Wednesday, 28 May 2008
The Beatles guru Maharishi dies aged 91
The Indian mystic became famous in 1968 when the Beatles travelled to the foothills of the Himalayas to learn his techniques and he was also filmed with Mike Love of the Beach Boys, the singer Donovan and actress Mia Farrow.
Love said: "His passing is profoundly sad. But I for one, am among the millions who are grateful for what he shared with us. We will miss you, but your great light will shine on."
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi moved to the village of Vlodrop in Holland in 1990 and died there last night.
The Maharishi built a business empire worth billions, including property dealing and a company selling ayurvedic medicine and cosmetics.
He set up universities and schools all over the world and his Natural Law Party has campaigned in elections in dozens of countries around the world.
Saturday, 24 May 2008
Cynthia Nixon - Nixon Dismisses Marriage Reports
Actress CYNTHIA NIXON has laughed off reports she is to wed her partner CHRISTINE MARINONI, insisting she would only consider marriage if it was legal in her native New York.
The Sex and the City star, 42, was alleged to be planning a low-key ceremony to make her romance with Marinoni official later this year (08).
But Nixon, who has been dating the education activist for four years, is adamant there will be no wedding - as long as gay marriage is outlawed in the Big Apple.
She tells British chat show host Graham Norton, "It's untrue. 'Cause we can't get married. (But) we could get married for pretend!
"We live in New York; New York has no same sex marriage. I think one day soon, hopefully, it may (be legal), and then I think we'll consider it."
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Three 6 Mafia Prep New Album Release For June
The brainchild of Three 6 Mafia founding members DJ Paul and Juicy J, Last 2 Walk premieres the future club anthem, "Lolli Lolli (Pop That Body)" featuring hardcore rapper Project Pat (Juicy J's brother and longtime member of the Hypnotize Minds' hip-hop collective), the rising Three 6 Mafia protege Young D, and Superpower.
The album includes the salacious new single "I'd Rather" featuring Unk, "That's Right" featuring Akon, and the long-awaited "My Own Way" collaboration with Good Charlotte.
Kick Axe
Artist: Kick Axe
Genre(s):
Metal: Heavy
Rock: Hard-Rock
Rock
Discography:
Rock The World
Year: 2005
Tracks: 10
Iv
Year: 2004
Tracks: 14
Live and Kickin' Axe 1984
Year: 2003
Tracks: 11
Welcome To The Club
Year: 1985
Tracks: 10
Vices
Year: 1984
Tracks: 10
Canadian mainstream metal stripe Kick Axe was formed in Regina, Saskatchewan, in 1976 by brothers Victor Langen (bass part) and Gary Langen (drums), along with guitar player Larry Gillstrom. The band started knocked out playing biker festivals just about their home province, and presently added second base guitar player Raymond Arthur Harvey in January 1978. Kick Axe resettled to Vancouver in the hopes of finding more gigs, merely the constant touring disagreed with Gary Langen, wHO drop by the wayside before the terminal of 1978 to expend time with his new mob; he was replaced by Gillstrom's crony, Brian. The mathematical group began transcription an album in 1979, just were discouraged by the results and abandoned the approximation in favor of probing for a rightful frontman. They chartered Charles McNary in 1981, simply he became more slaked with the band's local success -- both in clubs and with the independent individual "Reality Is the Nightmare" -- than the remainder of the group. National advertisements for a new isaac Bashevis Singer landed Milwaukee native George Criston, world Health Organization affected to Vancouver in 1982 to connect Kick Axe. Thus established, the dance orchestra landed a apportion with Pasha Records (home of Quiet Riot) and recorded their debut album, Vices, with manufacturer Spencer Proffer. Vices was released in 1984 and produced a nonaged attain in "Sonorous Metal Shuffle," as well as landing the band an opening slot for Judas Priest that summer. The follow-up, Welcome to the Club, appeared in 1985, featuring a charity-benefit cover of "With a Little Help From My Friends" recorded with a change of Canadian difficult stone all-stars. The album went gold in Canada, merely guitar player Harvey, tired of touring, lay off concisely thereafter. Kick Axe continued as a quaternion and recorded deuce tracks for the soundtrack of Transformers: The Movie; nevertheless, executives feared the band's make would be unfitting for the film's cy Young audience, and they were rather credited as Spectre General. Back under their possess cite, Kick Axe recorded their third album, Rock the World, in 1986; nevertheless, it failed to build on the band's premature commercial exposure, and they stony-broke up soon afterwards.
Madonna - Madonna Vacuums In Clean Up Video
MADONNA has posted a video online featuring her vacuuming the set of her new 4 MINUTES video, stating, "Cleanliness is next to Godliness."
The odd YouTube.com video is Madonna's attempt to poke fun at fans who are posting homemade videos of her new single online.
The pop superstar says, "All you people out there who are making videos to my single, you've got to clean up after yourself."
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