A version of the 'Guitar Hero' computer game based entirely on the songs of Metallica will be released in 2009.
According to [url= http://uk.gamespot.com/news/6191921.html]Gamespot[/url], the version of the popular game franchise is set to be released early in the year across various console platforms.
'Guitar Hero III' was released in November 2007 to mass acclaim, while previously have had a special edition of the game devoted to them.
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Chinmaya Dunster and the Celtic Ragas Band
Artist: Chinmaya Dunster and the Celtic Ragas Band
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New Age
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Year: 2005
Tracks: 9
Critically Acclaimed My Morning Jacket Promotes Latest Album With Ecast
Friday, 6 June 2008
Clint Eastwood - Clint Eastwood Says Spike Lee Should Shut His Face
Clint Eastwood has reacted angrily to Spike Lee's claim that there were too few black actors in Eastwood's films.
Lee had criticised Eastwood's second world war movies Flags of Our Fathers and Letters From Iwo Jima for failing to include African-American soldier in his portrayal of the pivotal battle.
But Eastwood has defended his pictures in the face of Lee's remarks, saying: "A guy like him should shut his face."
Speaking at the Cannes film festival, Lee attacked members of the press for failure to question Eastwood over the lack of black actors in either Iwo Jima film.
"There were many African-Americans who survived that war and who were upset at Clint for not having one [in the films]," he said.
"That was his version: the Negro soldier did not exist. I have a different version."
Eastwood refused to respond to questions about Lee's remarks while in the south of France but has now defended his acclaimed World War II films.
In an interview with the Guardian newspaper, the Dirty Harry star explained that there had indeed been a small detachment of black troops at Iwo Jima, who had been part of a munitions company.
But he added: "The story is Flags of Our Fathers, the famous flag-raising picture, and they didn't do that.
"If I go ahead and put an African-American actor in there, people would go: 'This guy's lost his mind.' I mean, it's not accurate."
The Oscar-winner said he refuse to compromise his films for the sake of political correctness.
"I'm not in that game," he explained.
"I'm playing it the way I read it historically, and that's the way it is. When I do a movie and it's 90 per cent black, like Bird [about jazz trumpeter Charlie Parker], then I use 90 per cent black people."
He referred to his upcoming project The Human Factor about post-apartheid South Africa and said: "I'm not going to make Nelson Mandela a white guy."
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Radiohead puts back catalog on iTunes
First six albums appear Tuesday morning
NEW YORK -- Radiohead's back catalog suddenly became available for sale via Apple's iTunes Music Store on Tuesday morning in DRM-free files, removing it from the ever-dwindling list of major holdouts from the digital download service.
The band previously had a handful of songs on iTunes that were included on various soundtracks or compilations, and earlier this year, Radiohead's new album, "In Rainbows," was made available there.
But only Tuesday had the band's first six studio albums gone live. Radiohead had been holding out because of its desire for fans to buy the albums in complete form, rather than as individual tracks.
In September, U.K. retailer 7digital scored a coup when it added Radiohead album downloads to its service, but not individual tracks.
The Beatles, Garth Brooks and AC/DC are now the last superstar acts without a presence on iTunes.
Lars Brandle in London contributed to this report.
NEW YORK -- Radiohead's back catalog suddenly became available for sale via Apple's iTunes Music Store on Tuesday morning in DRM-free files, removing it from the ever-dwindling list of major holdouts from the digital download service.
The band previously had a handful of songs on iTunes that were included on various soundtracks or compilations, and earlier this year, Radiohead's new album, "In Rainbows," was made available there.
But only Tuesday had the band's first six studio albums gone live. Radiohead had been holding out because of its desire for fans to buy the albums in complete form, rather than as individual tracks.
In September, U.K. retailer 7digital scored a coup when it added Radiohead album downloads to its service, but not individual tracks.
The Beatles, Garth Brooks and AC/DC are now the last superstar acts without a presence on iTunes.
Lars Brandle in London contributed to this report.
Leona Lewis - Lewis Engaged
British pop star LEONA LEWIS has sparked rumours she is engaged to her childhood sweetheart LOU AL-CHAMAA - after she was seen showing off a new diamond ring.
The Bleeding Love hitmaker, 23, was photographed sporting a large diamond band on her wedding finger during a night out in London this weekend (25-26May08) - prompting speculation she is to wed her electrician boyfriend, also 23.
The couple grew up in the same area of east London and have been dating since they were teenagers.
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Ledger's death is ruled accidental
The death of Australian actor Heath Ledger has been ruled accidental by the New York City Medical Examiner's Office.
The office said today that the 28-year-old actor died due to the abuse of prescription medications.
A statement said: "Mr Heath Ledger died as the result of acute intoxication by the combined effects of oxycodone, hydrocodone, diazepam, temazepam, alprazolam, and doxylamine."
"We have concluded that the manner of death is accident, resulting from the abuse of prescription medications."
The actor's family released a statement saying: "Today's results put an end to speculation, but our son's beautiful spirit and enduring memory will forever remain in our hearts."
"While no medications were taken in excess, we learned today the combination of doctor-prescribed drugs proved lethal for our boy."
The statement also said: "Heath's accidental death serves as a caution to the hidden dangers of combining prescription medication, even at low dosage."
Ledger was found dead at his New York apartment on 22 January.
The office said today that the 28-year-old actor died due to the abuse of prescription medications.
A statement said: "Mr Heath Ledger died as the result of acute intoxication by the combined effects of oxycodone, hydrocodone, diazepam, temazepam, alprazolam, and doxylamine."
"We have concluded that the manner of death is accident, resulting from the abuse of prescription medications."
The actor's family released a statement saying: "Today's results put an end to speculation, but our son's beautiful spirit and enduring memory will forever remain in our hearts."
"While no medications were taken in excess, we learned today the combination of doctor-prescribed drugs proved lethal for our boy."
The statement also said: "Heath's accidental death serves as a caution to the hidden dangers of combining prescription medication, even at low dosage."
Ledger was found dead at his New York apartment on 22 January.
NY judge: Film can use John Lennon song
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Yoko Ono lost her legal bid Monday to stop the playing of a 15-second excerpt of John Lennon's song "Imagine" in a film challenging the theory of evolution.
Lennon's widow had sued the makers of "Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed," saying they used the ex-Beatle's anthem without her permission.
Ono, who had sought a preliminary injunction before the movie gets a wider release, said she would appeal. The other plaintiffs were Lennon's sons, Sean and Julian.
U.S. District Judge Sidney Stein ruled that if the case went to court, the filmmakers would probably win under the fair use doctrine.
"That doctrine provides that the fair use of a copyrighted work for the purposes of criticism and commentary is not an infringement of copyright," Stein wrote in his decision in Manhattan federal court.
Ono said in a statement, "It is a pity that this decision weakens the rights of all copyright owners."
The defendants, Premise Media Corp. of Dallas, Rampant Films of Sherman Oaks, Calif., and Rocky Mountain Pictures Inc. of Salt Lake City, said they were pleased.
"There were important free-speech issues here - they were literally asking the judge to censor the film," said their lawyer, Anthony T. Falzone.
The movie, which opened on U.S. screens in April and is set for release in Canada later this month and on DVD in October, presents a sympathetic view of intelligent design, the theory that the universe is too complex to be explained by evolution alone.
At a hearing last month, Falzone had argued that the segment of the song in the film - "nothing to kill or die for, and no religion too" - was central to the movie because "it represents the most popular and persuasive embodiment of this viewpoint that the world is better off without religion."
The film, he said, is "asking if John Lennon was right and it's concluding he was wrong."
Ono had countered by saying, "One of the most basic rights I control by reviewing and choosing licenses is the right to say `no.' The filmmakers simply looted me of the ability to do so."
The film features Ben Stein (no relation to the judge), an actor and former speechwriter for Presidents Nixon and Ford, defending intelligent design.
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Iron Man wins at the weekend box office for the second consecutive week
Marvel’s superhero movie Iron Man fought off the competition for the second consecutive weekend, landing at No. 1 with $50.5 million in ticket sales at North American box offices, according to studio estimates on Sunday.
The movie, the first release by Marvel Studios, took in $12,284 per theater at 4,111 locations, and saw its total box office rise to $177 million after only about 10 days in theaters.
The film, starring Robert Downey Jr., went head-to-head with the family film Speed Racer, which landed the number two spot with $20.2 million in ticket sales; and romantic comedy What Happens In Vegas bagged the number three spot taking an estimated $20 million at the box office this weekend.
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Bjork allegedly attacks photographer
Icelandic singer Bjork has allegedly attacked a photographer at Auckland International Airport.
According to reports, the singer ripped photographer Glenn Jeffrey's shirt in half after he ignored a request to stop taking pictures of the singer.
Jeffrey told the New Zealand Herlad: "I took a couple of pictures and I got about three or four frames of her... and as I turned and walked away she came up behind me, grabbed the back of my black skivvy (sweatshirt) and tore it down the back."
"As she did this she fell over, she fell to the ground. At no stage did I touch her or speak with her."
The newspaper's website has reported that neither the newspaper nor Jeffrey intend to file charges against the singer.
A spokesperson for Auckland Police said that the alleged incident was not being investigated.
According to reports, the singer ripped photographer Glenn Jeffrey's shirt in half after he ignored a request to stop taking pictures of the singer.
Jeffrey told the New Zealand Herlad: "I took a couple of pictures and I got about three or four frames of her... and as I turned and walked away she came up behind me, grabbed the back of my black skivvy (sweatshirt) and tore it down the back."
"As she did this she fell over, she fell to the ground. At no stage did I touch her or speak with her."
The newspaper's website has reported that neither the newspaper nor Jeffrey intend to file charges against the singer.
A spokesperson for Auckland Police said that the alleged incident was not being investigated.
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