The Celtic-tinged Canadian pop band Great Big Sea [ tickets ] will embark on a short US trip in August in support of its upcoming release, "Fortune's Favour," due in stores June 24. So far, the group plans to visit a half-dozen cities in the eastern US over an eight-day period, beginning Aug. 15 in Buffalo, NY, and more dates are expected. Details are shown below.Born and raised in "the far east of the western world," Great Big Sea has toured internationally, while wearing its hometown of St. John's, Newfoundland, on its sleeve. "Fortune's Favour" was produced by Hawksley Workman."Walk On The Moon," the lead single in Canada, has already hit airwaves; "Love Me Tonight" and "Here and Now" are slated as initial focus tracks for US radio. Great Big Sea scored initial success in Canada with its platinum debut, "Up." The group was subsequently signed to Sire Records, and band members Alan Doyle, Sean McCann and Bob Hallett built upon a strong cult following with the release of their next effort, "Play," which also went platinum in Canada.
Tuesday, 1 July 2008
Monday, 16 June 2008
Judd Moved To Help By Human Trafficking Problems
Actress-turned-humanitarian Ashley Judd was moved to campaign against human trafficking after she "stumbled upon" the problem while visiting the developing world to promote public health. The De-lovely star - who has also used her fame to focus attention on Hiv/AIDS prevention - became concerned with the issue after visiting various slums, hospices and clinics during a three-week charity mission to Rwanda and the Congo. Speaking at a press conference at New York's United Nations (U.N.) headquarters on Tuesday , Judd told reporters: "I know that the unheard are helped when they are heard. I know that compassionate listening helps me, and my goal was to help the U.N. help them." Approximately 2.5 million people worldwide, most of them women and children, are reported to be victims of the $32 billion (?16 billion) annual industry of human trafficking, according to U.N. figures.
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Sunday, 1 June 2008
Victoria Beckham left “quivering” when she met Julia Roberts
“What do you do when you meet someone like Julia Roberts? She’s a legend,” Victoria — who met the ‘Pretty Woman’ actress at Giorgio Armani’s party in New York last week — gushed. “There was a red carpet line-up and as I came to greet her, I found myself bending to curtsy.
“I was like, f*** that’s Julia Roberts!
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Sunday, 25 May 2008
Idol Note-by-Note: The Davids Sound Off
Don't miss one song�or one note of British sarcasm�with our performance-show liveblog:
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Friday, 9 May 2008
DMX Arrested On Animal Cruelty, Drugs Charges
DMX Arrested On Animal Cruelty, Drugs Charges
Chase an investigation spanning nigh seven months, knocker DMX has been officially indicted on 7 misdemeanour counts of creature cruelness and four felony drug self-control charges, according to the Maricopa County sheriff's office staff. The bill of indictment follows the discovery of xII malnourished pitfall bulls and a large weapons memory cache at DMX's Spelunk Brook, Genus Arizona, home in tardily August. Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio told MTV News at the time that the dogs "weren't acquiring proper nutrient, they weren't getting proper water, and they were tied outside in 115-degree heat." Law besides discovered the charred clay of at least i frump after dig up portions of DMX's backyard.Until now, DMX - whose real name is Earl Simmons - had not been charged with a single offence related to that incident. A hunting imprimatur for his home was executed just before 3am on Fri sunrise (English hawthorn 9), during which detectives seized even more weapons and drugs, which light-emitting diode to the filing of an additional drug possession institutionalise. Police besides removed pentad pit bull puppies from the rapper's home and took them to a nearby prison house, where they will be cared for by female inmates. "A guy cable like this DMX character, with entirely his money and fame, has no rationalise for non providing proper fear for his animals," Arpaio said in a press release about Friday's halt. "He has a long malefactor chronicle and evidently has little or no regard for the law." DMX attempted to barricade himself in his chamber when police arrived to detain him, according to law reports, simply he was finally talked into approaching come out and offered no further resistivity. He was brought to a nearby jailhouse where he was booked and processed. District Lawyer Saint Andrew St. Thomas, world Health Organization will be leadership the prosecution against the doorknocker, said his power would "handle this typeface as we would any other indictment of alleged animate being ruthlessness... A person's fame condition does non preclude this power from delivery charges." This is the second time this workweek that DMX has been arrested - on Tues (May 6) he was charged with racing on a highway, drive on a suspended licence, reckless driving, iI counts of jeopardy and three counts of malefactor focal ratio, over an incident that occured January 21.Photo courtesy of Neck ruff Riders.
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Thursday, 1 May 2008
Fifth child for Chris O'Donnell & wife
Fifth child for Chris O'Donnell & wife
Player Chris O'Donnell and his wife Caroline ar celebrating the birth of their fifth child, a baby lady friend.
According to People magazine, a interpreter for the worker said: "Everyone's happy. Mother and baby are doing great."
The baby daughter, wHO will be called Maeve Frances O'Donnell, weighed 8lbs.
The dyad already get an eight-year-old girl called Lily and trine sons; seven-year-old Silicon chip, four-year-old Charlie and one-year-old Finley.
Cannon
Artist: Cannon
Genre(s):
Metal: Heavy
Discography:
Back In Business
Year: 2005
Tracks: 13
Thunder And Lightning
Year: 1988
Tracks: 16
Timeriders
Year: 1987
Tracks: 12
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