July 5th, 2008
Found this post:
Newly reformed boyband New Kids On The Block have collaborated with the Pussycat Dolls‘ songwriter to spice up their new album. The 1990s group are back with a new record and a tour after a 14 year absence.
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July 5th, 2008
Larry sends us:
Heath Ledger never saw his final film before he died in January. The Dark Knight director Chris Nolan had screened the first trailer for the late actor, but he was still editing the upcoming blockbuster when Ledger died.
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July 5th, 2008
Mary sends us:
Teen sensation Miley Cyrus is determined to be the next Madonna - citing the pop superstar as her ultimate inspiration. The Hannah Montana singer/actress hopes for a long and successful music career
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July 5th, 2008
This is interesting:
Madonna’s representatives have fired back at allegations the pop star endangered the safety of pedestrians after telling her drivers to get her to a New York rehearsal on time at any cost.
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July 5th, 2008
Jamie sent us a link to this:
A song about a villain, written in 2000. Part of my Old Songs project. I BELIEVE I originally wrote this song around 2000, but I don’t remember precisely when. I do remember the circumstances that led to me writing the song, though: I was reading about old gangsters and their nicknames, and discovered that quite a few were called “So and So the Jew.” “Lenny the Jew.” “Vinnie the Jew.” So I wrote a song called “Jimmy the Jew” about a menacing underworld figure, and it stayed that was for a while. In fact, I remember performing it at Balls Cabaret in the Twin Cities on one of the very few occasions when I performed my own music in public.
A few years later, in 2004, when I had moved to Omaha and was writing my Tales of Tom Hopper, I got the idea to include a character who basically served […]
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July 5th, 2008
This is interesting:
Revered movie composer Hans Zimmer was so devastated about the death of pal Heath Ledger he considered scrapping his score for the new Batman film and starting all over again.
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July 5th, 2008
This is an interesting post:
Superproducer Mark Ronson was overwhelmed when he took to the stage with his boyhood heroes Duran Duran for a unique collaboration in France on Wednesday - calling the experience utterly “surreal.”
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July 5th, 2008
This is interesting:
Pop superstar Shakira is celebrating the rescue of former Colombian presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt and 14 other hostages from captivity, insisting peace in her homeland is attainable.
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July 5th, 2008
Here’s a great post:
An early song; back when all I needed was an intriguing title to enable me to create something. Ah yes, the good old days.
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July 5th, 2008
Thanks Curtis, for pointing out:
Jay-Z wants to record with Oasis star Noel Gallagher - even though the rocker publicly criticized the rapper’s Glastonbury Festival appearance. Jay-Z became the first rap star to headline the English festival
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