Wednesday, February 25, 2009

U2 Writing for Broadway


U2's Bono and The Edge are writing music and lyrics for the Broadway musical Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark that opens February 2010.

First of all, Spider-Man is going to Broadway?

Could musicals be another outlet for current musicians, or is this just a way for the guys of U2 (half of them, anyway) to be eligible for yet another award?

Monday, February 23, 2009

Vince Gill Speaks to MTSU Students and Made Professor



Country singer-songwriter Vince Gill was recognized as an honorary professor in MTSU Department of Recording Industry (sorry, low quality) and performed "The Key to Life" during his visit to the university today.

Gill talked to MTSU students about writing songs, playing music, and the importance of listening.

Being a great musician isn't just knowing what to play, it's knowing what not to play, he said.

For songwriters and musicians, words should be the paint to a picture, he said, which makes some things more real than the way they are seen.

Sunday, February 22, 2009

Ledger's Posthumous Oscar Win


Would Heath Ledger have won his Oscar for Best Supporting Actor in "The Dark Knight" had he been alive?

From Movies to Races



"School of Rock" writer and actor Mike White joins his father Mel in CBS's fourteenth season of "Amazing Race" as one of the 11 teams competing in a race around the world.

Saturday, February 21, 2009

U2's New Album Leaked


U2's new album No Line On The Horizon is to release March 3, but was available for digital download earlier this week when Universal Music Australia accidentally put the album up online.


The mistake was fixed but some of those who managed to download the album legally are sharing them illegally on file sharing sites.

Sunday, February 15, 2009

Monday, February 9, 2009

A Chris Brown Beat-down

Singer Chris Brown was arrested after allegedly attacking an unidentified woman, whom some suspect may have been Brown's singer girlfriend Rihanna, since they both didn't attend Sunday's Grammy Awards.

Sunday, February 8, 2009

The Next (Drag) Queen Bee: RuPaul's TV competition


Logo's newest reality television show, "RuPaul's Drag Race," features nine contestants competing for the title of America's Next Drag Queen Superstar, hosted by drag queen celebrity RuPaul.

In the show's first episode "Drag on a Dime," the competing drag queens posed for a car wash photo shoot and created outfits, using thrift-store materials.

In, what looked like a soft-glowing/blurrier version of "America's Next Top Model," the contestants faced the judges, strutting their stuff on a small catwalk.

The bottom-two drag queens then had a lip-synch showdown to RuPaul's song "Supermodel (You Better Work)," in which contestant Victoria "Pork Chop" Parker was defeated and made to sashay away from the competition.

"RuPaul's Drag Race" airs on Mondays at 10 p.m. ET on Logo.

Friday, February 6, 2009

Jessica Simpson's Concert Cry

Singer Jessica Simpson "teared up" during a concert, after having trouble singing, and asked the Lord to help her finish, a concert attendee said.

Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Phoenix: From Johnny Cash to Public Enemy



"Walk the Line" actor Joaquin Phoenix says his rap career isn't a hoax.

Could he be the next K. Fed?