Artist: The Orb and Michael Mayer
Genre(s):
Techno
Discography:
Kompakt-Speicher 14-(Komex14)
Year: 2004
Tracks: 2
'Juno' Star: 'I Feel Weird Being Nominated'
Saturday, 9 August 2008
The Orb and Michael Mayer
Artist: The Orb and Michael Mayer
Genre(s):
Techno
Discography:
Kompakt-Speicher 14-(Komex14)
Year: 2004
Tracks: 2
'Juno' Star: 'I Feel Weird Being Nominated'
Tuesday, 1 July 2008
Jack Black - Jack Black I Was A Drug-taking Teen
JACK BLACK was a wild teen who took drugs and stole from his own mother.
The Kung Fu Panda star considers himself lucky to have survived a "reckless" adolescence, growing up in California - but insists he was no different to most youngsters.
Black says, "I'm lucky to be alive - I don't think I was completely sane. They should have put me in jail. Plus, I was doing coke and sniffing glue, I stole from my mum. It was a bad time, but most teens have reckless spells."
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Monday, 23 June 2008
The song they didn't write? Coldplay are accused of plagiarism by American band
It was all going so predictably well. Coldplay's new album went straight to No 1 on Sunday, selling 300,000 copies in three days; concerts sold out; that iTunes ad was everywhere. Even their notoriously sniffy critics in the music press seemed, with the odd exception, unusually muted.
Then, things took a sudden turn for the worse – with a plagiarism row.
Yesterday, the band was forced to issue a categorical denial of allegations
that they copied the title track to their new record, Viva La Vida Or Death
and All His Friends from a little-known US group, Creaky Boards.
In a video posted on the video-sharing website YouTube, Andrew Hoepfner,
Creaky Boards' singer and songwriter, claimed that the melody of Coldplay's
song, "Viva La Vida", is pinched from a track he wrote last year
called, ironically, "The Songs I Didn't Write".
He blamed Chris Martin for the alleged artistic theft, saying that Coldplay's
frontman attended a Creaky Boards concert in New York last year. "We
were flattered when we thought we saw Chris Martin in the crowd," said
Mr Hoepfner. "He seemed pretty into it... Maybe TOO into it?"
The clip, which was first posted on Sunday, rapidly went viral. By last night,
it had been watched by nearly 300,000 people, many thousands of whom had
typed comments remarking upon the various similarities between the two
tracks. In an industry where even small chord sequences can become subject
of costly copyright disputes, allegations of plagiarism are as potentially
damaging to a musician's finances as they are to their reputation.
Little surprise, then, that Coldplay responded with a vigorous denial. "We
totally refute their claims, and there are two facts that make it easy to
disprove them," said the band's spokesman Murray Chalmers. "First,
on the night in October when the band say Chris Martin was watching them, he
was actually working at the Air Studio in London, and we can prove that.
Second, even if he had been at the gig, "Viva la Vida" was written
and demoed seven months before the night in question, so it couldn't
possibly have been copied."
Sources close to the band said they were unlikely to pursue legal action
against Creaky Boards, since it would "look bad" to start a David
versus Goliath lawsuit against a group of young musicians. They are,
however, pushing for them to publicly withdraw the allegations of
plagiarism.
The two tracks have different lyrics, say the Coldplay camp. Although certain
elements of their melody sound remarkably similar, the band say this is due
to simple coincidence rather than a case of artistic theft.
Either way, the trite nature of Mr Hoepfner's video clip has succeeded in
gaining a new following for his band, and was driving traffic to their
MySpace page. The YouTube video concludes: "I wish Coldplay the best of
luck. If they ever want to collaborate, I've got some microphones we could
use in my bedroom."
Creaky Boards' video outlining the similiarities between the two songs
Coldplay are recording several live TV performances to promote their record in
the US, but are steering clear of major interviews, following last week's
incident on BBC Radio 4 when Martin walked out of an interview with the arts
show Front Row, saying he did not like "having to talk about things".
Rock royalty vs pop paupers
Coldplay
* Chris Martin is widely considered one of the most influential musicians of
his generation, and was acclaimed as "heir apparent to Bono" on
the band's last tour in 2006.
* Coldplay boast 447,546 friends on MySpace and 222,985 fans on Facebook.
* Coldplay are signed to Parlophone, part of EMI.
* Chris Martin is married to the actress Gwyneth Paltrow.
Creaky Boards
* Andrew Hoepfner's biggest endorsement so far comes from a New York free
paper, The Village Broadsheet: "His songs hit on a strange-but-perfect
kink-swing tradition"
* Creaky Boards have 1,873 friends on MySpace. They don't bother with
Facebook.
* Creaky Boards are still looking for a record deal.
* Andrew Hoepfner's marital status is unknown.
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Monday, 16 June 2008
Raw Volume 2 - Mixed by Chris Fraser
Released with the support of Raw FM, Raw Vol 2 is the second in the series mixed by Chris Fraser.
Raw Volume 2 is the second cd in a series released with the support of Raw FM, an Australian narrowcast radio network, consisting of stations in New South Wales, Australian Capital Territory and Queensland.
The station's programming is aimed at the 14-30 age group who have a passion for dance music and trends in the latest in technology, fashion and lifestyle. It broadcasts a mix of live and pre-recorded DJ sets from the likes of Roger Sanchez, Nino Brown and DJ Stanley.
Chris Fraser is a popular dance music DJ with fingers in almost every vinyl pie. He writes about dance music for a number of publications, has contributed to many compilation releases, enjoys regular national broadcasts of his work and has remixed a number of dance DJ gods, including Sgt Slick, Dan Le Sac and Deepface.
DJ Chris Fraser
Most recently Chris beings you Raw Volume 2, a double CD, packed full of the latest house and electro floor-fillers, including The Presets, Count & Sinden and Armand Van Helden, as well as a stack of Fraser�s own remixes and edits.
A promotional tour is hitting Aussie shores this May through to July so be sure to catch Fraser in a club near you soon!
Raw Vol2 Tour Dates
10 May Chinese Laundry (Sydney)
17 May Academy (Canberra)
24 May Club One (Albury)
31 May HQ Saturdays (Adelaide)
7 Jun Bustin (Wollongong)
8 Jun Syrup (Hobart)
14 Jun Asta (Auckland)
28 Jun Family (Brisbane)
18 July Plantation (Coffs Harbour)
19-Jul Key Largo (Terrigal)
Tracklisting Disc One
1 Sinden & Count Of Monte Cristal BEEPER Fake Blood Mix
2 The Presets MY PEOPLE Dim Remix
3 Armand Van Helden JE T'AIME Switch Mix
4 Aston Shuffle FOR EVERYONE Original
5 Mel Merio DOMINO DANCING Club Mix
6 Supermal BIGGER THAN BIG Bagraiders Mix
7 Dan Le Sac Vs Scroobius Pip THOU SHALT ALWAYS KILL Chris Fraser Remix
8 House Of Glass STONE FOX CHASE Chris Fraser Remix
9 Alex Romano GET DOWN (ROCK IT UP) Basskleph Remix
10 Mowgli GET DOWN Mowgli's Hip House Mix
11 Gameboy/Gamegirl SWEATY WET Gloves Mix
12 Riva Starr SCRATCH 'N' ITCH Original Mix
13 Loose Cannons WHYDFML Stupid Fresh Remix
14 Stanton Warriors SHAKE IT UP Hook 'N' Sling Mix
15 Hampenberg ACID DISCO PLASTIC ELECTRO Echo Paul 201 Mix
16 Kid Dub TETRIS Tocadisco Edit
17 Hot Chip READY FOR THE FLOOR Soulwax Dub
18 Azzido Da Bass DOOM'S NIGHT Laidback Luke
19 Justice D.A.N.C.E. Stuart Price Remix
20 Dave Armstrong & Redroche ft H-Boogie LOVE HAS GONE Instrumental
Tracklisting Disc Two
1 Fragma TOCA'S MIRACLE 08
2 Till West & Eddie Thoneick Vs. Alexandra Prince HI 'N' BYE Eddie Thoneick La Guitarra mix
3 Luke Francis THE BOMB Adam Davies remix
4 starkillers BIG BASS 3.2 mix
5 silverscreen F TO THE F Chris Fraser remix
6 Dirty South Feat. Rudy LET IT GO Original mix
7 ian carey KEEP ON RISING jerry ropero remix
8 Richard Grey DON'T TAKE MY LOVE AWAY original club mix
9 ian oliver BUCOVINA markus gardeweg remix
10 STFU THRILLER STFU mix
11 Deepface FEEL THE LOVE 08 Chris Fraser Remix
12 Luke Francis A GIRL LIKE YOU Extended
13 dj falk busted Miami Club mix
14 Sgt Slick & Pitch Dark I AM READY Chris Fraser Remix
15 cube guys baba riley club mix
16 marco demark TINY DANCER deadmau5 remix
Raw Volume 2 is the second cd in a series released with the support of Raw FM, an Australian narrowcast radio network, consisting of stations in New South Wales, Australian Capital Territory and Queensland.
The station's programming is aimed at the 14-30 age group who have a passion for dance music and trends in the latest in technology, fashion and lifestyle. It broadcasts a mix of live and pre-recorded DJ sets from the likes of Roger Sanchez, Nino Brown and DJ Stanley.
Chris Fraser is a popular dance music DJ with fingers in almost every vinyl pie. He writes about dance music for a number of publications, has contributed to many compilation releases, enjoys regular national broadcasts of his work and has remixed a number of dance DJ gods, including Sgt Slick, Dan Le Sac and Deepface.
DJ Chris Fraser
Most recently Chris beings you Raw Volume 2, a double CD, packed full of the latest house and electro floor-fillers, including The Presets, Count & Sinden and Armand Van Helden, as well as a stack of Fraser�s own remixes and edits.
A promotional tour is hitting Aussie shores this May through to July so be sure to catch Fraser in a club near you soon!
Raw Vol2 Tour Dates
10 May Chinese Laundry (Sydney)
17 May Academy (Canberra)
24 May Club One (Albury)
31 May HQ Saturdays (Adelaide)
7 Jun Bustin (Wollongong)
8 Jun Syrup (Hobart)
14 Jun Asta (Auckland)
28 Jun Family (Brisbane)
18 July Plantation (Coffs Harbour)
19-Jul Key Largo (Terrigal)
Tracklisting Disc One
1 Sinden & Count Of Monte Cristal BEEPER Fake Blood Mix
2 The Presets MY PEOPLE Dim Remix
3 Armand Van Helden JE T'AIME Switch Mix
4 Aston Shuffle FOR EVERYONE Original
5 Mel Merio DOMINO DANCING Club Mix
6 Supermal BIGGER THAN BIG Bagraiders Mix
7 Dan Le Sac Vs Scroobius Pip THOU SHALT ALWAYS KILL Chris Fraser Remix
8 House Of Glass STONE FOX CHASE Chris Fraser Remix
9 Alex Romano GET DOWN (ROCK IT UP) Basskleph Remix
10 Mowgli GET DOWN Mowgli's Hip House Mix
11 Gameboy/Gamegirl SWEATY WET Gloves Mix
12 Riva Starr SCRATCH 'N' ITCH Original Mix
13 Loose Cannons WHYDFML Stupid Fresh Remix
14 Stanton Warriors SHAKE IT UP Hook 'N' Sling Mix
15 Hampenberg ACID DISCO PLASTIC ELECTRO Echo Paul 201 Mix
16 Kid Dub TETRIS Tocadisco Edit
17 Hot Chip READY FOR THE FLOOR Soulwax Dub
18 Azzido Da Bass DOOM'S NIGHT Laidback Luke
19 Justice D.A.N.C.E. Stuart Price Remix
20 Dave Armstrong & Redroche ft H-Boogie LOVE HAS GONE Instrumental
Tracklisting Disc Two
1 Fragma TOCA'S MIRACLE 08
2 Till West & Eddie Thoneick Vs. Alexandra Prince HI 'N' BYE Eddie Thoneick La Guitarra mix
3 Luke Francis THE BOMB Adam Davies remix
4 starkillers BIG BASS 3.2 mix
5 silverscreen F TO THE F Chris Fraser remix
6 Dirty South Feat. Rudy LET IT GO Original mix
7 ian carey KEEP ON RISING jerry ropero remix
8 Richard Grey DON'T TAKE MY LOVE AWAY original club mix
9 ian oliver BUCOVINA markus gardeweg remix
10 STFU THRILLER STFU mix
11 Deepface FEEL THE LOVE 08 Chris Fraser Remix
12 Luke Francis A GIRL LIKE YOU Extended
13 dj falk busted Miami Club mix
14 Sgt Slick & Pitch Dark I AM READY Chris Fraser Remix
15 cube guys baba riley club mix
16 marco demark TINY DANCER deadmau5 remix
Monday, 9 June 2008
Guns N' Roses to finally release new album?
Guns N' Roses are reported to have finally completed their long-awaited album, 'Chinese Democracy'.
Frontman Axel Rose has spent nearly 15 years working on the album, which will mark the band's first new material in over 16 years.
The band's last studio release was 1993's punk covers album 'The Spaghetti Incident'.
Lead singer Axl Rose has repeatedly delayed the release of 'Chinese Democracy' because of band member changes and personal reasons.
However, Rose's manager Beta Lebeis has told Metal Hammer magazine that the record was completed before Christmas and that "everybody knows that".
Rose is currently arranging details for the album's release date, which is rumoured to be late summer.
Frontman Axel Rose has spent nearly 15 years working on the album, which will mark the band's first new material in over 16 years.
The band's last studio release was 1993's punk covers album 'The Spaghetti Incident'.
Lead singer Axl Rose has repeatedly delayed the release of 'Chinese Democracy' because of band member changes and personal reasons.
However, Rose's manager Beta Lebeis has told Metal Hammer magazine that the record was completed before Christmas and that "everybody knows that".
Rose is currently arranging details for the album's release date, which is rumoured to be late summer.
Adam Sandler - The Things They Say 8507
"I liked pretending I had a giant package - that was fun!" Funnyman ADAM SANDLER on his new movie YOU DON'T MESS WITH THE ZOHAN.
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Damons Double Win At Guys Choice Awards
Actor Matt Damon has proved a hit with the men - he scooped two of the top gongs at this year's (08) Guys Choice Awards.
The Bourne Ultimatum star was named Guy of the Year at the awards ceremony in Los Angeles on Saturday (31May08), as well as being honoured as Best Ass Kicker for his portrayal of fugitive Jason Bourne in the hit franchise.
Iron Man star Robert Downey Jr. was also a winner at the event, winning the Guy Movie of the Year prize for his superhero character in the action film.
The awards, which pays tribute to men's favourite movies and stars, didn't leave out the ladies.
Hollywood beauty Cameron Diaz was presented with the award for Decade Of Hotness, and her hit 1998 comedy There's Something About Mary was inducted into the Guy Movie Hall of Fame.
Other winners on the night included Harrison Ford, who took home the Brass Balls gong; Transformers star Megan Fox was named the Next Big Thing, and sexy actress Jessica Biel was named Hottest Girl.
The event attracted a host of stars including actresses Anne Hathaway and Eva Mendes, comedian Steve Carrell and rapper Snoop Dogg.
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