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Isaac Hayes Dies at the Age of 65
Written by Jay on August 11, 2008 – -
This week has been very depressing, first we hear about Bernie Mac passing away and now we hear about Isaac Hayes passing away at the age of 65.
For those who don’t know who Isaac Hayes is, he was a musician, a composer, and a producer. He was most known for his Theme from Shaft, which won the Academy Award for Best Original Song.
Others probably have heard him numerous times but never realized it was him. Besides being the voice of the Shaft theme, he was also Chef on the show, South Park.
Isaac Hayes who accomplished tons within his 65 years was found unconscious and collapsed near a treadmill in his Memphis home by his wife, Adjowa.
Hayes leaves behind a widow, three ex-wives, 12 children, 14 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Rest in peace, Isaac Hayes.
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Dr. Dre’s Detox Album is Finally Coming!
Written by Jay on August 6, 2008 – -
In a recent interview with USA Today, the West Coast super producer announced the Detox album will be hitting stores around November or December this year!
“I’m just now – over the last couple of months – starting to feel that it’s going to be right and it’s something I can be proud of, and everybody is going to love it,” Dre told the interviewer. “In a perfect world, I’m shooting for a November or December release.”
Now, it seems like we’ve heard that line before. I swear Dr. Dre’s Detox album was going to hit stores the past two or three winters ago. But to give Dre credit, he’s a perfectionist and if the album isn’t right, well, he’s simply not going to release it.
“I’ve never set out to do that,” Dre said. “I just make the music feel the way I want it to feel and I don’t put it out until I’m totally happy with it. Then it does what it does.”
Tags: detox album, dr. dre, dr. dre detox, hiphop, rap, snoop dogg
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Eraserhead Reunion Concert Rumored to Happen August 30, 2008
Written by Jay on August 5, 2008 – -
If you guys have no idea who The Eraserheads (or E-Heads) are, they were a prominent Filipino rock band of the 1990s that include members such as Ely Buendia, Raimund Marasigan, Buddy Zabala and Marcus Adoro. This band was said to be “The Beatles of the Philippines.”
I believe the Eraserheads disbanded in 2002 from various disagreements and it is said that past tension has the Eraserhead Reunion Concert still up in the air.
Who knows? But supposedly if the Eraserhead Reunion Concert rumor is true, it will be a one-time thing and sources say it’s mainly for the money as hugs and kisses are very unlikely.
We’ll see what happens, but according to an article from the Philippine Entertainment Portal, the Eraserheads confirmed this one-night concert deal at the Cultural Center of the Philippines grounds on August 30.
Tags: buddy zabala, e-heads, ely buendia, eraserhead reunion, eraserhead reunion concert, eraserheads, marcus adoro, raimund marasigan, the beatles of the philippines
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Alicia Keys Teams Up with Jack White for New Bond 007 Theme Song
Written by Jay on July 29, 2008 – -It looks like Amy Winehouse is out and Alicia Keys is in to lend her beautiful and soulful voice to the new theme song for the upcoming Bond 007 movie, Quantum of Solace. Honestly, I would’ve picked Alicia Keys over Amy Winehouse anyday.
Alicia Keys will be teaming up with Jack White, the male half of the White Stripes, to produce this new theme song. And if you didn’t know, Jack White actually wrote and produced the tune, titled “Another Way to Die,” and he will also play the drums.
The film’s soundtrack is scheduled to come out in stores October 28th, while the movie itself is scheduled to hit theaters on November 7th. This will be the second 007 movie featuring Daniel Craig is Bond. We’ll see how he does in this second movie.
White and Keys’ collaboration marks the first time a duo have taken on the task of a Bond song.
Hey, rumors had it that Alicia Keys was one of the frontrunners for this role and it was confirmed earlier today. Alicia Keys has yet to disappoint in the music area, so expect the theme song to be great!
Tags: 007, alicia keys, bond theme, daniel craig, jack white, james bond, quantum of solace, white stripes
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Tim McGraw Fight at Recent Concert
Written by Jay on June 26, 2008 – -
Wow, apparently, country singer, Tim McGraw recently got into a fight at his latest contest with a fan from the crowd. Actually, it wasn’t that much of a fight.
The rumor hit the internet that Tim McGraw saw a man hit a woman in the crowd, so his reaction was to pull the man on stage and shove his ass to security. And apparently, after that happened, the man wanted to fight Tim McGraw.
In the video I included below, you can see McGraw pulling the man on stage by his belt and literally shoving him to a bunch of security members. You can also see McGraw raising a clinched fist ready to punch the fan in the face before security and band members got in between them.
Now, no one knows just yet on why the man hit the woman in the crowd, or if it was on purpose or if it was accidental. But we all know Tim McGraw just wasn’t having it.
The best part of all of this, after the fan was escorted off stage, Tim McGraw just began singing like nothing happened at all. LOL!
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R. Kelly Acquitted of Child Pornography Charges
Written by Jay on June 15, 2008 – -
R&B Singer R. Kelly was acquitted of child pornography charges this past Friday which finally closes the book on this six-year investigation.
I’m sure all of you have heard about this - and if you haven’t, you really need to get out more - but R. Kelly was charged with 14 counts of child pornography charges and this ordeal lasted for years. Matter of fact, this all dated back to 2002. But on Friday, after the jury deliberated on the case for close to 8 hours, they found R. Kelly innocent on all 14 charges.
After reading quite a few articles, I’ve seen people use the comparison to the O.J. Simpson trial. Now, that definitely isn’t even on the same level but still people want to compare the two because a) both were big name celebrities b) both of them were found innocent and c) I’m sure the comparisons were there because of race.
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