ContactMusic — The man behind Tom Cruises new musical Rock Of Ages has signed on to adapt E T A Hoffmanns beloved Christmas story The Nutcracker for the big screen Adam Shankman will direct the film for New Line Cinema according to Deadline com The movie abo... more info

Guardian Music — The choreographer, known for his radical updates of classic works, is to create a new version of Tchaikovsky's ballet in which the princess will wake up in 2011 – and not fall in love at first sightAfter an all-male Swan Lake and the high-camp kits... more info

Guardian Music — US songwriter known for Time Is On My Side and Piece of My HeartJerry Ragovoy, who has died aged 80 from complications following a stroke, was the songwriter behind some of the best-loved ballads of the 1960s, including Time Is On My Side, a hit for ... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Musicômano said... Banda: Keef Hartley Band Disco: Seventy Second Brave Ano: 1972(*) Gênero: Blues Rock, Classic Rock http://discofilosanonimos.blogspot.com Blog Stoned said... Bootlegs: -Grateful Dead - Vallejo 1969 -Supertramp - Madrid 1986 http... more info

Guardian Music — Sadler's Wells, LondonIt may have been Tchaikovsky who inspired the Pet Shop Boys to attempt their first ballet score, but the music they've written for The Most Incredible Thing is not even a distant relation to The Nutcracker or Swan Lake.There are... more info

Guardian Music — Queen's Hall, EdinburghThis was the first concert in the SCO's Stravinsky series, but the revelation of the night was Robin Ticciati's Tchaikovsky. Hearing him conduct The Nutcracker after Stravinsky's 1936 ballet Jeu de Cartes and one of Haydn's str... more info

XLR8R — Check it out, guys: Looks like the folks at Ableton are really getting into the Christmas spirit this year, as they are giving away two free Live Packs over on their website. Available both for owners of the program and even "trial users," Everett Br... more info

People.com — • Katie Holmes, having a romantic 32nd birthday dinner with hubby Tom Cruise at ABC Kitchen in New York City. The couple was casually dressed - he wore jeans and she was in a lacy top - and very affectionate at their late-night meal. According to a... more info

Totally Fuzzy — IMI said... Paul Revere and The Raiders; Christmas Presents ... and Past (67) thx and enjoy! http://idlemindsinc.blogspot.com G O D said... HANNA BARBERA/BURGER KING presents: A Christmas Sing-a-Long.2 carols,introduced by Fred Flintstone.BK giveawa... more info

Guardian Music — Royal Festival Hall, LondonThe Nutcracker invariably surfaces at this time of year, and Alexander Lazarev and the Philharmonia closed their Sunday matinee with a suite from it. This was not, however, Tchaikovsky's own familiar selection of divertisse... more info