Pearl Jam kicked off their Australian tour in the shadow of Britney Spears, making a reference to lip-synching before a crowd of 30,000.
The band’s frontman, Eddie Vedder, reportedly told the audience at Perth’s Members Equity Stadium that he would be lip-synching and that, according to some new rules under consideration, he would do the right thing and confess to the fact in advance.
He also joked that he would use the miming opportunity as an excuse to knock back some wine and enjoy a cigarette. Then he let rip without a sound before turning the microphone towards the crowd to allow them to take over singing Pearl Jam classics such as Daughter, Alive and Better Man.
A local review of the concert in the western coastal city where Spears began her Circus tour, reported: “Pearl Jam kicked off their Australian tour with a slick performance in Perth, which gave the crowd a taste of the band’s newest offerings whilst rocking out all the old favourites.
“The week after Britney Spears started her Australian tour at the Burswood Dome with a concert big on lip-synching and short on audience interaction, Eddie Vedder demonstrated just how a real, charismatic and talented musician conducts a gig.”
Leona Lewis has recently recorded the theme song for the eagerly anticipated science fiction film ‘Avatar’. The 24-year old singer’s contribution to the movie, ‘I See You’, will reportedly be played during the closing credits of the movie. Leona worked with producers James Horner and Simon Franglen, who both produced the ‘Titanic’ hit track ‘My Heart Will Go On’. ‘Avatar’ is slated to hit theaters on December 16. If Leona’s singing on the soundtrack, I’m pretty sure they have good music on there. Maybe I’ll go see it just for that. If I like it, then good. If I don’t, at least I got to listen to Leona.
Another subject of controversy is Adam Lambert, more specifically his performance at the American Music Awards. It seems Adam Lambert simulated oral sex with one of his male dancers and also made out with one of the band members on stage… among a few other things. This did turn a few heads, but Adam Lambert stood adamant in front of all the complaints saying: “You know honestly, if I offended some people… it’s apples and oranges. I’m not an artist that does things for every single person. I believe in artistic freedom and expression, I believe in honoring the lyrics of a song, and those lyrics aren’t really for everybody either.” Adam Lambert really does make a valid point here… or at least, that’s what he’s hopefully doing and not trying to subtly say that libido is the essence of life, because then he’s no different than the other stage performers that might end up turning heads.
Pete Wentz is finally admitting that his band Fall Out Boy was ruined due to Ashlee Simpson – sort of. The rock star blames part of the problem on his much publicized marriage to Ashlee as a hindrance for the band. Mostly, he just blames himself and the fame. According to Pete, he thinks his relationship with Ashlee has placed him in the gossip columns too much and has had a negative impact on the band. He said “My biggest personal reason for taking a break is that I feel my name has become a hindrance for the band.” He adds that front man Patrick Stump “is a musical genius and it’s unfortunate that he gets reviewed based on whatever’s going on in my personal life or how my hair looks. I think the world needs a little less Pete Wentz.”
