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- Cyndi mention in Margaret Cho Article
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Cyndi mention:
EG: What was your experience like singing alongside Cyndi Lauper?
MC: She’s a beautiful person. She’s so funny. She’s so in love with artists and so warm and supportive. She really loved all the people she brought together for the tour. She’s also very much in charge. ... She taught me how to sing. How many people can say that?
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Wed, 12 Sep 2007 09:24:00 US/Mountain - Music videos aren't part of MTV's big picture
Among the random blur of celebrity cameos that added up to MTV's "Video Music Awards" Sunday, Justin Timberlake made the one good point.
"I want to challenge MTV to play more videos," Timberlake declared. "We don't want to see 'The Simpsons' on reality television. We want more videos!"
How often does the big winner at an awards show ask the hosts to pay more attention to the entity the show exists to honor?
Timberlake was dancing in the dark, of course. MTV will play more videos when AT&T sells more rotary phones and the Dodgers return to Brooklyn.
As the torrent of in-house promotions during the "VMA" telecast made clear, MTV years ago decided its future lies more with redundant, low-budget reality shows than any regular video presence.
MTV today is more about stupid arguments at a beach house than Rihanna or Nickelback.
But maybe, after 26 years, it's time for MTV to say so - to end the pretense it has much of any connection to the music channel that shook up both the TV and record biz in the early 1980s.
MTV played a lot of videos in those days, using radio's classic top 40 principle: Play the hits and play 'em a lot. Its first veejays became goofy cult stars.
Nor did video kill the radio star. It made the radio star brighter. Within two years another golden age of top 40 flowered, with artists from Michael Jackson, Prince and Lionel Richie to Cyndi Lauper, Bruce Springsteen, Madonna and Whitney Houston.
MTV's reward was the hip aura all brands dream about. While its raw audience numbers were modest, it became almost a generic term, like "Coke" or "Kleenex." It was a beacon for a new generation of pop music fans and a lightning rod for a small band of often hilariously clueless critics.
MTV mattered.
For teenagers today, MTV is another media option. It's popular enough, but in the age of iPod, MySpace and American Eagle, it doesn't really define anything.
In truth, MTV might liberate itself by coming out as whatever new creature it already is. However proud it is of the brand it created, the current edition just blurs the picture by suggesting it's a place to visit for videos.
Then maybe some other channel could move in and put today's videos into the kind of attractive package MTV once did.
As it happens, this year's VMAs did pretty well in the ratings: 7.081 million viewers, to 5.76 million last year.
But that may only reinforce Timberlake's point: If that many people watch video awards on a channel that hardly plays any videos, imagine the potential audience on a channel that did.
dhinckley@edit.nydailynews.com
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Wed, 12 Sep 2007 03:07:00 US/Mountain - SingStar 80's and Amped Hitting Stores Next Week
The two latest additions to the SingStar franchise are hitting store shelves simultaneously next week. On September 18, SingStar 80’s and SingStar Amped will be released for the PS2 for the enjoyment of karaoke lovers everywhere. SingStar 80’s will take you back to a more embarrassing and yet so awesome time with songs by Madonna, Duran Duran, Wham!, Blondie, Cyndi Lauper, and Culture Club. Wow, just writing that down put a whole lot of songs in my head. SingStar Amped will have you singing alongside some of the great rockers like Nirvana, David Bowie, Foo Fighters, and Ozzy Osbourne. You can also get half of the Rock Band experience if you work out a way to sync up one of those bands’ songs on Guitar Hero with the exact same song on SingStar. Seriously, that’d be impressive. Get Cyndi Lauper News delivered by email
Tue, 11 Sep 2007 23:51:00 US/Mountain - On September 10th 1995...
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Cyndi Lauper was the recipient of an Emmy for her guest appearance on Mad About You.
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Mon, 10 Sep 2007 21:12:00 US/Mountain - TV Schedule
Artist Schedule: Cyndi Lauper
A DAY RUNS FROM 6 AM TO 5:59 AM. ALL TIMES ARE EST.DATE/TIMENETWORKSHOWFEATURED ARTISTSINFOMon
09.10
03:30 PM ETTue
09.11
01:00 AM ETSat
09.15
01:00 PM ETSat
09.15
04:00 PM ETTue
09.18
01:30 AM ET
Mon, 10 Sep 2007 01:35:00 US/Mountain - Picture Of The Week
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I am not sure when this was taken but I love it. Maybe around 1988? Feel free to comment.
Mon, 10 Sep 2007 00:06:29 US/Mountain - Weekly Poll Get Cyndi Lauper News delivered by email
Sun, 09 Sep 2007 23:27:00 US/Mountain - Menu Changes
Today the site menu was changed. Nothing was lost just moved into sub-menus. I think it will be easier to navigate the site now. Much cleaner. If you have any concerns, find any errors, or don't like it please let me know.
Jbray
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Sat, 08 Sep 2007 21:59:00 US/Mountain - Prisoner of Love used in new movie
The unreleased track "Prisoner of Love" appears in the movie "Romance & Cigarettes". For a review of the movie click here!
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Fri, 07 Sep 2007 23:47:54 US/Mountain - More Hawaii Tourdates
12/31/2007 - Sheraton Waikiki
Honalulu, Hawaii
01/04/2008 - Castle Theatre
Maui, Hawaii
01/05/2008 - Hilton Palace Lawn
Kona, Hawaii Get Cyndi Lauper News delivered by email
Thu, 06 Sep 2007 21:19:00 US/Mountain - More Singapore Pictures
Cyndi added new pictures from her Singapore show to her official site.
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Wed, 05 Sep 2007 21:00:00 US/Mountain - Cyndi on A Barry Manilow Christmas: Live By Request DVD
Cyndi will be on the Barry Manilow Christmas: Live By Request DVD recorded in 2003. Here is an article from Billboard.com
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September 05, 2007, 7:00 AM ET
Barry Manilow is bringing us more than "The Greatest Songs of the Seventies" this fall. In fact, the singing, songwriting piano man tells Billboard.com that "I'm like Starbucks; you're not gonna be able to get away from me. It's gonna be a Manilow fall," with a holiday album and a selection of DVDs.
In early November, Hallmark plans to issue "In the Swing of Christmas," a jazz-styled album on which Manilow is accompanied by pianist Matt Herskowitz of the Mad Fusion Trio, who he proclaims is "beyond Bill Evans, beyond Fats Waller. You've never heard a young piano player like this."
The song list, Manilow says, is a mix of "titles everyone would know" -- "Silver Bells" and "White Christmas" -- along with Irving Berlin's "Count Your Blessings (Instead of Sheep)" and the Great American Songbook staple "Violets For Your Furs." "They're not all religious at all," Manilow says. "I was also able to put in winter songs, which turned out to be just beautiful. I'm nuts about it, and so is Hallmark."
"In the Swing of Christmas" will be accompanied by the release of the DVD version of the 2003 A&E special "A Barry Manilow Christmas: Live By Request." And on Nov. 6, Rhino Entertainment/Stiletto New Media will put out the box set "Barry Manilow: The First Television Specials."
One thing Manilow won't be releasing is his version of the 1976 Elton John/Kiki Dee duet "Don't Go Breakin' My Heart" with Rosie O'Donnell that was slated for the "Seventies" album, which comes out Sept. 18 via Arista. The cut, Manilow says, was made for aesthetic rather than qualitative reasons.
"It was just fantastic," he explains, "but when we put it all together the tone of the song just didn't fit on this album. The whole album turned out to be very romantic, and suddenly this thing came crashing in, and it just didn't feel right.
"But Rosie ... was inspiring," he continues. "She's not a singer, really, and she got behind that mic and she turned into a rock 'n' roll singer. I hope people don't think we didn't put it on because she wasn't great. She was great. It's a wonderful cut; it just doesn't fit on the album, but it'll probably be a bonus cut somewhere."
Manilow says he also has "a really big idea" for a new album of original songs that he hopes to work on next -- unless "The Greatest Songs of the Eighties" looms.
Wed, 05 Sep 2007 19:41:00 US/Mountain - Girls Just Wanna Have Fun At Mardi Gras!
Cyndi Lauper, the iconic American Grammy Award-winning singer and gay icon has been confirmed to headline the 30th Celebrations of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras in 2008.
The pioneer of the New Wave sound had many hugely successful singles around the world, from karaoke classic “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun” to “Time After Time” and “The Goonies ‘R’ Good Enough” (ok, well maybe not quite that one).
Most recently, she has been headling the True Colours Tour around the US, along with Deborah Harry, Erasure, The Dresden Dolls, and Gossip, with Margaret Cho as MC, as well as hitting up the clubs in Ibiza.
New Mardi Gras today confirmed that Lauper will be the headling act at the 30th anniversary after party to be held next March.
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You can watch a Cyndi Greatest Hits Video megamix on their site: Or below.
http://www.samesame.com.au/news/local/1309/Girls-Just-Wanna-Have-Fun-At-Mardi-Gras.htm
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Wed, 05 Sep 2007 18:59:00 US/Mountain - Weekly Poll
Poll Results Last Week
Which of the following is the best Cyndi B side? 
Heading For The Moon 44% (158 votes) 
Cold 6% (23 votes) What A Thrill 9% (34 votes) Unabbreviated Love 41% (147 votes) 
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Sun, 02 Sep 2007 22:48:00 US/Mountain - The Tenth Voice Radio magazine
From The Tenth Voice Radio Magazine:
The Tenth Voice Radio magazine
- 9/1/2007 1:00 pm-2:00 pm
The Back To School ShowMark Manning returns to host The Tenth Voice.
In our first segment Mark talks with Wick Thomas, Co-Chair of .The Coalition for Safe Schools. Wick will discuss the Coalition's objective and plans for the future Youth Empowerment Summit.
In our second segment, The Tenth Voice Film and Music critic Marion Merritt joins us to discuss the new musical release: True Colors a CD compilation of the musical acts including The Dresden Dolls, The Cliks, The Gossip, Debbie Harry, the Indigo Girls, Rufus Wainwright, Jeffree Star and others, that participated in the True Colors Tour, organized by Cyndi Lauper to benefit the Human Rights Campaign.
In addition we will play musical selections from True Colors and this week's edition of The Q Calendar.Immediately following The Tenth Voice is This Way Out at 2:00 PM, presenting National and International LGBT news, features, entertainment and information.
And ... listen for the Q Calendar, reporting weekly LGBT Community Events, presented by The Tenth Voice and 90.1 FM KKFI, heard twice daily at around 10:00 AM and 10:00 PM.
The Tenth Voice is now in Myspace. Visit us at www.myspace.com/thetenthvoice
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Fri, 31 Aug 2007 23:27:00 US/Mountain
