British dance music mogul Paul Oakenfold has reworked Britney Spears' "Gimme More" single in a bid to turn it into a dance floor anthem in Europe. Oakenfold admits to being a big fan of the tune, but claims it needs work if it is to be a smash in Europe. [...] Read more!
Paul Oakenfold debuted on two significant charts in electronic/dance music this week with the his Greatest Hits & Remixes album via Perfecto/Ultra Records. A marquee name in the genre that has crossed over into the mainstream, Oakenfold garnered the #1 top spot on Billboard's Electronic Album chart and iTunes Dance Album Sales chart.[...] Read more!
Happy Birthday to Panic! At The Disco guitarist Ryan Ross (1985), tennis star Andy Roddick (1982), Reel Big Fish guitarist Radhi Jaidi (1975), "Gangs of New York" actress Cameron Diaz (1972), Rancid guitarist Lars Frederiksen (1971), British deejay Paul Oakenfold (1963), actor Timothy Bottoms (1951), comedian Lewis Black (1948), actress Peggy Lipton (1947), actor-turned-politician Ben Jones (1941), The Mamas and the Papas singer John Phillips (1935; d. 2001), "My Three Sons" actor Fred MacMurray (1908; d. 1991), actress Shirley Booth (1898; d. 1992), actor Raymond Massey (1896; d. 1983), and "Frankenstein" writer Mary Shelley (1797; d. 1851).