Monday, February 11, 2008

My Personal Grammy Highlights

Cher looking stunning

Last night I watched the Grammys (and the Baftas - the remote was heating up).  And while 30STM was not up for an award this year…alas…it was still a good show with lots more flash than I expected.  The first high point for me was Daft Punk and Kanye West singing “Stronger”.

Daft Punk

Kanye West

This was a very good performance.  As you can see from the photos, the stage was done up ala “Tron” which was just perfect for the song.  Very cool.  Kanye followed this up with a sad tribute to his Mom.  It was touching and while I loved the upbeat “Stronger” I was moved by the tribute.

The next high point for me was the performance by Beyonce and Tina Turner.

Beyonce and Tina Turner

They performed “Proud Mary” and while Beyonce can truly belt out a song, she kept it in check to allow Tina the thunder.  They were both wonderful together and it was obvious that they respect and enjoy the talents of one another.

My next high point was the duet by Josh Groban and Andrea Bocelli.

Josh Groban and Andrea Bocelli

Talk about some talented people tonight.  (Herbie Hancock did some fabulous piano work at the Grammys too).  These two men sang some stunning opera together.  I was aware that they could both sing but was not aware that they would perform so well together.  Amazing.

Last but not least….

Amy Winehouse

Amy has had her share of issues this year and it was obvious from her performance that she is missing her husband, Blake.  She was fantastic.  I’m usually ready for some breakdown in an Amy Winehouse performance because she’s so unpredictable, but I like her voice and was pleased to hear her do so well last night.  To top that off, she won a Grammy for “Song of the Year” (I believe that was the category) for “Rehab” and her reaction was priceless.  She was completely blindsided by the win and her speechlessness and demure acceptance was beautiful.

All in all, it was a good night on the Grammys (and I can’t say that every year).  The pictures on this post are from Rollingstone.com and there are many more to look at on their site.

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Thursday, December 6, 2007

Music for Relief Auction for Bangladesh

You may have heard about the cyclone that destroyed hundreds of thousands of homes, crops and livestock in Bangladesh .  Well, Linkin Park, Smashing Pumpkins, Avenged Sevenfold, Avril Lavigne, Kanye West and others are auctioning off memorabilia and 100% of the proceeds go to help the people of Bangladesh.  Check out the auction.  If you are moved to help, make a bid.  You’ll not only help the people of Bangladesh but you’ll get some bangin’ band stuff too.  Avenged Sevefold is auctioning a signed guitar which is currently going for $202.00.   The auction is facilitated by Music for Relief which is an organization that does a lot of charitable work world-wide.

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Friday, October 5, 2007

Celebrity Photographer: David LaChapelle

David LaChapelle

I love Mr. LaChapelle’s work because it’s so surreal.  I know you’ve seen the pics of Paris Hilton tied in a microphone cable and numerous sexy pics of Giselle, but I thought I’d look for a few that maybe you haven’t seen yet.

 

Quentin Tarantino

 

 

Lil Kim

Madonna

Tori Amos

Uma Thurman

Kanye West

Collective Soul

Ewan McGregor

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Monday, September 17, 2007

“Stronger”

Jared Leto with 30 Seconds to Mars

During a recent interview Jared Leto (and presumably Tomo Milicevic) covered Kanye West’s “Stronger”.  It was a slower and moodier version of the song, but I love it.  30STM gets knocked around a lot but it’s obvious that they can take it.  I love that they keep coming back swingin’.

Have a listen on this myspace page (it starts playing automatically).  http://www.myspace.com/themarsarmy

 

I like the original Kanye version, but I like this too, so sue me.

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