Silvina Escudero

Why not?
She was the girl in that DWTS clip I posted HERE.

Watch the Doobie Brothers on iheartradio's Concert Series and Fox News Live

The Doobie Brothers were in New York this past week promoting their newest album, World Gone Crazy (iTunes). One of their stops was at the Clear Channel studios, where the legendary band performed their single "Nobody" for iheartradio's Stripped Concert Series. Watch the flawless performance on iheartradio.com, and for more Doobie Brothers check out the band's appearance on Fox News Live.

• iheartradio Link: http://www.iheartradio.com/cc-common/ondemand/stripped.html?apid=7026  
• Fox News Live Link: http://video.foxbusiness.com/v/4432080/doobie-brothers-perform#/v/4432080/doobie-brothers-perform/?playlist_id=87185
• Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/thedoobiebrothers
• Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/thedoobiebrothers

Thirty Seconds To Mars Hurricane Short Film

THIRTY SECONDS TO MARS, have just released their much anticipated short film for the next single, “Hurricane,” off their major label release, This Is War. The video, directed by Bartholomew Cubbins, has been previewed over the past week through six separate trailers. Whether it was The Gimps, who are the evil characters seen battling the band, a mysterious man that appears to be keeping a deep secret, or just the spotlight of each band member playing the music that they love, the clips kept fans on the edge of their seats speculating on the mystery behind the full length version of the film. Make sure to check out the video to jump in on all the action behind this short film!

 

Thirty Seconds To Mars has released a deluxe edition of This Is War which features “Hurricane 2.0” feat. Kanye West, plus the new edition of the album also has four different covers and an entire new look and design. Fans can order the deluxe edition on iTunes now and make sure to check out Facebook as well as the guys Official Site for all news updates!

• "Hurricane" Video Link: http://www.mtv.com/videos/30-seconds-to-mars/601478/hurricane.jhtml#id=1518071
• Facebook: www.facebook.com/thirtysecondstomars
• MySpace: www.myspace.com/thirtysecondstomars
• Official Page: www.thirtysecondstomars.com
• Twitter: www.twitter.com/30secondstomars
• YouTube: www.youtube.com/30secondstomars

Insane Clown Posse and Psychopathic to sponsor first Toy Drive

Insane Clown Posse and Psychopathic Records’ first charity event, “Sugar Slam’s Super Live Toy Drive” is giving away an exclusive holiday CD, Holiday Heat, to every person who donates a new toy and/or new children’s winter outerwear. Watch Sugar Slam break it all down in this new infomercial here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKWJvldhXpQ

Get into the giving, family spirit with Insane Clown Posse, Sugar Slam and the whole Psychopathic Family as they aim to help out numerous children who will go without holiday gifts this season, and even warm clothing this coming winter. Insane Clown Posse and Psychopathic Records are sponsoring their first, very own charity drive “Sugar Slam’s Super Live Toy Drive”, which continues up until January 31, 2011.

The rules are simple – for every donation of a NEW toy or NEW winter clothing item worth a minimum $5.00, Psychopathic Records will give that donator a collector’s item CD, Holiday Heat , which is made up of fifteen (15) holiday songs from the Psychopathic Records artists, including Insane Clown Posse, Twiztid, and others. Holiday Heat will only be available to people who donate to “Sugar Slam’s Super Live Toy Drive”, and there are two ways to participate:

(1) Send donations to Sugar Slam’s Super Live Toy Drive, P.O. Box 620, Farmington, MI 48332. Please provide your name and address within the package so the CD may be sent back as quickly as possible; and/or

(2) For those attending any of the Insane Clown Posse Old Shit shows, there will be booths at each venue where attendees may drop off donations and receive their CDs at that same time. Tour dates are as follows:

12/01/10 New Orleans , LA Republic New Orleans

12/02/10 Little Rock, AR The Village

12/04/10 San Antonia, TX White Rabbit

12/05/10 San Antonio, TX White Rabbit

12/06/10 Houston, TX Warehouse Live Ballroom

12/08/10 Mobile, AL Soul Kitchen AL

12/09/10 Jacksonville, FL Plush

12/10/10 Atlanta, GA The Masquerade

12/12/10 Charlotte, NC Tremont Music Hall

12/13/10 Norfolk, VA The Norva

12/14/10 Pittsburgh, PA Club Zoo

12/15/10 Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory

12/17/10 Worcester, MA The Palladium

12/18/10 Hartford, CT Webster Theater

12/19/10 Rochester, NY Main Street Armory

12/23/10 Detroit, MI St. Andrews Hall

Norah Jones Premieres Full Length Trailer on Hulu

Over the past few weeks leading up to the release of her latest album ...Featuring, Norah Jones debuted a series short video vignettes that talk about each collaboration on the record, ranging from the legendary artists Ray Charles, Willie Nelson and Dolly Parton to the Foo Fighters, Outkast, and indie darlings M. Ward and Ryan Adams. Now these clips have been combined into a long-form video, making for a fascinating and cohesive new look at the inspiration that went in to the recording of each track. Visit Hulu.com to check out the piece.

Norah will perform the track "Bull Rider" from the album this Thursday night, 12/2, on the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, which airs on CBS at 12:35 am Eastern. "Bull Rider" was recorded as a duet with jazz singer Sasha Dobson - a former bandmate of Norah's in various side projects - and was originally sung by the late Johnny Cash. ...Featuring is available now, in stores and online through Amazon or NorahJones.com.

• Hulu Trailer Link: http://www.hulu.com/watch/194659/norah-jones-%E2%80%A6featuring-norah-jones#s-p1-sr-i0
• CBS Late Late Show Link: http://www.cbs.com/late_night/late_late_show/
• "Bull Rider" Clip Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cR6MwSo5Hso
• Streaming Trailer Widget: http://www.bluenote.com/norah_jones/featuring/widgetbuy.html

Interview Tuesday: The Green Children

I recently had the opportunity to interview Milla of The Green Children. Here you go:

1. Can you give my readers a brief introduction to the band, for those who are unfamiliar with you. How did you form?

We met at a music school in Liverpool, co-founded by the great Paul McCartney! It was really a honor to go there and a fabulous place to be creative.

I met Marlow in my first song-writing class. I was actually late and everyone had teamed up with a partner for a song-writing task and there was Marlow left for me! It must have been destiny because we wrote a really cool song and have continued to do so ever since.

Our music is our life and it’s so important for us to be true to our art, which is probably why we write and produce all our music!

2. When did you first start writing music?

I feel that music has always been in my soul and from young age I remember singing and writing as I wandered in the beautiful nature of Norway’s west coast, where I grew up.

It was hard not to be inspired creatively by my surroundings. I had a few record deals as a teenager but it wasn’t until I got into LIPA that I really began developing my song-writing and artistry in the direction I dreamed of.

3. Who were your influences?

Other then being strongly inspired by nature’s beauty and our life experiences. We have both loved artists like Michael Jackson, Enya, Bjork, and The Beatles. Filmic inspiration has also played a big part in our sound and image. Between the two of us, we have seen hundreds of sci-fi, adventure and fantasy movies. Some of our favorites include Star Wars, Back to the Future, Indiana Jones, The Labyrinth, Edward Scissorhands and Harry Potter.

4. Did you ever take any formal music lessons?

Not too many! It’s definitely quite a natural thing for me, even in Liverpool it was more about what you did outside the classroom, I don’t think there is any substitute for that.

5. Did your environment while growing up have an impact on the kind of music you make today?

Yes, definitely! Aside from nature, I grew up with a myriad of folklore and tales which definitely influenced who I am.

6. Which of your works would you say is your favorite, so far?

The title track ‘Encounter’ is definitely quite special for us, because it represents both our journey and the discovery of The Green Children legend. It was the last song we finished, and it flowed very quickly. ‘Price Of Fame’ also holds a special place because it describes all the ups and downs we’ve had in this crazy thing called the music business! To be honest each of the songs is a bit like a baby, this is first collection that we’re truly happy with and proud of.

7. How did you come up with the name of the new album?

‘Encounter’ represents the world having it’s first glimpse at us, it’s a beginning with much more to come!

8. How do you feel about the impact of the internet on the music business?

It’s kind of a double edged sword. We certainly believe music should be paid for, it’s a beautiful art form that requires so much work, if good music is to continue, the artists need to get paid! Obviously there are cool benefits with social networking and getting out to people with small budgets, but I’m not sure it’s a big enough trade off for most artists.

9. What song is most exciting to play live? Original and/or cover, please!

It depends, sometimes an intimate song in the right atmosphere can be as exciting as a big song! There is song called Unwanted Garden that is not on the album which is always loads of fun. Hopefully it will make the next album.

10. Any words of wisdom for those with hopes of breaking into music?

To realize that it is a business, and a struggling one! If you really believe in what you have then shoot for the stars, but the love for music always has to come first. And, listen to yourself! Don’t let others influence you if you are going against what you stand for or are making music that isn’t what you intended.

11. What is your biggest guilty pleasure?

Chocolate and candy! I’m a big kid when it comes to that.

12. If you could have a conversation with anyone, living or dead, who would it be?

Wow, what a tough question! Musically, Michael Jackson was such an inspiring hero of mine, so it would be amazing to pick his brains.

13. What has surprised you most in your career so far?

The politics and craziness of the business!

Connect with The Green Children

• http://thegreenchildren.com/

Sick Puppies stop by Last.fm for exclusive Discover Session

Sick Puppies recently stopped by Last.fm to do four acoustic songs, "All The Same", "Odd One", "Maybe", and "You're Going Down" for the site's Discover Sessions. The band were also interviewed by Last.fm and talked about their transition from Rock to Pop radio, their songwriting technique, and the first records they owned. You can watch the interview here: http://bit.ly/gxD0Vw

Sick Puppies released their third studio album, Tri-Polar last year and just recently released the third single off the album, "Maybe."

Last.fm Interview URL: http://lastfmdiscover.radio.com/2010/11/26/sick-puppies-the-last-fm-discover-interview/

Tuesday, November 30, 2010

lilliputian \lil-i-PYOO-shuhn\, adjective:

1. Extremely small; tiny; diminutive.

2. Trivial.

Lilliputian pertaining to Lilliput, the fabulous island whose inhabitants were six inches high, coined by Swift in "Gulliver's Travels" (1726).

Hiberdating, verb:

• Someone who ignores all their other friends when they are dating a boyfriend/girlfriend

I haven't seen or heard from Jennifer since she started hiberdating Teddy four months ago.

Trivia

What did Yippie leaders Abbie Hoffman and Jerry Rubin “nominate” for president at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago in 1968?

• A hog named Pigasus. The Yippie nickname was an acronym of their radical antiwar political organization, the Youth International Party.

History

• Russo-Finnish War: began; at its conclusion, Finland ceded part of its territory to Russia (1939)
• Lucille Ball: zany redheaded comedienne married Cuban bandleader Desi Arnaz, who became her costar in I Love Lucy (1940)
• Barbados: gained its independence from Great Britain (1966)

Birthdays

• Sandra Oh (39): Christina Yang on Grey's Anatomy; also, actors Efrem Zimbalist Jr. (92), Robert Guillaume (83), Mandy Patinkin (58), Colin Mochrie (53), Amy Ryan (41), Elisha Cuthbert (28) and Kaley Cuoco (25)
• Jonathan Swift (1667-1745): author of Gulliver's Travels; also, writers Mark Twain (1835-1910), L. M. Montgomery (1874-1942), I.J. Singer (1893-1944) and David Mamet (63)
• Winston Churchill (1874-1965): British PM
• Ridley Scott (73): filmmaker, Blade Runner, Body of Lies; filmmakers Gordon Parks (1912-2006), Terrence Malick (67) and Ben Stiller (45), and CTW founder Joan Ganz Cooney (81) share this birth date
• Dick Clark (81): host of American Bandstand; musicians born on this date include Paul Stookey (73), Roger Glover (65), Rob Grill (66), Matti Caspi (61), Danny Sanderson (60), Billy Idol (55) and Clay Aiken (32)

Quote of the day: 11/29/2010

Never underestimate the lengths a desperate woman will go to for attention... or some such shit.

http://lisaandel.blogspot.com/

I guess I'm not a real man....

Look forward to Monday! 11/29/2010

Miranda Kerr

Russell James Photoshoot

Hottie of the day!

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Lifehouse Performs Tonight on Monday Night Footbal

Lifehouse will perform live during halftime at tonight's Monday Night Football game, as the San Francisco 49ers take on the Arizona Cardials at University of Phoenix Stadium. The game starts at 8:30 pm Eastern/5:30 Pacific - tune in to ESPN for all the action.

The band just wrapped up a nationwide tour in support of their fifth studio album Smoke & Mirrors (iTunes), which features the successful singles "All In" and "Halfway Gone." Visit LifehouseMusic.com to get the latest news and updates from the band.

Phoebe Legere

Phoebe Legere, is a jazz composer, pianist, singer and multi-instrumentalist of French Canadian, Mayflower Pilgrim and Native American descent.

She has played with Warren Vache, John Zorn, Don Cherry, Cecil Payne, Charles ‘Bo Bo’ Shaw, Frank Vignola, Earl May, Dennis Charles, Greg Haynes, Billy Joel, Joni Mitchell, Rufus Thomas, John Hartford, Ikue Morie, Morgan Powell, Howie Smith, Jim Staley, Larry Rivers and David Bowie. Legere studied composition with Morton Subotnick, Dinu Gezzo, and Milton Babbitt protege Wayne Oquin; and jazz with John Lewis of MJQ, Ira Newborn, and Rich Shemaria.

The New York Times wrote:

'Phoebe Legere plays the piano with enormous authority in a style that encompasses Chopin, blues, ragtime, bebop and beyond, and she brings to her vocal delivery a four and a half octave range, and an extraordinary palette of tonal color and meticulous phrasing.'

Legere started playing the piano at age 3, composed her first song at 6, started playing organ in the church at 9, studied piano at New England Conservatory and sang with the Boston Symphony Orchestra at 16. As a teenager Legere was signed to Epic Records. Phoebe Legere first gained the attention of jazz piano aficionados during her decade-long jazz piano residency at One Fifth Avenue. At midnight, after the gig, Phoebe moved farther downtown, experimenting with new musical forms, electronics and modalities of interdisciplinary performance. Monad, a philosophical concept which means “One,” was Legere's seminal Loisaida jazz/classical/electronic experimental art band.

In 2000 Legere co-wrote a work called The Waterclown for the Cleveland Chamber Symphony that was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. (TNC Recordings) She wrote three epic poems and, in collaboration with the Tone Road Ramblers, a composing collective, set them to music. Dark Energy, The Prairie, Common Root of All Organisms are all available on Einstein Records.

In 2001, Legere recorded a CD that combined experimental electronics, Afro beat, Native American music and blues called “Blue Curtain” (Einstein Records) In 2002, she won a NYSCA grant to compose an opera about the Native American holocaust called The Queen of New England and in 2004 she wrote and produced a musical called Hello Mrs. President about the first woman President of color.

In recent years Legere returned to school: to study orchestration, conducting and film scoring at Juilliard and NYU graduate school. In 2009 she conducted the New York Film Orchestra playing her composition 'Dark Harbor for Ved Mehta.”

Phoebe Legere has played at Carnegie Hall, the Algonquin, and CBGB’S. She has sung with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and with Frank Vignola’s Hot Club USA. As 'Phoebe Songbundle' she has sung and played to thousands of children in Native American education programs.

Legere was the resident composer for the Wooster Group and she has written music for downtown film, theater, and dance companies. She is now the Composer in Residence at the Theater for the New City.

Phoebe's Native American name is 'Songbundle' and indeed, she has written a thousand songs including college radio hit 'Marilyn Monroe,' and many songs for other recording artists including mega platinum Sony artist Kelly Chan. Last year she wrote and played on a CD with Brian Eno: her song “Ultra Romantic Parallel Universe” (2009) is available on Mercury England. In the USA she has recorded for Epic, Island, Funtone, Mysterious Ways and Einstein records. She has an extensive discography, both as a composer and a collaborator. Her bass player and friend for 20 years was the late Earl May, the left handed bass player on Coltrane's Lush Life album. Earl May was a founding member of Legere's 9 piece band, Swingalicious.

Her new band is called The Ooh La La Coq Tail. 'I'm putting Musette, Jazz and Blues together. For the past 10 years I've been making New Classical, Native American, and Experimental Jazz records, using invented instruments, wearable computers, and adventurous open structures. Suddenly, I felt like going back to basics: hand - made, virtuosic, and very American jazz music sung in that very North American language: French.'

The Ooh La La Coq Tail plays everything from Duke Ellington to Gershwin to Abenaki/Penobscot traditionals to the music of Phoebe Legere.

Events:

Date: December 21, 2010 - 8pm & 10pm

Venue: Iridium Jazz Club, New York, NY 10019

Info: 212.582.2121

Other Information: The Phoebe Legere Quintet performing Dec 21st and the third Tuesday of every month

http://www.facebook.com/phoebelegere

http://www.twitter.com/legere

http://www.myspace.com/sexbrain

http://www.youtube.com/sexbrain

Thirty Seconds to Mars Rosewood Trailer

THIRTY SECONDS TO MARS has just released Rosewood, the sixth and final look into their upcoming short film for "Hurricane," a track from the band's latest album release, This Is War. The recently exposed clip takes you through the mind of a mysterious man and what seems to be a deep “secret” that he holds and is aimed at giving fans an inside look into the full-length film and each character featured. Be sure to watch the clip and look for the full version of "Hurricane coming very soon!

This Is War on Amazon.

Weekend Box Office: 11/29/2010

Box Office

1. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 $76.3M
2. Tangled $69M
3. Megamind $17.6M
4. Burlesque $17.2M
5. Unstoppable $16.2M

Harry Potter held on to the #1 spot for a second week in a row, but had serious competition from the new animated flick Tangled. I don't foresee anything opening up this week offering up much resistance against these juggernauts.

Leslie Nielsen Dead at 84

Comedian Leslie Nielsen passed away at this home in Florida due to complications from pneumonia. He was 84. He'll be known best for his comedy spoof movies which include the Airplane and Naked Gun series'.  

More HERE.

Monday, November 29, 2010

impetrate \IM-pi-treyt\, verb:

• To entreat; ask for.

Impetrate ultimately relates to the Latin petrare, possibly linked to pater, Latin for "father."

pop tags

• When you have so much money that all you do is buy clothing. Therefore you are constantly popping tags off your merchandise.

check my restroom trash all i do is pop tags

Trivia

What 1935 tragedy is referred to as Black Sunday?

• The massive dust storm that blew soil all the way from the southern Great Plains states (the Dust Bowl) to the East Coast.

History

• Army-Navy game: football rivalry began at West Point; Navy won 24-0 (1890)
• South Pole: was flown over for the first time by American explorer Richard E. Byrd and three others (1929)
• Palestine: the UN voted to divide the region between Jews and Arabs (1947)
• "I Want to Hold Your Hand": The Beatles released their first No. 1 hit in Great Britain (1963)
• Warren Commission: was established by US president Lyndon Johnson to investigate JFK's assassination (1963)

Birthdays

• Gena Lee Nolin (39): actress, Baywatch
• Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888): author, Little Women; also, authors C.S. Lewis (1898-1963) and Madeline L'Engle (1918-2007)
• Ambrose Fleming (1849-1945): inventor of the diode; also, scientists Christian Doppler (1803-1853) and Yuan T. Lee (74)
• Jacques Chirac (78): former president of France; plus, former Liberian president William V. S. Tubman (1895-1971)
• Chuck Mangione (70): jazz composer/ musician who plays the flugelhorn; also, Shlomo Artzi (61)
• Joel Coen (56): half of the Coen Brothers filmmaking duo, Fargo, No Country for Old Men
• Don Cheadle (46): actor and activist, Hotel Rwanda; also, actors Diane Ladd (78?), Garry Shandling (61), Howie Mandel (55), Jeff Fahey (54), Cathy Moriarty (50), Kim Delaney and Tom Sizemore (both 48), Andrew McCarthy (48), Larry Joe Campbell (40), Brian Baumgartner (38), Anna Faris and Julian Ovenden (both 34) and Lucas Black (28)
• Krystal Steal (28): t3h pr0n

I don't like the look of that chew toy...

Sunday, November 28, 2010

namaste \NUHM-uh-stey\, noun:

1. A conventional Hindu expression on meeting or parting, used by the speaker usually while holding the palms together vertically in front of the bosom.

2. A conventional Hindu expression on meeting or parting, frequently a part of yoga practice.

Namaste has become popular in English as a result of yoga. The Hindi word derives from Sanskrit, namas, "bowing," and te, "to you."

Concierge

• A fancy name for a person that has access to Google and who's job is to search hotels, restaurants, airlines, etc. in order to book reservations for people that are too lazy and/or rich to do it themselves.

Concierge: Thank you for calling concierge services, how can I help you?

Mr. Smith: I'm flying into NYC this weekend and need to book the best hotel and booty bar please.

Concierge: Sure (googles "best hotel in NYC" then "best strip club in NYC" and proceeds to book reservations). Mr. Smith, your reservations have been made.

Trivia

When it comes to human anatomy, what’s a floating rib?

• A lower rib that is attached only to the spine, and not to the sternum (aka breastbone) or any other ribs. Two of the 12 pairs of ribs in humans are floating ribs.

History

• Strait of Magellan: the ships of explorer Ferdinand Magellan reached the Pacific from the Atlantic by sailing through the strait that later took his name (1520)
• Royal Society: long-lived UK scientific society was founded by learned men (1660)
• Lady Nancy Astor: became the first woman member of the British Parliament (1919)
• Mariner 4: spacecraft that sent the first pictures of the Martian surface was launched (1964)

Birthdays

• Francesca Lé (40): t3h pr0n
• William Blake (1757-1827): engraver and poet, Songs of Experience; plus, authors John Bunyan (1628-1688) and Nancy Mitford (1904-1973)
• Friedrich Engels (1820-1895): socialist philosopher, a founder of Communism
• Anton Rubinstein (1829-1894): pianist, composer; also, musicians Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632-1687), Randy Newman (67), Paul Shaffer (61) and apl.de.ap (36) and Motown record producer Berry Gordy, Jr. (81)
• Alexander Godunov (1949-1995): ballet dancer
• Ed Harris (60): actor/director, Pollock, Appaloosa; actors S. Epatha Merkerson (58), Judd Nelson (51), Aimee Garcia (32) and Scarlett Pomers (22) share this birth date
• Anna Nicole Smith (1967-2007): actress/model
• Jon Stewart (48): satirist, host of The Daily Show