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Post by Q3 on Oct 25, 2020 2:03:16 GMT -5
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Post by Q3 on Oct 24, 2020 2:08:42 GMT -5
http://instagr.am/p/CGtOsuXh3zJ Coming soon! Sam Sparro and Adam Lambert Are Part of the Rhythm Nation
(skipped intro before Adam mention) For Interview, Sparro called up his friend and frequent co-writer Adam Lambert to discuss making queer music and reminisce about one particularly wild Halloween party with Snoop Dogg and Miley Cyrus.
ADAM LAMBERT: Your last album was back in 2012, which I loved by the way. What happened between then and now? What kept you from releasing a new project?
SAM SPARRO: Thank you. Well, girl, it’s so funny because we’ve been friends for, god, I want to say almost 12 years?
LAMBERT: I know. You wrote a song with me on my first album, For Your Entertainment.
SPARRO: We go way fucking back. Do you remember when I was living in that loft?
LAMBERT: Yeah, I think I came to a party there once.
SPARRO: I was going through a total fucking personal crisis. I was like, smoking crack and drinking alone when I lived there.
LAMBERT: Shit. So, there’s that.
SPARRO: It feels really good to just be super honest and open about my life now. I just feel ready. Honestly, the time in between Return to Paradise, which is when I was trying to get myself together, and now—so much of that time was just about getting well.
LAMBERT: And now you’re sober, correct?
SPARRO: Seven years.
LAMBERT: That’s amazing, congratulations. After all that time getting sober and getting everything back together, what finally motivated you to get back in the studio for this project?
SPARRO: I’ve done some collabs and co-writes very selectively because I don’t like random people in my space. I finally—and I know you can relate to this—I felt like I stopped chasing a hit. I stopped chasing whatever was on the radio, or what I thought people wanted me to make. I just was like, “Fuck it, I’m going to make exactly what I want to make.” Which is a very nostalgic pop album celebrating my childhood. Life is too short. We just have to make what we love so we can stand next to, and be proud of it. I think people respond to that.
LAMBERT: At the end of the day, if you’re going to put yourself out there and put your name on something, it has to be something that you love. It can’t be something that’s plugged into some sort of commercial trend, that everyone says is the new thing, if it doesn’t work for you. It just doesn’t make any sense. I completely relate to you on that.
SPARRO: I mean, it’s nice when those two things line up.
LAMBERT: You have to play the game, to a point. I think having that artistic integrity is super important. It’s the only thing that we can really claim as ours. Hats off to you, I think that’s great. I was just listening to the album before this phone call. What I love about it is that it’s so specific. I hear your influences in it, I hear the time period that you’re honoring. It is fully nostalgic. My favorite kind of artistry is when you reference something and then put a twist on it. That’s you in there, I hear you.
SPARRO: I feel like this, more than any other project, is me not just as a songwriter and a singer, but really as a producer. I’m super proud of the production that I’ve done on this album. The vocal production, making that really modern and polished, does bring it into the contemporary landscape. I feel like Kanye West a little bit when people are like, “Well, what are you listening to?” And I’m like, “I’m listening to myself because my music is the shit.”
LAMBERT: I do the same thing. Absolutely.
SPARRO: You’ve really inspired me a lot over the years. I admire you so much. I’m so glad we’re friends and I’m so glad we work together. I’m just so proud of you and this record that you’ve made, as well. Because it’s the best stuff you’ve ever done.
Link: www.interviewmagazine.com/music/sam-sparro-adam-lambert-boombox-eternal-janet-jackson
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Post by Q3 on Oct 24, 2020 2:03:44 GMT -5
Well I think he will be home for Halloween in order to cast his vote, *@#%$ day being 11/2. And for anyone interested in queen online deliveries, the vinyl came today. the CD with sweatshirt came last week. The sweatshirt is so soft - I love it. I got my copy of the UK independent record store red vinyl today too! I am not sure what to do with it. I want to open it to see it. I want to keep it closed so that I can add it to my Queen collection! Not the biggest dilemma in my life but a fun problem because I win either way!
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Post by Q3 on Oct 22, 2020 16:31:29 GMT -5
I haven't seen any indication where Adam is --- except that he's posting a lot online right now.
If he is still in the UK. I hope he leaves soon and gets back to California.
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Post by Q3 on Oct 22, 2020 15:31:21 GMT -5
I am glad that this is finally om Amazon. Amazon has been pushing the Twitch-Amazon synergy but I just don't get it. i don't follow Twitch closely but they are trying to convert it into a chat-entertainment platform.
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Post by Q3 on Oct 22, 2020 15:29:22 GMT -5
I never expected I would see this. Never! I am an ex-Catholic but wonder sometimes if we had a Pope like this decades ago would I have left?
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Post by Q3 on Oct 22, 2020 1:47:23 GMT -5
Brian May on Queen’s 50th anniversary plans for 2021 – ‘We want to celebrate being alive’ BRIAN MAY has spoken out on Queen's 50th anniversary plans for 2021, in an exclusive interview with Express.co.uk.By GEORGE SIMPSON PUBLISHED: 13:42, Wed, Oct 21, 2020 | UPDATED: 13:44, Wed, Oct 21, 2020 It was 50 years ago this year that Freddie Mercury first performed with Smile’s Brian May and Roger Taylor, forming what became Queen. But it’s actually next year which marks Queen’s 50th anniversary when their full line-up with bassist John Deacon was completed. Express.co.uk recently caught up with May to ask what he and Taylor had planned to celebrate a half-century of the incredible rock band. May shared: “It’s funny because we’ve been looking at all this and Roger and I are going, ‘Do we really want to celebrate being that old?’ He and Taylor, who are the only active members of Queen today, have been looking at all sort of designs and logos to mark 50 years of the band. But afterwards, the Queen guitar and drummer said to each other: “Actually I don’t think we want to do that, we just want to get out and play.” So, for now, such on-display celebrations of the 50th anniversary have been shelved. Link: www.express.co.uk/entertainment/music/1350497/Brian-May-interview-Queen-50th-anniversary-2021-Queen-and-Adam-Lambert-tour-Roger-TaylorAdam posts some old pics on InstagramHere are a few of them New @adamlambert IG story LinkOriginal post of old photoshoot pics http://instagr.am/p/CGnkBarl9u5 Adam from Halloween Past Original post http://instagr.am/p/CGnet2SB5ap Be part of the Queen + Adam Lambert Live Album Experience!www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tx9xmqZOv2g&feature=youtu.beBe part of the Queen + Adam Lambert live album experience! Send us photos and videos of you at any Queen + Adam Lambert live show, plus photos of you and your copy of ‘Live Around The World’ for your chance to be featured in the “Don’t Stop Me Now” fan video!
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Post by Q3 on Oct 21, 2020 1:13:51 GMT -5
Here is something from Brian.... twitter.com/brianmaycom/status/1318454139014287360PLEASE VOTE for @stufishstudio for their brilliant design work, including amazing visuals for the @queenwillrock and @adamlambert. VOTING CLOSES THURSDAY 22 OCT at Vote for the 2020 Design Achievement Awards! Vote for the most outstanding projects in Live Design's 2020 Design Achievement Awards to determine the winners in Theatre, Live For Broadcast, and Concerts and Events. livedesignonline.com I voted for them. They really deserve to win this!!
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Post by Q3 on Oct 20, 2020 2:16:02 GMT -5
QAL Fans by Adamtopia, on Flickr Want to be part of an QAL fan video? Now is your chanceADAM LAMBERT @adamlambert I want you to be a part of the Queen + Adam Lambert fan video! Send us pics & videos of you at any Queen + Adam Lambert live show, plus you and your copy of Live Around The World for your chance to be featured in the “Don’t Stop Me Now” fan video. qal.lnk.to/LiveExperience #QALLIVE Submit your photo here: umusic.digital/amjwzr/
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Post by Q3 on Oct 19, 2020 1:44:35 GMT -5
Adam Lambert's Audio message F M Y o k o h a m a , Japan Radio/QAL "Live Around The World, Oc 17www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSJbMoua244Looped (Virtual Meet & Greets + Livestream Events) @loopedlive Some very lucky fans got to video chat LIVE with @adamlambert last week on the #LoopedApp! Sue Williams susiwil23 Oct 17 Wonderful memories of last week ... thank you so much @adamlambert & @loopedlive for making this happen .. it was so very special The Sanderson Sisters Reunite for 'Hocus Pocus' Hulaween Teaser: See the PhotoBy Ashley Iasimone 10/18/2020 The Sanderson sisters are ready to return. The iconic trio of witches from the 1993 film Hocus Pocus -- played by Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy -- are reuniting for one night only on the eve before Halloween, and they've shared a sneak peek in their classic costumes. "Your 3 fav witches - @sarahjessicaparker @kathynajimy & ME - are returning for 1 night only on 10/30 at 8p ET!" Midler wrote on Instagram Sunday night (Oct. 18). "'In Search of the Sanderson Sisters' is the best thing to happen to #Halloween since Hocus Pocus + Reeses Pieces." Winifred, Sarah and Mary Sanderson are getting back together for “In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover," a one-hour virtual broadcast to benefit the New York Restoration Project, hosted by Elvira, Mistress of the Dark. Appearances by Glenn Close, Billy Eichner, Jennifer Hudson, Adam Lambert, John Stamos, Meryl Streep, Billy Crystal, Samantha Diaz, Todrick Hall, Anjelah Johnson-Reyes, Alex Moffat, Martin Short, Sarah Silverman, Sophie von Haselberg, Thora Birch, Omri Katz, Doug Jones, and surprise guests are also scheduled for the event. Tickets are available to purchase for $10, and a variety of Hocus Pocus-themed merchandise is for sale. The New York Restoration Project -- a non-profit organization founded by Midler -- partners with communities to ensure that all New Yorkers have access to the benefits of nature, through its environmental justice work. Link: www.billboard.com/articles/news/9468121/the-sanderson-sisters-reunite-hocus-pocus-hulaween-photoJohn Deacon: Brian May ALWAYS runs things by Queen bassist ‘Still very much part of team’
JOHN DEACON may be retired, but Brian May revealed in an exclusive interview with Express.co.uk how he still always runs decisions by the Queen bassist today.
By GEORGE SIMPSON PUBLISHED: 10:00, Sun, Oct 18, 2020 The Queen bassist retired from the music industry almost 25 years ago for a quiet private life. With Freddie Mercury having died in 1991, only half of Queen in Brian May and Roger Taylor are still active today with singer Adam Lambert. Nevertheless, John Deacon is a major Queen rights holder and so is still a business partner, with May admitting he always runs things by the 69-year-old to this day. Speaking exclusively with Express.co.uk, May said: “All I know is, he’s okay about it. If he wasn’t okay, we would know. “That’s the arrangement we have.” “No matter what kind of decision it is, artistic or business-wise, money-wise, management-wise, we always run things past John.” The 73-year-old revealed how their deal is that if they don’t hear back from Deacon then he’s agreed to their decision. Link: www.express.co.uk/entertainment/music/1348756/John-Deacon-today-Queen-bassist-Brian-May-interview-Queen-and-Adam-Lambert Special Bonus: I got the date right today!
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