lifestyle THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 2014

Music & Movies Paul Simon, Sting rock Madison Square Garden

ive minutes before the show was supposed to Julio Down By the Schoolyard,” which brought the show of two hours and 40 minutes. Both artists start, throngs of people were still waiting to everyone to their feet. He was joined again by Sting share a passion for world music and pushing the Fpass through intense security outside Madison on guitar, as Simon covered his touching ballad, boundaries of popular music, so their collaboration Square Garden. So, when Sting and Paul Simon took “Fragile.” At the end, Simon expressed his love for seems like a natural fit. the stage a few minutes later, they played to scat- the song, and told Sting: “I wish I wrote it.” The 62- By the end of the night, the pair covered a tered empty seats. But by the end of the second year-old Sting quickly replied: “What? You haven’t poignant mix of their own songs, each other’s, and song, the arena was filled to capacity as the two written enough?” before making Simon leave the lots of duets. During the encore, Sting performed touring musical icons brought the Garden to life. stage. “Bridge Over Troubled Water,” alternating verses with From the first notes, you could feel the mutual Then he told the audience how much he’s Simon. They then did The Police’s “Every Breath You admiration they had for each other. They shared learned from Simon, calling him a songwriter “with- Take” and Simon’s “Late in the Evening.” After their vocals on Sting’s “Brand New Day,” followed by out peer,” because of his knack for writing songs that 14-piece band left the stage, they concluded the Simon’s “The Boy in the Bubble.” After covering serve as markers to the important moments in life. show with the Everly Brothers’ “When Will I Be Sting’s “Fields of Gold,” the Queens-born Simon Sting recalled coming to the United States with his Loved.” addressed the hometown crowd to loud applause. band, The Police, before making it big, and he intro- Noticeably absent from the show was material He even acknowledged driving over the “Ed Koch duced the song that reminded him of that time, from Sting’s recently released album, “The Last Ship.” Bridge,” an insider to nod to Simon and Garfunkel’s Simon and Garfunkel’s “America.”Right before the That album inspired the upcoming Broadway musi- “The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin’ Groovy),” and song ended, a stage hand brought him a bass guitar, cal of the same name. After an out-of-town run in what the span is better known by in New York. and without missing a beat, Sting launched into The Chicago this summer, the show opens on Broadway The pair rotated on and off stage for the next 2 Police hit “Message in a Bottle,” which proved to be in the fall. The pair will play the Garden again on 1/2 hours. After the 72-year-old Simon left the stage one of the evening’s most energetic numbers, bring- Thursday night. The short tour began in Houston in for a little while, Sting dug into his solo and Police ing the crowd to its feet to sing along. early February, and wraps up in Orlando later this repertoire, covering songs like “Driven to Tears” and For most of the show, Sting played rocker to month. — AP “Walking on the Moon.” Before launching into Simon’s folksy troubadour. Still, Simon managed to “Englishman in New York,” he told the crowd that energize the audience with lively versions of “You there’s nowhere in the world like the Garden, to Can Call Me Al” and “Diamonds on the Soles of Her thunderous cheers. Shoes,” as well as a reggae-infused “Mother and Musicians Sting, left, and Paul Simon perform together in concert at Madison Square Simon then came on for his solo turn, playing Child Reunion.” While eclectic in their styles, they Garden on Tuesday in New York. — AP hits like “Still Crazy After All These Years” and “Me and seemed to complement each other well throughout Bieber police video may be released with cuts judge on Tuesday ruled that video images of a partially- Amendment right to free speech under the US Constitution. en out that area which would depict the objectionable clad Justin Bieber while the pop singer was in police “We want to issue our thanks to the court for spending so images,” he added. Even though none of the clips clearly show Acustody in Florida can be released, but only after block- much time analyzing this issue ... and finding that even Mr Bieber urinating, in one clip the partition fails to fully block the ing out his private parts. The video clips included Bieber pro- Bieber has a right to privacy,” said the singer’s Miami attorney, camera view after he completed giving the sample, “thereby viding a urine sample for a drug test following his arrest by Roy Black. Bieber was charged with driving under the influ- revealing an image of the Defendant’s private parts” according police in Miami Beach in January on a charge of driving under ence, resisting arrest and using an expired license after Miami to the ruling. A second clip was also deemed “possibly reveal- the influence. Lawyers for Bieber, who turned 20 on March 1, Beach police say they caught him drag racing on Jan 23. ing” of Bieber’s private parts, the judge said. had argued that the police surveillance video showing him uri- Bieber pleaded not guilty to the charges. Last week, prosecutors released to the media several hours nating was inappropriate and should be withheld to protect Besides a small amount of alcohol, he had marijuana and of video surveillance footage of Bieber while he was in police the Canadian singer’s privacy. prescription medication for anxiety in his system at the time of custody, showing him being frisked, chatting with police, and “The Court finds that there exists a right to privacy as it his arrest, according to prosecutors. After Bieber’s arrest, doing push-ups in a holding cell. But clips of him giving the relates to the exposure and dissemination of the Defendant’s lawyers for the Miami Herald, CBS, the Associated Press and urine sample were withheld for review by the judge. The pop genitalia,” Miami-Dade County Court Judge William Altfield other media filed motions demanding all the video be star’s private life has taken a seemingly tumultuous turn in the said in a written ruling. In a court hearing on the order, Altfield released under Florida’s broad public records law. Reuters is past year. Last month he was charged with assaulting a limou- said that despite the public’s right to full disclosure, “Bieber not a party to the case. Under Florida law, all evidence includ- sine driver in Toronto. The case is State of Florida v Justin Drew has not lost his expectation of dignity.” He said that while peo- ing photos and videos became public record once they are Bieber, B14-2900. — Reuters ple in police custody have less expectation of privacy, they “are handed to the defense. not like animals in a zoo to be filmed and photographed at will Three of the clips were to be released immediately without by the public or media.” being altered while two others would be withheld until tech- The judge noted that what was at stake was the public nicians can obscure Bieber’s genitals, the judge ruled. “Some access to evidence in court cases, not the media’s First type of technological technique will be used to shade or black-

Photo made available by the Miami Beach Police Dept on Tuesday shows Justin Bieber at the police station in Miami Beach, Fla. — AP photos Justin Bieber shows his tattoos at the police station after his arrest. ‘Batman’ prequel ‘Gotham’ finds its Wayne in ‘Touch’ star Mazouz DiCaprio exits McGee movie ‘The Deep Blue Good-by’ otham” criminals beware: the Fox series regulars. Bruno Heller (“The Mentalist”) drama has cast the young man wrote the pilot script andwill serve as execu- eonardo DiCaprio is saying ‘goodbye’ to 20th who will one day take you down. tive producer. Danny Cannon (“CSI”) will “G Century Fox’s Travis McGee movie “The Deep Blue David Mazouz has been cast as the preteen direct and executive produce the pilot. Good-by,” which James Mangold is now in negotia- Bruce Wayne, who has been sentenced to a Other series regulars include Donal Logue L tions to direct. The project had been developed as a star- solitary life after the tragic murder of his (Det Harvey Bullock), Zabryna Guevara (Capt. ring vehicle for DiCaprio, who will now simply produce wealthy parents. Serious and soulful, young Essen), Erin Richards (Barbara Kean), Robin with his Appian Way partner Jennifer Davisson-Killoran, Bruce relies on the guidance and protection Lord Taylor (Oswald Cobblepot, aka The Amy Robinson and Chernin Entertainment. of Alfred Pennyworth (Sean Pertwee) and Penguin), and Jada Pinkett Smith (Fish DiCaprio’s schedule prevented him from starring in Det. James Gordon (Ben McKenzie). Based Mooney). David is repped by Paradigm, the movie, which the “Wolf of Wall Street” star recused upon characters published by DC Comics, Intellectual Artists Management and himself from before talks with Mangold started, so the “Gotham” is a Batman prequel that explores Jackoway Tyerman Wertheimer Austen director had nothing to do with DiCaprio’s exit. “Mystic the origin stories of Commissioner Gordon Mandelbaum Morris & Klein. Camren is River” author Dennis Lehane wrote the most recent draft and the villains that made Gotham infamous. repped by LB Talent Agency, Williams of the screenplay, which is based on John D MacDonald’s Newcomer Camren Bicondova has also Unlimited and Stone Meyer Genow 1964 novel. Dana Stevens and Kario Salem penned previ- been cast as Selina Kyle, a teenage orphan, Smelkinson and Binder. — Reuters ous drafts. street thief and skilled pickpocket who is sus- Fox hopes Mangold will launch a Travis McGee fran- picious and wholly unpredictable. Kyle, who chise that can attract an A-list star and be done at a mid- in the DC comic books grows up to be range budget. The character is a Fort Lauderdale beach Catwoman, is dangerous when cornered. bum who lives on a houseboat called The Busted Flush Mazouz and Bicondova are the final two where he takes mysterious cases and gets into trouble helping damsels in distress. Mangold, who is coming off Fox’s “Wolverine,” is repped by WME and Management Japan teen girl group AKB48 360. The news was first reported by Deadline. — Reuters invites mature applicants apanese commercial music juggernaut 28, and the winner will be selected on April 12. AKB48 is looking to build on its wildly suc- The putative appointee-dubbed “juku-doru” Jcessful all-girl group by adding a more (“Ripe Idol”) by Japan’s tabloid press-will have a mature member to its teen-dominated line-up, limited run with the group and will be signed an advert released yesterday said. The collective, only until the summer. whose 90-plus singers and dancers are rotated in AKB48, one of the most lucrative groups of all and out of the limelight according to their wax- time, is part pop act, part talent show, where a ing and waning popularity, regularly pump out member’s time on the front line is determined by songs that sell more than a million copies. But how much adoration they inspire from fans. The now the management group behind one of the most popular girls or young women remain a most successful brands in showbiz is looking to part of the core group that sings and dances branch out of the teen and early-20s demo- their way through formulaic bubblegum tunes. graphic. “AKB48 is inviting applicants for a project Those who fall out of public favor are demoted to called ‘Otona (adult) AKB48’,” announced a full- a sub-group in an organization structured some- page advertisement in the Yomiuri Shimbun, the what like a football league. Much of the group’s world’s biggest-selling newspaper, which shifts appeal lies in frequent opportunities for fans to 10 million copies a day. meet them, chat with them or befriend them on “The only condition for qualification is that social networking sites. This strategy, combined the woman is over 30 years old, with no upper with flesh-baring outfits, has also given them a limit. “Applicants can be entertainment profes- huge following among Japanese business- Leonardo DiCaprio attends the Oscars held at sionals or amateurs, married or single, self- men.—AFP Hollywood & Highland Center in Hollywood, appointed or recommended-none of these mat- California. — AFP ter.” Applications are being accepted until March