Celebrity birthdays for Oct. 25-31 Oct 22, 2009
Singer Linn Berggren of Ace of Base is 39. Actor Eddie Kaye Thomas ("American Pie") is 29. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
World's Best-Selling Music Compilation Series Issues 'NOW That's What I Call Music! Vol. 32' and 'NOW That's What I Call Dance Classics!' Oct 22, 2009
The set is rounded out by 11 additional Top 20 Billboard Hot 100 hits by Quad City DJ's, Young MC, Salt-n-Pepa, Wreckx-n-Effect, The Gap Band, The Jacksons, Paula Abdul, Technotronic, Haddaway, Ace of Base and Earth, Wind & Fire ... WHAT'S NEXT" NEW MUSIC PREVIEW - BONUS TRACK 21. Katharine McPhee Had It All NOW That's What I Call Dance Classics! 1. C+C Music Factory Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now) 2. Quad City DJ's C'mon N' Ride It (The Train) 3. Rob Base & DJ EZ Rock It Takes Two 4.... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Weezer's Rivers Cuomo Working With Katy Perry Oct 16, 2009
" Recently Perry spoke to MTV News about the vibe she'd like to have for the new record. She hoped that her new music would up the fun factor of her last album. "I'm kind of thinking I want to do my record like a mesh between 'Lovefool' by the Cardigans and ['The Sign'] by Ace of Base," she explained. "I want to make songs that people want to hold hands and to. " But she also said that she didn't want to produce One of the Boys 2.0. "I'm not looking to alienate my fans, but I can't be that... (VHI.com -- Music News)
Katy Perry's MTV Unplugged Album Will Feature Two New Songs Oct 13, 2009
She's recently begun work on the , and, as she told MTV News last month, it's shaping up to be a fairly plugged-in affair, drawing inspiration from the saccharine pop of Swedish acts like the Cardigans and Ace of Base ... "I'm kind of thinking I want to do my record like a mesh between 'Lovefool' by the Cardigans and ['The Sign'] by Ace of Base," she said. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Katy Perry Wants To Make New Music Her Fans Can 'Roller-Skate To' Sep 24, 2009
Singer cites '90s influences like Ace of Base and the Cardigans for upcoming One of the Boys follow-up. by Jocelyn Vena, with reporting by Matt Elias. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Freddie turned Katy around Aug 15, 2009
Next month, she begins work on a new album that she describes as mixing pop acts the Bangles, the Cardigans and Ace of Base. send photos, videos ffs to 0406 THE AGE (0406 843 243), or us. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Random Sampling: Metric's latest album polished, but not provacative Apr 19, 2009
"Help, I"m Alive" (1) - This album opener is instantly much more encouraging, and on par with this reviewer"s expectations of a Metric caliber single (this was the album"s first). It's hooky from the get-go, with a layered, snare-centered beat, with each successive part more rewarding than the previous. However, about halfway through, the song's repetitive nature becomes noticeable. All pop songs are repetitive on some level, but the best ones distract you from this fact. "Stadium Love" (10) -... (Athens Banner-Herald)
