THE Chameleon is cocktail heaven. Think a modern Alice in Wonderland, with Pete Clucas, manager and head bartender, at the centre of it all, mixing up his own imaginative cocktail menu.
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Atlanta’s public transportation system “MARTA” is in so much trouble today for being racist against Asians. See, the MARTA people, the Martians, renamed the train line that goes where all the Asian people live the “yellow line.” And “yellow,” everyone knows, is the worst Coldplay song ever invented. Everyone just hates it, including Asians. So [...] Asian people...
Biffy Clyro have announced a US release for their 2009 album, Only Revolutions . the record is headed for a digital-only release on March 9, 2010 via iTunes. The record was produced by GGGarth Richardson (Rage Against the Machine, Red Hot Chili Peppers) and mixed by Andy Wallace (Coldplay, Nirvana, Faith No More). It is the fifth release from the Scottish trio and is already certified gold in the...
Back to the rainbow, and the last of the primary colours. While I found myself with a redundancy of reds and enough blues to paint two p osts , songwriters seem less enamoured with the colour yellow. We'll deal with why that may be further down this list, but for now can I just point out: YOU WILL NOT FIND YELLOW FUCKING SUBMARINE ON THIS LIST! I really shouldn't need to explain why. Oh, and there...
" Young @ Heart " ( Stephen Walker and Sally George , 2007) Good movies need good casts and " Young at Heart ," the documentary about seniors singing rock songs has one of the best casts in movies in many years. The motley gang of oldsters , struggling mightily with the rhythms and lingo of late model rock n' roll, charm and beguile. The characters and cranks, alike , are so fragile...
You gotta love the Internet. Keeping musicheads connected one tweet at a time :) I was doing a little searching tonight and came across a blurb that said The Roots had put together a bunch of covers of J Dilla beats. Today is the late producer's birthday, and I love how each year since his passing artists have put together incredible tribute mixes featuring some of his best work (which is essentially...
The NYT reports a rash of people in the Philippines getting literally murdered for singing poor karaoke renditions of Frank Sinatra's "My Way." “I used to like ‘My Way,’ but after all the trouble, I stopped singing it,” [63-year-old Rodolfo Gregorio] said. “You can get killed.” The authorities do not know exactly how many people have been killed warbling...
Rosenblatt Stadium will play host to the College World Series for the final time in 2010 via omahaorbust.com View full size photo » This 2010 season, which starts in 11 days, will mark the fifth season in which I've provided coverage of the UCLA baseball team on BN. Each year, I've increased the amount of coverage of the team, going a bit more in-depth each season, but when asking for suggestions...
The NYT reports a rash of people in the Philippines getting literally murdered for singing poor karaoke renditions of Frank Sinatra's "My Way." “I used to like ‘My Way,’ but after all the trouble, I stopped singing it,” [63-year-old Rodolfo Gregorio] said. “You can get killed.” The authorities do not know exactly how many people have been killed warbling...
I've heard a couple of different discussion points about the Super Bowl. And they're both clearly hardening as conventional wisdom. And they're both wrong. "Peyton Manning only played three-quarters of the game, because the Saints did such a great job keeping the Colts offense off the field..." Time of possession: New Orleans 30:11, Indianapolis 29:49. So the Saints had the ball for all of...
What : Hope for Haiti Big Names : Bruce Springsteen, Alicia Keys, Coldplay, Jay-Z, Justin Timberlake, really they are all big names! Cost : $7.99 (at iTunes) Thoughts : We are a few weeks removed from the tragedy that devastated Haiti and sent good people all over the world scrambling to send these people aid. We are almost certain that everyone reading this had the goodwill in their hearts to open...
Ever since the Great Wardrobe Malfunction of 2004 we've had a steady run of classic-rock acts for the Super Bowl halftime: Paul McCartney, The Rolling Stones, Prince, Tom Petty and Bruce Springsteen. All of them lived up to their reputations on the 50-yard line, especially Prince and Bruce. The Who, completing the British Invasion yesterday in Miami, could be the end of the line. We're glad that Pete...
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) –Organizers for last week's "Hope for Haiti Now" telethon, backed by George Clooney and Haiti-born rapper Wyclef Jean, on Monday raised the estimated amount of money it raised to more than $61 million, to date. The two-hour telethon, which aired Friday, drew an average audience of 24 million viewers in the United States to watch celebrities performing, telling tales of heroism...
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) –Organizers for last week's "Hope for Haiti Now" telethon, backed by George Clooney and Haiti-born rapper Wyclef Jean, on Monday raised the estimated amount of money it raised to more than $61 million, to date. The two-hour telethon, which aired Friday, drew an average audience of 24 million viewers in the United States to watch celebrities performing, telling tales of heroism...
LONDON (Reuters) –Coldplay, Arctic Monkeys and Damon Albarn are among the British music stars who have contributed to an online auction to raise funds for Oxfam's emergency response to the earthquake in Haiti. Albarn, former frontman of Blur and co-creator of virtual band Gorillaz, will record a "bespoke" piece of music for the winning bidder, while Coldplay singer Chris Martin's "Viva La Vida" tour...