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Tuesday, 1 July 2008

Rolling Stones - Wood We All Wanted To Play Like Bo Diddley

ROLLING STONES star RON WOOD has paid tribute to late rock 'n' roll pioneer BO DIDDLEY, insisting every great guitarist wants to play like him.

Diddley, who toured with Wood in the Gunslingers 20 years ago, died from heart failure at his home in Florida on 2 June (08). He was 79.

And Wood admits it was a true pleasure to play with his hero and become a dear friend of Diddley's.

He says, "He'd lay down a monstrous locomotive beat; someone said it was like the devil moving furniture - and it would become the core ingredient of the song.

"Combine all that with Bo's knowledge of the Deep South and Chicago blues and it's clear why we all wanted to play like him."

Diddley enjoyed a rocking send-off in Florida on 6 June (08) as a gospel band performed his eponymous hit Hey, Bo Diddley.

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Thursday, 26 June 2008

Manager charged over Jamie Oliver office fire

The manager of Jamie Oliver's Australian restaurant has been charged with burning down the company's offices, as well as stealing restaurant takings.
Melbourne Magistrates Court heard that 32-year-old Kevin Stralow ran Fifteen restaurant in Melbourne for a foundation Oliver had set up.
The foundation was designed to help disadvantaged young people enter the restaurant business.
On 5 June last, the charity's offices, which are located near the restaurant, were set on fire resulting in close to $1m in damages.
Stralow, who has been sacked, was also accused in court of stealing $23,000 in restaurant takings between 14 April and 2 June.
In a statement, the management of Oliver's Fifteen Foundation said they were saddened by the case.
The statement added: "We place great trust in our trainees and we're proud of the fact they continue to work extremely hard to build their skills and turn their lives around."
According to Fifteen Melbourne executive head chef Tobie Puttock, Jamie Oliver has been in touch with staff since the fire.
Puttock told AFP: "He's basically sent out big hugs and kisses to us and... we can power through this, so we'll just keep going."
Stralow, who has denied the allegations, was granted bail under the condition that he stays away from the restaurant and is due to reappear in court in September.
Fifteen Melbourne was launched in September 2006.

Sports stars, rockers hog limelight at film fests

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Wednesday, 25 June 2008

Snoop Dogg - Snoop Dogg Releases Country-inspired Video

Rapper SNOOP DOGG has delivered on his promise to embrace country music after releasing a western-style music video.

The promo clip for new single My Medicine features a cowboy-hat wearing Snoop, who dedicates the video to the late Johnny Cash, branding him "a real American gangster", reports People.com.

The video, which features country stars Willie Nelson, Julianne Hough and Brad Paisley, was inspired by the hip-hop star's appearance at the Country Music Television (CMT) Awards in April (08).

He said of the event, "I went to the CMT Music Awards and I got into the spirit of wanting to do something different.

"Country music is the most underrated music in the world."

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Paltrow, Knightley And Watts Sign For New Film

Sir Anthony Hopkins has been confirmed as the latest actor to play King Lear in a big screen adaptation of the great Shakespeare tragedy.
American newcomer Josh Michael Stern has assembled an all-star cast for the ambitious film, which will start shooting in Britain or Ireland early next year.
Gwyneth Paltrow, Naomi Watts and Kiera Knightley will play the tragic king's three daughters, and director Stern insists there will be many more suitable big-name surprises in his blockbuster.
He says, "It's going to be really good... The one thing that I'm staying away from is stunt casting, so there won't be the American comedian, but there will be some really great actors playing smaller roles that will make a lot of sense."
Stern also plans to stick to Shakespeare's dialogue in the film in a bid to make sure the movie is as authentic as possible: "I'm not very fond of the modern adaptations... It's pre-Roman, Celtic, very raw.
"It's a period in British history, from which (Lord of The Rings author) Tolkien took a lot of his inspiration, where there were thatched-roof roundhouses and fortresses."
Stern's new Lear will give Hopkins the chance to revisit a character that won him acclaim on stage - the Oscar winner played the king in revered playwright David Hare's King Lear production at the National Theatre in London in the late 1980s.
The director adds, "Hopkins is thrilled."