The sun shined at last on Golden Gate Park and Outside Lands [ ], and on a mellow crowd that tossed frisbees, caught some rays, and in generally just soused up the festival's concluding (and by far mellowest) day with a
Thursday, 4 September 2008
Tuesday, 26 August 2008
Video-game news: Europe's big show
Real news program from the virtual world:
-CONTINENTAL CONGRESS: The Games Convention in Leipzig, Germany, is the biggest annual computer game event in Europe, and it keeps getting bigger. This yr, more than 203,000 people (which includes normal civilians, not just gambling professionals) got a look at the latest offering from 547 exhibitors gap out over more than 1 million square feet. That's a lot to take in over the entire four-day show, a great deal less in one day.
Sony was the star of this show, thanks to an compartmentalisation of hardware introductions. There's a new PlayStation 3 with a 160-gigabyte hard drive - twice the storage of the flow console - that will sell for $500.
There's as well a revamped PlayStation Portable, priced at $200, with a new LCD blind and a built-in microphone. And there's a cute new wireless keypad, which attaches to the PS3 controller and is meant to make it easier to old World chat with your friends in Sony's "Home" virtual world.
Perhaps the hottest gadget of the establish, though, was Sony's PlayTV, which essentially turns the PS3 into a digital video fipple pipe. It only works with Europe's digital terrestrial TV standard, though, and on that point hasn't fifty-fifty been a suggestion that Sony power bring a similar device to the United States.
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-BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY: There wasn't a whole portion of fresh software at Leipzig - although, of course, it was the first time that most Europeans got a glimpse of the games we saw at E3 in July. But there were a few intriguing new titles that we'll plausibly see in the U.S. as well.
Sony led the way, over again, with "Heavy Rain," a moody PS3 thriller from "Indigo Prophecy" developer Quantic Dream. The company too scored with "EyePet," a virtual critter that reacts to your movements through the PlayStation Eye camera attachment. One game, still, that's not likely to cross the Atlantic is "SingStar: Queen" - as in the rock band Queen. The "SingStar" karaoke series has never quite caught on stateside, simply who wouldn't want to sing wish Freddie Mercury?
Konami offered an intriguing new action secret plan, "Lords of Shadow," which it described as "a dark queer tale" and "an epical battle between good and evil" adjust in the Middle Ages. Sega has revamped its zombie-hunting dealership with "House of the Dead Overkill," which has the nip of a missing episode from Quentin Tarantino's "Grindhouse." And Ubisoft has something for fans of "Super Monkey Ball" and "Ape Escape": the virtual pet we've all been waiting for in "Monkey Madness."
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-TOWER DEFENSE: All the fun stuff at Leipzig was overshadowed by a disputation over a piece of art that was on display at the show. As part of an exhibit celebrating the thirtieth anniversary of "Space Invaders," the French-American artist Douglas Edric Stanley created a version of the game in which you're stressful to keep the intimate aliens from destroying the World Trade Center.
"Like the original, this trial is ultimately unsuccessful, thus creating an articulate and critical commentary about the electric current war strategy," Stanley explained on his Web website. Naturally, some New Yorkers whose relatives died in the Sept. 11 attacks had a different interpretation, telling the New York Daily News they institute the art "distasteful" and "disgusting."
Taito, which holds the "Space Invaders" copyright, assign out a press acquittance describing Stanley's use of the game as "totally unauthorized" and said it was considering legal action against him. Finally, Stanley unplugged the installation, locution, "The American response to this ferment has been, frankly, immature, and deficient the sophistication and retainer that other parts of the populace have so far shown the work."
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-NEW IN STORES: The summer role-playing game drought ends with trine epics: Square Enix's "Infinite Undiscovery" (for the Xbox 360), Namco Bandai's "Tales of Vesperia" (360) and NIS America's "Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice" (PlayStation 3). ... With the waft races warming up, Nintendo's "Mario Super Sluggers" (Wii) steps up to the plate. ... The only home you'll see a certain golf maven this year is in EA Sports' "Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09" (nearly systems). ... Forget about high school gas prices and learn a gyrate in Activision's "Ferrari Challenge" (PS3, PlayStation 2, Wii, DS). ... Atari brings the indie muffin "Nplus" to the DS and PlayStation Portable.
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Thursday, 7 August 2008
Ralphi Rosario
Artist: Ralphi Rosario
Genre(s):
House
Pop
Discography:
you used to hold me (carlosm 2007 remix) Remix
Year: 2007
Tracks: 1
Brinca 2006 Remixes Part 2
Year: 2006
Tracks: 2
Cassagrande Club (cd2)
Year:
Tracks: 13
Cassagrande Club (cd1)
Year:
Tracks: 11
He became a
Friday, 27 June 2008
Philip Glass and Rainstick Orchestra
Artist: Philip Glass and Rainstick Orchestra
Genre(s):
Avantgarde
Discography:
The Floating Glass Key In The Sky
Year: 2004
Tracks: 7
Monday, 23 June 2008
Charlie Sheen - Sheen And Richards Both Happy With Latest Court Ruling
LATEST: Warring exes CHARLIE SHEEN and DENISE RICHARDS have both emerged "pleased" with the outcome of their latest court hearing in their long and bitter custody battle over their two young daughters.
Former Bond girl Richards was forced to scrap a photoshoot for her reality TV show Denise Richards: It's Complicated on Friday (20Jun08), because Sheen had summoned her to a Los Angeles court.
The actress revealed the news during a phone interview with Ryan Seacrest on his KIIS-FM show - but she refused to say what the nature of the impromptu hearing was.
The couple, who divorced in 2006, has been trading insults through the media for weeks, but after meeting in court on Friday, they both claimed to be happy with the latest ruling.
Sheen's representative tells TMZ.com, "Charlie was very grateful and more than pleased with the court for how they dealt with the custody issues regarding his two children this morning."
And Richards was equally "pleased" with the judge's decision. Her attorney tells TMZ.com the ruling was "in the children's best interests", although neither party has revealed exactly what that outcome was.
Richards and Sheen are parents to three-year-old Sam and Lola, two.
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Tuesday, 17 June 2008
Judge Needs More Time to Review Brit's Case
It was back to court for Britney Spears' camp on Tuesday, where a judge postponed a July hearing to discuss control of the singer's assets.
Commissioner Reva Goetz ruled that the July 31 hearing --which was scheduled to decide whether to end or extend Britney's conservatorship--will instead review matters of evidence in her case, giving attorneys more time to compile information about Brit's affairs.
Goetz also granted the singer's dad and co-conservator, Jamie Spears, permission to sell his daughter's Studio City home.
Following a disastrous split from ex-hubby Kevin Federline, a bitter custody battle over their two sons and an erratic lifestyle that ultimately led to the singer being hospitalized twice for psychiatric evaluations, the court established a conservatorship in February, giving Jamie and attorney Andrew Wallet control over Britney's assets and medical decisions.
In the months since, Britney,26, has been lying low, even attempting to get back to work with two successful cameos on the CBS hit How I Met Your Mother.
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Thursday, 12 June 2008
Neil Young gets new honour - his own spider
LOS ANGELES - Iconic singer and songwriter Neil Young has had an honour bestowed upon him that is not received by many musicians - his own spider.An East Carolina University biologist, Jason Bond, discovered a new species of trapdoor spider and opted to call the arachnid after his favorite musician, Canadian Neil Young, naming it Myrmekiaphila neilyoungi."There are rather strict rules about how you name new species," Bond said in a statement."As long as these rules are followed you can give a new species just about any name you please. With regards to Neil Young, I really enjoy his music and have had a great appreciation of him as an activist for peace and justice."Young, 62, is a veteran rock musician who rose to fame in the 1960s with the band Buffalo Springfield and later became a member of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, whose 1970 release Deja Vu has become a classic rock album.The singer/songwriter, whose solo work ranges from older albums such as Harvest to newer CDs like Living with War, has long been an activist for social and anti-war causes.
Bond discovered the new spider species in Jefferson County, Alabama, in 2007. He said spiders in the trapdoor genus, who tend to live in burrows and build trap doors to seal off their living quarters, are distinguished from one species to the next on the basis of differences in genitalia.He confirmed through the spider's DNA that the Myrmekiaphila neilyoungi is an identifiable, separate species of spider within the trapdoor genus.Young is not the first musician to have a creature named after him. A species of beetle that looks as if it is wearing a tuxedo - the whirligig beetle, or Orectochilus orbisonorum - was named earlier this year after the late rock 'n' roll legend Roy Orbison and his widow Barbara.- REUTERS/Nielsen
Bond discovered the new spider species in Jefferson County, Alabama, in 2007. He said spiders in the trapdoor genus, who tend to live in burrows and build trap doors to seal off their living quarters, are distinguished from one species to the next on the basis of differences in genitalia.He confirmed through the spider's DNA that the Myrmekiaphila neilyoungi is an identifiable, separate species of spider within the trapdoor genus.Young is not the first musician to have a creature named after him. A species of beetle that looks as if it is wearing a tuxedo - the whirligig beetle, or Orectochilus orbisonorum - was named earlier this year after the late rock 'n' roll legend Roy Orbison and his widow Barbara.- REUTERS/Nielsen
Face to Face with Westlife: ardent fan gets her wish
What do you ask one of the world's biggest bands when they have probably heard every conceivable question many times over?Answer: Turn to the fans.When the Herald was given a chance to talk to Irish heart-throbs Westlife in Christchurch yesterday, this journalist stood aside, and long-time fan Kristy Lyttle stepped up.Westlife, with 40 million albums sold and nearly as many number one hits as the Beatles, started their New Zealand tour with a sold-out show in Christchurch last night and will finish with a concert in Auckland on Monday that has been added because of the huge demand for tickets.A self-described "old school fan", Miss Lyttle, 25, has followed thefortunes of Westlife since she was a teenager.But even before the seed analyst got to the hotel function room for the interview of her life, the anxiety almost became too much."When I was first asked, I had a little freak-out," she said. "I've never met a celebrity before."Amid the hustle and bustle of interviews and photographs, a highly stressed Miss Lyttle was thrust before the band before she knew it, and was delving into her carefully considered questions.
Miss Lyttle: Growing up, you guys were on our bedroom walls; who was on your bedroom walls?Nicky Byrne recalled posters of Kylie Minogue and busty Baywatch actress Erika Eleniak, while fellow band member Mark Feehily remembered pictures of Mariah Carey and Claudia Schiffer among many.Miss Lyttle: If you could be anyone else, and have any other job for a day, what would it be and why?An eclectic mix of answers: Tiger Woods, pro surfer Kelly Slater, Brad Pitt and Prince.Miss Lyttle: What's the weirdest thing a fan has ever given you?Band member Kian Egan: We've had some, not just weird stuff, but pretty disgusting stuff as well, and I won't go into too much detail. There's stuff that could be funny weird - I was given a potato once, Mark was given a turnip.Miss Lyttle: Is there one Westlife song you guys are just sick to the gills of singing?Mark Feehily: We have recorded literally over 200 songs, so I think there probably are a few.Shane Filan: The ones that we don't sing that much are the ones we don't like much.With the interview complete, and a photograph with the band to remember it, Miss Lyttle's job was done."You've made my day," she said, "you've made my year."
Miss Lyttle: Growing up, you guys were on our bedroom walls; who was on your bedroom walls?Nicky Byrne recalled posters of Kylie Minogue and busty Baywatch actress Erika Eleniak, while fellow band member Mark Feehily remembered pictures of Mariah Carey and Claudia Schiffer among many.Miss Lyttle: If you could be anyone else, and have any other job for a day, what would it be and why?An eclectic mix of answers: Tiger Woods, pro surfer Kelly Slater, Brad Pitt and Prince.Miss Lyttle: What's the weirdest thing a fan has ever given you?Band member Kian Egan: We've had some, not just weird stuff, but pretty disgusting stuff as well, and I won't go into too much detail. There's stuff that could be funny weird - I was given a potato once, Mark was given a turnip.Miss Lyttle: Is there one Westlife song you guys are just sick to the gills of singing?Mark Feehily: We have recorded literally over 200 songs, so I think there probably are a few.Shane Filan: The ones that we don't sing that much are the ones we don't like much.With the interview complete, and a photograph with the band to remember it, Miss Lyttle's job was done."You've made my day," she said, "you've made my year."
Prince - Prince Cancels Dublin Concert
Pop superstar PRINCE has pulled out of a concert in Ireland - less than a week before it was due to take place.
The Purple Reign hitmaker was scheduled to play at Croke Park in Dublin on Monday (16Jun08), but has cancelled "due to reasons beyond the control of Prince and (concert promoters) MCD Productions".
A statement from MCD, released on Tuesday (10Jun08), says, "MCD and Prince wish to apologise for the inconvenience caused to the 55,161 patrons who purchased tickets, to Croke Park, their customers and all the individuals who have worked tirelessly to bring the show to Dublin."
The promoters have offered all ticketholders full refunds.
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Sex Pistols to release live DVD
Sex Pistols are set to release a new live DVD this summer.
'There'll Always Be An England', directed by the band's long-time collaborator Julien Temple, captures moments from the band's run of gigs at London's Brixton Academy in 2007.
The DVD also includes 98 minutes of extras, including one bonus film where Sex Pistols explore the London locations that shaped punk.
'There'll Always Be An England' is released on June 30 and features the following tracks:
'Pretty Vacant'
'Seventeen'
'No Feelings'
'New York'
'Did You No Wrong'
'Liar'
'Beside The Seaside'
'Holidays In The Sun'
'Submission'
'(I'm Not Your) Stepping Stone'
'No Fun'
'Problems'
'God Save The Queen'
'EMI'
'Bodies'
'Anarchy In The UK'
Sex Pistols head out on a world tour over the summer, beginning at Birmingham Carling Academy on June 11, and including a headline slot at the Isle Of Wight Festival on June 14.
To check the availability of Sex Pistols tickets and get all the latest listings, go to NME.COM/GIGS now, or call 0871 230 1094.
Jun 11, 2008 at Carling Academy, Birmingham -
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'There'll Always Be An England', directed by the band's long-time collaborator Julien Temple, captures moments from the band's run of gigs at London's Brixton Academy in 2007.
The DVD also includes 98 minutes of extras, including one bonus film where Sex Pistols explore the London locations that shaped punk.
'There'll Always Be An England' is released on June 30 and features the following tracks:
'Pretty Vacant'
'Seventeen'
'No Feelings'
'New York'
'Did You No Wrong'
'Liar'
'Beside The Seaside'
'Holidays In The Sun'
'Submission'
'(I'm Not Your) Stepping Stone'
'No Fun'
'Problems'
'God Save The Queen'
'EMI'
'Bodies'
'Anarchy In The UK'
Sex Pistols head out on a world tour over the summer, beginning at Birmingham Carling Academy on June 11, and including a headline slot at the Isle Of Wight Festival on June 14.
To check the availability of Sex Pistols tickets and get all the latest listings, go to NME.COM/GIGS now, or call 0871 230 1094.
Jun 11, 2008 at Carling Academy, Birmingham -
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McConaughey set to become a father
Actor Matthew McConaughey has announced that he and his Brazilian girlfriend Camila Alves are expecting their first child.
On his website the 38-year-old actor said that model Alves was three months' pregnant.
He added that the couple were "stoked and wowed by this miracle of creation and this gift from God".
Alves and McConaughey started dating after he split up with Penelope Cruz in 2006.
On his website the 38-year-old actor said that model Alves was three months' pregnant.
He added that the couple were "stoked and wowed by this miracle of creation and this gift from God".
Alves and McConaughey started dating after he split up with Penelope Cruz in 2006.
Venu Gopal Goswami
Artist: Venu Gopal Goswami
Genre(s):
Pop
Other
Discography:
Ram Krishna Kahiye Uth Bhor
Year: 2004
Tracks: 4
Govind Jai Jai
Year:
Tracks: 6
New film for Party of Five creators
Steve Martin and Diane Keaton are planning to star in 'One Big Happy', the new comedy from 'Party of Five' creators Chris Keyser and Amy Lippman.
Variety reports that the film tells the story of a couple and a family becoming close once again.
Paramount Pictures has acquired the rights to Keyser and Lippman's pitch.
The trade daily says that the deal was "in the high six figures".
Variety reports that the film tells the story of a couple and a family becoming close once again.
Paramount Pictures has acquired the rights to Keyser and Lippman's pitch.
The trade daily says that the deal was "in the high six figures".
Sharon Osbourne Hopes Cheryl Cole Will Be Her X Factor Replacement
Sharon Osbourne says she wants Girls Aloud singer Cheryl Cole to be her replacement on The X Factor.
Osbourne, who quit the ITV talent show because of a feud between herself and Dannii Minogue, admits she is 'overpaid and spoiled', and says she adores the 'No Good Advice' hitmaker and thinks she would be perfect on the show.
She says, "I have heard they are asking certain people [to replace me]. I think they are asking Cheryl Cole who I love.
"There are also asking Mel B. It will be interesting and give the show a different look."
The 55-year-old wife of rocker Ozzy Osbourne explained her move away from the show was not just about the cash.
She says, "Yes, I was negotiating with them over money. I asked for a ridiculous amount of money and they offered me an obscene amount of money but it wouldn�t change it, because I feel it is just time to move on.
"But we are all overpaid anyway! That�s why we are all spoiled brats."
Meanwhile, it has been reported that Sharon is set to star in the UK equivalent of Dancing With Stars, Strictly Come Dancing.
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