Artist: Smogus
Genre(s):
Rock
Discography:
Smogus EP
Year: 2002
Tracks: 8
Daz Dillinger
Thursday 29 May 2008
Monday 26 May 2008
Ryan Reynolds Told Friends About Engagment Via Text Message
Ryan Reynold’s friends were kept in the dark about his engagement to Scarlett Johansson, and send the actor a text message to confirm the story was true.
Reynolds' Definitely, Maybe co-star Elizabeth Banks says the couple wanted to send a message, rather than call their pals.
She tells Usmagazine: "I texted him to say, 'Are you really engaged or is this a joke?' And he said, 'Yes, we're really engaged!'"
Johansson and Reynolds have been dating since February 2007, shortly after Blade: Trinity star Reynolds broke off his engagement to singer Alanis Morissette.
They announced their engagement earlier this month.
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Critics cheer return of Indiana Jones in new film
By Mike Collett-White
CANNES, France (Reuters) - Indiana Jones returns 19 years
after his last adventure, and early reaction suggests the
majority of Cannes film festival's notoriously picky critics
are happy the whip-wielding archaeologist is back.
Harrison Ford reprises his most famous role in "Indiana
Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull," a high-octane
fantasy set in the 1950s when Jones no longer faces Nazis but a
KGB agent after the ultimate Cold War weapon -- mind control.
There are plenty of jokes about 65-year-old Ford's age, and
he reunites with Karen Allen, co-star in the first Indiana
Jones movie "Raiders of the Lost Ark" released in 1981.
"Not as easy as it used to be," Jones mutters early on.
His young sidekick Mutt Williams, played by Shia LaBeouf,
at one point bluntly asks: "What are you, like 80?," and there
are strong hints he will take over the mantle from Ford.
Australian actress Cate Blanchett, with severe fringe, dark
hair and over-the-top Russian accent, plays evil Soviet agent
Irina Spalko who races Jones to the secret of the crystal
skull.
"I apologize to the entire Russian populace for my Russian,
but hopefully it will be dubbed," Blanchett, her hair back to
blonde, joked at a press conference.
Warm, though not loud applause broke out as the credits
rolled at the first press screening ahead of a glitzy evening
red carpet event, and early online reviews were mostly
positive.
CANNES, France (Reuters) - Indiana Jones returns 19 years
after his last adventure, and early reaction suggests the
majority of Cannes film festival's notoriously picky critics
are happy the whip-wielding archaeologist is back.
Harrison Ford reprises his most famous role in "Indiana
Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull," a high-octane
fantasy set in the 1950s when Jones no longer faces Nazis but a
KGB agent after the ultimate Cold War weapon -- mind control.
There are plenty of jokes about 65-year-old Ford's age, and
he reunites with Karen Allen, co-star in the first Indiana
Jones movie "Raiders of the Lost Ark" released in 1981.
"Not as easy as it used to be," Jones mutters early on.
His young sidekick Mutt Williams, played by Shia LaBeouf,
at one point bluntly asks: "What are you, like 80?," and there
are strong hints he will take over the mantle from Ford.
Australian actress Cate Blanchett, with severe fringe, dark
hair and over-the-top Russian accent, plays evil Soviet agent
Irina Spalko who races Jones to the secret of the crystal
skull.
"I apologize to the entire Russian populace for my Russian,
but hopefully it will be dubbed," Blanchett, her hair back to
blonde, joked at a press conference.
Warm, though not loud applause broke out as the credits
rolled at the first press screening ahead of a glitzy evening
red carpet event, and early online reviews were mostly
positive.
Matchbox Twenty Cancel Due To Animal Concerns
Matchbox Twenty have pulled out of a scheduled concert performance at the Cheyenne Frontier Days in Wyoming this July as it "would directly contradict the mission statement of SIDEWALK ANGELS" - frontman Rob Thomas' non-profit organization.The band were booked to play the rodeo on July 18, but have pulled out and issued the following statement on the band's official website:"Regrettably, Matchbox Twenty will not be able to perform at Cheyenne Frontier Days on July, 18th. After careful consideration, it was decided that participating in this event would directly contradict the mission statement of SIDEWALK ANGELS FOUNDATION, our non profit organization. The other members of Matchbox Twenty support this decision and while we understand that a great deal of effort went into the planning of this show, and apologize to any and all fans who purchased tickets to see us. We ask that they please understand that it would be impossible for us to put ourselves in the position of making money from what we believe to be the mistreatment of animals."Thomas and his wife, Marisol set up SIDEWALK ANGELS to benefit "people who are destitute or homeless and get lost in the system; those who cannot afford proper medical care; animals that have been abandoned or abused," it says on their website.A statement issued by Cheyenne Frontier Days says, "We believe the right to own and use animals carries an obligation to provide proper care for all animals included in our celebration," adding that they do not "tolerate, condone, or permit actions that abuse animals."Photo courtesy of Warner Music.
Broadcasting Titan Pappas Files For Bankruptcy
Pappas Telecasting, one of the nation's leading privately-held broadcasting companies, has filed for bankruptcy. Although the company owns 30 TV stations, only 13 have been put into Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. All are in medium- to upscale markets, including Omaha, Sioux City, El Paso, Reno, San Francisco, and Houston. The company indicated that its stations affiliated with the CW network had been particularly hard hit given that network's poor ratings. It also blamed the overall "extremely difficult business climate for television stations across the country," which have been required to make the costly switch from analog to digital broadcasting even as the current recession has reduced advertising revenue.
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Paramore, Band Of Horses join Bumbershoot lineup
Paramore, Band Of Horses, The Black Keys, The All-American Rejects, Sons & Daughters and Estelle have been added to the lineup of Seattle's Bumbershoot Music and Arts festival.
The 38th annual event is set to take place from August 30 to September 1, over Labour Day Weekend at the 74-acre Seattle Center.
These bands will join headliners Beck and Stone Temple Pilots for the 38th annual event.
Also on the bill for the festival are !!! , Jakob Dylan, Neko Case, The Walkmen, Lucinda Williams, M Ward, Del Tha Funky Homosapien and Dan Deacon, as previously reported.
More acts are expected to be announced in the coming weeks.
In addition to music, the festival features comedy, theatre, dance, film, urban crafts and literary components.
For tickets and further information, visit Bumbershoot.org.
--By our Los Angeles staff.
Find out more about NME.
The 38th annual event is set to take place from August 30 to September 1, over Labour Day Weekend at the 74-acre Seattle Center.
These bands will join headliners Beck and Stone Temple Pilots for the 38th annual event.
Also on the bill for the festival are !!! , Jakob Dylan, Neko Case, The Walkmen, Lucinda Williams, M Ward, Del Tha Funky Homosapien and Dan Deacon, as previously reported.
More acts are expected to be announced in the coming weeks.
In addition to music, the festival features comedy, theatre, dance, film, urban crafts and literary components.
For tickets and further information, visit Bumbershoot.org.
--By our Los Angeles staff.
Find out more about NME.
Lovin' the limelight
American singer, songwriter and pianist Sara Bareilles was voted "most talented" by her high school chums. It seems they were right.
Having grown up around the boys from Maroon 5 and performing in everything from her high school musicals to MTV's TRL, it was inevitable this talented California girl would end up in the spotlight.
Audio: Listen to Sara's latest, chart-topping tune, Love Song
Last June, Bareilles' ditty Love Song was featured as an iTunes free download of the week. Consequently, when her debut album, Little Voice shot to No. 45 on the Billboard 200 charts when it debuted a month later.
"Songwriting is the most sacred thing in my life,'' says Sara on her MySpace page. "It’s how I process my world. For now, it’s usually me and my piano (that I rent cause I don’t have one), my lousy grammar, and some emotion that makes me feel like I’m bursting at the seams. And it’s the best feeling in the world. "
Bareilles will tour the US with Maroon 5 and Counting Crows next month.
Having grown up around the boys from Maroon 5 and performing in everything from her high school musicals to MTV's TRL, it was inevitable this talented California girl would end up in the spotlight.
Audio: Listen to Sara's latest, chart-topping tune, Love Song
Last June, Bareilles' ditty Love Song was featured as an iTunes free download of the week. Consequently, when her debut album, Little Voice shot to No. 45 on the Billboard 200 charts when it debuted a month later.
"Songwriting is the most sacred thing in my life,'' says Sara on her MySpace page. "It’s how I process my world. For now, it’s usually me and my piano (that I rent cause I don’t have one), my lousy grammar, and some emotion that makes me feel like I’m bursting at the seams. And it’s the best feeling in the world. "
Bareilles will tour the US with Maroon 5 and Counting Crows next month.
Actor Brad Renfro dead at 25
Brad Renfro, the young actor best known for his role in the legal thriller 'The Client', has died. He was 25.
Reuters reports that Renfro was found dead in Los Angeles on Monday.
Los Angeles County Coroner's spokesman Ed Winter said that Renfro's cause of death was under investigation.
He said: "I can confirm that Brad Barron Renfro is deceased. He was found unresponsive in a residence... Paramedics responded and he was pronounced dead at 9am (Pacific Time)."
Renfro, whose other films included 'The Jacket', 'Ghost World', 'Bully' and 'Apt Pupil', had battled drug problems in recent years and pleaded guilty in 2006 to charges of trying to buy heroin.
After entering his guilty plea he was ordered into a drug treatment programme and placed on probation for three years.
Reuters reports that Renfro was found dead in Los Angeles on Monday.
Los Angeles County Coroner's spokesman Ed Winter said that Renfro's cause of death was under investigation.
He said: "I can confirm that Brad Barron Renfro is deceased. He was found unresponsive in a residence... Paramedics responded and he was pronounced dead at 9am (Pacific Time)."
Renfro, whose other films included 'The Jacket', 'Ghost World', 'Bully' and 'Apt Pupil', had battled drug problems in recent years and pleaded guilty in 2006 to charges of trying to buy heroin.
After entering his guilty plea he was ordered into a drug treatment programme and placed on probation for three years.
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