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Jack White returns to Reading Festival with Raconteurs

2008-09-03T18:34:00.001-07:00

The Raconteurs mainman Jack White returned to the Reading Festival for the fourth time this decennium with his 'other' ring tonight (August 23).

White played at the outcome with The White Stripes in 2002, cancelled a Stripes appearance due to injury in 2003, returned with Meg White to headline in 2004, and so headlined the NME/Radio 1 Stage with The Raconteurs in 2006.

But tonight was The Raconteurs' debut appearance on the Main Stage at Reading. The screens either side of the

The congeal showcased songs from both of the four-piece's albums, 2006's 'Broken Boy Soldiers' and this year's 'Consolers Of The Lonely', as it did during the band's acclaimed performances earlier this summertime at Glastonbury and T In The Park.

Highlights included an extended version of 2006 debut single 'Steady, As She Goes', with White, as he has done all summer, encouraging the crowd to sing the closing "Are you unwavering now?" refrain.

The Raconteurs played:

'Consoler Of The Lonely'

'Hold Up'

'You Don't Understand Me'

'Top Yourself'

'Old Enough'

'Level'

'Steady, As She Goes'

'Many Shades Of Black'

'Broken Boy Soldier'

'Salute Your Solution

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Call to ban Grey's Anatomy in Italy

2008-08-24T18:36:00.001-07:00

There has been a call from an Italian medical chemical group for the country's broadcasters to abstain from airing medical dramas such as 'Grey's Anatomy' because of inaccuracy.

Reuters reports that Annalisa Silvestro, President of the National Federation of Medical Colleges in Italy, said that as well as 'Grey's Anatomy', offending programmes included 'ER', 'House' and 'Scrubs'.

Silvestro aforementioned: "These programmes are teaching viewers inaccurate views on medicine. They are spread misinformation."

There has been no news on whether the state broadcaster RAI and Silvio Berlusconi's Mediaset be after to adapt their programing in response to the call.

Read our 'Grey's Anatomy' blog.

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Selena Gomez Makes It Clear: There's No Beef With Miley Cyrus

2008-08-06T19:38:00.001-07:00

Selena Gomez wants to make things clear: She has no beef with fellow Disney teen sensation Miley Cyrus for posting YouTube videos bashing Selena and "Camp Rock" star Demi Lovato.

"Dealing with the press is something that you've gotta start acquiring used to," Gomez told MTV News, "and you know

Virgin Steele

2008-06-27T19:12:00.000-07:00

Artist: Virgin Steele

   Genre(s):
Rock
   Metal: Heavy
   Metal: Power
   Metal

Discography:


Visions Of Eden

   Year: 2006
Tracks: 11


The Book Of Burning

   Year: 2002
Tracks: 16


The House Of Atreus. Act II (CD 2)

   Year: 2000
Tracks: 13


Magick Fire Music(EP)

   Year: 2000
Tracks: 6


The House Of Atreus Act1

   Year: 1999
Tracks: 22


Invictus

   Year: 1998
Tracks: 16


The Marriage Of Heaven part 2

   Year: 1995
Tracks: 13


The Marriage Of Heaven And Hell, Part Two

   Year: 1995
Tracks: 13


The Marriage Of Heaven part 1

   Year: 1994
Tracks: 14


The Marriage Of Heaven And Hell, Part One

   Year: 1994
Tracks: 14


The Marriage Of Heaven and Hell Part I

   Year: 1994
Tracks: 14


Life Among The Ruins

   Year: 1993
Tracks: 14


Age Of Consent

   Year: 1988
Tracks: 16


Noble Savage

   Year: 1985
Tracks: 16


Guardians Of The Flame

   Year: 1983
Tracks: 10


Virgin Steele

   Year: 1982
Tracks: 10

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Fox And Itv To Make TV Shows Together

2008-06-19T19:27:00.001-07:00

Twentieth Century Fox Television and British commercial network ITV have reached an agreement to set up a joint development fund to produce original series that could air in either the U.S. or Britain -- or both. The deal appeared to have been masterminded by Lee Bartlett, a former Fox exec who was recently appointed head of global content at ITV. In an interview with the London Financial Times, Bartlett said, ""From this development fund, we could actually create scripted formats that could be produced in both countries at the same time. ... There could be differences -- the cast for the British version could be more British than for the American version -- but you could be making two series on top of each other, if I can put it like that. That could get you some pretty good production synergies." Analysts observed that the deal could be especially advantageous for Fox, given the fact that it allows each company to use the other's facilities and hire each other's talent. Production costs are said to be lower in the U.K. than they are in the U.S., and the ability to produce shows employing British writing and acting talent would give Fox considerable leverage when it comes time to renew existing labor pacts.

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Canadian comedy's fatal flaw

2008-06-13T03:17:00.001-07:00

REACH FOR THE TOP: There were high-fives all around at the CBC this week with the announcement that 20th Century Fox Television had bought the U.S. rights for an adaptation of Little Mosque On The Prairie. Apparently, there had been interest in the show south of the border for some time before Fox and Westwind Pictures announced the deal at Banff�s World Television Festival. The Canadian producer had also been negotiating with Fox before the Hollywood writers� strike forced them to take a temporary break.

According to a Hollywood Reporter story, the deal doesn�t preclude the original Canadian version from being aired stateside and Westwind�s Mary Darling, executive producer of the CBC version, said that they were pleased with the deal.

�Fox got the creative vision of the show, that it has to be funny while it treads sensitively on certain Muslim issues," Darling told the Hollywood Reporter.

I�m aware that Canadians � and especially Canadian media executives � are programmed to say things like this, but here�s where I really start to worry. Treading sensitively might sound like a prudent course for a politician, but it�s a sure recipe for bad comedy, and I�d like to hope that whoever ends up making Fox�s version of Little Mosque � no writer has been attached to the show yet � will not tread lightly around any issues; Muslim, Christian, Buddhist, Jewish, Jain, Hindu or Zoroastrian.

I am not a fan of the CBC show. Not because of its subject matter or setting, but because it�s simply dire comedy with limp, lifeless, "ba-dump-dump" comic set-up and delivery that feels dated by managing to channel the stalest essence of 3-camera laugh-track sitcoms in a single-camera, laugh-track-free setting � an unrewarding sleight-of-hand that Canadian comedy is too fond of replicating.

The best comedy is cruel and irreverent and Fox, for all its many flaws (Family Guy, I�m looking at you), is aware of this irrevocable comic law. Anyone hoping to make a comedy that �treads sensitively� would have to either be a fool � or a Canadian. This is, after all, a country that�s made itself an international laughing stock in the past few months with a series of Star Chamber trials convened by national and provincial Human Rights Commissions aiming to proscribe free speech and freedom of the press, all in the interest of making sure we all �tread sensitively.� Canadians like to flatter themselves that we�re a funny people; we�re funny, all right, but in all the wrong ways, I�m sorry to say.

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"Indiana Jones" cracks whip at box office opening

2008-06-07T23:11:00.001-07:00

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Paramount Pictures appears to have another hit on its hands, as the new "Indiana Jones" movie grossed $25 million from its first full day in North American theaters, independent box office analysts reported on Friday.

That tally ranks as the fourth highest-grossing Thursday debut on record and puts "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" on track to possibly match or overtake last year's "Pirates of the Caribbean" film as the biggest opening on a U.S. Memorial Day holiday weekend.

The last big release from Viacom Inc's Paramount, "Iron Man," opened three weeks ago with $98.6 million in U.S.-Canadian receipts its first Friday-through-Sunday frame -- a sum that the latest "Indiana Jones" film is expected to surpass.

Unlike the new "Indiana Jones" film, "Iron Man" was fully financed by Marvel Studios, which paid Paramount a flat fee to market and distribute its film. Thus, Paramount has much more at stake riding on the success of its latest release.

"Crystal Skull," directed by Steven Spielberg, is the fourth movie in the beloved and lucrative movie franchise that began in 1981 with "Raiders of the Lost Ark," and is the first to hit the big screen in 19 years.

Harrison Ford reprises his title role as the bullwhip-cracking archeologist who hates snakes, and reunites with actress Karen Allen, his co-star from the first adventure. In the new film, set during the 1950s Cold War era, he competes with an evil KGB agent played by Cate Blanchett to find a skull endowed with mystic powers.

Box office analyst Paul Dergarabedian, president of Media By Numbers, said the film's opening Thursday performance was strong enough to bode well for its commercial potential but not so strong as to diminish its weekend audience.

If its Friday-through-Monday box office tally crosses the $140 million mark, the film would exceed last year's Walt Disney Co's "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" as the biggest North American opening yet for the four-day Memorial Day holiday weekend.

Will Ferrell to be honoured by UCD

2008-05-29T00:25:00.001-07:00

Top Hollywood actor Will Ferrell will tonight be honoured by University College Dublin.
The A-list star will be given the James Joyce Award by the university's Literary and Historical Society.
He joins other public figures honoured by the L&H, including United Nations weapons inspector Hans Blix, academic Noam Chomsky and former South African president FW De Klerk.
Every Irish Taoiseach and President has also addressed the society.
The Californian-born actor, who commands $20m per film, is being honoured for his achievements in entertainment.
Ferrell's laugh-a-minute roles have earned him global movie stardom which began in 2003 with the hit comedy 'Elf', in which he played an oversized elf.
He won critical acclaim and a Golden Globe nomination for his role in 'Stranger Than Fiction' in 2006, where he played an IRS auditor who suddenly becomes the subject of an ongoing commentary only he can hear.
In 2007 he starred as a high profile ice skater in the comedy 'Blades of Glory'.
Ferrell has spent the past two weeks holidaying around Ireland.

Fred Baker Pres Forever Friends

2008-05-10T22:17:00.001-07:00

Artist: Fred Baker Pres Forever Friends

   Genre(s):
Trance

Discography:

Sensation White Anthem 2006 Vinyl

Year: 2006
Tracks: 6

Craig Solo

2008-05-06T20:42:00.001-07:00

Artist: Craig Solo

   Genre(s):
Other

Discography:


The Beat Lounge

   Year: 2004
Tracks: 1


Hiphop

   Year: 2004
Tracks: 1

Tina Turner to embark on first tour in eight years

2008-05-06T20:20:00.001-07:00

Tina Turner to embark on first tour in eight years

Capital of Tennessee -- At the Grammys in Feb, Beyonce introduced her as "the Queen." In the fall, Tina Turner testament bring it to her loyal subjects.

Drakes

2008-05-06T19:14:00.001-07:00

Artist: Drakes

   Genre(s):
Other

Discography:

Close To Home

Year: 2004
Tracks: 3

Intocable

Daso

2008-05-06T18:00:00.001-07:00

Artist: Daso

   Genre(s):
Other
   Electronic

Discography:


Meine Idee EP

   Year: 2007
Tracks: 3


Absinthe EP-(CNS0136) Promo-CDS

   Year: 2007
Tracks: 3


Daybreak (vinyl)

   Year: 2005
Tracks: 2

Malcolm Middleton

Madonna asks for delay in David Banda adoption case

2008-05-06T17:31:00.001-07:00

Madonna asks for delay in David Banda adoption case

Virgin Mary has asked a Malawian court to delay a hearing to finalise her espousal of 2-year-old toddler Jacques Louis David Banda, whom she adopted from the South African nation 18 months ago, a attorney conclude to the case has said.
The pop superstar’s Malawian law tauten reportedly filed an application requesting the Heights Court in Lilongwe hear her adoption of Banda on May 15 instead of April 22, as primitively scheduled, the lawyer told Reuters, speaking on condition of namelessness.
The reason for the delay, says the attorney, is Madonna’s pauperization to journey to the United States for concern reasons.