Fiona Apple Cancels tour to be with her sick dog

Okay. Im going to post the story for you guys but let me just express my feelings on the subject first.

Basically, Fiona Apple, cancelled an entire South American tour (millions of dollars possibly) to spend time with her dog which she says is dying. Her dog has a disease and has been sick for years but it now seems more ill to her so she thinks she is dying. No medical professional of the animal variety has actually stated that the dog is dying. So my main question is ...what if the dog is still alive this time next year? Are there going to be more cancelled tours?

Another question that I would like to raise is why doesnt she just take the dog with her on tour? Wouldnt that be the easier and more logical solution? Im sure she has the means to make sure that her pet travels comfortably and is well cared for while on the road. That way she could see her pet every night after the show. On her last tour she left the dog home and didnt see her at all.

Lastly I just get a weird vibe by how she refers to this dog as her mother and her daughter and all of this stuff. I get the daughter part sort of , but the mother part is odd and makes me wonder about the mental stability of Fiona Apple. I love animals but this just seems a tad off putting. And...who names a dog Janet? lol jk

Atleast she bothered to write a letter to fans.

Fiona Apple Cancels Tour To Be With Her Dying Dog

'I just can't leave her now, please understand,' Apple writes about the declining health of her dog in an open letter to fans.

By James Montgomery (@positivnegativ)

Fiona Apple is canceling her upcoming South American tour due to the declining health of her dog, Janet.
No, we're not kidding ... and no, we don't have any problem with her decision, especially given the heartfelt letter she penned to fans and posted on her Facebook page Tuesday (November 20), in which she calls her beloved dog "My best friend and my mother and my daughter, my benefactor" and "the one who taught me what love is."
"I got her when she was four months old, I was 21 then, an adult officially, and she was my child ... Janet has been the most consistent relationship of my adult life, and that is just a fact," Apple wrote. "She slept in bed with me, her head on the pillow, and she accepted my hysterical, tearful face into her chest, with her paws around me, every time I was heartbroken, or spirit-broken, or just lost, and as years went by, she let me take the role of her child, as I fell asleep, with her chin resting above my head."
Apple added that Janet suffers from Addison's disease, a rare endocrine disorder in which the adrenal glands do not produce sufficient steroid hormones, and needs frequent Cortisol injections to deal with the condition. Janet had been coping for years, but when Apple returned from the most recent leg of her U.S. tour in support of the The Idler Wheel ... album, she noticed a marked difference in the dog's health ... and now, she fears she can't leave her "best friend's side."
"If I go away again, I'm afraid she'll die and I won't have the honor of singing her to sleep, of escorting her out. Sometimes it takes me 20 minutes to pick which socks to wear to bed. But this decision is instant," she wrote. "I will not be the woman who puts her career ahead of love and friendship ... I just can't leave her now, please understand."
Apple recently posed with a portrait of Janet in a New York Times profile, and has taken a cut-out of the dog onstage during Idler Wheel shows. Her South American tour was set to kick off on November 27 in Porto Alegre, Brazil. At press time, there has been no word on when those dates will be rescheduled, but Apple promises she'll make them up, closing the letter with a solemn "I'll be seeing you."
Do you support Apple's decision to spend time with her ailing pooch? Let us know in the comments below.

Cee Lo Green accused of sexual assault!

Well I will tell you the story then I will post my opinion on how it went down....

Cee Lo Accuser
He Slipped Me Ecstasy
And Had Sex with Me

EXCLUSIVE

The woman who filed a police report accusing Cee Lo of sexual battery secretly recorded a conversation with the singer, and sources involved in the case tell TMZ ... Cee Lo admitted slipping her a drug and then having sex with her -- something the singer denies.

The woman has told cops ... Cee Lo took her to a downtown L.A. restaurant in July. They had a drink and she says she remembers nothing after that. The woman claims the next thing she knew she was lying naked in a bed and Cee Lo was in the room.

We're told the woman, who does not live in California, almost immediately went to her local law enforcement agency and reported the incident. The matter was eventually referred to the LAPD.

Sources tell us ... LAPD detectives had the woman make a "pretext call" -- a call in which someone baits the other party into acknowledging a crime or other misdeed -- and it was recorded.

Sources involved in the case represent to TMZ ... Cee Lo is on tape, repeatedly apologizing and referencing MDMA (Ecstasy) -- though he does not specifically say he put it in her drink. Sources say Cee Lo told her he thought the drug would help them have an exciting time together. For the record, MDMA generally does not render people unconscious.

Sources connected with Cee Lo scoff at the claim, saying if the tape contained such admissions Cee Lo would already be under arrest.

As we first reported ... detectives went to the restaurant last week to determine if employees saw anything unusual between Cee Lo and the woman.

And we're told ... LAPD detectives will refer the matter to the L.A. County District Attorney's Office when the investigation is completed.

Sources connected to Cee Lo tell us ... the accuser went to a civil lawyer BEFORE going to police and demanded money from the singer to make the whole thing go away. Other sources tell us a different story -- that her lawyer called Cee Lo's manager to find out if the singer had any communicable diseases and never made any money demands.

Our Cee Lo sources say the manager shut the lawyer down and that's when she went to cops. Other sources say she called the cops BEFORE her lawyer called Cee Lo's manager.

 

 

 

 

Well I think this is bullshit. I would be willing to bet money that the girl took ecstacy willingly and then tried to say the next day ..oh I didnt want to sleep with you on the first date, it was the ecstacy. And that is why he is heard on the recording saying ..oh my bad I thought it would improve our evening. He is clearly not admitting to slipping her drugs. She just wants money. That is why she hired a civil lawyer first and they approached him for money. Only after he refused to pay her did she file a police report. If she was really assaulted she would have called the police in the first place..not asked for money. Get the fuck out of here. If this hurts his career at all that would be disgusting. I hope the voice atleast keeps him on for the rest of the season. Word on the street was that this is his last season anyway.

Read more: http://www.tmz.com/2012/11/01/cee-lo-drug-sex-ecstasy-recording-lapd-restaurant/#ixzz2BKfpEoPa

The Voice/ Nicholas David

Okay so this year I finally succumbed and started watching the show The Voice. I never watched it before because I felt like it was a rip off of American Idol, but it is actually quite different and it has some real talent on it. I will watch anything where I can see some raw talent for the first time.

Right now Im into this old head that is on there. This guy Nicholas David is pretty amazing. He looks like a bum with long shaggy hair and he is like 50 years old but when he starts singing he has so much soul. His understanding of music is crazy. He is possibly the most soulful hippy ever. Nicholas David is on Cee-Lo 's team. Im also a huge Cee- lo fan , clearly he has good taste. If this guy doesnt win the whole show I am sure he will still be successful. Mark my words.

Itunes has a section with singles featured on the show. Just go on Itunes and scroll down and you will see an icon in red and says The Voice. Click on that to get to the singles. Again, the guys name is Nicholas David and he has 3 singles featured on Itunes so far I think.

Black Star / Mos Def and Talib Kweli

I marked another item off of my bucket list Saturday night. I saw Black Star perform in Atlantic City at the House of Blues. Black Star is comprised of Mos Def and Talib Kweli. Both of which are lyrical geniuses. Atlantic City actually started evacuating while I was there so the show was very intimate. Wasnt crowded at all and I got to be very close to the stage.

Neither artist has aged a day in 10 years and their show wasnt lacking at all for a couple of middle aged guys. I would rate the show right up there with Wu Tang who I saw when I was 15. They had tons of energy through the entire show and even their dj was amazing. Mos danced the whole show like a crazy person and they smiled and joked with one another. The chemistry they have is amazing. A crowd favorite of course was when they did Talibs "Get By." My favorite was when they did a track over Slick Ricks bed time story song. It was sooooo hot. Knock 'em out the park Mos , knock 'em out the park. Talib danced and mimicked swinging a bat during that segment.


PICS!!!!!

Nicki Minaj fights Mariah Carey

Well everyone knows what American Idol is. As wack as the concept may seem, I have enjoyed a few seasons of the show myself. Im always looking for new talent and I enjoy the fact that after the performances if you like the contestants version of a song you can purchase it on tunes. So far the only two purchases I have made was of Ruben Studdards "Tears of a clown" and Haley Reinharts "House of the Rising Sun" . One was from like 2004 and the other was from the year before last. Needless to say Im picky. Anyhow this year the judges of Idol are changing. For the last two years it has been Jennifer Lopez, Steven Tyler, and Randy Jackson. Lopez I could do without but Steven Tyler was amusing. This year those two have both moved on and now there will be four judges. Mariah Carey, Nicki Minaj, Keith Urban, and of course Randy.

I know a lot of people hate on Mariah Carey but at the end of the day no one in the world can sing more octaves than her. Thats in the guiness book of world records so check it out. If you dont know what octaves are then you dont know as much about music as you think and you need to see Google about that. Her opinion shall be respected by me. It is a singing contest after all.

Now as for Ms. Minaj, I do like some of her music but she is terribly inconsistent. She is gangster one minute and barbie the next. Personally I prefer the gangster Nicki. I guess her multiple personalities is part of her appeal to the masses though. Now for her being a judge on Idol I dont know about that. I dont feel like she has been in the game long enough, also it is not a rapping competition it is a singing competition.....She was brought in only to bring the attention of a younger audience but I think they will probably lose out on the older audiences that religiously watch the program.

Keith Urban is country and they do need a country judge so Im cool with that. The thing that is the big deal is that there is apparently this ongoing beef between Minaj and Mariah. It was a rumor until today when a video came out of the two in a heated argument. Minaj is shown screaming in the video "I told them I wasnt dealing with your fucking highness over here" as she then looks at Carey. Mariah is shown saying something back but you cant tell what she is saying. Poor Keith Urban has thrown up his hands and is sitting there looking perplexed while Randy Jackson tries to break it up. Noone knows who released the video and no one is commenting on it. Im gonna have to go team Mariah on this one just for the simple fact that Minaj shouldnt be there in the first place. Thats not her fault though she is just collecting a check.

Coheed and Cambria Concert AC

Lets talk about the Coheed and Cambria concert in Atlantic City that I just went to. AMAZING. Claudio (lead singer) was much more talkative than he usually is. He really is so down to earth. I had noticed that almost every one at the show were wearing their Coheed band t shirts. Thats a pretty lame move in my opinion. I would never wear the band t shirt to the show of that band. I was thinking about blogging about that actually when Claudio came out and to my surprise he was rocking a Coheed shirt also. Then he spoke, he said that it would be the first and last time that he would ever wear one of his own bands shirts. It was so funny that I didnt even care about everyone elses fashion offenses at the show. He said he did it because he was in a funny mood.

The songs were incredible as always. The crowd was rowdy, which is the norm. There were about 7 fights that night. I personally saw 3 or 4 people escorted out including one female. But what do we expect to happen when the band has lyrics about slamming a girls head in the fucking door? Its sung beautifully though. The opening band was Deer Hunter. They were surprisingly good. Better than any other band I have seen open for Coheed. I bought their album from the merch table and then actually had a conversation with the guitarist who was rocking a black flag shirt, much better attire than Claudio lol. Unfortunately I was not very impressed with the guitarist personality wise. Good thing his music makes up for it. All in all this was the best Coheed show that I have seen since the first one I saw in 2006 at HFStival. I will be posting pictures this week.

Carly Rae Jepson Nude Pics!!!

Sex sells right??? Alleged nude photos of the Call Me Maybe singer have surfaced. Im assuming the photos were taken before she was a superstar but who knows. People arent the brightest these days...or maybe its smart to have sex tapes and nude photos for publicity reasons....would you do it? Well Carly says she would not, and she also claims that these photos are not of her. I think that atleast 1 is definately her. Reports also came out that she has contacted canadian police to report the hacking of her computer resulting in these photos being released. If they arent her then what would there be to report to the police? SO Here are the pictures...what do you think?

I think the last two shots are definately her and the others are a possibility. I also LOVE how they put justin biebers face over one of her nipples......He is definately hitting that or going to be soon. Selena Gomez beware.

DTFamous/Pucci (local hip hop)

Okay kids, here is one Im sure you cant wait to read. I will be interviewing Anthony Pucci of DTFamous this Thursday. Article will be up by Monday. I will be asking questions about the origins of his interest in music as well as ridiculous stuff for the ladies lol. A few of yu have already texted me with questions to ask him but if anybody else has anything at all they would like to ask anonymously shoot me a text or message on facebook. NOTHING IS OFF LIMITS. (Ill ask anything but I cant guarantee he will answer)
I will also get the scoop on any new music in the works and any upcoming shows or events. For now here is a link to tide you over:
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1st Interview

Okay so I promised you guys I would be doing an interview of some local and underground musicians. I have set up the first interview to be october the third. The lucky band will be To The Fight. It is a metal band out of Salisbury and Baltimore, MD. The interview will be with Clint Bell who is the lead rhythm guitarist and writer. Thats all I can give you guys for now! Tune in to check out the interview the first week in October :) You wont want to miss it, and if you have any questions yourself just let me know and Ill ask. Who out there listens to metal?

Interviews

Starting next week sometime I will be interviewing local artists. Members of bands and local groups and whatnot is what I am looking for. Its time we get back to what music really is. Its time to examine some underground stuff and who knows maybe the east coast has some diamonds in the rough? Anyone ever hear of a group called N.E.R.D.? When I was a preteen I used to go to Virginia Beach all of the time to visit my sister. I happened upon a local rap section in a music store and purchased an album by them before they were famous. Loved them then and was so happy and became a bigger fan when they made it big. Remember that every artist starts somewhere and give local bands and artists a chance!!

Future

I havent posted in a couple days so I need to put you guys on to something new. Even when I am not posting, music is a part of my life every single day. Sometimes music is the only thing that can cheer a person up and sometimes music can also remind you of something important that you have lost or might lose. NOW....

I have been hearing a song on the radio called turn on the lights. The singing is horrible and auto tuned but for some reason its addictive. Its got the best vibe and flow. It has a line that may be familiar to you. "I wanna tell the world bout you just so they can get jealous" ....Its great

I googled it to see who the artist was. Turned out to be a guy named Future. I got on Itunes and looked the album up only to discover that atleast 4 or 5 songs on this guys album have been huge singles on the radio in the last 6 months. I was wondering how this is possible that I know eery word to these songs but havent a clue who this guy is. Turns out the songs are all featurning some other more popular artist such as T.I. or Drake so that had over shadowed the artist to whom the songs actually belonged. I bought the whole album though Im not sure it would pass the smiley test. If you dont know about the smiley test please refer to the Tom Petty article. The album is 9.99 and the single is 1.29 but for now I must only recommend buying the single ..Turn On The Lights.
Check it out.

Richest Rappers/Beats By Dre Headphones

Love this article. Dr Dre deserves it! If you own headphones then you need to own beats by dre. The sound is unrivaled and the quality is incredible meaning you will have to replace them less. So even though they are pricey they are well worth it. Below is a picture of me with my beats by dre ear buds in. The proof is in the pudding.

Dr. Dre's Headphones Land Him Highest-Paid Rapper Title By Forbes

Diddy, Jay-Z, Kanye West and Lil Wayne also top magazine's 'Cash Kings 2012: Hip-Hop's Top 20 Earners' list.

By Ryan J. Downey

Anticipation continues to build for Detox, but even without the long-anticipated album hitting shelves, big banks haven't Forgot About Dre.
Hip-hop icon Dr. Dre rocked Coachella with an all-star cast of collaborators past and present (and even deceased) this year with more skill than half the guys half his age who are promoting new albums, all while banking his way to becoming the highest paid rapper of the year.
How'd he do it? Beats by Dre, of course, which now accounts for more than half of the high-end headphone market. According to the brand-new list of hip-hop's highest-paid earners featured in Forbes magazine's September 24 issue, Beats by Dre was responsible for $100 million of Dre's pretax $110 million haul over the past year. The N.W.A. rapper/producer, who launched the careers of Snoop Dogg and Eminem, got into the speaker game at the urging of Interscope's Jimmy Iovine, who was one of the partners who benefited when handset maker HTC spent $300 million purchasing a 51 percent stake in Beats.
Dre managed to pass his peers like Diddy, Jay-Z, Kanye West and Lil Wayne, who rounded out the top five.
Like Dre, Diddy's annual payday had little to do with album sales or touring revenue. Most of his $45 million came from Diageo's Cîroc vodka, according to the Forbes report. More than half of Jay-Z's $38 million came from his pieces of the Brooklyn Mets, cosmetics company Carol's Daughter and other ventures. Jay helped Kanye make a bunch of his $35 million of course, thanks to the Watch the Throne album and tour. Tha Carter IV was a smash, but Wayne's cash from Trukfit (his clothing line) and his sponsorship deal with Mountain Dew certainly didn't hurt, either. Weezy pulled in a reported $27 million.
Young Money Entertainment and Cash Money Records stayed true to their names by landing a few more artists on the Forbes list, as well. Drake's $20.5 million was enough to put him in #6, with Cash Money co-founder Bryan "Birdman" Williams just behind at #7 with $20 million. The crew's own Nicki Minaj, the first ever female on MTV's Annual Hottest MC's list, was #8 with $15.5 million. For those keeping score, that's four slots in a row dominated by Young Money.
Eminem doesn't have any headphones, vodka or soda pop deals to deal with, but he still managed to make $15 million this year from his back catalog and shows. Last year, Marshall won a lawsuit against Universal Music Group involving royalties from digital sales of his music. As MTV's Rap Fix noted in a story, "Forbes magazine might have to make some room for Eminem," and indeed they did. Slim Shady was #9 on the Forbes list.
Dre wasn't the only rapper in the top 10 with headphones on the market. Soul, the headphone company launched by Ludacris, helped put him at the #10 spot with a $12 million take that also came courtesy of roles in "Fast Five" and "New Year's Eve," plus Conjure cognac and those smooth Radio Shack voiceovers.
The rest of the Top 20: Pitbull ($9.5 million); Rick Ross and Wiz Khalifia (tied with $9 million each); Snoop ($8.5 million); 50 Cent ($7.5 million); Swizz Beats, Pharrell Williams and Young Jeezy (tied with $7 million each); Mac Miller ($6.5 million); and Akon, Timbaland, Tech N9ne (tied with $6 million each).
Of course, all of the hip-hop entrepreneurs in Forbes' "Cash Kings 2012: Hip-Hop's Top 20 Earners" have some sort of history with the VMAs, as either performers, winners, presenters and/or spectators over the years. Tune in tomorrow to watch the music moguls do their thing!

Tom Petty on Itunes

It was brought to my attention today that Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers have their greatest hits album on itunes for $7.99. You are probably laughing and can only think of one or 2 songs by Tom Petty that would be on there, but actually there are quite a few songs you hear on the radio by them and dont even know its them. Im talking about classics. High quality classic songs. The kind of song writing that is seldomly found any more. There are 18 songs on the album. 8 bucks for 18 songs is not a bad deal.
Below is the track list with a smiley face next to some of my favorites. Tom Petty songs are mood changers. Songs you can listen to when you are down and they will give you inspiration or make you feel "free" from whatever binds you.

1. American Girl :)
2. Breakdown
3. Listen to her heart
4. I need to know
5. Refugee
6. Dont do me like that :)
7. Even the losers
8. Here comes my girl :)
9. The waiting
10. You got lucky
11. Dont come around here no more :) :)
12. I wont back down
13. Running down a dream
14. Free Fallin' :) :)
15. Learning to Fly
16. Into the great wide open
17. Mary Janes last dance :) :)
18. Something in the air


The songs that I double smilied (yes I invented that word) are must hears. These are songs that even if you dont buy the album you need to go listen to immediately. I mean really listen to, pay attention and get lost in. Those three songs are worth 8 dollars by themselves. You are welcome.

Taylor Swift

SOOOOOOO We all know that Taylor Swift is famous for writing songs about breaking up with her ex boyfriends and bashing them; well I was (lucky?) enough to get to hear her latest single yesterday. It seems as if she has changed her sound. Its much more pop than country and sort of reminds me of that call me maybe song. I hated it at first but after the third time I heard it in 24 hours on the radio I must admit...it is rather catchy. Catchy is catchy and catchy sells records but catchy doesnt make you a legend or change peoples lives. Music does have the power to change lives.
As far as the gossip goes...everyone wants to know who this song is about. My vote is Jake Gyllenhaal which btw can do wayyyy better than Taylor Swift. I dont like her squinty eyes when she is not wearing make up but thats just me.
You are probably wondering why she makes it on my blog if Im not necessarily a fan, its because she sells enough records to be relevant thats why.

Form your own opinion:

http://youtu.be/ivv6BSmnK3M