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“Glee” Heads To Oxygen, “Modern Family” To USA In New Syndication Deals

“Glee” Heads To Oxygen, “Modern Family”

“Glee” Heads To Oxygen, “Modern Family” To USA In New Syndication Deals. The two biggest new shows on television today are getting new homes. “Glee,” the hit Fox musical comedy, is heading to Oxygen, while “Modern Family” will air on USA following a new syndication deal with NBC Universal. The two top-rated shows are set to air on the two cable networks owned by NBCU. The shows are slated to begin airing regularly in the fall of 2013. Deadline reports that NBC Universal made preemptive offers for both shows last week, which also forced potential buyers like TBS to scramble to make offers. TBS reportedly offered $1.1 million for “Modern Family,” while USA offered $1.5 million. “Glee” fetched $500,000 an episode in the deal from Oxygen, and also earned the rights to air a “Glee” reality show to find the next “Glee” cast member. (A recent online competition to find the next cast member was cancelled). “Glee” will begin appearing on Oxygen as early as 2011 with marathon airings and the debut of the “Glee” reality show. “Glee” begins its second season on Fox this fall. “This is a unique syndication opportunity and we’re thrilled to be working on it with Oxygen,” said Steve MacDonald, Twentieth’s EVP and general sales manager, basic cable. “This deal not only provides viewers with the opportunity to see even more of the drama, comedy, song and dance that they have come to expect from ‘Glee ,’ but also extends the reach of this pop-culture phenomenon’s brand through a new reality series.” “‘Glee’ is the No. 1 hit show for women 18-34 and Generation O is obsessed with it,” said Jason Klarman, President, Oxygen Media. USA has the rights to air “Modern Family” Monday through Sunday starting in the fall of 2013. “This is one of the most exciting deals to date for USA,” said Jane Blaney, EVP of program acquisitions and scheduling, in a statement. “Arguably one of the most successful shows on television, ‘Modern Family’ couldn’t be a better fit for the network.”

Larsen B release debut album Musketeer on July 5th through Old Radio Tunes

Larsen B release debut album Musketeer

Larsen B release debut album Musketeer on July 5th through Old Radio Tunes. Larsen B are named after an Antarctic ice shelf, though the band’s sound couldn’t be further away from the cold image it conjures. Hailing from Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire (though calling it by the doomsday book recorded ‘Watamestede’) Will Baguley, Simon Palmer and Paddy Smith formed Larsen B with the intention of weaving glorious and well crafted pop songs for the world to hear. Their first EP ‘The Treasured Memories of Cecil Element’ released in 2007 began the journey into their current incarnation from a more country tinged sound, before signing to Try Harder Records (Foals, Blood Red Shoes, Joy Formidable) in 2008. On Try Harder they released their second EP ‘Marilyn’ to a chorus of delighted praise, garnering attention everywhere from Mark Radcliffe to Michael Hann, The Guardian’s music editor. Marilyn’s inclusion on this album is a welcome one as the tracks shimmering quality and infectious chorus leaves you wondering whether anyone in the world could ever feel anything but endearment to the tune. Recorded at the Stables in Watamestede, listening to an album is sometimes like taking a tour of their village. ‘The Gold Cup’ swings by the Church for a spot of rapturous praise, before inviting the local postman around for a jam on ‘Kindling’ (the backing vocals here are indeed, provided by their postman). The album is filled with warm tunes, massive choruses and the innocence that great pop ever so rarely even catches a glimpse of.Set to arrive in stores on July 5th through Old Radio Tunes, forthcoming debut album ‘Musketeer’ echoes the atmosphere of Summer so strongly you begin to wonder if Wheathampstead has ever suffered through a harsh Winter, a golden Autumn is as close as we ever get. “A spectral, sepia-tinged beauty that ruminates on childhood’s invincibility. One to play on those hungover afternoons when your head’s a muddle and your heart’s all full up” – Drowned In Sound

To download/listen to ‘Musketeer’ click here

To watch the video for Marilyn click here

Lady Gaga would ‘rather die’ than wear flat shoes

Lady Gaga

Lady Gaga would ‘rather die’ than be seen in flat shoes. The eccentric singer believes pop stars owe it to their fans to always live up to their image and has vowed never to be caught unaware by the paparazzi. She said: ‘I would rather die than have my fans not see me in a pair of high heels. I’d never give up my wigs and hats for anything. ‘You see legendary people taking out their trash, I think it’s destroying showbusiness.’ Although she is flattered her fans choose to dress like her, Gaga has urged her followers to find their own sense of style and celebrate their individuality. She said: ‘Be whatever you want to be, it’s not about emulating me… it’s all right to be different.’ Despite having a diverse range of celebrity fans – including Dame Helen Mirren, Cheryl Cole and Megan Fox – Gaga doesn’t have any famous friends. She told UK TV talk show host Jonathan Ross: ‘I didn’t speak to anyone at the BRITs. I’m an outcast from the music industry, I don’t have any friends in the music business. ‘I feel completely detached from the celebrity world, you never see me falling out of nightclubs.’ The ‘Poker Face’ hitmaker also claims her commitment to her work stops her meeting men but believes she is too ‘crazy’ for relationships. She explained: ‘I don’t have time to get to know anybody, I’m single and alone… nobody would put up with my craziness.’