Natalia brings you the latest news on Adele’s interview with Anderson Cooper, Kristen Bell’s interview on Ellen is auto tuned, Ladehawke’s latest music video and much more!
Natalia discusses what’s new with Pharrell Williams and her thoughts on Karl Lagerfeld’s mean comments towards Adele’s weight. She also shows a roster of animals behaving like humans and, wait until you see the new size of coffee available at Starbucks!
Natalia dishes the latest news on the Juno Awards nominees, the upcoming Spiderman 3D film starring Emma Stone and Andrew Garfield and is Katy Perry hooking up with Tim Tebow? Watch today’s episode to find out.
When The Kooks are in the studio they’re focused and most importantly, sober. Watch Hugh and Luke explain their reasoning below.
The Kooks released a new album called “Junk of the Heart,” and you would think Hugh and Luke would be very excited about it. Well, they seemed rather indifferent to be honest. We spoke about that and why they don’t care about critics.
Natalia dishes the latest in entertainment news on Joan Rivers, Lana Del Rey and a brand new trailer for the movie Hunger Games.
Natalia talks about how Snooki might be pregnant, Nicolas Cage’s Cage Rage, Elisabetta Canalis is dating Steve-O and more for Feb 1, 2012.
Natalia dishes the news on Miley Cyrus breaking her tailbone, a 100 year old woman who plays the Nintendo DS to stay young and Houston, Texas contemplating a statute of Beyonce.
David Beckham debuts a new line of underwear, the worst dressed celebrity – Shy’m and Matthew Broderick is back as Ferris Bueller with a brand new commercial airing during the Super Bowl on Feb 5th 2012.
Daniel Radcliffe is back with his new movie The Woman In Black. It’s a bone chilling remake of a film from the ’80s. Ironically, Daniel actually scares very easily but he’s not afraid of ghosts. In this interview he tells us what really gives him the creeps.
Next time you’re struggling to make conversation, try asking this question: “If you could invite anyone (living or dead) to the perfect house party, who would it be?”
Graffiti6 is starting to make their North American invasion, and they are hitting up the Tonight Show. Does this sound familiar? Well the Beatles made the exact same journey over 40 years ago. Naturally, @jordans_life had to make some comparisons.
Nick plays World of Warcraft. Not only that, he’s the head of his guild, demonstrating that it IS possible to juggle being a hardcore gamer with being a top-selling recording artist.
During a LIVE interview on andPOP.com Nick Carter gave out a number and took phone calls from his fans. These were real phone calls from real fans who we gave exclusive access to one of the biggest recording artists of our generation.
There were great questions about music, fitness, the backstreet boys but the most popular question, however, was about his underwear. In this clip Nick talks about his his ‘Haynes’ and covering his fans with glow in the dark paint.
When releasing new music today, half the battle is online promotion. However, contests, signed merch and giveaways aren’t always the best solutions. When working on their latest album, Hedley came up with a brilliant idea, they decided to make trailers.
It’s hard to prepare for an interview with Hedley. So in this interview, we threw caution to the wind, got a 24 of beer and broadcast the interview live on our USTREAM (andPOP.tv). Eventually Jacob, Dave and @jordans_life ended up talking about hairy legs, their newest music video and more.
Diamandis from Marina and The Diamonds talks to us about her very serious disease. It’s called synaesthetic. And we lied, it’s not a disease. More like a cool condition. Diamandis explains further.
Would you be embarrassed if someone scrolled through your iPod? We sit down with Spee and Brendan to talk about the diverse music on their playlist.
Marina and The Diamonds are working on some new music, but Marina is being very secretive about it. Although the release has been delayed, she let’s us in on some secrets about the new album, and how alcohol changed her life.
INXS is a rock mainstay that have been around since 1977. After almost three decades of success, their lead singer Michael Hutchence died. In 2005 INXS participated in a TV reality show to find their new lead singer. Canadian J.D. Fortunte was chosen to lead the band. Jordan sat down with Kirk Pengilly and JD Fortune to discuss about the amazing evolution of these rock legends. Catch INXS at the Sound Academy March 2nd in Toronto.
Even in death, INXS frontman Michael Hutchence is being exploited – by his own sister.
Tina Hutchence joined eBay with the username of lilytigerlily, a reference to Michael’s daughter, reports TopNews.in.
Hutchence attempted to sell her brother’s handwritten lyrics to the INXS song ‘Wild Life.’ However, when she was questioned about their authenticity, she backed out on the sale.
She exposed her identity when she again tried to sell memorabilia under that username, stating in the description that she got the item “While I was researching my book Just a Man on my brother Michael Hutchence.”
Newly revised rock band INXS has left their record label Epic in North America. They will now only remain on their Sony BMG label in Australia.
The rock band had a long journey trying to find the new member of their band that would take them to the top. With their hit show “Rock Star,” INXS crowned JD Fortune, 33, as their new front man, replacing Michael Hutchence, who passed away.
Their album “Switch” sold 375,000 copies, and their single, “Pretty Vegas,” hit the No. 37 spot on the Billboard Hot 100. The single was the band’s highest debut, reports Billboard.
The band has currently stopped their worldwide tour because guitarist Tim Farriss has to undergo surgery for his torn knee ligaments.
Before Canadian JD Fortune, there was Michael Hutchence, who was the lead singer of INXS. And now the band’s original frontman will see a movie done about his life and death, the Hollywood Reporter reports.
The film has been in talks about getting made for years, and is now tied to two Britain filmmakers, one of whom was a close friend of the late rocker.
Directing honours of the project were given to Nick Egan, after producer Clark Westerman saw last season’s “Rock Star,” which saw INXS looking for a new frontman. He was worried that Hutchence’s memory would be destroyed because of this.
“I said, ‘Somebody else is going to do it, and they are not going to do it as well as you would because you knew him so well,’” Westerman says.
Hutchence died in a slew of controversy after allegedly hanging himself in a hotel room in 1997. Westerman says the rocker’s death will not be the focus of the movie.
The project is currently titled “Slide Away” and has the permissions of Hutchence’s trust and his brother, but reportedly not his father.
Affordable concert tickets may soon become a thing of the past if a new move by INXS is any indication. The newly-reformed band will auction off all tickets for an upcoming California show, reports Reuters.
However, go-to ticket site Ticketmaster will play no role in the auction (though they often hold auctions for premium tickets to popular concerts). Instead, secondary ticketing website StubHub.com will conduct the sale.
“We’ve done things on a smaller scale with auctions, a lot of times with a charity component or other types of VIP packages, but usually only with a small percentage of the venue,” said StubHub founder and CEO Jeff Fluhr. “This time we’re doing the whole show on auction.”
The show being auctioned off is a June 14 performance at the Lobero Theater, an intimate, 650-seat venue in Santa Barbara, CA. All tickets will have an opening price of $1 US, with fans determining the final sale price in the open auctions. That means only fans able to pay top dollar will land seats near the front, while budgeted attendees can expect to sit in the back.
The auction will be held in several rounds up until the day of the show. Tickets are available in two classes ? regular admission and VIP admission, the latter of which includes a meet-and-greet with INXS and an autographed copy of their CD, “Switch.”
Big names are being tossed around as the possibility of a biopic about former INXS frontman Michael Hutchence comes closer to fruition. First up is Johnny Depp, who is reportedly being considered for the lead role in the film.
Hutchence was lead singer of Australian rock band INXS before he committed suicide in 1997. According to news reports, Hutchence’s family was opposed to the making of the movie, but the singer’s brother Rhett is now putting the film together with British filmmaker and former INXS promo video director Nick Egan.
U.K. press report that Sienna Miller, Eric Bana, Naomi Watts, and Rachel Griffiths are also some of the stars being considered for major roles in the movie.
In Toronto to announce their upcoming Canadian tour, INXS took some time to speak with andPOP.
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Watch the interview to hear from INXS frontman J.D. Fortune and lead guitarist Tim Farriss.
What has been J.D.’s biggest adjustment? How are they making sure that J.D.’s increasing popularity doesn’t take away from the legacy of INXS? Check out the interview to find out.
The members of INXS announced last week that they will be touring Canada in the spring.
The Australia-based band has been packing mid-sized venues across North America during the past few weeks.
They will visit 12 cities in Canada, this time performing in mostly arenas, beginning May 7 in Moncton, N.B.
The band had been on hiatus since the death of singer Michael Hutchence in 1997.
Last year, the surviving members held a televised search (Rockstar INXS) to find a new lead singer. The show’s winner, Canadian J.D. Fortune, now fronts the band.
Dates:
May 7: Moncton, N.B., Moncton Coliseum
May 8: Halifax, Metro Centre
May 11: Montreal, Bell Centre
May 12: Ottawa, Scotiabank Place
May 14: Toronto, Air Canada Centre
May 15: Kitchener, Ont., Memorial Auditorium
May 16: London, Ont., John Labatt Centre
May 26: Winnipeg, MTS Centre
May 27: Saskatoon, Credit Union Centre
May 29: Calgary, Pengrowth Saddledome
May 30: Edmonton, Rexall Centre
June 1: Vancouver, GM Place.
From now on, INXS will always have a bit of Canadian flavour, as J.D. Fortune has been named the band’s new frontman.
The decision was revealed during the finale to Rock Star INXS earlier this week.
Once homeless, Fortune says the experience is mind-blowing.
“It’s an understatement to say this is a dream come true,” Fortune said to Billboard. “Growing up, INXS albums like ‘Shabooh Shaboobah,’ ‘Listen Like Thieves’ and ‘Kick’ were a huge musical influence on me. I’d listen to their songs and wonder what it would be like to be in this band.”
INXS went without a singer since the death of their former frontman, Michael Hutchence, in 1997.
The surviving band members, brothers Tim and Andrew Farriss (keyboard/guitar), guitarist Kirk Pengilly, bassist Gary Beers and drummer Jon Farris began the search for a new vocalist alongside television producer Mark Burnett from Survivor.
Actually, it’s funny how Burnett was involved when you consider some of the closing statements made by the band.
“Tonight we become a complete band again,” said guitarist Tim Farriss, concluding their long journey to survival.
