The low gear guitar that was ever set climb down by the late Jimi Hendrix was bought at auction for �280,000 in London yesterday (September 4) by an American collector, Daniel Boucher.
The guitar was set alight by Hendrix at the Finsbury Park Astoria in 1967 and stored by Hendrix's then-press officeholder until its sale at the Fame Bureau's 'It's More Than Rock And Roll' vendue yesterday, reports The Telegraph.
"I thought I'd have to pay a little bit more for it, actually," Boucher aforesaid. "I am going to play it, I hope some of it rubs off on me."
The Beatles' first contract, featuring the signatures of all four-spot band members plus managing director Brian Epstein, was sold at the auction for �240,000.
What is believed to be The Doors' Jim Morrison's last notebook he used in front his death in 1971 was sold for �58,000.
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Wednesday 10 September 2008
Sunday 31 August 2008
Nominations twist for BB housemates
This week the nominations process in the 'Big Brother' sign of the zodiac has been given a twist, with housemates asked to instead vote for their favourite Head of House.
According to the show's official website, each housemate was asked to select some other housemate for Head of House duties, bearing in mind that the person who receives most nominations will and then become immune from eviction.
Housemates were told that they could not vote for themselves.
They were also warned not to tell other housemates around the wrench after they left the diary room.
This week all housemates are eligible for the Head of House role, regardless of whether or not they have already won the crown.
Read our 'Big Brother' web log here.
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Monday 11 August 2008
China's star pianist Lang Lang plays for change
BEIJING () - China's flamboyant pianist Lang Lang said his performance at the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics was a message -- China is ever-changing.
The 26-year-old spiky-haired pianist has captivated audiences around the world by combining his classical repertory and pop-culture showmanship, making him a national hero alongside sportsman stars such as basketballer Yao Ming and hurdler Liu Xiang.
Lang, whose designer jackets have prompted some to call him the "Chinese Liberace," today lives in New York, but he said he still unbroken close ties to his native rural area and returns often.
"As a young guy it is a big honor for me to play at the porta ceremony and to represent a modern generation of Chinese people to the world," Lang told .
"I'm piece of a new generation in China enjoying a very different way of life from our parents. We love American culture and classical music only we as well have secure Chinese traditions."
Lang was delighted with the choice for the Olympics -- a new eight-minute long concerto by Chinese composer Xiaogang Ye.
"It really is beautiful," aforementioned Lang, world Health Organization has his signature on a new Adidas skid and took part in the Olympic torch relay in Tiananmen Square in the chalk up to the August 8-24 Games.
Lang's global profile has risen rapidly in recent age as he played sold-out recitals around the worldly concern and his album sales ranked him as a best-selling classic musician.�
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Wednesday 6 August 2008
Small Protein May Have Big Role In Making More Bone And Less Fat
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"The pathways are analog, and the idea is if you can someway disrupt the fat production pathway, you will
"The pathways are analog, and the idea is if you can someway disrupt the fat production pathway, you will
Thursday 19 June 2008
Dustin Hoffman - Hoffman Buys Diners Food
Kindhearted DUSTIN HOFFMAN has offered to buy 50 people dinner - if they order his namesake dish from the menu.
The Rainman star will buy food for diners at West Hollywood's pricey Kumo Restaurant, reports TMZ.com.
But he will only pay the bill if they order the Dustin Hoffman Roll.
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Saturday 14 June 2008
George Shearing Quintet and Nancy Wilson
Artist: George Shearing Quintet and Nancy Wilson
Genre(s):
Jazz
Discography:
The Swingin's Mutual!
Year: 1960
Tracks: 18
Michelle Williams: 'It was cool to be at Cannes'
Sunday 8 June 2008
Erik Truffaz
Artist: Erik Truffaz
Genre(s):
Jazz
Acid Jazz
Discography:
Arkhangelsk
Year: 2007
Tracks: 12
Saloua
Year: 2005
Tracks: 12
Walk of the Giant Turtle
Year: 2003
Tracks: 10
Revisite
Year: 2001
Tracks: 7
Mantis
Year: 2001
Tracks: 11
Bending New Corners
Year: 2001
Tracks: 10
Mask
Year: 2000
Tracks: 11
Out of a Dream
Year: 1997
Tracks: 11
Erik Truffaz received an early intromission into the reality of a professional musician, thanks to his saxophone-playing pappa. When he was decade years old, the French trumpeter swan began playing in his father's dance band. As he grew sr., Truffaz performed with other bands in the region until he was 16 and heard Kind of Blue by Miles Davis. The majuscule jazz trumpeter's music elysian him to larn more, and he mark off for Switzerland's Geneva Conservatoire, where he became a educatee.
Truffaz's repertoire expanded to works by Mozart and Verdi, and he performed as voice of Orchestre de Suisse Romande. He also played in wrap up bands earlier establishing a group called Orange. The band concentrated on Truffaz's compositions. Among its members was Marc Erbetta, a drummer wHO continued to play with Truffaz as the trumpeter evolved.
Truffaz's jazz fusion artistry light-emitting diode France's Jury du Concours National de la Defense to bestow upon him the 1991 Prix Special, that country's desired jazz awarding. Within tierce years, he became a drawing card with the waiver of Nina Valeria. In 1991, he made the start of his three appearances on the stage of the Montreux Jazz Festival. For 2 years beginning in 1994, he toured Europe, Russia, and Brazil, thanks to funds bestowed by the ProHelvetia Foundation. In 2000, Truffaz signed with Blue Note records and released The Mask, a straight in front idle words session with Miles Davis similarities. By his second Revisite and third Mantis discs, however, Truffaz began to stretch the boundries of contemporary idle words by incorporating drum'n'bass and hip-hop rhythms, establishing himself as a film editing edge creative person in his own right. In 2003, both Walk of the Giant Turtle and Bending New Corners were issued on Blue Note. Saloua from 2005 expanded his involvement in rap by adding some blame.
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