Monday, 23 June 2008
Modfather tops MOJO honour roll
Weller – known as "The Modfather" for his influence on younger artists – received the Outstanding Contribution to Music, while Led Zeppelin were honoured with the Best Live Act award following their incredible comeback performance at London’s O2 arena last year. Other artists honoured at the ceremony, which is hosted by influential British music magazine MOJO, included the Sex Pistols who were handed the MOJO Icon prize and Neil Diamond, who won the Classic Songwriter accolade. The awards – hosted by MOJO editor Phil Alexander – also recognised newcomers Duffy, who received MOJO Song of the Year for ‘Mercy’, and the Last Shadow Puppets - the side-project of Arctic Monkeys frontman Alex Turner – who received the gong for Breakthrough Act. Keeping with the spirit of his Maverick award, The Fall’s Mark E. Smith refused to pose for pictures to celebrate his success after learning he would have to share stage space with The Cribs, who had presented him with the prize. The Specials were honoured with a place in the MOJO Hall of Fame, joining the likes of Sir Elton John and The Doors. MOJO Honours List 2008 full list of winners: Breakthrough act – The Last Shadow Puppets Song of the Year - Duffy, Mercy Roots award – Toots Hibbert Les Paul award – John Martyn Vision award – Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten Catalogue Release of the Year – Pillows and Prayers, Cherry Red Records 1981-1984 MOJO Medal – Dave Robinson Compilation of the Year – Juno Official Soundtrack MOJO Legend – Irma Thomas Classic Album award – My Bloody Valentine, Loveless Special award – Judy Collins MOJO Maverick – The Fall MOJO Hall of Fame – The Specials MOJO Hero – Motorhead Inspiration award – John Fogarty Best Live Act – Led Zeppelin Best Album – Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!! Outstanding Contribution to Music – Paul Weller Lifetime Achievement award – Genesis Classic Songwriter – Neil Diamond MOJO Icon – the Sex Pistols
Peter Seiler feat. Michael Lorenz
Artist: Peter Seiler feat. Michael Lorenz
Genre(s):
Electronic
Discography:
Passage
Year: 1990
Tracks: 10
Sunday, 22 June 2008
Final Selection
Artist: Final Selection
Genre(s):
Other
Discography:
Meridian
Year: 2005
Tracks: 16
 
Prokofiev, Sergey
Los Invasores de Nuevo Leon
Artist: Los Invasores de Nuevo Leon
Genre(s):
Latin
Discography:
La Historia
Year: 2004
Tracks: 20
28 Exitos
Year: 2002
Tracks: 28
20 Rancheras
Year: 2002
Tracks: 20
15 Boleros de Oro
Year: 1998
Tracks: 15
Los Invasores de Nuevo Leon began their life history in 1980 when singer/accordionist Javier Rios, bassist Homero de Leon, and drummer Eliud López decided to gather a norteño outfit supported by the legendary Ramón Ayala. In 1997, after issuing their music locally, los Invasores de Nuevo Leon sign up to EMI Latin. The band then made their international debut with the releases Ventanas Al Viento and Vuelvo Contigo. They climbed euphony charts with "A Mà Qué Me Quedó." The traditional Mexican vI achieved their low pt record in 1998.
Oscar-winning special effects guru Stan Winston dies of cancer at 62
Corbis' Rights Services Division to Rebrand as 'GreenLight'
CANNES, France, June 19 -- Corbis (http://www.corbis.com) today
announced that it is rebranding its Rights Services division to
"GreenLight" (http://www.greenlightrights.com) and will begin offering Talent
Negotiation, a service that helps companies and advertising agencies secure
celebrities for advertising and other promotional activities. The launch of
GreenLight as a distinct brand creates one of the world's leading
intellectual property services firms. The announcement was made at Cannes
Lions 2008, the 55th International Advertising Festival, held June 15-21 in
Cannes, France.
(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080619/NYTH025LOGO )
The launch of GreenLight, effective today, advances Corbis' strategic
approach to create a network of brands to serve different customer
segments. The GreenLight brand will more clearly distinguish Corbis' Rights
Services division from its well-known image licensing business.
"There is phenomenal growth in the use of music and other iconic
content in both advertising and consumer products, and the launch of
GreenLight underscores what we see as a huge long term trend and business
opportunity," said Gary Shenk, CEO of Corbis Holdings. "The GreenLight
brand will accelerate our momentum in this market while continuing to
complement our image licensing businesses."
GreenLight will also expand its offering to include Talent Negotiation,
helping marketers to broker endorsement deals with sports, film,
television, music and other celebrities for new product launches as well as
for advertising and marketing campaigns. With the addition of this new
service, GreenLight offers companies and advertising agencies one place to
handle all types of rights and clearances services.
"Our mantra is that 'It's easy when you know who' -- and we have
relationships with the key agents, music publishers, TV and film studios
and other rights holders in Hollywood and around the world," said Mark
Sherman, Senior Vice President and Head of GreenLight. "We're one of the
most experienced global rights services firms, with a team of dedicated
experts across three continents. And to protect our clients, we indemnify
them for the rights we clear."
GreenLight's new visual identity, logo, website and brand essence
embody the company's mission to help companies and advertisers to quickly
get approval for -- or "green light" -- creative projects that require the
use of iconic celebrities, music, film, TV or other intellectual property.
In addition to its new Talent Negotiation offering, GreenLight helps
clients license and clear rights to celebrity likeness, feature film and TV
clips, music, trademarks and more to create innovative products and
effective advertising. By conducting thousands of clearances annually for
companies and ad agencies around the world, GreenLight can provide insight
into what can be licensed quickly, how long it will take and how much it
should cost.
GreenLight also represents the name, image and likeness rights of many
of the worlds most iconic and recognized personas including Albert
Einstein, The Wright Brothers, Steve McQueen and Maria Callas. On behalf of
these personas and their estates, GreenLight works closely with hundreds of
companies -- from advertisers to consumer product companies -- to license
their name, image and likeness to create compelling products, services and
advertisements that resonate with today's consumers. GreenLight hosts
several English-language websites for the estates it represents including
http://www.WrightBrothers.info, http://www.Einstein.biz and http://www.SteveMcQueen.com.
GreenLight is headquartered in Los Angeles and, through the Corbis
network, serves customers in more than 50 countries worldwide through 15
offices throughout North America, Europe, Asia and Australia.
About GreenLight
GreenLight is one of the world's leading Intellectual Property services
companies. It helps clients handle talent negotiation, rights clearances
and other licensing projects involving celebrities, feature film and TV
clips, music, trademarks and more to create innovative products and
advertising. It also represents the name, image and likeness rights to many
of the worlds most iconic and recognized personas including Albert
Einstein, The Wright Brothers and Steve McQueen. A Corbis company,
GreenLight is headquartered in Los Angeles and, through the Corbis network,
serves customers in more than 50 countries through 15 offices throughout
North America, Europe, Asia and Australia. For more information, visit
http://www.greenlightrights.com.
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El Potro de Sinaloa
Artist: El Potro de Sinaloa
Genre(s):
Latin
Discography:
No Me Quites Tu Amor
Year: 2007
Tracks: 13
Los Mejores Corridos
Year: 2007
Tracks: 15
Los Amables
Year: 2007
Tracks: 14
Puros Corridos
Year: 2006
Tracks: 14
El Primer Tiempo
Year: 2006
Tracks: 13
El Potro de Sinaloa was born José Eulogio Hernandez in San Francisco Sindicatura la Tapias, Sinaloa. José showed outstanding melodic anticipate from an early historic period, growing up in a household good of musicians, professionals and hobbyists alike. His chum Ignacio "Nacho" Hernandez played with Los Amables del Norte, and offered an apprenticeship of sorts by inviting José to play and platter with the radical. Another chum, Tomas, known as El Indomable de Sinaloa, enjoyed a short simply fruitful calling as a recording artist. Surrounded by a talented family unit, José presently began to distinguish himself as in particular gifted. Performing under the make El Potro de Sinaloa (The Colt of Sinaloa), José presently gained popularity and recognition end-to-end the region. Known for his singular voice and amorous trend, El Potro became an well placeable dearie among female listeners stretching from Durango to Jalisco. His debut platter, made in coaction with the musicians of Los Potrillos del Norte and released by Amable Records, was entitled Linda Joven. Subsequent recordings would bear on to feature El Potro working with established groups, such as Los Caballeros, Los Guamuchilenos, and his brother's Los Amables del Norte rather than forming his possess band. With a few successful releases to his credit, José signed to Sony International for the product of his 1996 release, Punales de Fuego. After a abbreviated stint with EMI, Hernandez presently settled on Lideres, a underling of Universal, as his judge home. With them he released what would be a vocation highlighting, Pobre de Mi Corazon, positioned as one of the year's charles Herbert Best in Billboard's Top Latin Albums graph. Though his 2007 release, No Me Quites Tu Amor, was not under Lideres, his foreshorten with Machete Music keeps him under the Universal umbrella.
Lil' Kim -- Train Wreck Yes, Car Wreck No
A source tells TMZ that not only was Lil' Kim not in Brooklyn, she was at her home in Jersey. We're told her mom went absolutely nuts when she heard the news ... from shock jock Wendy Williams' radio show. We hear Williams was actually giving out the intersection where the alleged accident happened and telling people to take photos of the wreck.
We couldn't get hold of Wendy for comment.
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Sara Evans' Blended Family
Forget the Brady Bunch!
Sara Evans will have her own large extended family when she ties the knot with footballer-turned-radio host Jay Barker later this year.
With Jay being a father to four (from his previous marriage) and Sara a mother to three, it's definitely going to be a full house, but the country singer is not at all concerned about how her children will react to Jay being their stepfather.
"I feel so blessed on behalf of my children that they get to have him as their stepdad," Sara tells OK! at the CMA Music Festival. "He's one of the most amazing fathers I've ever been around. He was taught really well. He�s very patient. He�s the kind of guy that coaches, he�s a mentor to children � he always has been � and he�s a natural with kids. He�s very hands-on."
As for how the seven children will interact, the 37-year-old, who weathered a public divorce from Craig Schelske, isn't all that worried either. Spending a lot of time together is key to blending the families together, she says.
"They need to be together as much as possible," she sayas. "My children will go to school in Birmingham, and they�ll be able to see each other half the time they�ll be together. We do that a lot now. That�s our goal. To try and blend it, and when they look back on this and they�re adults, they�ll literally feel like they came from a family of seven kids."
While even the thought of raising seven kids would give many a headache, Sara doesn't see it that way.
"It�s amazing. We have a 9, two 8s, two 6s, a 5 and a 3. It�s just tons of love and tons of joy."
By Valerie Nome
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Catacomb and Dementia
Artist: Catacomb and Dementia
Genre(s):
Drum & Bass
Discography:
Bitch The Lost Boy
Year: 2006
Tracks: 1