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The world has got its first look at Jennifer Hudson portraying soul legend Aretha Franklin with the teaser trailer for the upcoming biopic Respect dropping overnight. Hudson scored a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her role in Dreamgirls which was her film debut back in 2006. Many are suggesting this role might see her return to the […]
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30 Jun 2020 /
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Christine Anu will be returning to Perth to perform Rewind – The Aretha Franklin Songbook for just one night at Freo.Social. The show sees Anu take on many of the songs recorded by Franklin during her long career including Respect, (You Make Me Feel) Like a Natural Woman, Bridge Over Troubled Waters and Today I Sing the Blues. Chatting […]
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13 Aug 2019 |
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There are reports that singer Aretha Franklin is gravely ill and her friends and family have rushed to her bedside in Detroit. The singer’s last performance was on 2nd November 2017 for the Elton John AIDS Foundation in New York. Her final public performance was at Philadelphia’s Mann Center in August last year. The 76 […]
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13 Aug 2018 |
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Macklemore Gemini ★★★★½ Departing from his usual sounds when working on projects with Ryan Lewis, Macklemore’s latest album ventures into a more contemporary style of hip-hop but potentially an older version of Macklemore. Dealing with personal drama, battles with apathy, ego and the seduction of substances and sex. There is stark contrast to his other […]
Tags: Ane Brun, Aretha Franklin, Jack Jones, Macklemore, Nick Cester, P!nk, Philip Glass, Rick Price, Tegan and Sara
17 Nov 2017 |
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TRIAGE! A Nursing Cabaret | Noodle Palace | Until Feb 19 | ★ ★ ★ ★ I could feel beads of sweat on my back as I was walking into the tent to see the show. Don’t get me wrong, it wasn’t from the anticipation on the excitement (or fear) that was about to unfold (I neglected […]
Tags: Aretha Franklin, doris day, peggy lee, triage! a nursing cabaret, zuleika khan
7 Feb 2017 |
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Today marks the 22nd anniversary of the death of music producer David Cole. Alongside producer Robert Clivillés, Cole wrote, produced and remixed a stream of hits for artists including Mariah Carey, Martha Wash, Taylor Dayne, Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, Chaka Khan, Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam and New Kids on the Block. The duo first got […]
Tags: AIDS, Aretha Franklin, Boys II Men, C+C Music Factory, Chaka Khan, Clivillés + Cole, David Cole, Deborah Cooper, HIV, Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam, Mariah Carey, Martha Wash, Michael Jackson, Michelle Visage, music, New Kids on The Block, NKOTB, Pride, remix, Robert Clivillés, Taylor Dayne, Whitney Houston
24 Jan 2017 |
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An 80-minute video showing singer George Michael recording his lost album ‘Trojan Souls’ has been posted to YouTube. The behind the scenes video shows George Michael hanging out in the studio working with musicians and backing singers. The start of the film, which was probably filmed in late 1992 or early 1993, shows Michael arriving […]
Tags: Anita Baker, Aretha Franklin, Elton John, George Michael, lost albums, Sade, Seal, Trojan Souls
3 Jan 2017 |
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Gloria Gaynor’s disco anthem I Will Survive is 38 years old today. Originally released on October 23rd 1978 the song about getting through a broken relationship was quickly adopted by the LGBTI community who embraced it’s themes of strength and persistence. The song was written by Freddie Perren and Dino Fekaris, and recorded by Gloria Gaynor in […]
Tags: 1978, anniversary, anthem, Aretha Franklin, Bisexual, Chantay Savage, Diana Ross, disco, Erasure, Freddie Perren, gay, Gloria Glaynor, I Will Survive, Intersex, Lesbian, LGBT, LGBTI, LGBTIQ, Robbie Williams, trans*, transgender
23 Oct 2016 |
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The Kooks Listen The tight 11 tracks arranged seamlessly to create the latest album ‘Listen’ by the Kooks are unsurprisingly superb. Sticking to Brit-Rock genre with a ‘don’t fix what’s not broken’ mentality, the band only break away from the mould for ‘Westside’, where the introduction of electro undertones leaves the band sounding strangely like […]
Tags: Aretha Franklin, Graeme Watson, Hope Wealcan, Lanie Lane, The Kooks, The Madden Brothers, Vance Joy
16 Nov 2014 |
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While some argue that pop music is a vacuous cultural institution that produces nothing but tuneless fistpump anthems void of meaning, here at OUTinPerth, we know that’s not the case. Pop music has taught us valuable lessons about everything from sexuality and self confidence to heartache and despair. Perhaps the most beneficial thing pop music […]
Tags: Aretha Franklin, Fergie, Gwen Stefani, Janet Jackson, Kesha, Madonna, Musical Spelling Bee, Nat King Cole
17 Jun 2014 |
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