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VH1 to air MTV’s first 24 hours |
| July 19th, 2006 under 80s, VH1/MTV. [ Comments: none ]
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Music lovers may remember the first video ever to be played on the first music television network, MTV, but do they remember the video that followed? VH1 Classic is giving viewers a second chance to relive the first moments that music videos came alive on TV by traveling back in time for a 24-hour event that showcases the first videos ever to be played on MTV. VH1 Classic is paying tribute to the historic impact MTV has had on music and pop culture over the last 25 years by airing the first 24 hours of programming from MTV’s August 1, 1981, network debut. The day of celebration will begin on Monday, July 31, at 12:00 midnight with the first video that started a music revolution, The Buggles’ "Video Killed The Radio Star." The 24-hour historic marathon will run through Tuesday, August 1.
Starpulse
OMG! This is like so awesome!
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Culture Club finds another singer |
| July 19th, 2006 under Boy George. [ Comments: none ]
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Eighties pop group CULTURE CLUB have recruited a singer to replace BOY GEORGE for their upcoming world tour. Reunited band members JON MOSS, PHIL PICKETT and MIKEY CRAIG will play a London gig next week (begs24JUL06) with their new frontman, known only as SAM. A spokeswoman says, "We can’t reveal any more about Sam – all will be revealed on the night – but when the band were advertising for a new member, they said they weren’t looking for a Boy George lookalike but someone with their own character." A television company wants to follow the reformed Culture Club, who might embark on a world tour in 2007, according to manager TONY GORDON.
Contact Music
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K-Fed delays album for duet with wife? |
| July 19th, 2006 under Britney Spears/KFed. [ Comments: none ]
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Aspiring rapper Kevin Federline has reportedly delayed the release of his debut album so he can add a duet with his pregnant wife Britney Spears to it.
Former dancer Federline is anxious for Playing With Fire to be a success, so has postponed its planned release next month.
An insider tells The Sun, "He will be rapping over her singing. But people are warning it could be a bad career move for Britney."
WENN
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Strange – 18 ex-Steelers have died |
| July 19th, 2006 under Odd. [ Comments: none ]
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Eighteen men who played football for the Pittsburgh Steelers have died since 2000, the Los Angeles Times reports.
The former players have fallen to heart attacks, accidents, disease and suicide over the past six years. The Times said 16 of the 77 NFL players from the 1970s and 1980s who have died since 2000 were Steelers – more than one in five.
Four of the deaths were unusual:
Former Steelers lineman Steve Courson, 50, was killed last year when a large tree he was cutting down outside his Pennsylvania home fell on him.
Former linebacker David Little, 46, was bench-pressing weights in his Miamia home last year when he suffered a heart attack. The barbell he was lifting rolled across his neck and suffocated him.
Former offensive guard Terry Long, 45, committed suicide in Pittsburgh last year by drinking antifreeze.
Former offensive tackle Justin Strzelczyk, 36, was killed in a high-speed chase on the New York Thruway in 2004. With police in pursuit, the pickup truck Strzelczyk was driving collided with a tanker truck.
"It’s just an anomaly that we can’t explain. From an emotional standpoint it just makes you sad and makes you feel like the time we spent together was even more precious," former Steelers star receiver John Stallworth told the Times.
The newspaper said there was speculation that steroid abuse may have played a role in some of the deaths, but no hard evidence to that effect.
Showbuzz
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Now Rock Star: INXS sued |
| July 19th, 2006 under Rock Star: Supernova. [ Comments: none ]
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TWO producers of reality TV show Rock Star would have been paid if they had "performed their jobs correctly", INXS guitarist-pianist Andrew Farriss said in court today.The two Australian producers behind the hit show – in which INXS auditioned potential lead singers – claim they were sacked by the band without being paid.
David Edwards and Michael Murchison say that as executive producers of the series they were entitled to 18 per cent of the band’s income from the project, but were dumped without getting their share.They are seeking more than $7.5 million in damages and today applied for an injunction in the New South Wales Supreme Court to freeze the band’s assets. But INXS wants the case stayed until the resolution of legal action involving the parties in California, which could take two years.
AAP
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