It was great to simply feel like a fanboy. And ever nicer when Kylie said, "It's nice to put a face to the name, for the next time I see you." (!!!)
Showing posts with label Kylie Minogue. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kylie Minogue. Show all posts
Tuesday, 18 June 2013
It was great to simply feel like a fanboy. And ever nicer when Kylie said, "It's nice to put a face to the name, for the next time I see you." (!!!)
Tuesday, 28 May 2013
The first minute or so had me worried. (Warning: there is dubstep.) But the chorus is pretty killer, so it all balances out in my book.
Saturday, 22 December 2012
And because I got bored for 40 minutes this evening, I decided to round up as many of the videos that made their way onto YouTube as I could find. Enjoy yourself!
2 Unlimited — "Get Ready For This"
Lonnie Gordon — "Happening All Over Again"
Hazell Dean — "Who's Leaving Who"
Sonia — Medley: "Can’t Forget You / Counting Every Minute / Listen To Your Heart / You’ll Never Stop Me From Loving You"
Pepsi & Shirlie — "Heartache"
Sinitta — Medley: "Cross My Broken Heart / Right Back Where We Started From / Toy Boy"
Princess — "After The Love Has Gone"
Princess — "Say I'm Your No. 1"
Dead Or Alive — "Something In My House"
Dead Or Alive — "You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)"
Rick Astley — "Together Forever"
Rick Astley — "When I Fall In Love"
Rick Astley presents Pete Waterman with Official Charts Company commemorative Number One award
Rick Astley — "Never Gonna Give You Up"
Bananarama — "Venus"
Bananarama — "I Heard A Rumour"
Bananarama — "I Want You Back"
Jason Donovan — "Nothing Can Divide Us"
Steps — "Deeper Shade Of Blue"
Steps — "Last Thing On My Mind"
Steps — "Tragedy"
Kylie Minogue & Jason Donovan — "Especially For You"
Steps & Everyone Else, finale — "Merry Christmas, Everybody"
Sunday, 4 November 2012
Meanwhile, the much more age-appropriate Calvin Harris (28) sees his third LP 18 Months go in at #1 on the UK album chart. Ironically, The Kylie Minogue, who gave Calvin his big break in 2007 by enlisting his production skills for X, has to settle for a #2 debut with The Abbey Road Sessions — a chart position that matches that of her last studio album, 2010's Aphrodite.
The Abbey Road Sessions is out in the US this coming Tuesday (November 6).
The UK Top 10:
1. "Candy" - Robbie Williams *new* *1 week*
2. "Beneath Your Beautiful" - Labrinth feat. Emeli Sande
3. "Can You Hear Me (Ayayaya)" - Wiley feat. Skepta, JME & Ms D *new*
4. "Don't You Worry Child" - Swedish House Mafia
5. "Skyfall" - Adele
6. "Sweet Nothing" - Calvin Harris feat. Florence Welch
7. "Gangnam Style" - PSY
8. "Diamonds" - Rihanna
9. "One More Night" - Maroon 5
10. "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" - Taylor Swift
Wednesday, 5 September 2012
ALL THE LOVERS
ON A NIGHT LIKE THIS
BETTER THE DEVIL YOU KNOW
HAND ON YOUR HEART
I BELIEVE IN YOU
COME INTO MY WORLD
FINER FEELINGS
CONFIDE IN ME
SLOW
THE LOCOMOTION
CAN’T GET YOU OUT OF MY HEAD
WHERE THE WILD ROSES GROW
FLOWER
I SHOULD BE SO LUCKY
LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT
NEVER TOO LATE
Tuesday, 10 July 2012
Pete Waterman told the BBC the following:
"People have come from all over the world to make this happen. We're trying to work out what we can do. Police, parks and safety people have said it's completely unsafe at the moment. We saw the damage caused by the Wireless festival at the weekend, but we can't get lorries on to the site to dump bark and mulch on the ground. What can I say? We've had exceptional weather. If it's not safe, it's not safe and you can't control that."As expected, the mood on the official PWL Facebook page of those who planned to attend the event reflects disappointment.
Hazell Dean, who was due to perform at Hit Factory Live — and who recorded the ironically-titled tune "They Say It's Gonna Rain" — passed this message along:
"Dear All. As you can imagine I am absolutely devastated.
I arrived for rehearsals earlier and was told the news by the guys from Dead Or Alive.
I don't know what else to say, as I only know as much as you which is what is reported on the BBC News website.
I'm sure PWL and Live Nation will make and announcement as soon as they can.
Hopefully with a rescheduled date.
Iam as gutted as you guys.
Saturday, 23 June 2012
Idolator sat down with Kylie Minogue while she was in L.A. this week, and while I couldn't be there, I provided the questions for the interview (it hasn't run yet). My co-worker Erika surprised me with this video, though.
The back story is this: for Kylie's birthday last month, we did a gallery of her style evolution over the years. There was one racy photo of Kylie performing live in the early '90s, and I protested, "We can't use that! You must RESPECT the Goddess!"
It was a joke, but lo and behold — it turned into the above video.
Friday, 22 June 2012
Anyway, below she talks to Chelsea Handler about the usual: the Diamond Jubilee performance, touring, her boyfriend, etc.
Thursday, 21 June 2012
And then there's this trashola segment, where Kylie eats a Dorito off True Blood and Magic Mike stud Joe Manganiello's stomach. Kinda gross, actually — sorry.
Um, good luck with The Best Of Kylie Minogue (out now)...if that's what was being "promoted" here?
Wednesday, 20 June 2012
To put some perspective in its place, MNEK was born on November 9, 1994, which just happens to be five days before Kylie's original "Put Yourself In My Place" single was released in the UK.
Note that you can download MNEK's moody version via the SoundCloud player above.
At any rate, this is probably one of my top five all-time favorite jams by Minogue. It was the second single off her fifth, self-titled album (after "Confide In Me"), and the song scandalously just missed the UK Top 10 by peaking at #11.
Alas, "Put Yourself In My Place" was left off the compilation The Best Of Kylie Minogue, which was released yesterday here in the States, and two weeks ago in the UK (where it also hit #11, on the album chart.)
Wednesday, 13 June 2012
Here's an excerpt:
"I can't divulge...oh, I'll tell you," she blurts. "At the PWL Hyde Park gig...I'm going to sing 'Especially For You' with Jason Donovan. I don't think we'll even need to sing it; I'm sure the audience all went through the Neighbours wedding; it's going to bring the house down! Even though it's outdoors..."
...She is, let's face it, too good, too big and too contemporary to headline Pete Waterman's nostalgia-led pop-fest, but, she notes, "I would like to thank him in some way."
...Back in1997, I saw the singer's crystal-blue eyes brim with tears. Her "Indie Kylie" phase was fraught with nerves and confusion: while her then-collaborators, the Manic Street Preachers and Nick Cave, had "embraced [her] past," she herself had not, always feeling "creatively knee-deep in concrete" at Pete Waterman's perky Hit Factory. This year, by contrast, her Anti Tour celebrated those very days...
"It was torturous inside me," she says, of her '97 self. "I just thought, 'I can't be that person, she's not accepted, she's so uncool,' and it transpires I was none of those things. The coolest people were just, 'No, we love those songs, we love you from that time!' But I had to go through my own process to embrace it."
Monday, 4 June 2012
This broad, who invited street dance crew Flawless on stage for "Step Back In Time," is top class.
Friday, 1 June 2012
Monday, 28 May 2012
Sunday, 27 May 2012
That brings us to Saint Etienne and their new LP Words And Music By Saint Etienne, which debuts on the UK album chart at #26. That's not a spectacular position by any means, but considering the declining chart peaks of their last three offerings — Sound Of Water (2000, #33), Finisterre (2002, #55) and Tales From Turnpike House (2005, #72) — I'm sure the band will take it.
The Et's most recent album to place higher on the UK album chart was 1998's Good Humour, which reached #18.
The UK Top 10:
1. "We Are Young" - fun. feat. Janelle Monae *1 week*
2. "Chasing The Sun" - The Wanted *new*
3. "Call Me Maybe" - Carly Rae Jepsen
4. "R.I.P." - Rita Ora feat. Tinie Tempah
5. "Too Close" - Alex Clare
6. "Where Have You Been" - Rihanna
7. "Picking Up The Pieces" - Paloma Faith *new*
8. "Drive By" - Train
9. "Somebody That I Used To Know" - Gotye feat. Kimbra
10. "Young" - Tulisa
Friday, 25 May 2012
A great example: her new single "Timebomb", released to commemorate her 25th year in the music business. The video, directed by Christian Larson, is a colorful stunner that conjures up memories of both Madonna's "Ray Of Light" and Kylie's own "Come Into My World".
I absolutely love this. No fancy dance routine. No pressure to have a hit single. Just Kylie having a blast...by being Kylie.
The "Timebomb" single and video were made available worldwide today on iTunes.
Thursday, 24 May 2012
The tune has been slapped up on the Australian iTunes store as a preview, but here 'tis in full:
I need to sit with this jam for a bit, but upon first listen I like it. Very robotic.
Tuesday, 22 May 2012
Best case scenario: it's the unveiling of a new single. Worst case scenario: it's something to do with that "new" Best Of Kylie Minogue hits package that has absolutely nothing new on it (out June 19).
The mind, it boggles, chyldryn.
Tuesday, 20 March 2012
On the roster:
Steps
Rick Astley
Bananarama
Jason Donovan
Dead Or Alive
Pepsi &Shirley (!!)
Princess (!!!)
Sinitta
Hazell Dean
Sonia
Sybil (!!!!)
2 Unlimited (!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
Lonnie Gordon
Brother Beyond
Jesus. That kind of makes the Stock Aitken Waterman Gold night at G-A-Y (Sonia, Sinitta, Jason Donovan) I flew to see back in November of 2005 look like dinner theater in Leeds.
There is also mention of a "very special duet 23 years in the making." Hmmmm. Kylie Minogue and Jason's "Especially For You" was released 23 years ago, were it not?
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