on July 17-20 in Suffolk.
The bands will play on the Lake Stage as part of BBC Introducing, curated by BBC Radio 1 DJ Huw Stephens.
The new bands and artists added are: Errors, James Yuill, Johnny Foreigner, Gideon Conn, Jonquil, Cheeky Cheeky And The Nosebleeds, Sky Larkin, This City, Voluntary Butler Scheme, Kabeedies, Swanton Bombs, The Wave Pictures, The Cocknbullkid and Lovvers.
Weekend and Saturday day tickets for the bash sold out today (June 5). Friday and Sunday day tickets are still available.
To check the availability of Latitude tickets and get all the latest listings, go to NME.COM/GIGS now, or call 0871 230 1094.
The bands will play on the Lake Stage as part of BBC Introducing, curated by BBC Radio 1 DJ Huw Stephens.
The new bands and artists added are: Errors, James Yuill, Johnny Foreigner, Gideon Conn, Jonquil, Cheeky Cheeky And The Nosebleeds, Sky Larkin, This City, Voluntary Butler Scheme, Kabeedies, Swanton Bombs, The Wave Pictures, The Cocknbullkid and Lovvers.
Weekend and Saturday day tickets for the bash sold out today (June 5). Friday and Sunday day tickets are still available.
To check the availability of Latitude tickets and get all the latest listings, go to NME.COM/GIGS now, or call 0871 230 1094.
Times New Viking maps summer club tour
Lo-fi indie rockers Times New Viking [ tickets ] have mapped out an early summer tour behind their latest studio album, "Rip It Off," which hit stores in January.The trio, which hails from Columbus, OH, will launch the tour in the Midwest, kicking off June 4 in Bloomington, IN. The 29-date trek will concentrate on clubs and small theaters, and is set run through late July.The band will cap the outing with a July 20 appearance at Chicago's Pitchfork Music Festival. All dates are below."Rip It Off," released in January, is the band's third studio album and first release for Matador Records; the group issued its previous two albums--last year's "Times New Viking Present the Paisley Reich" and 2005's "Dig Yourself"--on indie label Siltbreeze.Two tracks from "Rip It Off" are available in MP3 form from the band's Matador mini-site. The "double A-sided" first single from "Rip It Off" includes the songs "(My Head)" and "R.I.P. Allegory," along with a cover of The Petticoats' "Allergy" and an original non-album track, "Western Civ."
Aurosonic
Artist: Aurosonic
Genre(s):
Trance
Discography:
Starfall
Year: 2007
Tracks: 8
Rainbow EP
Year: 2007
Tracks: 5
Underwater WEB
Year: 2006
Tracks: 1
Underwater
Year: 2006
Tracks: 1
Missing You
Year: 2006
Tracks: 3
Missing Outsiders
Year: 2006
Tracks: 1
Memories WEB
Year: 2006
Tracks: 1
Hawai
Year: 2006
Tracks: 1
Jazzin' Park
Bob Dylan unveils US dates
A string of dates have been unveiled for the forthcoming out by Bob Dylan, including a show at the Bandshell in Prospect Park, Brooklyn.
The jaunt will see Dylan make a tour of mostly casinos and amphitheatres, and the last date so far confirmed is September 9 at the Santa Barbara Bowl.
As previously reported, in an recent interview with The Times, Dylan said that Democratic Presidential candidate Barack Obama is redefining politics, saying:
"America is in a state of upheaval. Poverty is demoralising. You can't expect people to have the virtue of purity when they are poor.
"But we've got this guy out there now who is redefining the nature of politics from the ground up �?? Barack Obama. He's redefining what a politician is, so we'll have to see how things play out."
The dates are:
Brooklyn, NY Prospect Park Bandshell (August 12)
Mashantucket, CT MGM Grand Theatre at Foxwoods (15)
Atlantic City, NJ Borgata Resort Spa & Casino Event Center (16)
Saratoga Springs, NY Saratoga Music Festival (17)
Canandaigua, NY Constellation Performing Arts Center (19)
Cincinnati, OH National City Pavilion (22)
Elizabeth, IN Caesars Indiana (23)
Evansville, IN Mesker Amphitheatre (24)
Little Rock, AR Riverfest Amphitheatre (26)
Tulsa, OK Brady Theater (27)
Kansas City, MO Uptown Theater (28)
Aspen, CO Jazz Aspen Festival (30)
Park City, UT Deer Valley Resort (31)
Temecula, CA Pechanga Resort and Casino (September 3)
San Diego, CA Concerts on the Green @ Qualcomm Park (5)
Santa Barbara, CA Santa Barbara Bowl (7)
--By our New York staff.
Find out more about NME.
The jaunt will see Dylan make a tour of mostly casinos and amphitheatres, and the last date so far confirmed is September 9 at the Santa Barbara Bowl.
As previously reported, in an recent interview with The Times, Dylan said that Democratic Presidential candidate Barack Obama is redefining politics, saying:
"America is in a state of upheaval. Poverty is demoralising. You can't expect people to have the virtue of purity when they are poor.
"But we've got this guy out there now who is redefining the nature of politics from the ground up �?? Barack Obama. He's redefining what a politician is, so we'll have to see how things play out."
The dates are:
Brooklyn, NY Prospect Park Bandshell (August 12)
Mashantucket, CT MGM Grand Theatre at Foxwoods (15)
Atlantic City, NJ Borgata Resort Spa & Casino Event Center (16)
Saratoga Springs, NY Saratoga Music Festival (17)
Canandaigua, NY Constellation Performing Arts Center (19)
Cincinnati, OH National City Pavilion (22)
Elizabeth, IN Caesars Indiana (23)
Evansville, IN Mesker Amphitheatre (24)
Little Rock, AR Riverfest Amphitheatre (26)
Tulsa, OK Brady Theater (27)
Kansas City, MO Uptown Theater (28)
Aspen, CO Jazz Aspen Festival (30)
Park City, UT Deer Valley Resort (31)
Temecula, CA Pechanga Resort and Casino (September 3)
San Diego, CA Concerts on the Green @ Qualcomm Park (5)
Santa Barbara, CA Santa Barbara Bowl (7)
--By our New York staff.
Find out more about NME.
Sex And The City - Sex And The City Writer Wins First-look Film Deal
Michael Patrick King, the writer/director/producer of Sex and the City, has agreed a 'first-look' deal with DreamWorks studios.
With his feature directorial debut - based on the hit HBO series - having been released around the world this week, DreamWorks were eager to have the chance to snap up the rights for his next project.
And according to Variety, the new contract gives the studio first refusal on his next movie.
DreamWorks Studios co-chair and CEO Stacey Snider said the studio was attracted by the depth of King's writing, as shown through six seasons of Sex and the City and the spin-off film.
"[He] writes for audiences that are hungry for real characters and human stories," she explained.
King, an Emmy winner for his series about the lives and loves of four New York women, told the trade newspaper he is already working on his next film.
"It's a romantic comedy, but a deconstructed version," he said. "I want to write bigger stories about love and what it all means.
"The great thing about having your first movie be Sex and the City is the audience was accustomed to complicated storytelling," King added.
"Stacey and I had a great talk, and I'm going to show her the script and DreamWorks will have first jump at it."
Though disputes over pay caused a four-year gap between the end of Sex and the City's televised run and its big screen debut, King did not rule out the potential for a cinematic sequel.
"I wrote that movie with a beginning, middle and end because I didn't want to leave the audience unfulfilled," he said.
"The actresses are great, and if the gods smile and people are still interested, why not?"
30/05/2008 09:26:16
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'90s boy band New Kids on the Block join lineup for MMVA performers
TORONTO - The '90s boy band New Kids on the Block are the latest addition to the celebrity lineup set for this weekend's MuchMusic Video Awards.
The pop quintet is preparing to release a new album and is gearing up for a reunion tour roughly 15 years after breaking up.
The boys join MMVA performers that also include Rihanna, Kardinal Offishall with Akon and the dance crew JabbaWockeeZ.
Presenters include Mel C of the Spice Girls, Rainn Wilson of "The Office," "Gossip Girl"'s Chace Crawford and gossip blogger Perez Hilton.
The bash airs June 15 from MuchMusic's streetside studio on Toronto's trendy Queen Street. Leading nominees include Hedley, Belly and IllScarlett.
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On the Net: www.Muchmusic.com
News from �The Canadian Press, 2008
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Shia to Buddy: Smack My Bitch Up!
Shia LaBeouf got royally bitch-slapped after calling his friend a "faggot."
He asked for it!
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Lou Pearlman - Backstreet Boys Creator Sentenced To 25 Years In Prison
Lou Pearlman, the man who created boy bands N'Sync and the Backstreet Boys, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison today.
The pop mogul was charged with swindling friends, investors and banks out of $300 million (£153 million) by encouraging them to invest in two bogus companies for almost two decades.
Pearlman previously pleaded guilty to the charge in March.
Today Judge G Kendall Sharp said he would reduce the prison sentence by one month for every $1 million (£500,000) Pearlman paid back to his victims.
Prosecutors claim that at least 250 individuals lost a total of $200 million (£102 million) while a further 10 financial institutions lost $100 million (£51 million) between them.
Pearlman said in a statement: "Over the past nine months since my arrest, I've come to realise the harm that's been done. I'm truly sorry and I apologise for what's happened."
In handing down the sentence the judge told Pearlman that because family members, close friends and elderly citizens were victims of his scheme, "the sympathy factor doesn't run high with the court".
21/05/2008 18:19:41
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Estelle - Estelle Denies Label Make-over Rumours
British rapper/singer ESTELLE has denied rumours record label bosses piled pressure on her to change her appearance because she looks like a "tomboy".
The American Boy hitmaker was reportedly asked by chiefs at John Legend's new label Homeschool Records to fix her teeth and alter her hair.
But the star admits it was her choice to get braces for her teeth, insisting her label is impressed with her image.
She says, "They know me. I came with a look. I came with my style and they were grateful. They were like, 'Thank God we don't got to worry about putting you in a pair of pants or giving you a weave.'
"I think because I got braces everyone said the label said it. I been trying to get braces since 2000 and I finally did it.
"But no, it was just something that I've always wanted to do. If people did their research on me on a real level they'd know that no one tells me what to do, ask John Legend."
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