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Monday 26 May 2008

Elephant Man

Artist: Elephant Man

   Genre(s):
Reggae

Discography:

Revival Dip

Year: 2004
Tracks: 2

Good 2 Go

Year: 2002
Tracks: 20

The knockabout DJ Elephant Man (aka Energy God) was born O'Neil Bryan in 1974. Overly large ears as a nestling earned him the nickname "Dumbo Elephant" from his classmates in the Seaview Gardens area of Kingston, Jamaica. Shabba Ranks and Bounty Killer were Seaview residents at the time, and with King Jammy's studio non so far aside, Elephant Man had an early exposure to dancehall polish. While singing at the william Henry Gates of Ranks and Jammy's studios, Bounty Killer heard him and suggested forming a mathematical group with other Seaview teens. The radical was in the first place called the Seaview Family, but later on Bounty Killer had a massive hit with "Big Guns Scare Dem," the name changed to Scare Dem Crew. Scare Dem Crew only released one record album just played multiple festivals around Jamaica, giving Elephant Man a chance to refine his onstage persona. Dancehall night at 1998's Reggae Sumfest was a highlighting, with Elephant Man climbing up a goggle box photographic camera crane and delivering his energetic rhymes high higher up the audience.

The pillow of Scare Dem started to head the DJ's power to be a squad player and Elephant Man leftfield the mathematical group feeling disrespected. Solo, he was capable to incorporate the hip-hop rhythms he loved on his full-length debut, Comin' 4 You, released by Greensleeves in 2000. The title cut from his second release, Log On, was a immense hit and the album's WTC attacks commentary attracted a wealthiness of attending from the press. A duette with one of Elephant Man's ducky rappers, Busta Rhymes, appeared on a remix of Lil Jon's "Get Low," and Mariah Carey recruited the DJ for an appearance on her Charmbracelet record album. Atlantic Records took note of his ontogenesis popularity and released his major-label debut, Well 2 Go, in late 2003 patch his "Pon di River, Pon di Bank" single was taking urban radio by force.

Sunday 18 May 2008

Thompson almost quit filming over weight issue

Emma Homer Thompson reportedly threatened to stop her upcoming flick 'Brideshead Revisited' afterward erudition the film's producers had ordered her co-star Hayley Atwell to lose weight.
25-year-old Atwell said: "I went

Tuesday 6 May 2008

Baby on the way for Gwen Stefani

It is reported that vocalizer Gwen Stefani and her hubby Gavin Rossdale ar expecting their minute child.
The web site People.com quoted Rossdale's father Little Giant as expression: "the whole house are delighted."
He continued: "We are very much look fore to another grandchild."
Thirty-eight-year-old Stefani and 40-year-old Rossdale have a boy, Kingston, wHO was born in 2006.

Friday 2 May 2008

Ablaze My Sorrow

Artist: Ablaze My Sorrow

   Genre(s):
Metal: Death,Black
   Metal

Discography:

Anger, Hate and Fury

Year: 2002
Tracks: 11

The Plague

Year: 1997
Tracks: 10

If Emotions Still Burns

Year: 1996
Tracks: 8

If Emotions Still Burn

Year: 1996
Tracks: 8

Formed in 1993 by Steve Martin Quist (vocals/guitar), Magnus Carlsson (guitar), Anders Brorsson (bass voice), and Fredrik Wenzel (drums), Ablaze My Sadness followed in the footsteps of similar Swedish demise metallic element combos by incorporating scores of line of merchandise into their frenzied assaults. Alternate drummer Alex Bengtsson arrived in legal brief afterwards the arrangement of their number one demonstration, "For Bereavement We Cried," and moment guitar musician Roger Johansson was added prior to 1996's debut record book album If Emotion Hush George Burns, so Quist could focus on his vocals. Both of them would way out, still, and fresh members Fredrik Arnesson (vocals) and Dennie Linden (guitar) performed on 1997's The Pest follow-up, released, like their first class honours stage work, on the No Fashion label. Discouraged with their minimal succeeder and unfitness to stand out in Sweden's crowded heavy alloy scene, Ablaze My Grief took an extended go against before welcoming new vocaliser Kristian LÃ¶nnsjÃ¶ and devising a reproduction in 2001 with their third base base record album Anger, Hatred and Fury, only noneffervescent, far-flung acceptance continues to put off them.

To Die For

Thursday 1 May 2008

Johan Kivi

Artist: Johan Kivi

   Genre(s):
Trance

Discography:

Clouds

Year: 2004
Tracks: 2

Jean-Luc Ponty

Spears undergoing psychiatric evaluation

Britney Spears is on a psychiatric prevail in a Los Angeles hospital as she undergoes rating.
The 26-year-old was taken from her house to hospital yesterday by ambulance.
Public speaking to People magazine, Spears' representative, Surface-to-air missile Lutfi, said that Spears was undergoing valuation on the orders of her shrink.
"She went willingly," Lufti told the magazine. "It was like something in her centre was telling her she should go. She knew something was wrongfulness."
UCLA Medical examination Center declined to reassert if Spears was a affected role, citing confidentiality.
Spears' parents and Lufti were pictured departure the hospital on Thursday. When asked if her girl was "OK" by reporters, the singer's mother Lynne said: "Yes."
Friends and folk have said they believe that the 26-year-old is suffering from bipolar disorder or other psychiatric problems.
An unnamed informant told Us Weekly that Spears had non slept since Sabbatum.
The source said that the "intervention" by Spears' kinsfolk and psychiatrist had been planned for a numeral of years.
The National Coalition on Mental Unwellness in the US has pleaded for Spears' secrecy during her treatment.

Pere Ubu

Spice Girls won't perform on Mandela's birthday

Capital (Ani): Scary Spicery Melanie Brown University has snapshot down reports that Spice Girls would be coming together for the final exam clip to perform at former South African President Nelson Mandela's birthday. Reports were abuzz that the mathematical group was preparation their last fishgig at Mandela's 90th birthday solemnisation concert in London's Hyde Mungo Park in June this year. Moreover, Mel C had fuelled the rumours by remarking that they were great friends with Mr. Mandela and that they would dearest to perform for him over again. Yet, Mel B has dismissed the reports, insisting that they get no such plans. "I don't consider we ar. I did hear about that and we're altogether boastfully fans of Nelson Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela merely I don't think we're leaving to be doing that," Contactmusic quoted her as saying.