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Is Lady Gaga the Next Mark Zuckerberg?
Lady Gaga has plans to start her own social networking site. On Twitter, the pop star sensations has 24 million followers and she wants to create her own social vehicle. This site would be invite only and would include all Gaga fanatics. Gaga plans to have her “Little Monsters” share pictures, Gaga news, and it will be owned by her manager Troy Carter. Looks like the “fame” is not over yet for Gaga.
Robin Gibb, from Bee Gees, Dies from Cancer
Robin Gibb was a British singer and songwriter from the musical group Bee Gee and has passed away. Gibb was one of the brother from the pop group and was 62. A statement from the family stated “passed away today following his long battle with cancer and intestinal surgery.” He died in England. He and two of his brothers made up the Bee Gees, which sold over 200 million albums. Their hits include “Night Fever,” “Staying Alive” and “How Deep Is Your Love”. With Robin’s death, Barry became the last surviving Gibb brother.
'Blade Runner' Sequel is a Possibility
The British film director and producer Ridley Scott has stated that the ‘Blade Runner’ sequel is in the works. Ridley Scott has directed films such as ‘Alien’, ‘American Gangster’, and has recently produced ‘Prometheus’. During an interview, Scott stated about the sequel “Funny enough, I started my first meetings on the Blade Runner sequel last week, we have a very good take on it. And we’ll definitely be featuring a female protagonist.” Scott’s latest production film ‘Prometheus’ will be coming out soon and fans are suspecting that it is a linked universe between his films ‘Alien’ and ‘Blade Runner’.
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.
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.
Lady Gaga and the "White Devil"
Lady Gaga revealed in an interview that her past drug use was due to loneliness. She admitted that at 19-years-old she had mental and emotional problems. “I would go back to my apartment every day and I would just sit there. It was quiet and it was lonely. It was still,” said Gaga. “It was just my piano and myself. I had a television and I would leave it on all the time just to feel like somebody was hanging out with me.” This lead to cocaine use and dependency on the drug. “It was like the drug was my friend. I never did it with other people,” she said. “It’s such a terrible way to fill that void, because it just adds to that void, because it’s not real.” Lady Gaga had an epiphany and realized that the “white devil” was destroying her. She then decided to focus on her music.
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LMFAO Deny 'Break-Up' Rumors
They’re sexy and they know it! LMFAO remain strong and deny any allegations of breaking up. Redfoo and SkyBlu debut their tour date on May 22. The ask one thing from their fans, “let loose- no mater what job you got, no matter what people are telling you”. In a conference, SkyBlu stated “It’s completely false. We’re family at the end of the day. Blood is stronger than anything,” (SkyBlu is RedFoo’s nephew). SkyBlu recently had a performance back injury and was not able to perform. Redfoo stated that he is excited to have his partner back “”Looking to my right, seeing my player-partner right there is such a great feeling. We follow each other’s lead all the time. The fans love to see us together.” LMFAO are working on new ideas for the new album and are looking into a possible LMFAO movie. I wonder if there going to have “Champagne Showers” in the movie.
J-Lo and Enrique Iglesias Tour Together
Jennifer Lopez and Enrique Iglesias are “in discussion” to tour together this year. Nothing is confirmed, but reports have stated that the two hot Latin artists plan join together and tour this summer. Enrique had previously planned a tour with the pop star Britney Spears, but it failed to happen last summer. Lopez recently collaborated with Pitbull and created their hit song “Dance Again”, however no reports have stated that they plan to tour together.
“Hit So Hard” is out of the hole in a rockumentary
Review by Jenny Alvarez
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Hit So Hard follows the rise to fame (and the near-fatal fall from it) of Patty Schemel, drummer for Courtney Love’s seminal rock band, Hole. But just three years later, the drug-related deaths of several musicians, capped by the suicide of Kurt Cobain, closed the books on an all too brief era. In a Hi-8 video camera just before Hole’s infamous Live Through This world tour, Patty captured stunningly intimate footage of the scene that has never been seen… until now. Not just an all-access backstage pass to the music that shaped a generation, Hit So Hard is a harrowing tale of overnight success, the cost of addiction, and ultimately, recovery and redemption.
Although this movie reflects all drummer’s career and struggles with addiction and how many people might be tempted into seeing the film for: namely, Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love. Much of Schemel’s early time with the group is focused more on Cobain than on her, and while it absolutely provides an intriguing look at an icon of music, it feels like something that would have better belonged in it’s own film, perhaps as a companion to this one. Like a minor rockumentary is very well constructed especially when Patty Schemel, the acclaimed drummer for Courtney Love’s seminal rock band Hole, reflecting her own world of sunshine, this is highly recommend for those who enjoy drummers and women musicians, now is available in some American movie theaters since April 20th.
