Artist: Slagerij Van Kampen
Genre(s):
New Age
Discography:
A Long Walk On A Short Pier
Year: 1989
Tracks: 9
Monday, 23 June 2008
Slagerij Van Kampen
Artist: Slagerij Van Kampen
Genre(s):
New Age
Discography:
A Long Walk On A Short Pier
Year: 1989
Tracks: 9
Monday, 16 June 2008
Farrell feared ruining In Bruges
Colin Farrell has revealed he initially turned down the lead role in his forthcoming movie because he feared his presence might take away from the film.
Speaking to the Hollywood Reporter, Farrell said that he felt the producers of 'In Bruges' were making a huge mistake when they asked him to star in the movie.
The star went on to say that he was thrilled to be approached for the film, which also stars Brendan Gleeson and Ralph Fiennes, but he became concerned that his reputation would overshadow the quality of the script.
Farrell said he begged the movie's writer and director, Irish Oscar winner Martin McDonagh, to cast an unknown actor in the role. McDonagh however was determined to have Farrell on board.
Farrell told the Hollywood Reporter: "I was chuffed to be part of it. It was just the best thing I ever read. But your public persona, people bring that in. And I met [McDonagh] in New York at the Hilton Hotel one afternoon and I tried to convince him he should cast an unknown in the part ... It was so good, I thought it would be good not to cast me."
'In Bruges', which tells the story of assassins who are forced to hide out in Belgium, will open this weekend's Dublin International Film Festival. It goes on general release from 7 March.
Speaking to the Hollywood Reporter, Farrell said that he felt the producers of 'In Bruges' were making a huge mistake when they asked him to star in the movie.
The star went on to say that he was thrilled to be approached for the film, which also stars Brendan Gleeson and Ralph Fiennes, but he became concerned that his reputation would overshadow the quality of the script.
Farrell said he begged the movie's writer and director, Irish Oscar winner Martin McDonagh, to cast an unknown actor in the role. McDonagh however was determined to have Farrell on board.
Farrell told the Hollywood Reporter: "I was chuffed to be part of it. It was just the best thing I ever read. But your public persona, people bring that in. And I met [McDonagh] in New York at the Hilton Hotel one afternoon and I tried to convince him he should cast an unknown in the part ... It was so good, I thought it would be good not to cast me."
'In Bruges', which tells the story of assassins who are forced to hide out in Belgium, will open this weekend's Dublin International Film Festival. It goes on general release from 7 March.
Saturday, 7 June 2008
Monday, 2 June 2008
Jesse McCartney: 'Leona Lewis Took Bleeding Love to a Whole New Level"
Jesse McCartney has nothing but praise for Leona Lewis -- whose single, Bleeding Love, he co-wrote for the singer.
He insists Leona transformed the song -- and has no regrets that he didn't release the track himself.
He says, "Leona took the song to a whole new level with the vocals she delivered. She did an incredible job.
"We put it on a European version of my album but we decided it would be a better record with a female vocalist.
"Leona was looking for her first single at the time and Simon Cowell heard the song and thought it would be appropriate for her - and I guess he was right."
The 21-year-old -- who was in boyband Dream Street at the age of 13 -- is now set to release his third solo album, Departure, in which he's using a more RnB influence that he feels will have a more "universal" appeal.
He adds, "As a listener of music, I always found myself leaning towards soulful music.
"I was thinking 'why don't I make more of this kind of album?'
"The thing with Elvis Presley was - he's a white guy making soulful music, and I think he was one of the reasons I was like - 'I should do this'.
"At an early age I didn't think I was mature enough and into the right headspace - until now."
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Daft Punk start work on new album
Daft Punk have begun work on a new album in their Paris studio.
The dance duo are currently recording the follow-up to 2005's 'Human After All'.
Their long-time manager Busy P explained to In The Mix: "The boys are in a studio in Paris at the moment. And I can't wait to listen to their new stuff! The good thing is that they are making music at the moment.
"They are slow, you know, they are taking their time, and they have a right."
Busy P also revealed that he has stepped down as the band's manager to spend more time on his label Ed Banger.
The dance duo are currently recording the follow-up to 2005's 'Human After All'.
Their long-time manager Busy P explained to In The Mix: "The boys are in a studio in Paris at the moment. And I can't wait to listen to their new stuff! The good thing is that they are making music at the moment.
"They are slow, you know, they are taking their time, and they have a right."
Busy P also revealed that he has stepped down as the band's manager to spend more time on his label Ed Banger.
Fans steal Madonna cut outs
Melbourne (ANI): Fans getting hysterical after Madonna is something expected, but what one may not imagine is fans actually walking away with life-size cut-outs of the pop diva. That's what happened in Hong Kong where Madge's cardboard cut-outs in provocative poses used to advertise her new album have been stolen from music shops all around the city, according to reports. The cut-outs for the promotion of the album 'Hard Candy' show the 'Material Girl' wearing thigh-length boots. According to reports from the Sunday Morning Post, almost 10 of the 30 1.6-metre-high cut-outs have been taken from shops ever since they went on display last week.
Corrie's David just 'wants to be loved'
'Coronation Street' actor Jack P Shepherd has claimed that his character David Platt is misunderstood and "just wants to be loved".
According to the show's official website, the actor told InsideSoap Yearbook: "David can do some malicious things but I think he just wants to be loved. He craves a bit of affection."
"He's never had much attention from his mum, Gail. She was always running around after David's brother, Nick, and Sarah and then she moved on to caring about Bethany, so David just feels like he was pushed to one side," he said.
"He's found that by being bad he gets lots of attention. That's the only time Gail really notices him."
Shepherd said: "David could go down a really dark path, but there are different sides to him. David is an emotional character and he can do comedy - he's quite a comedian sometimes."
"I think he does have different dimensions to his character, which makes him so much fun to watch. But probably his main strength is being a nasty, evil, twisted little git."
According to the show's official website, the actor told InsideSoap Yearbook: "David can do some malicious things but I think he just wants to be loved. He craves a bit of affection."
"He's never had much attention from his mum, Gail. She was always running around after David's brother, Nick, and Sarah and then she moved on to caring about Bethany, so David just feels like he was pushed to one side," he said.
"He's found that by being bad he gets lots of attention. That's the only time Gail really notices him."
Shepherd said: "David could go down a really dark path, but there are different sides to him. David is an emotional character and he can do comedy - he's quite a comedian sometimes."
"I think he does have different dimensions to his character, which makes him so much fun to watch. But probably his main strength is being a nasty, evil, twisted little git."
Clint Eastwood - Eastwood Encourages Clinton
Veteran actor CLINT EASTWOOD has urged presidential hopeful HILLARY CLINTON to keep fighting in the ongoing race leading up to the next U.S. election.
The Dirty Harry star, a supporter of Republican presidential candidate John MCCain, has told the New York senator and former First Lady not to give up - despite the fact her rival Barack Obama currently has the majority of pledged delegates for the Democratic nomination.
He says, "Everybody's trying to talk her into folding, but it doesn't seem like the spirit of America.
"I watch Clinton and feel sorry for her and wonder, 'What are all these people telling her to run away for?'
"She's showing her strength by hanging in there. Put yourself in her place. You've gone out there and made a thousand speeches, shaken a million hands and been out there working your ass off. Then somebody comes up and says, 'Why don't you just drop out of it?'"
Obama has now claimed a 1,961 delegates compared to Clinton's 1,779, according to Fox News. The winner will go on to fight Republican candidate MCCain to become U.S. President in the nationwide vote later this year (08).
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Joan Collins - Collins Cheated Death On Turbulent Flight
Veteran actress JOAN COLLINS once cheated death on a turbulent flight to the Caribbean - but was shocked when one of her fellow passengers refused to be frightened by the ordeal.
The star was travelling to the region on an old plane when she noticed English actor James Mason was calmly reading his newspaper while those around him - including herself - panicked.
She says, "(I asked) James - aren't you terrified? It's so bumpy we could even crash. (He replied) 'Oh no, my dear. I'm never frightened of planes. I fly so much, what is there to be anxious about?'
"That's when I realised his newspaper was upside down."
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Bruce Springsteen, Emirates Stadium, London
A third of a century has passed since a young Bruce Springsteen came to London to play his debut UK gig at what was then the Hammersmith Odeon. Horrified to arrive at the venue and find his record label billing him as "the future of rock'n'roll", he famously ran around the streets before the show tearing down the offending posters.
Springsteen's modesty was laudable, even if the over-enthusiastic marketing hype was to prove unusually prescient, and more than three decades on, his performance and persona have hardly changed. He still strides on stage, a rugged everyman in blue jeans, work shirt and suspiciously jet-black hair, and fires out a never-ending series of dynamic, insatiable, big-hearted rock songs.
It would be forgivable, at 58, if he took his foot off the gas, and he has described his recent dates as "victory laps" at the twilight of a formidable career. But tonight Springsteen shows no signs of slowing down. The opening Tenth Avenue and Radio Nowhere set the tone for the evening, being heartfelt, yearning songs, rich in observational detail, performed with an energy and brio that verge on the pathological.
Springsteen's legendary charisma is so winning that he performs the miraculous feat of making a stadium show appear intimate. He has no shortage of crowdpleasing tricks, regularly ambling into the throng and returning with a sheaf of song requests. But tonight is free of showbiz schmaltz: the vivacious Atlantic City and Because the Night sound like earnest declarations of his eternal faith in the healing, redemptive powers of rock'n'roll.
The material from last year's thoughtful Magic album is so immediate that it sounds as familiar as his peerless back catalogue. Before Livin' in the Future, awash with sepia nostalgia for pre-Bush liberal America, he mumbles incredulity at what is going down in his land: "Rendition, illegal wire-tapping and the rolling back of basic civil liberties." The album's title track is described as "about the troops" and is sung in a monotone as low and wearied as a soldier returning from war broken by having seen too much, too clearly.
Yet the E Street Band's raw, raucous rock is too vibrant for spirits to dip for long, and a lengthy encore including Born To Run, Glory Days and Dancing in the Dark has 50,000 delirious fists punching the Emirates' night air.
Bruce Springsteen has been on stage for three hours, and it doesn't seem a minute too long.
· At Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, on June 14. Box office: 08705 582582.
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Angelina Jolie in plane collapse?
Actress Angelina Jolie has reportedly collapsed while on an 18-hour flight.
According to The Sun, the star, who is reported to be pregnant, began to feel ill on a flight from Iraq and was attended to by airline staff, who gave her oxygen.
A passenger on the flight told the newspaper: "She started to get nosebleeds and cramps. She fainted."
According to The Sun, the star, who is reported to be pregnant, began to feel ill on a flight from Iraq and was attended to by airline staff, who gave her oxygen.
A passenger on the flight told the newspaper: "She started to get nosebleeds and cramps. She fainted."
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