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ENTERTAINMENT, ART, FASHION, TECHNOLOGY
Sir Elton John, Bernie Taupin and Anne Rice to Host Exclusive LESTAT Post- Premiere Party
VH1 Prays to the Altar of Rock For the Month of May VH1 Goes Metal With a Slate of All-New Series, Documentaries, Specials And Movies
Counting Crows and Goo Goo Dolls Team for Summer Long Touring Extravaganza
Total TV Upgrades itself from 2D to 3D with Wasp'3D's Real-time 3D
Graphics
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DoD Identifies Casualties
ENTERTAINMENT, ART, FASHION, TECHNOLOGY
Sir Elton John, Bernie Taupin and Anne Rice to Host Exclusive LESTAT Post- Premiere Party
Expected Guests: Cher, Martha Stewart, Donald & Melania Trump, David Furnish, Eric McCormack, Jon Bon Jovi, Axl Rose, Star Jones Reynolds, Rosie O'Donnell,
Jewel, Rob Thomas, Walter Cronkite, Billie Jean King, Scissor Sisters,
Lorraine Bracco, Kathie Lee Gifford and the cast of LESTAT
WHAT/WHO: Following the Premiere Performance of the new Broadway
musical LESTAT, a star-studded post-party will culminate at
the Time Warner Center at Columbus Circle.
The party will take place within the exhibit SIR ELTON JOHN-
ELEMENTS OF AN ICON, an extraordinary celebration of the
contribution to music, fashion and pop culture of one of the
most influential artists of our time. Elton John's private
costume collection and memorabilia are on public display
exclusively at the TIME WARNER CENTER through April 30th.
Sir Elton John, Anne Rice, Bernie Taupin & expected guests
Cher, Martha Stewart, Eric McCormack, Rob Thomas, Star Jones
Reynolds, Rosie O'Donnell, Kathie Lee Gifford, Peter Boyle,
Lorraine Bracco, Adam Duritz, Billie Jean King, Walter
Cronkite, John Edward, Jai Rodriguez, Kylie Minogue, Tony
LoBianco, the cast and crew of LESTAT, and Warner Bros.
executives Barry Meyer & Alan Horn.
WHEN/ WHERE: 9:15 p.m. - Red Carpet Arrivals
Call Times: CREWS - 8:45 p.m.
PHOTOGRAPHERS - 9:00 p.m.
Tuesday, April 25, 2006
Time Warner Center
10 Columbus Circle New York, NYC
BACKGROUND: About LESTAT: Inspired by Anne Rice's The Vampire Chronicles
and featuring the first theatrical score from the legendary
songwriting team of Elton John and Bernie Taupin, LESTAT,
will open at Broadway's Palace Theatre on April 25, 2006.
For further information contact Time Warner Center (10
Columbus Circle) - The Shops at Columbus Circle at (212)
823-6300 or for a full listing of activities log onto
www.relatedexperiences.com or
www.theshopsatcolumbusciricle.com.
VH1 Prays to the Altar of Rock For the Month of May VH1 Goes Metal With a Slate of All-New Series, Documentaries, Specials And Movies
VH1 Prays to the Altar of Rock For the Month of May VH1 Goes Metal With a Slate of All-New Series, Documentaries, Specials And Movies "Super Group," "Behind The Music: Ratt," "Behind The Music: Pantera," "Heavy: The Story Of Metal," "40 Greatest Metal Songs," VH1 Classic's "Decades Rock Live: Heart" and the first annual "Rock Honors" Highlight VH1's Metal Month
NEW YORK, April 24 /PRNewswire/ -- From the rocking sounds of Metal music and the stories behind the men & women who created them to the continued legacy that is Rock and Roll, VH1 debuts all-new series, documentaries, specials and movies this May that will leave you praying at the altar of rock.
Premieres:
"40 GREATEST METAL SONGS"
PREMIERES MONDAY-THURSDAY, STARTING MAY 1 AT 11 PM*
Hosted by Sebastian Bach, "40 Greatest Metal Songs," brings you the 40 most notable metal songs of all time in four rockin' half hour episodes. Whether epic, political, scary or downright silly, these tunes have one thing in common: they will rock your friggin' socks off. Who could resist jumping into the pit during Pantera's 'Walk,' banging your head 'til it hurts to Metallica's 'Master of Puppets,' or throwing up the devil horns to Iron Maiden's 'Number of the Beast'. VH1 will count down the greatest metal songs that made a whole generation turn the volume up, way up. If you can't get enough of VH1's "40 Greatest Metal Moments" then tune in to VH1 Classic Monday, May 1 beginning at 11:30 PM.* to see a sneak peak of episodes two, three and four.
"BEHIND THE MUSIC RATT" & "BEHIND THE MUSIC PANTERA"
PREMIERE THURSDAY, MAY 11 STARTING AT 9 PM*
This special edition of "Behind the Music: Ratt" contains exclusive behind the scenes footage of the band, as well as a never before seen interview with Robbin Crosby, conducted three years before his death. In the beginning, the band crawled up from the Sunset Strip's hair metal scene in the early '80s to record a fistful of multi-platinum albums and fill arenas around the globe.
Then at 10 PM, "Behind The Music" returns with the story of hard-hitting band Pantera. In the early 1990s, when hair metal was being sheered from the charts by grunge and earnest hard-rockers like Guns N Roses, Pantera, righteously flew the hard-edged heavy metal flag, almost single-handedly saving the genre from extinction.
"SUPERGROUP"PREMIERES SUNDAY, MAY 21 AT 10 PM*
VH1's "SuperGroup:" Ted Nugent, Scott Ian, Sebastian Bach, Evan Seinfeld and Jason Bonham, are poised to re-conquer the rock world (and hopefully spread a little debauchery in the process) in the ultimate musical experiment. "SuperGroup" will bring together these five hard rocking icons and present them with the opportunity to create the heaviest 'SuperGroup.' Ultimately viewers will see whether or not the band will come together as hard rock's saviors or simply implode.
"HEAVY: THE STORY OF METAL"
PREMIERES MONDAY-THURSDAY, STARTING MAY 22, AT 9 PM*
What Ken Burns did for jazz, VH1 does for heavy metal - only a lot louder. VH1's New "Rock Doc," "Heavy: The Story of Metal," traces the evolution of heavy metal music and culture, from its dark, grim beginnings in Birmingham, England to the worldwide force that it remains to this day. In a series of four chronological hours, "Heavy: The Story of Metal," explores four decades of music, each hour examining this powerful and often misunderstood genre, from metal's pioneers to its love of glam and excess; from the fight for metal's rebellious soul to its storied flirtation with the devil. VH1 Classic will sneak peek the second, third and fourth installments of the series on Monday, May 22 beginning at 10 PM.*
"VH1 ROCK HONORS"
PREMIERES WEDNESDAY, MAY 31 AT 9 PM*
VH1 debuts the first ever show to pay homage to the legends who influenced the sound of hard rock with the first annual "VH1 Rock Honors." This year's celebration will honor the music and influence of KISS, Queen, Def Leppard and Judas Priest. Additional performers, presenters, and special guests will be announced as they are confirmed.
Premiering on Wednesday, May 31 at 9PM*, "VH1 Rock Honors," will be taped at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas on Thursday, May 25. The 2-hour tribute will salute the groundbreaking bands of rock, the once in a lifetime events and the influential people who made a lasting mark on the history of hard rock.
For more information on all these shows, please log on to www.vh1.com. For additional show and music content, log onto VSPOT (http://vspot.vh1.com/), VH1's broadband channel.
On VH1 Classic:
"DECADES ROCK LIVE" CONCERT
PREMIERES ON FRIDAY, MAY 5 AT 8PM*
The third installment of "Decades Rock Live" honoring Heart will include an Alice in Chains reunion and special guests Dave Navarro, Carrie Underwood, Rufus Wainwright and Gretchen Wilson.
For more information on Metal Month on VH1 Classic and to learn more about these classic artists visit http://www.vh1classic.com/.
Metal Month on VSPOT at VH1.com and VH1 Mobile
VSPOT at VH1.com (http://vspot.vh1.com/) will create a "Metal Month" channel to all things metal beginning May 1. The dedicated channel will include exclusive interviews with "VH1 Rock Honors" honorees, presenters and performers and select video clips from the month's on-air metal programming slate, including raw VSPOT interviews and outtakes with artists like Sebastian Bach, Scott Ian, Ted Nugent, Dee Snider, Lars Ulrich, and Rob Zombie of the new VH1 Rock Doc, "Heavy: The Story of Metal."
VH1 Mobile will have the metal bands you love in the palm of your hand with one-of-a-kind metal wallpapers, original metal ringtones/ringbacks recorded exclusively for VH1 Mobile, and must-see video content from live metal and rock concerts from legendary bands such as Judas Priest and Poison. Additional video content will include interviews with metal bands from the VH1 Classic archives. VH1 mobile will also offer a rock-themed episode of the made-for-mobile series "Dingo Ate My Video."
VH1 connects viewers to the music, artists and pop culture that matter to them most with series, live events, exclusive online content and public affairs initiatives. VH1 is available in over 87 million households in the U.S. VH1 also has an array of digital services including VH1 Classic, VH1 Soul, and VH1 Uno. Connect with VH1 at www.vh1.com
VSPOT at VH1.com (http://vspot.vh1.com/) - VH1's broadband channel - brings viewers the richest music and pop-culture video content while it's happening: live events, series sneak peeks, exclusive celeb Q&A's, movie trailers, in- studio performances and original series, not to mention thousands of music videos, customizable playlists and artist interviews.
VH1 is a registered trademark of MTV Networks, a unit of Viacom International Inc. MTV Networks also operates and offers joint ventures, licensing agreements and syndication deals whereby its programming can be seen worldwide.
*All times ET/PT
Counting Crows and Goo Goo Dolls Team for Summer Long Touring Extravaganza
Counting Crows and Goo Goo Dolls have announced a major North American summer tour to begin June 17 in Las Vegas, Nevada and run through September 9 in Dallas, Texas. In total, the tour will visit over 45 cities across the US and Canada. It will be the first time the two artists have toured together in their long and illustrious careers.
Counting Crows hail from the San Francisco Bay area and consist of Adam Duritz (vocals), David Bryson (guitar), Charles Gillingham (keyboards), Dan Vickrey (guitar), Jim Bogios (drums), David Immergluck (guitar) and touring bassist Millard Powers. Counting Crows success dates back to their 1993-debut release August and Everything After and the hit song "Mr. Jones." The band's most recent success included a # 1 hit with the song "Accidentally In Love," which was featured on the Shrek 2 soundtrack (which has sold over 1,000,000 copies), as well as nominations last year for a Grammy Award, a Golden Globe Award and an Academy Award for the track. To date the band has sold over 20 million CDs worldwide. In 2004 the band released their first ever "Best Of" set Films about Ghosts which featured songs from every phase of the Counting Crow's recording career.
The Goo Goo Dolls, John Rzeznik (vocals, guitar), Robby Takac (bass) and Mike Malinin (drums), have evolved from a scrappy punk-influenced trio into the platinum-selling, chart-topping act behind such radio staples as "Name," "Iris," "Slide," and "Here Is Gone." The band are currently in the midst of a whirlwind promotional tour in support of the release of their eighth album Let Love In, which features the anthemic hit "Better Days," a rousing cover of "Give A Little Bit," and the emotional new single "Stay With You." Let Love In will be released on Warner Bros. Records April 25. The Goo Goo Dolls have a full slate of television appearances over the next several weeks, including Regis & Kelly (April 28), Late Night with Conan O'Brien (April 27), The Tony Danza show (May 2) and the Tonight Show with Jay Leno (May 16). It will be a record breaking 14th appearance for the band on Leno that night.
Look for a separate announcement soon, which will include additional cities and ticket sales information regarding this highly anticipated tour.
SEE DATES BELOW
Wed 6/21 Portland, OR Clark County Amph
Thu 6/22 Seattle, WA White River Amph
Sat 6/24 Sacramento, CA Sleep Train Amph
Sun 6/25 Concord, CA Pavilion
Tue 6/27 San Francisco, CA Shoreline Amph/Chronicle Pavilion
Thu 6/29 San Diego, CA Coors Amph
Fri 6/30 Irvine, CA Verizon Wireless Amph
Sat 7/1 Phoenix, AZ Cricket Pavilion
Mon 7/3 Albuquerque, NM Journal Pavilion
Wed 7/5 Denver, CO Red Rock Amph
Fri 7/7 St. Louis, MO UMB Bank Pavilion
Sat 7/8 Indianapolis, IN Verizon Wireless Amph
Sun 7/9 Milwaukee, WI Summerfest
Tue 7/11 Cleveland, OH Scene Pavilion
Wed 7/12 Cincinnati, OH Riverbend Amph
Fri 7/14 Columbus, OH Germain Amph
Sat 7/15 Pittsburgh, PA Post Gazette Pavilion
Fri 7/21 Detroit, MI DTE Music Theatre
Sat 7/22 Buffalo, NY Darien Lake PAC
Mon 7/24 Toronto, ON Molson Amph
Wed 7/26 Holmdel, NJ PNC Bank
Fri 7/28 Hershey, PA Hershey Pavilion
Sat 7/29 Boston, MA Tweeter Center
Mon 7/31 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun
Tue 8/1 Gilford, NH Meadowbrook Musical Arts Center
Thu 8/3 Wantagh, NY Jones Beach
Fri 8/4 Wantagh, NY Jones Beach
Sun 8/6 Atlantic City, NJ Borgata
Mon 8/7 Saratoga Springs, NY SPAC
Wed 8/9 Bethel, NY Bethel Woods
Fri 8/11 Scranton, PA Ford Pavilion
Fri 8/18 Chicago, IL Tweeter Center
Sat 8/19 Springfield, IL Illinois State Fair
Mon 8/21 Nashville, TN Starwood Amph
Wed 8/23 Raleigh, NC Alltel Pavilion
Fri 8/25 Philadelphia, PA Tweeter Waterfront
Sat 8/26 Washington, DC Nissan Pavilion
Mon 8/28 Virginia Beach, VA Verizon Wireless Amph
Tue 8/29 Charlotte, NC Charlotte Verizon
Thu 8/31 West Palm Beach, FL Sound Advice
Fri 9/1 Tampa, FL Ford Amph
Sun 9/3 Atlanta, GA HiFi Buys Amph
Tue 9/5 Birmingham, AL Verizon Wireless Amph
Thu 9/7 Houston, TX CWM
Fri 9/8 San Antonio, TX Verizon Wireless Amph
Sat 9/9 Dallas, TX Smirnoff Amph
Total TV Upgrades itself from 2D to 3D with Wasp'3D's Real-time 3D
Graphics
New Delhi, India, April 25, 2006: Total TV, the recently launched
regional news channel covering Delhi, Noida and the suburbs of Delhi, has
chosen Beehive's real-time 3D graphics solution, Wasp'3D.
The channel needed to upgrade from 2D to 3D so as to improve the look
and feel and be able to compete with the national channels in India.
Beehive bagged this win on account of the value for money that Wasp's 3D
provides by incorporating multiple benefits in single solution. The
various core tasks that Wasp'3D can perform include, real-time 3D graphics,
virtual set, digital video effects, 3D compositing, chroma keying and
channel branding.
Beehive has completed implementation and training and the channel is
now on-air with Wasp'3D graphics. The client has provided extremely
positive feedback about Wasp'3D.
Commenting on the Total TV win, Mr. Ajay Pal Singh, Vice President,
Business Development, Beehive Systems, said - "We are extremely happy that
Total TV - the channel for our home turf - Delhi, Noida and suburbs,
has preferred Wasp'3D. We wish all the best to them as they aim to expand
their reach and impact beyond the regional boundaries."
Total TV will also benefit from Wasp'3D's unique Programmable Palette
(PgP) Technology which will provide the channel's designers the
flexibility and power to create infinite materials and textures by mixing and
blending four texture types with each other in a variety of ways. This
in turn will incredibly expand the creative possibilities for the
designer as he can easily create an original texture or a material without
getting restricted. The PgP technology can also blend Bitmaps (images);
Video (live and off-the disk); and DDS textures (Direct Draw Surface)
and further expand the canvas of the artist to experiment and create
something out-of-the-box.
About Beehive Systems:
Beehive Systems (http:www.beesys.com) is a global leader in developing
cutting-edge broadcast solutions meant to provide superior returns on
the client's investment. Our portfolio of end-to-end solutions is
designed to deliver out-of-the-ordinary results in real-time 3D and 2D
graphics, newsgathering, digital newsroom, interactive TV and digital logging
and archiving.
With 15 years of broadcast expertise and a commitment to deliver
maximum value to our clients, Beehive is the most respected name with
international broadcasters like CNBC, Fox-promoted STAR News, KTRK, ESPN, Sony
MAX, Astro, SCTV and many more. Beehive is the winner of the
prestigious 'Nasscom IT Innovation Award' for 2004.
(C) MBN 2006 (pictures by William Hoehne)
Peter Jennings
Tom Brokaw
Dan Rather
(c) By MBN 2006 (Taken by Joyce L Chow)
SHEN TONG
Democratization of Media" is a crucial concern as we move forward in a multi-platform and multi-lingual broadcasting world. Shen Tong, President & Founder, VFinity,(SL 3033) will discuss why next generation content management and archiving is crucial internationally when his firm previews and launches V-Business 2.0 at two VIP & Press events at NAB Las Vegas, 2006. Shen Tong
According to Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia online: Shen Tong is a Chinese dissident who was the leader in the democracy movement at Tiananmen Square in 1989. He left the PRC six days after the government response on June 4, 1989.
He then studied at Brandeis University and later at Harvard University and Boston University. Also, he is the co-authur of the book 'Almost a Revolution.'He is currently the founder and CEO of the company Vfinity, which makes software tools for media production, archiving, and publishing."
DoD Identifies Army Casualties
The Department of Defense announced today the death of four
soldiers who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died of
injuries sustained in Baghad, Iraq on April 22, when an improvised explosive
device detonated near their HMMWV causing a fire. This occurred during combat
operations. All four soldiers were assigned to the 1st Squadron, 67th
Armored Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood,
Texas.
Killed were:
Sgt. Kyle A. Colnot, 23, of Arcadia, Calif.
Spc. Eric D. King, 29, of Vancouver, Wash.
Pfc. Jacob H. Allcott, 21, of Caldwell, Idaho
The Department of Defense announced today the death of a
Marine who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Staff Sgt. Jason C. Ramseyer, 28, of Lenoir, N.C., died
April 20 while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Al Anbar
province, Iraq. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd
Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii.
Cpl. Eric R. Lueken, 23, of Dubois, Ind., died April 22 while
conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Al Anbar province,
Iraq.
He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division,
III Marine Expeditionary Force, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii.
Pvt. Travis C. Zimmerman, 19, of New Berlinville, Pa., died in
Baghdad, Iraq on April 22, when an improvised explosive device
detonated near his observation post during dismounted combat reconnaissance
operations.Zimmerman was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment,
2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort
Campbell, Ky.
Pvt. Michael E. Bouthot, 19, of Fall River, Mass.
Capt. Clayton L. Adamkavicius, 43, of Fairdale, Ky., died of
injuries sustained in Abu Ghurayb, Afghanistan, on April 21, when he
came under enemy small arms fire during combat operations. Adamkavicius was
assigned to the Army National Guard's 149th Brigade, 35th Infantry Division,
Louisville, Ky.
