Madonna worked in a New York City Dunkin’ Donuts while she was struggling to make it as a dancer in the Big Apple. She was reportedly fired after squirting jam in a customer’s face.
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Some footage of Slash and Myley Kennedy form Gtaranaki on Saturday
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The Datsuns have announced that they will be touring New Zealand in September. The Cambridge band are currently busy working on their fifth studio album.
Tour Dates
24/Sep/10
Auckland @ Kings Arms
17/Sep/10
Nelson @ Phat Club
16/Sep/10
Christchurch @ Al’s Bar
11/Sep/10
New Plymouth @ The Basement
10/Sep/10
Wellington @ Bodega
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Parents around Taranaki will be covering their ears this weekend as a New Plymouth musician attempts to create a Guinness World Record. On Saturday, West Coast School of Rock director Rimu Tahuaroa will endeavour to generate the loudest guitar lesson in the world.
“There is the world’s loudest band, audience and guitar player so we thought we would give it a go,” Mr Tahuaroa said.
The music teacher has been chatting to Guinness officials about the attempt and all signs so far are positive.
“We have been emailing and while I am not paying for an adjudicator to come down, we have noise scientists.”
Mr Tahuaroa has already busted a speaker on a practice run, which saw levels reach 118 decibels, but he has a heavy duty one for the real deal.
“We are obviously doing the attempt in our sound-proof room and we are wearing ear plugs and acoustic earmuffs.”
He says the lesson will only be about five or 10 minutes as he is not looking to bother neighbours and their pets. His mate and The Rock disc jockey Paul “The Axeman” Martin will be receiving the lesson for the record. The level he wants to achieve is 120 decibels which is intolerable to the human ear.
“At that kind of level, you can feel your insides moving.”
The independent noise scientists will provide the equipment needed to measure the decibels for the record attempt. Mr Tahuaroa says he plans to make the record and will be prepared to defend it in the future, even if it does not end up an official record.
“Guinness is very interested in it and I would be challenging other music teachers to take on the challenge.”
Once the lesson is complete, noise scientists will collaborate the data and take it to Guinness officials.
“If they tick all the right boxes then we have set a record but if not, at the very least we have set the New Zealand record.”
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Before I Am Giant head off to Australia and America, the band decided to sneak in a couple of extra New Zealand shows.
‘We were getting fans hitting us up on Facebook wanting us to play in their town, and since we had a weekend free before going overseas, we thought it would be a great thing to do !’ says drummer Shelton Woolright.
The gigs wraps up a few whirlwind months which have seen the band shoot a video featuring world surf champion Kelly Slater, recorded a live to air for XFM in the UK, complete a handful of London gigs, performed in Vietnam for Tiger Translate, fly to France to play at the opening of the new Quiksliver headquarters and tour New Zealand on the massively successful State of Rock tour.
I Am Giant’s first ever release, the ‘Neon Sunrise/City Limits EP’, recently debuted in the NZ singles chart at No 18 and is still in the Top 30. The EP will also be released later this year in Australia and Asia via Sony Records.
I AM GIANT UPCOMING DATES
New Zealand
Thursday August 5th New Plymouth – The Basement
Friday August 6th Palmerston North – The Royal
Saturday August 7th Ohakune – Hot Lava
Australia
Wednesday August 11th Sydney – Beach Road Hotel, Bondi Beach
Friday August 13th Melbourne – The Esplanade, St Kilda
America
Tuesday August 17th Los Angeles – The Viper Room
Tuesday August 24th New York – The Mercury Lounge
For more details go to www.iamgiant.com
NZ tickets $20 plus booking fee available via www.iamgiant.com and venues
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Footage of U2 rehearsing a new song has surface online and you can watch it by scrolling down.
The short film was captured by fans who are camped out near the gates of the Stadio Olimpico di Torino in Italy.
The group are rehearsing at the venue head of their gig on Friday (August 6), their first since Bono underwent back surgery, which forced them to cancel a number of US shows and their headline slot at Glastonbury.
As U2Tours.com reports, Bono and co have also been heard rehearsing a number of songs including ‘Get On Your Boots’, ‘Magnificent’ and ‘Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me’, the band’s 1995 single from the Batman Forever soundtrack
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The Swellers
Back in 09′ the punk outfit became better known worldwide when they signed to indie label Fueled By Ramen and released their fourth full-length Ups And Downsizing to universal acclaim. Being no strangers to touring – “We tour because we’re not good at anything else. We love our songs and want to play them all night and see our friends, so we go on tour” – the band impressed concertgoers when they opened for label-mates Paramore and toured with the likes of Set Your Goals and Less Than Jake. In 2010 the boys are stepping it up a notch as they join the Give It A Name Introduces Tour (which brought the UK Lights and Versaemerge in 09′) across the UK and Europe as well as a three-week stint on the legendary Vans Warped Tour. The live environment is where The Swellers belong, it’s where both the music and band come to life, so I strongly suggest you make your way over to see them before they start selling out venues!
http://www.shrednews.com/ten-artists-to-watch
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Lady Gaga is set to become the face of Twinings tea, who may create a new flavour in her honour.
The flamboyant singer’s love of the hot beverage is well-documented. She regularly requests the drink during interviews, and is often seen in public with her pet tea cup and saucer.
Gaga has apparently been approached by several tea companies who think she would be the perfect choice to front their campaigns. However, she is particularly enamoured with Twinings, who are said to have offered her a multi-million-pound deal.
Twinings are an English firm dating back 300 years, and are famed for offering many different flavours of the drink. It is this which appeals to Gaga, especially as there is talk of a new flavour being invented just for her.
“Her management have received a load of offers from major tea companies but Twinings are the front-runners. They want to launch a new tea with her face on it and discussions are taking place at the top level,” a source told British newspaper The Sun.
“Names like The Taste Of Gaga are being batted about. The idea is to have tasting sessions in which she would participate.
“The tasters are coming up with a tea with an oriental flavour. They want to market tea to a new, younger generation – particularly in America, and Gaga is making drinking tea cool again.”
Gaga performed at Sir Elton John’s White Tie And Tiara Ball in June, and he presented her with a vintage teapot to say thanks.
During an appearance on a British television show last year, Gaga refused to leave her cup backstage and answered questions while sipping the beverage.
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The Rocket Summer
Bryce Avary started off the year with a bang as he released the highly anticipated new album, Of Men and Angels which deservedly reached the top spot at 1# in the itunes chart. To accompany the new record Avary will be on the road for the majority of the year having already booked shows up until the end of August! Not only is he touring the states with chart toppers One Republic AND legendary rock group The Goo Goo Dolls but he’s also confirmed to play Slamdunk festival in the UK – as well as a handful of headlining shows – and the whole of this years Vans Warped Tour. An incredible feat for any artist but there’s no doubt that hardworking TRS will add more tour dates as the year goes on. 2010 looks set to be a good year for TRS.
http://www.shrednews.com/ten-artists-to-watch
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