Author: Martin D'Anjou

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Musique

Madonna’s Exceptional Performance

The warm weather was the first indication that the evening would be hot, as Madonna took the stage at Montreal’s Bell Centre.  The music icon offered a high-quality show, including dramatic performances mixed with an exciting multi-media show.  The concert was a thrill from the first notes.

From the giant disco ball, to the enormous crucifix, with dancers as acrobatic as elegant, the singer’s first show on Canadian soil fulfilled everyone’s appetites.

The star performed the successful songs from her recent album, but also included several other hits from throughout her career.

Though she didn’t speak to the audience much during the show, Madonna knew that her fans were in Montreal to see her, and not the Grand Prix race, which will take place this weekend.

No doubt about it, Madonna is like good wine.  After a thirteen year absence from the city, the star proved that she is still one of the hottest stars today.  That’s great news for the lucky people holding tickets for tonight’s second show.

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Potins

Tom Cruise Wants Ten Children

The Mission: Impossible star, who recently became a biological father for the first time, hopes to have more children with his fiancee, Katie Holmes.  Cruise revealed that this year was his best Father’s Day ever, since the arrival of his new daughter.

The actor, who is also the father of two adopted children with his ex-wife, Nicole Kidman, explained, "I always wanted to be a father," he said. "It was the best Father’s Day."

He added, "So I’m hoping maybe I have 10 children."

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Musique

Iron Maiden To Launch New Disc

Recorded at the beginning of the year in London, A Matter of Life and Death was directed by Kevin Shirley, who has now been part of three of the band’s albums.

Singer Bruce Dickinson explained, "This album has to be our best since working with Kevin. There is such a wide scope of musicianship on this album and in parts this album is truly epic."

The group will also embark on a European tour, beginning on November 18 in Denmark.  In 2007, the band will tour America.

Here is a list of the songs included in A Matter of Life and Death:

"Different Worls"
"These Colours Don’t Run"
"Brighter Than a Thousand Suns"
"The Pilgrim"
"The Longest Day"
"Out of the Shadows"
"The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg"
"For the Greater Good of God"
"Lord of Light"
"The Legacy"

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Musique

Bono Collaborates for New CD

The idea was born while filmmaker Gore Verbinski and actor Johnny Depp were working on the film Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest.  "I slowly became fascinated by the idea of a contemporary reinterpretation of the sea chantey," Verbinski says. "I imagined the artists that I listen to and respect doing their take on this age-old music: the song of the sea."

The album will include 43 songs, which were recorded in London, Dublin, New York, Los Angeles and Seattle.

Here is a list of the songs that will be included on Rogue’s Gallery:

Disc One:
"Cape Cod Girls," Baby Gramps
"Mingulay Boat Song," Richard Thompson
"My Son John," John C. Reilly
"Fire Down Below," Nick Cave
"Turkish Revelry," Loudon Wainwright III
"Bully In The Alley," Three Pruned Men
"The Cruel Ship’s Captain," Bryan Ferry
"Dead Horse," Robin Holcomb
"Spanish Ladies," Bill Frisell
"High Barbary," Joseph Arthur
"Haul Away Joe," Mark Anthony Thompson
"Dan Dan," David Thomas
"Blood Red Roses," Sting
"Sally Brown," Teddy Thompson
"Lowlands Away," Rufus Wainwright & Kate McGarrigle
"Baltimore Whores," Gavin Friday
"Rolling Sea," Eliza Carthy
"The Mermaid," Martin Carthy & the UK Group
"Haul On The Bowline," Bob Neuwirth
"Dying Sailor to His Shipmates," Bono
"Bonnie Portmore," Lucinda Williams
"Shenandoah," Richard Greene & Jack Sh*t
"The Cry Of Man," Mary Margaret O’Hara

Disc Two:
"Boney," Jack Sh*t
"Good Ship Venus," Loudon Wainwright III
"Long Time Ago," White Magic
"Pinery Boy," Nick Cave
"Lowlands Low," Bryan Ferry with Antony
"One Spring Morning," Akron/Family
"Hog Eye Man," Martin Carthy & family
"The Fiddler/A Drop of Nelson’s Blood," Ricky Jay & Richard Greene
"Caroline and Her Young Sailor Bold," Andrea Corr
"Fathom The Bowl," John C. Reilly
"Drunken Sailor," David Thomas
"Farewell Nancy," Ed Harcourt
"Hanging Johnny," Stan Ridgway
"Old Man of The Sea," Baby Gramps
"Greenland Whale Fisheries," Van Dyke Parks
"Shallow Brown," Sting
"The Grey Funnel Line," Jolie Holland
"A Drop of Nelson’s Blood," Jarvis Cocker
"Leave Her Johnny," Lou Reed
"Little Boy Billy," Ralph Steadman

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Potins

Heidi Klum and Seal Awaiting Another Baby

The 33 year-old German and her husband, English singer Seal, are happily awaiting the arrival of an addition to their family, according to Us Weekly.

Just last month, Klum told OK! magazine that she wasn’t ready for another child immediately, although sometimes things happen without being planned.

The two celebrities are already the parents of a son, Henry, born last September.  Klum also has a two year-old daughter, Leni, from her previous relationship with Flavio Briatore.

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Potins

Namibia Invites Britney Spears

After the successful delivery of Angelina Jolie’s baby in the country, the government is hoping the pop music star will choose the quiet country as the birth place of her second child.

The Minister of Tourism, Leon Jooste, said that he hopes to "call and invite them to see if they would like to come", he said. He added, "We have a little niche tourism market that we are developing."

Last month, the 24 year-old star confirmed that she was pregnant again.  Spears is married to Kevin Federline.  In a recent television interview, Spears talked of her marriage and personal life, saying, "We just need privacy and we need our respect."

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Potins

Kidman and Urban Reveal Wedding Plans

The ceremony is said to be taking place this weekend in Sydney.  Some are saying that the star of the films Moulin Rouge, The Others, and The Hours, among others, is expecting a baby.

Kidman’s representatives strongly deny the rumour, stating that the actress is a religious woman who would not do such a thing.

Following the Sunday ceremony at Mary MacKillop Chapel in Sydney, the couple will honeymoon in Fiji.  Among the many celebrities on the guest list are Naomi Watts, Russell Crowe, Hugh Jackman and filmmaker Baz Luhrmann.

Kidman is also enjoying a friendly relationship with the paparazzi camping outside her door.  The ex-wife of Tom Cruise even left a case of beer outside her home for the media members.

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Potins

Does Paris Hilton Have a New Man?

The two were spotted together at the MuchMusic Video Awards last Sunday in Toronto.  The two met at the Canadian awards ceremony.

Paris Hilton, who recently revealed that she is single and loving it, has caught the attention of the goaltender from the National Hockey League.

The hockey player, and former Montreal Canadien player, is officially in a relationship and the father of a little girl.

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Musique

Audioslave to Release New Disc

Revelations, a CD which includes 12 songs, was produced by Brendan O’Brien, who has also produced for Bob Dylan and Stone Temple Pilots.

Audioslave is comprised of former members of the band Rage Against the Machine, and the singer from Soundgarden, Chris Cornell.  The band has not announced if they will be touring to promote the new release.

Here is a list of songs included on Revelations:

"Revelations"
"One And The Same"
"Sound of a Gun"
"Until We Fall"
"Original Fire"
"Broken City"
"Somedays"
"Shape of Things To Come"
"Jewel of the Summertime"
"Wide Awake"
"Nothing Left To Say But Goodbye"
"Moth"

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Cinéma

Owen Wilson to Star in New Comedy

Wilson (Wedding Crashers, Starsky & Hutch, Shanghai Knights) will play a personal bodyguard to two high school freshman being bullied by upperclassmen.

Steven Brill (Without a Paddle) is currently in discussions to direct the project.  Filming for Drillbit Taylor is set to begin in September in Los Angeles.  Paramount hopes to have the film in theatres by the summer of 2007.