Thursday, October 25, 2012

Double Surprise From Kylie - October K25 Day!

 by Wayne
This has been one SPECTACULAR year, the year of celebration of Kylie's 25 years in music industry.
Kylie and team have been spoiling us with amazing video (and not only!) surprises throughout 2012.

Today's the day of (already) 10th treat Ms Minogue and co. prepared for us.
And it is not the first time that we get not one, but TWO specialties this month!

To warm us up for the big night, we'll be treated to something at 12p.m. UK time first.

kylie.com:
This month you’ll need to tweet #KylieWorld 10,000 times to reveal a very special video.
5p.m. UK time at www.kylie.com/tweettounlock

*UPDATE no.1*:

First surprise for today if the Flower lyric video fans all over the world have been sending the entries for at the beginning of the month! BEAUTIFUL job, everybody!!


*UPDATE no.2*: Evening surprise

Evening for some, morning for others and night for the rest ;)
The main surprise, #tweettounlock one has arrived and it is Kylie's 2002 hit Come Into My World from The Abbey Road Sessions!! It is not just a video, it has a Kylie message at the beginning and a very sweet "come, come, come into my world" whispers after it was finished :) Check it out!


Since January, every K25 day becomes a Kylie day on Twitter. This month, of course, was not an exception ;) Fans have been tweeting #KylieWorld 10.000 times to get the special video and our World became a KylieWorld as the it was a trending topic in different places around the globe.


As time was passing (and it did not take long!), we could witness the picture on kylie.com/tweettounlock appearing :)


 And in less than half an hour we've got our surprise! :)

Enjoy!

p.s. Special thanks to my lovely girls Nicola (@NicolaKirstie_) & Maria (@masenok) for helping me with the material of the unlocking process, since I personally was tweeting from the phone in a traffic jam <:D

xo K

Tuesday, October 23, 2012

REVIEW: The Abbey Road Sessions - Kylie Minogue Like You Have Never Heard Before!

«Dance, it’s all I wanna do» spins in many people’s minds when it comes to Kylie Minogue and her music. Known as a Goddess of Pop, a Dancing Queen, she’s been delivering the best and most famous dance tunes through the years, to be exact - 25! Although, as interesting as it sounds, Kylie is very good at ballads and acoustic songs, as her recent single, Flower, from The Abbey Road Sessions album, proves.  

When it comes to questions like «what else can she do» and «how can she top that», she definitely finds best answers to those and does something completely new and unexpected. Just take the AntiTour earlier this year, which was a «stripped-down» style performance of the b-sides and unreleased tracks over the years, however all dates became sell-out hits.

This time, Ms Minogue and team decided to release not just another Greatest Hits album - but to work on it... quite a bit! And instead of the «mix-tape» of old and new, we got something completely new, and it’s called «The Abbey Road Sessions». It is more confident Kylie explaining the meaning of Pop, showing its purpose and taking it to the new level, not being afraid to break its «standards» and paving an exciting, yet unfamiliar way.

From her oldest hits, The Locomotion, I Should Be So Lucky and Never Too Late reworked into the unrecognizable ballads to the mysterious, never-getting-old, Confide In Me and string heaven of Can’t Get You Out Of My Head, to the latest, full orchestra, All The Lovers, - there’s definitely something to please anyone’s taste.

Thus, once a «declaration» of freedom, now completely different Better The Devil You Know transforms into a monologue of a hopeless and uncertain lover, a happy poppy I Should Be So Lucky gets a full new meaning thanks to string accompaniment and Kylie’s sweet voice, a piano version of Never Too Late becomes a melodic ballad, an anthem of forgiveness and hope, and when one would think the lyrical Finer Feelings could not get any more dramatic, the combination of the orchestra and Kylie’s vocals makes it even more powerful.

On the other hand, there is the selection of masterpieces that show the other side of what an orchestral album can sound like. First of all, the «rock meets softness» version of Can’t Get You Out Of My Head, that is for sure one mind-blowing recreation of Kylie’s biggest hit. The string elements in this version make this pop song more unique. The effortless performance of All The Lovers shows the beauty and potential of Kylie’s voice, which is hard to fully uncover in a typical pop song. The acoustic Love At First Sight remained a very bright song as it is supposed to be, only it got a new life in it, becoming simplier and even more lovable «fairytale»-comes-true tune. The team also «breathed new life in» Come Into My World - Kylie is accompanied only by a piano makes the song sound more personal and gentle, as if it is a call out to the soul-mate. 

If there was a great song about love, that would have to be Hand On Your Heart. But The Abbey Road Sessions interpretation of it is the PERFECT song about that state and all the feelings which go with it. This version has a sense of mystery in it at the end, a riddle we have to solve, a story we have to write our own ending to. Confide In Me seems to never get old - after dozens of interesting arrangements, the 1994 hit still got it. This song perfectly shows Kylie’s vocal abilities and how she can charm listeners using her voice changes. The quiet whispers of the iconic «confide in me and you will see what we can be» leave us wanting more. On A Night Like This, once a dance tune, reincarnates into a powerful love message, and I Believe In You becomes anyone's quiet lullaby for any time.

Did you know that the sexiest song could be even sexier? Apparently - yes, if it’s Kylie singing Slow in a slower way combined with the sexy breathy voice. The most anticipated «reunion» collaboration of Light and Darkness finally happened - Where The Wild Roses Grow was remastered and re-recorded for this LP by Kylie and Nick Cave himself.
The new single, Flower, has been long awaited for - the beautiful ballad about a «distant child», written by Kylie and her musical producer, Steve Anderson, not long after the breast cancer diagnosis, sends shivers down the spine.
And finally, the Locomotion - a stand out track from the album, which takes back in time, to the happy 60’s. Its addictive happy tune makes one «jump up» and «do the Locomotion».

Kylie’s stylist and friend, William Baker, once said: «Kylie is annoyingly good at everything she turns her hand to». It might sound unusual, but if Kylie’s ever to hang her hot pants and put her microphone down for good, «The Abbey Road Sessions» is one of the albums that will not be forgotten, for it is a masterpiece not everyone can make, and it’s done in a way that it will be very hard to forget about.

Thank you for reading!
Kylie's new GH album, "The Abbey Road Sessions" is out on October 29th (UK. For the information about the rest of the World, please click on the link) and available to pre-order HERE.


xo K

Sunday, October 21, 2012

Kylie Minogue & Girls Aloud Lined Up For Strictly Come Dancing (Children In Need Special) & Royal Variety

The show has already passed The X Factor in the ratings for three weeks in a row.
Now BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing announced that on November 17th and 18th they have very special guests coming: Kylie Minogue and Girls Aloud are going to perform live in a charity special for the BBC’s Children In Need at Wembley Arena in front of 6,500 fans!


Kylie Minogue is going to perform her new single from The Abbey Road Sessions album, out on October 29th. Girls Aloud are back with their "reunion" single, Something New, from the Greatest Hits album, Ten, out on November 26th.

Kylie and Girls Aloud are also expected to perform on Royal Variety Performance at the Royal Albert Hall on November 19th. This year's event will be held in the presence of Her Majesty The Queen.
The Royal Variety Performance is presented annually in aid of the Entertainment Artistes' Benevolent Fund (the EABF), now often known as simply the "Royal Variety Charity".
The broadcast is on Monday, December 3rd on ITV Channel.

P.S. October 27th, Kylie Minogue is going to be on Jonathan Ross' show and as a guest star on SmoothFM 95.3 in Sydney and SmoothFM 91.5 in Melbourne.

"She will join Richard Wilkins from 10a.m. to 12 noon and will disclose three big announcements and play her smooth favorites throughout the morning", tells the Source.



xo K


Friday, October 19, 2012

Girls Aloud Are Back With Something New!

Rumors, rumors - how long have there been those rumors of separation for, but one of the most popular girls' bands is officially BACK with the new single, Something New, and Greatest Hits album!


On October 19th, Cheryl Cole, Nadine Coyle, Nicola Roberts, Sarah Harding, and Kimberley Walsh announced the release of the Greatest Hits album, Ten, on November 26th, to honor the ten-year anniversary of the group. It will feature three new tracks besides Something New.

Press conference:


"Ten" Tracklisting:

1. Something New
2. The Promise
3. The Loving Kind
4. Untouchable
5. Sexy! No No No…
6. Call The Shots
7. Can’t Speak French
8. Something Kinda Ooooh
9. Biology
10. The Show
11. Love Machine
12. I’ll Stand By You
13. Jump
14. No Good Advice
15. Sound Of The Underground
16. On The Metro
17. Beautiful ‘Cause You Love Me
18. Every Now And Then
Meanwhile, enjoy the great video for a new, very dancy song from the girls! :)


And that is NOT all! Girls Aloud are going on tour, which will start in February 2013!
Tickets going on sale on October 26th.

xo K

Justin Timberlake And Jessica Biel: We Do!

It's official! After five years of dating, Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel are husband and wife.

"It's great to be married, the ceremony was beautiful and it was so special to be surrounded by our family and friends," the couple told People in an exclusive statement on Friday (October 19th).

Timberlake, 31, and Biel, 30, kept mum about the nuptials – they were even vague to guests, keeping the location in southern Italy a complete secret until the last minute.
Engaged since December, when Timberlake proposed in Big Sky Montana with a custom-designed ring, the couple have been inseparable. Most recently, Timberlake showed support for his leading lady earlier this month when she was honored at Variety's Power of Women event for her work with Charity: Water.
The actor-musician said recently of his bride, "She's a really, really, really special person."

The happy couple started celebrating earlier this week along with close friends and family.
On Thursday (October 18th), they hosted a party where guests hung out around open fires and dined on fresh-made cheese, local olives and wine. The night before, the group headed to a beach for a party complete with fireworks and live music.
Source (People mag)

Congratulations to the happy couple!! :)

xo K

Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Kylie's The Abbey Road Sessions - Exclusive Debut On MixFM!

*Update*:
Mix 106.5 @Mix106five
Kylie’s record company in the UK has decided to push the release of the new album back and so unfortunately we won’t be able to bring you...

Our Kylie Special has been delayed from the UK... Not Kylie's Album - We're still super excited to hear "The Abbey Road Sessions" in Australia on 26th October (29th October in UK). More news on our Kylie special soon!
....

Kylie Minogue, in a worldwide exclusive, will debut her latest album “The Abbey Road Sessions” on the MixFM Radio Network, Australia.

 During the self-hosted broadcast, hear Kylie talk about her life, her music, and be the first to hear her latest album “The Abbey Road Sessions”.

Tune in, Friday 19th October from 6:00 p.m. Aus. EDST by live streaming the show online via the link:

MixFM Radio Network, Australia, is the only place where you can hear Kylie’s new album before its global release later this month!
Join the conversation on twitter using #KylieOnMixFM

For more information:
 Website
 Twitter

*UPDATE*:

You can now LISTEN to the podcast ONLINE or DOWNLOAD it from the iTunes store FOR FREE! ;)
  ............

P.S. You can listen to BBC Radio 2's "Kylie At 25" two-part program HERE and
PREVIEW the Abbey Road Sessions Album;
By watching the Proms In The Park, you'll get a GREAT idea of the album! ;)

xo K

Friday, October 12, 2012

Kylie At 25 - BBC Radio 2

Thanks to Marc from ShineOnAndOn
Thanks to Kane, here's the first part of Paul Gambaccini's interview with Kylie, featuring:

The Loco-Motion
I Should Be So Lucky
Wouldn't Change A Thing
Hand On Your Heart
Flower
Confide In Me
Where The Wild Roses Grow (Abbey Road Sessions)
I Believe In You




Kylie at 25 - Part 1 (BBC Radio 2) by Iryna Kim

Part two will be aired on Thursday, October 18th, 22.00 on BBC Radio 2.

*Update*:
Part 2:


Thanks to Kane for both pieces!
Enjoy!

xo K

Kylie Minogue Gives A "Butt Cam" For Wendy Williams & Visits New York Film Festival


Kylie Minogue is going to appear at The Wendy Williams Show on Friday, October 12th, 2012.
We all know, Wendy is always very curious and funny, so this combination won't disappoint, as this little sneak peek shows already! To catch Kylie giving a "butt cam" for Wendy, tune in The Wendy Williams Show Friday morning:


Here's the "GIF", Kyles ;)

Thanks to the original creator :D

So you can WATCH the FULL Kylie piece now. It was a short, but informative one for the State side, Wendy being very friendly (as usual :), Kylie looking fantastic. I guess we heard an invitation to come and perform on Wendy's show some time, what do you think? ;)


DOWNLOAD full part to the original uploader BrianW (you'll need 7-zip to extract the video): 

Kylie looking sexy arriving at the Wendy's Show:



The show dress (or the dress-show? ;)



Also, being in NYC, Kyle Minogue appeared at the Holy Motors premiere during the New York Film Festival, wearing a beautiful blue lace see-through dress:



xo K

Thursday, October 11, 2012

Pink - Blow Me (One Last Kiss) And Then Try!

Pink is back!
The lead single from the album "The Truth About Love", Blow Me (One Last Kiss) was scheduled for a July 9 premiere but was delivered a week earlier after it was leaked online. It debuted on the Australian Singles Chart at #1, at #3 in the UK and #13 on the Canadian Hot 100 chart. The song also peaked at #8 on the New Zealand Top 40 chart and in the US, the song debuted at #58 on the Billboard Hot 100 and has peaked at number 5 so far.


Sounding better than ever, looking great and with the song that will touch your heart, P!nk is striking again  with "Try".
It was released as the second single from her 6th studio album on September 6, 2012.
The song also leaked in September 2012, just like Pink's previous single.


Here's just a little preview to what to expect from singer's new album,  "The Truth About Love ", released on September 14, 2012:

xo K

Sunday, October 7, 2012

Discover London's Paradise In Neal's Yard!

I believe even a big city has a place that is very different from the rest of that particular city. The place that is kind of that city's paradise, fairytale land, the place to escape from traffic and noise.

So today I'm going to share a new discovery for me, and it is Neil's Yard in London, UK :)


Neal's Yard is an iconic small alley in Covent Garden between Shorts Gardens and Monmouth Street which opens into a triangular-shaped courtyard. It is named after the 17th century developer, Thomas Neale. It now contains several very colorful health food cafes and new age retailers such as Neal's Yard Remedies, Neal's Yard Dairy, World Food Cafe.


The space is also activated by local events like the 10,000 Balloon release (as Aero recreates the new "Feel the Bubbles" advert on March 26, 2009)


The nearest station to Neals Yard is Covent Garden Tube Station which is about 3 minutes to the South East.

So, if you're ever in London, take this opportunity to visit this colorful and relaxing place :) 


xo K

Adele Sings For James Bond's Skyfall

And Adele is shining again, this time singing a theme song, "Skyfall", for the 23rd James Bond movie.
The song is written by Adele and Paul Epworth, who co-wrote and produced worldwide number-one single "Rolling in the Deep" from Adele's album 21, and features orchestration by J. A. C. Redford.



The song was released on Friday, October 5th 2012 as part of "Global James Bond Day", celebrating the 50th anniversary of the release of Dr. No, the first James Bond film. An initial reaction to the song points to the slow tempo at which the song walks, a characteristic unlike many of the previous Bond themes, but this may suit the upcoming film.



"I was a little hesitant at first to be involved with the theme song for Skyfall. There's a lot of instant spotlight and pressure when it comes to a Bond song. But I fell in love with the script and Paul had some great ideas for the track and it ended up being a bit of a no brainer to do it in the end," Adele said in a statement. "It was also a lot of fun writing to a brief, something I've never done which made it exciting... I’ll be back combing my hair when I'm 60 telling people I was a Bond girl back in the day I'm sure!"


The song went to number one immediately on iTunes online store, surpassing the previous UK number one, "Diamonds" by Rihanna.

New James Bond movie "Skyfall" is due in theaters on November 9th.

xo K


Monday, October 1, 2012

Wanna Be In Kylie's "Flower" Lyric Video? ;)

1 October 2012
Be Part of The Flower Lyric Video

We are so thrilled that fans all around the world are loving ‘Flower’ and Kylie’s directorial debut. We would love to put together a lyric video for everyone to enjoy.

To participate you need to post your images on twitter or instagram accompanied by the hashtag #KylieFlower. If you would like to submit a video, no longer than 10 seconds, you can upload this to YouTube with the hashtag #KylieFlower.
The images and video can show the lyrics in any way – feel free to use your imagination!

All images must be submitted by October 9th to be revealed on October 25th 2012.
Go to Kylie.com/KylieFlower to get involved!


Lyrics:
Wrapped in a blanket of hope asleep in a bed of dreams, my step into eternity is not what it might have been.
Or not at all for who knows which way the wind is gonna blow I'm waiting for your gentle whisper
Distant child, my flower are you blowing in the breeze can you feel me as I breathe life into you in a while, my flower somewhere in a desert haze I know one day, you'll amaze me
An act of balancing, imagining the moment I can be looking deep into your eyes for now, a mystery
Or not at all for who knows which way the wind is gonna blow I'm waiting for your gentle whisper
Distant child, my flower are you blowing in the breeze can you feel me as I breathe life into you in a while, my flower somewhere in a desert haze I know one day, you'll amaze me
Two hearts in the hands of time your love bleeds into mine I'll be with you forever and give you everything I am want you to understand it's you and I together
Distant child, my flower are you blowing in the breeze can you feel me as I breathe life into you in a while, my flower somewhere in a desert haze I know one day, you'll amaze me

xo K

Fans' B'Day Gift For Dannii Minogue!

Just like the Minogue sisters are always being appreciative and nice to their fans, their fans LOVE to give back! Only few weeks after over a hundred "Lovers" were made beyond happy by Kylie's tweet about receiving "K25 - TimeBook", it was time to unite for the next mission and it was for Dannii's B'Day! 



And our doll Nicola organized the surprise:
After 4 months of time and hard work, Dannii's Birthday video is now less than 2 weeks away from it's upload! An amazing number of people contributed in some way to Dannii's video - over 50! Despite some problems, e.g. many time zones involved, video disappearing off the face of the Earth and keeping it a secret, the "Secret Mission" has been very much of a success!

The full video will be uploaded on 13th October 2012, 1 week before Dannii's Birthday! But from now, up until then there will be a reveal/preview everyday!!

*UPDATE, October 13th - The VIDEO*:


*Main UPDATE, October 17th & October 22nd*

Dannii saw the video and THANKS everyone who took part! :)

Via Twitter:
 #blownaway!!! Where do I begin? Thankyoutimesamillion x
Thank you!!!! Please pass it on to everyone in the video. #SoSpecial

Via Facebook:
Many thanks to these beautiful people #YouRockMyWorld


It is time for the so much anticipated first reveal!
You all voted for your favorite song for the video and the winner, by an amazing 16 votes, is:


October 2nd - Preview/Reveal no.2:
A little something to do with the opening of the video....


October 3rd - Preview/Reveal no.3:
Another song for the video! :)


October 4th - Preview/Reveal no.4:
Last song for the video!


October 5th - Preview/Reveal no.5:
a VERY exciting 'Behind The Scenes' of the video!! ;)


October 6th - Preview/Reveal no.6:
"Behind The Scenes" #2 featuring @Josh_DKM 's message! :)


October 7th - Preview/Reveal no.7:
Another little preview! This time... something to do with the finale:


October 8th - Preview/Reveal no.8:
A 3rd "Behind the scenes" picture, featuring @AmyMinOldenX 's message :)


October 9th - Preview/Reveal no.9:
A final "Behind the scenes" preview, this time with @jademariesmith 's message!!


October 10th - Preview/Reveal no.10:
A little something involving you ALL! However, those who sent their messages after the deadline, Nicola is really sorry but she was unable to add you to this!
A preview of the finale!


October 11th - Preview/Reveal no.11:
This is what this all is about ;)


October 12th - FINAL Preview/Reveal:
Nicola:
"I have been so excited to reveal this one to you for the past few months!! As they say, saving the best till last!

I big thank you to the amazing Laura Quinlan (@laura_aka_lil) who created these amazing dolls especially for Dannii's birthday video! Rather creating more recent dolls, Laura did some of the earlier looks of Dannii's career and even added amazing backgrounds!!

Here, I show you two, there are another TWO!! But you will have to wait and see!"



So.... TOMORROW is the big reveal! "After 4 months, the day is nearly, finally here - I hope you are all excited!"
And we can also reveal... that the video will be uploaded...


(a message from Nicola: "I tried my best to get as many countries that have sent me messages on as possible, If I have missed any of you out, I am really sorry and feel free to contact and I will be more than happy to find out for you!! 
I also tried to pick a time that would be suitable/reasonable for everyone involved to watch it at the same time, but I soon realised that was impossible!
I really hope you enjoy the video!! and then we need to get Dannii to see all your amazing work and messages!!
Lots of love xoxo")

*Stay tuned, UPDATES are coming EVERY day beginning October 1st!*

xo K