YUMA MUSIC STUDIO: Agustus 2008

Minggu, 03 Agustus 2008

Lindsay Lohan's sister steps out

Lindsay Lohan's sister Ali, 14, accidentally auditioned for legendary adult movie director Peter DavyThe singer - who is keen to follow in her older sibling's footsteps by breaking into the acting industry - was followed by cameras for her reality show 'Living Lohan' as she went to try out for a part in horror movie 'Trolls', but was unaware of the director's porn connections. Ali's representative said: "Ali obviously had no idea about Davy's past. If she did know, she never would have auditioned for him." Ali's mother Dina was reported to have "gone nuclear" when she found out about the multitalented teenager's mistake. Peter is most famous for directing erotic films including 'Voodoo Lust' and 'Dreams in the Forbidden Zone'. Ali has never made her desire to be famous a secret, and recently revealed she wants to be someone who people can look up to. She said: "I grew up watching Lindsay, and it made me want to do what she does - just the whole vibe. Being there, being on camera, or onstage, with everybody listening to you. It's so cool when people look up to you. "I want it so bad. So bad you don't even know. And now, it's actually happening. I've already been asked for my autograph, and it's just a really good feeling to have." For more music news stories click here To buy gig tickets click here.

Brett Anderson tour dates

Brett Anderson will play a short UK tour in September, following the release of his new album 'Wilderness' on Sep 1.The tour will be similar in format to the one-off date Brett played at London’s Mermaid Theatre in July, where he was joined onstage by cellist Amy Langley to perform the new album and highlights from his back-catalogue. The Mermaid Theatre show received rave reviews in the broadsheets and an ecstatic response from fans. For the September tour Brett has tried to choose unorthodox venues for his shows outside London.The September tour dates are:SEP 25 LEEDS CITY VARIETIESSEP 26 MANCHESTER ROYAL NORTHERN COLLEGE OF MUSICSEP 27 GLASGOW ORAN MORSEP 29 BRIGHTON ST GEORGES CHURCHSEP 30 LONDON SHEPHERDS BUSH EMPIREPlease contact www.gigsandtours.com or the 24 hour cc hotline on 0871 2200260. Tickets are on sale from July 31.The album 'Wilderness' is released on BA Songs on Sep 1 but will be available from independent record stores from August 14. For more music news stories click here To buy gig tickets click here.

Jumat, 01 Agustus 2008

The Verve Storms Back On Fourth Album

August 01, 2008 , 12:00 AM ET
Jonathan Cohen, N.Y.
The Verve roars back to life after an 11-year hiatus between new albums with "Forth," a bracing blend of the experimentalism of the group's early work and the more structured songwriting of its last two efforts.The set is due Aug. 25 in the U.K. via Parlophone and the following day in North America on the band's On Our Own label, with distribution by RED/Megaforce.Only one song is less than five minutes long on "Forth," which begins with the seven-minute jam "Sit and Wonder." Atop a big bass groove and foreboding atmospherics, frontman Richard Ashcroft pleads, "Lord, give me the light," setting the table for the single "Love Is Noise," the most electronic track of the Verve's career.The cut's sampled "woo-hoo" vocal and synths stake out new territory, but rarely have Ashcroft's vocals sounded as raw and angrily passionate. "Love Is Noise" will be released in the U.K. Aug. 4 digitally and Aug. 11 in physical form."Forth" is further highlighted by the dreamy "Judas," arguably one of the most beautiful songs the band has yet penned, and the anthemic ballad "Valium Skies," a sure-fire future concert staple which is reminiscent of the hit "Lucky Man" from 1997's "Urban Hymns." "I See Houses" muses on Ashcroft's everyday surroundings while pivoting between the eerie vibes of 1995's "A Northern Soul" and the elegant emoting of "Urban Hymns."Elsewhere, the Verve stretches out in ways it hasn't since the early 1990s. The eight-minute "Noise Jam" is a propulsive rocker with references to Mother Mary, Steve McQueen and the Rapture, finishing in an explosion of pounding downstrokes, while "Columbo" barrels through several different motifs (slinky, Can-inspired bass lines; early Verve ambience) over the course of seven-and-a-half minutes.The Verve plays Japan's Summer Sonic festival Aug. 9-10 and the U.K.'s V Festival the following weekend. Fall tour plans have yet to be announced.Here is the track list for "Forth":"Sit and Wonder""Love Is Noise""Rather Be""Judas""Numbness""I See Houses""Noise Epic""Valium Skies""Columbo""Appalachian Springs"