Hong Kong Phooey

For more info on the artists, head over to www.undergroundhk.com.

Time Out’s Big Weekend is here and on Saturday, New Pants will be playing at the Grappa’s Cellar.

You can get tickets ($200, incl one drink) at White Noise Records (1/F, 4 Canal Rd East, Causeway Bay, 2591 0499), and Grappa’s (Basement, Jardine House, Central, 2521 2322)

You can buy tickets for Time Out’s Big Weekend ($350, includes You Say Party! We Say Die! gig on Friday, and a drink each night) at http://www.timeout.com.hk/

For more info on the artists, head over to www.undergroundhk.com.

Ohio and Texas Democratic Party primaries tomorrow and here’s the new music video from will.i.am for Obama. I watched the video a couple times, there’s blacks, whites, Hispanics and Latinos, but where are the Asians, hmm…. makes me wonder. Shame, that really kills the song. Wonder who Al Gore would pick.

[I'm all for Hillary though, :)]

Source - illwilly

If you missed this song on American Idol this week, you’re missing a lot, check this one out.

Source - prankcallsdottk2

Stayed home last night and watch the first elimination round of American Idol (I know….LOL).  Well, the all new Paula Abdul comeback video (with Randy and Simon in it of course) was premiered towards the end of the show and I think it’s really hot the dance choreography is really Paula’s style).  Take a look for yourself.

Featuring F.T.T., Luxury, Transnoodle & LesAiles
More information about the bands…(click here)

WoW, aren’t we the lucky ones, concerts after concerts. 

Bjork The Volta Tour

After ten long years, Icelandic singer, songwriter and multi- instrumentalist Björk is finally returning to Hong Kong with Björk the Volta Tour Live in Hong Kong. The one-night only show will be held on Thursday, 28 February 2008 at the AsiaWorld-Expo.

Björk’s distinct, expressive vocals and avant garde delivery have won the hearts of fans ever since the launch of her first solo album Debut in 1993. And with each new album, the talented Björk takes on a new musical journey.

Her sixth solo album Volta was released in 2007 to critical acclaim. Danceable and upbeat, the tracks are interlaced with the sounds of ships mooring and setting sail, a foghorn’s call and response, sea birds, rain and a train. In other words, Volta, the latest chapter in Björk’s shape-shifting career, is yet another departure for the artist.

Music lovers should not miss this rare opportunity to see Björk’s captivating live performance. Brought to you by Midas Promotions, the one-night only gig Björk the Volta Tour Live in Hong Kong is held on 28 February 2008 at the AsiaWorld-Expo. Tickets are on sale (HK$480 and $780 all standing) through HK Ticketing (http://www.hkticketing.com/eng/; tel: 31 288 28 from 18 January 2008 (today).

SANTANA Live Your Light 2008 Tour

Lushington Entertainments is proud to announce that guitar maestro and Grammy winning, recording legend Carlos Santana will perform at Hong Kong’s AsiaWorld-Arena on March 7th 2008.

With album sales in excess of 90 million, The “Live Your Life” tour will showcase some of Santana’s greatest hits from over the years and once again provide the public an incredible opportunity to see one of the world’s most prolific and successful artists live in action. Always providing a memorable experience, Santana’s concerts remain high on the wish list of most music fans, irrespective of genre. Tickets available to the public on 29th November.

Santana is currently back in the music headlines with his latest single “Into the Night” (featuring vocals from none other than chart topping act Nickelback’s Chad Kroeger) and greatest hits release Ultimate Santana (SONY/BMG). The single itself has received critical acclaim and is now climbing the charts internationally.

Over the course of his long and rewarding career – encompassing the five most profound evolutionary decades in the history of contemporary music, from the 1960s to the ’00s – Carlos Santana has remained steadfastly loyal to the twin tenets of artistry: First, respect for the traditions and influences of the past, and second, the ability to recognize and welcome change. Long before “world music” was a genre on record store shelves – or even had a name, for that matter – Carlos Santana and the band that bears his name were laying down the tracks that would bring homegrown electric American music to the four corners of the globe.

After more than 40 years on the world stage, Carlos Santana is at a new pinnacle in his career, more vital and relevant – and more exposed on radio, TV and the Internet – than ever before. At the essence of it all is a signature sound that is unique and instantly identifiable. With his lifetime of achievement and dedication to music, every move that Santana makes is nothing less than a multi-cultural event – the soundtrack for the world. Santana was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998.

Ever active in social and humanitarian causes Carlos Santana launched the Milagro Foundation in 1998, the culmination of decades of support for countless charities and non-profit agencies the world over. With over $2 million in grants to date, Milagro supports organizations promoting the welfare of underserved children in the areas of health, education, and the arts.

For ticketing information, go to HK Ticketing’s website, http://www.hkticketing.com/eng/.

UNDERGROUND 51
Saturday 19th January 2008
8:00pm - 11:30pm
$100 (students $80)

Bands playing are:
Gray@Dreams5
Frozen Matches
Spodac
Innisfallen
Up Dharma Down (Philippines)

@ The Cavern,
Lan Kwai Fong
Central

OVER 18 ONLY!

More information about the bands…(click here)

Undergrounds in the Future…

Underground 52 - February 2nd 2008 @ Club Cixi
Underground 53 - February 23 2008 @ The Cavern

Clockenflap 2008 is a one-day multimedia arts and music festival showcasing high quality and original local and international artists. The event will be held at Cyberport utilising both the outdoor grass podium and the indoor arena. The event aims to provide a unique environment to facilitate the exchange of ideas between local artists, visiting artists and the general public. Clockenflap will be an engaging and entertaining day out for all ages.

Clockenflap 2008 is featuring a very strong line up from the UK, with support from the British Consulate-General, Hong Kong, and UK Trade & Investment. The artists have been selected to showcase cutting edge but accessible multi-media artists, musicians and film producers.

For more information in regarding the artists, ticketing information and feeder bus information, please visit ClockenFlap’s website @ www.clockenflap.com.

TMZ has confirmed that music legend and the former Mr. Anna Mae Bullock has died. He was 76.

Turner apparently died in his home in San Marcos, Calif., just outside of San Diego.

Sources close to the family tell TMZ he may have died in his sleep.

TMZ caught up with the R&B star back in May after the legend spent a night in jail after his bogus arrest over a recalled 1989 warrant.

Ike was married four times, most famously to Tina Turner. The famous singing duo had seven top ten R&B songs and famously divorced in 1978 amidst his constant abuse towards her.

Ike has four known children: sons Ike Jr., Michael, Ronald and daughter Mia.

The Recording Academy issued the following the statement about Turner’s passing: “There is no doubt that Ike Turner was one of rock and roll’s great architects with his genre-defying sound as an instrumentalist and bandleader … As a two-time GRAMMY® Award winner and recipient of The Recording Academy’s 2004 Heroes Award, Ike’s legacy as a groundbreaking pioneer in the music industry will never be forgotten.”

Source - Full extract from TMZ