Sunday, December 27, 2015
Tuesday, December 22, 2015
LeAnn Rimes
LeAnn Rimes debuts in the Top Ten on Billboard’s Top Country Album chart with new album SPITFIRE
Wraps up whirlwind LA and NY media tour with appearances on The Tonight Show, Chelsea Lately, GMA and The View
THE TRUTH IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER
Most bios for albums talk about the artist’s achievements and accolades, but you all can Google that. I don’t want to do that at this point in my life. I’ve been making music for eighteen years, but I’ve never felt like people really saw me as a person. They saw me as a prodigy with a big voice. I felt like an alien child. I don’t want to be “LeAnn Rimes,” a name in lights. I want people who listen to my music to see me, know me, recognize me, as a normal human being who can sing and write and, I hope, connect with me through my music in a deeper way than ever before.
That’s what this album is about for me. I took a step back from the years of work and came back to the essence of what music means to me. I made this album for me, for the pure joy of making music, and I think the power of that shows. I looked as this record as making a film. Every song that I wrote and every song I recorded by another songwriter fit the whole vision and story that I wanted to tell. In this album, I’m speaking more honestly than I ever have, from the truth and pain and love in my life and hoping that people connect with those emotions.
I’m not just a voice—I have something to say. I met my husband Eddie under complicated circumstances, and you can Google that too, but if you really want my truth, just listen to the music. The experience of meeting him, falling in love with him, and weathering the resulting fallout has taught me and changed me. It opened me up to being myself and not what everyone wanted or expected me to be. The last three years have been a time of taking things apart and putting them back together on my terms. I’m grown up, but I still had a child in me that hadn’t been able to develop. Now it has. Writing songs from such a personal space is part of that growth. I’m learning to let go of myself and just feel the emotion of what I’m doing. On this album, I feel like people are going on that journey with me. We’re embarking on it together.
Spitfire covers a range of emotions that I’ve experienced in my lifetime, from anger to love, from frustration to letting go. My co-producer and co-writer Darrell and I talked about telling that story in chronological order, but that didn’t work sonically, so Darrell said, “It’s the truth…in no particular order.” And isn’t that what life is about?
Darrell Brown and I have been writing together for ten years. Over the years he has taught me so much about the writing process. He’s my writing soulmate. I trusted Darrell to bring in some co-writers that he knew I could be just as honest with. He brought in Dan Wilson and David Baerwald. I had faith in Darrell, but I had no idea that when it came to songwriting I’d click with those two the way we did. I used to be afraid to say what I was thinking. I worried that if I threw out an idea that sucked, people would think less of me. Now I just dive in! We all throw out ideas that suck, and then we find something we all like.
With me and Darrell, David co-wrote “What Have I Done?” one of the most soulfully transparent songs on this album, and he also co-wrote with us “Spitfire” and “A Waste is a Terrible Thing to Mind.”
My favorite moment of recording this album might have been working on “Borrowed.” I didn’t know Dan Wilson at the time, but he’d written “Someone Like You” for Adele. There are so many songs on that record that I love so much. Explaining to Dan what I wanted to express in “Borrowed” was a special moment for me. I went to a deep, dark place that I’ve never shared with anyone, but one that so many of us have experienced: waiting around for someone to call, watching TV, alone, lonely, wondering if it was going to end or was already over. That period wasn’t a memory I wanted to revisit, but I think I had to face it. And to be that open with someone I didn’t know was very cathartic and a revelation for me as a songwriter. Dan also co-wrote with us the song, “I Do Now.”
When I first met Niko Bolas, who engineered the record, I told him that I couldn’t stand having the microphone hanging down in front of me. I always wanted to sing with the microphone in my hand, but all the engineers I’d ever worked with told me I couldn’t do it. They’d say, “You won’t sound the same. It’ll bleed.” But Niko is fearless. He said, “Whatever you want, we’ll make it work.” Somehow he figured it out. I stood there in the middle of everyone and experienced live music instead of being in the booth. Holding a mic, I felt like I could do whatever I wanted. I recorded “What Have I Done?” lying flat on my back.
We initially recorded with as simple a band as possible. We wanted acoustic instruments and steel as the focal point. We added electric guitar on a few songs, a little B-3, and background vocals, but we tried not to build too much on the original tracks. Willie Weeks plays bass and upright. Steve Jordan is on drums. Dan Tyminski is on acoustic, mandolin, and background vocals. Paul Franklin plays steel guitar. Waddy Wachtel and Dean Parks are on acoustics as well.
I was lucky that Dan Tyminsky, who plays with Alison Krauss and Union Station, was teaching himself “What Have I Done” on the bus while they were on tour. Alison called Darrell to ask to sing on it. I was awestruck. She and Dan Tyminsky sing backup together.
We experimented with a couple mixers, and we weren’t getting exactly what we wanted. Then we went to Vance Powell, who mixed the last several Jack White records. I knew I loved his stuff. So Darrell played him some of the basic tracks we recorded, and Vance said, “I have to do this.” We gave him “Spitfire” to try mixing first. It kicked down the walls!!
Al Schmitt, the god of all mixers, works down the hall in Capitol Studios, where we were recording. One day he popped his head in and asked, “Can I mix that?” He ended up mixing three or four songs for us.
Alison, Dan Tyminsky, Dan Wilson, Rob Thomas, Jeff Beck, Vance Powell, Willie, Steve Jordan, so many people moved their lives around to work on this record. Every time I reached out to someone whose work inspired me and they said yes, I was blown away. Nobody had heard any of the music yet, but they wanted to come create together.
As a kid, I used to get easily tired of working in the studio. I have a short attention span. But now that I’m writing my own stuff and it has meaning, it’s a completely different experience. The people I worked with felt like a family, and I didn’t want our time in the studio to end. I don’t think anyone did.
This album is a peek into my world; who I am, what I’ve gone through, what my emotions are. It’s an intimate conversation between myself and whomever’s listening. I hope I’m saying things that are hard for others to express. It certainly took me a lot of work to get to this point. And it’s still easier to sing these thoughts than it is to say them out loud. The intimacy in my music is just beginning.
Wraps up whirlwind LA and NY media tour with appearances on The Tonight Show, Chelsea Lately, GMA and The View
THE TRUTH IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER
Most bios for albums talk about the artist’s achievements and accolades, but you all can Google that. I don’t want to do that at this point in my life. I’ve been making music for eighteen years, but I’ve never felt like people really saw me as a person. They saw me as a prodigy with a big voice. I felt like an alien child. I don’t want to be “LeAnn Rimes,” a name in lights. I want people who listen to my music to see me, know me, recognize me, as a normal human being who can sing and write and, I hope, connect with me through my music in a deeper way than ever before.
That’s what this album is about for me. I took a step back from the years of work and came back to the essence of what music means to me. I made this album for me, for the pure joy of making music, and I think the power of that shows. I looked as this record as making a film. Every song that I wrote and every song I recorded by another songwriter fit the whole vision and story that I wanted to tell. In this album, I’m speaking more honestly than I ever have, from the truth and pain and love in my life and hoping that people connect with those emotions.
I’m not just a voice—I have something to say. I met my husband Eddie under complicated circumstances, and you can Google that too, but if you really want my truth, just listen to the music. The experience of meeting him, falling in love with him, and weathering the resulting fallout has taught me and changed me. It opened me up to being myself and not what everyone wanted or expected me to be. The last three years have been a time of taking things apart and putting them back together on my terms. I’m grown up, but I still had a child in me that hadn’t been able to develop. Now it has. Writing songs from such a personal space is part of that growth. I’m learning to let go of myself and just feel the emotion of what I’m doing. On this album, I feel like people are going on that journey with me. We’re embarking on it together.
Spitfire covers a range of emotions that I’ve experienced in my lifetime, from anger to love, from frustration to letting go. My co-producer and co-writer Darrell and I talked about telling that story in chronological order, but that didn’t work sonically, so Darrell said, “It’s the truth…in no particular order.” And isn’t that what life is about?
Darrell Brown and I have been writing together for ten years. Over the years he has taught me so much about the writing process. He’s my writing soulmate. I trusted Darrell to bring in some co-writers that he knew I could be just as honest with. He brought in Dan Wilson and David Baerwald. I had faith in Darrell, but I had no idea that when it came to songwriting I’d click with those two the way we did. I used to be afraid to say what I was thinking. I worried that if I threw out an idea that sucked, people would think less of me. Now I just dive in! We all throw out ideas that suck, and then we find something we all like.
With me and Darrell, David co-wrote “What Have I Done?” one of the most soulfully transparent songs on this album, and he also co-wrote with us “Spitfire” and “A Waste is a Terrible Thing to Mind.”
My favorite moment of recording this album might have been working on “Borrowed.” I didn’t know Dan Wilson at the time, but he’d written “Someone Like You” for Adele. There are so many songs on that record that I love so much. Explaining to Dan what I wanted to express in “Borrowed” was a special moment for me. I went to a deep, dark place that I’ve never shared with anyone, but one that so many of us have experienced: waiting around for someone to call, watching TV, alone, lonely, wondering if it was going to end or was already over. That period wasn’t a memory I wanted to revisit, but I think I had to face it. And to be that open with someone I didn’t know was very cathartic and a revelation for me as a songwriter. Dan also co-wrote with us the song, “I Do Now.”
When I first met Niko Bolas, who engineered the record, I told him that I couldn’t stand having the microphone hanging down in front of me. I always wanted to sing with the microphone in my hand, but all the engineers I’d ever worked with told me I couldn’t do it. They’d say, “You won’t sound the same. It’ll bleed.” But Niko is fearless. He said, “Whatever you want, we’ll make it work.” Somehow he figured it out. I stood there in the middle of everyone and experienced live music instead of being in the booth. Holding a mic, I felt like I could do whatever I wanted. I recorded “What Have I Done?” lying flat on my back.
We initially recorded with as simple a band as possible. We wanted acoustic instruments and steel as the focal point. We added electric guitar on a few songs, a little B-3, and background vocals, but we tried not to build too much on the original tracks. Willie Weeks plays bass and upright. Steve Jordan is on drums. Dan Tyminski is on acoustic, mandolin, and background vocals. Paul Franklin plays steel guitar. Waddy Wachtel and Dean Parks are on acoustics as well.
I was lucky that Dan Tyminsky, who plays with Alison Krauss and Union Station, was teaching himself “What Have I Done” on the bus while they were on tour. Alison called Darrell to ask to sing on it. I was awestruck. She and Dan Tyminsky sing backup together.
We experimented with a couple mixers, and we weren’t getting exactly what we wanted. Then we went to Vance Powell, who mixed the last several Jack White records. I knew I loved his stuff. So Darrell played him some of the basic tracks we recorded, and Vance said, “I have to do this.” We gave him “Spitfire” to try mixing first. It kicked down the walls!!
Al Schmitt, the god of all mixers, works down the hall in Capitol Studios, where we were recording. One day he popped his head in and asked, “Can I mix that?” He ended up mixing three or four songs for us.
Alison, Dan Tyminsky, Dan Wilson, Rob Thomas, Jeff Beck, Vance Powell, Willie, Steve Jordan, so many people moved their lives around to work on this record. Every time I reached out to someone whose work inspired me and they said yes, I was blown away. Nobody had heard any of the music yet, but they wanted to come create together.
As a kid, I used to get easily tired of working in the studio. I have a short attention span. But now that I’m writing my own stuff and it has meaning, it’s a completely different experience. The people I worked with felt like a family, and I didn’t want our time in the studio to end. I don’t think anyone did.
This album is a peek into my world; who I am, what I’ve gone through, what my emotions are. It’s an intimate conversation between myself and whomever’s listening. I hope I’m saying things that are hard for others to express. It certainly took me a lot of work to get to this point. And it’s still easier to sing these thoughts than it is to say them out loud. The intimacy in my music is just beginning.
Monday, December 21, 2015
JOEY FIMMANO CD RELEASE - FOREVER WE’LL LOVE YOU
MEDIA RELEASE – OCTOBER BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH
JOEY FIMMANO CD RELEASE “ FOREVER WE’LL LOVE YOU ” ITUNES WORLDWIDE
IN DEDICATION TO HIS SISTER,
ROSE FIMMANO GARDIMAN.
Multi
award winning entertainer Joey Fimmano has written a song in dedication
to his sister Rose, who passed away with breast cancer in 2007. She was
first diagnosed in 2002 at the age of 34 years.
The song penned by Joey is called “Forever We’ll Love You”, which will be released on iTunes worldwide on October 15th.
Rose left behind her son Daniel who was 4 and half years at the time of
her passing. The song is being released on Daniel’s birthday, Oct 15th.
Joey
says, “ I wrote the song for my beautiful late sister Rose in an effort
to raise awareness for breast cancer and for those who have experienced
loss of a loved one, to help them through the difficult healing process.
She never gave up through her trials of sickness with cancer, her heart
was full of courage, joy, hope and laughter. She lived her life till
her very last breath for her son Daniel. Writing a song in honour of my
sister’s life and continuing her legacy through my music, explains how
deeply we love her, her son and how much we miss her everyday. I hope
that the song connects with many people. She is an inspiration to many”.
Joey
and Rose performed together on stage for many years. His career spans
over 30 years, where he started his career on Televison with many
numerous shows , notably, winning in 1978 on Johnny Young’s
‘ Young Talent Time ’. From there Joey went on to be a regular on the daytime shows of the 80s and 90s.
A
brilliant pianist and vocalist, Joey is a true entertainer/showman with a
versatility and energy that captures audiences wherever he performs.
Today, celebrating over 30 years in showbusiness, you will find this
dynamic entertainer / songwriter performing all over the world on US
cruise lines, major theatres and venues.
Joey
has received rave reviews and standing ovations in theatres all across
Australia making him today one of the most popular performers on the
cruising, theatre and corporate circuit.
The clip for Rose’s song, “Forever We’ll Love You”, was released on You Tube Oct 7th,
and as well on Rose’s memorial page on Facebook, and has received an
overwhelming response by many people all over the world since it’s
release.
“It’s rare to come across a talent of this calibre. Joey Fimmano is simply unbelievable.”
Australia's leading radio broadcaster
Alan Jones AO 2GB
Sunday, November 8, 2015
Jasmine Lorraine “Wonky Tonk” Poole
The Wonk .
With a closet full of boots, a heart full of wander and a soul full of songs, the charming and multi-talented Kentucky “Wonky Tonk” woman releases her debut album Stuff We Leave Behind in hopes of continuing her Wonky ways with a lighter heart in lieu of finding the Neverland in all of us.
Jasmine Lorraine “Wonky Tonk” Poole grew up in the hard scrabble portion of the American heartland. Kentucky, to be precise. Her world of loss and longing is familiar terrain for lovers of country, bluegrass and folk music but, just as Kentucky can be viewed as a bridge between north and south, Wonk’s music blends elements of Indie/Alternative rock with old school country. It’s hard to separate the wonk from the tonk. Nor should you try.
Wonk’s influences, John Prine, Guy Clark, Modest Mouse and Loretta Lynn among them (especially Loretta), are apparent but her music is not derivative. Loretta, Skeeter Davis, Iris Dement and Jenny Lewis come to mind but none of her comparables quite pin her down. Wonk is her own cowgirl. “Cowgirls get up in the morning, decide what to do and do it”, she was told as a child. Fiercely independent but naturally shy Jasmine uses her alter ego and blue cowgirl boots to deal with the notion of impossibly cruel but equally exhilarating existence.
One byproduct of youthful innocence is a constant disappointing, bewildering surprise:
You used to call me baby
You used to call me darlin’
Now you don’t call me at all
Another is vulnerability and manipulability:
In the greasy ballroom
You whispered in my ear
Darlin’ life is a gamble, romance a drug
The whole world is dancin'
Won’t you give in and love
Her eleven song debut release Stuff We Leave Behind deals with the necessity of moving on at critical points in your life. Stuff that once seemed important must be cast aside, ex-lovers relegated to the shadows. “Heartbreak makes the jukebox play”, she was once told. Her song titles reflect her wandering spirit and a fascination with time and place. “Cleveland." “Denmark." “Tennessee." “Montague Road." A veteran troubadour at such a tender age, Wonk has toured Europe with the same restless drive as her native Northern Kentucky.
Tom Robbins told us that even Cowgirls Get the Blues but all is not remorse and regret. Jangly sunshine pops through the clouds unexpectedly, such as in “Parkland Avenue” (arguably the best track). Though softly. Without the glare.
Wonk’s lyrics are worth a read even without the music. The album tracks her evolution as an artist and a person. The gravel, rutted road to an emerging wisdom.
Tennessee didn’t you hear
Money’s not real and neither is fear
Pay attention to Wonk. Not just because she is talented and beautiful. Pay attention because she has an important purpose. To help you remember. To help you forget. Or to help you remember why you chose to forget.
Wonky Tonk embarked on her musical journey in 2008 following her departure from high school into the collegiate world of mind expansion and broken hearts. Her "quirky naive sense of folk" quickly garnered regional attention. She played the Midpoint Music Festival, was nominated for the Cincinnati Music Awards and shared the stage with classy folk acts like Langhorne Slim and Guy Clark.
Then Buffalo Wabs, Denmark, Montana and real life happened. Wonky Tonk now is revving her songwriting engines following her 6 years in the making, debut full length "Stuff We Leave Behind," and is standing tall in blue cowgirl boots ready to again woo the world- and this time no time, space or thing called love can stop her.
In the time between then and now Wonky Tonk has sung hooks with Yonas, started a hip hop group called Business and Pleazure, and pumped up the bass with Royal Holland, Billy Wallace and The Stick Figures (Cincinnati's finest). She has toured Europe with Danish superstar Solveig Sandnes, played along side Tune-Yards at her debut and played honky tonk dives from Miami to Brooklyn, Santa Monica to Billings, Montana.
In short, "Pay attention to Wonk. Not just because she is talented and beautiful. Pay attention because she has an important purpose. To help you remember. To help you forget. Or to help you remember why you chose to forget."
Here's to letting go and beginning again.
...Now wonk it out.
Wednesday, October 7, 2015
Mikey Jahbree Wooley
(Edison, NJ – September 10, 2015) My Own Little World Records proudly announces the release of Extraordinarily Beautiful as the third single and video from Diaries of the Extraordinarily Beautiful, the latest album by Mikey Jahbree Wooley.
Extraordinarily Beautiful, a bittersweet message of encouragement for anyone battling depression, features Men of Rock (MOR) rhythm section members Joe Beninati and Jonathan Andrew on drums and bass. Beautiful is the follow up to summer -fun single and video, Wild Flower .
Diaries of the Extraordinarily Beautiful, released earlier this year, is available for download and streaming at all digital outlets. Physical CDs are also available at Cdbaby.com.
Catch Mikey’s upcoming live performances:
| 2015-09-22 - | Espresso Joe's | Keyport, NJ | http://www.espresso-joes.com/#! |
| 2015-09-27 - | The Stone Poney | Asbury Park, NJ | http://www.stoneponyonline.com/ |
| 2015-11-13 |
Mesa Music Festival
| Mesa, AZ |
Label Contact:
John Van Ness, President
My Own Little World Records
myownlitleworldrecords.com
908-240-3929, molwr@verizon.net, facebook.com/molwr
(Edison, NJ - June 16, 2015) My Own Little World Records proudly announces the release of Diaries of the Extraordinarily Beautiful, the new album by Mikey Jahbree Wooley. The album is available worldwide through CDBaby, Itunes, Amazon and most other digital distribution outlets. Diaries... is the follow up to 2013’s critically acclaimed EP release, We the People (Mikey Arto).
Mikey’s honest, heart-felt lyrics, a cross between poetry and conversation, are the main focus of Diaries’... 12 compositions. Each song tells a personal story of highs and lows while displaying a deep love and respect for life. The first single from Diaries… is Let’s Make a Change! - an uber-funky/folk call-to-action. Diaries…was produced by John Van Ness also includes guest appearances by Joshua Van Ness (guitars, percussions and background vocals), Ralph Capasso (saxophone), Jonathan Andrew (bass) and Joe Beninati (drums).
Several live pefromances have been scheduled for this summer and fall. Be sure to catch Mikey at one of the following shows:
| 2015-07-26 | Espresso Joe's | Keyport, NJ | http://www.espresso-joes.com/#! | |
| 2015-08-07 | OQ COFFEE | HIGHLAND PARK, NJ | http://www.oqcoffee.com/ | |
| 2015-08-14 | LEFTFIELD | New York, NY | http://www.leftfieldbar.com/#! | |
| 2015-08-22 | DragonFly Cafe | Somerville, NJ | http://www.dragonflymusicandcoffee.com/ | |
| 2015-11-13 | Mesa Music Festival | Mesa, AZ |
Label Contact:
John Van Ness, President
My Own Little World Records
myownlitleworldrecords.com
Thursday, October 1, 2015
Debbie Hennessey
Award Winning Artist Debbie Hennessey Releases New CD No Longer Broken!
The long awaited third full-length cd No Longer Broken from Award Winning singer and songwriter Debbie Hennessey contains nine brand new songs of contemporary country, rock and blues all in Debbie’s distinctive and soulful voice and was produced and mixed by highly regarded guitarist Jeffery “Big Red” Marshall at Red Rover Productions.
It all starts with the songs and Hennessey co-wrote 8 of the nine songs with Marshall as co-writer on 6 of those, together they wrote Every Song Is You, Whiskey Charm, No Longer Broken, Sugar and Rain, You Can't Unpull A Triggerand Right For Right Now. Other co-writers include: Courtney Leigh Heins - Sugar and Rain, Every Song Is You; Lexie Hofer - No Longer Broken; Athena Marie - I'm Leaving the Fairytale Behind; and Tracee Perrin - Let Me Go; Lexie Hofer also wrote the one cover song on the cd a duet she sings with Debbie called Women.
The cd features top-notch LA based musicians including: Jeffery Marshall – guitars & bass, Charlie Waymire - drums, Lao Tizer – piano & organ, Aubrey Richmond – violin & fiddle, Andrew Megna - drums, Kevin Chown - bass, Bryan Dobbs – dobro & banjo, Matt Gendal – drums & percussion, Clayton Severson – harmonica & backup vocals, Lexie Hofer – backup vocals, and Courtney Leigh Heins – backup vocals. Additional Mixing by Charlie Waymire at Ultimate Studios, Inc. Mastered by Paul Wickcliffe of Skyline Productions, Inc. Artwork by Orlando Rios and photos of Debbie by Joe Bonn.
No Longer Broken is available at iTunes, CD Baby, Amazon, etc. Physical copies of the cd are available at CD Baby through their website or by 1-800-Buy-My-CD!
Debbie Hennessey was named AC40 Female Artist of the Year by New Music Weekly as well as charting a Top 20 Hit on NMW’s AC40 Charts. Her song Believe was used in an episode of The Moment, which aired on USA and UHD Networks and the music video for the song Good As Gone was featured on the broadcast TV shows Extra and The Next GAC Star. She is a multiple ASCAPlus Award recipient, was included on compilation CDs including CMT's New Music Collection, GoGirls MusicFest, Songsalive!,
Beautiful-Women on the Move and more. She was named Best Vocalist of the Month by SingerUniverse, has received Honorable Mentions from the Billboard World Song Contest, Great American Song Contest and West Coast Songwriters Contest. Debbie is a writer for Studio 51 Music, Pacifica Music and others providing original songs for their film and tv music libraries. She is a voting member of the NARAS/GRAMMYS and a writer/publisher member of ASCAP.
All of Debbie's cds and singles are available through several music outlets including iTunes, CDBaby, and Amazon, or by calling 1-800-BUY-MY-CD. For more info visit www.debbiehennessey.com.
Contact: Rustic Heart Records, debbie_hennessey@hotmail.com.
Sunday, May 31, 2015
L.SingNa'ture
L.SingNa’ture was born in Miami, Florida on November 11th, 1988. At a very young age he experienced a few challenges in his childhood. Art and Music became his escape from the harsh reality of an absent father and a single working mother. Throughout his life he remained positive and began using his unique, youthful and melodious voice to begin creating fans. At the age of 17 L.SingNa’ture was invited to Church where he was really allowed to let his vocal abilities to shine. At this point he began using music more as his outlet.
His uncle best friend A.D Lav began to really take notice of his talent and decided to manage his career and take it global. Fearing that Lonnie was too plain of a stage name, A.D Lav came up with the name L. SingNa’ture. At this stage in L.SingNa’ture’s life he had successfully completed community college. With a book full of songs L.SingNa’ture and A.D Lav began to heavily pursue his music career. He performed wherever there was a listening audience and worked odd jobs to pay for the producing and recording of his songs. As a song writer L.SingNa’ture transforms the genre of music from Pop/R&B/Dubstep/Rock and Alternative Rock to his unique sound.
Thursday, April 23, 2015
Anita Ekberg
Kerstin Anita Marianne Ekberg (29 September 1931 – 11 January 2015) was a Swedish-Italian actress, model, and sex symbol. She is best known for her role as Sylvia in the Federico Fellini film La Dolce Vita (1960). Ekberg worked primarily in Italy, of which she became a permanent resident in 1964.
Early life
Ekberg was born on 29 September 1931, in Malmö, Skåne, the eldest girl and the sixth of eight children. In her teens, she worked as a fashion model. In 1950, Ekberg entered the Miss Malmö competition at her mother's urging, leading to the Miss Sweden contest which she won. She consequently went to the United States to compete for the Miss Universe 1951 title (an unofficial pageant at that time, the pageant became official in 1952) despite speaking little English.
Early career
Although Ekberg did not win the Miss Universe pageant, as one of six finalists she did earn a starlet's contract with Universal Studios, as was the practice at the time.
As a starlet at Universal, she received lessons in drama, elocution, dancing, horseriding and fencing. She appeared briefly in the 1953 Universal films, Abbott and Costello Go to Mars and The Golden Blade. Ekberg skipped many of her drama lessons, restricting herself to riding horses in the Hollywood Hills. Ekberg later admitted she was spoiled by the studio system and played instead of pursuing bigger film roles.
Mainstream career
Ekberg in War and Peace (1956)
The combination of Ekberg's physique and colourful private life (such as her well-publicized romances with Hollywood's leading men, such as Frank Sinatra, Tyrone Power, Yul Brynner, Rod Taylor and Errol Flynn) appealed to gossip magazines, such as Confidential, and she soon became a major 1950s pin-up, appearing in magazines like Playboy. Additionally, Ekberg participated in publicity stunts. She once admitted that an incided wherein her dress burst open in the lobby of London's Berkeley Hotel was prearranged with a photographer.
By the mid-1950s, after several modelling jobs, Ekberg finally broke into the film industry. She guest-starred in the short-lived TV series Casablanca (1955) and Private Secretary. She had a small part in the film Blood Alley (1955) starring John Wayne and Lauren Bacall. She appeared alongside the Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis comedy act in Artists and Models (1955) and Hollywood or Bust (1956), both for Paramount Pictures. For a time she was publicized as "Paramount's Marilyn Monroe".
Ekberg in Hollywood or Bust (1956)
Ekberg featured in five films released during 1956. Paramount cast her in War and Peace (1956) which was shot in Rome, alongside Mel Ferrer and Audrey Hepburn. Meanwhile, RKO Pictures gave the actress her first leading role in Back from Eternity (also 1956). The last two were Man in the Vault and Zarak, both minor productions that had a limited impact on her career.
Ekberg starred in the British drama Interpol with Victor Mature and in Valerie (both 1957) with Sterling Hayden.[8] She then co-starred with Bob Hope in Paris Holiday, and with Philip Carey and Gypsy Rose Lee in Screaming Mimi (both 1958). A European film, Sheba and the Gladiator (1959), followed.
Federico Fellini gave Ekberg her best known role in La Dolce Vita (1960), performing as, Sylvia Rank, the unattainable "dream woman" of the character played by Marcello Mastroianni. The film features a scene of her cavorting in Rome's Trevi Fountain alongside Mastroianni, which has been called "one of cinema's most iconic scenes".
After this, she accepted a role in The Dam on the Yellow River in 1960. She then appeared in Boccaccio '70 (1962), a film that also featured Sophia Loren and Romy Schneider. Soon thereafter, Ekberg was being considered to play the first Bond girl, Honey Ryder in Dr. No, but the role went to the then-unknown Ursula Andress.
Ekberg co-starred with Andress, Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin in the western-comedy 4 for Texas (1963). Fellini would call her back for two more films: The Clowns (1972) and Intervista (1987), wherein she played herself in a reunion scene with Mastroianni.
Saturday, April 18, 2015
John Dartnell
John Dartnell delivers up and embraces a surprising number of musical styles, ranging from country, rock, folk, and yes, even Americana, not to mention plenty of 'oooh la la' to burn in some very romantic love ballads. (Pretty intriguing stuff for us women folk, considering the deeply romantic songwriting finesse coming from a muscle bound, tattooed, bearded Brit.)
The songwriting put forth and exhibited by John Dartnell are unmistakably and unforgettably 'classic' of his very distinct trademark style; and no doubt, longtime fans of John Dartnell, ("The Beard", as he is affectionately known by his fans), will agree. To quote just a few of the rave reviews given by radio personalities and personnel around the globe...
One radio station said about the song "Nothing Changes" from John Dartnell's album "Dreams And Schemes". "Nothing Changes" is nothing short of musical beauty. John seems to have the perfect balance of heart felt lyrics matched with acoustic accompaniment makes this single a delight to the ears." (Review by Vanessa Chaplin). Another radio station review raves: "Man I love this guy; what a sound! I'll be playing him for sure." (Review by Andy of www.airradio.net ). "Logic, Grape Juice, And A Beard' is the best album I have heard this year".
'Logic, Grape Juice And A Beard' is John's 9th album release and I have inside information he is already working on number 10.
John Dartnell is not a newcomer to the music industry. John earned a Top 10 hit position on the New Music Weekly Indie Charts in America for fifteen weeks with his song 'If It Ain't Country' off of his "Miles From Anywhere" album which peaked at the #9 position.
For an independent artist not signed to a major record label, (yet that is), gaining significant airplay and rotation in countries and regions ranging as far and wide as from all across the UK, the United States, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Sweden, The Netherlands, Denmark, Australia, New Zealand, and beyond, (just to name a few), is indeed impressive.
As easily heard from the quality of his songwriting, music is a major passion for John Dartnell, but music is certainly not John's ONLY talent. John has also enjoyed a rather long and successful career as an actor for a number of years; having performed in countless TV shows in the UK, as well as commercials. John performed in a video for the band 'Busted' with a song called, "Year 3,000", which reached to number one in the charts in the UK. Many recognize John Dartnell from his performance as a wizard in the second Harry Potter movie, ("Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets"), as well.
And it may be a bit hard to imagine after listening to the 'depth' of John's lyrical content but I can personally attest to the fact that John Dartnell is an amazingly, brilliantly and hysterically funny individual; (And it's safe to say he is a pretty smart bet for anyone that chooses to back him as well.)
John is currently unsigned to any label but is open to offers, publishing for his songs is also available.
Monday, March 9, 2015
10 Signs Christianity Is on the Rise
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10 Signs Christianity Is on the Rise
By Tom Hoopes, Aleteia.org
It May Look Different in the Future, but That's a Good Thing
Christianity is a dying relic of an ancient past. The Internet is killing it. Science is killing it. Western sophistication is killing it. Right?
Wrong.
In many ways, Christianity is on the rise as never before—worldwide, and in America. Here are the ways we can tell:
1. Christianity is growing by leaps and bounds worldwide.
The research shows Christian numbers rising, not falling worldwide. "Christianity should enjoy a worldwide boom in the coming decades, but the vast majority of believers will be neither white nor European, nor Euro-American," writes Philip Jenkins of Baylor University, author of "The Next Christendom."
In America, this will mean that as white descendants of Europeans fall off a demographic cliff, they will be replaced by the growing Southern Christian and Catholic populations.
2. Nominal Christianity is dead — and that’s a good thing.
Meanwhile, in America, research showing that Christian numbers are tanking is a little misleading. What it really shows is a fall in the number of people who call themselves Christians but have never darkened the door of a Church. We no longer feel we have to dishonestly mark the "Christian" box, and we now feel it's OK to be honest and mark the "atheist" box—but this shows health rather than weakness.
It is an interesting dynamic: In the West, the nominal Christianity that was inherited unthinkingly is disappearing and in the East and South, real Christianity is a rapidly growing grassroots movement. Books like God's Century by Monica Duffy Toft of Public Policy at the John F. Kennedy School of Government and God Is Back by John Micklethwait and Adrian Wooldridge of The Economist are trying to figure out what that will mean.
3. The Church is promoting the sacraments.
But the nominal Catholic rate still causes problems. We know various polls place Mass attendance at various small percentages. What we don’t know is the extent to which they merely show that nominal Catholics still mark "Catholic" on polls.
Another thing we also know is that the Church is promoting the first necessary step to increased Mass attendance: confession. The Vatican’s 24 hours for the Lord March 13-14 is doing this church-wide, seeing promotions pay off in Great Britain, while events such as Chicago’s Festival of Forgiveness and Philadelphia's confession push are doing the same in America.
4. Eucharistic Adoration is on the rise.
A good measure of whether Catholics are more than nominal is Eucharistic adoration. To spend time with Jesus Christ is the very definition of a Christian, after all. Adoration is offered at 7,094 U.S. parishes as listed by RealPresence.com. In 2005, that website’s president, Mike Mortimer, estimated that there were 715 perpetual adoration chapels in America. The Vatican now estimates that there are 1,100 perpetual adoration chapels in America.
The worldwide church is led by a man who prays a daily Eucharistic hour and the Church in America is actively promoting Eucharistic adoration through events like the Eucharistic Adoration Novena.
5. Catholic youth movements have never been stronger.
A movement’s future is only as strong as its next generation, and so for Catholicism to have a future it has to have a youth movement. Catholicism does. Our most recent World Youth Day attracted 3.7 million — one of the 30-year event’s largest gatherings ever.
At home, we see a pro-life force largely led by young American Catholics, which dwarfs almost every other activist movement. Tens of thousands of Catholic young people descend on Washington each January for the March for Life, and you can add to that the young people at the 115 smaller marches for life throughout the United States and the nationwide life chain events in October.
6. … and the Catholic youth movements are linked to higher education.
When I went to college, people referred to "the hardcore four" or "thriving five" Catholic colleges faithful to the magisterium. Now I work at a college and we continually hear new stories of schools trying to reclaim their Catholic identity in order to compete. Today, the National Catholic Register’s latest Catholic Identity Guide lists more than 30 schools that are promoting the strength of their Catholic identity.
At the same time, new Catholic centers at state schools are trying to make inroads in hostile environments that dismantle students’ faith: The Seek 2015 conference of FOCUS (The Fellowship of Catholic University Students) attracted nearly 10,000 college students this year.
7. New, young vocations.
Another phenomenon you can’t help but notice in Catholic circles is hidden from official numbers: the new young vocations. We see them at Benedictine College all the time — in our classrooms, in our Abbey, and among our alumni. But because of the huge numbers of elderly priests and nuns, the total numbers of priests and nuns keeps dropping in America.
Research does show that millennials are "even more likely" to consider vocations than the generation before them, and anecdotal evidence shows that there was a Benedict Effect before there was any Francis Effect in vocations, and that priests under 35 represent a sign of hope in the Church.
8. Strong, engaged Bishops.
Complaining about bishops is a pastime as old as the Church itself. It can be done in a helpful way (see the letters of St. Paul in your New Testament) and in an unhelpful way (as in the joke about the part of the bishop-making ceremony where the candidate’s spine is removed).
But the 21st century has seen a huge change in the way American bishops engage the world. It first became noticeable with the candidacy of John Kerry, a radically pro-abortion politician whose nominal Catholicism forced bishops to take a stand. Then came the rise of Obama and the HHS mandate — which every U.S. bishop denounced. Finally, new strong bishops are emerging from what Thomas Peters calls the "Benedict Bishop Bump."
9. A new interest in Scripture.
Many people predicted when "The Da Vinci Code" was popular that the long-term effect of the novel’s crazy anti-Scriptural premise would be to increase interest in Scripture. That paradoxical prediction has proven true. In the wake of "The Da Vinci Code," a new interest in Scripture can be seen in popular books, television miniseries, and major Hollywood movies.
10. The witness of the martyrs.
Last but not least by a long shot is the witness of the martyrs. The beautiful way Christians are showing their deep faith and love for Jesus Christ, as I've said before, will grow the Church just as it did in the former atheist communist bloc, and indeed as it did in the early Church.
The bottom line is that if Christianity is true, then we can expect it will continue to rise and not die. If it's not true, then it will certainly die — and the sooner, the better. But since Jesus Christ really did die and rise and leave us the sacraments, don’t expect it to go away any time soon.
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Tom Hoopes is writer in residence at Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas.
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10 Signs Christianity Is on the Rise
By Tom Hoopes, Aleteia.org
It May Look Different in the Future, but That's a Good Thing
Christianity is a dying relic of an ancient past. The Internet is killing it. Science is killing it. Western sophistication is killing it. Right?
Wrong.
In many ways, Christianity is on the rise as never before—worldwide, and in America. Here are the ways we can tell:
1. Christianity is growing by leaps and bounds worldwide.
The research shows Christian numbers rising, not falling worldwide. "Christianity should enjoy a worldwide boom in the coming decades, but the vast majority of believers will be neither white nor European, nor Euro-American," writes Philip Jenkins of Baylor University, author of "The Next Christendom."
In America, this will mean that as white descendants of Europeans fall off a demographic cliff, they will be replaced by the growing Southern Christian and Catholic populations.
2. Nominal Christianity is dead — and that’s a good thing.
Meanwhile, in America, research showing that Christian numbers are tanking is a little misleading. What it really shows is a fall in the number of people who call themselves Christians but have never darkened the door of a Church. We no longer feel we have to dishonestly mark the "Christian" box, and we now feel it's OK to be honest and mark the "atheist" box—but this shows health rather than weakness.
It is an interesting dynamic: In the West, the nominal Christianity that was inherited unthinkingly is disappearing and in the East and South, real Christianity is a rapidly growing grassroots movement. Books like God's Century by Monica Duffy Toft of Public Policy at the John F. Kennedy School of Government and God Is Back by John Micklethwait and Adrian Wooldridge of The Economist are trying to figure out what that will mean.
3. The Church is promoting the sacraments.
But the nominal Catholic rate still causes problems. We know various polls place Mass attendance at various small percentages. What we don’t know is the extent to which they merely show that nominal Catholics still mark "Catholic" on polls.
Another thing we also know is that the Church is promoting the first necessary step to increased Mass attendance: confession. The Vatican’s 24 hours for the Lord March 13-14 is doing this church-wide, seeing promotions pay off in Great Britain, while events such as Chicago’s Festival of Forgiveness and Philadelphia's confession push are doing the same in America.
4. Eucharistic Adoration is on the rise.
A good measure of whether Catholics are more than nominal is Eucharistic adoration. To spend time with Jesus Christ is the very definition of a Christian, after all. Adoration is offered at 7,094 U.S. parishes as listed by RealPresence.com. In 2005, that website’s president, Mike Mortimer, estimated that there were 715 perpetual adoration chapels in America. The Vatican now estimates that there are 1,100 perpetual adoration chapels in America.
The worldwide church is led by a man who prays a daily Eucharistic hour and the Church in America is actively promoting Eucharistic adoration through events like the Eucharistic Adoration Novena.
5. Catholic youth movements have never been stronger.
A movement’s future is only as strong as its next generation, and so for Catholicism to have a future it has to have a youth movement. Catholicism does. Our most recent World Youth Day attracted 3.7 million — one of the 30-year event’s largest gatherings ever.
At home, we see a pro-life force largely led by young American Catholics, which dwarfs almost every other activist movement. Tens of thousands of Catholic young people descend on Washington each January for the March for Life, and you can add to that the young people at the 115 smaller marches for life throughout the United States and the nationwide life chain events in October.
6. … and the Catholic youth movements are linked to higher education.
When I went to college, people referred to "the hardcore four" or "thriving five" Catholic colleges faithful to the magisterium. Now I work at a college and we continually hear new stories of schools trying to reclaim their Catholic identity in order to compete. Today, the National Catholic Register’s latest Catholic Identity Guide lists more than 30 schools that are promoting the strength of their Catholic identity.
At the same time, new Catholic centers at state schools are trying to make inroads in hostile environments that dismantle students’ faith: The Seek 2015 conference of FOCUS (The Fellowship of Catholic University Students) attracted nearly 10,000 college students this year.
7. New, young vocations.
Another phenomenon you can’t help but notice in Catholic circles is hidden from official numbers: the new young vocations. We see them at Benedictine College all the time — in our classrooms, in our Abbey, and among our alumni. But because of the huge numbers of elderly priests and nuns, the total numbers of priests and nuns keeps dropping in America.
Research does show that millennials are "even more likely" to consider vocations than the generation before them, and anecdotal evidence shows that there was a Benedict Effect before there was any Francis Effect in vocations, and that priests under 35 represent a sign of hope in the Church.
8. Strong, engaged Bishops.
Complaining about bishops is a pastime as old as the Church itself. It can be done in a helpful way (see the letters of St. Paul in your New Testament) and in an unhelpful way (as in the joke about the part of the bishop-making ceremony where the candidate’s spine is removed).
But the 21st century has seen a huge change in the way American bishops engage the world. It first became noticeable with the candidacy of John Kerry, a radically pro-abortion politician whose nominal Catholicism forced bishops to take a stand. Then came the rise of Obama and the HHS mandate — which every U.S. bishop denounced. Finally, new strong bishops are emerging from what Thomas Peters calls the "Benedict Bishop Bump."
9. A new interest in Scripture.
Many people predicted when "The Da Vinci Code" was popular that the long-term effect of the novel’s crazy anti-Scriptural premise would be to increase interest in Scripture. That paradoxical prediction has proven true. In the wake of "The Da Vinci Code," a new interest in Scripture can be seen in popular books, television miniseries, and major Hollywood movies.
10. The witness of the martyrs.
Last but not least by a long shot is the witness of the martyrs. The beautiful way Christians are showing their deep faith and love for Jesus Christ, as I've said before, will grow the Church just as it did in the former atheist communist bloc, and indeed as it did in the early Church.
The bottom line is that if Christianity is true, then we can expect it will continue to rise and not die. If it's not true, then it will certainly die — and the sooner, the better. But since Jesus Christ really did die and rise and leave us the sacraments, don’t expect it to go away any time soon.
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Tom Hoopes is writer in residence at Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas.
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Saturday, March 7, 2015
Ryan and Bryan Wood a.k.a New Money Twinz
Full Name: Ryan and Bryan Wood a.k.a New Money Twinz
Birth Place: BirchWood to HollyWood, Oxon Hill to Beverly Hills
Don’t mistake frankness and honesty for lack of consideration. These two crooners have been one of the hardest working bands of brothers since the turn of the century, when they founded their own music label New Money Records in Beverly Hils, CA (as well as a clothing line, an all-natural supplement drink and more!). As you may all be aware, running a label is a labor of love and hard work. Fortunately for the Wood brothers, their work did not go unrewarded. Their fantastic and constant stream of music videos has built them a massive YouTube and MySpace following. The duo's work has even been noticed and featured by the ultra popular genre website WorldStarHipHop. New Money Twinz has already achieved a ton of buzz on the net, getting featured in blogs like Coast 2 Coast Mixtapes and Mixtape Wire. They have been featured videos on MTV.com and Myspace.com’s “Famous and Unsigned,” and also had several appearances on BET’s 106 & Park, MTV and The WB television outlets. The group has even been identified as a web trend on Billboard’s website!
Ryan and Bryan broke into the game right out of high school. Straight to the pros, in 1996 -1998 , signed on as Writers and Artists with BedRock Productions, ran by Clinton " Buddy " Wike of the gold selling Soulful R&B Group INTRO. Ryan and Byan (R&B)Toured and traveled from city to city learning and absorbing the blueprint to a successful musical and business career.
1999 -2000, Signed on as Writers and Artists to King City Records, CEO Devante " Swing of the multi-platinum group JODECI.
Coming from a camp that was also molded for success, artist such as Missy, Timbaland, Magoo, Playa (R.i.p Static Major), Ginuwine, Tweet from R&B Group Suga, Flo-Rida, Bazaar Royale, the list goes on.
In the midst of that, The New Money Twinz was born!
2000 , Ryan and Bryan (R&B) worked at P Diddy's Daddy House Studios in New York for about 9 months with Hit Squad producer at the time, Nasheim Myrick and Bad Boy A&R/Exec, Conrad.
The New Money Twinz was meeting away with P Diddy, when they immediately got the notion to move to HollyWood to pursue their own business and gain West Coast Respect.
From 2000 to 2005 Ryan and Bryan went on hiatus from the music industry and started their education research enrolling in programs to eventually own their own Record / Retail/ Film Dynasty.
2006, New Money Records became official as a California Based Record, Music and Video Label which has evolved in World Of TV.
Since 2006 Ryan and Bryan served as Creative Directors and Hosts For The Worlds First Interactive Television NetWork Filmon.TV. Battlecam.com Social Networking Experiment. The Network has since went syndicated and are reaching millions of viewers daily from the U.S to The UK.
After 5 years of promoting and advertising, The New Money Brand have become a global movement.
2011 ,Ryan and Bryan Wood have since earned their Associates (Major in Advertising) , Bachelor (Major in Business Management), Masters (Major in Product Management) and PHD Degree (Major in Marketing)
2014 New Money Records Inc is still in effect.
C.E.O - Ryan K. Wood
C.F.O - Bryan K. Wood
Beverly Hills, CA
Wednesday, March 4, 2015
Vince Gelonese
Recording Artist Vince Gelonese Launches “Every Dream” in the United States
EPR NETWORK/ -- Australian recording artist Vince Gelonese's song titled “Every Dream” launched in the United States. The song is quickly gaining popularity through its rise in the charts. It is currently holding at #5 in Billboard's top singles. Vince was recently on the Dawn Christie Show, a popular internet radio show that currently has over 800 viewers and listeners all over the world.
“Every Dream” is a love song and a love story. Vince wrote the song after an encounter with, what he feels, was about the love he had for a beautiful lady. He had been writing songs for a number of years but this song portrayed him as a vulnerable man who felt “real” love for the first time in his life.
Vince is also an entertainment producer and has had a successful run with a number of shows in which he is also a performer. His voice has been compared to legendary icons such as Elvis Presley and Tom Jones.
The Dawn Christie shows airs every Friday at 1 pm PST on latalklive.com
To hear “Every Dream” go to video link
Vince is also an entertainment producer and has had a successful run with a number of shows in which he is also a performer. His voice has been compared to legendary icons such as Elvis Presley and Tom Jones.
The Dawn Christie shows airs every Friday at 1 pm PST on latalklive.com
To hear “Every Dream” go to video link
VINCE – BIO
ITALIAN BORN VINCE GELONESE IS CURRENTLY WINNING OVER NEW FANS IN AMERICA AS THE ONLY AUSTRALIAN NOMINEE IN THE 2014 HOLLYWOOD MUSIC AWARDS WITH HIS #1 HOT SINGLES BILLBOARD HIT “EVERY DREAM”,
VINCE RECENTLY RECORDED A NUMBER OF ORIGINALS WITH WORLD-RENOWNED MUSIC PRODUCER RONNIE KING (MARIAH CAREY, 2PAC, SNOOP DOG), IN PALM SPRINGS.
HAVING JOINED HIS FIRST BAND AT 16, AS A GUITARIST, VINCE PURSUED 6 YEARS OF CLASSICAL AND OPERA VOCAL TUITION.
VINCE MADE THE TRANSITION INTO A CAREER AS BOTH A SOLO/POP/ROCK ARTIST, AND COVERS TRIBUTE ARTIST/ENTERTAINER, STILL PERFORMING WITH HIS BAND, AS A SOLO PERFORMER AND AS PART OF OTHER PRODUCTIONS.
MANY POTENTIAL OPPORTUNITIES AROSE FOR VINCE WHILST IN THE UNITED STATES IN 2006, (UNDER CELEBRITY LA PUBLICIST DEBORAH HAYTER) INCLUDING TOURING WITH HEADLINE ACTS AND ARTISTS (INCLUDING TOM PETTY).
VINCE WAS ALSO OFFERED HIS OWN LAS VEGAS SHOW ROOM, TEMPERARILY REPLACING WAYNE NEWTON (THE KING OF VEGAS!) AT THE FLAMINGO CASINO.
VINCE RECEIVED NUMEROUS VOCAL TESTIMONIALS FROM WORLD RENOWNED ARTISTS AND PRODUCERS, SUCH AS “EARTH, WIND & FIRE”, HOWARD WOLF, LES BROWN AND QUINCY JONES TO NAME A FEW.
UNFORTUNATELY, DUE TO EXTENSIVE VISA ISSUES, VINCE RETURNED TO AUSTRALIA.
GELONESE CONTINUES TO WRITE AND PERFORM IN BOTH ENGLISH AND ITALIAN.
Monday, February 23, 2015
Thursday, February 19, 2015
Keira Knightley: Paparazzi Used to Call Me a "Whore," Spit At Me, Tried to Take Photos Up My Skirt
NEWS/
Keira Knightley: Paparazzi Used to Call Me a "Whore," Spit At Me, Tried to Take Photos Up My Skirt
Keira Knightley became a target of the paparazzi at about 18 years old when she co-starred alongside Johnny Depp and Orlando Bloom in the first Pirates of the Caribbean movie.
And the throngs of photographers following her every move was brutal.
"Having 20 to 30 men who you don't know on a 24-hour surveillance outside your house calling you a 'whore' every time you leave the door to try to get a reaction from you is quite a difficult thing to deal with," Knightley said last night at a TimesTalks and TIFF Q&A with her Imitation Game co-star Benedict Cumberbatch.
"It was a time when there was a lot of money for pictures of women crying or of women in some state of undress," she continued. "You'd walk down he street and you'd have men trying to get under your skirt to take pictures up your skirt and all the time calling you a 'whore' or all the time spitting at you or all the time trying to get a reaction from the guy you were with because it would make the price of that photograph quadruple."
Cumberbatch summed up it pretty well when he said, "It's just disgusting behavior."
Fortunately, Knightley said things are "completely different" for her now.
"I think there's a certain point where you get married, you get pregnant and they're like, 'Hey, she's not going out and getting drunk,'" said Knightley, who is expecting her and hubby James Righton's first baby. "I think there is a level that you grow out of it."
Cumberbatch had just flown into L.A. yesterday from the U.K., where he married Sophie Hunter on Valentine's Day.
When the the panel moderator alluded to the wedding by saying, "Congratulations, your personal life has changed recently," Cumberbatch raised an eyebrow and joked, "Has it?" (FYI: We did notice that he fiddled a bit with his shiney new wedding band,)
Both Knightley and Cumberbatch are up for Oscars for their work in The Imitation Game, the true story of Alan Turing, a British mathematician who broke the Nazi code during WWII. He later committed suicide after being prosecuted for being gay and undergoing court-ordered chemical castration.
The Oscars will be handed out on Feb. 22 during a live telecast on ABC starting at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT.
Monday, February 16, 2015
For Presidents’ Day We Made You Some Pages
- As celebrated on the third Monday in February each year, Presidents’ Day is yet again upon us.This is often the time of year students across the country study U.S. Presidents, especially Abraham Lincoln and George Washington, both of whom have birthdays celebrated in February. Luckily, we’ve revamped our Presidents’ pages in time for the holiday, so whether you’re a student or adult, you can more easily buff up on American history.
18TH CENTURY
19TH CENTURY
3. Thomas Jefferson
4. James Madison
5. James Monroe
6. John Quincy Adams
7. Andrew Jackson
8. Martin Van Buren
9. William Henry Harrison
10. John Tyler
11. James K. Polk
12. Zachary Taylor
13. Millard Fillmore
14. Franklin Pierce
15. James Buchanan
16. Abraham Lincoln
17. Andrew Johnson
18. Ulysses S. Grant
19. Rutherford B. Hayes
20. James Garfield
21. Chester A. Arthur
22. Grover Cleveland
23. Benjamin Harrison
24. Grover Cleveland
25. William McKinley20TH CENTURY
26. Theodore Roosevelt
27. William Howard Taft
28. Woodrow Wilson
29. Warren G. Harding
30. Calvin Coolidge
31. Herbert Hoover
32. Franklin D. Roosevelt
33. Harry S. Truman
34. Dwight D. Eisenhower
35. John F. Kennedy
36. Lyndon B. Johnson
37. Richard M. Nixon
38. Gerald R. Ford
39. James Carter
40. Ronald Reagan
41. George H. W. Bush
42. William J. Clinton21ST CENTURY
The Presidential biographies on WhiteHouse.gov are from “The Presidents of the United States of America,” by Frank Freidel and Hugh Sidey. Copyright 2006 by the White House Historical Association.
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