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‘Jungle Floor’ a deep effort
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fit on Kravitz’s “Circos.”
There are also shades of early
Prince, James Brown, D’An
gelo, Philadelphia Interna
tional and early Motown
throughout this interestii^
piece.
Oh, did I mention Sly
Stone? Yep, Himt obviously
hkes Stone’s “If You Want Me
lb Stay” It’s all over “Priest
Or Police.” “Character”
reminds me musically of B.B.
Kir^s “The Thrill Is Grone.”
Neither of these songs is a
direct copy just homage to one
of Ihe richest musical eras
ever.
It’s hard to say who will be
drawn to this CD. There’s
enough here for everyone but
maybe not enou^ to excife
any particular buying group. I
like it all and don’t mind sv^-
gesting the work to anyone
interested in good music - real
good music.
Carolina artists on display at Hodges Taylor
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“Studio Interior with
Tilips,” a very large painting,
painted in yeUow and red
with highlights of green
seems to be inspired by the
French painter Pierre Bon
nard who favored interiors.
Alice Sebrell, originally
fixjm Charlotte, is program
coordinator at Black Moun
tain College Museum & Arts
Center in Asheville. In her
photographs, she seems to
have great interest in animal
imagery and suirealism. One
of her simplei' and more effec
tive images is her photo
graph, “They Said' the Ani
mals were Clocks” where we
see the profile of a camel and
hailing industrial hooks.
Eric Olsen of Charlotte who
graduated fixim the Art Insti
tute of Chicago and East Car
olina University is showing a
series of pastel on paper nude
figure studies. Most effective
here is “Spinning Figure” in
khaki, purple and crimson
pastel where the artist has
captured the spirit and ener
gy of a body moving.
Hodges Tajior is open Tues
days throio^ Fridays fiom 11
a.m. - 5 p.m. and on
Little no more, Sammie
set to reveal grown up act
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she sent a videotape of them
to the television program
“Showtime at the Apollo,”
which led to an audition for
the group and a 1998 solo
performance. Ultimately win
ning the show’s finals, Sam
mie and his mother were con
tacted by Joyce Irby an agent
connected to Atlanta-based
producer/songwriter Dallas
Austin, who has worked with
Monica and Another Bad
Creation.
Now, Sammie is all grown
up and a new look.
‘T just wrapped up my new
album and it should be out in
mid-July” he said. ‘T’m so
glad that I still have fans that
have been loyal to me all
these years.”
Even if they are a little sm'-
prised to see that he’s not 12
years old.
The Pantene Tbtal You Tbur
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Destiny’s Child win special award
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
BANGKOK-R&B super-
stars Destiny’s Child, who
recently disbanded after a
string of chart-topping hits,
won a special achievement
award for their contribution
to international pop music at
the MTV Asia Awards 2006 in
Thailand’s capital.
Former band member Kelly
Rowland accepted the award
on Saturday night on behalf
of the Grammy-winning trio
and thrilled some 4,600 fans ,
at Ban^oks Siam Paragon
with the first-ever live perfor
mance of her upcoming debut
solo sir^e, “Gotsta Go.”
Rowland and her ex-band-
mates, Beyonce Knowles and
Michelle Williams, disbanded
last year to pursue solo
careers, but their MTV Asia
Special Achievement in
Muac award was warranted
for “their contribution to the
music world and thbir
immeasurable impact on pop
culture,” MTV Asia said in a
statement on its Web site.
Canadian singer-song
writer Daniel Powter was
among an array of Western
and Asian stars who took the
stage in Bangkok. Powter
showed off his piano-playing
skills with a tender rendition
of his worldwide smash bal
lad “Bad Day,” which spent
five weeks at No. 1 in the
United States earfier this
year.
East meets West was the
theme for some perfor
mances. Thai hip-hoppers
Thaitanimn jammed with
British pop heartthrob Simon
Webbe, who won an award
for Favorite Breakthrough
Artist, to showcase his new
single “No Womes.”
American rockers Kom,
who kicked off the awards
ceremony with a scorching
performance of their hit
"Twisted Transistor,” took
the trophy for Favorite \Tdeo
for that sor^.
Other top winners, deter
mined by MTV viewers in
Asia who voted through the
Internet and cell phone text
messages, included Green
Day for Favorite Rock Act,
Ricky Martin for Favorite
Male and Kelly Clarkson for
• Favorite Female.
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Uber girl group Destiny’s Child is still winning awards despite the fact that the three
singers have gone their separate ways.
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Asian winners, many of
whom also performed at the
show, were ranked by nation
alities. ^dcki Zhao was named
Favorite Artist for China,
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act.
Other regional winners
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Korea, Mawi for Malaysia,
Rivermaya for the Philip
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The awards show, now in its
fifth year after being
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2002, was being broadcast to
over 400 million households
regionwide over the wedcend,
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Last year’s MTV Asia
Awards, also held in Thai
land, doubled as an interna
tional fimdraising concert for
rehef work in Asian countries
devastated by the Dec. 26,
2004, tsimami disaster.
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