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Canadian teenager frontman Justin Bieber has named Japan as one of his fave places in the world after a fresh promotional tour in the country. Chatting with Japanese morning show Sukkiri, the Baby frontman declared that he didn’t know much about the country before he arrived. He commented : “When I presumed of Japan I believed of sushi and ninjas and now I just think it’s a very nice place and folks are pretty nice. ” Bieber, who was in Japan to pimp his album My World 2.0, added the country is “one of my favorite places I have ever been to”.Listen to his latest single here.
The musician isn’t the only famous face to pay a trip to Japan this month. Earlier on, Woman Gaga wrapped up her Monster Ball tour with a charity gig in Tokyo supporting cosmetic firm MAC’s Viva Glam Aids and HIV awareness campaign. The Poker Face frontman made an appearance to sing some of her most well known songs at Tabloid night club in the town in support of the organisation. Justin Bieber has the time of his life in Japan where he is busy plugging his album My World 2.0. And JB has been busy buy since setting foot in Tokyo, even making an appearance in Japanese Television .
The One Time frontman was interview on a Japanese morning Television show called Sukkiri and was questioned about his love life! Justin expounded : ” I am single now, I travel a lot so it might be troublesome. ” Perhaps in the future.
Whatever occurs, happens. ” And is Justin enjoying his time in Japan? “Japan is maybe one of my favorite places I have ever been to. “When I presumed of Japan I thought of sushi and ninjas and now I just think it’s a very nice place and folk are pretty nice. “.
It’s being hailed as her best music video to date and Lady Gaga certainly pushes the boundaries in the promo for upcoming single Bad Romance.
The eccentric singer is seen lying in bed with a skeleton and dancing in a bath and cavorting around in little more than a thong in a series of breathtaking scenes.
She goes through several weird and wacky costume changes and a number of bizarre dance moves during the visually impressive clip, which was directed by Francis Lawrence.
There’s this one shot in the video where I get kidnapped by supermodels. I’m washing away my sins and they shove vodka down my throat to drug me up before they sell me off to the Russian mafia.’
The music is not bad and will probably be heard over the radio numerous times and would be number one in some chart at some point. Lady Gaga wants to shock the world well she has achieved her goal. That makes her brilliant people love this type of shock it’s what made people like Michael Jackson and Madonna so famous. Lady Gaga said in a interview once that, that is what she wants to be, famous.
Last week Gaga, real name Stefani Germanotta, was honoured for her original fashion style at the Accessories Council Excellence (ACE) Awards in New York.
Wearing Marc Jacobs lingerie and a bizarre lace face mask at the ceremony, GaGa was given the Stylemaker Award for being ‘well-appointed in accessories’.
Despite her well-publicised love of bizarre hats and sunglasses, GaGa insisted condoms were the number one accessory.
Gerry And The Pacemakers album hit number two in 1963. They split in 1966, finding themselves increasingly outdated in both style and fashion, although Gerry Marsden re-formed the band in name only for the touring circuit in 1974. This handsomely packaged compilation is just the sort of package I adore, by the way. Packaging is one area record labels can add value in this age of internet downloading. I love the pictures, the booklet. This is an artefact you can pour over for hours, whether the music is playing or not. That’s how it should be. Oh, perhaps it’s not common knowledge, but after those first three hits, Gerry Marsden penned much of the groups material, albeit alongside a selection of cover versions. Their sound shared much with Merseybeat as a whole, therefore a kind of punkish energy, although Gerry And The Pacemakers seemed less moody than The Beatles, a little brighter and happier. They also lacked a John Lennon type figure, of course, to add that extra lyrical depth. Gerry and the Pacemakers greatest hits has recently been released on DVD.
Gerry Marsden has been responsible for a couple of tunes that liverpudlians will either wince at or consider to be some kind of alternative national anthemns. ‘Ferry Cross The Mersey’ was a top ten hit, a Marsden composition and it’s kind of refreshing when lots of songs are written about American places and towns and such-like, yet relatively few about British places and things, and such-like. It’s a bit sappy, though. The other song is of course ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’, the Liverpool FC and Celtic FC tune. Being partial to Liverpool FC and the city itself, ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’ gets to me, especially Gerry’s rendition, it’s pretty stirring and superbly dramatic, as well as being wonderfully sang. Now, if only Liverpool FC can get themselves a couple of quality full-backs, another good winger and another midfielder that can actually win the ball, hold onto it, and pass it. Pass and move, it’s the liverpool groove. Well, it was….
‘I’m The One’ is a snappy little tune, typical of the era with much nervous energy, yet it has so much charm. It has a kind of simplicity that pop music these days has forgotten. I can listen to this kind of pre-maturity Sixties pop-music all day long. Gerry And The Pacemakers also fit in some surprisingly sophisticated numbers that share a lot in common with The Zombies - soft ballads with impeccably arranged strings. ‘Don’t Let The Sun Catch You Crying’ for example, it’s very good, really. Those early run of number ones? ‘How Do You Do It’, well, it’s annoying. Much better is ‘I Like It’, which better captures the merseybeat energy and is really a rather clever little tune, real pop construction. There’s also a smattering of live tracks on the box, including a complete live concert.
As you peruse all of the Asheville tourist info that’s out there, make sure you consider the area’s live music scene as you make your travel plans. Asheville has one of the most vibrant live music scenes in the country. In fact, it has recently made headlines nationally thanks to The Orange Peel on Biltmore Avenue downtown. The club has hosted Bob Dylan, The Indigo Girls, Ben Harper, The Flaming Lips, Todd Rundgren, Son Volt, a nine-show residency by the Smashing Pumpkins, and many other major shows. And in April 2008, Rolling Stone named the club one of America’s top five music venues.
Still, the Asheville music experience is about much more than what fans can take in at the Orange Peel. Top national, regional and local artists play also at the Grey Eagle on Clingman Avenue, where you can also enjoy food from Twin Cousins Kitchen, a southern Louisiana eatery owned and operated by native New Orleans chef Arthur Douglass. Some of the best vacations in Asheville, NC, have included time for activities such as sampling microbrews at the French Broad Brewery Tasting Room on Fairview Road near Biltmore Village while enjoying a performance by a local or touring singer-songwriter. In the same building, you’ll find one of Asheville’s newest music venues, The Garage at Biltmore, where artists such as Colonel Bruce Hampton and Larry Keel perform.
The Asheville visitors’ information you’ve seen may have missed insider tips about the burgeoning community of west Asheville, the newest venue is The Rocket Club on Haywood Road, where groups like Asheville rising stars Stephanie’s Id and other cutting-edge artists perform. Further down Haywood you’ll find food, spirits and fabulous local and touring artists performing at the Westville Pub.
And don’t forget to check out who’s playing The Asheville Civic Center/Thomas Wolfe Auditorium and the Diana Wortham Theater.
All over town, the genres range from bluegrass to rock, from blues to jazz, from folk to pop, from new age to classical. So get out your city of Asheville map. At every level, the music scene in town is hot.
For a good round-up of what’s happening musically at any given time in Asheville (and across Western North Carolina), check The Mountain Xpress or the Asheville Citizen-Times Take Five section, both published weekly and distributed free in boxes all over the Asheville area.
The incomparable guitarist George Benson has released The Greatest Hits Of All CD and basically it is exactly that.
I’ve got one word to describe this one, Wow!
This is one of the greatest greatest hits CD’s I’ve had the pleasure of reviewing.
Benson has been in the music game for so long I have to admit I had forgotten about some of these outstanding tunes. It’s really a testament to the fact that he has been a true hit maker for over 30 years now. Virtually defining the quiet storm format back in his younger days, and he continues to roll along even today.
A lot of these songs I remember hearing on the radio back in the days when I didn’t really know who was singing or playing them. Not knowing it was George Benson!
With the release of The Greatest Hits Of All, Benson’s artistic excellence is on full display as he mixes his at once smooth and funky guitar playing style throughout the collection.
The CD is packed with 19, I say again nineteen!, of Benson’s chart topping hits from his very long and amazingly outstanding career.
It begins with one of Benson’s best songs of all, This Masquerade and just rolls right through 18 more of what a lot of people will agree are some of the greatest songs we as music fans have heard over the last 30 years.
Benson, with his signature smooth guitar playing, showing why he his now considered one of the greatest artists of our time.
Contributors on the project includes an amazing line up of musicians with whom Benson has collaborated over the years. Industry heavy hitters like Michael Boddicker, Earl Klugh, Phil Upchurch, Marcus Miller, Lee Ritenour and Narada Michael Walden just to name a few, and the list actually goes on and on and on.
Benson’s The Greatest Hits Of All is simply an outstanding collection. If you love music this is not a CD you SHOULD get. It’s one you NEED.
Release Notes:
George Benson originally released The Greatest Hits Of All Time on July 8, 2003 on the Rhino record label.
CD track list follows:
1. This Masquerade
2. Breezin’
3. The Greatest Love Of All
4. On Broadway (Live)
5. Love Ballad
6. Unchained Melody
7. Give Me The Night
8. Love X Love
9. Turn Your Love Around
10. Love All The Hurt Away
11. Never Give Up On A Good Thing
12. Being With You
13. Lady Love Me (One More Time)
14. 20/20
15. I Just Wanna Hang Around You
16. Kisses In The Moonlight
17. Shiver
18. Let’s Do It Again
19. Standing Together
To listen to samples of each song on The Greatest Hits Of All by George Benson go to:
George Benson CD - The Greatest Hits Of All Samples
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Clyde Lee Dennis, a.k.a. “SmoothLee” is an AVID music fan, smooth jazz in particular, and in addition to writing CD Reviews for I Love Smooth Jazz.com can also be heard during his radio show which airs online daily at Smooth Jazz 24/7 |