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Calexico, Carried To Dust

2008-09-09T18:15:00.001-07:00

Hands in the air please for the return of Arizona's number one sons. All the tropes are in place...the brushed snappy percusion, the twangero guitar, the open, desert-evoking levelheaded. And yes, the refund of the mariachi blare that so suits the writing of Covertino and Burns. After their disappointingly 'rock' album, Garden Ruin, Calexico have returned to the southerly states aLT country that's part-western, part-central american folks and all their possess. Thank goodness...

In a year that's seen acts as diverse as Fleet Foxes to Conor Oberst stretch along and challenge what the term 'Americana' could hold back, this return to form-of-sorts is a timely monitor of how influential Calexico have been. The band's turn at last eld Womad festival, with edgar Guest star Amparo S�nchez (world Health Organization appears here), shone out even amongst the mud and rainfall. And patch Calexico's real strength lies in live performance, Carried To Dust is a gem.

The record album does have a loose concept around which it hangs: a screenwriter's search for inhalation in the wide open spaces about La La Land (Writer's Minor Holiday). But there's also room for the political poetry of opener Victor Jara's hands (Jara was an artist/poet anguished by the Chilean absolutism) and the pure wriggling Mexicali delight of Inspiracion or the Morricone hydrophobia of El Gatillo (Trigger Madness). All of these are guaranteed to sound astounding live.

If there's any reservation here it's because a little as well often you get the sense of deja vu. The lyrical imagery and the amaranthus albus dryness sails a minuscule close to parody. It's almost as if they've had to emulate themselves to find the means forward once again, the melodies not bounce out as smartly as they might. And sometimes you long for the more outlandish weirdness that filled the gaps on earlier classics such as Feast Of Wire. But frankly, something this good shouldn't be sniffed at. Calexico are back on track. Cause for festivity, indeed.

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Bonham Carter's relatives killed in crash

2008-08-30T18:32:00.001-07:00

Four members of British actress Helena Bonham Carter's family have been killed in a road accident while on a South African safari holiday.

Three former members of the kin were injured when a tyre burst and the minivan they were in flipped several times, The Telegraph reported.

The Hollywood star has reportedly left the set of the new Terminator plastic film in Mexico to fly back to Britain undermentioned the family tragedy.

A cousin of the actress, Fiona Egerton-Warburton, managed to drag herself from the wreck, despite a broken collarbone.

One of her sons, Piers, 16, loose with whiplash injury injuries, the newspaper said.

But another son, Marcus Egerton-Warburton, 14, was killed, as were his step-grandfather Francis Kirkwood, 74, the grandfather's wife Brenda Bonham Carter, also 74, and Kay Patricia Bonham Carter, 55, the wife of Marcus' uncle Graham Bonham Carter.

The family were travelling from Botswana to another hunting expedition park in neighbouring South Africa when the accident happened.

They were only a few kilometres from their destination at the Madikwe Game Lodge, in Thabazimbi, about 150km north of the capital Pretoria, according to the newspaper.

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Wilco Adrift at McCarren Park Pool

2008-08-20T18:34:00.001-07:00

Photo: mysticchildz's flickr

What was missing from last evening�s Wilco show at McCarren Pool? It�s difficult to be exact, with so much that seemed right: cool breezes, cold beer, greasy pork sandwiches (served by Fette Sau, and not in dirty ashtrays). Plus: the big hits, multiple encores, a high ratio of tune to noise. Perhaps it was the proverbial cock tease � not wanky enough. Let us, first, lay to rest the lazy idea that McCarren Park Pool is some hipster refuge. Yesterday, if anything (and this is taking into consideration the hipster lovelies occasionally seen cantering, foal-like, to join friends in beer lines, or perhaps simply share sweet nothings), the venue harbored middle-stream preps, members, one gathers, of New York City�s more productive industries, glad to stop off at home on the way from work to, sartorially speaking, revert � also attitudinally, perhaps � to their college days. This is all to say that the band had a golden moment: casual rock fans, but serious about a favorite group, looking for a chill time. And it was chill. But it was not bluegrass-in-a-big-field chill. Maybe it was the concrete. Maybe it was the concision of the band�s discordant eruptions. Maybe it was us, all of us � middlestream and hip of center � not quite dissolving into the moment. It was a fine time. But not quite beautiful. �Nick Catucci

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The Walt Disney Company Is Presenting Miley Cyrus, Jonas Brothers and Demi Lovato in a Special Concert to Benefit City of Hope on September 14

2008-08-10T18:24:00.001-07:00

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Fans of Miley Cyrus and
the Jonas Brothers will receive more reasons to jolly along this September, when the
Disney Music Group artists take the stage with other performers at Disney's
Concert for Hope, a benefit concert supporting cancer research and
treatment programs at City of Hope. It will be held Sunday, September 14,
at the Gibson Amphitheatre at Universal City. Tickets for the concert will
be available Saturday, August 16 at 10am through LiveNation.com,
Ticketmaster.com, at all Ticketmaster retail outlets including all Macy's,
FYE Music & Ritmo Latino locations, and via TM Charge by Phone -- (213)
480-3232 -- (714) 740-2000 -- (805) 583-8700. A fate of the tickets will
be auctioned through Ticketmaster.com.

"We are honored and grateful for the generosity of Disney, Creative
Artists Agency and the dedication of Miley Cyrus and the Jonas Brothers in
load-bearing the lifesaving work of City of Hope," aforesaid Michael A. Friedman,
M.D., president and chief executive officer, City of Hope. "This Concert
for Hope demonstrates their commitment to improving the lives of patients
with cancer and to helping create a future in which genus Cancer is not only
treatable, but curable and preventable."

The concert continues Disney and Cyrus' support of City of Hope. Last
year, Disney donated $1 from every ticket sold during her highly successful
"Best of Both Worlds" concert go to crab research at City of Hope. The
concert series embossed more than $1 jillion.

The American Cancer Society estimates that 1,437,180 people will be
diagnosed with cancer in 2008, and more than 10,700 of these people volition be
children under the age of 15. As a Comprehensive Cancer Center, the highest
designation bestowed by the National Cancer Institute, City of Hope has
achieved numerous scientific breakthroughs and pioneered many lifesaving
procedures that have impacted intervention worldwide. Every day, City of
Hope's team of researchers aggressively study the scientific discipline behind childhood
cancers to help

Nico Purman

2008-07-02T00:33:00.001-07:00

Artist: Nico Purman

   Genre(s):
Techno

Discography:

Romantique

Year: 2007
Tracks: 3

Fox Business Network Comes To Radio

2008-06-22T03:51:00.001-07:00

The Fox Business Network, which has been struggling to attract viewers, may
soon be able to attract listeners as a result of a deal between the News
Corp-owned cable ...

Panic at the Disco tries a different point of view

2008-06-15T00:19:00.001-07:00

When Panic! at the Disco took the "!" out of their name, they also took the "!" out of their music.

Formerly flamboyant and androgynous, with a circuslike tinge to their music and performance, the young Las Vegas foursome has thrown away the makeup; fired the jugglers and the clowns; and tried to be more mature on their sophomore CD, "Pretty. Odd."

So far, the fans are not buying it.

Panic's debut album, 2005's "A Fever You Can't Sweat Out," sold 1.67 million units, according to Billboard, thanks mostly to the hit single — and MTV Video of the Year — "I Write Sins Not Tragedies." But the new album, after debuting at No. 2 in Billboard in March, has slipped down to No. 76 in just eight weeks. The one single released from it, "Nine in the Afternoon," never even made it into the Top 50.

Maybe they'll redeem themselves in concert, as they headline the 2008 Honda Civic Tour, playing Saturday night at the Paramount. The value-priced, band-heavy show also includes fellow pop/rock groups Motion City Soundtrack, the Hush Sound and Phantom Planet.

Panic's new look and sound are inspired by guitarist and chief songwriter Ryan Ross' embrace of the '60s sounds of the Beatles, Bob Dylan and the Who. Some production work on the album was done at Abbey Road, the London studio made famous by the Beatles.

In addition to a softer, folk-

ier, '60s-influenced sound, Ross has also adopted a hippie look, with tie-dyed or flowered shirts, striped pants, Beatles boots and the like. Band members have grown their hair longer, and two of them are letting their beards grow. Baby-faced Ross and handsome lead singer Brendon Urie no longer do the playful, bisexual bit onstage that raised some eyebrows.

The band is going through a growing-up phase, and it might take a while for fans to catch up. Panic remains a solid, talented band with a gift for sunny songs and catchy hooks. They'll survive this bumpy patch.

Patrick MacDonald: 206-464-2312 or pmacdonald@seattletimes.com

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Desiderii Marginis

2008-06-03T01:00:00.001-07:00

Artist: Desiderii Marginis

   Genre(s):
Ambient

Discography:

Deadbeat

Year: 2001
Tracks: 8

R Kelly - Jurors In R Kelly Trial Shown Alleged Sex Tape

2008-05-27T22:38:00.001-07:00

A video allegedly showing R Kelly involved in sex acts with an underage girl has been shown to jurors at his trial in Chicago.

Cook County prosecutor Shauna Boliker warned the jury they would see footage of an "underage child performing sex acts that you have never seen before".

But the R 'n' B star's legal team claims that the video depicts neither Kelly nor the alleged victim.

The I Believe I Can Fly star is accused of filming himself engaging in sex acts with a girl who prosecutors say may have been as young as 13 at the time.

Ms Boliker told the members of the jury they would have to see "the sex acts he commands her to do".

"Acts you have never seen before. Vile, disturbing and disgusting sex acts, actions that were choreographed, produced and starred in by Robert Kelly," she added.

However, Kelly's lawyer Sam Adam Jr described the tape as "at best a copy of a copy of a copy" and claimed that neither the FBI nor "a single witness" could conclusively identify his client as the man in the tape, according to the Associated Press news agency.

Mr Adam also pointed out that while Kelly has a "significant" coin-sized mole on his back - going so far as to show the jury pictures of the singer's blemish - the man in the footage does not appear to have a mole.

The alleged victim, now 23, testified before a grand jury in 2002 that she was not the girl in the videotape.

The trial, which has been repeatedly delayed, continues.

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Watson completes tumour treatment

2008-05-20T21:08:00.001-07:00

Watson completes tumour treatment

Opera isaac M. Singer Russell James Dewey Watson has completed a five-week course of irradiation to eradicate a recurrent encephalon tumor.
The 41-year-old singer, known as The Voice, described his treatment as "no take the air in the park".
Watson's managing director Giles Baxendale said: "He's finished his treatment only he doesn't know whether he is in the clear yet."
"He's doing intimately, he's a little tired, a number drained, simply he's well-being that it's finished."
Watson testament now accept to get regular scans to fix whether or not the discussion has been successful.
In a message on his web site, James Watson said: "I've had my moments under that car where I just wanted to stay the bloody thing and walk away."
"I'm not out of the woods nevertheless. I dearly wanted to maintain the side-effects to a minimum and I've been safekeeping myself equip and healthy as I stool, just I'm afraid they've caught up with me, and I don't mind admitting I've non been myself."
"I'm just now so lucky I've had friends, family unit, and of course my fans to serve me through; I truly don't think I could do this without the financial backing I've had," the vocaliser wrote.
Watson underwent operating theater to remove a brain tumor end October. It was his second gear operation on the neoplasm in 12 months.

Rolling Stones agree Universal deal

2008-05-04T21:59:00.000-07:00

Rolling Stones agree Universal deal

The Rolling Stones have signed an scoop recording agreement to departure their next album through the Universal Music Radical.
The one-album share, for the soundtrack CD to Martin Scorsese's film 'Shine A Light', is due to be released in Marching.
It will be released both physically and digitally across Universal Music's labels worldwide and will be released in Britain by Polydor.
The promulgation is another to stricken record label EMI, to which the isthmus feature been signed in the yesteryear.

Barton to star in stalker thriller

2008-04-29T09:47:00.001-07:00

Barton to star in stalker thriller

'The OC' star Mischa Barton is to play the leading role in a freshly thriller called 'Homecoming'.
Change says the film tells the account of a edward Young man and his girlfriend wHO reelect to his hometown to shoot the breeze his category.
Simply they discover that his former high schoolhouse sweetheart (Barton) has developed an unhealthy compulsion about him.
The film will be helmed by former 'Dawson's Creek' music director Morgan J Freewoman.
Barton's fresh cinema, the Richard Attenborough-directed 'Closing the Ring', opens in Irish Gaelic cinemas on Friday 28 Dec.
Observe Mischa Barton's 'Late Late Show' question here.

Andrea Berg

Young Mexican Poet Leads Workshop To Help High School Students Understand Immigration: A Street Team '08 Report

2008-04-24T14:48:00.001-07:00

Young Mexican Poet Leads Workshop To Help High School Students Understand Immigration: A Street Team '08 Report

Yosimar Reyes, an 18-year-old poet in San Jose, Calif., is lead a

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Jr. Ewing

2008-04-19T09:28:00.001-07:00

Artist: Jr. Ewing

   Genre(s):
Hardcore

Discography:

Calling In Dead

Year:
Tracks: 12

Impaled Northern Moon Forest

2008-04-16T12:59:00.001-07:00

Artist: Impaled Northern Moon Forest

   Genre(s):
Metal

Discography:

Burn In Hell 7''

Year: 1997
Tracks: 13

Arsenik

2008-04-15T16:17:00.003-07:00

Artist: Arsenik

   Genre(s):
Rap: Hip-Hop

Discography:

Quelque Chose Survecu

Year: 2003
Tracks: 17

Urban overlooked for award

2008-04-15T16:17:00.001-07:00

Urban overlooked for award

KEITH Urban has missed out on a State Music Idiot box award. Scorn being one fo the favourites, he lost come out to Trace Adkins in the Best Male Telecasting category.

Trace Adkins baffle out Urban in the best male video category, for his video for I Got My Game On. "I'm having a good class. So far it's been great. I never felt the documentation from the fans like I do this yr," said Adkins, who recently finished endorsement on NBC television's The Famous person Prentice. Elizabeth Taylor Swift north Korean won video of the year and female video for her dash Our Song, patch newcomer Kellie Pickler took home trey awards during Monday's