Monday, 23 June 2008

Rahul Sharma and Richard Clayderman

Rahul Sharma and Richard Clayderman   
Artist: Rahul Sharma and Richard Clayderman

   Genre(s): 
Jazz
   



Discography:


The Confluence   
 The Confluence

   Year: 2002   
Tracks: 10




 






Wednesday, 18 June 2008

Neurosis and Tribes Of Neurot

Neurosis and Tribes Of Neurot   
Artist: Neurosis and Tribes Of Neurot

   Genre(s): 
Metal
   



Discography:


Grace   
 Grace

   Year: 1999   
Tracks: 11




 






Sunday, 8 June 2008

Muppet creator's life screen bound

A new biopic about the life and work of 'The Muppets' creator Jim Henson is to be made.
Empire Film Group, Inc has acquired the motion picture production and distribution rights to Robert D Slane's screenplay 'Henson'.
The film is due to begin production in the late summer with a budget of $30m.
Commenting, Empire Home Entertainment President Eric Parkinson said: "Jim Henson is one of the best known and most beloved entertainers of all time. His story is inspiring, tragic, heartwarming and epic, and will make for an important and entertaining motion picture."

Wednesday, 4 June 2008

Witness -- R. Kelly Loves the Hardwood

That bombshell witness finally took the stand in the R. Kelly kiddie-porn trial -- and she said he's a baller!

Lisa Van Allen testified she and the Prince of Pee got down and dirty on film with the alleged victim on his personal b-ball court in Chicago when she was only 17, and she added that they did it in his log cabin-ish basement.

Of course, Van Allen's testimony took a big blow when she revealed that she sold the tape they made back to R.'s business manager for $20K. The defense gets its turn today.



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Monument to homosexual victims of Nazis unveiled

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany unveiled a monument to the tens of thousands of homosexuals persecuted under the Nazis, whose laws were used to prosecute gay men for a generation after World War Two.


Berlin mayor Klaus Wowereit, who is openly gay, hailed the grey, concrete memorial as a long overdue acknowledgement of the repression of homosexuals, 50,000 of whom were convicted by Nazi courts during Adolf Hitler's 12-year dictatorship.


"The monument consecrated today is a reminder to us of the horrors of the past and draws our attention to the degree of discrimination that currently exists," Wowereit said.


"Great efforts will still need to be undertaken before the sight of two men or women kissing here or in Moscow or elsewhere on the planet is accepted by society in general."


The 600,000 euro ($950,000) cube in Berlin's central Tiergarten park stands opposite the monument to the 6 million European Jews murdered by the Nazis, and was designed by the Danish-Norwegian pairing of Michael Elmgreen and Ingar Dragset.


Nazi authorities ordered the castration of some gay men, and sent thousands more to concentration camps, many of whom were murdered or died from hunger and disease.


Until 1969, when the centre-left Social Democrats headed a government for the first time since the Weimar Republic, Nazi laws continued to be applied to prosecute homosexuals.


The country's gay and lesbian association (LSVD) said that for years German homosexuals had been cut out of the official culture of commemoration, and denied compensation.


"Commemoration must have consequences," the LSVD said in a statement. "The rehabilitation of those people who were convicted under Nazi laws must therefore be the next step."


(Writing by Dave Graham; Editing by Giles Elgood)

McKellen hopes to play Gandalf in The Hobbit

'Lord of the Rings' star Ian McKellen hopes to play Gandalf the wizard in the planned series prequel 'The Hobbit', which is also based on the work of JRR Tolkien.
McKellen played Gandalf in all three instalments of the 'Lord of the Rings', and wants to don his robes and hat again even though series director Peter Jackson will not be at the helm for the new film.
Speaking on his official website, McKellen also said Jackson would the executive producer on the new film with Guillermo del Toro, maker of 'Pan's Labyrinth', set to direct.
Asked whether he would play Gandalf, McKellen said: "Yes I will, if Peter Jackson and I have anything to do with it, he being the executive producer and me being, on the whole, a very lucky actor."
He continued: "Encouragingly, Peter and screenwriter Fran Walsh have told me they couldn't imagine 'The Hobbit' without their original Gandalf. Their confidence hasn't yet been confirmed by the director Guillermo del Toro but I am keeping my diary free for 2009!"
Del Toro and Jackson plan to make 'The Hobbit', a far shorter book than the three that made up the 'Lord of the Rings' series, into two films. As with Jackson's films, the two films will be shot simultaneously.
Click here for a review of Guillermo del Toro's 'Pan's Labyrinth'.
Click on the film name for reviews of LOTR I, LOTR II or LOTR III.

Fern Britton Admits Having Weight-Loss Surgery

Fern BrittonFern Britton has confessed to having weight-loss surgery.


Despite recent claims from her rep that Britton's new slim figure was down to a healthy lifestyle, the 50-year-old TV star has admitted she underwent gastric banding two years ago to have the size of her stomach reduced.


The 'This Morning' host said she was "very pleased" with the results, but added that she would not want to influence others to follow her lead.


"As I know, many people are interested in my weight loss over the past two years. As interest is so high, I am making public, as a personal choice, that I had a gastric band operation two years ago," she said.


"I did this purely for myself and I would not wish to influence others to do the same. But for me it has worked and I am very pleased with the results."


Fern's rep had previously said, "Fern is happy to say that her weight loss is a consequence of healthy diet and exercise."


Britton, who was reportedly concerned that at her biggest she was an unhealthy role model for other women, has quietly introduced a new fitness regime and eating plan, avoiding faddy diets in favour of a holistic approach. She is now in training for an intensive 370km charity bike ride in Cuba later this year.


She has said, "It's a great thing when you have a moment in your life which makes you think 'I'm gonna change'. I was coming up to 50 and I thought 'I'm going to change'.


"It's possible. But in your head you've got to get to the right space. Once you're there you can do that."




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Irwin family launch Australia Zoo dolls

Television star Terri Irwin and her children Bindi and Robert have launched a new range of their Australia Zoo toys in New York.
Terri Irwin, whose husband Steve was killed by a stingray while filming an underwater documentary, spoke about her children's experience of snake bites during the launch.
Speaking about her four-year-old son Robert, she said: "He picked one of them up and it bit him on the finger, and he was so proud to have copped his first hit."
"He said, 'I hope it wasn't venomous,' so I assured Robert I wouldn't actually let him play with venomous snakes," she said.
She also revealed that her nine-year-old daughter Bindi was first bitten by a snake when she was just 18 months old.
Bindi said of the toy launch: "It's every little girl's dream to have an exact lookalike doll. It's amazing."

SLG

SLG   
Artist: SLG

   Genre(s): 
Techno
   Electronic
   



Discography:


Slapback EP   
 Slapback EP

   Year: 2007   
Tracks: 2


Earthworm EP   
 Earthworm EP

   Year: 2007   
Tracks: 2




 






Dynamik Bass System

Dynamik Bass System   
Artist: Dynamik Bass System

   Genre(s): 
Breakbeat
   Techno
   



Discography:


Arabian Dreams [12'']   
 Arabian Dreams [12'']

   Year: 1998   
Tracks: 4


Arabian Dreams   
 Arabian Dreams

   Year: 1998   
Tracks: 4