Fans, filmgoers get look at vintage Rolling Stones

NEW YORK – Fans celebrating the Rolling Stones’ 50th anniversary get a never-before-seen look at the band on tour in 1965 with a new film revealing the young musicians chased by crazed fans, poking fun at musical rivals and playing raw versions of songs that would become legend.

“The Rolling Stones Charlie is my Darling – Ireland 1965,” premiered at the New York Film Festival held this week, featuring painstakingly restored footage from a hand-held camera of the band’s two-day journey to Belfast and Dublin.

Shot in the wake of the release of “A Hard Day’s Night” with its close-up look at the Beatles, the filming was an effort to get the Rolling Stones used to being followed around by a camera, said producer Robin Klein. It was shot by filmmaker Peter Whitehead.

“They didn’t know what they were going to do with it at the time,” she told reporters at the festival, which like the Stones is also celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. “It was just to have them in front of the camera.”

While edgier and darker than many of their musical contemporaries, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Brian Jones, Bill Wyman and Charlie Watts nevertheless exude a youthfulness and affability as they cavort for the camera.

But their sophistication shines through, particularly in Jagger’s comments pondering the band’s success and the politics of the era. Also on display is the Stones’ sexual power, as the notorious front man seduces audiences into such a frenzy that the band is chased off stage in Belfast by excited fans.

The tour took place just weeks after “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” hit the top of the musical charts.

Behind the scenes, the film shows Jagger and Richards playfully singing the Beatles’ tunes “I’ve Just Seen a Face” and “Eight Days A Week” and imitating Elvis Presley crooning “Are You Lonesome Tonight.”

“Charlie” features more than 90,000 hand-restored individual frames, and more than half of it has not been seen publicly before, said director Mick Gochanour.

Two earlier and shorter versions were made from the footage in the 1960s but never formally released, although they made their way into the bootleg market, said film publicist Tracey Jordan.

“Charlie is my Darling,” will be released in DVD and Blu-ray formats as part of a box set on sale worldwide on Nov. 6.

source: interaksyon.com

Suu Kyi gets rock star treatment, courtesy of star-struck Bono

DUBLIN - Aung San Suu Kyi received a rock star welcome in Ireland Monday, with U2 singer Bono among those performing at a concert to honor the Myanmar democracy icon after flying in with her on his private jet.

Nobel Peace laureate Suu Kyi took to the stage with Bono to receive a prize from Amesty International at the rights group's "Electric Burma" concert in a packed Dublin theatre. She was met with cheers and a standing ovation.

Bono thanked her for being there, saying: "We know there are many many other places you could be and we understand the signal your presence here sends out and we are humbled, we are grateful."

"It is one of the great ironies that by your confinement, the world has become your home. Dublin is your world this evening."

Suu Kyi sat alongside Bono - who has long supported Suu Kyi's freedom struggle and dedicated the song "Walk On" to her - after the pair travelled from Oslo, Norway, where they had co-hosted a peace forum.

"To receive this award is to remind me that 24 years ago I took on duties from which I shall never be relieved but you have given me the strength to carry out," Suu Kyi said in reply.

"I have discovered how much more people care. I had not expected this. I had not known how much they cared. This has come as a surprise to me and a very moving one."

The concert opened with Ireland's Riverdance troupe performing against an atmospheric set designed to look like a nocturnal beach scene.

Bono's fellow rock star-activist Bob Geldof then took to the stage, saying: "You actually honor us by being finally here with us."

Ambassador of Conscience Award

Suu Kyi received Amnesty International's Ambassador of Conscience Award, the rights group's most prestigious prize, after performances from world artists including Benin singer Angelique Kidjo and US rapper Lupe Fiasco.

She won the award in 2009 but was under house arrest in Myanmar at the time so could not collect it.

The concert also featured a recorded message from Dave Lee Travis, the British DJ nicknamed the "Hairy Cornflake", who Suu Kyi has said kept her spirits up during her time under house arrest.

Myanmar comedian-activist Zarganar, another of the performers, said he spent almost 11 years in prison in his country "because of making jokes".

Bono, wearing his trademark black glasses, wrapped up the event with a performance of "Walk On", followed by U2's "One".

In Dublin, Suu Kyi also met with Irish President Michael D. Higgins.

After the concert at the Bord Gais Energy Theatre, thousands of people were expected at an open-air event where Suu Kyi will be given the Freedom of the City of Dublin, some 12 years after she was named for the honour.

She is expected to address the crowds, who will sing "happy birthday" to her a day before she turns 67.

An emotional Suu Kyi delivered her Nobel lecture at Oslo City Hall on Saturday, more than two decades after receiving the peace prize awarded to her in 1991 for her "non-violent struggle for democracy and human rights".

She was also unable to accept it at the time.

After visiting Ireland, Suu Kyi's 17-day European tour takes her to Britain on Tuesday.

Birthday in Oxford

She will celebrate her birthday in the southern English town of Oxford, where she studied at the prestigious university and lived for several years with her late English husband, Michael Aris.

Oxford University, where she studied politics, philosophy and economics and met Tibet expert Aris, will award her with an honorary degree on Wednesday.

On Thursday, Suu Kyi is to address both houses of parliament in London in a rare honor for a foreign dignitary, as well as meet Prime Minister David Cameron and heir to the throne Prince Charles.

Suu Kyi's tour, which also takes in Switzerland and France, is her first trip to Europe for 24 years.

It has been clouded by continued violence in western Myanmar where dozens of people have been killed and more than 30,000 people displaced by clashes between Buddhist Rakhines and stateless Muslim Rohingya.

source: interaksyon.com

Rock Your World - The Irish Way

In the autumn of 1976 in Dulin, Ireland, musicians Paul David Hewson (Bono), David Howell Evans (The Edge), Adam Clayton, and Larry Mullen, Jr formed a band called "Feedback". The 14-year old then Mullen posted an advertisement at his secondary school's bulletin board announcing the need for musicians to form a band. The announcement resulted to the formation a four-man band first called as "Feedback." Shortly after, the band changed its name to "The Hype." Eighteen months later, the band changed its name again to "U2."

In March of 1978, U2 performed in a talent show held in Limerick, Ireland. One of the judges of the contest was Jackie Hayden of CBS Records. U2 won the talent contest with a £500 prize. Hayden was so impressed with the band that he gave U2 studio time for them to record their demo tape.

In September 1979, U2 released their first single titled U2:3, which made it to the top list of Irish charts. During the moth of December of the same year, the band went to London and preformed their first out of the country show. However, the concert failed to get attention from critics and foreign audience.

In October of 1980, the band released their first album titled "Boy." This was followed by their second album "October" in 1981. It was during this time that critics and fans started to notice the bands spiritual lyrics. Three of the band members - Bono, Larry, and The Edge are committed Christians and are members of Dublin-based religious group known as "Shalom."

In 1983, U2 released their third album titled "War" which included the single "New Year's Day," their first international hit single. Several years later, U2 continues to gain worldwide recognition. At present, U2 is one of the best bands considered in the music industry and they continue to give pride to Irish flag.

Pollux Parker is an adventurer who loves discovering secret island getaways in each country he visits. Pollux also likes to collect Irish flag and buy Irish flag for sale.

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