Archive for April, 2007


50 Cent interview from 4/28

by roberta on Apr.29, 2007, under articles

Curtis Jackson, better known as 50 Cent, has recorded two tracks with Dr. Dre and, “Come & Go,” ft. Eminem will be a single on the album. A G-Unit album is also coming out later this year, as well as a soon-to-be launched, “Official G-Unit Records” website as boasted here.

Listen to 50 Cent’s interview here.

(Link via RealTalkNY)

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Within Temptation at Hot Topic May 1st

by roberta on Apr.28, 2007, under Uncategorized

Get to Hot Topic on May 1st to get Within Temptation’s EP, “The Howling”. There are a limited number and may sell out fast. Within Temptation is currently on tour with Lacuna Coil and they’ll be tearing it up on U.S. soil soon.

Visit their website or check out their Myspace.

Or, check out this cool video of “What have you done”:

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Type O Negative – “Profit of doom”

by roberta on Apr.28, 2007, under articles

I’m of the opinion that in listening to this, one has to have a certain sense of humor. This song must be done in jest. With Peter Steele’s dark, doom-like voice, singing these words seems to be what they didn’t want to achieve: sounding corporate.

I like Type O Negative, don’t get me wrong. Toward the end of the song, it got easier for me to like it. Maybe it’s one of those things that just grow on you.

What do you think?

Update: Type O Negative is on tour with Celtic Frost and Brand New Sin. Read about it here.

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Another Problogger contest

by roberta on Apr.27, 2007, under Uncategorized

The last time I participated in Darren Rowse’s Problogger contest, I had a lot of fun. I wrote about Britney Spears’ 2007 possible comeback and actually won a $100 gift card.

These contests are a fun and creative way to get people who normally wouldn’t share the link love, to do so. I can’t wait to do this again. It sounds as if the prize will be pretty nifty this time around, too.

Good luck to all that enter, I’ll be there in the mix, too.

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Celine Dion & Elvis Presley – “I can dream” on Idol Gives Back

by roberta on Apr.27, 2007, under articles

This is a really good and at the same time, weird video of Celine Dion doing a duet with the king, Elvis Presley. Kudos to American Idol for making this happen.

Creepy, but still good.

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Eve’s drunk driving incident

by roberta on Apr.26, 2007, under articles

Rapper Eve Jeffers, all known to us as “Eve”, was arrested Thursday for suspicion of DUI after crashing her Maserati into a divider on Hollywood Boulevard.

From the article:

Police officer Martha Garcia of the Los Angeles Police Department reported the accident occurred at around 2:45 a.m., when the 28-year-old rapper, born Eve Jeffers, lost control of her gold-colored ride and smashed into the cement median at the intersection of Sycamore Avenue.

Eve was handcuffed and taken into custody by Los Angeles Police Department officers just before 3:00 am. She was released several hours later after posting $30,000 bail. She is scheduled to return in court on May 17 to face a misdemeanor charge.

The entertainer did submit to testing to determine her blood alcohol level and according to TMZ.com, Eve’s blood alcohol level was “double the legal limit.”

This just goes to show you that even though you’re a celebrity, you’re not above the law.

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And then there were…..six!?!?

by roberta on Apr.26, 2007, under articles

Still the top six, American Idol contestants were given a reprieve from any ousting from the show due to the Idol Gives Back charity event. And for your viewing pleasure, they will kick off two wannabes next week.

Read the entire story here.

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American Idol – Idol Gives Back 4/24/07

by roberta on Apr.25, 2007, under articles

First up on this special episode of American Idol, Ryan Seacrest and Simon Cowell travel to Africa to learn of the deplorable conditions of living in such poverty. Ryan looks like he could use a shave and Simon looks sad and emotional, for once.

To lead off the competition tonight is Chris Richardson singing, “Change the world” by Eric Clapton.

I wasn’t too fond of this version of the song. I’m a fan of Clapton’s music and this didn’t come close for me. The judges seemed to eat it up, but I don’t think so!

The judges visited Louisiana, Kentucky, Chinle, and Atlanta, to see poverty in our own nation.
Next up is Melinda Doolittle singing Faith Hill’s song, “There will come a day”.

Very nicely done, I like her vocals. She is going to be hard to beat this season.

Blake Lewis is up next to answer a viewer’s question as to what his biggest sacrifice, which is his family. He sings John Lennon’s “Imagine”. The song lends itself to blandness and I don’t think it was a good song choice for Blake.

Next up is Lakisha Jones, singing Fantasia Barrino’s “I believe”.

It was a little rough in the beginning and somewhat pitchy, but I don’t see this as a real competition if Lakisha goes before Chris Richardson.

Up next is Votefortheworst’s choice, Phil Stacey. He is asked what he misses most about home, to which he answers, his babies. He sing’s Garth Brooks’ “The change”.

I think he butchered it, just my two cents, though.

Finally and last, but not least is Jordin Sparks singing “You’ll never walk alone”.

I wasn’t as impressed as I normally would be with her singing. It seemed to me that she was shouting a bit and it sounded fake. I disagree with the judges on this one, too.

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Sanjaya on David Letterman

by roberta on Apr.24, 2007, under articles

On Late Night With David Letterman, Sanjaya Malakar presents the top ten things he learned from American Idol.

Too much buzz about Sanjaya, I know, but this is funny stuff.

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Def Leppard tour dates announced!

by roberta on Apr.24, 2007, under articles

Here are the tour dates for Def Leppard’s 2007 tour:

June

  • 6-27-07: Cincinnati, OH – Riverbend Music Center
  • 6-29-07: Milwaukee, WI – Summerfest
  • 6-30-07: Tinley Park, IL – First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre

July

  • 7-3-07: Bonner Springs, KS – Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
  • 7-4-07: Maryland Heights, MO – Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
  • 7-6-07: Noblesville, IN – Verizon Wireless Music Center
  • 7-7-07: Burgettstown, PA – Post-Gazette Pavilion
  • 7-8-07: Columbus, OH – Germain Amphitheater
  • 7-11-07: Walker, MN – Moondance Jam
  • 7-13-07: Cuyahoga Falls, OH – Blossom Music Center
  • 7-14-07: Camden, NJ – Tweeter Center at the Waterfront
  • 7-16-07: Toronto, Ontario – Molson Amphitheatre
  • 7-17-07: Montreal, Quebec – Bell Centre
  • 7-19-07: Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Sun Arena
  • 7-21-07: Sarnia, Ontario – Sarnia Bayfest
  • 7-22-07: Farwell, MI – Mountain Rock Festival
  • 7-24-07: Clarkston, MI – DTE Energy Music Theatre
  • 7-26-07: Minot, ND – North Dakota State Fair
  • 7-28-07: Cheyenne, WY – Frontier Days

August

  • 8-11-07: Mansfield, MA – Tweeter Center for the Performing Arts
  • 8-12-07: Hershey, PA – Hershey Park Pavilion
  • 8-14-07: Wantagh, NY – Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
  • 8-15-07: Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center
  • 8-17-07: Bristow, VA – Nissan Pavilion
  • 8-18-07: Virginia Beach, VA – Verizon Wireless Virginia Beach Amphitheater
  • 8-21-07: Raleigh, NC – Walnut Creek Amphitheatre
  • 8-22-07: Charlotte, NC – Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Charlotte
  • 8-24-07: Tampa, FL – Ford Amphitheatre
  • 8-25-07: Atlanta, GA – HiFi Buys Amphitheatre
  • 8-26-07: Louisville, KY – Kentucky State Fair
  • 8-29-07: Selma, TX – Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
  • 8-31-07: Woodlands, TX – Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion

September

  • 9-1-07: Dallas, TX – Smirnoff Music Centre
  • 9-3-07: St. Paul, MN – Minnesota State Fair
  • 9-5-07: Oklahoma City, OK – Zoo Amphitheatre
  • 9-7-07: West Valley City, UT – USANA Amphitheatre
  • 9-8-07: Grand Junction, CO – Rock Jam
  • 9-9-07: Englewood, CO – Coors Amphitheatre
  • 9-12-07: Ridgefield, WA – Amphitheater at Clark County
  • 9-14-07: Marysville, CA – Sleep Train Amphitheatre
  • 9-15-07: Kelseyville, CA – Konocti Harbor
  • 9-16-07: Reno, NV – Reno Events Center
  • 9-18-07: Concord, CA – Sleep Train Pavilion
  • 9-20-07: Phoenix, AZ – Cricket Pavilion
  • 9-22-07: Las Vegas, NV – Mandalay Bay Events Center
  • 9-23-07: Irvine, CA – Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
  • 9-26-07: Auburn, WA – White River Amphitheatre
  • 9-27-07: Vancouver, British Columbia – General Motors Place
  • 9-29-07: Calgary, Alberta – Pengrowth Saddledome
  • 9-30-07: Edmonton, Alberta – Rexall Place
  • Or you can visit their website for more information.

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New video review: Corinna Fugate – “Heart like a grave”

by roberta on Apr.23, 2007, under articles

Corinna Fugate’s song, “Heart like a grave” appears on her album, “Snow White”. This album, being her fifth, was released in the spring of 2006. This video, however, was just released in honor of the movie, “Interview with a vampire”.

This video is compiled only of scenes from the movie, which, unlike her other videos, seems to tell a story. Along with the lyrics and the video montage of Claudia, the young vampiress from the movie, this video is just nifty and well put together.

Verdict: Makes me wanna watch “Interview with a vampire” to see Tom Cruise before his weird scientology days.

Enjoy!

Visit Corinna’s website or her myspace page

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Iggy Pop turned 60 & celebrated with a stage dive

by roberta on Apr.22, 2007, under articles

Punk rocker and proclaimed “Godfather of punk”, Iggy Pop, real name Jim Osterberg, celebrated his birthday by doing a stage dive into fans. While performing with The Stooges, he also invited them to get on the stage with him and sing.

According to the article:

He muttered a few thanks before resuming his usual routine: manic singing and dancing, scampering on to the speakers and throwing his microphone stand around.

During the Stooges classic No Fun, he invited fans in the mosh pit to jump on to the stage, and sing along with him.

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SNL parody of Sanjaya

by roberta on Apr.22, 2007, under articles

Scarlet Johansson and friend make a Sanjaya parody on Saturday Night Live. This is even featuring the “crying girl”.

Hilarious.

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“Something to talk about, other than hair”

by roberta on Apr.22, 2007, under articles

This is just too funny. The Soup takes on Sanjaya’s exit from American Idol.

Enjoy!

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Is Phil Stacey really the worst?

by roberta on Apr.22, 2007, under articles

Votefortheworst.com is at it again, they are urging the American public to vote for the worst. Now that Sanjaya Malakar has been axed from the show, they are asking that we call in our votes for Phil Stacey.

My question is, is Phil Stacey really the worst out of the six remaining idol wannabes? My vote for the worst would definitely have went to Chris Richardson after his “Smooth” performance.

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