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July 17th, 2008
By Mike
Christie’s auction house will be offering the James Brown Collection on July 17th, which includes items from the Godfather of Soul’s legendary life and career. We’re mostly interested in the musical instruments and record collections and awards, but this sale also features personal and stage clothing, jewelery, furniture and home decor.
Some of the [...]
February 21st, 2008
By Mike
Paul McCartney was honored at the Brit 2008 Awards last night. He received the award for Outstanding Contribution To Music, and then performed a five song set which included “Live and Let Die,” “Hey Jude” and “Lady Madonna.” Host Ozzy Osbourne introduced McCartney as the artist who inspired him to begin a career [...]
I’m on vacation this week and unfortunately it’s on the wrong side of the country. Day 1 of BlizzCon came and went today and there is a ton of information to get posted. I’m gonna try and squeeze as much as possible into this post, but it may take a couple more to get it all. Curse Visits Blizzard HQers for a Community Summit Kody from Curse posted information on WoR about their visit to the Blizzard campus for the community summit. Here are some of the highlights, you can click HERE for the f
The word screwing is all mine, btw. And it's accurate in the figurative sense. WGA.org email to members:Fox has ordered a primetime comedy-variety show featuring Ozzy Osbourne and his family, and has engaged FremantleMedia North America, the company behind American Idol, to produce it. Because they wanted to hire WGA members to write the show, Fremantle contacted the WGAW to see if we would agree to a sub-standard contract. Attempting to pay as little as possible to the writers on the show,
Yngwie Malmsteen: bat head soup and other shredders News: 10-10-2008: I had not seen this album before, released in 2000, a must for collectors of guitar CD's no doubt featuring Yngwie Malmsteen, Reb Beach, George Lynch, Paul Gilbert, Brad Gillis,Richie Kotzen and Steve Lukather Bat Head Soup: A Tribute to Ozzy 1 Mr Crowley - Tim "Ripper" Owens, Yngwie Malmsteen, Tim Bogert, Tommy Aldridge, Derek Sherinian 2 Over the Mountain - Mark Slaughter, Brad Gillis, Gary Moon, Eric Singer, Pau
Following up on its American Idol Truth Tour, the Writers Guild of America is encouraging members to not work on an upcoming Fox variety show featuring Ozzy Osbourne, because it is produced by FremantleMedia. The organization has been protesting Fremantle because former employees have complained of less-than-ideal work conditions on its reality shows like American Idol. Related PostsVodka warsMuch furor has been raised about a recent Absolut ad, which shows Southwest US territory belonging t...
Headbanger’s Blog — the proprietor of which was so kind as to hook me up last minute with a ticket to last night’s Children of Bodom / Testament / Black Dahlia Murder / Between the Buried and Me show — posted an awesome animated music video by the Hungarian band Blind Myself. The video was [...]
Click here to receive mediabistro.com's Daily Newsfeed via email. French Novelist Wins Nobel Literature Prize (FT) The novelist Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clezio was yesterday awarded the Nobel Prize for literature. He is the first French writer to win the title since Claude Simon in 1985. Le Clezio had been tipped to win the prize but was not the favourite. The more favourable odds had been given to the Italian writer Claudio Magris and the Syrian poet Adonis. Galleycat: Following the news that
Battle of the bands Oct 10th, 2008 by admin Submitted by Gaming Briefs Here’s some news about the newest versions of Rock Band and Guitar Hero: RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) - Wannabe rock stars will have a greater choice of instruments and songs to choose from as videogames like “Guitar Hero World Tour” and “Rock Band 2″ introduce new features. After selling 23 million units globally in less than three years and generating $1.6 billion at retail, Activision Blizzard’s “Guitar Hero”
The powerful Writers Guild of America (WGA) has blacklisted Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne’s TV show. The WGA has written to its members saying they could end up being fined if they accept a writing gig on the FremantleMedia-produced show, which airs on Fox TV. "Any members who perform writing services on that show do so at their own peril as they will be violating WGA Working Rule 8 and could be fined up to 100% of their compensation for that work," says the WGA letter. WGA adds that it had bee
Tokio Hotel will be IN Studio next week at KISS FM, Arizona? No official confirmation yet, but the DJs announced it tonight and thanks to auryngirl at the Official Fanclub Forum for listening to them! They’re apparently going to be IN STUDIO at the 104.7 KISS FM station next Friday!! (10/17) According to the DJs who made the announcement, they’ll be giving an interview and playing live! Transcription: Johnjay: Tokio Hotel is coming in the studio. Carrie: Nice Rich: Which will be giant Jo
The guild’s move against a new television variety show featuring Ozzy Osbourne is part of a continuing dispute over the line between scripted shows and reality programming.
This Monday, October 13, from 10AM to 10PM, the entire soundtrack from REPO! The Genetic Opera will be streaming on www.repo-opera.com. Fans can get a free preview of the upcoming film, which is slated for a November 7 release. The soundtrack was released digitally on September 30, 2008 and debuted on Amazon Top Soundtracks at #16 and on iTunes Top Soundtracks Chart at #15. REPO! The Genetic Opera boasts an entirely original soundtrack that blends equal parts goth and punk rock to form an eer
The guild’s move against a new television variety show featuring Ozzy Osbourne is part of a continuing dispute over the line between scripted shows and reality programming.
By Niki D’Andrea The Foo Fighters say foo to John McCain using their song. When will Republican politicians learn that most musicians are Democrats? At the very least, they could make a couple calls before using particular artists’ songs in their campaigns. That would prevent musicians getting bitchy about their songs being used without their permission by politicians they don’t endorse. On October 8, the Foo Fighters issued a statement slamming Republican presidential nominee John McCain
The Writers Guild of America has sent a letter to members warning them not to work for the upcoming variety show hosted by Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne being produced ...
I’ve been given the opportunity to give away a copy of the Motley Crue Autobiography “The Dirt“. Here is how the book is described from Amazon.com: The most influential, enduring, and iconic metal band of the 1980’s reveals everything a tell-all of epic proportions. This unbelievable autobiography explores the rebellious lives of four of the most influential icons in American rock history. Motley Crue was the voice of a barely pubescent Generation X, the anointed high priests of backward-ma
Osbournes’ Variety Show Becomes Subject of Writers’ Guild Dispute By The New York Times Edward Wyatt reports: The Writers Guild of America has instructed its members not to work on a new television variety show featuring Ozzy Osbourne and his family that is being prepared by the producers of “American Idol” for the Fox television network. The presidents of the east and west branches of the Writers Guild told its members in a letter that Fremantle Media North America, which is producing t
Hey, everyone-- You may have heard this news, which broke yesterday afternoon, but the Writers Guild of America is going to head with Ozzy Osbourne's new FOX variety show, The Osbournes: Loud and Dangerous, for refusing to pay its writers standard wages or agree to a union contract. Yesterday afternoon, WGA presidents Michael Winship and Patric Verrone sent the following email to Guild membership... To Our Fellow Members, Last week, you may have become aware of our ongoing dispute with
OZZY OSBOURNE and his family are at the centre of a work and pay battle between a production company and the Writers Guild of America (WGA). The WGA has warned its members ...
On December 15, 2005, I did one of the silliest things I’ve ever done in the name of metal. After spending fifteen hours on a plane back to New York from Israel and jet lagged to the point where I was wobblin’ like Ozzy Osbourne, I went straight from the airport to drop off my [...]
