Artist: Ragani ~~ Yoga Music
Genre(s):
Ethnic
Discography:
Best of Both Worlds
Year: 2003
Tracks: 6
Tuesday, 1 July 2008
Monday, 30 June 2008
Urozi and Murozi
Artist: Urozi and Murozi
Genre(s):
Easy Listening
Discography:
Shakuhachi, Chinese Gong-Chimes
Year: 2000
Tracks: 3
2 novels on Afghanistan, but neither sees what you'd expect
Sunday, 29 June 2008
Sharon Osbourne - Osbourne To Swap X Factor For Dance Show
Rock matriarch SHARON OSBOURNE is reportedly set to swap her role as a judge on reality show THE X FACTOR for a place in the British version of DANCING WITH THE STARS.
Osbourne recently quit her job on the TV talent competition following a series of bitter feuds with fellow judge Dannii Minogue.
The 55-year-old had been lined up to take part in hit U.S. show Dancing With The Stars last year (07), but was forced to pull out following surgery.
And now that Osbourne is free of her The X Factor commitments, it looks as if she will finally be able to fulfill her dream and take part in the U.K. version of the show - Strictly Come Dancing.
A source tells British newspaper The Sun, "At the moment she's filming America's Got Talent for Simon Cowell and she's concentrating on her U.S. TV projects.
"Early last year, Sharon was meant to appear in Dancing With The Stars but she had to pull out to have an operation. She's always wanted to do it, so what better time to put on her dancing shoes and go up against the X Factor when the shows start again in September."
Both The X Factor and Strictly Come Dancing are slated to air in the U.K. in September (08), meaning they will go up against each for ratings in the prime time Saturday night slot.
See Also
Cake
Artist: Cake
Genre(s):
ROck: Alternative
Rock
Discography:
Comfort Eagle
Year: 2001
Tracks: 11
Fashion Nugget
Year: 1996
Tracks: 14
Motorcade of Generosity
Year: 1994
Tracks: 13
Best-known for their ubiquitous attain "The Distance," Cake epitomized the postmodern, irony-drenched esthetic of ‘90s geek-rock. Their healthy freely mixed and matched pastiches of widely variable genres -- white-boy funk, rap, country, new wave pop, jazz, college rock, and guitar sway -- with a particular please in the clashes that resulted. Their songs were filled with lyrical non sequiturs, pop-culture references, and smirky satire, all delivered with bone dry withdrawal by speak-singing frontman John McCrea. Cake's music most oftentimes earned comparisons to Soul Coughing and King Missile, merely lacked the downtown New York artiness of those two predecessors; or else, Cake cultivated an image of average guys with no illusions or pretensions about their persona as entertainers. At the same time, critics lambasted what they saw as a smugly superior attitude behind the band's habitual sarcasm. Perhaps in that respect was something in Cake's tenaciously spare, low-keyed presentation that amplified their ironical disengagement even when they didn't designate it, merely most reviewers pegged them as one-hit wonders after the success of "The Distance." Nonetheless, Cake managed a few more than alternative-radio hits in the age that followed, spell retaining largely the same approaching. Cake was formed in Sacramento, California in 1992 by vocalist/songwriter John McCrea, who'd recently returned family later disbursal a few geezerhood in Los Angeles, unsuccessfully trying to break into the music byplay. The original lineup of Cake besides featured guitar player Greg Brown, trumpeter Vince DiFiore, bassist Sean McFessel, and drummer Frank French; McFessel before long left hand to advert college, and was replaced by Gabe Nelson. In 1993, the band released their debut single, "Rock ‘n' Roll Lifestyle," on a local cornerstone, and followed it with a self-produced, self-released, self-distributed album, Motorcade of Generosity. Motorcade establish its path to the revived Capricorn label, which released the record album nationally after Cake sign-language a contract with them. With the aspect of broad national touring, both Gabe Nelson and Frank French leftfield the band, and were replaced by bassist Victor Damiani and drummer Todd Roper. Re-released by Capricorn, "Rock ‘n' Roll Lifestyle" caught on at college wireless in 1995, and was followed by 2 more singles, "Ruby Sees All," and "Jolene" (non the Dolly Parton song). Cake's instant record album, Style Nugget, was released in 1996 and spawned a breakout ruin in the Greg Brown-penned "The Distance," which henpecked alternative receiving set that fall, and level turned into an unlikely sporting-event hymn. Mostly on the military capability of "The Distance," Fashion Nugget charted in the Top 40 and sold o'er a 1000000 copies. It besides spun cancelled a somewhat controversial followup single in a cover of Gloria Gaynor's "I Will Survive"; although the band professed its sincere wonderment for the sung dynasty, some critics and listeners took it as a soapy put down, in portion because of McCrea's dead cooking pan vocals. In 1997, Greg Brown and Victor Damiani both left hand Cake and formed a new radical, the new wave-influenced Deathray, which eventually released its debut record album on Capricorn in 2000. Meanwhile, McCrea concisely considered putting Cake to pillow, only brought original bassist Gabe Nelson indorse to put back Damiani. For Cake's succeeding record album, McCrea secondhand a tag-team onward motion of guitarists -- five in all -- on different tracks; the final result, Prolonging the Magic, was released in 1998. True to its sardonic title, it defied critical ruling to bring forth some other big alternative-radio hit in "Ne'er There," asset decently successful follow-ups in "Sheep Go to Heaven" and "Permit Go." Prolonging the Magic sold nearly as well as Fashion Nugget, and was as well qualified platinum. For the encouraging hitch, unitary of the album's guitarists, Xan McCurdy, officially united Cake full-time. In the natural spring of 2000, Cake signed a new conduct with Columbia, and debuted in 2001 with their fourth overall record album, Comforter Eagle, which became their highest-charting still (at Number 13). The lead single "Short Skirt/Long Jacket" was a bump off on alternative wireless, and regular earned some MTV airplay -- no yearner an easy project for whatsoever creative person -- with a video that featured reactions to the song by every which way selected people on the street. Following the completion of the record album, drummer Todd Roper left the mathematical group to spend more than time with his children, and was replaced on the supporting tour by Pete McNeal.
The Church
‘Mess With the Zohan’? We Don't Even Understand the Zohan!
Courtesy of Sony
As entertainment bloggers, it pains us to say this: We don't actually get what You Don't Mess With the Zohan is about. We understand the way the movie is being marketed, sure: Adam Sandler is in a comedy, and he dresses funny, and he has a funny voice. Sold, we guess. But what is actually going on? He's a spy? Who's also a hairdresser? And he's Israeli, or pretending to be Israeli? Wait, is he gay for real? Or just pretending to be gay? Or not even pretending to be gay, just conforming to hilarious gay stereotypes? Perhaps we've been remiss in not reading enough prerelease hype, but we are pretty flummoxed by this one.
So we did some research — that is, we watched the trailer and read some stuff — and are pleased to present our Zohan FAQ, after the jump.
Zohan's a spy?
Yes, an Israeli counterterrorism expert, "Rembrandt with a grenade."
Who's also a hairdresser?
It seems as though that is his lifelong dream. He comes to America to make it happen.
And he's Israeli, or pretending to be Israeli?
Actually Israeli.
Wait, is he gay for real?
No, he ogles women several times in the trailer, so audiences won't be confused! Although we were still confused.
Or just pretending to be gay?
We don't think so.
Or not even pretending to be gay, just conforming to hilarious gay stereotypes?
Bingo! Mariah Carey shirt, hairdressing career, effeminate behavior: all check!
This doesn't make any sense.
We know! Like, we guess that from incongruity comes comedy, but there are so many elements to this we don't really understand how it got green-lit. It's sort of an ethnic comedy! Sort of a fish-out-of-water comedy! Sort of a spy thriller! Sort of a comment on the Middle East! It's impossible to explain in less than a full paragraph!
Is there anything else we should know about this movie?
Rob Schneider follows up his roles as a Japanese minister, a native Hawaiian, and "Prince Habeeboo" with a turn as an Arab-American cabdriver.
As entertainment bloggers, it pains us to say this: We don't actually get what You Don't Mess With the Zohan is about. We understand the way the movie is being marketed, sure: Adam Sandler is in a comedy, and he dresses funny, and he has a funny voice. Sold, we guess. But what is actually going on? He's a spy? Who's also a hairdresser? And he's Israeli, or pretending to be Israeli? Wait, is he gay for real? Or just pretending to be gay? Or not even pretending to be gay, just conforming to hilarious gay stereotypes? Perhaps we've been remiss in not reading enough prerelease hype, but we are pretty flummoxed by this one.
So we did some research — that is, we watched the trailer and read some stuff — and are pleased to present our Zohan FAQ, after the jump.
Zohan's a spy?
Yes, an Israeli counterterrorism expert, "Rembrandt with a grenade."
Who's also a hairdresser?
It seems as though that is his lifelong dream. He comes to America to make it happen.
And he's Israeli, or pretending to be Israeli?
Actually Israeli.
Wait, is he gay for real?
No, he ogles women several times in the trailer, so audiences won't be confused! Although we were still confused.
Or just pretending to be gay?
We don't think so.
Or not even pretending to be gay, just conforming to hilarious gay stereotypes?
Bingo! Mariah Carey shirt, hairdressing career, effeminate behavior: all check!
This doesn't make any sense.
We know! Like, we guess that from incongruity comes comedy, but there are so many elements to this we don't really understand how it got green-lit. It's sort of an ethnic comedy! Sort of a fish-out-of-water comedy! Sort of a spy thriller! Sort of a comment on the Middle East! It's impossible to explain in less than a full paragraph!
Is there anything else we should know about this movie?
Rob Schneider follows up his roles as a Japanese minister, a native Hawaiian, and "Prince Habeeboo" with a turn as an Arab-American cabdriver.
ALvino
Artist: ALvino
Genre(s):
Pop: Japan
Discography:
Hana (single)
Year: 2007
Tracks: 2
Snow Line (single)
Year: 2006
Tracks: 2
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