ELTON JOHN & HIS BAND RETURN TO AUSTRALIA THIS SUMMER “Singing in an unfaltering voice, and projecting an exuberant air, Mr. John behaved more like a master of ceremonies than a guest of honor. His patter between songs was affable enough to defy the dimensions of the arena.” New York Times “Elton played and sang […]
PRINCE William and his new bride Kate had their first dance to a cover of Elton John’s Your Song at a raucous evening wedding party at Buckingham Palace, newspapers reported on Sunday. The newlyweds took to the floor to dance to a live performance of the song – a favourite of William’s late mother Diana […]
After getting killed in last year’s lackluster concert season, Ticketmaster is changing the way it does business. And it hopes scalpers lose out along the way. Now Ticketmaster says it will adjust the price of sports and concert tickets according to demand. If shrieking girls can’t get enough of a certain floppy-haired teen idol, for […]
(It’s) not like the old days — different from anything you’ve seen before. I will really raise the bar. It’s a fabulous piano. It will surprise a lot of people. … I want people to leave with real emotional feelings, that they have been close to me, had fun, definitely laughed, maybe cried — an […]
“What’s going on with us is remarkable, and Madison Square Garden is a classic example,” marveled Elton John guitarist Davey Johnstone the other day. “We’ve played there so many times, well over 60 concerts, and to still sell it out for a couple of shows, it’s incredible. New York City has always been a great […]
He got the best Christmas present last year welcoming baby son Zachary Levi into the world and has been the doting dad ever since. But now David Furnish,48, has decided to pay tribute to his little man in his own special way with a tattoo of his son’s name on his arm. The inking, […]
In her recent book, “Being Wrong”, Kathryn Schulz describes an experiment in which actors stage a row before an unwitting crowd. It ends with one firing a gun and another falling to the ground. When witnesses are asked what happened, they get details wrong, imagine dialogue or blood and report things that didn’t happen. Memory […]
Andersen Press is excited to announce that only a month after publication, Sir Elton John’s film company, Rocket Pictures has bought the film options for Will Gallows and the Snake-Bellied Troll by Derek Keilty. The wild west-meets-fantasy children’s novel was hailed by Amanda Craig in The Times as ‘a romping fantasy…full of Irish wit, dystopian […]
There have been audio recordings, both bootleg and legitimate, of former Beatle John Lennon’s surprise appearance with Elton John in 1974 at Madison Square Garden, but here is the first known video footage of the show. There’s no sound, unfortunately, but it’s fantastic it’s finally out there.
The Book of Joel, Billy Joel’s memoir, co-written with author Fred Schruers, will be in stores June 14, and according to publisher HarperCollins, it will cover the entire arc of the Piano Man’s career, from his early struggles to his eventual superstardom. He will discuss his troubled love life, including his marriage to Christie Brinkley, […]