August 28, 2010
Limp Bizkit, the American rock band from Jacksonville, Florida returned to the British music festival scene this afternoon after a decade away. The Grammy award winning rap-metal singers, who have sold an estimated 35 million albums worldwide, arrived onstage however to a very unlikely backing tape… It was Doris Day’s hit “Que Sera, Sera” which ...
August 25, 2010
The Board of Governors of The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences met in secret on the 24 August 2010 to vote on who should receive their 2011 ‘Honorary’ Oscars which are awarded to individuals for “extraordinary distinction in lifetime achievement, exceptional contributions to the state of motion picture arts and sciences, or for ...
August 24, 2010
Golden oldie singers Doris Day, Bing Crosby, Dean Martin and Little Richard are about to be introduced to a new gaming generation thanks to the inclusion on the soundtrack for 2K Games latest ganster game “Mafia 2″. The gritty game set in the backdrop of the 1940s/50s has just been released for PS3, PC, Xbox 360 platforms. Below is the ...
August 18, 2010
As we previously reported, the singer-songwriter Melinda Schneider has just released her tribute to Doris Day ‘Melinda does Doris’. Having just heard the album in full we were impressed by what is a very enjoyable collection of songs by a lady who is so clearly a talent of the Australian country music scene. We actually ...
August 16, 2010
In May 2010, we revealed how Doris Day was preparing to launch her own ‘new’ website. We are just thrilled to announce that it has today been launched and can now be found at www.dorisday.com. Such a website in our opinion has been long overdue and we think it is fantastic that Ms. Day now has such great “official” ...
August 10, 2010
The Australian country music singer Melinda Schneider has just released a new tribute album to Doris Day entitled ‘Melinda Does Doris’. The album which heralds a new creative direction for the Aussie Country Princess has proven to be a hit with music lovers downunder as it debuted this week at #1 on the ARIA Jazz/Blues ...
August 8, 2010
Fox Home Entertainment in the USA are celebrating 75 years of movie-making with their new “Studio Classics” range of QUAD DVD boxsets (released on the 3 August 2010). Set #15 contains Doris Day and James Garner’s much loved 1963 comedy movie “Move Over, Darling” which was a remake of the 1940s film “My Favourite Wife”. ...
August 4, 2010
Sad news broke just a few days ago that the pop maestro Mitch Miller died aged 99. The goateed American musician, singer, conductor, record producer, Artists and Repertoire man and record company executive passed away on Saturday, 31 July 2010 in a New York Hospital after a short illness. Mitchell William “Mitch” Miller was born on the 4 ...