Roseanne Barr is 'evil', Ange's dad says

Jon Voight has branded Roseanne Barr "evil" for blasting his daughter Angelina Jolie and calling her partner Brad Pitt "vacuous".

Jon has angrily responded to the comedienne�s vicious web log about Jolie and Pitt - in which Roseanne said the Wanted actress was "iniquity spawn" and called their six children "dunces".

The 69-year-old actor has urged people to neglect Roseanne's cyberspace rant, claiming she is a liar and has previously been misleading about being abused as a child.

Jon told US TV show Extra: "We lav never be surprised at what nauseous evil comes from the mouth of a confessed victim of child pervert at the hands of her possess parents.

"Roseanne's parents responded to the charge by expiration on the air and slating she is a psychopathic prevaricator and her sister agreed.

"I can solely pray that good the great unwashed see her for what she is (sick of mind)."

Meanwhile, Roseanne has backtracked on the damning comments she made about Angelina, 33, and 44-year-old Brad.

She wrote in a web log entitled 'I do non know Brangelina' on Tuesday: "I do not beggarly to in person impugn them as they might be good people in the flesh, but the media�s images of them are smelly and vile, and I must always approach the media�s representation of what is good or cool."

In her original mailing about the couple, Roseanne blasted Angelina for failing to support Democrat promising Barack Obama over Republican candidate John McCain in the US Presidential race.

The 55-year-old amusing also attacked the pair for not giving more money to good causes, despite their charity the Jolie-Pitt Foundation raising millions for underprivileged children.

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Yee-ha! Reliving the Wild West in Wyoming

There are few places left in America where what has come before us is as important as what lies ahead. Where the previous is non made new, where the spirit of the yesteryear inspires the present.

And where history stairs out of the museum ... to live and breathe.

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Hekate

   
Artist: Hekate

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Folk: Neo-Folk
   Rock: Gothic
   Metal
   Folk
   

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 Goddess

   Year: 2004   
Tracks: 11


   
 Tempeltanze

   Year: 2001   
Tracks: 9


   
 Tempeltaenze

   Year: 2001   
Tracks: 9


   
 Tempeltaenze

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Tracks: 9


   
 Sonnentanz

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I Walk The Line

Alison Burns & Martin Taylor, 1am

Having received plaudits for his lyrical lead work over the years (not to mention a gong presented to him by Her Majesty for services rendered in 2002) Martin Taylor's silky, accessible tones are often employed as consummate accompanist. Here the clean, clear lines of his formidable technique are harnessed behind the voice of daughter-in-law, Alison Burns, in a slow mooch through a set of late-night standards.

As befits the wee small hours evoked in the album's title, nothing here gets remotely noisome or likely to stop the next door neighbours from getting their beauty sleep. Taylor and Burns elegantly rummage through a songbook that includes many of the usual sepulchral suspects singled out by the likes of Ella Fitzgerald, Lena Horne, Peggy Lee and Julie London. The intimacy of the production suits Burns' languorous vocals which seem to be aimed at blending in with a low-lit lounge rather than standing out from the crowd.

Because Of You, The Man That Got Away, Sophisticated Lady, He's A Tramp all have an agreeable well-worn, cosiness to them. Less appealing is If It's Magic, Stevie Wonder's cheesy ballad from Songs In The Key Life. On this makeover she opts for a slightly nasal delivery reminding one of those X-Factor hopefuls with the volume turned down and 'mellow' setting turned up to 11.

Perhaps the best in terms of performance is her own composition, True. Written about her brother who died a quarter of a century ago in the Falklands conflict, it's one of those bitter-sweet melodies that you'd swear has been around forever. Burns has said it took her a long time to write it and even longer before she could perform it. In a simple arrangement, Taylor's sure-handed picking graciously supports a heartfelt vocal.

Though Taylor's playing is highly accomplished throughout 1.A.M., it rarely cuts through the largely torpid atmosphere they've created for themselves. And with Burns' voice lacking a distinctive character with which she might stake her claim to some of those redoubtable standards, the overall result is something too smooth to be called truly memorable.


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Nicole Kidman Accuses Tom Cruise Of 'Manipulating' Their Kids

Nicole Kidman has hit out at Tom Cruise -  accusing her ex-husband of “manipulating” their adopted children.

The pregnant actress has been the focus of much criticism for her apparent absence in the lives of daughter Isabella and son Connor.

But only now has Nicole broken her silence on the matter – to claim that Cruise has turned them against her.

“It’s a pity they have been manipulated by the father to distance themselves from me,” Heat magazine quotes the Stepford Wives star as saying.

She adds that she attempted by pay a Mother’s Day visit but her kids  ended up spending the day with Tom and current wife Katie Holmes.

“They are closer to their new mom now,” she concedes.
The actress is currently heavily pregnant with her first biological child with husband Keith Urban.
Click for Nicole's belated baby bump

Report: Boondocks Episodes Were Censored

Two episodes of Aaron McGruder's The Boondocks that took aim at the African-American cable network BET were yanked last season by Turner Broadcasting's Cartoon Networks after BET threatened legal action, the Los Angeles Times reported today (Wednesday). Nevertheless, the newspaper said, the two censored episodes are scheduled to be included in a DVD compilation of the series being released on Tuesday. The Times report said that the two episodes target BET's top executives and lampoons the channel's "negative imagery" of black Americans. In one of the episodes, a cartoon representation of the channel's chairman and CEO, Debra L. Lee (named Dr. Leevil in the show) tells a staff meeting: "Our leader Bob Johnson had a dream, a dream that would accomplish what hundreds of years of slavery, Jim Crow and malt liquor could not accomplish -- the destruction of black people."


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Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures

Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures
Publisher: LucasArts
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, PSP, Nintendo DS, PC
Rating: E10+ � Everyone 10+
Game type: Action
Rating: **** (out of five)

What�s the premise?
Grab your bullwhip and fedora out of mothballs and get ready to relive Indiana Jones� greatest adventures � Lego style. Oh, sure, there�s action galore as you play through many of the memorable scenes from Raiders Of The Lost Ark, The Temple Of Doom and The Last Crusade, but it�s all done with that trademark sense of whimsy and humour that made Lego Star Wars such fun to play.

This game is most similar to�?
Lego Star Wars.

Is it suitable for younger gamers?
There is gunplay, fisticuffs and an awful lot of whipping of people and objects, however it is done in a cartoonish manner that is somewhat disarming. As always, it�s up to you to decide if the kid in question can handle it or whether you�ll find them using a chunk of garden hose to flay their siblings afterwards.

One player or more?
The co-op mode on the console versions is where Lego Indy shines brightest. While you can swap back and forth between multiple characters in solo mode, most of the levels are easier to get through and more fun with a friend. You just have to figure out who�s going to be Indy and who�s Marion Ravenwood, Willie Scott, Short Round, etc.

The (not-so) secret to success is�?
Fortune and glory. Don�t forget that while you�re trying to get to the end of every level without having your little Lego body disassembled, Indiana Jones is a treasure hunter and there�s plenty of it hidden everywhere. Take the time to explore and dig around and you�ll be rewarded handsomely.

What�s missing?
The handheld versions lack multiplayer. Boo!

And in the end?
Lego Indy is a surprisingly challenging puzzle/action combo, but with its iconic John Williams� score and its wonderfully mischievous sense of humour, it�s sure to charm you.

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Kaiser Chiefs pay homage to Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr

Kaiser Chiefs have revealed just how big an influence The Beatles were on their music.

Speaking to 6Music at Paul McCartney's gig at Anfield stadium, Liverpool yesterday (June 1), the Leeds quintet proclaimed the band as one of the most important this century.

The band's bassist Simon Rix said: "I've said this before that I think Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr are up there, if not the most influential people who are still alive."

He added: "I don't know who is more influential than those two really, because I think that the influence of The Beatles, the impact that they had on everything at the time, not just music, you know your shoes and clothes and your hair and moustaches, everything, furniture - if The Beatles had never happened then we'd be living in a parallel universe."

The Kaiser Chiefs performed alongside McCartney and The Zutons as part of a Capital Of Culture gig.

John Mayer's Soppy Message to Pete Wentz

John Mayer has left a soppy heartfelt message to pal Pete Wentz on his blog at johnmayer.com, posted last Thursday May 29.

Claiming he posted the message in a public blog as a response to all the nice things Wentz says about him on his blog, Mayer said:

You're one of the best eggs in the music industry, hands down. With as much talent as you have, I'd expect you'd have some eccentric ego, but from what I can tell you seem to have none. (That actually makes you more talented, by way of some crazy cosmic arithmetic.) Every time we get the chance to hang I'm inspired by your creativity. Your mind is like a stadium with the dome open... you have ZERO judgment when it comes to things that move you. When most people get the feeling they might like an idea, or a shirt, they run it through a series of filters; 'what should I think, given my personal attributes?' 'How does this read?' 'What would Kanye do?' You have what makes talented people successful for years and years - a brave sense of self and a completely authentic relationship with your tastes.

That's why I'll throw a guitar in the car and be there anytime you need me. It's a short list. (I'm lazy.).....

Point is, I think the world of you. And wish you all the happiness your artsy head will accept. Fame is just one big lesson in being a man, and you're doing a bang up job...

Best to you and your lovely wife...

Oh, and what's up, blogosphere. Have at it.

JM

Awww... ain't that sweet?!

John is about to kick off the European leg of his tour, before a massive US summer tour starting in July.

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Martha Wainwright � I Know You're Married But I've Got Feelings Too

Coming from the woman whose last album contained the track 'Bloody Mother F**king Asshole', you'd have been forgiven for thinking that the title of Martha Wainwright's second album would mean more of the same bitter, caustic sentiments of her folk-based and darkly emotional debut.
Sure, disparaging remarks and traces of resentment-fuelled relationships pepper her excellent follow-up but, unlike her debut, Wainwright manages to push these into a host of different genres, and melt them over fantastic swirling melodies.
The title is immense and points towards the mischievous, poignant, desperate and optimistic sentiments which fly around 'I Know You're Married But I've Got Feelings Too'.
Though she has recently married, her life as depicted here bares anything but stability with Wainwright crafting wonderful but despondent lyrics out of a myriad of complicated relationships. On Jimi she sings "Sometimes I feel like there is no one/ No one at all/ That life is a myth and I won't be missed/ When I'm gone", and this sense of loneliness is laced throughout the record.
Past relationships are the subject of 'The George Song', 'Bleeding All Over You' and 'You Cheated Me'; failed friendships are tackled on 'Hearts Club Band' and 'So Many Friends', while her mother's recent battle with cancer is dealt with on the Tori Amos influenced 'In The Middle Of The Night'.
But, as mentioned, such subject matter is par for the course with Wainwright and the most staggering thing about 'I Know You're Married But I've Got Feelings Too' is the ranges of genres and musical styles she flirts with. There's much variety here and, for the most part, it's all good.
Wainwright wraps her cigarettes-and-honey voice around the theatrical ('Tower'), which evokes Kate Bush and then jumps straight into a number of pop songs, the most notable of which is the infectious 'You Cheated Me' proving she more than has what it takes to skip into the mainstream if required.
A fun and decidedly pop-infused cover of Pink Floyd's 'See Emily Play' is nice but superfluous, while she takes her career to date full circle with 'I Wish It Were'. As the album's only out and out folk-flavoured song, some fans may miss the intimate, fragile touch of her debut, which has been replaced by freer and bigger sounding commercial songs.
Ultimately though, Wainwright has taken a huge raft of records, singers and influences and twisted them into a wonderfully diverse second album, crafted with no little skill or confidence, and which excels even the work of her elder sibling, Rufus.
Steve Cummins

Live: Danity Kane

"I wanna see what you're working with," the ladies of Danity Kane sang Monday at the Wiltern during the final stop of the Making the Band 4 Tour. That line more or less encapsulates the philosophy that defines "Making the Band," the honestly titled MTV reality series from whence Danity Kane sprang: Lorded over by rapper, producer and Bad Boy Records impresario Sean "Diddy" Combs, "Making the Band" follows Combs on his warts-and-all journey to assemble a pop act from scratch and force it on the world. The show wants to convince us of Diddy's skill as a showbiz alchemist; we want to find out how resistant common metals are to change.

Danity Kane, whose road to stardom was paved in "Making the Band's" third season, has fared the best of any of the series' groups so far. (If you don't remember Da Band, from Season 2, you're not alone.)

The quintet offers up glittery, precision-geared soul songs about unfaithful men and the importance of a regular night out; both of Danity Kane's albums, including March's "Welcome to the Dollhouse," have debuted atop the national album chart.





At the Wiltern -- where the group was introduced by Diddy himself, who wondered aloud if there were any future stars in the audience -- Danity Kane performed a tidy 45-minute set that emphasized the members' elaborate hairdos as much as their singing voices.

That was fine: Part of what's appealing about these five women is their obvious glee in playing the juicy role of pop star, particularly when it comes to donning the outfits the job requires. The highlight was "Show Stopper," from the group's 2006 debut, which Dawn Richard dedicated to "all the haters" -- a species she seems thrilled to have finally encountered.

Monday's show also included brief sets by other acts from Diddy's star factory: Cheri Dennis, Donnie Klang and the five-man R&B outfit Day26, which served as the most recent subject of "Making the Band." None matched Danity Kane's sparkle, but with creamy harmonies and lightweight choreography, the guys in Day26 called up fond memories of pre-Backstreet Boys bands, such as New Edition.