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Notes from a Different Kitchen (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
From Steady Bloggin ': " Hooray for bootlegs. The cover is self explanatory – this is a compilation collecting the original sources used by Large Pro in creating Breaking Atoms. Naturally the main target demographic here are the sample nerds. However this also works as a good mix of assorted classic rock/funk/soul/jazz jams so you can enjoy it even if you don’t give two shits about...
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The Detroit Emeralds,
Tina Turner
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
New York - Tina Turner, whose famous legs, short skirts and spike heels have flashed across the stage nonstop for more than half a century, will turn 70 next week. Turner's enduring popularity resurge...
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Gothamist (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Former NY1 senior political reporter Dominic Carter was found guilty of misdemeanor assault after several accusations of "punching, choking, and kicking" his wife Marilyn Carter in their Rockland County home. (His wife claims a day laborer assaulted her .) Carter, 45, could face three months in jail in addition to crippling his chances of r eturning to his position at NY1 .
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80 minutes to listen (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Unlikely as it sounds, Gentle Reader, I too make mistakes. This was one of them: Ike & Tina Turner - The Collection - Ten CDs - 160 odd songs, twenty-odd quid. Bargain? Think again. The recordings are about as far from remastered as you can get - volume levels all over the shop, enormous amounts of silence before and after tracks, and some audio so insultingly poor your ears will weep to hear it....
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Vox Verax (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
As Tom Petty prepares to release a career-spanning anthology next week, an attempt to determine where he falls in the music pantheon. By JOHN JURGENSEN WSJ Los Angeles Tom Petty goes to work in a Van Nuys warehouse next to an auto shop and an upholsterer. His band the Heartbreakers rehearses there, still looking for ways to improve after more than 30 years together. On paper, Mr. Petty rivals other...
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Death Wore a Feathered Mullet (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
I've struggled my whole life with fattyness, mostly because I like to eat unhealthy foods and drink sweet, delicious booze. Every once in a while, I'll get temporarily motivated and lose weight, but the motivation inevitably wanes and the pounds come back. But I think I finally have an answer to my problem. By this time next year, my goal is to be One Night Standable. Simply put, I want to be able...
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The PopCrunch Show (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Keep away girls, this one’s all mine! MTV Shows Even though the once squeaky-clean heartthrob savagely beat his former girlfriend to a bloody pulp in a high-profile case of domestic violence earlier this year, the ladies of America still can’t get enough of Chris Brown. Although a rep for the crooner denies it, informants in Brown’s camp claim [...]
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[FashionRatty] Lattest Articles (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
VIDEO: Some chick calls Chris Brown a fucking beater and says. I hope someone beats the fucking crap out of you! Chris Brown fans respond by yelling Smack that bitch up. Were not surprised So...
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Pronk Palisades (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009
“Sometimes you’ve got to let everything go – purge yourself. If you are unhappy with anything . . . whatever is bringing you down, get rid of it. Because you’ll find that when you’re free, your true creativity, your true self comes out.” Tina & Ike Turner – Proud Mary Ike & Tina Turner “Fool In Love” [...]
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Women's Sports Blog (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
For those among my readers who aren't woman-identified people, you may not know what it's like to be reminded at least once a day that a good portion of the population hates your guts. You're just going along, minding your...
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The Legal Satyricon (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
ionel McIntyre, a black Columbia professor, got drunk and pissed off about “white privilege,” and at a white female colleague who didn’t seem to agree with him. So, what did he do about it? He laid the smack down on the uppity bitch. That’ll teach her. But Professor McIntyre wanted to [...]
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The Blemish (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Rihanna will go into graphic detail of the night Chris Brown temporarily morphed into Ike Turner and smashed her face into a swollen mess. He really can “Transform ya”, ha! According to PEOPLE, Rihanna shares the following in her 20/20 interview, “He had no soul in his eyes. Just blank. He was clearly blacked-out. ...
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Pete's 'Today In History' Quiz (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
This is a strange story where a man, who had been believed to have died in a car accident, turned up alive and well at his own funeral! Relief for his own family, but grief for someone else's. Your Friday questions are: - Which country voted to keep the British Monarch as Head of State today in 1999? Singer songwriter Glenn Frey (right) was born today in 1948 and is a founder member of which rock band?...
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Film Experience Blog (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
I was going to try out this new quickie daily birthday feature. Only it's not quickie it's longie. I can't even do filler without breaking my back. Sigh, I'll never be a mega famous blogger. I care too much ! Today's birthdays 11/05 For those prone to celebrating the filmic and famous. 1905 Joel McCrea undervalued 40s star. Read this great piece on his career 1913 Vivien Leigh , more on her soon 1931...
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Tilda Swinton,
Vivien Leigh
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Baxojayz - Centricity (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
maunder \MON-duhr\ , intransitive verb; To talk incoherently; to speak in a rambling manner. To wander aimlessly or confusedly. Origin: Maunder is perhaps a dialectal variant of meander (possibly influenced by wander). Piglet Flu During times of pandemic, the common flu is known as Piglet Flu. While less deadly than Swine Flu it still makes you feel like shit. However, because it is not infamous like...
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