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Amy Mcdonald- This Is The Life
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Great band.
Hard to pick their best song - Main In the Box, Them Bones, or Rooster.
The other day, I found a very cool clip of AIC on the Letterman Show.
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Judith - A Perfect Circle
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One thing I liked was that Page didn't sound like Page.
Most of his post Led Zeppelin stuff stayed close to his trademark style of playing,
but Clarksdale sounded nothing like Page.
For some reason, Most High reminded me of the Houses of the Holy period, and I never got the Presence comparison. Maybe because both albums had no keyboards.
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Silverchair - Tomorrow
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Rhino Records will release the new DOKKEN studio album, "Lightning Strikes Again", in the U.S. on May 13. Audio samples of all 12 tracks that appear on the CD are available at this location.
In addition to the regular European version of "Lightning Strikes Again", Frontiers Records released a special limited edition of the CD on April 11 in a glossy slipcase. The limited-edition version includes an exclusive bonus track for Europe, entitled "Sunset Superstar".
"Lightning Strikes Again" is DOKKEN's tenth studio album and it "marks a true and definite return" to the band's classic sound, according to a press release. 'We have been more focused on this project than any we've done in years," says Don Dokken. "Yes, it has taken a long time but in the end the fans will have a DOKKEN CD that is as good as any we did in the '80s. Our goal is to deliver a CD that will shake up the rock world... and so far everyone says it is the best DOKKEN CD since '86. It's time that a band from our era did something special and prove that our brand of music is still valid. And I think we're close. If it does not have success, it won't be because we didn't give it a thousand percent effort."
"Lightning Strikes Again" was mixed by Wyn Davis (DIO, GREAT WHITE) and it features the following track listing:
01. Standing On The Outside
02. Give Me A Reason
03. Heart To Stone
04. Disease
05. How I Miss Your Smile
06. Oasis
07. Point Of No Return
08. I Remember
09. Judgment Day
10. It Means
11. Release Me
12. This Fire
DOKKEN will perform live on the nationally syndicated radio show "Rockline", hosted by Bob Coburn, on Wednesday, June 11 at 11:30 p.m. EST/8:30 p.m. PST. Fans can talk live with DOKKEN by calling 800-344-ROCK (7625). To find a station near you or to listen to the show live via the Internet, go to www.rocklineradio.com.
DOKKEN's current lineup is as follows:
Don Dokken (vocals)
Mick Brown (drums)
Jon Levin (guitar)
Barry Sparks (bass)
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Cibo Matto - Sterio Type A
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Alannah Myles updates 'Black Velvet'
By Cassandra Szklarski, THE CANADIAN PRESS
Singer Alannah Myles at home in her condominium overlooking Lake Ontario in Toronto, Wednesday, April 16, 2008. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ashley Hutcheson
It's been nearly two decades since Alannah Myles exploded onto the charts with her sultry hit, "Black Velvet," a global blockbuster that catapulted her to fame while sending her down a long road of legal battles and financial woes.
But through all her well-publicized struggles, it was the emotional toll that's weighed the heaviest, Myles says in a candid interview as she attempts a career comeback anchored by a reworked version of her biggest song.
"It was a corrupt industry and I rue the day that I signed that contract with (former record label) Atlantic," says Myles, her trademark dark curls now streaked with grey and pulled back from her face.
"And yet, if it wasn't for Atlantic I wouldn't have a 'Black Velvet' and I wouldn't be known in every country in the world."
Myles (who won't give her age) says it was naivete and inexperience that saw her essentially sign away the rights to her Grammy-winning 1989 self-titled debut.
Terms of the record deal kept her from re-recording her trademark song for 12 years, but once that time expired in 2003, she pounced, Myles says.
"I looked at my clock and said: 'It's 12 years and 15 minutes. Time to re-cut 'Black Velvet'!" she chuckles.
Five years later, she's ready to release it again on her first album in eight years, financed entirely by herself and released through indie label Linus Entertainment.
Myles says she did three different versions of "Black Velvet," mindful of tinkering with a Canadian classic revered by fans. She settled on a brighter take than the original.
"I really wanted to do something very contemporary, very sophisticated," she explains between sips of coffee in the living room of her sun-drenched lakeside condo.
"I really wanted to change the original without offending the track. It's such a great song. I wanted to slow it down because the record company sped it up because it was too long and I was really upset about that."
More re-workings of past hits could follow, she added.
"'Lover of Mine' was never a hit in America, I'd like to re-cut that," she says, barefoot and casual in a brightly coloured peasant-style dress and leather blazer.
"I'd love Celine Dion to re-cut it. God, she'd sing the crap out of it."
Earlier this month, Myles says she finally received her first royalty cheque from those early days - $1,900 US. It was the first time she had seen a penny from blockbuster albums that she says earned millions for everyone but her, since she had to pay back millions of dollars in advances doled out to launch her career in the late '80s.
Getting by without those cheques wasn't easy, says Myles, who doesn't own, but rents her condo.
"Somehow or other I just had to be really, really frugal. There were times when I didn't know how I was going to pay the rent," says Myles, whose place is decorated with an eclectic mix of wood furniture, equestrian memorabilia and photos of Myles - many taken at the height of her fame.
"I would take jobs doing recordings that would be released in Japan that no one would ever hear. They were silly but they paid me the money to stay alive."
Other odd jobs included a stint hosting the paranormal TV series, "Beyond," on Space in 2006 and singing for a film about Mario Lanza that never made it to air. Touring overseas has helped cover the rest.
But it was an out-of-court settlement in a libel suit against the National Post that really helped her fund the new recording, she says. Myles sued the newspaper for $9 million for defamation, over an article in 1998. The two sides settled the matter just before the case was to have gone to trial in 2001.
While she could not disclose the terms of the deal, Myles said the money allowed her to return to recording, on her own terms.
"I can't change the facts. I can only change me," says Myles, who estimates she invested $500,000 in the new disc, which features slide guitar by the late Jeff Healey on one track.
"And I tell you, the time it took was so necessary to change me. Otherwise you were going to be somebody who was right angry. And there's nothing more ugly than seeing someone - male or female - someone come out with all that success, who's fighting mad over money."
"Black Velvet" is the culmination of years of self-examination and a renewed sense of self-worth that had been battered by bad record deals, she says.
"The one thing I need to learn is to not to live in the past, because it'll drag you down with it, and not to live in the future because you can't rely on it. I've had to learn to live in the present."
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CHEAP TRICK - Taking Me Back
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Alice In Chains - Them Bones
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'Get Thrashed: The Story Of Thrash Metal' DVD Release Pushed Back To August
"Get Thrashed: The Story of Thrash Metal" — the much-anticipated documentary profiling the thrash metal scene of the early Eighties and its impact on the music scene — has had its projected DVD release date pushed back to August from the previously announced May.
"Get Thrashed: The Story of Thrash Metal" traces the rise, fall and impact of thrash metal, an extreme style of heavy metal popularized in the early 1980s by bands like METALLICA, MEGADETH, SLAYER, ANTHRAX, SUICIDAL TENDENCIES and others. It is the story of the heaviest, hardest music of the '80s and early '90s as told by the bands that lived it, the fans and bands that grew up on it and by the artists that carry the "thrash metal" flag today. The documentary throws new light on an overlooked, yet incredible music scene and how it went from a simple rumbling in the underground to a loud, obnoxious and constant roar in the (almost) mainstream. The documentary is produced by Saigon1515 Productions in association with Kundrat Productions.
"Get Thrashed" was directed by Ernst and the documentary's associate producer is Rat Skates, founder and former drummer of OVERKILL.
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This is a new one to me,
until I found this, I only heard the two songs from 66 To Timbuktu.
And there is another one:
Robert Plant with "Listen"1966 Everybodys Gonna Say-
sounds a bit like Going To A Go Go
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Jimmy never got the chance to take the C/P stuff on tour in the US so Robert is clearly throwing him a bone here, with Jimmy returning the favor with Calling to You.
I wonder how that worked.
Plant doesn't look thrilled to be singing a Coverdale song,
even though it is a good one, and he does a good version of it.
The guitar part was written at the time of In Through The Outdoor.
Page & Plant later dropped Shake My Tree from the set.
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James Brown - Cold Sweat
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Yes, great version.
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April 10, 2008
'Corner Gas' calling it quits
By Lee-Anne Goodman, THE CANADIAN PRESS
TORONTO - Brent Butt says the decision to pull the plug on his wildly popular and successful "Corner Gas" has left him feeling like something of a reluctant triggerman.
"I feel like the kid at the end of 'Old Yeller,"' Butt said Thursday after making a surprise announcement that the show, about the hijinks at a small-town Prairie gas station, would end its run at the end of its upcoming sixth season.
For those who have never had the dubious pleasure of taking in "Old Yeller" and watched in misery as the beloved family dog has to be shot dead at the end of the film because of rabies, the point is this: the decision was an excruciating one for Butt.
But in an interview from Vancouver, Butt said he wanted to end "Corner Gas," the most successful Canadian sitcom ever made, on a high note, similar to the way "Seinfeld" ended in 1998 at the top of its game.
"I couldn't stand it if 'Corner Gas' had got to a place where it started getting kicked or mocked or long in the tooth and stuck around too long; I couldn't bear to watch that happen to it," he said.
"Comedy is nothing if not timely. There's that moment around the 45-minute mark, where you know you could go an hour. But if you leave now, it's right, and everybody has a great time ... and around the one-hour mark, people start looking for their coats. And 'Corner Gas' is too special of a thing for people to start looking for their coats."
He acknowledges that some cast members wanted the show to keep going. The Saskatchewan-born Butt not only created but stars in the show, along with Eric Peterson and Gabrielle Miller.
"Some of them made that plain, but everybody seems to understand; it's one of those kind of sad but celebratory things," he said.
The final 19-episode season of "Corner Gas" begins shooting next month in Saskatchewan, with the series finale airing some time in the spring of 2009.
The show has been a ratings juggernaut for CTV for years, snagging numerous Gemini awards along the way. It also airs in syndication in countries around the world, including Finland, Australia and the United States. On CTV, it outperforms shows like "Heroes" and "Prison Break."
CTV's Susanne Boyce lauded the show.
"This is not goodbye, it's see you later," she said in a statement. "Brent and his team have accomplished something that has never been achieved before. They said it couldn't be done, but 'Corner Gas' did it anyway. The series has paved the way for other Canadian productions by proving that if you make great TV, Canadians will watch."
Throughout its run, a number of notable Canadians made appearances in the fictional town of Dog River, Sask., including prime ministers Paul Martin and Stephen Harper.
Butt said having the politicians on set was fascinating.
"I was surprised by Harper's comedic delivery - he had really good timing, he surprised me. I thought he'd be stiff and just go through the motions," Butt recalled. "And the thing that struck me about Paul Martin was how genuinely curious he was about every aspect of the show."
Butt's favourite episode of all, however, was the so-called hockey episode, entitled "Face Off."
"It was one of the first ensemble shows and everyone really shone on that show," he said. "It always jumps out in my mind and it came together really well and it's really fun to watch."
For now, Butt says he wants to continue to make good television - he's already developing a new show for CTV - although he has aspirations of a movie or even a play at some point in the future.
"I was sat in front of a TV when I was an infant and that's where I've been ever since - I love TV," he said.
But he acknowledged "Corner Gas" was one of the most surprising successes of his life.
"I really thought 'Corner Gas' was going to be just a summer job. My goal was really to make a show that I truly felt was good and funny, and you don't really expect anyone to watch ... so it all took me completely by surprise."
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'Corner Gas' chronology
June 2003 Production begins on Season 1 of "Corner Gas."
Jan. 22, 2004 - More than a million viewers tune into the series premiere.
Oct. 4, 2004 - "Corner Gas" is nominated for an International Emmy Award.
Oct. 5, 2004 - More than 1.5 million viewers tune into Season 2 premiere.
Oct. 1, 2005 - Finland becomes the first of 26 countries around the world to purchase the show for broadcast outside of Canada.
Oct. 31, 2005 - Prime Minister Paul Martin makes cameo appearance on "Corner Gas," attracting a record audience of 2.2 million viewers. Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Gov. Gen. Adrienne Clarkson, Darryl Sittler and Ben Mulroney, among many other notable Canadians, also make appearances in later episodes.
Nov. 19, 2005 - "Corner Gas" wins two Gemini Awards.
Dec. 12, 2005 - "Merry Gasmas," a "Corner Gas" holiday special, attracts record-setting audience of 2.43 million viewers.
Nov. 4, 2006 - "Tales from Dog River: The Complete Corner Gas Guide" is released and becomes a bestselling book across Canada.
Nov. 4, 2006 - "Corner Gas" wins its second Gemini Award for best comedy series.
Nov. 24, 2006 - "Corner Gas" secures U.S. broadcast deal with Superstation WGN.
Sept. 17, 2007 - "Corner Gas" premieres on Superstation WGN in the U.S.
Oct. 28, 2007 - "Corner Gas" takes home three Gemini Awards including its third for best comedy series.
April 10, 2008 - Brent Butt announces that "Corner Gas" will end at the conclusion of Season 6 in 2009.
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Frank Zappa's Widow Sues German Fan Club
DUESSELDORF, Germany (AP) — The widow of Frank Zappa is trying to stop a German fan club from using the legendary musician's name for its annual "Zappanale" festival.
Gail Zappa says the German-based Arf Society' use of Zappa's name and an accompanying logo featuring a prominent mustache similar to that sported by Zappa infringe on trademarks held by the Zappa Family Trust.
The Arf Society says that the society has been aware of its use of the name since the festival was first launched in 1998.
A state court in Duesseldof, Germany began hearing the case on Wednesday. It says a ruling is not expected for at least another month.
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The dates are as follows (with more to be announced):
May 17 - Columbus, OH - Rock on the Range Festival
May 18 - Camden, NJ - Tweeter Center @ The Waterfront
May 20 - Cleveland, OH - State Theatre @ Playhouse Square
May 22 - Chicago, IL - Charter One Pavillion
May 23 - Indianapolis, IN - Indianapolis Motor Speedway
May 26 - Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun Casino
May 31 - Holmdel, NJ - PNC Bank Arts Center
Jun. 01 - Mansfield, MA - Tweeter Center for the Performing Arts
Jun. 03 - Detroit , MI - The Fillmore Detroit
Jun. 06 - St. Paul, MN - Roy Wilkens Auditorium
Jun. 07 - Kansas City, KS - Rock Fest @ Liberty Memorial Park
Jun. 08 - Maryland Hghts, MO - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
Jun. 11 - West Valley City, UT - E Center
Jun. 12 - Las Vegas, NV - The Pearl
Jun. 14 - Las Vegas, NV - The Pearl
Jun. 21 - Calgary - V Festival @ Ft. Calgary
Jun. 24 - Hollywood, CA - Hollywood Bowl
Jun. 25 - Tucson, AZ - Anselmo Valencia Amphitheatre
Jun. 27 - San Antonio, TX - AT&T Center
Jun. 28 - The Woodlands, TX - Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
Jun. 29 - Grand Prairie, TX - Nokia Theatre @ Grand Prairie
Jul. 02 - Morrison, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Jul. 04 - Milwaukee, WI - Summerfest @ Marcus Amphitheatre
Jul. 10 - Quebec City, Quebec - Summer Festival @ Planes of Abraham
Jul. 12 - North York, ONT - Edge Fest @ Downsview Park
Jul. 15 - Canandaigua, NY - Constellation Performing Arts Center
Jul. 17 - Green Bay, WI - Oneida Casino
Jul. 18 - Mt Pleasant, MI - Soaring Eagle Casino
Jul. 19 - Cadott, WI - Chippewa Valley Music Festival
Jul. 25 - Berkeley, CA - The Greek Theatre
Jul. 26 - Paso Robles, CA - Mid California State Fair
Jul. 27 - San Diego, CA - Concerts on the Green @ Qualcomm Stadium
Aug. 08 - Bethlehem, PA - Muzikfest
Aug. 09 - Atlantic City, NJ - The Borgata
Aug. 10 - Baltimore, MD - V Festival @ Pimlico Race Track
Aug. 17 - Charlotte, NC - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
Aug. 19 - Orlando, FL - UCF Arena
Aug. 20 - Hollywood, FL - Hard Rock Live @ Seminole Hard Rock Casino
Aug. 22 - Tampa, FL - Ford Amphitheatre
Aug. 23 - Alpharetta, GA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre @ Encore Park
Aug. 30 - Vancouver - GM Place
Aug. 31 - Seattle, WA - Bumbershoot Festival @ Memorial Stadium
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