Twist your way down memory lane with vibrant colours of the '60s with the Broadway musical - SHOUT! The Mod Musical or known just as SHOUT!.

The headline pretty much sums up this creepy musically-inclined piece of art.

Introducing the Pianowl, brain­child of one Tara Pattenden, a visual artist in the field of media, video, sound and installation.

This audio mask is part of her Masters' thesis at the Aalto Universities Media Lab in Helsinki, Finland.

Another disappointment

There used to be so many awards shows celebrating the music indus­try.

However, with a lack of prepara­tion and foresight, barely a handful of these events remain as many failed to live up to their initial hype.

Recently, the finale for RTM's Gah 1 - the station's answer to TV3's pres­tigious Anugerah Juara Lagu (AJL) - was staged.

Unlike his Hong Kong counterparts who usually splash extravagance onto the stage, Fong's concept was clean and focused.

LOS ANGELES: David Carradine's widow filed a wrongful death lawsuit Thursday against a French company handling the actor's last film, claiming it failed to provide proper services to protect him.

Yes, you can say that with all the national leagues playing all year, it's not much of a difference. However, the football fever is extra hot this time, thanks to the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa!

CALLING all football fans! Football fever is on and the place to be is non other than Resorts World Genting if you are not in South Africa for the World Cup 2010.

Game On @ Genting Viewing Party will be held at the Genting Interna­tional Showroom for all 64 matches. Catch 'live' commentaries from foot­ball legend Ian Rush and local com­mentator and celebrity Angel Wong Chui Ling as they bring you a play-by-play account of your favourite matches.

THE often controversial Persatuan Karyawan Malaysia (Karyawan) president Datuk Freddie Fernandez may occasionally ruffle feathers with his statements on the music industry.

AFTER The Malay Mail ran a piece on Universal Music Malaysia head hon­cho Sandy Monteiro coming down hard on an unidentified radio station, there was much feedback received. Most, however, chose to remain anonymous. Maybe they're scared?

Monteiro said his label had consid­ered going as far as pulling out their whole catalogue if the said station or stations did not adhere to fair play in determining their playlists.

INSPIRED by family and love, Jack Johnson's latest album To the Sea is a tribute to his father, a cham­pion surfer who passed away last August.

His father, Jeff Johnson, had always looked to the sea when he was trying to make sense of life, which the younger Johnson even­tually picked up and subsequently named his latest album after his father's habit.

The songs on the album are inspired by bitter and sweet memo­ries.

FANS of actors Fouziah Gous (pic, right) and Iqram Dinzly were understandably ecstatic recently when they heard the rumour that Iqram proposed to the actress via Twitter. And Fouziah accepted!

Some fans, however, were not amused since that also meant that the duo had been lying to their fans and media all this while, denying that they were indeed a couple in love.

SANDY Monteiro has dropped a bombshell.

He outlined a possibility that if radio stations continue to lose sight of their responsibilities in promoting local music, some drastic measures might have to be taken — including pulling all songs, both local and international, from radio.

FOR a choral performance with a twist, catch The Canticle Singers (TCS) at Istana Budaya from Jun 2 to 6.

Combining the melodies of traditional choral singing with Broadway movements, the group is celebrating its eighteenth year with a choral presentation entitled Shining Through.

TITLE: God Never Blinks - 50 Lessons for Life's Little Detours

AUTHOR: Regina Brett

PUBLISHER: Grand Central Publishing

RATING: 8/10

MANY might have found Iron Man 2 a let­down compared with the first Iron Man which became a huge but unexpected hit among audiences worldwide.

What's unexpected this time round has nothing to do with the movie but every­thing to do with its music. A rare thing for a movie soundtrack is the act of using the music of only one band, and the songs aren't even new.

FOR too long, doing media cover­age of events by TV stations were a pain in the rear end, especially when dealing with RTM.

Hauling your behind up to Ang­kasapuri is a pain - simply for the fact that the auxiliary police are over-glorified security guards who have always been difficult.

The problem has never existed when dealing with the security teams at Astro's All Asia Broad­cast Centre in Bukit Jalil - the most hospitable, as well as TV3's Sri Pentas in Petaling Jaya - who have always treated visitors with respect.

Love and Moss' secret rendezvous

Hole singer Courtney Love says she and supermodel Kate Moss had a fling in Milan, Italy, in the 90s but is adamant Moss won’t care about her lesbian revelations.

She told Irish magazine Hot Press: “It was Kate Moss. She doesn’t care. It’s a great story for the grandchildren, so yeah. Kate wasn’t doing a lot of drugs it was just a thing that happened in Milan in the 90s.