White House Alters State Dinner Plans Due To World Crises; The B-52s Will No Longer Perform — Update
Update: First Lady Jill Biden said that The B-52s will no longer perform at the White House State Dinner on Wednesday, and that guests instead will listen to music from the “President’s Own” United States Marine Band and the Army and Air Force Strolling Strings.
The change — from the relentlessly upbeat B-52s to the more sedate instrumental music — was made given the multiple crises in the world, Biden said.
“While we had initially planned for legendary B-52s to perform their iconic dance and party music, we are now in a time when so many are facing sorrow and pain, so we made a few adjustments to the entertainment portion of the evening,” Jill Biden said.
The dinner will be for Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and partner Jodie Haydon. Biden said that The B-52s will still attend the event.
Previously, Monday, 10:56 a.m. Pt:...
The change — from the relentlessly upbeat B-52s to the more sedate instrumental music — was made given the multiple crises in the world, Biden said.
“While we had initially planned for legendary B-52s to perform their iconic dance and party music, we are now in a time when so many are facing sorrow and pain, so we made a few adjustments to the entertainment portion of the evening,” Jill Biden said.
The dinner will be for Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and partner Jodie Haydon. Biden said that The B-52s will still attend the event.
Previously, Monday, 10:56 a.m. Pt:...
- 10/24/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
The first time the B-52s performed onstage together after Covid lockdowns — playing “Love Shack” on Jimmy Kimmel Live! — might have been nerve-racking for any other band. They had to shave a minute out of the song to accommodate the tight TV spot. Then they had to wait in a trailer until they were called onstage —”We didn’t even get to meet him,” the perennially redheaded Kate Pierson says of Kimmel — and then it was just a matter of tapping immediately into their inborn party spirit. The performance was typically spot-on,...
- 5/28/2022
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
After learning from PETA that Carson & Barnes Circus recently used the B-52s songs “(Meet) The Flintstones” and “The Bedrock Twitch” in its controversial elephant act, the band sent the circus a cease and desist letter this morning demanding that it stop using their songs — and urging it to end all animal acts as other circuses have.
Referring to this footage of the circus that performs nationwide and supplies elephant acts to other circuses around the country, singer Kate Pierson says in a new PETA video, “The man in this elephant act was caught on tape by PETA beating the elephants with bullhooks and jabbing them with electric prods…. [O]ur message to our fans and our friends and our families is stay away from cruel circuses and go to some great circuses … that don’t use animal acts.”
The B-52s, who are playing 60 shows this year as part of their 40th anniversary tour,...
Referring to this footage of the circus that performs nationwide and supplies elephant acts to other circuses around the country, singer Kate Pierson says in a new PETA video, “The man in this elephant act was caught on tape by PETA beating the elephants with bullhooks and jabbing them with electric prods…. [O]ur message to our fans and our friends and our families is stay away from cruel circuses and go to some great circuses … that don’t use animal acts.”
The B-52s, who are playing 60 shows this year as part of their 40th anniversary tour,...
- 8/31/2018
- Look to the Stars
With a June 1 date at Philadelphia’s Sugar House Casino, The B-52s – the toast of Athens, Ga and avatars of the dance-punk movement – officially kicked off its 40th anniversary summer tour. That The Bs founding brain trust of Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider and Cindy Wilson was, and is, still intact, energetically performing their fun, frantic classics, drove the Philly audience to zealously enthusiastic and participatory action.
Forty years after they dropped their first single – “Rock Lobster,” recorded for Db Records – Schneider’s fiercely playful call to action to go “Down, down… Let’s rock” still inspired a sold-out roomful of fans to snorkel and crumble in place.
“We all still laugh at the same things and have a sense of each other — and the absurd — that influences each other,” said Schneider just before the Sugar House show. “I would never dream of doing it this long if I didn...
Forty years after they dropped their first single – “Rock Lobster,” recorded for Db Records – Schneider’s fiercely playful call to action to go “Down, down… Let’s rock” still inspired a sold-out roomful of fans to snorkel and crumble in place.
“We all still laugh at the same things and have a sense of each other — and the absurd — that influences each other,” said Schneider just before the Sugar House show. “I would never dream of doing it this long if I didn...
- 6/4/2018
- by A.D. Amorosi
- Variety Film + TV
The B-52′s are the greatest party band in rock history, and along with R.E.M. put the city of Athens, Georgia on the musical map in the 1980′s.
Formed in 1977, Kate Pierson, Keith Strickland, Fred Schneider and siblings Cindy and Ricky Wilson combined surf music, new wave, and thrift store fashion, and made something magical … and unique.
Ricky died of AIDS in late 1985, and after Rock Hudson, he was the first person I knew of to die from the disease. But his spirit lives on three decades later every time a classic B-52′s song is played.
This weekend is Kate’s 66th birthday, so let’s pay tribute to her, and the rest of the band for giving us so much happiness. What is the greatest B-52′s song? Here are my top five:
5. Roam
1989′s Cosmic Thing was their first album in four years, and became the biggest seller of their career,...
Formed in 1977, Kate Pierson, Keith Strickland, Fred Schneider and siblings Cindy and Ricky Wilson combined surf music, new wave, and thrift store fashion, and made something magical … and unique.
Ricky died of AIDS in late 1985, and after Rock Hudson, he was the first person I knew of to die from the disease. But his spirit lives on three decades later every time a classic B-52′s song is played.
This weekend is Kate’s 66th birthday, so let’s pay tribute to her, and the rest of the band for giving us so much happiness. What is the greatest B-52′s song? Here are my top five:
5. Roam
1989′s Cosmic Thing was their first album in four years, and became the biggest seller of their career,...
- 4/25/2014
- by snicks
- The Backlot
Here is last week’s caption pic winner. This week’s caption pic is at the bottom of the page.
Thanks to everyone for participating! The winner is …
“I found the Mushroom that makes you grow bigger”
Thanks to chronomaxx for this week’s winning caption!
Weekend Birthdays! Mehcad Brooks (above) is 33, Chely Wright is 43, Katy Perry is 29, Hillary Clinton is 66, Dylan McDermott is 52, and Keith Strickland is 60.
CBS is making plans to reboot Charmed. But who should play the sister witches?
Carrabba’s Italian Grill Waiter Receives Anti-Gay Message From Customers In Lieu Of Tip.
Johnny Weir on going to Russia: “If it’s good enough for Elton John, it’s good enough for me. Every country’s going to have its issues.”
Golden Girls Lego Set Now Available On Etsy. Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!
A personal letter from me 2 u http://t.co/QeImnjcxuL & the cover 4 my most personal album ever #BritneyJeanAlbumCover pic.
Thanks to everyone for participating! The winner is …
“I found the Mushroom that makes you grow bigger”
Thanks to chronomaxx for this week’s winning caption!
Weekend Birthdays! Mehcad Brooks (above) is 33, Chely Wright is 43, Katy Perry is 29, Hillary Clinton is 66, Dylan McDermott is 52, and Keith Strickland is 60.
CBS is making plans to reboot Charmed. But who should play the sister witches?
Carrabba’s Italian Grill Waiter Receives Anti-Gay Message From Customers In Lieu Of Tip.
Johnny Weir on going to Russia: “If it’s good enough for Elton John, it’s good enough for me. Every country’s going to have its issues.”
Golden Girls Lego Set Now Available On Etsy. Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!
A personal letter from me 2 u http://t.co/QeImnjcxuL & the cover 4 my most personal album ever #BritneyJeanAlbumCover pic.
- 10/25/2013
- by snicks
- The Backlot
Blu-ray & DVD Release Date: March 20, 2012
Price: DVD $14.98, Blu-ray $19.98
Studio: Eagle Rock
The B-52s: With The Wild Crowd: Live In Athens, Ga marks a historic hometown gig by the fun-fun-fun pop-rockers at Georgia’s Athens Classic Center.
Taped in Febrary, 2011 in honor of the 34th anniversary of their debut performance, the B-52s–Fred Schneider, Kate Pierson, Cindy Wilson and Keith Strickland–bring the party back home with a brightly colored, full-on performance. The group’s 18-song set of syncopated funk and signature grooves includes such favorites as “Love Shack,” “Rock Lobster,” “Roam,” “Private Idaho” and “Mesopotamia.”
An audio CD of the concert was released in October, 2011.
Here’s a complete track listing:
1. Pump
2. Private Idaho
3. Mesopotamia
4. Ultraviolet
5. Give Me Back My Man
6. Funplex
7. Whammy Kiss
8. Roam
9. 52 Girls
10. Party Out Of Bounds
11. Love In The Year 3000
12. Cosmic Thing
13. Hot Corner
14. Band Intros
15. Love Shack
16. Wig
17. Planet Claire
Buy or Rent...
Price: DVD $14.98, Blu-ray $19.98
Studio: Eagle Rock
The B-52s: With The Wild Crowd: Live In Athens, Ga marks a historic hometown gig by the fun-fun-fun pop-rockers at Georgia’s Athens Classic Center.
Taped in Febrary, 2011 in honor of the 34th anniversary of their debut performance, the B-52s–Fred Schneider, Kate Pierson, Cindy Wilson and Keith Strickland–bring the party back home with a brightly colored, full-on performance. The group’s 18-song set of syncopated funk and signature grooves includes such favorites as “Love Shack,” “Rock Lobster,” “Roam,” “Private Idaho” and “Mesopotamia.”
An audio CD of the concert was released in October, 2011.
Here’s a complete track listing:
1. Pump
2. Private Idaho
3. Mesopotamia
4. Ultraviolet
5. Give Me Back My Man
6. Funplex
7. Whammy Kiss
8. Roam
9. 52 Girls
10. Party Out Of Bounds
11. Love In The Year 3000
12. Cosmic Thing
13. Hot Corner
14. Band Intros
15. Love Shack
16. Wig
17. Planet Claire
Buy or Rent...
- 2/9/2012
- by Laurence
- Disc Dish
Sauli Koskinen and Elvis Adam Lambert have dinner Tuesday night in L.A. (more at Just Jared)
Birthday shoutouts! A belated happy birthday to Ae member acdcguy1991, and happy birthday to Ae member Jay (if you'd like a Briefs Birthday Shoutout, Pm me!) Also, Hillary Clinton is 64, Jaclyn Smith is 64, B-52's Keith Strickland is 58, Dylan McDermott is 50, Cary Elwes is 49, Anthony Rapp is 46, and Natalie Merchant is 48. Time to name your top five Natalie or 10,000 Maniacs songs. Here are mine: 5. "Like The Weather," 4. "Eat For Two," 3. "Because The Night," "2. "These Are Days," 1. "Carnival"
The Spurf has a spoiler about Jonathan Groff returning to Glee as the _ o _ _ h of _o_ a _ _d _ _ _l_ _ e. Cyndi Lauper is planning an all-star "Home For The Holidays" benefit concert for the True Colors Fund. The Artists participating include Norah Jones, Amy Lee, Rosie O’Donnell, Wanda Sykes, Carson Kressley, Chely Wright, Skylar Grey,...
Birthday shoutouts! A belated happy birthday to Ae member acdcguy1991, and happy birthday to Ae member Jay (if you'd like a Briefs Birthday Shoutout, Pm me!) Also, Hillary Clinton is 64, Jaclyn Smith is 64, B-52's Keith Strickland is 58, Dylan McDermott is 50, Cary Elwes is 49, Anthony Rapp is 46, and Natalie Merchant is 48. Time to name your top five Natalie or 10,000 Maniacs songs. Here are mine: 5. "Like The Weather," 4. "Eat For Two," 3. "Because The Night," "2. "These Are Days," 1. "Carnival"
The Spurf has a spoiler about Jonathan Groff returning to Glee as the _ o _ _ h of _o_ a _ _d _ _ _l_ _ e. Cyndi Lauper is planning an all-star "Home For The Holidays" benefit concert for the True Colors Fund. The Artists participating include Norah Jones, Amy Lee, Rosie O’Donnell, Wanda Sykes, Carson Kressley, Chely Wright, Skylar Grey,...
- 10/26/2011
- by snicks
- The Backlot
American hero Daniel Hernandez, Jr. is going to be seated with First Lady Michelle Obama at the State of the Union address Tuesday. Hernandez is credited with running towards the gunfire and providing first aid to Rep. Giffords in the Arizona shooting.
Because of declining American fortunes worldwide, in places like Russia, Captain America: First Avenger will be retitled First Avenger. I expect the right wing nutjobs to explode in 3-2-1.
I’m one of the minority who read Dan Savage’s op-ed in the New York Times calling on President Obama to come out for marriage equality in the State of the Union Address, and was happy to see Dan get some space, but really didn’t like the message. Is marriage equality really the “biggest, most meaningful right of them all: the right to marry.” To some of us, marriage isn’t the end all. I’d like the injustice righted,...
Because of declining American fortunes worldwide, in places like Russia, Captain America: First Avenger will be retitled First Avenger. I expect the right wing nutjobs to explode in 3-2-1.
I’m one of the minority who read Dan Savage’s op-ed in the New York Times calling on President Obama to come out for marriage equality in the State of the Union Address, and was happy to see Dan get some space, but really didn’t like the message. Is marriage equality really the “biggest, most meaningful right of them all: the right to marry.” To some of us, marriage isn’t the end all. I’d like the injustice righted,...
- 1/24/2011
- by Ed Kennedy
- The Backlot
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