Per Gessle has revealed that a new 'Roxette Greatest Hits' will be released later this year, which will include one or two new songs. Also a 'Rox Box' will be released, says Per: "It will contain the best of what we've accomplished so far, plus hard-to-get stuff, (like the Abbey Road Sessions '95). A DVD with, among other things, hopefully MTV Unplugged from '93. And possibly a bonus-CD with 20 demos..."




Maybe the 'Greatest Hits' tracklisting will be something like this?

1. The Look, 2. Dressed For Success, 3. Listen To Your Heart, 4. Dangerous, 5. It Must Have Been Love, 6. Joyride, 7. Fading Like A Flower, 8. The Big L, 9. Spending My Time, 10. How Do You Do!, 11. Almost Unreal, 12. Sleeping In My Car, 13. Crash! Boom! Bang!, 14. You Don't Understand Me, 15. Wish I Could Fly, 16. Stars, 17. The Centre Of The Heart, 18. A Thing About You, 19. New Song, 20. New Song.

ROXETTE ANNOUNCE COMEBACK!

Best news I've heard all year! (Save maybe for Pet Shop Boys releasing a new album! )
"Swedish pop duo ROXETTE are heading back to the studio later this year, singer and guitarist PER GESSLE has announced. THE LOOK stars took a break from music-making when singer MARIE FREDRIKSSON was diagnosed with a brain tumour in 2002. But having received the all-clear, the band will now record new material, Gessle reveals. He says "We haven't written any new songs yet, but we'll definitely go back to the studio this summer." Roxette, who are considered the most successful Swedish band since ABBA, launched their career in the 1980s and hope to mark their 20th anniversary with the new material."
Now THERE'S reason for celebration!

An upcoming new singing star from the island of Aruba... Curt Fortin.



What is his music like? No idea, but if it's anything close to what he looks like, it's bound to be good!

Anybody else remember this dance movie (from 1988)? "SALSA" came shortly after "Dirty Dancing", and although maybe not as memorable for its story and acting, I found quite an enjoyable and HOT movie - and the dancing was just great (better than DD's).



The Soundtrack Album reached #1 on Blue-Box, and delivered two hit singles: Robby Rosa's "Under My Skin" and Laura Branigan's "Your Love".
I've discovered that Robi (who changed his name) Rosa - the lead actor of the movie, has written and produced several big hits for other artists - most notably for Ricky Martin (The Cup Of Life, Livin' La Vida Loca, Maria, Shake Your Bon-Bon, She Bangs, Loaded); also for Julio Iglesias and Sisqo ('The Thong Song'!)

These days he goes under the name of 'Draco' and is still very active in music (among other things), and has released several of his own critically acclaimed albums.
Interestingly, he married his female co-star from that memorable 80's film 'Salsa', a few months after making the movie...

A DVD I purchased recently and HAVE to mention: Kylie Minogue's "Showgirl - The Greatest Hits Tour"...!



It is possibly the best concert I've ever seen... the performances, choreography and "showmanship" are simply mindblowing! (Definitely the best I've seen at least since Michael Jackson's 1991 "Dangerous" tour...)

She went all-out with this one - and it's often more of a show than a concert. She sings live all the way through, and almost each song is accompanied by some of the most elaborate costumes and dancing, and the stage decor is amazing (this set must have cost a fortune!)
And it's SEXY!

Highlights include the mini-musical with songs In Denial (featuring Pet Shop Boys' Neil Tennant on vocals - even though he wasn't physically there), Je Ne Sais Pas Pourquoi and Confide In Me (BRILLIANT orchestral accompaniment on the latter, and Kylie does the most amazing dance routine with one of her dancers which takes your breath away!)

Move over to the 'shower scene' - guys literally having a shower on the stage - and into the HOT performance of Red Blooded Woman (possibly one of the BEST modern pop songs of our time?) - again the choreography and movements need to be seen to be believed! (You sit there thinking: wow - am I really seeing this?!)

Plenty of highlights follow, like the sexy Slow and the latin-dance extravaganza of Please Stay.
I also LOVED the energy-charged Your Disco Needs You - the German and Australian single and Blue-Box #1... delicious!

One of the biggest surprises has to be the jazz rendition of The Loco-Motion... yes, that's right - and absolutely mindblowingly done!

Furthermore the quality of sound and image on this DVD is first class. I can't stress it enough - this is an AMAZING concert, and Kylie has proven with it she's one of the best entertainers in the world!