Sunday, April 29, 2007

Thank You - Fashion Meets Music April

Thank you everybody that came to support our April Edition of Fashion Meets Music - 80's Flashback.

Below is one of the winning shots that night, Tommy the Clown Dancers.

You can view pictures of the event HERE

Special thanks to TJ Photography



Monday, April 23, 2007

SAVE THE DATE - Wednesday 25th April

That's right everybody Fashion meets Music - April Edition takes us back in time - The Ultimate 80's Flashback.

Pink Vodka will be hosting the bar for the first hour.

Clothing lines:
Sedgwick and Cedar
Sterlings Williams
Bootlegger Hip Flasks
Skandlz
Sixteen Seventy
Soul of the People
Laines Devil Deal

Giveaways sponsored by
Sedgwick and Cedar
Kickin it Old Skool
Skandlz
Bootlegger Hip Flasks
Universal Music

MTV Casting for NEXT in patio area

Vendors include:
Michael Wright
Ray Ray
Runway Boutique
Skandlz
Bootlegger Hip Flask

*** Just added, courtesy of Def Jam..

Island Def Jam presents NE-YO "Because of You" In Stores May 1st First 50 people in attendance on Wednesday 25th @ Cinespace will receive an exclusive Island Def Jam music gift pack which includes new music from NE-YO, Bobby Valentino, Fabulous and more.

Thursday, April 19, 2007

Smiling Is Infectious

Smiling Is Infectious
Author Unknown

Smiling is infectious,
you catch it like the flu,
When someone smiled at me today,
I started smiling too.

I passed around the corner
and someone saw my grin.
When he smiled I realized
I'd passed it on to him.

I thought about that smile,
then I realized its worth.
A single smile, just like mine
could travel round the earth.

So, if you feel a smile begin,
don't leave it undetected.
Let's start an epidemic quick,
and get the world infected!

* * *


Tuesday, April 17, 2007

Kylie Minogue’s new line for Hermes and Mauritz

The Australian pop singer the newest star to join up with Swedish fashion retailer Hennes and Mauritz, inspiring a limited swimwear line to debut in mid-May, the company said in a statement this week.

Minogue, 38, didn't actually design the "H&M loves Kylie" beachwear line, but contributed ideas and will appear in ads.

The '60s-inspired collection is "all about summer indulgence, effortless chic and lots of fun!" Minogue said on her Web site.

The line includes blue-green bikinis, scarves, and a slinky silver swimsuit priced at $24.90.

"When we think Australia and glamour we think Kylie," said H&M’s design head Margareta van den Bosch in a statement.

Minogue is known for such hits such as "Loco-Motion" and "Can't Get You Out of My Head," and recently resumed performing after treatment for breast cancer.

She was an underwear model for H&M in 1998, company spokeswoman Lisa Sandberg said Friday.

Madonna recently co-designed a collection for H&M that went on sale in March.

- sorry about the n instead of the & in the label people, blogger is tripping at the moment -


Friday, April 13, 2007

Mike Tyson to appear in Bollywood video

Funny stuff...

A diamond heist, a Bollywood dance routine and Mike Tyson make an unlikely combination.

But the former heavyweight boxing champion is set to groove to Indian pop music in a promotional video for "Fool and Final," an upcoming Bollywood comedy, the film's media consultant said Friday.

Tyson, 40, will shoot the promo in India, said N. Chattani, who is in charge of publicity for the movie's producer, Firoze Nadiadwala.

"It's finalized," Chattani said. "Tyson will be shooting the music promo with the entire cast.

Thursday, April 12, 2007

Web site turns music fans into investors

There's no telling what a $10 investment in U2 in 1985 would be worth today, but a start-up Web site called Sellaband is offering music fans the chance to put their money behind artists they think can climb the charts.

The Amsterdam-based company allows fans -- or what Sellaband calls "believers" -- to invest in unsigned acts in $10 increments. Once an act reaches $50,000, it is given access to a recording studio and professional production, song-writing and marketing expertise.

"What's hoped is that this will offer musicians, especially those who have never been able to get deals, a chance to do something they've never done before, and give them some kind of competitive edge," said Adam Sieff, the former head of jazz for Sony Music UK and Europe, who will work with Sellaband artists.

"It's not going to be the only way, but in a business that's desperate for a new business model, it gives musicians another opportunity, " Sieff said.

Investors will get a free copy of the CD, a cut of any CD sales and a share in the advertising revenue generated for the site, www.sellaband. com. Sellaband keeps 40 percent of any music publishing revenue, but none of the recording proceeds.

"If our plan is to take out the middleman, we should not act as a middleman," said Johan Vosmeijer, Sellaband's managing director, and a former Sony BMG executive .

A female-fronted Dutch goth-rock band called Nemesea is on the verge of becoming the first to reach the financing target, after two fans began dueling for a bigger piece of the action.

"It took them nine weeks to get to $25,000 and two more to get to $45,000," Vosmeijer said.
He said he has already been approached by a handful of venture capital firms interested in buying Sellaband, but that he and his partner intend to keep it independent.

About 600 singers and bands listed on Sellaband have raised $150,000 from 3,000 investors since the site launched on August 15. Fans are allowed to withdraw their investment or move it to another artist any time before a group reaches the $50,000 mark.

All funds are held in escrow until the threshold is reached, and the interest generated from the accounts goes to Sellaband.

Recording veterans have signed up to work with Sellaband because they think it can fill a void left by the industry consolidation that is siphoning profits back to parent companies instead of using them to develop up-and-coming talent.

"I feel the music business model doesn't work any more," said Tony Platt, producer of AC/DC's "Back in Black," who has signed up to advise Sellaband artists.

"What Sellaband is doing is democratizing music," he said. "It's finding a way that artists don't have to go the route of having to sell millions and millions of records, and hopefully will show that there are other ways of financing music and getting it out to people."

Visit SELLABAND and join the movement.

Tuesday, April 10, 2007

And the father is...

Ok, I think we all saw this coming.. And the picture says it all LOL.

NASSAU, Bahamas - Anna Nicole Smith's former boyfriend Larry Birkhead said Tuesday that DNA tests have proven he is the father of her infant daughter.

Birkhead emerged from a closed court hearing to announce the results. Smith's companion, Howard K. Stern, has been caring for the girl, Dannielynn, who could inherit a fortune in the wake of her mother's February death.
After the hearing, Stern said he would not fight for custody.

An expert in genetic evidence said the DNA analysis has proven Birkhead is Dannielynn's father. Dr. Michael Baird, who analyzed the results of a March 21 DNA test, announced the results outside the court. "Essentially, he's the biological father," Baird said.

A jubilant Birkhead said "My baby's going to be coming home pretty soon."

Source: Associated Press

Melanie Brown (Scary Spice) baby drama

Last week Tuesday (April 3rd) Mel B gave birth to Angel Iris. Mel B's pregnancy had been dogged by rumors that Eddie Murphy is the father which he denies.

Ironically Angel was born on Eddie Murphy’s birthday, LOL

Murphy is still requesting the newborn to undergo a paternity test to prove that he is or not the father.

Personally, having grown up with 'Spice Mania' and although I only know Mel B from a 'media' perspective.. Why the hell would she say he's the father if he's not? I can't wait for the truth to come out.

Sunday, April 8, 2007

Jacko goods up for grabs..

Thousands of items of Jackson family memorabilia are about to go on sale to the highest bidder - and the Gloved One isn't very happy about it.

Handwritten lyrics for the Jackson Five hit "ABC," a white fedora hat with "Michael Jackson" inscribed on the inside and a telegram from Marlon Brando to the King of Pop are among scores of items up for grabs in Las Vegas next month.

View full story HERE

Saturday, April 7, 2007

Fergie & Ludacris - Glamorous

I LOVE THIS SONG...

I'm Not Signed.com - Jazze Pha connects with the artists

Ciara, Lil Jon, Lil Wayne, Jermaine Dupri, Ludacris, Young Buck and others have provided audio testimonials for ImNotSigned.com, a new site created by Jazze Pha.

The site is intended to connect unsigned artists with producers and A&R executives. It features a virtual "conference room," "studios" and more, and members can log in to chat with some of "Jazze Pha's superstar friends," according to a press release. "If you don't already have a deal, it's really possible now," Ciara said, hyping the site's launch. "You got to get in where you fit in."

Anna Nicole's Painting on Ebay for 1.7million

Authentic signed self portrait painted by Anna Nicole Smith posted on Ebay for 1.7million

Tuesday, April 3, 2007

Couple fights to name baby 'Metallica'

Ok, I've heard some strange names in my time, I suppose each to their own, but METALLICA???
---
Metallica may be a cool name for a heavy metal band, but a Swedish couple is struggling to convince officials it is also suitable for a baby girl.

Michael and Karolina Tomaro are locked in a court battle with Swedish authorities, which rejected their application to name their six-month-old child after the legendary rock band.

"It suits her," Karolina Tomaro, 27, said Tuesday of the name. "She's decisive and she knows what she wants."

Although little Metallica has already been baptized, the Swedish National Tax Board refused to register the name, saying it was associated with both the rock group and the word "metal."

Tomaro said the official handling the case also called the name "ugly."

The couple was backed by the County Administrative Court in Goteborg, which ruled on March 13 that there was no reason to block the name. It also noted that there already is a woman in Sweden with Metallica as a middle name.

The tax agency appealed to a higher court, frustrating the family's foreign travel plans.

"We've had to cancel trips and can't get anywhere because we can't get her a passport without an approved name," Tomaro said.

Monday, April 2, 2007

Competition for Hooters?? "Girls Gone Wild" founder plans restaurant chain

Having made a fortune off bare-breasted women, "Girls Gone Wild" founder is setting his sights on selling another type of breast. A restaurant chain under the "Girls Gone Wild" brand name is being planned by Joe Francis, whose Mantra Films Inc.'s has built a $100 million business videotaping and selling the DVDs featuring young women exposing their breasts. "This is going to be about fun, lifestyle, youth, sun. It's about everything 'Girls Gone Wild,'" Francis said. "It's going to be sexy without being sexual."

There will be no stripping, topless waitresses or filming in the restaurants, Francis said.

The first two restaurants are expected to open by mid-summer in Mexican beach towns Cabo San Lucas and Cancun. Francis sees franchises popping up mainly in college towns in the United States and around the world.

He said "Girls Gone Wild" restaurants will appeal to women who want to feel sexy, exiting and edgy.

Source: Reuters