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Video: Hootie & The Blowfish Bermuda Song
After the phenomenal success of their debut album “Cracked Rear View” in 1994 — it sold 16 million copies and spawned four hit singles — the band Hootie & The Blowfish retreated to Bermuda to work on their follow-up release “Fairweather Johnson”, saluting the tranquility they found on the island in a track titled... Read more of this article
The Wonder-Ful Career Of Olive Anne Trott
Working from the North Shore restaurant her father founded, Olive Anne Trott brought an array of talent to Bermuda that would have done a seasoned Las Vegas booking agent proud. Mrs. Trott began promoting shows featuring major international acts a few years prior to launching the Miss Bermuda Pageant in 1965. “She was the first person I knew to bring... Read more of this article
Video: Jonathan Richman Strollers Tribute
American singer/songwriter Jonathan Richman still includes a mononlogue in his live shows about how the Bermuda Strollers saved his musical soul when his band the Modern Lovers was playing at the old Inverurie Hotel during College Weeks in 1973. Now a video featuring vintage Bermuda footage has been uploaded to accompany a performance of the cult star’s... Read more of this article
“Peter Pan” Star Winged Her Way To Bermuda
Broadway star Mary Martin was perhaps best known for soaring over theatre audiences when she played the title role in “Peter Pan” — but off-stage she was renowned for winging to Bermuda every time her schedule allowed. The Texas-born theatrical sensation first appeared on Broadway in Rodgers & Hammerstein’s “South Pacific”,... Read more of this article
Singleton Joins Sports Legends In Japan
Bermuda luge slider and skeleton racer Patrick Singleton was among the Olympians who gathered in Japan this weekend [Mar. 24] to support some 70 young Japanese athletes from the disasters-hit Tohoku area. At the Tohoku Sports Summit 2013, Mr. Singleton joined such athletics legends as former triple jump world-record holder Willie Banks, nine-time Olympic... Read more of this article
Former Superstar Resident Feted In London
A London exhibition celebrating the life and work of one-time Bermuda resident David Bowie has become the Victoria & Albert Museum’s fastest-selling event ever. The museum says 50,000 advance tickets have been sold for its “David Bowie Is” show. More than 600 objects spanning Mr. Bowie’s 50 years in show business have been... Read more of this article
Video: Island Cleaned Up With Soap Exposure
Bermuda tourism cleaned up in terms of TV exposure when two popular CBS soap operas did location shooting on the island in the 1980s and ’90s. While they were appearing in “As The World Turns”, future movie siren Meg Ryan and one-time “Man From UNCLE” TV show star David McCallum appeared in a number of sequences shot aboard... Read more of this article
Video: Michael Jackson Rocks Bermuda’s World
When self-styled Peter Pan Of Pop Michael Jackson descended on Bermuda in June, 1991 with 11-year-old child star Macaulay Culkin in tow, a media frenzy broke out at the Princess Hotel in Hamilton. The local press — which for decades has taken a hands-off approach to visiting celebrities, allowing them to enjoy their Bermuda vacations unmolested... Read more of this article
American R&B Star Chris Brown Stops On Island
American R&B star Chris Brown briefly stopped in Bermuda this afternoon [Mar 6], with it understood his plane stopped to refuel. Photos are circulating of the 23-year-old singer — on-off boyfriend of Barbadian superstar Rihanna — posing at what appears to be the private jet section of L.F. Wade Airport with locals. By sheer coincidence... Read more of this article
Christopher To Make Broadway Debut In ‘Motown’
The time is right for Bermuda’s musical theatre sensation Nicholas Christopher to go dancin’ in the street. For the young Bermudian actor/singer is set to make his Broadway debut in “Motown: The Musical”, an upcoming new show about the life of iconic record label founder Berry Gordy. Featuring the classic songs of Motor City and... Read more of this article
“X-Factor” Runner-Up Meets Bermuda Star
Broadway’s friendly neighbourhood Bermuda diva Rebecca Faulkenberry spent time with the “X Factor’s” pint-sized powerhouse Carly Rose Sonenclar and a group of ailing school children during a special backstage visit following a performance of her hit musical “Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark” on Sunday [Jan. 20]. “X... Read more of this article
Top UK Dance Duo Salute Bermudian’s Work
British electronic dance sensations Basement Jaxx hope to strike the right chord with their fans by including a sample of a rousing church organ composition by Bermuda-born Brixton musician and community activist Joe Benjamin on their new track “People Of Planet Earth.” You can listen to the song here. Musicians and DJs Simon Ratcliffe... Read more of this article
Bermuda Inspires Romance On “The Bachelorette”
The romantic beauty of Bermuda will provide a scenic backdrop to the fourth episode of The Bachelorette. The show, whose visit to the island was arranged by the Bermuda Department of Tourism, is scheduled to air on Monday, June 4. The episode will cover three uniquely Bermudian dates with the newest Bachelorette, Emily Maynard, the first single mom... Read more of this article
Bermuda Bachelorette Episode Airing On Monday
The episode of the popular TV reality show “The Bachelorette” featuring Bermuda is scheduled to be aired this coming Monday [May 28]. The cast and crew visited Bermuda in March 2012 to film the Bermuda portion. The episode description details said, “Chris and Emily scale a building and have a rooftop dinner, then a private concert from country... Read more of this article
Mark Wood To Headline Bermuda Concert
The Bermuda School of Music has an electrifying evening in store for you later this month. The school will be partnering with Emmy award-winning electric violinist Mark Wood to present the 15th annual “Some Enchanted Evening” concert on Saturday, April 28. A former member of the symphonic rock group Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Mr. Wood has... Read more of this article
Celebrity Photographer To Speak At BSoA
The UK “Sun” newspaper’s entertainment photographer — visiting Bermuda on a fashion shoot — will put local residents in the frame about his close encounters with celebrities at a Bermuda Society of Arts [BSoA] presentation on Monday [Apr. 9]. “Access All Areas”, a presentation by international celebrity photographer... Read more of this article
