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I'm a musician, singer/songwriter, blogger, writer, poet, bodybuilder, movie lover, music lover, video gamer, history/political buff, conservative/republican, etc. I like to do a lot of things.
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Report: Madonna announces world tour…

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Announced today, Madonna revealed she will go on a full world tour this summer, playing a slew of 50-60 shows. This tour is of course produced and sponsored by Live Nation. Her first concert of the tour will begin Aug. 23rd in Cardiff, Wales. Her tour listings will be unleashed to the public later today.

Billboard reports:

http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003800612

Will Madonna come to Albany at Times Union Center or Saratoga Springs at SPAC this summer? Who knows. But it’s pretty unlikely. The closest she’ll probably perform to us is no where other than NYC, she’ll probably get a gig at Madison Square Garden if anything. A Madonna tour is good news though.

Kev

 

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NEW: Scarlett Johansson’s cover of “I Don’t Wanna Grow Up” leaked to youtube…

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Some of Scarlett’s album “Anywhere I Lay My Head” has been leaked to youtube, and Tom Waits popular song “I Don’t Want to Grow Up” covered by Scarlett Johansson is here.

I’m enjoying this album so far, so I think I’ll pick it up when it comes out in a few weeks!

Kev

 

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Report: Amy Winehouse turns herself in for possesion of crack/cocaine…

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Amy Winehouse turned herself into London police today due to a video she was being taped smoking crack/cocaine at a house party that the Sun newspaper released to the internet for everyone to see. The police became curious and wanted to investigate themselves.

MTV reports:

http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1587016/20080507/winehouse_amy.jhtml

If she dies of a drug overdose this year, I won’t feel upset or devastated about it. There’s been so many celebrities and famous musicians dying of drug overdoses that I really don’t care anymore. It’s gonna happen to her at some point if she doesn’t cut the shit.

I’d love to see new music by her but I’m afraid we ain’t gonna see a new album by her in a long time. She’s gonna keep doing drugs no matter how many times she turns herself into rehab.

Keep it up Amy, or you’ll be singing in heaven with Ike Turner before you know it.

Kev

 

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Report: Charles Grodin to have returning cameo in the next Muppet movie…

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Charles Grodin before

Charles Grodin now

MTV Movies Blog reports that actor Charles Grodin who appeared in leading roles in such films as “Midnight Run” with Robert Deniro and the “Beethoven” series a family film about a father who hates owning a dog is making a return to the Muppet movie series by appearing in a cameo in the next one. Charles Grodin played the leading role in “The Great Muppet Caper” playing the role as Nicky Holiday.

The writer for the next Muppet film Jason Segel wrote a cameo strictly for Charles Grodin, he didn’t quite say if he is reprising the role of Nicky Holiday or not. He also revealed that he has plans in bringing in Sesame Street characters as well so it could be a mix of all Muppet characters.

From MTV Movies Blog:

http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2008/05/06/jason-segel-reveals-surprise-muppet-movie-cameoits-charles-grodin/

Pretty cool news. Sounds like they’ll make the next Muppet movie a huge blockbuster this time around. The last 3 or 4 Muppet films were flops.

I hope they do better next time so it can feel like a real Muppet movie.

Kev

 

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Report: “Superbad” leads MTV Movie Awards nominations this year…

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The hit comedy film “Superbad” starring the great Jonah Hill and Michael Cera, a film about three high school “virgin” kids desperate in getting laid at this drinking party they want to go to has lead the MTV Movie awards nominations this year. The MTV Movie Awards will be aired live on MTV this year on June 1.

The Associated Press Reports:

http://apnews.excite.com/article/20080507/D90GG0KG1.html

When I first heard of “Superbad” I thought it was another one of them stupid teen comedies, so that’s why I passed on seeing it in theater and waited for DVD release instead. When it came out on DVD and I watched it, I thought the movie was fantastic and one of the best comedy films I’ve seen in a long time.

McLovin’ is one of the coolest movie characters!

Kev

 

Videogame news

BREAKING NEWS: Grand Theft Auto IV breaks record in the U.S…

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It broke records of sales in the U.K. first, and now it finally broke records in the U.S.A. “Grand Theft Auto IV” has beat “Halo 3” and “Pirates of the Carribean: At World’s End” videogames with “GTA IV” becoming the biggest opening in any entertainment product ever. Before the game came out it was speculated that the game would make over $300 million, but turns out it made more than $500 million.

Variety Reports:
http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117985192.html?categoryid=20&cs=1

I can see why. The game is absolutely mind blowing.

Kev

 

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Report: Tom Cruise might return to Mission Impossible 4…

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Summer Redstone who is a entertainment mogul, and also the chairman and controlling shareholder of Viacom and CBS corp is actually giving actor Tom Cruise permission to star in “Mission Impossible 4” if Paramount Pictures is up for it. Paramount Pictures banned Tom Cruise from filming movies with the company due to his never ending media frenzy creating controversy in the news.

While Redstone gave the ok to Cruise starring in Mission Impossible 4 it is still all up for Paramount Pictures who still owns the series.

Yahoo movies reports:

http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/ap/20080506/121008240000.html

Paramount should do what’s right and not lift his ban from filming movies. The dude deserves no place in Hollywood and no one cares for Tom Cruise anymore.

We used to love him back in the 80’s and the early 90’s when he was great, but today he is such a douchebag.

Kev

 

WWE news

Report: Is the WWE failing in ratings?

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This guy wrote this interesting article on if the WWE is failing as a business ’cause of low ratings. I agree with his article totally. Just because WWE TV ratings are low, doesn’t mean the business is coming to an end. The WWE is a powerful company. This company will be on our planet forever. Like WWE or not.

Whenever it’s Vince McMahon’s time to die in real life, I’m not saying he will, but what if down the road, there will be other people in the wrestling business to take his spot as chairman to keep WWE alive. Like his kids Stephanie and Shane McMahon can take over ownership. Maybe Jim Ross or Triple H, those two guys know about the wrestling business more than anyone. There will always be people taking over if Vince McMahon happens to retire or dies, it doesn’t matter. Vince McMahon will never retire from WWE, he’ll be chairman ’til the day he dies, trust me on this. 🙂

Read this interesting article here:

http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/sports/wrestling/blog/2008/05/in_wwe_revenue_trumps_ratings.html

Reasons I think WWE is low in the ratings:

-last year’s Chris Benoit murder controversy

-No Stone Cold, No Rock, No Hulk Hogan

-Storylines getting lame and stupid

-Not enough wrestling

I can think of a lot of reasons but those are the big ones I can thnk of at the top of my head. Basically, no one really cares for WWE anymore except the only people left are mostly the longtime fans who still enjoy watching it like myself.

Kev

 

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Report: Heath Ledger Joker dolls (or action figures) flies off shelves…

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The newly made and released Heath Ledger joker action figures are selling out quick. They are priced at $9.99 and people in NYC are having a hard time trying to find one. Toys ‘R Us in NYC says it will take a while to get more in.

More on it here:

http://www.nypost.com/seven/05062008/news/regionalnews/jokers_wild__ledger_dolls_fly_off_shelve_109586.htm

Now, don’t tell me that people from all over the states and the world, traveled to NYC just get a Heath Ledger Joker action figure. Come on now. They are just plastic toys! Are they really worth something or will they worth a lot 20 years from now?

I love Heath Ledger as the Joker myself but a toy is a toy!

I can’t wait to see “The Dark Knight”. Honestly, out of all of my most anticipated movies I want to see, I’m dying to see “The Dark Knight” over everything else. “The Dark Knight” will indeed be the best Batman movie ever made. “The Dark Knight” is my no. 1 most anticipated film.

Kev

 

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Report: The Police to play their final show in NYC after their tour is done…

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Sting, Andy Summers and Stu Copeland will play their final and last show as the Police in NYC where the band started out 30 years ago. The Police has made a lot of history in New York City as they played a lot of shows when they were just starting out as a band. Their first number of gigs were at no where other than the legendary CBGB’s where the band was made famous. The band started in NYC and they want to end their career in NYC. They didn’t announce a date for the NYC concert just yet.

Their NYC concert will benefit the city’s local public TV stations. They will also work with Mayor Bloomberg for MillionTreesNYC.

From the Police official website:

http://www.thepolice.com/news/news.php?uid=5695

It’s too bad that the CBGB’s closed down before their final show, I’m sure the band would have loved to have their final gig at the same venue where they started.

I’m not a fan of the Police anymore, I used to be. But Sting’s singing is too good and profesional that he doesn’t sing like he used to in the Police back in the old days. That’s why I think the Police reunion is crap.

The Police will make a stop at SPAC in Saratoga Springs to open for Elvis Costello this summer, I’m not sure if I’ll go to that or not. Probably not, I don’t go to famous national concerts anymore.

Kev