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Kaleidoscope 2009: Important Music Events (Part 1/4)
28 December 2009 2:19 AM, PST
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In celebration of new year which comes around the corner, several major events and important announcements happening in music are compiled. Among those many things that need to be remembered, Aretha Franklin's performance at Barack Obama's presidential inauguration, Blink-182's reunion confirmation and Michael Jackson's "Final Curtain Call" announcement are chosen as highlighted events. On top of that, AceShowbiz also takes readers to look back at music videos which have been premiered in the first quarter of the year.
Part I: Event
January
Aretha Franklin delivered Samuel Francis Smith-written patriotic song "My Country 'Tis of Thee" at Barack Obama's presidential inauguration in Washington D.C. on January 20. Two days prior to her performance at the free gig, another party celebrating Obama's presidential victory was also held, this time featuring live performances from such big stars as Beyonce Knowles, Bruce Springsteen and will.i.am. Following
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5 Things to Know About Mgmt
11 December 2009 4:40 PM, PST
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Their psychedelic pop songs "Kids" and "Time to Pretend" off their album Oracular Spectacular are instantly recognizable, but Mgmt - the New York duo Andrew VanWyngarden and Ben Goldwasser - never intended to become household names.
"Being famous was never the goal," VanWyngarden, 26, told the Honolulu Advertiser earlier this year of how he and Goldwasser, 27, started the band after meeting as freshmen at Wesleyan University. "We acted like pop stars on our campus of 3,000 people. We would play little living room parties and act like we were playing stadiums. It was all part of the joke."
That "joke" has now
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Best. Gay. Week. Ever. (December 11, 2009)
11 December 2009 4:42 AM, PST
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And What A Very Gay Week It Was!
Man, this week it just seemed like one fricking thing after another. If New Jersey legislators weren't getting cold feet about gay marriage, then Details was peddling incredibly stupid and homophobic humor while Uganda was debating executing gays and As the World Turns was getting canceled and GLAAD was flailing all over the place like a spastic octopus. Well, I guess the only thing to do is make fun of it all. Or die trying!
How do you solve a problem like Buju Banton? Many in the Glbt community were less than delighted when a Grammy nomination went to uber-homophobe reggae artist Buju Banton. GLAAD started an online petition urging the academy to reject Buju for a Grammy while others are urging a boycott of Grammy sponsors. (And others still are asking if GLAAD knows what GLAAD is doing.)
I, on the other hand,
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Beyonce, Taylor Swift, Black Eyed Peas Lead Grammy Nominations
3 December 2009 9:59 AM, PST
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Beyonce leads the pack with 10 nominations.
By Gil Kaufman
Beyoncé
Photo: Stephen Lovekin/ Getty Images
It could be Beyoncé's year at the 52nd annual Grammy Awards in January, thanks to a field-leading 10 nominations for the singer's I Am ... Sasha Fierce album. She leads a female-heavy list of nominees that includes eight nods for Taylor Swift; six nods apiece for Maxwell, the Black Eyed Peas, and Kanye West, and five each for Jay-z and Lady Gaga.
Here's a list of nominations in some of the major categories:
Album Of The Year
Beyoncé, I Am ... Sasha Fierce
Black Eyed Peas, The E.N.D.
Lady Gaga, The Fame
Dave Matthews Band, Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King
Taylor Swift, Fearless
Record Of The Year
Beyoncé, "Halo"
Black Eyed Peas, "I Gotta Feeling"
Kings of Leon, "Use Somebody"
Lady Gaga, "Poker Face"
Taylor Swift, "You Belong With Me"
Song Of The Year
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2010 Grammy Awards Nominees
2 December 2009 9:02 PM, PST
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If you're going to announce the nominees for the 52 Annual Grammy Awards, do it in song. And that's just what CBS did Dec. 2.
The award show will be broadcast live on Jan. 31.
Here's the complete list of nominees:
Record Of The Year
"Halo," Beyonce
"I Gotta Feeling," The Black Eyed Peas
"Use Somebody," Kings of Leon
"Poker Face," Lady Gaga
"You Belong With Me," Taylor Swift
Album Of The Year
"I Am...Sasha Fierce," Beyonce
"The E.N.D.," The Black Eyed Peas
"The Fame," Lady Gaga
"Big Whiskey and the Groogrux King," Dave Matthews Band
"Fearless," Taylor Swift
Song Of The Year
"Poker Face," Lady Gaga & RedOne
"Pretty Wings," Hod David & Musze
"Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)," Thaddis Harrell, Beyonce Knowles, Terius Nash & Christopher Stewart
"Use Somebody," Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill (Kings of Leon)
"You Belong With Me," Liz Rose & Taylor Swift
Best
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Taylor Swift Among the Leaders of 2010 Grammy Nominees
2 December 2009 8:56 PM, PST
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Taylor Swift keeps on making 2009 her year. After grabbing five kudos each from both Country Music Association Awards and American Music Awards, the 19-year-old singer was revealed on Wednesday, December 2 that she is among the leading contenders at the upcoming 52nd Annual Grammy Awards.
The country crooner got only two nominations less than Beyonce Knowles, who led the pack with 10 counts. Her nominations included Album of the Year for "Fearless", Song of the Year and Record of the Year. Both of the latest noms were for her "You Belong with Me" single. To win the mentioned three kudos, she will have to battle the R 'n' B diva as well as rising artist Lady GaGa.
Taylor Swift and Beyonce Knowles were not the only ones with multiple nominations for the Grammys. Kanye West, Black Eyed Peas and Maxwell each earned six nods, while David Guetta, Jay-z and Lady Gaga received five each,
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Beyonce Knowles Leads 2010 Grammy Awards Nominations
2 December 2009 8:46 PM, PST
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On a one-hour special dubbed "The Grammy Nominations Concert Live!! - Countdown to Music's Biggest Night", nominations recipients for next year's Grammy Awards have been revealed. Beyonce Knowles leads the pack with 10 nods.
Following Beyonce's domination is her junior Taylor Swift. The country music singer grabs eight nominations, four of which have her going head-to-head against Beyonce. The two female performers are up against each other in Song of the Year, Record of the Year, Album of the Year and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.
The nominees were announced on December 2 with Nick Jonas and his new band, Black Eyed Peas and Maxwell rocking the special event. George Lopez unveiled contenders for Song of the Year which include "Poker Face" by Lady GaGa, "Pretty Wings" by Maxwell and "Use Somebody" by Kings of Leon in addition to "You Belong With Me" by Taylor and "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" by Beyonce.
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Grammy Nominations Special: Beyonce, Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift Lead Pack
2 December 2009 7:38 AM, PST
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Jay-z, Eminem and the Kings of Leon also score nods during a star-studded telecast hosted by LL Cool J.
By James Montgomery
Beyoncé
Photo: Paul Warner/ WireImage
The nominees for the 52nd annual Grammy Awards were announced Wednesday night (December 2) in Los Angeles, with a star-studded telecast/concert headlined by Nick Jonas (and his brand-new band the Administration), the Black Eyed Peas and Maxwell, but that paled in comparison to the names that scored noms.
Beyoncé, Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift, Jay-z, Eminem, Drake, the Kings of Leon and Green Day were just some of the artists who landed early Grammy nods Wednesday night — the full list of nominees was posted on Grammy.com following the telecast — setting the stage for a very big night Sunday, January 31.
Leading the pack of early nominees were a trio of ladies, Beyoncé, Gaga and Swift, who each landed nominations for Album, Record and Song of the Year.
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Who'll nab bids for best record at the Grammys: Kings of Leon, Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift, Black Eyed Peas?
23 November 2009 4:42 AM, PST
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Who'll nab Grammy bids for best record of the year when nominations are announced Dec. 2? Below, I square off with predix against our Grammy forum moderators David "Guru" Schnelwar and Darrin "DoubleD" Dortch. Schnelwar was available for a video chat about this contest; we'll catch up with Dortch later via webcam. Meantime, his views are written below. All of us agree that top contenders include Beyonce, Black Eyed Peas, Green Day, Kings of Leon, Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift and U2.
(Note: Apologies for a bizarre scratching noise that can be heard here and there in the video. I don't know what it is!)
Best Record
Dortch
O'Neil
Schnelwar
"I Gotta Feeling," Black Eyed Peas
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"21 Guns," Green Day
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"Use Somebody," Kings of Leon
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X
X
"Poker Face," Lady Gaga
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X
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"Pretty Wings," Maxwell
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"Run This Town," Jay-z featuring Rihanna and Kanye West
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"You Belong With Me,
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Birthday Suits and a Ballsy Actress
18 November 2009 8:47 AM, PST
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Today's stars! Well not literally today's but November 18th. Get a little history. Celebrate one of these cinematic entities today in whatever way occurs to you.
Senors Gilbert, Hemmings and Infante
1836 W.S. Gilbert of 'Gilbert & Sullivan' legend. If you've never seen Mike Leigh's exceptional biopic of this creative giant, Topsy-Turvy, drop everything right now and do so.
1908 Imogene Coca beloved comic actress, mostly known for TV roles
1917 Pedro Infante Mexico's biggest movie star ever. Here he is singing. Pedro Almodóvar fans will recognize this one immediately
1939 Margaret Atwood, best-selling much-awarded author. Strangely Hollywood doesn't seem to have taken to her in a big way. The Handmaid's Tale (1990) starring Natasha Richardson is one of the few adaptations
1939 Brenda Vaccaro, Midnight Cowgirl and she of one of the oddest Oscar nominations of all time... seriously, have you seen Once Is Not Enough? Here's StinkyLulu's look at that Oscar year.
1941 David Hemmings,
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AFI La 09: Review of Harmony Korine's Trash Humpers
4 November 2009 5:58 PM, PST
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Year: 2009
Directors: Harmony Korine
Writers: Harmony Korine
IMDb: link
Trailer: link
Review by: Hal MacDermot
Rating: 8.8 out of 10
Right. Trash Humpers is a snapped work of brilliance and you will either be blown away or absolutely hate it. For me, the earth moved. Korine’s movie was shot on VHS and edited on VHS machines, and in the director’s own words, it’s like a piece of “found footage,” like some kind of crazy old VHS tape “you find in a ziploc bag in the attic.” The grainy analogue look immediately creates a scary marginal aura that’s more effective than several million dollars of CGI. Tell you what, if I found one of those tape in my attic I’d be well jumpy.
There is no story to this whacked out vision of the underclass, but there are a series of amazing scenes. Two old guys and an
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'Entourage's' Doug Ellin Explains: For the Kids
5 October 2009 5:24 PM, PDT
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By Sharon Waxman
Folks -- how great was the "Entourage" finale last night? That Matt Damon -- we always thought he was a nice guy. Turns out he’s really mean. And aggressive. In the name of raising money for his kids charity, onexone. As if that’s any excuse.
I mean, the guy scowled his way through the entire episode. (Even meaner than he was as Tom Ripley, and that guy's a serial killer.) And he badgered that nice Adrian Grenier into giving lots of money ‘for the kids.’
Come to think of it, Bono was pretty mean, too.
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Nyff '09 Podcast: Harmony Korine
2 October 2009 4:42 PM, PDT
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Since first making his name as the screenwriter of Larry Clark's Kids, Harmony Korine has been slapped with the provocateur label for directing such oddball films as Gummo, julien donkey-boy, and last year's Mister Lonely, all of which are filled with subversive imagery, off-kilter characters, and confrontational moments that are unclear whether they're meant to be laughed with or cringed at. Korine's latest is the as-yet-undistributed curio Trash Humpers, which screens at the 2009 New York Film Festival:
The title is to be taken literally. Harmony Korine revisits the backwater horrors of Gummo, this time with a cruddy, bargain-basement form to match the degraded content. The episodic tale of a band of cretins (among them a masked and wigged Harmony and Rachel Korine) who go around brutalizing dolls, molesting plant life, and—yes—rubbing up against garbage cans, Trash Humpers suggests an exhumed underground movie, or a new form of freak-folk art.
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London Film Festival: Trash Humpers
30 September 2009 4:26 AM, PDT
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Director: Harmony Korine
A film should, according to Godard, have a beginning, middle, and end (even if they aren’t in that particular order). I am, personally, a huge fan of this ideal. It is the careful structuring of a story that engages the audiences and whisks them away into the world of the characters.
I am willing to make allowances in certain cases: I would argue that many of John Cassavetes’ films lacked any coherent structure, and yet they still proved to be some of the most engaging, powerful, and dramatic explorations of character in the history of the cinema. But then, Cassavetes was exploring fascinating people that we can all engage with: a distraught husband who has lost the ability to reach out to his mentally-frail wife; an ageing actress who has lost the will to carry on; a strip-club owner who has forgotten why he loves the Sunset strip.
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Caught Caring: (Red), Bugaboo and Kelly Rutherford
14 September 2009 11:00 AM, PDT
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Gap went (Red). So did Starbucks. But for the first time ever, a brand has gone completely (Red) — and that brand is Bugaboo. Instead of designating a certain product or products (Red), the stroller maker-to-the-stars will be donating 1% of their total revenue to the Global Fund to help fund AIDS programs in Africa with an emphasis on the health of women and children. The contribution begins with all sales taking place after October 1.
Courtesy Unlock PR
Moms who want to show their support more overtly may purchase a product from Bugaboo’s new Special Collection, in stores on the first of October. Among the options are a new Bugaboo Chameleon stroller with dark denim fabric, black matte frame and a distinctive red hand brake handle ($1,029; available at multiple retailers), a Treasu(Red) Bugaboo Bee ($600; exclusively at Neiman Marcus), an Ado(Red) tailored fabric and accessories set ($165; exclusively at Giggle) as
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Harmony Korine’s Trash Humpers Trailer
10 September 2009 9:11 AM, PDT
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There are a lot of weird filmmakers out there in the world, but there is only one Harmony Korine. After getting his start as the writer of Larry Clark's Kids, he went on to direct his first feature-length film Gummo, and from there has continued to shock and confuse audiences with his aggressively anti-mainstream projects. He would be an easy guy to write off if he wasn't so good at capturing striking imagery and exploring strange subcultures. I don't always love his movies, but at least you know you can count on them offering something out of the ordinary.
His latest film Trash Humpers premieres at the Toronto Film Festival this weekend, and I think the lo-fi trailer for said film can easily be summed up with a simple... Wtf? The movie apparently follows a group of elderly people (read: actors wearing old man make-up a la Jackass) who
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Jennifer's Body - Music From The Motion Picture (Review)
24 August 2009 10:00 PM, PDT
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Putting together a proper motion picture soundtrack is something of a lost art. Often thought of as a final step in packaging a film for it's final release, many films suffer from a lack of care when it comes to a proper sonic counterpart. While original scores can set the mood and tone of a film, working brilliantly for epics that require no "pop" or "rock" enhancement, in some cases the latter works better and that's usually where the problems start to show. When done correctly, a proper soundtrack should conjure images of the film for listeners long after the last flicker of the projector, or the final screen of the DVD.
The first decade of the "new millennium" has been overtly devoid of memorable soundtracks for the horror genre (sans a few exceptions), as if the music supervisor was brought on-board last-minute and given a tiny budget to work with.
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Dawson Gets Aboard 'Unstoppable'
19 August 2009 12:20 AM, PDT
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The future Denzel Washington-Tony Scott collaboration continues to live up to its namesake. Once threatened with derailment, the runaway train thriller Unstoppable has just snapped up its latest cast member.
According to a tweet over at Production Weekly's Twitter page, Rosario Dawson has signed on for the 20th Century Fox production, which will also star Chris Pine and is scheduled for a November 12, 2010 release date. The plot of Unstoppable revolves around a train engineer and conductor racing against time to stop an unmanned locomotive carrying toxic chemicals. No word yet if Dawson will be playing the love interest of either Washington or Pine’s characters, or perhaps something else altogether.
Earlier this summer, Unstoppable nearly fell off the tracks due to budgetary concerns. After Washington declined to shave $4 million off his upfront salary, the project spent a short time in limbo, but writer Mark Bomback delivered a fresh
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Images: In the future....
9 August 2009 8:21 PM, PDT
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In the future, both you and your boyfriend will come shrinkwrapped, thus ensuring safety and security.
Artist: Ryan McGinley "Brennan (Clear Poncho), 2007"
"People fall in love with McGinley's work because it tells a story about liberation and hedonism: Where Goldin and Larry Clark were saying something painful and anxiety producing about Kids and what happens when they take drugs and have sex in an ungoverned urban underworld, McGinley started out announcing that “The Kids Are Alright,” fantastic, really, and suggested that a gleeful, unfettered subculture was just around the corner—still—if only you knew where to look."
-- New York Magazine
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SummerSounds for Kids at the Hollywood Bowl Runs Through 8/14
4 August 2009 10:16 AM, PDT
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SummerSounds 2009: The World in Your Backyard
This year we leave behind the SS Global Harmony to explore ethnic Los Angeles - its musicians, the neighborhood they reflect and the world music that informs them. Explore the music that is right here, where diverse cultures influence and enrich one another in one of the most exciting cities in the world.
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