Daily guide to television and radio Oct 15, 2009
Also: Gloria Gaynor performs. Today at 11 a.m. on Chs. (Boston Globe)
Music reviews for Oct. 8 Oct 9, 2009
On Music for Men, she channels Gloria Gaynor and Chaka Khan just as much as punk muses. Check out this track: A self-described feminist lesbian, Ditto sings and whoops about choices over groovy Gang of Four guitar on Heavy Cross : We can play it safe or play it cool/ Follow the leader or make up all the rules/ Whatever you want/ The choice is yours, so choose. (Carroll County Times, MD)
Music Review: Gossip add dance tunes to rock mix, with help from Rick Rubin Oct 7, 2009
While some songs coast a little too much on synth bleeps and club beats, tunes such as "Heavy Cross," ''Men in Love" and "Vertical Rhythm" are pure catchiness, infused with personal-political sentiment and staccato riffs. Ditto, known as much for her plus-size fashion savvy as her booming voice, has the kind of presence that can cross boundaries. On "Music for Men," she channels Gloria Gaynor and Chaka Khan just as much as punk muses. CHECK OUT TH 00004000 IS TRACK: A self-described feminist... (FOX61, CT)
This day in history Sep 7, 2009
Singer Gloria Gaynor is 60. Rock singer Chrissie Hynde is 58. (Boston Globe)
Celebrity birthdays for Sept. 6-12 Sep 3, 2009
Singer Gloria Gaynor is 60. Singer Chrissie Hynde of The Pretenders is 58. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Ra-ra skirts and big hair: The 80s return at new festival Aug 24, 2009
Stars from the era, including ABC, Paul Young, Midge Ure, Sister Sledge and Gloria Gaynor, appeared at the 80s Rewind Festival in Henley. Kim Wilde, Rick Astley and Bananarama were among those who also played in the line-up. (BBC News -- UK)
Top Entertainment Stories NEW YORK (AP) -- A flock of global entertainment notables and politicos, including France's first lady Carla Bruni, toasted Nelson Mandela's 91st birthday with an all-star concert at Radio City Music Hall. Jul 21, 2009
But from an early performance by disco queen Gloria Gaynor to the star-studded finale led by Stevie Wonder, the crowd was on their feet for most of the night. Mandela appeared last year for a concert in London's Hyde Park to celebrate his 90th birthday but since then, Mandela's doctors advised that he no longer travel internationally. (Jefferson City News Tribune, MO)
Bruni, Others Perform for Mandela Jul 21, 2009
From an early performance by disco queen Gloria Gaynor to the star-studded finale led by Stevie Wonder, the crowd was on their feet for most of the night. The 22-year old pop singer Jesse McCartney, one of the evening's youngest performers, sang his hit, "How Do You Sleep?" Italian artist Zucchero, who has appeared at every Mandela foundation concert, chose to sing the soulful "You Are So Beautiful.". (CBS News -- Entertainment)
Carla Bruni, others perform at Mandela concert Jul 20, 2009
But from an early performance by disco queen Gloria Gaynor to the star-studded finale led by Stevie Wonder, the crowd was on their feet for most of the night. The 22-year old pop singer Jesse McCartney, one of the evening's youngest performers, performed his hit, "How Do You Sleep?" Italian artist Zucchero, who has appeared at every Mandela foundation concert, chose to sing the soulful "You Are So Beautiful.". (MSNBC -- News)
Carla Bruni, Stevie Wonder, Alicia Keys salute Mandela Jul 20, 2009
Disco and divinity: Gloria Gaynor, wearing a hot-pink gown, belted out her signature I Will Survive in campy disco diva style, then got down with the Soweto choir on the gospel standard Oh Happy Day. Royal lesson: Before launching into Cue the Rain and I Know Where I've Been, Queen Latifah gave a shout-out to her mother in the audience: "She taught me to believe that all women are queens and should be treated as such. She also taught me about the situation in South Africa.". (USA Today)
Mandela birthday set to music Jul 19, 2009
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Festival 'moved' over chemicals Jul 19, 2009
" Gloria Gaynor, Level 42 and Rick Astley are some of the top acts from the 1980s music scene performing at the popular festival on 29-30 August. East 17, Midge Ure and Aswad will also take to the stage in Galston. Organisers were told of the survey results at a meeting at the City Chambers on 3 July. The contamination is associated with a chemical plant at nearby Shawfield, which closed in the 1960s. Richmond Park has a history of contamination Chromium is a natural metal that has historically... (BBC News -- UK)
Stars in New York honour Mandela with birthday bash Jul 19, 2009
" Celebrities on the performance list included Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder, and the First Lady of France, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, as well as Queen Latifah, Wyclef Jean, Lil' Kim, Gloria Gaynor, the Soweto Gospel Choir and African artists Angelique Kidjo, Baaba Maal and Sipho Mabuse. Hollywood stars that support the Mandela Foundation charity at the event included actors Forest Whitaker, Morgan Freeman, Whoopi Goldberg, and Matt Damon. The "Mandela Day" gala crowns a week of celebrations... (Channelnewsasia.com)
* Londons musicals: intimate or outsize? Jul 13, 2009
Directed by Simon Phillips, this production features lots of interpolated pop songs made famous by Kylie Minogue, Gloria Gaynor, the Village People, et alia. The show is essentially a temple for its way-over-the-top costumes (designed by Tim Chappel and Lizzy Gardiner), suggesting that while old-style showgirls may be sexist anachronisms, a similar lineup of male glamazons makes for contemporary family fun. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
When Disco Sucks! echoed around the world Jul 11, 2009
One such artist was Gloria Gaynor, who had two of the first disco hits with and. (Those records) were a conscious decision to supply the up-and-coming disco market, explains Gaynor. (MSNBC -- Music)
Disco Inferno Jul 11, 2009
"You did find people who you didn't expect to find doing disco," says singer Gloria Gaynor, who had early on been crowned Queen of Disco by an influential group of disco DJs ... Diva Gloria Gaynor says everyone was trying their hand at disco ... " The word 'disco' may have had some negative weight to it, but after 12 July 1979 people still danced and went to clubs, as Gloria Gaynor recalls. "Disco went underground and evolved. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Pineys' Gong Show Salutes '70s May 6, 2009
A mirrored disco ball will twirl from the Sunrise ceiling while Gloria Gaynor belts out the era's anthem, "I Will Survive.". Contestants seeking to survive the gong -- yes, a real one -- are rumored to be a Johnny Cash impersonator, a bearded Brunhilda warbling Wagner, tango-dancing gorillas, a 12-year-olds' garage band, some stupid pet tricks and the piece de resistance: a well-known gentleman of NFL proportions wearing a tutu or, as Dodson (hint: of NFL proportions) admits "embarrassing... (The Pilot Newspaper)
Gay bars change acts to appeal to straight customers Mar 23, 2009
Pinson waits off stage for her Gloria Gaynor number. Fernandez, in a leather bikini and dangling earrings, steps out to face the audience, opening a huge set of gold lam. (Anchorage Daily News)
She rhymed to dine Mar 22, 2009
Sung to the tune of I Will Survive by Gloria Gaynor. Well, I. I'll dumpster dive. (The Palm Beach Post)
Uncaged At Last Mar 15, 2009
" Saturday's concert kicks off a tour that, five days later, takes Googoosh to a stadium show in Dubai, in the Persian Gulf, a short flight from Tehran. Googoosh's performances are a form of catharsis for her and her legions of fans, some of whom travel from around the world to see her just for one night. Besides her Persian-language hits, Googoosh often performs a song that symbolizes her rebirth as a popular artist: "I Will Survive," the 1979 smash for Gloria Gaynor that features the lyrics,... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Roger Cranville in Vietnam, Part Four: Ho Chi Minh City Feb 25, 2009
The lobby of the New World Hotel Saigon was abuzz with activity, and the sounds of Gloria Gaynor and many other hits from the 1970s performed by a trio from the Philippines performing in the nearby hotel club provided a sort of time-turned-back welcome serenade for us. We arrived at the hotel just before 9 p.m., and our delegation was met by Herb Cochran, executive director of AmCham Vietnam in Ho Chi Minh City. (Pittsburgh Business Times, PA)
