Daniel Day-Lewis paid an emotional tribute to late actor Heath Ledger during an appearance on the 'Oprah Winfrey Show' yesterday.
The actor's eyes filled with tears as he spoke, via satellite, of his regret on learning of Ledger's sudden death on Tuesday.
Day-Lewis, who was on the show to discuss his Oscar nomination for 'There Will Be blood', said he felt "strange" talking about anything else.
"There isn't anything to say other than to express one's regret to his family and his friends and to say from the bottom of one's heart...that I'm sorry for their trouble."
The actor continued: "I didn't know him. I have a strong impression I would have liked him very much, as a person, if I had."
He added: "I had already marvelled at some of his work. And looked forward to the work he would do in the future."
Day-Lewis prayed Ledger's loved ones would be left alone to grieve, saying: "This is going to be something they are going to be living with for the rest of their lives."
Thursday 29 May 2008
Saturday 24 May 2008
Rapper DMX arrested for speeding, reckless driving in Arizona
PHOENIX - DMX was arrested after speed-enforcement cameras captured him in his bright yellow 1966 Chevrolet going 114 mph (183 kph) on a suburban Phoenix freeway.The rapper/actor was taken into custody at his north Phoenix home without incident, the Arizona Department of Public Safety said today. He posted a bond and was released.DMX, whose real name is Earl Simmons, was booked on charges of criminal speeding, public endangerment, reckless driving and driving on a suspended license.Electronically activated cameras placed along the Loop 101 freeway in Scottsdale captured him three times on Jan. 21 in his Nova II with a large +DMX; decal on the windshield.The speed limit on the stretch of roadway is 65 mph (105 kph).The 37-year-old's lawyer, Murray Richman, said he had no comment.-AP
Assemblage 23
Artist: Assemblage 23
Genre(s):
Electronic
Rock: Electronic
Pop
Industrial
ROck: Alternative
Dance
Discography:
Meta
Year: 2007
Tracks: 10
Binary CDM
Year: 2007
Tracks: 5
Storm
Year: 2004
Tracks: 10
Let the Wind Erase Me
Year: 2004
Tracks: 5
Ground CDM
Year: 2004
Tracks: 5
Live At DNA Lounge
Year: 2002
Tracks: 14
Document
Year: 2002
Tracks: 10
Defiance
Year: 2002
Tracks: 10
Live Leipzig
Year: 2001
Tracks: 10
Failure
Year: 2001
Tracks: 10
Disappoint
Year: 2001
Tracks: 7
Addendum
Year: 2001
Tracks: 13
Contempt
Year: 1999
Tracks: 13
Assemblage 23 is the brainchild of Seattle-based Tom Shear, wHO spent a 10 on various electronic projects before determination success as a respected EBM act. For live performances he is accompanied by Paul Seegers on keyboards and Kevin Choby on electronic drums.
Although he had previously written euphony, it wasn't until 1988, when, at a concert by Depeche Mode, Shear was inspired by the industrial sounds spun by the opening night DJ. He shortly shifted from subservient synth-pop (below the make Man on a Stage) to a combination of his punk rocker, synth-pop, and industrial influences. Changing the refer to Assemblage 23, Shear self-released Wires in 1992, with petty pursuit from record labels. In the mid-'90s, he produced tracks for a side project called Nerve Filter, exploring dark, subservient techno (premature endeavors included playing bass voice for the Advocates, as well as the short-lived synth-pop externalize Procession). Finally, in 1995, Arts Industria released the first Assemblage 23 trail, "Body snatcher," on a compiling. In 1998, Canadian label Gashed sign Assemblage 23 and the following class released its first full-length, Contempt. In 2001, the followup, Failure, a mature recording of electro and industrial dance, was issued and establish popularity in dance clubs. After difficulties with Gashed, Assemblage 23 sign with Metropolis in 2001, re-releasing Contempt and Failure.
Sound design
No Bonnaroo, no Lollapalooza, no Coachella. What’s a New England music fan to do all summer?
How about hang home, save on gas and see the very best summer has to offer.
While New England remains the only part of the country without a kookily named festival - Langerado, Wakarusa or Bamboozle anyone? - you’ll have no problem putting together a sunny schedule specifically tailored to your tastes. Until someone launches the Rockbusterchuggarama Massachusetts Music Festival, we’ll help you navigate a brilliantly crowded May to September with a few customized itineraries.
Let the festival come to you festival
Two options. Book a half-dozen plane trips and buy a half-dozen festival passes to see a half-dozen buzz bands. Or stay put and check out all the good stuff when it blows through town. Few of the hip will miss the Hub this summer: DeVotchKa (May 18, Paradise), Raconteurs (with Black Lips, June 3, Bank of America Pavilion), R.E.M. (with Modest Mouse and the National, June 13, Tweeter Center), The Ting Tings (June 19, Great Scott), Yael Naim (June 21, Berklee Performance Center), Pearl Jam (with Ted Leo, June 28 and 30, Tweeter), The Black Angels (June 29, Middle East), Feist (July 8, Bank of America Pavilion), Dengue Fever (July 9, Museum of Fine Arts), Radiohead (with Grizzly Bear, Aug. 6, Tweeter Center).
Woodstock ’08
Remember how those rapscallions ruined Woodstock ’94 by - gasp! - throwing mud? Damn kids. To re-create the original Woodstock experience with a few of the original performers and none of the Gen X spoilsports, check out these dates: Joe Cocker (opening for the Steve Miller Band, July 19, Tweeter Center), Crosby, Stills & Nash (July 25), Richie Havens (Aug. 2, Newport Folk Festival), former Band-singer/drummer Levon Helm (Aug. 3, Newport Folk Festival, and June 21, Bank of America Pavilion, with Phil Lesh).
Dead Again
You can’t see Jerry and you can’t even see the Dead alumni as a unit, but three key players will be here this summer on solo tours. Bob Weir & Rat Dog (May 31, Hampton Beach, Casino Ballroom, Hampton Beach, N.H., and Aug. 16, Tweeter Center, with the Allman Brothers), the Bill Kreutzmann Trio (featuring Oteil Burbridege and Scott Murawski, June 5, Roxy) and Phil Lesh & Friends (June 21, Bank of America Pavilion).
Really guilty pleasures
We’ve been monitoring you for some time and we know what you listen to in your car when you’re all alone. Sadly Phil Collins and Marilyn Martin won’t be coming this summer, but there’s plenty of similar Velveeta to slather your inner cornball with. Duran Duran (May 28, Agganis Arena), Stevie Nicks (June 22, Bank of America Pavilion), Donna Summer (July 12, Bank of America Pavilion), George Michael (July 27, TD Banknorth Garden), Solid Gold Dance Party (with the Village People, Aug. 1, Bank of America Pavilion), Poison (with Dokken and Sebastian Bach, Aug. 7, Bank of America Pavilion), Journey (with Heart, Cheap Trick, Aug. 19, Tweeter Center), Neil Diamond Aug. 23, Fenway Park [map]).
Go for the tailgating, stay for the show
If you want to drink fruity rum and high fructose syrup go see Jimmy Buffett. If you want to drink cheap, domestic beer with real rock fans before a real rock show, you best steer clear of the Parrothead scene. Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers (with Steve Winwood, June 13, TD Banknorth Garden and June 14, Tweeter Center), Black Crowes (June 28-29, Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom, Hampton Beach, N.H.), Bruce Springsteen (Aug. 2, Gillette Stadium), Buddy Guy and George Thorogood & the Destroyers (Aug. 16, Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom and Aug. 17, Bank of America Pavilion), Lynyrd Skynyrd and Kid Rock (Aug. 23, Tweeter Center).
Ozzy-free Ozzfest
With Ozzfest rumored to be just a two-day event in Dallas, you’ll have to rely on someone other than Sharon to make up your metal itinerary in ’08. Don’t fret, you don’t need the Prince of Darkness to bark at the moon this summer. Iron Maiden (June 20, Tweeter Center), Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival (highlights being Slipknot, Airbourne, Black Tide and Mastodon, Aug. 5, Tweeter Center), Motley Crue (with Buckcherry, Aug. 22, Tweeter Center).
Alt alt country
How about hang home, save on gas and see the very best summer has to offer.
While New England remains the only part of the country without a kookily named festival - Langerado, Wakarusa or Bamboozle anyone? - you’ll have no problem putting together a sunny schedule specifically tailored to your tastes. Until someone launches the Rockbusterchuggarama Massachusetts Music Festival, we’ll help you navigate a brilliantly crowded May to September with a few customized itineraries.
Let the festival come to you festival
Two options. Book a half-dozen plane trips and buy a half-dozen festival passes to see a half-dozen buzz bands. Or stay put and check out all the good stuff when it blows through town. Few of the hip will miss the Hub this summer: DeVotchKa (May 18, Paradise), Raconteurs (with Black Lips, June 3, Bank of America Pavilion), R.E.M. (with Modest Mouse and the National, June 13, Tweeter Center), The Ting Tings (June 19, Great Scott), Yael Naim (June 21, Berklee Performance Center), Pearl Jam (with Ted Leo, June 28 and 30, Tweeter), The Black Angels (June 29, Middle East), Feist (July 8, Bank of America Pavilion), Dengue Fever (July 9, Museum of Fine Arts), Radiohead (with Grizzly Bear, Aug. 6, Tweeter Center).
Woodstock ’08
Remember how those rapscallions ruined Woodstock ’94 by - gasp! - throwing mud? Damn kids. To re-create the original Woodstock experience with a few of the original performers and none of the Gen X spoilsports, check out these dates: Joe Cocker (opening for the Steve Miller Band, July 19, Tweeter Center), Crosby, Stills & Nash (July 25), Richie Havens (Aug. 2, Newport Folk Festival), former Band-singer/drummer Levon Helm (Aug. 3, Newport Folk Festival, and June 21, Bank of America Pavilion, with Phil Lesh).
Dead Again
You can’t see Jerry and you can’t even see the Dead alumni as a unit, but three key players will be here this summer on solo tours. Bob Weir & Rat Dog (May 31, Hampton Beach, Casino Ballroom, Hampton Beach, N.H., and Aug. 16, Tweeter Center, with the Allman Brothers), the Bill Kreutzmann Trio (featuring Oteil Burbridege and Scott Murawski, June 5, Roxy) and Phil Lesh & Friends (June 21, Bank of America Pavilion).
Really guilty pleasures
We’ve been monitoring you for some time and we know what you listen to in your car when you’re all alone. Sadly Phil Collins and Marilyn Martin won’t be coming this summer, but there’s plenty of similar Velveeta to slather your inner cornball with. Duran Duran (May 28, Agganis Arena), Stevie Nicks (June 22, Bank of America Pavilion), Donna Summer (July 12, Bank of America Pavilion), George Michael (July 27, TD Banknorth Garden), Solid Gold Dance Party (with the Village People, Aug. 1, Bank of America Pavilion), Poison (with Dokken and Sebastian Bach, Aug. 7, Bank of America Pavilion), Journey (with Heart, Cheap Trick, Aug. 19, Tweeter Center), Neil Diamond Aug. 23, Fenway Park [map]).
Go for the tailgating, stay for the show
If you want to drink fruity rum and high fructose syrup go see Jimmy Buffett. If you want to drink cheap, domestic beer with real rock fans before a real rock show, you best steer clear of the Parrothead scene. Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers (with Steve Winwood, June 13, TD Banknorth Garden and June 14, Tweeter Center), Black Crowes (June 28-29, Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom, Hampton Beach, N.H.), Bruce Springsteen (Aug. 2, Gillette Stadium), Buddy Guy and George Thorogood & the Destroyers (Aug. 16, Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom and Aug. 17, Bank of America Pavilion), Lynyrd Skynyrd and Kid Rock (Aug. 23, Tweeter Center).
Ozzy-free Ozzfest
With Ozzfest rumored to be just a two-day event in Dallas, you’ll have to rely on someone other than Sharon to make up your metal itinerary in ’08. Don’t fret, you don’t need the Prince of Darkness to bark at the moon this summer. Iron Maiden (June 20, Tweeter Center), Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival (highlights being Slipknot, Airbourne, Black Tide and Mastodon, Aug. 5, Tweeter Center), Motley Crue (with Buckcherry, Aug. 22, Tweeter Center).
Alt alt country
Heath Ledger's 'Joker' Action Figures Sell Out
Action figures of Heath Ledger’s Joker character in the upcoming Batman movie have sold out within minutes of them going on sale.
Devotees of the comic book series lined up early to clear shelves of the $9.99 (£5) toy, which shows Ledger in his final completed role before his premature death in January from an accidental drug overdose, aged just 29.
An employee of Times Square's Toys R Us store says: "There are none left in the warehouse. You will be waiting a while if you want one."
Some fans are believed to be buying up stock, convinced the figure is a collector's item, whereas others are selling them on auction site eBay for up to $55 (£27.50) each.
Ledger will be seen as The Joker alongside Christian Bale's Batman in The Dark Knight, which hits movie theatres worldwide from July.
See Also
Dave Holland and Derek Bailey
Artist: Dave Holland and Derek Bailey
Genre(s):
Other
Discography:
Improvisations For Cello And Guitar
Year: 1971
Tracks: 3
Mates Of State gear up for US tour
Mates Of State are gearing up for their forthcoming US tour with a warm-up show tonight in their home state of Connecticut.
The duo are preparing for the release of their fifth album �??Re-Arrange Us�??, which comes out Tuesday (May 20), and will launch the album with a performance on Late Night With Conan O�??Brien on the day of the release.
The tour proper kicks off May 22 in San Francisco.
The dates are:
New Haven, CT Toad's Place (May 16)
San Francisco, CA Slim's (22)
Bend, OR Les Schwab Amphitheater (24)
Sasquatch Festival, Washington Gorge Amphitheater (25)
Los Angeles, CA Henry Fonda Theater (28)
Lawrence, KS Wakarusa Music Festival (6)
Omaha, NE The Slowdown (7)
St. Louis, MO The Bluebird (8)
Oklahoma City, OK Bricktown Ballroom (10)
Dallas, TX Granada Theatre (11)
Austin, TX Emo's Alternative Lounge (13)
Little Rock, AR Rev Room (14)
Memphis, TN Hi-Tone (15)
Newport, KY Southgate House (17)
Pittsburgh, PA Mr.Small's Theatre (18)
Philadelphia, PA Popped! Music Festival (21)
Pemberton, BC Pemberton Festival (25)
Chicago, IL Lollapalooza-Grant Park (August 1)
Liberty State Park, NJ All Points West Festival (8)
Austin, TX Austin City Limits Festival (September 26)
--By our New York staff.
Find out more about NME.
The duo are preparing for the release of their fifth album �??Re-Arrange Us�??, which comes out Tuesday (May 20), and will launch the album with a performance on Late Night With Conan O�??Brien on the day of the release.
The tour proper kicks off May 22 in San Francisco.
The dates are:
New Haven, CT Toad's Place (May 16)
San Francisco, CA Slim's (22)
Bend, OR Les Schwab Amphitheater (24)
Sasquatch Festival, Washington Gorge Amphitheater (25)
Los Angeles, CA Henry Fonda Theater (28)
Lawrence, KS Wakarusa Music Festival (6)
Omaha, NE The Slowdown (7)
St. Louis, MO The Bluebird (8)
Oklahoma City, OK Bricktown Ballroom (10)
Dallas, TX Granada Theatre (11)
Austin, TX Emo's Alternative Lounge (13)
Little Rock, AR Rev Room (14)
Memphis, TN Hi-Tone (15)
Newport, KY Southgate House (17)
Pittsburgh, PA Mr.Small's Theatre (18)
Philadelphia, PA Popped! Music Festival (21)
Pemberton, BC Pemberton Festival (25)
Chicago, IL Lollapalooza-Grant Park (August 1)
Liberty State Park, NJ All Points West Festival (8)
Austin, TX Austin City Limits Festival (September 26)
--By our New York staff.
Find out more about NME.
Transatlantic
Artist: Transatlantic
Genre(s):
Rock
Discography:
Mike's Silver Hammer (CD 2)
Year: 2001
Tracks: 3
Mike's Silver Hammer (CD 1)
Year: 2001
Tracks: 3
Live in America (cd2)
Year: 2001
Tracks: 3
Live in America (cd1)
Year: 2001
Tracks: 3
Bridge Across Forever
Year: 2001
Tracks: 4
Drummer Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater, Liquid Tension Experiment) had a insight that gave birth to the band Transatlantic. He pictured a band of himself, Neal Morse (Spock's Beard), and Jim Matheos (Fates Warning). As it off out, Morse was available, merely Matheos was non. Morse came up with the idea of recruiting Roine Stolt (Flower Kings) instead, and all that was left wing was a bassist. Portnoy contacted Marillion's Pete Trewavas and the radical was plant. They recorded and released their first album, SMPTe, in 2000, working about everyone's main band obligations. Since that time, they have released a live video/CD place and Bridge Across Forever. Both of those releases came tabu in 2001.
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