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Bootleg hip-hop Queen remix takes on EMI LONDON (Reuters) - What do you get when you cross the music of '70s glam rockers Queen with rap pioneer Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five? Answer: "A Night at the Hip-hopera," an unauthorised remix album that it is shaping up as the latest "copyright nightmare" for the beleaguered music industry. The illicit remix from British DJs The Kleptones, which combines Queen songs such as "Another One Bites the Dust" and "We Will Rock You" with music from hip-hop legends including KRS-One and Africa Bambaataa, is the latest shot across the bow of music giant EMI. It comes seven months after EMI, which owns the rights to Queen's recordings, took action to stop distribution of its best known band, the Beatles. DJ Danger Mouse's "Grey Album" mixed the Fab Four's "White Album" with rapper Jay-Z's "Black Album." EMI forced that mix out of stores, but it spread far and wide on the Internet. The new Queen remix album, available on several Web sites, opens with the mocking statement, "This digital recording is brought to you courtesy of EMI Records, the world's greatest music company", and includes a report by ABC News anchor Peter Jennings with the comment "one more copyright nightmare for the music industry". EMI was not available for comment. "A Night at the Hip-Hopera" also includes snippets from Justin Timberlake and the Monkees as well as excerpts from films "The Big Lebowski" and "Ferris Bueller's Day Off." Sampling other artists has been one of the foundations of hip-hop, but since '60s rockers the Turtles sued hip-hop sampling pioneers De La Soul in the early 1990s, artists have had to obtain permission from copyright holders. Earlier this month, a U.S. court ruled that artists must pay for every sample they use, no matter how short or unrecognisable.
Calmer John Waters ..."A Dirty Shame" was wrapped and in the editing room by the time of the Super Bowl halftime controversy last February. Any parallels between the movie and Nipplegate were a happy accident. "To me, I thought how silly it was — another reason for Europeans to hate us," Mr. Waters says of the controversy. "I thought we were supposed to ogle cheerleaders at halftime. Isn't that what cheerleaders are — breasts to ogle — at sporting events for drunken men?" I offer that it was the beaming of the event into millions of family living rooms that upset people most. He replies, "Well, what else is on TV? Porn's on TV. Television has much filthier things than Janet Jackson's nipple." His only complaint was that Miss Jackson's male dance partner, Justin Timberlake, didn't reciprocate with an exposure of his own...
Mohegan Sun Hosts The East Coast Movie Premiere of
“I Heart Huckabees” Uncasville, CT [September 16, 2004] – Mohegan Sun rolls out the red carpet as it hosts the east coast movie premiere of “I Heart Huckabees” on Monday, September 27th at 8:00pm in the Uncas Ballroom. Hollywood star and Boston native Mark Wahlberg will headline the celebrity-studded event along with Donnie Wahlberg, Shannon Elizabeth, Joe Pesci, Jamie-Lynn DiScala and the cast of “Entourage,” an HBO series produced by Mark Wahlberg including Kevin Dillon, Kevin Connolly, Jerry Ferrara, Adrian Grenier and Jeremy Piven. Other notables slated to attend are Russell Wong, Johnny Gil, Michael T. Williamson, Brian Goodman, Ron Pearlman and Robert Wuhl. Also expected to be on hand are Boston Celtics superstars Paul Pierce and Walter McCarty, Boston Bruins legend Cam Neely, legendary boxers Arturo Gatti, Mickey Ward and Vinny Pazienza. Other celebrities expected to appear include: Matt Damon, Tobey Maguire, Justin Timberlake, Cameron Diaz and Owen Wilson. Scheduled to hit theaters in October 2004, “I Heart Huckabees” stars Mark Wahlberg, Dustin Hoffman, Jude Law, Isabelle Huppert, Jason Schwartzman, Lily Tomlin and Naomi Watts. This existential comedy is directed by David O. Russell [“Three Kings,” “Flirting with Disaster” and “Spanking the Monkey.”] The movie is about Albert Markovski [Jason Schwartzman], head of the Open Spaces Coalition, who has been experiencing an alarming series of coincidences the meaning of which escapes him. With the help of two Existential Detectives, Bernard and Vivian Jaffe [Dustin Hoffman and Lily Tomlin], Albert examines his life, his relationships and his conflict with Brad Stand [Jude Law], an executive climbing the corporate ladder at Huckabees, a popular chain of retail superstores. When Brad also hires the detectives, they dig deep into his seemingly perfect life and his relationship with his spokesmodel girlfriend, the voice of Huckabees, Dawn Campbell [Naomi Watts]. Albert pairs up with rebel firefighter Tommy Corn [Mark Wahlberg] to take matters into their own hands under the guidance of the Jaffes’ nemesis, the French radical Caterine Vauban [Isabelle Huppert.] The “I Heart Huckabees” movie premiere at Mohegan Sun is part of a two-day event to benefit The Mark Wahlberg Youth Foundation. Before the movie premiere, the celebrities and other VIPs will attend a private silent auction in the Cabaret Theatre, and after the movie, the group will attend a private party in Ultra 88. On Tuesday, September 28th, Mark Wahlberg will host his fellow celebrities for The Mark Wahlberg Youth Foundation Golf Classic at the Fox Hopyard Country Club in East Haddam beginning at 10:00am. The Mark Wahlberg Youth Foundation works to improve the quality of life for inner city youth through a working partnership with other youth organizations. The mission is to assist youth in order to ensure that no child is limited or prevented from attaining their lifetime goal or dream due to financial circumstances. The foundation provides financial and community support to assist in making the dreams and ultimate potential of inner city youth become a reality. Mohegan Sun, owned by the Mohegan Tribe, is one of the largest, most distinctive and spectacular entertainment, gaming, shopping and meeting destinations in the United States. Situated on 240 acres along the Thames River in scenic southeastern Connecticut, Mohegan Sun is within easy access of New York, Boston, Hartford, Providence and located 15 minutes from the museums, antique shops and waterfront of Mystic Places. What began with the Casino of the Earth in 1996 has evolved into a legendary destination that now includes: the Casino of the Sky and over 300,000 square feet of total gaming space; The Shops at Mohegan Sun, featuring more than 40 retail shops and dining venues ranging from food court-style to gourmet; the 10,000-seat Mohegan Sun Arena for world-class sporting events and concerts, and an intimate Cabaret; and a 34-story luxury hotel, featuring 1,200 guestrooms and suites, premier meeting and convention space and a world-class spa. More information is available by calling [888] 226-7711 or visiting mohegansun.com.
Stars come out Mohegan Sun becomes Hollywood East for one night. The casino will show the East Coast premiere of "I Heart Huckabees" at 8 p.m. Monday in the Uncas Ballroom. The screening is only for VIPs and invited guests, but visitors can gather around the red carpet and see the stars enter. Those expected to attend include Mark Wahlberg, who stars in the movie. The screening is part of a two-day event that benefits the Mark Wahlberg Youth Foundation. Other guests include Donnie Wahlberg, Shannon Elizabeth, Joe Pesci, Jamie-Lynn DiScala, Matt Damon, Tobey Maguire, Justin Timberlake, Cameron Diaz and Owen Wilson. "I Heart Huckabees" is scheduled for a national release in October.
Dear Dexter ...Pop culture fluency, I'm afraid, is a full-time job. At a minimum, you have to watch TV to know what TV to watch -- The Apprentice this month, who knows next month -- and listen to the radio to know at what precise moments Justin Timberlake crosses over from embarrassing to cool to overexposed... |
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