2012

Mick Jagger, Foo Fighters, and Arcade Fire to perform on 'SNL'

Mick Jagger, Foo Fighters, and Arcade Fire are scheduled to perform for the season finale of ‘Saturday Night Live’. Jagger will also be hosting the show. The Rolling Stones hosted the show back in 1978, but this time Jagger will be going solo. The song that the bands will perform is yet to be confirmed, but it is anticipated that they will perform a classic Rolling Stones song. The show will premier May 19.
 

Britney Spears Joins X factor

The pop princess Britney Spears signed a $15 Million Contract to join the X Factor. She will be one of the judges, along with Simon Cowell and L.A Reid. Britney will finally be back in television, her last TV time was with her ex- husband Kevin Federline. The show will premier early fall. She will be replacing Paula Abdul and Nicole Scherzinger.

Tim Burton Creates Art with “Dark Shadows”

By: Cynthia Gonzalez
Photos: by Alfonso De Elias.
Tim Burton has become the icon of our movie generation by creating dark twisted family films such as Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands, and the original Batman movies. When we experience a new Tim Burton film we are carried away into the familiarity of Burton’s twisted imagery and dark comedy.  His movies can disappoint critics but they never fail, because no one can do a dark visually stimulating comedy gothic horror like Burton. His movies can take us into an alternate universe where ghost have a twisted humor, where death is funny and corky, where the villain is all bad but always likable. In a world with bland movies he is the only mind that can think up and redo a dark comedy with stunning imagery.  Where most movies look to the future, Burton’s stick to the past, it somehow is give us a new feeling but with the same nostalgia we have treasured.
Nowadays the magic of cinema has largely been sucked out of its creative explorations by big money agendas. As a consequence genres have been stifled by what sell and what doesn’t. The genius of Tim Burton is that he has created a genre in his own right.  His creative direction is not questioned nor how much production cost his films require. This is largely because his films have become the only outlet we have for seeing and artist with no other agenda, but to unravel a dark visual world.
His newest undertaking is “Dark Shadows” a complete redo of a 70’s TV series. This comedy is about a reawakened 18th century vampire. Burton works with his familiar cast members such as Johnny Depp, Eva Green, Elena Carter, and Michelle Pfeirffe. In this movie, you get to see Johnny Depp, an icon for our generation, for the first time as a vampire in the imagination of Tim Burton. If this movie does not excite you, then you have sadly lost your childhood curiosity.
The film plays out with Johnny Depp as the cursed vampire, Barnabas Collins and his arch nemesis and obsessed ex-lover, played by Eva Green.  Eva’s character brings the fun and dilemma into the film, by adding humorous situations between the two immortal beings.  Eva renders a spookily delightful witch, hell bent on ruining Barnabas Collin’s eternal life and as we see their relationship unfold the viewer focuses less on the uncomplicated plot but on Depp’s comical reaction to these unfortunate events in stunning gothic imagery.  Burton’s main characters are always flawed, weird, and introverted.  As in this movie even Barnabas is not your compassionate vampire, being midly apologetic as he tears his innocent victim’s throat appart. “Dark Shadows” is definitely a film to be enjoyed by all of Tim Burton’s fans, new and old.

Tom Gabel of Against Me! is Transgendered

Tom Gabel from the American punk rock band Against Me! comes out as a transgender. Gabel recently revealed that he plans to live as a woman. Gabel has a gender dysphoria and will soon go through treatment for his gender transition. He will be taking the name Laura Jane Grace. He is married to wife Heather and stated that he mainly feared for her reaction to the news “for me, the most terrifying thing about this was how she would accept the news. But she’s been super-amazing and understanding” stated Gabel. Gabel spoke to the ‘Rolling Stones’ about his gender change “I’m going to have embarrassing moments,” says Gabel “and that won’t be fun. But that’s part of what talking to you is about – is hoping people will understand, and hoping they’ll be fairly kind.” Gabel no one is ‘Against’ your decision.

The Winner of the 'Voice' is Jermaine Paul

The winner of NBC’s season 2 ‘The Voice’ is Jermaine Paul. He is a 33-year-old family man who has the voice of a winner. Before joining the show, he was the background singer for Alicia Keys. Keys congratulated Jermaine for winning and is proud that he is going solo. Now we know who he gets voice tips from. When asked who influenced him to take a chance and try out for the show he stated “My wife and my daughter, they were very instrumental in telling me to try out. There was a gentleman from my chuch who tried out last year and told me to do it.” After the show, Jermaine was given a record deal.

NYC Club CBGB Will Have Music Festival

The New York City rock club CBGB is planning a city wide music festival. The CBGB festival will occur July 5th-8th. The Rolling Stones reported that it will “include 300 bands at 30 locations across New York, from Central Park’s Summerstage to the Highline Ballroom to clubs like Lit Lounge.” Stage performers include Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Cloud Nothings, Baseball Project (a supergroup started by R.E.M.’s Peter Buck and Dream Syndicate’s Steve Wynn) and New York Dolls member David Johansen will also be making an appearance. CBGB will also be showing film screenings of classic rock films and documentaries. CBGB was last closed in 2006. For all those attendees, good luck using the restroom.

 

 

Lindsay Lohan Appearance on Glee

Lindsay Lohan made a guest appearance on the show Glee. She looks fabulous with her long locks and her radiant smile. Lohan tweeted “Glee was fun to do! It made me want to live in a world of musicals where people always just burst out into song & dance!” This episode will be a 2-hour special, she will be guest-starring as herself while playing a judge at Nationals where the cast is hoping to take the top spot. Stay tuned May 15 for the episode premier.

Kim Kardashian Shares Twit Pic

Miss. Kim Kardashian shared with her fans a twitter picture of her sexy body. She is reportedly still meeting with lawyers regarding her divorce with her former husband Kris Humphries. Financial negotiations regarding the divorce are still pending. Kim is now dating artist Kanye West. I’m sure Kanye is loving the picture! Let us know if you think this picture is photoshopped.  

"The Avengers" Breaks Record

“The Avengers” made $200.3 million and broke the record for the highest-grossing movie debut in the United States.  The film opened a week earlier abroad and has already earned $641.8 million globally. “The Avengers” also set a record for opening day gross in the United States, taking in $80.5 million on Friday. The film is written and directed by Joss Whedon. Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, and Chris Evans are also featured in the film.

Cinco de Mayo Celebration Pay Tribute to Adam Yauch

This year the Cinco de Mayo celebration took place at the Hollywood with performances by Incubus, Coldplay, Pennywise, Garbage, Silversun Pickups, and the Offspring, all with new music on the horizon. The second stage featured up-and-comers such as AWOL Nation, Of Monsters and Men, and Grouplove. Coldplay performed their own version of the Beastie Boys song “You Gotta Fight For Your Rights (To Party)”.  
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