W London launch designer bikes for the Elton John AIDS Foundation
10 August 2011
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Like our European cousins in Paris and Barcelona, Londoners love to cycle through the city as a healthy alternative to public transport. So much so that since it's launch last year, over 6 million users have hired Barclays bicycles with Transport for London.
Now - just like Fiat's collaboration with Gucci - W London and the Elton John AIDS Foundation present a range of exclusive designer WOW Bikes for W London's hotel guests to discover the wonders of the city from 11 August to 29 October 2011.
Project creator and artist Benedict Radcliffe, Paloma Faith, Alice Temperley and Patrick Cox are among the six creatives who have designed their own bicycles and created bespoke cycle routes for the launch of the initiative.
Paloma Faith's retro creation is an homage to music, decorated with piano keys to jazz up the mud guard and a 50's radio in the handlebars; "I wanted to customise this modern fixed-gear bike with an edge of beauty giving a real vintage, classic and traditional feel", comments Faith.
And designer Alice Temperley envisaged a feminine bike with a playful energy to mirror the spirit of the ALICE by Temperley brand. Temperley enthuses, "I am attached to my bike and wouldn't be without it […] At the weekend I cycle all the way down the canal to meet friends for lunch in primrose hill and then on to regents park and past London zoo to Camden."
The covetable bicycles will be auctioned off at the end of the summer, with proceeds benefiting the Elton John AIDS Foundation. The auction will be launched online at Facebook.com on 11 August and will close on 29 October 2011.
So, what are you waiting for? Get on your bike!
Emily Farley
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Taking part in ’60, combined with the help of his buddies, Elton has industrial a melody assembly named “The Corvettes”, which from solitary period, befall “Bluesology”, a contemporary more sincerely serious team. Inside ’67 Elton John not here the team “Bluesology” and has teamed with Bernie.
The following venture brings to his most basic cd start. “Your Song” evolved into briskly considered solitary of Elton John record hits. The song has been originally revealed contained by the U.S. In 1970 October, and even it had been a B-side as “Take me to the Pilot” has been next to A-side. However the fans favored “Your song” in addition “Take me to the Pilot”, and plus group made it undoubtedly solitary of the superior ten in Great Britain concurrently with Unites States melody charts.
Everybody recognized this unique song quickly. Actually the critics got simply lovely considerations to declare approaching this. For illustration, tab Janovitz by Allmusic alleged with the purpose of it can be the “near-perfect song”. Lot of men and women suppose the melody justifies to be inside the very unsurpassed five from Elton John record hits.
One more Elton John’s record hits will be “Candle in the wind”, with the help of melody executed merely by the singer as well as lyrics by Bernie Taupin. The vinyl was originally prepared contained by remembrance and respect in support of Marilyn Monroe, with the purpose of dead 11 years earlier. “Goodbye England’s Rose” a rebuilding in support of “Candle in the Wind” is really a tribute to the Princess of Wales, Diana. This was revealed on 1997 in the United Kingdom and plus it was singer’s 4th come to 1 track. Furthermore, it crooked firstly in a pair of other lands. The most important sculpt of this track showed up through 1973.
Year ’76 made refreshing any more Elton John’s record hits “Sorry Seems to be the Hardest Word”. This epoch comedian labored on the lyrics too. This set was basically part from the Blue Moves compilation.
“Sorry Seems to be the Hardest Word” had been on very unsurpassed 20 inside United Kingdom not to declare contained by Unites States, achieving come to 6 inside the Unites States and even come to eleven inside Great Britain. However contained by the Easy Listening chart this melody motivated to sit 1.
That melody had other variations as well, like all over 1997 after Steven Houghton featured it on his vinyl. The assembly Blue recorded with the purpose of melody again concurrently with Elton John contained by the day 2002. There control been a luck of skin tone approaching the set so, we can with no trouble undoubtedly state with the purpose of this might be undoubtedly solitary of by far the the majority appreciated Elton John record hits.
Another track which be supposed to persuade to persuade in Elton John Greatest Hits record might be “Sacrifice”, with the purpose of is absolutely more of a ballad compared to a vinyl. Lyrics control been performed merely by Bernie Taupin along with melody by merely Elton John. The set came not at home in the compilation “Sleeping with the Past” contained by 1989. “Sacrifice” had been a victory particularly inside France and plus U.K..
Through The month of January ’90 this melody has been come to fifty five inside United Kingdom melody charts and plus 18 contained by the U.S. Charts. When this British DJ, Steve Wright performed the vinyl on BBC Radio 1 shortly, altered data lines programs adopted and the melody achieved come to 1 in June, July day ’90.
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Published August 9, 2011 06:23 AM
Though the fall debut of Elton John's new Las Vegas concert production draws nearer, the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer doesn't plan to rest up for those high-profile gigs.
Instead, he's lined up a quick run of early September gigs on the U.S. amphitheater circuit with his band, followed by a four-city solo jaunt in Canada. He's now set to wrap up his pre-Vegas schedule with a Sept. 23 show in Rio De Janeiro.
On Sept. 28, John kicks off his new three-year residency at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace. There are currently 16 Vegas dates on the books, running through late October.
Instead, he's lined up a quick run of early September gigs on the U.S. amphitheater circuit with his band, followed by a four-city solo jaunt in Canada. He's now set to wrap up his pre-Vegas schedule with a Sept. 23 show in Rio De Janeiro.
On Sept. 28, John kicks off his new three-year residency at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace. There are currently 16 Vegas dates on the books, running through late October.
The new Vegas residency is dubbed "The Million Dollar Piano." "I'm going to have a fabulous piano that Yamaha has been working on for four years," John explained in a press release, "and that's the reason why the show is called 'The Million Dollar Piano.'"
During the Vegas shows, John will be accompanied by his band, which features guitarist Davey Johnstone, bassist Bob Birch, percussionist John Mahon, drummer Nigel Olsson, keyboardist Kim Bullard and percussionist Ray Cooper. Shows will feature an array of chart-topping hits from his extensive 40-year discography.
In April 2009, John wrapped up a 241-show, five-year residency dubbed "The Red Piano" at the same venue.
Following John's first round of Las Vegas shows, hell spend November and December in the former Eastern Bloc, Australia and New Zealand.
During the Vegas shows, John will be accompanied by his band, which features guitarist Davey Johnstone, bassist Bob Birch, percussionist John Mahon, drummer Nigel Olsson, keyboardist Kim Bullard and percussionist Ray Cooper. Shows will feature an array of chart-topping hits from his extensive 40-year discography.
In April 2009, John wrapped up a 241-show, five-year residency dubbed "The Red Piano" at the same venue.
Following John's first round of Las Vegas shows, hell spend November and December in the former Eastern Bloc, Australia and New Zealand.
