When NBC kicked out Tonight Show host Conan O’Brien, they made sure his contract stipulated that he could not display his talents on television until September 2010. But that doesn’t stop him from performing on the road! According to TheWrap.com, Conan is planning a live comedy tour and he’s making dates for the initial run as we speak. Conan Live should keep our appetite whet until Fox picks him up in the fall. Everybody–CoCo, CoCo, CoCo!
[Via IGN]
Check out this video tour of Google Chrome’s most prominent features. It’s put together artfully well and is quite enjoyable.
[Via Gizmodo]
Microsoft holds an annual charity campaign. When fall comes around MS “donates products, services, and experiences” for their elite employees to bid on. It’s a yearly extravaganza when it comes to watching for the highest bid to tour of Bill Gates’ Lake Washington home. Last year the winning bid was a measly $8,600. One lucky Microsoft employee and a few of his friends will be taken on a personal tour of the Gates estate by Bill himself–in exchange for $35,000! MS matches the donation too, so this philanthropic venture is whole-heartedly (very) good in nature.
Oh, what I’d do to go on a personal tour of Bill Gates’ home… I bet there’s all kinds of insanely awesome gadgetry and futuristic, out-of-this-world stuff that would just make my tech heart melt. For some reason I can imagine a Massive Dynamic feel to the place, with Melinda taking the place of Nina Sharp, of course.
Remember the Kanye West tour book? Well it’s finally been released and is available to purchase. If you attended the Glow in the Dark tour last year and liked what you experienced, this tour book features some great shots from the event.
[Via KanyeBlog]
It has just been announced that successful newcomer Kid Cudi will be joining Lady Gaga on her upcoming tour called “The Monster Ball.” The tour begins on November 27 in Montreal and ends in New York City on January 21. Cudder will be the supporting act for the entire duration of the tour. Ticket information has not yet been released. Look after the break for the tour dates; the gallery below reveals the official tour poster.
In related news, Lady Gaga will be re-releasing her successful freshman hit “The Fame.” “The Fame Monster” will include 10 new tracks. It releases on November 24. The image above is the album cover, and the gallery below has the deluxe edition album cover. The covers were designed and photographed by Hedi Slimane.
[Via DatNewCudi; KanyeBlog]
Continue reading Kid Cudi joins Lady Gaga on tour, feeds the ‘Fame Monster’
Fellow Gleeks I have good news to share.
(1) Glee: The Music, Volume 1 releases on November 3 and will include 17 songs that are/were performed on the hit Fox series. Some of the tracks include “Take a Bow,” “Gold Digger,” “Can’t Fight This Feeling,” and everyone’s favorite “Don’t Stop Believin.'” Look after the break for the FULL tracklist.
(2) A Glee musical tour is planned to rollout in Spring 2010, once season one production is complete. Fox Broadcasting president Kevin Reilly to EW: “We’ve had a tremendous amount of enthusiasm from our music partners. Certainly if these kids become stars in their own right, who knows? Live appearances. Albums. There’s lots of things that could happen.”
PUSH IT. PUSH IT REAL GOOD.
[Via EW, here & here] Continue reading Glee soundtrack, tour coming soon
Well, that didn’t last long. According to a LiveNation press release, Kanye West and Lady Gaga’s much-hyped Fame Kills Tour has officially been cancelled. Although no comments have come from the West and Gaga camps, people have been speculating that the cancellation may stem from West’s negative publicity (re: his latest stint at the MTV Video Music Awards), poor early ticket sales, and “creative differences” between the two headlining artists. A Lady Gaga choreographer LaurieAnn Gibson Twittered that the cancellation was due to such “creative differences.” Also, Kanye had mentioned on The Jay Leno show that he wanted to take a much needed break from the tours and the albums; maybe this is his way of actually proving his point.
Refunds are available at the point of purchase, and if you purchased tickets online or on the telephone they will be refunded automatically. Also, according to the tour website, the Club membership fee will be refunded, too. Details on this will be made available “shortly.”
Update: Lady Gaga has commented on the cancellation today, though she did not go into much detail. “Well, actually, it was a mutual decision to cancel the tour. But I’m not taking any time off, so I’ll be leaving just a week later than I was supposed to on my own solo tour. It will be the same places. So I will see you guys there. I’m putting out my re-release as well — The Fame Monster on November 24. In respects to the creative work that [Kanye and I] did together, I won’t be doing any of the things that we designed for the tour. It will be entirely new, and it will be just as amazing and memorable and epic.”
[Via MTV, here & here; Canada.com]
Peek after the break for the tour dates. Click here to purchase pre-sale tickets and for additional information.
[Via KanyeBlog; RollingStone]
Continue reading Kanye West & Lady Gaga announce “Fame Kills” tour
Mock-up of stage.
Practice photo #1.
Practice photo #2.
Kanye, bring that tour to the US, yah hear? Check out some more photos of the EU tour stage after the break. Continue reading Kanye West European Tour underway