There's been quite a bit of chatter across the site the last few days about compilation CDs, catching up with artists you'd never quite got found to listening to etc. As I was browsing iTunes this morning I came across, again, a series of 5-track downloadable EPs from the redoubtable Rhino label. I've bought a few in my time and was tempted by a few classic Dave Edmunds tracks when I thought "This...
My friends asked me to make him a playlist and all he's left me with is a small piece of paper with a few artists jotted down. Can anyone recommend some good old school blues, motown or soul artists? So far i've added Fleetwood Mack, Stevie Wonder, Stylistics, Eric Clapton, The Manhattans and Santana. Isley Brothers Parliment O'Jays James Brown Temptations Earth Wind and Fire Stylistics Commadores...
WHILE most young women in the early 1960s were interested in playing golf and tennis, Kotara's Barbara Lewis was happy jumping out of planes at 12,000 feet.
The last time that I saw her She was standing in the rain With her overcoat under her arm Leaning on a horsehead cane She said “Carl, take all the money” She called everybody Carl “My spirit’s broke” “My mind’s a joke,” “And getting up’s real hard” Don’t you know her When you see her? She grew up In your back yard Come back to...
OK, tell the truth: Did you notice that I plumb forgot to do this last Friday, or did you just politely not say anything about it? Well, regardless, I'll give you an extra one today for your troubles (and don't...
The woman who drives the left batsh*t crazy visited my great state of North Carolina today, where she signed copies of her book Going Rogue at a Fort Bragg bookstore (via Defend Glenn): FORT BRAGG, N.C. — Thousands of people braved a cold, drizzly Monday for a chance to meet former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah [...]
The members of Saint Etienne can certainly pick a tune, especially when those tunes are from the Ace Records archive, so Saint Etienne Present Songs from the Dog and Duck looks a winner from the off. The second in a...
Check out Barbara Lewis' new bead shop, PaintingWithFire, featuring her enamel beads. They remind me of the seeds in our inspiration painting and would work great for this month's challenge!
Correction: I had an incorrect date for the National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW) event. The event is November 16, 2009 - not November 4th (tomorrow). I am extremely sorry for the error. Especially since I am one of the hosts of the event! The correct information is as follows: The 75th Anniversary of the Healthcare Workers' Movement - Fund for Union Democracy and Reform When: November 16, 2009...
Each Monday we feature the Designer of the Week. One of our editors pick their favorite from the Monthly Challenge entries. This week's pick comes from ABS editor, Cindy Gimbrone : I've chosen Barbara Lewis 's piece entitled "This n That." Barbara's lovely torch fired enameled beads and jewelry have a voice all their own, very different and unique - outside of the mainstream. Since Outsider...
You’ve all probably seen this already but at the risk of redundancy, here it is again: the latest Arctic Monkeys video directed by frequent collaborator Richard Ayoade (of The IT Crowd/Mighty Boosh fame). The Cornerstone vid is all A. Turn™ all the time in which he lip-synchs the song and accompanies it with a sort [...]
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LIBYA Petrobras has spudded the A well in Area offshore Libya. From his childish, Is 350 lexus and inane Green Book who remembers it. Directly qualified for the coming championship are Angola, Cameroon, Cape Verde and host Libya. Sarkozy receives medal for helping to free HIV medics. Tom Harkin Iowa, Max Baucus Mont. HOUSTON, June Xinhua Four states on Wednesday reported five deaths related to the...
It’s One Hit Wonder Day today—a day for celebrating performers who hit the charts but one time and never again. And at this blog we’re celebrating performers who just made it. Earlier this week, we wrote about 13 records that records spent a single week on the Hot 100 in the anchor position and then fell [...]
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Political warmth aids Libyan spending spree in Italy. Eminem Talks About Br no Incident At MTV Movie Awards. Maya natsume reporting by Alex Lawler, Barbara Lewis and Jane Merriman. If you want to understand what the adagio are thinking, look for Reuters Summits. This simply bought Osama bin Laden and his henchmen more time to launch their Big Bang, as counterterrorism officials call. Tired of searching...