John West is truly like a breath of fresh air. I heard about him through a friend of mine a while back but never took the time to take a listen. Today during a random outing to Santa Monica’s Third Street Promenade I was pleasantly surprised by John West who was giving a live performance right in the middle of the Promenade! Instantly I was drawn into his striped-down soulful delivery, so I sat down and enjoyed the free concert!

John West on his music:

“In life, it’s scary when you’ve never experienced something before, but if a song can be a guide, or a road-map, that’s a beautiful thing,” says the now L.A.-based Southern boy who cites Otis Redding, Cat Stevens, Jill Scott and Jack Johnson as primary influences. “What I love about people’s reaction to my music now is that people tell me it soothes and relaxes them. It helps them get through hard days easier. And the reason I wrote half of these songs was to get through my own hard days.”

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~With simple honesty about complex emotions, John West creates soul without crooning, and pop without gloss.~

Please listen to these three delightful songs from John West:

Gravity
Loved You Tonight
Masquerade

You can catch John West Live Thursdays In May (10/17/24/31) at Hotel Cafe (1623 Cahuenga Blvd. Los Angeles, 90402)

For more information on John West go to:
myspace.com/johnpeterwest
johnpeterwest.com
mail@johnpeterwest.com

Westwood, Calif. Pamela Anderson was at the L.A. Times Festival of Books today to introduce PETA chief Dan Mathews. Some sources spoke badly of Mathews because of his extremely negative opinions on the death of beloved conservationist, Steve Irwin. Mathews was reported as saying that Irwin harassed animals and he is glad the man was dead. The event took place at UCLA. Pam was looking a bit as if she left her make-up at home or else had a bit too much sun. Still she is one who can get away with that! But what the psycho bunny was about, I have no clue.

Check out more pics:

1. Spider Man 3

See Tobey Maguire & Kirsten Dunst tear up the screen for the third time. The cinematography for this film looks amazing gauging from the screenshots available. A definite guaranteed blockbuster.

2. Shrek The Third

3. Pirates of The Caribbean: At World’s End

Captain Jack Sparrow is at it again. No one, and I mean no one, could have done this role except Johnny Depp. He has such a talent for bringing the eclectic characteristics and delicate rare traits of his roles to life. This is another guaranteed blockbuster!

4. Ocean’s Thirteen

Brad Pitt & George Clooney have an undeniable connection on screen. Their natural chemistry, in my opinion, carried both Ocean’s 11 and Ocean’s 12. However, the all-star supporting casts that they manage to compile time and time again never disappoint!

5. The Bourne Ultimatum

6. Rush Hour 3

7. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

The little children of Hogwart’s are all grown up! We already know about Harry’s ongoings outside of the PG-13 genre. He prefers work where clothing is optional! But, like the others, HP: Order of the Phoenix will definitely bring out your inner child.

8. Live Free or Die Hard

Big Bad Bruce is making his big screen return this summer in this nostalgic action-packed flick. Will Ashton be his date to the premiere?

9. Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer

I don’t know love muffins. If you go see it, let us know how it was!

10. Evan Almighty

Morgan Freeman shows us that elderly is not necessarily out-dated.

I didn’t realize how many times they have said “Oh” on The Sopranos. Check out this funny montage of all the “ohs”. Enjoy love muffins!

And don’t miss this week’s episode. Tony hits an unlucky stretch, and AJ makes a life-changing decision. Meanwhile, Vito’s widow Marie turns to Tony for help with her troubled son. Watch Episode 81: “Chasing It” this Sunday at 9PM on HBO.

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Don’t think that a little arrest will keep Eve down! No, this chick may have been arrested Thursday morning under suspicion of a DUI, but after posting $30,000 for her bond, she flew right to Miami to party it up with Interscope Records last night. Let’s just say that an upcoming May court date meant nothing to her. Clearly, she’s still a ruff ryder deep down!

Ray J is so excited about his sex tape with Kim Kardashian that he celebrated the video’s release last night in Las Vegas. He even had a few Kim K. look-alikes there. We’re sure Mr. and Mrs. Norwood are wondering where they went wrong! Their daughter’s facing a huge lawsuit for a fatal car accident, and their son is showing off his goodies and sexual ‘talents’ for the world! Take a trip to the Pleasure Chest if you want a copy!

Last night was P. Diddy’s “Welcome to Miami Party” at Club Suite, and it looks like Diddy did was he does best: party! Scott Storch, T.I. and Slim Thug rolled through. Looks like they tore the place down. My question is…why couldn’t Diddy’s girl Kim get a babysitter so she could hit the streets as well? I’m sure at least one of his sons was in the VIP lounge getting down with some of the dancers though! If you missed that previous post, please check it out HERE.

Bootz is out of control. Recently, she did an interview with Los Angeles’ KDAY radio station, and she went off on a caller in a one-sided shouting match regarding Buckwild’s behavior and the perception of being black. A lot of us watch shows like “Flavor of Love” and “Charm School” because on the surface they’re funny, but at the heart of it, we have to admit there’s a lot of ignorance behind it. Bootz clearly displayed her ridiculously high level of ignorance on the radio!

Listen to the clip HERE.

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Now Buckwild went on KDAY last night, and she had a couple of things to say about acting like a black person, Bootz and her burgeoning ‘career’ moves. This girl is straight up crazy! Listen to the clips HERE.

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Say it isn’t so! BreatheHeavy.com, one of Britney Spears’ biggest fan sites, is reporting Brit-Brit is going to be giving some performances at the House of Blues next week! Here’s a quote from the website:

“Britney will be playing the House of Blues in San Diego on May 1st, Anaheim on May 2nd, as well as the House of Blues on Sunset Strip on May 3rd. She is going under the bands name The M + M’s.”

I must say this is much sooner than I thought. I really hope the rumor is true! It would be great to see Britney back on stage again. If it happens, you know pictures from the event will be circulating next week!

BreatheHeavy.com has links to get tickets if you believe the rumors to be true!

Beyoncé gets Wet ‘N’ Wild for the June cover of Vibe. She’s stripped down and lathered up for the sexy summer issue which is set to hit stores soon! Check it out!

Wet t-Shirt contest anyone???