The Malaysian Insider :: Showbiz

Posted: 14 Oct 2012 07:04 AM PDT

NEW YORK, Oct 14 — Eclectic English singer-songwriter Patrick Wolf, who has been described by Pitchfork as a "neo-Dickensian laptop minstrel" and a "pacifist werewolf bent on a nomadic musical existence," celebrates his tenth anniversary of album-making this year by releasing Sundark and Riverlight, an acoustic reworking some of his best-known and beloved songs from the past decade, out October 15.

Who?

English singer Patrick Wolf first leaped into public consciousness in 2003 with the release of his debut LP Lycanthropy, recorded over a period of eight years between 1994 and 2002. This debut effort was critically acclaimed, scoring 8.2/10.0 on Pitchfork and kickstarting Wolf's career. Since then the multi-instrumentalist, who over the past ten years has played everything from piano to ukulele, has won critical and popular acclaim for his diverse musical style.

Why the buzz?

Marking ten years since the completion of Lycanthropy, Wolf is releasing Sundark and Riverlight, a double album of re-workings of some of the artist's most memorable songs throughout the last decade. The double LP, Wolf's first purely acoustic effort, is described as "a double-disc outsiders' journey forever in search of somewhere to belong and someone to be" (Drowned In Sound), and "the most intimate record of Wolf's career" (Sputnik Music). English newspaper The Guardian gave the album three out of five stars, and he earned 8/10 by music blog The Line Of Best Fit.

What to listen to?

Sundark and Riverlight drops on October 15 and can be purchased via www.patrickwolf.com and from iTunes, Amazon and record stores (Wolf recommends several local/independent stores on his website). For those who want to listen before buying, the album can be streamed on Soundcloud at soundcloud.com/patrick-wolf.

Where to see?

Wolf has European tour kicking off on Sunday, October 14, in Hamburg, Germany, and concluding on December 11 in Brighton, UK. Full dates and further information can be found via the artist's website at www.patrickwolf.com/livedates/. — AFP-Relaxnews

Television host and actor Gary Collins dies at age 74

Posted: 13 Oct 2012 09:13 PM PDT

BILOXI, Oct 14 — Television host and actor Gary Collins died early yesterday in Biloxi, Mississippi, of natural causes at the age of 74, according to the local coroner's office.

Collins was admitted to the Biloxi Regional Medical Center less than 24 hours before he was pronounced dead at 12.56 am (12.56pm local time), according to Brian Switzer, deputy coroner at the Harrison County Coroner's Office.

He starred in the 1970s TV series "The Sixth Sense" and appeared in other series including "JAG," "Yes, Dear" and "The Young and the Restless," as well as on "The New Hollywood Squares" game show.

He is survived by his wife, Mary Ann Mobley, a former Miss America from Brandon, Mississippi, and the couple spent some of their time in the state. Collins had been a host of the Miss America pageant.

In January 2011, he was accused of skipping out on a US$59.35 (RM181) restaurant tab in Biloxi, which in Mississippi is a felony. Those charges were later dropped but not before Collins was arrested in his Biloxi home after the restaurant's employees called the police.

In 2007, Collins was sentenced to four days in jail as the result of a car wreck in California. Police blamed that accident on the driver of the other car, though Collins pleaded no contest to a misdemeanour charge of driving under the influence.

In the 1980s, he hosted talk shows "Hour Magazine" and "The Home Show." — Reuters

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Ahad, 14 Oktober 2012

The Malaysian Insider :: Showbiz

The Malaysian Insider :: Showbiz

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