Posted by The G on February 11, 2013 under GNN | 
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Nate Ruess of fun. and Geoffrey Dicker
Congrats to the 2013 Grammy winners. Here’s the list of winners (courtesy of every website on the internet):
1. RECORD OF THE YEAR
Somebody That I Used To Know
Gotye Featuring Kimbra
Wally De Backer, producer; Wally De Backer & Francois Tetaz, engineers/mixers; William Bowden, mastering engineer
Track from: Making Mirrors
Label: Universal Republic
2. ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Babel
Mumford & Sons
Markus Dravs, producer; Robin Baynton & Ruadhri Cushnan, engineers/mixers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer
Label: Glassnote
Marcus Mumford and Geoffrey Dicker
3. SONG OF THE YEAR
We Are Young
Jack Antonoff, Jeff Bhasker, Andrew Dost & Nate Ruess, songwriters (Fun.Featuring Janelle Monáe)
Track from: Some Nights
Label: Fueled By Ramen; Publishers: WB Music, FBR Music, Bearvon Music/Rough Art/Shira Lee Lawrence Rick Music/Way Above Music/Sony ATV Songs
4. BEST NEW ARTIST
Fun.
5. BEST POP SOLO PERFORMANCE
Set Fire To The Rain [Live]
Adele
Track from: Live At The Royal Albert Hall
Label: XL/Columbia
6. BEST POP DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE
Somebody That I Used To Know
Gotye Featuring Kimbra
Track from: Making Mirrors
Label: Universal Republic
7. BEST POP INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM
Impressions
Chris Botti
Label: Columbia
8. BEST POP VOCAL ALBUM
Stronger
Kelly Clarkson
Label: RCA Records/19 Recordings LLC
9. BEST DANCE RECORDING
Bangarang
Skrillex Featuring Sirah
Skrillex, producer; Skrillex, mixer
Track from: Bangarang
Label: OWSLA/Big Beat/Atlantic
10. BEST DANCE/ELECTRONICA ALBUM
Bangarang
Skrillex
Label: OWSLA/Big Beat/Atlantic
11. BEST TRADITIONAL POP VOCAL ALBUM
Kisses On The Bottom
Paul McCartney
Label: Hear Music
12. BEST ROCK PERFORMANCE
Lonely Boy
The Black Keys
Track from: El Camino
Label: Nonesuch
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Posted by The G on January 10, 2013 under GNN |
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Jessica Chastain and Geoffrey Dicker
Congrats to the uber-cool Jessica Chastain on her Oscar nomination for Best Actress for “Zero Dark Thirty.”
The list of 2013 Oscar Nominees (via every website on the planet) is:
Performance by an actor in a leading role
* Bradley Cooper in “Silver Linings Playbook”
* Daniel Day-Lewis in “Lincoln”
* Hugh Jackman in “Les Misérables”
* Joaquin Phoenix in “The Master”
* Denzel Washington in “Flight”
Performance by an actor in a supporting role
* Alan Arkin in “Argo”
* Robert De Niro in “Silver Linings Playbook”
* Philip Seymour Hoffman in “The Master”
* Tommy Lee Jones in “Lincoln”
* Christoph Waltz in “Django Unchained”
Performance by an actress in a leading role
* Jessica Chastain in “Zero Dark Thirty”
* Jennifer Lawrence in “Silver Linings Playbook”
* Emmanuelle Riva in “Amour”
* Quvenzhané Wallis in “Beasts of the Southern Wild”
* Naomi Watts in “The Impossible”
Performance by an actress in a supporting role
* Amy Adams in “The Master”
* Sally Field in “Lincoln”
* Anne Hathaway in “Les Misérables”
* Helen Hunt in “The Sessions”
* Jacki Weaver in “Silver Linings Playbook”
Best animated feature film of the year
* ”Brave” Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman
* ”Frankenweenie” Tim Burton
* ”ParaNorman” Sam Fell and Chris Butler
* ”The Pirates! Band of Misfits” Peter Lord
* ”Wreck-It Ralph” Rich Moore
Achievement in cinematography
* ”Anna Karenina” Seamus McGarvey
* ”Django Unchained” Robert Richardson
* ”Life of Pi” Claudio Miranda
* ”Lincoln” Janusz Kaminski
* ”Skyfall” Roger Deakins
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Posted by The G on December 14, 2011 under G Reviews |
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Anna Calvi at Music Hall of Williamsburg
Anna Calvi played Music Hall of Williamsburg on December 13, 2011 and here are 10 reasons you should ALWAYS see Anna live.
1. Anna Calvi’s voice is amazing.
2. Her music is opera fused with noir – sounding rock.
3. She is absolutely gorgeous and captivating to watch.
4. Anna Calvi played guitar that would make Prince smile.
5. She really let loose with extended guitar solos and lots of jamming for her final show of 2011.
6. Her cover of Edith Piaf’s “Jezebel” is incredible (and a video will be coming soon – stay tuned).
7. Brooklyn Vegan put on this show, which donated some proceeds to Toys For Tots. We love that website and we love giving to charity!
8. Her songs such as “Suzanne and I,” “The Devil,” and “Love Won’t Be Leaving,” which brought down the house!
9. The crowd, respectfully kept dead quiet while Anna delivered sexy versions of her great songs.
10. Watching her perform is truly knowing you are seeing a tremendous talent in front of your eyes.
Thanks Anna for the third great experience I’ve had seeing you perform this year!
Anna Calvi
See the setlist after the jump.
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Tags: 10 Reasons To Always See Anna Calvi Live, 2011, Anna Calvi, Brooklyn Vegan, December 13, List, Music Hall of Williamsburg, New York, Photos, Review, Set List, Singer
Posted by The G on July 19, 2011 under GNN |
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Anna Calvi
The 2011 nominees for the UK’s Mercury Prize, which honors the best British album of the year have been announced. The nominees are:
Adele: 21
Anna Calvi: Anna Calvi
Elbow: Build a Rocket Boys!
Everything Everything: Man Alive
Ghostpoet: Peanut Butter Blues & Melancholy Jam
Gwilym Simcock: Good Days at Schloss Elmau
James Blake: James Blake
Katy B: On a Mission
King Creosote & Jon Hopkins: Diamond Mine
Metronomy: The English Riviera
PJ Harvey: Let England Shake
Tinie Tempah: Disc-Overy
The winners will be announced on September 6, 2011.
Posted by The G on April 11, 2011 under GNN |
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U2 360 Tour
U2′s still running 360 Degree Tour has been named the most successful tour of all time. As of press time, the tour has grossed over $558 Million and over 7 million people have seen the show. Other performers on the list include multiple tours from Madonna, Bruce Springsteen, the Rolling Stones and Bon Jovi. Out of the top 20 list, the only band I have not seen live or met the performer(s) is AC/DC. 19 out of 20 is not bad, according2g.
You can read the full top 20 list on Gigwise.
