Sunday, 24 August 2008

Gary Glitter - Media Hunt For Gary Glitter Continues After Uk Arrival

Disgraced former glam rocker Gary Glitter says he wants to fight his Vietnamese conviction in a British motor inn after arriving back in the UK last night.

But a pronounce at Uxbridge Magistrates' Court has agreed to a notification order, which means Glitter must sign the sex offenders register.

The singer has 21 days to appeal against the order, which will terminal indefinitely.

Once he has been served papers by police, Glitter has trey days to sign the register.

He has informed police of the address at which he testament be living, but the address has been unbroken secret.

Home Secretary Jacqui Smith aforementioned Glitter will be monitored by the authorities and that her "top antecedence" is to ensure children's safety.

She said: "I'm confident that we john protect children here and that is my top priority - the security of children, not of offenders."

Earlier today David Hawker, solicitor for Glitter, said his client was "pleased to be back in this country" and explained Glitter had avoided making an appearance in court because of concerns over his personal safety.

Mr Hawker insisted the external limbo Glitter found himself in afterward being deported from Vietnam on Tuesday had non been "atrophied" time, explaining "it enabled Mr Gadd and others to order into drill a contrive for his proper and safe reaching here".

Glitter's return to Britain was delayed after he allegedly feigned heart trouble to foreclose the tripper back. He was deported first to Thailand and then Hong Kong in front finally being put on a plane to his home country.

"Mr Gadd is not a well man," Mr Hawker continued. "He is unsurprisingly concerned for his safety."

Glitter will move from terminal three to an undisclosed location where, Mr Hawker said, he would non have his safety put at risk.

Mr Hawker aforementioned he planned to challenge the Vietnamese conviction in a British court. He served closely three days for sexual molestation of underage girls before being released before this hebdomad, a sentence Mr Hawker described as a "charade" and "farce of justice".

"There has been no chance to put forward wherefore he was innocent of those crimes for which he was convicted in Vietnam," Mr Hawker said.

"He did non commit the offences for which he was convicted in Vietnam.

"It was a show trial run and he had no opportunity to put his defence fore. Ultimately he wants that to be tested if he tooshie before the courts of this country."

Glitter's health has deteriorated importantly during his spell in prison, Mr Hawker added. His auditory sense has suffered and he is concerned he has tuberculosis after sharing a cell with an inmate with the disease.





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Thursday, 14 August 2008

Isaac Hayes' funeral details released as family thanks fans

The funeral of soul icon Isaac Hayes volition be held this Monday (August 18), his family have said.


The singer was found dead on Sunday (August 10) at his Memphis home base, after manifestly suffering a stroke.


In a statement, the Hayes category said: "We have been overwhelmed with the outpouring of support and love from Isaac's dear friends, colleagues and fans from every corner of the world, and we give thanks each and every one of them for their kind thoughts and prayers.


"While he was an iconic figure to many, to us he was hubby, father and friend. We will of all time miss his love, wisdom, humour and the familiar comfort of his voice."

Hayes' son, music producer Ike Dirty, likewise paid protection to his father. Speaking to Allhiphop.com, he revealed that the two were planning to start work on a new Isaac Hayes album shortly ahead his death.


"I spoke to my forefather just lately about working on his album," said Dirty. "He was activated as though this were his start project. I want people to remember my father for the creative, soulful, inspirational force that he was to music and African American people. He was legendary and shared his wizard with the world.


"I also want to thank all of my peers and medicine industry colleagues who experience reached out to show their love and prayers. I'm sad, I'm angry, I'm happy all at once ripe now. I have so many memories of organism my father's son. Little things that make all the difference. Things that help me maintain right now. I can't be too sorry though. My father did great, great things as a musician, humanitarian, a father and a sinister man."



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Wednesday, 6 August 2008

Art Pepper

Art Pepper   
Artist: Art Pepper

   Genre(s): 
Jazz
   



Discography:


Living Legend   
 Living Legend

   Year: 2006   
Tracks: 7


Art Pepper Meets The Rhythm Section   
 Art Pepper Meets The Rhythm Section

   Year: 1991   
Tracks: 9


Straight Life - The Savoy Sessions   
 Straight Life - The Savoy Sessions

   Year:    
Tracks: 13




Despite a unmistakably colourful and hard life, Art Pepper was quite uniform in the recording studios; virtually every recording he made is well worth acquiring. In the mid-fifties he was one of the few altoists (along with Lee Konitz and Paul Desmond) that was able to develop his have sound contempt the dominant influence of Charlie Parker. During his terminal age, Pepper seemed to put all of his life's experiences into his music and he played with startling emotional intensity.


Subsequently a brief stretch with Gus Arnheim, Pepper played with mostly contraband groups on Central Avenue in Los Angeles. He dog-tired a little time in the Benny Carter and Stan Kenton orchestras in front portion time in the military (1944-1946). Some of Pepper's happiest days were during his age with Stan Kenton (1947-1952), although he became a heroin freak in that period. The fifties establish the alto saxophonist recording frequently both as a drawing card and a sideman, resulting in at least two classics (Plays Modern Jazz Classics and Meets the Rhythm Section), only he also exhausted 2 periods in jailhouse due to drug offenses during 1953-1956. Pepper was in top class during his Contemporary recordings of 1957-1960, only the first half of his calling complete abruptly with long prison sentences that dominated the sixties. His periodic gigs between jailhouse terms establish him adopting a harder spirit influenced by John Coltrane that demented some of his longtime followers. He recorded with Buddy Rich in 1968 in front acquiring earnestly ill and rehabilitating at Synanon (1969-1971). Art Pepper began his serious counter in 1975 and the unthinkable happened. Under the guidance and inspiration of his wife Laurie, Pepper not solely healed his former form just topped himself with intense solos that were quite an unequalled; he as well enjoyed at times playacting clarinet. His recordings for Contemporary and Galaxy rank with the greatest work of his vocation. Pepper's autobiography Straight Life (written with his wife) is a viciously honest book that inside information his sometimes frightful life. When Art Pepper died at the years of 56, he had attained his goal of comme il faut the world's capital altoist.