Despite the obvious candidate to replace Regis on ‘Live’ (SILVER FOX), Michael Strahan has been given the position.
Alex Band’s Listening Party For His Solo Debut ‘We’ve All Been There’ Out Today
June 29, 2010 By Leave a Comment
After The Calling disbanded in 2005, the release of singer Alex Band’s solo album “We’ve All Been There” has been a long time coming. With his record actually completed in 2007, a restructuring of his label left the release in limbo. Since then, Alex has spent the last few years regaining control of the master recordings and establishing his own label, AMB Records, partnering with EMI for distribution. “I’ve finally got creative control, which is the main reason I went through all of this,” he says. “So now I’m starting completely over as a solo artist and reintroducing myself to the world.” Today, he is proud to release his solo debut We’ve All Been There, featuring the hit single “Tonight.”
Alex says of his album – which charts the course of a relationship from start to finish – “It’s definitely about my own struggle, but I think everyone can relate to what I’ve been through from experiences in their lives. I think everything I’m talking about on the record is pretty universal. And knowing now that I’m writing for different cultures, with fans around the world, it’s important that what I’m writing about is generalized enough that people can take the songs in their own way.”
We’ve All Been There is available in stores and online – grab it now on iTunes. Starting July 7th, Alex will play a few dates with friend and Live vocalist Ed Kowalczyk before kicking off his first headlining tour in six years. For a full list of tour dates and details visit AlexBand.net.
Be sure to check out Alex Band’s Exclusive Interview for HollywoodDame here!
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Bryant Gumble Underwent Surgery For Lung Cancer
December 8, 2009 By Leave a Comment
While co-hosting “Live! with Regis and Kelly” on Tuesday morning, veteran news anchor Bryant Gumbel revealed that he had a secret surgery to remove a malignant tumor in his chest, shocking Kelly Ripa and a national audience. The treatment included removing a part of his lung.
Per People:
“We had told a few people, we told my family, obviously. I even kept it from my staff at Real Sports. So I’m okay for the time being,” he said. “I’m hoping they greenlight me to play golf again.”
Gumbel said that he had surgery last month to relieve a malignant tumor in his chest, a revelation prompted only when Ripa asked him to dance and he said that he couldn’t. Gumble is subbing this week for Regis Philbin, who last week underwent surgery himself – a successful hip replacement. The prognosis for Gumbel so far has been encouraging.
Per TV Plus:
“The pathology on most of the stuff came up benign but enough of the aggressive cells had escaped the tumor that it warranted some treatment. I went through that and it’s over now. We hope that it’s over and done.”
We hope it is, too!
Michael Buble Defends Britney Spears
November 17, 2009 By 1 Comment
Michael Buble has come to Britney Spears defense as the controversy surrounding her lip-synced shows in Australia, blasting Australian journalists for their harsh criticism of Spears and suggesting that they need to lay off the singer.
He says, “You’d think she killed someone. As an artist, and a human being, some of what has been written about her is so nasty. OK, she lip-syncs her show, people know that, they make the decision if they want to go and see her do that.”
Earlier this month, Spears was forced to respond and squash rumors of a mass walk-out during one of her concerts when the press reported that fans left angry and disgusted over the realization that she was not singing live. Buble says that he doesn’t feel as though Spears should be ‘bashed by the media’ because he, too, lip-synchs his concerts, referring to himself as the ‘Milli Vanilli of jazz.’ Has anyone ever really heard Britney sing live? Without the help of the magical-music-making-machines behind her, its not a pretty sound. Trust me, lip-synching for her is the way to go!
Joss Stone and Lilly Allen Cat Fight!
November 4, 2009 By 1 Comment
Joss Stone is obviously not a Lily Allen fan! In a recent interview, Stone may have started up a bit of a feud when she shared her thoughts on the fellow Brit’s stance on file sharing, believing music should be shared for free whenever possible while Lily has campaigned to make internet file sharing a criminal offense.
Per DigitalSpy:
“She needs to sell records because she’s not a singer, and that’s not an offence to her because I think that she knows that too,” she told The Mirror. “I think she’s a performer and she’s more of a personality than she is a singer. But I think when musicians are really making real music people come to the show and that’s what we make our money from, from playing live. I think it’s probably harder for an artist like Lily and any other pop acts. It’s really about the track and about their personality and their celebrity and that’s how they make their money is selling those records. So the downloads – she’s not going to win that fight. None of us will win that fight. So let’s just accept it and let’s see it as something that can be beautiful and it might change music for the better. It might sort the weeds from the flowers.”
Meow! I just love it when someone so irrelevant takes a stab at someone more successful then they are, trying to gain a little bit of the limelight. You may have bitten off a little more than you can chew, Joss! Oooo I can’t WAIT to see Lily’s rebuttal on this one!
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Blink 182 Performing on Jimmy Kimmel – Photos and Videos
June 10, 2009 By 3 Comments
Last night Blink 182 resurrected themselves on Jimmy Kimmel. Travis Barker was shirtless behind the drums. They started with a classic song, “What’s My Age Again.”
They followed with 7 other songs doing a total of 9 if you are keeping up with the math. The band originally promised 5 and delivered a few more after enjoying themselves. Mark Twittered his glee after the set.
Closing with “Dammit,” they went out on a high note. As Jimmy mentioned several times, their summer tour starts July 24th.
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