Saturday 24 May 2008

Bee Gees - Bee Gees To Be Honoured With Plaque

THE BEE GEES will be recognised for their contribution to the music industry on Saturday (10May08) - when a plaque is unveiled in tribute to the band in London.

The plaque, being awarded to the singers by the U.K.'s Heritage Foundation and the City of Westminster, will be officially unveiled at the former headquarters of the band's former manager Robert Stigwood in London's Mayfair.

Robin Gibb says, "I'm very pleased with this location as it has real significance to our career.

"We composed several Bee Gees hits in that building's basement, so it most definitely has a special connection to our work."




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Sunday 18 May 2008

Daniel Day-Lewis to present DGA award

Daniel Day-Lewis to present DGA award



Wicklow resident Daniel Day-Lewis has been confirmed by the President of the Directors Gild of America, Michael Apted, as unity of the presenters at the upcoming DGA awards.
Day-Lewis has been nominated for an Academy Awarding for Charles Herbert Best Thespian for his Golden Globe winning role in 'There Will Be Blood'.
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Other Oscar nominees world Health Organization will join Day-Lewis in presenting the DGA awards include: Marion Cotillard, Amy Ryan, Tilda Swinton,





Monday 5 May 2008

Billy Bragg to spread 'Justice' on summer tour

Billy Bragg to spread 'Justice' on summer tour



English people folk-rock isaac Bashevis Singer Truncheon Braxton Bragg [ tickets ] has lined up a run of Second Earl of Guilford American dates this summer to support his forthcoming freshly album, "Mr. Love life & Justice."The veteran soldier singer/songwriter will back up the record with a nine-city tour, kicking away the run June 5 in Vancouver. Dates are below.Braxton Bragg returns to the UK after the American shows for another round of dates in Great United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland. Check over the singer's official web site for his complete oversea schedule.Arrange for US waiver April 22, "Mr. Love & DoJ" is Bragg's 12th studio apartment album, and second gear with his freshly financial support lot, The Blokes.The video recording for the new album's "O Freedom" is streaming at Bragg's label site.Bragg's previous studio apartment travail, 2002's "England, Half-English," featured the single "Take Land the Union Jack," a protest song against Queen Elizabeth II's Golden Jubilee celebrations. The birdcall netted the politically active voice singer the No. 22 spot on the UK singles chart.