June Christy

   
Artist: June Christy

   Genre(s): 
Vocal
   Jazz
   Other
   

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Discography:


   
 The Misty Miss Christy

   Year: 1992   
Tracks: 14


   
 Something Cool

   Year: 1960   
Tracks: 11


   
 Ballads for Night People

   Year: 1960   
Tracks: 18

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Though she was the epitomy of the vocal cool movement of the 1950s, June Christy was a warm, debonaire vocalizer able-bodied to stretch out her telling voice on live sway tunes and ready herself apart from other vocalists with her misleadingly simple enunciation. From her time in Stan Kenton's Orchestra, she hereditary a focus on brassy swing from arranger friends like Pete Rugolo. Rugolo would become a consistent familiar far into her solo years likewise, arranging nearly of her LPs and reconciliation her gymnastic outspoken abilities with a series of heedful charts.


Innate Shirley Luster in Springfield, Illinois, she began telling early on and appeared with a local bon ton band during heights schoolhouse. She moved to Chicago in the early '40s, changed her distinguish to Sharon Leslie, and panax quinquefolius with a group light-emitting diode by Boyd Raeburn. In 1945, after listening that Anita O'Day had just left Stan Kenton's Orchestra, she auditioned for the role and got it early that year. Despite an early resemblance (physically and vocally) to O'Day, the isaac Merrit Singer -- renamed June Christy -- soon found her possess style: a quick, debonair vox that stretched out attractively and enlivened Kenton's crossover novelties ("Shoo Fly Pie and Apple Pan Dowdy," the million-selling "Tampico") as well as the leader's in an elaborate way staged standards ("How High the Moon"). As she became more and more democratic within the Kenton band, adapter Pete Rugolo began piece of writing charts with her trend especially in intellect. After the Kenton orchestra stony-broke up in 1948, Christy worked the nightspot circle for awhile before reuniting with Kenton for his 1950 Innovations in Modern Music Orchestra, a very modern forty-piece group that toured America. She had already debuted as a solo act the year ahead, transcription for Capitol with a chemical group light-emitting diode by her married man, Kenton tenor saxophonist Bob Cooper.


Christy's debut LP for Capitol, 1954's Something Cool, was recorded with Rugolo at the head of the orchestra. The album launched the vocal cool movement and reach the Top 20 album charts in America, as did a follow-up, The Misty Miss Christy. Her 1955 Duo LP opposite her voice with Kenton's piano, spell most of her Capitol LPs featured her with versatile Kenton personnel department and Rugolo (or Bob Cooper) at the head of the orchestra. She reprised her to begin with big band years with 1959's June Christy Recalls Those Kenton Days, and recorded a raft of concept LPs before retiring in 1965. Christy returned to the studio merely once, for 1977's Impromptu on Musicraft.

Ireland gets its Eurovision Turkey

Dustin the Turkey has been chosen by the public to represent Ireland at the Eurovision Song Contest semi-final in Belgrade in May. Watch the Eurosong 2008 result here.
He won Eurosong 2008 from the University Concert Hall in Limerick with his song 'Irelande Douze Pointe'.
He saw off the challenge of other finalists Donal Skehan, Maya, Leona Daly, Liam Geddes and Marc Roberts. Watch the six finalists on Eurosong 2008 here.
Dustin the Turkey will now compete in the first Eurovision semi-final on Tuesday 20 May.
The final takes place on Saturday 24 May.
Bookies William Hill have installed Dustin the Turkey as the 10-1 favourite to win Eurovision.
The company's spokesman, Tony Kenny, said: "These days you have to be either from the old Eastern Bloc or have a great gimmick to win Eurovision - and a singing turkey will possibly be one of the most bizarre things that a Eurovision audience will ever see."
"He'll go to Belgrade on a wing and a prayer and, fingers crossed, he'll ruffle a few feathers when he gets there," he added.

Make Your Own ‘Star Wars’ Opening Crawl

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1208

   
Artist: 1208

   Genre(s): 
Rock: Punk-Rock
   

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Discography:


   
 Turn Of The Screw

   Year: 2004   
Tracks: 14


   
 Feedback Is Payback

   Year: 2002   
Tracks: 14

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Southern California punk band 1208 hails from the South Bay Area and is comprised of lead singer and guitar player Alex, lead guitarist and vocaliser Neshawn, basso player Bryan, and drummer Manny. The group, which was established in 1995, is building on the musical custom elysian by other outfits that come from the same neighborhood, including the Descendants, Pennywise, the Circle Jerks, and Black Flag. Bandmembers at low gear feared that their youth would work against them, since many nightspots in their locus were for ages 21 and aged. Despite this worry, the band persevered, drawing inspiration and encouragement from the success of some other local young grouping, the Deviates. 1208 triumphed with their possess opportunity to record, and the resultant was Feedback Is Playback. The albums' producers were Pennywise's Fletcher Dragge and Darian Rundall. An interesting away: booster cable vocaliser Alex's uncle is Greg Ginn, guitar player for touchwood rockers Black Flag. Raymond Pettibon, some other uncle, provided the album's artwork, grounds of an artistic career that spans various decades.





Artist Darina Karpov’s Purple Hills

Johnny Mathis keeps a steady pace into next year

Johnny Mathis is celebrating 52 years in the music business with a leisurely run of North American dates stretching into 2009.The legendary entertainer currently has up to four shows per month on his itinerary through January. His next gig is scheduled for July 11-12 in Pittsburgh, PA. Two-night stands are also booked in Westbury, NY; Branson, MO; Santa Rosa, CA; Palm Desert, CA; Las Vegas; and the Canadian cities of Windsor and Rama, Ontario. Details are listed below.Mathis is supporting his April release, "A Night to Remember," which comprises a host of classic hits including "We're In This Love Together," "Walk On By," "Just The Two Of Us" and "The Closer I Get To You." The record features guest performances by Dave Koz, Kenny G, Gladys Knight, Yolanda Adams and Mone't. The new release follows a set of 50th anniversary albums and a DVD that Mathis released in 2006.The 72-year-old singer broke through in 1957 with his debut album, "Wonderful Wonderful," which spawned the No. 1 hit "Chances Are." A year later, he released a greatest-hits set that spent almost 10 years on the album chart and made it into the "Guinness Book of World Records," according to his bio.Mathis has been inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame twice--in 1998 for "Chances Are" and in 2002 for "Misty." The Grammy organization also honored him with a Lifetime Achievement award in 2003.

Indiana Jones 4 Preview: 'The Hat Still Fits'

For a generation of children, the coolest movie hero didn’t carry a gun, sword, or even a lightsaber. For over 25 years, a grumpy archaeologist with a whip, and a fondness for hats, has had a place in the hearts of movie fans. Now the whip, the hat, and the famous music all return as Harrison Ford resumes his role as one of the greatest ever screen adventurers in this summer’s Indiana Jones & The Kingdom of The Crystal Skull!
The idea of a fourth movie has been on producer George Lucas and director Steven Spielberg’s minds for years, essentially since the release of the third film ...The Last Crusade in 1989. It wasn’t until February 2007, however, that Paramount Pictures announced the release date, and that production would start very soon. Fans around the world were further joyous when Harrison Ford himself released this simple statement:
“I'm delighted to be back in business with my old friends. I don't know if the pants still fit, but I know the hat will."
A slight hitch came with another statement, this time from Sean Connery, who played Indy’s father, Henry Snr. The Scotsman has been retired since 2005 and confirmed he would not be involved, saying in a statement, “...in the end, retirement is too much damned fun”.
As one door closed, however, another opened, as rising star Shia LaBeouf was added to the cast. It was widely speculated that he would play Jones’ son, however this has been denied by those involved. LaBeouf’s character’s name, Mutt Williams, would seem to concur with those denials. The cast was filled out with more big name actors - Ray Winstone, Jim Broadbent and John Hurt all signed on, with Cate Blanchett unveiled as evil Soviet spy Irina Spalko. There would be one more familiar face to join Ford as well - Karen Allen returns to the role of Marion Ravenwood, which she last played in 1981’s Raiders of the Lost Ark.

As for the plot? It’s 1957, and a slightly older Dr. Jones is caught up in a Soviet plot to uncover the mysterious artefacts known as The Crystal Skulls. The recently released trailer implies the skulls posses some kind of mythic power, and that they are guarded by the undead!
One final question is Ford’s age - at 65, could he still cut it in an action movie? Ford’s been hitting the gym hard and got himself to the point where he could perform his own stunts for the movie, which isn’t bad going! It’s rumoured Ford always kept his fitness up anyway, in case another Indy movie came along (5 were planned when the series started). Perhaps the last word on the subject should be left with Ford, who quoted the first movie when he said: “It's not the years, it's the mileage.”
The adventure continues for Dr. Jones & Co. when Indiana Jones & The Kingdom of The Crystal Skull hits cinemas May 22nd!
Click here for Entertainmentwise's exclusive review of Indiana Jones & The Kingdom of The Crystal Skull.

Des Esseintes and Negru Voda

   
Artist: Des Esseintes and Negru Voda

   Genre(s): 
Pop
   

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Discography:


   
 Split 10

   Year: 2001   
Tracks: 4

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