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Lady Gaga says no to judging ‘American Idol’
Washington, Sep 14 (ANI): Lady Gaga has said that she does not want to be a judge on TV show ‘American Idol’, because it is difficult for her to criticise someone else’s talent.
The ‘Poker Face’ singer denied that she would be a judge on the show.
“I did appear on the show but I am not [...]
Jasjit Shergill making his mark in Indian cinema
Amritsar, April 7 (ANI): Jasjit Shergill is today best known for his performance in ‘Maachis’, the film that highlighted the little known story about making of a terrorist, on big screen. Since then he has acted in over 20 Hindi and Punjabi films.
Born into a Jat Sikh family, Jasjit a.k.a Jimmy says when [...]
Delhi’s India Habitat Centre plays host to Australian aboriginal art exhibits
New Delhi, Apr.6 (ANI): Warlukurlangu Artists, Australia, in partnership with art curator, Durga Vishwanathan, are showcasing contemporary Australian art in New Delhi.
Titled ‘Desert Dreamings’, the paintings from the Central Desert of Australia is the first exhibition of contemporary art of Central Australian Indigenous artists in India. The exhibition is being held between April 6 [...]
Aboriginal Australian art in capital
New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) The Warlukurlangu Artists, a non-profit cooperative of aboriginal painters from Australia, documents a legacy that has been handed down hundreds of generations among the ethnic groups inhabiting the rugged outback.
They showcase the traditional Warlpiri culture, which is central to the community life of Yuendumu, a town in the Northern territory [...]
Kolkata artists support wall graffiti despite ban by election commissions
Kolkata, Mar 30 (ANI): Despite a ban by the Election Commission of India on using wall graffiti as a medium of campaigning for the upcoming general elections, locals as well as artists in West Bengal support the cause.
The artists said they found their creative expression in it. Some of them take leave from their [...]
Artists in Kolkata raise their voice against terrorism
Kolkata, Mar 25 (ANI): Paintings and sculptures emerged as effective awareness tools against terrorism at an art exhibition held in Kolkata.
‘Art on Terrorism’ is an endeavour by the artistes to raise their voice against terrorism and violence through the aesthetics of art.
Thirty-six artistes have joined hands in the campaign to express their anguish at [...]
Bob Dylan, John Mellencamp, Willie Nelson to tour together
Washington, March 21 (ANI): Bob Dylan, John Mellencamp, Willie Nelson are set to take to the roads for a tour starting in July.
The revelation came after folk singer Joan Baez asked Mellencamp if the tour reports were true at a recent show in Bloomington, Indiana.
Baez asked Mellencamp if he [...]
Artists up in arms over cultural policing
Bangalore, Mar 17 (ANI): A regional language film director, whose plans to install a statue of famous comedian Charlie Chaplin ran into a controversy, received permission to hold a protest rally against cultural policing.
The controversy arose after director Hemanth Hegde planned to install a 62-feet-high statue of Charlie Chaplin as a backdrop to a song [...]
Vienna and Shillong chambers perform jointly in Meghalaya
Shillong, Mar 16 (ANI): To commemorate the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations between India and Austria, the Vienna chamber orchestra performed jointly with Shillong chamber choir here and enthralled the audience.
“Northeast is making a way to a lot of western [...]
Michael Jackson to appear on The X Factor?
London, Mar 13 (ANI): After taking the audience by storm with Britney Spears’ performance, X factor boss Simon Cowell is planning to bring in king of pop Michael Jackson to the show.
While Jacko prepares for his ‘last ever’ shows in London’s O2 arena, Cowell has made it his priority to get him on the show.
“Britney [...]
Britney’s ‘Womanizer’ named ‘Sexiest Video of 2008′ by Playboy
Washington, Feb 13 (ANI): Britney Spears’ ‘Womanizer’ video is the sexiest promo of 2008, according to Playboy magazine’s newly-released music poll.
The ‘Toxic’ hitmaker has beaten Kanye West’s ‘Flashing Lights’ and ‘Toe Jam’ by Brighton Port Authority to top the Playboy countdown, reports Contactmusic.
Meanwhile, Metallica’s ‘Death Magnetic’ has been named the magazine’s Best Rock Album, Lil [...]
Play staged over social prejudice about gays
Pune, Jan. 28 (ANI): A group of people with alternative sexual orientations gave a theatre performance to draw the public attention and criticize the anti-gay laws of the country.
The musical play had been censored almost a year after it was started to campaign against the country’s anti-gay laws and prejudices existing in the general society.
Jamir [...]
Michelle Obama blasted over black designer wear ’snub’
Chicago, Jan 27 (ANI): US First Lady Michelle Obama has come under fire for not wearing an inaugural design by a black fashion designer.
Amnau Eele, co-founder of the Black Artists Association, has told fashion industry publication Women’s Wear Daily that she is planning to “file a formal appeal” with Michelle’s office about the lack of [...]
Artists in Orissa paint walls in traditional motifs
Bhubaneshwar, Jan 20 (ANI): Artists in Orissa painted walls in traditional motifs in an attempt to beautify the city as well as to promote the art form.
Wall art has been introduced by the authorities as a part of a beautification drive to paint the ancient art and culture on the walls in a bid to [...]
Fusion of martial arts and dance at Kalinga festival
Kalinga (Orissa), Jan 13 (ANI): Artists presented a rare fusion of marital arts and classical dance at the Kalinga festival in Bhubaneswar.
Dance troupes showcased different martial dance forms during the two-day festival that concluded on Sunday.
The Kalinga festival, dedicated to the traditional Indian martial art forms, is organised annually by the Orissa Government in [...]
Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber slams Simon Cowell for ‘not working hard’
London, Jan 09 (ANI): Musician Andrew Lloyd Webber has slammed ‘X Factor’ judge Simon Cowell for not working hard with his artists.
Andrew’s comments come after he put X Factor rejects Francine and Nicola Gleadall into the final six of Britain’s Eurovision entry hopefuls.
Andrew also condemned Cowell for describing the twins as having “the personality of [...]
Attempt to put Beatles tracks on the Internet for free scuppered
London, January 7 (ANI): Norwegian national broadcaster NRK’s attempt to put the entire Beatles back catalogue on the Internet for free has been scuppered, as it breaches an agreement with rights holders.
The plan was to posting 212 tracks online in a series of podcasts, with each song preceded by a three-minute talk about its history.
NRK [...]
Ian Halperin offers to pay for Jacko’s medical tests
London, Jan 7 (ANI): Self-styled investigative journalist Ian Halperin is so set on finding out if Michael Jackson is dying from a lung disease that he has offered to pay for the singer to undergo medical tests.
Halperin, who is producing a new book on Jackson’s life, insists that the Thriller star is suffering from [...]
French film industry branded racist for banning black actors from dubbing white stars
London, Jan 4 (ANI): The French film industry has been branded ‘racist’ after it banned black actors from dubbing white stars in Gallic versions of English-language movies.
An investigation revealed that casting directors regularly expelled black applicants in the belief that they had a distinctive tone of voice unsuitable for dubbing white parts.
The findings come amid [...]
Tom Cruise may be sued for copying Hitler”’’s globe in ‘Valkyrie’
New York, Jan 3 (ANI): American actor Tom Cruise could end up being sued by a San Francisco advertising executive for using a replica of Adolf Hitler”’’s globe in his movie “Valkyrie”.
Robert Pritikin owns several of Hitler’s artefacts, including the notorious globe, which the Fuehrer used to plan U-boat attacks from his compound in the [...]
