Jul 13
Iggy Pop to voice role in animated film
[source: NME.com] Iggy Pop will voice a role in an upcoming animated film.
The Stooges frontman is set to play a politically active uncle in Persepolis, an animated drama about a young girl struggling with life in Iran after the fall of the Shah in 1979.
Pop will be joined by actors Sean Penn, Catherine Deneuve and Gena Rowlands, according to the Hollywood Reporter. The film is due to be released in the US at the end of 2007.
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Iggy-Pop.aspx
Pogues guitarist diagnosed with throat cancer
[source: NME.com] The Pogues guitarist Philip Chevron has been diagnosed with "locally advanced" throat cancer and will miss the band's forthcoming summer and fall shows.
"At the beginning of June, Philip was unexpectedly diagnosed with a strand of 'locally advanced' throat cancer, which requires immediate medical attention," a post on pogues.com read. "Though it is not yet known when Chevron will return to live work, it is hoped he will again be available towards the end of this year."
The band are due to tour the US in late 2007.
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Pogues-The.aspx
Slash to star in computer game
[source: NME.com] Guns N' Roses and Velvet Revolver guitarist Slash is set to appear as a boss character in forthcoming computer game Guitar Hero III: Legends Of Rock.
The axe maestro is writing an original song for the game, which will also feature Slash's noodlings on classic Gunners track "Welcome To The Jungle". It will be available for the Playstation II and III consoles, as well as the Xbox 360 and Nintendo Wii.
The game's makers, Activision, have confirmed Queens Of The Stone Age will also contribute, and they are hopeful of securing the services of Metallica, Led Zeppelin and AC/DC.
The game, scheduled for release in early 2008, is part of a hit series of Guitar Hero titles that involve players using an almost life-sized guitar-shaped controller to strum along to rock hits.
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Velvet-Revolver.aspx
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Guns-N-Roses.aspx
Bjork teams with Simian Mobile Disco
[source: NME.com] Bjork has teamed with Simian Mobile Disco on new single "Innocence".
The track, a collaboration with Timbaland, will feature a remix by Simian Mobile Disco as well as Carsten Nicolai and Ghost Digital.
Meanwhile, Bjork, who headlined Glastonbury Festival to huge acclaim last month, is set to return to the UK to headline the Connect Festival in Scotland on Sunday September 2.
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Bjork.aspx
Exciting times for Evanescence
Evanescence singer Amy Lee says the Grammy-nominated outfit are "a lot healthier" following the departures of drummer Rocky Gray and guitarist John LeCompt earlier this year.
Back in May, LeCompt posted a blog on his MySpace page, stating he'd been fired by Lee and then given a gag order by the group's management. Gray also wrote about being "forced" to leave the band.
Evanescence are currently preparing for a headline slot alongside Korn on the upcoming Family Values tour in the US.
"I think when you're onstage and you're in a rock band playing in front of 10,000 people, you should be having fun," Lee said. "[New members] Troy and Will are both very passionate and creative. It's given the show the ability to grow and evolve. We're changing things more often now and getting more creative with the set. It's really given the band the kick-start it needed."
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Evanescence.aspx
Pavarotti fighting cancer "like a lion"
Opera star Luciano Pavarotti is battling his pancreatic cancer "like a lion", according to his wife, Nicoletta Mantovani.
The 71-year-old tenor recently went under the knife to rumour a tumour and is recovering on the Italian resort island of Ischia.
"I can now say he is doing well," Mantovani said in a chat with an Italian newspaper. "He's reacting well to a fifth cycle of radiotherapy. He's fighting like a lion and he has never lost his heart, also because a family he adores is by his side. He's determined and results are encouraging. Despite the heavy treatment he has not lost weight – which, by the way, he would have liked – or his hair."
Pavarotti's wife said the singer was also considering resuming his annual Pavarotti And Friends benefit concert.
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Luciano-Pavarotti.aspx
Grinspoon frontman blasts tabloid media
Grinspoon frontman Phil Jamieson is set to reveal all about his recent battles with the drug ice when he appears on the Denton talk show on Monday July 23.
Speaking about his recent stint in rehab, Jamieson says he felt "raped" when a nurse at the clinic tipped off the daily papers about his troubles.
"My confidence, or my confidentiality, was completely raped," he said. "I was betrayed by the hospital and that nurse was promptly fired. But before then, the story was out."
Grinspoon's fifth album, Alibis And Other Lies, is due out at the end of the month.
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Grinspoon.aspx
Kylie Minogue takes home $5.2million in her year off
Despite spending almost 12 months out of the spotlight while battling breast cancer, Aussie pop superstar Kylie Minogue took home more than AU$5.2 million back in 2005 (doubling her earnings from the year before).
Minogue's accounting firm, Darenote, revealed the singer's company turned a tidy profit despite Minogue's health scare, making more than $3m via business ventures while Minogue was recovering.
Kylie is currently in the studio working on what will be her first LP since 2003.
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Kylie-Minogue.aspx
Former george singer to release solo LP
Katie Noonan, the former singer of alternative outfit george, has already lent her vocals to the worlds of opera, jazz and hip-hop. Now she's set to make her solo debut when Skin is released on Saturday August 11.
To celebrate her move into solo territory, Katie will perform two special album launches in Sydney and Melbourne, with material drawn largely from the new album, including first single "Time To Begin". There'll also be a selection of classic covers and songs from her time in george and Elixir.
Tickets go on sale at 9am on Thursday July 19.
Tour dates:
Friday August 31 – Metro Theatre, Sydney
Saturday September 1 – The Forum Theatre, Melbourne
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Katie-Noonan.aspx
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/George.aspx
Clash Of The Titans heads across Australia
Three of the best live bands to emerge from Australia are teaming for what promises to be a mammoth tour.
The Clash Of The Titans tour will see "What's My Scene" rockers Hoodoo Gurus, Radio Birdman (who reformed in late 2005) and power pop wildcards The Stems join forces for an epic trek across the country.
With two ARIA Hall Of Fame inductees among them, these shows will be some of the biggest gigs of 2007.
Tour dates:
Friday September 14 – Enmore Theatre, Sydney
Saturday September 15 – Seagulls, Tweed Heads
Sunday September 16 – Acacia Ridge Hotel, Brisbane
Tuesday September 18 – Governor Hindmarsh Hotel, Adelaide
Thursday September 20 – The Forum Theatre, Melbourne
Friday September 21 – The Regent Theatre, Wollongong
Saturday September 22 – Bar on the Hill, Newcastle University
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Radio-Birdman.aspx
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Stems-The.aspx
[source: NME.com] Iggy Pop will voice a role in an upcoming animated film.
The Stooges frontman is set to play a politically active uncle in Persepolis, an animated drama about a young girl struggling with life in Iran after the fall of the Shah in 1979.
Pop will be joined by actors Sean Penn, Catherine Deneuve and Gena Rowlands, according to the Hollywood Reporter. The film is due to be released in the US at the end of 2007.
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Iggy-Pop.aspx
Pogues guitarist diagnosed with throat cancer
[source: NME.com] The Pogues guitarist Philip Chevron has been diagnosed with "locally advanced" throat cancer and will miss the band's forthcoming summer and fall shows.
"At the beginning of June, Philip was unexpectedly diagnosed with a strand of 'locally advanced' throat cancer, which requires immediate medical attention," a post on pogues.com read. "Though it is not yet known when Chevron will return to live work, it is hoped he will again be available towards the end of this year."
The band are due to tour the US in late 2007.
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Pogues-The.aspx
Slash to star in computer game
[source: NME.com] Guns N' Roses and Velvet Revolver guitarist Slash is set to appear as a boss character in forthcoming computer game Guitar Hero III: Legends Of Rock.
The axe maestro is writing an original song for the game, which will also feature Slash's noodlings on classic Gunners track "Welcome To The Jungle". It will be available for the Playstation II and III consoles, as well as the Xbox 360 and Nintendo Wii.
The game's makers, Activision, have confirmed Queens Of The Stone Age will also contribute, and they are hopeful of securing the services of Metallica, Led Zeppelin and AC/DC.
The game, scheduled for release in early 2008, is part of a hit series of Guitar Hero titles that involve players using an almost life-sized guitar-shaped controller to strum along to rock hits.
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Velvet-Revolver.aspx
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Guns-N-Roses.aspx
Bjork teams with Simian Mobile Disco
[source: NME.com] Bjork has teamed with Simian Mobile Disco on new single "Innocence".
The track, a collaboration with Timbaland, will feature a remix by Simian Mobile Disco as well as Carsten Nicolai and Ghost Digital.
Meanwhile, Bjork, who headlined Glastonbury Festival to huge acclaim last month, is set to return to the UK to headline the Connect Festival in Scotland on Sunday September 2.
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Bjork.aspx
Exciting times for Evanescence
Evanescence singer Amy Lee says the Grammy-nominated outfit are "a lot healthier" following the departures of drummer Rocky Gray and guitarist John LeCompt earlier this year.
Back in May, LeCompt posted a blog on his MySpace page, stating he'd been fired by Lee and then given a gag order by the group's management. Gray also wrote about being "forced" to leave the band.
Evanescence are currently preparing for a headline slot alongside Korn on the upcoming Family Values tour in the US.
"I think when you're onstage and you're in a rock band playing in front of 10,000 people, you should be having fun," Lee said. "[New members] Troy and Will are both very passionate and creative. It's given the show the ability to grow and evolve. We're changing things more often now and getting more creative with the set. It's really given the band the kick-start it needed."
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Evanescence.aspx
Pavarotti fighting cancer "like a lion"
Opera star Luciano Pavarotti is battling his pancreatic cancer "like a lion", according to his wife, Nicoletta Mantovani.
The 71-year-old tenor recently went under the knife to rumour a tumour and is recovering on the Italian resort island of Ischia.
"I can now say he is doing well," Mantovani said in a chat with an Italian newspaper. "He's reacting well to a fifth cycle of radiotherapy. He's fighting like a lion and he has never lost his heart, also because a family he adores is by his side. He's determined and results are encouraging. Despite the heavy treatment he has not lost weight – which, by the way, he would have liked – or his hair."
Pavarotti's wife said the singer was also considering resuming his annual Pavarotti And Friends benefit concert.
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Luciano-Pavarotti.aspx
Grinspoon frontman blasts tabloid media
Grinspoon frontman Phil Jamieson is set to reveal all about his recent battles with the drug ice when he appears on the Denton talk show on Monday July 23.
Speaking about his recent stint in rehab, Jamieson says he felt "raped" when a nurse at the clinic tipped off the daily papers about his troubles.
"My confidence, or my confidentiality, was completely raped," he said. "I was betrayed by the hospital and that nurse was promptly fired. But before then, the story was out."
Grinspoon's fifth album, Alibis And Other Lies, is due out at the end of the month.
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Grinspoon.aspx
Kylie Minogue takes home $5.2million in her year off
Despite spending almost 12 months out of the spotlight while battling breast cancer, Aussie pop superstar Kylie Minogue took home more than AU$5.2 million back in 2005 (doubling her earnings from the year before).
Minogue's accounting firm, Darenote, revealed the singer's company turned a tidy profit despite Minogue's health scare, making more than $3m via business ventures while Minogue was recovering.
Kylie is currently in the studio working on what will be her first LP since 2003.
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Kylie-Minogue.aspx
Former george singer to release solo LP
Katie Noonan, the former singer of alternative outfit george, has already lent her vocals to the worlds of opera, jazz and hip-hop. Now she's set to make her solo debut when Skin is released on Saturday August 11.
To celebrate her move into solo territory, Katie will perform two special album launches in Sydney and Melbourne, with material drawn largely from the new album, including first single "Time To Begin". There'll also be a selection of classic covers and songs from her time in george and Elixir.
Tickets go on sale at 9am on Thursday July 19.
Tour dates:
Friday August 31 – Metro Theatre, Sydney
Saturday September 1 – The Forum Theatre, Melbourne
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Katie-Noonan.aspx
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/George.aspx
Clash Of The Titans heads across Australia
Three of the best live bands to emerge from Australia are teaming for what promises to be a mammoth tour.
The Clash Of The Titans tour will see "What's My Scene" rockers Hoodoo Gurus, Radio Birdman (who reformed in late 2005) and power pop wildcards The Stems join forces for an epic trek across the country.
With two ARIA Hall Of Fame inductees among them, these shows will be some of the biggest gigs of 2007.
Tour dates:
Friday September 14 – Enmore Theatre, Sydney
Saturday September 15 – Seagulls, Tweed Heads
Sunday September 16 – Acacia Ridge Hotel, Brisbane
Tuesday September 18 – Governor Hindmarsh Hotel, Adelaide
Thursday September 20 – The Forum Theatre, Melbourne
Friday September 21 – The Regent Theatre, Wollongong
Saturday September 22 – Bar on the Hill, Newcastle University
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Radio-Birdman.aspx
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Stems-The.aspx
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