Friday 5 September 2008

Pumpkins' 'Guitar Hero' track set for release

'G.L.O.W.' will be role of a downloadable sung dynasty pack




DENVER -- The Smashing Pumpkins will release the new single "G.L.O.W." via the approaching "Guitar Hero: World Tour" video game.

The song will be part of a downloadable song pack, available at some point after the game's release. The pack will include two other Pumpkins songs, "1979" and "The Everlasting Gaze."

Frontman Billy Corgan additionally testament appear in the game, with the song "Today" included in the initial soundtrack.

Tuesday 26 August 2008

Fact Sheet Examines 2006 Massachusetts Health Care Reform Law; Study Finds More Consumers Seeking Health Care Information Online


"Massachusetts Health Reform: What's the Real Story?" Community Catalyst: The fact weather sheet released by Community Catalyst and Health Care for All reviews progress in Massachusetts since the state passed its 2006 health care straighten out law. According to the fact sheet, the uninsurance rate in the state has been reduced by half, and 71% of state residents continue to support the reforms enacted by the law, which include a mandate that all adults obtain coverage or expression tax penalties and Medicaid and private insurance reforms. According to the fact sheet, health care officials also must work to expand coverage, devise strategies to ascendency rising costs and asseverate financing in order to continue wellness care reform. A recently released poll on the law as well is available online (Community Catalyst, August 2008).


"Striking Jump in Consumers Seeking Health Care Information," Center for Studying Health System Change: The study, released on Thursday, establish that 56% of U.S. adults sought medical advice from a source other than a physician in 2007, with 32% of people victimization the Internet to deport the search. Those with higher levels of training were more than likely to search for health information, and four-spot in fivesome respondents said the information helped them better translate how to treat an illness, according to the study. In addition, the study plant that about half of U.S. residents ages 65 and older looked for health information from a source early than a physician (Center for Studying Health System Change release, 8/21).


Reprinted with kind permission from http://www.kaisernetwork.org. You canful view the entire Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report, search the archives, or sign up for email delivery at http://www.kaisernetwork.

Thursday 7 August 2008

Michael Vetter

Michael Vetter   
Artist: Michael Vetter

   Genre(s): 
Ethnic
   Ambient
   



Discography:


Zen Gong   
 Zen Gong

   Year: 1986   
Tracks: 2


Overtones - Voice and Tambura   
 Overtones - Voice and Tambura

   Year: 1982   
Tracks: 2




 






Friday 27 June 2008

DJ Rasoul

DJ Rasoul   
Artist: DJ Rasoul

   Genre(s): 
Dance
   Other
   



Discography:


Break Loose   
 Break Loose

   Year: 2005   
Tracks: 4


Get Nasty   
 Get Nasty

   Year:    
Tracks: 2




With a orientation for the deepest and funkiest of deep funky house, DJ Rasoul (real diagnose Guy Nado) has through with much to couch the Bay Area on the map as a hip and occurrence station. Originally from the Ivory Coast in West Africa, he stirred to the States as a whitney Moore Young Jr. boy in 1975. Rasoul splashed in all sorts of euphony as a stripling merely became serious around house after hooking up with San Francisco's pioneering tertiary Floor Productions team in 1990. Amongst others, the group included such remarkable characters as DJs Digit -- world Health Organization went on to set up the notable BPM Records mark -- and EFX. Throughout the other '90s, Rasoul released his possess records and remixed for others under a variety of monikers including the Mad African and Dredman. Then, following a abbreviated stint in London working by and large as a DJ, he returned home in 1996 to again concentrate on production bring. Over the succeeding few years, Rasoul did no hurt to his reputation by working with some of America's most respected resistance dance labels -- Large, 83 West, and Guidance. During this period, his Soul Searching series of albums released on Large proved specially popular.






Tuesday 24 June 2008

Ali Wilson And DMF

Ali Wilson And DMF   
Artist: Ali Wilson And DMF

   Genre(s): 
Trance
   



Discography:


Emanation   
 Emanation

   Year: 2007   
Tracks: 1




 





Slipknot names new album, preps for tour

Thursday 19 June 2008

Michael has final say on Wham! film

George Michael will have the final say on the production of a movie about the career of Wham!

The pop group's former manager Simon Napier-Bell wants to create a big screen documentary about Wham! It will be based between the years 1983 and 1985.

Napier-Bell told ITV: "There are several people sniffing around my Wham! film, but I'm not sure any of them will come off because they all require Wham! music in them and George controls that.

"He will have the yes or not on each script presented. George would want control."

Wham! scored two number one albums and six number one singles in the 1980s. Their hits included 'Careless Whisper', 'Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go' and 'I'm Your Man'.



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Wednesday 18 June 2008

‘Secret Diary of a Call Girl’ Not Reality TV But Hey, Still...

Secret Diary of a Call Diary: What more do you TV fans need to know? Oh, okay: Though her family thinks she’s a nighttime legal secretary, Hannah Baxter actually has quite a different after-hours gig. In this popular British import, the scantily clad blonde books appointments through her agent — clients range from the regular who enjoys the girlfriend experience to the foursome-craving married couple —a nd gives commentary to the camera. But does she have a tattoo? Watch and learn!




Secret Diary of a Call Girl



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Tift Merritt keeps working the road

Alt-country songstress Tift Merritt [ tickets ] continues backing her third album, "Another Country," with tour dates that go deep into October. Her jaunt includes a June 12 stop on "The Late Show With David Letterman," during which she'll back Emmylou Harris, and a return appearance on June 25 with her own band. Merritt will also hit the Telluride Bluegrass Festival and the Grand Ole Opry's outdoor plaza, as well as the Camayo Cruise with Lyle Lovett, Patty Griffin, John Hiatt and Shawn Colvin. Details are posted below.Merritt won critical acclaim for her 2002 debut, "Bramble Rose," and scored a Grammy nomination in 2004 for her sophomore set, "Tambourine." After nearly four years of nonstop touring behind those albums, she retreated to a flat with a piano in Paris where she penned songs for "Another Country," her debut for Fantasy Records. The set, produced by George Drakoulias, features guitarists Charlie Sexton and Doug Pettibone, along with Tift's longtime bandmates: drummer Zeke Hutchins, bassist Jay Brown and keyboardist Danny Eisenberg.Merritt has her own public radio program, "The Spark," which debuted Jan. 27 online and on KRTS-FM in Marfa, TX.

Pond

Pond   
Artist: Pond

   Genre(s): 
Electronic
   Indie
   



Discography:


transPONDer   
 transPONDer

   Year: 2003   
Tracks: 6


Pond   
 Pond

   Year: 1993   
Tracks: 10


Planetenwind (1984, 1986)   
 Planetenwind (1984, 1986)

   Year: 1990   
Tracks: 13




High school buddies Chris Brady and Charlie Campbell resettled from their hometown of Juneau, AK, to Portland, OR, in 1989. Two years afterwards, they recruited drummer Dave Triebwasser (ex-Thrillhammer) and formed Pond. They were quickly signed to Sub Pop, and their eponymic 1993 debut album gibe nicely into the Pacific Northwest grime move that was bossy popular music. But with their short hair and earnest songs, Pond ne'er quite fit into the grease scene and they struggled to win notoriety away of Portland and Seattle, where they had in fact become quite popular. Their second Sub Pop record album, 1995's The Practice of Joy Before Death, brought a darker sound, just non a wider audience. Despite their modified winnow base, decisive acclaim was building, and finally Pond would become one of many gumptious bands to sign to a major tag. That label was Sony's WORK Group, and Pond's fantastic major debut Rock Collection appeared in 1997 to often critical praise only a collective yawn from consumers. Their single, "Spokes," did non garner coherent wireless play outside of the Northwest, and Rock Collection disappeared from the commercial microwave radar before long afterwards its tone ending. Pond parted ways with Sony in early 1998 and was rumored to be working on a unexampled album. But by late 1998, Pond's members had touched on to different interests, devising a modern Pond album unlikely to happen in the succeeding.





Moore makes Fahrenheit 9/11 sequel

Glastonbury 2008 weather forecast - two weeks to go

Early weather forecasts are of mixed conditions at this year's Glastonbury Festival, but it could still be the driest for years.

According to Metcheck.com, the weather will be sunny in the days leading up to the festival, which takes place at Worthy Farm on June 27-29, but some rain is expected in the early hours of Friday (27) morning.

This should clear up by the afternoon, however, and it's believed the weather will remain sunny for the rest of the day and all of Saturday (28).

Sunday (29) is shaping up to be the worst day weather-wise, with showers predicted for the afternoon and evening, so ticket-holders should still take wellies.

The festival is being headlined by Jay-Z, The Verve and Kings of Leon.

For more information and tickets for this year's festival, head to Glastonburyfestivals.co.uk.

Kim Cattrall avoids Sarah Jessica Parker at SATC after party

Kim CattralKim Cattrall tried her hardest to avoid Sarah Jessica Parker at the after party for the Sex and The City movie premiere in London earlier this week — fueling rumors of a rift between the two co-stars.


While Kristin Davies and Cynthia Nixon mingled with the guests, including Kelly Rowland, Kim and Sarah stuck to their separate VIP areas all evening.


A source said: “It was pretty strange.


“They made such a show of unity on the red carpet earlier.”




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Carl Marx

Carl Marx   
Artist: Carl Marx

   Genre(s): 
Techno
   



Discography:


Keep It Real EP-(BOUND09) Viny   
 Keep It Real EP-(BOUND09) Viny

   Year: 2004   
Tracks: 3




 






Greasy Bear Needs to Douche

Sweathog Brandon Davis is the pits!
Brandon Davis
The oily heir emerged from inside the appropriately titled NYC nighclub Butter -- looking like Whitney Houston after an all-nighter.

Will someone please pass this sad clown the Arrid Extra Dry?!



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Angelina Jolie - Jolie Feels For Bumbling Black Over Baby News Blunder


ANGELINA JOLIE feels sorry for KUNG FU PANDA co-star JACK BLACK after he accidentally went public with the actress' baby news during a TV interview.

The funnyman thought it was common knowledge that Jolie was expecting twins and joked about the fact during an interview with a U.S. TV show at the Cannes Film Festival in France last month (May08).

His remarks sparked an international media frenzy - because they led to Jolie, who was sitting next to Black, to confirm the baby news.

She says, "Poor Jack! Immediately when he saw (my partner) Brad Pitt, he apologised. But we both told him very clearly that we had only waited... until all results are in on their (twins) health, and that we were past that point."

Jolie insists she had no problems with Black blurting out the news: "If somebody had asked me directly (if I was pregnant with twins), I would have said yes, so he didn't do anything but take the heat himself."





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Breeders Sisters Go Doublemint at Birthday Show

Kim & Kelley.Photo: Amy Squires
“They’re like Doublemint gum,” a middle-aged man spouted excitedly at the Breeders’ Webster Hall show last night. “How do you tell them apart?” It was an annoying joke from a sloppy drunk, but the comment did touch on the night’s special symmetry: Front-lady sisters Kim and Kelley Deal were celebrating their (47th) birthdays — which means, for the astrologically disinclined, that they are not only twins, but also Geminis, whose astrological symbol represents the twin. The show reunited loving sisters (both in plain black shirts) with adoring fans and paired thrumming distortion with delicate hush, jokey asides with harrowing songs. The music — which included a grab bag of covers, “Happiness Is a Warm Gun” among them — was tight and fast but thankfully not quite neat and clean; it was often tough to make out what Kim (and less so Kelly) was singing. But we all heard her loud and clear when she announced, ostensibly to the violinist friend who joined them onstage, “You know my mom’s got the Alzheimer’s … You saw her last summer, right? She’s way worse now.” It was a testament to the night’s all-around openness of feeling that Kim’s boozy admission somehow fit right into the celebratory (first) encore. Encore two culminated in an audience rendition of “Happy Birthday” and the bringing out of a cake. Grinning wide, Kim flipped everyone the bird — with both hands. —Nick Catucci