Well... it's Monday, that's for sure.
Hope you all had a good weekend, and thanks to everyone who joined Mark at Saturday Night Karaoke (and sorry I missed the party, Amber!). I'll be back behind the board this weekend for another fun-filled evening- hope to see you there.
Mama Mia: Here We Go Again racked up $34 million in box office in North America over the weekend. Considering a movie ticket is about $15, that means about 2.2 million people went to see it.
Okay then.
Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper’s remake of A Star Is Born will have its world premiere at the 75th Venice Film Festival this fall, according to a press release by the festival Monday.
The movie- a remake of a remake of a remake (if you're confused- it's the fourth time the movie's been made)- will screen at the festival August 31- more than a month before its release to US theaters.
Songs for the movie have been co-written by Gaga and Cooper- with contributions from Lukas Nelson, Jason Isbell, and Mark Ronson. Andrew Dice Clay, Dave Chappelle, and Sam Elliott also appear in the movie.
FYI, Janet Gaynor earned a best-actress Oscar nomination the original film, Judy Garland and James Mason were nominated for their performances in the first remake, and Barbra Streisand and Kris Kristofferson won an Oscar for best song (Evergreen) the third go-round.
David Bowie's earliest known studio recording is going up for auction later this year.
The song, recorded when Bowie was just 16 (and known by his birth name- David Jones) features Bowie fronting and playing saxophone foor The Konrads, and is part of a collection of memorabilia offered by the band's drummer, David Hadfield- who says he found the tape in a "bread bin" during a move back in the 90s.
Hadfield says the band's agent "asked us to do a demo so he could try and get us an auction at Decca. So in early 1963 I booked into R.G.Jones small studio in Morden. In preparation for the demo David and our guitarist Neville Wills wrote 2/3 songs. We had decided that we would do a couple of guitar instrumentals and one original song. I chose I Never Dreamed as it was the strongest, the other two were a bit weak! I also decided that David was the best person to sing it and give the right interpretation. So this became the very first recording of David Jones (Bowie) singing 55 years ago! There is no other recording featuring David as lead in existence. Decca initially turned us down, but when they eventually gave us an auction later that year, vocalist Roger Ferris was the lead voice and David sang backing harmonies."
It's expected the demo will sell for at least $13,000.
Look, I get it- DC needs a hit (besides Wonder Woman). Because of that, they seem to just be throwing shit at the wall to see what sticks- which is why, for some reason, we're getting a Joker "origin" movie.
Personally, I think the Joker works better as an unknown entity- a wild card, if you will.
Also, Joaquin Phoenix in the title role? Well... at least he's got the "crazy" down.
Birthdays today include: Steve Jocz of Sum 41 (37); Michelle Williams of Destiny's Child (37); Dalvin DeGrate of Jodeci (47); Chad Gracey of Live (47); Alison Krauss (47); Sam Watters of Color Me Badd (48); Slash (53); Nick Menza of Megadeth (54); Tim Kellett of Simply Red (54); Martin Gore of Depeche Mode (57); Janis Siegel of Manhattan Transfer (66); Blair Thornton of BTO (68); and Andy Mackay of Roxy Music (72). #MusicalBirthdays
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