Former 'X Factor' star Andy Abraham has been chosen to represent the UK at this year's Eurovision Song Contest.
The 43-year-old former dustbin-man was chosen by the public to travel to Serbia as the country's Eurovision entry.
The singer, whose song is called 'Even If', beat former 'EastEnders' star Michelle Gayle in the public vote on Saturday night.
Speaking after he was selected for the Eurovision, Abraham said: "I'm freaked out. What can I say - the public have voted me in and I'm over the moon."
"I will try my best to make them proud out in Serbia. I really hope people in Europe will give the song a chance."
Abraham, who was the runner-up in the 2005 series of 'The X Factor', has been installed at odds of 25/1 to win the Eurovision by William Hill.
A spokesperson for William Hill, Rupert Adams, said: "Sadly it looks like we've got a bigger turkey than Ireland. In the future the UK will need to pick a novelty act to stand a chance."
Tuesday 27 May 2008
Wednesday 7 May 2008
Blast
Artist: Blast
Genre(s):
Other
Discography:
Pigs Can Fly
Year: 1999
Tracks: 9
Formed in 1989, the Dutch rock candy banding Blast plays both scored and improvised music. To the highest degree often a quartette, Blast incorporates careen and elements of the modern font 20th one C such as unkeyed counterpoint and noise. The grouping has played newly music venues and festivals such as M.I.M.I. and F.I.M.A.V. since ahead their number unity exit in 1992 (which was self-released; they've been on Cuneiform of completely time since). In 1998, Blast began touring as an octet, and touched their experimental rock music further in bodoni classical directions by increasing the complexness of their instrumentation and typography.
101ers Feat. Joe Strummer
Monday 5 May 2008
Mesa Music Consort and Native Flute Ensemble
Artist: Mesa Music Consort and Native Flute Ensemble
Genre(s):
New Age
Discography:
Divine Spirit
Year: 2001
Tracks: 8
Alicia Keys Statement Regarding Blender Magazine
Alicia Keys Statement Regarding Blender Magazine
Fresh House of York, Apr 15 -- Alicia Keys has released the
following statement regarding her recent question with Liquidizer Cartridge:
"I experience it is necessary to clarify the comments that were made during
my recent epoch Liquidizer magazine publisher interview since they feature been misrepresented.
Anyone world Health Organization knows me and my graphic symbol, knows that I am not a confederacy
theorizer or, by implication, a racialist. My comments around 'gangsta rap' were
in no way trying to evoke that the government is responsible for creating
this genre of whack music. The point that I was trying to make was that the
term was over-sloganized by or so of the media causing reactions that were
non always positive degree. Many of the 'gangsta rap' lyrics articulate the
problems of the artists' experiences and I recall totally of us, including our
leadership, could be doing to a greater extent to turn to these problems including drugs,
mob wildness, crime, and other related social issues.
Additionally, regarding the AK-47 consultation, AK-47 is a nickname given
to me by just about of my friends in jocularity, as an acronym for Alicia Keys and a
metaphor for wowing people with my medicine and performances, "cleanup 'em
dead" on stagecoach. The point of reference was in no way meant to have a typo,
political or negative connotation.
The recent implications about me ar also radical and overly dramatic a
going from whom I experience continually demonstrated myself to be. I make for so
hard and throw so often of myself to bring about positive change to this
globe, and I only wish those efforts received as lots press and attending
as the misinterpretations of the Liquidizer article."
Outkast's Big Boi Promises Duo's New Album In 2009, Duets With Mary J. Blige On Next Solo LP
Outkast's Big Boi Promises Duo's New Album In 2009, Duets With Mary J. Blige On Next Solo LP
Capital of Georgia — "Outkast are stronger than ever so," Boastfully Boi said with single of his trademark smirks last hebdomad, pickings a break-dance from talking about his partnership with Atlanta Ballet. He's hush having the last laugh after totally those rumors a few age ago about how he and Andre 3000 had broken up. Well, after three sterling Outkast collaborations in a quarrel — on UGK's "Int'l Players Anthem," their have "Da Art of Storytellin', Pt. 4" and Big's recent epoch "Royal Flush" -- Big asked, "Where is altogether that talk now?"
The iconic musicians say they ar and deliver always been in from each one other's good graces, and their next album testament be climax in 2009.
"We got a few songs we already picked out," Big explained. "We piece the beats first gear. I drop my [solo album] in July, Dre puts his out [afterwards this class], and we drop that Outkast track record at the whirligig of [next] year."
Andre echoed similar plans when he spoke to MTV News program in Feb, piece promoting "Semiprofessional."
"My solo record album should be out this light. Big Boi's album should be out this summer. So search fore to a fresh Outkast album after that," Andre said. "We don't yet have a day of the month. We just now know we have commitments and [we] but test and pay off in in that location and do it."
It seems like a stretch that we're going away to get an Oukast album so close to the duo's solo ventures, simply with them you never know. In the lag, fans bathroom marinade in Big's "Royal Flush." The track features Andre and Raekwon the Chef, and it's the first gear single off his irregular record album, Sir Luscious Left Pes: The Boy of Marx Dusty. The song is named later on Big's production chemical group.
"I said I wanted to bring that rap back," Big said. "My album is nigh lyricism and around the craft. I byword Raekwon and he jumped on it. Really, me and Raekwon recorded trey songs. We were gonna finish it with just me and him. When Dre came back from Japan, he heard it and said, 'I wanna be on that.' I gave him the exhaust. He came back in a mates of months and was like, 'Let's do it.' "
Daddy Fatty tissue Sacks' album is scarcely almost done, but Boastfully said he volition be transcription until the very last minute.
"XIII cuts. Everything is brand name new," he promised. "I got a duet with The Virgin J. Blige that will plausibly be the second single, called 'The World Is As well Big.' It's by all odds monumental. I needed somebody that could whistle with that emotion and power. Like an old school soulfulness isaac Bashevis Singer. That Motown pharynx! I invariably wanted to work with her."
That record in detail deals with the subjects of the election, impoverishment, crime and the warfare — or as Big arrange it, "everything that's going on right at present." Big co-produced every song on the album with help from Organized Noize, Mr. DJ and Royal stag Efflorescence. Khujo Goodie and T.I. volition likewise plausibly appear on the album as guest collaborators.
OK. That title belike piqued your curiosity. Well, if you look through the 'Kast files, you'll find that Sir Luscious is one of Big's aliases, and Dusty Leonard Marx is his real world father, a military humans wHO gained the soubriquet as a fighter pilot.
Silvio Rodriguez
Dreamtale
Artist: Dreamtale
Genre(s):
Metal: Power
Discography:
Difference
Year: 2005
Tracks: 11
Beyond Reality
Year: 2002
Tracks: 12
BB housemates predict evictions
BB housemates predict evictions
The 'Big Sidekick: Celebrity Hijack' housemates receive been speaking about the upcoming evictions and trying to omen world Health Organization will be going the house next.
According to the show's functionary website, Amy and Nathan bear been speculating about wHO is safe and world Health Organization power be forced to go away.
Oral presentation about the evictions, Amy said: "I'd rather it be Monday. I can't wait four days."
Nathan replied: "I feel the saame way as you merely I'm not going to be disappointed."
Amy then said that she "had fears around departure on the first-class honours degree 24-hour interval" and presumed that she would "in all probability leave behind in the middle".
Nathan and so suggested that Susan B. Anthony, John Lackland, Amy, John Jay and Jeremy would defecate the final of the show on Monday.
Amy predicted the Calista and Emilia would be evicted tonight.
Completely of the housemates, take out for John and Susan Anthony, ar currently cladding the public suffrage ahead of tonight's eviction.
St. John north Korean won immunity from eviction in an originally task, piece Susan B. Anthony only received one nomination.
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