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| Katy Perry's VMA-Nominated 'I Kissed A Girl' Clip Tries Not To Be <i>Too</i> Sexy Posted: 03 Sep 2008 05:03 AM PDT Video director says she kept the focus on Perry's charisma and just insinuated the song's topic.
In case you didn't hear, Katy Perry kissed a girl and she liked it. And it's lucky for her she did. "I Kissed a Girl" spent seven weeks atop Billboard's Hot 100 list (dethroned, finally, by queen of the summer single, Rihanna), making her a certified pop star and a contender for both Best New Artist and Best Female Video at this Sunday's MTV Video Music Awards. Perry's success comes as no surprise to Kinga Burza, who directed the video for the catchy single and says she always had a feeling that the 23-year-old daughter of a preacher man might have a chance at stardom. "I predict she is going to be massive and wish her all the best," Burza told MTV News. "She's fresh, original, intelligent and talented, with a star-like charisma, which will have boys and girls all around the world cooing for more!" Although the song has now become a summer anthem, making the video was no small feat for the director and Perry. The production was initially plagued with budget concerns, tight time constraints and irritating location changes.
"I actually wanted it to be set in a hotel room, but due to budget and time restraints, it wasn't possible," Burza said. Instead, the newly minted pop star had to take her act to a 1970s castle in the Hollywood Hills that has often been used as the setting "for pornos and horror films" the director said. "I Kissed a Girl" had the potential to be one very hot music video, but Burza chose a less-obvious approach. She felt that the song's sexiness was evident enough in its lyrics, so the video was an opportunity to show off Katy's charisma instead. "I just really wanted to have Katy performing, whilst being surrounded by loads of really sexy girls," Burza explained. "Of course, I didn't want to feature them too much, as the video was all about Katy, and for me, it was more about insinuating and being suggestive with sexy body shapes and silhouettes. "It was not [about being] obvious or distasteful. The song's lyrics are enough," she added. "We don't want female teens all over the world pashing each other because they look up to Katy Perry!" As the VMAs approach, Perry admits to feeling a bit out of her league. In the New Artist category, she's competing against Miley Cyrus, Jordin Sparks, Tokio Hotel and Taylor Swift. And for Best Female Video, she faces Sparks, Mariah Carey, Britney Spears and Rihanna. "I feel like I just kind of showed up on the scene, and I'm nominated with more established artists. They're on their third single, and I'm still kissing girls," Perry told MTV News last month. "I'd love to have a Moonman. Everyone wants a Moonman, but I think this is just the beginning, and if I get lucky enough to win, I'm going to create a necklace out of it." Now that you've helped us pick the nominees for this year's Video Music Awards, head to VMA.MTV.com to vote for your favorite in the Best New Artist category, check out the latest additions to the performer and presenter lineups, see the best (and worst) of VMA fashion and much more. Then tune in this Sunday at 8 p.m. ET for MTV News' "Opening Act" on the red carpet, followed by the big show, live from Hollywood at 9 p.m. ET. Related Artists | |||||||||||||
| President Bush Takes Center Stage On Second Night Of Rebooted Republican National Convention Posted: 02 Sep 2008 08:30 AM PDT Former Senators Joseph Lieberman, Fred Thompson also addressed delegates.
ST. PAUL, Minnesota — In a rarity at such a massive, carefully planned political event, Republicans got a do-over on Tuesday (September 2) at the Republican National Convention when President Bush beamed in via satellite to sing the praises of presumptive presidential nominee Senator John McCain. One night after his address to the faithful was canceled due to Hurricane Gustav, Bush gave a brief speech from the Oval Office in Washington, D.C., in which he honored McCain's courage and maverick streak and proclaimed him ready to lead. "John McCain's life has prepared him to make those choices," Bush said of the hard decisions that often face the president. "He is ready to lead this nation. ... We live in a dangerous world. And we need a president who understands the lessons of September 11, 2001: that to protect America, we must stay on the offense, stop attacks before they happen and not wait to be hit again. The man we need is John McCain." As with speakers later in the night, which included former Senator Fred Thompson and ex-Democrat, now-independent Senator Joseph Lieberman — one of McCain's closest confidants and, according to reports, the man who was very close to being named as McCain's running mate — Bush stressed McCain's independent streak and commitment to sometimes making the unpopular choice. In keeping with the night's theme, "Who Is John McCain," all three men stressed McCain's service to his country in an attempt to reintroduce him to voters. "John is an independent man who thinks for himself," Bush said of the senator he beat in the 2000 presidential primaries in a sometimes-nasty campaign. "He's not afraid to tell you when he disagrees. ... No matter what the issue, this man is honest and speaks straight from the heart." Bush, who got a loud but not overwhelming greeting from the crowd, told the audience, "If the Hanoi Hilton could not break John McCain's resolve to do what's best for his country, you can be sure that the angry left never will." Bush went on to assure the crowd of McCain's pro-life stance, his support of permanent tax relief and for lifting the ban on offshore drilling. Former actor Thompson gave what amounted to a stentorian voice-over to a biography of McCain's life, weaving the heroic story of the former Vietnam prison camp detainee as a montage of black-and-white photos of the candidate scrolled behind him. Thompson also had high praise for McCain's VP choice, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, who he called a "breath of fresh air," which inspired a portion of the crowd to shout, "Sarah! Sarah!" When Thompson lashed out at the media for focusing on Palin's personal life, one delegate shouted, "Shame!" And when Thompson speculated that the hunting enthusiast might be the first member of any party who knows how to "field-dress a moose," someone in the audience yelled, "Challenge Obama to that!" After meeting solely to conduct official business for a few hours on Monday, the floor of the Xcel Center was alive with activity on Tuesday, as delegates congregated in anticipation of Bush's speech. Young convention pages handed out signs drawn by local children that had messages such as "We love McCain" in red, white and blue, while the floor swelled into a mass of glistening elephant brooches, Dixie hats, lanyards festooned with "McCain/Palin" buttons and row upon row of American-flag ties, jackets, socks and vests. In a seeming testament to a preference of the conventioneers, the area around the Fox News platform on the main floor of the convention hall was a gathering spot for gawking and picture taking, while the area in front of the CNN platform a short distance away was traffic-free for most of the day. Curiously, while there were plenty of red baseball hats perched atop the heads of campaign workers that read "McCain," there were far fewer ones that had the full-ticket billing, perhaps another indication that the addition of Palin to the ticket was a very recent development. Speaking of Palin, which most media outlets have been doing since the Alaska governor became McCain's surprise number-two pick, despite the intense scramble by reporters to find out more about the possible first female vice president, some of the young delegates on the floor Tuesday seemed unconcerned about the stories swirling around Palin, especially those about her pregnant 17-year-old daughter. Asked about whether the revelation weakens Palin's credibility given her support of abstinence education in public schools, Denver native Ashley Ahlquist, 22, a former employee of the Susan B. Anthony List, a pro-life organization that has endorsed Palin, said absolutely not. "If that's the best that they can do to find something wrong with her, then they need to work a little bit harder," she said. "If anything, we should applaud her. ... 'Wow, Sarah Palin is practicing what she preaches.' ... I'm sure she's supportive of her daughter keeping the baby and she's not a hypocrite at all, and they're trying to turn that into a bad thing. If anything, we should say, 'That's awesome.' " Rather than hurting McCain's chances, Ahlquist said she thought that bringing Palin on to the ticket has put the focus back on "the important issues," which, for Ahlquist, is pro-life causes. "Conservatives out there are going to have no doubts about this ticket. I think this strengthened his ticket. I think this was one of the most brilliant moves McCain could have done." Following the arrest of nearly 300 protesters Monday, the scene outside the Xcel Center was somewhat quieter on Tuesday, as only three protesters — from the Poor People's Economic Human Rights Campaign — were taken into custody after a confrontation with riot-gear-wearing police. Wednesday's meeting is scheduled to feature an address from Palin.
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| Kings Of Leon Have Their Eyes On U.S. Success 'For Respect Reasons,' By John Norris Posted: 03 Sep 2008 05:00 AM PDT With their fourth album on the way, the Followills' following in Europe is still bigger.
If you're a betting person, you'll know what I mean when I say that the over/under on the Kings of Leon tends to be around 200,000. Each of the Tennessee rockers' first three albums has sold right around that six-figure mark in America, according to SoundScan. Not bad, but not the stuff of superstars. In Europe, particularly the U.K., the Kings of Leon are as big an American rock band as there is. "Our first European tour was sold out," frontman Caleb Followill said matter-of-factly, "and every tour since has been sold out. Over there, some kids have been trying to get into our concerts for five years." The man is not lying. This summer, the Kings headlined the main stage at Glastonbury, the granddaddy of U.K. festivals. Now that's big. Echoes brother and bassist Jared Followill, "We can go to the U.K. and play all of England, literally the entire country, and it'll sell out. And then we come back home, and people are like, 'You guys are nothing.' " They're hardly nothing, but it is an interesting paradox, since apart from their royal name, the Kings are American through and through — borne out by five years of bar-band, country-garage, Allman Brothers-meet-Strokes music. The "Strokes" part of that equation, bouncy hooks you can't get out of your head and their skinny-jeans-lovin' sense of style may account for tipping their following to the other side of the Atlantic. On the other hand, Jared thinks it may be more basic. "Over there, they just seem to be more susceptible to liking rock music," he offered. "It's like, rock music is for them what hip-hop is over here. Over here, it seems that anything hip-hop, it's easier to be popular with that." Undaunted, the Kings are forging ahead with their fourth album — recorded in the spring and ready for release September 23 — Only by the Night. One listen tells you the band can hardly be said to be staying musically in one place. Forecast earlier this year by Jared to be their "hardest-rocking" record yet — a direction he said was initially inspired by their sharing a bill with the pile-driving Queens of the Stone Age — it's not especially ferocious on the rock front. What the new album did turn out to be is Kings of Leon's "biggest" sound yet. "Yeah, I have heard people say that," Caleb said. "Not bigger meaning it will be more successful, but I mean it has a larger feel." The album does have an arena-rock feel on tracks like "Use Somebody," a soaring song that finds the band in previously uncharted U2-like territory (the guys toured with U2 in 2005), and "Manhattan," a more relaxed song that is still bathed in a production sheen that's miles away from the Kings' raw, chugging, first releases. While they concede they were going for a more dramatic sound this time out, they say the biggest difference on album number four is in Caleb's vocals, which are cleaner and more in the forefront. "I've been telling this guy to really use his voice for three records now," Jared said of his brother, "and he's finally started doing it." For my money, it's precisely Caleb's mush-mouthed twang and obtuse lyrics that were always one of the Kings' great signature strong points, yet the singer said much of that was done out of insecurity. "I was trying to hide my lyrics and what I was saying," he admitted. "Mostly that was because I thought journalists would say I wasn't intelligent, you know, I was from Tennessee and didn't graduate high school. So I always just tried to hide what I was saying." Newly confident, he said he just opened up and belted vocals this time, partly wanting to do justice to the melodies he had come up with while under the effects of pain medication for shoulder surgery. "And the amount they were wanting me to take? They would kill a man," he said. "But they definitely made me want to go different places, because I felt so pretty. So I wanted to sing pretty, I guess." In a lot of people's estimation, the Kings have never needed any help to look pretty — even Radiohead's Thom Yorke gave it up to the guys' good looks onstage at the All Points West festival. Still, they recently worked with a woman in whose hands everyone looks good: Sophie Muller. The veteran video director, who's trained her lens on such beautiful faces as Annie Lennox, Jeff Buckley, Gwen Stefani, the Strokes and, yes, the aforementioned Radiohead, did the honors for the Kings' first video from the new album, for the hard-charging "Sex on Fire." The clip features rich colors ("like a Dali painting," Jared said), some nudity from drummer Nathan Followill ("I might show off my chest and the happy trail for the lady fans") and Caleb in a "fevered state." Keep in mind, Muller has always had a taste for the twisted (the Killers' "Mr. Brightside," anyone?), and sure enough, as Caleb describes it, "I'm seeing things that are not really going on, and I'm seeing them do wacky things. And the things that I'm seeing make it look like I'm a pervert and I'm attracted to my family." Jared concurred: "If we didn't have so much trust in Sophie's previous work, we never would have picked up a treatment that has Caleb getting crazy on a bed and me chasing a chicken." "It's beautiful," Jared said, but still self-deprecatingly predicted, "I'm sure we made another video that will never be played on this guy (pointing at the MTV logo on the mic cube). Never say never. And anyway — if it ain't broke, as they say, don't fix it, and for the Kings of Leon, in the rest of the world, it definitely ain't broke. Still, there is the elusive U.S., where the band will be touring this fall with the Stills, the Whigs and We Are Scientists. "We don't worry about it, but you think about it," Jared said. "We have to think about it, because we're from America. It's not for superficial reasons that we want to be big here, it's just for respect reasons, you know?" Related Artists | |||||||||||||
| Bristol Palin's Pregnancy, Reactions Raise The Question: Is The Right Message Being Sent? Posted: 02 Sep 2008 03:25 AM PDT Mixed messages abound in reactions to daughter of John McCain's running mate's pregnancy.
A day after the announcement that Sarah Palin's 17-year-old daughter is five months pregnant, everyone from Lindsay Lohan to evangelicals to residents of the Palin's hometown of Wasilla, Alaska, have been weighing in with opinions. It's the most talked-about teen pregnancy since Jamie Lynn Spears' bombshell of last December. And while teen pregnancy is on the rise in the U.S. for the first time in 14 years, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, many are wondering just what kind of message Bristol Palin's news and the reactions to it are sending. While it's impossible to know what it's like to be 17, pregnant, the daughter of a presumptive vice-presidential candidate and the talk of the nation — Bristol has not spoken publicly about the matter yet — the issue is especially sensitive given Sarah Palin's and many Republicans' endorsement of abstinence-only education and opposition to abortion. However, in terms of the larger issue, Bristol is hardly alone: According to the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unwanted Pregnancy, approximately 42 out of every 1,000 girls in America between the ages of 15 and 19 becomes pregnant before they turn 20. "One of the things that is so fascinating about this situation is, everybody is saying they support her — 'We are happy she is having a baby' — but [Bristol] probably came from a family where sex before marriage was not OK," said Dr. Logan Levkoff, a sexuality educator, advice columnist and author of Third Base Ain't What it Used to Be. "There is a tremendous disconnect to say babies are wonderful but sex is bad," she continued. "We shouldn't hold this girl up on a pedestal because of the mistake she made and then the decision she made afterwards. Whether or not she keeps this baby, teen pregnancy isn't a good thing." And while the statement issued by Bristol Palin's parents did focus on "the difficulties of raising a child" and the fact that Bristol will have to "grow up faster than we had ever planned," the emphasis from Sarah Palin and the Republican camps is focused positively on her decision to have the child. Approximately 17 out of every 1,000 Alaskan teenage girls become pregnant before they turn 20, according to the state's Department of Women's, Children's & Family Health. While that percentage is not high, according to MTV's Alaskan Street Team reporter Dani Carlson, 23, teen pregnancy is not viewed terribly critically in the state. "Nobody really bats an eyelash," said Carlson, a longtime Palin follower. "In Alaska we have a very live-and-let-live philosophy. People don't go around butting into your business or throwing around moralistic judgments." Carlson also said Governor Palin's public reaction to her daughter's pregnancy is fairly commonplace. "Her daughter is pregnant and there is nothing she can do about it," said Carlson. "Fortunately she comes from a large, close family that puts a lot of emphasis on children. She's very lucky to have parents who are so supportive." That aspect of the situation was echoed by Bill Albert, communications director of the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unwanted Pregnancy. "I suspect most teen mothers don't have the support system she has," he said. "We all wish Bristol well and we are sure she will get a lot support, but the truth is most teen mothers don't fare very well. Only 40 percent of women who have a child while they are in high school finish high school. Children of teen mothers are much more likely to grow up in poverty. Also, the daughters of teen mothers are much more likely to become teen mothers themselves." While many are rallying around Bristol Palin's stated plans to marry the baby's father, 18-year old Levi Johnston, teen marriage can be just as tricky an issue as teen pregnancy. "Getting pregnant and fast-forwarding that component of your life does not mean you will have a stable home life," Levkoff said. "Just because a relationship is right when you are a junior or senior in high school doesn't mean it will be right 10 years later. ... That doesn't mean these two can't be in love, but those feelings evolve." "Bristol Palin underscores this fact that teen pregnancy is on the rise and it happens to everyone, even the daughters of vice-presidential candidates," Albert said. But despite the attention and discussion the matter has received in the past year, one wonders whether Bristol Palin or Jamie Lynn Spears should be the issue, instead of teen pregnancy itself.
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| Coldplay Will Issue EP Of <i>Viva La Vida</i> Leftovers In December, New LP In 2009 Posted: 02 Sep 2008 12:53 AM PDT Chris Martin confirms rumors of extra tracks, to be released as Prospects March or Prospects Songs.
Little more than two months ago, Coldplay's Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends hit shelves, sold 721,000 copies in its first week and bumped Lil Wayne's million-plus-selling Tha Carter III to #2. It has become the best-selling rock record of 2008, cementing Coldplay's position as one of the world's biggest rock bands. To date, that record has sold more than 1.6 million units and remains one of the year's best sellers. But fans who thought they'd have to wait years for more Coldplay won't have to wait much more than a few months. In an interview on BBC Radio's "6 Music" show, frontman Chris Martin said the band will release an EP to be titled either Prospects March or Prospects Songs on December 26 "or something like that." During the radio program, fellow guest Michael Stipe was the one who asked Martin about long-circulating rumors that the band's sessions with Viva la Vida producer Brian Eno yielded much more than the 12 tracks that actually made the cut. Martin said the EP will feature several leftover tracks, including "Luna," a song the British rockers worked on with Kylie Minogue. Martin then revealed his band's intention to release an album of fresh material by the end of 2009. "I've said it very quietly, as we're not allowed to announce the album. We're [going to] have another record ready by November 2009 to end the decade," Martin said. No word yet on whether Coldplay plan on abandoning the dingy military/ marching-band uniforms they embraced during appearances to promote Viva la Vida. "We felt like we got to a point where we wanted to change a bit, and so for us, that's a bit of a revolution, I suppose," Martin told MTV News. "It's important for us to change because it keeps us really hungry and excited, and we always sort of felt we never deserved the job we got given, so we're always trying to improve and validate our position." Related Videos Related Artists | |||||||||||||
| Details Emerge About Levi Johnston, Teen Father At Center Of Bristol Palin Pregnancy Controversy Posted: 02 Sep 2008 08:58 AM PDT Johnston's MySpace page, since removed, had said he didn't want children.
In the wake of Sarah Palin's surprising announcement Monday that her 17-year-old daughter Bristol is five months pregnant, the news media has been in hot pursuit of details about the unborn child's father, 18-year-old Levi Johnston. Sarah Palin was announced as presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain's running mate on Friday. A small amount of information on Johnston could be found at his MySpace page, which has since been removed. The Wasilla, Alaska, hockey player's page listed him as being in a relationship, but under his "children" status, Johnston opted for "I don't want kids." Johnston's page also revealed his likes and dislikes: He's a self-professed "redneck" who likes to snowboard, ride dirt bikes, go camping and "hang out with the boys." He also enjoys fishing, and warned that, if you mess with him, "I'll kick [your] a--." In a statement issued Monday, Sarah Palin said she and her husband, Todd, are "proud of Bristol's decision to have her baby and even prouder to become grandparents. As Bristol faces the responsibilities of adulthood, she knows she has our unconditional love and support." The statement noted that Bristol and Johnston will marry, and asked that the media "respect our daughter and Levi's privacy as has always been the tradition of children of candidates." In Palin's hometown of Wasilla, where news of Bristol's pregnancy has reportedly been known for weeks, the reaction to the news was mixed but largely positive, according to the Chicago Tribune. Palin family friend Karen Rhoades told the paper that Bristol's impending motherhood is a testament to the governor's ideals and her own decision not to terminate her most recent pregnancy; Palin learned during her pregnancy that her son Trig would have Down syndrome. "You can teach sex education all you want, but human beings are human beings," Rhoades said. "Sarah chose life and therefore her daughter saw a great example and she is choosing life as well." | |||||||||||||
| Republican National Convention Opens With Arrests And Palin Pregnancy Talk; Bush To Speak Tuesday Posted: 02 Sep 2008 08:20 AM PDT News about vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin's 17-year-old daughter overshadowed the day's events.
ST. PAUL, Minnesota — As the Republican National Convention opened on Monday, party members were prepared for the possibility that news events would overshadow the first session of their four-day gathering. But it wasn't Hurricane Gustav — which caused organizers to scale back the first day's speeches severely — that dominated chatter, but rather the news that the 17-year-old daughter of vice-presidential nominee Alaska Governor Sarah Palin is five months pregnant. (With the damage from Gustav less severe than expected, organizers announced early Tuesday morning (September 2) that they would resume the normal schedule for the convention, including a rescheduled prime-time address from President Bush.) While delegates gathered inside the Xcel Energy Center on Monday to begin the business of nominating their presumptive candidate, John McCain, and commiserate about the day's news from the Gulf and elsewhere, 10,000 anti-war protesters snaked their way from the state capitol building to the edge of the perimeter surrounding the sports arena and back again, in what was a mostly peaceful march, interrupted by random acts of vandalism by a group of masked anarchists. According to the local media reports, the violence resulted in 283 arrests, with 129 for felony charges. As delegates began streaming into the Xcel Center around noon, a group of between 50 and 100 anarchists, most with their faces covered and wearing all black, swarmed back and forth on a main boulevard, unable to decide which direction to head as ominous phalanxes of riot-gear-swathed police faced off with them at every turn. Once they chose to head away from the main anti-war protest, some of the anarchists grabbed a Dumpster, tossing garbage onto the street and at passing cars. They marched through the downtown area, smashing police-cruiser windows and upending mailboxes, newspaper stands and traffic signs, sometimes arguing among themselves whether vandalism was the right thing to do. They would later sprinkle nails in the street and pelt delegate buses with urine bombs as the various pods of anarchists spread out in their attempt to interrupt the business of the convention. At one point, a group rushed a barricade, and police fired pepper balls and tear gas at them from close range, knocking a few protesters to their knees. Later, when a group of more than 100 protesters locked arms to block a delegate bus, police launched tear gas, concussion grenades and smoke bombs. Inside the Xcel Center, delegates attempted to focus on the business of the day in order to get the convention opened and on track to nominate their candidate. While most of the day's speeches — including addresses from President Bush and Vice President Cheney, as well as California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger — postponed or canceled, first lady Laura Bush received a raucous standing ovation that lasted more than a minute. "Our first priority for today and in the coming days is to ensure the safety and well-being of those living in the Gulf Coast region," she said. "And to all of those living in the Gulf states, please know that our thoughts and prayers are with you. The effect of Hurricane Gustav is just now being measured. When such events occur, we are reminded that first, we are all Americans — and that our shared American ideals will always transcend political parties and partisanship." TV screens around the arena encouraged attendees to text $5 donations to the American Red Cross to help victims of Gustav. Cindy McCain also implored attendees to put aside partisan differences and focus on helping their fellow citizens. "I would ask that each one of us commit to join together to aid those in need as quickly as possible," she said. "As John has been saying for the last several days, this is a time when we take off our Republican hats and put on our American hats." But even more than the surprise appearances by the first lady and prospective first lady, the story that seemed to be on most minds and lips was that of 17-year-old Bristol Palin. The teen plans on keeping her baby with an unidentified boyfriend, whom she intends to wed, Governor Palin's camp said on Monday. According to the Washington Post, pro-life conservatives and religious leaders cheered the younger Palin's choice to keep the child and her parents' support of their daughter's decision. McCain's rival, Democratic presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama, made it clear to reporters that he still stands by his earlier statement that candidates' children should be off-limits in the campaign and sternly warned that he would fire anyone in his campaign for violating that pledge. The comparatively unknown Palin's ascension to the number-two slot on the GOP ticket has set off a frenzy of reporting to dig up more about the governor's past and, according to the Post, the McCain campaign has flown in a team of lawyers and other campaign aides to Alaska to deal with any potential snags. The day also featured a well-attended concert across the river from the convention, on St Paul's Harriet Island, organized by the Service Employees International Union under the Take Back Labor Day Festival banner. The show featured sets from singer/songwriter Steve Earle and Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello, as well as Billy Bragg, Mos Def, headliners the Pharcyde and hometown rap heroes Atmosphere. More than 10,000 people showed up for the concert, which was meant to highlight the need for affordable universal health care. It will be back to business as usual on Tuesday at the convention, after Gustav hit the Gulf Coast on Monday with hurricane-strength winds but apparently without the devastating impact of 2005's Katrina. After having his address canceled on Monday, President Bush will appear via satellite on Tuesday night in prime time (9:30 p.m. ET), to be followed by one-time presidential hopeful and former Tennessee Senator Fred Thompson, and former Democrat turned McCain advisor Senator Joseph Lieberman. After losing an entire day of messaging, the theme of Tuesday has shifted to "Who Is John McCain?" from the original theme, "Reform," according to CNN.
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