White House Alters State Dinner Plans Due To World Crises; The B-52s Will No Longer Perform — Update
Update: First Lady Jill Biden said that The B-52s will no longer perform at the White House State Dinner on Wednesday, and that guests instead will listen to music from the “President’s Own” United States Marine Band and the Army and Air Force Strolling Strings.
The change — from the relentlessly upbeat B-52s to the more sedate instrumental music — was made given the multiple crises in the world, Biden said.
“While we had initially planned for legendary B-52s to perform their iconic dance and party music, we are now in a time when so many are facing sorrow and pain, so we made a few adjustments to the entertainment portion of the evening,” Jill Biden said.
The dinner will be for Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and partner Jodie Haydon. Biden said that The B-52s will still attend the event.
Previously, Monday, 10:56 a.m. Pt:...
The change — from the relentlessly upbeat B-52s to the more sedate instrumental music — was made given the multiple crises in the world, Biden said.
“While we had initially planned for legendary B-52s to perform their iconic dance and party music, we are now in a time when so many are facing sorrow and pain, so we made a few adjustments to the entertainment portion of the evening,” Jill Biden said.
The dinner will be for Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and partner Jodie Haydon. Biden said that The B-52s will still attend the event.
Previously, Monday, 10:56 a.m. Pt:...
- 10/24/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Tl;Dr:
John Lennon made Double Fantasy after he heard one song by The B-52’s. One member of the band took a while to accept that this happened. The album was more popular in the United States than it was in the United Kingdom.
John Lennon‘s Double Fantasy (1980) was inspired by The B-52’s. One of the members of the band discussed how exactly they may have inspired the former Beatle. In addition, she revealed what she thought of John as an artist.
1 of The B-52’s was ‘blown away’ that the band inspired John Lennon’s ‘Double Fantasy’
A 2018 People article says John heard The B-52’s single “Rock Lobster,” which was influenced by the songs of Yoko Ono. Subsequently, he decided to get to work on new music. John’s next album, Double Fantasy, became his first album in five years and his first album...
John Lennon made Double Fantasy after he heard one song by The B-52’s. One member of the band took a while to accept that this happened. The album was more popular in the United States than it was in the United Kingdom.
John Lennon‘s Double Fantasy (1980) was inspired by The B-52’s. One of the members of the band discussed how exactly they may have inspired the former Beatle. In addition, she revealed what she thought of John as an artist.
1 of The B-52’s was ‘blown away’ that the band inspired John Lennon’s ‘Double Fantasy’
A 2018 People article says John heard The B-52’s single “Rock Lobster,” which was influenced by the songs of Yoko Ono. Subsequently, he decided to get to work on new music. John’s next album, Double Fantasy, became his first album in five years and his first album...
- 6/21/2023
- by Matthew Trzcinski
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Many might be unaware of the contributions Yoko Ono has made to music. Her music is avant-garde, with sounds often ahead of their time. John Lennon loved her music and infused his own work with a more stylized feel, leading to more unconventional work in his solo career. In the 1970s, Lennon heard a song by The B-52’s that he thought sounded similar to Ono’s work.
John Lennon thought The B-52’s ‘Rock Lobster’ sounded ‘like Yoko’s music’ John Lennon and Yoko Ono | Keystone Features/Getty Images
The B-52’s formed in 1976 and became famous thanks to their fresh blend of pop and rock, with distinct vocals from Fred Schneider, Kate Pierson, and Cindy Wilson. Their first single, “Rock Lobster,” was released in 1978. While it wasn’t a massive hit, it achieved cult classic status and developed an audience over time. The band would later have bigger hits,...
John Lennon thought The B-52’s ‘Rock Lobster’ sounded ‘like Yoko’s music’ John Lennon and Yoko Ono | Keystone Features/Getty Images
The B-52’s formed in 1976 and became famous thanks to their fresh blend of pop and rock, with distinct vocals from Fred Schneider, Kate Pierson, and Cindy Wilson. Their first single, “Rock Lobster,” was released in 1978. While it wasn’t a massive hit, it achieved cult classic status and developed an audience over time. The band would later have bigger hits,...
- 6/10/2023
- by Ross Tanenbaum
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Singer Julee Cruise, best known for her collaborations with director David Lynch, but who also who served as a touring member of the B-52s and Cindy Wilson’s stand-in for a considerable stretch in the mid-1990s, passed away June 9 at the age of 65, her husband Edward Grinnan shared in a social media post. For fans of …...
- 6/10/2022
- by Brent Simon
- avclub.com
Julee Cruise, whose ethereal singing could conjure both nostalgic innocence and a menacing present, making her an ideal musical collaborator for David Lynch and the Twin Peaks director’s go-to composer Angelo Badalamenti, died Thursday. She was 65.
Her death was announced on Facebook by husband, the author and editor Edward Grinnan. A cause of death was not disclosed, but Grinnan wrote, “She left this realm on her own terms. No regrets. She is at peace.” Cruise disclosed in 2018 that she suffered from systemic lupus.
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Grinnan posted the message on the Facebook page of the band the B-52s. During the 1990s, Cruise often performed with the band, filling in for original co-vocalist Cindy Wilson when needed.
In the Facebook post, Grinnan wrote, “For those of you who go back I thought you might want to know that I said goodby to my wife,...
Her death was announced on Facebook by husband, the author and editor Edward Grinnan. A cause of death was not disclosed, but Grinnan wrote, “She left this realm on her own terms. No regrets. She is at peace.” Cruise disclosed in 2018 that she suffered from systemic lupus.
Hollywood & Media Deaths In 2022: Photo Gallery
Grinnan posted the message on the Facebook page of the band the B-52s. During the 1990s, Cruise often performed with the band, filling in for original co-vocalist Cindy Wilson when needed.
In the Facebook post, Grinnan wrote, “For those of you who go back I thought you might want to know that I said goodby to my wife,...
- 6/10/2022
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Singer Julee Cruise, whose haunting voice made her a favorite of filmmaker David Lynch, has died at 65. The news was confirmed by her husband, Edward Grinnan on Facebook, per The Guardian. “She left this realm on her own terms. No regrets,” he wrote. “She is at peace.”
Grinnan added, “I played her [B-52’s song] ‘Roam’ during her transition. Now she will roam forever. Rest in peace, my love.”
Born in Iowa in 1956, Cruise worked with Lynch on several occasions. Her best-known song was “Falling,” released as part of her 1989 debut album Floating Into the Night.
Grinnan added, “I played her [B-52’s song] ‘Roam’ during her transition. Now she will roam forever. Rest in peace, my love.”
Born in Iowa in 1956, Cruise worked with Lynch on several occasions. Her best-known song was “Falling,” released as part of her 1989 debut album Floating Into the Night.
- 6/10/2022
- by Emily Zemler
- Rollingstone.com
Jason Isbell’s guitar foil Sadler Vaden, Philadelphia songwriter Roger Harvey, and Dierks Bentley’s alter-ego Nineties group all have songs on this week’s list.
Sadler Vaden, “Golden Child”
A solo artist, modern-day guitar hero, and longtime member of Jason Isbell’s 400 Unit, Sadler Vaden has spent the better part of a decade carrying the torches for Americana and rock & roll. Here, he nods to his classic-rock roots with a song whose six-string heroics are steeped in the funky, fiery influence of Joe Walsh.
Roger Harvey, “Twice as High...
Sadler Vaden, “Golden Child”
A solo artist, modern-day guitar hero, and longtime member of Jason Isbell’s 400 Unit, Sadler Vaden has spent the better part of a decade carrying the torches for Americana and rock & roll. Here, he nods to his classic-rock roots with a song whose six-string heroics are steeped in the funky, fiery influence of Joe Walsh.
Roger Harvey, “Twice as High...
- 1/27/2020
- by Robert Crawford
- Rollingstone.com
The B-52s have announced a world tour commemorating the band’s 40th anniversary. The 43-date trek includes a headlining North American summer run along with European dates and festival appearances. Tickets for the 43-date trek go on sale on Friday. Omd and Berlin will serve as support on select dates.
The tour kicks off on May 4th in West Palm Beach, Florida at Sunfest. Following a string of dates throughout Europe in June and July, the band heads stateside, beginning in the West Coast on August 1st at Pacific Amphitheatre in Costa Mesa,...
The tour kicks off on May 4th in West Palm Beach, Florida at Sunfest. Following a string of dates throughout Europe in June and July, the band heads stateside, beginning in the West Coast on August 1st at Pacific Amphitheatre in Costa Mesa,...
- 4/9/2019
- by Althea Legaspi
- Rollingstone.com
After learning from PETA that Carson & Barnes Circus recently used the B-52s songs “(Meet) The Flintstones” and “The Bedrock Twitch” in its controversial elephant act, the band sent the circus a cease and desist letter this morning demanding that it stop using their songs — and urging it to end all animal acts as other circuses have.
Referring to this footage of the circus that performs nationwide and supplies elephant acts to other circuses around the country, singer Kate Pierson says in a new PETA video, “The man in this elephant act was caught on tape by PETA beating the elephants with bullhooks and jabbing them with electric prods…. [O]ur message to our fans and our friends and our families is stay away from cruel circuses and go to some great circuses … that don’t use animal acts.”
The B-52s, who are playing 60 shows this year as part of their 40th anniversary tour,...
Referring to this footage of the circus that performs nationwide and supplies elephant acts to other circuses around the country, singer Kate Pierson says in a new PETA video, “The man in this elephant act was caught on tape by PETA beating the elephants with bullhooks and jabbing them with electric prods…. [O]ur message to our fans and our friends and our families is stay away from cruel circuses and go to some great circuses … that don’t use animal acts.”
The B-52s, who are playing 60 shows this year as part of their 40th anniversary tour,...
- 8/31/2018
- Look to the Stars
With a June 1 date at Philadelphia’s Sugar House Casino, The B-52s – the toast of Athens, Ga and avatars of the dance-punk movement – officially kicked off its 40th anniversary summer tour. That The Bs founding brain trust of Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider and Cindy Wilson was, and is, still intact, energetically performing their fun, frantic classics, drove the Philly audience to zealously enthusiastic and participatory action.
Forty years after they dropped their first single – “Rock Lobster,” recorded for Db Records – Schneider’s fiercely playful call to action to go “Down, down… Let’s rock” still inspired a sold-out roomful of fans to snorkel and crumble in place.
“We all still laugh at the same things and have a sense of each other — and the absurd — that influences each other,” said Schneider just before the Sugar House show. “I would never dream of doing it this long if I didn...
Forty years after they dropped their first single – “Rock Lobster,” recorded for Db Records – Schneider’s fiercely playful call to action to go “Down, down… Let’s rock” still inspired a sold-out roomful of fans to snorkel and crumble in place.
“We all still laugh at the same things and have a sense of each other — and the absurd — that influences each other,” said Schneider just before the Sugar House show. “I would never dream of doing it this long if I didn...
- 6/4/2018
- by A.D. Amorosi
- Variety Film + TV
40 years ago, the B-52’s were belting out party hits and making waves with an evolving rock/pop scene. Their distinctive sound made them iconic, which is part of the reason why the band is still able to tour to this day. Even more surprising than the lasting power of cheeky anthems like “Love Shack” and “Rock Lobster” is the current creative endeavors of its founding members. Cindy Wilson has been an absolute bedrock foundation for the enduring successes of her band The B-52’s. When the news was dropped that she was releasing a solo album, many expected the performances contained
Change: The Unexpected Solo Album From Cindy Wilson of the B-52’s...
Change: The Unexpected Solo Album From Cindy Wilson of the B-52’s...
- 12/12/2017
- by Nat Berman
- TVovermind.com
"Are you kidding me, man?!" composer Angelo Badalamenti howls jokingly when Rolling Stone asks him what he thought of Twin Peaks, the TV series he scored in the early Nineties. "It was really off the wall. I thought it was either going to sink violently down the drain or, hopefully, capture the intrigue of enthusiastic people conversing by the office water cooler on a Monday morning."
12 Things We Learned from David Lynch's Talk at Bam
As it turned out, Twin Peaks was an instant hit when it premiered on April 8th,...
12 Things We Learned from David Lynch's Talk at Bam
As it turned out, Twin Peaks was an instant hit when it premiered on April 8th,...
- 7/25/2014
- Rollingstone.com
Chris Colfer attends the PaleyFest Icon Awards honoring Ryan Murphy
Birthday shoutouts go to Stephanie Beacham, who is 66, Cindy Wilson is 56, and Bernadette Peters is 65. In ratings news, for the first time ever, Modern Family beat American Idol in the crucial demo.We Found Our Son In The Subway. We need more judges like this. Tony Winner Idina Menzel will return to Broadway next year in the musical If/Then, by the same creative time who brought us Next To Normal Documents reveal close ties between National Geographic Channel, Boy ScoutsA big shoutout to Ae reader Pomegranate Paul (Nathan Kotecki), who has published the novel The Suburban Strange. Here's the synopsis: "Shy Celia Balaustine is new to Suburban High, but a mysterious group of sophomores called the Rosary has befriended her. Friends aside, Celia soon discovers something is not quite right at Suburban. Girls at the school begin having near-fatal...
Birthday shoutouts go to Stephanie Beacham, who is 66, Cindy Wilson is 56, and Bernadette Peters is 65. In ratings news, for the first time ever, Modern Family beat American Idol in the crucial demo.We Found Our Son In The Subway. We need more judges like this. Tony Winner Idina Menzel will return to Broadway next year in the musical If/Then, by the same creative time who brought us Next To Normal Documents reveal close ties between National Geographic Channel, Boy ScoutsA big shoutout to Ae reader Pomegranate Paul (Nathan Kotecki), who has published the novel The Suburban Strange. Here's the synopsis: "Shy Celia Balaustine is new to Suburban High, but a mysterious group of sophomores called the Rosary has befriended her. Friends aside, Celia soon discovers something is not quite right at Suburban. Girls at the school begin having near-fatal...
- 2/28/2013
- by snicks
- The Backlot
Happy Birthday to Antonio Sabato, Jr. (above), who turns 40, and belated birthdays to Stephanie Beacham, who's 65, Bernadette Peters is 64, and Cindy Wilson is 55. Time to name your top five B-52's songs. Here are my picks: 5. "Private Idaho," 4. "Deadbeat Club," 3. "Rock Lobster," 2. "Legal Tender," 1. "Song For A Future Generation". Hi, I'm snicks! I am a Leo. I like Yoo-Hoo and Funyuns and everything 80's! Let's meet and have a baby now.Condolences to the family, friends, and fans of Davy Jones, who has passed away at the age of 66.EW.com talks to Mass Effect 3 head writer Mac Walters about the inclusion of same-sex possibilities in the game: "When we said we were gonna do homosexual relationships, it wasn’t about putting up a flag and saying, 'This is a homosexual relationship.' It’s just a relationship. The beauty of that is — in an ideal world, 150 years in the...
- 3/1/2012
- by snicks
- The Backlot
Blu-ray & DVD Release Date: March 20, 2012
Price: DVD $14.98, Blu-ray $19.98
Studio: Eagle Rock
The B-52s: With The Wild Crowd: Live In Athens, Ga marks a historic hometown gig by the fun-fun-fun pop-rockers at Georgia’s Athens Classic Center.
Taped in Febrary, 2011 in honor of the 34th anniversary of their debut performance, the B-52s–Fred Schneider, Kate Pierson, Cindy Wilson and Keith Strickland–bring the party back home with a brightly colored, full-on performance. The group’s 18-song set of syncopated funk and signature grooves includes such favorites as “Love Shack,” “Rock Lobster,” “Roam,” “Private Idaho” and “Mesopotamia.”
An audio CD of the concert was released in October, 2011.
Here’s a complete track listing:
1. Pump
2. Private Idaho
3. Mesopotamia
4. Ultraviolet
5. Give Me Back My Man
6. Funplex
7. Whammy Kiss
8. Roam
9. 52 Girls
10. Party Out Of Bounds
11. Love In The Year 3000
12. Cosmic Thing
13. Hot Corner
14. Band Intros
15. Love Shack
16. Wig
17. Planet Claire
Buy or Rent...
Price: DVD $14.98, Blu-ray $19.98
Studio: Eagle Rock
The B-52s: With The Wild Crowd: Live In Athens, Ga marks a historic hometown gig by the fun-fun-fun pop-rockers at Georgia’s Athens Classic Center.
Taped in Febrary, 2011 in honor of the 34th anniversary of their debut performance, the B-52s–Fred Schneider, Kate Pierson, Cindy Wilson and Keith Strickland–bring the party back home with a brightly colored, full-on performance. The group’s 18-song set of syncopated funk and signature grooves includes such favorites as “Love Shack,” “Rock Lobster,” “Roam,” “Private Idaho” and “Mesopotamia.”
An audio CD of the concert was released in October, 2011.
Here’s a complete track listing:
1. Pump
2. Private Idaho
3. Mesopotamia
4. Ultraviolet
5. Give Me Back My Man
6. Funplex
7. Whammy Kiss
8. Roam
9. 52 Girls
10. Party Out Of Bounds
11. Love In The Year 3000
12. Cosmic Thing
13. Hot Corner
14. Band Intros
15. Love Shack
16. Wig
17. Planet Claire
Buy or Rent...
- 2/9/2012
- by Laurence
- Disc Dish
By Neale Gulley
Jamestown, New York (Reuters) - More than 900 red-lipsticked, redheaded women -- and men -- gathered near a "Vitameatavegamin" sign in the hometown of "I Love Lucy" star Lucille Ball to mark her 100th birthday over the weekend, setting a world record for most Lucy look-alikes.
Sporting upswept hairdos and blue-and-white polka dot dresses, Saturday's crowd of 915 Lucy Ricardos established the first Guinness world record in her honor. It was all part of the annual Lucy Fest in Jamestown, which drew fans from as far away as Australia to the normally sleepy town of 30,000 people in upstate New York.
"This is a once in a lifetime experience. It has to be the best time in my life," said Cindy Wilson, 22, of Cleveland, Ohio.
Wilson started watching the "I Love Lucy" show in reruns when she was 7 years old and has a Lucy stick figure tattoo on her left foot,...
Jamestown, New York (Reuters) - More than 900 red-lipsticked, redheaded women -- and men -- gathered near a "Vitameatavegamin" sign in the hometown of "I Love Lucy" star Lucille Ball to mark her 100th birthday over the weekend, setting a world record for most Lucy look-alikes.
Sporting upswept hairdos and blue-and-white polka dot dresses, Saturday's crowd of 915 Lucy Ricardos established the first Guinness world record in her honor. It was all part of the annual Lucy Fest in Jamestown, which drew fans from as far away as Australia to the normally sleepy town of 30,000 people in upstate New York.
"This is a once in a lifetime experience. It has to be the best time in my life," said Cindy Wilson, 22, of Cleveland, Ohio.
Wilson started watching the "I Love Lucy" show in reruns when she was 7 years old and has a Lucy stick figure tattoo on her left foot,...
- 8/7/2011
- by Reuters
- Huffington Post
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