Just when you thought Eggsy had saved the world from total annihilation, and Taron Egerton’s sharp-suited Kingsman could look forward to an early retirement, a new nemesis emerges onto the scene. Her name? Poppy, a ruthless, psychotic entrepreneur who has been described as America’s sweetheart gone wrong. Or “Martha Stewart on crack.”
And so, by the time Kingsman: The Golden Circle begins, Julianna Moore’s unhinged antagonist has brought the top-secret Kingsman organization to its knees, forcing Taron Egerton (Eggsy) and Mark Strong (Merlin) to uproot for America’s heartland – the mountains of Kentucky, to be specific – to buddy up with their U.S. counterpart, Statesman.
Located in a far-flung whiskey distillery, the Statesman HQ is as ostentatious as you’d expect, while the actual agents populating its golden halls are larger than life. From Halle Berry’s Ginger to Channing Tatum’s gun-toting Tequila, The Golden Circle is teeming with zany personalities,...
And so, by the time Kingsman: The Golden Circle begins, Julianna Moore’s unhinged antagonist has brought the top-secret Kingsman organization to its knees, forcing Taron Egerton (Eggsy) and Mark Strong (Merlin) to uproot for America’s heartland – the mountains of Kentucky, to be specific – to buddy up with their U.S. counterpart, Statesman.
Located in a far-flung whiskey distillery, the Statesman HQ is as ostentatious as you’d expect, while the actual agents populating its golden halls are larger than life. From Halle Berry’s Ginger to Channing Tatum’s gun-toting Tequila, The Golden Circle is teeming with zany personalities,...
- 7/20/2017
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
Musical residencies are basically like a concert tour, except instead of the artist traveling the country (or world), the fans are all coming to them. An institution in Las Vegas (just take a look at Céline Dion and Britney Spears), this year’s lineup includes the Who, Mariah Carey, Backstreet Boys and Journey, among others. Here are the best new residencies to catch in Sin City this summer — and what to expect from them.
The Who
Their three-year goodbye tour is said to be nearing its end in April, but this summer, you can catch original members Pete Townshend and...
The Who
Their three-year goodbye tour is said to be nearing its end in April, but this summer, you can catch original members Pete Townshend and...
- 3/15/2017
- by Jami Ganz
- PEOPLE.com
A documentary about soul singer Sharon Jones' life, career and ongoing cancer battle is heading to movie theaters. The Barbara Kopple-directed Miss Sharon Jones!, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and screened at SXSW Film last year, opens a theatrical run July 29th following by a digital, on-demand and home video release in the fall.
The film follows Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings during a tumultuous year as the singer, on the verge of releasing a new album and embarking on a tour, was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.
The film follows Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings during a tumultuous year as the singer, on the verge of releasing a new album and embarking on a tour, was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.
- 5/25/2016
- Rollingstone.com
A night after the Who brought their 50th anniversary tour to New York's Madison Square Garden, the rock legends dropped by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon to make their first U.S. late-night performance in nearly a decade. For the visit, Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend delivered a rousing take on "Who Are You," featuring a phenomenal, climatic solo by the guitar god.
The Who's Tonight Show performance marked the first time the band had appeared on an American late-night show since September 2006, when Daltrey and Townshend appeared on...
The Who's Tonight Show performance marked the first time the band had appeared on an American late-night show since September 2006, when Daltrey and Townshend appeared on...
- 3/5/2016
- Rollingstone.com
Editor's Note: The original version of this story misidentified the last time the Who had been on a late-night talk show. The text has been corrected and Rolling Stone apologizes for the error.
The Who kicked off a new, North American leg of their Who Hits 50! Tour this week and will perform tonight on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Although the group's members have appeared on late-night talk shows individually since then, and Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend appeared as a duo version of the Who on Letterman in...
The Who kicked off a new, North American leg of their Who Hits 50! Tour this week and will perform tonight on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Although the group's members have appeared on late-night talk shows individually since then, and Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend appeared as a duo version of the Who on Letterman in...
- 3/4/2016
- Rollingstone.com
27 years ago, The Beach Boys set two records when their song “Kokomo” hit No. 1 on the Billboard Top 100. When the song peaked on the chart, it marked the longest gap between chart-toppers for a group (almost 22 years since 1966’s “Good Vibrations”) and the longest stretch of career No. 1s (dating back to The Beach Boys’ first, “I Get Around” over 24 years prior). “Kokomo” rose to popularity partly thanks to its presence on the soundtrack for Tom Cruise movie “Cocktail.” That place off the Florida Keys called Kokomo? It was fictional — at least at the time The Beach Boys recorded the song. But years later, a privately owned island in Montego Bay, Jamaica was named after the song. Now, though, that formerly named Kokomo Island is called Sandals Cay. Another fun fact: John Stamos is seen performing in the music video for “Kokomo” but Brian Wilson is not. Stamos, who has...
- 11/5/2015
- by Emily Rome
- Hitfix
Strictly Come Dancing is now into its fourth week and the competition is really hotting up, with an incredibly close leaderboard.
Digital Spy was watching along and have rounded up all of the scores and judges' comments below:
1. Anita Rani and Gleb Savchenko dancing the samba to 'Hips Don't Lie by Shakira: 6+7+7+7=27
Len: "Your hips certainly don't lie. A little bit long getting started but once you got into it… I thought you coped very well. I think it could have been better leg action, but I'm being pernickety."
Bruno: "That was warming up nicely. The samba has a carefree feel to it, but a couple of times there you got a little tangled and it kind of stopped it a little bit. The technique is actually very very hard. It was a bit on and off."
2. Daniel O'Donnell & Kristina Rihanoff dancing the American Smooth to 'Fly Me To The Moon...
Digital Spy was watching along and have rounded up all of the scores and judges' comments below:
1. Anita Rani and Gleb Savchenko dancing the samba to 'Hips Don't Lie by Shakira: 6+7+7+7=27
Len: "Your hips certainly don't lie. A little bit long getting started but once you got into it… I thought you coped very well. I think it could have been better leg action, but I'm being pernickety."
Bruno: "That was warming up nicely. The samba has a carefree feel to it, but a couple of times there you got a little tangled and it kind of stopped it a little bit. The technique is actually very very hard. It was a bit on and off."
2. Daniel O'Donnell & Kristina Rihanoff dancing the American Smooth to 'Fly Me To The Moon...
- 10/17/2015
- Digital Spy
Despite getting the highest score of the series so far last week, Jay McGuiness didn't quite live up to expectations on tonight's episode of Strictly Come Dancing.
The Wanted singer was dancing the quickstep with Aliona Vilani to The Who's 'My Generation', but had a misstep.
The judges were not as enthusiastic as they were for McGuiness' jive last week, admitting that he wished he'd "done better" this week.
Judge Darcey Bussell said: "It was such a shame you made a mistake." However, she added: "Aliona gave you a very challenging quickstep and I know you can come back stronger next week."
"These things happen, it's a very fast dance, and unfortunately your feet were doing more than your brain can handle," Len Goodman said.
Bruno Tonioli, who gave McGuiness his 10 last week said that this dance should have been "barnstorming", but remarked that this evening's performance was...
The Wanted singer was dancing the quickstep with Aliona Vilani to The Who's 'My Generation', but had a misstep.
The judges were not as enthusiastic as they were for McGuiness' jive last week, admitting that he wished he'd "done better" this week.
Judge Darcey Bussell said: "It was such a shame you made a mistake." However, she added: "Aliona gave you a very challenging quickstep and I know you can come back stronger next week."
"These things happen, it's a very fast dance, and unfortunately your feet were doing more than your brain can handle," Len Goodman said.
Bruno Tonioli, who gave McGuiness his 10 last week said that this dance should have been "barnstorming", but remarked that this evening's performance was...
- 10/17/2015
- Digital Spy
Despite getting the highest score of the series so far last week, Jay McGuiness didn't quite live up to expectations on tonight's episode of Strictly Come Dancing.
The Wanted singer was dancing the quickstep with Aliona Vilani to The Who's 'My Generation', but had a misstep.
The judges were not as enthusiastic as they were for McGuiness' jive last week, admitting that he wished he'd "done better" this week.
Judge Darcey Bussell said: "It was such a shame you made a mistake." However, she added: "Aliona gave you a very challenging quickstep and I know you can come back stronger next week."
"These things happen, it's a very fast dance, and unfortunately your feet were doing more than your brain can handle," Len Goodman said.
Bruno Tonioli, who gave McGuiness his 10 last week said that this dance should have been "barnstorming", but remarked that this evening's performance was...
The Wanted singer was dancing the quickstep with Aliona Vilani to The Who's 'My Generation', but had a misstep.
The judges were not as enthusiastic as they were for McGuiness' jive last week, admitting that he wished he'd "done better" this week.
Judge Darcey Bussell said: "It was such a shame you made a mistake." However, she added: "Aliona gave you a very challenging quickstep and I know you can come back stronger next week."
"These things happen, it's a very fast dance, and unfortunately your feet were doing more than your brain can handle," Len Goodman said.
Bruno Tonioli, who gave McGuiness his 10 last week said that this dance should have been "barnstorming", but remarked that this evening's performance was...
- 10/17/2015
- Digital Spy
Well, we've had our first 10 of the series on Strictly Come Dancing courtesy of Jay McGuiness - but will any more pop up on Saturday night? Well, we can start guessing now as the song and dance list is out:
1. Ainsley Harriott & Natalie Lowe
Dance: Waltz
Song: 'What a Wonderful World' - Louis Armstrong
2. Anita Rani & Gleb Savchenko
Dance: Samba
Song: 'Hips Don't Lie' - Shakira
3. Carol Kirkwood & Pasha Kovalev
Dance: Paso Doble
Song: 'Espana Cani' - Trad
4. Daniel O'Donnell & Kristina Rihanoff
Dance: American Smooth
Song: 'Fly Me to the Moon' - Frank Sinatra
5. Georgia May Foote & Giovanni Pernice
Dance: Quickstep
Song: 'Reach' - S Club 7
6. Helen George & Aljaz Skorjanec
Dance: Salsa
Song: 'Miami Sound Machine' - Doctor Beat
7. Jamelia & Tristan MacManus
Dance: Charleston
Song: 'Straight Up' - Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox
8. Jay McGuiness & Aliona Vilani
Dance: Quickstep
Song: 'My Generation' - The...
1. Ainsley Harriott & Natalie Lowe
Dance: Waltz
Song: 'What a Wonderful World' - Louis Armstrong
2. Anita Rani & Gleb Savchenko
Dance: Samba
Song: 'Hips Don't Lie' - Shakira
3. Carol Kirkwood & Pasha Kovalev
Dance: Paso Doble
Song: 'Espana Cani' - Trad
4. Daniel O'Donnell & Kristina Rihanoff
Dance: American Smooth
Song: 'Fly Me to the Moon' - Frank Sinatra
5. Georgia May Foote & Giovanni Pernice
Dance: Quickstep
Song: 'Reach' - S Club 7
6. Helen George & Aljaz Skorjanec
Dance: Salsa
Song: 'Miami Sound Machine' - Doctor Beat
7. Jamelia & Tristan MacManus
Dance: Charleston
Song: 'Straight Up' - Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox
8. Jay McGuiness & Aliona Vilani
Dance: Quickstep
Song: 'My Generation' - The...
- 10/14/2015
- Digital Spy
On this day in 1996, Oprah Winfrey launched her book club and announced that “The Deep End of the Ocean” by Jacquelyn Mitchard would be her first selection. Oprah’s Book Club quickly became a hugely influential force in the publishing world. The popular daytime talk show host's stamp of approval on books often sent them to bestseller lists. Other notable Sept. 17 happenings in pop culture history: • 1957: Louis Armstrong canceled his trip to the U.S.S.R.. Announcing that he would not participate in a U.S. government-sponsored tour of the Soviet Union, the jazz musician said, “The way they are treating my people in the South, the government can go to hell.” • 1967: The Who ended a nationally televised performance of “My Generation” with a literal bang — an explosion, caused by explosives packed into Keith Moon’s drum kit, rocked the stage, singed Pete Townshend’s hair and...
- 9/17/2015
- by Emily Rome
- Hitfix
When Neil Patrick Harris returns to TV next week, he won't be cracking jokes in another sitcom. Best Time Ever With Neil Patrick Harris (debuting on September 15th on NBC) marks the return — overdue or not — of the variety show, that long-dormant format in which kooky skits, musical guests, and frenzied production numbers are jammed into an hour of family-friendly entertainment. "When you think of the variety shows we all grew upon — Sonny and Cher and Donny and Marie — those [programs] all said, 'Sit on the couch, be entertained with a little song,...
- 9/10/2015
- Rollingstone.com
Photo by Jim Ruymen/Upi
How does a composer create musical voices for a population of yellow creatures who speak their own language? If you’re Grammy Award-winning musician/composer/songwriter Heitor Pereira, it’s one groovy journey.
Playing in theaters now, Minions begins at the dawn of time. Starting as single-celled yellow organisms, Minions evolve through the ages, perpetually serving the most despicable of masters. Continuously unsuccessful at keeping these masters—from T. rex to Napoleon—the Minions find themselves without someone to serve and fall into a deep depression.
But one Minion named Kevin has a plan, and he – alongside teenage rebel Stuart and lovable little Bob – ventures out into the world to find a new evil boss for his brethren to follow.
The trio embarks upon a thrilling journey that ultimately leads them to their next potential master, Scarlet Overkill (Academy Award winner Sandra Bullock), the world’s first-ever female super-villain.
How does a composer create musical voices for a population of yellow creatures who speak their own language? If you’re Grammy Award-winning musician/composer/songwriter Heitor Pereira, it’s one groovy journey.
Playing in theaters now, Minions begins at the dawn of time. Starting as single-celled yellow organisms, Minions evolve through the ages, perpetually serving the most despicable of masters. Continuously unsuccessful at keeping these masters—from T. rex to Napoleon—the Minions find themselves without someone to serve and fall into a deep depression.
But one Minion named Kevin has a plan, and he – alongside teenage rebel Stuart and lovable little Bob – ventures out into the world to find a new evil boss for his brethren to follow.
The trio embarks upon a thrilling journey that ultimately leads them to their next potential master, Scarlet Overkill (Academy Award winner Sandra Bullock), the world’s first-ever female super-villain.
- 7/21/2015
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
It’s hard to say anything too harsh about an American Idol finalist immediately after experiencing his/her “Hometown Visit” package.
Misty-eyed mamas. Weeping dads. The contestants themselves embracing Fox affiliate meteorologists, kissing schoolkids and choking back their emotions when they realize they’re officially stars (or something pretty damn close).
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Lucky for me, Wednesday’s Top 4 performance night — featuring one painful elimination — was (despite the absence of Quentin Alexander and Joey Cook) about as solid a night of performances as we’ve had in Season 14… no...
Misty-eyed mamas. Weeping dads. The contestants themselves embracing Fox affiliate meteorologists, kissing schoolkids and choking back their emotions when they realize they’re officially stars (or something pretty damn close).
RelatedThe Mindy Project Cancelled at Fox, But There’s a Hulu Twist
Lucky for me, Wednesday’s Top 4 performance night — featuring one painful elimination — was (despite the absence of Quentin Alexander and Joey Cook) about as solid a night of performances as we’ve had in Season 14… no...
- 5/7/2015
- TVLine.com
After last week's screwy episode, all bets are off on how Wednesday's (May 6) episode of "American Idol" will handle its performances and its elimination. In theory, we've got three performances coming up from each contestant tonight, but will we get three performances from the Top 3 following a mid-show elimination? If that's the case, does that mean that one contestant will have gotten the visit home, but will still be booted without singing thrice? Or will we have 12 performances and four Hometown Visit clip packages, even though one singer was effectively a Dead Idol Walking on that visit, having already been eliminated by the voting, even if they didn't know it? I have no clue. Click through and follow along as I inevitably become increasingly frustrated and eventually angry... 7:59 p.m. In case you didn't hear, "Idol" is going two nights next week for the finale. Somebody will be eliminated...
- 5/6/2015
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
Sir Tom Jones is an old hand at The Voice UK now - he's four series in, after all. But he still waited until the penultimate act before completing his team! Read on for your round-up of the 12 contestants batting for Team Tom...
1. Cai Williams
Age: 34
From: Blaenavon, South Wales, but lives on the Gower, Swansea
Blind audition song: 'Licence To Kill' - Gladys Knight
What you need to know: Cai is a model with 3,000 Instagram followers who says he's often compared to a young Sir Tom! Sir Tom, meanwhile, praised his "powerful" voice.
2. Claudia Rose
Age: 17
From: Cork
Blind audition song: 'Love You I Do' - Jennifer Hudson
What you need to know: Claudia was once in a girl band that won Cork's Got Talent! Sir Tom battled hard with Ricky to win her and eventually did when he described her as a "powerhouse".
3. Daniel Duke
Age: 24
From: Banbridge,...
1. Cai Williams
Age: 34
From: Blaenavon, South Wales, but lives on the Gower, Swansea
Blind audition song: 'Licence To Kill' - Gladys Knight
What you need to know: Cai is a model with 3,000 Instagram followers who says he's often compared to a young Sir Tom! Sir Tom, meanwhile, praised his "powerful" voice.
2. Claudia Rose
Age: 17
From: Cork
Blind audition song: 'Love You I Do' - Jennifer Hudson
What you need to know: Claudia was once in a girl band that won Cork's Got Talent! Sir Tom battled hard with Ricky to win her and eventually did when he described her as a "powerhouse".
3. Daniel Duke
Age: 24
From: Banbridge,...
- 2/22/2015
- Digital Spy
The Voice UK is back - and the coaches aren't messing about. Well, they are - from Rita's flirting to will.i.am's babbling about steak - but even so, in just one episode, six acts made it through to the battle rounds after wowing with their blind auditions.
Read on to see how we ranked the first episode's blind auditions - and then let us know who you enjoyed by voting in our poll and leaving your comments below!
1. Lucy O'Byrne
'Ebben? Ne Andro Lontana' - Katherine Jenkins
Lucy won bonus points from us pretty early on, when she revealed her Nana Rose had got a passport specifically so she could fly to London for her audition (which is just adorable). And we couldn't help but love the ridiculous Vt, which saw her drop her coat when she got to a West End theatre to reveal an usher's outfit.
Read on to see how we ranked the first episode's blind auditions - and then let us know who you enjoyed by voting in our poll and leaving your comments below!
1. Lucy O'Byrne
'Ebben? Ne Andro Lontana' - Katherine Jenkins
Lucy won bonus points from us pretty early on, when she revealed her Nana Rose had got a passport specifically so she could fly to London for her audition (which is just adorable). And we couldn't help but love the ridiculous Vt, which saw her drop her coat when she got to a West End theatre to reveal an usher's outfit.
- 1/10/2015
- Digital Spy
We might have mentioned it, but The Voice UK begins this Saturday and we're very excited indeed. We've actually had a sneak peek at some of the blind auditions, too, and now we're bringing you some cheeky spoilers about what you can expect this weekend...
We've got info on who the acts are and what they'll be singing - although don't worry, we won't tell you if they get any of those chairs spinning in excitement. But if you want to know more about what's coming up, then read on for pictures and gossip...
The Voice UK: Emma Willis tones down the tears for new series
The Voice UK's Rita Ora: 'I flirt with acts to break the ice'
Letitia George - 24, Coventry
Song: 'Stay with Me' - Sam Smith
What you need to know: Letitia auditioned for the West End production of The Lion King two...
We've got info on who the acts are and what they'll be singing - although don't worry, we won't tell you if they get any of those chairs spinning in excitement. But if you want to know more about what's coming up, then read on for pictures and gossip...
The Voice UK: Emma Willis tones down the tears for new series
The Voice UK's Rita Ora: 'I flirt with acts to break the ice'
Letitia George - 24, Coventry
Song: 'Stay with Me' - Sam Smith
What you need to know: Letitia auditioned for the West End production of The Lion King two...
- 1/6/2015
- Digital Spy
The Wonder Years
Cast: Fred Savage, Josh Saviano, Danica McKellar, Dan Lauria, Alley Mills, Daniel Stern, Jason Hervey
Due Out: October 7, 2014
Who’S It For? “The Wonder Years” is timeless. Thankfully it doesn’t feel dated simply because I was a child of the ’80s trying to understand life in the late ’60s. “The Wonder Years” was my gateway drug to a nostalgia I didn’t even know. Like many of you, I grew up with Kevin. I hoped for Winnie, I had friends like Paul (and probably was Paul more than I realized).
I can’t wait to show “The Wonder Years” to my son. I’ll have to wait, because he hasn’t even turned two yet, but now I have six episodes to show him, and hopefully that will just be the beginning.
TV Score: 10/10
Courtesy of Starvista
Named by TV Guide as one of the “Top 20 Shows of the ’80s,...
Cast: Fred Savage, Josh Saviano, Danica McKellar, Dan Lauria, Alley Mills, Daniel Stern, Jason Hervey
Due Out: October 7, 2014
Who’S It For? “The Wonder Years” is timeless. Thankfully it doesn’t feel dated simply because I was a child of the ’80s trying to understand life in the late ’60s. “The Wonder Years” was my gateway drug to a nostalgia I didn’t even know. Like many of you, I grew up with Kevin. I hoped for Winnie, I had friends like Paul (and probably was Paul more than I realized).
I can’t wait to show “The Wonder Years” to my son. I’ll have to wait, because he hasn’t even turned two yet, but now I have six episodes to show him, and hopefully that will just be the beginning.
TV Score: 10/10
Courtesy of Starvista
Named by TV Guide as one of the “Top 20 Shows of the ’80s,...
- 10/7/2014
- by Jeff Bayer
- The Scorecard Review
The theme of Monday night’s episode of The Sing-Off is its most impressively vague yet: “My Generation.” Anyone who has never watched this show might think that means the teams will sing songs that they were raised on, or maybe even from the decade they were born, but to those people I would scream, “You’re so wrong!” and “Why aren’t you watching The Sing-Off, do you hate good-natured fun?!” Nick Lachey explains the theme as “the songs of yesterday and today,” which he doesn’t seem to understand means All Of The Days.
The songs that were...
The songs that were...
- 12/17/2013
- by Jodi Walker
- EW.com - PopWatch
The Sing-Off returned on Monday with four of the a cappella groups fighting for three spots, joining the three groups that passed through this phase of the competition last week. In this group of four are Home Free, Voiceplay, Element and Vocal Rush, who performed hits that have endured the test of time.
The Sing-Off Recap
After all four of the groups teamed up to perform a medley of The Who’s "My Generation," Queen’s “We Will Rock You” and Imagine Dragon’s “It’s Time,” it was time for the competing to begin.
Home Free
First up was the country group Home Free, performing Johnny Cash classic “Ring of Fire.” Surprisingly, instead of keeping to the original melody, the group made the song their own. With the lead singer’s pure, slightly high sound and the deep bass singer, Home Free won the praise of Ben Folds, Jewel and Shawn Stockman.
The Sing-Off Recap
After all four of the groups teamed up to perform a medley of The Who’s "My Generation," Queen’s “We Will Rock You” and Imagine Dragon’s “It’s Time,” it was time for the competing to begin.
Home Free
First up was the country group Home Free, performing Johnny Cash classic “Ring of Fire.” Surprisingly, instead of keeping to the original melody, the group made the song their own. With the lead singer’s pure, slightly high sound and the deep bass singer, Home Free won the praise of Ben Folds, Jewel and Shawn Stockman.
- 12/17/2013
- Uinterview
Rocksmith 2014 Edition, the sequel to the self-teaching guitar experience from 2011, is being released next Tuesday and it’ll be armed with 55 songs. Ubisoft released the entire tracklist ahead of the October 22nd launch today and Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC gamers will be treated to the likes of Aerosmith, Bob Dylan, Nirvana, Queen and The Police, among other top artists from the golden years of rock.
Ubisoft also announced that downloadable songs purchased for the first game will be compatible with Rocksmith 2014 Edition. There will also be the option to import the disc-based songs from the original Rocksmith to play in the new sequel, but there will be a nominal fee charged for the privilege.
Rocksmith 2014 Edition allows gamers to learn how to play a real guitar or bass guitar by plugging an instrument in to their gaming console. The game determines the skill level of the player and adjusts the difficulty of lessons accordingly.
Ubisoft also announced that downloadable songs purchased for the first game will be compatible with Rocksmith 2014 Edition. There will also be the option to import the disc-based songs from the original Rocksmith to play in the new sequel, but there will be a nominal fee charged for the privilege.
Rocksmith 2014 Edition allows gamers to learn how to play a real guitar or bass guitar by plugging an instrument in to their gaming console. The game determines the skill level of the player and adjusts the difficulty of lessons accordingly.
- 10/17/2013
- by Rory Young
- We Got This Covered
The following article is provided by Rolling Stone.
By Ryan Reed
Pete Townshend has responded to One Direction fans furious over an Internet rumor that the Who were pursuing legal action over the boy band's "Best Song Ever," which bears more than a passing resemblance to "Baba O'Riley." Not true, Townshend said yesterday in a statement.
Link: Rolling Stone’s List of the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time: Pete Townshend
"No! I like the single. I like One Direction," Townshend said. "The chords I used and the chords they used are the same three chords we've all been using in basic pop music since Buddy Holly, Eddie Cochran and Chuck Berry made it clear that fancy chords don't mean great music – not always. I'm still writing songs that sound like 'Baba O'Riley' – or I'm trying to!"
Link: Rolling Stone’s List of the 500 Greatest Albums of all Time: ‘The Who Sell Out’
In fact,...
By Ryan Reed
Pete Townshend has responded to One Direction fans furious over an Internet rumor that the Who were pursuing legal action over the boy band's "Best Song Ever," which bears more than a passing resemblance to "Baba O'Riley." Not true, Townshend said yesterday in a statement.
Link: Rolling Stone’s List of the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time: Pete Townshend
"No! I like the single. I like One Direction," Townshend said. "The chords I used and the chords they used are the same three chords we've all been using in basic pop music since Buddy Holly, Eddie Cochran and Chuck Berry made it clear that fancy chords don't mean great music – not always. I'm still writing songs that sound like 'Baba O'Riley' – or I'm trying to!"
Link: Rolling Stone’s List of the 500 Greatest Albums of all Time: ‘The Who Sell Out’
In fact,...
- 8/19/2013
- Huffington Post
Chicago – Of “Star Trek”’s 725+ hours of film and television over the years, I’ve seen at least…650 of them, probably more. I care about the franchise, care about its canon, and absolutely love taking every opportunity I can to explore its themes, scientific theories, history, and lore. It’s a show with nearly unequaled depth. Hell, seemingly years of my life have been spent at www.ditl.org reading about the soft-sciences behind the “Star Trek” mythos. I also really liked what Jj Abrams did with the property in the 2009 reboot, and its sequel, too - despite its…murky relationship with the laws of physics.
Thus, considering all the elements to pull from: ship battles, interpersonal conflict, phasers, away missions, science, exotic locations, planetary exploration, the ability to travel at faster-than-light speed, replicators, lens-flare, holodecks, photon-torpedos, transporters, aliens, engine rooms, “I’m giving her all she’s got captain!
Thus, considering all the elements to pull from: ship battles, interpersonal conflict, phasers, away missions, science, exotic locations, planetary exploration, the ability to travel at faster-than-light speed, replicators, lens-flare, holodecks, photon-torpedos, transporters, aliens, engine rooms, “I’m giving her all she’s got captain!
- 6/23/2013
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
The Young and the Restless tallied 23 nominations as honors were announced this morning for the 40th annual Daytime Emmy Awards. Restless’ impressive take helped CBS lead all networks with 50 overall nominations. PBS and ABC followed, with 44 and 38 nods, respectively.
General Hospital, which earned 19 nominations, joined Restless in the race for Outstanding Drama Series, and Sesame Street received 17 nods, including three for Kevin Clash, the voice of Elmo who faces allegations of sexual misconduct.
Good Morning America and Today will bring their ratings rivalry to the Emmys, where they’ll be joined by CBS Sunday Morning in the Outstanding Morning Program category.
General Hospital, which earned 19 nominations, joined Restless in the race for Outstanding Drama Series, and Sesame Street received 17 nods, including three for Kevin Clash, the voice of Elmo who faces allegations of sexual misconduct.
Good Morning America and Today will bring their ratings rivalry to the Emmys, where they’ll be joined by CBS Sunday Morning in the Outstanding Morning Program category.
- 5/1/2013
- by Jeff Labrecque
- EW - Inside TV
The nominations are in! Ellen DeGeneres, The View and General Hospital lead the pack in the 2013 Daytime Emmy nominations.
Sam Champion read the 2013 Daytime Emmy Nominations on Good Morning America on May 1, and it’s a great list! General Hospital and The Young & The Restless were some of the many shows nominated, while Ellen DeGeneres, Katie Couric and the lovely ladies of The View are some of the hosts nominated. Read on for the full list.
Daytime Emmys 2013 — Full List Of Nominations
Outstanding Drama Series
The Bold and the Beautiful, CBS
Bradley P. Bell, Executive Producer
Rhonda Friedman, Edward J. Scott, SupervisingProducers
Ronald W. Weaver, Senior Producer
Mark Pinciotti, Coordinating Producer
Cynthia J. Popp, Colleen Bell, Casey Kasprzyk, Producers
Days of Our Lives, NBC
Ken Corday, Executive Producer
Lisa de Cazotte, Greg Meng, Co-Executive Producers
Janet Drucker, Tim Stevens, Coordinating Producers
Albert Alarr, Producer
General Hospital , ABC
Frank Valentini, Executive Producer
Mary-Kelly Weir,...
Sam Champion read the 2013 Daytime Emmy Nominations on Good Morning America on May 1, and it’s a great list! General Hospital and The Young & The Restless were some of the many shows nominated, while Ellen DeGeneres, Katie Couric and the lovely ladies of The View are some of the hosts nominated. Read on for the full list.
Daytime Emmys 2013 — Full List Of Nominations
Outstanding Drama Series
The Bold and the Beautiful, CBS
Bradley P. Bell, Executive Producer
Rhonda Friedman, Edward J. Scott, SupervisingProducers
Ronald W. Weaver, Senior Producer
Mark Pinciotti, Coordinating Producer
Cynthia J. Popp, Colleen Bell, Casey Kasprzyk, Producers
Days of Our Lives, NBC
Ken Corday, Executive Producer
Lisa de Cazotte, Greg Meng, Co-Executive Producers
Janet Drucker, Tim Stevens, Coordinating Producers
Albert Alarr, Producer
General Hospital , ABC
Frank Valentini, Executive Producer
Mary-Kelly Weir,...
- 5/1/2013
- by Eleanore Hutch
- HollywoodLife
I’m not old enough to attend a 15th anniversary tour of an album I loved while I was in high school. Well, obviously I am. That album, of course, is The Old 97s’ 1997 masterpiece Too Far to Care, which gave us such great songs as “Timebomb,” “Melt Show,” and “Streets of Where I’m From.” The Dallas-based Old 97s are an alt-country group. Actually, they are the alt-country group, as other mainstays of the genre have either broken up or shifted into new musical styles, and numerous imitators have followed them. And despite being together for twenty years, they are still going strong.
I saw them at the Jefferson Theater in Charlottesville, Va (Charlottesville is the home of the University of Virginia, and a bit of a hip oasis in the American South). The show was, to be blunt, awesome.
Front man Rhett Miller opened with a short solo set,...
I saw them at the Jefferson Theater in Charlottesville, Va (Charlottesville is the home of the University of Virginia, and a bit of a hip oasis in the American South). The show was, to be blunt, awesome.
Front man Rhett Miller opened with a short solo set,...
- 2/16/2013
- by Peter Henne
- Obsessed with Film
Chicago – The Windy City was rocking this week as the legendary band “The Who” had two shows on Thursday and Friday. While in town, the windmilling guitarist Pete Townshend stopped by at the Barnes & Noble Old Orchard in nearby Skokie to promote his new book, “Who Am I?”
The book is a memoir about the man in the center of the storm with The Who, an influential British band formed by Townshend, Roger Daltrey, John Entwistle and Keith Moon in 1964. Moon and Entwistle have since passed away, but frontmen Townshend and Daltrey keep the fire burning for the group, known for the songs “My Generation,’ ‘I Can See for Miles,” “Squeezebox” and “Who Are You,” as well as the rock operas “Tommy” and “Quadrophenia.” The Who performed their hits and the entire “Quandrophenia” opera on November 29th and 30th at the Allstate Arena in the Chicago suburb of Rosemont.
Photographer...
The book is a memoir about the man in the center of the storm with The Who, an influential British band formed by Townshend, Roger Daltrey, John Entwistle and Keith Moon in 1964. Moon and Entwistle have since passed away, but frontmen Townshend and Daltrey keep the fire burning for the group, known for the songs “My Generation,’ ‘I Can See for Miles,” “Squeezebox” and “Who Are You,” as well as the rock operas “Tommy” and “Quadrophenia.” The Who performed their hits and the entire “Quandrophenia” opera on November 29th and 30th at the Allstate Arena in the Chicago suburb of Rosemont.
Photographer...
- 12/1/2012
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
The Cool Ones (1967). Directed by Gene Nelson. Written by Nelson, Joyce Geller, Robert Kaufman.
Nothing ages more quickly and more embarrassingly than a movie or TV show which had worked so hard to be cool in its time. You disagree? Feathered hair, big lapels. Oh, God – mullets! You gonna honestly tell me that stuff still works for you as anything but a laugh-getter?
Lead times for some movies are so long, some crazes burn out between the pitch meeting and opening weekend. Roller disco was dying (if not dead) by the time Roller Boogie (1979) and Xanudu (1980) hit theaters, and did anybody still care about The Village People when Can’t Stop the Music (1980) had movie-goers wishing they could?
The only thing even more embarrassing is a movie that’s lethally uncool even before the first frame of film runs through the camera, not because it’s late to the party,...
Nothing ages more quickly and more embarrassingly than a movie or TV show which had worked so hard to be cool in its time. You disagree? Feathered hair, big lapels. Oh, God – mullets! You gonna honestly tell me that stuff still works for you as anything but a laugh-getter?
Lead times for some movies are so long, some crazes burn out between the pitch meeting and opening weekend. Roller disco was dying (if not dead) by the time Roller Boogie (1979) and Xanudu (1980) hit theaters, and did anybody still care about The Village People when Can’t Stop the Music (1980) had movie-goers wishing they could?
The only thing even more embarrassing is a movie that’s lethally uncool even before the first frame of film runs through the camera, not because it’s late to the party,...
- 11/24/2012
- by Bill Mesce
- SoundOnSight
DVD Release Date: Oct. 9, 2012
Price: DVD $14.98
Studio: Eagle Rock
See them, feel them, touch them, heal them: The Who rock in Live in Texas '75.
A few weeks before The Who launch their North American tour on Nov. 1, 2012, an archival show by the original band—Pete Townsend, Roger Daltrey, Keith Moon and John Entwistle—will be unleashed in the music concert release The Who Live In Texas ’75.
Filmed at The Summit arena in Houston on Nov. 20, 1975, the concert was an early show in the massive Us tour to promote The Who By Numbers, the band’s seventh album.
The 25-song, 117-minute show – previously only available as a muddled bootleg – has been restored to its rightful visual and sonic superiority by longtime Who collaborator, British record producer Jon Astley.
The October release date for The Who Live In Texas ’75 coincides with what would have been bassist Entwistle’s 68th birthday.
Price: DVD $14.98
Studio: Eagle Rock
See them, feel them, touch them, heal them: The Who rock in Live in Texas '75.
A few weeks before The Who launch their North American tour on Nov. 1, 2012, an archival show by the original band—Pete Townsend, Roger Daltrey, Keith Moon and John Entwistle—will be unleashed in the music concert release The Who Live In Texas ’75.
Filmed at The Summit arena in Houston on Nov. 20, 1975, the concert was an early show in the massive Us tour to promote The Who By Numbers, the band’s seventh album.
The 25-song, 117-minute show – previously only available as a muddled bootleg – has been restored to its rightful visual and sonic superiority by longtime Who collaborator, British record producer Jon Astley.
The October release date for The Who Live In Texas ’75 coincides with what would have been bassist Entwistle’s 68th birthday.
- 8/27/2012
- by Laurence
- Disc Dish
In case you haven't noticed, Spike Lee has been making the publicity rounds for his latest feature, "Red Hook Summer," which opened on Friday and took in $42,100 on four screens over the weekend. That may not sound like a lot, but it's decent business for a film with no special effects, no recognizable characters and no big-name stars. And did I mention that it's set in the projects, but doesn't use them to terrify the audience into double-locking their doors to keep the bad guys away? The Red Hook Projects, as seen in their namesake film, are a place of danger, yes, but also real beauty. It's a community of mostly poor people, struggling to find their way just like the rest of us.
The main attraction, then, is Spike. And the fact that he's going back to Brooklyn, to continue the saga he began with "She's Gotta Have It...
The main attraction, then, is Spike. And the fact that he's going back to Brooklyn, to continue the saga he began with "She's Gotta Have It...
- 8/13/2012
- by Michael Hogan
- Huffington Post
London (AP) — "I'm talking 'bout my generation," sang The Who, capping a raucous, rock 'n' roll Olympic closing ceremony But which generation? When the band members first sang "My Generation," they were in their 20s. Now they are pushing 70. Like the Olympic torch passing from one runner to another, the London games' closing ceremony was an all-ages affair designed to show the flame of British creativity leaping from one age group to the next. The 21-year-old singer Ed Sheeran sang "Wish You Were Here" with members of Pink Floyd and Genesis. Jessie J belted out "We Will Rock You"...
- 8/13/2012
- by Jill Lawless (AP)
- Hitfix
The show might have wrapped with The Who performing “My Generation,” but the celebration of British popular music that capped off the London Olympics had something for every generation of the past half-century or more. Sure to be regarded as a wonderfully chaotic treasure trove by some and a hot mess by others with a taste for more regimented spectacle, it was an exuberant afterparty to 16 days of international athletic competition. Most of all, it echoed the fun, freewheeling spirit and quirky humor established by director Danny Boyle in his divisive Opening Ceremony. Photos: Inside the Olympics
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- 8/13/2012
- by David Rooney
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The 2012 London Olympics Closing Ceremony ended with a stirring performance from The Who.
Following an event which brought together some of the biggest British musical stars from the last 50 years, Who frontman Roger Daltrey and guitarist Pete Townshend sang the band's hit "Baba O'Riley" as well as "See Me, Feel Me/Listening To You" and "My Generation."
Earlier in the evening, Kaiser Chiefs covered The Who's classic "Pinball Wizard."
The Who weren't the only iconic rock band to perform during the festivities. Queen members Brian May and Roger Taylor played "We Will Rock You" with pop songstress Jessie J replacing Freddie Mercury's famous vocals. Mercury appeared in a video presentation before the band took the stage.
George Michael, Annie Lennox, Muse, Liam Gallagher and even One Direction performed. The Spice Girls also reunited at the Closing Ceremony, where the girl-powered pop group sang their hits "Wannabe" and "Spice Up Your Life.
Following an event which brought together some of the biggest British musical stars from the last 50 years, Who frontman Roger Daltrey and guitarist Pete Townshend sang the band's hit "Baba O'Riley" as well as "See Me, Feel Me/Listening To You" and "My Generation."
Earlier in the evening, Kaiser Chiefs covered The Who's classic "Pinball Wizard."
The Who weren't the only iconic rock band to perform during the festivities. Queen members Brian May and Roger Taylor played "We Will Rock You" with pop songstress Jessie J replacing Freddie Mercury's famous vocals. Mercury appeared in a video presentation before the band took the stage.
George Michael, Annie Lennox, Muse, Liam Gallagher and even One Direction performed. The Spice Girls also reunited at the Closing Ceremony, where the girl-powered pop group sang their hits "Wannabe" and "Spice Up Your Life.
- 8/12/2012
- by Christopher Rosen
- Huffington Post
The 2012 London Olympics Closing Ceremony ended with a stirring performance from The Who.
Following an event which brought together some of the biggest British musical stars from the last 50 years, Who frontman Roger Daltrey and guitarist Pete Townshend sang the band's hit "Baba O'Riley" as well as "See Me, Feel Me/Listening To You" and "My Generation."
Earlier in the evening, Kaiser Chiefs covered The Who's classic "Pinball Wizard."
The Who weren't the only iconic rock band to perform during the festivities. Queen members Brian May and Roger Taylor played "We Will Rock You" with pop songstress Jessie J replacing Freddie Mercury's famous vocals. Mercury appeared in a video presentation before the band took the stage.
George Michael, Annie Lennox, Muse, Liam Gallagher and even One Direction performed. The Spice Girls also reunited at the Closing Ceremony, where the girl-powered pop group sang their hits "Wannabe" and "Spice Up Your Life.
Following an event which brought together some of the biggest British musical stars from the last 50 years, Who frontman Roger Daltrey and guitarist Pete Townshend sang the band's hit "Baba O'Riley" as well as "See Me, Feel Me/Listening To You" and "My Generation."
Earlier in the evening, Kaiser Chiefs covered The Who's classic "Pinball Wizard."
The Who weren't the only iconic rock band to perform during the festivities. Queen members Brian May and Roger Taylor played "We Will Rock You" with pop songstress Jessie J replacing Freddie Mercury's famous vocals. Mercury appeared in a video presentation before the band took the stage.
George Michael, Annie Lennox, Muse, Liam Gallagher and even One Direction performed. The Spice Girls also reunited at the Closing Ceremony, where the girl-powered pop group sang their hits "Wannabe" and "Spice Up Your Life.
- 8/12/2012
- by Christopher Rosen
- Aol TV.
Richard Williams on the greatly enjoyable - and occasionally bemusing - spectacle of the first night
James Bond parachuting into the Olympic stadium with... the Queen? Not Judi Dench. Not even Helen Mirren. The real Queen. "Good evening, Mr Bond," she said, rising from her Buckingham Palace desk to greet a dinner-jacketed Daniel Craig and play her part in a little film that formed one of the highlights of Danny Boyle's tumultuously inventive opening ceremony to the 2012 Games. Now, thanks to Boyle, we really have seen everything.
Muhammad Ali, probably the most famous Olympic champion of all, was among the flag-bearers. Sir Paul McCartney sang us home. The secret of the cauldron was kept right to the end: it was lit by seven young athletes nominated by Britain's greatest Olympians. Frankly the big surprise had come several hours earlier.
As the Bond theme twanged out and the stadium's bowl...
James Bond parachuting into the Olympic stadium with... the Queen? Not Judi Dench. Not even Helen Mirren. The real Queen. "Good evening, Mr Bond," she said, rising from her Buckingham Palace desk to greet a dinner-jacketed Daniel Craig and play her part in a little film that formed one of the highlights of Danny Boyle's tumultuously inventive opening ceremony to the 2012 Games. Now, thanks to Boyle, we really have seen everything.
Muhammad Ali, probably the most famous Olympic champion of all, was among the flag-bearers. Sir Paul McCartney sang us home. The secret of the cauldron was kept right to the end: it was lit by seven young athletes nominated by Britain's greatest Olympians. Frankly the big surprise had come several hours earlier.
As the Bond theme twanged out and the stadium's bowl...
- 7/28/2012
- by Richard Williams
- The Guardian - Film News
Danny Boyle's track selections for the Olympics opener ranged from the Sex Pistols to Elgar, and all points in between
A wide variety of different British musical styles provided the soundtrack to the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympics.
Here are some of the tracks on the playlist, both as part of the pre-show and main event:
• Abide With Me
• All Day and All of the Night – The Kinks
• A Message to You Rudy – The Specials
• Arrival of the Queen of Sheba – Handel
• Back to Life – Soul II Soul
• Bohemian Rhapsody – Queen
• Bonkers – Dizzee Rascal
• Born Slippy – Underworld
• Chariots of Fire – Vangelis
• Dambusters March
• EastEnders theme tune
• Enola Gay – Omd
• Firestarter – The Prodigy
• God Save the Queen – Sex Pistols
• Going Underground – The Jam
• Hey Jude – The Beatles
• I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor – Arctic Monkeys
• I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles
• In Dulci Jubilo – Mike Oldfield
• James Bond theme...
A wide variety of different British musical styles provided the soundtrack to the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympics.
Here are some of the tracks on the playlist, both as part of the pre-show and main event:
• Abide With Me
• All Day and All of the Night – The Kinks
• A Message to You Rudy – The Specials
• Arrival of the Queen of Sheba – Handel
• Back to Life – Soul II Soul
• Bohemian Rhapsody – Queen
• Bonkers – Dizzee Rascal
• Born Slippy – Underworld
• Chariots of Fire – Vangelis
• Dambusters March
• EastEnders theme tune
• Enola Gay – Omd
• Firestarter – The Prodigy
• God Save the Queen – Sex Pistols
• Going Underground – The Jam
• Hey Jude – The Beatles
• I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor – Arctic Monkeys
• I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles
• In Dulci Jubilo – Mike Oldfield
• James Bond theme...
- 7/27/2012
- The Guardian - Film News
Zoe Kazan and Michael Stahl-David only have eyes for each other.
The two stars are set to get their Peter Gabriel on as they've signed on to play the two leads in writer Joss Whedon's science fiction romance, "In Your Eyes," according to Deadline.
Whedon's low-budget project had been previously described simply as "a metaphysical love story about two seemingly polar opposites who are deeply connected in ways neither could have ever imagined," but with the casting news come more details on the plot, or at least the basic premise.
Michael Stahl-David will play Dylan, a young criminal who served a prison sentence for robbery when he refused to rat on his accomplices and now lives in a trailer in New Mexico. Zoe Kazan, who replaces the previously cast Abigail Spencer, will play Rebecca, an attractive and slightly awkward young woman who's married to an older doctor and lives in Connecticut.
The two stars are set to get their Peter Gabriel on as they've signed on to play the two leads in writer Joss Whedon's science fiction romance, "In Your Eyes," according to Deadline.
Whedon's low-budget project had been previously described simply as "a metaphysical love story about two seemingly polar opposites who are deeply connected in ways neither could have ever imagined," but with the casting news come more details on the plot, or at least the basic premise.
Michael Stahl-David will play Dylan, a young criminal who served a prison sentence for robbery when he refused to rat on his accomplices and now lives in a trailer in New Mexico. Zoe Kazan, who replaces the previously cast Abigail Spencer, will play Rebecca, an attractive and slightly awkward young woman who's married to an older doctor and lives in Connecticut.
- 2/16/2012
- by Bryan Enk
- NextMovie
A version of this review first ran as part of our coverage of South by Southwest 2011.
When Roger Daltrey first sang "My Generation" and said he hoped he'd die before he got old, just how old was he talking about? The guys's 67 and not only is he not dead, he's still singing that song. That's the weird thing about rock stars: they get older but their songs -- and their fans -- stay the same age. When Jim Lindberg started the punk band Pennywise, he was 23. Now he's in his mid-40s with a wife and three young daughters. On stage, he's still the same obnoxious guy he was two decades ago, still singing about effing authority. Off stage, his big concern is making sure he's home from touring in time for the big father/daughter dance. Reconciling those two sides of his personality is hard and getting harder.
That's...
When Roger Daltrey first sang "My Generation" and said he hoped he'd die before he got old, just how old was he talking about? The guys's 67 and not only is he not dead, he's still singing that song. That's the weird thing about rock stars: they get older but their songs -- and their fans -- stay the same age. When Jim Lindberg started the punk band Pennywise, he was 23. Now he's in his mid-40s with a wife and three young daughters. On stage, he's still the same obnoxious guy he was two decades ago, still singing about effing authority. Off stage, his big concern is making sure he's home from touring in time for the big father/daughter dance. Reconciling those two sides of his personality is hard and getting harder.
That's...
- 11/2/2011
- by Matt Singer
- ifc.com
London, Aug 23: The Who's Pete Townshend has revealed that his days of writing hit rock songs might be over, as he is no more 'breaking new ground'.
The legendary guitarist, 66, insisted that he could no longer push himself beyond the boundaries for a record, making what has become a rather drawn-out, tortuous affair.
"Today I just wish that when I walk down to my studio I could sit at my piano and be able to organise my thoughts, pull out one of the sheets of lyrics I have got in front of me, finish the song, record it and put it out on an album," the Mirror quoted the 'My Generation' hitmaker as.
The legendary guitarist, 66, insisted that he could no longer push himself beyond the boundaries for a record, making what has become a rather drawn-out, tortuous affair.
"Today I just wish that when I walk down to my studio I could sit at my piano and be able to organise my thoughts, pull out one of the sheets of lyrics I have got in front of me, finish the song, record it and put it out on an album," the Mirror quoted the 'My Generation' hitmaker as.
- 8/23/2011
- by Lohit Reddy
- RealBollywood.com
The 38th annual Daytime Emmy Award nominations were announced Wednesday, with soap opera "General Hospital" garnering 21 nods and "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" honored with 12.
"The Young and the Restless" received 20 nominations, while recently-canceled soaps "All My Children" and "One Life to Live" received 13 and 12 nominations, respectively, but none for Susan Lucci.
Here is a list of nominees in the major categories:
Outstanding Daytime Drama Series
"The Bold and the Beautiful" (CBS)
"The Young and the Restless...
"The Young and the Restless" received 20 nominations, while recently-canceled soaps "All My Children" and "One Life to Live" received 13 and 12 nominations, respectively, but none for Susan Lucci.
Here is a list of nominees in the major categories:
Outstanding Daytime Drama Series
"The Bold and the Beautiful" (CBS)
"The Young and the Restless...
- 5/11/2011
- Extra
The 38th annual Daytime Emmy Award nominations were announced Wednesday (May 11). Long-running soap opera "General Hospital" leads all nominated shows with 21, followed closely by "The Young and the Restless" with 20.
The recently-canceled soaps "All My Children" and "One Life to Live" received 13 and 12 nominations, respectively. The most nominated non-soap opera was long-time children's program "Sesame Street" with 16, followed by "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" with 12. PBS led all networks with 57 nominations, though ABC was right on its heels with 56.
The awards show, hosted by "Let's Make a Deal" host Wayne Brady, will be broadcast live from Las Vegas on June 19, 2011. Game show hosts Alex Trebek and Pat Sajak will both receive lifetime achievement awards.
Here is a list of the major categories:
Outstanding Daytime Drama Series
* "The Bold and the Beautiful" (CBS)
* "The Young and the Restless" (CBS)
* "All My Children" (ABC)
* "General Hospital" (ABC)
Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series
* Susan Flannery,...
The recently-canceled soaps "All My Children" and "One Life to Live" received 13 and 12 nominations, respectively. The most nominated non-soap opera was long-time children's program "Sesame Street" with 16, followed by "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" with 12. PBS led all networks with 57 nominations, though ABC was right on its heels with 56.
The awards show, hosted by "Let's Make a Deal" host Wayne Brady, will be broadcast live from Las Vegas on June 19, 2011. Game show hosts Alex Trebek and Pat Sajak will both receive lifetime achievement awards.
Here is a list of the major categories:
Outstanding Daytime Drama Series
* "The Bold and the Beautiful" (CBS)
* "The Young and the Restless" (CBS)
* "All My Children" (ABC)
* "General Hospital" (ABC)
Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series
* Susan Flannery,...
- 5/11/2011
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Pete Townshend has said that he wishes he never joined The Who. The 'My Generation' guitarist has revealed that, despite the band's massive success, he thinks he could have done better as a solo artist. "What would I have done differently? I would never have joined a band," he told The Who: The Ultimate Music Guide. "Even though I am quite a good gang member and a good trooper on the road, I am bad at (more)...
- 3/24/2011
- by By Lewis Corner
- Digital Spy
When Roger Daltrey first sang "My Generation" and said he hoped he'd die before he got old, just how old was he talking about? The guys's 67 and not only is he not dead, he's still singing that song. That's the weird thing about rock stars: they get older but their songs -- and their fans -- stay the same age. When Jim Lindberg started the punk band Pennywise, he was 23. Now he's in his mid-40s with a wife and three young daughters. On stage, he's still the same obnoxious guy he was two decade, singing about effing authority. Off stage, his big concern is making sure he's home from touring in time for the big father/daughter dance. Reconciling those two sides of his personality is hard and getting harder.
That's why I liked the documentary "The Other F Word" about Lindberg and a whole generation of punk rockers who have become parents.
That's why I liked the documentary "The Other F Word" about Lindberg and a whole generation of punk rockers who have become parents.
- 3/18/2011
- by Matt Singer
- ifc.com
Updated, 3/11: Here’s a move we didn’t see coming: CBS’ Two and a Half Men suddenly going from being ranked as a “Sure Thing” to come back next season to “Could Go Either Way.” Also changing categories: Fox’s Chicago Code and ABC’s Better With You. What series are sure to make it to next season? Which ones are dangerously close to cancellation? Here’s what we think:
Sure Things For Next Season
America’s Funniest Home Videos (ABC)
American Dad (Fox)
American Idol (Fox, renewed through 2013)
Bones (Fox)
Blue Bloods (CBS)
Cleveland (Fox, renewed through 2012)
Castle...
Sure Things For Next Season
America’s Funniest Home Videos (ABC)
American Dad (Fox)
American Idol (Fox, renewed through 2013)
Bones (Fox)
Blue Bloods (CBS)
Cleveland (Fox, renewed through 2012)
Castle...
- 3/11/2011
- by Lynette Rice and James Hibberd
- EW - Inside TV
11:45: Steven Spielberg classes up the joint when giving out the Best Picture award. He reminds the "losers" they'll join The Grapes of Wrath, Citizen Kane, Raging Bull and a few other masterpieces that didn't win.
Then he announced The King's Speech as the Best Picture winner.
The King's Speech is a very, very good movie. But not the Best Picture. The Social Network, Black Swan, Inception and True Grit are all, in my opinion, far superior. I even prefer The Kids Are All Right. 127 Hours and Toy Story 3 are around the same level as The King's Speech. (Winter's Bone, I felt, was interesting, but not all that great.)
I suppose this is why awards shows annoy me. How do you compare art? You can't. But Oscar Night can still be fun. It affords me an opportunity to think back about all the great movies of the past year.
Then he announced The King's Speech as the Best Picture winner.
The King's Speech is a very, very good movie. But not the Best Picture. The Social Network, Black Swan, Inception and True Grit are all, in my opinion, far superior. I even prefer The Kids Are All Right. 127 Hours and Toy Story 3 are around the same level as The King's Speech. (Winter's Bone, I felt, was interesting, but not all that great.)
I suppose this is why awards shows annoy me. How do you compare art? You can't. But Oscar Night can still be fun. It affords me an opportunity to think back about all the great movies of the past year.
- 2/28/2011
- UGO Movies
It's more than half a century since Allen Ginsberg's poem Howl landed like a bombshell in the staid world of 1950s America. But what was the poet really like? Friends and colleagues remember him
When Allen Ginsberg performed at the Six Gallery reading in San Francisco 1955, he was a fretful, unpublished poet, a man approaching his 30th birthday with a nagging sense that time was running out. The poet Gary Snyder predicted the night would be a "poetickall bomshell". He was right, but really, the bombshell was Howl itself. Ginsberg's poem was an incantatory epic – emotionally and sexually explicit and intent on exploding the anxieties of the atomic age. It helped jump-start the counter-cultural revolutions of the next decade and its author was hailed as the voice of the Beat Generation.
He may have been the most important American writer of the last century. He certainly thought he could be.
When Allen Ginsberg performed at the Six Gallery reading in San Francisco 1955, he was a fretful, unpublished poet, a man approaching his 30th birthday with a nagging sense that time was running out. The poet Gary Snyder predicted the night would be a "poetickall bomshell". He was right, but really, the bombshell was Howl itself. Ginsberg's poem was an incantatory epic – emotionally and sexually explicit and intent on exploding the anxieties of the atomic age. It helped jump-start the counter-cultural revolutions of the next decade and its author was hailed as the voice of the Beat Generation.
He may have been the most important American writer of the last century. He certainly thought he could be.
- 2/24/2011
- by Hermione Hoby
- The Guardian - Film News
The two-part story that concluded Monday (Feb. 21) on "The Cape" was maybe the show's strongest to date. We just wonder if it's going to matter in a couple months' time.
"The Lich" story, which concluded in Monday's episode, did a lot of things you would want from a first-year show at this stage: It broadened the scope of the action by incorporating some Palm City history. It made the stakes extremely high for two of its lead characters: Vince (David Lyons) risked exposure by turning to Dana (Jennifer Ferrin) for help on a case, and Orwell (Summer Glau) was literally in a life-or-death situation.
It also gave some insight into Orwell's past -- her drugged-out haze might not be completely reliable, but at the very least it provided a lot more weight for the theory (which we've floated before) that Orwell is Peter Fleming's (James Frain) daughter.
In short,...
"The Lich" story, which concluded in Monday's episode, did a lot of things you would want from a first-year show at this stage: It broadened the scope of the action by incorporating some Palm City history. It made the stakes extremely high for two of its lead characters: Vince (David Lyons) risked exposure by turning to Dana (Jennifer Ferrin) for help on a case, and Orwell (Summer Glau) was literally in a life-or-death situation.
It also gave some insight into Orwell's past -- her drugged-out haze might not be completely reliable, but at the very least it provided a lot more weight for the theory (which we've floated before) that Orwell is Peter Fleming's (James Frain) daughter.
In short,...
- 2/22/2011
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
“Golden Hour” was one of the best episodes of Grey’s Anatomy without over the top drama spilling out of its scenes. The episode follows a day in the life of Meredith Grey, who recently stepped into the shoes of running the ER. Disregard the constant criticism I have of the show (that is, that all these surgeons spend entirely too much time in the ER), this was well done and enjoyable.
In fact, I felt that this episode was so well done that it almost feels like the show should be like this more often. The cases felt real, Meredith’s drama was not contrived. I enjoyed seeing the little boy without being overly involved in his case. The dad who (spoiler!) dies at the end of the episode had some real substance.
Something that helped me to enjoy this episode was Abs’s new Grey’s Anatomy iPad app.
In fact, I felt that this episode was so well done that it almost feels like the show should be like this more often. The cases felt real, Meredith’s drama was not contrived. I enjoyed seeing the little boy without being overly involved in his case. The dad who (spoiler!) dies at the end of the episode had some real substance.
Something that helped me to enjoy this episode was Abs’s new Grey’s Anatomy iPad app.
- 2/18/2011
- by Brittany Parrish
- FusedFilm
Updated, 2/7: NBC’s Harry’s Law and Perfect Couples are now ranked, while shows like ABC’s Desperate Housewives and NBC’s Minute to Win It have shifted categories. Here’s the lowdown on the current survival prospects for all of the 2010-11 broadcast shows. What series are sure to make it to next season? Which ones are dangerously close to cancellation? Here’s what we think:
Sure Things For Next Season
America’s Funniest Home Videos (ABC)
American Dad (Fox)
American Idol (Fox)
Bones (Fox)
Blue Bloods (CBS)
Cleveland (Fox, renewed through 2012)
Castle (ABC; renewed through May 2012)
Cougar Town...
Sure Things For Next Season
America’s Funniest Home Videos (ABC)
American Dad (Fox)
American Idol (Fox)
Bones (Fox)
Blue Bloods (CBS)
Cleveland (Fox, renewed through 2012)
Castle (ABC; renewed through May 2012)
Cougar Town...
- 2/8/2011
- by Lynette Rice and James Hibberd
- EW - Inside TV
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