A Stockholm museum in honour of Swedish super group Abba is only weeks away from being open to the public. Camille Bas-Wohlert finds out what fans of the legendary group can expect. … Read More
Quincy Jones still at the forefront of music tech with startup Playground Sessions
They say you can’t teach an old dog new tricks. It’s a good thing for us all then that Quincy Jones has been at the cutting edge of music technology for more than 60 years. The legendary record producer, conductor, arranger, composer, television producer, and…
Legendary ballerina Maria Tallchief dies at 88
One of America’s finest ballerinas and the muse and wife of legendary choreographer George Balanchine has died, aged 88. Maria Tallchief died Thursday in Chicago, where she had founded the short-lived Chicago City Ballet, the family announced. She had previously been the dazzling prima…
Chaz Ebert on husband Roger’s death: “I’ve lost the love of my life”
Chaz Ebert, television producer and widow of legendary film critic Roger Ebert, released a statement on Thursday addressing the loss of her husband and their life together. It is really, really lovely.In it, Ebert mourned the loss of ”my husband, my friend, my confidante and oh-so-brilliant partner,” adding:He fought a courageous fight. I’ve lost the love of my life and the world has lost a visionary and a creative and generous spirit who touched so many people all over the world. We had a lovely, lovely life together, more beautiful and epic than a movie. It had its highs and the lows, but was always experienced with good humor, grace and a deep abiding love for each other.Continue Reading… … Read More
Martin Scorsese to develop “Gangs of New York” television series
Legendary film director Martin Scorsese is adapting his 2002 movie “Gangs of New York” to television. The film, which stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Daniel Day-Lewis, is based on Herbert Asbury’s book of the same name about rival gangs in New York during the late 1800s.Deadline reports on the television series:”The series, co-produced by Miramax and GK Films, will draw from the events surrounding organized gangs at the turn of the century and shortly thereafter in America, not only in New York but in other cities such as Chicago and New Orleans and the birth of organized crime in America. ‘This time and era of America’s history and heritage is rich with characters and stories that we could not fully explore in a two-hour film,’ said Scorsese. ‘A television series allows us the time and creative freedom to bring this colorful world, and all the implications it had and still does on our society, to life.’ ” ;Continue Reading… … Read More
The Desecration of Charlton Heston
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Alex Jones Show: Tuesday (3-26-13) Ted Nugent
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