Topic: MUSIK - on February 13, 2007 at 12:48:00 PM CET
Robbie Williams goes into rehab on his birthday
Robbie Williams has been checked into rehab on his birthday to deal with an addiction to prescription drugs, it was revealed this morning.
The singer, who is 33 today, has been admitted into an unnamed clinic in the US. Williams won the affection of the British public with his cheeky public persona. However he has in recent years revealed another more depressive side to his character.
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Topic: MUSIK - on February 13, 2007 at 12:05:00 PM CET
Inspired Hip-Hop Album Covers:
It doesn’t matter how many Casio beats Southern hip-hop throws at us, rap music is, and will always be about sampling. And since sampling is the rap way-of-life, it’s only natural to extend it from another artist’s album to another artist’s album art. Some designers sample album art from the same pool of musicians that producers sample from; others even pay cover-art homage to other rappers. Consider it the album-art version of Premo scratching someone else’s lyrics for a Gangstarr chorus.
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Topic: MUSIK - on February 13, 2007 at 12:47:00 AM CET
Police: Roxanne, Live at the Grammies - Video
The Police reunite for their 30 year anniversary at the Grammy awards.
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Topic: MUSIK - on February 12, 2007 at 1:21:00 PM CET
Brötzmann Rarities (MP3)
My first encounter with free jazz giant Peter Brötzmann happened more than 20 years ago, at the 1985 Total Music Meeting in Berlin. At the time I was a rather naive teenager visiting (West) Berlin, and I saw that Wolfgang Dauner was playing at the Quartier Latin. I didn't know what to make of the name "Total Music Meeting" and had never heard of any of the other musicians who were playing that night, but I really liked Dauner, so I decided to go and let myself be surprised. And surprised I was. I had never really listened to free jazz before, so it was quite an experience to see Phil Minton, Peter Brötzmann, and Hugh Davies going berserk on stage, with lots of energy and no discernible rules or structure. At least that was the impression it made on me at the time.
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Topic: MUSIK - on February 11, 2007 at 1:43:00 PM CET
James Brown's widow returns home
The partner of late soul legend James Brown has been allowed back into their shared home after a judge ruled she could retrieve her belongings.
Tomi Rae Hynie, 36, said she had been locked out of the South Carolina house since Brown died in December, aged 73.
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Topic: MUSIK - on February 10, 2007 at 12:13:00 PM CET
Daft Punk
Who would have thought layering Daft Punk - "Around the World" over an old Charleston dance video would be so amusing.
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Topic: MUSIK - on February 10, 2007 at 12:08:00 PM CET
James Brown still not buried amid squabble
James Brown’s partner, his six adult children and trustees of his estate were scheduled to meet Friday in a courtroom to resolve disputes over his estate as the soul legend’s remains still await burial.
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Topic: MUSIK - on February 10, 2007 at 11:52:00 AM CET
Controversy raised over Prince performance
Prince's acclaimed performance included a guitar solo during the "Purple Rain" segment of his medley in which his shadow was projected onto a large, flowing beige sheet. As the 48-year-old rock star let rip, the silhouette cast by his figure and his guitar (shaped like the singer's symbol) had phallic connotations for some.
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Topic: MUSIK - on February 8, 2007 at 3:46:00 PM CET
2,000 musicians take up N.H. group's challenge to record album in a month
Guitarist Mike Samborn used to sketch out a song, play it, decide he didn't like it and toss it in the trash.
But this month, he doesn't have that option. Samborn is one of 2,000 musicians worldwide facing a March 1 deadline to write and record an entire album as part of the second RPM Challenge. There are no prizes or winners, but the participants' works will be uploaded to an online jukebox.
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Topic: MUSIK - on February 8, 2007 at 1:17:00 PM CET
Sonic Boing: Intergalactic Funksters
This animated alien-band parodies the blatant sexuality in music videos.
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Topic: MUSIK - on February 7, 2007 at 4:00:00 PM CET
10 Most Expensive Music Videos
10. "November Rain" 9. "Unpretty" 8. "She's a Bitch" 7. "Miami" 6. "Larger Than Life" 5. "What's It Gonna Be" 4. "Heartbreaker" 3. "Victory" 2. "Die Another Day" 1. "Scream"
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Topic: MUSIK - on February 7, 2007 at 3:55:00 PM CET
Why didn't Prince get zapped purple in the rain?
Wondering if Prince was in any real danger of getting electrocuted during his Super Bowl gig in the pouring rain Sunday night?
So were we. So we called David Van Puffelen, a concert promoter for JAM Productions in Minneapolis, and asked him.
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