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Video: Samantha Jade As Kylie Minogue In INXS Biopic

Jared Braden — Tue, 29 Oct 2013 21:03:04 +0000

Australian singer-songwriter and former child model Samantha Jade is playing fellow Aussie Kylie Minogue in an upcoming biopic about Australian rock band INXS, and now we have out first official look at her playing the role. Of course, it is just a small clip but she really does look a lot like Kylie circa 1989!

After igniting a relationship with INXS frontman Michael Hutchence in 1989, Kylie ditched her squeaky-clean girl next door image for a more mature, sexy look, which really wasn’t that big of surprise considering Michael’s first fist words to Kylie: “I don’t know what we should do first, have lunch or have sex.”

Hutchence committed suicide at the age of 37. He was found dead in Room 524 at the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Double Bay, Sydney on November 22, 1997. INXS is best known for the hit singles “New Sensation”, “Never Tear Us Apart”, “Devil Inside”, “Suicide Blonde”, and the No. 1 “Need You Tonight”. Never Tear US Apart: the untold story of INXS will be televised in early 2014 on the Seven Network in Australia. I doubt it will air in America, but luckily we have the internet around. Watch the trailer below.

Kylie Minogue Sued Over “Speakerphone” Sample

Jared Braden — Wed, 09 Oct 2013 16:01:50 +0000

Could our Kylie actually be a beat stealer? Well, if you ask the Delaware based record company VMG Salsoul, the answer would be ‘yes’! VMG is alleging that the pop icon and her producers intentionally used samples from the 1978 disco song “Sing Sing” by Gaz for her track “Speakerphone.” According a lawsuit filed in California on October 7th against the Australian singer and Warner Music Group, Kylie never paid to use the sample — and has illegally profited off the song since she released “Speakerphone” in 2007. The track, which features production work from Bloodshy and Avant, is taken from the album X.

This isn’t VMG Salsoul’s first time to allege copyright infringement. The company sued Madonna last year after claiming the singer sampled the horns and strings from Salsoul Orchestra’s 1977 dance song “Chicago Bus Stop (Ooh, I Love It)” in her 1990 worldwide smash “Vogue.”

Jared Braden Podcast Episode One: Classic/Current

Jared Braden — Fri, 27 Sep 2013 02:25:22 +0000

I finally got around to making my first podcast for the site! For the first episode, I decided to go for a classic/current playlist. You’ll hear new and old music from Berlin, Boy George, Thelma Houston and more. I made a few mistakes, like getting the title of “Don’t Leave Me This Way” wrong, but I still hope you enjoy the trip down memory lane. Check it out below.