Thought I’d post the date and time in case you were counting on a performance from Britney.  STILL no news on Britney attending or performing.

Well, at least I won’t miss Keeping Up With The Kardashians!!

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Britney+Spears+Toxic2  Home  > Entertainment Have you ever heard Britney or Salt n Pepa songs on cello?

Salt-n-Pepa’s No. 1 hit “Push It” doesn’t have a cello part … right?

Well, for members of the Portland Cello Project, that late-’80s rap song not only could have a cello part, it is perfect for the cello.

Portland Cello Project will be opening Millennium Park’s Dusk Variations, a series of performances that merges jazz, pop and rock with classical music.

Lacey Capps, a program coordinator for Millennium Park, is the brains behind the series, which is back for a second season.

“We wanted to pull in people from the younger demographic,” Capps said, “which is why we added the pop music element to challenge what most people consider to be classical. It is supposed to be cool, quirky and fun.”

Doug Jenkins, 34, is the artistic director of the Portland Cello Project, which formed in 2007 when a group of classically trained cellists came up with their own offbeat idea.

“Myself and the couple cellists that there were in town used to get together and play classical music, but we all played other types of music to pay the bills,” Jenkins said.

“Someone said, ‘Wouldn’t it be funny if we played this kind of music, Bach and Beethoven, at a rock club?’ — and we did.”

That first performance was strictly classical, but the group has since branched out into playing pop, rock and jazz — all on the cello.

“Our philosophy is to bring the cello to unexpected places and to play music not normally heard on the cello,” Jenkins said. “We play pop, rock, metal; whatever will confuse and delight the audience the most.”

Capps said that she found the cello group and most of the other acts by looking at her iPod.

“I chose some of the acts that are going to play in the series from groups that I listen to personally, like the Portland Cello Project,” Capps said.

“The fact that you can see them in a punk club one night and a symphony hall the next is truly representative of what this series is all about.”

Portland Cello Project boasts a revolving cast of about 25 cellists. On the roster for Millennium Park are six musicians who will collaborate with indie rockers the 1900s, a Chicago band.

“We never repeat the same show,” Jenkins said. “We mix it up as much as possible. We will play something classical, then cover Pantera’s ‘Mouth For War,’ then bring a guest singer on stage and finish with more instrumental stuff.”

Last week, Portland Cello Project released “Thousand Words,” their third CD, which is entirely instrumental. Despite its large repertoire, the group’s most requested song is “Toxic” by Britney Spears. Apparently, even Spears sounds good when played on cello.

Jenkins said the group has been preparing for the summer festival season for a while.

“Our show will be the weirdest and biggest variety of songs you will hear,” Jenkins said. “We really pride ourselves on being the most unique set in whatever series we are playing.”

source: chicagotribune.com

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normal 3072310 Britney Spears Cant Commit...to a Hairstylist?!

Britney Spears’ horrible hairdos suddenly make a lot of sense.

Hollywood watchers wondered what the eff her hairstylist was thinking after the pop tart was snapped last week with a giant bald spot on the back of her head.

Well, apparently, Brit-Brit’s a serial stylist switcher because management won’t let her commit to just one.

“They don’t want anyone getting close to her,” a source tells E! News. “They won’t use anyone who has done her hair in the past and won’t let any current stylist see her more then three times.”

We still say that’s no excuse for looking bad! But, regardless, who are the star stylists who’ve tried to tame the messy mane only to be tossed aside?

Stylist George Papanikolas from Andy LeCompte salon, who worked directly with Brit during her Circus tour, tells E! he hasn’t seen her since the tour ended.

Former stylists Rick Henry, Kim Vo, Roberta Romero (of Kim Vo) and Chris McMillan are no longer on the pop star’s messy tresses either.

During the past year, Brit’s been spotted at various salons including Nine One Zero salon and Byron & Tracey but doesn’t appear to have a regular haunt.

Whichever mystery hair master did her ‘do for her latest fragrance ad gets a gold star. We just wish Brit would start seeing them regularly (or at least get in three good visits).

source: E! Online

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20090825 britney 250x375 200x300 Congratulations, Britney Spears: You, Too, Have Now Sampled Lafayette Afro Rock BandThe horn line on “Darkest Light,” the 1975 jam from French funk act Lafayette Afro Rock Band — you’d know it if you heard it — is one of those timeless hip-hop samples, and appears as the centerpiece of Jay-Z’s “Show Me What You Got,” Public Enemy’s “Show ‘Em Whatcha Got,” and Wreckx-N-Effect’s “Rump Shaker” (along with tracks from a whole bunch of other people). Also, now, on a song by Britney Spears! A new batch of outtakes (coming hot on the heels of the serendipitous release of her “Telephone” demo) has surfaced, and it includes “Mad Love,” a flirty slow jam built around the familiar Lafayette riff. Otherwise, not much to say here: Whoever made the call to leave these tracks on the studio floor — there’s also the stern “Am I a Sinner” and the anti-monogamy “When I Say So,” which features the lyrics “you’re feeling me, my jeans, my baby tee” — did the right thing (by the way, Spears was supposedly recording a new album for this summer, but Idolator theorizes these particular tracks are leftovers from 2001’s Britney). Still, it is nice that we’ve gotten to the point where we’re willing to trudge through random Britney demos as if they were unmarked tapes from the Sgt. Pepper sessions or something.

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I’ve uploaded ‘Am I A Sinner’ to the audio section and is now available for download HERE!

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Here’s another leaked 2001 song from Britney, ‘When I say So’. All are available for download HERE!

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You can download HERE!

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