Miasma & other: July 2008

Portishead: 'We're discussing new LP'

Adrian Utley has claimed that Portishead are already discussing the follow-up to this year's Third LP.

The guitarist said it is unlikely that the wait for the band's fourth record will be as long as the 11-year gap between their second and third.

"We are thinking a new album," he told the BBC. "That's partly why we're not touring enormously, because in 1998 we toured for a year and a bit and it just crashed us.

"None of us wanted to see each other for a while after that."

He continued: "We got together the other night discussing stuff and getting a bit of a plan together. We're all gonna be doing stuff. We've finished our touring for this album for this year because of things that we want to do."

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Abdul defends her major gaffe on Idol

'American Idol' judge Paula Abdul has tried to explain her blunder on the latest live show of the talent contest.
Following a procedural change the judges were asked to comment on the contestants' performances in the first half of the show, instead of waiting until they had heard both performances from each contestant as usual.
Abdul reportedly looked very confused when asked for her opinion on the performances she had seen. She then slated Jason Castro's second song, although he had not even performed it yet.
The comments caused upset fans to log on to online messageboards and accuse Abdul of being unfair to Castro. Some even claimed that the judges' comments were scripted in advance of the performances.
However, Abdul later joined 'American Idol' host Ryan Seacrest on his radio show to explain her mistake, saying that she was confused by the change of format.
She claimed that she got "lost on (her) notes" during the live show.
Producer Cecile Frot-Coutaz said: "The judges occasionally watch the rehearsals, which they've acknowledged before in various press interviews, as well as on-air during the broadcast."
She continued: "While this gives them an idea of what the contestants are going to perform that night, it does not influence their comments for the actual broadcast performance."
"Paula's comments were based on her acknowledgment that she had seen a small portion of the rehearsal. The judges do not use 'rehearsal notes'", said Frot-Coutaz.
She added: "Besides, the judges only give opinions. It's America who decides (who is eliminated)."

Cinema Bizarre

Artist: Cinema Bizarre

   Genre(s):
Pop

Discography:

Final Attraction

Year: 2007
Tracks: 14

With a sound that mixes glam, tike, and new undulation -- summation the haircuts to equalise -- Germany's Cinema Bizarre came on the picture in 2007 with the plaintive strike "Lovesongs (They Kill Me)." Bandmembers Kiro, Strify, and Yu in the beginning met in 2005 at the anime convention Animagic, held yearly in Berlin. They were all musicians, so forming a stripe seemed the instinctive thing to do. They became Cinema Bizarre by adding members Luminor and Shin and adopting an high-strung, gothic see that was divine by the aureate Visual Kei picture in Japan. Their debut record album, Final Attraction, was released in October of 2007 on the Island mark.

Hombres G

Artist: Hombres G

   Genre(s):
Rock

Discography:

10

Year: 2007
Tracks: 10

Spanish pop/rock quaternary Hombres G was formed by ex-los Residuos guitarist Daniel Mezquita, drummer Javier Molina, and singer/bassist David Summers, presently united by guitar player Rafael Gutierrez. The band's nominate was based on an American movie called G-Men. Hombres G made its unrecorded debut at Madrid's Rockola, recording a demo called Milagro En El Congo in 1984. They presently signed up to the main label Twins to seduce their debut record album, featuring a tricky strain called "Devuelveme A Mi Chica," which became their first base hit. In 1986, La Cagaste...Burt Lancaster was released, followed by a South American turn. Hombres G disbanded later issuing their seventh album, La Historia Del Bikini, in 1992 but reunited tenner long time by and by for an outside teaser tour for their 2003 release, Ano Que Vivimos Peligrosamente.

Ruben D'Hers

Bruce Lee home might serve as a museum

HONG KONG -- A mansion that once belonged to Kung Fu legend Bruce Lee in Hong Kong might be preserved as a museum, giving belated recognition to one of the city's most famous sons, local media reported Thursday.