http://www.xdbrush.cn Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 07 Jan 2010 06:48:38 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Call it the Lady Gaga effect - the red carpets of 2009 saw some of the wildest, most inventive and daring looks of the decade. While Lady Gaga led the way in outrageousness, wearing everything from face-obscuring headgear to dresses constructed entirely out of Kermit the Frog dolls, R&B chanteuse ... http://www.xdbrush.cn/?p=115 The first big-name orchestra and world-renowned conductor to grace Beijing in 2010 is the London Philharmonic Orchestra and its guest conductor, Christoph Eschenbach. Chinese fans of classical music are waiting with bated breath. In January 2008, as the first Western orchestra to play at the newly ... http://www.xdbrush.cn/?p=114 Vietnam will hold the first golden cashew festival on March 20-23 in the southern Binh Phuoc province which is home to Vietnamese cashew, according to an official website report on Monday. The festival will create a chance to highlight trade promotion for the country's cashew industry ... http://www.xdbrush.cn/?p=113 A lot happened in Norah Jones' life between the release of her last album, 2007's Never Too Late, and her current one, The Fall. The singer/songwriter broke up with longtime boyfriend and musical collaborator Lee Alexander. She became a dog owner, acquiring a long-haired poodle named Ralph, who, she affectionately ... http://www.xdbrush.cn/?p=112 Scottish singer Susan Boyle has arrived in Tokyo, Japan to perform in a New Year's Eve music gala watched by millions of local audience. The UK singing sensation received quite the warm welcome upon making her way through the terminal, being presented with a bouquet of flowers while heading out ... http://www.xdbrush.cn/?p=111 Nepal being recognized as one of the world's best tourist destinations, witnessed tumbling flow of tourists during the cheerful occasion of Christmas this year. The most diligent tourist belt in capital Kathmandu, Thamel felt a declining number of foreigners celebrating Christmas compared to last year despite ... http://www.xdbrush.cn/?p=110 Lily Allen has confirmed she's giving up music for a couple of years. The singer who topped the album and singles charts this year will take a career break in 2010 and 2011. The 24-year-old announced the news during an interview. Lily said: "I'm just going to concentrate on doing some behind ... http://www.xdbrush.cn/?p=109 Beijing is getting into the Christmas spirit. Restaurants, malls, and upscale residences are decked with boughs of paper holly. Window panes all around are scribbled over with frosty, misspelled cheer ("Merry Chrismas!"). Hotels lend their lobbies to adorable choir children and their adoring parents for holiday carols. And eager boyfriends ... http://www.xdbrush.cn/?p=108 The most controversial announcement in British chancellor Alistair Darling's pre-budget report (PBR) on Dec. 9 was a one-off tax on bankers' bonuses of 50 percent, but a fortnight later what has been the effect of the headline-grabbing move? There had been much speculation before the PBR that about what the ... http://www.xdbrush.cn/?p=107 Migrants from all over the world living in Greece celebrated on Friday the International Migrants Day in a festival that debuted in a central Athens square, with "Feels like home" as its main slogan. For the first time in Greece, the Ministry of Interior, Decentralization and ... http://www.xdbrush.cn/?p=106