Surfers and Paps -- BFFs ... Til the Cops Leave

Just when we thought the surfer/paparazzi war was about to go nuclear -- the surfers decided to give paps a chance by passing out peace flowers. We'll see what happens when the popo decide to back off the beach.







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Jay Z - Jay-z Calls Glastonbury Headlining Furore Ridiculous

Jay-Z hae expressed his exasperation at the criticism of his headline slot at Glastonbury Festival.

The Roc-A-Fella star is to play the Pyramid stage at the legendary festival on Saturday June 28th but his booking has been cited as the reason for slower ticket sales for this year's event.

But speaking to BBC Radio 1 DJ Tim Westwood, Jay-Z - real name Shawn Carter - called the criticism of his headlining slot from the likes of Oasis' Noel Gallagher "ridiculous".

"If we don't embrace what is new, then how do we progress?" he asked.

"I've never actually experienced anything like that before," he continued.

"It's 2008, what is that about? That's such old school thinking, that's not even how the world thinks anymore. So I was really taken aback [by the criticism]."

While artists such as Get Cape.Wear Cape.Fly, Dizzee Rascal and the Guillemots have lent their support to Jay-Z's headline slot, arguing that the best rapper in the world should perform at the musical festival renowned as the best on the planet, Gallagher said a hip-hop artist was "wrong" for the festival.

But Jay-Z argued that dividing artists into genres is counter-productive.

"These barriers that they have are only put up there to separate us," he said.

"They are there so people have a way of filing the music but that's not the way kids today listen to music.

"I listen to all types of music and that's what should happen, that's what the world should be about, mixing culture.

"There's only good music and bad music."


21/06/2008 11:15:37

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Troubled singer Winehouse in rehab

Days after she was seen in a video on an alleged drug binge, soul singer Amy Winehouse has entered rehab.
In a statement released yesterday, Winehouse's record company Universal Music Group said: "Amy Winehouse's planned appearance at the NRJ Awards in France on Saturday has been cancelled as the artist has entered a rehabilitation clinic."
It continued: "Amy decided to enter the facility today after talks with her record label, management, family and doctors."
"She has come to understand that she requires specialist treatment to continue her ongoing recovery from drug addiction and prepare for her planned appearance at the Grammy Awards," the statement added.

En Las Espesas Nieblas

   
Artist: En Las Espesas Nieblas

   Genre(s): 
Metal
   

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Discography:


   
 De Memorias Y Destinos

   Year: 2005   
Tracks: 6

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Celebs support Dancing on Ice stars

Ramsay smashes swear jar at magazine launch

Gordon Ramsay almost made it through his first Australian press conference without swearing.

That was, until he dropped the large swear jar he'd just been presented with to help curb his potty mouth.

"Oh shit," he muttered, as the glass bottle smashed on the ground.

"F*** me."

The 41-year-old British television chef was the special guest at the launch of the BBC Australian Good Food magazine at the Sydney Convention Centre.

He has come under fire from a Senate committee which has proposed changes to broadcasting standards thanks to his expletive-ridden outbursts.

Liberal Senator Cory Bernardi complained one episode of Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares contained "the F-word" 80 times in its 40 minutes.

During his official speech, Ramsay was on his best behaviour, and blamed the Nine Network for screening his shows uncensored at an early hour.

"I'd like to give Channel Nine a big telling off for making my name bad in Australia," Ramsay told the packed room.

"Has no-one got an edit suite and not broadcasting those naughty words before nine o'clock?

"I'm getting the flack for it everywhere I go. I'm not a broadcaster."

Ramsay, who will be a contributing editor on the new magazine, showed off his cheeky side by revealing the secret launch date of the magazine, and taking a dig at competing foodie magazine Delicious.

"Competition's healthy. We should never fear competition, yes?" he said.

"Delicious are doing exceptionally well, they've had the most amazing run, and now it's time to squash the competition.

"First of August is a big bumper issue."

The notoriously hard-to-please chef also gave the thumbs up to the food served at the event.

"I hope you enjoy the canapes," he said.

"I dare say they are delicious - that was meant in the right term."

But all his self-control came undone when food writer Lyndey Milan presented him a special gift.

"We're not all wowsers, we do sometimes swear," Milan said.

"So mate, this is a great Aussie tradition, it's a swear jar.

"Every time you swear, you've got to put something in there - money."

The swear jar lasted less than 20 seconds.

Ramsay was exceedingly apologetic about the incident, blaming his "sweaty palms".

But let's face it, it probably wouldn't have worked anyway.

 





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Johnny Griffin

   
Artist: Johnny Griffin

   Genre(s): 
Jazz
   Other
   

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Discography:


   
 Introducing Johnny Griffin

   Year: 2007   
Tracks: 9


   
 The Congregation

   Year: 2006   
Tracks: 6


   
 A Blowin' Session

   Year: 1999   
Tracks: 5


   
 Live Vienne

   Year: 1998   
Tracks: 5


   
 Tough Tenor Favorites

   Year: 1995   
Tracks: 7


   
 Chicago, New York, Paris

   Year: 1994   
Tracks: 9


   
 Grab This!

   Year:    
Tracks: 1

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Once accurately billed as "the world's fastest saxist," Johnny Griffin (an influence tone-wise on Rahsaan Roland Kirk) has been one of the top bop-oriented tenors since the mid-'50s. He gained early experience playing with the bands of Lionel Hampton (1945-47) and Joe Morris (1947-50), and as well jam-packed on a regular basis with Thelonious Monk and Bud Powell. After helping in the Army (1951-1953), Griffin spent a few eld in Chicago (recording his number one wide album for Argo) and then touched to New York in 1956. He held his have against fella tenors John Coltrane and Hank Mobley on a hellenic Blue Note record album, was with Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers in 1957, and proven to be complete with the Thelonious Monk quartet in 1958, where he really ripped through the coordination compound chord changes with easiness. During 1960-1962, Griffin co-led a "toughened tenor" grouping with Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis. He emigrated to Europe in 1963, and became a secureness on the Paris jazz scene both as a bandleader and a major soloist with the Kenny Clarke-Francy Boland big lot. In 1973, Johnny Griffin touched to the Netherlands, but has remained a constant humankind traveller, visiting the U.S. often and transcription for many labels including Blue Note, Riverside, Atlantic, SteepleChase, Black Lion, Antilles, Verve, and some European companies.

Bedingfield to open for New Kids on the Block

NEW YORK (Billboard) - British singer-songwriter Natasha Bedingfield has been chosen as the opening act for most of New Kids on the Block's upcoming reunion tour.


The trek begins with a September 18-19 stand in Toronto and runs through November 26 in Los Angeles.


Bedingfield is enjoying a top 10 Hot 100 hit with "Pocketful of Sunshine," the title track of her latest Epic album. The song is No. 9 in its 17th week, while the album is No. 45 on the Billboard 200 in its 20th. It has sold 275,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.


The singer is currently on the Verizon VIP Tour, performing with Kate Voegele and the Veronicas, through July 10 in San Francisco.


Reuters/Billboard