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Daily Mail
13 minutes ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Pop icon Belinda Carlisle teases Australian tour as she announces new album inspired by her youth
Belinda Carlisle is gearing up for a triumphant return with her brand-new album Once Upon A Time In California. The Heaven Is a Place on Earth hitmaker, 66, last toured Australia in September 2024, performing to packed theatres across the country during her Decades tour. And with her latest album set for release in August, the singer has sparked speculation she's already eyeing off another run of live dates. Now, the beloved frontwoman of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees The Go-Go's is returning to her roots, unveiling a nostalgic ten-track collection steeped in the golden sounds of her Californian upbringing. 'This collection of songs is the best representation of what I loved back then that I could think of,' Belinda said in a statement to Daily Mail Australia about the upcoming album. From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the DailyMail's new showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. 'Listening to it brings back so many memories of a time and a California that doesn't really exist anymore… Here's to the California of my dreams.' Once Upon A Time In California is a deeply personal project, reimagining iconic tracks that shaped her as a young artist. Produced by Gabe Lopez and recorded in LA, the album features moving renditions of Anyone Who Had A Heart, Superstar, If You Could Read My Mind, The Air That I Breathe, and more. 'I lived and breathed music – it was my great escape,' she continued. 'Every day after school and during the summer holidays, I'd be glued to the radio singing along. Always fantasising about being a singer myself, one day.' Far from a typical covers album, Belinda's latest work is a heartfelt tribute to the spirit and innocence of the California she once knew – a time, she says, that was 'unique and magical.' The album follows the success of her 2023 EP Kismet, and the momentum of her sold-out Australian tour last year, where fans across Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth got a chance to relive her iconic hits live. Speaking previously to Australian radio, Belinda reflected on her decades-spanning career, saying: 'I've worked with some amazing people like Brian Wilson and George Harrison – but Australia has always held a special place in my heart.' 'I lived and breathed music – it was my great escape,' she continued. 'Every day after school and during the summer holidays, I'd be glued to the radio singing along. Always fantasising about being a singer myself, one day' With The Air That I Breathe now available as the album's lead single and pre-orders open, fans are already buzzing over the possibility of another Australian tour. 'I've always loved coming to Australia - the audiences are just incredible,' she said. 'There's just a warmth and excitement that makes performing here feel really special.' Once Upon A Time In California will be released on CD, vinyl and digital platforms on August 29. Pre-orders are now live, and the album's first single is available to stream.
Irish Independent
08-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Independent
Artist born on VE Day shares memories of post-war years
Victoria Crowe was born in Kingston upon Thames, south-west London, on May 8 1945 as her mother listened to the crowds out on the streets celebrating the end of the Second World War in Europe. She said that while, of course, she does not remember the day, she has in a way 'carried the memory' throughout her life, because her parents named her Victoria Elizabeth. The acclaimed artist, who is marking her 80th birthday on Thursday, will see her work celebrated in an exhibition titled Decades later this year. She said: 'Obviously, I don't have any real memories of the 8th of May 1945. Just stories that my mum and dad told me – how my father was out celebrating while my mother was giving birth (men weren't allowed to attend births at that time) and how she could hear the crowds out on the streets during her labour. 'However, I have carried the memory of that day all my life, as my parents wanted my name, Victoria Elizabeth, to celebrate the ending of the war.' The artist, who later made her home in Scotland, recalled the aftermath of the war permeating her childhood. She said: 'I can still remember, from very early childhood, a shallow depression in the ground where the Anderson shelter had been, over which my mother would grow ridge cucumbers and nasturtiums as a sort of camouflage. 'Our garden was very near to an internment camp for Italian prisoners of war – my mother told me how she enjoyed their singing on Sunday mornings. 'My father would point up to part of the sky where 'dog fights' between British and enemy aircraft were clearly seen, so I was imagining what that would look like in the sky above my garden.' I used to draw on the walls and on the backs of Christmas cards, birthday cards, envelopes - any scrap of paper I could get hold of Victoria Crowe She added: 'One of the most familiar and fascinating aspects for me was Boxer the canary, who we looked after for a great aunt. ADVERTISEMENT Learn more 'The canary was completely bald and had lost all his head feathers in fright from a bombing raid in Kingston – I don't think the great aunt survived.' Ms Crowe did not let early challenges such as the difficulty of finding paper in the post-war years get in the way of developing her passion and talent for art. She said: 'I think the biggest difference to my young life growing up after the war was that there was very little in the way of drawing paper, children's books, all that sort of thing, so I used to draw on the walls and on the backs of Christmas cards, birthday cards, envelopes – any scrap of paper I could get hold of.' Ms Crowe, who lives and works between West Linton in the Scottish Borders and Edinburgh, studied at Kingston School of Art and later at the Royal College of Art in London. In the late 1960s she moved to Scotland, where she began teaching at Edinburgh College of Art, and in 1970 her first solo exhibition was held at The Scottish Gallery in Edinburgh. Since then she has worked in partnership with the gallery for more than five decades and her new exhibition, Decades, will be presented there as part of the Edinburgh Art Festival this summer. The artist was made an OBE for services to art in 2004 and her work is held in private and public collections, including National Galleries of Scotland.
Yahoo
26-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Kathy Hilton, Garcelle Beauvais Attend Christos Garkinos and Etro's Beverly Hills Book Release Dinner Party
'People love a comeback,' said Christos Garkinos. The TV personality — seen in Bravo's 'Dukes of Melrose' and co-owner of L.A.'s famed consignment shop Decades — has reclaimed his life, and he tells the story in his new book 'Covet the Comeback: How a Son of Greek Immigrants Found Success, Lost Everything, Then Built a Fashion Empire,' out now. More from WWD Gai Gherardi, L.A. Eyeworks Cofounder, Dies at 78 EXCLUSIVE: L.A.'s Kinn Studio and Janessa Leoné Collaborate on Fine Jewelry Collection Sephora's 'Next Big Thing' Is a Dermatologist-approved Skin Care Brand 'I've seen the ebbs and flows of his career,' said actress and producer Garcelle Beauvais at his book release dinner party on Tuesday night, held in partnership with Etro inside Spago in Beverly Hills. The two have been friends for 23 years. 'So to see him now launch this amazing network, and the book, it's exciting,' continued Beauvais (who just revealed her exit from 'The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills'). The network she's referring to is the community he's built selling luxury consignment on Instagram Live, recently passing $100 million in sales. 'Not only did he figure it out, he pivoted in a way that now he's created this network where women can be in the carpool lane and they shop, they can be at home and shop. It's become a cult following,' said Beauvais. Garkinos, born and raised in Detroit, moved to L.A. in 1990, working for Disney and Virgin Megastores with Richard Branson, before getting into fashion. With co-owner Cameron Silver, he turned Decades into a retail destination for celebrities and stylists, with carefully curated, in-demand pieces. 'I used to live at the top of Mulholland [Drive]. The whole cliché — the pool, parties galore,' said Garkinos. 'I turned 50 and everything fell apart. I lost everything. I lost my marriage. I lost my sobriety.' His finances had dwindled, and within four months he was living in a one-bedroom a few miles south. 'I would walk out my front door and see my house at the top of the hill.' Then came a chance encounter that changed his life: 'I was down to my last $1,000. Someone asked me to host a dinner in Detroit. I thought, 'How much? Great. I'll go and pay my rent for the next month.'' At the event he met the head of marketing of a Detroit hotel, who took him to breakfast the next day. 'She asked how I was, and I said, 'I'm just trudging my way through life,'' Garkinos continued. 'Trudging is a big A.A. word. She's like, 'Are you sober? So am I. How can I help you?' She literally set me up with all her hotels in these small markets, Omaha, Detroit, Minneapolis, for me to do my truck shows. If I hadn't said that word, I wouldn't be here today.' He began paying off his bills, he said. 'And then COVID happened. I was like, 'Are you kidding me?' I owed so many people money from consignment.' But he acted quickly and took the business online in March 2020, growing through the years. With the book, he's sharing lessons he's learned along the way. 'I've had a lot of pivots in my life, and so I wanted to talk about what to do when those pivots happen. 'You know what, in life, we have to go through some of those times to appreciate the wonderful times,' said Kathy Hilton. 'It happens to everybody.' She, like many in the room — including Beauvais, Selma Blair, Melanie Griffith, Karen Zambos and Monet Mazur (all in Etro) — met Garkinos during his days at Decades. 'He's got such an eye,' Hilton said of his work. 'He is fashion.' 'I think it's about people feeling safe to shop with me,' Garkinos said of his online business. Now 60, he's married to his third husband, Rolland Ryan. 'This book is a love letter to my parents, first, who were Greek immigrants, but secondly, a love letter to Los Angeles and Hollywood and that you can actually rewrite your story,' he added. Launch Gallery: Inside Etro's Celebration of "Covet The Comeback" Book Launch at Spago Best of WWD A Look Back at SAG Awards Best Dressed Red Carpet Stars SAG Awards Wildest Looks of All Time on the Red Carpet, Photos From the Archive: A Look Back at Marc Jacobs Annual Holiday Party [PHOTOS]
