Billboard CD reviews: B.B. King, The Verve

ARTIST: B.B. KING

ALBUM: PRODUCER: T BONE BURNETT

NEW YORK (Billboard) - In the heat of Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, John Mellencamp and all that's come before, T Bone Burnett is on such a producing roll out that his presence threatens to overshadow the artist(s) he's working with. But that's hardly the case on B.B. King's first new studio album in tercet years. Burnett's concept for the 12-track set -- to make the 82-year-old King revisit songs he played at the very beginning of his calling -- plays out in an inspired outing that finds King replacing the fire of his young person with a confident authorisation. King laces lyrical solos and fills into every song, a list that ranges from Blind Lemon Jefferson's "See That My Grave Is Kept Clean," T-Bone Walker's "I Get So Weary," Big Bill Broonzy's "Backwater Blues" and the Mississippi Sheiks' "Sitting on Top of the World." The tricks aren't new, merely the old dog silent has pile of bite left.

ARTIST: THE VERVE

ALBUM: FORTH (On Your Own/MRI/RED)

It was no self-aggrandising surprise that the Verve got back together utmost fall after a nine-year hiatus, only what's stunning is the quality of this reunion album. More than whatever of the recent return efforts from like-minded groups, "Forth" non only equals the Verve's best function, but in many cases exceeds it. "Judas" is the most beautiful song the band has ever written, its burbling guitar lines invocation a gloriously bleary New York sunrise. "Valium Skies" is the kind of ready-made anthem that sour the Verve into a superstar in the first base place, patch "Appalachian Springs" and "I See Houses" are hard-hitting hybrids of emotion and virtuosity. Even more beguiling are "Sit and Wonder" and the eight-minute "Noise Epic," which reignite the psychedelic passions of the Verve's earlier releases.

ARTIST: SOLANGE

ALBUM: SOL-ANGEL AND THE HADLEY ST. DREAMS (Geffen Records)

On her soph set, Solange not only takes on a sound that differs from her pop-driven 2002 debut, simply she demonstrates that, unlike her sis Beyonce -- who she vehemently refutes comparisons to on "God Given Name" -- she has no reservations around sharing personal experiences. The breakup song "Valentine's Day," on which she gloomily sings, "I sure wish we made it public treasury Valentine's Day"; the bad "T.O.N.Y.," about a one-night stand; and the SoulShock & Karlin-produced "SandCastle Disco," which finds her lightheartedly warning her Casanova not to snap off her mettle, all demonstrate Solange's weenie approach. The electronica-inspired "Cosmic Journey" and the '70s-drenched lead single, "I Decided," further accompaniment the eclecticist sound.�

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Ting Tings Face Britney Spears At MTV Video Music Awards

The Ting Tings and Britney Spears have both been nominated for video of the year at the MTV Video Music Awards.


Both acts will struggle against Pussycat Dolls, Jonas Brothers and Chris Brown in the same category.


As previously reported on Gigwise, The Ting Tings receive already received one nomination in the best UK video category alongside Duffy, Coldplay, Estelle and Leona Lewis.


The MTV Video Music Awards will take spot at the Paramount Studios in Los Angeles future month.


The observance, which testament be hosted by comedian Russell Brand, will feature a live performance from Lil Wayne.

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Slaughter

   
Artist: Slaughter

   Genre(s): 
Rock: Hard-Rock
   Metal: Heavy
   

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Discography:


   
 Back To Reality

   Year: 1999   
Tracks: 12


   
 Revolution

   Year: 1997   
Tracks: 13


   
 Fear No Evil

   Year: 1995   
Tracks: 12


   
 The Wild Life (Remastered)

   Year: 1992   
Tracks: 16


   
 The Wild Life

   Year: 1992   
Tracks: 3


   
 Stick It To Ya

   Year: 1990   
Tracks: 15


   
 Stick It Live

   Year: 1990   
Tracks: 5

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Former Vinnie Vincent Invasion members Mark Slaughter and bassist Dana Strum formed Slaughter with guitar player Tim Kelly and drummer Blas Elias in 1988 in an attempt to cross over to pop out audiences. Their metal style's main focus is on catchy melodies and Mark Slaughter's telling vocal range, particularly his more or less nasal os falsetto. Their first deuce studio albums sold instead well until their vogue fell extinct of party favour with the alternative detonation. The group struggled passim the nineties, and on February 5, 1998, Kelly died in an car fortuity; his last recordings appeared a class after on Aeonian Live. Still, the isthmus managed to regroup without him, releasing Back to Reality in 1999 with new guitarist Jeff Blando.

Will Smith - Smith And Daughter Go To Battle On Big Screen

WILL SMITH and his daughter WILLOW are set for a big screen battle in July (08) when their new films are released on the same day.

Seven-year-old Willow Smith's film Kitt Kittredge: An American Girl is set to hit U.S. theatres on 2 July - the day her father's new superhero movie Hancock opens.

And the actor has already let his daughter know he plans to win the box office crown.

Willow explains, "He said, 'Sorry baby, but I got to stomp on you.'"

"He thinks he is going to be beat me, but I think not. I think I am going to beat him."

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Album Chart: Big debut for Usher's 'Here I Stand'

R&B singer Usher [ tickets ] has landed his second consecutive No. 1 album in the US with "Here I Stand," which sold 433,000 copies during its first week in stores.According to Billboard, that marks the second biggest sales debut of the year, behind Mariah Carey [ tickets ]'s "E=MC2," which sold 463,000 copies during its first week out.The "Sex in the City" soundtrack sold 66,000 copies in its debut week, and enters The Billboard 200 chart at No. 2. Billboard bases its flagship album chart on Nielsen SoundScan retail reports.3 Doors Down [ tickets ]'s self-titled set falls two notches to No. 3 on sales of 63,000, while Bun B [ tickets ]'s "Il Trill" slips two rungs to No. 4 on sales of 40,000. Leona Lewis [ tickets ]' "Spirit" is up one spot to No. 4 on sales of 39,000, according to Billboard.Rounding out the Top 10 are Frank Sinatra [ tickets ]'s "Nothing But the Best," Duffy [ tickets ]'s "Rockferry," Carey's "E=MC2," Al Green [ tickets ]'s "Lay it Down" and Death Cab for Cutie [ tickets ]'s "Narrow Stairs."

Peter, aged 12, is youngest Young Musician of the Year

He is not even in his teens and is dwarfed by his instrument – but Peter Moore is already a musical star.

The 12 year-old trombonist last night added another remarkable chapter to his budding music career after becoming the youngest-ever winner of the BBC's Young Musician of the Year award.

Peter, from Stalybridge, Greater Manchester, triumphed over four other finalists from percussion, keyboard, strings and woodwind sections to take the prestigious prize.

The Belfast-born musician's record-breaking performance meant he claimed the youngest winner's mantle from Jennifer Pike, who was also 12 when she won in 2002, by just six weeks. And not even an 8-1 thrashing by Middlesbrough to his beloved Manchester City earlier could dampen his euphoria – nor the thought of heading back to school today.

"It's not sunk in at all. It probably won't until next week," the aspiring concert performer said last night after receiving a standing ovation at the Wales Millennium Centre, in Cardiff.

"I couldn't believe it when they read my name out and it all seemed to happen so quickly. It feels so good to join all the big names that have won before and think of how prestigious it is.

"To be the youngest winner is just amazing. But I don't think age really matters in a competition like this."

His family background possibly reveals the secret of his outstanding achievements. His parents, Jane and Grenville, both 46, are music teachers and play the French Horn, while his 18- year-old twin siblings also play instruments – brother, David, the flugelhorn and sister, Helen, the tenor horn.

Peter, who started playing trombones when he was seven, was almost not entered into the competition after his mother filled in the form wrongly and had to make a mad dash to the local supermarket to buy a bottle of correction fluid. But, on winning, he urged more young people to get into classical music.

"I think more young people should get into classical music, as it's a good way of educating you about music," said Peter, who also enjoys tennis and doing magic tricks. "In the future, I'd love to give concerts and entertain people, because I just enjoy playing so much."

The third-year student at Manchester's Chetham's School of Music performed Tomasi's Trombone Concerto during course of the weekend and a contemporary piece, Sang till Lotta, by Swedish composer Jan Sandstrom. It was his first time playing in front of a full orchestra.

"Playing with the National Orchestra of Wales was brilliant," he said.

"This has been such a great venue to play in. The audience have been really nice and friendly."

His win caps an extraordinary, and short, musical career. He started playing the baritone horn at the age of five before progressing to the trombone two years' later.

His talent came to the fore and he was later crowned primary school musician of the year in Northern Ireland, where he lived until he was eight.

Passing his Grade 8 trombone exam with distinction at the age of 10, he has been Principal Trombone of the National Children's Band of Great Britain for the past three years.

His proud mother last night said she was delighted with his win but warned the youngster that celebrations were unlikely to get too rowdy or go on too late.

"He's still got to go to school in the morning," she said. "Peter really deserves this. He was fantastic. He just loves playing, and wants to do it in as many places as possible. He's been excited about the contest all week."

The other four finalists were Sheffield-born Jadran Duncumb, 18, on the guitar; flautist David Smith, an 18-year old from Fife; 17-year-old Jim Molyneux, a percussionist from Littleborough; and Ipswich student Erdem Misirlioglu, an 18-year-old pianist. It was the first time it was an all-male event.

The competition's judges included former royal harpist Catrin Finch, 27, and violinist Nicola Benedetti, 21, who also won the competition in 2004 and was this week named best young British classical performer at the Classical Brit Awards.

The other finalists

Sheffield-born Jadran Duncumb, 18, guitar.

The teenager currently lives in Ski, Norway. He has won the Norwegian National Youth Competition twice and starts at the Royal College of Music, London, this autumn.

David Smith, 18, from Edinburgh, flute.

A student from the Scottish capital's St Mary's Music School, the accomplished saxophonist is also a member of the Edinburgh Youth Orchestra and the National Youth Orchestra of Scotland.

Erdem Misirlioglu, 18, from Ipswich, piano.

The 'A level' student at Ipswich's, Suffolk, travels every week to the Junior Department at Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London to train on a Saturday. Northgate High School

Jim Molyneux, 17, percussion.

The teenager from Littleborough was the second finalist who studies at Manchester's Chetham's School of Music behind winner Peter. The Lancashire teenager also plays in bands in a wide-range of areas including classical, folk and rock.

Source: BBC.

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The Streets play first UK show in over a year

The Streets played their first UK show in over a year last night (May 26) as they headlined the Newcastle-Gateshead Evolution Festival.

Playing on the banks of the River Tyne, a buoyant Mike Skinner pogoed his way through a storming greatest hits set punctuated with good-natured banter.

Notable highlights of the hour-long set included a brash, energetic run through 2002 single 'Don't Mug Yourself' and a crowd-pleasing cover of The Prodigy's classic 'Out Of Space'.

The encore saw Skinner bounding out to give a brief rendition of Nelly's 2002 smash hit 'Hot In Herre', before playing an impressive version of his own Number One from 2004, 'Dry Your Eyes'.

Other highlights included a chatty Kate Nash, who inspired one of the festivals loudest singalongs to 'Birds' and fan favourite 'Foundations', while Lightspeed Champion's set earlier in the day boasted an impressive classically-tinged medley of 'Star Wars' themes that segued into a rockier extended version of 'Midnight Surprise', giving Dev Hynes an opportunity to show off his axe-wielding talents.

Running across two stages on Newcastle-Gateshead's quayside, Evolution also featured appearances by CSS, New Young Pony Club, Does It Offend You Yeah?, and a rapturously received set from Welsh chart-topper Duffy.

The Bank Holiday festival marked the end of a week-long indoor programme which had boasted gigs from Sons & Daughters, Seth Lakeman, Audio Bullys and Arman Van Helden.

Cowell: 'New American Idol is best yet'

Cowell: 'New American Idol is best yet'

The fresh series of American Perfection will be single of the best hitherto, according to producer and try Paul Simon Cowell.
The tattle contest, which pose next Th, showcases the best and worst of auditions from crosswise the US in a bid to find just unity "Idol".
Cowell dismissed venture that the shew will have less competition in the ratings this year due to the ongoing writers' strike in the US, saying they had discovered "trey or four-spot" stars.
He said: "I think leash or quartet of the contestants we've got this year would have gotten transcription contracts even without 'Idol'. I think they're that good."
He went on: "We heard a year or so ago that 'Dancing With the Stars' was thought near sledding up against us, which I think would be a mistake... So I think we're in the lapp military position as we were last yr and the year before.
"The to the highest degree important thing is that our record has got to look better, it's got to be more fun as a record. And if it is, I intend more people volition see."
Cowell too dismissed literary criticism that American Perfection was non as good as it used to be.
"It's an incredible vehicle for citizenry world Health Organization want to be successful and under normal circumstances can't make a record deal for or so reasonableness," he said.
"The idea of Carrie Underbrush wandering around without a record deal is staggering.
"You look at shows like 'American Idol' and 'Dancing With the Stars', which I consider to be two of the superbrands, these two shows, in my mind, seem to be acquiring better over the days."
He went on: "The goodness news is that this is a much better season than last year ... [it's] one of the strongest eld that we've had in a long, long time.
"It's younger, I cerebrate the talent is to a greater extent stream, they're more interesting people. So I go into this season a set more optimistic than I went in last class."

Fatso Jetson

   
Artist: Fatso Jetson

   Genre(s): 
Rock: Punk-Rock
   

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Discography:


   
 Cruel and Delicious

   Year: 2002   
Tracks: 13

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Fatso Jetson was formed in Palm Desert, CA, in 1994 and ar oftentimes credited as the fathers of the desolate strain of stoner sway made to the highest degree far-famed by their slightly jr. neighbors Kyuss and Queens of the Stone Age. This power be strange considering that the genre was in full swing at the time of Fatso Jetson's inception. The intellect for the group's vast lapidator credibility is that key members of the group played in seminal local "desert" bands Across the River, Englenook, Yawning Man, and the Sort of Quartet: each of them organism groups that the high school of age Kyuss members would oft visualize execute at parties. While musically like to some of their stoner brethren, Fatso Jetson incorporate a broader variety show of musical influences that includes punk rock and surf. That is non to say that the band isn't able of dishing out supremely heavy riffs and Black Sabbath-influenced guitar soloing. Certainly grounded in impenetrable hard rock, Fatso Jetson experiment with many musical textures, instrumental epics, and eccentric lyrics to create a punkie fine art stone all their own.


When guitarist/vocalist Mario Lalli and his bassist buddy Larry kept bumping into drummer Tony Tornay at desert parties and at the Lallis' possess club, Rhythm & Brews, the deuce-ace distinct to start playing together and make remained as a unit since. After opening for early Black Flag guitar player and SST Records' proprietor Greg Ginn's band, Fatso Jetson were offered a chance to record Ginn's label. In 1995, the mathematical group recorded their debut Stinky Little Gods and followed that up in 1997 with Power of Three -- both discs appeared on SST. Kyuss and Fu Manchu drummer Brant Bjork briefly coupled up as second guitarist and appeared on 2 7" releases earlier going away the mathematical group to focus on his duties in Fu Manchu and a solo project. The band left SST and quickly aquiline up with Bongload Records, wHO and so released Fatso Jetson's third full-length phonograph recording, Toasted, in 1998. The record album was recorded at Palm Desert's Munkey Studios: the unquestioned center of the lapidator rock world. Guitarist and old acquaintance Gary Arce united the band briefly to support Toasted on tour with Queens of the Stone Age in 1999. Arce then asleep in 2000. The Lalli brothers likewise contributed to the Desert Sessions releases that feature film friends from outfits like Kyuss, Queens of the Stone Age, and Earthlings.





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Micah P. Hinson And The Opera Circuit

   
Artist: Micah P. Hinson And The Opera Circuit

   Genre(s): 
Rock
   

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Discography:


   
 Micah P. Hinson And The Opera Circuit

   Year: 2006   
Tracks: 11

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Hospital bug payout for Leslie Ash

Hospital bug payout for Leslie Ash

Actress Leslie Ash has north Korean won over €6.5 gazillion in compensation after she contracted the bemisia tabaci MRSA in an NHS hospital in Jack London.
The 'Men Behaving Badly' star was left wing in earnest injured after contracting the hemipteran at the Chelsea and City of Westminster hospital in exchange London.
Her attorney, Janice Isabella Stewart Gardner said the actress was "delighted" with the payout.
Ms Isabella Stewart Gardner said the actress was pleased she would not receive to go to court of justice to fight the claim. The grammatical case was due ahead a judge in April ahead the sides reached a closure.
She said: "I think she is delighted that we could strain an amicable settlement. Nonentity real wants to go to court of law. It would experience been hard sledding for her.
"In a case when you throw got serious injuries you consume to be somewhat satisfied that the injuries get settled before you can settle the title."
Ash, 47, world Health Organization at present walks with a stick, was admitted to hospital after woe two cracked ribs.
The requital includes compensation for money the actress would have earned had she been able to carry on workings.

Donatella says she played cupid for Halle

Donatella says she played cupid for Halle

Fashion designer Donatella Gianni Versace has said that she played the character of marriage broker for actress Halle Berry and model Gabriel Aubry.
Public speaking to People magazine, she said: "Of class, I was at the [photo] pip when they met."
"I bed him real well. I pushed a little morsel. I said, 'Why don't you go out together.' I said it in front of them. It went substantially at the shoot."
Referring to the 2005 Versace photoshoot, the intriguer said: "It was a moment when both of them were single. And they are both such nice

soft oil anger born

   
Artist: The Relativez

   Genre(s): 
Other
   

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Discography:


   
 Hood Mixtape Vol. 1

   Year: 2004   
Tracks: 18

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