Metroblogging Lahore (Free subscription) | 01/27/2010
Lahore – the heart of Pakistan is known for its built heritage – historic buildings and splendid structures. For centuries the successive regimes have been enriching the city with love and determination. The construction of each successive era; Mughal, Victorian and the modern, has added tremendously to the grandeur of the city. Shalimar Interchange is a [...]
blogvine (Free subscription) | 01/24/2010
Here are some videos related to this weekend's QND music trivia night... First off, Mitch Malloy. He was the lead singer of Van Halen during their 1996 hiatus, after the split with Sammy Hagar. Some demos were cut, there were some live performances, but he left the band when David Lee Roth came back for the 1996 VMA. DLR thought he was coming back for good but that was never the plan. Regardless, Malloy...
Health's Gold (Free subscription) | 01/21/2010
The world of weight-loss is rife with exercise gizmos and magic pills. But a person’s level of vitamin D may actually be a predictor of his or her ability to lose fat, according to Shalamar Sibley, a researcher in the University of Minnesota Medical School. In a clinical study of 38 people, Sibley found that higher baseline levels of vitamin D predicted fat loss, especially in the abdominal area....
Chestnut Orange (Free subscription) | 01/20/2010
Work outfit for the day. Something about the new office space we've acquired has inspired everyone to break out the heels, tattersall shirts, and argyle sweaters...and apparently random fits of silliness. It's all that Vitamin D from having actual windows and sunlight that's gone to the brain. Whoo hoo :) For those interested (that'd be you, you, and you ;) the incredibly massive line-up for Coachella...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 12/21/2009
Today's blurb is feeling the Rage Leafing though this morning's breakfast time rumour sheets, the Mill couldn't help feeling an overwhelming Mark Hughes related claustrophobia , a Mark Hughes snow-blindness; and A feeling, not just of being subjected to endless Hughes-related tittle-tattle and Hughes-centered blah, but of being surrounded by Mark Hughes, crushed into Mark Hughes's shoulder in a crowded...
Radon Mitigation Pittsburgh (Free subscription) | 12/20/2009
( EMAILWIRE.COM , December 20, 2009 ) Detroit, MI The Robert Shumake Foundation along with Radio One, WGPR 107.5 FM Radio, Prince Hall Masons and DPOA (Detroit Police Officers Association) made sure deserving families didn't miss out on Christmas this year, with the inaugural Toy and Turkey Ball.' The event was held Friday, December 18th at Seldom Blues Restaurant located at 400 Renaissance Center...
F*** My Life (Free subscription) | 12/14/2009
Today, the new guy at work - who is probably at least ten years older than I am - admired the photo on my desk of myself with my husband and teenage daughters and asked "Are those your grand-children?" I'm in my 40's. FML
The Allmusic Blog (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009
Hey kids, have a great weekend! Don’t do anything we wouldn’t do! Also, enjoy these fine examples of 1980’s dance music by Shalamar, Nu Shooz and Five Star. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_Yx0X-eHn8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVAm_obRPQ8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQVeXzMBvQk
Blossom & Bill (Free subscription) | 11/28/2009
As you will be aware 95% of all pop songs are written by Swedes. Here is a fizzy-synth-dance -groove that brings the mid-80s back in the frame. Swedish 5-piece O'Spada will be arriving in London in December to brighten the groove scene, and we guarantee you will all be tapping your toes to their beat at next years summer festivals. Julia Spada has the pop-groove sensibilities of a young Madonna and...
Too Much Apple Pie (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
"How much money can I make selling pies?" Shalamar - Take That To The Bank mp3
Morton's Musings (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
CBC News New police efforts to find missing Toronto teen Mariam Makhniashvili are coming under fire for being too intrusive. Around 60 police investigators are searching people's homes in the north Toronto neighbourhood where Makhniashvili, an 18-year-old student from Forest Hill Collegiate Institute, was last seen. Over the next two to three weeks, police hope to canvas 6,000 homes in an area between...
kenneth in the (212) (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
I don't listen to the radio. And this disturbing e-mail from a pal here in New York is reminding me why. Who wants to be subjected to THIS ? imagine my dismay as i stepped out of the shower this morning and heard a virulently anti-same-sex marriage ad coming out of my radio speakers.... from WBLS (107.5)! the station that carries (or used to, before the tv show) wendy williams! it was really an anti-corzine...
Metro.co.uk (Free subscription) | 10/08/2009
Jody Whatley, 50, was queen of the 1980s. The Grammy award-winnning singer has sold more than 20 million records, first with Shalamar, and later as a solo star. Most remember her for the classic, A Night to Remember. Her new album, The Makeover, is out now.
Soul Pitch Hustle (Free subscription) | 09/14/2009
(via bio) Soul music has produced some serious truth tellers in its most glorious past. Finding the conviction to pursue our fondest dreams and the courage to face-up to our darkest truth is perhaps the artist’s greatest challenge. Pink Elephant, the long-awaited Stax Records debut from stirring soul singer N’dambi, explores the art of revelation. “I want to write about the elephant...
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