:o Jups!!!!

 

 

 

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http://www.tmz.com/2007/08/07/and-the-mtv-nominees-are/

 

 

And the MTV Nominees Are...

Posted Aug 7th 2007 2:47PM by TMZ Staff

Filed under: TV, Music

 

Ah, the Music Video Awards ... the one time each year when MTV actually bothers to play videos.

 

MTV just released its list of 2007 nominees, and there are few surprises. Proving that what goes around comes around, Justin Timberlake and bootylicious Beyonce lead the VMA pack with seven nominations each. Also up for multiple nominations: Kanye West, Rihanna and rehabbing whiner, Amy Winehouse.

 

Some of the nominees, however, had that not-so-fresh feeling. U2 managed to get a nod from the network (for Best Collaboration with equally ancient Green Day), though they haven't released an album of new material since 2004's "How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb." And Linkin Park -- remember them? -- picked up three nominations for Best Group, Director and Editing.

 

Biggest shocker? A Best Video nod for French electro duo Justice -- does the TRL tween set even know who the hell they are? Parlez vous Francais?

 

:angry: :angry: :angry:

Not that suprising since they did'nt release any album :P

http://www.thisislancashire.co.uk/news/hea...olton_flats.php

 

 

Celebrity duo splash £3 million on Bolton flats

By Rob Devey

CELEBRITY superstars Hollywood actor Colin Farrell and U2 drummer Larry Mullen have splashed out £3 million on a new apartment block in Bolton.

 

The bad-boy actor and the rock legend have jointly bought "The Anvil", a 26-apartment town centre development on the corner of Silverwell Lane and Clive Street.

 

Their 20,000 sq ft block, which reaches six-storeys, was completed by developer Woodthorpe Homes in June on a site which was formerly a private car park.

 

The apartments, which are expected to be rented out by the Irish duo, each include an open plan living and dining area, two bedrooms and a balcony.

 

The multi millionaires are also property investors in Ireland and the USA, but it is believed to be their first acquisition in the North of England.

 

Their high profile purchase has been welcomed as a major boost to Bolton's status as an up and coming investment location.

 

At least £600 million in private investment is planned over the next ten years and is expected to create 12,000 new jobs.

 

Alan Hegarty, development director at Woodthorpe Homes, said he was "delighted" the scheme had attracted such prestigious buyers and told how the stars were alerted to the development.

 

He said one of his colleagues had met a financial advisor from Irish company Galvin Investments at a property launch dinner in Dublin.

 

"We were trying to sell Bolton to him and had an idea he represented some wealthy individuals but we didn't know who until he came back and said they were interested," said Mr Hegarty.

 

"Our solicitors met them and they came over and had a look at the apartments themselves.

 

"Colin and Larry were attracted to buy in Bolton by its location close to Manchester, the motorway network, and on the edge of the stunning West Pennine Moors.

 

"They were also attracted by the large-scale regeneration of the town centre."

 

Mr Hegarty said he hoped the duo would reserve a couple of apartments for their own use.

 

"We have been told they are football fans and will find the location handy for going to matches at Old Trafford," he said.

 

He added that Bolton's location and regeneration plans were attracting young, affluent professionals to the town.

 

Mr Hegarty said he believed they would be keen to let apartments in the block, which was named "The Anvil" because the site was occupied by a blacksmith decades ago.

 

Cllr Akhtar Zaman, Bolton Council's executive member for regeneration, said: "We have a large number of Bolton-born celebrities who love the town, such as Peter Kay, Vernon Kay and Dave Spikey.

 

"But we're delighted that it's also become popular with a couple of international stars.

 

"This demonstrates Bolton's importance as a regional economic centre and top investment destination."

 

Plans for the town include a £300 million Innovation Zone, including a cultural quarter around Le Mans Crescent and a creative arts centre.

 

A £100 million redevelopment of Central Street is planned, while Church Wharf will receive a £200 million facelift including a multi-screen cinema, a hotel, offices, bars and nearly 600 homes.

 

A second phase of the Woodthorpe Homes scheme will see an office block opposite "The Anvil" converted to create 52 more apartments.

 

Four retail units will remain on the ground floor and the company is now talking to council planners about the possibility of adding office space and car parking.

 

In June, Woodthorpe received planning permission for an 11-storey hotel, new apartments and a retail and office complex at the former Odeon cinema site off Ashburner Street.

 

8:40pm Wednesday 8th August 2007

 

 

Bolton? :blink: :blink: :blink:

 

 

http://www.uncut.co.uk/news/the_rolling_stones/news/10080

 

 

Rolling Stone Mick Jagger has revealed the tracklisting for his forthcoming solo compilation 'The Very Best Of Mick Jagger.'

 

As well as featuring three previously unreleased performances, the album's seventeen tracks are collated from his four solo records spanning three decades; from 1983's 'She's The Boss' through to 2001's 'Goddess In The Doorway.'

 

“It was such a disparate time with lots of ups and down—fortunately mostly up—like you do generally have in life,” explains Jagger. “For me, it’s a great thing to listen to since all the songs speak to a certain time and make things come alive for me.”

 

The highlight of the previously unreleased tracks on The 'Very Best Of' is the John Lennon produced 'Too Many Cooks (Spoil The Soup)' - recorded in Los Angeles in '73 - with an all-star line-up that included Harry Nilsson, Al Kooper and Jim Keltner amongst the throng of musicians.

 

The other two rarities are from Jagger's 'Wandering Spirit' album sessions between February and September 1992, with producer Rick Rubin at the helm.

 

'Charmed Life' features Jagger's daughter Karis on backing vocals, and was not included on the original album as Jagger didnt think it fit in with the rest.

 

The second track from the 'Wandering Spirit' sessions; a cover of Sonny Boy Williamson's 'Checkin' Up On My Baby' came out of a recording session with LA blues band The Red Devils.

 

Mick Jagger's artist collaborations over the years are also on a typical for a Rolling Stone scale - with David Bowie covering Martha & The Vandellas 'Dancing In The Street' to raise money for Live Aid, co-writing with Lenny Kravitz for 'God Gave Me Everything', duetting with original Wailer Peter Tosh on a cover of The Temptation's '(You Got to Walk And) Don’t Look Back' and even U2's Bono guest sings on 'Joy.'

Mick Jagger's notable film soundtrack contributions are also included. The R&B 'Memo From Turner' from Performance (in which Jagger also starred) features Ry Cooder on slide guitar, plus his Golden Globe Award winning 'Old Habits Die Hard' from the 2004 remake of Alfie, both feature.

 

'The Very Best Of Mick Jagger' is scheduled for release through Rhino Records on October 2.

 

Mick Jagger's compilation tracklisting in full, * denotes previously unreleased:

 

1. God Gave Me Everything

2. Put Me In The Trash

3. Just Another Night

4. Don’t Tear Me Up

5. Charmed Life*

6. Sweet Thing

7. Old Habits Die Hard

8. Dancing In The Street

9. Too Many Cooks*

10. Memo From Turner

11. Lucky In Love

12. Let’s Work

13. Joy

14. Don’t Call Me Up

15. Checkin’ Up On My Baby*

16. (You Gotta Walk And) Don’t Look Back

17. Evening Gown

 

Mick never got far with his solo carear so why release this? :lol:

I'd love to go and see them in Slane in a few weeks but it is just too expensive :cry:

 

http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1566736/2...809/jay_z.jhtml

 

Expect to catch an eyeful of U2 rehearsing songs from their new album in "Here It Is," a documentary about the band's longtime producer Daniel Lanois that is set to debut at the Toronto International Film Festival in September, RollingStone.com reports. The feature film captures Lanois and the band in a studio in Morocco, with Billy Bob Thornton, Willie Nelson and others making guest appearances. ... Ricky Martin wants to start creating "a family of many colors" this year by adopting "one [child] from each continent," the singer told reporters Wednesday in his Puerto Rico homeland. The 35-year-old Martin is not married. ...

 

 

I'd love to go and see them in Slane in a few weeks but it is just too expensive :cry:

 

 

Who? The Stones? :unsure:

 

Yes :cry:

Universal abandons copy protection on songs

The Times Online

 

The world's largest record label is to sell songs without copy protection software as it tries to boost digital salesJonathan Richards

Universal, the world's largest record label, has said it will still start offering music for download without copy protection in an attempt to increase digital sales.

 

The company, whose catalogue of artists includes U2, Amy Winehouse, and 50 Cent, said that in the next few months it will start to make tracks available without the software, known as digital rights management (DRM), which prevents owners copying songs.

 

The hope is that more customers will buy digital music if they have more control over songs once they are downloaded – such as the ability to transfer them to different media players, an option ruled out if a song file is protected by DRM.

 

Songs on CDs have no such protection. An attempt by Sony to introduce DRM on CDs two years ago was abandoned and the company agreed to compensate its customers for installing software on their computers without permission.

 

Universal said it would offer the DRM-free tracks through a range of online music retailers, including RealNetworks, Wal-Mart and Amazon, until January, at which point it would assess the impact the move had on consumer demand, as well as piracy.

 

Absent from the list of partners was Apple's iTunes, with whom another label, EMI, struck a deal to sell DRM-free songs earlier this year.

 

DRM has been a source of great controversy in the music industry.

 

Record labels have traditionally insisted the protection is necessary to prevent rampant copying of their music, but they also acknowledge that the system has handed Apple a significant degree of control in the music retail because of the ubiquity of the iPod.

 

Songs bought from the iTunes store cannot easily be played on other music players. Nor can other digital music stores, such as HMV, sell downloads to iPod owners.

 

Steve Jobs, Apple's chief executive, said in February that he would abandon DRM "in a heartbeat" if the labels agreed, prompting Edgar Bronfman, the chief executive of Warner Music, to reply that Mr Jobs’s argument was “completely without logic or merit”.

 

Both Warner and Sony BMG recognise, however, that if Universal changes its stance, they will be unable to persist with digital safeguards.

 

As of April, iTunes customers have been able to buy EMI songs without copy protection for 99p, 20p more than they would cost usually.

 

Univeral, which is increasingly reluctant to work with Apple, having refused to renew a long-term contract with the retailer last month, has opted instead to offer its DRM-free music on platforms other than iTunes, though the songs will be able to be played on iPods.

 

Under the new arrangements, first revealed in the Times in June, Universal will sell as least some tracks in unprotected form for 99 cents.

 

The digital music market nearly doubled in value last year, from $1.1 billion to $2 billion (£542 million to £985 million), but the growth has not compensated for the overall decline in CD sales, which have slumped globally by 23 per cent since 2000.

 

World Still Shook Up over Elvis 30 Years after His Death

 

Thirty years after Elvis left the building for the last time, the world is still all shook up over the King of rock and roll.

While his music is no longer topping the charts, the legend of Elvis Presley continues to draw in new fans, and his iconic image graces everything from the tackiest of ceramic busts to multimillion dollar ad campaigns.

 

Elvis defined what it meant to be a pop star, and his swagger and crooning are imitated by aspiring front-men and impersonators alike.

 

He was the poor boy made good, the white boy who brought black music into the mainstream, the sex symbol who was a mama's boy, the rebel who remained a patriot, the star who died young as fame and fortune pushed him to drugs and depression.

 

"Elvis is the greatest cultural force in the twentieth century," American composer Leonard Bernstein once said.

 

"He introduced the beat to everything, music, language, clothes, it's a whole new social revolution."

 

Tens of thousands of devotees will make the pilgrimage to Graceland this week to mark the 30th anniversary of his death on Thursday.

 

It is a trek made by some 600,000 visitors annually, including Japan's former prime minister and ardent Elvis fan Junichiro Koizumi, who took a tour of the jungle room last year with U.S. President George Bush while on a state visit.

 

While Elvis was not the first to blend blues and country - musical styles segregated by the same social forces that kept Southern blacks out of white swimming pools - he was the first to truly popularize rock and roll with his breakthrough 1956 hit "Heartbreak Hotel."

 

At a time when teenagers were beginning to challenge the authority of their parents, Elvis was a rebel and a threat: he was shot from the waist up on his first appearance on the Ed Sullivan television show to avoid broadcasting his "obscene" hip gyrations.

 

A devout Christian, he once asked fellow rock'n'roller Jerry Lee Lewis if they were playing the devil's music.

 

"Why boy, you are the devil!" Lewis said.

 

His reputation became much more benign after he served two years in the military in Germany and began appearing in a series of Hollywood films like Blue Hawaii and Jailhouse Rock.

 

But even as Elvis descended into the kitsch of his rhinestone-studded jumpsuits and Las Vegas shows, he continued to produce classic songs like "In the Ghetto" and "Suspicious Minds."

 

And the rock stars who replaced him as the icons of subsequent generations - Bob Dylan, Al Green, Elton John, the Beatles, punk rockers the Clash, and U2 - continue to pay tribute to the king.

 

"Before Elvis, there was nothing," John Lennon once said.

 

Decades later, U2 singer Bono wrote in Rolling Stone magazine, "Elvis changed everything -- musically, sexually, politically."

 

Elvis remains the best-selling solo artist of all time with over a billion records sold worldwide. He is arguably pulling in more money now than he did at the height of his career, with annual earnings of between 40 and 50 million dollars.

 

He topped the charts ahead of the 25th anniversary of his death in 2002 after a remix of his "A Little Less Conversation" was used by Nike in its World Cup advertising campaign.

 

An aggressive global marketing campaign is underway to mark the 30th anniversary.

 

Newly reissued CD box sets, "deluxe edition" DVD releases of Elvis films, and even a limited edition Reese's "King" sized peanut butter and banana cup are being pushed into stores.

 

Carnival Cruise lines is offering an all-Elvis cruise at sea, as Graceland prepares for a 250 million dollar renovation of its tourist complex under the new owner of Elvis Presley Enterprises, Robert Sillerman, a billionaire Elvis fan who also owns TV hit American Idol.

 

There is an enormous audience for Elvis merchandise, most notably among the more than 600 active official Elvis Fan clubs in 45 countries -- not bad for an artist who never toured outside North America.

 

There are thousands of Elvis impersonators or "tribute artists" worldwide, including the Mexican El Vez, lesbian Elvis Herselvis, and skydivers The Flying Elvi.

 

Thirty years after his death, Elvis sightings and conspiracy theories live on. People everywhere continue to be mesmerized by the magic and mayhem of Elvis the man and Elvis the legend.

 

Perhaps Bruce Springsteen put it best when he said "... it was like he came along and whispered some dream in everybody's ear, and somehow we all dreamed it."(AFP)

 

 

 

That new Elvis 'Best Of' is the best one he's ever released. I may even buy it :o

What's on it? :unsure:

http://www.play.com/Music/CD/4-/3431603/Th...ng/Product.html

Think I might get it too :unsure:

http://www.gigwise.com/news/36110/u2-to-star-in-new-film

 

U2 To Star In New Film

Documenting them in the studio…

by Jason Gregory on 13/08/2007

U2 are set to star in a forthcoming documentary which features rare footage of the band in the recording studio.

 

Produced by Daniel Lanois – who has co-produced a number of the bands albums - ‘Here Is What Is,’ will highlight what goes on behind the scenes as U2 put their material together.

 

Speaking about the project, Lanois admitted that "the mystery of the recording studio is what keeps me coming back.”

 

He added: "Many rewards have come to me through this laboratory. It is my temple, my domain, my frustration and my love. But most importantly, it is my place of innovation."

 

The film will be premiered at the Toronto Film Festival in Canada on September 7th and will also feature appearances from Willie Nelson, Brian Eno and Sinead O’Conner.

 

 

 

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http://www.hollywoodtoday.net/?p=1703

 

Music Rising Fund which gave instruments to pros, goes into Phase 2, next-gen musicians

 

By Gayl Murphy

 

 

 

 

HOLLYWOOD, CA (Hollywood Today) 8/14/07 — With the 2nd anniversary of the Katrina disaster looming large, “Music Rising”, one of the many aid efforts in the Gulf Region, has announced they’ll continue their commitment to rebuilding New Orleans…one trombone and guitar string at a time.

 

 

U2’s the Edge (a co-founder) says, their effort is making a difference, small as it is, but there’s still so very much more to do. “Music Rising was created to ensure that this unique music culture did not die out. And on this second anniversary of the Katrina disaster we will continue to support and stay focused on the needs of the musicians, schools and churches.”

 

 

With so many different rebuilding efforts still very much underway in New Orleans, many question the impact to those on the ground. According to Essence Magazine’s Editorial Director Susan L. Taylor, “The situation remains dire. Some 250,000 people are yet displaced throughout the nation, unable to return because they have no homes, no jobs nor the financial means to rebuild. Two years later, 70 schools in Orleans Parish are still closed. There are no mental health services and no hospitals to serve the uninsured poor. The $1.175 billion in federally appropriated funds for the Katrina rebuild and relief effort are being held up by FEMA.

 

 

At the onset, the “Music Rising” contribution was about supporting the replacement of instruments lost by professional musicians so they could regain their livelihood. Their next step now will be providing churches and schools with replacement instruments so their musical programs can once again blossom.

 

 

With so many bigger problems to address than music, isn’t this kind of relief just a tiny drop in the bucket? According the Edge, it’s all relative to whose bucket you’re talking about.

 

 

“I wouldn’t be where I am today without the unique musical heritage that is New Orleans. So much has come from that part of America. From the birth of jazz, the roots of R&B and Rock ‘n’ Roll, to the traditional celebrations in the streets, New Orleans has provided all of us with so many traditions.”

 

 

Co-founded by U2’s the Edge, music producer Bob Ezrin and Gibson Guitar Chairman and CEO Henry Juszkiewicz, “Music Rising” was set into motion in 2005 and to date has provided thousands of instruments and millions of dollars to strengthen the culture and communities of those areas hardest hit. To date, “Music Rising” has aided some 30,000 students and parishioners and over 2,500 professional musicians in providing instruments to 21 schools and 41 churches, allowing those music programs to resume. And say the founders, they’ll continue their efforts for as long as it takes.

 

 

Bono's inspiration

http://www.atu2.com/files/news/15/4715.jpg

Sunday Herald Sun, August 18, 2007

@u2.com

 

 

ROCK star Bono's life changed forever when he met passionate Australian nurse Sue Germein.

 

The U2 frontman has revealed that the Australian woman's heartfelt commitment to social justice inspired him to become a champion against global poverty and the spread of AIDS.

 

"She was the woman that got me fired up about these issues," said Bono.

 

"She had a huge impact on me. Her passion changed my life."

 

The social worker and one of the world's biggest rock stars met on a plane flight over Ethiopia in 1985.

 

Sue Germein, raised on a sheep farm, was working with a World Vision emergency medical team when asked to join an tour of the famine-ravished country with "an Irish couple".

 

"I had nothing else to do so I went along," Sue, now 51, said.

 

"Boarding the plane I met the couple. The man introduced himself as Bono and his wife as Ally.

 

"As we went along Bono began chatting away, telling me he was a singer with a band called U2 and that he had only recently been in Adelaide. I had no idea who they were.

 

"He was very charismatic, a great story teller and so much fun.

 

"He had been asked to do the original Live Aid concerts, but he wanted to understand the cause he was supporting before he did, so he organised a tour of Ethiopia.

 

"I began telling him about my experience with the Flying Doctors and the reasons I was in Ethiopia, my concerns, what I hoped to achieve. I explained the severity of the situation to him.

 

"He was genuinely caring. He wanted to know more and was very curious. His eyes were sincere. His sincerity is what struck me most."

 

Bono, Ally and Sue struck up an instant friendship.

 

They spent the next three days together, talking of how they could help change the world. They still talk regularly.

 

"I'll send him cards at Christmas and vice versa, or he'll send me a note to say 'hi', or 'congratulations' for something like a birth," Sue said.

 

"Whenever he comes to Australia he makes sure we have tickets for his show. Last year he sent tickets for myself, my husband and my four kids.

 

"He wanted to meet the whole crew so we went to see him before the show. My kids were really embarrassed, they thought he wouldn't know me.

 

"Sure enough, he came backstage and jumped on me, giving me a big hug. The girls all got kisses and my son a high five.

 

"They thought that was pretty cool. We spoke for half an hour or so and caught up and we actually delayed the show's starting time."

 

Sue and her family sat next to Bono's older brother, Norman.

 

"I introduced myself and all he said was 'You're the one. You're the reason why my brother's here'. All I could say was 'I don't think so'."

 

Sue, a humble woman, said her influence on the rock star has been exaggerated. But it is clear her quest to make the world a better place started at a young age.

 

She first recognised the injustices of the world when she was a schoolgirl on South Australia's Yorke Peninsula.

 

"I went to a school that had quite a large proportion of Aboriginal students. I noticed that while we were out playing during recess, the Aboriginal children were inside working.

 

"I thought to myself 'hang on a minute, something isn't right here'," she said.

 

A secondary school study tour to Papua New Guinea increased her passion for justice.

 

"The poverty definitely struck me in Guinea. What amazed me was that in spite of this, the people were still remarkably happy. I admired that.

 

"It did make me realise how lucky we were in Australia and that maybe we could help."

 

She studied general nursing and midwifery at Adelaide's Queen Elizabeth Hospital, then joined the Royal Flying Doctor Service and later volunteered to nurse in Ethiopia after being touched by a documentary on the nation gripped by famine, drought and disease.

 

"Life was tough there," she said.

 

"Sometimes you would be feeding a little baby and it would die in your arms. You could tell who would live and who would die.

 

"The dying ones have no light left in their eyes. . . no hope."

 

Tim Costello, the CEO of World Vision, first heard of Sue's extraordinary influence on Bono at a dinner party with some of world's most famous musicians.

 

"There I was, having dinner with Bono, Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder, Peter Garrett and U2's chaplain," said the Rev Costello.

 

"It was quite a night. Bono, being Irish, was the life of the party, singing and story-telling all night. He loved talking politics and theology in particular and at times the dinner conversation became very serious.

 

"It was the story of meeting Sue that he was at pains to tell me," he said.

 

"He turned to me during dinner and asked 'do you know Sue? You have to meet her'.

 

Then Bono told how Sue had changed his life.

 

"Bono went to great lengths telling me about the Australian nurse who had opened his eyes to poverty," said Mr Costello.

 

"Her compassion and commitment had a lasting effect on the man, who today, is the world's leading voice for the poor.

 

"It was clear from the way he spoke about this woman, and the fact that he'd stayed in touch with her after all these years, that she was someone he greatly admired and someone I should take the time to meet," he said.

 

"When I met Sue I understood why. She is still amazingly passionate and committed to justice issues.

 

"Her picture album of a young Bono and dying kids from this time still produces tears and great anger at suffering and injustice.

 

"She has been an advocate for the poor and inspired many people through her passion and relentless pursuit of social equality."

 

 

 

awwwww :wub: