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| Pulsating stuff from Swedish House Mafia Posted: 25 Jan 2013 05:23 AM PST The Swedish House Mafia trio might be breaking up soon but they are not going away quietly. BRINGING in any giant Electronic Dance Music (EDM) star comes with a lot of headaches for any promoter, no matter how experienced they are, let alone the three mavericks in Swedish House Mafia. EDM fans worldwide are currently seeing the collective of Axwell, Steve Angello and Sebastian Ingrosso on their last global party romp right up until March after which they break up and go their own different musical ways. In the short space of four years, these Swede superstars have combined their already prolific individual talents into one of dance music's most commercially successful brands. With six widely successful singles in two years, the group is one of the dominating faces of the global EDM scene, with its latest (and last) release Don't You Worry Child (featuring fellow Swedish vocalist John Martin) famously denying the new James Bond movie theme from British songstress Adele, Skyfall, a British chart topper just three months ago. The news was hyped to a maximum when Malaysia was selected as one of more than 20 destinations around the world for Swedish House Mafia's One Last Tour. Last Friday finally saw the group fly into town from Singapore. Presented by JS Concerts, the group took on a full-on concert at the Sunway Surf Beach, Sunway Lagoon Resort in Petaling Jaya, Selangor. In comparison to the massive rave parties that graced the recent Sepang events (featuring David Guetta or Avicii/Above and Beyond/Justice), Swedish House Mafia did have enough fans here to break the 15,000 mark. The crowd had to brave the traffic snarl and rain to get to Sunway Surf Beach. Credit must be given to the two local deejays (Mr Fluff, DJ Nikki) and one Singaporean deejay (DJ Eclipse) who took turns to warm up the crowd before the headlining act. It was, surprisingly, an early start (9.30pm) for Swedish House Mafia (SHM), who had earlier indicated it would be starting at 10pm. Nevertheless, SHM fans got two hours worth of pulsating music, kicking off with the progressive techno-driven Greyhound spliced with an introduction aptly named We Came, We Raved, We Loved. That's showbiz! Most recognisable were the mainstream hits Antidote, Don't You Worry Child, Miami 2 Ibiza and One, interspersed with remixes of Florence and the Machine's Spectrum, and Coldplay's Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall. In short, it felt like radio dance hour and a rave party rolled into one. More enthusiastic fans would have also been able to pick out and dance to other lesser known dance anthems such as Axwell and Steve Angello's Teasing Mr Charlie, Sebastian Ingrosso's own Calling and Axwell's I Found You, plus the group's remix of Usher's Euphoria and other anthems such as Daft Punk's classic Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger, and Avicii's Silhouette. The early 11.30pm end was perhaps a little bit of a disappointment. Was a two-hour set arguably enough to appease the fans? Still, the three on stage seemed to enjoy every minute of the gig, climbing on to the deejay console, screaming welcomes and thank yous to the audience. There may have been some issues of the barrier between the two tier zones of partying being removed halfway through the event, combining the party zones into one, with those who paid the higher ticket price arguably getting the short end of the stick because of this. Beyond that, and the issue of support act cancellations, JS Concerts did in fact make an official apology on its Facebook page about its inexperience in organising an EDM event as compared to live concert events. The promoter promised to improve the next time it organised a similar event. On the night, most Swedish House Mafia fans were happy enough, and perhaps it's just as well, since we won't be seeing the trio together anywhere anytime soon. |
| Singer Barry Manilow ill, Broadway comeback delayed Posted: 24 Jan 2013 04:24 PM PST Singer Barry Manilow on Thursday canceled the opening night and three other performances of his Broadway comeback run after coming down with bronchitis, according to Manilow's website. The cancellations threaten to upend the "Could It Be Magic" singer's return to Broadway following a more than two-decade absence. The concerts, which had been slated for Thursday through Sunday, will be made up in February and March, his website said. Manilow, 69, will try to perform on Tuesday, the next scheduled show. Manilow canceled two preview shows earlier in the week because of the illness, after which his website promised the singer would be ready for opening night "come hell or high water." "It turns out the only thing worse than hell and high water is bronchitis," Manilow's website said of the cancellations. "Barry is deeply sorry to disappoint his fans and is doing everything he can to ensure a speedy recovery." Manilow has signed on for a 25-show run at the St. James Theatre in New York. The native New Yorker typically performs long-running shows at Las Vegas hotels.- Reuters |
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