Earlier this week Lou was invited to be featured in the centennial celebration for the New York Public Library. Lou was photographed looking at artifacts of one of his favorite authors, Edgar Allen Poe, which are housed at the NYPL.
While there, Lou was treated to a tour of the stacks. Check out some of his photos from the tour in the PICTURES section of the site.
(posted by Brie)
Susan Boyle’s 2nd album, The Gift, debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 chart this week. The first single from this album is Susan’s cover of Lou’s song, “Perfect Day” for which Lou collaborated with Susan to make the stunning music video. The Gift sold 318,000 copies in the first week in the U.S.
Check out the video.
This Tuesday, November 16th, the Long Island Music Hall Of Fame will proudly induct Lou at their Third Induction Gala at Oheka Castle in Huntington, NY. This honor will be bestowed upon Lou based on his influential career that has spanned over 4 decades.
In addition to being an inductee, Lou will induct his good friend, saxophonist, John Zorn.
Other 2010 inductees include folk singer Oscar Brand, jazz vibraphonist Teddy Charles, heavy metal band Dream Theater, hip-hop performers Erik B. and Rakim, music photographer Bob Gruen, rock keyboardist Al Kooper, jazz drummer Roy Haynes, gospel singer Donnie McClurkin, and oldies girl-group The Shangri Las.
More about the 2010 inductees at http://www.limusichalloffame.org/2010-gala/2010-inductees2.html
Event: Long Island Music Hall of Fame Third Induction Award Ceremony and Fundraising Gala
Date and Time: Tuesday, November 16, 2010 (6:30PM Red Carpet, 7PM Doors)
Location: Oheka Castle (135 West Gate Drive, Huntington, NY).
Tickets: $100 General Admission, $250 VIP tickets available at www.limusichalloffame.org, 631-331-0808 or at Cinema Arts Centre.
Congratulatations to Master Ren GuangYi on being named Inside Kung Fu Magazine’s 2011 Hall of Fame “Instructor of the Year”. The Hall of Fame article will appear in the February, 2011 issue of the magazine, which hits newsstands Dec. 9th. For more information go to www.insidekung-fu.com www.insidekung-fu.com
Tonight (Oct 27th), Lou will be joining the Gorillaz on stage at Gibson Amphitheatre in Los Angeles to perform his hit song, “Some Kind of Nature”. This will be the third time Lou has performed this song live – he made a special appearance at the Gorillaz show at Madison Square Garden in New York on October 8th, and debuted his live version with the Gorillaz at Glastonbury Festival in the UK back in June.
The show tonight starts at 8:45pm. Tickets are available HERE
This Sunday September 26th at 4pm, famed tai chi Master Ren Guang-Yi’s short film, Final Weapon, will have its New York premiere at the 10th Annual Coney Island Film Festival. The film will be screened at the Sideshows by the Seashore venue at 1208 Surf Ave at Coney Island.
The Final Weapon is an action drama, featuring an appearance and music by Lou, about holding, using, and protecting an ancient form of martial art that when employed, renders the user invincible for 20 minutes, after which he/she dies. The film explores the question of whom are more important – those given the fatal responsibility to use overwhelming power or those given the task of protecting such power.
For more info go to www.coneyislandfilmfestival.com