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From bohemian to debonair singer
After an inexplicable seven-year sabbatical from the music scene, the premium-priced tickets for Maxwell's comeback gigs may have seemed a tad audacious, but the near capacity crowd he drew to Massey Hall Sunday night (top tier: $150) got their money's worth from the neo soul flag bearer's smooth 90-minute set.
Four dates into the two-month North American tour, he was a lean, playful machine with a voice like butter. And he was quick to acknowledge his absence: "I know I took too much time. I know I took too long. Thank you for being patient with me."
In recent interviews, the 35-year-old Brooklyn native has said he took a voluntary break after his third disc, 2001's 1.7 million-selling Now, to spend time being "a regular person."
Sporting a ring on his wedding finger, Maxwell looks like he spent his downtime doing Pilates, rehearsing with his band and studying Michael Jackson's choreography.
Gone is the billowing Afro and knit caps that led some to dismiss him as a contrived bohemian. Maxwell is now Rat Pack debonair; he was clad in a dark grey suit, bowtie undone, fronting a funky 10-piece ensemble with gents in tuxes, and female backup vocalists in gowns and elbow-length black gloves.
More http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/article/516734
'Doffing the everyday you'
Patrick Langston discovers his inner nobleman while dressing up for the History Costume Ball.
Born too late. That's what I realized when I heard the ladies' admiring responses as I sauntered into their midst, a nobleman of Nouvelle-France and a dashing figure from the tips of my thigh-high boots to the top of my tri-cornered hat with its jaunty feather. "Perfect!" gasped one. "Oh, mon Dieu," murmured another, blushing.
When I asked why she was making me resemble an 18th-century Michael Jackson by insisting I wear only one glove, she demonstrated how the other was to slap the chops of anyone who insulted me or mine. I took that under advisement.
Full story http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/story.html?id=e4c830c3-5754-46aa-aa6f-2098bc64ea0e
Maureen McCormick admits to swapping sex for drugs
Maureen McCormick, better known for her portrayal of the wholesome older sister ‘Marcia Brady’ on "The Brady Bunch,” has spilled the beans on her life, both on and off TV, in her new memoir: Here's the Story: Surviving Marcia Brady and Finding My True Voice.
The 52-year-old actress has opened up about her depression, drug addiction and unwanted pregnancy in her very own memoir, hitting stores Tuesday.
In her tell-all book, the TV sweetheart has admitted she once traded sex for grugs and wasted her young adulthood hooked on narcotics. McCormick discusses her romance with TV brother Barry "Greg Brady" Williams, her dates with “King of Pop” Michael Jackson and Steve Martin and an unwanted pregnancy.
Full story http://www.themoneytimes.com/articl...its_to_swapping_sex_for_drugs-id-1038371.html
Teatro Luna playwright Tanya Saracho is drawn to 'people's darkness'
"Sex and the City" legitimized the art of girl talk, proving it could be a highly entertaining and addictive genre. In Chicago, only one theater company has been smart enough to generate an equally consistent chummy vibe.
Her plays reference Johnny Depp, Michael Jackson and My Little Pony alongside the '80s Mexican teen pop group Timbiriche. She spoke of " The Hills" and Kanye West. She has a life-of-the-party personality. Consumerism is interwoven into the lives of her characters because these are the very things that define our lives as Americans.
Full story http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/stage/chi-teatro-luna-10122008,0,7745977.story
Villains come to campus
DJ duo Villains will headline an AB-sponsored dance party in Rangos Ballroom tomorrow at 9 p.m. that will also feature local mix artists Cutups and Keebs.
Villains, composed of artists Mad V and Koncept, hails from Los Angeles and specializes in ultra-dancey electronic club mixes. Gaining popularity in early 2007, they have quickly become hipster royalty in L.A.’s club scene, dubbed an “L.A. party machine” by Vice Records late last year.
Often compared with electro/club duo L.A. Riots, Villains caters to a similar crowd and collaborated with the Riots on a remix of Hot Chips’ “Ready for the Floor.” Their mix tapes, Vol.1 and Vol. 2: Second Offense, include remixes from artists like MSTRKRFT, SebastiAn, and Justice on tracks by Simian Mobile Disco, Buddy Akai, Bloc Party, Boys Noize, and Chromeo, among others.
Villains excels at taking high-energy, raw material to the next level. In addition to retooling epics like Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” and Daft Punk’s “Around the World,” Villains also plays with newer fabrics, rolling out an explosive and critically well-received mix of New Young Pony Club’s already energetic 2007 hit “The Bomb.” In September, Villains’ official remix of Felli Fel’s “Get Buck In Here” featuring P. Diddy, Akon, Ludacris, and Lil Jon premiered on southern California’s biggest hip-hop station, and is now in regular rotation.
More http://thetartan.org/2008/10/13/pillbox/villains
From bohemian to debonair singer
After an inexplicable seven-year sabbatical from the music scene, the premium-priced tickets for Maxwell's comeback gigs may have seemed a tad audacious, but the near capacity crowd he drew to Massey Hall Sunday night (top tier: $150) got their money's worth from the neo soul flag bearer's smooth 90-minute set.
Four dates into the two-month North American tour, he was a lean, playful machine with a voice like butter. And he was quick to acknowledge his absence: "I know I took too much time. I know I took too long. Thank you for being patient with me."
In recent interviews, the 35-year-old Brooklyn native has said he took a voluntary break after his third disc, 2001's 1.7 million-selling Now, to spend time being "a regular person."
Sporting a ring on his wedding finger, Maxwell looks like he spent his downtime doing Pilates, rehearsing with his band and studying Michael Jackson's choreography.
Gone is the billowing Afro and knit caps that led some to dismiss him as a contrived bohemian. Maxwell is now Rat Pack debonair; he was clad in a dark grey suit, bowtie undone, fronting a funky 10-piece ensemble with gents in tuxes, and female backup vocalists in gowns and elbow-length black gloves.
More http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/article/516734
'Doffing the everyday you'
Patrick Langston discovers his inner nobleman while dressing up for the History Costume Ball.
Born too late. That's what I realized when I heard the ladies' admiring responses as I sauntered into their midst, a nobleman of Nouvelle-France and a dashing figure from the tips of my thigh-high boots to the top of my tri-cornered hat with its jaunty feather. "Perfect!" gasped one. "Oh, mon Dieu," murmured another, blushing.
When I asked why she was making me resemble an 18th-century Michael Jackson by insisting I wear only one glove, she demonstrated how the other was to slap the chops of anyone who insulted me or mine. I took that under advisement.
Full story http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/story.html?id=e4c830c3-5754-46aa-aa6f-2098bc64ea0e
Maureen McCormick admits to swapping sex for drugs
Maureen McCormick, better known for her portrayal of the wholesome older sister ‘Marcia Brady’ on "The Brady Bunch,” has spilled the beans on her life, both on and off TV, in her new memoir: Here's the Story: Surviving Marcia Brady and Finding My True Voice.
The 52-year-old actress has opened up about her depression, drug addiction and unwanted pregnancy in her very own memoir, hitting stores Tuesday.
In her tell-all book, the TV sweetheart has admitted she once traded sex for grugs and wasted her young adulthood hooked on narcotics. McCormick discusses her romance with TV brother Barry "Greg Brady" Williams, her dates with “King of Pop” Michael Jackson and Steve Martin and an unwanted pregnancy.
Full story http://www.themoneytimes.com/articl...its_to_swapping_sex_for_drugs-id-1038371.html
Teatro Luna playwright Tanya Saracho is drawn to 'people's darkness'
"Sex and the City" legitimized the art of girl talk, proving it could be a highly entertaining and addictive genre. In Chicago, only one theater company has been smart enough to generate an equally consistent chummy vibe.
Her plays reference Johnny Depp, Michael Jackson and My Little Pony alongside the '80s Mexican teen pop group Timbiriche. She spoke of " The Hills" and Kanye West. She has a life-of-the-party personality. Consumerism is interwoven into the lives of her characters because these are the very things that define our lives as Americans.
Full story http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/stage/chi-teatro-luna-10122008,0,7745977.story
Villains come to campus
DJ duo Villains will headline an AB-sponsored dance party in Rangos Ballroom tomorrow at 9 p.m. that will also feature local mix artists Cutups and Keebs.
Villains, composed of artists Mad V and Koncept, hails from Los Angeles and specializes in ultra-dancey electronic club mixes. Gaining popularity in early 2007, they have quickly become hipster royalty in L.A.’s club scene, dubbed an “L.A. party machine” by Vice Records late last year.
Often compared with electro/club duo L.A. Riots, Villains caters to a similar crowd and collaborated with the Riots on a remix of Hot Chips’ “Ready for the Floor.” Their mix tapes, Vol.1 and Vol. 2: Second Offense, include remixes from artists like MSTRKRFT, SebastiAn, and Justice on tracks by Simian Mobile Disco, Buddy Akai, Bloc Party, Boys Noize, and Chromeo, among others.
Villains excels at taking high-energy, raw material to the next level. In addition to retooling epics like Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” and Daft Punk’s “Around the World,” Villains also plays with newer fabrics, rolling out an explosive and critically well-received mix of New Young Pony Club’s already energetic 2007 hit “The Bomb.” In September, Villains’ official remix of Felli Fel’s “Get Buck In Here” featuring P. Diddy, Akon, Ludacris, and Lil Jon premiered on southern California’s biggest hip-hop station, and is now in regular rotation.
More http://thetartan.org/2008/10/13/pillbox/villains
Today in
Michael Jackson History
1972 - Michael Jackson's single "Ben" became his first #1 single. He was 14 years old at the time.
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