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Post by Inside Australian Idol on Mar 17, 2005 23:36:58 GMT 10
Gig a ghostly giggle 15mar05 AUSTRALIAN Idol funny girl Rebel Wilson has hotfooted it down to Melbourne after she landed a last-minute gig with the blockbuster film Ghostrider.  Fangs a lot: Australian Idol finalist Ricki-lee Coulter meets the cast at Dracula's theatre restaurant in Carlton. Wilson, who poked a little fun at herself in that horrid gold dress for Aussie Idol and also appeared on Pizza, has been cast in two scenes with Nic Cage. Her speaking role is lovingly dubbed "White Trash Girl". Wilson can be seen hamming it up at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival in Confessions of an Exchange Student. Another Idol, Ricki-lee Coulter, has also been in Melbourne as she continues to work towards a record deal. While in Melbourne, Coulter took in the horror show at Dracula's theatre restaurant in Carlton. www.heraldsun.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5478,12545459%255E28957,00.html |
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Post by Inside Australian Idol on Mar 17, 2005 23:37:39 GMT 10
Sunday to launch debut album By Clementine Cuneo Tuesday, 15 March 2005 HE'S the man Australian Idol judges turned their backs on, and now he's taken his career into his own hands. Australia's most memorable Idol, Sunday Maseko, is launching his debut album, titled "Never Stop Singing", on Saturday night at the Cosmopolitan. Sunday's talent and love of singing was first discovered on Australian Idol when he made it to the top 150 singers. But then the judges told him he wasn't what they were looking for. Determined to succeed in the music industry, Sunday has taken his career into his own hands, with the help of his manager Terrall Lewis. More: Read today's Western Advocate bathurst.yourguide.com.au/detail.asp?class=news&subclass=local&category=general%20news&story_id=378378&m=12&y=2005 |
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Post by Inside Australian Idol on Mar 17, 2005 23:38:25 GMT 10
Extreme wannabes March 15, 2005 Forget Sinatra - the latest karaoke craze is alternative rock, writes Jill Stark. The Japanese have a lot to answer for. They gave us karaoke, a craze responsible for more murdered renditions of Tom Jones and Carly Simon classics than the brains behind The X-Factor and Australian Idol could ever dream up. One too many after-work chardonnays and everyone's a singer. Add a stage, microphone and a bar full of people and it's a recipe for melodic chaos. Watching inebriated colleagues warble through Frank Sinatra's My Way is beginning to lose its appeal. But there's hope for the trend that gained popularity in the '80s and '90s. Every Wednesday night in Melbourne, a new generation are rocking out to Extreme Karaoke. At the Laundry in Fitzroy, Elvis has left the building. In his place are Marilyn Manson, Nirvana and the Beastie Boys. Singers choose from more than 1000 songs unlikely to be found at other karaoke nights. There's still a bit of Britney and some classics for the traditionalists, but it's the alternative crowd who rock the mic. For indie fans there's the Stone Roses and New Order and Beck, while grunge fans get Pearl Jam and the Smashing Pumpkins. Metal purists prefer Metallica or Black Sabbath; would-be rappers go for Eminem and Tupac. Organiser Danny Grimsey has been running karaoke events for eight years, and his "extreme" version now attracts up to 200 singers every week. "I started this in Adelaide. I'd been to a few karaoke places, but the song lists were crap," he says. "There was nothing for under 30s. What we do is more contemporary than the old Frank Sinatra, Elvis thing. It's funkier, it rocks." But isn't it painful to listen to drunken uni students howling out Korn hits? "We've had some competitions, and there are people who are really good," he says. "One girl who comes here quite often was the first non-Japanese person to win the Japanese national karaoke competition, so she's very cool. But generally people just come along and have a go. "Our most popular song is probably Love Shack (the B-52s) and then second would be Common People (Pulp). Tool is very popular - the songs seem to go for a long time, which can be a downfall, but if the person's rocking it can be good." EXTREME KARAOKE WHERE The Laundry, 50 Johnston Street, Fitzroy WHEN Wednesdays, 9pm HOW MUCH Free DETAILS Tel: 9419 7111 www.theage.com.au/articles/2005/03/14/1110649117007.html |
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