‘’’’Star Wars Episode 3: Revenge Of The Sith’s" DVD Special Features!’’
By Arlene R. Weiss © Copyright October 31, 2005
Start lining up at your local DVD retailer, because tomorrow, Tuesday, November 1, 2005 is the BIG day! That’s right, ‘’Star Wars Episode 3: Revenge Of The Sith’’ finally sees its DVD release, but wait…there are TONS of galactic, out of this world, bonus features that make this Director’s cut worth the wait and the price.
The 10/31/2005 issue of ‘’TV Guide’’ and the 11/4/2005 issue of ‘’Entertainment Weekly Magazine’’ report that the DVD features an outstanding commentary featuring master Jedi, George Lucas himself, and the film crew, discussing the political references and cultural significance to the past and current political climate of the entire ‘’Star Wars’’ film franchise.
Lucas also muses on how the rasping, phlegm fueled, hacking, realistic cough of the part flesh, part droid, General Grievous was due completely to it actually being a dubbed recording of Lucas coughing while suffering a spell of bronchitis.
Lucas also lets on that he and the crew had to go back and do more filming, to show Obi-Wan picking up Anakin’s light saber after their climatic duel on Mustafar, because Lucas remembered that in ‘’Star Wars Episode 4: A New Hope’’, Obi-Wan gives Anakin’s light saber to Luke, and that originally, when shooting ‘’Sith’’, Lucas says, ‘’we kind of forgot that.’’
Also, fans are treated to 6 scenes that were deleted in the film’s theatrical release, including: Padme forming the Rebel Alliance with Mon Mothma, Yoda arriving on the planet Dagobah upon his exile, and General Grievous murdering Jedi knight, Shaak Ti.
The 78 minute, bonus, inclusive DVD documentary, ‘’Within A Minute’’ traces a day by day, shot for shot account of a mere 49 seconds of the final showdown, light saber duel between Obi-Wan and Anakin which will surely go down in ‘’Star Wars’’ mythology as THE legendary clash of the titans by light saber.
Also, ‘’Entertainment Weekly’’ reports that at an October 6, 2005 press conference at Lucas’s own California based Skywalker ranch, Yoda, the inimitable actor Frank Oz, Darth Sidious (aka actor Ian McDiarmid), and Anakin/Darth Vader (aka actor Hayden Christensen) all showed up for a dazzling star gazing (pun intended)!
Many celestial spheres were unveiled, including talk of LucasFilm releasing its new video game, ‘’Battlefront II’’ also, on 11/1/2005, and releasing one of the ‘’Star Wars’’ films in 3D by 2007! (of course we still have to wait for the still secretive word of WHICH film that would be, to be publicly issued). But we’ll just have to try and be patient and not have a cow waiting!
We hear that oh, so gorgeous, talented actor, Hayden Christensen has been keeping quite busy since ‘’Sith’’ was completed and released in theaters. Last we heard, he was wrapping up filming ‘’The Decameron’’ with luscious actress, Mischa Barton in Italy.
At the press junket, Hayden also spoke of his work with the ever so talented ‘’Alien’’ kick asser, herself, actress, Sigourney Weaver in the new film, ‘’Awake’’.
But what got everyone both amused and jaw dropped was Hayden’s revelation that he has actually had to take quite some time since ‘’Sith’’ was completed to have the skin on his face heal from the torturous prosthetic makeup applied to him for the scene in ‘’Sith’’ in which Anakin’s face is seared off by the hot lava of Mustafar.
According to Hayden, ‘’Even though they can create this realistic makeup, they don’t have any advanced solution for taking it off. There was screaming involved when they literally peeled it off. They removed a layer of skin’’. OUCH!!
Well, we’ve seen photos of you all over the press lately, Hayden, and we’re happy to report you are all healed and as comedian Billy Crystal’s take on the infamous, always FAB looking actor, Fernando Lamas used to say on ‘’Saturday Night Live’’, Hayden, you look MARVELOUS!
And we’re sure the ‘’Revenge Of The Sith’’ DVD does too. May the force be with you!
Muse News And Micro Muse October 31, 2005
By Arlene R. Weiss © Copyright October 31, 2005
Monday, October 31, 2005
Saturday, October 29, 2005
Bob Geldof Bestowed With Nobel Man Of Peace Honor!
‘’Bob Geldof Bestowed With Nobel Man Of Peace Honor’’
By Arlene R. Weiss © Copyright October 29, 2005
Hallelujah!! My hero, the most wonderful Irish rocker, artist/social activist, Sir Bob Geldof has been named the 2005 Nobel Man Of Peace!
Sir Bob has been nominated twice for the Nobel Peace Prize both in 1985, and in 2005 for his tireless work on behalf of helping the poverty and famine plagued people of Africa.
We have always shed a tear, feeling our own heart sink just a tad, that Sir Bob has never been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, as he most certainly is more than deserving of the Nobel Peace Prize and should be given recognition for his altruistic work.
Thankfully, even though the Nobel judges didn’t award Sir Bob with the Peace Prize, that didn’t stop the legions of Nobel Peace Prize winners themselves from coming up with their own very special honor to Sir Bob, who has so selflessly given of himself to the poor, famine, and disease ridden masses of the people of Africa for half of his own life, often putting his own life and music career on hold and regularly traveling in person to the dangerous, war torn, plague infested areas of the deepest hearts of Africa to meet with the people who he has given up the better part of his life to help.
Sir Bob has been granted this most auspicious, esteemed title of the Nobel Man Of Peace by a committee of all the living winning recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize, in recognition of ‘’his unflagging work and powerful voice on behalf of the poor of Africa in the last 20 years and in particular, the last 12 months. He has harnessed world opinion to make political leaders act immediately, improving the lives of millions.’’
Sir Bob will be bestowed with this honor in Rome on November 24, 2005 at The World Summit Of Nobel Laureates by Mikael Gorbachev, the former leader of the Soviet Union.
Sir Bob has this to say about receiving this humbling honor. ‘’I am overwhelmed and proud. It’s more than an honor, it’s almost ridiculous. That’s f**king big. I feel weird.’’
Sir Bob, along with fellow musician, artist/social activist, Midge Ure, organized the all star line-up music group, Band Aid, with its charity single record, ‘’Do They Know It’s Christmas’’ and the mammoth 2 continent wide, music benefit concert, Live Aid in 1985, both which raised millions of dollars for African famine relief, and which spurned Sir Bob on, to form the Band Aid Trust. The Band Aid Trust has remained a vital, active force in continually raising global public awareness, and much needed funds to aid the poor and starving in Africa for 20 years.
This July 2, 2005, Sir Bob made lightening strike twice when he and Midge Ure organized the global wide music benefit concert, Live 8, which not only had the same basic goals as Live Aid, but instead of asking the public to pledge funds to aid African poverty, as had been done with Live Aid, Live 8 was staged to raise enough public and political awareness and leverage to bring the issue to the table of the July 2005, G8 Summit.
It was at the G8 Summit, that Geldof hoped that the leaders of the world’s 8 leading western nations would heed Live 8’s initiative and call to arms, which was the monumental voice raised loud and proud by millions of socially conscious aware people around the world, to increase aid to Africa, forgive debt to Africa and many 3rd world nations, and enact fair trade.
Live 8 successfully convinced the 2005 G8 Summit leaders to double aid to Africa to $50 billion by the year 2010, and to grant $40 billion of debt relief (canceling/forgiving debts) for 18 nations worldwide.
Just see what a difference that one person, one voice, one note of music, multiplied by millions of people, millions of voices, and millions of oh, so meaningful and wondrous notes of music can do!
All we can say is we have never been more proud of you Sir Bob! Our heart is busting with joy for you and that you finally are receiving the recognition and respect that you so very much deserve from the Nobel Committee.
We wish you our very heartfelt best and a great big CONGRATULATIONS!
Source:
http://www.nme.com/news/bob-geldof/21371
Muse News & Micro Muse October 29, 2005
By Arlene R. Weiss © Copyright October 29, 2005
By Arlene R. Weiss © Copyright October 29, 2005
Hallelujah!! My hero, the most wonderful Irish rocker, artist/social activist, Sir Bob Geldof has been named the 2005 Nobel Man Of Peace!
Sir Bob has been nominated twice for the Nobel Peace Prize both in 1985, and in 2005 for his tireless work on behalf of helping the poverty and famine plagued people of Africa.
We have always shed a tear, feeling our own heart sink just a tad, that Sir Bob has never been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, as he most certainly is more than deserving of the Nobel Peace Prize and should be given recognition for his altruistic work.
Thankfully, even though the Nobel judges didn’t award Sir Bob with the Peace Prize, that didn’t stop the legions of Nobel Peace Prize winners themselves from coming up with their own very special honor to Sir Bob, who has so selflessly given of himself to the poor, famine, and disease ridden masses of the people of Africa for half of his own life, often putting his own life and music career on hold and regularly traveling in person to the dangerous, war torn, plague infested areas of the deepest hearts of Africa to meet with the people who he has given up the better part of his life to help.
Sir Bob has been granted this most auspicious, esteemed title of the Nobel Man Of Peace by a committee of all the living winning recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize, in recognition of ‘’his unflagging work and powerful voice on behalf of the poor of Africa in the last 20 years and in particular, the last 12 months. He has harnessed world opinion to make political leaders act immediately, improving the lives of millions.’’
Sir Bob will be bestowed with this honor in Rome on November 24, 2005 at The World Summit Of Nobel Laureates by Mikael Gorbachev, the former leader of the Soviet Union.
Sir Bob has this to say about receiving this humbling honor. ‘’I am overwhelmed and proud. It’s more than an honor, it’s almost ridiculous. That’s f**king big. I feel weird.’’
Sir Bob, along with fellow musician, artist/social activist, Midge Ure, organized the all star line-up music group, Band Aid, with its charity single record, ‘’Do They Know It’s Christmas’’ and the mammoth 2 continent wide, music benefit concert, Live Aid in 1985, both which raised millions of dollars for African famine relief, and which spurned Sir Bob on, to form the Band Aid Trust. The Band Aid Trust has remained a vital, active force in continually raising global public awareness, and much needed funds to aid the poor and starving in Africa for 20 years.
This July 2, 2005, Sir Bob made lightening strike twice when he and Midge Ure organized the global wide music benefit concert, Live 8, which not only had the same basic goals as Live Aid, but instead of asking the public to pledge funds to aid African poverty, as had been done with Live Aid, Live 8 was staged to raise enough public and political awareness and leverage to bring the issue to the table of the July 2005, G8 Summit.
It was at the G8 Summit, that Geldof hoped that the leaders of the world’s 8 leading western nations would heed Live 8’s initiative and call to arms, which was the monumental voice raised loud and proud by millions of socially conscious aware people around the world, to increase aid to Africa, forgive debt to Africa and many 3rd world nations, and enact fair trade.
Live 8 successfully convinced the 2005 G8 Summit leaders to double aid to Africa to $50 billion by the year 2010, and to grant $40 billion of debt relief (canceling/forgiving debts) for 18 nations worldwide.
Just see what a difference that one person, one voice, one note of music, multiplied by millions of people, millions of voices, and millions of oh, so meaningful and wondrous notes of music can do!
All we can say is we have never been more proud of you Sir Bob! Our heart is busting with joy for you and that you finally are receiving the recognition and respect that you so very much deserve from the Nobel Committee.
We wish you our very heartfelt best and a great big CONGRATULATIONS!
Source:
http://www.nme.com/news/bob-geldof/21371
Muse News & Micro Muse October 29, 2005
By Arlene R. Weiss © Copyright October 29, 2005
Tuesday, October 25, 2005
"Smallville's'' Brainiac: What IS He Up To?!
‘’’’Smallville’s’’Brainiac: What IS he up to?!’’
By Arlene R. Weiss © Copyright October 25, 2005
With actor James Marsters all set to play spine tingling villain, Brainiac for a 10 episode run on ‘’Smallville’s’’ fifth season, we’re salivating to know, just what could this dastardly Kryptonian baddie have in store for our hero, Clark Kent (aka Superman)?
‘’TV Guide’s October 24-30, 2005 issue wonders just that and put that ultimate question to ‘’Smallville’’ Executive Producer, Al Gough.
Gough tells ‘’TV Guide’’ that, ‘’The Kryptonian villain, (played by ‘’Buffy The Vampire Slayer’’, veteran James Marsters), will make his intentions known in both the November 10, and November 17, 2005 episodes.’’
‘’He (Brainiac), tries to trick Clark into doing what he wants. I don’t want to say too much, but there is a smack down at the fortress.’’
We all love you James, but Brainiac is one meanie and nobody messes with our cutie good guy, Clark/Superman. So if the man of steel has to make mincemeat of you, it’s nothing personal. This isn’t ‘’Buffy’’, it’s ‘’Smallville’’ and, we want our Kansas farm boy to triumph over the forces of evil. So prepare for a showdown!
Muse News & Micro Muse October 25, 2005
By Arlene R. Weiss © Copyright October 25, 2005
By Arlene R. Weiss © Copyright October 25, 2005
With actor James Marsters all set to play spine tingling villain, Brainiac for a 10 episode run on ‘’Smallville’s’’ fifth season, we’re salivating to know, just what could this dastardly Kryptonian baddie have in store for our hero, Clark Kent (aka Superman)?
‘’TV Guide’s October 24-30, 2005 issue wonders just that and put that ultimate question to ‘’Smallville’’ Executive Producer, Al Gough.
Gough tells ‘’TV Guide’’ that, ‘’The Kryptonian villain, (played by ‘’Buffy The Vampire Slayer’’, veteran James Marsters), will make his intentions known in both the November 10, and November 17, 2005 episodes.’’
‘’He (Brainiac), tries to trick Clark into doing what he wants. I don’t want to say too much, but there is a smack down at the fortress.’’
We all love you James, but Brainiac is one meanie and nobody messes with our cutie good guy, Clark/Superman. So if the man of steel has to make mincemeat of you, it’s nothing personal. This isn’t ‘’Buffy’’, it’s ‘’Smallville’’ and, we want our Kansas farm boy to triumph over the forces of evil. So prepare for a showdown!
Muse News & Micro Muse October 25, 2005
By Arlene R. Weiss © Copyright October 25, 2005
"Buffy The Vampire Slayer" Complete Series On DVD!
‘’’’Buffy The Vampire Slayer’’ Complete Series On DVD!’’
By Arlene R. Weiss © Copyright October 25, 2005
The November/December 2005 issue of ‘’Angel Magazine’’ reports that the entire 7 season series of ‘’Buffy The Vampire Slayer’’, will be released by 20th Century Fox on DVD in the USA, on November 15, 2005.
The boxed set will be a 40 DVD disc limited edition, and include a special, bonus DVD documentary with ‘’Buffy’’ creator Joss Whedon. Each set will be individually numbered and include a detailed, comprehensive book.
As the ultimate ‘’Buffy’’ collector’s dream, each set will in fact include the infamous, one time musical episode of ‘’Buffy’’, ‘’Once More With Feeling’’ for which Joss wrote all of the songs for the cast, AND also, feature a personally signed letter from Joss to his fans!
At approximately $199, you can’t find a better bargain than owning this consummate set to enjoy the complete, collector’s edition ‘’Buffy’’ over and over again!
Now you can relive all of the fangorious, vampire and demon slaying adventures of Buffy and her faithful Scooby Gang, demons, vamps, twists, turns, hot romances and all, and best of all, keep enjoying moments with your favorite ‘’Buffy’’ characters: Buffy, Angel, Spike, Willow, Giles, Faith, Drucilla, Xander, Dawn, Oz, and many more!
So juicy you can eat it with, oh forget the fork. Just sink your teeth into this! (A little vamp humor there!)
Muse News & Micro Muse October 25, 2005
By Arlene R. Weiss © Copyright October 25, 2005
By Arlene R. Weiss © Copyright October 25, 2005
The November/December 2005 issue of ‘’Angel Magazine’’ reports that the entire 7 season series of ‘’Buffy The Vampire Slayer’’, will be released by 20th Century Fox on DVD in the USA, on November 15, 2005.
The boxed set will be a 40 DVD disc limited edition, and include a special, bonus DVD documentary with ‘’Buffy’’ creator Joss Whedon. Each set will be individually numbered and include a detailed, comprehensive book.
As the ultimate ‘’Buffy’’ collector’s dream, each set will in fact include the infamous, one time musical episode of ‘’Buffy’’, ‘’Once More With Feeling’’ for which Joss wrote all of the songs for the cast, AND also, feature a personally signed letter from Joss to his fans!
At approximately $199, you can’t find a better bargain than owning this consummate set to enjoy the complete, collector’s edition ‘’Buffy’’ over and over again!
Now you can relive all of the fangorious, vampire and demon slaying adventures of Buffy and her faithful Scooby Gang, demons, vamps, twists, turns, hot romances and all, and best of all, keep enjoying moments with your favorite ‘’Buffy’’ characters: Buffy, Angel, Spike, Willow, Giles, Faith, Drucilla, Xander, Dawn, Oz, and many more!
So juicy you can eat it with, oh forget the fork. Just sink your teeth into this! (A little vamp humor there!)
Muse News & Micro Muse October 25, 2005
By Arlene R. Weiss © Copyright October 25, 2005
Saturday, October 22, 2005
Documentary Captures Magic Of Ultimate "Star Wars" Light Saber Duel!
‘’Documentary Captures Magic Of Ultimate ‘’Star Wars’’ Light Saber Duel’’
By Arlene R. Weiss © Copyright October 22, 2005
Fans are already waiting with baited breath and anticipation for ‘’Star Wars Episode 3: Revenge Of The Sith’s’’ DVD release on November 1st.
But along with ‘’Sith’’, fans are going to have their socks knocked off by the inclusion of a bonus DVD documentary, ‘’Within A Minute: The Making Of Episode 3’’.
The October 28, 2005 issue of ‘’Entertainment Weekly Magazine’’ gives a sneak peak at the one hell of a thrill ride, documentary, on pages 37-41. The 78 minute documentary, directed by Tippy Bushkin showcases the film wizardry and magic implemented to create one 49 second portion of the mind boggling climatic light saber duel between actor Hayden Christensen’s character, Anakin Skywalker, and actor Ewan McGregor’s character, Obi-Wan Kenobi on the lava planet of Mustafar.
Implementing some 150 interviews and 1,000 hours of film footage, the entire duel sequence is broken down in a play by play, detailed overview from it’s very inception by ‘’Star Wars’’ creator, George Lucas as a written concept, to storyboards, to diorama sets, costumes, makeup on the actors, (including Christensen’s Anakin’s lengthy transformation in the makeup department, to a burned, sizzling crisp by hot lava!), to the set designer’s creation of the molten lava, to live action shots, to CGI green screen and blue screen shots with computer generated effects, to the step by step merging of CGI shots with live action shots, right down to the final Director’s cut, fit for the audience (aka…your approval!).
The photo spread in ‘’Entertainment Weekly’’ features a dazzling preview of some of those amazing images and the enormity of the amount of work, time, and the skilled people involved in the film crew.
The most stunning shots are those of duel, Stunt Coordinator/Choreographer Nick Gillard seen practicing some kick ass martial arts with Christensen and McGregor, followed by the green screen CGI shots laid out, side by side, against the live action shots of Christensen and McGregor merged and completed with CGI imagery right down to the colors of their whirring, legendary light sabers.
Gillard says of the light saber duel, now revered as one of the longest and obviously THE most pivotal, jaw dropping, and stunning in the ‘’Star Wars’’ franchise, that the duel between the two central characters had to be ‘’both precise and emotionally resonant.’’
Bushkin pipes in that, ‘’You’re blown away thinking, ‘Wow, this is what goes into 49 seconds’, and yet I kept thinking, ‘If people could only see everything else that was done.’’
Muse News & Micro Muse October 22, 2005
By Arlene R. Weiss © Copyright October 22, 2005
By Arlene R. Weiss © Copyright October 22, 2005
Fans are already waiting with baited breath and anticipation for ‘’Star Wars Episode 3: Revenge Of The Sith’s’’ DVD release on November 1st.
But along with ‘’Sith’’, fans are going to have their socks knocked off by the inclusion of a bonus DVD documentary, ‘’Within A Minute: The Making Of Episode 3’’.
The October 28, 2005 issue of ‘’Entertainment Weekly Magazine’’ gives a sneak peak at the one hell of a thrill ride, documentary, on pages 37-41. The 78 minute documentary, directed by Tippy Bushkin showcases the film wizardry and magic implemented to create one 49 second portion of the mind boggling climatic light saber duel between actor Hayden Christensen’s character, Anakin Skywalker, and actor Ewan McGregor’s character, Obi-Wan Kenobi on the lava planet of Mustafar.
Implementing some 150 interviews and 1,000 hours of film footage, the entire duel sequence is broken down in a play by play, detailed overview from it’s very inception by ‘’Star Wars’’ creator, George Lucas as a written concept, to storyboards, to diorama sets, costumes, makeup on the actors, (including Christensen’s Anakin’s lengthy transformation in the makeup department, to a burned, sizzling crisp by hot lava!), to the set designer’s creation of the molten lava, to live action shots, to CGI green screen and blue screen shots with computer generated effects, to the step by step merging of CGI shots with live action shots, right down to the final Director’s cut, fit for the audience (aka…your approval!).
The photo spread in ‘’Entertainment Weekly’’ features a dazzling preview of some of those amazing images and the enormity of the amount of work, time, and the skilled people involved in the film crew.
The most stunning shots are those of duel, Stunt Coordinator/Choreographer Nick Gillard seen practicing some kick ass martial arts with Christensen and McGregor, followed by the green screen CGI shots laid out, side by side, against the live action shots of Christensen and McGregor merged and completed with CGI imagery right down to the colors of their whirring, legendary light sabers.
Gillard says of the light saber duel, now revered as one of the longest and obviously THE most pivotal, jaw dropping, and stunning in the ‘’Star Wars’’ franchise, that the duel between the two central characters had to be ‘’both precise and emotionally resonant.’’
Bushkin pipes in that, ‘’You’re blown away thinking, ‘Wow, this is what goes into 49 seconds’, and yet I kept thinking, ‘If people could only see everything else that was done.’’
Muse News & Micro Muse October 22, 2005
By Arlene R. Weiss © Copyright October 22, 2005
James Marsters Signs Up For "Brainiac" 10 Episode Run On "Smallville"
‘’James Marsters Signs Up For ‘’Brainiac’’ 10 Episode Run On ‘’Smallville’’
By Arlene R. Weiss © Copyright October 22, 2005
The November/December 2005 issue of ‘’Angel Magazine’’ reports that, James Marsters (famous to fans everywhere as Spike, the British, blond tressed, super cool vampire from ‘’Buffy The Vampire Slayer’’ and ‘’Angel’’), and the creators of the WB TV Network’s ‘’Smallville’’ are so taken with the actor’s portrayal of Professor Milton Fine (secretly the evil Brainiac), that the two have signed a deal for Marsters to come on board and reprise the role for 10 episodes, this season.
‘’Smallville’’, currently enjoying its fifth season, is enjoying another infusion from the ‘’Buffy/Angel’’ universe, bringing the franchise’s staff writer, Steven S. DeKnight into the ‘’Smallville’’ fold.
Obviously, Marsters is thrilled to be collaborating once more with DeKnight and says, ‘’It’s going to be unbelievable.’’
Also, for all you Superman fans, yeah, we know in the comics, Brainiac was bald as a cueball. But don’t expect any resemblances to ‘’sexy Lexy’’ Luthor’s clean shaven dome fashion statement from Marsters.
Marsters’ fans would storm the WB set if the ‘’Smallville’’ crew took a razor to his gorgeous locks. A note on Marsters’ website states, ‘’Don’t worry. James will not be shaving his head, nor will he be bleached blond!’’
Our sexy James (Marsters, James Marsters..has a nice ring to it, doesn’t it, better than that Bond, James Bond guy!), says he is very pleased with the quality and style in which ‘’Smallville’’, and how all of the show’s actors are filmed and directed, stating ‘’These actors are all on their game, I can tell.’’
‘’Angel Magazine’’ also reports that E! Online interviewed our sweet baby James who confirmed that grand pubah, ‘’Buffy/Angel’’ creator, Joss Whedon, personally called James to discuss doing the Spike TV movie we are all hot under the collar about, but adds that James’s Manager says the project is ‘’nothing we have on our radar at the moment’’.
We’re patient Joss. When you’re ready, we’ll be here, same time, same channel and set to tune in to our favorite vamp, whenever you decide to amaze and dazzle us with the Spike TV movie!
Muse News & Micro Muse October 22, 2005
By Arlene R. Weiss © Copyright October 22, 2005
By Arlene R. Weiss © Copyright October 22, 2005
The November/December 2005 issue of ‘’Angel Magazine’’ reports that, James Marsters (famous to fans everywhere as Spike, the British, blond tressed, super cool vampire from ‘’Buffy The Vampire Slayer’’ and ‘’Angel’’), and the creators of the WB TV Network’s ‘’Smallville’’ are so taken with the actor’s portrayal of Professor Milton Fine (secretly the evil Brainiac), that the two have signed a deal for Marsters to come on board and reprise the role for 10 episodes, this season.
‘’Smallville’’, currently enjoying its fifth season, is enjoying another infusion from the ‘’Buffy/Angel’’ universe, bringing the franchise’s staff writer, Steven S. DeKnight into the ‘’Smallville’’ fold.
Obviously, Marsters is thrilled to be collaborating once more with DeKnight and says, ‘’It’s going to be unbelievable.’’
Also, for all you Superman fans, yeah, we know in the comics, Brainiac was bald as a cueball. But don’t expect any resemblances to ‘’sexy Lexy’’ Luthor’s clean shaven dome fashion statement from Marsters.
Marsters’ fans would storm the WB set if the ‘’Smallville’’ crew took a razor to his gorgeous locks. A note on Marsters’ website states, ‘’Don’t worry. James will not be shaving his head, nor will he be bleached blond!’’
Our sexy James (Marsters, James Marsters..has a nice ring to it, doesn’t it, better than that Bond, James Bond guy!), says he is very pleased with the quality and style in which ‘’Smallville’’, and how all of the show’s actors are filmed and directed, stating ‘’These actors are all on their game, I can tell.’’
‘’Angel Magazine’’ also reports that E! Online interviewed our sweet baby James who confirmed that grand pubah, ‘’Buffy/Angel’’ creator, Joss Whedon, personally called James to discuss doing the Spike TV movie we are all hot under the collar about, but adds that James’s Manager says the project is ‘’nothing we have on our radar at the moment’’.
We’re patient Joss. When you’re ready, we’ll be here, same time, same channel and set to tune in to our favorite vamp, whenever you decide to amaze and dazzle us with the Spike TV movie!
Muse News & Micro Muse October 22, 2005
By Arlene R. Weiss © Copyright October 22, 2005
Thursday, October 20, 2005
"Buffy" Musical Ordered To Close Down By 20th Century Fox!
‘’Buffy’’ Musical Ordered To Close Down By 20th Century Fox!’’
By Arlene R. Weiss © Copyright October 20, 2005
The San Francisco Arts Group, CounterPulse’s live stage musical re-enactment and production of ‘’Once More With Feeling’’, the one time, infamous musical episode from 2001, of the cult fan favorite television series, ‘’Buffy The Vampire Slayer’’, has been ordered to close down by Twentieth Century Fox, who produced and owns all copyrights to the series.
‘’Buffy’’ fans were thrilled with the concept of a live, Broadway type staging of one of the most popular episodes of the series. A live band, dancers, choreography, the whole kit and caboodle were all set for the show’s planned 10 performance run which was to include 2 shows per night extending from October 20, through October 23, 2005, then wrapping things up on Halloween Eve.
Word spread faster than wildfire on numerous ‘’Buffy’’ fan sites, and via the press and media.
‘’Buffy’’ series creator Joss Whedon even gave the staging his blessing through an email sent by his assistant to CounterPulse.
But, in the end, the legal rights to ‘’Buffy’’ belong to Fox, who got wind of the show and it was their lawyers who proved to be the ultimate The First, killing off the show by sending a cease and desist letter to CounterPulse to cancel the show, threatening to take legal action against the Arts Group and demanding that CounterPulse also remove all copyrighted ‘’Buffy’’ images from its website.
In a letter sent to people who had already bought and reserved seats for the musical, CounterPulse issued this statement, ‘’We didn’t know the procedures or rules on trying to re-enact a television show, and we’ve found out the hard way, all about copyrights and getting permission, and potential punishment and cost for not getting permission.’’
Continuing the group states, ‘’All we thought was that putting on a San Francisco ‘’Buffy’’ show was a cool idea to locally celebrate Halloween. We are beside ourselves with the fact that we cannot go on with the show. We are desperately sorry we have to disappoint.’’
Personally, we would like to express to 20th Century Fox that CounterPulse’s proposed live staging of the ‘’Buffy’’ musical obviously would have only served to further promote and increase fan and media interest and hype, sales of DVD’s, merchandising, etc., for the entire ‘’Buffy’’ franchise, (which only the mere announcement of the production alone was already doing, big time!), and Fox no doubt would have reaped the trickle down, promotional after affect financial rewards that the stage show would have brought to everything associated with ‘’Buffy’’.
Why drive a stake through the heart of a tiny non-profit arts group who were not about to become millionaires off the show, where Fox could have gotten in on a piece of the pie, the cash cow, via GREAT cross promotion?
Fox should take a cue from a recent similar incident, where the United States Postal Service, sent a cease and desist letter to Indie rock band, The Postal Service (led by Death Cab For Cutie’s Ben Gibbard), when the band first came about, for using and infringing on the Federal Government mail service’s copyrighted name.
Duh! Then, the good old United States Postal Service thought things through and realized what dunderheads they were and that they could CASH IN on a very financially lucrative idea.
The United States Postal Service could obtain relevant promotion geared towards today’s younger audience and demographic, lure them away from competitors like FexEx and UPS, because the United States Postal Service would be considered COOL! and cutting edge, and so they contacted Ben’s band, rescinded the cease and desist, and told the band they could keep the Postal Service name, and in return, had the band The Postal Service, perform at United States Postal Service events! Ca-ching!!
20th Century Fox…..if you read this…..hope the lightbulb goes off over YOUR heads and you realize, that you just shut down a veritable gold mine. Time to have your attorneys reach an agreement that benefits you and CounterPulse, as well as ‘’Buffy’’ fans everywhere. Fox, instead of everyone losing here, let’s go for a win/win situation. ‘’Buffy’’ fans everywhere will love you for it instead of you coming off as a blood sucking VAMP!
We invite ‘’Buffy’’ fan opinions HERE!
Source:
http://tv.zap2it.com/tveditorial/tve_main/1,1002,271981481,00.html
Muse News And Micro Muse October 20, 2005
By Arlene R. Weiss © Copyright October 20, 2005
By Arlene R. Weiss © Copyright October 20, 2005
The San Francisco Arts Group, CounterPulse’s live stage musical re-enactment and production of ‘’Once More With Feeling’’, the one time, infamous musical episode from 2001, of the cult fan favorite television series, ‘’Buffy The Vampire Slayer’’, has been ordered to close down by Twentieth Century Fox, who produced and owns all copyrights to the series.
‘’Buffy’’ fans were thrilled with the concept of a live, Broadway type staging of one of the most popular episodes of the series. A live band, dancers, choreography, the whole kit and caboodle were all set for the show’s planned 10 performance run which was to include 2 shows per night extending from October 20, through October 23, 2005, then wrapping things up on Halloween Eve.
Word spread faster than wildfire on numerous ‘’Buffy’’ fan sites, and via the press and media.
‘’Buffy’’ series creator Joss Whedon even gave the staging his blessing through an email sent by his assistant to CounterPulse.
But, in the end, the legal rights to ‘’Buffy’’ belong to Fox, who got wind of the show and it was their lawyers who proved to be the ultimate The First, killing off the show by sending a cease and desist letter to CounterPulse to cancel the show, threatening to take legal action against the Arts Group and demanding that CounterPulse also remove all copyrighted ‘’Buffy’’ images from its website.
In a letter sent to people who had already bought and reserved seats for the musical, CounterPulse issued this statement, ‘’We didn’t know the procedures or rules on trying to re-enact a television show, and we’ve found out the hard way, all about copyrights and getting permission, and potential punishment and cost for not getting permission.’’
Continuing the group states, ‘’All we thought was that putting on a San Francisco ‘’Buffy’’ show was a cool idea to locally celebrate Halloween. We are beside ourselves with the fact that we cannot go on with the show. We are desperately sorry we have to disappoint.’’
Personally, we would like to express to 20th Century Fox that CounterPulse’s proposed live staging of the ‘’Buffy’’ musical obviously would have only served to further promote and increase fan and media interest and hype, sales of DVD’s, merchandising, etc., for the entire ‘’Buffy’’ franchise, (which only the mere announcement of the production alone was already doing, big time!), and Fox no doubt would have reaped the trickle down, promotional after affect financial rewards that the stage show would have brought to everything associated with ‘’Buffy’’.
Why drive a stake through the heart of a tiny non-profit arts group who were not about to become millionaires off the show, where Fox could have gotten in on a piece of the pie, the cash cow, via GREAT cross promotion?
Fox should take a cue from a recent similar incident, where the United States Postal Service, sent a cease and desist letter to Indie rock band, The Postal Service (led by Death Cab For Cutie’s Ben Gibbard), when the band first came about, for using and infringing on the Federal Government mail service’s copyrighted name.
Duh! Then, the good old United States Postal Service thought things through and realized what dunderheads they were and that they could CASH IN on a very financially lucrative idea.
The United States Postal Service could obtain relevant promotion geared towards today’s younger audience and demographic, lure them away from competitors like FexEx and UPS, because the United States Postal Service would be considered COOL! and cutting edge, and so they contacted Ben’s band, rescinded the cease and desist, and told the band they could keep the Postal Service name, and in return, had the band The Postal Service, perform at United States Postal Service events! Ca-ching!!
20th Century Fox…..if you read this…..hope the lightbulb goes off over YOUR heads and you realize, that you just shut down a veritable gold mine. Time to have your attorneys reach an agreement that benefits you and CounterPulse, as well as ‘’Buffy’’ fans everywhere. Fox, instead of everyone losing here, let’s go for a win/win situation. ‘’Buffy’’ fans everywhere will love you for it instead of you coming off as a blood sucking VAMP!
We invite ‘’Buffy’’ fan opinions HERE!
Source:
http://tv.zap2it.com/tveditorial/tve_main/1,1002,271981481,00.html
Muse News And Micro Muse October 20, 2005
By Arlene R. Weiss © Copyright October 20, 2005
Wednesday, October 19, 2005
"Star Wars Episode 3: Revenge Of The Sith" Receives Hollywood's Movie Of The Year Award!
‘’Star Wars Episode 3: Revenge Of The Sith’’ Receives Hollywood’s Movie Of The Year Award!’’
By Arlene R. Weiss © Copyright October 19, 2005
Zap2it.com reports that, ‘’Star Wars Episode 3: Revenge Of The Sith’’ will be awarded Hollywood’s Movie Of The Year Award at this year’s Hollywood Film Festival in a ceremony to be held this Monday, October 24, 2005.
Jedi Master, ‘’Star Wars’’ Creator/Director George Lucas will personally accept the honor.
The award has special meaning in that the fans, not judges or Hollywood brass, voted for the award, which was conducted on several websites and received some 70,000 votes, winning over such blockbusters as ‘’Batman Begins’’, ‘’Sin City’’, ‘’War Of The Worlds’’, ‘’Charlie And The Chocolate Factory’’ and more, among many notable films from 2005.
The final chapter in the ‘’Star Wars’’ film franchise has grossed some $380 million in the USA alone, and that’s in addition to its galactic size box office take throughout the worldwide market, as well as the Empire sound of ca-ching when ‘’Sith’’ is released on DVD this November 1st.
Festival founder Carlos de Abreau proudly exclaimed ‘’We are very proud that the winner of this year’s Hollywood Movie Of The Year Award is George Lucas’s film, ‘’Star Wars Episode 3: Revenge Of The Sith’’. Mr. Lucas is a creative genius, a visionary at its best.’’
Lucas was also awarded The Life Achievement Award from The American Film Institute this past June 20, 2005, as well. The AFI Life Achievement Award is considered by many in movieland to be the pinnacle, most esteemed honor and recognition by the motion picture industry.
Hey, what about an Academy Award for our Jedi Master George Lucas? Yoda of film he is! Waiting we still are!
Great news still, this is. Backwards talking like a 1,000 year old 3 foot tall, green Jedi Master soothsayer we are. Veyizmere oy!
Source:
http://www.zap2it.com/movies/news/story/0,1259,---27045,00.html
Muse News & Micro Muse October 19, 2005
By Arlene R. Weiss © Copyright October 19, 2005
By Arlene R. Weiss © Copyright October 19, 2005
Zap2it.com reports that, ‘’Star Wars Episode 3: Revenge Of The Sith’’ will be awarded Hollywood’s Movie Of The Year Award at this year’s Hollywood Film Festival in a ceremony to be held this Monday, October 24, 2005.
Jedi Master, ‘’Star Wars’’ Creator/Director George Lucas will personally accept the honor.
The award has special meaning in that the fans, not judges or Hollywood brass, voted for the award, which was conducted on several websites and received some 70,000 votes, winning over such blockbusters as ‘’Batman Begins’’, ‘’Sin City’’, ‘’War Of The Worlds’’, ‘’Charlie And The Chocolate Factory’’ and more, among many notable films from 2005.
The final chapter in the ‘’Star Wars’’ film franchise has grossed some $380 million in the USA alone, and that’s in addition to its galactic size box office take throughout the worldwide market, as well as the Empire sound of ca-ching when ‘’Sith’’ is released on DVD this November 1st.
Festival founder Carlos de Abreau proudly exclaimed ‘’We are very proud that the winner of this year’s Hollywood Movie Of The Year Award is George Lucas’s film, ‘’Star Wars Episode 3: Revenge Of The Sith’’. Mr. Lucas is a creative genius, a visionary at its best.’’
Lucas was also awarded The Life Achievement Award from The American Film Institute this past June 20, 2005, as well. The AFI Life Achievement Award is considered by many in movieland to be the pinnacle, most esteemed honor and recognition by the motion picture industry.
Hey, what about an Academy Award for our Jedi Master George Lucas? Yoda of film he is! Waiting we still are!
Great news still, this is. Backwards talking like a 1,000 year old 3 foot tall, green Jedi Master soothsayer we are. Veyizmere oy!
Source:
http://www.zap2it.com/movies/news/story/0,1259,---27045,00.html
Muse News & Micro Muse October 19, 2005
By Arlene R. Weiss © Copyright October 19, 2005
Monday, October 17, 2005
George Lucas Plans 2 "Star Wars" TV Series!
‘’George Lucas Plans 2 ‘’Star Wars’’ TV Series!’’
By Arlene R. Weiss © Copyright October 17, 2005
The October 21, 2005 issue of ‘’Entertainment Weekly Magazine’’ reports that George Lucas, already hyped about the November 1, 2005 release of ‘’Star Wars Episode 3: Revenge Of The Sith’’ on DVD, has TWO ‘’Star Wars’’ TV series in the works.
One program will be a CGI animated series that takes place during the Clone Wars which will showcase familiar characters as well as introduce new characters from the iconic franchise. ‘’Star Wars Episode 3: Revenge Of The Sith’’, Animation Director, Rob Coleman is said to be on board for the project.
A second live action series is tapped to premiere in early 2007. Prequel Trilogy Producer Rick McCallum says it will be a much ‘’darker and edgier’’ series, which will span the time period after ‘’Sith’’ took place, and before 1977’s ‘’Star Wars Episode 4: A New Hope’’. It will be filmed in high definition, in exotic, on location locales around the globe (as all 6 of the ‘’Star Wars’’ motion pictures were), and of course, feature the computer wizardry imaging which the legendary film franchise is renowned for.
No expense will be spared, and Lucas’s own production company, LucasFilm, who will absorb the production costs, while selling the distribution rights, are said to be shelling out some $1.8 million in production costs per episode. While no television network has secured the rights to broadcast either series as yet, rest assured that both series WILL be available on DVD.
As an added incentive and enticement to fans, ‘’Sith’’ star, Hayden Christensen is already putting the word out that he is more than up for a cameo appearance, though he says, ‘’Aside from that, I don’t know how I can really come back. The series is supposed to take place between the 2 trilogies, and I’m in a big black suit. Does he (Lucas) want me to show up and act behind a mask?’’
You really want to know Hayden? YES! We don’t care if you’re stuck in that Satanic, monolithic costume. You make a better man in black than Johnny Cash!
How very Goth! You put the rock, in rock and roll, the originator, the pioneer. Mr. Rock God!
Besides, the costume couldn’t possibly be any more stilted than the dialogue George wrote for you in Episodes 2 and 3. Just put on the mask and ACT!!!! We think you make an AWESOME Darth Vader (aka Anakin Skywalker), and we’d love to get to know what truly drives, motivates, and makes Vader tick, once he is ‘’created’’ by Darth Sidious’s team of android doctors at the end of ‘’Revenge Of The Sith’’.
This is your chance to really glow and shine, allowing ‘’Star Wars’’ fans everywhere an intense, deep exploration into the man behind the mask and his complete psychological and paranormal transformation, along with Vader’s tutelage and mastery of his new found ‘’dark side’’ powers leading up to ‘’Episode 4: A New Hope’’, after his initial entombment forever in black metal and garb, more machine than man. Go for it Hayden!
Muse News & Micro Muse October 17, 2005
By Arlene R. Weiss © Copyright October 17, 2005
By Arlene R. Weiss © Copyright October 17, 2005
The October 21, 2005 issue of ‘’Entertainment Weekly Magazine’’ reports that George Lucas, already hyped about the November 1, 2005 release of ‘’Star Wars Episode 3: Revenge Of The Sith’’ on DVD, has TWO ‘’Star Wars’’ TV series in the works.
One program will be a CGI animated series that takes place during the Clone Wars which will showcase familiar characters as well as introduce new characters from the iconic franchise. ‘’Star Wars Episode 3: Revenge Of The Sith’’, Animation Director, Rob Coleman is said to be on board for the project.
A second live action series is tapped to premiere in early 2007. Prequel Trilogy Producer Rick McCallum says it will be a much ‘’darker and edgier’’ series, which will span the time period after ‘’Sith’’ took place, and before 1977’s ‘’Star Wars Episode 4: A New Hope’’. It will be filmed in high definition, in exotic, on location locales around the globe (as all 6 of the ‘’Star Wars’’ motion pictures were), and of course, feature the computer wizardry imaging which the legendary film franchise is renowned for.
No expense will be spared, and Lucas’s own production company, LucasFilm, who will absorb the production costs, while selling the distribution rights, are said to be shelling out some $1.8 million in production costs per episode. While no television network has secured the rights to broadcast either series as yet, rest assured that both series WILL be available on DVD.
As an added incentive and enticement to fans, ‘’Sith’’ star, Hayden Christensen is already putting the word out that he is more than up for a cameo appearance, though he says, ‘’Aside from that, I don’t know how I can really come back. The series is supposed to take place between the 2 trilogies, and I’m in a big black suit. Does he (Lucas) want me to show up and act behind a mask?’’
You really want to know Hayden? YES! We don’t care if you’re stuck in that Satanic, monolithic costume. You make a better man in black than Johnny Cash!
How very Goth! You put the rock, in rock and roll, the originator, the pioneer. Mr. Rock God!
Besides, the costume couldn’t possibly be any more stilted than the dialogue George wrote for you in Episodes 2 and 3. Just put on the mask and ACT!!!! We think you make an AWESOME Darth Vader (aka Anakin Skywalker), and we’d love to get to know what truly drives, motivates, and makes Vader tick, once he is ‘’created’’ by Darth Sidious’s team of android doctors at the end of ‘’Revenge Of The Sith’’.
This is your chance to really glow and shine, allowing ‘’Star Wars’’ fans everywhere an intense, deep exploration into the man behind the mask and his complete psychological and paranormal transformation, along with Vader’s tutelage and mastery of his new found ‘’dark side’’ powers leading up to ‘’Episode 4: A New Hope’’, after his initial entombment forever in black metal and garb, more machine than man. Go for it Hayden!
Muse News & Micro Muse October 17, 2005
By Arlene R. Weiss © Copyright October 17, 2005
Sunday, October 16, 2005
James Marsters: The Man, The Music, The Spike TV Movie!
‘’James Marsters: The Man, The Music, The Spike TV Movie!’’
By Arlene R. Weiss © Copyright October 16, 2005
Our legendary, favorite British blond rocker vamp, Spike, and his real life counterpart, the incomparable, multi talented, and just as gorgeous, beloved, brunette, born in the USA, Yankee, James Marsters, are given the bloody (pun!) royal treatment as the Cover Story for the September/October 2005 issue of ‘’Angel Magazine’’.
Oh, what do we have here! The crème de la crème. An in depth exclusive interview with James Marsters, ‘’A Civilized Man’’ on pages 14-20, conducted shortly after his weekend appearance at the U.K.’s Milton Keynes’ Collectormania 7 Event.
Marsters, quite the open, affable, genuine icon, seems more than appreciative of his good fortune, having the opportunities to dip his multi talented toes successfully, in many creative areas, and for his fans who have stood by him from the U.S. across the pond to the U.K. and throughout Europe.
Marsters waxes poetic first about his wealth of musical projects. We already know Marsters from his rock and roll days with his former band, Ghost Of The Robot. But Marsters’ pride and joy is his popular and well received solo music career. He discusses his current debut album, ‘’Civilized Man’’, which is available for purchase on his website, and that he is about ‘’80 percent pleased’’ with the disc. He’s already working on his 2nd record, and has some three quarters of the album written. How prolific! (and we can’t wait!)
James says that while he was on tour about a year ago in Amsterdam, he fell in love with the Blues (anything else to make us ADORE you James, as we just LOVE the Blues too!), and that he would like to perhaps explore them in his future songwriting. James says, ‘’The Blues is not actually about pain, it’s about getting through’’. And B.B. King, Buddy Guy, Etta James, the late, great Muddy Waters, and many more would concur, as well as be proud that our James is inspired to carry on the torch of this esteemed music idiom.
There are some great photos, of our Jim boy playing his guitar, and of his ‘’Civilized Man’’ album too. James goes on to say that being a solo artist, he loves being ‘’emotionally connected’’ to his own songs, something he couldn’t be, when he was in Ghost Of The Robot, in which he had to share songwriting with his bandmates. James says, ‘’I’m writing my own music and I’m comfortable in my own range.’’
James has toured the U.K. several times performing his music and says that, ‘’this tour is really about just standing in front of your audience with one guitar and saying, ‘’This is me.’’’’
Then James discusses his many film and TV projects. One being a movie that he is in discussions to produce. There’s also his acting role in the TV movie, ‘’Cool Money’’. We already know about James’s current, recurring stint as the evil Brainiac in the WB Network’s ‘’Smallville’’.
But of course, we wouldn’t leave you hanging. We just saved the best and juiciest for last. Ah, the Spike TV movie. Marsters fondly addresses that, after ‘’Angel Magazine’’ tells him that Joss Whedon has vocalized on the internet, Joss’s own ardent desire to write and direct the film. James exuberantly exclaims, ‘’For him (Joss) to say that, I love him, I love him for it. But I want to do it. I’m excited about doing it. I think he’s one of the best writers I’ve ever worked with, and I’ve worked with some really amazing writers, so when I say that, it’s a high compliment!’’
We’d like you to know that ‘’Angel Magazine’’ reports in a major buzz worthy article on page 6 a revelation that TV’s own WB Network President, David Janollari insists that the Spike ‘’William The Bloody’’ telepic remains a ‘’project of interest for him’’ and that he is more than hopeful that it will come to fruition and has been purusing writer/creator Joss Whedon like a bloodhound hot on the trail.
Last up, we want to make sure you all know about James’s London staged, one man musical and theatrical show, ‘’Words And Music’’. There will be both a 2:00 pm afternoon Matinee and a 7:00 pm evening performance of the show on Saturday, October 29, at The Mermaid Theater, London, U.K.
Limited, special premium front and center seats entitle audience members to a special signed gift from James!!
For further information go to:
http://www.the-mermaid.co.uk/
Tickets are currently on sale. Call 0870 060 2565 or 0870 401 8181.
James will also be performing at these London venues on these dates:
Thursday, October 27. Carling Academy, Islington.
Friday, October 28. St. James Church, Piccadilly.
For all information for ‘’Words And Music’’, as well as the Carling Academy and St. James Church concerts, including phone numbers, seating, ticket and price information, time of shows, etc. go to:
http://www.jamesmarsterslive.com/october.shtml
http://www.jamesmarsterslive.com/future.shtml
http://www.jamesmarsters.com/
Who loves ya baby? WE do, James! Whether you rock and roll, reprise portraying Spike, or take on new and exciting acting and music projects for stage, screen, TV, records…iTunes!!!! No matter! You know, we LOVE everything you do!!!! Buggers! Hell, no! Chuffed, Yes!!!!
Muse News & Micro Muse October 16, 2005
By Arlene R. Weiss © Copyright October 16, 2005
By Arlene R. Weiss © Copyright October 16, 2005
Our legendary, favorite British blond rocker vamp, Spike, and his real life counterpart, the incomparable, multi talented, and just as gorgeous, beloved, brunette, born in the USA, Yankee, James Marsters, are given the bloody (pun!) royal treatment as the Cover Story for the September/October 2005 issue of ‘’Angel Magazine’’.
Oh, what do we have here! The crème de la crème. An in depth exclusive interview with James Marsters, ‘’A Civilized Man’’ on pages 14-20, conducted shortly after his weekend appearance at the U.K.’s Milton Keynes’ Collectormania 7 Event.
Marsters, quite the open, affable, genuine icon, seems more than appreciative of his good fortune, having the opportunities to dip his multi talented toes successfully, in many creative areas, and for his fans who have stood by him from the U.S. across the pond to the U.K. and throughout Europe.
Marsters waxes poetic first about his wealth of musical projects. We already know Marsters from his rock and roll days with his former band, Ghost Of The Robot. But Marsters’ pride and joy is his popular and well received solo music career. He discusses his current debut album, ‘’Civilized Man’’, which is available for purchase on his website, and that he is about ‘’80 percent pleased’’ with the disc. He’s already working on his 2nd record, and has some three quarters of the album written. How prolific! (and we can’t wait!)
James says that while he was on tour about a year ago in Amsterdam, he fell in love with the Blues (anything else to make us ADORE you James, as we just LOVE the Blues too!), and that he would like to perhaps explore them in his future songwriting. James says, ‘’The Blues is not actually about pain, it’s about getting through’’. And B.B. King, Buddy Guy, Etta James, the late, great Muddy Waters, and many more would concur, as well as be proud that our James is inspired to carry on the torch of this esteemed music idiom.
There are some great photos, of our Jim boy playing his guitar, and of his ‘’Civilized Man’’ album too. James goes on to say that being a solo artist, he loves being ‘’emotionally connected’’ to his own songs, something he couldn’t be, when he was in Ghost Of The Robot, in which he had to share songwriting with his bandmates. James says, ‘’I’m writing my own music and I’m comfortable in my own range.’’
James has toured the U.K. several times performing his music and says that, ‘’this tour is really about just standing in front of your audience with one guitar and saying, ‘’This is me.’’’’
Then James discusses his many film and TV projects. One being a movie that he is in discussions to produce. There’s also his acting role in the TV movie, ‘’Cool Money’’. We already know about James’s current, recurring stint as the evil Brainiac in the WB Network’s ‘’Smallville’’.
But of course, we wouldn’t leave you hanging. We just saved the best and juiciest for last. Ah, the Spike TV movie. Marsters fondly addresses that, after ‘’Angel Magazine’’ tells him that Joss Whedon has vocalized on the internet, Joss’s own ardent desire to write and direct the film. James exuberantly exclaims, ‘’For him (Joss) to say that, I love him, I love him for it. But I want to do it. I’m excited about doing it. I think he’s one of the best writers I’ve ever worked with, and I’ve worked with some really amazing writers, so when I say that, it’s a high compliment!’’
We’d like you to know that ‘’Angel Magazine’’ reports in a major buzz worthy article on page 6 a revelation that TV’s own WB Network President, David Janollari insists that the Spike ‘’William The Bloody’’ telepic remains a ‘’project of interest for him’’ and that he is more than hopeful that it will come to fruition and has been purusing writer/creator Joss Whedon like a bloodhound hot on the trail.
Last up, we want to make sure you all know about James’s London staged, one man musical and theatrical show, ‘’Words And Music’’. There will be both a 2:00 pm afternoon Matinee and a 7:00 pm evening performance of the show on Saturday, October 29, at The Mermaid Theater, London, U.K.
Limited, special premium front and center seats entitle audience members to a special signed gift from James!!
For further information go to:
http://www.the-mermaid.co.uk/
Tickets are currently on sale. Call 0870 060 2565 or 0870 401 8181.
James will also be performing at these London venues on these dates:
Thursday, October 27. Carling Academy, Islington.
Friday, October 28. St. James Church, Piccadilly.
For all information for ‘’Words And Music’’, as well as the Carling Academy and St. James Church concerts, including phone numbers, seating, ticket and price information, time of shows, etc. go to:
http://www.jamesmarsterslive.com/october.shtml
http://www.jamesmarsterslive.com/future.shtml
http://www.jamesmarsters.com/
Who loves ya baby? WE do, James! Whether you rock and roll, reprise portraying Spike, or take on new and exciting acting and music projects for stage, screen, TV, records…iTunes!!!! No matter! You know, we LOVE everything you do!!!! Buggers! Hell, no! Chuffed, Yes!!!!
Muse News & Micro Muse October 16, 2005
By Arlene R. Weiss © Copyright October 16, 2005
Thursday, October 13, 2005
"Star Wars'" Chewbacca Becomes U.S. Citizen!
‘’Star Wars’’’ Chewbacca Becomes U.S. Citizen!’’
By Arlene R. Weiss © Copyright October 13, 2005
Yep, British actor, Peter Mayhew, aka the ‘’walking carpet’’, as ‘’Star Wars’’’ own Princess Leia affectionately referred to Mayhew’s character, loveable Wookiee hero, Chewbacca, will take the oath this Monday, October 17, 2005 to become a naturalized, United States citizen.
Mayhew, has been married for six years now, to his Yankee wife, Angelique, a Texas native. So Mayhew figured that was reason enough to be sworn in as an official red, white, and blue citizen, in a ceremony to be held in Arlington, Texas, along with 441 other people from some 77 ‘’star systems’’…er nations.
The 60 year old Mayhew is iconic for his 3 decade long, ongoing reprisal portraying the ferocious looking, but lion hearted, beloved action hero, Chewbacca, in all 6 of the ‘’Star Wars’’ films, including the original trilogy, and the prequel trilogy. Where would Han Solo be without his trusty co-pilot at the helm of the rust bucket space cruiser, The Millennium Falcon, and where would Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Anakin Skywalker, Yoda, Obi-Wan Kenobi, C-3PO, R2D2….and us be without this most loyal and heroic furball? We love you Chewy!
Chewbacca just wouldn’t have been the same without you Peter. So we gratefully offer you our sincere, heartfelt Congratulations!
Or in Wookiee speak, GGGGGRRRRRRRHHHHH!!!!
May The Force Be With You Peter!!!!
Muse News & Micro Muse October 13, 2005
By Arlene R. Weiss © Copyright October 13, 2005
By Arlene R. Weiss © Copyright October 13, 2005
Yep, British actor, Peter Mayhew, aka the ‘’walking carpet’’, as ‘’Star Wars’’’ own Princess Leia affectionately referred to Mayhew’s character, loveable Wookiee hero, Chewbacca, will take the oath this Monday, October 17, 2005 to become a naturalized, United States citizen.
Mayhew, has been married for six years now, to his Yankee wife, Angelique, a Texas native. So Mayhew figured that was reason enough to be sworn in as an official red, white, and blue citizen, in a ceremony to be held in Arlington, Texas, along with 441 other people from some 77 ‘’star systems’’…er nations.
The 60 year old Mayhew is iconic for his 3 decade long, ongoing reprisal portraying the ferocious looking, but lion hearted, beloved action hero, Chewbacca, in all 6 of the ‘’Star Wars’’ films, including the original trilogy, and the prequel trilogy. Where would Han Solo be without his trusty co-pilot at the helm of the rust bucket space cruiser, The Millennium Falcon, and where would Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Anakin Skywalker, Yoda, Obi-Wan Kenobi, C-3PO, R2D2….and us be without this most loyal and heroic furball? We love you Chewy!
Chewbacca just wouldn’t have been the same without you Peter. So we gratefully offer you our sincere, heartfelt Congratulations!
Or in Wookiee speak, GGGGGRRRRRRRHHHHH!!!!
May The Force Be With You Peter!!!!
Muse News & Micro Muse October 13, 2005
By Arlene R. Weiss © Copyright October 13, 2005
Eric Clapton Writing Memoirs To Be Published 2007
‘’Eric Clapton Writing Memoirs To Be Published 2007’’
By Arlene R. Weiss © Copyright October 13, 2005
Guitar God, classic rocker, Eric Clapton has just closed a deal said to be in the multi millions (exact financial terms were not disclosed to the press), to pen his autobiography for publisher, Doubleday, to be released some time in 2007. Publishers have been throwing up to eight figure sums and then some for some time at Clapton to coheres the guitar hero to pen his life story.
The book, which will be co-authored by writer, Christopher Simon Sykes will be a true tell all, warts and all. Reportedly, the book will be a blunt and candid account of Clapton’s struggles with his inner demons, including his heroin and alcohol addiction, his myth making unrequited love for and affair with Patti Boyd Harrison (former wife of Clapton’s friend, and Beatle, the late George Harrison) which fueled Clapton’s legendary 2 disc album, ‘’Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs’’, and of course his pioneering creative history and artistry through the ranks of such bands as Cream, John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers, The Yardbirds, Blind Faith, and as a revered solo artist.
Clapton’s memoirs are due to be published simultaneously with the release of a mammoth boxed set highlighting Clapton’s 6 string wizardry and music career from Warner Brothers Records.
Source:
http://www.billboard.com/bb/daily/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001305649
Muse News & Micro Muse October 13, 2005
By Arlene R. Weiss © Copyright October 13, 2005
By Arlene R. Weiss © Copyright October 13, 2005
Guitar God, classic rocker, Eric Clapton has just closed a deal said to be in the multi millions (exact financial terms were not disclosed to the press), to pen his autobiography for publisher, Doubleday, to be released some time in 2007. Publishers have been throwing up to eight figure sums and then some for some time at Clapton to coheres the guitar hero to pen his life story.
The book, which will be co-authored by writer, Christopher Simon Sykes will be a true tell all, warts and all. Reportedly, the book will be a blunt and candid account of Clapton’s struggles with his inner demons, including his heroin and alcohol addiction, his myth making unrequited love for and affair with Patti Boyd Harrison (former wife of Clapton’s friend, and Beatle, the late George Harrison) which fueled Clapton’s legendary 2 disc album, ‘’Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs’’, and of course his pioneering creative history and artistry through the ranks of such bands as Cream, John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers, The Yardbirds, Blind Faith, and as a revered solo artist.
Clapton’s memoirs are due to be published simultaneously with the release of a mammoth boxed set highlighting Clapton’s 6 string wizardry and music career from Warner Brothers Records.
Source:
http://www.billboard.com/bb/daily/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001305649
Muse News & Micro Muse October 13, 2005
By Arlene R. Weiss © Copyright October 13, 2005
Madonna Bestows Jeweled Apple As Birthday Gift To Gwyneth Paltrow
‘’Madonna Bestows Jeweled Apple As Birthday Gift To Gwyneth Paltrow’’
By Arlene R. Weiss © Copyright October 13, 2005
Now Gwyneth Paltrow has 2 Apples. We already know about the actress’s daughter Apple, the apple of Gwyneth and hubby, Coldplay frontman, Chris Martin’s eye!
We guess you can never have too many apples though, especially when they’re the kind buddy Madonna came up with as a gift for Gwyneth’s Birthday. ‘’Life And Style Magazine’’ reports that Madge sent Mrs. Martin a jewel encrusted brooch in the shape of an apple, laid out on ‘’plush velvet’’.
Sounds DELICIOUS to us. Well, they say, an apple a day keeps the doctor away, and this is one Fab apple! And how do you like them apples! And how many puns can we reference before you hurl!
Muse News & Micro Muse October 13, 2005
By Arlene R. Weiss © Copyright October 13, 2005
By Arlene R. Weiss © Copyright October 13, 2005
Now Gwyneth Paltrow has 2 Apples. We already know about the actress’s daughter Apple, the apple of Gwyneth and hubby, Coldplay frontman, Chris Martin’s eye!
We guess you can never have too many apples though, especially when they’re the kind buddy Madonna came up with as a gift for Gwyneth’s Birthday. ‘’Life And Style Magazine’’ reports that Madge sent Mrs. Martin a jewel encrusted brooch in the shape of an apple, laid out on ‘’plush velvet’’.
Sounds DELICIOUS to us. Well, they say, an apple a day keeps the doctor away, and this is one Fab apple! And how do you like them apples! And how many puns can we reference before you hurl!
Muse News & Micro Muse October 13, 2005
By Arlene R. Weiss © Copyright October 13, 2005
Wednesday, October 12, 2005
''Buffy'' And James Marsters Both Rock Halloween!
‘’Buffy’’ And James Marsters Both Rock Halloween!’’
By Arlene R. Weiss © Copyright October 12, 2005
‘’Once More With Feeling’’, the sole and infamous musical episode of the runaway fan favorite television series, ‘’Buffy The Vampire Slayer’’, will have its own ‘’siring’’ resurrection, in the form of a live stage musical, showcased during the week leading up to and including Halloween.
The San Francisco Arts Group, CounterPulse is producing and staging the production which will include a live band accompanying the actors, all who will be recreating a live, song and dance theatrical play of the Emmy nominated episode which was originally broadcast on TV’s UPN Network in 2001. Hey it ain’t Sunnydale, but it IS California.
The ‘’Great White Way’’ (that’s showbiz talk for Broadway folks!), style production will have a ten performance run. The musical will have 2 shows per night extending from October 20, through October 23, 2005, then wrapping things up on Halloween Eve, of October 30. The show is selling out fast, with 3 shows filled to the ‘’fanged teeth’’!
For those needing a refresher course, ‘’Buffy’’ creator/Director Joss Whedon (now riding the successful crest of his feature motion picture, ‘’Serenity’’), not only wrote the one time musical episode script, but also composed all of the songs featured in the episode as well.
The episode featured Buffy and her legendary Scooby Gang of vampire slayer cohorts pulling a sort of Broadway infused dramatization, where for no damn good reason (but a lot of fun!), characters burst into song, out of nowhere, to reveal their innermost secrets, desires, both dark and light, (including if we remember correctly),…Spike professing his unrequited love for Buffy, (shocker!) but which he only revealed to the audience.
What we’re hoping for, and oh what a wish list it is…would be if Spike himself, the incredibly talented and classically trained actor…..James Marsters….who happens to be quite the real life rock musician, guitarist, singer/songwriter himself, from his days with his former band, Ghost Of The Robot, and who currently has his very own solo album, out, ‘’Civilized Man’’, and per James’s official website,
http://www.james-marsters.com/home.html is presenting his OWN live stage musical, one man show, this Halloween, in merry old LONDON town, October 28 through October 30, 2005, (see press release below off his website), would show up for a guest performance of ‘’Once More With Feeling’’. Oh, to dream. Better yet, we’ll be happy to take a fast jet to London! Hope to see you James!
Press Release From James Marsters’ Website
WORLD EXCLUSIVE – Halloween 2005 News!!!!
James Marsters: ‘’Words & Music’’
James Marsters returns to London to premiere a unique performance special. ’’Words & Music’’ sees the actor and singer-songerwriter showcasing his latest songs and presenting an exclusive one-man theatre piece.
Details available from www.jamesmarsterslive.com
We leave you with James’s Link to his album ‘’Civilized Man’’ (see below)…check it out!!!!
http://www.jamesmarsterslive.com/album.shtml
And below we offer you James’s very own personal valentine to his fans direct from his official website. Is this guy a gorgeous, talented hunk or what! Ooh Baby!!!!
‘’Hey everybody, looking forward to coming back to London and seeing everyone again. "Words and Music" is really starting to take shape. I'm getting excited about being back on a stage again - I've been talking to you all about Shakespeare for so long, I'd better come up with the goods! I'll be doing some of my favourite works from him and from other great playwrights, new ones as well as old, as well as my music."Smallville" has been writing some juicy stuff for me. It was a slow roll out, but now my character is really kicking ass. See you all soon. James.’’
Source:
http://tv.zap2it.com/tveditorial/tve_main/1,1002,271980181,00.html
Muse News & Micro Muse October 12, 2005
By Arlene R. Weiss © Copyright October 12, 2005
By Arlene R. Weiss © Copyright October 12, 2005
‘’Once More With Feeling’’, the sole and infamous musical episode of the runaway fan favorite television series, ‘’Buffy The Vampire Slayer’’, will have its own ‘’siring’’ resurrection, in the form of a live stage musical, showcased during the week leading up to and including Halloween.
The San Francisco Arts Group, CounterPulse is producing and staging the production which will include a live band accompanying the actors, all who will be recreating a live, song and dance theatrical play of the Emmy nominated episode which was originally broadcast on TV’s UPN Network in 2001. Hey it ain’t Sunnydale, but it IS California.
The ‘’Great White Way’’ (that’s showbiz talk for Broadway folks!), style production will have a ten performance run. The musical will have 2 shows per night extending from October 20, through October 23, 2005, then wrapping things up on Halloween Eve, of October 30. The show is selling out fast, with 3 shows filled to the ‘’fanged teeth’’!
For those needing a refresher course, ‘’Buffy’’ creator/Director Joss Whedon (now riding the successful crest of his feature motion picture, ‘’Serenity’’), not only wrote the one time musical episode script, but also composed all of the songs featured in the episode as well.
The episode featured Buffy and her legendary Scooby Gang of vampire slayer cohorts pulling a sort of Broadway infused dramatization, where for no damn good reason (but a lot of fun!), characters burst into song, out of nowhere, to reveal their innermost secrets, desires, both dark and light, (including if we remember correctly),…Spike professing his unrequited love for Buffy, (shocker!) but which he only revealed to the audience.
What we’re hoping for, and oh what a wish list it is…would be if Spike himself, the incredibly talented and classically trained actor…..James Marsters….who happens to be quite the real life rock musician, guitarist, singer/songwriter himself, from his days with his former band, Ghost Of The Robot, and who currently has his very own solo album, out, ‘’Civilized Man’’, and per James’s official website,
http://www.james-marsters.com/home.html is presenting his OWN live stage musical, one man show, this Halloween, in merry old LONDON town, October 28 through October 30, 2005, (see press release below off his website), would show up for a guest performance of ‘’Once More With Feeling’’. Oh, to dream. Better yet, we’ll be happy to take a fast jet to London! Hope to see you James!
Press Release From James Marsters’ Website
WORLD EXCLUSIVE – Halloween 2005 News!!!!
James Marsters: ‘’Words & Music’’
James Marsters returns to London to premiere a unique performance special. ’’Words & Music’’ sees the actor and singer-songerwriter showcasing his latest songs and presenting an exclusive one-man theatre piece.
Details available from www.jamesmarsterslive.com
We leave you with James’s Link to his album ‘’Civilized Man’’ (see below)…check it out!!!!
http://www.jamesmarsterslive.com/album.shtml
And below we offer you James’s very own personal valentine to his fans direct from his official website. Is this guy a gorgeous, talented hunk or what! Ooh Baby!!!!
‘’Hey everybody, looking forward to coming back to London and seeing everyone again. "Words and Music" is really starting to take shape. I'm getting excited about being back on a stage again - I've been talking to you all about Shakespeare for so long, I'd better come up with the goods! I'll be doing some of my favourite works from him and from other great playwrights, new ones as well as old, as well as my music."Smallville" has been writing some juicy stuff for me. It was a slow roll out, but now my character is really kicking ass. See you all soon. James.’’
Source:
http://tv.zap2it.com/tveditorial/tve_main/1,1002,271980181,00.html
Muse News & Micro Muse October 12, 2005
By Arlene R. Weiss © Copyright October 12, 2005
Sunday, October 09, 2005
Nathan Fillion Thrilled To Be A Part Of Serenity''
‘’Nathan Fillion Thrilled To Be A Part Of Serenity’’
By Arlene R. Weiss © Copyright October 9, 2005
Writer/Director Joss Whedon’s first feature film, ‘’Serenity’’ made the Cover Story of this month’s October 2005 issue of ‘’Dreamwatch Magazine’’. Pages 30-33 offer an in exclusive interview with Whedon.
Pages 34-36 offer an exclusive interview with ‘’Serenity’’ star, Nathan Fillion, who seems more than overjoyed at the opportunity to reprise his charismatic role of Captain Malcolm Reynolds, which he first portrayed on the Fox Network’s shortlived TV series, ‘’Firefly’’, which survived only 11 episodes and then was axed. Being able to step into Reynolds’ boots and onto the Serenity deck once again, brought up incredibly wonderful memories and a chance to further challenge Fillion as an actor in a role quite close to his heart, as well as for him to further develop the character of Captain Reynolds.
Fillion says, ‘’When ‘’Firefly’’ got cancelled, I was heartbroken.’’ Three years ago, Captain Reynolds uttered what would prove to be timeless, prophetic, inspirational words on the ‘’Firefly’’ pilot, which would prove even more meaningful than Fillion, Whedon, or anyone involved with the show, could ever possibly imagine. Reynolds proclaimed, ‘’We’ve done the impossible and that makes us mighty.’’
Who knew that after Fox dropped ‘’Firefly’’, years later, it would emerge bigger and brighter on the silver screen, proof that Joss’s vision, and well, anyone, can overcome overwhelming odds and adversity, and follow one’s dreams. Of Fillion’s many stellar TV and film projects, for Fillion, ‘’Serenity’’ is a personal, sentimental favorite, that he holds very dear. As he explains, ‘’Anybody that has ever fought for something, and has lost, this movie is for them. Anyone that likes a good quality story, good characters, good dialogue, and good action, this movie is for them.’’
Fillion goes on to say, ‘’Joss has made a valentine to his audience in that Malcolm Reynolds has a message to get out and he has to get past the bureaucracy, in order to get this message across. It’s a parallel to Joss taking on the bureaucracy with Fox and, thanks to the fans, that he can do this movie.’’
Fillion, says that if the film does well enough, and Whedon pursues producing sequels, of which there could be as many as three, Fillion would ‘’love’’ to keep fans happy as everyone’s number one wise cracking, space cowboy, resident rogue, and galactic hero always happy to save the day.
Oh, by the way, Joss, Nathan, we would very much like to say, Thank You, for believing in us, and we’re looking forward to the further rag tag, rip roaring, cliff hanging adventures of the misfit ship, ‘’Serenity’’.
Muse News & Micro Muse October 9, 2005
By Arlene R. Weiss © Copyright October 9, 2005
By Arlene R. Weiss © Copyright October 9, 2005
Writer/Director Joss Whedon’s first feature film, ‘’Serenity’’ made the Cover Story of this month’s October 2005 issue of ‘’Dreamwatch Magazine’’. Pages 30-33 offer an in exclusive interview with Whedon.
Pages 34-36 offer an exclusive interview with ‘’Serenity’’ star, Nathan Fillion, who seems more than overjoyed at the opportunity to reprise his charismatic role of Captain Malcolm Reynolds, which he first portrayed on the Fox Network’s shortlived TV series, ‘’Firefly’’, which survived only 11 episodes and then was axed. Being able to step into Reynolds’ boots and onto the Serenity deck once again, brought up incredibly wonderful memories and a chance to further challenge Fillion as an actor in a role quite close to his heart, as well as for him to further develop the character of Captain Reynolds.
Fillion says, ‘’When ‘’Firefly’’ got cancelled, I was heartbroken.’’ Three years ago, Captain Reynolds uttered what would prove to be timeless, prophetic, inspirational words on the ‘’Firefly’’ pilot, which would prove even more meaningful than Fillion, Whedon, or anyone involved with the show, could ever possibly imagine. Reynolds proclaimed, ‘’We’ve done the impossible and that makes us mighty.’’
Who knew that after Fox dropped ‘’Firefly’’, years later, it would emerge bigger and brighter on the silver screen, proof that Joss’s vision, and well, anyone, can overcome overwhelming odds and adversity, and follow one’s dreams. Of Fillion’s many stellar TV and film projects, for Fillion, ‘’Serenity’’ is a personal, sentimental favorite, that he holds very dear. As he explains, ‘’Anybody that has ever fought for something, and has lost, this movie is for them. Anyone that likes a good quality story, good characters, good dialogue, and good action, this movie is for them.’’
Fillion goes on to say, ‘’Joss has made a valentine to his audience in that Malcolm Reynolds has a message to get out and he has to get past the bureaucracy, in order to get this message across. It’s a parallel to Joss taking on the bureaucracy with Fox and, thanks to the fans, that he can do this movie.’’
Fillion, says that if the film does well enough, and Whedon pursues producing sequels, of which there could be as many as three, Fillion would ‘’love’’ to keep fans happy as everyone’s number one wise cracking, space cowboy, resident rogue, and galactic hero always happy to save the day.
Oh, by the way, Joss, Nathan, we would very much like to say, Thank You, for believing in us, and we’re looking forward to the further rag tag, rip roaring, cliff hanging adventures of the misfit ship, ‘’Serenity’’.
Muse News & Micro Muse October 9, 2005
By Arlene R. Weiss © Copyright October 9, 2005
Bob Geldof, Simon Cowell And More Make GQ's 2005 Men Of The Year Awards!
‘’Bob Geldof, Simon Cowell, Morrissey, And More Make ‘’GQ’s’’ 2005 Men Of The Year Awards’’
By Arlene R. Weiss © Copyright October 9, 2005
‘’GQ Magazine’s British Edition for October 2005, which is available in the good old USA as well, offers ‘’The GQ 2005 Men Of The Year Awards’’. The cover features a glorious fold out photo spread with our favorite men including, Sir Bob Geldof (you know we love him!), ‘’American Idol’s’’ Simon Cowell, Pierce Brosnan, Jay-Z, Daniel Craig, Morrissey, Bryan Ferry, and more. Inside are in depth interviews with the gorgeous, intelligent hunks, who also each appear in very dashing photo layouts.
Our top honors go to…..
First runner up, ''GQ's Personality Of The Year'', ‘’meany’’ Simon Cowell, who though candid as ever, comes off quite the affectionate, hard working man. He delves into a painful period where he lost every cent he had during his tenure at a record company that went belly up. He also talks frankly, yet ‘’Oh my God!’’ politely and kindly about his experiences in putting up with the good, the bad, and the very ugly, talents that audition and compete on ‘’American Idol’’, and about the lady love in his life. What a guy. Who’d a thought, eh!
Winner by a landslide, ''GQ's Oustanding Achievement Of The Year'', hey you knob! Who else would it be? Sir Bob Geldof, who through the magic of ‘’GQ’s’’ fashion advisors, looks so F**KING dapper, dashing, suave, and debonair in several stylish suits and dress wear, we needed to fan ourselves from our getting all hot and bothered. OH!!
Then Sir Bob proceeds to reveal what we already know. What an intelligent, idealistic, selfless, talented music man on a lifelong mission he is. (which makes him oh, SO sexy to us!!!!) Talking us silly about stuff we just find delightfully delectable.
Let’s see, Live 8, his crusades to find solutions to world poverty, remastering and reissuing 6 of The Boomtown Rats record catalog, his work on a Channel 4 documentary discussing what should be a father’s parental rights to care for their own children after divorce (which unlike the USA, in Britain, fathers literally have no rights whatsoever), producing a 6 part BBC series on Africa, his own solo music career (which we are a HUGE fan of), all which will culminate this month, October, 2005, when Universal/Mercury Records releases a comprehensive multi disc CD retrospective focusing on the solo music career of our adorable knight.
King Arthur, maybe not. But a modern knight of the round table on one hell of a crusade, out to save the world, who kicks rock ass and us with his Irish rocker ways, all while looking HOT, that Sir Bob most definitely is. Here’s one for ya Bob! Smooch! xx
Muse News & Micro Muse October 9, 2005
By Arlene R. Weiss © Copyright October 9, 2005
By Arlene R. Weiss © Copyright October 9, 2005
‘’GQ Magazine’s British Edition for October 2005, which is available in the good old USA as well, offers ‘’The GQ 2005 Men Of The Year Awards’’. The cover features a glorious fold out photo spread with our favorite men including, Sir Bob Geldof (you know we love him!), ‘’American Idol’s’’ Simon Cowell, Pierce Brosnan, Jay-Z, Daniel Craig, Morrissey, Bryan Ferry, and more. Inside are in depth interviews with the gorgeous, intelligent hunks, who also each appear in very dashing photo layouts.
Our top honors go to…..
First runner up, ''GQ's Personality Of The Year'', ‘’meany’’ Simon Cowell, who though candid as ever, comes off quite the affectionate, hard working man. He delves into a painful period where he lost every cent he had during his tenure at a record company that went belly up. He also talks frankly, yet ‘’Oh my God!’’ politely and kindly about his experiences in putting up with the good, the bad, and the very ugly, talents that audition and compete on ‘’American Idol’’, and about the lady love in his life. What a guy. Who’d a thought, eh!
Winner by a landslide, ''GQ's Oustanding Achievement Of The Year'', hey you knob! Who else would it be? Sir Bob Geldof, who through the magic of ‘’GQ’s’’ fashion advisors, looks so F**KING dapper, dashing, suave, and debonair in several stylish suits and dress wear, we needed to fan ourselves from our getting all hot and bothered. OH!!
Then Sir Bob proceeds to reveal what we already know. What an intelligent, idealistic, selfless, talented music man on a lifelong mission he is. (which makes him oh, SO sexy to us!!!!) Talking us silly about stuff we just find delightfully delectable.
Let’s see, Live 8, his crusades to find solutions to world poverty, remastering and reissuing 6 of The Boomtown Rats record catalog, his work on a Channel 4 documentary discussing what should be a father’s parental rights to care for their own children after divorce (which unlike the USA, in Britain, fathers literally have no rights whatsoever), producing a 6 part BBC series on Africa, his own solo music career (which we are a HUGE fan of), all which will culminate this month, October, 2005, when Universal/Mercury Records releases a comprehensive multi disc CD retrospective focusing on the solo music career of our adorable knight.
King Arthur, maybe not. But a modern knight of the round table on one hell of a crusade, out to save the world, who kicks rock ass and us with his Irish rocker ways, all while looking HOT, that Sir Bob most definitely is. Here’s one for ya Bob! Smooch! xx
Muse News & Micro Muse October 9, 2005
By Arlene R. Weiss © Copyright October 9, 2005
Saturday, October 08, 2005
Roger Waters Rejoices About Another Pink Floyd Reunion, Really!
‘’Roger Waters Rejoices About Another Pink Floyd Reunion, Really!’’
By Arlene R. Weiss © Copyright October 8, 2005
Yeah, you heard right. No, your ears aren’t clogged. The perpetually scowling, forever angry young man, now angry old man, Roger Waters, has gone all warm and fuzzy on us.
In the October 2005 issue of ‘’Word Magazine’’, Waters discusses his new album, pride and joy, ‘’Ca Ira’’, a classical opera (NO, not a rock opera, we’re talking all Pavarotti like here), which he composed, the forever infighting Pink Floyd, the Floyd’s landmark ‘’Pigs DID fly’’ one time reunion, performance, July 2, 2005, at the Hyde Park, London leg of Live 8, and….his fond openness to possibly reuniting with Pink Floyd yet again!
In an exclusive interview, a ‘’what the f**k happened’’, genuinely affable Waters opens up about such lovelies as the similarities between the storyline of ‘’Ca Ira’’ which is set during the French Revolution and the Bush administration, his understandable resentment of the press’s hounding of former Floyd founding member, recluse, and diagnosed schizophrenic, Syd Barrett, David Gilmour’s reformation of the Floyd after Waters left and dissolved the band following rancorous (read Waters: leggo my EGO!) blowouts with his bandmates, furiously watching Gilmour’s Floyd pack some 80,000 into a U.S. stadium while Waters’ solo tour stalled at a mere 3,000 people in attendance at a venue that held 6,000, and the decades long inner group dynamic bitterness that has become as infamous as the musical legacy of Pink Floyd.
But, then, ultimate peacemaker and equally acerbic friend, Sir Bob Geldof approached Waters, Gilmour, Nick Mason, and Rick Wright to play at Live 8, and via much ado about something, convinced the bile spewing, feuding Waters and Gilmour, that the starving, dying people of Africa…we think were a bit more important than as Gilmour stated when the Live 8 reunion performance was officially announced, the ‘’petty differences’’ of the aging rockers.
Thus…bingo, voila! Pink Floyd reunited for their legendary performance at Live 8. Waters and company have since turned down numerous offers to tour the USA in the hundreds of millions of dollars.
Waters goes on to say that ‘’The day they announced the Pink Floyd were to play Live 8, I went out to dinner with a friend and an offer arrived, literally, BANG, on the dinner table, for the 4 of us, the Pink Floyd to tour again. An offer of $250 million. Guaranteed.’’
But, when Waters is asked if he would be open to the Floyd reuniting again, it seems the Live 8 fever and cause, lit a fire under Waters that has softened the grimacing rocker up, if there was a significant positive platform, a cause, that their reuniting and performing at, could help to further.
Waters replies that Live 8 ‘’was terrific. I really loved it. I hope we do it again. It was more than good. If some other opportunity arose, I could even imagine us doing ‘’Dark Side Of The Moon’’ again, if there was a special occasion. It would be good to hear it again. Live 8 was SO great.’’ But it would have to be ‘’a good reason. Something with a political or charitable connection.’’
Hey Sir Bob…if you get to thinking about organizing a Live Aid 3….Roger’s speed dial phone number is 510-pigsfly-yetagain.
Muse News & Micro Muse October 8, 2005
By Arlene R. Weiss © Copyright October 8, 2005
By Arlene R. Weiss © Copyright October 8, 2005
Yeah, you heard right. No, your ears aren’t clogged. The perpetually scowling, forever angry young man, now angry old man, Roger Waters, has gone all warm and fuzzy on us.
In the October 2005 issue of ‘’Word Magazine’’, Waters discusses his new album, pride and joy, ‘’Ca Ira’’, a classical opera (NO, not a rock opera, we’re talking all Pavarotti like here), which he composed, the forever infighting Pink Floyd, the Floyd’s landmark ‘’Pigs DID fly’’ one time reunion, performance, July 2, 2005, at the Hyde Park, London leg of Live 8, and….his fond openness to possibly reuniting with Pink Floyd yet again!
In an exclusive interview, a ‘’what the f**k happened’’, genuinely affable Waters opens up about such lovelies as the similarities between the storyline of ‘’Ca Ira’’ which is set during the French Revolution and the Bush administration, his understandable resentment of the press’s hounding of former Floyd founding member, recluse, and diagnosed schizophrenic, Syd Barrett, David Gilmour’s reformation of the Floyd after Waters left and dissolved the band following rancorous (read Waters: leggo my EGO!) blowouts with his bandmates, furiously watching Gilmour’s Floyd pack some 80,000 into a U.S. stadium while Waters’ solo tour stalled at a mere 3,000 people in attendance at a venue that held 6,000, and the decades long inner group dynamic bitterness that has become as infamous as the musical legacy of Pink Floyd.
But, then, ultimate peacemaker and equally acerbic friend, Sir Bob Geldof approached Waters, Gilmour, Nick Mason, and Rick Wright to play at Live 8, and via much ado about something, convinced the bile spewing, feuding Waters and Gilmour, that the starving, dying people of Africa…we think were a bit more important than as Gilmour stated when the Live 8 reunion performance was officially announced, the ‘’petty differences’’ of the aging rockers.
Thus…bingo, voila! Pink Floyd reunited for their legendary performance at Live 8. Waters and company have since turned down numerous offers to tour the USA in the hundreds of millions of dollars.
Waters goes on to say that ‘’The day they announced the Pink Floyd were to play Live 8, I went out to dinner with a friend and an offer arrived, literally, BANG, on the dinner table, for the 4 of us, the Pink Floyd to tour again. An offer of $250 million. Guaranteed.’’
But, when Waters is asked if he would be open to the Floyd reuniting again, it seems the Live 8 fever and cause, lit a fire under Waters that has softened the grimacing rocker up, if there was a significant positive platform, a cause, that their reuniting and performing at, could help to further.
Waters replies that Live 8 ‘’was terrific. I really loved it. I hope we do it again. It was more than good. If some other opportunity arose, I could even imagine us doing ‘’Dark Side Of The Moon’’ again, if there was a special occasion. It would be good to hear it again. Live 8 was SO great.’’ But it would have to be ‘’a good reason. Something with a political or charitable connection.’’
Hey Sir Bob…if you get to thinking about organizing a Live Aid 3….Roger’s speed dial phone number is 510-pigsfly-yetagain.
Muse News & Micro Muse October 8, 2005
By Arlene R. Weiss © Copyright October 8, 2005
Jessica Biel Named By Esquire Magazine As The Sexiest Woman Alive!
‘’Jessica Biel Named By Esquire Magazine As The Sexiest Woman Alive!’’
By Arlene R. Weiss © Copyright October 8, 2005
The November 2005 issue of ‘’Esquire Magazine’’ names Jessica Biel, she of the leather clad, vampire butt kicking sidekick to Blade in ‘’Blade Trinity’’, as this year’s sexiest woman alive. Actually, we remember when the former wholesome star of ‘’Seventh Heaven’’ showed for the first time that she was WAY all grown up, when she posed in some steamy photos for ‘’Gear Magazine’’ a few years back, revealing some major nipplage. Yeah, Jessica does have it going on.
Our dispute…is that obviously, as they said in the movie ‘’Highlander’’, there can be only one…Jessica that is. And for us, the one and only Jessica hottie for this year, is Jessica Alba. What a travesty! We love Jessie Biel, really we do, but no way can she hold a candle to the ever so bootylicious, yet classy, Jessie Alba.
Just check out Miss Alba’s seductive and thermonuclear, 1000 degree Fahrenheit credentials. From her bikini clad, deep sea, treasure hunter in ‘’Into The Blue’’, to her beguiling catsuited heroine Sue Storm in ‘’The Fantastic Four’’, and…ONE film that set the benchmark for the sexiest woman, maybe EVER!
Jessie Alba in her portrayal of the cowboy hat topped, leather chaps wearing, lasso twirling, exotic dancer with a heart of gold, Nancy, in Robert Rodriguez’s mesmerizing and dazzling noir film, ‘’Sin City’’.
We demand a recount! Hey, Esquire, we think your nimrod editors mixed up Jessica ALBA with Biel! Humph!!!!
Muse News & Micro Muse October 8, 2005
By Arlene R. Weiss © Copyright October 8, 2005
By Arlene R. Weiss © Copyright October 8, 2005
The November 2005 issue of ‘’Esquire Magazine’’ names Jessica Biel, she of the leather clad, vampire butt kicking sidekick to Blade in ‘’Blade Trinity’’, as this year’s sexiest woman alive. Actually, we remember when the former wholesome star of ‘’Seventh Heaven’’ showed for the first time that she was WAY all grown up, when she posed in some steamy photos for ‘’Gear Magazine’’ a few years back, revealing some major nipplage. Yeah, Jessica does have it going on.
Our dispute…is that obviously, as they said in the movie ‘’Highlander’’, there can be only one…Jessica that is. And for us, the one and only Jessica hottie for this year, is Jessica Alba. What a travesty! We love Jessie Biel, really we do, but no way can she hold a candle to the ever so bootylicious, yet classy, Jessie Alba.
Just check out Miss Alba’s seductive and thermonuclear, 1000 degree Fahrenheit credentials. From her bikini clad, deep sea, treasure hunter in ‘’Into The Blue’’, to her beguiling catsuited heroine Sue Storm in ‘’The Fantastic Four’’, and…ONE film that set the benchmark for the sexiest woman, maybe EVER!
Jessie Alba in her portrayal of the cowboy hat topped, leather chaps wearing, lasso twirling, exotic dancer with a heart of gold, Nancy, in Robert Rodriguez’s mesmerizing and dazzling noir film, ‘’Sin City’’.
We demand a recount! Hey, Esquire, we think your nimrod editors mixed up Jessica ALBA with Biel! Humph!!!!
Muse News & Micro Muse October 8, 2005
By Arlene R. Weiss © Copyright October 8, 2005
White Stripes To Rock The Daily Show
‘’White Stripes To Rock The Daily Show’’
By Arlene R. Weiss © Copyright October 8, 2005
TV’s Comedy Central Network’s knife sharp take on the news, ‘’The Daily Show’’, will have The White Stripes perform on its December 1, show. This is the 1st appearance ever on the program by a musical guest.
Host Jon Stewart’s razor sharp antics will certainly be a match for White Stripes singer/guitarist Jack White, known for his anger management issues, particularly his infamous punching out of Von Bondies frontman Jason Stollsteimer. Jack is quite the talent but can turn from pussycat to tiger in seconds and it doesn’t take much to set him off and watch the furniture fly.
We can’t wait to see Jon’s interaction with Jack. We personally are a rabid fan of ‘’The Daily Show’’ and Stewart. You haven’t experienced a wind-up until you’ve been ripped into by the always sardonic, harpoon throwing, fork tongued Stewart. Then again, if Jon gets out of hand with the Detroit rockers, Meg White just might use Jon’s head instead of her drum kit for her infamous pounding. ‘’The Daily Show’’ might turn into the WWF and we’re already laying bets. Stay tuned!
Muse News & Micro Muse October 8, 2005
By Arlene R. Weiss © Copyright October 8, 2005
By Arlene R. Weiss © Copyright October 8, 2005
TV’s Comedy Central Network’s knife sharp take on the news, ‘’The Daily Show’’, will have The White Stripes perform on its December 1, show. This is the 1st appearance ever on the program by a musical guest.
Host Jon Stewart’s razor sharp antics will certainly be a match for White Stripes singer/guitarist Jack White, known for his anger management issues, particularly his infamous punching out of Von Bondies frontman Jason Stollsteimer. Jack is quite the talent but can turn from pussycat to tiger in seconds and it doesn’t take much to set him off and watch the furniture fly.
We can’t wait to see Jon’s interaction with Jack. We personally are a rabid fan of ‘’The Daily Show’’ and Stewart. You haven’t experienced a wind-up until you’ve been ripped into by the always sardonic, harpoon throwing, fork tongued Stewart. Then again, if Jon gets out of hand with the Detroit rockers, Meg White just might use Jon’s head instead of her drum kit for her infamous pounding. ‘’The Daily Show’’ might turn into the WWF and we’re already laying bets. Stay tuned!
Muse News & Micro Muse October 8, 2005
By Arlene R. Weiss © Copyright October 8, 2005
Thursday, October 06, 2005
U2 Take Over Conan O'Brien Show & Billboard Touring Awards
‘’U2 Take Over Conan O’Brien Show & Billboard Touring Awards’’
By Arlene R. Weiss © Copyright October 6, 2005
Tonight, Thursday, October 6, late night talk show host Conan O’Brien, a huge U2 fan (as we are too!), will literally turn over the entirety of tonight’s show to Dublin’s finest, giving them free reign to perform the songs of their choice, live on National TV on the NBC Network. O’Brien has never allowed any musical guest to appear during the entire one hour show…but then, they weren’t U2, the greatest band in the world! (ok, so we’re a little biased, sheesh!)
The Irish rockers (who are also in New York to perform 7 sold out shows at Madison Square Garden), are prepping to perform 3 tunes of their own choosing, and be interviewed by O’Brien, he of the infamous comedic repartee. Just don’t let Triumph The Insult Comic Dog anywhere near our Irish babies!
U2 also is counting its good fortune at being honored by Billboard. The Billboard Touring Awards recognizes the highest achievements in the touring industry each year. U2 received 4 honors for its Vertigo Tour as a finalist in the categories of Top Tour, Top Draw, Top Boxscore Categories, and for Top Manager (Principle Management and Manager Paul McGuinness). The awards will be presented October 26, at New York’s Roosevelt Hotel.
Don’t forget too, that tomorrow, Friday, October 7th, is the Nobel Ceremony and Bono is nominated for this year's Nobel Peace Prize! Here's hoping he receives this most esteemed award, for which he is so very deserving.
3’s the charm laddies! May the luck of the Irish be with you!
Sources:
http://www.billboard.com/bb/daily/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001261643
http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/ny-bc-tv-obrien-u21004oct04,0,7864499.story?coll=ny-entertainment-print&track=mostemailedlink
Muse News & Micro Muse October 6, 2005
By Arlene R. Weiss © Copyright October 6, 2005
By Arlene R. Weiss © Copyright October 6, 2005
Tonight, Thursday, October 6, late night talk show host Conan O’Brien, a huge U2 fan (as we are too!), will literally turn over the entirety of tonight’s show to Dublin’s finest, giving them free reign to perform the songs of their choice, live on National TV on the NBC Network. O’Brien has never allowed any musical guest to appear during the entire one hour show…but then, they weren’t U2, the greatest band in the world! (ok, so we’re a little biased, sheesh!)
The Irish rockers (who are also in New York to perform 7 sold out shows at Madison Square Garden), are prepping to perform 3 tunes of their own choosing, and be interviewed by O’Brien, he of the infamous comedic repartee. Just don’t let Triumph The Insult Comic Dog anywhere near our Irish babies!
U2 also is counting its good fortune at being honored by Billboard. The Billboard Touring Awards recognizes the highest achievements in the touring industry each year. U2 received 4 honors for its Vertigo Tour as a finalist in the categories of Top Tour, Top Draw, Top Boxscore Categories, and for Top Manager (Principle Management and Manager Paul McGuinness). The awards will be presented October 26, at New York’s Roosevelt Hotel.
Don’t forget too, that tomorrow, Friday, October 7th, is the Nobel Ceremony and Bono is nominated for this year's Nobel Peace Prize! Here's hoping he receives this most esteemed award, for which he is so very deserving.
3’s the charm laddies! May the luck of the Irish be with you!
Sources:
http://www.billboard.com/bb/daily/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001261643
http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/ny-bc-tv-obrien-u21004oct04,0,7864499.story?coll=ny-entertainment-print&track=mostemailedlink
Muse News & Micro Muse October 6, 2005
By Arlene R. Weiss © Copyright October 6, 2005
Tuesday, October 04, 2005
Nicholas Cage Names Baby Son Kal-el (aka Superman)!"
‘’Nicholas Cage Names Baby Son Kal-el (aka Superman)!’’
By Arlene R. Weiss © Copyright October 4, 2005
Well, another celebrity takes their historic place in the bizarro world for thinking it’s so cute to curse their child with ‘’unique’’ cache’ baby names. We know about Gwyneth Paltrow’s and Coldplay’s Chris Martin’s little Apple, Moonunit and Dweezil Zappa, (children of the late Frank Zappa), Sarah McLachlan’s daughter India. Even our beloved Sir Bob Geldof is a leader on this bandwagon naming his daughters Peaches Honeyblossom and Fifi Trixibelle. Yeah you heard us right! Oh, the insanity!
Now, add actor Nicholas Cage’s homage to the ultimate Superhero and Man of Steel, by naming his newborn son Kal-el. Cage and his wife, Alice Kim, welcomed baby Kal-el yesterday morning, October 3.
For those in the know, Cage was originally cast to play Superman in Tim Burton’s feature film, but for one reason or another, Cage wasn’t chosen to fill the comic book hero’s leotard and cape. Kal-el is a nod to the Kryptonian given name of Clark Kent, alias Superman, by his biological father Jor-el while still an infant on the planet Krypton.
We don’t know if Kal-el will ever be able to leap tall buildings in a single bound or use X-Ray vision, but one things for certain, with a celebrity dad and a name like that, the jet-set VIP treatment certainly is in the…stars! (pun intended!)
Source:
http://www.zap2it.com/movies/news/story/0,1259,---26917,00.html
Muse News & Micro Muse October 4, 2005
By Arlene R. Weiss © Copyright October 4, 2005
By Arlene R. Weiss © Copyright October 4, 2005
Well, another celebrity takes their historic place in the bizarro world for thinking it’s so cute to curse their child with ‘’unique’’ cache’ baby names. We know about Gwyneth Paltrow’s and Coldplay’s Chris Martin’s little Apple, Moonunit and Dweezil Zappa, (children of the late Frank Zappa), Sarah McLachlan’s daughter India. Even our beloved Sir Bob Geldof is a leader on this bandwagon naming his daughters Peaches Honeyblossom and Fifi Trixibelle. Yeah you heard us right! Oh, the insanity!
Now, add actor Nicholas Cage’s homage to the ultimate Superhero and Man of Steel, by naming his newborn son Kal-el. Cage and his wife, Alice Kim, welcomed baby Kal-el yesterday morning, October 3.
For those in the know, Cage was originally cast to play Superman in Tim Burton’s feature film, but for one reason or another, Cage wasn’t chosen to fill the comic book hero’s leotard and cape. Kal-el is a nod to the Kryptonian given name of Clark Kent, alias Superman, by his biological father Jor-el while still an infant on the planet Krypton.
We don’t know if Kal-el will ever be able to leap tall buildings in a single bound or use X-Ray vision, but one things for certain, with a celebrity dad and a name like that, the jet-set VIP treatment certainly is in the…stars! (pun intended!)
Source:
http://www.zap2it.com/movies/news/story/0,1259,---26917,00.html
Muse News & Micro Muse October 4, 2005
By Arlene R. Weiss © Copyright October 4, 2005
Fiona Apple Announces U.S. Tour!
‘’Fiona Apple Announces U.S. Tour!’’
By Arlene R. Weiss © Copyright October 4, 2005
Fiona Apple, after practically driving her obsessed fans insane, waiting years for the release of her new album, ‘’Extraordinary Machine’’, just announced a 3 week U.S. tour.
The tour, Apple’s first in 5 years, kicks off on November 22, in Portland, Oregon at the Roseland Theater. She will criss cross the U.S, has 2 shows tapped for Philadelphia’s Tower Theater, and will close the tour at New York’s Nokia Theater Times Square, on December 11.
For the full tour schedule, go to the Pollstar link below.
http://www.pollstar.com/tour/searchall.pl?By=All&Content=fiona+apple&go_green.x=13&go_green.y=4
Muse News & Micro Muse October 4, 2005
By Arlene R. Weiss © Copyright October 4, 2005
By Arlene R. Weiss © Copyright October 4, 2005
Fiona Apple, after practically driving her obsessed fans insane, waiting years for the release of her new album, ‘’Extraordinary Machine’’, just announced a 3 week U.S. tour.
The tour, Apple’s first in 5 years, kicks off on November 22, in Portland, Oregon at the Roseland Theater. She will criss cross the U.S, has 2 shows tapped for Philadelphia’s Tower Theater, and will close the tour at New York’s Nokia Theater Times Square, on December 11.
For the full tour schedule, go to the Pollstar link below.
http://www.pollstar.com/tour/searchall.pl?By=All&Content=fiona+apple&go_green.x=13&go_green.y=4
Muse News & Micro Muse October 4, 2005
By Arlene R. Weiss © Copyright October 4, 2005
Monday, October 03, 2005
Bono And Bob Geldof Could Win Nobel Peace Prize This Friday!
‘’Bono And Bob Geldof Could Win Nobel Peace Prize This Friday!’’
By Arlene R. Weiss © Copyright October 3, 2005
Everyone knows we have the softest spot ever for U2’s Bono and Sir Bob Geldof. 2 Irish rockers who put their music, and money, where their mouths are, spending some 2 decades of their lives and careers selflessly leading the charge as artist/social activists.
Both are nominated for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, with the Nobel Ceremony taking place this Friday, October 7th.
In 2005 alone, Geldof and Bono organized Live 8, the ‘’One Campaign’’, aided the ‘’Make Poverty History’’ campaign, met with, and convinced the leaders of the 8 leading western nations at the July 2005, G8 Summit to forgive $40 billion of debt to 18, 3rd world nations and double aid to Africa to $50 billion by the year 2010. Both also regularly met with world leaders and have raised worldwide public awareness in a gamut of areas including seeking to implement measures to help stem the tide of AIDS and find a cure as well, create fair trade worldwide, and find answers to eradicate world wide hunger and poverty, especially in Africa.
Of course, Bono and Geldof have been on their never ending mission since the mid 1980’s with Live Aid and Band Aid and have been nominated before for the Nobel, but have never been awarded a win. But this time around, Australian bookmakers are betting Bono and Geldof as 3rd joint favorites at 7-1, along with U.K. bookmakers, after Stein Toennesson, a Norwegian authority prize commentator regarded the 2 musicians as his favorites.
For our money….we wish we could vote, because it would be an obvious hands down, no contest, win. Ok, so maybe there is some tough competition from many other Nobel nominees.
But, Geldof and Bono have some damn wonderful, noble, selfless, and altruistic pedigree. 20 years of dedicated work, personally putting their careers and lives on hold to visit the war torn, disease ridden, squalor plagued people of Africa and other 3rd world nations, meeting with Popes, Presidents, and Prime Ministers…all while still making the most beautiful of music, and organizing dozens of musicians worldwide to help and at least try to make the world a better place filled with hope and promise, by implementing and utilizing music as a tool to raise global public awareness and placing leverage on world leaders to enact positive, concrete plans to better the world.
Live 8 was the nod to Live Aid, as well as a continuance of never giving up, always being willing to step up, answering the call to arms, and taking positive action and making a difference through music…and rock music at that!
In our heart, Sir Bob, Bono, you already won, many times over. But…good luck this Friday with esteem and utmost regard.
Muse News & Micro Muse October 3, 2005
By Arlene R. Weiss © Copyright October 3, 2005
Source:
http://www.billboard.com/bb/daily/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001220306
By Arlene R. Weiss © Copyright October 3, 2005
Everyone knows we have the softest spot ever for U2’s Bono and Sir Bob Geldof. 2 Irish rockers who put their music, and money, where their mouths are, spending some 2 decades of their lives and careers selflessly leading the charge as artist/social activists.
Both are nominated for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, with the Nobel Ceremony taking place this Friday, October 7th.
In 2005 alone, Geldof and Bono organized Live 8, the ‘’One Campaign’’, aided the ‘’Make Poverty History’’ campaign, met with, and convinced the leaders of the 8 leading western nations at the July 2005, G8 Summit to forgive $40 billion of debt to 18, 3rd world nations and double aid to Africa to $50 billion by the year 2010. Both also regularly met with world leaders and have raised worldwide public awareness in a gamut of areas including seeking to implement measures to help stem the tide of AIDS and find a cure as well, create fair trade worldwide, and find answers to eradicate world wide hunger and poverty, especially in Africa.
Of course, Bono and Geldof have been on their never ending mission since the mid 1980’s with Live Aid and Band Aid and have been nominated before for the Nobel, but have never been awarded a win. But this time around, Australian bookmakers are betting Bono and Geldof as 3rd joint favorites at 7-1, along with U.K. bookmakers, after Stein Toennesson, a Norwegian authority prize commentator regarded the 2 musicians as his favorites.
For our money….we wish we could vote, because it would be an obvious hands down, no contest, win. Ok, so maybe there is some tough competition from many other Nobel nominees.
But, Geldof and Bono have some damn wonderful, noble, selfless, and altruistic pedigree. 20 years of dedicated work, personally putting their careers and lives on hold to visit the war torn, disease ridden, squalor plagued people of Africa and other 3rd world nations, meeting with Popes, Presidents, and Prime Ministers…all while still making the most beautiful of music, and organizing dozens of musicians worldwide to help and at least try to make the world a better place filled with hope and promise, by implementing and utilizing music as a tool to raise global public awareness and placing leverage on world leaders to enact positive, concrete plans to better the world.
Live 8 was the nod to Live Aid, as well as a continuance of never giving up, always being willing to step up, answering the call to arms, and taking positive action and making a difference through music…and rock music at that!
In our heart, Sir Bob, Bono, you already won, many times over. But…good luck this Friday with esteem and utmost regard.
Muse News & Micro Muse October 3, 2005
By Arlene R. Weiss © Copyright October 3, 2005
Source:
http://www.billboard.com/bb/daily/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001220306
Sunday, October 02, 2005
Serenity Scores At Box Office, Star Nathan Fillion Hailed As New Harrison Ford!
‘’Joss Whedon’s Film ‘’Serenity’’ Scores At The Box Office, Star Nathan Fillion Hailed As New Harrison Ford’’
By Arlene R. Weiss © Copyright October 2, 2005
The October 7th, issue of ‘’Entertainment Weekly’’ praises writer/director Joss Whedon’s rag tag science fiction yarn, ‘’Serenity’’, which has become a slam dunk with fans at the box office. But check out the magazine’s interview, ‘’Starship Trooper’’ profiling handsome, talented hunk, actor Nathan Fillion who portrays Captain Malcolm Reynolds, the space cowboy hero, in charge of the space freighter Serenity and its rebel crew. ‘’Buffy The Vampire Slayer’’ fans may remember Fillion’s Satanic turn in the show’s final season, as the dark preacher aligned with ‘’The First’’ the ultimate evil force bent on ending the world. However, Fillion’s evil preacher role came well after Fillion had long paid his thespian dues, being cast repeatedly as the steadfast good guy in such films as ‘’Saving Private Ryan’’ and of course, being cast by Whedon in the shortlived TV show ‘’Firefly’’ as Captain Reynolds, which spawned ‘’Serenity’’.
Whedon, goes on to hail Fillion as the new Harrison Ford, an actor brimming with roguish charismatic charm, chiseled leading man good looks and persona, perfect at carrying off and delivering rapscalion, savvy, sarcastic wit and quips….all covering a heart of gold and solid heroics that are at the core of the film’s ensemble cast and storyline, involving a psychic heroine named River, and protecting her from evil forces bent on stopping her from establishing a ‘’new republic’’ of freedom. (Star Wars anyone!).
Don’t know about you, but we find Fillion to be utterly dashing and he can save our day…well, any day!
Muse News & Micro Muse October 2, 2005
By Arlene R. Weiss © Copyright October 2, 2005
By Arlene R. Weiss © Copyright October 2, 2005
The October 7th, issue of ‘’Entertainment Weekly’’ praises writer/director Joss Whedon’s rag tag science fiction yarn, ‘’Serenity’’, which has become a slam dunk with fans at the box office. But check out the magazine’s interview, ‘’Starship Trooper’’ profiling handsome, talented hunk, actor Nathan Fillion who portrays Captain Malcolm Reynolds, the space cowboy hero, in charge of the space freighter Serenity and its rebel crew. ‘’Buffy The Vampire Slayer’’ fans may remember Fillion’s Satanic turn in the show’s final season, as the dark preacher aligned with ‘’The First’’ the ultimate evil force bent on ending the world. However, Fillion’s evil preacher role came well after Fillion had long paid his thespian dues, being cast repeatedly as the steadfast good guy in such films as ‘’Saving Private Ryan’’ and of course, being cast by Whedon in the shortlived TV show ‘’Firefly’’ as Captain Reynolds, which spawned ‘’Serenity’’.
Whedon, goes on to hail Fillion as the new Harrison Ford, an actor brimming with roguish charismatic charm, chiseled leading man good looks and persona, perfect at carrying off and delivering rapscalion, savvy, sarcastic wit and quips….all covering a heart of gold and solid heroics that are at the core of the film’s ensemble cast and storyline, involving a psychic heroine named River, and protecting her from evil forces bent on stopping her from establishing a ‘’new republic’’ of freedom. (Star Wars anyone!).
Don’t know about you, but we find Fillion to be utterly dashing and he can save our day…well, any day!
Muse News & Micro Muse October 2, 2005
By Arlene R. Weiss © Copyright October 2, 2005
Gorillaz's Damon Albarn Launches "Make Doherty History" Campaign!
‘’Gorillaz’s Damon Albarn Launches ‘’Make Pete Doherty History’’ Campaign’’
By Arlene R. Weiss © Copyright October 2, 2005
In news of the really weird…Gorillaz’s frontman Damon Albarn, who says that he was thoroughly ‘’disgusted’’ with Pete Doherty’s drugged out ‘’performance’’ at Live 8, which admittedly, a LOT of people also had a field day with, is starting his own, ‘’Make Doherty History’’ campaign.
Actually, we saw Pete’s embarrassing, chemically influenced attempt at a duet with Sir Elton John on T. Rex’s ‘’Children Of The Revolution’’ at Live 8. We felt like starting our own revolution to ban Doherty from defiling any stage ever again after that whack job’s debacle, but you just can’t get rid of Doherty. He’s like a cockroach. Since then he’s been the press’s poster boy for bad behavior, failing to show up with his band Babyshambles at gigs opening for Oasis (for which his services were terminated by the Gallagher Brothers), headbutting and beating the crap out of Razorlight’s Johnny Borrell at the Carling Leeds/Reading Festivals and making the cover of the U.K’s tabloids hoovering cocaine with bad girl and partner in crime, Kate Moss.
Uh, Damon, where’s that petition? Just let me get my pen!
Muse News & Micro Muse October 2, 2005
By Arlene R. Weiss © Copyright October 2, 2005
By Arlene R. Weiss © Copyright October 2, 2005
In news of the really weird…Gorillaz’s frontman Damon Albarn, who says that he was thoroughly ‘’disgusted’’ with Pete Doherty’s drugged out ‘’performance’’ at Live 8, which admittedly, a LOT of people also had a field day with, is starting his own, ‘’Make Doherty History’’ campaign.
Actually, we saw Pete’s embarrassing, chemically influenced attempt at a duet with Sir Elton John on T. Rex’s ‘’Children Of The Revolution’’ at Live 8. We felt like starting our own revolution to ban Doherty from defiling any stage ever again after that whack job’s debacle, but you just can’t get rid of Doherty. He’s like a cockroach. Since then he’s been the press’s poster boy for bad behavior, failing to show up with his band Babyshambles at gigs opening for Oasis (for which his services were terminated by the Gallagher Brothers), headbutting and beating the crap out of Razorlight’s Johnny Borrell at the Carling Leeds/Reading Festivals and making the cover of the U.K’s tabloids hoovering cocaine with bad girl and partner in crime, Kate Moss.
Uh, Damon, where’s that petition? Just let me get my pen!
Muse News & Micro Muse October 2, 2005
By Arlene R. Weiss © Copyright October 2, 2005
Spin Magazine Interviews 20 Greatest Innovators Of The Past 20 Years
‘’Spin Magazine’’ Interviews 20 Greatest Innovators, Including Billie Joe Armstrong, Noel Gallagher, Andre 3000 and More’’
By Arlene R. Weiss © Copyright October 2, 2005
The October 2005 issue of “Spin Magazine’’ features the cover story, ‘’The 20 Greatest Innovators Of The Past 20 Years’’.
For our money, standout interviews include the ever so talented and HOT!!!!, Billie Joe Armstrong who candidly discusses Green Day’s evolution and successful transition from a ‘’bratty’’ punk band, to contemplative artist/social activists who use their music to express their anger and raise public awareness about the current politics and foreign policy of the Bush administration and the war in Iraq.
Also, a great, anecdotal interview with Oasis’s always cutting, yet self aware and playful, Noel Gallagher.
And the evil, ‘’Spin’’ which has been having a grand old time at Coldplay’s expense, never missing a chance for cheap shots of late, reels in a surprisingly fond, genuine, and informative interview with our personal favorite, blue eyed, man with a musical mission, Coldplay frontman Chris Martin!! Yep, Spin, you just can’t argue with facts like Coldplay ‘’selling gazillions of records’’ and selling out arenas throughout the U.S. on their current ‘’Twisted Logic’’ tour.
Look for in depth interviews with The Beastie Boys, Napster’s Shawn Fanning, The Pixies’ Frank Black, Outkast’s Andre 3000, Tim Burton, Courtney Love, and more.
Muse News & Micro Muse October 2, 2005
By Arlene R. Weiss © Copyright October 2, 2005
By Arlene R. Weiss © Copyright October 2, 2005
The October 2005 issue of “Spin Magazine’’ features the cover story, ‘’The 20 Greatest Innovators Of The Past 20 Years’’.
For our money, standout interviews include the ever so talented and HOT!!!!, Billie Joe Armstrong who candidly discusses Green Day’s evolution and successful transition from a ‘’bratty’’ punk band, to contemplative artist/social activists who use their music to express their anger and raise public awareness about the current politics and foreign policy of the Bush administration and the war in Iraq.
Also, a great, anecdotal interview with Oasis’s always cutting, yet self aware and playful, Noel Gallagher.
And the evil, ‘’Spin’’ which has been having a grand old time at Coldplay’s expense, never missing a chance for cheap shots of late, reels in a surprisingly fond, genuine, and informative interview with our personal favorite, blue eyed, man with a musical mission, Coldplay frontman Chris Martin!! Yep, Spin, you just can’t argue with facts like Coldplay ‘’selling gazillions of records’’ and selling out arenas throughout the U.S. on their current ‘’Twisted Logic’’ tour.
Look for in depth interviews with The Beastie Boys, Napster’s Shawn Fanning, The Pixies’ Frank Black, Outkast’s Andre 3000, Tim Burton, Courtney Love, and more.
Muse News & Micro Muse October 2, 2005
By Arlene R. Weiss © Copyright October 2, 2005
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