Dec 13
Velvet Underground auction: final bid was fake
[source: NME] The seller of a rare Velvet Underground record has revealed the final bid of AU$198,349 by a person known only as mechadaddy was fake.
The current owner of the rare acetate, Warren Hill, said the sale didn't work out as planned.
"It seems to have gone badly at the end… I just don't really feel like talking about it," he told CBC.
Despite the setback, Hill said he was "still interested" in selling the record, which contains the only definitive version of the Velvet Underground & Nico album.
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Velvet-Underground-The.aspx
Busta Rhymes charged over his ten-inch blade
[source: NME] Busta Rhymes appeared in court on Monday facing charges for criminal possession of a weapon, after a machete was found in his car in August.
Additionally, the Manhattan District Attorney's Office is already pursuing Busta Rhymes for assault and harassment charges dating back to August. The rapper was accused of felony assault and harassment after police searched his vehicle and found a ten-inch blade.
The rapper's lawyer, Scott Leemon, said the knife was "a prop" and did not warrant a criminal charge.
During an October hearing, Judge Shawndya Simpson dropped the charges. However, the District Attorney's Office filed a misdemeanour charge of criminal possession yesterday and they were reinstated.
Rhymes is set to appear in court again on Tuesday February 20.
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Busta-Rhymes.aspx
Quincy Jones honoured by Harvard University
[source: NME] Veteran producer Quincy Jones will receive a special honour at Harvard University next month when he becomes the first recipient of the institution's Mentor Of The Year award.
Speaking about the honour, Associate Dean Of Harvard School Of Public Health Jay Winsten said Quincy had helped many people.
"Through his spirit, insight, inspiration and caring, Quincy has touched and transformed many lives, ranging from celebrities such as Oprah Winfrey and Will Smith to former gang members in South Central, Los Angeles.
"Through his work with UNICEF and other international agencies, he has served as a role model for using the power of celebrity to improve the lot of humankind."
Jones was mentored at the age of 15 in Seattle by jazz singer Ray Charles and went on to work with Michael Jackson on both the highest selling single and album of all time ("We Are the World" and Thriller). Jones is also the most nominated Grammy artist, with 76 nominations.
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Quincy-Jones.aspx
Elton John lines up for Diana memorial concert
[source: NME] Pharrell Williams, Roxy Music singer Bryan Ferry, Duran Duran and Elton John will all play a commemorative concert to mark the tenth anniversary of Princess Diana's death.
They will join a host of stars, including singer Joss Stone and Andrew Lloyd Webber, for a special show at the new Wembley Stadium on Sunday July 1. More acts will be announced in the coming weeks.
Sir Elton John praised Prince William and Prince Harry, who are curating the show, for choosing to honour their mother.
"I am absolutely thrilled to be performing at this great event. Diana was a personal friend and someone I greatly admired for her tireless and enthusiastic work for charity."
All proceeds from the gig will go to a host of charities Diana supported during her life, and to two of the princes' own charities, Centrepoint and Sentebale.
For more information, visit http://www.concertfordiana.com.
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Elton-John.aspx
James Blunt raises cash for war charity
Despite five Grammy nominations for 11-times platinum album Back To Bedlam, English crooner James Blunt still has his feet on the ground.
The former NATO peacekeeper has raised $261,000 so far for the emergency relief agency Medicins Sans Frontieres, an organisation whose work he witnessed while serving time in the war-zone of Kosovo. Blunt raised the cash by auctioning meet-and-greets after every show on his current tour, with one recent auction fetching a whopping $10,900.
Blunt has earned Grammy nominations for Song Of The Year, Record Of The Year, Best Pop Vocal Performance, Best Pop Vocal Album and Best New Artist. It's not all roses, however: NME voted Back To Bedlam the worst album of 2006.
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/James-Blunt.aspx
Kylie Minogue's New Year's Eve bash
Aussie pop queen Kylie Minogue will return to UK stages on New Year's Eve with a one-off London concert at Wembley Arena.
"I've been to some great New Year's parties over the years," Minogue said, "and I can't wait to host what will be the biggest party of all."
The concert, which will run until midnight on Sunday December 31, will be Minogue's first UK performance since her cancer diagnosis in May 2005.
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Kylie-Minogue.aspx
Evel Knievel sues Kanye West
US hip-hop superstar Kanye West has found himself the subject of a lawsuit by infamous daredevil Evel Knievel.
Knievel, 68, currently resides in Clearwater, Florida, and is fighting a lung disease called pulmonary fibrosis. But his latest battle is over an alleged trademark infringement.
He's angry at West's "Touch The Sky" video, which depicts the rapper (alongside Pamela Anderson) as "Evel Kanyevel", attempting to jump a canyon while dressed in a star-spangled, V-striped, white jumpsuit.
"He's just a disgrace to me," Knievel said, who believes his image has been tarnished by the "vulgar, sexual and racially charged nature" of West's video.
"What a cheap shot. What a cheap, two-bit shot."
"You're dealing with people who are very familiar with intellectual property rights," Knievel's lawyer, Richard Fee, said. "They make their living off intellectual property rights but have chosen to ignore somebody else's."
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Kanye-West.aspx
Bob Dylan tops Rolling Stone poll
Legendary US singer/songwriter Bob Dylan has topped Rolling Stone's annual best albums poll with his first record in five years, Modern Times.
The magazine's yearbook edition, out this month, sees Dylan's LP at number one, followed by the Red Hot Chili Peppers' double CD release, Stadium Arcadium, and Sonic Youth's latest LP, Rather Ripped.
The top single of 2006 went to Gnarls Barkley's "Crazy", a track the magazine claimed "nobody even pretended not to like". The Saboteurs' "Steady As She Goes" and rapper Chamillionaire's "Ridin'" rounded out the top three, with Aussie rockers Wolfmother landing at number nine with "Other Dimension".
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Bob-Dylan.aspx
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Gnarls-Barkley.aspx
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Red-Hot-Chili-Peppers.aspx
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Sonic-Youth.aspx
Delta returns home for Christmas
Delta Goodrem is returning to Australia after two years in The Big Apple.
The singer moved to New York City hoping to break into the American market and concentrate on writing her upcoming 2007 LP. But now Goodrem has announced she'll take to the stage at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne, on Christmas Eve (Saturday December 24) for Carols By Candlelight. It will be her first hometown performance since the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony in March.
"I think it is time I came back home," she told The Daily Telegraph earlier this week.
"I really felt I needed to give people a bit of space. Everything happened in such a short space of time. It was very busy and very crazy, all within a space of three years. I think I was around so much for a little while there, I really felt people were getting sick of me."
Goodrem's boyfriend, former Westlife singer Brian McFadden, is also heading to Australia to spend Christmas with her family before moving here permanently.
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Delta-Goodrem.aspx
[source: NME] The seller of a rare Velvet Underground record has revealed the final bid of AU$198,349 by a person known only as mechadaddy was fake.
The current owner of the rare acetate, Warren Hill, said the sale didn't work out as planned.
"It seems to have gone badly at the end… I just don't really feel like talking about it," he told CBC.
Despite the setback, Hill said he was "still interested" in selling the record, which contains the only definitive version of the Velvet Underground & Nico album.
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Velvet-Underground-The.aspx
Busta Rhymes charged over his ten-inch blade
[source: NME] Busta Rhymes appeared in court on Monday facing charges for criminal possession of a weapon, after a machete was found in his car in August.
Additionally, the Manhattan District Attorney's Office is already pursuing Busta Rhymes for assault and harassment charges dating back to August. The rapper was accused of felony assault and harassment after police searched his vehicle and found a ten-inch blade.
The rapper's lawyer, Scott Leemon, said the knife was "a prop" and did not warrant a criminal charge.
During an October hearing, Judge Shawndya Simpson dropped the charges. However, the District Attorney's Office filed a misdemeanour charge of criminal possession yesterday and they were reinstated.
Rhymes is set to appear in court again on Tuesday February 20.
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Busta-Rhymes.aspx
Quincy Jones honoured by Harvard University
[source: NME] Veteran producer Quincy Jones will receive a special honour at Harvard University next month when he becomes the first recipient of the institution's Mentor Of The Year award.
Speaking about the honour, Associate Dean Of Harvard School Of Public Health Jay Winsten said Quincy had helped many people.
"Through his spirit, insight, inspiration and caring, Quincy has touched and transformed many lives, ranging from celebrities such as Oprah Winfrey and Will Smith to former gang members in South Central, Los Angeles.
"Through his work with UNICEF and other international agencies, he has served as a role model for using the power of celebrity to improve the lot of humankind."
Jones was mentored at the age of 15 in Seattle by jazz singer Ray Charles and went on to work with Michael Jackson on both the highest selling single and album of all time ("We Are the World" and Thriller). Jones is also the most nominated Grammy artist, with 76 nominations.
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Quincy-Jones.aspx
Elton John lines up for Diana memorial concert
[source: NME] Pharrell Williams, Roxy Music singer Bryan Ferry, Duran Duran and Elton John will all play a commemorative concert to mark the tenth anniversary of Princess Diana's death.
They will join a host of stars, including singer Joss Stone and Andrew Lloyd Webber, for a special show at the new Wembley Stadium on Sunday July 1. More acts will be announced in the coming weeks.
Sir Elton John praised Prince William and Prince Harry, who are curating the show, for choosing to honour their mother.
"I am absolutely thrilled to be performing at this great event. Diana was a personal friend and someone I greatly admired for her tireless and enthusiastic work for charity."
All proceeds from the gig will go to a host of charities Diana supported during her life, and to two of the princes' own charities, Centrepoint and Sentebale.
For more information, visit http://www.concertfordiana.com.
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Elton-John.aspx
James Blunt raises cash for war charity
Despite five Grammy nominations for 11-times platinum album Back To Bedlam, English crooner James Blunt still has his feet on the ground.
The former NATO peacekeeper has raised $261,000 so far for the emergency relief agency Medicins Sans Frontieres, an organisation whose work he witnessed while serving time in the war-zone of Kosovo. Blunt raised the cash by auctioning meet-and-greets after every show on his current tour, with one recent auction fetching a whopping $10,900.
Blunt has earned Grammy nominations for Song Of The Year, Record Of The Year, Best Pop Vocal Performance, Best Pop Vocal Album and Best New Artist. It's not all roses, however: NME voted Back To Bedlam the worst album of 2006.
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/James-Blunt.aspx
Kylie Minogue's New Year's Eve bash
Aussie pop queen Kylie Minogue will return to UK stages on New Year's Eve with a one-off London concert at Wembley Arena.
"I've been to some great New Year's parties over the years," Minogue said, "and I can't wait to host what will be the biggest party of all."
The concert, which will run until midnight on Sunday December 31, will be Minogue's first UK performance since her cancer diagnosis in May 2005.
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Kylie-Minogue.aspx
Evel Knievel sues Kanye West
US hip-hop superstar Kanye West has found himself the subject of a lawsuit by infamous daredevil Evel Knievel.
Knievel, 68, currently resides in Clearwater, Florida, and is fighting a lung disease called pulmonary fibrosis. But his latest battle is over an alleged trademark infringement.
He's angry at West's "Touch The Sky" video, which depicts the rapper (alongside Pamela Anderson) as "Evel Kanyevel", attempting to jump a canyon while dressed in a star-spangled, V-striped, white jumpsuit.
"He's just a disgrace to me," Knievel said, who believes his image has been tarnished by the "vulgar, sexual and racially charged nature" of West's video.
"What a cheap shot. What a cheap, two-bit shot."
"You're dealing with people who are very familiar with intellectual property rights," Knievel's lawyer, Richard Fee, said. "They make their living off intellectual property rights but have chosen to ignore somebody else's."
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Kanye-West.aspx
Bob Dylan tops Rolling Stone poll
Legendary US singer/songwriter Bob Dylan has topped Rolling Stone's annual best albums poll with his first record in five years, Modern Times.
The magazine's yearbook edition, out this month, sees Dylan's LP at number one, followed by the Red Hot Chili Peppers' double CD release, Stadium Arcadium, and Sonic Youth's latest LP, Rather Ripped.
The top single of 2006 went to Gnarls Barkley's "Crazy", a track the magazine claimed "nobody even pretended not to like". The Saboteurs' "Steady As She Goes" and rapper Chamillionaire's "Ridin'" rounded out the top three, with Aussie rockers Wolfmother landing at number nine with "Other Dimension".
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Bob-Dylan.aspx
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Gnarls-Barkley.aspx
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Red-Hot-Chili-Peppers.aspx
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Sonic-Youth.aspx
Delta returns home for Christmas
Delta Goodrem is returning to Australia after two years in The Big Apple.
The singer moved to New York City hoping to break into the American market and concentrate on writing her upcoming 2007 LP. But now Goodrem has announced she'll take to the stage at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne, on Christmas Eve (Saturday December 24) for Carols By Candlelight. It will be her first hometown performance since the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony in March.
"I think it is time I came back home," she told The Daily Telegraph earlier this week.
"I really felt I needed to give people a bit of space. Everything happened in such a short space of time. It was very busy and very crazy, all within a space of three years. I think I was around so much for a little while there, I really felt people were getting sick of me."
Goodrem's boyfriend, former Westlife singer Brian McFadden, is also heading to Australia to spend Christmas with her family before moving here permanently.
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Delta-Goodrem.aspx
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