Rap mogul SEAN COMBS spent a staggering $3 million (1.875 million) celebrating his 40th birthday with friends in New York.The superstar rented space at the posh Plaza...
Hey, if you've got it, why not spend it? Diddy threw himself a lavish 40th birthday party at the Plaza in NYC on Saturday with a $3 million price tag!! Guests were treated to a "fantasy Garden of Eden-themed room" which included a $30k orchid arrangement as well as a customized black dance floor and black chandeliers. [...]
Norah Jones The Fall •••½ Blue Note In 2002 you couldn’t draw breath while watching commercial TV without exposure to an advert for Norah Jones’s debut album Come Away With Me. With an interesting back story (she’s the daughter of the world’s most famous sitar player, Ravi Shankar), a mellow pop-jazz sound that offended no one, and a [...]
A reason to be happy…Frances of the charming ‘Happy Because has flattered our nearly one year old blog joint jumble by putting us on her blog roll.Thankyou darling!To pay homage to our fellow blogger we devote this post to the little things in life that make us happy…. Emma – liv & Georgie,most human beings,Charlie,Myles’ impression of the boy [...]
B elow is a list of the top albums of the noughties (as rated by The Times ), how many do you have? and are there any you think should be included? The albums are detailed fully in the above link I've colour coded the records I have and the records I want to hear, but haven't as yet. 100. 12 Songs - Neil Diamond (SonyBMG, 2005) 99. Surprise - Paul Simon (Warner, 2006) 98. By the Way - Red Hot Chili...
Almighty Puff Power celebrated his birthday with the money help of Ciroc Vodka at The Grand Ballroom at The Plaza Hotel in New York City last night! Al Green sung, Martha Stewart was there and there were even ballerinas! Sounds like a grand time! CHECK OUT THE DIDDY BIRTHDAY GALLERY!
Parts of Norah Jones's 2007 album Not Too Late sounded rather like a scrubbed-up, housetrained Tom Waits, so it's no surprise that for this follow-up, she enlisted the services of producer Jacquire King in an attempt to obtain the "balance between beautiful and rough" that he secured for Waits's Mule Variations.
Here's the 13th Mix for F.S.V.B , Its been Mixed by Papa Robbie, its a"Various Soul Mix" there's some classic Soul Tracks on here, including some Classic San Cooke, Al Green, Jackie Wilson, Temptations and O'Jays etc etc! Either press play to listen or press link to go to Papa Robbies Podomatic page and download to your pc. see the podcast page for full track l isting! Real Soul Music Papa's...
Unwavering dedication--at the expense of tears, heartache and sanity--throbs in the core of any true "ride or die" type of love. When My Life dropped, Mary J. Blige had become the poster child for tormented souls battered by incredibly flawed love...
Paper Tongues plays for the people. Fusing massive rock n' roll melodies with fiery hip hop beats, the Charlotte band conjures an infectious, incendiary sound on their A&M/Octone debut, due out summer 2010. Embracing elements of rock, funk, rap and soul, these seven individuals have created something you haven't heard before.
When I was growing up in Tulsa in the early 1970's, I remember the competition between the perennial AM radio enemies (at least to me) KAKC and KELI. I always liked KAKC, until the sixth grade, when I had a crush on a girl at church named Kelly, and then my favorite became KELI for a while. My older brother and I couldn't wait to hear Casey Kasem's American Top Forty show. We would listen to the entire...