Hari Haran & other: June 2008

Monday, 30 June 2008

Live Nation Brings Fans Into the 'FAST LANE' With New Program Ensuring Speedier Entrance to Shows

LOS ANGELES, June 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Live Nation(R) (NYSE:
LYV) today introduced Live Nation FAST LANE(TM), a new ticketing program
that offers music fans the chance to, at no extra charge, enter ahead of
the crowd to their favorite shows at Live Nation owned and operated venues
when they purchase their tickets online through Live Nation Tickets(R) on
LiveNation.com.

(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20070220/LATU096LOGO)

Beginning June 25, fans gain FAST LANE privileges simply by going to
LiveNation.com and buying tickets through Live Nation Tickets to the shows
of their choice at any Live Nation owned and operated venue (subject to
ticket availability for participating shows). Once their purchase is
complete, fans will be given information on how to pass ahead of the crowd
and go right inside via a special FAST LANE entrance.

"We want to reward music fans who purchase tickets through Live Nation
Tickets via LiveNation.com with a special perk -- being able to enter our
venues first with our complimentary FAST LANE ticketing program," said
Nathan Hubbard, President of Live Nation Tickets. "With FAST LANE, general
admission and lawn ticket holders will be more likely to get the vantage
point they want for experiencing their favorite artists in a very close and
direct way, while fans with reserved seats will get the convenience of not
having to line up before the show. This is a great benefit for all fans,
and especially for general admission ticket buyers."

The new Live Nation FAST LANE program is entirely complimentary, and
fans can enjoy FAST LANE privileges when they use Live Nation's
print-at-home ticketing feature, for which there is never a fee. For
identification at the venue, FAST LANE tickets purchased through Live
Nation Tickets on LiveNation.com feature distinctive Live Nation colors and
branding and are available on a limited basis for participating shows.

To learn more about the Live Nation FAST LANE program, please visit:
http://www.LiveNation.com

ABOUT LIVE NATION:

Live Nation is the future of the music business. With the most live
concerts, music venues and festivals in the world and the most
comprehensive concert search engine on the web, Live Nation is
revolutionizing the music industry: onstage and online. Headquartered in
Los Angeles, California, Live Nation is listed on the New York Stock
Exchange, trading under the symbol "LYV." Additional information about the
company can be found at http://www.livenation.com under the "About Us"
section.

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Wednesday, 25 June 2008

Einsturzende Neubauten

Artist: Einsturzende Neubauten

   Genre(s):
Industrial
   Alternative
   Indie
   Soundtrack
   Experimental
   Rock: Electronic
   Metal

Discography:

Silence Is Sexy

Year: 2004
Tracks: 15

Perpetuum Mobile

Year: 2004
Tracks: 10

Perpetuum Mobile

Year: 2004
Tracks: 12

Silence Is Sexy

Year: 2000
Tracks: 14

Berlin Babylon

Year: 2000
Tracks: 13

Odysseus 7

Year: 1998
Tracks: 24

Ende Neu Remixes

Year: 1997
Tracks: 10

Faustmusik

Year: 1996
Tracks: 9

Ende Neu

Year: 1996
Tracks: 8

Strategies Against Architecture III (CD 2)

Year: 1995
Tracks: 15

Strategies Against Architecture III (CD 1)

Year: 1995
Tracks: 12

Tabula Rasa

Year: 1993
Tracks: 7

Tabula Rasa

Year: 1993
Tracks: 8

Malediction (EP)

Year: 1993
Tracks: 6

Malediction

Year: 1993
Tracks: 6

Interim (EP)

Year: 1993
Tracks: 5

Interim

Year: 1993
Tracks: 5

Strategies Against Architecture II - CD2

Year: 1991
Tracks: 12

Strategies Against Architecture II - CD1

Year: 1991
Tracks: 11

Strategies Against Architecture II (CD 2)

Year: 1991
Tracks: 12

Strategies Against Architecture II (CD 1)

Year: 1991
Tracks: 11

Die Hamletmaschine

Year: 1991
Tracks: 1

Funf Auf Der Nach Obenen Offenen Richterskala

Year: 1987
Tracks: 7

Fuenf Auf Der Nach Oben Offenen Richterskala (Five On The Open-Ended Richter-Scale)

Year: 1987
Tracks: 6

Five On The Open-Ended Richter-Scale

Year: 1987
Tracks: 7

Strategies Against Architecture

Year: 1984
Tracks: 14

2x4 Live

Year: 1984
Tracks: 8

Zeichnungen Des Patienten O.T (Drawings Of Patient O.T.)

Year: 1983
Tracks: 15

Strategies Against Architecture '80 - '83

Year: 1983
Tracks: 14

Drawings Of Patient O.T.

Year: 1983
Tracks: 15

nsturzende Neubauten

Year:
Tracks: 1

Einstuerzende Neubauten

Year:
Tracks: 6

Along with Cabaret Voltaire and Throbbing Gristle, Germany's EinstÃ¼rzende Neubauten ("collapsing new buildings") helped initiate industrial music with an vanguard mix in of white noise guitar drones, vocals verging on the unlistenable at times, and a clanging, rhythmical din produced by a percussion section consisting of building materials, hand and ability tools, and assorted metal objects. EinstÃ¼rzende Neubauten was founded by vocalist/guitarist Blixa Bargeld and percussionist and American deport N.U. Unruh in Berlin as a performance art collective; their early activities included a seemingly incomprehensible half-naked show on the Berlin autobahn, where the duet spent some time beating on the sides of a hole in an flyover. The group's early lineup too included percussionists Beate Bartel and Gudrun Gut, asset subscriber and sound engineer Alexander Van Borsig

EinstÃ¼rzende Neubauten's earlier recordings are largely amorphous, free form noise issued on various cassettes and singles, including their number 1 single "Fuer hideout Untergang," the 1981 EP Schwarz, and the 1982 album Kollaps. Some of these recordings are compiled on the Strategies Against Architecture '80-'83 accumulation, with alive shows on the cassette-only 2x4. Bartel and Gut were replaced by ex-AbwrÃ¤ts member F.M. Einheit (world Health Organization served as Neubauten's chief machinery operator) in 1983, when guitarist and electronics expert Alexander Hacke and AbwrÃ¤ts bassist Mark Chung too joined. A tour of England opening for the Birthday Party resulted in a sign on with Some Bizarre Records, which released the somewhat more structured Zeichnungen diethylstilbesterol Patienten O.T., as well as consternation from social club owners and journalists all over Neubauten's phase demolitions and sponsor ensuing furiousness.

When Nick Cave leftfield the Birthday Party and formed his backing band the Bad Seeds, Bargeld became the guitarist and toured and recorded with Cave over most of the decade. He remained with Neubauten, yet, which released Halber Mensch in 1986, showcasing its wider range of expression. The radical disbanded briefly simply soon re-formed, and have released albums off and on since then for Elektra, sign language to Trent Reznor's Nothing label for 1998's Ende Neu. While Bargeld remained a Bad Seed, Van Borsig and Hacke contributed to the residuum of the Birthday Party's recordings as Crime & the City Solution. In May 2000 EinstÃ¼rzende Neubauten released the full-length Silence Is Sexy on Mute Records. Two age by and by they proclaimed they were no longer interested in working with a traditional label and that their side by side transcription would be made with the help of supporters. These supporters would make up a fee, get exclusive material, and help fund the future official record album.

Despite their best intentions, EinstÃ¼rzende Neubauten released their 2004 album Perpetuum Mobile on Mute. The releases for supporters that appeared over the side by side few long time helped fund the official album Alles Wieder Offen, which was released on the band's have label in 2007. Elektra reissued both Strategies Against Architecture compilations on CD, patch to the highest degree of the group's '80s albums rest uncommitted on the main Thirsty Ear label.

Monday, 16 June 2008

Peaches Geldof Seen Snogging Girl at Club

Wayward teen Peaches Geldof has been spotted kissing another girl in a nightclub.

The 19-year-old daughter of rocker Bob Geldof was seen at London nightclub Bungalow 8 on Tuesday getting cozy with a mystery female companion during a performance by Brit band The Hoosiers.

A source reveals, "Peaches wasn't making any attempt to be discreet. She and the other girl were snogging the faces off each other."

Peaches, 19, was last month caught on tape buying drugs from Amy Winehouse's alleged dealer.

In the clip, captured by a hidden video camera, Peaches, can apparently be seen handing a man and woman $280 in cash and being told by the man the deal will cost her $380.

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Sunday, 15 June 2008

Nick Hogan's New Pen Pal? Teacher Accused Of Having Sex With A Student Reaches Out To Hulk's Incarcerated Son

Nick Hogan might be in prison, but at least he has a new pen pal.

Hogan, who was transferred out of solitary confinement last week into a cell with three other inmates and a television, recently received correspondence from Stephanie Ragusa, a former middle school math teacher who is accused of having sex with a 14-year-old student, according to The Associated Press.

The letter of support was mailed to wrestler Hulk Hogan's 17-year-old son (born Nick Bollea) earlier this month. Ragusa, 29, is also incarcerated at the moment and faces charges of lewd or lascivious battery and unlawful sexual activity with a minor. According to Florida's St. Petersburg Times, Ragusa allegedly had an inappropriate sexual relationship with a student who was attending the school where she taught, and the two had three sexual encounters over the course of seven months.

In the letter, a copy of which was obtained by TMZ.com, Ragusa wrote, "I just want you to know that you are not alone, and for what it's worth, I can sympathize with the dynamics of your case." The letter continued, "It's not us, Nick, but something 'off' with society that our situations garner more attention and print than the president, the election or even an earthquake killing thousands. Keep your head up, and never lose sight of the light at the end of the tunnel. You have more people supporting and pulling for you than you will ever know. You remain in my prayers."

Bollea has been behind bars at the Pinellas County Jail in Largo, Florida, for little more than a month for the role he played in an August car crash that left his friend, John Graziano, critically injured.

After pleading no contest to the charges of reckless driving involving serious bodily injury last month, Bollea was ordered to serve eight months in jail. He was slapped with a probationary period of five years and 500 hours of community service. He must also surrender his driving privileges for three years and complete a DUI school within one year of his release from prison.

Bollea was charged in November for the August 26 crash in Clearwater, Florida, which left Graziano, a former U.S. Marine, permanently brain-damaged after sustaining a broken skull.

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Didier Marouani and Paris-France-Transit

Artist: Didier Marouani and Paris-France-Transit

   Genre(s):
Electronic

Discography:

Concerts En URSS

Year: 1996
Tracks: 15

Laura Albert Versus Savannah Knoop: Who Is the Real Fake JT LeRoy?

Photo: Getty Images, WireImage
Laura Albert, the real writer who published books under the adopted fake persona of drug-addicted teen prostitute JT LeRoy, is outraged today over the upcoming book from Savannah Knoop, the actress she hired to play LeRoy in public appearances. In Girl Boy Girl: How I Became JT LeRoy, Knoop will tell the story of how she wore a wig and sunglasses, pretended to be a boy, and partied with hip celebrities like Courtney Love, Dennis Cooper, and Gus Van Sant — basically all the fun parts of the JT LeRoy story. "I am not in any way connected with this book and it disgusts me. Just because you play a writer doesn't mean you are a writer," Albert tells "Page Six." "[I]t's disgusting they're using celebrity names to sell it. I'm not interested in making a career of JT, I'm an artist," she says, presumably because her own book about the actual fake writing would be way less interesting than Knoop's, about playing dress-up and going to parties with famous people.

LEROY HOAXERS IN FALLING-OUT [NYP]

Related: Who is the Real JT LeRoy? [NYM]

Alan Davies To Return To Jonathan Creek For One-off

Crime-fighting magician Jonathan Creek will make a one-off return to the BBC later this year, the corporation has confirmed.

Alan Davies will reprise his role as the mystery-solving illusionist while Love Soup star Sheridan Smith is set for a guest starring role.

The one-off episode, set for broadcast later this year, will see Creek tasked with solving the conundrum of 70 years of destruction wreaked by a 'Nightmare Room' in a shady Gothic house.

After Joey Ross' (Smith) friend becomes the latest victim, she joins forces with Creek to uncover the secrets of the enigmatic room.

"For the last five years whenever I've passed a locked room I've thought there might be a mystery lurking behind it, so I'm very happy to return to Jonathan Creek and to have something to actually solve," said Davies.

"I'm also chuffed that Sheridan Smith is joining us, she's going to be great."

And writer David Renwick, who has penned the one-off special, said he has his "fingers crossed" for a successful return.

"After a five-year break I think we're all looking forward to getting Creek back on the screen and the BBC appear to be quite excited," he added.

03/06/2008 17:38:49

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Wahnfried

Artist: Wahnfried

   Genre(s):
Electronic
   Trance

Discography:

Drums 'n' Balls

Year: 1997
Tracks: 4

Trance Appeal

Year: 1996
Tracks: 11

Trancelation

Year: 1994
Tracks: 13

Megatone

Year: 1984
Tracks: 3

Maria Mena

Andy Dick: More Andy, Less Dick

Andy Dick's hair color is not the only thing that has changed temporarily -- so has his wacktabulous attitude. Andy was caught outside the Grove in L.A. where he showed off his softer sober side.
Andy Dick: Click to watch!

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The Daily Trailer: The Incredible Hulk

Edward Norton takes his turn at playing Dr. Bruce Banner and his green giant alter ego in the new movie 'The Incredible Hulk', the sequel to the 2003 hit 'Hulk' and The Celebrty Truth has got the trailer here.

'The Incredible Hulk' is in cinemas now.