Provides the latest RSS feeds for Music News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Shanghai Sun.com http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/cat/f3eb58a266736f29/ en-us Sat, 25 May 2013 03:29:27 -0400 Sat, 25 May 2013 03:29:27 -0400 30 Katy Perry has reportedly encouraged Robert Pattinson to break-up with Kristen Stewart as the singer believes that he deserves a better girlfriend than her. The handsome hunk recently split with his former 'Twilight Saga' co-star after a four year relationship, as his pals, including the 'Wide Awake' hit maker, supposedly told him that he deserves better, Contactmusic reported. A source ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214754388/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Sat, 25 May 2013 02:50:03 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214754388/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Mariah Carey suffered a wardrobe malfunction when her dress popped open on stage during the 'Good Morning America's' Summer Concert Series in Central Park on Saturday morning. The back of the singer's skin tight pink dress popped open while she was being interviewed by the show's host, Lara Spencer, the New York Post reported. She blurted out "my dress just popped" and quickly placed her hands ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214753877/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Sat, 25 May 2013 02:00:02 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214753877/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Singer Beyonce Knowles has created her own fashion range named Beyonce Boutique for a fashion rental website. She has come up with designs for Rent the Runway, which lets people hire designer wear at an affordable price. "Making women feel confident and beautiful is something I've always been passionate about. That's why joining forces with Rent the Runway was so organic," femalefirst.co.uk ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214746323/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 16:50:02 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214746323/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Singer Katy Perry, who has been single since splitting from John Mayer earlier this year, is said to have struck up a romance with her agent Michael Kives. "Katy and Michael have been hooking up. They were friends first, but Katy leaned on Michael for emotional support after her break-up with John," a source told America's Star magazine, reports thesun.co.uk. Perry, 28, has been friends with ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214744943/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:10:02 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214744943/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Actress Amanda Bynes was arrested at her apartment here for possession of marijuana. She even threw the evidence out of the window, reports tmz.com. She was arrested Thursday night. A building official called police after spotting Bynes in the lobby with a joint, acting erratically and talking to herself, said law enforcement sources. Bynes let the policemen in when they knocked at her door, ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214738366/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 10:00:01 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214738366/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 The first look of Nikhil Adwaini's movie 'D-Day' was revealed in the entertainment capital Mumbai. Lead actors, Irfan Khan, Arjun Rampal, Rishi Kapoor and Huma Qureshi graced the occasion with their presence. Talking on the occasion, filmmaker Advani clarified the reason for choosing this controversial subject for the film. "I am particularly obsessed with the fact that I was 21 years old ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214736642/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 07:40:03 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214736642/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 There's no ill-will between singer John Mayer's former girlfriends Taylor Swift and Katy Perry. Swift dated Mayer from 2009 to 2010 while Perry has been in an off-and-on relationship with him since last year, reports entertainmentwise.com Indeed, Swift and Perry's friendship was on display on social networking platform Twitter. Perry changed the lyrics of Swift's song "I knew you were trouble" ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214736239/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 07:20:03 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214736239/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 George Michael, who fell out of his Range Rover while travelling as a passenger at 70mph on a motorway, did not throw himself from his Range Rover on purpose, a pal of the singer has insisted. The star was rushed to a hospital after getting serious head injury last week. It was rumoured that the 49-year-old, who has battled drugs and depression, may have jumped from the vehicle in order to ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214732103/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 03:20:02 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214732103/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 An event with both style and substance, Field Day does an excellent job of combining the credible, the up-and-coming, and the plain old hyped, to create its own idiosyncratic blend. The practicalities of the event are often a little more haphazard: as much as it is by great music, the character of Field Day has been equally defined by hipsters in Capri pants queuing up for oversubscribed tents ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214753807/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Sat, 25 May 2013 01:24:34 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214753807/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Matthias Pintscher It felt a lot like both hello and goodbye at St. Paul's Ordway Center on Friday night. The St. Paul Chamber Orchestra played the first post-lockout concert at its home hall after two weekends at Neighborhood Series venues, and the musicians received an enthusiastic ovation when they took the stage. But some sadness crept in with the realization that some of the musicians ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214753777/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Sat, 25 May 2013 01:17:31 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214753777/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 After spending three weeks in Winter Haven Hospital, the 46-year-old father of two was transferred Wednesday to Shands Hospital in Gainesville.His son, Randall Wayne Van Pernis, said doctors will put in a temporary device to keep him alive until they can do the transplant.His dad has a nonfunctioning left ventricle, which pumps blood out of the heart. He also has congestive heart ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214753024/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Sat, 25 May 2013 00:41:01 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214753024/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 May 24--In the jazzed-up musical adaptation of "Cinderella" that composer Ezra Weiss has written for Northwest Children's Theatre, dance is the language of love and the fairy godmother is a tart-tongued Russian ballet mistress named Madame Tatyana. When young Cinderella puzzles at hearing her new carriage was fashioned from a pumpkin, Madame Tatyana retorts, "I had to make it ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214752994/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Sat, 25 May 2013 00:33:16 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214752994/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 televised concert , featuring selections from the album, on PBS' Live from Lincoln Center. She talked recently at the New York office of Nonesuch, her recording company, about her work, influences and ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214752960/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Sat, 25 May 2013 00:31:38 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214752960/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Who would have thought that scandalous Razan would be the one introducing dubstep to the Arab world? The Lebanese bombshell Razan Moghrabi had been trying to lay low ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214752948/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Sat, 25 May 2013 00:27:10 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214752948/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 PARIS ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214753798/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Sat, 25 May 2013 00:17:30 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214753798/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 The band accuses their former frontman of violating their rights, misappropriating assets and interfering with the members' livelihood. Says Weiland: "I don't give a f--- what they call themselves, but it's not Stone Temple ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214752308/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 23:07:34 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214752308/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 The pioneering English punk-rock band sat down Thursday for a UT-TV interview. They also did what Damned guitarist Captain Sensible tells us is the first unplugged performance of the group's ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214751575/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 22:25:28 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214751575/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 LOS ANGELES The Stone Temple Pilots accuse former frontman Scott Weiland of misusing the band's name to further his solo career and want a judge to strip the rocker of his ability to use the group's name or songs. A lawsuit filed Friday in Los Angeles accuses Weiland of being chronically late to concerts while the group was together and having his lawyer attempt to interfere with the ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214751497/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 21:58:25 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214751497/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 There's money in the banana stand, but what about in streaming entertainment? Traditional TV shows are showing up on online-only venues, including "Arrested Development," which is getting a second wind on Netflix after being canceled in 2006. Gwen Ifill talks to show producer Brian Grazer and Eric Deggans of the Tampa Bay ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214750779/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 21:15:30 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214750779/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 "The consumer of that past rap is becoming the creator," he says of new white rappers SAN FRANCISCO -- Rapper Watsky may not be blowing up like Psy, but he's definitely reaching a boil. For starters, he's gone from poetry-slam events in unknown bars to a performance here at the iconic Fillmore Auditorium, a musical shrine that 26-year-old Bay Area native George Watsky knew ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214750762/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 21:02:13 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214750762/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Franco-Greek singer and songwriter Georges Moustaki plays the piano at his home in Paris in 2008. Photograph: Stephane de ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214750781/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 21:01:30 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214750781/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 The late Friday press release announcing that Fox alternative programming chief Mike Darnell is vacating his post after 18 years with the company came as a shock to TV industry observers -- and fittingly so considering he was among the pioneers of the reality genre with such shows as "When Animals Attack!" and "World's Scariest Police Chases." The bulk of Darnell's ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214750763/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 20:50:35 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214750763/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Scythian Founders Speak About Catholic Roots and Aiding Life-Affirming ArtistsBy Ann SchneiblePHILADELPHIA, April 24, 2013 (Zenit.org) - Following the call to the new evangelization, founders of the band Scythian are using their own success to help other musicians promote a culture of life with their music through a new initiative: Village Square.Founded in 2002 by classically trained brothers ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214750791/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 20:40:46 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214750791/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Pearl Jam 's 1992 single 'Even Flow'. Scroll down to listen to Prince's version of the Eddie Vedder and Stone Gossard-penned track, which originally featured on the rock band's 1991 album 'Ten'. Prince's take on the song also incorporates Aretha Franklin's Rock Steady, ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214749824/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 19:48:50 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214749824/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 This tune's melancholic theme outlined with an uplifting arrangement smacks of a long winter in a Portland basement. From November to June we get to log some serious indoor time here in Portland. This kind of intricate orchestration is what you get when a band goes into hermit mode for the winter. The melody in the song pokes through the grey clouds and offers a little hope for the sunnier ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214749825/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 19:44:47 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214749825/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 The San Francisco vibe has inspired Neil Young, Otis Redding and countless other local musicians. Berkeley, California band WHY? reveal the tunes that soundtracked their Bay area ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214749826/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 19:44:46 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214749826/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Seattle . Between July and October there's nothing but sun. Lots of people in Seattle hate the sun. We burn easily, break out in hives, draw the blinds ... That's why there is music like this, for those who run for the shady spot and can't wait for winter. ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214749827/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 19:44:45 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214749827/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 It's no surprise that the city that gave the world Jimi Hendrix and Nirvana rocks to the beat of great music, and while Seattle's legacy may be grunge, the city's venues leave no musical stone ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214749828/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 19:44:43 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214749828/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Not only does a traditional concert honor America's military in general this year, it remembers one of its own. Charles Durning was a Tony-winning and Oscar-nominated co-star of such projects as "The Sting," "Dog Day Afternoon" and "Tootsie"; a recipient of a Silver Star, a Bronze Star and three Purple Hearts for his World War II service; and a frequent ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214749770/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 19:37:38 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214749770/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 MUSIC: SONG: Tar Hani ARTISTS: Bombino CD TITLE: Agadez CD LABEL: Cumbancha START TIME: 21:00 GWOT INTERVIEW GEO QUIZ GEO ANSWER (PEGASUS) END TIME: ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214748906/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 19:04:37 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214748906/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 UK Symphony Orchestra members at the Lingyinsi Monastery: Ally Corsaut, Leigh Dixon, Alison Ward, Nate Williams, Kristen Petty and Tyler Simms. Photo by Beverly Fortune | ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214748853/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 18:57:52 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214748853/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Local earth-friendly music festival Rock the Green, which featured a performance from Imagine Dragons last year, has canceled its plans for a 2013 ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214748854/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 18:57:43 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214748854/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 It's also a really horrible idea. It does, however, make a little bit of sense. Idol is the only American singing competition that has a track record of creating stars. The Voice does more for its judges' careers than for its contestants'. The X Factor has yet to do much of anything for anybody -- even the British version of that show has done a better job of launching successful ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214748855/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 18:48:19 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214748855/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 The International Music Summit wrapped up earlier today in Ibiza after its third and final day of panels. Before the conference-goers went to hear Maya Jane Coles DJ the first of many official after parties, they heard speakers continue conversations begun the previous two days about the future of dance music. Day three's panels seemed to connect around the growing pains of an exploding ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214748859/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 18:36:10 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214748859/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 album. The set should arrive at No. 2 on next week's Billboard 200 chart, with perhaps 70,000 sold -- so say industry forecasters. Their last album, ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214748860/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 18:36:09 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214748860/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Last month I wrote an article on the possible future Canadian members of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, in the post-Rush-induction world. The piece was only half-serious, as all discussions on official hall-of-fame anythings should be.That being said, I was wrong for not mentioning Bob Ezrin, the Toronto-raised producer who this past Wednesday was awarded an honorary fellowship at the Royal ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214747733/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 17:54:59 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214747733/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 I was on the phone, listening to the actor and director John Malkovich talk about his latest projects, and trying to come up with a description that does his purring voice justice. He speaks lightly, quietly. He metes out his syllables slowly, but also slides them into one another, from word to word and from sentence to sentence. He sounds partly bored and partly amused, like he's whispering ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214747771/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 17:54:58 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214747771/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 LOS ANGELES | Fri May 24, 2013 5:43pm EDT LOS ANGELES May 24 (Reuters) - Oklahoma country singer Blake Shelton said on Friday that he will headline a concert to benefit the victims of the Oklahoma tornado that swept through the city of Moore earlier this week, leaving 24 dead and thousands homeless. Shelton, a native of Ada, Oklahoma, which is 75 miles (120 km) northwest of Moore, said ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214748838/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 17:43:41 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214748838/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 The bass, at least, was unstoppable. Intestine-jiggling stuff. Face-vibrating stuff. Consciousness-destabilizing ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214748858/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 17:39:44 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214748858/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Country artist Jo Dee Messina joins the ranks of artists using Kickstarter to raise money for recording projects. The singer of 'Bye-Bye' and 'I'm Alright' hopes to raise $100,000 to record a new ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214747736/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 17:38:50 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214747736/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Drummer Dino Danelli says "nothing is off the table" for the band's future It was a long road to The Rascals: Once Upon A Dream, the production that in April brought a legendary rock band to Broadway for their first concert series in 40 years. And not a particularly smooth one."I'm not supposed to talk about it, but we had a difficult situation," says ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214747735/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 17:38:48 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214747735/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 NBC and several cable networks will air it live May 29 Country-music star Blake Shelton is organizing and will perform in a relief concert to benefit victims of the Oklahoma tornado damage. Healing in the Heartland: Relief Benefit Concert is set for Wednesday, May 29, at the Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City, where Shelton will perform with his wife, Miranda Lambert, Reba, Vince Gill and ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214747737/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 17:38:48 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214747737/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 BBC News writes that the Berezniki court turned down her request for parole as she had apparently "systematically disobeyed prison authorities and failed to repent for her crime". Alyokhina's mother Natalia told Svoboda Radio: "This looked not like a court hearing but like arm-twisting... Clearly the court was not interested in the character of the convict, because the ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214747804/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 17:32:39 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214747804/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Laura Marling has added a further eight dates to her run of 'immersive' live shows which are set to take place in London next month. The singer-songwriter has joined forces with Secret Cinema - who stage themed 'live' movie nights - to "bring to life" her forthcoming new album, 'Once I Was An Eagle', which is set for release on May 27. The first batch of ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214747805/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 17:32:38 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214747805/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 , the band's label, to find out more about the album's roll-out, the personnel responsible for its success and, of course, how Steve Buscemi's ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214747745/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 17:26:55 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214747745/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 it will shut down at the end of June. The basic streaming service is provided free to all eircom customers. Non-customers can sign up for EUR6.99 per month. Two additional tiers -- EUR5.99 and EUR12.99 for customers -- provide bundles of MP3 downloads at reasonable per-track prices. Launched in December 2010, MusicHub was an attempt to connect consumer's desire for music with their demand ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214747744/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 17:26:55 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214747744/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 WireImage May 3: Mick Jagger and Gwen Stefani perform on stage during the Rolling Stones '50 & Counting' tour opener in Los Angeles, ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214747743/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 17:26:54 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214747743/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 From left, Issac Hanson, Taylor Hanson and Zac Hanson of Hanson attend the premiere of Warner Bros. Pictures' "The Hangover Part III" at Westwood Village Theater on May 20, 2013, in Westwood, ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214747669/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 17:26:24 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214747669/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 You probably ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214748857/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 17:17:11 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214748857/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214747686/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 17:04:28 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214747686/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Among ensembles that champion new music, many trumpet the wide diversity of the composers they perform. Yet there is much to be said for a group that builds long-term associations with favored composers. This has been a defining attribute of the New Amsterdam Singers, a skilled 70-voice choir, which ended its 45th season with a concert on Thursday night at St. Ignatius of Antioch ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214747741/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 17:00:10 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214747741/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Midway through her show on Wednesday night at the Café Carlyle, the Filipina singer Lea Salonga recalled being told not to bother auditioning for the role of Eliza Doolittle in a revival of ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214747740/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 16:50:52 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214747740/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Alton Eugene Buggs II A young Christian musician and student from Oklahoma City, Alton Eugene Buggs II, 24, has been getting a lot of buzz for an inspirational musical tribute called the "Hope Song" that he created for survivors of the deadly twister that ravaged the city on ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214746540/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 16:34:36 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214746540/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 BBC News reports that an emergency plane landing caused two runways to close at London's Heathrow, meaning that a number of flights were delayed, including the ones taking the aforementioned artists to the festival. The BBC Radio 1 press office released a statement which said: "Unfortunately due to the travel disruption affecting Heathrow we've had to cancel a few performances ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214746566/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 16:23:44 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214746566/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Dan Cutforth and Jane Lipsitz, the team behind "Katy Perry: Part of Me" and "Justin Bieber: Never Say Never," will direct the concert documentary "EDC 2013: You Are the ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214746536/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 16:19:25 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214746536/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 saying that the title "I Hate Being Sober" caused her to "have serious doubt for the world." The offhand remark caught Keef’s attention several days later, at which point he issued a violent and profanity-filled response. "Dat bitch Katy Perry Can Suck Skin Off my D---," he wrote. "I’ll smack The S--- out her." Keef also revealed plans to ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214746567/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 16:19:23 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214746567/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 , becoming the latest poster child for a digital marketing tactic once thought of as risky but is now starting to crop up with the regularity of a techno beat -- making entire albums available for free streaming for a limited time prior to ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214746505/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 16:18:01 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214746505/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 United Airlines says it now offers lie-flat seats and personal entertainment systems on every first- and business-class cabin on long-haul flights from New York to overseas. The Chicago-based airline, the world’s largest, said it is the only U.S. airline to offer both all of its long flights. United has outfitted 182 international aircraft, or about a quarter of its total fleet, with new ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214746553/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 16:17:39 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214746553/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Well over a decade has passed since the sultry pop-jazz singer Jane Monheit, then in her early 20s, was greeted with the ecstatic hyperbole often accorded to vocal wunderkinder. My memories of Ms Monheit in the early 2000s are of a phenomenally well-equipped singer wielding an instrument that made a wonderful sound but that left much to be desired when it came to interpreting lyrics. The beauty ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214747739/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 16:16:15 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214747739/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 The British media company News Corp. announced Friday it will officially split its publishing and entertainment businesses June 28. The publishing firm will retain the name News Corp., the entertainment arm will be called 21st Century Fox, and both will be headed by current Chairman and Chief ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214746571/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 16:10:27 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214746571/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Meet Conrad Tao. A composer, concert pianist and award-winning violinist, he also runs a festival in Brooklyn, Unplay, which starts on June 11. He will turn 19 that day. His Wikipedia page features a photo of him with Hillary Rodham Clinton from when he was named a Davidson Fellow ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214747738/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 16:02:33 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214747738/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 May 24, 2013 2:20 PM ET Deadmau5 hit Ultra Music Festival and Lollapalooza Brazil this spring, and during breaks from a Las Vegas residency he's been active on SoundCloud, previewing five tracks in the past month alone. Most recently, the Grammy-nominated producer has released some clips of his new collaboration with dubstep heavyweight Kill the Noise. With a lilting, yet aggressively-tuned ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214745266/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:32:26 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214745266/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 . Undeniable songs and exciting concerts led the group to festival dates and other high-profile live appearances around the world. The band formed when L.A. studio engineer and musician Michael "Fitz" Fitzpatrick gathered friends such as fellow vocalist Noelle Scaggs to perform songs he'd written following a breakup. The core of the band convened again in 2012 to record the ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214745030/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:30:42 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214745030/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 , are focusing on one thing: themselves.The Australian DJs, who are CoverGirl brand correspondents, are gearing up for a very busy summer, which includes traveling the world, a Las Vegas residency and working on their much-anticipated debut album."We are working on so much. We are trying to finish our album, so we are constantly in the studio," Liv told MTV News at the ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214745270/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:30:03 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214745270/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 EP today if she wanted to ... but figuring that stuff is hard, man."We recorded it a couple months ago in LA, but we're not on a label right now, so we're trying to work out a release plan, and a label and all that stuff that goes along with being a band," she sighed. "We were thinking about releasing it on our own, but we're too lazy. We just want other people to do ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214745267/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:30:02 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214745267/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 well Miguel has a very simple, if naughty, explanation."The hashtag in the title of this song is particularly fitting because the word that comes before 'beautiful' when I sing the chorus is an expletive that I can't say on air," he told MTV News, referring to the F-word he slyly delivers on the song's hook. "But the hashtag is particularly fitting for that ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214745269/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:30:02 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214745269/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 on Thursday night on drug charges. Bynes was taken into custody at her New York apartment after police claim that she tried to destroy evidence of her drug use.According ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214745268/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:30:02 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214745268/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 The fastest-growing job sector for the city is the entertainment industry, the Los Angeles Times reported Thursday. The number of jobs slipped slightly from March to April, but that reflected seasonal trends, the Times said. From April 2012 to April 2013, the number of jobs in the city rose 2 percent to 3.9 million. "All indicators in the first part of 2013 suggest that ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214745032/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:27:16 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214745032/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Mick Jagger, Ronnie Wood and Keith Richards of British rock band The Rolling Stones perform during their "50 & Counting" worldwide tour in Anaheim, California, May 18, 2013. REUTERS/Mike ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214745272/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:15:37 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214745272/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Musician Justin Bieber accepts the 'Milestone Award' onstage during the Billboard Music Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada May 19, 2013. REUTERS/Steve ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214745271/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:15:36 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214745271/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 ITV News reports that the Mayor of London met with Will smith and his teenage son Jaden at a celebration of the achievements of the Mayor's Leadership Clubs, launched in London earlier this year. It is reported that Johnson said to the former Fresh Prince Of Bel Air actor and rapper: "My first rap, I haven't really set it to music yet," before adding: "Perhaps with your ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214745273/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:11:27 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214745273/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Prince Charles for banning foie gras - the fatty liver of a force-fed duck or goose - from all official menus. He then moved on to Kate, and urged his fans to complain to Fortnum & Mason, the one department store in London that still sells the French delicacy. He said: "Unsurprisingly, this most savage and cruel commodity continues to be the favourite 'dish' of smiling ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214745274/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:11:26 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214745274/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Lady Gaga and Beyonce in their 2010 song "Telephone" Lady Gaga is rumored to be planning a live comeback three months after being diagnosed with synovitis, a severe inflammation of the joints.In February, Gaga, 26, was forced to cancel the remainder of her "Born This Way" U.S. tour due to a labral tear of her right hip, which left her unable to walk.A new report claims Gaga ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214745179/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:06:06 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214745179/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Can HBO's "Behind the Candelabra" pump new life into the music of Liberace? The film's music supervisor, Evyen Klean, believes it has a shot."The movie is going to expose Liberace's music to a whole new fan base," Klean said the day the film was making its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival. "I think the music is a vehicle for the movie and the ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214745180/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:05:25 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214745180/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 A construction-starting ceremony for the site of the EuroBasket 2015 European Basketball Championship in Kiev, Ukraine, included the burying of a time capsule. Group stage matches in the 24-team tournament will be played in Kiev, Odessa, Kharkov and Lvov. Playoff games will be played in Dnepropetrovsk and Donetsk, and Kiev will host the title game. The ceremony Friday in the capital, which ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214745117/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 14:57:12 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214745117/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Animal Planet devotes three hours to trying to convince you that mermaids exist. It's unlikely "Mermaids: The Body Found" (7 p.m. Sunday, AP) and "Mermaids: The New Evidence" (9 p.m.) will make me a believer -- unless scientists can prove these creatures look exactly like Daryl Hannah in ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214743859/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 14:21:57 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214743859/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 The celebrated soprano, a Grammy winner and vigorous champion of new music, will sing selections by Maurice Ravel and George Crumb in three concerts at SPCO neighborhood ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214743860/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 14:21:56 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214743860/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 has deep and deliberate messages in his music, but rather than explain his motivations he'd rather leave it up to the listener. So when MTV News correspondent Sway Calloway prodded about K. Dot's inspirations behind his ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214743969/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 14:18:13 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214743969/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 da Gangsta dropped his debut album Represent in 1993, he was about the twice the size he is now and a rap murder machine, it's a far cry from the smooth-talking, hit-making rapper that he has become."I just feel I'm getting better," Joe said when he appeared on "RapFix Live" on Wednesday. "You gotta reinvent yourself. I just feel like I'm getting better ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214743970/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 14:18:13 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214743970/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Razorlight former Razorlight frontman announced earlier this year that his band are to be put on hold while he concentrates on his solo career. The singer has been playing low-key shows as a solo artist in recent weeks and has today (May 24) announced details of seven small gigs, including a date at London's legendary 100 Club. Starting in Southampton on June 11, Borrell will play also gigs ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214743971/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 14:00:09 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214743971/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Jermaine Jackson is on a mission to find five talented Australians to form a modern-day Jackson 5. Jackson has said that he believes there's a huge gap in the market for an act with all-round dancing, singing and musical skills. "You just don't see the kind of band or that kind of mania that the Jacksons created any more," he said. "We need an act that can electrify ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214743972/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 14:00:08 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214743972/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Pulp frontman will appear at Queen Elizabeth Hall alongside artist Gavin Turk to discuss what fame really means, the cult of personality and the construction of artistic myth. Journalist and broadcaster Miranda Sawyer will be on hand to provide questions for both Turk and Cocker with the event starting at 7:45pm. Tickets are available now. Other highlights on the London Lit Festival include ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214743973/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 14:00:07 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214743973/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Paloma Faith concert was interrupted earlier this week when millionaire Reading FC owner Sir John Madejski (pictured) walked onto the stage. The London-born jazz-pop warbler was performing at the Waitrose Summer Party at the Natural History Museum in South Kensington when Madejski reportedly stormed the stage. He walked toward Faith with open arms before security stepped in to escort him away ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214743974/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 14:00:06 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214743974/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Terri Hooley, the owner of the Good Vibrations shop, said: 'I want to use the publicity around the film to get the PSNI to take [the arson attack] seriously again.' Photograph: Steffan ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214743976/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:56:18 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214743976/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 London Symphony Orchestra concert billed as a gala, but which was actually more modest than that. Apart from a chorus of Happy Birthday at the end, there were few frills. The programme, for the most part serious, consisted of concertos and opera, avoiding any of the familiar Gergiev orchestral showstoppers that might have placed him centre stage.The first half, in which he was joined ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214743975/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:56:15 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214743975/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Luke Bedford has achieved the rare feat of having written a piece that has everything: dynamism and drive, a singular yet powerfully centred harmonic language, a strong sense of thematic development, an altogether wondrous control of flow and counter-flow, and, above all, moments of transcendent beauty.Composed for mid-sized chamber ensemble, the work unfolds in four sections, each of which opens ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214743977/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:56:14 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214743977/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 East-Asia-Intel.com NEW DELHI -- It's a toss-up what's of more concern to India's 1.2 billion people -- border disputes with China or the arrests on bribery charges of stars of India's most popular sport, the old British game of cricket. India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh mingled firmness with smiles in a summit this week with China's Premier Li Keqiang that ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214742397/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:13:13 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214742397/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 JADE Holland's boots were made for something much more than walking. It didn’t take long before the world caught on to the North’s best kept country music secret after the singer, 23, was signed to a UK-based record label this week, launching her onto a worldwide platform.Thumbprint Music offered the Townsville-based star a six-year deal after they discovered her on ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214742398/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:11:31 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214742398/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Changes in technology have opened up new opportunities in the entertainment industry, offering platforms for the most scrappy or eclectic of musicians, filmmakers and other creative artists. That's the argument of a new book, "The End of Big: How the Internet Makes David the New Goliath." "Today anyone can create just about any media at zero cost. ... Just about any cheap ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214742155/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:06:24 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214742155/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 It was one of the most competitive seasons of "Dancing with the Stars" to date, but after three months of hard work and a lead going into the finale, 16-year-old Disney ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214742441/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:04:58 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214742441/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 of Born Sinner during an interview with London's BBC 1Xtra.It's not every day that the iconic singing group get together. After Left Eye passed away in 2002 the group has managed to release just one album, so getting them was no easy feat. "That's management right there, shout out to Bystorm, they made that happen. The same thing with Missy Elliott, sometimes you need ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214742442/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:04:58 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214742442/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 'Tis the season for music festivals and lots and lots of live music, so even if you're not headed out to Rocklahoma, there's plenty of music closer to home that will keep you busy through the Memorial Day holiday. The 2013 Backwoods Bash will go hot and heavy through Memorial Day weekend. The music and camping fest runs Friday through Monday at Old Walnut Creek State Park on ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214742338/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:02:28 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214742338/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Mariah Carey suffered a major wardrobe malfunction on live TV on Friday morning after her dress popped open as she prepared to perform on Good Morning America. The hitmaker donned a sequin Versace frock for her appearance on as part of the program's summer concert series in Central Park, but the zipper to her form-fitting gown split down Carey's back as she spoke with anchor Lara ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214742417/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 12:50:58 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214742417/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 challenged readers to submit a video giving us three words on the Glastonbury festival - with a pair of tickets up for grabs for the five best efforts (as selected by ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214742443/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 12:43:07 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214742443/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 punk ? That's an oxymoron, surely. Like slow skydiving. The point of punk is that it is awkward and uneasy and challenging: everything wearable clothes aren't.Except: says who? I mean, the punk police can't exactly tell us off for breaking the rules, can they? Where's the punk spirit in that? There's nothing punk about laying down all kinds of mimsy rules about whether ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214742444/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 12:43:06 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214742444/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 . One element made this performance slightly less ordinary, though: The orchestra played the entire opera using "instruments" made of smartphones and tablets. Led by conductor Libor Pesek, the performance feature 60 musicians making use of 227 different devices -- all of which were linked through ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214742341/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 12:42:28 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214742341/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 (Photo: Nicole Pajer) (L to R): Team Pandora hanging with Kate Nash pre show: Jenny Lee (Senior Manager Events), Rachel Anderson (Event Manager), Colleen Finnegan (Event Coordinator), Kate Nash, and Matt Matt Ostrower, Senior Director, Artist Partnerships & ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214742342/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 12:40:50 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214742342/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 , with three intimate club shows in New York earlier this week. But for guitarist and producer Aaron Dessner, the band's headlining slot at the first ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214740247/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:52:15 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214740247/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Smashing Pumpkins . The band was at the peak of their popularity, and they won seven awards, including Video of the Year for "Tonight Tonight" and Best Alternative Video for "1979." "We're happy to be alternative," Billy Corgan said after Tim Robbins presented the band the award. Yet despite all the acclaim, the group was still reeling from the loss of their ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214740246/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:52:15 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214740246/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 when the show began 30 years ago. Carroll recalls 1979 as a banner year for her, as well -- it's the same year she started what became a 25 year run performing at Bemelman's Bar, at the Carlyle Hotel in Manhattan. Like McPartland, Carroll came of age during the bebop era. She was a fixture on New York's famed 52nd Street jazz scene in the 1940s and '50s. Carroll recalls her ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214740248/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:50:07 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214740248/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 .In a tease for the June 2 premiere of "Keeping Up With the Kardashians," viewers are taken into the examining room the moment the reality starlet learned if she is having a boy or girl. Surrounded by Khloe, Kourtney and Kris, Kim gets her sonogram, and the tease cuts off just after the mama Kris says, "Do you see a little ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214740397/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:49:28 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214740397/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 reported that during a hearing on Thursday seeking a reduction in his $3 million bail, Lambesis' lawyer said the pumped-up hard rocker's decision-making was severely impacted by his drug use.Lambesis has been in jail since May 7, when he was arrested for allegedly trying to hired a hitman, who it turned out was an undercover cop, to kill his ex-wife, Meggan. During the hearing, the ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214740401/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:49:28 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214740401/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 , the Oscar and Grammy winner is in talks to judge during season 13. Hudson, who competed on the third season, appeared on the show's season finale last week ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214740399/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:49:27 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214740399/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 (and every "Star Wars" film in the franchise), Ben Burtt was tasked with inventing a language for the tiny heroic creatures known as Ewoks. But on the eve of the 30th anniversary of Episode VI, Burtt has revealed that creation of Ewokese began well before filming on the 1983 movie."George Lucas' vision always included the development of sound prior to shooting, which is very ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214740402/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:49:27 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214740402/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 star Vin Diesel told MTV News they're extremely careful about avoiding anything that might lead to a real accident."If there's an injury, we already feel like we've failed a little bit as a team," Diesel said.But the actor confessed that he did, in fact, experience his scariest moment as an actor while shooting the highly anticipated ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214740403/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:49:26 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214740403/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 , and a brand-new album, Neon Future."We're putting out a song called 'Afroki,' we're finishing putting a vocal on there, and then we're going to get it out. The vocal process takes time. I've been playing out the instrumental, " Aoki said. "And I'm playing out a ton of new stuff from my next album, Neon Future. 'Aoki Jump,' ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214740404/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:49:26 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214740404/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 " saga in theaters, but once the credits start to roll, you see that there's nothing that could stop a potential fourth installment. So is "The Hangover Part III" really the last time we'll see the Wolfpack?They seem to think so.When MTV News spoke with Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis and director Todd Phillips in Las Vegas, they spoke conclusively about their ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214740398/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:49:26 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214740398/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 , along with Shakira's Kris Thomas after the two received the lowest votes of the night.Despite season three being frontlined by powerhouse female vocalists, the model-turned-church singer faced an uphill battle because of his good looks. Coaches Blake Shelton, Adam Levine and Shakira often commented on his hair or the attention he received from the ladies over his singing, possibly ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214740405/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:49:25 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214740405/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 The Top 20 Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city and includes the average ticket price for shows in North America. The previous week's ranking is in parentheses. The list is based on data provided to the trade publication Pollstar by concert promoters and venue managers.TOP 20 CONCERT TOURS1. (1) Taylor Swift; $1,761,963; $81.86. 2. (2) Bon Jovi; $1,741,784; ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214740406/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:48:52 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214740406/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 May 24--DECATUR -- For most artists in Lenny Williams' position, the ability to continue performing is simply a blessing and a welcome way to keep earning an ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214740252/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:46:34 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214740252/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 May 24--Clay Nutting and Adam Saake put in long hours at their bustling midtown restaurants LowBrau and the Golden Bear. Again they found the time and money to put on what Nutting calls their "passion project," the Sacramento Electronic Music Festival, a four-day celebration of beats, loops and synth ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214740251/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:46:26 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214740251/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Barbara Feemster's hot line to the Lord's music is open for business again. Feemster, a musical dynamo with more than 50 years of performing experience, says she never knows when the mood to create music will strike her. "It isn't on my time," she says. "It's on God's time. But that foot will start tapping, and the verses will start flowing, and I ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214740359/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:46:09 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214740359/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 An arrest warrant has been issued for veteran rapper Tim Dog - three months after his alleged death. The New York native, real name Timothy Blair, was a longtime diabetes sufferer and was widely reported to have passed away on February 14, following a seizure. However, Mississippi prosecutor Steven Jubera claims he has yet to receive any proof confirming the 46 year old’s death, so he has ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214740408/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:35:06 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214740408/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Angel Haze and Iggy Azalea have released a recorded version of their cover of 'Otis' by Jay-Z and Kanye West. The track, which originally appeared on the 2011 collaborative album 'Watch The Throne', ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214740409/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:30:58 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214740409/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Kendrick Lamar says rapping about "Molly", the pure powder or crystal form of MDMA, is watering down hip-hop culture. He says rap's fascination with the drug gives people the wrong impression about the genre. Speaking ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214740410/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:30:57 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214740410/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 the Strypes and the Orwells? We can? Thank you. The Strypes - four mid-teens from Ireland who appear to have stepped out of the Cavern Club in Liverpool, circa 1964 - are chirpy early-1960s soundalikes, while the Orwells - who don't evoke any specific era - exude the louche menace and ragged intensity that is the hallmark of all the major bad-boy bands from the Stones ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214740411/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:27:04 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214740411/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Mount Kimbie go beyond making comedown music The xx are fans, and King Krule sings on their new album; just don't say this electronic pair are 'doing a ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214740412/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:27:03 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214740412/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 featuring French singer Lune, and follows the three band members, DJs Axwell, Steve Angello, and Sebastian Ingrosso, as they each go their separate ways in a Volvo XC ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214740262/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:25:32 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214740262/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 previously reported , Macklemore & Ryan Lewis log a third week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with "Can't Hold Us," featuring Ray Dalton, and Daft Punk scores its first top 10 with "Get Lucky," featuring Pharrell Williams. Who else makes news on the Hot 100 and other song charts this ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214740263/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:24:59 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214740263/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 News Corporation has announced that the separation of its publishing and entertainment businesses is likely to be finalised on June 28.The company has confirmed the date for the separation into two companies, a publishing firm which will retain the News Corp brand, while the other will be renamed 21st ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214739813/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 10:51:16 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214739813/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 MIF's flagship show is a tantalising team-up between moody musical pioneers Massive Attack and The Power of Nightmares' Adam Curtis. The band's Robert Del Naja tells us about venturing into the unknown. Find out more about the festival in the free guide, with the Guardian on 25 ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214739299/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 10:33:28 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214739299/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Like a lot of urban producers nowadays, Mike Will Made It - AKA 24-year-old Atlantan Michael Williams - likes to clear up any confusion the listener may have vis-a-vis whose work they're hearing as quickly as possible. "Who made this beat?" you might be wondering, while enjoying Ciara's langorous ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214739300/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 10:33:25 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214739300/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Mount Kimbie 's Kai Campos is caught mid-transaction at the tuck shop counter. Contrary to expectation, these nocturnal noisemakers are not stuffing their pockets with the kind of essentials normally on the shopping list of fast-rising electronic duos (booze, fags, drugs, Orbital head torches). They are instead purchasing nuts, muffins and crisps. Today, it transpires, the subtly sarcastic ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214739301/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 10:33:24 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214739301/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Reading this on mobile? Click here to view The trio of J-Lo, Pitbull and producer RedOne have become a big-budget N-Dubz. This is their third precision-engineered summer dance monster, complete with randomly generated inspiro-lyrics and Miami-set video. It's 2012's Dance Again... erm, again. Just add euphoric riffs, rave whistles, a handclap breakdown, lip-smacking snog sounds and ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214739302/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 10:33:23 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214739302/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 American Horror Story, Big Love ). "A lot of the time she's portrayed as a woman that married the famous Johnny Cash, but she was a famous artist in her own right, and famous before marrying Johnny," Jewel ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214739279/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 10:32:58 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214739279/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Anglo-Scandinavian artist and songwriter management/publishing company Lateral MGMT is coming to the U.S. The company, which currently operates out of London and Stockholm and manages hit U.K. artists Paloma Faith and Taio Cruz, tells Billboard that it will open a new office in Los Angeles by September.The independent, self-financed Lateral was formed from the 2008 merger of Murlyn Management, ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214739217/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 10:31:27 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214739217/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 added Dd2704 , "they're all trying really hard to be funny, and it's gone tits up."That's a bit strong, but, as the days have passed, it's been harder to see what Comedy Week is really trying to achieve. Much of the content has seemed in-jokey, or dependent on a prior familiarity with the acts involved. Most of it has been throwaway and lacking in satirical purpose, ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214738426/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 09:56:40 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214738426/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 The Bellevue Jazz Festival gets under way Wednesday with more than 40 performances in various venues in the Bellevue downtown core. Ex-Seattle pianist Aaron Parks performs with the Kendrick Scott Oracle Friday, May ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214738384/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 09:50:47 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214738384/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 TV picks for Friday, May 24, 2013, include PBS’ "Audra McDonald in Concert: Go Back Home" on KCTS, "Mystery Diners" on Food and "House Hunters International" on ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214738385/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 09:49:48 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214738385/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 As I Lay Dying accused of a solicitation-of-murder charge, has said the singer was on steroids at the time he is accused of hiring a hitman to kill his wife. Lambesis was arrested on May 7 on suspicion of plotting to kill his wife and has subsequently pleaded not guilty to all charges. San Diego County Sheriff's Department recently issued a press release, claiming police became aware that ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214738427/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 09:42:10 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214738427/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Muse will perform live in front of 15,000 people at the premiere of World War Z in London next week (June 2). The band have contributed a large amount of music to the film, which stars Brad Pitt as a former UN investigator attempting to save the world from a pandemic threatening to wipe out the human race. To mark the launch of the film in the UK, Muse will appear at Horse Guards Parade ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214738428/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 09:42:09 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214738428/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Queens Of The Stone Age frontman Josh Homme last night (May 23) sang a snippet of Amy Winehouse's 'Rehab' during the band's first North American show of the year, in front of a crowd which ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214738429/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 09:42:08 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214738429/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 psy has crashed the Cannes Film Festival, working his way into a number of VIP parties. The man partied with stars including Skyfall actress Naomie Harris, picked up free gifts, danced on a French TV show and is also believed to have signed on to appear at the Monaco gala. "He was playing it up full scale," a source told ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214738430/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 09:42:07 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214738430/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Shazam came on the scene. The music knowledge app made it simple to settle arguments about exactly what song is playing at this bar at this moment. Recently, however, Shazam got caught in a little dispute of its ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214738386/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 09:36:39 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214738386/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 'GMA' anchor Lara Spencer helps out Mariah Carey during her Friday morning concert wardrobe malfunction. / laraspencerabc / Instagram (via USA ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214738723/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 09:25:53 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214738723/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Viktor Ullmann wrote The Emperor from Atlantis while at the Theresienstadt concentration camp, in what is now the Czech Republic. Photograph: Radek ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214737606/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 09:02:19 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214737606/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Painter Kathryn Altus and mixed-media artist Joel Brock offer a striking study in contrasts in two strong new shows at Seattle’s Lisa Harris Gallery, both running through June 3, ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214737615/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 08:56:14 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214737615/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 DiY soundsystem spent four days at Castlemorton - an oasis of house grooves amid the pounding techno - and the best part of two decades thereafter throwing free parties across the Midlands and beyond. Explicitly positioned against capitalism and the profit motive (whenever the police came to shut things down or arrest them, they were unable to because, to their general bewilderment, no money was ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214737747/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 08:44:46 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214737747/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 How likely are you to see a piece of art in a London gallery created by a woman? An art audit by the East London Fawcett Group has attempted to find ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214737496/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 08:44:42 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214737496/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Daft Punk makes a leap on the Social 50 tally, rising 38-5 and breaking the top five for the first time. The French dance duo made its just-released album, "Random Access Memories" (May 21), available for streaming in the iTunes Store on Monday, May 13.The ascension in the tally comes as nearly a direct result of the iTunes stream. A 219% rise in conversation on Facebook took place ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214737563/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 08:42:19 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214737563/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 The beauty of Memorial Day weekend? You can go out Sunday night and get to still sleep in Monday morning. So take advantage of that extra day off Sunday night by heading to the Bash at the Beach concert featuring the Josh Abbott Band, Kyle Park, Aaron Watson and Bart Crow at 6 p.m. at Concrete Street ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214737616/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 08:31:42 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214737616/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Join Argus Leader managing editor Patrick Lalley as he talks about weekend entertainment options with reporter Angela Tewalt on '100 Eyes' at 3 p.m. Watch the show and join the chat to ask questions or submit ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214736785/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 08:03:28 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214736785/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 http://bit.ly/1aeMVoU ) the Huntsville city council on Thursday approved two separate entertainment districts. People will be allowed to walk around with an alcoholic beverage in the districts on Thursdays and Fridays starting June ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214737132/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 07:53:30 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214737132/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Rick Diamond/Getty Images for GJ Memorial Kid Rock performs at the funeral service for George Jones at The Grand Ole Opry on May 2, 2013 in Nashville, ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214736753/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 07:46:48 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214736753/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Carlos Sekyi, GHAMRO Chairman Five music pirates who were arrested from their various hideouts in Accra recently by the tasked force of the Ghana Music Rights Organization (GHAMRO), have been jailed by the AMA Motor and Sanitation Court at Abeka in Accra. The courts fined the five pirates 500 penalty units each (300 million old Ghana cedis) or in default collectively serve 10 years in prison for ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214735311/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 06:19:24 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214735311/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Bola Ray (middle) in a pose with Edem (left) and WizKid On June 29, Ghanaian music fans would witness the much awaited historic musical concert dubbed 'Ghana Meets Naija', at the Accra International Conference Centre (AICC) in Accra at 8:00p.m. The music concert, organised by the nation's entertainment powerhouse, Empire Entertainment, would witness an unprecedented list of some ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214735312/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 06:19:22 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214735312/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 When Sabrina Jaafer told her friend from the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in New York that she and the Nai- Ni Chen Dance Company were going to perform at the Publick Playhouse in the Maryland suburbs of Washington, her friend gushed. "Oh, you're going to love it!" the friend told Jaafer. "They have the best audience." After a stringed prelude by the Ahn Trio, ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214735356/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 06:15:24 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214735356/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 A new trailer has been released for Rush, the eagerly-anticipated Formula 1 biopic from director Ron Howard. Scroll down and click 'play' to watch it. Rush focuses on the rivalry between hard-partying British racing driver James Hunt and his more disciplined Austrian adversary Niki Lauda as they battle for the 1976 Formula 1 world championship. Thor actor Chris Hemsworth stars as ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214735358/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 06:07:47 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214735358/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 The Sun he thinks he could write the duo's four-week Number 1 single 'Get Lucky' in "an hour". Gallagher said: "I'd write that in a fucking hour. I don't know what the fuss is about, you know what I mean?" He also took issue with the French act's penchant for wearing robot costumes. Gallagher ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214735357/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 06:07:46 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214735357/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 BBC Newsbeat . Rizzle Kicks - Jordan Stephens and Harley Alexander-Sule - will host a programme called Smells Like Friday Night. Channel 4 says both shows will feature "stand-out live performances". That Music Show will reportedly be recorded in a well known music venue and combine a quiz with a gig, with Channel 4 promising the "newest to the biggest names in music". ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214735360/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 06:07:45 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214735360/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Morgan Freeman apparently fell asleep during a live interview on US TV on Wednesday (May 22). Scroll down and click 'play' to watch a clip of his cheeky nap. Freeman was on air with fellow acting veteran Michael Caine when he seemed to allow himself a mid-interview snooze. The pair were appearing via satellite on a local news station in Seattle to promote their new film Now You See ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214735359/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 06:07:45 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214735359/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Director JJ Abrams has unveiled a deleted scene from Star Trek Into Darkness. The previously unseen clip shows Benedict Cumberbatch's character John Harrison taking a shower. You can watch it by skipping forward to the 1m 30s mark in the video below. Abrams premiered the clip during an appearance on US chatshow Conan in which he apologised for the film's controversial shot of Dr ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214735361/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 06:07:44 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214735361/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 The World's End - the new sci-fi comedy starring Simon Pegg and Nick Frost - will apparently feature a secret cameo. The film is the final instalment in the so-called 'Three Flavours Cornetto Trilogy' from writer-star Pegg and writer-director Edgar Wright. The loose movie trilogy began in 2004 with zombie comedy Shaun Of The Dead and continued with 2007's Hot Fuzz, a spoof ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214735362/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 06:07:43 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214735362/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Slayer 's late guitar player and co-founder Jeff Hanneman yesterday in Los Angeles (May 23). Hanneman passed away at the age of 49 earlier this month from liver cirrhosis. An hour before the doors of the Hollywood Palladium opened at 3.30pm local time (11.30pm UK), there were already hundreds of people in line around three corners of the block that houses the iconic 4000-capacity venue on ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214735363/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 06:07:43 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214735363/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Sherlock's co-creator Mark Gatiss has dismissed online rumours suggesting the show will be returning in September. Stars Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman are midway through filming series three of the hit detective drama created by Gatiss and Steven Moffat. "Last day on block 2 of #Sherlock," Gatiss wrote ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214735364/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 06:07:42 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214735364/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Love Saves The Day and the inaugural Love Saves Sunday festivals kick off this weekend in Castle Park, Bristol, with Nile Rodgers, Soul II Soul, Ghostpoet, and many more taking to the stage. As the summer festival season gets underway, they tell us what's on their soundtrack ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214735365/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 06:04:05 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214735365/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 A new electronic dance concert termed the Moonrise Festival which was expected to draw thousands to South Baltimore, has been canceled after organizers failed to obtain the necessary permits, city officials said Thursday, as reported by the Baltimore Sun. Planned for the weekend of June 8-9 in Port Covington, the festival had been promoted as a successor to the long-running Starscape Festival, ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214735259/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:43:53 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214735259/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Contributed photo The Sedalia Ragtime Orchestra will perform May 31 at the Hillcrest Center for the Arts in Thousand Oaks. Members of the group include (top row from left) Irene Silbert, Faith Newell, Cary Ginell, Tiffany Gambardella and Mary Ann Marx and (second row from left) Ken Dickey, Laura Halladay, Ron Rothman, Sandy Harr, Debbie Banning, Ed Hirsch and Valerie Wong. The Sedalia ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214733338/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:19:16 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214733338/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Elaine Constantine/Contributed photo File Photo: Ojai-based musician Lissie. Taking a break from her U.S. tour, Lissie — the stage name for Elisabeth Corrin Maurus — is swinging by her adopted hometown of Ojai to perform at the Libbey Bowl on Saturday for a concert benefiting Changing Tides Orphanage in ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214733339/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:19:07 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214733339/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Randall Wayne Van Pernis sings and plays guitar at Acropoli Italian Bistro in Dundee on Wednesday afternoon. Van Pernis has organized a benefit concert this Sunday at the restaurant to benefit his father, Paul Van Pernis, who needs a heart ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214733340/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:17:19 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214733340/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 reports.The vote follows months of debate both within the Boy Scouts and among outside interest groups. Previously, the Boy Scouts came under fire for banning openly gay scout leaders, a policy still in place. A recent poll indicated that 63 percent of Americans said they would support allowing gay youths to join the Boy ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214733444/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:10:39 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214733444/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Las Vegas adds yet another club to its nightlife ranks this weekend with the grand opening of Light at Mandalay Bay. The highly anticipated collaboration between Cirque du Soleil and nightlife operators The Light Group is just the latest addition to a slate of new nightlife and entertainment options that have transformed the Strip in the past six months. Below, meet the Las Vegas nightlife Class ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214733417/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:09:48 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214733417/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 That's because he grew up in Bakersfield, Calif., where a lot of Okies and Arkies -- including some of Davis' forebears -- ended up when they left Arkansas and Oklahoma behind for a better life during the Great Depression. Along with them came their music, and that's how Bakersfield became the unofficial left-coast capital of country picking, where guys like Buck Owens ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214733418/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:07:52 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214733418/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 "I just wanted to do a good job. I wanted it to be the best show possible," the guitar virtuoso said, laughing as he recalled that performance with the Omar Rodriguez Lopez Group. "To put that into context for you," he said, "I normally don't have those thoughts running in my head before we play." Rodriguez Lopez returned for Neon Desert 2012, playing bass ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214733341/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:07:51 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214733341/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 According to a release, at Microsoft headquarters in Redmond, Wash., the company showcased how Xbox One puts the user at the center of games, TV, movies, music, sports and Skype. "Xbox One is designed to deliver a whole new generation of blockbuster games, television and entertainment in a powerful, all- in-one device," said Don Mattrick, president, Interactive Entertainment Business ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214733190/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:07:49 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214733190/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Welcome to the Haim household. You dry the dishes to Sister Sledge, do your homework to Joni Mitchell and wake up to Motown or The Beatles. There's even room for Mariah Carey and Destiny's Child. "It was just your wonderful Californian liberal-arts upbringing," said Haim, as they sat in their Dublin dressing room wolfing down Doritos ahead of an appearance with Florence and ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214733342/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:07:46 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214733342/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Sesame Street Live in Thousand Oaks, L.A. and Long Beach Sure, your kids know that Bert from "Sesame Street" has only one eyebrow. But do they know that in Denmark, Bert is called "Bent," and his sidekick Ernie is known as "Erik"? Here's some other Muppet trivia to wow your toddler, preschooler or spouse with when you go see Sesame Street Live's ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214733343/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:07:42 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214733343/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Ben, who's Richard's senior by two years and two grades, doesn't hesitate to correct his brother's statement about the evolution of postmodernism. Not to be outdone, Richard coyly strokes a glass plaque that signifies the first-place award his animated short film received this month at the CineYouth film festival in Chicago. The young filmmakers' next exchange will ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214733445/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:07:42 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214733445/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Hooded Fang have unveiled the new video for their track ' Ode to Subterrania' - watch it above. The track is the second single from the Canadian garage rockers' third album 'Gravez', which will be released on May 27. It follows 2010's 'Album' and 2012's 'Tosta Mista'. Speaking about the album, bassist April Aliermo said in a typically ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214732676/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 04:01:39 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214732676/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 David Bowie performs Starman on Top of the Pops in 1972 Like everybody else who was taking solids on 6 July 1972, I genuinely remember seeing David ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214732677/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 03:58:01 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214732677/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Last song for "Arab Idol"? Najwa wants her father to be better before she returns on stage. Last year, the popular talent show "Arab Idol" concluded its season in the presence ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214732177/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 03:18:30 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214732177/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Google's new music service offers a lot of eye candy to go with the tunes. The song selection of around 18 million tracks is comparable to popular services such as Spotify and Rhapsody, and a myriad of playlists curated along different genres provides a big playground for music lovers.The All Access service represents Google's attempt to grab a bigger piece of the digital music market ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214731697/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 02:19:37 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214731697/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Chances are that in the wake of Daft Punk's success with Get Lucky (the UK's biggest-selling single of 2013 so far), there will probably be quite a few dance songs edging closer to the glitterball in the coming weeks and months. While the work of Enjoyed - aka Hampshire's Peter Evans Pritchard - doesn't quite ape the Chic back catalogue in quite the same way, there's a ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214731728/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 02:15:20 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214731728/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 The five-year bonds, to be issued in June, will be the first sale to retail investors in Sony's history as the company looks to widen its fundraising ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214731162/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Fri, 24 May 2013 01:24:00 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214731162/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 It was a privilege to work with international music legends such as The Beatles and Michael Jackson, but what kind of privilege will it be being able to continue to "work" with these great names in music history after they die? Guy Henderson is one of a few people who consider themselves honoured to have such a job. As an executive vice-president of the world's largest music ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214729023/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Thu, 23 May 2013 22:01:34 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214729023/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Jay-Z, aka Shawn Carter, once rapped that 'I'm not a businessman, I'm a business, man.' If his latest vision succeeds, the branding opportunities provided by Roc Nation could very well give his clients the capability to say the same thing, something that scares his newest ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214729077/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Thu, 23 May 2013 21:54:53 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214729077/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 finale in the basement of Stambaugh's West Manchester Township home on Wednesday, May 15, when they got into a drunken argument over which finalist ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214729106/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Thu, 23 May 2013 21:42:48 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214729106/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 The St. Paul Chamber Orchestra is back, and bringing plenty of baroque, Beethoven and Britten along. With a new contract for the musicians signed, on Thursday the SPCO announced its 2013-14 season, which will have many a baroque masterwork, symphonies and concertos from the heart of Beethoven's career and will celebrate the centennial of English composer Benjamin Britten's birth. The ... http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214728262/scat/f3eb58a266736f29 Thu, 23 May 2013 20:38:19 -0400 http://www.shanghaisun.com/index.php/sid/214728262/scat/f3eb58a266736f29