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| Written by Joe Viglione | | Monday, 14 September 2009 16:38 | | Gemmzine - a Tribute to Patrick Swayze 'Dirty Dancing' star Patrick Swayze dies at 57 Yes, Patrick Swayze was a movie star and as Gemm does sell DVDs we could legitimately do a story on the gifted actor, but what should not be lost in the equation is that Swayze was the driving force behind two big soundtrack albums that his movies propelled - "Ghost" and "Dirty Dancing". The 1990 CD for GHOST unleashed "Unchained Melody" again and made it a huge, iconic ...if not timeless selection. An orchestral version was included on the CD. Thus, we will be compiling a list of Soundtracks to Patrick's movies as an acknowledgment of the impact the visual side has on the audio side. A unique look at something else that Mr. Swayze brought to the world.
I remember being in the offices of RCA Records' Wendy Goldstein with the late Jimmy Miller, 1987. Wendy told us how the Dirty Dancing soundtrack caught RCA by surprise and sold out so quickly they couldn't press 'em up fast enough.
Patrick Swayze's films had a huge impact on radio and romance...and though his death was not unexpected (a supermarket tabloid has him on a cover today saying he went "home to die"), in light of all the other huge deaths this year, Farrah Fawcett, Michael Jackson...it proves wrong that old cliche "one death is a tragedy, many just statistics" (paraphrased). Today I heard "Do You Love Me" by The Contours on the radio. #3 in 1962 and #11 in 1988 (not to mention the Dave Clark Five version in 1964 also going to #11)...it amazes me that Oldies radio will play such an old sounding record because it HIT again in 1988, yet "The Twist" by Chubby Checker, which is a little more refreshing than The Contours, can't get Oldies airplay on many mainstream Oldies Stations...despite being in Spiderman #3! - the movie! The Contours can thank Patrick Swayze, in part, for their renewed success! R.I.P. Patrick Swayze | | Last Updated on Saturday, 19 September 2009 18:03 | |
| Written by Joe Viglione | | Wednesday, 09 September 2009 18:18 | | by Paul Cashmere - September 14 2009 During his career, Carroll collaborated with Lou Reed, Boz Scaggs, Ray Manzarek, Pearl Jam, Rancid and Blue Oyster Cult. Carroll died at his home in New York from a heart attack.
| THE TWILIGHT SAGA ...NEW MOON - released November 20, 2009 | |
Oprah Winfrey worries about ratings in 2009 Gemmzine editor chimes in on Huffington Post. Check it out
AP Sun Sep 13, 4:35 pm ET ORLANDO, Fla. Disney executives are planning the largest expansion in the history of Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom in central Florida. Disney's parks contribute about a third of the giant entertainment company's revenue.
John Lennon's FBI Files from the SMOKING GUN.com
BEE GEES TO REUNITE  | On 09/09/09 - Music News...Bee Gees Set to return The British newspaper THE SUN reports that the two remaining BEE GEES, Barry and Robin, have reunited and are planning a tour "after a break of six years." The Alison Maloney September 8, 2009 article notes: "The siblings, who were born in the UK but raised in Australia, are now planning a string of live dates. Stay tuned for more music news |
Wolverine DVD out September 15th Read Gemmzine review here: http://tinyurl.com/pms462 Remember to click on the photos and DVD covers to find tons and tons of Beatles, Bee Gees, Wolverine/Marvel products and rarities in Gemm.com itself. | | Last Updated on Monday, 14 September 2009 08:33 | | Gemmzine will bring you all Beatles all the Time! | | | | | | Written by Joe Viglione | | Wednesday, 02 September 2009 20:38 | | GEMMZINE TO GO FULL-OUT BEATLE-MANIA! Watch for more Beatles stories on Gemmzine starting today with our own in-house reviews as well as tons of links to the information on the Beatles re-releases. Remember to click on the photos and album covers to find tons and tons of Beatles products and rarities in Gemm.com itself. NEW YORK TIMES: Long and Winding Road, Newly Repaved THE newly remastered CDs of the Beatles’ original albums and singles, which EMI and Apple Corps, the Beatles’ company, are releasing on Wednesday, have less of a gee-whiz factor than The Beatles: Rock Band, which hits stores on the same day. But for those of us for whom the music is paramount — and who will forever refer to Rock Band as “the toy” — the game is a plastic tail wagging a cartoonish dog. And though the compact disc, as a format, may be on its deathbed, these remastered CDs are really the main event.
THE BIG RUMOR WAS THAT CHARLIE WAS QUITTING THE STONES...it was buzzing about the web last night Posted: September 02, 2009, 3:07 PM by Brad Frenette
READ GARY PIG GOLD'S TWO NEW BEATLES STORIES: A FAB FORTY GARY PIG GOLD MEETS THE BEATLES...ONLY SOMEWHERE ELSE And Gemmzine will be bringing you Beatles DVDs, Beatles Tribute Albums, Beatles Books...Total Beatles! Read editor Joe V's review of the Soundtrack/Beatles Tribute ALL THIS & WORLD WAR II Gary Pig Gold on The Smithereens Meet The Beatles http://tinyurl.com/smithereensbeatles | | Last Updated on Thursday, 10 September 2009 04:08 | | Written by Joe Viglione | | Sunday, 30 August 2009 09:17 | New Ringo DVD is just the start of a renewed wave of Beatlemania! RINGO STARR AND THE ROUNDHEADS "SOUNDSTAGE LIVE" http://tinyurl.com/ringoroundheads will bring you directly to the review, or just click on this blue link! Explore GEMM.com by clicking on any photo in any article you read on Gemmzine. For instance, click on Ringo Starr (above) and it will lead directly to Ringo Starr/Beatles product on Gemm. |  |
Disney buys Marvel for Four Billion Dollars Recession? What recession. I thought Macrovision buying AMG for 82 million was a big number but...yikes...a story on this later today Joe Viglione essays on Spiderman 3 http://tinyurl.com/spidermanisjoevig
Disney $4 billion takeover of Marvel makes my Spidey sense tingleDavid Hinckley Updated Monday, August 31st 2009, 12:50 PM Read more at NYDailyNews.com: 65% of the respondents to the above article feel the takeover will hurt the publisher's creativity, this is at 3:55 PM with the article having posted at 12:50 PM...so in 3 hours a majority of those reading it agree with author Hinckley, this is good for Disney, not good for Marvel and the characters.
Beatles remastered CDs update: the Beatles Box of Vision -- how one man's vision became realityJONATHAN POKE DISCUSSES THE BEATLES BOXED SET From EXAMINER.Com Q. This is an absolutely gorgeous item. Where did the concept of Box of Vision come from?
Jonathan Polk: I had the idea for it originally, close to 10 years ago. It arose out of my frustrations with CDs: the loss of LP size artwork, the inability to store or organize my very large collection in any satisfying way, the inability to enjoy looking at my collection the way I could with vinyl. I set out to figure out a way to satisfy these frustrations as a fan, and that's where the idea started. New products are added to the Beatles marketplace every year. Aside from the new remastered CDs and "The Beatles: Rock Band," one of the most amazing products out this year is the Beatles Box of Vision, available through http://www.boxofvision.com.
Yoko Ono interview http://chicago.timeout.com/articles/music/77880/yoko-ono
The Beatles remastered: John, Paul, George and Ringo... The Fabber than ever Four By Adrian ThrillsThe group's entire back catalogue has been digitally remastered for the first time. As well as their 12 studio LPs, from Please Please Me to Let It Be, two other albums are being re-released: the soundtrack to Magical Mystery Tour and the Past Masters compilation. Read more: From the DailyMail U.K. online
Remastering almost nine hours of music took four years. And while the overall alterations in sound quality are subtle - more prominent handclaps on Eight Days A Week, crisper guitars on Yesterday, cleaner drums on Sgt. Pepper - a playback at Abbey Road was enough to convince me that The Fab Four have never sounded better. The Abbey Road engineers, who liberated the master tapes from a steel vault, have removed electrical clicks, microphone 'pops' and sibilance while preserving the integrity of the original recordings. All the albums are being made available individually, although there are also two CD boxed sets - one in stereo, the other mono - for collectors. Read more: From the DailyMail U.K. online |
| | Last Updated on Tuesday, 01 September 2009 22:33 | | R.I.P. Ellie Greenwich - Let It Be Written, Let It Be Sung... | | | | | | Written by Joe Viglione | | Wednesday, 26 August 2009 18:15 | |  | Ellie Greenwich has passed away. A full tribute to Ellie soon on Gemmzine. Lisa Burns writes "You can almost take her for granted, her songs so ingrained in our psyches. For those of who lived and breathed the sixties they must be a part of our DNA by now. As i kid, i never thought about the songwriter, just the voice calling, breaking up, buzzing through my transistor radio pressed against my ear, or the grainy teen image emanating from black and white tv.
Oh, but what a string of song Ms Ellie left. A solid gold thread, like seams shaping our lives, loves, school daze/haze, teen angst. Continuing to weave, tangled up in flushed, blushed, rosy cheeks, spotted, oily, t zones and sallow complexions. Shallow? No. The songs of Ellie Greenwich were the sounds of the streets, subways, expressways, young hearts thumping bumping the night away. Her songs seeped through the cracks in sidewalks and became part of the air we breathed, and still breathe. They accompany us, penetrating and invigorating, the atmosphere." |
Also worth checking out is the new issue of ROLLING STONE MAGAZINE with an article on the breakup of The Beatles Gary Pig Gold in Gemmzine also gives a nod to The Fab Four while Gary also writes about The Beach Boys - The Brother Years and Brian Wilson's SMILE |
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