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Saturday, April 30, 2011

Jordana Brewster Biography News Profile Boy Friend Relationships Imdb Husband Family Pictures Wallpaper Online Video.

Date of Birth : 26 April 1980, Panama City, Panama
Height : 5' 7" (1.70 m)


Mini Biography
Raven-haired beauty Jordana Brewster was born in Panama City, Panama on April 26, 1980. She was raised in London, England up until the age of six. At this time, her family decided to move back to their native Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Here, they would stay for the next 4 years.jordana brewster fast and furious jordana brewster debsmichelle rodriguez megan fox.

Jordana learned to speak fluent Portuguese during her 4 year stay in Rio de Janeiro. At the age of ten, Jordana's family decided to move again, only this time they would relocate to Manhattan. It was here where Jordana studied at Sacred Heart, an all-girl Catholic school before moving on to the New York Professional Children's School.

It was in her teens that Jordana began to make a name for herself by appearing two of daytime television's longest-running soap operas, "All My Children" (1970) and "As the World Turns" (1956), where she played the role of "Nikki Munson" for three years.

Jordana also went on to co-star in the NBC mini-series The '60s (1999) (TV). The year 1998 marked her big-screen debut as "Delilah Profitt" in the teen-driven film, The Faculty (1998).

However, it was her role as "Mia Toretto" in the blockbuster hit The Fast and the Furious (2001) that led her to reach Hollywood stardom. Despite her success,

Jordana continued to attend Yale University, in the class of 2003.

A young actress with dark-haired good looks and a strong personality, Jordana Brewster was born in Panama City, Panama, on April 26, 1980; her father,

Alden Brewster, is a successful investment banker, while her mother, Maria Jaao, is a former model whose resumé includes an appearance in the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue.

Mr. Brewster's career dictated a certain amount of traveling, so Jordana lived in London, England, until age six, then spent four years in Rio de Janeiro, before settling in New York City at age ten. While studying at the New York Professional Children's School,

Jordana was bitten by the acting bug, and at the age of 15 she landed the role of Nikki Graves on the soap opera As the World Turns.

The same year, Jordana was also cast in a supporting role on another soap, All My Children; her run on All My Children was less than a year,

but she continued to appear on As the World Turns until 1998. 1998 also marked Jordana's big-screen debut as the sharp-tongued Delilah in the teen horror opus The_Faculty, while a year later she was cast in a showy role in the popular miniseries The_'60s.

After graduating from high school, Jordana was accepted at Yale, but took time off from her studies to resume her acting career, appearing in two films in 2001, including the box-office blockbuster The Fast and the Furious.

While subsequent roles in D.E.B.S and Annapolis found the emerging actress climbing the credits list with impressive ease, the fact that both films went laregely unseen after receiving only lukewarm reception did little to slow the determined Brewster down.

Jordana Brewster Biography News Profile Boy Friend Relationships Imdb Husband Family Pictures Wallpaper Online Video.Jordana Brewster Biography News Profile Boy Friend Relationships Imdb Husband Family Pictures Wallpaper Online Video.Jordana Brewster Biography News Profile Boy Friend Relationships Imdb Husband Family Pictures Wallpaper Online Video.

Plugging Up A Site: T-Shirt Bordello

Kids, you who know me know that I do not talk up websites if they don't live up to the hype.

When I go to all the effort of telling you what a great place a certain website is and that you should visit it even if you have to type out the address with your nose, you should listen.

Really.  You should.

The site I'm about to tell you about now is a place that is altogether wonderful, outrageous and, in a word, fashionable.  Yes, consider this your style wake-up call, brothers and sisters.  This is a place you should visit now, in fact. Go on.  Go!

Oh wait!  I need to tell you about it first!  Jeez, sorry; got carried away.

Don Myers (whose middle name just happens to be "Of The Dead"...I like that middle name) contacted me a while back and gave me the heads-up on a site of his that, while up-and-coming, still needs to be made known to the public at large.  I wholly agree...as a matter of fact, I think this is a place that needs to be better known.  I'm completely serious here..look at me, do I look like I'm kidding here???

The name of the place is T-Shirt Bordello, a nice little place that originates out of Florida and is really starting to leap up and make waves.  Sure, there's other places like this online, but I think we've got a winner here.  Especially for the discriminating hunter and collector such as yourself.

T-Shirt Bordello is a site which specializes in t-shirts (duh), but not just any t-shirts.  These are shirts that you, as an individual, a regular reader of this site and someone who appreciates a good chuckle need.  Yes, thee are shirts which are funny - andnot funny in a Big Johnson shirt way.  We're being eclectic, here....

After all, we have a fine selection of preshrunk 100% cotton shirts (no blends here, kids - 100% COTTON!) which feature imagery from such well-respected standards as Star Trek, Doctor Who, Star Wars, Battlestar: Galactica, The Shining, Friday the 13th, Psycho and Ghostbusters.  Not to mention such well-respected individuals as Stephen King, George A. Romero, H.P. Lovecraft, David Hasselhoff, Bigfoot, John Stewart and Chuck Norris...well, of course you gotta have Chuck Norris in there, too.  That's a given.

Not just shirts, though...NO, not just shirts.  If this was a site that specialized in just shirts, then we'd need to go on to something else.  But T-Shirt Bordello also specializes in items such as coffee mugs, beanies, baseball caps, tavern glasses, ashtrays, keychain fob thingys and professionally-printed business cards from a reputable-looking place in Europe called Elite Hunting.  Very nice.

I'm sure Don and company won't mind, so here are a couple of pictures of their product (complete with direct links to the site so you can BUY THEM NOW).  Just look at this:
























Are you kidding me; this is must-have stuff!

So go on over - right now - to T-Shirt Bordello, buy two or three t-shirts, pay promptly and thank me later. 

You're welcome.

Dope out.

- TGWD

The MAY'11 soundtrack! Άνοιξη θα μπεις επιτέλους?

Όπως θα έχετε διαπιστώσει το blog ανανεώθηκε :-) Ελπίζω να σας αρέσει το νέο look και η θεματολογία. Αν κάτι δε σας αρέσει ή θέλετε να προτείνετε, you are more than welcome! Ευτυχώς τελείωσε ο πριγκηπικός γάμος που μας είχαν πρήξει τα @@, λες και δεν είχαμε άλλη έννοια, απορώ πραγματικά τι ενδιαφέρον υπάρχει σε όλο αυτό. 
Καλό μήνα boys and girls, με πολύ μουσική, "ηλιόλουστη" διάθεση και χαμόγελο σε ό,τι κι αν μας συμβαίνει!
BEST SONGS OF THE MONTH
* ADAM LAMBERT Sleepwalker
* ALOE BLACC Loving you is killing me
* AYO Real love
* BEYONCE Run the world (girls)
* BLACKFIELD Oxygene
* BRITNEY SPEARS (Drop dead) Beautiful
* CAMILLE JONES Wasted
* CHARICE Before it explodes
* CHRIS BROWN Say it with me
* CHRISTINE GULDBRANDSEN Standing on the moon
* CLARE MAGUIRE I surrender
* DANNY Tonight
* DEPECHE MODE Personal Jesus (The Stargate remix)   <---CLUB SONG OF THE MONTH
* ENRIQUE IGLESIAS feat. SUNIDHI CHAUHAN Heartbeat (India mix)
* FAR EAST MOVEMENT feat. KERI HILSON Don’t look now
* GAD Parallel lines
* IRA ATARI Back to zero
* JAY SEAN feat. LIL WAYNE Hit the lights
* JENNIFER HUDSON Don’t look down
* JENNIFER LOPEZ Papi   <---SONG OF THE MONTH
* JON MCLAUGHLIN What I want
* KAT DELUNA Drop it low   <---R'N'B SONG OF THE MONTH
* KATE RYAN LoveLife
* KATY B Broken record
* LADY GAGA Judas   <---POP SONG OF THE MONTH
* LENKA You will be mine
* MASON feat. ROISIN MURPHY Boadicea
* MATTHEW MORRISON Still got tonight
* MILOW Never gonna stop
* MOBY The day   <---ELECTRONIC SONG OF THE MONTH
* NICOLE SCHERZINGER Right there
* NIKOLAS METAXAS Face off
* OTHERVIEW RunAway (Cinematic remix)   <---ACOUSTIC SONG OF THE MONTH
* PURESSENCE Burma
* RICHARD MARX When you loved me
* ROXETTE Speak to me (bassflow remake)   <---BALLAD OF THE MONTH
* SADE Still in love with you
* SEPTEMBER My emergency
* SHAYA Feel me
* SKY FERREIRA Traces
* SOPHIE ELLIS-BEXTOR Starlight
* STEVIE NICKS Italian summer
* THE PIERCES Piece of you
* THE SOUNDS Yeah yeah yeah
* THE VACCINES Under your thumb
* THE VIEW Best lasts forever
* WITHIN TEMPTATION Stairway to the skies   <---ROCK SONG OF THE MONTH
* ZOE TIGANOURIA feat. IN-GRID Avec toi
* ΓΙΩΡΓΟΣ ΣΑΜΠΑΝΗΣ Σαν φύλλο στον αέρα
* ΔΗΜΗΤΡΗΣ ΚΟΡΓΙΑΛΑΣ feat. BEROLINA LEANTRA Calling
* ΕΛΕΝΗ ΤΣΑΛΙΓΟΠΟΥΛΟΥ Oι σκιές
* ΕΥΡΥΔΙΚΗ & ΣΑΛΙΝΑ Οι διαφορές   <---GREEK SONG OF THE MONTH
* ΜΕΛΙΣΣΕΣ & ΗΒΗ ΑΔΑΜΟΥ Κράτα τα μάτια σου κλειστά
* ΜΥΡΩΝΑΣ ΣΤΡΑΤΗΣ Διπλά σ’αγαπώ
* ΝΙΚΟΣ ΚΑΡΒΕΛΑΣ Μαύρο σε μαύρο
* ΠΑΝΟΣ ΜΟΥΖΟΥΡΑΚΗΣ Μεσημέρι ξυπνώ
BEST ALBUMS OF THE MONTH
Ελένη Τσαλιγοπούλου ΤΑ-ΡΙ-ΡΑ (έντεχνο) (8)
Jennifer Lopez LOVE? (pop) (8)
Νίκος Καρβέλας ΟΛΑ ΕΙΝΑΙ ΜΕΣ ΣΤΟ ΜΥΑΛΟ (rock/pop) (8)
Sade THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION (soul) (8)
Sophie Ellis-Bextor MAKE A SCENE (pop/dance) (7.5)
Milow NORTH AND SOUTH (acoustic/pop) (7)
COMME CI, COMME CA
Katy B ON A MISSION (dubstep/funky) (6)
Μύρωνας Στρατής ΑΛΛΟΣ ΚΟΣΜΟΣ (rock/pop) (6)
Nikolas Metaxas SQUARE ONE (alternative) (6)
Christine Guldbrandsen COLORS (folk) (6)
CRAP!
Stevie Nicks IN YOUR DREAMS (rock) (4)
Puressence SOLID STATE RECITAL (rock) (4)
Ira Atari SHIFT (electropop) (4)
Sanna Nielsen I’M IN LOVE (pop) (2)
EUROVISION 2011
1 point RUSSIA “Get you” (Alexey Vorobyov)
2 points SLOVAKIA “I’m still alive” (TWiiNS)
3 points FINLAND “Da da dam” (Paradise Oskar)
4 points ROMANIA “Change” (Hotel FM)
5 points TURKEY “Live it up” (Yüksek Sadakat)
6 points NORWAY “Haba haba” (Stella Mwangi)
7 points FRANCE “Sognu” (Amaury Vassili)
8 points AZERBAIJAN “Running scared” (Ell & Nikki)
10 points UNITED KINGDOM “I can” (Blue)
12 points HUNGARY “What about my dreams?” (Kati Wolf)

Steve Carell Makes A Personal Goodbye Video to "The Office," Fans!

I made a failed attempt Thursday night to hold back my tears as Michael Scott made his last appearance on "The Office." After Thursday's episode, the greatest boss on television has thrown away the "World's Best Boss," mug (replacing it with a personal "World's Best Boss 2011," trophy from the Dunder Mifflin Staff) and packed his bags to be with his soulmate, Holly, in Colorado.

Those who've been a faithful "The Office," viewer have grown a love for it so pure, you practically consider yourself a Dunder Mifflin employee. We've watched Michael change from a bit of a selfish and at times pompous asshole to an absolute sweetheart. We've seen him go from what he THOUGHT was love (Jan) to what he KNEW was love (Holly). We've seen him fail as a friend but triumph just as quickly in many situations. We've seen him scheme to get his way and then do the right thing. We've seen him make a fool of himself and we've seen him step up to be a truly great person. We've seen him bring people down but we've seen him pick them back up. We've practically sat in that conference room and laughed, rolled our eyes, gasped aloud, and shook our head to the conversations brought up in there.

Michael Scott is many things. But we cannot deny how great of a man he is.

I'm talking as if someone has passed away or has moved, but see? That's just it. Michael Scott might be a fictional character, but the way Steve Carell has brought him to life, you can swear that you've worked for him, and that your heart pounded with happiness while you held that candle to aid Michael in that grand proposal he made to Holly. You also felt your heart shatter when just a minute later, he told us all he was leaving.

Tonight was so difficult, knowing that this wonderful show will continue without the person who brought it to what it is.



Here is a video of Steve Carell, the man who touched our hearts, giving us Dunder Mifflin employees his own farewell.


Michael Scott Is The Biggest Boss
That We've Seen Thus Far.

I love you. You will be greatly missed.





Source: Vulture

Trending RIGHT Now (4/30/11)

 1. Cloris Leachman - In a press conference today, Miss Leachman denied rumors that she was, in fact, dead.  Though when confronted with obituaries, autopsy reports and various eyewitnesses who claimed to have been at her funeral recently, Miss Leachman finally admitted that she "may have been infected with that 'virus thing' that's kept Henry Kissinger alive all these years".

2. Hayden Panettiere - Upset that she has been typecast ever since the "Heroes" TV series, she is now relieved that she is moving past such "teenybopper cheerleader nonsense" and announced her upcoming movie role which she admits is "far more mature than anything I've done before".  Speaking of which, you can catch her as Red Riding Hood in Hoodwinked Three: Another Damn Animated Fairy Tale Thing in theaters in 2012.

 3. Tiger Woods - Sources close to Woods refuse to comment on his professional nor his personal life , except to say that Woods is having more trouble than usual getting it in the hole.  Questions about his balls were not immediately answered.

 4. Jordana Brewster - Although she may be an actress, 75% of those polled believed her to be a close relation to Punky and wondered why she didn't wear the mismatched shoes anymore.

 5. Medicaid health insurance - These three words have entered the same lexicon as other foreboding words of doom such as "triple bypass surgery", "level three earthquake" or "mother's coming over".  And yet, the list is still topped by the highest-rated triplet of doom, "Madonna's latest movie".

 6. Kate Middleton - Now officially a princess, she is still going through a rigorous course of lessons in order to learn the proper way to stand on balconies, wave by just slightly turning her wrist and correct tiara placement.  Future classes will teach how to greet new family members (first lesson: "Yo! Wassup!" is usually incorrect).

 7. David Beckham - His wife reports that he is still "bending it".  Film at 11.

 8. Gold futures - Experts predict that gold will still be useful for years to come for bricks, fingers, members and people with first names like Tracey and Missy.  However, it will lose popularity for musical artists who still prefer platinum overall.

 9. Baby names - A drastic downswing in Sixties baby names has been reported, except in southern California, where at least fifteen new births have been reported with the first name Cloud.  Others such as Rainbow, Freelove, Dylan and Sinsemilla have also been reported.

 10. Tungurahua volcano - Upset that the rest of the world's attention has been on Japan and the American South natural-disaster-wise, Ecuador's most popular volcano decided to make itself known today.  Though nearby residents are concerned that Tungurahua may have "overdone it.  A little".

Erhard Loretan


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Erhard, completed the goal of reaching the Summit of all 14 8000 meters peaks in just 13 years at age 36.

When asked about those who would race to finish the 8000 meter peaks and those who would count lower Summits, Erhard Loretan said:

"This 'race' is a little outside the objective. I do not believe that it is a race between climbers rather it is between the 'media'. Perhaps I am mistaken. If people want to play, in my opinion, the climber must reach the highest point and without oxygen, of course. In fact, if you have a minimum of ethics, your heart will say to you if your climbing is clean or not. Personally, I went twice to Shishapangma because the first time, in 1990, the route to the main summit was dangerous. "

    His philosophy has always been the same - quickly and lightly. And being true to this, he succeeded in conquering the 14 8000ers in 13 years. He doesn't like roping up and he prefers quick ascents which minimize the risks attached to altitude.

    He was born on 28 April 1959 in the Swiss town of Freiburg in Bulle and he lives in the little village of Cresuz, Switzerland. He began climbing at the age of 11 and only 4 years later climbed the east face of the Doldenhorn (3645 meters).

    At the end of the 70s, he covered most of the Mont Blanc massif, including most of its classic routes and after a winter in Cervinia, in 1980 he went to the Andes where he made 3 new routes in addition to summiting Pallcaraju, the Ranrapalca, the Caras, the Artesonraju and the Huascaran (6768 meters). In 1982, he started his Himalayan career with a visit to Nanga Parbat (8126 meters). In 1981 he obtained his Swiss Mountain guide's diploma.

    He doesn't like being roped up, he prefers quick ascents which minimize the risks associated with altitude. His goal is to spend as little time as possible in the so-called "Death Zone". In 1995 he became the 3rd person in the world to climb the 14 summits over 8000 meters, after Reinhold Messner and Jerzy Kukuczka.

    He is the author of a book of “Photographs of the highest summits on the planet” to which he gave the following prologue - "What can provoke more enthusiasm in a young man, than discovering a passion which will fulfill his whole existence? As for climbing, is it not the best way of reaching heaven, as much physically as spiritually. I have taken the decision to live intensely, flirting with risk. I am always asked why I climb - the answer is found in the pictures I have taken - they open a window onto my experiences".
     

Loretan’s main climbs:
    1980 - Pallcaraju, Ranrapalca, Caras, Artesonraju, Huascaran (6768 meters)
    1982 - Nanga Parbat (8125 meters)
    1983 - Gasherbrum I (8068 meters), Gasherbrum II (8035 meters), Broad Peak (8047 meters)
    1984 - Manaslu (8156 meters), Annapurna (8078 meters), 4 day traverse of the crest
    1985 - K2 (8612 meters), Dhaulagiri (8167 meters), North Face of the Eiger (3970 meters) in one day
    1986 - 40 Swiss summits in 19 days in winter, Everest (8848 meters) - 40 hrs round trip from Base Camp -, Cho Oyu (8201 meters)
    1987 - Serious accident in the alps
    1988 - First ascent with Kurtyka of a route on the Nameless Tower, Trango Towers
    1989 - 13 North Faces (Swiss alps), K2 (attempt)
    1990 - Mc Kinley (6194 meters), Cho Oyu (8201 meters), Shisha Pangma (8046 meters)
    1991 - Makalu (8470 meters)
    1992 - K2 (8611 meters)
    1993 - Kangchenjunga (attempt)
    1994 - Lhotse (8501 meters), new solo route on Mont Epperly (4700 meters) Antarctica
    1995 - Kangchenjunga (8598 meters), Mount Loretan (nameless peak in Antarctica)
    1997 - Nanga Parbat (attempt on Mazeno Ridge with Voytek Kurtyka)
 
He trained as a cabinet-maker (1979) and mountain guide (1981) and began his climbing career at the age of 11. He died on his 52nd birthday while climbing the Grünhorn in the Swiss Alps.

Loretan was one of the few who have climbed all 14 eight-thousanders, a feat he accomplished at the age of 36. He made his first expedition to the Andes in 1980 and began his conquest of the 8,000 metres (26,247 ft) peaks in 1982 with the deadly Nanga Parbat. 13 years later, in 1995, he climbed the last of them, Kangchenjunga. In 1986, Loretan made a revolutionary ascent of Mount Everest in only 40 hours, climbing by night and without the use of supplementary oxygen.

Loretan was convicted in 2003 of the manslaughter of his seven-month-old son, after shaking him for a short period of time to stop him crying in late 2001. He was given a four-month suspended sentence. Publicity of the case raised awareness of the danger of shaking children due to weak neck muscles.

He died on – 28 April 2011 in a climbing accident in the Swiss Alps on his 52nd birthday.

Famed Swiss climber Erhard Loretan falls to death in Alps

Renowned Swiss climber Erhard Loretan has died in a climbing accident in the Swiss Alps on his 52nd birthday.

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Swiss police say Loretan was leading a client up the summit ridge of the Gruenhorn, in the Bernese Alps, on Thursday afternoon when the pair fell.
The climber died at the scene, while his Swiss client was flown to hospital in a serious condition.

Loretan was one of the few people to have reached the summits of all 14 mountain peaks above 8,000m (26,247ft).

But his career was blighted by a family tragedy just before Christmas 2001, when he killed his own infant son by shaking him to death to stop him crying.

The two climbers fell for unknown reasons at a height of 3,800m, up the 4,043-m peak, police from the Swiss canton of Valais said.

It was a fall of 200m, according to Swiss newspaper La Tribune de Geneve.
Manslaughter conviction

Loretan, originally from the canton of Fribourg, began climbing at the age of 11.
He scaled his first 8,000-m peak, Nanga Parbat in Pakistan, in 1982.

Over the next 13 years, he climbed the other 13.

His 1986 ascent of Mount Everest, without bottled oxygen, by night and in just 40 hours, stunned the mountaineering world.

That same year, he climbed 38 Swiss peaks in 19 days, La Tribune de Geneve reports.

He told L'Objectif magazine in 1995 that he had an "extreme fear of death" but his fear kept him crucially alert when climbing.

For the manslaughter of his son of seven months, Loretan was convicted and given a suspended sentence of four months in 2003.

He said he had shaken the child for just a couple of seconds to stop him crying, then put him to bed and the crying had stopped. He later called an ambulance.

The case's notoriety led to new research showing many parents were unaware that infants can die from being shaken for only a few seconds, because of weak neck muscles, the Associated Press news agency recalls.

Ogie Alcasid and Regine Velasquez Wedding Photos | Regine in red wedding gown | Ogie Alcasid and Regine Velasquez Wedding Photos


Ogie Alcasid and Regine Velasquez Wedding took place just this afternoon, December
22, 2010, at the beautiful Terrazas de Punta Fuego Beach Resort in Nasugbu, Batangas.

Two big names in showbiz industry, Ogie, 43, and Regine, 40, tied the knot in what has been dubbed by GMA 7 as "Wedding of the Decade".

Regine was so beautiful in her red Monique Lhuillier gown, which costs half a million pesos, and as you can see in the photo above, Regine was wearing a pair of black biker boots underneath.

As reported by GMA 7, President Noynoy Aquino was among the groomsmen along with Dingdong Avanzado, Michael V and Janno Gibbs.

No ABS-CBN execs were spotted at the wedding but GMA 7 bosses were of course there and even TV5 owner Manny Pangilinan, who were among the principal sponsors.

Other principal sponsors included Jose Mari Chan, Vicky Belo, Orly Ilacad, German Moreno, Vic del Rosario, Tony Tuviera and Sharon Cuneta (but didn't make it on the wedding day).
Feel the love between Ogie and Regine on these wedding photos:

Regine Velasquez in her wedding gown

Regine walking down the aisle



Ogie Alcasid kisses his bride

The newly weds: Ogie and Regine


THE GUESTS


Erik Santos, Sarah Geronimo, Rachelle Ann Go, John Prats, Mark Bautista


John & Christian Bautista


Richard & Ruffa Gutierre



This is the place Prince William & Kate Honeymoon | Where Prince William & Kate Honeymoon Plance

This is the place Prince William & Kate Honeymoon

Entertainment News - After undergoing a number of British royal wedding, Prince William and Kate immediately departed from Buckingham Palace to the Aston Martin. The two happy couples, then will undergo a honeymoon trip.

Until now, both Prince William and Kate as well as the royal party, sealed information about this one thing to the media. However, there are a number of newspaper blowing romantic location that will be where they are making love after officially became husband and wife.

Approximate location, namely the Seychelles, Kenya, Mustique, a place of Australia, Great Barrier Reef. Or the Island of Corfu in Greece, villas in Tuscany and the Scilly Isles, coast located in southwest England. News-seekers were reportedly vying to get exclusive pictures honeymonn moment Prince and Princess who acquired the title of The Duke of Queen Elizabeth II.

Various paparazzi chase will be renewed pressure for them, where they live in the future is full of the media spotlight. Similarly, as quoted by AP on Saturday (30/04/2011).

Just as Princess Diana, who hunted down by paparazzi, until his death in a car crash in Paris in 1997. Diana's last breath at the age of 36 years.

New kids on the blog! Simon Curtis

Γράφει ο Gus B

Hello there
Είμαι ο Gus και μαζί σ’ αυτήν τη στήλη θα δούμε νέους και φρέσκους άγνωστους καλλιτέχνες, κατευθείαν από την απέραντη βαθειά θάλασσα του YouTube!
Καταρχήν θα ήθελα να ευχαριστήσω τον αγαπημένο μου φίλο και εμπνευστή-πατέρα του blog αυτού, του οποίου την πρόταση δέχτηκα με μεγάλη χαρά! Τι τιμή, ώ πατέρα Music Bug!
Ο λόγος που λάτρεψα αμέσως τη στήλη αυτή είναι το γεγονός ότι πιστεύω ακράδαντα ότι η μουσική δεν έχει όρια, είναι ανεξάρτητη από κάθε μεγάλη η μικρή δισκογραφική εταιρία, είναι πέρα από κάθε μεγάλο, μικρό η άσημο όνομα. Όταν η μουσική είναι καλή, αξίζει να ακουστεί όπως και να’ χει! Όταν ένα τραγούδι κάνει τη διαφορά, συνοδεύεται από μια όμορφη φωνή και από μια προσεγμένη ενορχήστρωση τότε δεν έχει καμία σημασία αν προέρχεται από κάποιο μεγάλο σταρ η από κάποιο μικρό αστεράκι χαμένο κάπου εκεί στο youtubiako γαλαξία!
Γι’ αυτό λοιπόν στη στήλη αυτή θα δημοσιεύονται καλλιτέχνες οι οποίοι είναι άγνωστοι, αλλά ωστόσο καθόλου τυχαία έχουν σημειώσει πολλές καλές κριτικές και χιλιάδες views στο Youtube.
Φτυάρια ανά χείρας, σακίδιο στην πλάτη, παγούρι στη ζώνη και φύγαμε!
Καλή εξερεύνηση λοιπόν! :-)

Simon Curtis: The Father Monster (?)
Η αρσενική version της Lady Gaga? Το θέλει πολύ τουλάχιστον! Αποκαλεί τους fans του «robots»(ενώ η Lady  «monsters» όπως είναι γνωστό). Πάντως σίγουρα τα τραγούδια του είναι εξαιρετικά και δεν υπολείπονται σε τίποτα από εκείνα αρκετών γνωστών ονομάτων στη μουσική βιομηχανία!
Ο Αμερικανός ρομποτοπατέρας δηλώνει μουσικός, συνθέτης, τραγουδιστής, ηθοποιός και παραγωγός! Μπορεί στα 10 του να ήρθε αντιμέτωπος με τη σοβαρή ασθένεια της λευχαιμίας, αλλά αυτό του έδωσε δύναμη να προχωρήσει δυναμικά στη ζωή του και να κάνει αυτό που πραγματικά θέλει! Τώρα, λοιπόν, είναι εδώ να αναγεννήσει την Τ
eenPOP και να την εμπλουτίσει με dark electro στοιχεια!


Επιρροές του? Εκτός από τη μούσα του
Britney Spears, είναι οι N*Sync και η Lady Gaga!
Για
unsigned artist η δουλειά του παραείναι επαγγελματική! Η socialική δύναμη που έχει σημειώσει πλέον (20.000 followers στο Twitter) και η youtubική του επιτυχία τον έκανε να πεί ΟΧΙ σε ένα «τρομακτικά μεγάλο», όπως ο ίδιος ανέφερε, συμβόλαιο της SONY. Και ο λόγος? Επειδή δεν ήθελε να αναλωθεί σε πιθανές μακροπρόθεσμες απαιτήσεις της εταιρίας! Να πω την αλήθεια, αν και ριψοκίνδυνο, το βρίσκω πολύ έξυπνο! Αυτό είχε όμως ως άμεση συνέπεια να ξοδέψει ο ίδιος ο Simon μαζί με τον παραγωγό του JeffJadionWells, 13 ολόκληρες ημέρες να γράψει και να ηχογραφήσει το πρώτο του προσωπικό άλμπουμ «8Bit Heart» το 2009.

Το
Billboard εκτιμά ότι κατά το 2010 το 8Bit Heart κατεβάστηκε 150.000 φορές από το επίσημο site του, το οποίο μπορεί κανείς να το κατεβάσει… δωρεάν!
Ο Simon είπε ότι δεν ήταν μια χαμένη ευκαιρία στο να βγάλει χρήματα βγάζοντας το άλμπουμ του προς πώληση και ότι αυτό που σκοπεύει ο ίδιος μέσα από το να το δημοσιεύσει δωρεάν είναι να κάνει ένα μεγάλο πρώτο βήμα ως νέος καλλιτέχνης για μια επιτυχημένη καριέρα!
Σε λίγες μέρες θα βγει ΕΠΙΤΕΛΟΥΣ και το 2ο άλμπουμ του με τίτλο
RΔ”.
Απ’ ο,τι φαίνεται στο review πρέπει να είναι WOW!

Εάν σας έπεισαν όλα αυτά μπορείτε να κατεβάσετε το πρώτο του άλμπουμ 8BitHeart εδώ!


Από το 8BitHeart ξεχωρίζω τρία κομμάτια τα οποία τα θεωρώ MUST-BE-LISTENED-TO:

1. Beat Drop:

2. Diablo:

3. Delusional:

PLUS: Οι ενορχηστρώσεις και τα εφέ είναι ABSOLUTELY WOW!!!
MINUS: 4 στα 10 τραγούδια είναι κάτω των 3 λεπτών!

Μια σύντομη κριτική στο άλμπουμ:

Boy Robot: Ένα intro που σε βάζει για τα καλά στο πνεύμα των τραγουδιών που ακολουθούν.
Don’t Wanna Be Alone: Dark and groovy!   10/10
Fell In Love w/an Android: ΚΟΜΜΑΤΑΡΑ! Ακόμα και τον τύπο-αγγούρι στο club, ο ρυθμός τον κάνει να του φύγουν τα άλατα απ’ τις κλειδώσεις!   10/10
Super Psycho Love: Με ανατολίτικη εισαγωγή σε βάζει σε μια dark πυραμίδα όπου, μετά το θάνατό της το 2000, θάφτηκε η Teen PopResurrection now!!!   9/10
8Bit Heart: Χαμηλώνει το beat… Πολύ cute ποπ κομμάτι, με το Simon να λιώνει κυριολεκτικά στο μικρόφωνο!   8/10
Diablo: Με εισαγωγή κάτι από Radar τις Britney, με αναφορές στoSince U Been Gone” της Kelly Clarkson και με το παιχνίδισμα στους στίχους της Britney από το “If U Seek Amy” στο δεύτερο κουπλέ κατάφερε να κάνει το τραγούδι DIRTY POP επιτυχία!   10/10
The Neverending Elevator: Simon is talking to the phone!
Delusional: Dirty POP! Musical sex between *Nsync & BSB!   10/10
Joystick: Dirty Teen POP again! Φέρτε μου ένα χορογράφο ΤΩΡΑ!!!   9/10
Beat Drop: Το απόλυτο κομμάτι του άλμπουμ! Ο ρυθμός απλά τα σπάει… τα παρκέ! Με samples από το λατρεμένο μου “Queen of the night” από την όπερα «Μαγικός Αυλός» παντρεύει τον Αμαντέους με τον Justin Timberlake! Και σα να μην έφταναν όλα αυτά, τσουπ! Πετάγεται και η Lady φωνάζοντας «Want your bad romance!» στην αρχή του δεύτερου ρεφρέν! Αυτά είναι!   10’/10
Brainwash: Power Pop κομμάτι με φοβερά φωνητικά εφέ! Αγαπώ!   9/10
The Dark (Featuring Jay-Z): O Justin Timberlake μέσα του! Αρκετά καλό!   7/10
Victory: Μελαγχολικό outro… :-( Θέλουμε κι άλλοοο!!!

Gus B xxx