Archive for the 'Music' Category

Miley Cyrus To Write Her Memoirs

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008

While I was somewhat distressed by this story emailed by Vincenzo Kochak, I must commend him for including an excerpt from the chapter on her literary influences.
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Tuesday, April 22, 2008 2:11 PM EDT
The Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — The multi-hyphenate teen (15-year-old) star has signed a book deal to tell the story of her […]

I’ll bet Cyrus the Great knew a bit about “perspective.”

Tuesday, March 18th, 2008

Yahoo ‘In the News’
As of 8:20 a.m. EDT
• Dalai Lama says he will step down if violence in Tibet worsens
• Fed poised to cuts rates to combat weak economy, credit crisis
• Explosion near U.S. embassy in Yemen kills guard
• Obama seeks to quell controversy over pastor’s rhetoric
• N.Y. governor and wife admit they had affairs […]

Jack the Ripper Returns–Reuters headline on Yahoo

Friday, February 29th, 2008

If the Eagles have the nerve to return, why shouldn’t Jack from Hell?
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By Jeremy Lovell Fri Feb 29, 12:01 PM ET
LONDON (Reuters) - Jack the Ripper is about to return to the part of London he made his own private killing ground in one of history’s most infamous unsolved crimes.
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Here’s a post from […]

Gates Sees Diminished Role For Keyboards– AP - Sat Feb 23, 7:41 AM ET

Sunday, February 24th, 2008

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Images: (weapons cache) smh.com.au; (accordions) accordionsofcoventry.co.uk; (electric Pianos) sonicftp.com via sonicstate.com; (Bob Gates) msnbcmedia.msn.com;

The photo of Mstislav Rostropovich wearing a tuxedo constructed entirely from 1953 Hudson Hornet rocker panels is lost forever.

Saturday, February 23rd, 2008

Music Review
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An Eco-Friendly Pianist Wears Her Heart on Her Sleeveless Dress

SOYEON LEE performed at Zankel Hall on Tuesday. She wore a dress made of recycled juice containers for the second half of the recital.
(Photo/ Julieta Cervantes for The New York Times)
By ANTHONY TOMMASINI
Published: February 21, 2008
Bowing to the protocols of classical music, most female performers […]

Think back to the Memphis hotel lobby scene in THIS IS SPINAL TAP.

Wednesday, February 20th, 2008

MARTY DEBERGI (Inteviewer):

The last time Tap toured America, they where, uh, booked into10,000 seat arenas, and 15,000 seat venues, and it seems that now,on their current tour they’re being booked into 1,200 seat arenas, 1,500 seat arenas, and uh I was just wondering,does this mean uh…the popularity of the group is waning?

IAN FAITH (SPINAL TAP […]

New Duck-Billed Dino Discovered in Mexico–headline Live Science

Tuesday, February 12th, 2008

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Andrea Thompson
LiveScience Staff Writer
LiveScience.com1 hour, 57 minutes ago
A new species of duck-billed dinosaur unearthed in Mexico is helping scientists fill in gaps in the fossil record of the Age of Dinosaurs.
The creature, dubbed Velafrons coahuilensis, was a massive plant-eater belonging to a larger group of duck-billed dinosaurs called hadrosaurs.
The dino’s species name comes from the […]

“When we were experimenting with drugs, little was known about the effects,” Jagger said.

Monday, February 11th, 2008

Frankly, the Stones experimentation with drugs had little to do with me except for their difficulty in enunciating lyrics, but not knowing the dangers involved certainly seems a bit odd. Unless, they learned all they knew from…

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Keith Richards’ Advice For “The B***h” Amy Winehouse
Hollywood Reporter | February 10, 2008 10:42 AM
Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards […]

Interstate 35 will end HOMEYSEXSHEALITY.

Monday, December 17th, 2007

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The 700 Club video is Highway 35.
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Thanks to Vincenzo Kolchak for the heads up.
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Images: (Sign) geocities.com; (Dylan album) via cjfishlegacy.com; (Pat R) Getty Images via  pilot-online.com via media.hamptonroads.com

THE CARRIAGE OF FIGARO

Monday, December 3rd, 2007

Giuliani Campaign: Nathan Security Wasn’t Misused
Source: Police Chauffeured Friends, Family Of Judith Nathan
Reporting
Andrew Kirtzman
NEW YORK (CBS) ―
The Rudy Giuliani campaign has denied allegations that Judith Nathan, Giuliani’s one-time mistress and current wife, abused police protection during his tenure as mayor.

At the dawn of 2001, Nathan was Giuliani’s good friend and was receiving a blanket of […]