Archive for December, 2011
That's right, Pollstar has released the numbers for the top 25 worldwide tours that took place during 2011, and we have to say some of our favorites made some SERIOUS BANK this past year!
Check out the full list of acts, and what kind of money they're now rolling in...AFTER THE JUMP!
Well done, guys! You put on some FABOOSH performances!
Here's hoping you take the holiday season to rest up, kick back, and get ready!
We expect more ferocity in 2012!
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
And … that’s pretty much all, folks. We here on the West Coast are currently counting down the hours left of 2011 while folks on the other side of the planet are already well into 2012. Altho 2011 wasn’t a great year for many folks, it was a pretty good year for me. David and I celebrated our 5 year anniversary, I FINALLY got to meet Britney Spears and I end the year happy & healthy. All in all, what more can you ask for?
I want to extend a personal Thank You to each and every one of you for another fantastic year together. I’m really at a loss that another year has come and gone but … well, here we are. I hope every one of us has a great night tonight and that we all stay safe and sound. Have a blast, enjoy the last hours of 2011 and … here’s to a great 2012!!
A new year, a whole new side to Kanye West!
The rapper has apparently began dabbling in spinning records instead of cutting them, and is reportedly ready to start 2012 by play the grand opening of 10AK in Las Vegas tonight - as a deejay, using the pseudonym YeezyWorldPeace!
We can't even begin to imagine what else he'll have in store for us the coming year!
But we're cautiously excited to find out!
[Image via WENN.]
Yesterday I posted my list of my Fave Albums of 2011 and today I present my list of my Fave Movies of 2011. In all honesty, 2011 was not a great year for film overall. Yes, there were some fun movies out this year … yes, there were a few important films but … for the most part, I was pretty Meh about the entire catalog of films that were released in 2011. But, despite the onslaught of terrible stuff released this year (ugh, Green Lantern) there really were a few really great films. Click below to see the list I complied of my fave films of the year.
Normally, I write out little paragraphs about why I like each film but because my full movie reviews for each of these films is so readily available, I’ll just rank the films in order and link each film to the original film review I wrote for the blog.
10: Footloose
09: Captain America: The First Avenger
08: Rise of the Planet of the Apes
07: Hanna
06: The Ides of March
05: Win Win
04: X-Men: First Class
03: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2
02: Drive
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Yesterday was a fun and productive day for me … I saw my last movie of 2011 and then I attended my last concert of 2011. The movie was The Iron Lady, starring Meryl Streep … the concert was Matthew Sweet at the Echoplex performing his 1991 album Girlfriend in full. ‘Twas a great day full of fun entertainment. Click below to find out what I thought of both the movie and the concert.
I’m calling it now … Meryl Streep will win the Best Actress Academy Award in February for her stunningly magnificent work in The Iron Lady. She absolutely gives the best performance of the year and almost literally becomes former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in the film. That said … the overall film itself is just OK. I am not a fan of telling a story in flashback so that was the first strike from me against the film. I also wasn’t very impressed with the focus on the ailing Thatcher‘s life, full of delusion and sadness. That said, those scenes do give Streep ample time to shine as an actress. The film is strongest, I think, when we see Streep portraying Thatcher (Read more...)
With as many potential hits as there are on that album, we don't blame her for needing some help picking her next single!
Rihanna apparently just couldn't decide what track off of Talk That Talk to drop next, so she took to Twitter to ask her fans to help her figure it out!
She wrote:
"I need answers!!!! #NEXTSINGLE #TTT"
And after many quickly wrote back - the top choices were Cockiness (Love It), Watch N' Learn, and Drunk On Love - RiRi responded:
"Ok DONE!!!! I like what I see...and decisions are MADE!!! #NEXTSINGLE.
"And we on da same page...(For the most part)"
Excellent!
We much prefer this usage of the social networking site than possible thinly-veiled messages of love to abusive exes, gurl!
Now what is your official choice for the next song?!
We say Drunk On Love! And don't forget Red Lipstick!
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