Posted by The G on March 18, 2012 under GNN | 
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Tom Jones
I’ve been saying this for years and now someone whose voice can also make a difference is concurring! Love!
Tom Jones has spoken out against American I-Dull Judge Simon Cowell in an interview with The Daily Mirror. The icon has said ” I have problems when people who have never got up on a stage to sing judge those who do. Who are they to say? Simon Cowell is a record man, not a singer. How can someone give advice if he or she is not qualified? It’s like critics who criticise actors, never having been on a stage. Or having a teacher not experienced in teaching. There are loads of judges with experience in the record industry, but can’t sing. They may work for a record company, but to have stood where that person is standing is a unique thing. That’s the difference. It frustrates me when people comment on others singing when they haven’t actually been there themselves. You’ve got the shows with record executives, people who are listening for commercial reasons and whether someone will sell.”
Pass it on!
Posted by The G on March 13, 2012 under GNN |
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Baby Daddy, Del Marquis, Ana Matronic and Jake Shears - aka - SCISSOR SISTERS!
Scissor Brothers and Scissor Sisters! Mark May 28, 2012 on your calendar because your world will never be the same again when Scissor Sisters 4th studio album “Magic Hour” will be released. Details are still under wraps, but what is known so far is that the album will feature guest appearances from Pharrell Williams, Calvin Harris, Diplo and Azealia Banks. Jake Shears has said in interviews that stylistically this record is all over the place, so excuse the pun, but if you don’t feel like dancin’, take your mama out and look for the invisible light! The next single “Only The Horses” will be out on May 20. The first single “Shady Love” is out now. Get yo’ Shady Love!
Posted by The G on March 12, 2012 under GNN |
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Beth Ditto of Gossip
Awesome news! The funky-punkers Gossip are releasing their new album “A Joyful Noise” in May 2012. The single “Perfect World” will precede the album. Details are still emerging, but what we do know is that the album was produced by Mark Ronson and Brian Higgins of Xenomania. This can only mean one thing – tour to follow! That’s Gossip worth spreading! Pass it on.
Posted by The G on March 11, 2012 under GNN |
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Nothing Really Matters by Madonna
I read this quote from Madonna about her new album title MDNA on NME this morning: “It’s an anagram of my name. I don’t really think about controversy, I think about irony.”
Here’s the irony. Madonna doesn’t know what an anagram is! An anagram is the result of rearranging the letter of a word or phrase to produce a new word or phrase, using all the original letters exactly once.
I point this out solely because Madonna consistently talks in the press to her minions of fans about destroying her ego and in fact, she probably has one of the largest egos on the planet. If you ever meet her in person when there are no cameras rolling, you’ll see exactly what I’m talking about. Sure there are worse people out there in the world, but if you reward bad behaviour, you enable it to continue. If we all talk about how we want to see change in the world, CHANGE STARTS WITH YOU!
And that’s one to grow on!
Posted by The G on March 10, 2012 under GNN |
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Janis Joplin - The Pearl Sessions. Available April 17, 2012
Great news for Janis Joplin fans! 2012 will see the release of not one but two sets of unreleased Janis music from Columbia / Legacy Recordings! On April 17, 2012 “Janis Joplin – The Pearl Sessions” will be released. The double disc set will feature the entire “Pearl” album as well as the mono single masters of the tracks “Me and Bobby McGee,” “Half Moon,” “Cry Baby,” “Get It While You Can,” “Move Over” and “A Woman Left Lonely.” The second disc will feature 8 previously unissued takes from the recording sessions of “Pearl,” Joplin’s last LP as well as “in the studio chatter.”
The tracklist for disc 2 is:
Overheard in the Studio / Get It While You Can (Take 3) / Overheard in the Studio / Get It While You Can (Take 5) / Overheard in the Studio / Move Over (Take 6) / Move Over (Take 13) / Move Over (Take 17) / Me and Bobby McGee (demo) / Me and Bobby McGee (Take 5 – alternate) / Cry Baby (Alternate version) / A Woman Left Lonely (Alternate Vocal) / Overheard in the Studio / My Baby (Alternate Take) / Overheard in the studio / Get It While You Can (Take 3) / My Baby (Alternate Take) / Pearl (Instrumental) / Tell Mama (Live in Toronto)
If the Full Tilt Boogie Band is not your thing and you are more of a Big Brother and The Holding Company Janis fan, never fear – “Live At The Carousel Ballroom 1968,” a previously unreleased concert recorded in San Francisco, is being released on March 13, 2012.
The tracklist for “Live At the Carousel Ballroom 1968″ is:
Combination of the Two / I Need A Man To Love / Flower in the Sun / Light Is Faster Than Sound / Summertime / Catch Me Daddy / It’s a Deal / Call On Me / Jam – I’m Mad / Piece of My Heart / Coo Coo / Ball and Chain / Down On Me / Bonus Track: Call On Me (live)
Janis Joplin Live at the Carousel Ballroom 1968. Released March 13, 2012.
Get your Janis on!
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