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Joe Satriani live concert in Bangalore's Palace Grounds May 17, 2005:
Acclaimed guitarist Joe Satriani will join a growing list of foreign musicians to play in India, when he tours the country in May.
Satriani, who has sold millions of copies of his albums of instrumental music around the world, will play three concerts in India as part of his current world tour.
The guitarist will perform at Mumbai's MMRDA Grounds May 14, at the Salt Lake City Grounds in Kolkata May 15 and in Bangalore's Palace Grounds May 17, said a posting on his official website.
Tori Amos releases new album
The Tori Amos album The Beekeper is the US singer's ninth, and her first since 2002.
The singer songwriter, famous for creating meaningful, emotional songs that incorporate acoustic guitar, piano, and strings into elaborate and evocative compositions, says her latest nineteen-track collection, produced by Amos at her studio in Cornwall, in the rural west of England, was inspired by the events of the last two years in her home country, pointing to power, faith and manipulation.
The single Sleeps With Butterflies is one of the more uplifting tracks on an album that warns of a coming storm.
The daughter of a Methodist minster, Amos remains a Christian, and is angry about what she sees as the hijack and manipulation of her religion by politicians.
"In America, Christianity has become a very powerful and strong ideology, not necessarily Gnosticism - Jesus' teachings - but they've been kind of turned and twisted in order to control the masses and women are very nervous in the States about, you know, certain civil liberties, being, we're worried about them being changed and there's a control from the patriarchy - there's a puritanical need here to control.
However, the singer describes the album as a multifaceted series of parables dealing with themes as disparate as the balance between male and female, mortality and attaining wholeness without referring to power structures.
Having risen to international fame with her breakthrough 1992 album Little Earthquakes, Amos continued to build up a fanbase for her piano ballad style through albums including Under the Pink, Boys for Pele and Scarlet's Walk.
The singer is currently on tour in the US. Australian dates in May have recently been announced, ahead of European dates in June. (AP)
MJ trial: Accuser's mother admits lying under oath
Pop Star Michael Jackson returned again to court, after a weekend break in his child molestation trial.
The trial into charges of molestation against Michael Jackson left off with his defence attorney making an attack on the credibility of his accuser's mother.
The boy's mother spent much of her time on the witness stand bickering with the pop star's lead attorney, where she claimed that Neverland was a den of "booze, pornography and sex with boys."
Jackson's lawyer appeared to score points for his defence when the woman acknowledged lying under oath during a 1990s civil lawsuit she filed against a retail store.
She claimed to have been sexually assaulted by security guards, and the department store settled the case for over $150 thousand.
Jackson has been charged with giving the woman's son alcohol in order to molest him.
The performer, who has pleaded innocent, faces more than 20 years in prison if convicted. (AP)
Elvis impersonators flock to London
Elvis impersonators of all ages flocked to London on Sunday in an attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the most Elvis fans singing in one venue.
The event held at the Selfridges department store, was staged as a commemoration ahead of what would have been Elvis' 70th birthday.
"We are going to try and make the world record of number of Elvises singing Viva Las Vegas at the same time. We are going to aim for 100 Elvises. And to have it done in London, I think it's great because these things are always kept to the States," said Elvis impersonator 'Elvis Shmelvis' as he awaited to enter the competition.
'The King'
Known as 'The King', Rock 'n' Roll legend Elvis Presley, was born in Mississipi in 1935 and is regarded as one of the most important figures of twentieth century popular culture.
During his lifetime, Elvis sold over 300 million albums and made 33 films. Elvis also gave 837 live appearances in Las Vegas over 20 years.
However, the star's career ended prematurely when he was found dead at his Memphis home, Graceland, on August 16, 1977.
The singer, who also holds his own World Record, was labelled the biggest selling recording artist ever.
BMG record label announced in 1992 that Elvis had sold more than 1 billion records and CDs worldwide since 1954.
A total of 77 Elvis impersonators turned out for the event and sung Viva Las Vegas for over three minutes, enough to establish a new Guinness World Record, testament that 'The King' was still alive. (AP)
Posted on 13 April 2005
Song stirs Guns N' Roses album talk
(upi News) NEW YORK, April 12 : A new Guns N' Roses song called "IRS" has spread across the Internet, prompting fresh speculation about the release date of Axel Rose's long-awaited album.
The song has popped up on numerous fan sites and message boards that focus on the ever-changing rock band. Rose is the only original GNR member left.
The spread of a version of "IRS" spurred talk that "Chinese Democracy," the album containing the song, could be released this year, Britain's XFM reported Tuesday.
Rose, described as a near recluse, has been working on the record for more than seven years at a cost of about $13 million. (Entertainment World)
Posted on 08 April 2005
50 Cent rules chart for 7th week in row
(upi News) LOS ANGELES : "Candy Shop" by 50 Cent and featuring Olivia has claimed the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart for the seventh week in a row.
The Game's "Hate It or Love It," which features 50 Cent, took second place, and Kelly Clarkson's "Since U Been Gone" landed at No. 3.
Frankie J's "Obsession (No Es Amor)" featuring Baby Bash ranked fourth, just ahead of Akon's "Lonely."
Green Day's "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" was in sixth place, followed by 50 Cent's "Disco Inferno" and Mario's "Let Me Love You."
"Rich Girl" by Gwen Stefani and featuring Eve claimed No. 9, with Usher's "Caught Up" rounding out the top 10. (Entertainment World)
Posted on 08 April 2005
50 Cent's success harks back to Beatles
(upi News) NEW YORK : U.S. rapper 50 Cent has become the first performer to place at least four songs in the Top 10 of Billboard's Hot 100 since the Beatles in 1964.
Forty years ago, Britain's Fab Four had the top four singles in a row -- "Can't Buy Me Love," "Twist and Shout," "She Loves You" and "I Want to Hold Your Hand," plus "Please Please Me" in fifth place, the New York Daily News said Thursday.
This week's chart features four songs featuring 50 Cent, "Candy Shop" at No. 1, "Hate it or Love it" at No. 3, "Disco Inferno" at No. 6 and "How We Do" in ninth place. In three of the four, 50 Cent is guesting or using a guest artist.
"It's always dangerous to compare anything to the Beatles, since they hold such a singular place in music history," Billbooard chart editor Geoff Mayfield said. "And besides, on their five Top 10 songs, it was all them -- it wasn't like Petula Clark was guesting." (Entertainment World)
Posted on 08 April 2005
Bryan Adams hit voted wedding favourite
(IANS News) London : Bryan Adams' classic hit "Everything I do" has been voted the top choice as a first dance number at weddings.
According to a poll of 1,082 people taken by Internet portal Tickbox, the Canadian star's song was the first choice for five percent newlyweds.
It was followed by the Carpenters' "Close to you", with 3.9 percent votes in the second place, followed by Louis Armstrong's "We have all the time in the world" on third place.
Rod Stewart's "Have I told you lately" tied in the fourth place with Elton John's "Your song", and Robbie Williams' "She's the one" came in fifth.
Around three percent in the poll - the first of its kind backed by leading players in the music industry - said they had no first dance at all, while a further four percent confessed they had forgotten which song was played.
Indo-Asian News Service (Entertainment World)
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