Hugh Laurie: Dr. House to play blues in Kyiv in June (Ukraine's Main News)

British actor and musician and star of the popular TV series House, Hugh Laurie, will play a gig in Kyiv to promote his debut blues album.

 As a part of this year's tour, Laurie will perform in Kyiv (on June 20), Minsk (June 22), St. Petersburg (June 24) and Moscow (June 25), according to the Web site of the Euro Entertainment company. His debut album "Let Them Talk" was released in 2011.

The album, which consists of classic blues songs, was recorded in Los Angeles and New Orleans. "In my imagination, New Orleans just straight hummed with music, romance, joy, despair; its rhythms got into my gawky English frame and, at times, made me so happy and sad, I just didn't know what to do with myself," the concert organizers quoted Laurie as saying.

 "Acting is largely about putting on masks, and music is about removing them," the actor was quoted as saying. Hugh Laurie was first became well known as one half of the Fry and Laurie double act, along with his friend and comedy partner Stephen Fry. The duo than starred in the Jeeves and Wooster TV series adapted from P.G. Wodehouse's stories.


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New Paul McCartney album titled ‘Kisses On The Bottom’ (Music Week)

09:28 | Tuesday January 3, 2012

 

Paul McCartney has officially revealed the title of his new album as Kisses On The Bottom.

The confirmation comes after reports in The Sun pointed to the album name being leaked online.

News of a new LP from the former Beatle came last month. It will feature a selection of standards from McCartney’s childhood as well as two more original compositions who will be joined by special guests Eric Clapton and Stevie Wonder.

Kisses On The Bottom is set for release next month.


http://www.musicweek.com/story.asp?sectioncode=1&storycode=1047972&c=1

Paul McCartney Announces Brand New, Yet-To-Be-Named Album, Due Out February 7 (mxdwn)

December 23rd, 2011

 

 

Household name Paul McCartney has revealed details from his forthcoming, yet-to-be-named album. The collection will include many standards that inspired McCartney throughout his life, as well as two brand new compositions, all due out via Hear Music/Concord Records on February 7.


For this effort, McCartney has called on contributions from Grammy Award-winning producer Tommy LiPuma, who has worked with the likes of Barbara Streisand, Miles Davis, Nat-King Cole.

The album will feature guest appearances from Eric Clapton and Stevie Wonder, and is touted as a journey through standards that draw from highly-personal influences, including songs that McCartney heard his jazz musician father play at home on the piano.

Beatles fans looking for some insight into the legendary Lennon/McCartney composition process will be happy to hear that many songs were selected with Lennon in mind. McCartney says the album will include “the songs me and John based quite a few of our things on.”

“When I kind of got into songwriting, I realized how well structured these songs were and I think I took a lot of my lessons from them,” explains McCartney. “I always thought artists like Fred Astaire were very cool. Writers like Harold Arlen, Cole Porter, all of those guys – I just thought the songs were magical. And then, as I got to be a songwriter I thought it’s beautiful, the way they made those song’.”

The album’s two original pieces, “My Valentine,” and “Only Our Hearts” are both done in the style of the selected standards. Fans who think they know what to expect are assured that the choices will not be predictable.

“It was important for me to keep away from the more obvious song choices so, many of the classic standards will be unfamiliar to some people,” says McCartney. “I hope they are in for a pleasant surprise.”

Stay tuned for a full tracklisting, and look out for the album on February

http://www.mxdwn.com/2011/12/23/news/paul-mccartney-announces-brand-new-yet-to-be-named-album-due-out-february-7/