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| Review: Dessay shines as 'Lucia' in San Francisco
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| AP - They call it "Summer Madness." OK, it's just an advertising slogan that loosely ties together the three works currently in repertory for the San Francisco Opera's June season. But the title character of Donizetti's "Lucia di Lammermoor" offers more than enough insanity to go around, especially as portrayed by the dynamic French soprano Natalie Dessay. -- read full article |
| Sun, 22 Jun 2008 18:48:46 GMT - Yahoo! News: Music News |
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| 50 Cent No Quiere Taco Bell
(E! Online)
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| E! Online - 50 Cent has no problem telling Taco Bell where to stick its chalupa.
The feud-sparking rapper, whose legal team is already engaged in a mother of a battle with his conspiracy-theorist baby mama, has lashed out at the fast-food franchise for having the cojones to suggest he change his name to 79, 89 or 99 Cent (his choice) to help promote the chain's value menu.
Apparently, that was a little too much thinking outside the bun for the lawyered-up rapper, who not only took issue with the promo stunt, but threatened to sic his legal team on the chain. "When my legal team is finished with them, Taco Bell is going to have a new corporate slogan: 'We messed with the bull and got the horns!' " Fiddy said.
The rapper's rep went one further, calling out the company's big cheese on his cheekiness.
"This is a sleazy and ill-conceived publicity stunt by Taco Bell's president, Greg Creed, whose disingenuous offer was leaked to the press before it was even presented to 50 Cent's agent yesterday," the rapper's rep said.
As it is, the taco giant's offer was sent to Fiddy—and, of course, the media—promising to donate $10,000 to a charity of the rapper's choice if he agreed to the name change. Also requested from the franchise chief was for the newly monikered rapper to pay a visit to one of Taco Bell's locations and rap his order at the drive-thru.
"We know that you adopted the name 50 Cent years ago as a metaphor for change," the letter read. "We at Taco Bell are also huge advocates for change. We encourage you to 'Think Outside the Bun' and hope you accept our offer."
Needless to say, this is one chain the rapper is definitely off. -- read full article |
| Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:51:34 GMT - Yahoo! News: Music News |
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| Live Nation chairman resigns; shares drop
(Reuters)
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| Reuters - Live Nation Inc Chairman Michael Cohl,
the driving force behind the concert promoter's wooing of
superstars such as Madonna, has resigned, the company said on
Friday after a disagreement over strategy.
-- read full article |
| Fri, 20 Jun 2008 23:46:11 GMT - Yahoo! News: Music News |
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| Billboard CD reviews: Dr. John, Motley Crue
(Reuters)
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| Reuters - There's been no shortage of
thoughtful musical responses to Hurricane Katrina, but this
album-length elegy by one of the city's foremost voices stands
as something like the Mitchell Report of the bunch. "City That
Care Forgot" is a righteous service indeed, all rage and soul
and careful optimism, a place where the ballads drip and burn
as much as the rockers, the barbs come quick and sharp ("Say
it's a job well done, then you giggled like a bitch, and hopped
back on the Air Force One"), and the best prognosis that the
doctor can muster is, "We're getting there." Dr. John has
enlisted much help here, including that of Eric Clapton, Willie
Nelson and Terence Blanchard, and his own Lower 911 band can
churn up bayou funk at the snap of a finger. But though "City"
is a vicious rebuke, its greater power comes from its being
shot through with a deep love and a deeper sadness. -- read full article |
| Fri, 20 Jun 2008 23:47:40 GMT - Yahoo! News: Music News |
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| Q&A: LL Cool J aims to jog fans' memories with "Exit"
(Reuters)
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| Reuters - As Def Jam's first signee in 1984,
LL Cool J has spent two decades balancing love songs with
braggadocio, setting an example that most contemporary MCs have
followed. Now the rapper, who also has appeared in 30 films and
is producing a new untitled drama for CBS' fall season, is
working on the final album in his Def Jam deal, "Exit 13." Due
August 5, the set is led by the single "Baby" featuring
the-Dream.
-- read full article |
| Fri, 20 Jun 2008 23:54:20 GMT - Yahoo! News: Music News |
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