Madonna does not have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. She was selected for the honour in 1990 but she showed no interest and the invitation has now expired. Walk of Fame spokeswoman Ana Martinez-Holler states that, in order to receive a star, Madonna would have to be “resubmitted for a nomination,” adding, “since she is not interested, I highly doubt that she will give a nominator the permission to do so.”
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Make your own invitations, a clever design can be used for the envelope as well. You can even print the name and address on each one before folding.
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Decade-Long Wait ends for Kiwi Bee Gees Fans as Robin Returns
Expect all your favourites and so much more as Robin Gibb announces New Zealand dates for his hit-laden shows…with Special Guests The Pointer Sisters
Pointer Sisters do you rember them? This might jog your memory.
His is a voice that set alight a million romances and as many dance floors and now Robin Gibb returns to New Zealand for three unforgettable evenings in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch this November. Robin last performed here in 1999 when the Bee Gees One Night Only show attracted more than 60,000 to Auckland’s Western Springs – still one of the biggest concert attendances in New Zealand history.
Fans can expect to hear all the biggest Bee Gees songs: Massachusetts, How Deep is Your Love, Stayin’ Alive, Night Fever, You Win Again, Nights on Broadway, Jive Talking, I Started A Joke, Words, To Love Somebody, New York Mining Disaster…and The Pointer Sisters vibrant and stirring hits: He’s So Shy, Slow Hand, I’m So Excited, Automatic, Jump (for My Love), Neutron Dance, and Dare Me…plus many more.
No Bee Gees or Pointer Sisters fan can afford to miss out on joining Robin Gibb and sisters supreme for An Evening of Bee Gees Greatest Hits (with Special Guests The Pointer Sisters).
8th November
Vector Arena, Auckland
10th November
TSB Arena, Wellington
12th November
CBS Canterbury Arena, Christchurch
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The 0800 Jukebox crew.
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Shred favorite’s Conditions started the year with the news we’d all been waiting for; the band had finally signed on the dotted line with a label. After many offers and much speculation the guys joined Good Fight Music, a new independent label owned and run by Ferret Music owners Carl Severson and Paul Conroy. And after dropping that bombshell it seemed the good news just kept coming.
Not ones to conform to the ’scenes’ of modern music, Conditions strive to create music the good old fashioned way: with heart, honesty, integrity and – most of all- with real instruments! The band aren’t ones to hide their dislike of self-labeled ‘musicians’ who are anything but. Conditions recordings and live shows have been highly praised by their fellow artists as well as by the critics – back in 2008 the band Paramore invited them to open their UK tour alongside New Found Glory and Kids in Glass Houses, and popcore band A Day To Remember have even been known to express their support of the guys
http://www.shrednews.com/ten-artists-to-watch
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Tickets to Katy Perry’s upcoming New Zealand show sold out in just 30 minutes this morning, forcing the chart-topping hitmaker to announce a second show.
Perry, who recently wed British comedian Russell Brand in India, will now perform two dates at Auckland’s Vector Arena, on May 7 and May 8.
The pop star is known for her tight-fitting outfits and controversial hits like I Kissed A Girl. She is touring on the back of her recently-released album Teenage Dream.
“I am ecstatic to be able to see the glittering faces and also to go to New Zealand for the first time,” Perry said.
“I love going somewhere new because there’s a special feeling in the air. It’s like when you meet someone you love for the first time.”
Perry promised Kiwi fans that her performance will be an extravaganza.
“I want it to be sensory overload. I’m figuring out the nuances, because I have these wild ideas, but they’re not really traditional concert things,” she told the Sunday Star-Times.
Tickets for the second show are on sale now.
Katy Perry
May 7: Vector Arena, Auckland
May 8: Vector Arena, Auckland
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Five time Grammy award winning, R’n’B super star Usher is to play a one-off concert at Auckland’s Vector Arena March 29, as part of his worldwide OMG tour.
Usher, whose full name is Usher Raymond IV, rose to fame in the early 1990s and has since sold more than 45 million albums worldwide.
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The Mission Estate Concert is very proud to announce Sting – accompanied by a 50 piece symphony orchestra and band – will extend his critically-acclaimed Symphonicity tour to take in New Zealand’s biggest annual concert on Saturday, February 12, 2011.
Following sold-out performances across North America and Europe, Symphonicity finds Sting performing his greatest hits, re-imagined for symphonic arrangement. Drawing from a diverse and illustrious career that has produced numerous multi-platinum albums, a staggering list of number one songs, countless accolades and worldwide record sales of nearly 100 million, Sting’s most celebrated songs have been re-interpreted with brand new orchestrations arranged by Jorge Calandrelli, David Hartley, Michel Legrand, Rob Mathes, Vince Mendoza, Steven Mercurio, Bill Ross, Robert Sadin, and Nicola Tescari.
Selections, created especially for this tour, will include fan-favorites such as The Police hits “Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic”, “Roxanne”, “Next To You” and “Every Breath You Take,” to notable songs from Sting’s enduring solo career – “Englishman in New York,” “Fragile,” “Russians,” “If I Ever Lose My Faith in You,” “Fields of Gold,” and “Desert Rose.”
Sting will also be joined by a group of accomplished musicians, comprised of Dominic Miller (Sting’s longtime guitarist), Rhani Krija (Sting’s longtime multi-genre percussionist), David Cossin (a multi-percussion specialist in new and experimental music and featured member of the Bang on a Can All-Stars), Jo Lawry (vocalist) and Ira Coleman (bassist).
The North American Symphonicity tour has taken the States by storm, with reviews capturing the spirit of the project and audience reaction thus far:
“. . . the real stars of the show were the arrangements: classical twists on classic hits that make Symphonicity a must-see.” – Globe and Mail
“… an all-star cast of arrangers reworked the songs, and time clearly had been spent making sure the pop musicians and orchestral players onstage would work together to create a genuinely hybrid sound.” – Los Angeles Times
“I am looking forward to performing in New Zealand, having a whole new palate of musical colors to work with and reinventing the songs that have been the staples of my live shows for over thirty years,” says Sting.
To accompany Sting’s world tour, Deutsche Grammophon recently released a companion CD, Symphonicities, to critical acclaim. Highlights include fan-favorites culled from The Police songbook such as “Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic”, “Roxanne” and “Next To You,” as well as songs from Sting’s enduring solo career including “Englishman in New York,” “I Burn for You,” “Why Should I Cry for You” and “She’s Too Good For Me,” among many others. Symphonicities is produced by Rob Mathes and Sting, and mixed by Elliot Scheiner (Steely Dan, Fleetwood Mac) and Claudius Mittendorfer (Interpol, Franz Ferdinand).
Sting’s first venture into the classical realm began with the success of his #1 album “Songs from the Labyrinth,” a lute-based interpretation of the music of 16th century composer John Dowland, released in 2006 on Deutsche Grammophon. After completing the enormously successful Police reunion world tour, Sting returned to pursue his passion for combining musical genres with his most recent release “If On A Winter’s Night…” which debuted at #1 on Billboard’s classical chart.
Prior to starting his solo career, Sting was the principal songwriter, lead singer and bassist of the rock music band The Police. As a solo musician and member of The Police, Sting has received 16 Grammy Awards, two Brits, a Golden Globe, an Emmy, three Oscar nominations, Billboard Magazine’s Century Award, and MusiCares 2004 Person of the Year. He is also a member of both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame.
Thu 10/02/11
Sting – Symphonicity featuring the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
CBS Canterbery Arena – Christchurch
Sat 12/02/11
Sting – Symphonicity featuring the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
The Mission Winery – Napier
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From www.davidbowie.com
Let’s turn on with me and you’re not alone…
No, that’s not Doctor Who’s TARDIS about to move to another space-time continuum above…it’s the Ziggy phone box, as seen on the back of the Ziggy Stardust album and used in the 1974 press adverts for the UK Rock ‘N Roll Suicide 45, appropriately enough.
This news item is about a rock opera called ROCK AND ROLL SUICIDE taking place in Arrowtown, New Zealand from Wednesday the 27th through to Friday the 29th…and there is a link to the Time Lord’s machine.
The thing is, even though I’m posting this during the afternoon of Tuesday the 26th, these NZ guys are from the future and they’ll shortly be getting up on the morning of the 27th, the day of the first show. Bloody weirdoes.
Anyway, over to the details of what’s about to go down…
Rock and Roll Suicide stars (from left) Shaun Vining, as Idol, Max Gunn (17), as Joe Rockstar,and Pearly McGrath, as Susie Diva, Joe’s girlfriend, pose during the company’s first dress rehearsal with the band, in the Arrowtown Athenaeum Hall, on Wednesday night. The rock opera debuts in the hall on Wednesday and plays until Friday. Photograph by James Beech.
London 1972.
JOE ROCKSTAR, is a young man who dreams of becoming a rock star. He takes his guitar and heads to London, where he is jostled and confronted, but eventually joins the groove. He finds himself in a local nightclub, where he sees IDOL on the stage for the first time. He is amazed by IDOL, and inspired. He decides this is who he wants to be.
JOE also notices SUZY DIVA and they quickly fall in love with each other and their mutual desire for fame. They dance together and are spotted by JUPITER, the record executive and his evil side-kick VEX, who quickly makes them a “deal”. JOE seizes the opportunity for fortune and fame and SUZI reluctantly agrees. JUPITER starts to favour JOE over IDOL and the public loses their love of IDOL, and embraces JOE. His fall from Grace pushes IDOL over the edge and he succumbs to madness.
Meanwhile JOE is eating up the hype. He swears to SUZI that he will not forget her as his fame climbs and hers stays the same. But this is not to be, as he begins to upstage her, neglect her, and indulge too far, too fast into his new found world of drugs and fame. Eventually, his drinking and drug taking over step the boundary, and SUZI leaves. He is left with his empty glamorous world and becomes self-destructive. JUPITER pushes him to keep going, regardless of his obvious decline. When JUPITER sees that JOE is blowing it on-stage, he drops JOE and embraces a new face, DJ.
JOE tries to commit suicide and his body loses life. However, he chooses life, and when SUZY finally lets go of his lifeless hand, he miraculously regains consciousness and reaches out for her. He escapes total destruction and reclaims himself, his music, and his love for SUZY regardless of fame.
Then everybody sings “Ziggy Stardust”.
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You can read more regarding the show over at the Otago Daily Times, where director and co-producer, Margaret O’Hanlon, also talks about the production.
I’ll leave you with a list of the songs performed during ROCK AND ROLL SUICIDE with the performer in each case….
ROCK AND ROLL SUICIDE – A ROCK OPERA FEATURING THE MUSIC OF DAVID BOWIE
ACT 1
STATION TO STATION – COMPANY
LADY STARDUST – IDOL, COMPANY
LIFE ON MARS? – SUZY, COMPANY
STARMAN – JOE, COMPANY
JOHN, I’M ONLY DANCING – COMPANY
THE PRETTIEST STAR – JOE, SUZY
SWEET THING/CANDIDATE – JUPITER, VEX, IDOL
CHANGES – JOE, COMPANY
FAME – COMPANY
THE BEWLAY BROTHERS – IDOL, COMPANY
SUFFRAGETTE CITY – JOE, COMPANY
WHEN I LIVE MY DREAM – JOE, SUZY
1984 – COMPANY
ACT 2
TIME – JUPITER, IDOL, VEX
ROCK AND ROLL WITH ME – JOE, SUZY, COMPANY
“HEROES” – SUZY, COMPANY
LADY GRINNING SOUL – MEDUSA
GOLDEN YEARS – JUPITER, COMPANY
DJ – DJ, COMPANY
ALWAYS CRASHING IN THE SAME CAR – JOE
“HEROES”/WHEN I LIVE MY DREAM/STARMAN REPRISE – SUZY, COMPANY
TONIGHT – SUZY, COMPANY
ROCK-N-ROLL SUICIDEJUPITER, JOE, IDOL
ZIGGY STARDUST – COMPANY
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The 0800 Jukebox crew.
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As reported on fasterlouder.com.au Mike Love has angrily denied claims that he lip-synced at a recent Beach Boys show on the Gold Coast. The much maligned singer doesn’t need to lip-sync to tarnish the legacy of the Beach Boys, but the accusation that he is following the lead of Ashlee Simpson and Stone Temple Pilots frontman Scott Weiland by lip-syncing at live shows is hardly welcome news.
The lip-sync claims came following Last Saturday night’s 600 Sounds festival on the Gold Coast, presented as part of the V8 Supercar post race entertainment.
According to V8 Supercars Australia Chairman Tony Cochrane “It’s a great shame some have insulted such an iconic band for the sake of a headline and some extra cheap points” adding that the “speculation was erroneous and totally false, and while there may have been a small number of patrons leaving the site due to the confusion, this number would have been a very small percentage in comparison to the approximately 20,000 strong crowd at the venue for the concert on the night”.
An official statement from the band and concert promoters angry denies the claims, declaring that “Suggestions that The Beach Boys were lip syncing are false. A slight delay between the vision being played on the big screens at the 600 Sounds presented by Hard Rock precinct and what was happening on stage did occur, as sometimes happens with live performances, and this may have contributed to the confusion felt by some event-goers… For many years the Beach Boys have been one of the world’s best live acts and they still are.”
The band performing at the Supercars event didn’t include Brian Wilson, or any of his brothers, but does feature founding Beach Boys member Mike Love and Bruce Johnston who joined the band in 1965.
Mike Love responded to the allegations noting that “We pride ourselves on providing a great live show to our millions of fans around the world and spent time that day sound checking our vocals to ensure a great live mix, in our almost 50 years of performing The Beach Boys have never lip-synched and we are not about to start!”
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