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One of the official remixes of Madonna’s new single “Miles Away” can be streamed now at Myspace.com/granitemusic
Remixed by Rebirth (Vincent DiPasquale, Larry Granite and Demo Castello)

Thanks to Larry

from Madonna.com :

Eventful and Billboard announced that five top musical acts are in the running to win the first annual “Eventful Fans’ Choice Award” for the Best Concert Tour of the Year. The finalists are Madonna, Bon Jovi, Bruce Springsteen, Kenny Chesney and The Police. Fans across the country can vote for the artist they want to win the award.

If you want for Madonna to win this award, all you need to do is to visit the devoted website and vote for her! The winner will be revealed at the Billboard Touring Awards Reception, which will take place at New York City’s Roosevelt Hotel on November 20th.

Click here to vote!

release dates :
CD1 – True Blue with the box – Nov 7
CD2 – Like A Prayer – Nov 14
CD3 – Like A Virgin – Nov 21
CD4 – Madonna – Nov 28
CD5 – Erotica – Dec 5
CD6 – Bedtime Stories – Dec 12
CD7 – Evita – Dec 19
CD8 – I’m Breathless – Dec 24
CD9 – Who’s That Girl – Jan 2
DVD – Ciao Italia – Jan 9
DVD – The Immaculate Collection – Jan 16

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Liza Heider, fashion and fine art photographer, will showcase her never before seen photographs of Madonna’s Confessions Tour in Paris. Liza was personally selected by Madonna and flown to Paris to photograph the Confessions Tour in 2006. Heider’s exclusive Madonna photographs have never been made available to the public until now.

The Confessions Tour exhibition of Liza’s concert photographs will be on display at Olive located in the Tenderloin of San Francisco, November 3 to January 31st

source : marketwatch

The initial reaction to Madonna’s “Sticky & Sweet” tour, onstage at the capacity-filled Oracle Arena in Oakland on Saturday (and Sunday) is: Wow, that woman can work out! Jump-roping to a throbbing version of “Into the Groove” — in which the singer was attired in gym shorts — she didn’t miss a lyric, nor did she seem to need an extra breath.

The tune came about one-quarter of the way through the stimuli-packed, two-hour show, which drew heavily from the buff singer’s latest album, “Hard Candy,” but also, thankfully, managed to include some old favorites, most of which were reworked for the new century.

Perhaps the most evocative number was the new “She’s Not Me,” in which the pop icon literally beat on dancers costumed as various incarnations of herself — the material girl, the 1984 Video Music Awards bride, Marilyn Monroe, et al. It came off as a nifty metaphor for the 50-year-old’s 25-year career in the pop spotlight and proved a fun anchor for a somewhat varied show.

While most of the songs were backed by the constant electronic dance-party beat found on the new CD, there were a few notable exceptions.

“Borderline,” featuring Madonna in one of several guitar-playing stints, got a rock treatment, and “Devil Wouldn’t Recognize You” featured a gorgeous piano solo.

A few tunes in which she accompanied herself on acoustic guitar revealed an almost-human side of Madge. Smiling, she sang the melodic “Miles Away” in front of video footage of people from around the world; in another quieter moment, she seemed to enjoy the crowd’s adulation during “You Must Love Me” from “Evita.”

As always is the case with Madonna, no expense was spared on quality or concept. Video backdrops ranged from art by Keith Haring (”Into the Groove,”) to guests Kanye West (”Beat Goes On”) and Britney Spears (”Human Nature”) and myriad political and historical figures the likes of Oprah, John Lennon, Mother Teresa and Barack Obama in a “Get Stupid” video montage.

She danced with several screens boasting full-length images of Justin Timberlake on “4 Minutes,” a number that was more technically dazzling than musically satisfying. Technology also pumped up “Ray of Light,” “Vogue” and “Like a Prayer.”

A not-quite-spontaneous a cappella audience sing-along of “Like a Virgin” amused the all-ages audience before the finale “Give It 2 Me.”

The sound system was impeccable, the band and background vocalists were superb and the dancers nicely complemented their fearless role model.

Unlike many of her contemporaries or predecessors who sound great playing oldies, Madonna has forged a path into the 21st century. She’s a consummate professional whose vitality — if not her earth-shattering artistry — keeps her in the limelight, showing kids half her age just how pop should be done.

source : sfexaminer

It’s been a long time since Madonna was this much fun.

Gone are the days of convoluted storylines (2001’s “Drowned World Tour”), heavy-handed themes (2004’s “Re-Invention Tour”) and controversial antics (2006’s “Confessions,” during which Madonna hung herself on a huge cross).

This time around, the Material Girl just wants to make some dough and show her fans a good time, both of which she accomplished as she brought her “Sticky and Sweet Tour” to the Oracle Arena in Oakland on Saturday. She performs at the same venue at 8 tonight.

Despite ticket prices that topped out near $400, a capacity crowd turned out to see the 50-year-old pop icon on the first night of her Bay Area stay. As a thank you, the flamboyant vocalist turned in a two-hour show that was filled with good songs, nifty costumes, cool theatrics and, as always, great dance routines.

By Madonna standards, it was a fairly straightforward 24-song affair. In fact the most shocking thing about the show was that there was nothing really shocking about it. That’s a refreshing change for Ms. Ciccone — we’ll use her maiden name, since she’s divorcing film director Guy Ritchie. Too often in the past, Madonna has seemed to focus more on stirring controversy rather than entertaining the crowd.

What all this amounts to is that, for the first time this millennium, people are most apt to walk away from a Madonna show talking about the music, not the spectacle.

There is, however, much worth saying about the latter.

The concert began about 45 minutes late — which provided fans with extra time to shop the souvenir stands for $20 Madonna coffee mugs, $10 Madonna shot glasses and $15 Madonna heart-shaped sunglasses, as well as $25 “Vote Obama” T-shirts.

The house lights dimmed and the overhead screens showed a Willy Wonka-inspired animated segment, which tied nicely into the title of Madonna’s latest CD, “Hard Candy.” The princess of pop then appeared at center stage on an M-shaped throne, as tux-and-tails-clad dancers helped her usher in the opening number, “Candy Shop.”

She followed with another solid new track, “Beat Goes On,” before reaching back into her bag of hits for “Human Nature” and “Vogue.” Those two tunes really brought the fans to life as they watched their hero gyrate about the stage and along the catwalk that extended half way across the arena floor.

The reaction from the crowd would swell each time Madonna played one of her classic numbers, such as “La Isla Bonita.” This tour, however, is more about showcasing the new material than it is about digging up the past.

It wouldn’t be entirely fair to say that Madonna was reluctant to play the fan favorites, but she was certainly hesitant to do them in familiar fashions. Each hit performed this evening was arranged differently than the original recording, which might be Madonna’s way of saying that she refuses to play the nostalgia game. Most of the newly realized renditions, especially a roughed-up, rocking “Borderline,” were quite intriguing.

The last half of the show was devoted mainly to newer material, with only three offerings, “La Isla Bonita,” “Like a Prayer” and “Like a Virgin,” hailing from the singer’s classic ’80s catalog. The song selection, oddly, only seemed marginally important. What mattered more was that Madonna was having fun — and it was contagious.

source : insidebayerea

From next week, Greek Magazine “Tiletheatis” will start including Madonna’s CDs and DVDs for free! There’s total of 9 CDs and 2 DVDs to collect!

Thanks to Giordar