MTV--His opponent may be trying to brand him as a celebrity, but Barack Obama isn't the biggest star in his own daughters' eyes. When Malia, 10, and Sasha, 7, took the stage at the Democratic National Convention in Denver on Monday night after their mom Michelle's speech, they had no idea their dad was going to be beamed in live via satellite. When Mrs. Obama told the girls she had a surprise for them, the potential first lady was pretty surprised at the response. "Is it the Jonas Brothers?!" Malia asked.

"Oye Negra" has NEVER been as jaw-droppingly hot as this.

 
BECKY SIT DOWN!

Children's TV classic The Banana Splits is getting a modern makeover.

Fleegle, Bingo, Drooper and Snorky are to star in new comedy shorts and music videos on the Cartoon Network in the US, and its website, from September.

A series of DVDs, live concerts, music CDs, and online games from the anarchic crew are expected to follow.

"Everything that made The Banana Splits popular in the '60s is back, including the group's terrific humour and music," said Jordan Sollitto, of Warner Bros.

LuxuriaMusic members that donate $5 or more to LuxuriaMusic between Wednesday, August 20, and Friday, September 26, are automatically entered into a drawing to win one of two available signed limited edition prints by artist, Iggy Medeiros.

"La Matadora" (above) is 15" X 10" and printed on Ilford Galerie smooth pearl paper.

"Santo Sebastikian" (below) is 11"X13" and printed on textured Epson Watercolor paper.

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I've just started a new Thursday night DJ residency at El Chavo Restaurant in Los Angeles where I'm playing Luxurious Latin Music.  Come have a bite to eat in the main room (be careful, hot plate!) or a drink at the bar and hear me spin vintage Latin Jazz, Mexican Pop, Cha Cha Cha, Mambo, Rhumba, Cumbia, Boogaloo y mas!! You know, the same kind of stuff you hear on my show, CK Goes Latin (which will hopefully be back on the air next week).

Chuck Kelley Goes Latin
Every Thursday Night from 7-11 PM
@ El Chavo Restaurant
4441 Sunset Blvd. Los Angeles, CA. 90027

The Sociedade de Autores y Compositors de Mexico, the Spanish affiliate to ASCAP, is reporting the passing of their member, bandleader and composer Pablo Beltran Ruiz, at age 93. Pablo Beltran Ruiz was little known outside of his native country. The same could have been said of his work, had it not been for a piece of music he composed 55 years ago. Originally written as a cha cha, "Quien Sera" was recorded by Pablo Beltran Ruiz and his orchestra in 1953.

A guitar belonging to David Nowlen was stolen from his son's apartment in Los Angeles on July 29. The guitar is a Jonathan Rose Tele with serial #57 stamped on the neckplate and "Rose" on the headstock. It's been signed by James Burton, Duane Eddy and many others.

Nowlen, pictured here with the guitar, is a longtime friend of Brian Wilson and was a member of "The Survivors"  - a group produced by Brian consisting of himself, his roommate Bob Norberg, their next door neighbor Nowlen, and  Rich Alarian. Their single "Pamela Jean/After The Game" was released by Capitol Records in January of 1964.

Used to be, when a popular musical group fell from favor, they’d “reinvent” themselves, ditching their perishable old shtick in favor of whatever “sound” was currently in vogue. They’d take this route as long as they could before finally being put to pasture on the oldies circuit. Albums from this period would often have “today!” or “now!” in the title (eg. “Junior Samples NOW!”).

The clip is from the 1973 Bollywood classic "Yaadon Ki Baaraat" starring Zeenat Aman, from which my earlier screen capture was lifted ( http://luxuriamusic.com/blog/litlgrey/this-is-why-to-bollywood ). The song proved so popular that it wound up appearing on CD sampler after sampler only a few years ago, and subsequently it became the title of a Mumbai-produced flick in its own right.