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Archive for July 20th, 2007
Kelly Rowland Collapses in Africa
Posted in Celebs, Concert, Music, Music People on the July 20, 2007
Kelly Rowland was performing in Lagos, Nigeria on Sunday when she collapsed. She was rushed to a hospital of course but the cause of her collapse was said to be dehydration. On a follow up check she was reported to be in good condition. Africa is a very hot place. She may have had heat exhaustion and lack of water. However, it could also be attributed to the way some of these girls take care of their bodies. They are all so skinny and in most cases under their healthy body weight. I’m sure this can definitely be a contributing factor. Rowland hasn’t been known negatively in the press and I doubt that she is as mentally unstable as most of the current divas. Considering she’s already made a recovery I guess it really wasn’t that big of a deal.
Rilo Kiley regroups under “Blacklight”
Posted in Celebs, Debut Album, Music, Music People, New LP, News, Song on the July 20, 2007
After a year-plus hiatus during which Rilo Kiley’s two principal members pursued solo careers, the Los Angeles-based indie pop quartet is returning to business August 21 with its major-label debut, “Under the Blacklight.” Well, sort of.
“People keep calling it our ‘major-label debut,’ but I think (2004’s) ‘More Adventurous’ was that,” front woman Jenny Lewis says. And in some respects, she’s right. “Blacklight” marks Rilo Kiley’s first effort on Warner Bros. proper, whereas “More Adventurous” was released on the band’s own Brute/Beaute imprint before the major “upstreamed” it.
However you tag it, “More Adventurous,” the band’s third full-length release, is its biggest to date. It has sold 177,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen Sound Scan, and cracked the Billboard 200 at No. 161.
Guitarist Blake Sennett’s work with his side band the Elected also has stoked awareness of Rilo Kiley, even while the band was not working together.
On “Blacklight,” there are hints of what Rilo Kiley excelled at in the past, but fans will find a few surprises as well.
The album touches on everything from glistening disco (”Breakin’ Up”) to Spanish-sung choruses (”Dejalo”) and ’60s-inspired surf vibes (”Smoke Detector”). Lyrically, much of the material is devoted to Hollywood’s dark underworld, with Lewis referencing topics like the porn industry and cyber dating.
Sennett says, “We’d done a lot of crying for a long time, and it was time to dance.”
