Festival, in Montreux, Switzerland Yesterday

LIFESTYLE36 MONDAY, JUNE 2, 2014 Music & Movies OSN hosts meet and greet with Spiderman in Kuwait SN, the region’s leading pay-TV net- meet and greet with their favourite super- Spiderman in action. They posed for photo- OSN stand at The Avenues. North Africa. Most recently, the network work and the flag bearer for chil- hero. graphs, in addition to collecting ‘Spidey’ Children also took part in other chil- hosted a region-wide tour of Marvel’s Odren’s entertainment in the Middle The event held at Dome 1 of The masks, to enact their own version of his dren’s activities such as face painting from Spiderman, Iron Man, and The Hulk. East and North Africa, provided fans of Avenues on May 29 and 30, 2014, provided daring escapades. OSN also provided the stand. OSN brings world-class family Spiderman in Kuwait the opportunity to children with the chance to enjoy instant photo prints to the children from entertainment across the Middle East and Aerosmith’s Tyler turns street musician in Helsinki merican rock star Steven Tyler took over a street musician’s self-made instrument consisting of water-filled grape bottles to play in the streets of Helsinki on ASaturday, performing Aerosmith’s 1973 hit “Dream On.” Tyler played a glass-bottle Steven Tyler xylophone, a concoction made of bamboo, rope and some 20 grape juice bottles, which belongs to Russian street musician Fedor Grigorev, who regularly performs in the centre of Helsinki. While the veteran rocker seemed to enjoy his performance - he can be heard laughing during it - the Finns were less impressed. The video Tyler posted on his Facebook site showed only a handful of people stopped to listen to the impromptu show. To watch the video on Steven Tyler’s Facebook page, titled “Hitting the bottle hard in Helsinki”.—Reuters This Dec 9, 2012, file photo, shows Jack White performing at KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas in Los Angeles. —AP photos Jack White issues apology letter to Black Keys ack White has issued a written apolo- record. In the letter, he objects to his chil- gy to The Black Keys, his former dren attending the same school as Black Jbandmate Meg White and others Keys singer-guitarist Dan Auerbach’s over comments he made in a recent daughter In the Rolling Stone article, he Rolling Stone magazine interview. Last used Adele, Lana Del Rey and others in year, his personal opinions about The his explanation as examples of a point he Black Keys were revealed when his wife was making about the difference included a message from him in their between trendsetters and those who fol- divorce case. He was asked again about low. He also said he rarely talks to his old the band during the recent interview, bandmate and first wife Meg White, Tourists take pictures of a bronze statue of Freddie Mercury the British singer of the rock band ‘Queen’ during the first edition of the ‘Freddie and he told Rolling Stone he felt The describing some of their difficulties as For A Day’ festival, in Montreux, Switzerland yesterday. Freddie For A Day is a festival to remember the late Freddie Mercury, lead singer of the Black Keys were capitalizing on a sound bandmates. rock band Queen and former Montreux resident, who died in 1991.—AP photos he helped make popular. Recent comments by White, Auerbach White explains in a letter dated and Black Keys drummer Patrick Carney Saturday on his website that he thought have come as both acts promote new it would have seemed petty if he had releases. Carney and Auerbach say declined to discuss the issue with the they’ve never met White and don’t ‘ Freddie For A Day’ festival magazine. In his letter, he spoke positive- understand his ill will. “I don’t know, man, ly of the Black Keys, who are also based this business is hard enough,” Auerbach in Nashville and got their start as a said in an interview this week. “I choose bluesy two piece like White’s own White to focus on different things, honestly. Stripes. “Thank you for reading all of this He’s obviously focusing very intensely on and I hope that the nonsense started by something. I’m focusing on something lawyers and strangers to me and perpet- very different, and my output is testa- uated by tabloid journalism can be left ment to that.” White said in his note he behind, and all of the musicians can wishes The Black Keys and their co-pro- move forward in positivity,” White wrote ducer Brian “Danger Mouse” Burton in the letter over the weekend. “So, God much success. bless the Black Keys, Danger Mouse, “Lord knows that I can tell you myself Adele, Meg White, and anyone else I’ve how hard it is to get people to pay atten- spoken about, and thank you for under- tion to a two piece band with a plastic standing. Good fortune to all of them, guitar, so any attention that the Black and I’m sorry for my statements hurting Keys can get in this world I wish it for anyone.” them, and I hope their record stays in the Though White’s feeling that The Black top ten for many months and they have Keys have capitalized on his sound had many more successful albums in their long been rumored, his feelings were career,” White wrote.—AP confirmed when a letter he sent to Karen People disguised with a moustache like Freddie Mercury dance in front of People wearing Freddie Mercury masks. Elson was entered into the public court a bronze statue of the famous singer of British rock band ‘ Queen’..

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