Sam Bradley: Strength in Diversity on Debut EP

Krista Richmond at The Advertiser gives a great review to Sam’s first EP release.  I have to say I agree after listening to my copy of the EP I can’t wait to hear more .  Sam did a fantastic job on this! If you haven’t gotten your copy yet head on over to www.sambradley.com and grab you one.  You won’t regret it!

Sam Bradley finds strength in diversity on debut EP

by Krista Richmond
krichmond@theadvertiser.com

Sam Bradley is a man of contradictions, humble and confident at the same time. And his self-titled EP is a showcase of how a cacophony of sounds and sentiments can, in fact, be soothing and melodic.

Bradley’s voice is certainly the focus of the EP, which is available at www.sambradley.com for $10. It rings clear, strong and smooth on all of the tracks, sensual and silky in places and rough and raw with emotion in others. And I like that there are times when his British accent sneaks into the melody.

The music that accompanies Bradley’s lyrics is just that — an accompaniment. It stands firmly on its own but never competes with what’s being said. Instead, it serves as a solid background for the words and phrases.

Once again, listeners can feel Bradley’s contradictions in the beat. Some songs have a distinct jazz vibe while others are pure rock ‘n’ roll. Some are completely laid back and relaxed while others have a frenzied, almost chaotic, sound. But the combination never feels erratic. There is a natural, acoustic feel that grounds the album despite the fact that it is far from simply Bradley and his guitar. Even the heaviest of the songs don’t feel drowned out by the music.

That allows listeners to truly hear the lyrics. And with a gifted songwriter like Bradley, you want to know what’s being said. He tells stories in his songs, putting sound to his poetic and often intriguing phrases. They are full of observations on life and love and everything in between.

The EP opens with Sea Blue, which meanders gently into the next song, like a long walk on the beach with waves slowly bubbling over your toes.

Pretty Boy is reminiscent of songs by the Eagles, blurring the line between country and rock with soft yet strong beats that seem to stretch into the expanse of a dark desert highway.

Passport feels like it was made for a Wild West saloon, with a fun tinkling of the piano keys that could be the soundtrack to any silent film.

It Begins starts with shades of David Bowie and an almost-but-not-quite synthesized tone and ends with beautiful orchestration.

There are six songs on this EP, and it is well worth the $10 price. But it leaves listeners wanting more — a full complement of songs and stories rather than verses and chapters. And to hear more, you can go to Bradley’s MySpace page (www.myspace.com/sambradley06) and listen to several additional demos that aren’t on the EP (Wide Open, Too Far Gone and She Moves Me). You won’t regret it).

I also can’t help but wonder — who is the Pretty Boy with a python stare, covered with unhappiness and threatened by his loneliness?

Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars

Marcus Foster: Interview and Photoshoot

Cause=Time sat down with Marcus Foster in early August to talk music.  Photographer Todd Roeth joined with them and we have this fantastic shoot of Marcus.

C=T & photographer extraordinaire Todd Roeth have teamed up again for another addition of Quick Hits. This week, we have caught up with UK singer-songwriter, Marcus Foster. The solo artist is touring behind a a live album and EP. Not to mention appearing on two different soundtracks and having a heartthrob for a bff (my wife thinks he’s pretty dreamy). Needless to say, the guy is very busy and most earnest singer songwriter touring the circuit.

C=T : How’s the tour going so far? Did you visit In and Out or Amoeba whilst in Los Angeles?

MF: The tour seems to be going well, people are enjoying the shows, its amazing traveling around and a great way seeing America. I didn’t get the chance to visit In and Out burger although someone gave me a voucher for it but i did get to go to Amoeba which was insane I spent hundreds of dollars in there buying old blues and gospel records from the fifties I could live in that place.

C=T : Best Bob Dylan album to listen to on vinyl?

MF: I haven’t got them all on vinyl just yet but listening to ‘Boots of Spanish Leather’ or ‘One too many Mornings’ off the ‘Times they are a changing’ album is pretty special.

C=T : Your music has been selected on two different occasions to appear in cinema. How do you decide if you want your work to appear in said works?

MF: One of the films had Christopher Walken in it and I’m a big fan of his so I couldn’t say no and it’s a great movie called ‘Five Dollars A Day’. The other film was different because a friend of mine sung the song that I wrote and I didn’t know he recorded it but when I found out I thought why not.I would like to do some more music for film, I like the idea of doing something like Neil Young in that film ‘Dead Man’ where he just watched the film and played his guitar. I also write a lot of instrumental stuff on the piano.

C=T : Who would smoke more cigarettes in one night, Nick Cave or Tom Waits?

MF: In his time of smoking, Tom Waits.

C=T : What are your current recording plans for the rest of the year?

MF: When I get back to London I’m going to put together a band and record some live stuff and maybe cut an album if i find the right musicians or maybe put out a single on itunes I’m not sure. I also plan on returning back to America to do another tour in December if i can work it out.

C=T : Does the English team stand a chance in next year’s World Cup?

MF: There’s nothing like a room full of people filled with false hope.

Here’s two songs of Marcus’s that were featured with the article

Sam Bradley: EP Release, Thanks to Rob and Official Music Video

Sam Bradley’s new EP will be released in a mere matter of hours and fans are eagerly awaiting it’s release. Those lucky enough to have purchased the dropcards can get a sneak peek on Sam’s website http://www.sambradley.com/dropcards/ and for the others be patient it will soon be up on http://www.sambradley.com/.  Until then here’s the official music video for Sea Blue.  That was released on the 24th.   Here’s what Sam had to say at the time of release “Zack Spiger and I made this with no budget and few materials and we had an amazing time doing it!”

Sam also gives thanks to many people for his EP including Robert.  Here’s a cap of it below.

Video: Kristen and Taylor behind the Scenes of EW Shoot

ET goes behind the scenes for EW photoshoot September 2009 issue with Kristen and Taylor.

Thanks to KStew411 for the link

Sam Bradley in New York

Thanks to Isabelle for sending in these pictures from her visit to New York and Sam’s concert at Joe’s Pub! Not to mention the great surprise her friend had for her.

I had an amazing time in New York! Sam’s show was absolutely fantastic! It was all acoustic and let me tell you that the man has a heck of a voice!We were treated to a few new songs, one of which is a new favorite of mine. I was so mesmerized that I didn’t take any pics during the show but I did take a couple after. Speaking of after, I nearly fell on my butt…Sam just looked at me and my friend smiling before saying what I’ll remember for a long time. “You’re from Montreal, I remember you!” He then gave me and my friend a huge hug (and he smells really good FYI lol). We talked for a little while before giving the chance to other fans to talk to him. Me, being me, forgot to tell him something and went back in to steal another few minutes where I got another hug and a kiss on the cheek. Before leaving, Sam told me he’d see me again in October for a show right here in Montreal. Yeah, I’ll remember that night for a while!

Last night, my friend took me to dinner at Planet Hollywood in Times Square and I’m sure she thought I was going to have a heart attack. See, she knew there was a Twilight display and she wanted to surprise me. Surprise me she did, had the whole restaurant stare at me as I squealed at Edward’s Prom suit. Bah, was a complete fangirl all weekend and it felt good!

I included a few pics of Sam, the Twilight display and the Twi related things I bought while there and no, I won’t eat the chocolates!

Here are a few videos of Sam’s appearance at Joe’s Pub.

Pics, Robsten Rumors and more …

Are they? or Are they not? Who knows.. but you have to admit these two sure know how to stir the masses.   The “just friends” are turning up all over LA  together or snapped just leaving each other ’s company. First we have pics of Rob “supposedly” leaving Kristen’s house in a sweet ride. Is there a backseat in that car?

Then the twitters started flying that the two were seen at the Hotel Cafe where  Bobby Long was delighting the crowds.  Seems the two buds snuck in the side door with the other brit pack member Marcus Foster.   When the show was over they snuck out just as quickly but not before the lovely Moon managed to snap a quick pic.  You can catch that over at Letterstotwilight.com below is her account of the sighting that was posted on RadarOnline.

Rob Pattison and Kristen Stewart evaded screaming girl fans Thursday night as they snuck out of the Chateau Marmont and hit a local Hollywood hot spot for a friend’s concert.  Twilight blogger Moon gave RadarOnline.com the exclusive details about her sighting of the dynamic duo and Rob’s fellow Brit Packer Marcus Foster – who is playing at the same venue tonight. Do we think we’ll spot the pair again?

“Moon here, from Letterstotwilight.com and I just happened to catch some of our favorite Twilight people out on the town last night at the Bobby Long show at the Hotel Cafe.

Last night fellow fan and pal Ashley and I went out to the Hotel
Cafe to catch the Bobby Long show cause well he has amazing music and ya never know there’s always a chance! We roll up to the venue grab some prime standing location next to the front of the stage near the front door emergency exit. So we’re cooking along, beverages in hand and settle in to enjoy the music. A few songs in around 10 pm we hear someone pounding on that front exit and a few of us glance over there in time to see Marcus Foster walked in followed by Rob Pattinson in that unmistakable black beanie (and apparently Kristen who we didn’t see till later) and don’t catch anything else cause I turn around to confirm that I was not in fact having Bella style visions of Rob flashing in my head. And they can confirm that it was indeed Rob in the flesh. We saw him for about all of a second as they made a quick step to the right of the door behind a very small curtain. At this point I was looking for my Comic Con preparedness kit because we all needed a paper bag for hyperventilating because I was standing one person away from this curtain.

A few songs pass and we notice that the crowd wasn’t freaking out, so we surmised that it was either because this is LA and most folks hardly get star struck after living here a few years or in fact they really did sneak in almost undetected. Now as much as I will rep for LA, judging by our own silent freak outs, I don’t think most of them would have stayed that nonchalant had they known Rob was maybe a foot or two away from them.

It was nearing the end of the set and a few songs at the end Bobby glances over to that little curtained off area and a little look of recognition passes and he smiles and give them the nod. At this point we knew Bobby was ending his set so we made the executive decision to divide and conquer and head for the front. It was pretty obvious he wouldn’t leave through the crowd of people and that he would head straight back out that front exit.

Ashley and I headed for the front and hung out against the wall. It was us, a valet dude, a hobo and two German chicks. No paparazzi, no nothing. Then things started happened. The door opened and Marcus rushed out right into the street and hailed a cab. At this point we knew he was headed out. Marcus gets the cab (about 10:30pm) as close as he can which is probably about 20 feet or less from where we were standing and they would definitely have to walk in front of us. Then Marcus walks back to the door, and out comes Rob!! Yes, I saw Rob Pattinson and he walked in front of me. If I had reached out my hand I would have touched him. He walked half bent over and booked it for the cab. NO bodyguards! We had a few seconds to look at him and then shocker of shockers right behind him by a few feet walks Kristen Stewart! At that point we are both stunned because we did not see her walk in. She walks by us quickly doing that patented KStew hair thing and awkward walk to follow Rob and Marcus out to the cab. Marcus jumps into the cab first, followed by Rob who half flies in and then Kristen jumps in and they speed off crouching down. Because I am half shocked I get one lousy pic of them jumping into the cab and one of the cab speeding away. So a little after 10:30 pm Rob and Kristen headed back to the Chateau as RadarOnline.com scooped.”

But the night hasn’t ended yet at least not for these two bff’s.  After Rob, Kristen and — don’t forget —Marcus,   loaded up in the little yellow taxi they headed back to Chateau Marmont where supposedly the two have a room… that’s one room for both of them.  Rob — Kristen — One Room.   Or that’s what RadarOnline is claiming.  Just read on for the full facts scoop…

Only RadarOnline.com can report that Twilight co-stars Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart spent the night together –in the same room — at the fabled Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles Thursday night!

Our witness spotted RPattz and Kristen along with fellow Brit Packer Marcus Foster entering a suite of the legendary hotel Thursday evening.

Around 8:45pm, a guitar was delivered to their room. (We all know Rob loves to play the guitar!)

And while Kristen was quiet around others, she got a chance to be alone with Rob later. A source close to the situation told RadarOnline.com that around 1:30 a.m. Friday Marcus Foster left the suite.  Rob and Kristen stayed inside the room.

Many of Rob and Kristen’s Twilight co-stars arrived in Vancouver, British Columbia this week to prepare for the start of filming of Eclipse –the third movie in the Twilight saga.

Rob and Kristen are enjoying some down time together in Los Angeles before re-joining their castmates Sunday at the Fox Teen Choice Awards in Universal City, California.

Now we have Kristen sneaking out of Chateau Marmont the morning after — the morning after what, we don’t know — but it was the morning after and whatever it was Rob built up an appetite doing it because shortly after Kristen’s departure the cutey pie was chowing down on the patio.   Guy’s gotta keep his strength up you know.   Any way here’s what OK had to say about it..

One day after Robert Pattinson was photographed speeding away from Kristen Stewart’s L.A. home in his car, it’s Bella that’s the one attempting to make a stealthy exit.

On Friday morning, the Twilight star was photographed leaving the side exit of the Chateau Marmont Hotel in Hollywood, where R-Pattz has been staying since returning to L.A. earlier this week.

Five minutes after she left, Rob himself was spotted chowing down on the hotel’s patio.

But there’s more from RadarOnline seems Rob and Marcus took a little taxi ride to no where…? Why? Who knows but it sure did get the Papz away from the hotel … hmmm.

Rob Pattinson and Kristen Stewart have been locked away in a luxury suite at the infamous Chateau Marmont in Hollywood since Thursday night but the handsome vampire surfaced Friday afternoon sans his ethereal beauty.

As RadarOnline.com first reported, the sulky stars spent the night together at the hotel, and caught a friend’s concert at the Hotel Café Thursday night.

RPattz might only drink blood on screen, but in real life the guy likes to eat.  Dressed in his trademark baseball cap, sunglasses and a plaid shirt Rob scarfed down a chicken sandwich, French fries and coke while lunching on the hotel patio with two older men.  Unfortunately, the Twilight star spent most of his time smoking on the patio.  Rob, you’re not going to be able to film those Eclipse fight scenes if you’re not in top health!

After lunch RPattz and Marcus Foster left the hotel in a taxi, aimlessly drove past a guitar store but didn’t stop, and then headed back to the hotel.  Marcus is performing at the Hotel Café tonight, and we’re sure fans would love to see Rob join him on stage.

Eclipse Cast heads to Vancouver

Bauer-Griffin has spotted several members of the Eclipse Cast heading  to Vancouver.  You can check out more pics at the BG Site.

Oh we are getting excited for a new round of Vancouver-based Vampire Mania!!!

Last night, a large chunk of the Eclipse cast flew out of LAX en route to Canadlialand where filming on the third installment of the Twilight Saga is about to get under way.

In addition to newcomer Xavier Samuels, we spotted Victoria v. 2.0 Bryce Dallas Howard and returning cast members Ashley Greene, Kellan Lutz, Nikki Reed, and Elizabeth Reaser.

Let’s take a moment to appreciate the fine piece of man candy Nikki has brought along for the trip.  That is the best kind of carry-on. Shocked and appalled by our own slip up.  We’re easily distracted by flashy sunglasses.  Paris Latsis.  *shudder*  We’ll be over here, repenting.

Just a note Punk-d Images has tweeted new pics will be posted tomorrow of Ashley and Elizabeth out and about in Vancouver.

You can also catch images of Peter and Kristen preparing for the trip here and more of everyone here then Charlie Bewley arriving here. (All these links lead to Lainey)

Gossip: Had to see this one coming …

Ted just can’t stay away from his favorite attention getting topic and with the two of them showing up for Comic-con it was too hard for him to resist.  Here’s the latest on Ted’s Robsten Gossip

Rob and Kristen “Together” in San Diego

Looks like Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart are better actors than some of you give them credit for.

After plenty of awkward interaction at Comic-Con last week, it was almost too obvious that Rob and Kristen were being told to stay the hell away from each other.

So how did Robsten spend some much deserved free time Wednesday night before their crazy day on Thursday?

We hear from well-placed sources that Rob and Kristen were “together” Wednesday night, happy at last, on the 11th floor of the über-hip Hard Rock Hotel in San Diego.

“They were so private,” dish our in-the-know eyes. “They were hardly seen by anyone. Their people made sure of that. But [Rob and Kristen] were there. They had a secret entrance to the hotel and everything.”

Well, we were at the Hard Rock, too, and we can assure you all Robsten was nowhere to be seen in any of the common areas.

“Who knows their specific sleeping arrangements, but [Rob and Kristen] were on the same hotel floor.”

Too dee-lish. And remember how we told you Rob was given a bit of a break before heading back to New York to finish filming Remember Me? He was supposed to stay down in San Diego Thursday night, too, but instead, Rob decided to head back up to L.A. early…with Kristen!

The San Diego airport is literally 10 minutes from the H.R. hotel. That’s why Rob flew straight into S.D. Wednesday from NYC. Couldn’t possibly imagine why he would choose to depart out of LAX instead and spend the weekend up in smogville.

Interesting there are no pics of either Rob or Kristen over weekend. Let’s hope they were supersecret together, just like they were in S.D.

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Some Guy Feels Sorry For Rob

Tubby Tim Turner from Opinions Are Like Assholes tells us why he feels sorry for Robert.

Robert Pattinson – Why I Feel Sorry For The Guy

Tuesday, July 21, 2009
By Tubby Tim Turner

Robert Pattinson burst into the public consciousness with the release of Twilight, and he isn’t likely to be leaving any time soon. And while that probably seemed like the greatest gift he could have ever had at first, by now he realizes the type of mega-fame he has achieved now is positively overwhelming. Let’s take a look at both the advantages and disadvantages of the level of fame that Robert Pattinson is currently experiencing.

The advantages of fame are obvious to most are often cited as reasons that Robert Pattinson should be grateful for the bountiful success he’s experiencing. When you’re world famous, as he is, you command top dollar because you’re so in demand. You can also pick and choose the roles you’re offered. For an actor as young as Rob Pattinson, this type of leverage is usually not available. But there’s a double edge sword property to being so well known.

For one thing, the constant attention could get to anyone. Pattinson seems to be extremely well-adjusted for a young man, but anyone will eventually chaff under the nearly constant glare of the spotlight. There’s literally nowhere he can turn to enjoy some peace and quiet. Is there anyone out there who can live their life in a fish bowl? It’s enough to drive anyone crazy and make even the most well adjusted people squirrelly. So far RPatz is doing just fine, but what happens when he finally can’t take the pressure any more?

Not only that, but Robert is in real danger of becoming typecast. Don’t believe it can happen? I have two words for you: Kirk Cameron! When a rising star becomes too tightly aligned with a character he’s playing, especially one that is aimed at the tween demographic, it becomes difficult for people to take him seriously. Sure, the brooding stares that Rob has become so famous for might work on Bella Swan and her fans, but will it work on adult audiences as he attempts to gain more critical acclaim? It remains to be seen.

So right now you have Robert Pattinson becoming one of the most popular stars Hollywood has ever dreamed up. But he’s becoming too famous to even leave his house and he’s in danger of becoming typecast as vampire Edward Cullen.

Further, Robert Pattinson won’t be allowed to date like normal people. Rob has kept very quiet about who he’s dating, and with good reason. Part of his appeal to the millions of Twilight fans is the fact that he’s available. If movie-goers think he’s single and unattached, then they’re likely to think they still have a chance at dating him. Of course the chance is smaller that the one a snowball in Hell has, but that doesn’t stop tweens from dreaming. Hollywood is a place that has been built on dreams, so to shatter that illusion by announcing that Robert Pattinson might actually be in a serious relationship with a woman is not something Summit Entertainment is excited about doing.

This is why I feel bad for Robert Pattinson. He’s caught in a hopeless situation even though from the outside his life looks grand.

He has to run from the Twilight faithful wherever he goes. He will forever remain as Edward Cullen in the minds of millions of fans, not allowed to age or change anymore than an actual vampire can. He will always face resentment in Hollywood from peers who think he’s had it too easy. And he won’t be able to have a normal dating life as long as his reputation as a ladies man is still selling tabloids.

For Robert Pattinson, the fame from Twilight is both a gift….and a curse of the worst order.

Twilight’s Christian Serratos: R-Pattz is No Ladies’ Man

Twilight star Christian Serratos, aka Bella’s high school pal Angela Weber, has a job many girls would just die for — she gets to be on set with Robert Pattinson and the rest of the vamp-movie gang all day. So does she think R-Pattz’s new reputation as a ladies’ man is deserved? OK! chatted with Christian at the Charlotte Russe 2009 Fall Launch in NYC, and we asked if the thought Edward Cullen had turned into a playboy since skyrocketing to fame over the last year.

“I don’t think so,” says Christian, adding that if has changed, Robert has gone in the opposite direction.

“If anything he’s become more humble and more introverted,” Christian tells OK!.

So what about the romance with Kristen Stewart? Christian teased us with a sort of yes, sort of no on whether the two are together.

“I truly don’t know, I don’t know. There is a possibility,” Christian reveals. “There’s a possibility that it’s all BS, I just don’t know. It’s going to be interesting finding out either way.”

Christian and the rest of the cast will be reunited on the set of Eclipse in August, something she’s excited about.

“I feel like we’re all going to have a blast. I feel like we all know our characters and we’ve all had a lot of help with Stephanie [Meyer], too,” she explains. “She’s there on set and if we have a question, she’ll answer our question. She’s just really chill. She’s really supportive. She likes what everyone’s doing, so I think everyone just wants to make her happy, as well as the fans, so it works out.”

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