South-Korean-born American singer Karen O is releasing a solo album this September.
	The Yeah Yeah Yeahs front woman has announced that her debut record, 'Crush Songs', will drop this autumn via The Strokes singer Julian Casablancas' Cult Records, reported MTV online.
	The music was written between 2006 and 2007 and is described as a 'collection of lo-fi, bedroom recordings'.
	"When I was 27 I crushed a lot. I wasn't sure I'd ever fall in love again. These songs were written and recorded in private around this time," Karen said.
	"They are the soundtrack to what was an ever continuing love crusade. I hope they keep you company on yours."
	A limited vinyl edition of the album will be available pre-release with artwork featuring Karen's own drawings and handwritten lyrics.

Karen O to release solo album

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'The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1' has premiered a propaganda teaser trailer featuring Donald Sutherland's President Snow.
	Dubbed 'Together as One', the video also features Josh Hutcherson's Peeta Mellark standing alongside Panem's leader, who begins his address saying: "Since the Dark Days our great nation has known only peace", reported Collider.
	Jennifer Lawrence will return to lead the cast of the two-part adaptation of Suzanne Collins's novel, with Part 1 opening on November 21 this year and Part 2 scheduled for release on November 20, 2015.
	'Catching Fire' director Francis Lawrence, who returns for the final two instalments, said last year that splitting the films into two will mean more of Collins's story makes it to the big screen.
	"The good thing is by splitting it in two you actually will get more of the book in the movies because you have a little more time for each part," he had said.
	Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Donald Sutherland, Philip Seymour Hoffman, ...

'Hunger Games Mockingjay' tease unveiled

Julian Casablancas has announced details of his first album with backing band The Voidz.
	They will release their debut album Tyranny on September 19 via Casablancas's own Cult Records label, reported Digita Spy.
	The record has been written and recorded over the past 12 months by Casablancas and Voidz band members Jeramy Gritter, Amir Yaghmai, Jeff Kite, Jake Bercovici and Alex Carapetis.
	Speaking about Tyranny, Casablancas said, "Tyranny has come in many forms throughout history. Now, the good of business is put above anything else, as corporations have become the new ruling body.
	"Most decisions seem to be made like ones of a medieval king: whatever makes profit while ignoring and repressing the truth about whatever suffering it may cause (like pop music, for that matter)."
	The album is now available for pre-order on the Cult Records website, along with a new video teaser featuring live tour footage.

Julian Casablancas + The Voidz announce debut album Tyranny

Several members of California's congressional delegation are pushing to name a new post office after the late actress Marilyn Monroe.
	Democratic Rep. Tony Cardenas says he introduced legislation that would name a post office in Van Nuys, California, after Monroe. She attended Van Nuys High School in the 1940s and once referred to her time living in the community as the happiest in her life.
	Cardenas said the facility's name would be a constant reminder for nearby high school students what heights they can reach if they work hard.
	Monroe, born Norma Jeane Mortenson, starred in numerous films in the 1950s and died at the age of 36 from a drug overdose.
	Cardenas says 18 California lawmakers have signed on as co-sponsors of the legislation.

Lawmakers hope to name post office after Monroe

Julian Assange has been asked to star in a fashion show by British designer Ben Westwood at Ecuador's London embassy, where the WikiLeaks founder is currently holed up in a bid to avoid extradition to Sweden.
	Former erotic photographer Westwood, son of legendary British fashion designer Vivienne Westwood, wants "good looking" Assange, 42, to appear with six other models as part of a fringe event during London Fashion Week in September.
	"Julian is a popular hero. He has done a great deal to change public opinion," the designer said in a statement.
	"Through WikiLeaks people have been able to compare the facts with the official version of the story. He is a good looking man and I hope he is going to model," he added.
	Mother Vivienne is also a keen supporter of Assange, and wore a T-shirt carrying the slogan "I am Julian Assange" when she paid him a visit at the embassy in 2012.
	Other celebrities to visit Assange include Lady Gaga and director Oliver Stone.
	Hollywood A-lister George 

Assange asked to model at London Fashion Week

Showcasing world cinema across the country, the fifth Jagran Film Festival will open in New Delhi next month.
	The five-day festival, which kick starts in New Delhi on July 5, will travel to 14 cities taking a host of world cinema to different parts in the country.
	In Mumbai, the festival will be held from September 23 to 28.
	"The fifth edition of the festival, this year offers special section 'Cinema of the Uprising' with a clutch of seven special films. Freedom of human spirit has been a subject close to 'The Jagran Philosophy', and while we were deciding on the content, we chose this subject," Vice President, Jagran Group Basant Rathore said in a statement.
	Sections 'The Indian showcase' and 'International Competition' will feature 20 films each.
	The short film section called 'Jagran shorts' will present a collection of 20 international short films in New Delhi and Mumbai.
	Under the edition 'Cinema of the Uprising', the festival seeks to bring alive the strife and struggles of 

Fifth Jagran Film Festival to be held in New Delhi

Actor Balamurali Mohan, who acted in many advertisements and a couple of Tamil films was found dead in his residence, police said today.
	The 54-year-old actor is believed to have committed suicide by hanging himself at his residence at Purasawalkam here, they said.
	The actor's wife found his body hanging through a window after repeated attempts to open the door locked from inside, police added.
	No suicide note has been found so far.
	Mohan, who acted in "Boys" and "Allithandha Vaanam"  is survived by his wife and his son, who is presently settled in the United States.
	Police is investigating into the incident.

Film actor found hanging at his house

Bollywood actress Alia Bhatt, who has struck gold with her previous two releases, feels she has grown as an actor in the last three years after her debut with 'Student of the Year'.
	The young actress is in the city with co-actor Varun Dhawan to promote their upcoming film 'Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania'.
	"When I started working, I was just 17 (years). I am 21. This is like a period when I am growing up. It has been a strange experience for me as I feel I have grown quickly and at times feel like a child," she said in a press conference.
	The 'Highway' star said she feels privileged to work with ace directors of the industry.
	"I felt a change in my personality and I also feel the growth as an actor. I have got the privilege of working directors Karan Johar, Imtiaz Ali, Abhiskek Verman and Shashank Khaitan (of 'Humpty Sharma ki Dulhania'). I have learnt a lot from all of them," she said.
	Varun and Alia, who were earlier seen in 'Student of the year', have once again paired up for the ...

I have grown as an actor: Alia

Actors Abhay Deol and Manjot Singh, who were last seen together in 'Oye Lucky!Lucky Oye', are teaming up again for a thriller titled 'Snafu'.
	The film will mark the directorial debut of Sethu Sriram, who has been the director of photography of films like 'Tere Naam', 'Shakthi: ThePower', 'Wanted', 'Milenge Milenge' and 'OMG: Oh My God' and directed Kannada film 'Godfather'.
	In this upcoming film, Abhay is playing the role of Kabir Taneja, a high-flying corporate consultant in Mumbai mediating mega deals with most men with big money.
	Manjot, who was seen in 'Fukrey' and 'What the Fish', will play Sunny Singh, a submissive slum dweller.
	"Abhay and Manjot have been signed on for my project. Both the characters are absolute contrast and I wanted strong actors to shoulder these two roles. Both Abhay and Manjot have very different styles and it will be great to see them paired up on screen," Sriram said in a statement here.
	The film, to go on floors in July, will be majorly shot in ...

Abhay to play corporate consultant in his next film

Actor Alok Nath, who became the butt of jokes on social networking sites recently for his 'babuji' image, has joined micro-blogging site Twitter.
	The 57-year-old actor, most popular for playing supporting roles of a humble and 'sanskari' father or uncle in films like 'Hum Aapke Hain Kaun', 'Hum Sath Sath Hain' and 'Vivah' among others, had become a hit online.
	"Pranaam Twitter world! Finally attending the party you guys threw for me. Let's hope it's a good one. Cheers," Nath posted on Twitter.
	Some of the popular Twitter jokes on the veteran actor included, "Alok Nath wants twitter to add 'Aashirwad' button", "Alok Nath carried 'Hanuman Chalisa' to school instead of Notebooks" and "When Alok Nath is around even Salman Khan behaves like a good son.

Alok Nath joins Twitter

Popular TV anchor Manish Paul, who has replaced Drashti Dhami on 'Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 7', says his comeback on the show has not affected his friendship with the 'Madhubala' actress.
	The 32-year-old actor has taken over hosting job on the Colors show from Dhami from this week onwards.
	"Our friendship is not affected at all by this. I spoke to Drashti before taking up the show. She is a very dear friend of mine. When I told her I will be replacing her she graciously accepted that and there was no problem as such. I don't know why Drashti got replaced," Manish told PTI.
	Manish hosted the last two seasons of the celebrity dance reality show with Ragini Khanna and Kapil Sharma. Manish and Kapil garnered lot of appreciation for their comic antics on the show.
	As Manish and Kapil got busy with other projects, the channel decided to introduce Dhami, last season's winner on 'Jhalak', as the new host with Ranveer Shorey.
	But the channel was forced to replace Dhami as she failed to strike a .

No problem with Drashti after 'Jhalak' reshuffle: Manish Paul

As a tribute to the music legend on 75th birthday

Sony MAX to telecast special film on R D Burman

Newcomer Tiger Shroff is planning to launch a special Michael Jackson tribute video to mark the King of Pop's fifth death anniversary.
	The 24-year-old actor is an ardent fan of Jackson and draws inspiration for dance from the legend.
	"He is my inspiration he is the reason I started dancing. The idea has been with me for several years but its only now that I feel ready to go ahead with it," Tiger said in a statement here.
	Tiger along with his friends has remixed the song 'Whistle Baja' from his recently released debut film 'Heropanti' and Billy Jean from MJ's album 'Thriller'. He has been busy rehearsing for the video that he will be shooting soon.
	The video will be directed by one of Tiger's friends and will be released online in the first week of July. The newcomer will also be seen doing the famous MJ moonwalk in the video.
	Jackson died on June 25, 2009 of an overdose of the clinical anesthetic propofol.

Tiger Shroff plans video tribute to Michael Jackson

Actor Riteish Deshmukh says he is elated with the success of 'Humshakals' but he is also worried about the box office fate of 'Ek Villain' as he feels that the comedy may eat into the business of his next release tomorrow.
	'Humshakals' saw Riteish along with actors Saif Ali Khan and Ram Kapoor in triple roles. It was directed by Sajid Khan and released on June 20.
 	"It ('Humshakals') released last week and critically it was not well received as much as we had hoped for. But people want to watch the film and have fun. With 'Ek Villain' I am hoping for both critical and popular acceptance," Riteish said in an interview here.
	"It is not a good thing for me. I wouldn't have been worried if any movie had released which did not feature me. I know the producers have taken the right call but I will be hurt in the crossfire. But it's fine I'm still okay with it because they are of entirely different genres," Riteish said.
     Riteish feels it is a bit early to call 'Humshakals' a hit but ..

'Humshakals' success may eat into BO 'Ek Villain': Riteish

Bollywood actress Madhuri Dixit said that education is key to improving the condition of women in the country.
	The 47-year-old actress, the brand ambassador for Madhya Pradesh government's 'Mamta Abhiyan', today lauded the campaign and called for more such initiatives for women.
	The 'Mamta Abhiyan', launched by the state health department last year, is aimed at reducing maternal and infant mortality rate.
	Launching the campaign's second phase along with state Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Health Minister Narottam Mishra, Madhuri said, "We can save the lives of 80 per cent women by associating them with Mamta Abhiyan."
	She insisted on making women's education a must for improving their condition, saying it will only ensure their progress and urged people not to marry girls at an early age.
	The campaign, launched in association with UNICEF, is focused on ensuring love, security and honour for women.
	The Bollywood diva said these three things are very essential for women 

Madhuri Dixit stresses on women's education

City police has registered an offence against noted playback singer Suresh Wadkar and two other persons for alleged cheating in a land deal.
	Following the directive of a local court, the offence was registered last night against Wadkar and two other persons - Vinayak Dhopavkar and Vijaya Karandikar - in connection with the land deal at Devalali camp near Nashik, an official at Bhadrakali police station said today.
	The offences were registered under sections 120(b) (criminal conspiracy), 406 (criminal breach of trust), 420 (cheating), 465 (forgery), 467, 468 (forgery for purpose of cheating) and 471 of the IPC, he said.
	One of the Wadkar's partners, Hemant Kothikar, had earlier complained in the court against the singer about alleged cheating in connection with the land deal.
	Taking cognisance, the civil court yesterday ordered the city police to register an offence against Wadkar, Dhopavkar and Karandikar and conduct an inquiry, the police official said.
	Petitioner Kothikar, ...

Offence registered against Wadkar, 2 others in land deal case

Bollywood superstar Shahrukh Khan's driver has been arrested for allegedly raping a minor maid servant on the pretext of getting her a job at the actor's residence after she was sacked by an actress, who is the wife of an cricketer-turned-politician, police said today.
	According to Bandra police, accused Rajendra Gautam (34) who has been working with the Khan family as a driver for seven years was yesterday arrested for raping the 17-year-old victim last week in a lodge at Nalasopara in neighbouring Thane district.
	Assistant Police Commissioner Shivaji Rao Kolekar said the girl hailing from Latur district used to work at the residence of a celebrity, who is the wife of a ex-cricketer and a former Congress MP.
	Kolekar said the girl was searching for another job as she was not happy with the salary she was getting there. Through common friends Gautam learnt that the girl was looking for a job and hence he telephoned at the celebrity's residence.
	"When Gautam rang up at the girl's ...

Shahrukh Khan's driver arrested for raping minor maid

Hollywood star Tom Cruise and ace footballer David Beckham were spotted having a good time together in a pub here.
	Regulars at The Cow pub in Notting Hill were stunned after spotting Beckham and Cruise casually enjoying a pint of Guinness and a bottle of wine earlier this week, reported OK magazine.
	Instagram user Lisa Freid used a series of excited hashtags to describe her epic celebrity spot: "#London pub Notting Hill... Beckham, Tom Cruise just next to us chilling #monday."
	Beckham, 39 and 51-year-old Cruise are known to be close friends since the footballer's move to Los Angeles back in 2007.
	A couple of years ago, Cruise went as far as to say that he wanted to star opposite Beckham in an action movie. But that hasn't happened yet.

David Beckham, Tom Cruise hang out in a London pub

Lady Gaga's former friend Perez Hilton believes he fell out with the singer because the limelight changed her.
	The gossip blogger, whose real name is Mario Lavandeira Jr, and Gaga were filming a cooking demonstration in Sydney, Australia when they fell out, reported Contactmusic.
	"Actually, all the drama went down in Australia in the summer of 2011 when gaga became a surprisingly functioning drunk woman", said Hilton.
	Gaga, 28, became upset over a question about her song 'Judas' and another question about her boyfriend in an interview with Hiltom, 36.
	"She stormed off the set and stopped the interview", Hilton said.
	 "I think it was fame that just poisoned her", he added.

Lady Gaga was poisoned by fame, says former friend

Filmmaker Akshay Akkikeni, son of national-award-winning editor Sreekar Prasad, is making his Bollywood debut with horror-thriller 'Pizza' and the newcomer promises the 3D film will deliver on thrills.
	'Pizza' is adapted from the Tamil blockbuster of the same name and chronicles the life of a pizza delivery boy. His life turns upside down when a delivery goes wrong.
	Akkikeni, in his Hindi remake, added 3D to enhance the scary quotient in the movie.
	"'Pizza' lends itself to 3D because it is an atmospheric film. When I was offered 'Pizza', I decided to make it in 3D because I felt it had a lot of untapped potential.
	"The 3D visuals amp up the scary quotient of the film. We have collaborated with an Undo-Cabadian firm, which generally works for Hollywood horror films, to get the advanced 3D systems," Akkikeni told PTI in an interview over phone from Chennai.
	Akkikeni says it was his producer Bejoy Nambiar's idea to make the film for Bollywood audience with a twist.
	"I met Bejoy ...

3D will amp up scary quotient in 'Pizza': Akshay Akkikeni

Singer Lily Allen has ended her partnership with her manager Todd Interland and is looking for the right person to help guide her career.
	The singer has parted ways with her long-time aide, who has looked after her music career since her debut in 2006, reported Contactmusic.
	This comes after Lily slammed her record label for making her release 'rubbish' light-hearted pop songs like 'Air Balloon' from her comeback album 'Sheezus' over less commercially-viable tracks like 'Hard Out Here'.
	"Lily guides her career herself a lot but will need someone new to work with her. Todd had been with her for a long time so it was a blow to lose him," a source said.
	"She's looking around at the moment for the right person to help her make the correct decisions with her music."
	Before finding a new manager, Lily, 29, is heading to Glastonbury festival this weekend, where she will take to the stage before Arcade Fire.
	The mother-of-two - who temporarily quit the music industry in 2009 to raise ...

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