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The 80s: the best of times, the worst of times Saturday, July 31, 2010 @ 9:13PMTop Gun, the Smiths, The A-Team … popular culture reached its height in the 1980s – didn't it? Toby Litt on a decade he hated at the time, but is reluctantly starting to admire There's a fantastically annoying ad on Spotify at the moment for yet another Hits of the 80s compilation CD. Voiceover man hails "the decade that just won't die" – which is true, even though, along with a large number of ...
Cassette tapes are back in the mix Saturday, July 31, 2010 @ 7:47PMThe format's low cost and no-sweat portability have made it attractive beyond the nostalgia set. When the vinyl LP began its modest but highly publicized commercial comeback a few years ago, the format felt easy to love again. With sprawling artwork, pristine sound quality and the adoring ritual of flipping album sides, its return united young bohemia and their boomer parents alike.
TV Pilot Production Listings Saturday, July 31, 2010 @ 5:31PMThe following listings are not casting notices but instead reflect the best general information available about current casting assignments. Do your homework and use them wisely. Do not phone or visit casting directors' offices.
Ahwatukee Life: Inventor wary of freeway plans Saturday, July 31, 2010 @ 9:59AMSongwriter, inventor thinks Ahwatukee's biggest threat is the planned South Mountain Freeway.
Dave Mason brings rock and roll pedigree to Musikfest's Candlelight Series Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 8:45PMTraffic founder's show was one of 2010 fest's first sellouts If ever a recording artist deserved a decade-spanning, multi-label boxed set, it's Dave Mason.
Looking to the sky for a Galileo moment Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 9:00AMThe late Victor Pollock at McDonald Park with an 11-inch Celestron Cassegraine telescope.
Word of the Day: God’s Provision: Faithful Giving Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 5:06AM“Honor the Lord with your wealth and with the best part of everything you produce.” Proverbs 3:9 (NLT) *God promises to meet all your financial needs, if you (1) ask him for help; (2) learn to be content; and (3) practice giving in faith – There is a universal law called the principle of sowing [...]
The life and times of Lenny Price -- Reed all about it Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 6:12PMELLENSBURG -- When saxophone virtuoso Lenny Price and his band take the stage tonight to help kick off Ellensburg's Jazz in the Valley, he has more to celebrate than his fourth appearance at this premier music event.
Vapor Rap Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 3:44PMWhen Blizzard Entertainment announced its new game Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty would be released July 27, players were left wondering what ever happened to Starcraft: Ghost , originally announced for a 2002 debut but so far unreleased.
Social networking has given birth to a genre of portraits Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 1:02PMThe camera doesn't love me. It doesn't quite loathe me, either. Occasionally, it warms up to my crooked nose and zigzag smile. But based on the law of averages, I can safely predict that I'd rather see most shots taken of me disappear into the vast digital universe where they came from.
Ed Kowalczyk, Magnolia Mountain, Jimmie Vaughan, Walter Trout and More Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 12:36PMI move on trying to play catch-up with a mountain of new album releases, with just barely a breath to mention the passings of underground comic author Harvey Pekar and counterculture figure Tuli Kupferberg, co-frontman and songwriter for The Fugs. Let's check out the new albums from Ed Kowalczyk (of Live fame), Magnolia Mountain, Jimmie Vaughan, Walter Trout, Kylie Minogue and The Cat Empire.
Jenolan Caves offers Klingon audio tour Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 12:06AMStarts in August.
Suite Dreams Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 12:04AMAre hotels working too hard to make sure that travelers rest easy?
MONEY & BANKING Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 2:15PMCREDIT POLICY: RBI for tighter policy to curb inflation Further rate hikes are on the cards. The Reserve Bank of India on Monday emphasised the need to continue with tight money policy to check ...
EVENT: John McLaughlin, Jimmy Herring, Lenny White and Other Stars Headline the New Universe Music Festival in Raleigh ... Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 10:31AM(Raleigh, NC)--Since its inception in 2003, Abstract Logix has consistently positioned itself at the cutting edge of every element of music sales, production, and distribution. In addition to traditional record label functions, Abstract Logix has fostered a vital community of musicians and fans via its online portal, constantly taking advantage of the ever-expanding possibilities of the digital ...
Amiga: 25 Years Later Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 2:33PMTwenty-five years ago on July 23, a new personal computer was unveiled at a black-tie, celebrity-studded gala at the Vivian Beaumont Theater in New York's Lincoln Center. It debuted to rave reviews and great expectations -- heck, InfoWorld said it might be the "third milestone" in personal computing after the Apple II and the IBM PC.
Interview: Maggie Stiefvater: Linger -ing Possibilities Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 2:20PMCD Giveaway - Diamond Rio, "The Reason" Ends Jul 29, 2010 The long-time country band releases their first album of original Christian music. CD Giveaway - Rosey, "Luckiest Girl" Ends Jul 27, 2010 "People had always told me that my voice was well-suited to jazz," Rosey imparts.
Katherine Gustafson: Can You Teach Emotional Intelligence? Friday, July 23, 2010 @ 9:43AMThe Secretary of Education isn't the only one who thinks so. Behind the growing movement for social and emotional learning. In a dimmed classroom in...
Local briefs Thursday, July 22, 2010 @ 10:10PMBike Fest and Masonic Lodge Family & Friends Day
Comics - "Batwoman: Elegy" Thursday, July 22, 2010 @ 9:55PMA few years ago, DC Comics got rid of its mainstay characters: Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman for a year. Well, kinda. DC had these characters’ storylines skip ahead a year from one issue to the next, so the characters were absent from the DC Universe for a year without ever missing an issue of their titles here in the real world.
Existence of a secret master timeline for the Zelda universe confirmed Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 7:28PMFirst and foremost, that headline is the most skin-crawlingly nerdy thing we've ever committed to virtual paper, and we write about video games professionally on a daily basis. Moving on . In an interview with Official Nintendo Magazine (as transcribed by ZeldaDungeon ), Eiji Aonuma commented on the placement of The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword in the oft-speculated timeline of the franchise ...
Occult Academy BDs/DVDs to Include Spinoff Episodes Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 3:59AM2nd volume to contain 1st of 4 spinoff episodes; limited edition to also bundle CD
Hunter : Station switches from soothing gold to contentious scolds Monday, July 19, 2010 @ 11:00PMMy car radio had been set to 98.7 FM ever since my wife tipped me off about it a couple of years ago. A syndicated show featuring Scott Shannon with "True Oldies" played a steady stream of solid gold songs - mostly 1960s and 1970s, with the occasional 1950s song.
Top 3 Pop: 'Mad Men' season four starts Sunday and more Monday, July 19, 2010 @ 6:15PM'Salt,' starring Angelina Jolie opens Friday and Sheryl Crow has a new CD out. 'MAD MEN' SEASON 4 STARTS SUNDAY
Bassists Without Borders Monday, July 19, 2010 @ 4:54PMAvant-garde art is often criticized for its complexity and self-indulgence, and for its disdain for matters beyond aesthetics. “Deep Tones for Peace,” an international musical project involving 13 high-profile bass players from around the world, might just be the most compelling argument as of yet against such criticism. The project, whose CD/DVD combo has just been made available from Kadima ...
Chaselounge (Profile) Monday, July 19, 2010 @ 4:22PMFoursome strives to create songs that stand the test of time Shawny Scott relates Chaselounge's goal in music to the song "Fast Car" by Tracy Chapman. He heard the song one night on the radio and realized that this was what Chaselounge was aspiring to: songs that stand up to the test of time. "The goal day in and day out is to keep the band viable and creative," he says.
'Shattered, shaken and stirred' Sunday, July 18, 2010 @ 10:11AMGil Ahrens was driving to Aspen in a rental car, headed for a business conference, when suddenly the street looked too familiar.
Los Angeles Production Listings Saturday, July 17, 2010 @ 9:25AMThe following listings are not casting notices but instead reflect the best general information available about current casting assignments. Do your homework and use them wisely. Do not phone or visit casting directors' offices.
Univision Delivers High-Tech Mix of Blowout Performances During 7th Annual "Premios Juventud" Youth Awards Show Friday, July 16, 2010 @ 2:23AMMIAMI----A high-tech mix of blowout performances came together last night during Univision’s 7th Annual “Premios Juventud” youth awards show. The completely sold-out show was presented LIVE from the BankUnited Center at the University of Miami starting at 8 p.m.
The straight story Thursday, July 15, 2010 @ 10:05PMLSD lover and Princess Di eulogiser Julian Cope was once almost sunshine pop's golden boy. Alexis Petridis rewinds to a superb debut The 30th anniversary reissue of the Teardrop Explodes' Kilimanjaro recently spurred one heritage-rock magazine to ask the band's former frontman Julian Cope if he would ever return to writing pop music. It seems a fair enough query given Kilimanjaro's success: it ...
CD review: Tully Thursday, July 15, 2010 @ 7:51PMLive at Sydney Town Hall 1969-70
How to Create Your Own Customized Ubuntu Live CD [Live CDs] Thursday, July 15, 2010 @ 4:06PM# livecds We love a good live CD , but what if your favorite one doesn't quite have every application or tweak you need? Here's how to roll your own Ubuntu Live CD, with all the packages you want, and some nice customizations, to boot. More »
Howard Mandel's freelance Urban Improvisation Thursday, July 15, 2010 @ 12:42AMFug Tuli Kupferberg and comic-book depressive/trad jazz fan Harvey Pekar dying the same week thins the ranks of American refuseniks, those Bartleby -like individuals who didn't drop out of society so much as dive in by insisting on their contrarianism, right or wrong.
Apple Records To Open Their Vaults Wednesday, July 14, 2010 @ 5:41AMWhen you think of Apple Records you think of the Beatles naturally but the famed label launched by the Fab Four also gave the world an impressive array of releases from artists ranging from James Taylor to Badfinger to Billy Preston.
Carlos Santana Proposes On Stage Wednesday, July 14, 2010 @ 5:35AMTalk about a proposal that you will never forget. Imagine having the experience in front of thousands of people. Carlos Santana doesn't have to imagine it
ENGAGED: Carlos Santana Proposes to Cindy Blackman on Tour Monday, July 12, 2010 @ 3:12PMFiled under: Music Grammy-winning musician Carlos Santana proposed to his girlfriend, acclaimed drummer Cindy Blackman, during a concert stop on his Universal Tone Tour this past weekend in Tinley Park, Ill. The 62-year-old guitarist popped the question to the 50-year-old drummer onstage after the fourth song in his concert set, 'Corazon Espinado.' Blackman had just performed a drum solo on ...
Carlos Santana Engaged to Cindy Blackman Following Onstage Proposal at Chicago Stop of Santana's Universal Tone Tour ... Monday, July 12, 2010 @ 6:00AMMusician and philanthropist Carlos Santana proposed to acclaimed drummer Cindy Blackman onstage during his Friday, July 9 concert at the Midwest Bank Amphitheatre in Tinley Park, IL. Â Carlos popped the question four songs into the showâthe Chicago area stop on Santana's Universal Tone Tour 2010âfollowing Cindy's virtuoso drum solo on the Santana hit "Corazon Espinado." Â After she accepted, the ...
DiS meets The Wave Pictures Monday, July 12, 2010 @ 3:26AMIn an alternate universe The Wave Pictures would’ve been forced to record latest release their Sweetheart EP in the picturesque surroundings of Villefranche-sur-Merthanks thanks to bass player Franic Rozycki owing £118,000 in back income tax.
10 questions with science-fiction author Cindy Garland Sunday, July 11, 2010 @ 8:59AMCindy Garland's short story, "To Cut a Blade of Grass," appears on the "Short Trips" anthology CD.
A touch of blackmail Friday, July 9, 2010 @ 10:30PMTuesday evening this week, while contemplating the stars, my cell phone buzzed with an incoming message.
CD/DOWNLOAD/ALBUM: Dale Fielder Stellar Moments Friday, July 9, 2010 @ 2:05PMWe can't recall the first time we ever saw Dale Fielder , but we remember the first time we ever heard him. It was a live CD from the Howling Monk, and the jazz on it was molten hot. The real stuff. His baritone playing especially nailed us. Fielder took Pepper Adams to heart--his solos were huge, squeezing everything out of that big horn, realizing the potential of that amazing instrument. It ...
Munchmobile 2010: July 4 picnics Friday, July 9, 2010 @ 5:09AMPete takes the Big Dog to Fourth of July picnics in the Garden State
Totally Blissed Off Thursday, July 8, 2010 @ 8:53AMBLISSED OUT IS nestled amongst the strewn sawdust of the in-transition Market Hotel at Broadway and Myrtle Avenue and its sound is perhaps the truest representation of that location put to tape thus far. J trains whiz by with constant industrial screams.
CD/DOWNLOAD/ALBUM: Emi Releases Remastered Apple Records Catalogue Wednesday, July 7, 2010 @ 3:34PMAPPLE RECORDS CATALOGUE REMASTERED AND REISSUED ON CD AND DIGITAL DOWNLOAD BADFINGER, BILLY PRESTON, MARY HOPKIN, JAMES TAYLOR, AND MORE CLASSICS SET FOR RELEASE ON OCTOBER 26th Hollywood, California--Launched by The Beatles in 1968, as the new outlet for their own recordings as well as the music of an eclectic roster of artists--James Taylor, Badfinger, Billy Preston, Mary Hopkin, Doris Troy ...
Los Angeles Production Listings Wednesday, July 7, 2010 @ 1:40PMThe following listings are not casting notices but instead reflect the best general information available about current casting assignments. Do your homework and use them wisely. Do not phone or visit casting directors' offices.
Elaine Silver uses the power of song to help people find clarity in life Wednesday, July 7, 2010 @ 11:11AMBe inspired by the musical ministry of Florida resident "Faerie" Elaine Silver this weekend at Unity Christ Church in Boonton, where the Morris County native and well-known songstress will present her "Sermon Through Song." The service begins at 10:30 a.m. Sunday.
LeBron to Announce Decision Live on ESPN; Joins Twitter Wednesday, July 7, 2010 @ 8:59AM*In just six hours after New Orleans Hornets point guard Chris Paul tweeted that LeBron James had joined Twitter under the username @KingJames, the account had surpassed 150,000 followers, outpacing the growth of other celeb Twitter users, according to the New York Times. There is speculation that the NBA’s most famous free agent joined Twitter [...]
Jimmie Vaughan, Miles Davis, Ed Kowalczyk, Big Boi, & Kylie Minogue Headline New Music Tuesday Wednesday, July 7, 2010 @ 4:14AMBlame it on the 4th of July holiday. This week’s roster of new music is shallow. There were fewer albums to choose from but there are some titles worthy of our attention and discussion. Miles Davis The Complete Columbia Album Collection< I’m still an infant learning to crawl my way around ...
Weird Al to show Pittsburgh he's still 'white and nerdy' Tuesday, July 6, 2010 @ 11:49PMWeird Al Yankovic has proved that you can write parodies of chart-topping pop songs -- and create your own string of hits. The wacky satirist, who makes a stop at the Palace Theatre in Greensburg tonight, has been writing successful parodies and lampooning pop culture for three decades.
Up & Down: Flip the script, praise the Brits Tuesday, July 6, 2010 @ 6:11PMTim Finchem relates to the real world as well as Marie Antoinette and Tiger Woods is still kidding himself. On the bright side, the Brits are taking over, Steve Elling says. Marie Antoinette - Tiger Woods - Golf - France - History