With one week left until The Voice’s season 13 winner is crowned, the Top 8 pulled out all the stops during the semi-final performances on Monday night — including pyrotechnics, circus performers and sky-high notes from the always-soulful Brooke Simpson.
Simpson, who is the last contestant left on Team Miley Cyrus, said her epic performance of Journey’s “Faithfully” was inspired by her real-life relationship with her husband, Ray.
“The lyrics are talking about one person out on the road following their dreams, doing music, and the other person that they’re in love with is being faithful and supportive at home,...
Simpson, who is the last contestant left on Team Miley Cyrus, said her epic performance of Journey’s “Faithfully” was inspired by her real-life relationship with her husband, Ray.
“The lyrics are talking about one person out on the road following their dreams, doing music, and the other person that they’re in love with is being faithful and supportive at home,...
- 12/12/2017
- by Brianne Tracy
- PEOPLE.com
Since we already pretty much knew that The Voice was heading for a Chloe Kohanski/Addison Agen showdown in next week’s finals, there was nothing to do during Monday’s performances by Season 13’s Top 8 but sit back, chillax and enjoy. With last week’s elimination of Ashland Craft and Shi’Ann Jones, the likelihood of a sonic train wreck was greatly reduced. And the remaining singers were ordinarily all, even on an off night, decent. Which of them stood out, though, solidifying for themselves a place alongside Chloe and Addison in the finals? Read on; we’ll discuss.
- 12/12/2017
- TVLine.com
Celebrated folk singer Judy Collins (Judy Blue Eyes) has reunited with Crosby Stills and Nash legend and former beau, Steven Stills, to create a new album, Stills & Collins, Forbes reported. The ’60’s folk icons and fellow Rock and Roll Hall of Famers first met in 1967, during a high point in the young Collins’ career.
The two quickly fell into a tumultuous love affair that was immortalized in the Crosby, Stills & Nash‘s 1969 instantly recognized classic “Suite: Judy Blue Eyes,” off their first self-titled album. Despite ending their relationship, they have remained friends, and are set to release their first album together on Sept.
The two quickly fell into a tumultuous love affair that was immortalized in the Crosby, Stills & Nash‘s 1969 instantly recognized classic “Suite: Judy Blue Eyes,” off their first self-titled album. Despite ending their relationship, they have remained friends, and are set to release their first album together on Sept.
- 8/28/2017
- by Yvonne Juris
- PEOPLE.com
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has issued a formal apology to Australian movie producer Jan Chapman after incorrectly running her photo during the 2017 Oscars In Memoriam segment on Sunday.
“We sincerely apologize to producer Jan Chapman, whose photo was mistakenly used in the Oscars ‘In Memoriam’ tribute for her colleague and dear friend, the late Janet Patterson,” the statement read. “Janet, an Academy member and four-time Oscar-nominated costume designer, was beloved in our community. We extend our deepest apologies and condolences to the Patterson family.”
The Academy also updated the video tribute and online In Memoriam gallery,...
“We sincerely apologize to producer Jan Chapman, whose photo was mistakenly used in the Oscars ‘In Memoriam’ tribute for her colleague and dear friend, the late Janet Patterson,” the statement read. “Janet, an Academy member and four-time Oscar-nominated costume designer, was beloved in our community. We extend our deepest apologies and condolences to the Patterson family.”
The Academy also updated the video tribute and online In Memoriam gallery,...
- 3/1/2017
- by Lindsay Kimble and Lizz Leonard
- PEOPLE.com
James Corden relived the Oscars' Best Picture blunder by portraying Emma Stone's "Audition" sequence in La La Land on The Late Late Show Monday.
Donning a periwinkle sweater and red wig à la Stone's character, Corden stood before two casting directors and began to "paint [them] a picture" of the moment when La La Land was Best Picture. Slowly, Corden broke into song as the truth came out that Moonlight was the real winner, belting, "Here's to the ones that lose/ God I need so much booze!" Corden also honored...
Donning a periwinkle sweater and red wig à la Stone's character, Corden stood before two casting directors and began to "paint [them] a picture" of the moment when La La Land was Best Picture. Slowly, Corden broke into song as the truth came out that Moonlight was the real winner, belting, "Here's to the ones that lose/ God I need so much booze!" Corden also honored...
- 2/28/2017
- Rollingstone.com
Last night’s annual ‘In Memoriam‘ presentation at the Oscars was, as usual, a somber moment honoring actors and other Hollywood figures that passed away at some point in the previous year. After a tearful introduction from Jennifer Anniston, who remembered fellow actor Bill Paxton, Sara Bareilles gave a heartfelt performance of “Both Sides Now” by Joni Mitchell. During […]
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- 2/27/2017
- by Jacob Kaye
- Uinterview
The last year was a terrible one for Hollywood deaths, and Sara Bareilles’ captured the scope and pain of the industry’s sadness with her Oscars “In Memoriam” performance of Joni Mitchell’s classic “Both Sides Now.” The segment included such luminaries as Prince to Gene Wilder to Anton Yelchin. It ended with Debbie Reynolds, who died in December, and her daughter, Carrie Fisher, who died the day before the “Singin’ in the Rain” star. As Bareilles concluded her stirring, beautifully rendered performance, the “In Memoriam” segment played an excerpt of Fisher in her role in the 2015 “Star Wars” film “The Force Awakens,...
- 2/27/2017
- by Tim Molloy
- The Wrap
Jennifer Aniston tearfully introduced Sarah Bareilles, who performed an emotional rendition of Joni Mitchell's "Both Sides Now" during the 89th Academy Awards In Memoriam segment on Sunday night.
The segment honored such stars as Prince, Mary Tyler Moore, Debbie Reynolds, Carrie Fisher, John Hurt, Gene Wilder, Patty Duke, Anton Yelchin and Zsa Zsa Gabor, who died in the past year. "May the Force be with you," Fisher's Princess Leia said to close out the video.
While not in the video presentation, Bill Paxton, who died on Saturday, was mentioned by Aniston before Bareilles took the stage.
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The segment honored such stars as Prince, Mary Tyler Moore, Debbie Reynolds, Carrie Fisher, John Hurt, Gene Wilder, Patty Duke, Anton Yelchin and Zsa Zsa Gabor, who died in the past year. "May the Force be with you," Fisher's Princess Leia said to close out the video.
While not in the video presentation, Bill Paxton, who died on Saturday, was mentioned by Aniston before Bareilles took the stage.
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- 2/26/2017
- by Patrick Shanley
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The twelfth entry in an on-going series of audiovisual essays by Cristina Álvarez López and Adrian Martin. Mubi will be showing João Pedro Rodrigues's To Die Like a Man (2009) March 4 - April 2 and Two Drifters (2005) March 5 - April 3, 2016 in the United States.The concept that unifies the work of Portuguese filmmaker João Pedro Rodrigues (signed alone or in collaboration with João Rui Guerra da Mata) is that of shifting: a shifting of gender (in any direction from male to female, via all hybrid possibilities in-between), and of genre (romantic melodrama crossed with the fantastique, or documentary sliding over into fiction as in The Last Time I Saw Macao, 2012), even of species (confusion of human and animal realms in O Fantasma, 2000). Most gripping and beguiling of all is the director’s fondness for unexpectedly supernatural themes—all the better to blur the distinction between mortality and immortality, a key theme...
- 3/4/2016
- by Cristina Álvarez López & Adrian Martin
- MUBI
I’ve never been a young parent who suddenly fell in love with my same-gendered best friend, but boy if Lovesong didn’t nail what it felt like to be in my early twenties. This is a film all about the difficulty to say what you truly want to say, and the distance that crops up between people as a result of that prideful fear. It’s a fear of both rejection and acceptance, what Joni Mitchell was talking about when she warned against expressing honest feeling in “Both Sides Now.” A “no” could end everything between you and this one other person. A “yes” could end everything between you and everyone else.
Sarah (Riley Keough) and Mindy (Jena Malone) are around 23 when we meet them. Sarah already has a young daughter, but her husband, Dean (Cary Joji Fukunaga) is away for months on end for business. She’s lonely...
Sarah (Riley Keough) and Mindy (Jena Malone) are around 23 when we meet them. Sarah already has a young daughter, but her husband, Dean (Cary Joji Fukunaga) is away for months on end for business. She’s lonely...
- 2/5/2016
- by Scott Nye
- CriterionCast
Though Joni Mitchell's official website gave us a heartening update about the fact that she'd reportedly slipped into a coma, it's hard not to think about how singular Joni Mitchell's contributions are to the world of popular music. We've rounded up ten of the best covers of her work. 1. Crosby & Nash, "Urge for Going" This early Joni track would later appear on her "Hits" package, but it was originally just a tune that Judy Collins turned down. Here, David Crosby and Graham Nash whimdically trill it. 2. Judy Collins, "Both Sides Now" A signature track for Judy, "Both Sides Now" sounds as good with her chirp as it does in Joni's mournful soprano. 3. Led Zeppelin, "Woodstock" There's no song in Joni's catalog like "Woodstock" with its meandering recollection of the '69 rock festival and the energy around it. Led Zeppelin shreds it with this cover. Nice to see that...
- 4/29/2015
- by Louis Virtel
- Hitfix
It’s no secret that Sam Smith loves pop’s greatest divas.
Over the past year, as fans gotten to know the British crooner, they’ve learned of the fandom he has for female singers. "I've been obsessed with female diva vocals my whole life," Smith told Billboard last November.
Watch: Sam Smith Sings Flawless Cover of Bey in the Shower
“I’ve always loved big female voices like Chaka Khan, Whitney Houston, Etta James and Beyoncé,” Smith also reiterated to T Magazine in another interview last year.
With that in mind, find out what Smith has to say about his favorite female vocalists.
Adele: “I ultimately think our music’s completely different, but if I’m going to be compared to anyone, it’s amazing.” (Billboard)
Amy Winehouse: "I love Amy Winehouse. I was 11 when her first album came out ... I grew up listening to Amy, Whitney, and [Chaka Khan]." (V Magazine)
Watch: Sam Smith Takes on Whitney...
Over the past year, as fans gotten to know the British crooner, they’ve learned of the fandom he has for female singers. "I've been obsessed with female diva vocals my whole life," Smith told Billboard last November.
Watch: Sam Smith Sings Flawless Cover of Bey in the Shower
“I’ve always loved big female voices like Chaka Khan, Whitney Houston, Etta James and Beyoncé,” Smith also reiterated to T Magazine in another interview last year.
With that in mind, find out what Smith has to say about his favorite female vocalists.
Adele: “I ultimately think our music’s completely different, but if I’m going to be compared to anyone, it’s amazing.” (Billboard)
Amy Winehouse: "I love Amy Winehouse. I was 11 when her first album came out ... I grew up listening to Amy, Whitney, and [Chaka Khan]." (V Magazine)
Watch: Sam Smith Takes on Whitney...
- 1/28/2015
- Entertainment Tonight
Joni Mitchell has said that she "squelched" the idea of a biopic featuring Taylor Swift.
The 'Case Of You' singer explained that she rejected the film, which would have reportedly starred Swift as Mitchell.
"I squelched that! I said to the producer, 'All you've got is a girl with high cheekbones'," the 71-year-old told The Sunday Times.
"It's just a lot of gossip, you don't have the great scenes. There's a lot of nonsense about me in books - assumptions, assumptions, assumptions."
Back in 2012, Swift admitted that her role in Girls Like Us - a biopic based on Sheila Weller's 2008 book of the same name, which follows the lives of Carole King, Joni Mitchell and Carly Simon - was "actually not confirmed".
Mitchell also rejected perceptions of herself as 'the female Dylan', saying: "I am much more original musically, and a much more original thinker."
Watch...
The 'Case Of You' singer explained that she rejected the film, which would have reportedly starred Swift as Mitchell.
"I squelched that! I said to the producer, 'All you've got is a girl with high cheekbones'," the 71-year-old told The Sunday Times.
"It's just a lot of gossip, you don't have the great scenes. There's a lot of nonsense about me in books - assumptions, assumptions, assumptions."
Back in 2012, Swift admitted that her role in Girls Like Us - a biopic based on Sheila Weller's 2008 book of the same name, which follows the lives of Carole King, Joni Mitchell and Carly Simon - was "actually not confirmed".
Mitchell also rejected perceptions of herself as 'the female Dylan', saying: "I am much more original musically, and a much more original thinker."
Watch...
- 11/24/2014
- Digital Spy
The Wonder Years
Cast: Fred Savage, Josh Saviano, Danica McKellar, Dan Lauria, Alley Mills, Daniel Stern, Jason Hervey
Due Out: October 7, 2014
Who’S It For? “The Wonder Years” is timeless. Thankfully it doesn’t feel dated simply because I was a child of the ’80s trying to understand life in the late ’60s. “The Wonder Years” was my gateway drug to a nostalgia I didn’t even know. Like many of you, I grew up with Kevin. I hoped for Winnie, I had friends like Paul (and probably was Paul more than I realized).
I can’t wait to show “The Wonder Years” to my son. I’ll have to wait, because he hasn’t even turned two yet, but now I have six episodes to show him, and hopefully that will just be the beginning.
TV Score: 10/10
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Named by TV Guide as one of the “Top 20 Shows of the ’80s,...
Cast: Fred Savage, Josh Saviano, Danica McKellar, Dan Lauria, Alley Mills, Daniel Stern, Jason Hervey
Due Out: October 7, 2014
Who’S It For? “The Wonder Years” is timeless. Thankfully it doesn’t feel dated simply because I was a child of the ’80s trying to understand life in the late ’60s. “The Wonder Years” was my gateway drug to a nostalgia I didn’t even know. Like many of you, I grew up with Kevin. I hoped for Winnie, I had friends like Paul (and probably was Paul more than I realized).
I can’t wait to show “The Wonder Years” to my son. I’ll have to wait, because he hasn’t even turned two yet, but now I have six episodes to show him, and hopefully that will just be the beginning.
TV Score: 10/10
Courtesy of Starvista
Named by TV Guide as one of the “Top 20 Shows of the ’80s,...
- 10/7/2014
- by Jeff Bayer
- The Scorecard Review
Not long ago, I was invited to give a talk about Joni Mitchell at the University of Pennsylvania. The event was billed as the Joni Mitchell Songfest, and the format was simple: Each speaker was asked to choose a Mitchell song and prepare a short presentation — a little riff on the song’s meaning, cultural import, what-have-you. My fellow speakers, quite sensibly, picked great, iconic, canonical Mitchell songs: “Both Sides Now,” “Woodstock,” “California,” “Amelia,” “All I Want,” “Urge for Going.” I decided to go in a different direction, selecting a song widely regarded as a Mitchell lowlight: “Dancin’ Clown,” from her thirteenth studio album, Chalk Mark in a Rainstorm.My purpose wasn’t purely contrarian. There was a theory at work: that we can learn a lot about artists by looking at their noble — and, as the case may be, ignoble — failures. Think of the late Tolstoy, in his hectoring...
- 12/12/2013
- by Jody Rosen
- Vulture
Happy 70th birthday to the legendary singer/songwriter/painter/soul of Saskatoon/Parisian free man Joni Mitchell. Props to the woman for years of candor about the music business and her own restless musical evolution. When both Charles Mingus and Prince care to toast your work, you might be awesome.
In the age of The Kids Are All Right, emotional Joni Mitchell covers may seem a tad trite, but let me remind you: The woman’s songs are unbelievable, and it’s often wonderful to hear him them sung and reinterpreted by other artists. It can also be a jarring experience as you’ll hear with a couple of entries on this list, but let’s explore: 10 Joni Mitchell covers worth hearing.
1. Diana Krall, “A Case of You”
Well, that’s awesome. Mrs. Elvis Costello is still on her feet (or sitting on that piano bench?) after a remarkable version...
In the age of The Kids Are All Right, emotional Joni Mitchell covers may seem a tad trite, but let me remind you: The woman’s songs are unbelievable, and it’s often wonderful to hear him them sung and reinterpreted by other artists. It can also be a jarring experience as you’ll hear with a couple of entries on this list, but let’s explore: 10 Joni Mitchell covers worth hearing.
1. Diana Krall, “A Case of You”
Well, that’s awesome. Mrs. Elvis Costello is still on her feet (or sitting on that piano bench?) after a remarkable version...
- 11/7/2013
- by Louis Virtel
- The Backlot
Haim, the sisterly trio from California, is wonderful for all sorts of reasons: their album, for one, and the way they speak French. They are also the newest inductees into the Female Musician Middle-Part Club. You know the look we are talking about: razor-straight division, curtain-y locks, lots of attitude. Not just anyone can pull off the center. Study these legends closely; it's about more than hair. It is tradition.Janis Joplin: the original, messy, mostly middle part. It says, "I just woke up with it this way, and a comb seemed really boring, and also, I'm Janis Joplin, what do I care about side parts?" Joni Mitchell: And "Both Sides Now" is in your head. (Sorry. Deeply sorry.) The Runaways: Five middle parts, one band. Those numbers have not been topped since. Marianne Faithfull: If bangs are combed sideways from the center, is it still a middle part?...
- 10/2/2013
- by Amanda Dobbins
- Vulture
What does the fox say? You could Google it to find out, or you can have more fun by checking out the latest edition of TVLine Mixtape.
We’ve pulled together a collection of songs from summer TV episodes, complete with artist and album information in case you want to add them to your permanent collection. Spoilers abound, and we chose songs we liked – but we always want to hear your thoughts and suggestions.
So peruse our playlist, and then hit the comments with your favorite TV jams! And remember: You can always submit questions or suggestions about TV music on Twitter @mishasolomontv.
We’ve pulled together a collection of songs from summer TV episodes, complete with artist and album information in case you want to add them to your permanent collection. Spoilers abound, and we chose songs we liked – but we always want to hear your thoughts and suggestions.
So peruse our playlist, and then hit the comments with your favorite TV jams! And remember: You can always submit questions or suggestions about TV music on Twitter @mishasolomontv.
- 9/14/2013
- by Misha Solomon
- TVLine.com
Innovative animator whose credits include Lady and the Tramp, Petroushka and Grease
The pioneering animator John David Wilson, who has died aged 93, launched his studio, Fine Arts Films, in 1955 and found success with his first short subject, an adaptation of a Japanese folk tale, Tara the Stonecutter, which was screened in America with Teinosuke Kinugasa's Oscar-winning samurai drama Jigokumon (Gate of Hell, 1953). Next came Petroushka (1956), for which Igor Stravinsky (despite negative feelings towards animation following Disney's Fantasia) was persuaded by Wilson to prepare a shortened score for the film and conduct the Los Angeles Philharmonic for the soundtrack. Petroushka won several festival awards and was the first animated film to be accepted by the Venice film festival.
Wilson's diverse productions ranged from innovative TV commercials for Instant Butter-Nut Coffee, made with the actor and humorist Stan Freberg, to a groundbreaking 15-minute film, Journey to the Stars, for the United...
The pioneering animator John David Wilson, who has died aged 93, launched his studio, Fine Arts Films, in 1955 and found success with his first short subject, an adaptation of a Japanese folk tale, Tara the Stonecutter, which was screened in America with Teinosuke Kinugasa's Oscar-winning samurai drama Jigokumon (Gate of Hell, 1953). Next came Petroushka (1956), for which Igor Stravinsky (despite negative feelings towards animation following Disney's Fantasia) was persuaded by Wilson to prepare a shortened score for the film and conduct the Los Angeles Philharmonic for the soundtrack. Petroushka won several festival awards and was the first animated film to be accepted by the Venice film festival.
Wilson's diverse productions ranged from innovative TV commercials for Instant Butter-Nut Coffee, made with the actor and humorist Stan Freberg, to a groundbreaking 15-minute film, Journey to the Stars, for the United...
- 7/2/2013
- by Brian Sibley
- The Guardian - Film News
Review Frances Roberts 24 Jun 2013 - 16:30
Mad Men concludes its wonderful, surprising sixth season with a moment of uncharacteristic hope. Or does it? Here's Frances' review...
This review contains spoilers.
6.13 In Care Of
“Going down?”
From season one, episode one, Mad Men’s opening credits have told us we’re watching the descent of man, or more properly, of one man. Following the structure of classical tragedy, we met Draper when he had it all - job, wife, kids, mistress, cool hat - and have watched as piece by piece, it’s fallen away.
In the beginning, Don was Jay Gatsby; he came from nothing, achieved everything, but remained dissatisfied. Like Gatsby too, his early life was mired in secrecy and hushed scandal, and ever since we’ve known him, all signs have told us to expect a tragic ending.
It’s a surprise then, that In Care Of left...
Mad Men concludes its wonderful, surprising sixth season with a moment of uncharacteristic hope. Or does it? Here's Frances' review...
This review contains spoilers.
6.13 In Care Of
“Going down?”
From season one, episode one, Mad Men’s opening credits have told us we’re watching the descent of man, or more properly, of one man. Following the structure of classical tragedy, we met Draper when he had it all - job, wife, kids, mistress, cool hat - and have watched as piece by piece, it’s fallen away.
In the beginning, Don was Jay Gatsby; he came from nothing, achieved everything, but remained dissatisfied. Like Gatsby too, his early life was mired in secrecy and hushed scandal, and ever since we’ve known him, all signs have told us to expect a tragic ending.
It’s a surprise then, that In Care Of left...
- 6/24/2013
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
Neil Young called her "sweet Joni from Saskatoon," but the best thing about birthday girl Joni Mitchell, who turns 69 today, is that her unmistakable chirp emoted everything from sweetness and naivete to weariness, staggering emotional intelligence, and a knack for conversational, but poetic wordplay that has gone unchallenged in the generations that've followed her. Among legendary singer/songwriters, she's a definitive legend, and as much sexist rock critics want to conflate her importance with her femaleness, anyone with a brain and ear can tell she's been a remarkably distinct artist in her own right. And if I'm being honest, I'd say her writing is more piercingly articulate than Bob Dylan's. Take that, Rolling Stone.
To celebrate her big day, let's wheel through 10 of her best clips and performances. I've included a few standards and a few rarer gems, so don't feel too angry that I've left out some greats like "A Case of You,...
To celebrate her big day, let's wheel through 10 of her best clips and performances. I've included a few standards and a few rarer gems, so don't feel too angry that I've left out some greats like "A Case of You,...
- 11/7/2012
- by virtel
- The Backlot
The Call Me Maybe singer reveals her love of London, her favourite lyricist and her leading role with pumpkins
Hi Carly. You recently judged a pumpkin contest. How does one judge a pumpkin contest?
Well, I hadn't judged too many pumpkins before this particular contest. But it was both flattering and terrifying because someone had carved a pumpkin of my face. I said: "I'm glad you care, but at the same time this is weird."
What won?
The winning pumpkin was by someone who had made a miniature village out of pumpkin. The architecture was incredible (1).
I've seen you discuss your love of London architecture. Why is it so special to you?
Everything is just so gorgeous! If you come to Vancouver, where I'm from, there's not as much history. Everywhere in London is eye-candy – you can imagine what it was like years ago, but today's it's just so pristine.
Hi Carly. You recently judged a pumpkin contest. How does one judge a pumpkin contest?
Well, I hadn't judged too many pumpkins before this particular contest. But it was both flattering and terrifying because someone had carved a pumpkin of my face. I said: "I'm glad you care, but at the same time this is weird."
What won?
The winning pumpkin was by someone who had made a miniature village out of pumpkin. The architecture was incredible (1).
I've seen you discuss your love of London architecture. Why is it so special to you?
Everything is just so gorgeous! If you come to Vancouver, where I'm from, there's not as much history. Everywhere in London is eye-candy – you can imagine what it was like years ago, but today's it's just so pristine.
- 9/13/2012
- by Peter Robinson
- The Guardian - Film News
1) Tupac Shakur: His hologram steals the show at Coachella and makes plans to go on the road. Celebrities everywhere amend their wills to dictate post-death image usage and declare which is their best side. 2) Taylor Swift: So she didn’t end up playing Eponine in “Les Miserables,” but now comes word that she may play Joni Mitchell in the adaptation of “Girls Like Us.” I’ve looked at this from Both Sides Now and I just don’t see it. 3) Lionel Richie: He has to wait a few weeks, but justice is his as “Tuskegee” makes it to No. 1 on...
- 4/22/2012
- Hitfix
For his 738th project this month, the actor will collaborate with New York performance artist Kalup Linzy
Actor James Franco is moving from films to literature, from art to academia, and now to high-concept performance art, announcing a collaboration with experimental musician Kalup Linzy. Calling themselves Kalup & Franco, the duo will release three-song Ep Turn It Up on 12 July.
Linzy, 33, is a New York performance artist who often appears as the drag character Taiwan. He met Franco at Miami Beach's Art Basel exhibition in 2009, where the actor said he "had one of those moments where you see art or read a book and it strikes you as a spirit that's akin to yours". The duo have since worked together on several art projects and performances; Franco even gave Linzy a cameo on General Hospital, the soap opera in which he appeared for much of 2009.
Produced by DJ/rupture, Matt Shadetek and Brent Arnold,...
Actor James Franco is moving from films to literature, from art to academia, and now to high-concept performance art, announcing a collaboration with experimental musician Kalup Linzy. Calling themselves Kalup & Franco, the duo will release three-song Ep Turn It Up on 12 July.
Linzy, 33, is a New York performance artist who often appears as the drag character Taiwan. He met Franco at Miami Beach's Art Basel exhibition in 2009, where the actor said he "had one of those moments where you see art or read a book and it strikes you as a spirit that's akin to yours". The duo have since worked together on several art projects and performances; Franco even gave Linzy a cameo on General Hospital, the soap opera in which he appeared for much of 2009.
Produced by DJ/rupture, Matt Shadetek and Brent Arnold,...
- 6/8/2011
- by Sean Michaels
- The Guardian - Film News
By Marilyn Beck and Stacy Jenel Smith
HollywoodNews.com: Mary Wilson reports that the album of all-new material she’s been working on– with songs by Brian and Eddie Holland and Lamont Dozier — will be out “within a couple of months.
“We haven’t decided on a name yet. It has something to do with my journey in life. It has a lot to say about life,” says the songstress who rose to fame as one of Motown’s legendary Supremes – who, of course, were hit-making giants thanks to songs turned out by Holland-Dozier-Holland.
Mary’s new album is “more adult contemporary,” she says. “It was originally supposed to come out this month, but it isn’t quite there yet. Of course, there’s no radio to play new music these days. There’s the internet and, well, we’ll figure out something.”
Right now, Mary’s busy with her “Up Close” shows,...
HollywoodNews.com: Mary Wilson reports that the album of all-new material she’s been working on– with songs by Brian and Eddie Holland and Lamont Dozier — will be out “within a couple of months.
“We haven’t decided on a name yet. It has something to do with my journey in life. It has a lot to say about life,” says the songstress who rose to fame as one of Motown’s legendary Supremes – who, of course, were hit-making giants thanks to songs turned out by Holland-Dozier-Holland.
Mary’s new album is “more adult contemporary,” she says. “It was originally supposed to come out this month, but it isn’t quite there yet. Of course, there’s no radio to play new music these days. There’s the internet and, well, we’ll figure out something.”
Right now, Mary’s busy with her “Up Close” shows,...
- 9/1/2010
- by Beck / Smith
- Hollywoodnews.com
62 year old Marleen Hardy from Bournemouth looked quite promising at first on tonight’s Britain’s Got Talent. She took to the stage with gifts for the judges and began by giving Simon Cowell some devil horns, Amanda Holden some bunny ears and Piers Morgan a red bow tie. She seemed quite kooky but told the judges that she wanted to be a ’serious singer’. She ruined the illusion by not actually being able to sing!
After Marleen killed Joni Mitchell’s ‘Both Sides Now,’ Simon Cowell told her:
You’re funny Marleen but you’re a terrible singer
Amanda Holden added:
Simon’s right you’re a rubbish singer!
It just wasn’t meant to be!
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After Marleen killed Joni Mitchell’s ‘Both Sides Now,’ Simon Cowell told her:
You’re funny Marleen but you’re a terrible singer
Amanda Holden added:
Simon’s right you’re a rubbish singer!
It just wasn’t meant to be!
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- 5/15/2010
- by Lisa McGarry
- Unreality
The first act to face the judges on tomorrow night’s Britain’s Got Talent and hoping to prove that Wales can provide a winner is singer 62 year old Marlene from Bournemouth.
She told Ant and Dec: “I have three children, eight grandchildren and one great granddaughter. My ultimate dream is I’d love to perform on the Royal Variety Performance. All my family and friends say ‘Why do you want to do it now’ and I think why not? There’s no age limit on dreams at all.”
Marlene takes to the stage but before she starts her act, she has a present for the Judges – a red bow tie for piers, a pair of fluffy bunny ears for Amanda and a set or red devil horns for Simon. Not wanting to feel left out, Ant and Dec are already wearing their gift from Marlene – a pair of comedy glasses each.
She told Ant and Dec: “I have three children, eight grandchildren and one great granddaughter. My ultimate dream is I’d love to perform on the Royal Variety Performance. All my family and friends say ‘Why do you want to do it now’ and I think why not? There’s no age limit on dreams at all.”
Marlene takes to the stage but before she starts her act, she has a present for the Judges – a red bow tie for piers, a pair of fluffy bunny ears for Amanda and a set or red devil horns for Simon. Not wanting to feel left out, Ant and Dec are already wearing their gift from Marlene – a pair of comedy glasses each.
- 5/15/2010
- by Lisa McGarry
- Unreality
I worry about many things in life, both real and imagined. But frankly, until now, I confess that I've never really worried about a volcano so profoundly screwing up the world's travel plans. Here's a playlist for everyone who's been impacted already, put together in the hopes that we all go from "Burnin' Sky" to "No More Cloudy Days" very soon. Something In The Air - Thunderclap Newman Burnin' Sky - Bad Company (I'm) Stranded - The Saints Grounded - Pavement Cloud Of Dust - Brad Paisley No More Cloudy Days - Eagles Ashes To Ashes - David Bowie Touch The Sky - Kanye West Safe European Home - The Clash Sky Pilot - The Animals Stuck At The Airport - Money Mark White Sky - Vampire Weekend Heavy Cloud No Rain - Sting Flyin' High (In The Friendly Sky) - Marvin Gaye Both Sides Now - Joni Mitchell Clouds...
- 4/18/2010
- by David Wild
- Huffington Post
Before we offer our usual playful take on the televised spectacular, we need to acknowledge the serious side of last night's Olympics Opening Ceremony. It was dedicated to 21-year-old Nodar Kumaritashvili, the luger from Georgia who died Friday after a 90 mph crash at the end of his final training run. When his seven teammates entered BC Place, and the crowd stood to applaud their decision to honor him by competing, it was by far the most moving moment of the evening. For many athletes who have no hope of medaling, walking in the Parade of Nations is their podium, which made the absence of Kumaritashvili,...
- 2/13/2010
- by Mandi Bierly
- EW.com - PopWatch
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