March 3rd, 2008 by Hannah
I’ll bet there isn’t a woman out there who hasn’t, at one point in their lives, sung this song loud and proud. Whether it be in your bath tub, at your ex boyfriend or on a drunken karaoke night with the girls – admit it you’ve all done it.
After 30 years of its release, Gloria Gaynor continues to ride the success of “I Will Survive,” touring the country and the world over and performing her signature song on dozens of TV shows.
A few successful remixes of the song during the 1990s and 2000s along with new versions of the song by Diana Ross, Chantay Savage, rock group Cake and others as well as constant recurrent airplay on nearly all Soft AC and Rhythmic format radio stations have helped to keep the song in the mainstream.
Now in 2008, Gloria celebrates the 30th Anniversary of her Grammy Award winning song. The lyrics of this song are written from the point of view of a woman, recently dumped, telling her former lover that she can cope without him and does not want anything more to do with him. The song has become something of an anthem of female emancipation, and is still a staple of office parties and karaoke nights.
December 17th, 2007 by Hannah
The teenybopper wars did not start with Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera as the younger generation would like to think. It actually started back in the 80s with former teen pop princesses Tiffany and Debbie Gibson. Twenty years down the road and it’s still going on.
Sources are saying that the 80s pop stars were both recently spotted auditioning for the lead in the Pasadena Playhouse’s upcoming musical adaptation of ‘Mask’ – the 1985 movie featuring a character with a facial deformity. Tiffany tried out first and as she walked out of the room, Debbie was sitting right outside the waiting room. The 30-something ladies were both vying for the role that Cher played in the film.
December 13th, 2007 by Hannah
Aretha Franklin has an upcoming biopic in the works and the diva has revealed that there are three women she’s considering to cast to play her in the movie. And apparently, Halle Berry is one of them!
The ‘Respect’ signer says “I’m still thinking of several people, and that would be Halle Berry, possibly Fantasia, she’ll be through on Broadway in January, and it could be Jennifer Hudson — you never know. There’s no final on that yet. I’m still observing them and their projects. ‘Dreamgirls’ I’ve watched a couple of times lately, and I’m still just trying to arrive at the right decision.”
December 13th, 2007 by Hannah
A water main broke in an LA suburb early Monday morning which sent thousands of gallons of water through the yard of a home that is believed to belong to music legend Eddie Van Halen. The gushing water proved to be trouble for the morning traffic in the area around Coldwater Canyon.
LA Fire officials said that the only home affected was Van Halen’s who was currently out of town on tour. An LAFD battalion chief said that firefighters placed sandbags around the home in order to prevent water from entering the house itself but mud and debris have filled the pool. Fortunately, it looks like the house didn’t get damaged.
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December 8th, 2007 by Hannah
They have been influencing your minds since 1974, (or at least your Mum’s record collection), and now Abba are finally being given their own museum in Stockholm, Sweden.
Seems to have taken them a while though. I mean, Kylie has her own statue in Australia and she’s not been famous for as long; though it is touch and go as to who will be the most legendary in years to come…
However the new attraction, due to open in June 2009, will not only feature a special wardrobe room dedicated to the bands famous, yet questionable, fashions; but it will also have an special area where fans can record there own version of one of Abba’s hits. Karaoke eat your heart out.
December 5th, 2007 by Hannah
The Super Bowl halftime show usually features some of the biggest acts of the year. It’s like a capitalist ploy to make sure a lot of people watch the show. More people means higher ratings and higher ratings means more money.
While Tom Petty is a big act, I highly doubt that he’s a big act in this generation. The NFL has picked the veteran rock star to perform at the halftime show next year. It’s a bit of an odd choice, no? Oh who am I kidding? It IS an odd choice. Maybe he can sneak in a duet with Stevie Nicks on ‘Free Fallin’.
December 5th, 2007 by Hannah
So, he retired already. But now he’s come out of that retirement for yet a second time this year.
You’d really never know that if we hadn’t told you. I mean, there isn’t much similarity between this new song and his classics. There’s no piano at all, and there’s actually only a little Billy Joel even.
Instead, Billy has done something he says he hasn’t ever done before. He wrote a song specifically for another singer. And who is that lucky singer, you ask? Cass Dillon, a 21 year old singer from Long Island.
Billy wrote the song “Christmas in Fallujah” from letters he’s received from fans overseas. He felt someone with a younger voice should sing it, instead of him. Cass Dillon was recommended by Tommy Byrnes, Billy’s musical director.
When Billy heard Cass’s songs, he knew he’d found the perfect person for the song. People are divided on whether they like the song or not, simply because of the controversial topic of war. Generally, comments are in his favor.
Piano Man, keep on writing! As for Cass Dillon, who knows? This could be his lucky break!
December 3rd, 2007 by Hannah
No, no…don’t think the Rolling Stones are back in business. It’s about a series of music compilations that will bear the Rolling Stone name, with the agreement of the respective music magazine. Rolling stone magazine agreed to lend its name to various song selections, both new and old. The CDs will be sold along with copies of the magazine.
It’s not that the magazine doesn’t have enough publicity already or that people wouldn’t buy it otherwise, but with the vast information provided on the internet and with the ever-growing number of people world wide that would rather read about it on the net rather than buying a magazine, it’s getting more and more difficult to sell palpable press releases.
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November 25th, 2007 by Hannah
Van Halen tour Blast from the Past just concluded with their LA concert. Many many fans showed up, old Van Halen fans and new fresh ones. I never thought the quite old rock band still had it in them.
Not only did they drew a magnificent crow, but also their performance exceeded expectations. Eddie’s revival is a phenomenon that goes well ahead of his toned body.
His performance brought up to present so much nostalgia for everyone present. He wearing his usual concert outfit, tearing up the stage in their usual matter, full of energy just like in 1978 when they debuted, was a marvel in itself.
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November 23rd, 2007 by Hannah
71-year-old Charlie Daniels received an early Christmas present as he performed his annual Christmas for Kids benefit concert.
Martina McBride presented him with a gift-wrapped invitation to join the Grand Old Opry during the show at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville.
Daniels told audience members, “I cannot even begin to tell you folks…this is very emotional for me. I never ever in my wildest dreams, when I came to Nashville with my precious wife and son, dreamed this would happen. To think that now my name will be added along with all these great country artists. Thank you.”
Daniels is well-known for his singing, guitar picking, and fiddling. His 1979 platinum single “The Devil Went Down to Georgia” was #1 on the country chart, #3 on the pop chart, and even won a Grammy.
Following the announcement, the curtains were pulled back to show the barn backdrop of the Grand Old Opry show. His formal induction will be later this winter.
The Opry was established in 1925 and is the longest continuously running radio show in the country. Country legends and current stars join together as a part of the show which airs on Friday and Saturday nights on WSM-AM.
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