posted by admin on Apr 29
Fans of British rock band Coldplay are delirious with excitement when they realise that their favorite band will not only dole out a free song download to commemorate the launch of their new album, but they are also expected to perform FREE at New York City! The concert will be held at the monumental Big Apple Madison Square Garden and to top it off, fans can win premier tickets to watch Chris Martin and gang in action. By now, most fans would have flocked and flooded Coldplay’s official website as details of free tickets are announced there.
Not only that, fans can download their new single “Violet Hill” exclusively at www.coldplay.com, but do note that the link will be posted for exactly one week before it will be taken down. The London-based alternative rock band’s newest fourth album will be titled “Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends” and is expected to be available on record store shelves come June 17.
posted by admin on Apr 26
The Canadian pop diva Celine Dion took time off her busy concert schedules to attend a TV program in Beijing to voice her support for the Beijing Olympics. She attended the TV show with her husband Rene Angelil and expressed that she was totally against the boycott of the 2008 Beijing Olympics. She said that there should be no room for politics whenever one talks about the Olympics. Celine Dion had rendered her voice for the song “Power of the Dream”, the theme song for the Atlanta Olympics.
Many senior personnel from foreign governments have condemned the cowardly acts such as politicizing the Olympics event and disrupting the Olympic torch relay like Celine Dion. In her concert at Shanghai, many fans also voiced their support for the Olympic Games. She called the Olympic Games as the world’s greatest sporting occasion wherein the complete human race will fight to attain glory for their respective nation.
posted by admin on Apr 20
Motley Crue has recently announced that they are the first band ever in history to have released a single and promoted the song by launching it in a video game. The astronomically famous rock band recently released “Saints of Los Angeles” and for now, is exclusively launched in the game Rock Band before making a full debut in their next album titled “Dirt”. Prior to this, the song was also made available to ardent Crue fans whenever they access the popular Spinner music website. To listen to “Saints of Los Angeles” fans will need to get their hands on either an XBOX 360 or a Sony PS3. Then they will have to pay 99 cents to access the song via XBOX Live and PlayStation Network respectively.
In related news, Motley Crue has also revealed that their brand new tour will kick off on August 11 at the GM Place. Concert tickets are priced between $39.50 and $85.
posted by admin on Apr 18
Leonard Cohen is all set to undergo a tour of his native country Canada after a gap of 15 years and all the die hard concert fans of Leonard will once again be able to catch the veteran singer and songwriter perform live in front of them. Cohen will kick start his concert tour with a performance on May 11th at Fredericton Playhouse in New Brunswick. This will be followed by a five night engagement at the Rebecca Cohn Auditorium in Nova Scotia on 12 -13, 15-17 of May.
Cohen is also slated top perform in places like Newfoundland, Quebec in May and at various locations in Ontario and Montreal in June 2008. Cohen who was recently inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame will also be embarking on a tour of the Europe in the months of June and July. Leonard Cohen will be performing live with his full band group and his fans are sure to have a gala time during the concerts.
posted by admin on Apr 14
Keith Urban is proud to proclaim that he is ready to be a great dad to his baby with actress and one-time songstress wife Nicole Kidman. His wife is expected to deliver their firstborn this coming July 2008.
While performing at Baltimore’s 1st Mariner Arena, he made it known to fans his utmost excitement in becoming father for the first time. “I’m going to be a dad soon, and it only took me 40 years!” he exclaimed.
Urban is currently riding the high waves of success on his Love, Pain and the Whole Crazy Carnival Ride tour. At the Arena, he graciously accepted a purple and black Baltimore Raves onesie, or more popularly known as a babygro, from a fan. An appreciative Urban hung it ceremoniously on his microphone before belting out his famous “Somebody Like You” tune. Before the performance came to a close, he sat down at the keyboard and dedicated the song “Got It Right This Time” to “my extraordinary wife”.
posted by admin on Apr 11
Celine Dion, one of the most renowned songstress in the world, performed to a packed house at the Shanghai Stadium recently on Friday, April 11 2008. Thousands of fans thronged the stadium and obviously, language was no barrier when the diva belted out song after song from her XX years of being one of the best loved singers in the music industry.
As an encore for die hard Chinese fans, Dion sang “My Heart Will Go On” from the romance blockbuster “Titanic” starring Leonardo di Caprio and Kate Winslet, arguably one of the most well known songs in music soundtrack history. There were no dry eyes in the crowd as Dion performed, full of emotion to thousands of fans from all over the world.
Earlier on the Canadian songstress performed her classic hits such as “Power of Love” and “Because You Loved Me”. Fans were not averse to singing along to her powerful tones during the momentous two-hour song.
posted by admin on Apr 8
Shania Twain fans have reason to cheer. The Shania twain center is all set to conduct an outdoor concert in the month of August, 2008. There are already smaller concerts that have been planned which would lead to the outdoor concert in August. Plans have been made for the mini concerts on the last Saturdays of March, April and May. The Shnia Twain center plans to make the outdoor concert a grand affair.
The first mini concert was held on 29th march and the concert was titled DISCOVER GOLD - Sounds of Northeastern Ontario. There was a decent turnout for the concert. There were local bands that played in the concert and people are looking forward to the next mini concert on 26th April. This has also given the center a good platform to showcase local talent. The plan of an outdoor concert in august has been received enthusiastically by fans of the singer.
posted by admin on Apr 4
Bon Jovi’s main guitarist Richie Sambora, who enthralls fans with his music at concerts, was arrested for drunken driving last week. He was arrested from the Laguna Beach at 11 p.m by the Laguna Beach Police Department after Field sobriety tests. The police officers spotted a black hummer zig - zagging in the traffic and they stopped the car and identified the driver as guitarist Richie Sambora. He was with a woman and two small girls when the vehicle was stopped by the police. Later they were identified as his ex-wife and daughter.
Police officers informed that the arrest was with out any incident and the Guitarist cooperated with the procedures. He is charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and is asked to appear before court on May 7th. The concert performer will also have to face the charges of endangering minors. The District Attorney’s office informed that he will be charged with further violations only after receiving the blood test results. He was released at about 4 a.m at his own formal bond.
