BlogNetNews.com/Iowa (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
Iowa Gov. Chet Culver took the stage at HyVee Hall to the Rolling Stones’ classic “Start Me Up.” Here’s the list of tunes played for some of the other speakers as they approached the podium at the state Democratic Party’s Jefferson Jackson Day dinner in Des Moines. Iowa Democratic Party Chairman, Michael [...]
Guide to Literary Agents (Free subscription) | 10/24/2009
It's that time again - time to pick some new songs for my cover band to learn. That said, I need some guidance in making my next pick. Below you will find four "finalists" for our next song to learn. I need an informal vote on which one to choose, and YOU are the voters. Remember that there are four criteria upon which to judge these songs: 1. Awesomeness . Is it awesome? How awesome? 2....
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 10/24/2009
Ten years ago Microsoft was a feared and fearful technology titan. It stood bowed but very much unbroken by an antitrust ruling in the US. A judge ruled that Microsoft's flagship Windows software enjoyed a monopoly – and that the company had exploited its dominance to crush its competitors. It had won the web browser wars. Although late to recognise the importance of the internet, the company...
The Industry Standard (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009
It was easy in, easy out, and over in an hour. Today's Windows 7 launch in New York went off without a hitch--or a software crash--but without the hoopla that has heralded new versions of the Windows operating since Windows 95 debuted in 1995 to the tune of the Rolling Stones' "Start Me Up." Missing were the surprise celebrity appearances, the lavish accoutrements, and, most notably, Bill...
TechRadar (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009
Despite spending hundreds of millions on promoting the idea of Windows last year, this week's Windows 7 UK launch was a less-than ostentatious affair for Microsoft. Instead, the computer giant let the software speak for itself rather than popping the champagne corks, gathering up the celebrities and abseiling down Big Ben shouting to the world about the virtues of Windows 7 . It never used to be like...
BetaNews (Free subscription) | 10/19/2009
By Carmi Levy , Betanews Have you reserved your copy of Windows 7 yet? Did you book off work? Get a babysitter for the kids? Stock up on Red Bull and Doritos'...No? If you're one of the dozens who pine for midnight door-crasher sales at the electronics big box store and Rolling Stones-themed launch events, you may want to make alternate plans. For anyone who doesn't live in a cave in Afghanistan (and...
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 10/07/2009
LONDON and NEW YORK, Oct. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Universal Music Group is pleased to announce the reissue of five Rolling Stones live albums on November 10, 2009 in the US. Recorded between 1975 and 2002, Love You Live, Still Life, Flashpoint, the much-loved Stripped and Live Licks, showcase the world's greatest rock 'n' roll band in its natural habitat--on stage. Taped in front of rapturous audiences in...
New Zealand Herald (Free subscription) | 09/20/2009
FINSTERWALDE - The election rally has been warmed up American style, and the Rolling Stones' Start Me Up blares from the loudspeakers as the star guest, Chancellor Angela Merkel, takes to the stage in a tailored dress coat, black...
The Joy of Sox (Free subscription) | 09/14/2009
We'll do the same thing with this 1981 Stones album that we did with Some Girls last week. Again, this may not be complete, but it's a good start. Further complicating the problem of completeness is that this set -- called Tattoo Too -- runs a bit fast, so the 9:39 version of "Slave" here is (I believe) identical to the 10:13 version on Rogue's Tattoo You Sessions . The two songs in italics...
The Lonely Note (Free subscription) | 09/13/2009
Chances are, it's happened to you. You're out on the town, enjoying a tasty drink and good company when a song comes over the speakers that makes your skin absolutely crawl. "It's okay," you say. "The next one will be better." But it's not. Some lush across the room has just pumped his life savings into the jukebox and the ear-torture shows no sign of ending. Ever. As a public service...
Cynical-C Blog (Free subscription) | 08/14/2009
One star Amazon reviews of classic movies, music and literature. Today we take a look at Sticky Fingers: WOW! WHO LIKES SUCH AWFUL TRASH SONGS LIKE BROWN SUGAR??? THE ROLLING STONES ARE DEFINATELY ONE OF THE WORST BANDS EVER AND THEY HAVE NEVER MADE ANYTHING DECENT EXCEPT START ME UP ...
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