George Michael - Michael Calls On Von Teese For New Video

Pop superstar GEORGE MICHAEL has recruited burlesque dancer DITA VON TEESE to star in his new music video. Von Teese will team up with the former Wham! frontman for the ...

Publicado: 2008-05-25 Proveedor: Contact Music

Leak Of The Day, Part II: The Avalanches Go Crate-Digging, Find George Michael

Thanks to Discobelle for unearthing some new mixes by the Avalanches, who have been killing time between albums by exercising their itchy DJing fingers. Given our slight George Michael fixation, it...

Publicado: 2007-02-12 Proveedor: Idolator Etiquetas: Mp3, the avalanches, wham

Rock List: The 25 Greatest Slow Dance Songs Ever

This weekend’s rock list on the best slowdance songs ever earned a tremendous response. Thanks for all your suggestions. As per usual, we pooled yours with ours and came up with this list. 1. “I Don’t Wanna Miss a Thing,” Aerosmith 2. “Unchained Melody,” Righteous Brothers 3. “Crazy For You,” Madonna 4. “Take My Breath Away,” Berlin 5. “I Only Have Eyes for You,” The Flamingos 6. “Never Tear Us Apart,” INXS 7. “In Your Eyes” Peter Gabriel 8. “Love Song,” The Cure 9. “Eternal Flame.” Bangles 10. “I’ll Be There,” The Jackson 5 11. “Always and Forever,” Heat Wave 12. “Fade Into You,” Mazzy Star 13. “I’ll Make Love To You,” Boyz II Men 14. “Faithfully,” Journey 15. “Wild Horses,” Rolling Stones 16. “True Colors,” Cyndi Lauper 17. “How Deep Is Your Love,” Bee Gees 18. “I’ll Be There For You,” Bon Jovi 19. “Drive,” The Cars 20. “Babe,” Styx 21. “Careless Whisper,” Wham! 22. “Save a Prayer,” Duran Duran 23. “Lady In Red,” Chris de Burgh 24. “Hopelessly Devoted to You,” Olivia Newton-John 25. “In the Mouth a Desert,” Pavement

Publicado: 2007-06-05 Proveedor: Rolling Stone Etiquetas: Rock Lists

Rolling Stone’s List of the 25 Undisputed Guilty Pleasure Bands

Those of you who proudly listen to Rush at top volume in your car all summer long, (ie thereby displaying the total lack of guilty in your pleasure), take note:? Rush come in at Number One on our official list of the Rock’s Undisputed Guilty Pleasure Bands. Like the rest of the acts on our list (which you helped put together), we love them to death, and can never forgive ourselves. The full list: 1. Rush 2. E.L.O. 3. Journey 4. ABBA 5. Chicago 6. Boston 7. Foreigner 8. Bread 9. Bon Jovi 10. New Edition 11. The Monkees 12. Motley Crue 13. STYX 14. Eddie Money 15. Simply Red 16. Kelly Clarkson 17. America 18. Wham 19. R.E.O. Speedwagon 20. Poison 21. Lionel Richie 22. Kansas 23. Air Supply 24. Hall & Oates 25. Britney Spears

Publicado: 2007-04-10 Proveedor: Rolling Stone Etiquetas: Rock Lists

George Michael to Pen Autobiography, Ryan Adams Goes YouTubing, Pete Doherty Plans Solo Album and More

Wham! singer and tabloid magnet George Michael has agreed to write a “no-holds-barred” autobiography for HarperCollins. The bio, scheduled to hit bookstores in August 2009, will give in-depth insight into Michael’s personal and professional life. Judging by his recent cameo on Extras, we anticipate the tome will be at least as funny as the Slash biography. Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five, LL Cool J and Common will be among the many rappers featured in photographs at the Smithsonian’s “Recognize! Hip-Hop and Contemporary Portraiture” exhibition, which will open on February 8th at the museum’s National Portrait Gallery. After a quiet end to 2007, Ryan Adams has taken to YouTube to get all his pent-up crazy out. Under the name D. R. Adams, the singer posts videos advertising a fake new album, dons a werewolf costume and does a pretty good Neil Young impression as he sings a new song called “Like Yesterday.” Babyshambles frontman Pete Doherty revealed that his long-delayed solo album will be released later this year. Doherty began recording the album in early 2007, but was delayed because of Doherty’s Babyshambles obligations and busy rehab schedule. Rather than fighting to regain custody of her children, Britney Spears might have another solution: Make new children. Spears and paparazzi friend Adnan Ghalib were seen shopping for home pregnancy tests during one of Spears’ many voyages to Rite Aid.

Publicado: 2008-01-16 Proveedor: Rolling Stone Etiquetas: Rock News, Afternoon News Roundup

Eddie Vedder, Flaming Lips, Roger Waters Lead Long Short List of Oscar Hopefuls

The committee that hands out Oscars has narrowed down a year’s worth of film soundtracks and end-credit music into a fifty-nine track “short list” of songs that will be eligible for Best Original Song at the 80th Academy Awards. Eddie Vedder, who contributed solo tracks to the Sean Penn film Into the Wild, and Sondre Lerche, who recorded the Dan in Real Life soundtrack, both have three songs on the list. Vedder will most likely get some definite Oscar nod love, as his “Guaranteed” was nominated for Best Song at the Golden Globes this morning (he’s also up for Best Original Score at the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s January 13th ceremony). August Rush leads all films with four potential nominations, with John Legend’s “Someday” the favorite of that bunch. Other interesting inclusions: Roger Waters’ “Hello (I Love You),” which we’re assuming is not the Doors’ song (original music only is considered) from The Last Mimzy, plus there’s the Flaming Lips’ oddball “I Was Zapped by the Super Lucky Rainbow” from Good Luck Chuck and “The Tale of the Horny Frog” from The Heartbreak Kid, and Rufus Wainwright’s “Another Believer” from Meet the Robinsons. Fountains of Wayne’s Adam Schlesinger will once again vie for an Oscar statuette, as two of his Wham!-inspired contributions to Music and Lyrics are on the short list. Schlesinger almost took home the Academy Award in 1997 for penning the song “That Thing You Do!” from the film of the same name, but Madonna’s “You Must Love Me” from Evita pulled an upset victory. The upcoming Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story also had three songs on the list, meaning that it’s likely John C. Reilly will have to appear as Cox to perform in front of millions of people Oscar night. So how does the Academy pick five finalists from this enormous list? The whole

Publicado: 2007-12-14 Proveedor: Rolling Stone Etiquetas: Rock News

R.E.M. Nearly Done With New Album, Lil’ Kim Pulled Over in NYC, B.I.G. Role Still Open for Casting

Recent Rock and Roll Hall of Famers R.E.M. are “two-thirds to three-quarters” done recording their new album. The band has been hard at work in Dublin working on the “guitar-dominated, hard-rocking” record, with hopes that it will hit music stores, whatever those are, by Spring 2008. To pad the wait, as we already told you, the Georgia band will release the CD/DVD R.E.M. Live, a recording of a 2005 Dublin concert, on October 16th. Tired of losing street cred to Foxy Brown, Lil’ Kim was pulled over in New York City yesterday for driving a Lamborghini around town without license plates. After being stopped, the NYPD also discovered Kim forgot her driver’s license. Thankfully, her lawyer came to the rescue to drive his client and her car away from the scene. Despite having both a number-one hit and the required roundness, “Beautiful Girls” singer Sean Kingston has not been cast to star as the Notorious B.I.G. in the late rapper’s biopic. While Kingston has expressed a desire to play Biggie in Notorious (which we’re pretty sure won’t be a remake of the Alfred Hitchcock film), producer Wayne Barrow insists that the role of B.I.G. is still open for casting. Kings of Leon hope to re-enter the studio sometime around Valentine’s Day to start work on their fourth album. The band, surprised by the success of their recent release Because of the Times, tell XFM that “this is gonna be like a Wham! album.” PJ Harvey has announced two live dates: October 10th at New York’s Beacon Theatre and October 15th at Los Angeles’ Orpheum. Harvey’s new album, White Chalk, is due September 25th.

Publicado: 2007-09-01 Proveedor: Rolling Stone Etiquetas: Rock News, Afternoon News Roundup

The 20 Most Annoying Songs

In our most arduous task yet, we went through the more than 400 responses to our Most Annoying Songs poll, even though the mere mention of “Bye, Bye, Bye” and Ricky Martin made our heads ache. But the masses have spoken, and the overwhelming (least) favorite song is the Black Eyed Peas’ “My Humps.” Want a surefire way to ruin the rest of your day? Check out the rest of our final list of the most annoying songs ever, and prepare to be haunted by inescapable aural irritation that will echo in your brain for the duration of your July 4th festivities. Enjoy! 1. Black Eyed Peas, “My Humps” 2. Los Del Rio, “Macarena” 3. Baha Men, “Who Let The Dogs Out” 4. Celine Dion, “My Heart Will Go On” 5. Nickelback, “Photograph” 6. Lou Bega, “Mambo No. 5″ 7. James Blunt, “You’re Beautiful” 8. Spice Girls, “Wannabe” 9. Sisqo, “The Thong Song” 10. Cher, “Believe” 11. Aqua, “Barbie Girl” 12. Chumbawumba, “Tub Thumper” 13. Rednex, “Cotton-Eyed Joe” 14. Eiffel 65, “Blue” 15. Crash Test Dummies, “Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm” 16. Meatloaf, “I Would Do Anything For Love (But I Won’t Do That)” 17. ‘NSYNC, “Bye, Bye, Bye” 18. Ricky Martin, “Livin’ La Vida Loca” 19. Semisonic, “Closing Time” 20. Wham!, “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go”

Publicado: 2007-07-02 Proveedor: Rolling Stone Etiquetas: Rock Lists

Will Wham! be banned?

Publicado: 2008-07-23 Proveedor: New Idea Magazine

Diddy's 39th is a wham-Bam bash

Rapper/mogul Diddy celebrated his 39th birthday with a fete at NYC hot spot Mansion on Wednesday, along with celeb pals including Mary J. Blige and Ben Stiller, Jay-Z, Ne-Yo, Common and Keyshia Cole.

Publicado: 2008-11-07 Proveedor: New York Daily News Etiquetas: Table Tennis,Sports,Special Interest Groups,Pop Music,Music Stars,Movie Stars,Celebrity News,African-American Issues,R&B,Pop and Rock Music,Music,Hip-Hop and Rap,Entertainment,Ne-Yo,New York City,Mary J. Blige,Keyshia Cole,Jay-Z,Ben Stiller,Sean Combs

Former Wham! lead singer George Michael plans U.S.-Canada tour

NEW YORK - Ladies and gentlemen, George Michael is giving North America one more try.

Publicado: 2008-03-24 Proveedor: Canoe

George Michael To Write Revealing Memoir

Former Wham! singer George Michael has signed on to write a "no-holds-barred biography."

Publicado: 2008-01-17 Proveedor: NBC New York