Afroman tells AP of first big hit, road to success
After performing for a dozen years, Afroman got his first hit in 2001 with the marijuana anthem “Because I Got High.”
The novelty song appealed both to supporters of marijuana and those who were against its use, Afroman told The Associated Press in a recent telephone interview from his home in Hattiesburg.
“It was just a song that everybody could relate to,” he said.
The record was on a local label, getting some airplay for several years, said Sean Ross, vice president of music and programming at Edison Media Research, which surveys the radio industry. It found its way to mainstream radio after Afroman was signed to Universal Records.
“The right song finds its way and ‘Because I Got High' was proof of that,” Ross said.
The song was featured in Kevin Smith's movie “Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back” and on the soundtrack of “Disturbia,” starring Shia LaBeouf.
Hunt directs new film ‘Then she found me
Helen Hunt has a new job: directing.
“Then She Found Me,” the filmmaking debut for the Academy Award-winning actress, will play at September's Toronto International Film Festival.
The movie stars Hunt as a New York City schoolteacher whose commonplace life suddenly grows complicated after her husband (Matthew Broderick) leaves her, the mother (Bette Midler) she never knew comes into her life, and she begins a relationship with a student's father (Colin Firth).
Hunt, a best-actress Oscar winner for “As Good as It Gets,” directed the film from a novel by Elinor Lipman.
Not so desperate any more; Longoria says ‘I do'
“Oui, I do.”
“Desperate Housewives” star Eva Longoria will marry her French beau, NBA champion Tony Parker, on Saturday. They have kept details of their upcoming nuptials under wraps.
Longoria's spokeswoman, Liza Anderson, would only tell The Associated Press, in an e-mail, that the wedding will be “a big, happy ceremony with lots of family and friends.”
Parker has said the cake will be made in France, but has refused to say much more, telling reporters that organizing a wedding is “a girls' thing.”
A French official confirmed Thursday that the couple had chosen Vaux-le-Vicomte, a 17th-century chateau 34 miles southeast of Paris, as the venue for their wedding festivities.
Guests reportedly will include Longoria's “Desperate Housewives” co-stars, teammates from Parker's San Antonio Spurs, Victoria Beckham and other celebrities.
- From wire reports
The novelty song appealed both to supporters of marijuana and those who were against its use, Afroman told The Associated Press in a recent telephone interview from his home in Hattiesburg.
“It was just a song that everybody could relate to,” he said.
The record was on a local label, getting some airplay for several years, said Sean Ross, vice president of music and programming at Edison Media Research, which surveys the radio industry. It found its way to mainstream radio after Afroman was signed to Universal Records.
“The right song finds its way and ‘Because I Got High' was proof of that,” Ross said.
The song was featured in Kevin Smith's movie “Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back” and on the soundtrack of “Disturbia,” starring Shia LaBeouf.
Hunt directs new film ‘Then she found me
Helen Hunt has a new job: directing.
“Then She Found Me,” the filmmaking debut for the Academy Award-winning actress, will play at September's Toronto International Film Festival.
The movie stars Hunt as a New York City schoolteacher whose commonplace life suddenly grows complicated after her husband (Matthew Broderick) leaves her, the mother (Bette Midler) she never knew comes into her life, and she begins a relationship with a student's father (Colin Firth).
Hunt, a best-actress Oscar winner for “As Good as It Gets,” directed the film from a novel by Elinor Lipman.
Not so desperate any more; Longoria says ‘I do'
“Oui, I do.”
“Desperate Housewives” star Eva Longoria will marry her French beau, NBA champion Tony Parker, on Saturday. They have kept details of their upcoming nuptials under wraps.
Longoria's spokeswoman, Liza Anderson, would only tell The Associated Press, in an e-mail, that the wedding will be “a big, happy ceremony with lots of family and friends.”
Parker has said the cake will be made in France, but has refused to say much more, telling reporters that organizing a wedding is “a girls' thing.”
A French official confirmed Thursday that the couple had chosen Vaux-le-Vicomte, a 17th-century chateau 34 miles southeast of Paris, as the venue for their wedding festivities.
Guests reportedly will include Longoria's “Desperate Housewives” co-stars, teammates from Parker's San Antonio Spurs, Victoria Beckham and other celebrities.
- From wire reports
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