Ludacris - Ludacris Tommy Lee Plan Shower Record Bid

Rapper LUDACRIS and rocker TOMMY LEE are hoping to set a new world record for the biggest group shower as part of a new environmental awareness TV series.

The odd couple is getting serious about all things green on upcoming U.S. show Battleground Earth - but they're taking time out to have a little fun in Las Vegas.

Ludacris and Lee are inviting fans to join them at the Planet Hollywood Resort + Casino pool on 19 May (08) for a bid on the clean record.

But the two hellraisers are keen to keep the shower a family affair - and they've asked that all those hoping to take part bring and wear a bathing suit.

Lee and Ludacris hope the stunt will also raise awareness about water conservation.

The two stars are travelling around America raising awareness about the environment and checking out the measures some eco-warriors are taking to save the planet as part of the Planet Green network show.

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Blues Traveler rolls out summer tour plans

Blues/jam-rockers Blues Traveler [ tickets ] have lined up a run of summer dates as the band continues to support last year's "Cover Yourself," a set of newly recorded old favorites.The group kicks off the next portion of its schedule May 17 in Grand Ronde, OR, southwest of Portland. The itinerary, a mix of headlining and festival dates, features several co-headlining shows in July with Live and Collective Soul, and includes the group's traditional Fourth of July appearance at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, CO. The complete schedule is included below.The Grammy-winning band's "Cover Yourself" is a mostly acoustic affair that features new takes on the group's old songs, and the tracklist was chosen via fan voting. According to lead vocalist/harmonica virtuoso John Popper, the band is also working on material for a new studio album."We're making two [albums] right now," Popper told music website Ultimate-Guitar.com last year. "One we wanted to write, and one [is the] acoustic covers album ['Cover Yourself.'] ... I left the band alone to work on it and they started writing completely new arrangements for the [old] songs. The band's most recent set of original studio material was 2005's "Bastardos!"--its eighth studio album and first for Vanguard Records. The set was produced by solo artist and ex-Wilco multi-instrumentalist Jay Bennett.

Ewan Mcgregor - The Things They Say 8422

"You only have what you can carry. There is something liberating about just having what you need, on your bike. A tent, a roll mat, a little bit of food, a bit of petrol in your tank, and a vague idea of where you're going." EWAN MCGREGOR on the thrill of motorbiking from Scotland to South Africa for his LONG WAY DOWN TV series.

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Valhalla

   
Artist: Valhalla

   Genre(s): 
Metal
   Rock
   

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Discography:


   
 Hail To The Fallen Majesty

   Year: 2004   
Tracks: 8


   
 Winterbastard

   Year: 1999   
Tracks: 9


   
 The Wolfish Nocturne (Demo)

   Year: 1999   
Tracks: 9

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Valhalla is a symphonic rock-and-roll ring world Health Organization recorded ane record for United Artists. Mark Mangold, now a storied AOR figure, played keyboards with this Long Island unit world Health Organization performed local gigs until management pushed the group to compose original material to frame a transcription press. Here the offspring Mangold honed his songwriting chops piece development a love for synths and mellotons which he would carry into his succeeding dance band, American Tears. American Tears evolved into Touch and Mangold besides formed Drive, She Said and has worked with Aldo Nova, Randy Jackson, and many others. He wrote Cher's fake alloy boom "I Found Someone" with Michael Bolton.

Quaid Campaigns For Patients' Rights

Actor Dennis Quaid is calling on the U.S. government to preserve patients' rights to sue drug makers for injuries. The Smart People actor's twin babies had to fight for their lives last year when they were mistakenly given a near-fatal overdose of blood thinner Heparin, and Quaid insists the mishap could have been avoided if there was a better system of marking medicines. California regulators fined hospital bosses $25,000 after concluding the failure of staff at Los Angeles' Cedars-Sinai Medical Center to follow their own procedures resulted in incorrect doses of the drug being administered to Quaid's infants and other children. Quaid and his wife Kimberly Buffington have sued Baxter International Inc, the maker of the blood-thinning drug given to his twins On Wednesday, Quaid said victims of harm from medicines should be able to seek damages from manufacturers in state courts. He says, "I believe if preemption of lawsuits is allowed to prevail, it will basically make all of us, the public, uninformed and uncompensated lab rats."


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Madden's ex wishes him well with Hilton

Actress Sophie Monk has dismissed rumours that rocker Benji Madden dumped her to start a relationship with socialite Paris Hilton.
Monk told Australian newspaper Herald Sun that her break-up with Madden was amicable and that she wished him well for the future.
Monk reportedly said: "Let me make this as plain as possible - Benji did not leave me for Paris Hilton."
"Benji and I did not break up badly or anything like that. We both decided, as adults, our relationship had run its course and decided to move on."
She also said: "I feel no animosity towards Benji and Paris at all and am very happy with life at the moment."

Britney Spears To Become Regular On How I Met Your Mother?

Britney Spears appeared for a second guest spot on sitcom How I Met Your Mother earlier this week, and producers have been so impressed with her performance they want her back as a regular.



The pop wreck plays ditzy receptionist Abby in the show, and her original cameo gave the show it’s best ever viewing figures when it aired in March.



Sources claim Spears is very popular with the cast and crew on the show.



Co-creator Craig Thomas says: "She was better than the first time. (Viewers have seen) that the door is still open for her to come back."



See Britney in action on her second How I Met Your Mother stint here.


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Irish Book Awards shortlist announced

Anne Enright, Joe O'Connor, Roddy Doyle, Julia Kelly, Diarmaid Ferriter and Frank McCourt are among the authors who have been shortlisted for the upcoming Irish Book Awards.
The awards, which are now in their third year, feature nine categories and are the only industry wide event of their kind in the Irish book sector.
'The Gathering' by Anne Enright; 'Zugzwang' by Ronan Bennett; 'Redemption Falls' by Joe O'Connor; and 'The Silver Swan' by Benjamin Black are all in the running for Irish Novel of the Year.
Julia Kelly is nominated in the Irish Newcomer of the Year category for her novel 'With My Lazy Eye', which is up against 'In the Woods' by Tana French;  'There Are Little Kingdoms' by Kevin Barry; and 'Secret Diary of a Demented House Wife' by Niamh Greene.
Diarmaid Ferriter's 'Judging Dev' is nominated in three categories, including Non-Fiction Book of the Year; while Roddy Doyle's 'Wilderness' and Frank McCourt's 'Angela and the Baby Jesus' are up for awards in the children's category.
A gala ceremony to announce the winners will take place in The Round Room at the Mansion House in Dublin on 24 April. 
A Lifetime Achievement award in Irish Literature will also be handed out on the night.