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David Blaine did get punched

2008-09-30T19:34:00.000-07:00

It turns out David Blaine did have Kimbo Slice punch him in the stomach for his Dive of Death special on ABC. Astonishingly, David didn’t crumple to the ground into a fetal position and start sobbing. Aww, boo. What does this mean? Either David Blaine trained specifically for this or Kimbo Slice is over-hyped .

I will admit though, watching Kimbo punch David was satisfying. I only wish he “slipped” and hit him in the face and then continued doing it over and over again until he got tired… which would probably have been in 30 seconds. Video below.

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Afternoon time wasters Audrina Patridge

2008-09-30T19:22:00.000-07:00

Bossip: 50 Cent to Jay-Z: Beyonce made you
Drunken Stepfather: Drew Barrymore has a soft on for Clinton
Bastardly: Eva Habermann celebrates Oktoberfest
Celebslam: Audrina Patridge can afford this $1.29 mil house because she has big tits
WWTDD: For those who care, more coverage of GND drama. Nudity included

Popoholic: Jennifer Lopez has curves
Celebitchy: Kid Rock equates his marriage to Pam Anderson with touching a hot stove
Holy Taco: SFW porn is better than NSFW porn
CityRag: Mary-Kate Olsen steals Ashley’s hair
Lainey: Ewan loves the gays

UseMyComputer: Evangeline Lily still cute
SOW: Britney Spears has a new look
CS: You know you’re a redneck when…
INO: The Angelina Doll, I’ll take three
EB: Michael Phelps sings

Roulette - Berdiri Dengan Cinta

2008-09-28T12:00:00.000-07:00

Their band was built on 9 January 2006, and at that time they still using JOKER as their band name.
The band consist of Luckman (Drum),B – Yonk (Bass),Baros (Vocal),Basia (Keyboard),Cito (Guitar) had the same Vision ,Mission, and ambition that is to get their band with recording label, made their own album, had loyal fans , ,and also could give big contribution to the Indonesia Music Industry.
J.O.K.E.R.had their own pop music concept ,that elaborate with electronic and string section and also combined with sweet guitar melody and modern distortion, Mellow vocal (the singer : Baros) , simple, honest, and universal lyrics, they call this huge combination as Pop – B.
And then 5 September 2006 they sign contract with major recording label in Indonesia that is SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT INDONESIA . On 2 April 2007,JOKER record their first album in the studio and change their band name to ROULETTE.
On January 2008 ROULETTE first album go to the mastering process, ROULETTE have big faith that they could be accepted on every segment, and could give inspiration and contribution to the indonesia music listener and industry. "Aku jatuh cinta, Berdiri dengan cinta, Kau dan Aku, Tertawa Menangis denganmu" and few more song from ROULETTE album ,could compete and proved could lure people interest when this song played on national broadcasting radio and also on live peformances.

01. Di Sini Tanpamu
http://rapidshare.com/files/109551527/01._Di_Sini_Tanpamu.mp3
02. Aku Jatuh Cinta
http://rapidshare.com/files/109554914/02._Aku_Jatuh_Cinta.mp3
03. Menyelingkuhimu
http://rapidshare.com/files/114499025/03._Menyelingkuhimu.mp3
04. Kau Dan Aku
http://rapidshare.com/files/109556667/04._Kau_Dan_Aku.mp3
05. Tertawa Menangis Denganku
http://rapidshare.com/files/109558145/05._Tertawa_Menangis_Denganku.mp3
06. Yang Ku Mau
http://rapidshare.com/files/109563087/06._Yang_Ku_Mau.mp3
07. Hanya Engkau Yang Aku Cari
http://rapidshare.com/files/109564703/07._Hanya_Engkau_Yang_Aku_Cari.mp3
08. Indah Pada Waktunya
http://rapidshare.com/files/109566123/08._Indah_Pada_Waktunya.mp3
09. Berdiri Dengan Cinta
http://rapidshare.com/files/114500188/09._Berdiri_Dengan_Cinta.mp3
10. Sepiku
http://rapidshare.com/files/109567701/10._Sepiku.mp3
11. Lagu Sore
http://rapidshare.com/files/109569487/11._Lagu_Sore.mp3
12. Curahan Hati
http://rapidshare.com/files/109571181/12._Curahan_Hati.mp3

Saint Locco - Mission for Transition

2008-09-28T11:57:00.000-07:00

Jakarta as a dynamic capital city of Indonesia had a big potential creating bands that bring breaktrough on local music to the international stage. A lot of band show up in Indonesia since early 2000, not just in Jakarta but also in another city, they fight each other show their musical skill.

Raised in tough neighboorhood sometimes could made people desperate. But that things just don't happen to this 6 young man. Started from their same vision and young energy, Iwan(guitar), Gilbert (bass), Nyonk (drummer), Tius (the spinner), Joe (vocal) and Berry (MC) translated the tough metropolis into a hip-rock tune in Saint Loco.

Saint Loco not a newbie band that has no quality, no. Every each member of the band posses special potension and has pass their time as a session player for the top rated band in this country. For example, Nyonk. He was drum session player for Glenn Fredly, Project Pop and many other. Tius is Disc Jocket that have achieved various winning in many DJ Battle Event.

Saint Loco new album material is 80% in english languange has made their label, Sony Music Indonesia to put Saint Loco into South East Asia massive music market.

Code:

http://rapidshare.com/files/8762743/03_-_Saint_Loco_-_Answer.mp3.html
http://rapidshare.com/files/8763000/04_-_Saint_Loco_-_Famous_Freak.mp3.html
http://rapidshare.com/files/8763251/05_-_Saint_Loco_-_Rock_Your_Voice.mp3.html
http://rapidshare.com/files/8763389/06_-_Saint_Loco_-_Fly_Away.mp3.html
http://rapidshare.com/files/8763873/07_-_Saint_Loco_-_Promise_Land.mp3.html
http://rapidshare.com/files/8764475/08_-_Saint_Loco_-_Hip_Rock.mp3.html
http://rapidshare.com/files/8765039/09_-_Saint_Loco_-_Metropolis.mp3.html
http://rapidshare.com/files/8765436/10_-_Saint_Loco_-_Freedom_Fighter.mp3.html
http://rapidshare.com/files/8765732/11_-_Saint_Loco_-_My_Friend.mp3.html
http://rapidshare.com/files/8765873/12_-_Saint_Loco_-_Outro.mp3.html
http://rapidshare.com/files/8766262/01_-_Saint_Loco_-_Maria.mp3.html
http://rapidshare.com/files/8766570/02_-_Saint_Loco_-Microphone_Athem.mp3.html

Keris Patih - Tak Lekang Oleh Waktu

2008-09-28T11:54:00.001-07:00

Keris Patih has just launched their new album titled "Tak Lekang Oleh Waktu". This album is their latest struggle on Indonesia tough music industry.

Do not want to lose with many new band, Keris Patih put a complicated triangle love in this album with their "Bila Rasaku Ini Rasamu". But then Keris Patih is not agree when they are said to be following the trend, the band that consist of Sammy, Badai, Anton, Arief and Andhika just said this song is really good so they made this as their first single.

Keris Patih then confessed that they had to adapt with the new stream of music popular now in Indonesia. And so they have to follow this change in a way or another.

Badai the keyboardist shared with us that different with their past album, this new album is much more simple, the lyric is straight to the poin.

This album is become more special because one of their song " Kawan " was written by the Indonesia President, SBY. They said they felt so proud to sang the song created by the president.

Code: http://rapidshare.com/files/118332947/Keripatih-TakLekangOlehWaktu.rar

Project Pop - Top Of The Pop

2008-09-28T11:48:00.000-07:00

Setelah merilis album ‘Six a Six - Album Metal Paling Dugem’ tahun 2007, Project Pop kembali dengan karya baru mereka. Di album ketujuh bertajuk ‘Top of The Pop’ lagi-lagi Project Pop membuat heboh.

Band asal Bandung itu menggabungkan lagu-lagu band Indonesia dalam lagunya ‘Bukan Superstar’. Sebut saja Ungu, Peterpan, Mulan Jameela, Letto, Glenn Fredly dan banyak lagi. Salah satu musik yang turut diconteknya adalah reff lagu ‘Doy’ milik Kangen Band.

“Ya kita ngikutin tren musik yang diinginkan pasar,” ujar Yosi ‘Project Pop’ baru-baru ini.

Nada memang mirip hanya berbeda di lirik. Project Pop pun mengaku memang ingin mengikuti jejak suksesnya bermusik.

“Saya suka sama semua lagu. Kangen band yang mendapat banyak cekalan itu hanya sebagai kreatifitas bermusik. Kita kan udah sering tuh ngikutin lagu-lagu orang, jadi itu sama aja,” jelas Yosi.

Tracklist:
01 - Bukan Superstar
02 - Gayang Duyu
03 - Maramaramara
04 - Metal Vs. Dugem
05 - Jatuh Cinta
06 - Jangan Ganggu
07 - Pacarku Superstar
08 - Tu Wa Ga Pat
09 - Burkat (Feat. Chrisye)
10 - Jangan Piki-Piki
11 - Pacaran Atau Nggak (T.T.N)
12 - Ade
13 - Cintaku Berat Di Ongkos
14 - Angkat Dong
15 - Dangdut Is The Music Of My Country

Download full album :

http://rapidshare.com/files/147650808/Project_Pop_-_Top_Of_The_Pop__Full_Album_2008____by_ronnie__.zip

''Harry Potter'' top UK movie earner for 2007

2008-01-04T10:24:00.000-08:00

London | January 03, 2008 12:18:49 PM IST

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix has been named UK''s most successful movie of 2007, after earning more than 49.4 million pounds at the box office.

The movie version of J.K Rowling''s fifth instalment about the young boy wizard topped the box office, beating ''Pirates of the Caribbean: At World''s End, '' which landed at second spot grossing more than 42.2 million pounds.

''Shrek the Third,'' bagged the third position after taking in excess of 38.6 million pounds last year.

The fourth spot went to ''The Simpsons Movie'', which raked in more than 38 million pounds, reports BBC.

Rounding off the top five was ''Spider-Man 3,'' which grossed more than 33 million pounds in 2007.

Top 10 films of 2007 are:

1. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (49,420,484 pounds)

2. Pirates Of The Caribbean: At World''s End (42,237,960 pounds)

3. Shrek the Third (38,620,659 pounds)

4. The Simpsons Movie (38,544,114 pounds)

5. Spider-Man 3 (33,547,946 pounds)

6. Ratatouille (24,716,887 pounds)

7. The Bourne Ultimatum (23,703,150 pounds)

8. Transformers (22,863,864 pounds)

9. Mr Bean''s Holiday (22,142,332 pounds)

10. Hot Fuzz (21,005,064 pounds)(ANI)

Pammie Anderson is looking forward to doing everything her way in 2008

2008-01-03T05:31:00.000-08:00

Posted January 3rd, 2008

London, Jan 2: After having an ‘insane’ 2007, Pamela Anderson is looking forward to 2008 – because she is ready to put her marriage problems behind her.

The former Baywatch star had ended her relationship with second husband Kid Rock abruptly last year.

And just as unexpectedly she married and then filed for divorce from third hubby Rick Salomon.

However, after reconciling with Salomon, the 40-year-old actress has decided to spend her time in having more fun than she did in the past year.

"What can you do? We're all human. We're all trying. 2007 was an interesting year for me,” The Sun quoted her, as stating on her website.

"What's the definition of insanity? This year is the year I'm going to do everything I wanted to do – my way.

"I have so many great projects – for the environment, for animals. I'm going to be proud of every single day – and make sure I do not veer from the path. Stay focussed," she added.

Anderson also revealed that she is currently “working things out” with Rick. (ANI)

Rapper T.I. tops Top Music Artists of 2007 list on P2P

2008-01-02T09:15:00.000-08:00

Rapper T.I. tops Top Music Artists of 2007 list on P2P
Posted January 2nd, 2008 by ANI

Washington, Jan 2: Rapper T. I. has been named the Top Music Artist of 2007 in peer-to-peer or P2P file-sharing networks.

P2P activity has come up as the most consistent indicator for finding out who the most tech-savvy media consumers are watching and listening to on the Internet.

To determine the most-traded files in the world of P2P, Wired News collaborated with BigChampagne Online Media Measurement, a Los Angeles-based firm which tracks media-consumption trends across all digital channels.

Focussing exclusively on P2P traffic, BigChampagne has compiled what can be called the most accurate list of the Top Music Artists of 2007 , using data from all the major file-trading protocols and networks, including BitTorrent, Gnutella and eDonkey.

Surprisingly, the Top Music Artists of 2007 list was primarily made up of singles artists, with T. I. ruling the P2P rankings.

American hip-hop and R&B singer T-Pain bagged the second spot, ahead of Senegalese-American singer Akon at the third place.

The fourth position went to rapper 50 Cent, while “Rise Up” hitmaker R. Kelly landed the fifth place.

Lil Wayne, Justin Timberlake, Fergie, Ludacris, and Snoop Dogg rounded off the top ten.

"Songs are the new currency online. The volume of downloads for individual songs dwarfs the downloading of albums,” Wired News quoted BigChampagne co-founder and CEO Eric Garland, as saying.

Top Music Artists of 2007 on P2P are:

1. T. I.

2. T-Pain

3. Akon

4. 50 Cent

5. R. Kelly

6. Lil Wayne

7. Justin Timberlake

8. Fergie

9. Ludacris

10. Snoop Dogg

(ANI)

Five TV shows to enrich the ears in 2008

2008-01-02T02:49:00.000-08:00

Five TV shows to enrich the ears in 2008
01/02/2008 2:33 AM, Reuters

TV is generally concerned with winning the eyes of an audience, but ears can be just as important these days. Network and cable shows continue to put a premium on the music behind the stories, with indie and even unsigned artists as likely to get heard as any giants of the back catalog.

The Writers Guild of America strike, approaching its third month, still has production schedules up in the air, but here are some TV newcomers that might be worth a listen in 2008.

'QUARTERLIFE'

Scheduled to make its prime time debut February 18 on NBC, "Quarterlife" was initially developed by producers Marshall Herskovitz and Edward Zwick as a series of webisodes appearing on Quarterlife.com, a social networking site geared toward artists, writers and musicians. In a meta-digital twist, the show's narrative follows a cast of young creative types who are all using the site to begin or advance their careers. A wide range of indie music has been brought to the show, including Asher, Early Day Miners and Helen Stellar. Bands heard in the webisodes or the forthcoming hour-long drama can be tracked down through their own Quarterlife pages, which offer footage of band rehearsals, club shows and interviews. "We're trying to show where these bands are coming from and give them a personality outside the show other than just being a music cue," says Billy Kostka, music channel director for the site.

'TRUE BLOOD'

Producer Alan Ball made music a powerful part of the mix in "Six Feet Under," and he will likely do the same with his new HBO drama "True Blood." Based on the "Southern Vampire" book series, the show, set around a Louisiana roadhouse, follows the adventures of vampires who, thanks to advances in the manufacture of synthetic blood, no longer have to bite necks to survive. "The soundtrack will be swampy, bluesy and spooky," music supervisor Gary Calamar says. Jim White, Joseph Arthur and Slim Harpo will be heard, but Ball and Calamar are open to new sounds as well. "We definitely want to dig into the regional sound of Louisiana because there are so many great musicians there," says Calamar. "There are so many musicians still trying to restart or rebuild their careers down there -- we want to offer some kind of opportunity to them."

'BACKYARDS AND BULLETS'

This NBC drama only made it to the pilot stage before the strike kicked in on Nov, 3, but if it gets back into production for '08, it will likely offer up the kind of mix of heartland Americana, classic rock and indie sounds that has worked well for "Friday Night Lights." The show centers on the criminal intrigues that lie just below the manicured surface of suburban Ridgeview, Wis. "A lot of the music reminds you where you are," music supervisor Linda Cohen says, "but because things are not as picture perfect as they seem, there are a lot of darker sounds too." The pilot worked the classic-to-indie range by including Lynyrd Skynyrd in the soundtrack and featuring an on-camera party scene performance by indie Chicago act Ezra Furman & the Harpoons.

'SWINGTOWN'

Bad behavior on shag carpeting will be explored in "Swingtown," which is set in the 1970s and features a cast of key-partying suburbanites. Created by Mike Kelley ("Jericho"), the show will make use of tracks by Gary Wright, Rita Coolidge and Captain & Tennille. In between the licensed tracks will be an original musical score by Liz Phair.

'ELI STONE'

"Eli Stone," a one-hour comedic drama debuting January 31 on ABC, follows the exploits of what might turn out to be the most disturbing creature of the new year -- a lawyer with a heart. When the title character, played by Jonny Lee Miller, begins to feel he might be a prophet, he receives his celestial communications in an unusual form: via pop stars crooning past hits. The pilot has Stone interrupting an act of coitus to answer the call of "Faith" being sung by a very real George Michael. The pop singer has reportedly signed on to appear in several more episodes.

Reuters/Billboard

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Beatles for sale: rappers, brands turn to Fab Four

2008-01-02T02:47:00.000-08:00

Beatles for sale: rappers, brands turn to Fab Four
01/01/2008 7:58 PM, Reuters
Michael Paoletta

It's perfectly legal, but it will still seem to some listeners like the sound of someone making off with England's crown jewels.

On rap collective Wu-Tang Clan's new single "The Heart Gently Weeps," a Santana-style rock guitar opening gives way to an almost celestial chorus of something very familiar. There, and throughout the track, is the unmistakable melody of George Harrison's timeless contribution to the Beatles' "White Album" from 1968: "While My Guitar Gently Weeps."

Now, the track is accompanied by Wu-Tang's trademark, uncompromising language, rapping out a gritty street story, even as Harrison's son Dhani plays along.

Meanwhile on the just-finished "Judas," Ja Rule is introducing the rap community to another incongruous musical motif. This is no unthinking appropriation of a classic act's creativity, as has sometimes been the case in rap. As he works at folding the original flavor into the hook of this midtempo treatise on "love, hate, jealousy and betrayal," he's doing so with the help of "Eleanor Rigby."

Forty years and more after the Beatles changed rock music forever, their songs have truly arrived in the 21st century as part of the rap/hip-hop art form -- with the express permission of their publishers. Although there are hundreds of covers of "Yesterday," "Something" and the rest, this approach of "interpolation" -- essentially rerecording a portion of a song -- of the Beatles' compositions represents new access to the most famous catalogue in the world. These developments may ultimately signal a fresh attitude toward Beatles masters appearing in everything from commercials to movies.

CAN'T BUY ME LOVE

But don't expect to hear samples of the Beatles' original recordings, which remain strictly under lock and key, for now at least. Instead Sony/ATV, which owns all but a handful of the Lennon/McCartney copyrights, is allowing a select few to license some celebrated compositions and reference them in their own, newly recorded material.

The first lucky participants in these interpolations are acts from the arena of hip-hop and rap, with Ja Rule joining Common -- who used "She's Leaving Home" on "Forever Begins" from his current album "Finding Forever" -- and Jay-Z, who commandeered "I Will" on "Encore" from his 2003 "The Black Album" and "Numb/Encore" on his 2004 collaboration "Collision Curse" with Linkin Park. Meanwhile, Wu-Tang licensed rights from Harrisongs, George Harrison's publisher, for "While My Guitar Gently Weeps."

Ja Rule's "Eleanor Rigby"-appropriating "Judas" will appear on his next album, "The Mirror," due in the first quarter, while the Wu's Harrison-referencing "The Heart Gently Weeps" is the first single from its new album "8 Diagrams," which came out December 11. The song features a re-created backing track plus electric guitar by the Red Hot Chili Peppers' John Frusciante as well as acoustic contributions from Dhani Harrison.

Sony/ATV chief executive Martin Bandier says he's very much in favor of licensing Beatles songs for things that haven't been licensed in the past -- under certain circumstances. Jay-Z, Common and Ja Rule received Sony/ATV's blessing because "they're prominent and well-regarded," Bandier says, but the way the song is used must also be acceptable.

"If Jay-Z interpolates a Beatles song and his album sells 2 million units, it doesn't change the economic structure" of the license deal, Bandier says. "It's wonderful to have that income, but we're more concerned about the possible repercussions of a bad message and something that we might not find tasteful."

The ever-sensitive nature of the Beatles' copyrights is reflected by the reluctance of several key players to participate in this story. Paul McCartney, Dhani Harrison, Jeff Jones (who became Apple Corps' new CEO in April) and EMI Music U.K. and Ireland chairman/CEO Tony Wadsworth were either "unavailable" or declined to comment.

In fact, Sony/ATV is not contractually required to obtain approval by John Lennon's widow, Yoko Ono, or by McCartney before it can license the compositions, but Bandier says he believes there is a "moral obligation" to speak with them about licensing the songs. In the internecine history of the Beatles' publishing, Lennon and McCartney effectively lost control of the group's song rights even while the group was still a recording entity, in 1969.

That was when Northern Songs, the company established six years earlier solely to publish their joint compositions by English publisher Dick James and Beatles manager Brian Epstein, was sold to British media tycoon Lew Grade's ATV Music. Ownership of ATV subsequently passed to Australian entrepreneur Robert Holmes a Court and then, in 1985, to Michael Jackson.

In 1995, Sony came into the picture, forming a joint venture with trusts formed by Jackson, creating a new entity: Sony/ATV Music Publishing. That publishing company includes the Northern Songs catalogue that contains 259 copyrights by Lennon and McCartney. These songs essentially represent everything recorded under the Beatles name by Lennon and McCartney, except for five songs: their first two U.K. singles, "Love Me Do"/"P.S. I Love You" and "Please Please Me"/"Ask Me Why," and "Penny Lane," "gifted" by Jackson to Holmes a Court under a specific provision of Jackson's purchase of the ATV catalogue.

THE LONG AND WINDING ROAD

When it comes to the Beatles' original studio recordings, controlled by EMI-Capitol Records, permission is another matter. After Nike used the Beatles' original of "Revolution" in 1987 for its "Revolution in Motion" TV commercial campaign (in a licensing deal worth $250,000 to the label, according to Nike at the time), Apple Corps and Apple Records sued Nike, its advertising agency and EMI-Capitol for $15 million.

Paul Russell, former chairman of Sony/ATV Music Publishing, recalls, "Once Sony/ATV was formed, any requests for those songs came to Sony/ATV and not to Michael Jackson.

"(When) those requests came in, serious requests for serious money, for products that we knew were noncontentious, they would come to me and we would form a view, and then we'd go to Michael, even though he didn't have the right to approve it, and say, 'We've received this request, we think it's the right price and an OK use, what do you think?' If somebody had come back to us, either Michael or the Apple people, and said, 'We really don't want you to do this,' we probably wouldn't have done it."

According to a 1988 New York Times report, Apple's attorney Leonard Marks said that "Ono and the (then) three surviving Beatles each own 25% of Apple and that the company required 'unanimity among the four Beatles' interests in order to act."'

In 1989, it was announced that the dispute had been resolved, in a formal statement that all outstanding lawsuits between the Beatles/Apple and EMI-Capitol-- some of them dating back 20 years -- had been settled. The parties agreed that no further Beatles recordings would be licensed for commercial use, although the Nike commercial can now be seen on YouTube.

Brian Southall, author of "Northern Songs: The True Story of the Beatles' Publishing Empire," published in August in the United States by Omnibus Press, says, "There aren't a lot of Lennon/McCartney songs that appear in adverts since the Nike ad. And you'll never, ever find the Beatles singing as a background to a TV commercial. You could take a song and get it recorded by 'A. N. Other.' But Michael (Jackson)'s attitude in the early days was, 'These are the greatest songs ever recorded, and they ain't gonna end up on a cornflakes ad."'

Nevertheless, Ono was quoted by Time magazine at the time as saying the "Revolution" commercial was "making John's music accessible to a new generation." That's exactly how Bandier feels today about actively promoting the Beatles via licensing, and others agree that current commercial realities make the eventual appearance of their original recordings in commercials and films much more likely.

The type of licensing that's been the most contentious for music purists is for commercials. But a license for a Lennon/McCartney song -- albeit in a cover version -- not only drives revenue for the advertiser, publisher and writers, it can convey a message in the most powerful way.

Rob Kaplan, director of music production for New York-based advertising agency Mcgarrybowen, has been involved with three commercials using Lennon/McCartney songs licensed from Sony/ATV. In 1998, Europe-based Philips Consumer Electronics had very little brand recognition in the United States, Kaplan says. It was using the tag line, "Let's make things better," and wanted an anthemic song to unify its products and create a corporate identity.

"They needed something that was a big statement, that could cut across generations, was instantly recognizable but also kind of cool and clever," Kaplan says. Since the Beatles recording wasn't available, they had Gomez, then an emerging English band signed to Virgin, record the chorus to "Getting Better," the last seven seconds of which played at the end of every Philips commercial for about three years.

"We literally got thousands of requests from consumers wanting to know where to buy the song," Kaplan says.

Mcgarrybowen subsequently licensed Rufus Wainwright's recording of "Across the Universe" for Canon digital cameras in 2004, as well as a version of "All You Need Is Love" for Chase Bank's 2006 campaign for rewards programs and customized credit cards with partners including Marriott Hotels, Disney and Borders Books & Music.

"What makes a Beatles song special in advertising is that it's one of the few things that you know everybody is going to 'get,' no matter what," Kaplan says. "The lyrics are really clear. There are very few things that cut across every demographic imaginable and are still special. The Beatles really are. There's no comparison."

Such campaigns are even rarer in the Beatles' homeland but in 2000, U.K. bank Halifax used a cover of "Help!" in a six-month TV campaign.

"To get something as anthemic as 'Help!' was a massive coup," recalls Tim Male, the company's head of advertising and media. "We were very surprised when we got it, on the basis that artists like that aren't interested, or the process or cost of doing it makes it prohibitive.

"The thought of a Beatles track being used in anything is abhorrent to certain people," Male adds, "and you've got to be mindful of that."

ALL YOU NEED IS ... LUVS?

Sony/ATV U.K. says that no applications for British commercial licenses of Beatles songs are in the works, and that the company will take its lead on potential recorded interpolations from the U.S. company. A London representative for Universal Music Publishing Group, which administers "Please Please Me" and "Ask Me Why," says, "We're very selective over any requests and uses of the songs. We would consider commercials if appropriate."

Bandier notes that the publisher's decision to grant a license for a Beatles song can be informed by whether it will take the composition to a new audience. Hence Luvs Diapers' current campaign, which proclaims, "All You Need Is Luvs."

"The thought and the song were ideal for morning TV, when young mothers are watching," Bandier says, adding that the commercial was being aired to young parents who may not know the song or have a sense of the theme. "We thought it was very tasteful."

Since Bandier joined Sony/ATV in March after leaving EMI Music Publishing -- which holds rights in Lennon's solo compositions -- he has strived to ensure that these classic songs reach the next generation of listeners in a myriad of ways, not just from their parents talking about them.

Seemingly the most successful venture to date is the Las Vegas show "Love," a joint production of Cirque du Soleil and Apple Corps using the original Beatles recordings, remixed by George Martin and son Giles. Since the show opened in June 2006, it has drawn more than 600,000 spectators and generated music publishing fees nearing $500,000 per month, according to a source close to the show. Worldwide sales of the accompanying "Love" album, released this time last year, stand at 5 million units, according to EMI in London.

Elsewhere, Beatles lyrics are appearing on clothing, after Sony/ATV sealed a deal with Lyric Culture authorizing use of the lyrics on jeans, T-shirts and other items. The publisher is negotiating other merchandising deals.

On the big screen, Julie Taymor's "Across the Universe" -- with a plot based on the Beatles songbook and a soundtrack featuring cover versions of Beatles classics -- was released this fall. It grossed about $24 million in the United States and Canada. (The soundtrack album also just received a Grammy Award nomination for best compilation soundtrack album for motion picture, television or other visual media.)

On TV, a special edition of NBC's "The Singing Bee" was recently dedicated to Lennon and McCartney, while the sixth season's final episode of "American Idol" was a Lennon, McCartney and the Beatles special, with the contestants all singing Beatles songs.

"In all of the years that 'American Idol' has been around, there's never been a Lennon and McCartney song performed on that show," Bandier says. "I thought it was preposterous. We were missing an audience of tens of millions of people.

"It's important that the world knows this music," Bandier adds. "It just can't be hidden forever, otherwise you're going to miss generations of music listeners."

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Radiohead frontman takes aim at EMI chief

2008-01-02T02:14:00.000-08:00

Radiohead frontman takes aim at EMI chief
01/01/2008 7:01 PM, Reuters
Jonathan Cohen

Radiohead has hit out at the chief of its former label after a news report claimed the rock band rejected a 3 million pound ($5.95 million) advance for its new album and demanded the rights to some of its older albums.

According to the report, published last Friday by The Times of London, Radiohead's demands to EMI Group chairman Guy Hands totaled more than 10 million pounds ($19.8 million).

In addition to the advance, the Times said the band also wanted a 3 million pound international marketing budget for the album, "In Rainbows," while the reversion of the rights to its previous two albums would have cost EMI 4 million pounds ($7.9 million) in future earnings.

The paper quoted an EMI spokesman as saying, "Radiohead were demanding an extraordinary amount of money and we did not believe that our other artists should have to subsidize their gains."

It also quoted the band's manager, Bryce Edge, as saying, "We were not seeking a big advance payment, or a guaranteed marketing spend as discussions never got that far."

The band's "extremely upset" frontman, Thom Yorke, took to the band's Web site (http://www.radiohead.com) on Monday to deny that it wanted "a load of cash" from EMI.

"What we wanted was some control over our work and how it was used in the future by them. That seemed reasonable to us, as we cared about it a great deal," Yorke wrote.

He said Hands was not interested. "So, neither were we. We made the sign of the cross and walked away. Sadly."

Radiohead went on to release "In Rainbows," on the Web several months ago, and allowed fans to pay whatever they wanted to download it. Physical versions of the album were released in stores this week.

Directing his anger at Hands, Yorke added: "To be digging up such bull

, or more politely airing yer dirty laundry in public, seems a very strange way for the head of an international record label to be proceeding."

Representatives for EMI in London and New York were not available to comment Tuesday.

Hands' buyout firm Terra Firma Capital Partners agreed to buy EMI in May for 2.4 billion pounds ($4.8 billion). The financier has warned artists they could be dropped if they do not work hard enough for the company.

(Reporting by Dean Goodman)

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