GRAMMY TRIBUTE TO JACKSON
As
a part of the 52nd Grammy Awards on January 31 (in the US), the Recording Academy
and Grammy paid tribute to fallen pop star Michael Jackson. As part of the tribute
was a 3D presentation of "Earth Song" - a piece that was to be the centre
point of Jackson's London residency at the O2 Arena. Jackson was also awarded
the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award at the ceremony which was accepted by Jackson's
two eldest children, Prince Michael & Paris, on his behalf.
BOYLE'S
SUCCESS
Scottish songstress Susan Boyle may have finished
second in the English talent show "Britain's Got Talent", but Boyle
scored big by making history with the number one spot on both sides of the Atlantic
with her debut album "I Dreamed a Dream". In the United Kingdom, Boyle
sold 410,000 copies of the album in the first week of release. In the United States,
Boyle nearly doubled that amount with 701,000 copies of the album sold. In her
second week on the charts in the UK, Boyle again took the top spot with another
300,000 copies sold. The album "I Dreamed a Dream" reached double platinum
status in the UK after just two weeks and is still going strong weeks later.
RIP
Founding
member of Rose Tattoo Mick Cocks recently died after a battle with liver cancer.
The guitarist is the fifth member (and fourth in three years) to have died as
a result of cancer. Cocks formed the hard rocking Australian band in the seventies.
ELTON
HELPS EMINEM
Following in the footsteps of Luciano Pavarotti,
Placido Domingo, and Sarah Brightman, Sir Elton John will perform a concert at
the Mayan ruins historical site of Chichen Itza across from El Castillo on April
3. Having successfully kicked a drug habit, Sir Elton confirmed in a BBC interview
that he had been helping American rapper Eminem with his drug addiction.
PIXIES
TOUR
American alternative rockers the Pixies are planning
to tour Australia and New Zealand as part of their tour in the coming year. Dates
are:
March 12 at the Vector Arena in Auckland
Mar 14-16
at the Hordern Pavilion in Sydney
March 18 at the Convention Centre in Brisbane
March
21-23 at the Festival Hall in Melbourne
March 25 at the Thebarton Theatre in
Adelaide
March 27 & 28 at the Belvoir Ampitheatre in Perth
March 30
at the Convention Centre in Brisbane
WHITNEY TOUR
Multi
Grammy Award winning artist Whitney Houston is planning a tour in Europe, Asia,
and Australia. Houston made her highly anticipated return to music last year with
a new album. Catch Whitney Houston at:
February 22 at the Brisbane Entertainment
Centre in Brisbane
February 24 at the Acer Arena in Sydney
February 27 at
the Hope Estate Winery in Hunter Valley
March 1 at the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne
March
6 & 7 at the ME Bank Stadium in Perth
EMERGENCE OF THE
PROSTIDUDE
What is sometimes referred to as the world's
oldest profession, prostitution, has traditionally been women's work. A Nevada
brothel has changed all that with the hiring of the first legal male prostitute
- Markus. The "prostidude", as he is being called, plies his trade in
a cottage on the premises away from where the "girls" are working in
the house.
© Sherrill Fulghum
