It's important to remember that few of the actors on "Star Trek," especially in the early days, were familiar with the universe of "Star Trek." While the trappings and themes of Trek are a deeply embedded part of popular culture in the early 21st century, back in the 1960s, "Star Trek" was merely a middling, mid-budget sci-fi network show. As such, when guest stars signed on to play an alien or a creature, they likely needed the premise of "Star Trek" explained to them by a director or a screenwriter. This is the 23rd century, war is over, and humanity is traveling the stars in military-twinged vessels devoted to study and diplomacy. That man, Bill, plays a starship captain named Kirk who leads by instinct. You play a [insert character description here]. These are basic motivations that an actor would need to hear in order to fall into the "Star Trek" ethos before cameras began rolling.
- 1/23/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Will Bjork finally catch a break? She’s loved by the Recording Academy, but only to an extent. She has 15 past Grammy nominations and 15 past Grammy losses, making her one of the most nominated artists in Grammy history without a win. She’s currently behind only conductor Zubin Mehta (18), rapper Snoop Dogg (17), and mastering engineer Chris Gehringer (17). At this point the Grammys for her are like Charlie Brown trying to kick the football. But maybe, just maybe, this time will be different.
Bjork received her sweet 16th Grammy nomination this year: Best Alternative Music Album for “Fossora.” It’s her ninth bid in the category, which makes her the most nominated woman in the history of the award, the most nominated solo artist, and the second most nominated artist overall behind Thom Yorke who has been recognized 10 times between his solo work and fronting the band Radiohead. But Radiohead have won three times,...
Bjork received her sweet 16th Grammy nomination this year: Best Alternative Music Album for “Fossora.” It’s her ninth bid in the category, which makes her the most nominated woman in the history of the award, the most nominated solo artist, and the second most nominated artist overall behind Thom Yorke who has been recognized 10 times between his solo work and fronting the band Radiohead. But Radiohead have won three times,...
- 11/30/2022
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
No, she’s not playing a superhero (unless you are a lifelong Tanglewood member) but Cate Blanchett is heard describing how she can stop time in the new, strange trailer for “TÁR,” the mysterious upcoming feature from Todd Field.
It’s been 16 years since Field’s last film, “Little Children,” for which Kate Winslet received an Oscar nomination for Best Actress, as did Jackie Earle Haley for Best Supporting Actor and Field himself, shared with Tom Perrotta for Best Adapted Screenplay. Prior to “Little Children” was 2001’s “In The Bedroom,” which accrued five Oscar nominations: Sissy Spacek for Best Actress, Tom Wilkinson for Best Actor, Marisa Tomei for Best Supporting Actress, Best Adapted Screenplay for Field and Robert Festinger, and Best Picture.
Field has spent the years since his awards-heavy films not-quite-getting projects off the ground, like a television adaptation of Jonathan Franzen’s “Purity” and a movie version of Cormac McCarthy’s “Blood Meridian.
It’s been 16 years since Field’s last film, “Little Children,” for which Kate Winslet received an Oscar nomination for Best Actress, as did Jackie Earle Haley for Best Supporting Actor and Field himself, shared with Tom Perrotta for Best Adapted Screenplay. Prior to “Little Children” was 2001’s “In The Bedroom,” which accrued five Oscar nominations: Sissy Spacek for Best Actress, Tom Wilkinson for Best Actor, Marisa Tomei for Best Supporting Actress, Best Adapted Screenplay for Field and Robert Festinger, and Best Picture.
Field has spent the years since his awards-heavy films not-quite-getting projects off the ground, like a television adaptation of Jonathan Franzen’s “Purity” and a movie version of Cormac McCarthy’s “Blood Meridian.
- 8/26/2022
- by Jordan Hoffman
- Gold Derby
Hasan Minhaj has been tapped to host Wednesday’s Vax India Now, the virtual fundraiser to support India in its fight against Covid-19.
Liam Neeson, Annie Lennox, A.R. Rahman, Pia Toscano, Zubin Mehta and Fareed Zakaria and have joined previously announced participants Gloria Estefan, Sting, Andrea Bocelli, Josh Groban, Yo-Yo Ma, David Foster, DJ Alan Walker, Asif Mandvi, Nishat Khan, sisters Ranjani-Gayatri and Matteo Bocelli.
Proceeds will support Unicef’s Covid-19 relief efforts and vaccine rollout. Vax India Now is said to have sparked from an idea by Anuradha Palakurthi, who runs a foundation out of New England that supports and promotes Indian culture. After seeing the devastating ...
Liam Neeson, Annie Lennox, A.R. Rahman, Pia Toscano, Zubin Mehta and Fareed Zakaria and have joined previously announced participants Gloria Estefan, Sting, Andrea Bocelli, Josh Groban, Yo-Yo Ma, David Foster, DJ Alan Walker, Asif Mandvi, Nishat Khan, sisters Ranjani-Gayatri and Matteo Bocelli.
Proceeds will support Unicef’s Covid-19 relief efforts and vaccine rollout. Vax India Now is said to have sparked from an idea by Anuradha Palakurthi, who runs a foundation out of New England that supports and promotes Indian culture. After seeing the devastating ...
Hasan Minhaj has been tapped to host Wednesday’s Vax India Now, the virtual fundraiser to support India in its fight against Covid-19.
Liam Neeson, Annie Lennox, A.R. Rahman, Pia Toscano, Zubin Mehta and Fareed Zakaria and have joined previously announced participants Gloria Estefan, Sting, Andrea Bocelli, Josh Groban, Yo-Yo Ma, David Foster, DJ Alan Walker, Asif Mandvi, Nishat Khan, sisters Ranjani-Gayatri and Matteo Bocelli.
Proceeds will support Unicef’s Covid-19 relief efforts and vaccine rollout. Vax India Now is said to have sparked from an idea by Anuradha Palakurthi, who runs a foundation out of New England that supports and promotes Indian culture. After seeing the devastating ...
Liam Neeson, Annie Lennox, A.R. Rahman, Pia Toscano, Zubin Mehta and Fareed Zakaria and have joined previously announced participants Gloria Estefan, Sting, Andrea Bocelli, Josh Groban, Yo-Yo Ma, David Foster, DJ Alan Walker, Asif Mandvi, Nishat Khan, sisters Ranjani-Gayatri and Matteo Bocelli.
Proceeds will support Unicef’s Covid-19 relief efforts and vaccine rollout. Vax India Now is said to have sparked from an idea by Anuradha Palakurthi, who runs a foundation out of New England that supports and promotes Indian culture. After seeing the devastating ...
Katy Perry dropped a new single and music video on Friday, May 15: “Daisies,” an empowerment anthem about following your bliss regardless of those who doubt you (watch above). But after some historic achievements on the charts and multiple diamond-certified singles, there are still some doubters who haven’t quite jumped on the bandwagon yet: Grammy voters. She has been nominated 13 times without a win.
Perry first broke out with the hit songs “I Kissed a Girl” and “Hot n Cold,” which earned her consecutive Grammy nominations for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance in 2009 and 2010. Then in 2011 she made an even bigger splash with an Album of the Year nomination for “Teenage Dream.” The following year she was up for Record of the Year for “Firework.” And in 2014 she scored her first bid for Song of the Year for “Roar.” Ironically, the only general field category she was never nominated in was Best New Artist.
Perry first broke out with the hit songs “I Kissed a Girl” and “Hot n Cold,” which earned her consecutive Grammy nominations for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance in 2009 and 2010. Then in 2011 she made an even bigger splash with an Album of the Year nomination for “Teenage Dream.” The following year she was up for Record of the Year for “Firework.” And in 2014 she scored her first bid for Song of the Year for “Roar.” Ironically, the only general field category she was never nominated in was Best New Artist.
- 5/19/2020
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
The Grammys have been controversial for some of their choices over the years, and that includes a number of legendary stars who have never won a single prize from the recording academy. Scroll down to see the most shocking musicians without a single competitive Grammy win.
To date the artist with the most nominations without a single Grammy isn’t a household name: classical music conductor Zubin Mehta, who has contended 18 times without a victory. But a number of other A-listers have gotten the cold shoulder from the recording academy too. Brian McKnight is the most nominated R&b artist without a win: he has been nominated 17 times without winning.
Poor Bjork is a perennial bridesmaid in the Best Alternative Album category: she has been nominated 8 times in that category and 15 times overall, but no luck for her either. And though some rappers like Jay-Z and Kaanye West have won Grammys hand over fist,...
To date the artist with the most nominations without a single Grammy isn’t a household name: classical music conductor Zubin Mehta, who has contended 18 times without a victory. But a number of other A-listers have gotten the cold shoulder from the recording academy too. Brian McKnight is the most nominated R&b artist without a win: he has been nominated 17 times without winning.
Poor Bjork is a perennial bridesmaid in the Best Alternative Album category: she has been nominated 8 times in that category and 15 times overall, but no luck for her either. And though some rappers like Jay-Z and Kaanye West have won Grammys hand over fist,...
- 5/11/2020
- by Tony Ruiz and Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
Friedkin Uncut, the documentary by Francesco Zippel about the Exorcist and French Connection director William Friedkin, has been acquired by social entertainment platform TaTaTu ahead of the film’s world premiere in Venice.
TaTaTu, whose founder Andrea Iervolino is a producer on the movie, has taken North American and UK rights. The film is among the first blockchain/cryptocurrency backed titles to screen at a major film festival. It’s running in the Venice Classics Documentary section.
Written and directed by Zippel, Friedkin Uncut aims to offer an introspective insight into the titular filmmaker’s life and artistic journey. A Venice favorite, he started his career at the age of 16 as a mail room boy at Wgn-tv and ultimately became one of the most important American filmmakers of the 70s and beyond. Among his credits are The French Connection, The Exorcist, Sorcerer, Cruising, To Live and Die In L.A.
TaTaTu, whose founder Andrea Iervolino is a producer on the movie, has taken North American and UK rights. The film is among the first blockchain/cryptocurrency backed titles to screen at a major film festival. It’s running in the Venice Classics Documentary section.
Written and directed by Zippel, Friedkin Uncut aims to offer an introspective insight into the titular filmmaker’s life and artistic journey. A Venice favorite, he started his career at the age of 16 as a mail room boy at Wgn-tv and ultimately became one of the most important American filmmakers of the 70s and beyond. Among his credits are The French Connection, The Exorcist, Sorcerer, Cruising, To Live and Die In L.A.
- 8/27/2018
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
Itzhak Greenwich Reviewed by: Harvey Karten Director: Alison Chernick Cast: Itzhak Perlman, Toby Perlman, Alan Alda, Amnon Weisntein, Stefan Valcuha, Billy Joel, Zubin Mehta, Pinchas Zukerman, Evgeny Kissin, the Klezmatics Screened at: Critics’ link, NYC, 3/2/18 Opens: March 16, 2018 Why do so many Jews play violin? That’s a question dealt with in this intriguing […]
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- 3/5/2018
- by Harvey Karten
- ShockYa
TV Picks: Merry Christmas Eve! Happy Hanukkah!Stage and screen legend Julie Andrews returns for the sixth time to host the festive annual From Vienna: The New Year’s Celebration 2015 with the Vienna Philharmonic, under the direction of Zubin Mehta, from Vienna’s Musikverein. The Vienna Philharmonic and the Vienna State Ballet return for the beloved annual tradition against the joyful backdrop of the scenic cityThis Year Conducted by Zubin Mehta, On Thirteen’s Great Performances Thursday, January 1 at 2:30 and 8 p.m. Et on PBS From PBS/ThirteenFrom Vienna: The New Year’s Celebration 2015, featuring the infectious melodies of the Strauss Family and […]...
- 12/24/2014
- by April Neale
- Monsters and Critics
Marking 25 years of outstanding news broadcasting, the prestigious Indian channel Ndtv honoured 25 personalities as the “greatest global Indian living legends.”
Amongst these were Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan, magical composer A R Rahman, superstar Shah Rukh Khan, iconic actor Rajinikanth and prominent actress of Bollywood’s golden era, Waheeda Rehman.
The awards were presented by the President of India, Pranab Mukherjee, at Rashtrapati Bhawan – the official residence of the President of India.
While felicitating the awards, the President stated, “It’s indeed a pleasure for me to be amidst you this evening and to be associated with recognizing these 25 great Indians. While going through their introduction and some of their comments I found out that one striking commonality in all of them that each and every one of them believes in hard work, honesty, commitment to the job, idea to which they furnish…”
In an interview with Ndtv, Srk also commented...
Amongst these were Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan, magical composer A R Rahman, superstar Shah Rukh Khan, iconic actor Rajinikanth and prominent actress of Bollywood’s golden era, Waheeda Rehman.
The awards were presented by the President of India, Pranab Mukherjee, at Rashtrapati Bhawan – the official residence of the President of India.
While felicitating the awards, the President stated, “It’s indeed a pleasure for me to be amidst you this evening and to be associated with recognizing these 25 great Indians. While going through their introduction and some of their comments I found out that one striking commonality in all of them that each and every one of them believes in hard work, honesty, commitment to the job, idea to which they furnish…”
In an interview with Ndtv, Srk also commented...
- 12/22/2013
- by Aashi Gahlot
- Bollyspice
Srinagar, Sep 7: After much delay, authorities in Jammu and Kashmir have permitted a concert to be held parallel to that of India-born music conductor Zubin Mehta here Saturday.
"Finally, the authorities conveyed to us that we can go ahead with the 'Haqeeqat-e-Kashmir' (reality of Kashmir) concert in Srinagar's Municipal Park," Parvez Khurram, spokesman of the civil society initiative that is holding the parallel concert to oppose Zubin Mehta's concert, told Ians Saturday.
"The authorities imposed a rider on our plans, saying that since we are holding a parallel concert, we must hold it at the same time Zubin Mehta's concert.
"Finally, the authorities conveyed to us that we can go ahead with the 'Haqeeqat-e-Kashmir' (reality of Kashmir) concert in Srinagar's Municipal Park," Parvez Khurram, spokesman of the civil society initiative that is holding the parallel concert to oppose Zubin Mehta's concert, told Ians Saturday.
"The authorities imposed a rider on our plans, saying that since we are holding a parallel concert, we must hold it at the same time Zubin Mehta's concert.
- 9/7/2013
- by Anita Agarwal
- RealBollywood.com
Srinagar, Sep 6: Two Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) guerrillas have been arrested in this summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, ahead of Saturday's concert by the acclaimed Bavarian State Orchestra under the baton of maestro Zubin Mehta, police said.
Police sources told Ians that the two were arrested from Chanapora locality Thursday. One of them had reportedly come from Sopore town in the northern part of Kashmir.
Arms and ammunition have been recovered from them.
Three lesser known guerrilla groups have threatened to target foreigners in Jammu and Kashmir if authorities went ahead with the concert.
Intelligence.
Police sources told Ians that the two were arrested from Chanapora locality Thursday. One of them had reportedly come from Sopore town in the northern part of Kashmir.
Arms and ammunition have been recovered from them.
Three lesser known guerrilla groups have threatened to target foreigners in Jammu and Kashmir if authorities went ahead with the concert.
Intelligence.
- 9/6/2013
- by Abhijeet Sen
- RealBollywood.com
New Delhi, Sep 6: Kashmir "chose me", said India-born world-renowned music conductor Zubin Mehta who hopes to spread the message of peace when he directs the Bavarian State Orchestra in Kashmir.
"I didn't choose Kashmir, it chose me," Mehta, 76, told reporters here Friday.
"I hope to have the blessings of the people as music is the only language I know and hope to spread the message of peace with this performance," added Mehta who was born in Bombay (Mumbai) and received his first musical education under the guidance of his father Mehli Mehta, the founder of the Bombay Symphony Orchestra.
Zubin Mehta is to conduct.
"I didn't choose Kashmir, it chose me," Mehta, 76, told reporters here Friday.
"I hope to have the blessings of the people as music is the only language I know and hope to spread the message of peace with this performance," added Mehta who was born in Bombay (Mumbai) and received his first musical education under the guidance of his father Mehli Mehta, the founder of the Bombay Symphony Orchestra.
Zubin Mehta is to conduct.
- 9/6/2013
- by Smith Cox
- RealBollywood.com
Srinagar, Sep 3: A group of people opposing the forthcoming Zubin Mehta concert to be held here in Jammu and Kashmir Sep 7 have decided to hold a parallel event the same day to show the "truth about Kashmir".
The 90-minute concert would be telecast live in over 50 countries. Zubin Mehta is scheduled to arrive in a special plane along with his 100-member orchestra Sep 5.
"We have invited poets, singers, musicians and other artists to our concert on September 7 at noon in the city's uptown Municipal Park," Khurram Parvez, spokesman for the joint initiative of various civil society groups and individuals, told Ians.
"The.
The 90-minute concert would be telecast live in over 50 countries. Zubin Mehta is scheduled to arrive in a special plane along with his 100-member orchestra Sep 5.
"We have invited poets, singers, musicians and other artists to our concert on September 7 at noon in the city's uptown Municipal Park," Khurram Parvez, spokesman for the joint initiative of various civil society groups and individuals, told Ians.
"The.
- 9/3/2013
- by Ketali Mehta
- RealBollywood.com
Srinagar, Sep 2: Separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani Monday called for a complete shutdown in the Kashmir Valley of Jammu and Kashmir Sep 7 to protest the scheduled Zubin Mehta concert in the state capital.
Geelani also called for a shutdown in Chenab valley region of Jammu.
The 90-minute concert would be telecast live in over 50 countries. Zubin Mehta is scheduled to arrive in a special plane along with his 100-member orchestra Sep 5.
In a statement, Geelani said imams (clerics) of various mosques should lead the post-prayer protests Sep 6 against the holding of the concert in Kashmir.
"On September.
Geelani also called for a shutdown in Chenab valley region of Jammu.
The 90-minute concert would be telecast live in over 50 countries. Zubin Mehta is scheduled to arrive in a special plane along with his 100-member orchestra Sep 5.
In a statement, Geelani said imams (clerics) of various mosques should lead the post-prayer protests Sep 6 against the holding of the concert in Kashmir.
"On September.
- 9/2/2013
- by Anita Agarwal
- RealBollywood.com
Srinagar, Aug 31: The much-talked-about Zubin Mehta concert here in the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir scheduled for Sep 7 is on course, despite opposition from separatist politicians, officials said.
The 90-minute concert would be telecast live in over 50 countries. Zubin Mehta is scheduled to arrive in a special plane along with his orchestra Sep 5.
Organisers and security agencies are now busy with the arrangements.
The floriculture department that manages the Shalimar Garden, the venue of the concert, is refurbishing the garden to create a stage for the over 100-member orchestra to be conducted by Zubin Mehta.
There.
The 90-minute concert would be telecast live in over 50 countries. Zubin Mehta is scheduled to arrive in a special plane along with his orchestra Sep 5.
Organisers and security agencies are now busy with the arrangements.
The floriculture department that manages the Shalimar Garden, the venue of the concert, is refurbishing the garden to create a stage for the over 100-member orchestra to be conducted by Zubin Mehta.
There.
- 8/31/2013
- by Diksha Singh
- RealBollywood.com
DVD Release Date: April 9, 2013
Price: DVD $27.95
Studio: First Run Features
Arturo Toscanini (l.) and Bronislaw Huberman in 1936 in Orchestra of Exiles.
The Orchestra of Exiles is 2012 documentary directed by Josh Aronson, who previously helmed the Academy Award-nominated 2000 doc Sound and Fury.
In the early 1930′s Hitler began firing Jewish musicians across Europe. Overcoming extraordinary obstacles, violinist Bronislaw Huberman moved these great musicians to Palestine and formed a symphony that would become the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra. With courage, resourcefulness and an entourage of allies including Arturo Toscanini and Albert Einstein, Huberman saved nearly 1000 Jews – and guaranteed the survival of Europe’s musical heritage.
Featuring commentary by musical greats including Itzhak Perlman, Zubin Mehta and Joshua Bell, Orchestra of Exiles is a timeless tale of a brilliant young man coming of age, and the suspenseful chronicle of how his efforts impacted
cultural history.
Bonus features on the DVD include the following
Filmmaker...
Price: DVD $27.95
Studio: First Run Features
Arturo Toscanini (l.) and Bronislaw Huberman in 1936 in Orchestra of Exiles.
The Orchestra of Exiles is 2012 documentary directed by Josh Aronson, who previously helmed the Academy Award-nominated 2000 doc Sound and Fury.
In the early 1930′s Hitler began firing Jewish musicians across Europe. Overcoming extraordinary obstacles, violinist Bronislaw Huberman moved these great musicians to Palestine and formed a symphony that would become the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra. With courage, resourcefulness and an entourage of allies including Arturo Toscanini and Albert Einstein, Huberman saved nearly 1000 Jews – and guaranteed the survival of Europe’s musical heritage.
Featuring commentary by musical greats including Itzhak Perlman, Zubin Mehta and Joshua Bell, Orchestra of Exiles is a timeless tale of a brilliant young man coming of age, and the suspenseful chronicle of how his efforts impacted
cultural history.
Bonus features on the DVD include the following
Filmmaker...
- 3/25/2013
- by Laurence
- Disc Dish
Ravi Shankar's music was all about embracing life—and so was his funeral. His musician daughters, Norah Jones and Anoushka Shankar, wife Sukanya, jazz great Herbie Hancock, conductor Zubin Mehta and George Harrison's widow, Olivia, were among more than 1,000 people who turned out to pay tribute to the late sitar player Thurdsay in his adopted home of Encinitas, Calif. Despite it being a crisp winter day, the sun fittingly shone on the 90-minute outdoor memorial service at the Self Realization Fellowship for the man Harrison called the "godfather of world music." "My father loved spending time here so much and it feels so right for us to celebrate his journey in this beautiful...
- 12/21/2012
- E! Online
Sitar legend Ravi Shankar has died at the age of 92.
Over the course of the past year Shankar suffered from upper-respiratory and heart issues, according to Billboard. Last Thursday he underwent heart-valve replacement surgery, but was unable to recover from the procedure and passed away at Scripps Memorial Hospital in La Jolla, Calif. Tuesday night.
Shankar is often noted for his influence on the Beatles, and for introducing traditional Indian music to the West on a broad scale. He was also the father of popular singer/songwriter Norah Jones.
This is a developing story...
More from the AP below:
New Delhi -- Ravi Shankar, the sitar virtuoso who became a hippie musical icon of the 1960s after hobnobbing with the Beatles and who introduced traditional Indian ragas to Western audiences over an eight-decade career, has died. He was 92.
The prime minister's office confirmed his death and called him a "national treasure.
Over the course of the past year Shankar suffered from upper-respiratory and heart issues, according to Billboard. Last Thursday he underwent heart-valve replacement surgery, but was unable to recover from the procedure and passed away at Scripps Memorial Hospital in La Jolla, Calif. Tuesday night.
Shankar is often noted for his influence on the Beatles, and for introducing traditional Indian music to the West on a broad scale. He was also the father of popular singer/songwriter Norah Jones.
This is a developing story...
More from the AP below:
New Delhi -- Ravi Shankar, the sitar virtuoso who became a hippie musical icon of the 1960s after hobnobbing with the Beatles and who introduced traditional Indian ragas to Western audiences over an eight-decade career, has died. He was 92.
The prime minister's office confirmed his death and called him a "national treasure.
- 12/12/2012
- by AP/The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
Happy Thanksgiving. It's been a terrific month for mining new music. I caught an advance screening of Led Zeppelin's new concert movie at MoMA (and their press conference), discovered what may be my favorite album of the year, and found inspiring young musicians sharing their chops and muses with the world. With the holidays around the corner, here are some early suggestions for music very much worth sharing with friends, lovers, bosses, and family.
"You're So Great / It's All Right, Ma" Wendy James You're So Great E.P. (Cobraside)
If Brit-born/NYC-based Ms. James's claim-to-fame-band Transvision Vamp was a tad too sugar-pop coated for your New Yawk punk rawk palette, not to worry. Thanks to guitarist James Williamson (Iggy Pop Stooge) and drummer James Sclavunos (Nick Cave alumnus), she's found some downtown 'tude. The A-side is a fun retro Ramones-style punk ditty, but it's the flip-side Grinderman-grind Dylan cover where it all comes together.
"You're So Great / It's All Right, Ma" Wendy James You're So Great E.P. (Cobraside)
If Brit-born/NYC-based Ms. James's claim-to-fame-band Transvision Vamp was a tad too sugar-pop coated for your New Yawk punk rawk palette, not to worry. Thanks to guitarist James Williamson (Iggy Pop Stooge) and drummer James Sclavunos (Nick Cave alumnus), she's found some downtown 'tude. The A-side is a fun retro Ramones-style punk ditty, but it's the flip-side Grinderman-grind Dylan cover where it all comes together.
- 11/21/2012
- by Dusty Wright
- www.culturecatch.com
At 71, Pyarelal Sharma has the enthusiasm of a musical newbie. He remembers his late partner without any false melodrama. "We were like one, closer than brothers, so no one can even begin to understand our bond,'' he says. Not many are aware that till Laxmikant suggested that they team up as a duo in films, Pyarelal's ambition was to become a famous musician from India in Western music abroad, like his close friend Zubin Mehta. After Laxmikant passed away in 1998, the maestro (described by Laxmikant as "the only complete music director in Hindi cinema'' who could read and write Indian and Western notations, compose, arrange, conduct and record songs and knew all instruments like the back of his hand) fought back against bad times. "Even today, I would not mind doing films if they are from A-list setups. Yash Chopra, Subhash Ghai and Mahesh Bhatt keep talking about working together again,...
- 4/30/2012
- by Rajiv Vijayakar
- BollywoodHungama
The singer-turned-actor talks about his parents' influence on his new album, his role in The Hunger Games – and his other passion: upholstery and interior design
Funny, I think, you compile a list of questions for a man known for his interracial heritage and for creating music that partakes equally of genres black and white, anticipating a conversation that will range back and forth across the racial faultlines of modern America – as indeed it does – and the first thing he mentions is your skin colour.
"You obviously didn't come here from the UK with that tan, now did you?" says Lenny Kravitz, shaking hands with a friendly smile. This being British press day in La, I guess that Kravitz has spent the morning talking to a succession of sun-starved and jet-lagged London journos, making my Hamiltonian mid-winter La hue more noticeable by contrast.
"Huh?" I say, wondering for a second if...
Funny, I think, you compile a list of questions for a man known for his interracial heritage and for creating music that partakes equally of genres black and white, anticipating a conversation that will range back and forth across the racial faultlines of modern America – as indeed it does – and the first thing he mentions is your skin colour.
"You obviously didn't come here from the UK with that tan, now did you?" says Lenny Kravitz, shaking hands with a friendly smile. This being British press day in La, I guess that Kravitz has spent the morning talking to a succession of sun-starved and jet-lagged London journos, making my Hamiltonian mid-winter La hue more noticeable by contrast.
"Huh?" I say, wondering for a second if...
- 3/23/2012
- by John Paterson, John Patterson
- The Guardian - Film News
The Kennedy Center Honors have been handed out since 1978. Recipients hail from various branches of the American performance art world — including film, stage, music, and dance — even though performers more closely associated with British show business have managed to sneak in every now and then, e.g., Paul McCartney, Roger Daltrey, Elton John, Pete Townshend. Since recipients are supposed to attend the Washington, D.C., ceremony in order to take home their Kennedy awards, Doris Day has remained unhonored by the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Katharine Hepburn kept putting it off until she finally relented in 1990. (Irene Dunne, see above photo, was one who managed to be honored though absent due to ill health.) Ginger Rogers, for her part, was present at the ceremony, but her films with Fred Astaire weren't — because Astaire's widow, Robyn Astaire, demanded payment for the televised clips. At the time, Kennedy Center Honors...
- 9/7/2011
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
By Michael Roddy
London (Reuters) - Indian-born conductor Zubin Mehta is touring the world with the Israel Philharmonic celebrating its 75th anniversary and his 50th with them, but what he'd like to do is add more Arab capitals to the repertoire.
Mehta, who is the same age as the orchestra which gave its first concert in 1936, said as he prepared to conduct a concert at the BBC Proms in London on Thursday night that the Arab Spring has thrown up new challenges, and new opportunities, for Israel and his Philharmonic.
"One wonderful thing is nobody is blaming Israel for anything that is happening in those Arab countries -- usually it is always Israel's fault," Mehta told Reuters in a telephone interview from Israel a few days before the Proms concert.
"I hope Israel takes advantage of the new regimes to come close to them and that the new regimes will...
London (Reuters) - Indian-born conductor Zubin Mehta is touring the world with the Israel Philharmonic celebrating its 75th anniversary and his 50th with them, but what he'd like to do is add more Arab capitals to the repertoire.
Mehta, who is the same age as the orchestra which gave its first concert in 1936, said as he prepared to conduct a concert at the BBC Proms in London on Thursday night that the Arab Spring has thrown up new challenges, and new opportunities, for Israel and his Philharmonic.
"One wonderful thing is nobody is blaming Israel for anything that is happening in those Arab countries -- usually it is always Israel's fault," Mehta told Reuters in a telephone interview from Israel a few days before the Proms concert.
"I hope Israel takes advantage of the new regimes to come close to them and that the new regimes will...
- 9/1/2011
- by Reuters
- Huffington Post
Los Angeles, March.2 – Internationally acclaimed Indian origin music conductor Zubin Mehta has been honored with a star on the famous Hollywood Walk of Fame, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of his musical career.
Mehta received the 2434th star at a ceremony near the north- east corner of Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street and was joined by actor Kirk Douglas who said that Mehta.
Mehta received the 2434th star at a ceremony near the north- east corner of Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street and was joined by actor Kirk Douglas who said that Mehta.
- 3/2/2011
- by realbollywood
- RealBollywood.com
The Mehli Mehta Music Foundation recently collaborated with the Barcelona Palau de la Música Choir School for a period of five weeks during which six choir directors from the Palau trained children from ages 5-18. Over 300 children from choirs of five Mumbai schools will take the stage at Ncpa tomorrow to sing over 15 songs in different languages. Says Barcelona Palau’s Gemma Nadal, “In an effort to take our music school around the world, we approached one of our trustees, Zubin Mehta, offering to teach at his foundation, since he is one of the world’s best known conductors. Fortunately, he ...
- 7/29/2010
- Hindustan Times - Cinema
Marc Neikrug Classical maestro Marc Neikrug, a fourth-generation musician, was born in New York City to cellist parents. He is the only American composer to be commissioned by the Deutsche Oper Berlin (for Los Alamos), and his opera Through Roses is an acclaimed study of the Holocaust. Neikrug has had four major works performed by the New York Philharmonic, including his second symphony conducted by Alan Gilbert. His works have been performed by the Los Angeles Philharmonic, BBC Symphony, and Cleveland Orchestra. Collaborations include Zubin Mehta, Loren Maazel, Jaqueline Du Pre, Lynn Harrell, Susan Graham, David Zinman, and Pinchas Zukerman. Accolades include three Ascap awards and a Golden Bear. Neikrug is enjoying a 13-year run as artistic director of the world renowned Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival. With over 30 important releases to collect, start with "Duo for Violin and...
- 10/24/2009
- by Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin
- Huffington Post
Two eye-popping experiments make theater and opera more contemporary.
The avalanche of media that buries us all puts theater and opera in a bind: Though their artworks have been timeless for hundreds of years, they're aging fast in the Internet age. Which is why some of them are turning to design, to impart fresh new meaning--and scene stealing eye candy--to old works.
One example this summer: A stage designed by Massimiliano and Doriana Fuksas, for productions of two ancient Greek tragedies, Medea and Oedipus at Colonus, at the Greek Theater in Sircusa, Italy. The amphitheater itself is hundreds of years old; the Fuksas's idea was to create a visual metaphor for catharsis--the ancient-Greek idea of release through drama. To that end, they created an artificial metal "horizon," that would give shadowy reflections of the action on stage, as well as the audience:
Obviously, Fuksas's design was meant to be contemporary and ancient at once.
The avalanche of media that buries us all puts theater and opera in a bind: Though their artworks have been timeless for hundreds of years, they're aging fast in the Internet age. Which is why some of them are turning to design, to impart fresh new meaning--and scene stealing eye candy--to old works.
One example this summer: A stage designed by Massimiliano and Doriana Fuksas, for productions of two ancient Greek tragedies, Medea and Oedipus at Colonus, at the Greek Theater in Sircusa, Italy. The amphitheater itself is hundreds of years old; the Fuksas's idea was to create a visual metaphor for catharsis--the ancient-Greek idea of release through drama. To that end, they created an artificial metal "horizon," that would give shadowy reflections of the action on stage, as well as the audience:
Obviously, Fuksas's design was meant to be contemporary and ancient at once.
- 9/4/2009
- by Cliff Kuang
- Fast Company
Happy birthday to the one and only Michelle Pfeiffer, keeper of my fool fan heart.
This photo of La Pfeiff was taken just four months ago. I have lately become convinced that we have a problem with accepting aging in our society because we are always staring at celebrities.Think on this: they start out with an advantage. If you're so beautiful that people want to stare at your face blown up dozens of feet tall when you're in your 20s and 30s... chances are you're going to be an outstandingly beautiful 50something, too. The rest are mere mortals.
You know those cards that tell you who you share a birthday with?
Do you suppose celebrities ever get them and geek out on which other celebrities they share birthdays with? It's an oroborus.
If you must know, Pfeiffer shares her exact birthday with Jan Brady herself, Eve Plumb. But she...
This photo of La Pfeiff was taken just four months ago. I have lately become convinced that we have a problem with accepting aging in our society because we are always staring at celebrities.Think on this: they start out with an advantage. If you're so beautiful that people want to stare at your face blown up dozens of feet tall when you're in your 20s and 30s... chances are you're going to be an outstandingly beautiful 50something, too. The rest are mere mortals.
You know those cards that tell you who you share a birthday with?
Do you suppose celebrities ever get them and geek out on which other celebrities they share birthdays with? It's an oroborus.
If you must know, Pfeiffer shares her exact birthday with Jan Brady herself, Eve Plumb. But she...
- 4/29/2009
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
A worldwide chorus of mourning greeted news of the death Thursday morning of Luciano Pavarotti, as the glorious voice that made him the most famous opera singer in history fell silent.
He died of pancreatic cancer in Modena, Italy, the town where he was born 71 years ago.
President Bush expressed condolences to the Pavarotti family and hailed his "perfect pitch and charismatic interpretations."
Pavarotti arguably was more successful than any other postwar classical performer in straddling both the worlds of opera and pop culture, especially through his association with fellow singers Placido Domingo and Jose Carreras as the Three Tenors, as well as charity work with such pop icons as U2 and Mariah Carey.
"The whole world will be listening today to his voice on every radio and television station, and that will continue. And that is his legacy. He will never stop," said conductor Zubin Mehta, who directed some of Pavarotti's Three Tenors concerts.
"I always admired the God-given glory of his voice -- that unmistakable special timbre from the bottom up to the very top of the tenor range," said Domingo, now musical director of the Los Angeles Opera. "I also loved his wonderful sense of humor."
Said Neil Portnow, president and CEO of the Recording Academy, "The world has lost a remarkable artist and incredible humanitarian, but his life's work will leave an indelible mark on our culture."
An outstanding soccer player in his youth, the farm boy, as Pavarotti liked to call himself, was drawn into the world of music by his father, a fine singer in his own right who only reluctantly acknowledged his son's musical superiority.
"My career began well, and that was a good sign," Pavarotti recalled. "My voice was a little thread, fine for that little theater" in Modena. "I was very proud, of course, but my father said, 'Nice, but Gigli and Schipa don't sing like that -- you must work some more.' "
The farm boy made his grand opera debut in La Boheme in Italy in 1961, and after making a name for himself in Europe, he premiered in the U.S. in a 1965 performance of Lucia di Lammermoor.
The Italian music industry paid tribute to the singer.
He died of pancreatic cancer in Modena, Italy, the town where he was born 71 years ago.
President Bush expressed condolences to the Pavarotti family and hailed his "perfect pitch and charismatic interpretations."
Pavarotti arguably was more successful than any other postwar classical performer in straddling both the worlds of opera and pop culture, especially through his association with fellow singers Placido Domingo and Jose Carreras as the Three Tenors, as well as charity work with such pop icons as U2 and Mariah Carey.
"The whole world will be listening today to his voice on every radio and television station, and that will continue. And that is his legacy. He will never stop," said conductor Zubin Mehta, who directed some of Pavarotti's Three Tenors concerts.
"I always admired the God-given glory of his voice -- that unmistakable special timbre from the bottom up to the very top of the tenor range," said Domingo, now musical director of the Los Angeles Opera. "I also loved his wonderful sense of humor."
Said Neil Portnow, president and CEO of the Recording Academy, "The world has lost a remarkable artist and incredible humanitarian, but his life's work will leave an indelible mark on our culture."
An outstanding soccer player in his youth, the farm boy, as Pavarotti liked to call himself, was drawn into the world of music by his father, a fine singer in his own right who only reluctantly acknowledged his son's musical superiority.
"My career began well, and that was a good sign," Pavarotti recalled. "My voice was a little thread, fine for that little theater" in Modena. "I was very proud, of course, but my father said, 'Nice, but Gigli and Schipa don't sing like that -- you must work some more.' "
The farm boy made his grand opera debut in La Boheme in Italy in 1961, and after making a name for himself in Europe, he premiered in the U.S. in a 1965 performance of Lucia di Lammermoor.
The Italian music industry paid tribute to the singer.
Jessica Simpson has asked producers to pull her portion of a tribute to Dolly Parton at the Kennedy Center Honors out of the upcoming televised show. Simpson drew unwanted attention earlier this month when she flubbed the words to Parton's song "9 to 5" during a taping and grew flustered and fled the stage. Producers gave her a second chance to sing the song, but after she saw a tape, she requested that the second attempt be pulled from the show, which airs on December 26 on US network CBS. Simpson's spokeswoman, Cindi Berger says, "She really wasn't happy with her performance and she did want it to be perfect for Dolly, who she idolizes." Besides Parton, the Washington DC tribute honors Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber, Zubin Mehta, Smokey Robinson and Steven Spielberg. The show's producer, George Stevens Jr. adds, "We appreciate the time and energy Ms. Simpson put into this event and respect the high standards she has for herself and that of the Kennedy Center honors."...
- 12/22/2006
- WENN
Steven Spielberg, Dolly Parton, Smokey Robinson, Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber and Zubin Mehta have been awarded Kennedy Center Honors for their lifetime contributions to the arts and American culture. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice hosted the 29th annual awards ceremony at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington DC. Rice revealed her first date was a concert by R&B legend Robinson, with her father insisting on coming along as a chaperone because he was worried "there was too much power in Smokey's soul." Country legend Parton joked the ceremony was "like hillbillies in the city" after admiring the desk of third President Thomas Jefferson in one of the historic building's lavish rooms. Saving Private Ryan director Spielberg, Phantom Of The Opera composer Lloyd Webber and conductor Zubin Mehta were also present to pick up their gongs.
- 12/4/2006
- WENN
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