Old Music Time

Elizabeth Doyle hails from South Dakota. She was brought up around all kinds of music from an early age, thanks to a truly musical family. Three of her four grandparents were professional musicians, (including one radio performer and singing cowboy). Her father had played saxophone and clarinet in the Navy during World War II and her mother was an avid singer and pianist. Both parents were fans of big band music, jazz, and the show tunes of the ’30s, ’40s and ’50s.

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Transformers has taken the top prize at the 2008 MTV movie awards, after being named best movie of the year.

The Michael Bay actioner beat stiff competition from I Am Legend, Pirates of the Caribbean: World’s End, Juno, Superbad and National Treasure: Book of Secrets to claim the trophy, which comes in the shape of a golden tub of popcorn.

The movie’s leading lady Megan Fox, recently named sexiest woman in the world by the readers of FHM magazine, accepted the award on behalf of the film, the sequel to which begins shooting this year.

Teen comedy Superbad had been the favourite to sweep the board, having accrued five nominations, including for best movie.

The film’s leading men, Michael Cera and Jonah Hill, were up for the best male performance gong as well as being nominated in the best newcomer category alongside their co-star Christopher Mintz-Plasse.

However, Will Smith claimed the male award for his performance as the last man, Robert Neville, in I Am Legend while High School Musical star claimed the breakthrough prize for his role as Link Larkin in Hairspray.

Briana Evigan and Robert Hoffman won the best kiss award for their clinch in Step Up 2 The Streets while the best fight gong was claimed by Never Back Down stars Sean Faris and Cam Gigandet for their mixed martial arts clash.

Johnny Depp was a surprise winner in the best comedic performance category and also took the best villain prize for his turn as the demon barber of Fleet Street in Sweeney Todd.

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Supermodel NAOMI CAMPBELL is returning to the fashion house that kick-started her catwalk career - she’s to replace KATE MOSS as the face of Yves Saint Laurent.
The British beauty has signed a $400,000 (GBP200,000) deal with the French designer and will front the company’s autumn/winter 2008 campaign.
She says, “I’m blessed and grateful to be working with YSL again, a house that gave me a start in my career.”
Her first project for Yves Saint Laurent was in the 1990s when she was a fledgling star.
The move comes just days after she was charged with allegedly assaulting a police officer following her arrest at London’s Heathrow airport in April (08).

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