The Killers are rig to headline the bit day of the Reading Festival tonight (August 23) with a set on the Main Stage after Bloc Party and The Raconteurs.
The ring, who last played the bash in 2005, will be sledding head-to-head with Manic Street Preachers, wHO are set to headline the NME/Radio 1 Stage. They will play after sets from the likes of Justice, Foals, Mystery Jets and The Ting Tings.
Editors, We Are Scientists and Dirty Pretty Things are too set to perform on the Main Stage, piece Bombay Bicycle Club will kick off the day's musical action on the NME/Radio 1 Stage at midday (BST).
Elsewhere on the Reading internet site Elliot Minor headlines the Festival Republic Stage, playing after Los Campesinos!, White Lies, Twisted Wheel and Black Kids.
NME.COM is bringing you live coverage straight from both sites of the Reading And Leeds Festivals 2008. For the latest news, blogs, pictures and video interviews head to the Reading And Leeds Festivals index now.
Plus make sure you make next week's issue of NME - on newsstands nationwide from Wednesday August 27 - for the ultimate Reading And Leeds Festivals review.
For more Reading And Leeds Festivals coverage including alive footage and more, visit fellow official media partner bbc.co.uk/readingandleeds.
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Saturday, 23 August 2008
Wednesday, 6 August 2008
Hannah-Less Miley Breaks Out Big on Charts
Who of necessity Hannah Montana? Apparently not Miley Cyrus.
The tween queen's new, non-Hannah album, Breakout, broke onto the charts at No. 1, selling 371,000 copies for the calendar week ended Sunday, according to Nielsen SoundScan data released today.
Her two previous studio apartment releases, both Miley-Hannah jazz group jobs, as well topped the Billboard 200. But Breakout is an official solo release (she cowrote eight of the 13 cuts). It also represents her best gross sales week, topping last summer's Hannah Montana 2: Meet Miley Cyrus by 45,000, and the second best week for a female artist this year.
Despite the big numbers, Cyrus' album didn't occur close to Lil Wayne's Tha Carter III, which sold 1 million copies for the biggest sales week of the class, or even Mariah Carey's E=MC2, which sold 463,000 copies its debut week�the best for a female artist this year. Cyrus does have line-shooting rights over Madonna, though. The Material One's Hard Candy opened with 288,000.
Cyrus faced some stiff rival from Sugarland. The countrified duo stirred 314,000 of Love on the Inside to land at No. 2.
Other than the odd photograph spread, Cyrus' path to world domination continues unabated. She hosts the Teen Choice Awards this weekend. Her animated movie Bolt opens in November, the same month as her sweet 16th, and she already uttered interest in doing a soundtrack duo with film costar John Travolta. Then there's the upcoming unexampled season of her Disney Channel hit, as well as a Hannah Montana movie, due in May 2009, both of which will spawn albums.
Like Cyrus' latest, Love on the Inside simon Marks a new career high gear for Sugarland, whose previous high was a 211,000-copy No. 4 bow for 2006's Enjoy the Ride. Love on the Inside is also the band's first album to top the Country Albums chart.
(For those keeping track at plate, the electric current Love on the Inside album is a luxe edition, with the regular version set to make believe its debut on
Thursday, 19 June 2008
R. Kelly Lawyer Apologises To Miley Cyrus
. KELLY's defence attorney has publicly apologised to teen actress MILEY CYRUS for using her name at his client's child pornography trial.
The singer - real name Robert Kelly - was acquitted of 14 counts of child pornography in a Chicago, Illinois on Friday (13Jun08)
During the closing arguments of the trial, lawyer Sam Adam Jr. had used Hannah Montana star Cyrus to explain how teenagers gossip in a bid to prove the sex act his client was accused of didn't happen.
He told the jury: "This wasn't a gardener or the man down the street or a janitor. This was a 13-year-old girl having sex with a superstar, and she doesn't tell anyone? She doesn't let it slip to her best friend? Never? Not anyone? You can't keep a 13-year-old's mouth closed over Hannah Montana tickets, but this?"
But Adam has since apologised for using Cyrus as an example.
He tells MTV.com, "Miley Cyrus woke up this morning (saying), 'Why me?!
"Hannah Montana is the biggest thing out - no offence, Robert. And to Miley, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to bring you up, and if you took it negatively, I'm sorry."
And Adam admits Kelly was unaware of his plan to use Cyrus' name, adding: "No, I didn't run it by him. I probably should have. Now that I think about it, I probably should have."
The singer - real name Robert Kelly - was acquitted of 14 counts of child pornography in a Chicago, Illinois on Friday (13Jun08)
During the closing arguments of the trial, lawyer Sam Adam Jr. had used Hannah Montana star Cyrus to explain how teenagers gossip in a bid to prove the sex act his client was accused of didn't happen.
He told the jury: "This wasn't a gardener or the man down the street or a janitor. This was a 13-year-old girl having sex with a superstar, and she doesn't tell anyone? She doesn't let it slip to her best friend? Never? Not anyone? You can't keep a 13-year-old's mouth closed over Hannah Montana tickets, but this?"
But Adam has since apologised for using Cyrus as an example.
He tells MTV.com, "Miley Cyrus woke up this morning (saying), 'Why me?!
"Hannah Montana is the biggest thing out - no offence, Robert. And to Miley, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to bring you up, and if you took it negatively, I'm sorry."
And Adam admits Kelly was unaware of his plan to use Cyrus' name, adding: "No, I didn't run it by him. I probably should have. Now that I think about it, I probably should have."
Wednesday, 11 June 2008
Van Morrison Reissues
SANTA MONICA, Calif., June 4 -- Following the successful
release of the first six titles in January 2008, Van Morrison and Exile
Productions in association with Polydor/UMe are pleased to announce the
worldwide release of more classic albums from the Van Morrison back
catalogue on July 1, 2008.
The albums are being remastered and will include bonus material, none
of which has been previously available. Each album will include original
artwork and full lyrics (those noted) to Van Morrison compositions.
The second series is as follows:
* includes lyrics
*VEEDON FLEECE
LIVE AT THE GRAND OPERA HOUSE BELFAST
*NO GURU, NO METHOD, NO TEACHER
*ENLIGHTENMENT
A NIGHT IN SAN FRANCISCO
*THE HEALING GAME
The bonus recordings are of particular interest and, with the exception of
LIVE AT THE GRAND OPERA HOUSE BELFAST, each reissued album includes exclusive
unreleased recordings from each respective time period, giving a unique
insight into some of his most revered songs. The bonus tracks are outlined
below.
VEEDON FLEECE
Twilight Zone (alternative take)
Cul De Sac (alternative take)
NO GURU, NO METHOD, NO TEACHER
Oh The Warm Feeling (alternative version)
Lonely At The Top
ENLIGHTENMENT
Enlightenment (alternative version)
So Quiet In Here (alternative version)
A NIGHT IN SAN FRANCISCO
Cleaning Windows (bonus track)
THE HEALING GAME
At The End Of The Day (bonus track)
See Also
release of the first six titles in January 2008, Van Morrison and Exile
Productions in association with Polydor/UMe are pleased to announce the
worldwide release of more classic albums from the Van Morrison back
catalogue on July 1, 2008.
The albums are being remastered and will include bonus material, none
of which has been previously available. Each album will include original
artwork and full lyrics (those noted) to Van Morrison compositions.
The second series is as follows:
* includes lyrics
*VEEDON FLEECE
LIVE AT THE GRAND OPERA HOUSE BELFAST
*NO GURU, NO METHOD, NO TEACHER
*ENLIGHTENMENT
A NIGHT IN SAN FRANCISCO
*THE HEALING GAME
The bonus recordings are of particular interest and, with the exception of
LIVE AT THE GRAND OPERA HOUSE BELFAST, each reissued album includes exclusive
unreleased recordings from each respective time period, giving a unique
insight into some of his most revered songs. The bonus tracks are outlined
below.
VEEDON FLEECE
Twilight Zone (alternative take)
Cul De Sac (alternative take)
NO GURU, NO METHOD, NO TEACHER
Oh The Warm Feeling (alternative version)
Lonely At The Top
ENLIGHTENMENT
Enlightenment (alternative version)
So Quiet In Here (alternative version)
A NIGHT IN SAN FRANCISCO
Cleaning Windows (bonus track)
THE HEALING GAME
At The End Of The Day (bonus track)
See Also
Wednesday, 4 June 2008
Court now orders Spears psych exam
A judge has ruled that troubled pop star Britney Spears must be examined by a court-appointed psychiatrist to determine if she understands the legal proceedings involving her.
Reuters reports that Los Angeles Superior Court Commissioner Scott Gordon ordered on Monday that the psychiatrist file a report on the 26-year-old's mental condition by 13 February.
On 14 February it will be decided how much longer Spears' assets should remain under the temporary control of her father and his attorney.
Commissioner Gordon also said that a restraining order against Spears' self-styled manager and confidant, Sam Lutfi, forbids him from any form of contact with her.
Spears was taken to the UCLA Medical Center for a 72-hour psychiatric evaluation last week; her stay has now been extended to two weeks.
Reuters reports that Los Angeles Superior Court Commissioner Scott Gordon ordered on Monday that the psychiatrist file a report on the 26-year-old's mental condition by 13 February.
On 14 February it will be decided how much longer Spears' assets should remain under the temporary control of her father and his attorney.
Commissioner Gordon also said that a restraining order against Spears' self-styled manager and confidant, Sam Lutfi, forbids him from any form of contact with her.
Spears was taken to the UCLA Medical Center for a 72-hour psychiatric evaluation last week; her stay has now been extended to two weeks.
Saturday, 24 May 2008
Halle Berry engaged to Gabriel Aubry
“Gabriel felt the time was right to propose. He gave her the family heirloom because he wanted to show her how much she means to him, and how she will be accepted into the Aubry family,” a source close to the couple said.
“The ring belonged to Gabriel’s grandmother � it was her engagement ring.”
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Sunday, 18 May 2008
Beckinsale talks about cat rescue drama
Beckinsale talks about cat rescue drama
Actress Kate Beckinsale has revealed that her pet cat caught fire from a candle at her place as she was acquiring set up for the Screen door Actors Gild Awards shoemaker's last weekend.
The actress said that the computed tomography was now all right merely explained that she had got a fearfulness when she adage that he had caught
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