34 A&E WWW.PGCITIZEN.CA | September 1 - 7, 2012 A&E IN BRIEF Ne-Yo channels Michael Jackson for Bad anniversary NEW YORK (AP) — Ne-Yo channeled Michael Jack- son on the late singer’s 54th birthday at an event to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the King of Pop’s multiplatinum Bad album. Ne-Yo performed Smooth Criminal, I Just Can’t Stop Loving You and The Way You Make Me Feel on Wednesday night at New York’s Gotham Hall, imitating Jackson’s signature dance moves and vocal tones. The R&B singer said in an interview ahead of his performance: “You just don’t do a Michael song, you try and do the best you can.” He also said he learned how to sing because of Jackson and that the icon’s musical infl uence was tattooed on his heart. Singer Melanie Fiona also performed at the Pepsi and Billboard event. The Grammy winner belted covers of Bad and Dirty Diana. Documentary explores Rolling Stones history LONDON (AP) — A documentary with newly-re- leased historic footage will trace The Rolling Stones’ 50-year journey from teenagers to rock icons, publicists for the band said Thursday. AP PHOTO The fi lm, titled Crossfi re Hurricane – from a lyric in British singer Lianne La Havas Is Your Love Big Enough? in August, and she’ll join John Legend on tour in October. Jumping Jack Flash – is due for release in some British cinemas in October. The documentary includes footage showing the band’s fi rst road trips and the chaos of early tours, accompanied by commentaries by Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts, Ronnie Wood and Q&A with Lianne La Havas former Stones Bill Wyman and Mick Taylor. “This is not an academic history lesson,” director U.K. newcomer has fans in Prince and Stevie Wonder Brett Morgen said in a statement. Instead, the fi lm invites the audience to experience, “the Stones’ Mesfi n FEKADU The Associated Press I mean, it’s what about music and songwriting and which nearly mythical journey from outsiders to rock and artists we like. roll royalty,” he said. NEW YORK — An artist whose album I’ve always He was very complimentary about my The documentary also will be shown later this year debuts outside of the Top 100 on the wanted. It’s own music and I was very complimen- on HBO and the BBC. Billboard charts would normally be con- tary about his... And then a few weeks The Stones, which are celebrating their 50th an- sidered a flop, but for Lianne La Havas, amazing ‘cause later he invited me to come meet him at niversary this year, have so far kept their plans whose fans include Prince and Stevie Paisley Park, which I did. Wonder, that may not be the case. all I’m doing really is That was probably one of the most sur- secret. On Thursday, a publicist for the band denied The London-born singer’s debut album singing because it feels real, probably the most surreal thing that reports that it will play four shows in London and – Is Your Love Big Enough? – came in at has happened. New York in November. No. 142 on Billboard’s 200 albums chart nice and writing because But it turned out he was an absolute The reports followed rumours that the rockers may this month. it feels nice. sweetheart and very accommodating, be releasing new material after Jagger tweeted a Despite that, Wonder was in the audi- very welcoming. photo of him holding a guitar inside a Paris ence for her first headlining Los Angeles And we kind of just met up to do more recording studio this week. show, and she was invited to play her — Lianne La Havas of the same, talk about music and play a The band fi rst played in July, 1962 at The Marquee songs for music icon Prince. little guitar and I played him some songs. Club in London. “I mean, it’s what I’ve always wanted,” It was really, really chilled and really La Havas, 22, said of her career buzz. Lost & Found, and the hook is pretty amazing. “It’s amazing ‘cause all I’m doing re- dark: “You broke me, and taught me to AP: And Stevie Wonder? Harry Potter author building ally is singing because it feels nice and truly hate myself.” La Havas: My other favourite! Hogwarts-inspired tree houses writing because it feels nice.” Why did you write that? Stevie came to one of my shows... So La Havas, whose sound blends folk, La Havas: I was about 19 when I wrote I just had this, like, fire in my belly the LONDON (AP) — J.K. Rowling is building two tree pop and soul, will open for John Legend it. ...As you can probably hear, I was par- whole time going to the venue... And houses fi t for a wizard. on a U.S. tour in October, giving her al- ticularly unhappy at the time and my afterwards he spent like 45 minutes just Despite some complaints from neighbours, the City bum more exposure in America (it de- vocab wanted me to just kind of say it in chatting to me. of Edinburgh Council said Thursday it has approved buted at No. 4 in the United Kingdom). almost layman’s terms, you know. ... And he was playing my music in his the Harry Potter author’s application to create the She talked with The Associated Press But I don’t know, I’m happy with how earphones and he brought his son along. large tree houses in her garden for her children. recently about Prince, Wonder and the the song’s come out overall. He was also really lovely. They were The structures, each about 12 metres high, feature lyrical content on her album, which AP: Has the guy you are referring to both just chilling; they were just lovely. tall conical roofs and turreted windows in the style NPR says “is the stuff of best new artist heard the song? I will never forget it. Never, ever forget of Hogwarts Castle in the Harry Potter movies. Grammys.” La Havas: I don’t think he’s heard the it. It was just the most amazing thing. Artist impressions submitted to the council show AP: You wrote or co-wrote all the songs song. AP: Was he playing his own music? that they will be built on wooden stilts and are con- on your album. Particularly my relationship with him, La Havas: He played me some new nected by a rope bridge. Other features included What’s your songwriting process? it was always like, we just didn’t com- material of his own. are lanterns above the doors, a spiral staircase, La Havas: All songs happen in a dif- municate very well [with] our actually AP: How was it? balconies, a trap door and a steel slide. ferent way, and I don’t really know feelings, and so a lot of my angst was in- La Havas: It was really, really good. It Several neighbours had written to object, say- where they come from, but I just have ternal, which is kind of what that song is made me cry. ing the tree-houses may be visible from the road to be there to receive them, and then I about. It was so good. through a gap in the conifers that shield the have fun forming it and shaping it into So, yes, if he has responded, if he’s And I just was sitting there just like development and could aff ect the area’s landscape. something that will make me happy. heard it now, I don’t know. But we’ve a wreck next to Stevie, who couldn’t But the council granted Rowling’s request, saying All the lyrics are autobiographical in patched things up pretty much. understand why I was crying, so I had the development will not have a negative impact some way, some are more literal and AP: What was it like to meet Prince? to explain, you know. But he was very on the conservation area. some are metaphorical, but they’re all La Havas: That was some cray, cray comforting. kind of just about various situations over business. He heard my music through a It was his own material, something Rowling, 47, lives in a 17th-century mansion in an the last few years. friend of his and decided to get in touch. that’s about to come out maybe. But it Edinburgh suburb with her husband and three AP: The first song I heard of yours was ...We basically talked [on the phone] was beautiful. children.

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