Thursday, 13 August 2009

Miley Cyrus Got a part in the �Sex and the City� movie sequel

As recent news that the miley got a part in the �Sex and the City� movie sequel. 16-year-old miley will reportedly be filming with Sarah Jessica Parker, Kristin Davis, Kim Cattrall and Cynthia Nixon.
�Miley sees this as a transition from teen stardom to more adult roles,� said one source.
And how do the famous �Sex and the City� girls feel about it? �We�re all wondering how long it will take Kim to have Miley knocking back Cosmos and ogling all the men. Seriously though, all the girls are excited to have Miley on board.�

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The Late, Great Les Paul

Les Paul, the virtuoso guitarist and technical innovator, died today at the age of 94. The cause was complications from pneumonia. Paul may have developed the first solid body, electric guitar (independently Leo Fender was working on his own solid body, electric guitar at the time).

Les Paul was born Lester William Polsfuss on June 9, 1915 in in Waukesha, Wisconsin. As a child his piano teacher wrote to his mother that young Lester would never learn music. Defying his piano teacher's prediction, Paul had learned harmonica, guitar, and banjo by the time he was in his teens. In fact, Paul built his first electrically amplified guitar when he was only ten years old, by opening the back of an acoustic guitar and putting the pickup from a cannibalised Victrola inside.

He began his career playing professionally and semi-professionally as a country music guitarist at age 13. When he was 17 he was playing with Rube Tronson's Texas Cowboys. It was not long afterwards that he dropped out of school to pursue music as a career. He joined Wolverton's Radio Band on KMOX in St. Louis, before moving onto WLS and later WJJD, where he led the house band, in Chicago. It was in 1936 that Les Paul's first records released, one under his stage name of Rhubarb Red, the other as an accompanist for blues singer Georgia White. It was also in 1936 that he formed the Les Paul Trio and moved to New York City. He became a regular on Fred Waring�s radio show from 1938 to 1941.

It was around 1940 or 1941 that Les Paul invented his electric guitar. It was that year that he created "The Log," a wooden board with a guitar neck, with strings and two pickups attached. It is believed to be the first solid body electric guitar, or at least one of the first solid body electric guitars. Because of its unusual appearance, Paul hid The Log within the body of a standard looking guitar.

Les Paul was draughted in 1941. He served in the Armed Forces Radio Service, where he played with such singers as Kate Smith and Rudy Vallee, among others. After leaving the service, Paul took a job at NBC Radio in Los Angeles as a staff musician. The Les Paul Trio toured with the Andrews Sisters, Nat King Cole, and Bing Crosby. It was Crosby who told Paul that he should build his own recording studio. Paul then built his own studio in his garage. It was there that Paul made some of his biggest innovations to recording. He learned that in changing the speed of a recording, he could alter the very nature of that recording. He also invented the recording technique of multi-tracking, through recording a track, then recording himself playing along with that track. He used his multi-tracking technique on the song "Lover (When You're Near Me)," on which Les Paul played every single instrument. It was the first time multi-tracking was used on a song. By the late Fifties, Paul would invent the first eight track, multitrack recorder. Les Paul also developed the technique of reverb, used to great effect by many rock artists over the years.

It was in 1947 that Les Paul partnered with Colleen Summers, a former singer with Gene Autry's band, re-naming her "Mary Ford (a name he simply got out of a phone book). The two would marry in 1949. It was in 1950 that Les Paul and Mary Ford would have their first hits, the biggest of which may have been "How High the Moon." "How High the Moon" took full advantage of Paul's multitracking techniques, with Ford's vocal double tracked so that she was essentially singing harmony with herself. It was also in 1950 that the radio show The Les Paul Show, debuted. It featured Les Paul himself, Mary Ford, and rhythm guitarist Eddie Stapleton. The radio show was recorded in the home of Les Paul and Mary Ford. A syndicated version of the show, Les Paul and Mary Ford at Home, which ran for seven years in the Fifties. It was also recorded in the home of Les Paul and Mary Ford. The two divorced in 1964.

It was in the early Fifties that Gibson Guitar Corporation asked Les Paul to design the Les Paul guitar. The first Les Paul guitars went on sale in 1952, and variants have been sold ever since. According to Gibson, the Les Paul Standard has not changed since 1958. Over the years the Les Paul guitar has been used by such artists as Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page, Joe Perry, and many others.

Les Paul continued to record albums throughout the years, including two albums with Chet Atkins and his final album, American Made, World Played (which included appearances by Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton, Billy Gibbons, Joe Perry, Keith Richards, and Sting). He performed regularly at jazz festivals throughout the Eighties. In 1983 he started playing weekly at Fat Tuesday's, a jazz club in New York City. When Fat Tuesday's closed in 1995, he started playing weekly at Iridium. He made his last performance there in June.

An argument could be made that Les Paul was the most influential guitarist of all time. It is not simply that he was a guitar virtuoso, but that he perhaps innovated more recording techniques than any other human being in history. Besides the solid body, electric guitar, he also developed multitracking, overdubbing, multitrack tape recorders, and reverb. Because of this there is no recording artist alive who does not owe a debt of gratitude to Les Paul. That he was also an incredible guitar player made him that much more great.

Wednesday, 12 August 2009

Folk Singer Mike Seeger Passes On

Folk singer and music historian Mike Seeger passed on August 7 at the age of 75. He was the half brother of folk singer Pete Seeger. The cause was multiple myeloma.

Mike Seeger was born on August 15, 1933 in New York City. His parents were ethnomusicologist and composer Charles Seeger and his mother modernist composer Ruth Crawford Seeger. In 1936 the Seeger family moved to Washington D.C., after Charles Seeger took a position within Roosevelt's Work Progress Administration. As a child Mike Seeger was exposed to such personages as Woody Guthrie, Leadbelly, John and Alan Lomax, and others. At age 18 Seeger started teaching himself various stringed instruments. At 20, like much of the Seeger family, Mike Seeger began recording songs by traditional musician on a tape recorder.

It was in 1958 that Mike Seeger founded the New Lost City Ramblers with John Cohen, and Tom Paley. The New Lost City Ramblers would be pivotal in the revival of old-time music in the United States. Alongside fellow folk group The Kingston Trio, they are also the longest running music group which still performed. Over the years they would release nearly thirty albums. Mike Seeger also recorded separately from The New Lost City Ramblers, releasing several albums on his own.

Mike Seeger was also discovered various folk musicians. Among them were Elizabeth "Libba" Cotten (best known for the song "Freight Train") and bluegrass performer Hazel Dickens, . He also persuaded old time music performer Lesley Riddle to come out of retirement in 1965. It was also in the same decade that he reunited the McGee Brothers.

Through both performing and recording the songs of traditional musicians, Mike Seeger was pivotal in the folk music revival of the late Fifties and early Sixties. He could play a number of different instruments, including guitar, fiddle, banjo, harmonica, dulcimer, mandolin, and mouth harp. He influenced several musicians, including Bob Dylan.

Miley Cyrus' little sister Noah Cyrus dancing on stripper pole (Video)

Miley Cyrus' little sister Noah Cyrus dancing on stripper pole

Miley Cyrus' little sister Noah Cyrus was spotting dancing on a stripper pole at a Teen Choice Awards 2009 pre-party this weekend in Hollywood. She is just 9 year old.
Check out the video and Phots, tell us know in the leave a message section: What age is too young for the stripper pole?
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The 11th Annual Teen Choice Awards 2009 Winners List

Great all the Young Hollywood at Universal City for the 11th 2009 Teen Choice Awards. The biggest 11th Annual Teen Choice Awards 2009 of the night was vampire flick �Twilight,� which claimed nine kudos. Other big winners included �Gossip Girl� and Zac Efron. However, the most-anticipated arrival of the evening had to be Britney, She wears tiny black sparkling dress. The 27-year-old singer was given a lifetime achievement award.
Here�s the some list of winners at the 2009 Teen Choice Awards:
MOVIES AWARDS:
TEEN CHOICE MOVIE: ACTION ADVENTUREX-
Men Origins- Wolverine
TEEN CHOICE MOVIE: DRAMA-
Twilight
TEEN CHOICE MOVIE: ROMANCE-
Twilight
TEEN CHOICE MOVIE: BROMANTIC COMEDY-
Marley & Me
TEEN CHOICE MOVIE: COMEDY-
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
TEEN CHOICE MOVIE: HORROR/THRILLER-
Friday the 13th
TEEN CHOICE MOVIE: MUSIC/DANCE-
High School Musical 3: Senior Year
TEEN CHOICE MOVIE ACTOR: DRAMA-
Robert Pattinson, Twilight
TEEN CHOICE MOVIE ACTRESS: DRAMA-
Kristen Stewart, Twilight
TEEN CHOICE MOVIE ACTOR: ACTION ADVENTURE-
Hugh Jackman, X-Men Origins: Wolverine
TEEN CHOICE MOVIE ACTRESS: ACTION ADVENTURE-
Jordana Brewster, Fast & Furious
TEEN CHOICE MOVIE ACTOR: COMEDY-
Zac Efron, 17 Again
TEEN CHOICE MOVIE ACTRESS: COMEDY-
Anne Hathaway, Bride Wars
TEEN CHOICE MOVIE ACTRESS: MUSIC/DANCE-
Miley Cyrus, Hannah Montana: The Movie
TEEN CHOICE MOVIE ACTOR: MUSIC/DANCE-
Zac Efron, High School Musical 3: Senior Year
TEEN CHOICE MOVIE: VILLIAN-
Cam Gigandet, Twilight
TEEN CHOICE MOVIE: FRESH FACE FEMALE-
Ashley Greene, Twilight
TEEN CHOICE MOVIE: FRESH FACE MALE-
Taylor Lautner, Twilight
TEEN CHOICE SUMMER MOVIE: DRAMA-
My Sister�s Keeper
TEEN CHOICE SUMMER MOVIE: COMEDY-
Up
TEEN CHOICE SUMMER MOVIE: ROMANCE-
The Proposal
TEEN CHOICE SUMMER MOVIE: ACTION ADVENTURE-
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
TEEN CHOICE SUMMER MOVIE STAR: MALE-
Shia LaBeouf- Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen
TEEN CHOICE SUMMER MOVIE STAR: FEMALE-
Megan Fox, Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen
TEEN CHOICE MOVIE HISSY FIT-
Miley Cyrus, Hannah Montana: The Movie2
MUSIC:
TEEN CHOICE MUSIC: SINGLE-
Miley Cyrus, �The Climb�
TEEN CHOICE HOOKUP-
Lady Gaga feat. Colby O�Donis, �Just Dance�
TEEN CHOICE MUSIC: MALE ARTIST-
Jason Mraz
TEEN CHOICE MUSIC: FEMALE ARTIST-
Taylor Swift
TEEN CHOICE MUSIC: R&B ARTIST-
Beyonce
TEEN CHOICE MUSIC: BREAKOUT GROUP-
Paramore
TEEN CHOICE MUSIC: BREAKOUT ARTIST-
David Archuleta
TEEN CHOICE MUSIC: LOVE SONG-
David Archuleta, �Crush�
TEEN CHOICE MUSIC: R&B TRACK-
Beyonce, �Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)�
TEEN CHOICE MUSIC: RAP/HIP HOP TRACK-
The Black Eyed Peas, �Boom Boom Pow�
TEEN CHOICE MUSIC: ROCK TRACK-
Paramore, �Decore�
TEEN CHOICE MUSIC: ALBUM (MALE ARTIST)-
Jason Mraz, We Sing, We Dance, We Steal Things
TEEN CHOICE MUSIC: ALBUM (FEMALE ARTIST)-
Taylor Swift, Fearless
TEEN CHOICE MUSIC: ALBUM (GROUP)-
Jonas Brothers, Lines, Vines and Trying Times
TEEN CHOICE MUSIC: SOUNDTRACK-
Twilight
TEEN CHOICE MUSIC: TOUR-
Demi Lovato / David Archuleta
TELEVISION:
TEEN CHOICE TV SHOW: DRAMA-
Gossip Girl
TEEN CHOICE TV SHOW: ACTION ADVENTURE-
Heroes
TEEN CHOICE TV SHOW: COMEDY-
Hannah Montana
TEEN CHOICE TV: ANIMATED SHOW-
SpongeBob SquarePants
TEEN CHOICE TV: REALITY-
The Hills
TEEN CHOICE TV: REALITY MUSIC COMPETITION-
American Idol
TEEN CHOICE TV ACTOR: DRAMA-
Chace Crawford, Gossip Girl
TEEN CHOICE TV ACTRESS: DRAMA-
Leighton Meester, Gossip Girl
TEEN CHOICE TV ACTOR: ACTION ADVENTURE-
Tom Welling, Smallville
TEEN CHOICE TV ACTRESS: ACTION ADVENTURE-
Hayden Panettiere, Heroes
TEEN CHOICE TV ACTOR: COMEDY-
Jonas Brothers, JONAS
TEEN CHOICE TV ACTRESS: COMEDY-
Miley Cyrus, Hannah Montana
TEEN CHOICE TV: PERSONALITY-
Ryan Seacrest, American Idol / E! News
TEEN CHOICE TV: BREAKOUT STAR FEMALE-
Demi Lovato, Sonny With a Chance
TEEN CHOICE TV: BREAKOUT STAR MALE-
Frankie Jonas, JONAS
TEEN CHOICE TV: MALE REALITY/VARIETY STAR-
Adam Lambert, American Idol
TEEN CHOICE TV: FEMALE REALITY/VARIETY STAR-
Lauren Conrad, The Hills
TEEN CHOICE TV: VILLAINEd-
Westwick, Gossip Girl
TEEN CHOICE FAB-U-LOUS!-
Miss Jay, America�s Next Top Model
TEEN CHOICE TV: SIDEKICK-
Emily Osment, Hannah Montana
TEEN CHOICE TV: LATE NIGHT SHOW-
Chelsea Lately
TEEN CHOICE TV: PARENTAL UNIT-
Billy Ray Cyrus, Hannah Montana
OTHER:
ULTIMATE CHOICE AWARD - Britney Spears
CHOICE MALE HOTTIE - Robert Pattinson
CHOICE FEMALE HOTTIE - Megan Fox
CHOICE RED CARPET ICON FEMALE - Selena Gomez
CHOICE RED CARPET FASHION ICON MALE - Jonas Brothers
CHOICE WEB STAR - Fred
CHOICE COMEDIAN - George Lopez
CHOICE CELEBRITY ACTIVIST - Hayden Panettiere
CHOICE CELEBRITY PET - Bo Obama
CHOICE VIDEO GAME - Rock Band 2
CHOICE CELEBRITY BABY - Honor Marie Warren
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Miley Cyrus performed at 11th Teen Choice Awards 2009

Miley Cyrus performed at Teen Choice Awards 2009. Miley received six awards, including best comedy TV show �Hannah Montana�, comedy actress, music/dance movie actress, hissy fit, music single �The Climb� and summer song �Before the Storm�.

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