Nexus & other: June 2008

Thursday, 26 June 2008

Bryan Ferry

Artist: Bryan Ferry

   Genre(s):
Rock: Pop-Rock
   Rock: Glam Rock
   Rock

Discography:

Dylanesque

Year: 2007
Tracks: 11

Platinum Collection (CD 3)

Year: 2004
Tracks: 15

Platinum Collection (CD 2)

Year: 2004
Tracks: 15

Platinum Collection (CD 1)

Year: 2004
Tracks: 15

Frantic

Year: 2002
Tracks: 13

Bete Noire

Year: 2002
Tracks: 9

These Foolish Things

Year: 2000
Tracks: 13

The Bride Stripped Bare

Year: 2000
Tracks: 10

Slave To Love: Best Of The Ballads

Year: 2000
Tracks: 18

Hit Collection 2000

Year: 2000
Tracks: 18

Grand Collection

Year: 2000
Tracks: 21

In Your Mind

Year: 1999
Tracks: 8

Boys and Girls

Year: 1999
Tracks: 9

As Time Goes By

Year: 1999
Tracks: 15

Another Time, Another Place

Year: 1999
Tracks: 10

Mamouna

Year: 1994
Tracks: 10

Ultimate Collection

Year: 1993
Tracks: 15

TAXI and Boys and Girls

Year: 1993
Tracks: 10

Taxi

Year: 1993
Tracks: 10

Lets Stick Together

Year: 1993
Tracks: 11

The Ultimate Collection

Year: 1988
Tracks: 14

Street Life: Greatest Hits

Year: 1987
Tracks: 20

The Bride Stripped Bare

Year: 1978
Tracks: 10

Let's Stick Together

Year: 1976
Tracks: 11

These Foolish Things

Year: 1973
Tracks: 13

While his incumbency as the frontman for the legendary Roxy Music remained his soaring achievement, isaac M. Singer Bryan Ferry likewise carven out a successful solo career which continued in the lucullan, sophisticated mode perfected on the group's final records. Born September 26, 1945, in Washington, England, Ferry, the son of a coal mineworker, began his musical calling as a singer with the rock music turnout the Banshees spell perusing nontextual matter at the University of Newcastle Upon Tyne under pop-conceptualist Richard Hamilton. He by and by united the Gas Board, a soul grouping featuring bassist Graham Simpson; in 1970, Ferry and Simpson formed Roxy Music.

Inside a few age, Roxy Music had get phenomenally successful, affording Ferry the opportunity to issue his number one solo LP in 1973. Far removed from the group's arty glam john Rock, These Foolish Things conventional the route which all of Ferry's solo work -- as intimately as the net Roxy Music records -- would take on, focusing on graceful synth bolt down interpretations of '60s hits care Bob Dylan's "A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall," the Rolling Stones' "Sympathy for the Devil," and the Beatles' "You Won't See Me," all rendered in the singer's distinct, nervelessly dramatic manner.

Roxy Music remained Ferry's principal focus, only in 1974 he returned with a minute solo endeavor, Some other Time, Another Place, another appeal of covers ranging from "You Are My Sunshine" to "It Ain't Me, Babe" to "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes." His third gear venture, 1976's Let's Stick Together, featured remixed, remade, and remodeled versions of Roxy Music hits as well as the usual categorisation of covers. 1977's In Your Mind was Ferry's first appeal of completely original material; the following year's The Bride Stripped Bare, a process elysian by his upset romanticism with modelling Jerry Hall, split equally 'tween raw songs and covers.

Ferry did not record some other solo record album until 1985's Boys and Girls, a flowing, seamless cause that was his number 1 "official" solo release following the Roxy dissolution. For 1987's Bete Noire, he was joined by late Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr on the shimmering "The Right Stuff," and toothed his only U.S. Top 40 hit with "Candy kiss and Tell." Another covers accumulation, Taxi, followed in 1993; Mamouna, an LP of originals, appeared a yr later, and in 1999 Ferry returned with a accumulation of standards, As Time Goes By. After a brief circuit in support of As Time Goes By, on that point were rumors of a Roxy Music reunion. The side by side summertime, the practically out of the question came true when Ferry joined Andy Mackay and Phil Manzanera for a tour of Europe and the U.S. It was a celebration of hits, and the band's number one jaunt extinct in more than than a decade. In summer 2002, Ferry returned to his solo calling for the thrilling Frantic. Dylanesque, a set of Bob Dylan covers, followed basketball team age later, featuring help from several longtime associates (including Brian Eno, Chris Spedding, Paul Carrack, and Robin Trower).

Monday, 16 June 2008

Kooks star: 'I want sex with Electra'

The Kooks singer Luke Pritchard has claimed that he would like to have sex with model Carmen Electra.

Pritchard said it was a big rock band's right to "go anywhere and do whatever you want", including sleeping with female celebrities.

Electra was on the guest list for a recent Kooks show in America, but did not turn up.

Speaking to Suicidegirls, Pritchard said: "She didn't show up but I heard Carmen Electra was coming to our show.

"Can you imagine f***ing Carmen Electra? How cool would that be?"

When asked whether he would sleep with her, the frontman added: "Of course, man! We all would have [hooked up with her on the night of the gig]!

"Anyone would've! I'd like to f*** Carmen Electra!"

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Thursday, 12 June 2008

Valuable Haida artworks recovered in B.C.

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police have recovered 13 of 15 gold artworks stolen in May from the University of British Columbia's Museum of Anthropology.

Most of the artworks are cultural treasures by the late Haida artist Bill Reid, along with three pieces of Mexican jewelry made of gold coins. The collection together was valued at $2 million. The most highly treasured object, Reid's exquisite gold box with a sculpted eagle on the top, has been recovered intact.

Both of the objects still missing, an argillite pipe and an eagle brooch, are also by Reid. Details of the May 24 break-in have not been made public, but an RCMP news release said that investigators searched two British Columbia residences and took three suspects into custody. It adds that the two objects still missing have probably already been sold to an individual or stolen property dealer. Police ask that anyone with information contact them at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or www.bccrimestoppers.com.

Sheila Farr: sfarr@seattletimes.com

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Rock pioneer Bo Diddley dies at age 79 after heart attack last year

Bo Diddley, a founding father of rock 'n' roll whose distinctive "shave and a haircut, two bits" rhythm and innovative guitar effects inspired legions of other musicians, died Monday after months of ill health. He was 79.

Diddley died of heart failure at his home in Archer, Fla., spokeswoman Susan Clary said. He had suffered a heart attack in August, three months after suffering a stroke while touring in Iowa. Doctors said the stroke affected his ability to speak and he had returned to Florida to continue rehabilitation.

The legendary singer and performer, known for his homemade square guitar, dark glasses and black hat, was an inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, had a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame and received a lifetime achievement award in 1999 at the Grammy Awards. In recent years, he also played for former U.S. presidents George Bush and Bill Clinton.

Diddley appreciated the honours he received, "but it didn't put no figures in my chequebook."

"If you ain't got no money, ain't nobody calls you honey," he quipped.

The name Bo Diddley came from other youngsters when he was growing up in Chicago, he said in a 1999 interview.

"I don't know where the kids got it, but the kids in grammar school gave me that name," he said, adding that he liked it so it became his stage name. Other times, he gave somewhat differing stories on where he got the name. Some experts believe a possible source for the name is a one-string instrument used in traditional blues music called a diddley bow.

His first single, "Bo Diddley," introduced record buyers in 1955 to his signature rhythm: bomp ba-bomp bomp, bomp bomp, often summarized as "shave and a haircut, two bits." The B side, "I'm a Man," with its slightly humorous take on macho pride, also became a rock standard.

The company that issued his early songs was Chess-Checkers records, the storied Chicago-based labels that also recorded Chuck Berry and other stars.

Howard Kramer, assistant curator of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, said in 2006 that Diddley's Chess recordings "stand among the best singular recordings of the 20th century."

Diddley's other major songs included, "Say Man," "You Can't Judge a Book by Its Cover," "Shave and a Haircut," "Uncle John," "Who Do You Love?" and "The Mule."

Diddley's influence was felt on both sides of the Atlantic. Buddy Holly borrowed the bomp ba-bomp bomp, bomp bomp rhythm for his song "Not Fade Away."

The Rolling Stones' bluesy remake of that Holly song gave them their first chart single in the United States, in 1964. The following year, another British band, the Yardbirds, had a Top 20 hit in the U.S. with their version of "I'm a Man."

Diddley was also one of the pioneers of the electric guitar, adding reverb and tremolo effects. He even rigged some of his guitars himself.

"He treats it like it was a drum, very rhythmic," E. Michael Harrington, professor of music theory and composition at Belmont University in Nashville, Tenn., said in 2006.

Many other artists, including the Who, Bruce Springsteen and Elvis Costello copied aspects of Diddley's style.

Growing up, Diddley said he had no musical idols and he wasn't entirely pleased that others drew on his innovations.

"I don't like to copy anybody. Everybody tries to do what I do, update it," he said. "I don't have any idols I copied after."

"They copied everything I did, upgraded it, messed it up. It seems to me that nobody can come up with their own thing, they have to put a little bit of Bo Diddley there," he said.

Despite his success, Diddley claimed he only received a small portion of the money he made during his career. Partly as a result, he continued to tour and record music until his stroke. Between tours, he made his home near Gainesville in north Florida.

"Seventy ain't nothing but a damn number," he told The Associated Press in 1999. "I'm writing and creating new stuff and putting together new different things. Trying to stay out there and roll with the punches. I ain't quit yet."

Diddley, like other artists of his generations, was paid a flat fee for his recordings and said he received no royalty payments on record sales. He also said he was never paid for many of his performances.

"I am owed. I've never got paid," he said. "A dude with a pencil is worse than a cat with a machine gun."

In the early 1950s, Diddley said, disc jockeys called his type of music, "Jungle Music." It was Cleveland disc jockey Alan Freed who is credited with inventing the term "rock 'n' roll."

Diddley said Freed was talking about him, when he introduced him, saying, "Here is a man with an original sound, who is going to rock and roll you right out of your seat."

Diddley won attention from a new generation in 1989 when he took part in the "Bo Knows" ad campaign for Nike, built around football and baseball star Bo Jackson. Commenting on Jackson's guitar skills, Diddley turned to the camera and said, "He don't know Diddley."

"I never could figure out what it had to do with shoes, but it worked," Diddley said. "I got into a lot of new front rooms on the tube."

Born as Ellas Bates on Dec. 30, 1928, in McComb, Miss., Diddley was later adopted by his mother's cousin and took on the name Ellis McDaniel, which his wife always called him.

When he was 5, his family moved to Chicago, where he learned the violin at the Ebenezer Baptist Church. He learned guitar at 10 and entertained passers-by on street corners.

By his early teens, Diddley was playing Chicago's Maxwell Street.

"I came out of school and made something out of myself. I am known all over the globe, all over the world. There are guys who have done a lot of things that don't have the same impact that I had," he said.

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Career Launch Package is Grand Prize at LAMN Jam '08: Urban and Rock Artists Invited to Perform

HOLLYWOOD, Calif., June 9 -- The Los Angeles Music Network
(http://www.lamn.com) presents the URBAN & the ROCK Music Contests
launching June 9. Taking its popular "LAMN Jams" to a new level, urban and
rock artists are invited to perform original music for a panel of industry
experts and receive live critiques. Monthly winners move up to the finale
and compete for the Grand Prize. Those selected will perform at Skinny's
Lounge located at 4923 Lankershim Boulevard in the NoHo Arts District (N.
Hollywood).

*(LOGO: Send2Press.com/mediaboom/08-0609-LAMNjam_72dpi.jpg)

Performance Dates

Rock: Jun 9, Jul 7, Aug 11 (finale). Urban: Jun 23, Jul 21, Aug 25
(finale). Open to the public, admission is free for all dates.

Career Launch Package

Beyond the personal attention each participant receives, Grand Prize
Winners also get a package that includes practical tools and valuable
opportunities. These include radio airplay on top L.A. rock station 98.7-FM
(for rock winner), option to sign winning songs to music publisher for
commercial exploitation in film and TV; personal consultation in
performance, songwriting, marketing and business plan development; a
professional photo session, A&R and music publisher directories, tour
resources and gear.

"The winners obviously have talent, a group of industry professionals
will provide the rest," says LAMN President Tess Taylor.

Top Industry Experts Judge Talent

Confirmed talent judges include senior executives from Power 106-FM,
98.7-FM, Atlantic Records, RBC Records, Interscope Records, Trans World
Entertainment, MySpace Records, a multiple Grammy Award-winning producer,
SIXX: A.M., Taxi.com, Spaceland Productions, Stones Throw Records, Stampede
Management, Angel Diva Music and Red Queen Music. These experts have been
hand-picked because they can do something meaningful for an artist's career
if they like what they hear. At past LAMN Jams, performers have had their
music put in the hands of hard-to-reach music supervisors for hit
television shows (by music publisher Robert Walls), been hired on studio
projects (by producer Jan Linder Koda), and gotten production deals (like
Jody Whitesides).

LAMN Jam sponsors include Power 106-FM, 98.7-FM, Urban Network, Heroin
Diaries / Ovation Guitars, DDrums, Paiste America, Angel Diva Music, Red
Queen Music, Justin Winokur Photography, Music Connection Magazine, On/Off
Records, Onlinegigs.com, Optic Noise Music Licensing, http://www.Send2Press.com (a
division of Neotrope(R)), Propellerheads, Skinny's Lounge, Taxi.com,
Tunecore.com, Music Business Registries and What Is Indie?.

This release was issued on behalf of the above organization by
Send2Press(R), a unit of Neotrope(R). http://www.Send2Press.com

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Warren G Arrested For Drugs At Weekend

Warren G - real name Warren Griffin III - was arrested yesterday (Sunday June 8th) for possessing marijuana.

The rapper was stopped by police while driving near Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles with a friend, after they suspected the pair had jumped a red light. Upon inspection, cops say they found a large quantity of the drug in the car.

Speaking of the arrest and charges, LA Police Officer Sara Faden says: "Officers searched the car and found enough marijuana to arrest them for possession with intent to sell."

Both the driver Ryan Butler and Warren G were later released on bail of $20,000 (�10,000) each. They must attend court next week.

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The Gossip's Beth Ditto to get clothing range

The Gossip's Beth Ditto is set to get a clothing deal with plus-size retailer Evans.

The Daily Mirror reports that the singer is about to sign a deal with the clothing manufacturer to design a range of clothes between sizes 14 and 32.

The newspaper quotes a source as saying, "She wants to show the world that big girls can have fun with fashion � and stick two fingers up to the size zero brigade."

Last summer rumours circulated that Ditto was to design clothes for New Look, only for
[url= http://www.nme.com/news/the-gossip/29806]New Look to deny the rumours[/url]

The singer was said to have previously snubbed Topshop after criticising them for not making clothes suitable for larger people.

Rapper Warren G arrested on drug-related charge

LOS ANGELES —

Warren G has been arrested on a drug charge after police pulled over the car he was riding in.

Police say the 35-year-old rapper was arrested early Sunday after being pulled over for a red light violation. Officer Karen Smith says marijuana was found in the vehicle.

The rapper's real name is Warren Griffin III. Both he and the driver, Ryan Butler, were booked for investigation of possession of a controlled substance. They each posted $20,000 bail and were released.

Attempts to reach Griffin or a representative Sunday night were unsuccessful.

Warren G was nominated for a Grammy in 1995. He was arrested in 1996 for carrying a loaded assault weapon in his truck.

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Andy Abraham - Eurovision Line-up Complete With Portugal Back In

The final line-up for this year's Eurovision contest has been confirmed.

After the second semi-final in Belgrade, Portugal's Vania Fernandes was selected to perform on Saturday, the first time in five years the country has made it through to the final.

Sweden, Denmark and Iceland all made it through to the final also.

With the final 25 performers now selected, Britain's Andy Abraham was chosen to perform second in tomorrow night's song contest in Serbia.

Macedonia, Bulgaria, Switzerland and Ireland all failed to make the grade after the two semi-final contests this week.

Abraham will be looking to improve on last year's result which saw Scooch finish 23rd out of 24 entries after picking up just 19 points for their song Flying the Flag (for You).

The BBC will once again broadcast the annual event with Terry Wogan providing his usual dead-pan commentary.

23/05/2008 12:07:52

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