Engine still set at 'Idol' Nov 19, 2009
"The Best of Everything" was delivered with oppressive gospel-style flourishes; during the Bee Gees' "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart," she seemed on the verge of a seizure ... "The Best of Everything" was delivered with oppressive gospel-style flourishes; during the Bee Gees' "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart," she seemed on the verge of a seizure. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Dancing with the Stars season nine finalists: Mya, Donny and … really? Nov 18, 2009
Dancing with the Stars season nine finalists: Mya, Donny and really (Seacoast New Hampshire)
THE PLAYLIST: 'Skylark,' plus 10 more Nov 18, 2009
Playlist: Maggart and Mercer, Bee Gees' 'Guilty' pleasure - USATODAY.com. Jamie Cullum's piano work combines with Maude Maggart's vocals on the Johnny Mercer song Skylark. (USA Today -- Life)
Click to read: Reflections on 1979 Nov 3, 2009
"Early Show" weather anchor and features reporter Dave Price added The Bee Gees were also big that year. Price said they were a big part of the Price household because his brother, Howard, had all of their albums. (CBS News -- Early Show)
The Brothers Gibb Return Nov 2, 2009
Barry and Robin Gibb, of the Bee Gees ... (CBS) Hit songs such as "Jive Talkin'" won the Bee Gees a place in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ... It's been awhile since we've heard from the Bee Gees. (CBS News)
The torture never stops: death by a hundred decibels Oct 26, 2009
AC/DC, the Bee Gees, Britney Spears, Bruce Springsteen, Don McLean, Eminem, James Taylor, Pink, Prince, Queen, Metallica and Nine Inch Nails. Their music, along with many other songs such as the Sesame Street theme and the Star Spangled Banner and the works of other performers have been used as implements of torture. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
The Week in Review Oct 25, 2009
Among the 31 artists whose music is in the FOIA requests are AC/DC, Aerosmith, The Bee Gees, Britney Spears, James Taylor, Neil Diamond and Meatloaf. On Friday. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Play It Again, Uncle Sam! Oct 24, 2009
Britney Spears and the Bee Gees also may have been employed as torture agents, but its not clear why the tormentors didnt just stick with tried and true stuff like AC/DC.. Rage guitarist Tom Morello, who is part of the campaign, said, The fact that music I helped create was used as a tactic against humanity sickens me. (Townhall.com)
Death: a nice career move Oct 24, 2009
That unforgettable teenage party is remembered because we all danced to Buddy Holly or the Smiths or the Sex Pistols or the Bee Gees. Who can ever forget those times when we all sat on the beach or in the local park and laughed at The Brady Bunch or M.A.S.H. or The Simpsons or South Park. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Sesame Street songs used to torture Gitmo detainees Oct 24, 2009
They were based on allegations of former prisoners and guards, which identified 35 artists including Aerosmith, the Bee Gees, James Taylor and Eminem - used in the interrogations of detainees. The requests ask for any documents "concerning the use of loud music during detention and/or as a technique to interrogate detainees.". (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
REM call for Guantanamo closure Oct 23, 2009
According to the National Security Archive, tracks by AC/DC, Britney Spears, the Bee Gees and Marilyn Manson were used at Guantanamo. The Meow mix cat food jingle, the Barney theme song and an assortment of Sesame Street tunes also were played into detainees' cells. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
R.E.M., Pearl Jam, Nine Inch Nails Join Campaign To Close Guantanamo Bay Oct 23, 2009
It's anti-American, period,' said R.E.M. about the practice of using their music and others' at high volumes to intimidate detainees. " According to in a statement announcing their participation in the coalition, R.E.M. said, "We have spent the past 30 years supporting causes related to peace and justice. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Musicians crank up the volume on Guantanamo debate Oct 22, 2009
Based on documents that already have been made public and interviews with former detainees, the archive says the playlist featured cuts from AC/DC, Britney Spears, the Bee Gees, Marilyn Manson and many other groups. The Meow mix cat food jingle, the Barney theme song and an assortment of Sesame Street tunes also were pumped into detainee cells. (Anchorage Daily News)
Singer Death Column Sparks Twitter Rage Oct 20, 2009
Irish boy band Boyzone sold millions of albums in the 1990s and had six British No. 1 singles, including "All That I Need" and a cover of the Bee Gees' "Words.". Under the British media's self-regulatory system, newspapers are bound to adhere to the commission's code of practice, which includes commitments to accuracy, respect for privacy and avoiding "pejorative reference" to an individual's race, color, religion or disability. (CBS News)
Men's A cappella group coming to the RaglandStraight No Chaser to perform Friday Oct 19, 2009
Songs from the 1950s to contemporary times will be featured, including Motown, Carole King, Stevie Wonder, the Bee Gees to Jason Mraz. Ponce describes Straight No Chaser as neither strait-laced nor straight-faced, and not vaudeville-style kitsch. (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)
Stephen Gately, 33, singer with hit Irish band Boyzone Oct 12, 2009
Boyzone sold millions of records and topped the British charts with six No. 1 singles during the 1990s, including All That I Need and a cover of the Bee Gees Words. Copyright 2009 Globe Newspaper Company. (Boston Globe)
London West End Musicals Opening in... Oct 9, 2009
Rumour would have it that the Bee Gees also have a show coming. Time to rev up those scooters. (Suite101.com)
Software Could Pave The Way To End Tune Plagiarism Sep 30, 2009
Artists as high profile as Madonna, George Harrison and the Bee Gees have all been involved in music plagiarism cases. The similarity between melodies is assumed to be a very important factor in a court s decision about whether a new tune is an illegitimate version of a pre-existing melody. (Science Daily)
In Pynchon’s tales, music is the backbeat Sep 20, 2009
John Updike s most famous hero, Harry Angstrom, prefers Perry Como to Frank Sinatra and marvels over the Bee Gees being white men who have done this wonderful thing of making themselves sound like black women. And so on. (Boston Globe)
No laughing matter Sep 17, 2009
You may have seen him making a rare appearance in a conventional show, as the boss in The IT Crowd (at least until he leapt to his death in the second series) and he did direct the memorable ''Chaka Khan v The Bee Gees'' sketch in Big Train but that's it. Morris, who made a name for himself in radio in the '80s (one possibly apocryphal story has him filling a newsreader's booth with helium as he announced the death of Lord Mountbatten) hit big with 1994's The Day Today, which TV programmers will... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
* Hardcover: US: Whos hot in Hades, and whos not Sep 13, 2009
Patrolled by Satans minions (among them, two of the Bee Gees) dressed in powder-blue jumpsuits, its filled with bookstores that optimistically open with new owners at every sunrise X only to go out of business by the end of each day. If the books they cant sell in hell are maddeningly uneven, ever bouncing between passable wit and sophomoric giggles, Butlers slapdash Hell deserves shelf space there. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
U.N.: Can halt violence against women Sep 8, 2009
Latest news, Latest News Headlines, news articles, news video, news photos - UPI.com (Yahoo News -- Women's Issues)
Bee Gees to reform for live shows Sep 8, 2009
The surviving members of the Bee Gees are to perform together again, six years on from the death of bandmate and brother Maurice Gibb ... After Maurice's death, his brothers said they would no longer use the Bee Gees name. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
At Your Library: Its a music lovers delight Sep 3, 2009
Some highlight the performer s lives and others are clips from live concerts ranging from Wagner to the Bee Gees or Bob Dylan. Downloadable music files are available through the CLAMS catalog (www. (Harwich Oracle, MA)
The Fives: From Battlefield Earth to Vista to Rolling Stone's beautiful blue book, a world of wicked reviews Aug 26, 2009
Pepper's Lonely Heart Club Band" movie featuring the Bee Gees and Peter Frampton (Oh, the hair! Oh, the polyester!). It caused paging through the index to find out what it meant, which was, in essence, there was no artistic or technical reason this album should have ever been made.Yet, the greatest review was one I spotted shortly after I bought the original red book for a band I have yet to hear.Dave Marsh, in reviewing the three albums of the jazz fusion group Chase, gave a one-word review:... (Rapid City Journal, SD)
It's Back to Basics to Save a Life Aug 25, 2009
The compressions need to be applied in the center of the chest at a rate of about 100 a minute -- ironically, about the same rhythm as the Bee Gees' song "Stayin' Alive." One study has found that performing chest compressions while listening to that song improved the CPR technique of physicians and medical students. "Laypersons with no formal training in CPR, when they're presented with someone in cardiac arrest, can do a pretty decent job with chest compressions," Garza said. (MEDLINEplus)
Seventh heaven Aug 22, 2009
If I Can t Have You, the Bee Gees. I Think We re Alone Now, Tiffany. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Newport Jazz Festival highlights Aug 7, 2009
The band is doing mostly covers these days, and their arrangements of tunes like Pink Floyd s Comfortably Numb, Wilco s Radio Cure, and the Bee Gees How Deep Is Your Love. are perfectly suited to Lewis s strong, lovely voice. (Boston Globe)
Show makes light of menopause Jul 29, 2009
Crowd favorites included the show's spoofs of the Bee Gees' "Stayin' Alive" becoming "stayin' awake," due to night sweats. One woman even shouted "I hear you!" in relation to the songs lyrics. (Daily Collegian, PA)
Your guide to A busy weekend Jul 24, 2009
We can help with the other part of the equation by giving you the nitty-gritty about Beer on the Bay, Discover Presque Isle, Edinboro University's Highland Games, and a Bemus Bay Pops' afternoon with music by the Bee Gees ... " Erie's bluesy, funky, hard-pumping Ron Yarosz and the Vehicle, which features Yarosz on harmonica and on an old-school Hammond B-3 organ, will play the free kickoff concert today at 6:30 p.m. at Beach 11. They sizzle like sausage on a campfire grill. Saturday's music at... (Erie Times-News, PA)
Baby, you've got all the right moves Jul 19, 2009
And tunes to their taste - think Blondie, the Bee Gees and Michael Jackson. The concept was launched four years ago by a New York mum, frustrated that her dancing days stopped when she had children. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Futility music Jul 18, 2009
LRB Adam Shatz: Short Cuts. Imagine youre confined to a dark, windowless space, and a piece of music you find especially disagreeable is piped into the room at a volume so piercing it seems to be throbbing inside you. (Harper's Magazine)
The New King of Pop is a Queen Jul 14, 2009
in the 50s, there was elvis in the 60s, there was the beatles in the 70s, there was the bee gees in the 80s, there was michael jackson and in the 90s and continuing in the new millenium there is the queen of pop who is forever reinventing herself to suit the times the one and only madonna. stand back beyonce you are still a princess. (Slate)
New albums join expanding 'Idol' collection Jul 13, 2009
His soul-rock sound includes a cover of the Bee Gees' To Love Somebody. MORE ON THE WAY FROM WINNERS, FINALISTS. (USA Today -- Life)
When Disco Sucks! echoed around the world Jul 11, 2009
The underground rose to the mainstream when artists like and the Bee Gees got Middle America to put on its boogie shoes ... The Saturday Night Fever Soundtrack album sold 11 million copies and the Bee Gees scored four number one hits from it. (MSNBC -- Music)
A violinist's real-life spy story Jul 8, 2009
As well as her acclaimed performances and recordings of the classics, Mullova is known for expanding both into baroque violin and versions of jazz and pop songs from the likes of Duke Ellington, Miles Davis, the Beatles, the Bee Gees and Alanis Morissette. "When I travel I listen to everything - world music and jazz and pop and rock," she says. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
BMI to honor Kristofferson as a music icon Jun 30, 2009
Past honorees include Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson, the Bee Gees, James Brown and Crosby, Stills & Nash. Kristofferson's classic songs include "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down," "Help Me Make it Through the Night" and "Me and Bobby McGee." He's also an actor who has appeared in movies like "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore" and the "Blade" trilogy. (Yahoo News)
No Celebrity Supernova Burned Brighter Jun 28, 2009
The new assurance was evident from the album's first single, "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough." With a disco beat indebted to the Bee Gees' Saturday Night Fever and a lyric that was suggestive enough to reportedly incur the disapproval of Michael's mother Katherine, the song went to No. 1 on the U.S. charts. Jackson's voice hadn't changed, but he amped up the level of urgency and authority and tried out the first of the grunts and squeals that would become a vocal trademark. (Time.com)
He changedthe course ofmusic, society Jun 27, 2009
You can hear echoes of these records in Prince (whose first hit, I Wanna Be Your Lover, was a Jackson knockoff), the Bee Gees and Justin Timberlake. Around 1978, Jackson and Quincy Jones formed a partnership that would give birth to the singers best-known solo efforts. (MSNBC -- News)
Cowell wants to remake Saturday Night Fever Jun 16, 2009
The soundtrack featured a host of classic disco songs by The Bee Gees, including Stayin' Alive, More Than A Woman and Night Fever. The movie tells the story of New York teenager Tony Manero played by Travolta who is a hit on the dance floor but unsuccessful in the rest of his life. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Staying Alive! May 31, 2009
Call for help, call 9-1-1, start doing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) doing chest compressions to the beat of the Bee Gees' song "Staying Alive" and send someone to get the automated external defibrillator (AED) immediately. Does everyone know where the AED is. (PR Newswire)
Disco fever invades Plano May 23, 2009
The disco balls were hung, colorful strobe lights illuminated the room and the Bee Gees You Should be Dancing pulsated from the speakers. Teachers and staff from the Plano Independent School District took a journey back in time at the Plano Centre. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
Elk Creek Vineyards Announces 2009 Summer Concert Series Presented by Kroger May 2, 2009
Kentucky Symphony Plays the 1970s--Saturday, August 15, 2009 Beethoven meets the Bee Gees. The Temptations--Saturday, August 22, 2009 Grammy-winning, timeless R&B vocals. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Family feud leads to split Apr 18, 2009
"The family has come to an arrangement to split and sell some of its assets," says Kevin, who toured the Three Tenors, Barbra Streisand, Bruce Springsteen and the Bee Gees. "It's under a confidentiality agreement so I can't tell you what's being sold ; Colin [Joye] has never been that involved in the business and says, 'I want to take my ukulele, stay home and play my music'. But I'm not ready to tone it down. We have a busy London and New York office, and I'm thinking of moving more activity... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Gillette "The Walk" Apr 17, 2009
The spot, which debuts today at Yankee Stadium, re-creates John Travolta's signature Saturday Night Fever walk set to the Bee Gees' "Stayin' Alive." Here, however, it's Yankees' captain Jeter that struts his stuff and turns heads in a black leather jacket and wide-collared burgundy shirt unbuttoned to show off his gold chain. Woods soon joins him in a similar outfit, only wearing golf shoes. (AdWeek)
'White Flag' release party benefits camp Apr 16, 2009
While the title "Jive Talking" was not supposed to be a reference to the Bee Gees, the line about "Night Swimming" is meant to be literal, but is also a nod to R.E.M. Me and my friend Nelle used to listen to that song over and over. 7. (Athens Banner-Herald)
For Flaherty fund-raiser, it's disco fever Apr 10, 2009
"I've always been a big fan of the '70s," Flaherty said in a telephone interview, during which the Bee Gees were audible in the background. The 1970s were pivotal for Boston. (Boston Globe)
Dance away the decades (18) Apr 5, 2009
The show highlights musical selections from the early 1900s up until the days of the Bee Gees. Concertgoers will also get a history lesson on each dance, and may get pulled up onstage to join in the fun. (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)
Why the Rock Hall says: No Rush for you! Apr 1, 2009
More recently, pop acts like Billy Joel, the Bee Gees and Madonna have made the cut, but Rush, Yes, the Moody Blues, Jethro Tull, the Electric Light Orchestra, Genesis, Emerson, Lake and Palmer and Soft Machine have not. Beyond Pink Floyd, the closest the Hall gets to prog is Queen (who flirted with the genre) and Police drummer Stuart Copeland, who played in Curved Air. (MSNBC -- Music)
Superstars give their all for disaster relief Mar 15, 2009
Earlier the Bee Gees' Barry Gibb was the headline act for the Sydney event, alongside singer Olivia Newton-John. And in what was a spectacular start to the 10-hour Sydney show, singer Chris Martin performed a duet of You're The Voice with John Farnham at the Sydney Cricket Ground. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Coldplay kicks off bushfire benefit Mar 14, 2009
Lead singer Chris Martin joked that it was a thrill for Coldplay to be one of the early support acts for the Bee Gees. The group started with a brief instrumental, which led into their classic hit Yellow. (The Age, Australia)
Musical cheers as stars align for disaster victims Mar 14, 2009
Midnight Oil will close the show in Melbourne, and in Sydney the climax will feature one of the biggest selling artists of the '70s, Barry Gibb of the Bee Gees, joined by Olivia Newton-John. Live coverage will be provided on pay TV and various radio stations. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Sound relief Mar 13, 2009
" Gudinski's phone hasn't stopped ringing since he announced details of the concerts - that will be held simultaneously tomorrow at the MCG and SCG - on Channel 9's Australia Unites telethon last month. The first person Gudinski spoke to was his former Frontier Touring partner and sometime rival Michael Chugg, who was already planning a concert with ARIA Awards organiser Mark Pope. They decided to run the concerts simultaneously under the one banner in two cities. Next call was to Midnight Oil... (The Age, Australia)
Coldplay coy at hint of a dream ticket Mar 12, 2009
Acts confirmed to join Coldplay at the SCG event, to aid victims of the Victorian bushfires and Queensland floods, include the Australian bands Jet, Wolfmother, Icehouse and the Presets, while Barry Gibb of the Bee Gees will play the closing slot. Midnight Oil and Hunters and Collectors will reunite at the MCG, which will also feature a performance by Kylie Minogue. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Cactus League's surprising new destination Feb 22, 2009
It's a mellow Monday afternoon, well suited to a leisurely stroll around the Westgate City Center, but suddenly I can't help but start to strut like John Travolta in the opening scene of "Saturday Night Fever." Happens every time I hear "Stayin' Alive" by the Bee Gees, which is absolutely, inexplicably blasting from quality loudspeakers. Images. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
Olivia, ex-Bee Gee reminisce Feb 18, 2009
Disco icons Barry Gibb, as in the Bee Gees and Saturday Night Fever and Staying Alive, and Olivia Newton-John, as in Grease andXanadu, reminisced about the good ole times at Diplomat Resort in Hollywood, Fla ... Gibb also gave gala goers a rare treat: a solo concert in which he performed some of the Bee Gees greatest hits. (The Palm Beach Post)
Bee Gee lovechild drama Feb 12, 2009
The Bee Gees singer and his wife Dwina appeared together in public to show their unity, just days after it was revealed Robin had a daughter with his live-in housekeeper Claire Yang. Speaking at a reception in London's Downing Street, Robin said: "All I can say is, life is beautiful. Six years ago my brother Maurice who was an integral part of the Bee Gees, died and that was a great loss to me. "New life is heaven sent and is a blessing. (iAfrica.com)
Joe Satriani may have a case against Coldplay Feb 7, 2009
Some of the most notable: In 1971, George Harrison was sued because his 1970 hit, My Sweet Lord was said to be borrowed, albeit unintentionally, from the 1963 single, Hes So Fine (Harrison lost); an amateur songwriter named Ronald Selle sued the Bee Gees in the early 1980s because he claimed his song, Let It End, was used by the group to create How Deep Is Your Love (the Bee Gees ultimately prevailed); and in one of the more unusual cases, John Fogerty, formerly of... (MSNBC -- Music)
