Monday, December 7, 2009
Saturday, December 5, 2009
Pipes & Beauty: Melanie Fiona's Rise to Fame
R&B powehouse Melaine Fiona seem to come out of nowhere, but in actuality her ""overnight success" took many twists and turns.
“I’m Canadian, I’m West Indian, and I want my music to reflect that. When it came to making my album, I wanted to do what was natural to me,” she says. But as great as that sentiment sounds, the music industry isn’t one that enjoys categorical anomalies. “People in the industry didn’t know what to make of me: ‘are you a reggae artist, like the female Sean Paul? Are you trying to be like Rihanna?’ The more people tried to put boundaries on me, the more that made me want to make music without boundaries.”
Read more about Melanie Fiona, including how going on tour with Kanye West led to her musical breakthrough with The Roots drummer and Late Night With Jimmmy Fallon band leader, ?uestove in "The Musical Odyssey of Melanie Fiona" on Okayplayer.com.
Rachel McAdams Denies Spiderman 4/ Black Cat Rumors
Sorry Spidey fans, it seems like your "Black Cat" fantasies has been dashed...for now.
While out promoting her new "Sherlock Holmes" with Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law, Notebook star Rachel McAdams denied rumors that she will be doning a cat suit to play "Black Cat" in Spiderman 4 with Toby Maguire. "That’s a total rumor, I have to say," says McAdams.
However, keep your finger crossed comic fiends, Spiderman 4 is set to be released in 2011, so anything can happen.
Rachel McAdams on The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
While out promoting her new "Sherlock Holmes" with Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law, Notebook star Rachel McAdams denied rumors that she will be doning a cat suit to play "Black Cat" in Spiderman 4 with Toby Maguire. "That’s a total rumor, I have to say," says McAdams.
However, keep your finger crossed comic fiends, Spiderman 4 is set to be released in 2011, so anything can happen.
Rachel McAdams on The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
Emily Blunt on The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson
Craig chats with Emily Blunt from "The Young Victoria"...
Friday, December 4, 2009
Robert Gibbs and April Ryan Square Off at The White House
The testy exchange Press Secretary Robert Gibbs and American Urban Radio's April Ryan was sparked by Ryan's questioning of White House social secretary Desiree Rogers' role at the state dinner fiasco involving party crashers Tareq and Michaele Salahi.
Frustrated by Ryan's questioning, Gibbs instructed her to "calm down" and to take a deep breath," saying "I do this with my son and that's what happens."
As the press corps cringed, and chuckled at Gibbs' chastising, Ryan shot back: "Don't play with me".
Frustrated by Ryan's questioning, Gibbs instructed her to "calm down" and to take a deep breath," saying "I do this with my son and that's what happens."
As the press corps cringed, and chuckled at Gibbs' chastising, Ryan shot back: "Don't play with me".
Kate Beckinsale's New Ad For Absolut Vodka
Kate Beckinsale and Zooey Deschanel will be featured in new ads for Absolut Vodka (See the four ads here).
PHOTO: James Franco’s Port Charles ‘Mug Shot’
(Via People Magzine)
James Franco is busted! Well, sort of.
The Port Charles Police Department has released a the mug shot of artist Franco (played by occasional movie star James Franco), who is accused of a serious crime in the fictional city featured on ABC’s hit soap General Hospital.
Viewers still have a lot to learn about Franco, who has slept with Maxie Jones in an attempt to get closer to someone else in Port Charles.
Reps for the show confirm that the mystery surrounding Franco’s graffiti tag CO77X will be revealed in an upcoming episode, airing Dec. 11.
General Hospital airs weekdays on ABC, weeknights on SOAPnet.
Check out why James Franco called his stint on "General Hospital" as performance art in the Wall Street Journal.
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