Ronnie Wood, 62, has teamed up with Liberty of London to launch a clothing line inspired by his paintings.
The Rolling Stone has used three paintings for the collection, including one titled I Feel Like Painting created on what Ronnie calls: “the day when I decided to turn my life around”, after a six-week stint in rehab for alcohol-related problems.
The unusual collaboration arose from a casual meeting between Wood and Tamara Salman, creative director of Liberty. It was also the root of an explosive argument Wood had with his girlfriend, Ekaterina, 20, who wanted to design the range, according to the Daily Mail.
Department store Liberty’s Ronnie Wood collection features dresses with price tags ranging from £195 to £695, t-shirts from £175 to £195 and men’s shirts based on I Feel Like Painting, for £395. Accessories such as scarves, bags and wallets are priced from £175 to £1,200.
The arty Wood has also drawn from a painting titled Orchid, which is of an Oriental-style flower, and Hawaiian Guitar about rock ‘n roll.
Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber is currently undergoing treatment for prostate cancer, as confirmed by his spokesperson. His rep said “The condition is in its very early stages. Andrew is now undergoing treatment and expects to be fully back at work before the end of the year.” Just in case you lived on a different planet for the last couple of decades and didn’t know who he is, the 61-year old composed many of the great musicals including ‘Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’, ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’, ‘Evita’, ‘Cats’, ‘The Phantom of The Opera’ and the ‘Phantom’ sequel, ‘Love Never Dies’ (to open in London’s West End in March and on Broadway in November). I hope he gets better soon.
If I had an electrical keyboard, I’d be trying hard on jamming out the opening tinkering melody of the song ‘Take on Me’, the only real major hit from the Norwegian band A-HA. I wouldn’t be playing it for no reason at all but as a homage to the news that after 25 years together, the band has decided to finally split up. The trio of musicians stated that the breakup was amicable and that they each just wanted to pursue “other meaningful aspects of life, be it humanitarian work, politics, or whatever else.” After years of not having a hit, I would have expected the split to have been sooner.
It has been reported that NBC got the cast of ‘Glee’ booted from participating from Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Apart from being part of a rival network, NBC apparently has more reason to get the TV show out of the spotlight as they’ve got their own show to promote. ‘The Sing Off’ is the networks new a capella singing series that will give competing groups a chance to win a recording contract with Epic Records/Sony Entertainment. What’s the fuss about that? A capella has been on the rise in recent years and the basis for top musical acts from Motown to Boyz II Men. Oh well, at least we know that they’ve got talent.
A month after his death, the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas recently revealed who’s taking over the turntables that DJ AM once helmed. The coveted Friday night spot at Rain Nightclub at the hotel now belongs to DJ Z-Trip, who was recently named America’s Best DJ of 2009 by DJ Times. The new Palms DJ will have his first show on October 16th. Good luck to him because he’s got some big shoes to fill. But judging by the accolades that he got from DJ Times, I think he’s off to a good start with building a reputation for himself.
Thirty two years after his death, jazz legend Duke Ellington’s name was suddenly being used to sell a high end brand of cognac which has made his family all sorts of mad. Duke’s grandson has filed a federal lawsuit in New York, claiming that the people responsible for the liqueur called ‘Duke Ellington XO Cognac’ in 2006 never got the proper permission to use the singer’s name and signature on their product. In the documents, the Ellington estate claims that the people behind the cognac “once attempted to negotiate with [the estate] … but no agreement was ever reached between the parties.” Now, the family wants the company to stop selling the cognac and they also want all the profits that have been earned from previous sales.
Scissor Sisters singer Jake Shears recently had an interview with Q magazine where he talked about the band’s upcoming album which is due out in March. He said “It all began happening when I moved to Berlin for three months. I thought, I need to go out, take a bunch of drugs and have fun. I fell in love with dance music again and stayed out until the sun came up going to these insane sex parties. I’ve seen some things in my time, but I saw stuff there that made my jaw fall to the ground. These people aren’t fucking around.”
Lisa Marie Presley has spoken out about her former nanny who recently filed a lawsuit against the singer, claiming that she’s a mean employer because she doesn’t pay overtime and wouldn’t let her take breaks to eat. Elvis Presley’s daughter believes that Christine White has self-entitlement issues. Lisa Marie told reporters that the nanny’s salary was $650 a day and even had her own guest house at their home, the place the nanny would take many breaks at. Lisa Marie went as far as to say Christine’s “self-entitlement became more and more severe” the more she got exposed to the “various ‘perks’ she was given on the job.” Shady!
The producer of “Thriller”, the late pop idol’s most famous song and perhaps one of the most famous music pieces in the world, has recently stated that he feels as if a part of himself died together with Michael Jackson. Quincy Jones had the following to say about the demise of “the king of pop”: “I am absolutely devastated at this tragic and unexpected news. For Michael to be taken away from us so suddenly at such a young age, I just don’t have the words. To this day, the music we created together on ‘Off The Wall,’ ‘Thriller’ and ‘Bad’ is played in every corner of the world and the reason for that is because he had it all. talent, grace, professionalism and dedication. He was the consummate entertainer and his contributions and legacy will be felt upon the world forever. I’ve lost my little brother and part of my soul has gone with him.” As always, it seems Michael Jackson had friends in high places and he will probably continue to do so. Even though dead, no one is likely to forget “Thriller” anytime soon.
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