The Thrillseekers & other: June 2008

Thursday, 26 June 2008

The Muses Rapt

Artist: The Muses Rapt

   Genre(s):
Trance: Psychedelic

Discography:

You

Year: 2005
Tracks: 8

Spiritual Healing

Year: 1998
Tracks: 8

Wednesday, 18 June 2008

ClashMusic.com Plays Host to Diesel:U:Music Radio's 24 Hour Stream

LONDON, May 29 -- ClashMusic.com is proud to be hosting
Diesel:U:Music Radio's 24 hour a day stream offering the best new music
with some great guest DJs and special live events.

Based at London's Amersham Arms, the station is an extension of
Diesel:U:Music's seven year commitment to unearthing new talent and not
just in front of the microphone. They have also taken on eight young people
from the local area to help operate the station whilst also training them
for an on going career in radio.

Artists confirmed for DJ slots on D:U:M Radio include Har Mar
Superstar, Simian Mobile Disco, Ewan Pearson, Domino Records, A-Trak,
Florence & The Machine, FACT Magazine, Telepathe, Dragonette, Fluo Kids,
Kieran Hebden, yOyO, Lindstrom, The Clik Clik, A Mountain Of One, Riton and
many more TBC.

Thanks to the station's central location they will also be hosting a
number of live events at the Amersham Arms including appearances by Simian
Mobile Disco, Florence & The Machine, Benga, The Little Ones, Riton and
past D:U:M Award winners The Clik Clik.

ClashMusic.com's D:U:M Radio microsite allows you to listen to the live
stream of the station, on air 24 hours a day, check out the schedule of
upcoming shows, a gallery of the DJs doing their thing on air (including
Franz Ferdinand's Paul Thompson, Kano, the Filthy Dukes and Cutting Pink
with Knives) and a great competition.

http://www.clashmusic.com/microsite/diesel

About Clash Music

Clash Music Group is one of the UK's fastest growing music specialist
publishers. Formed in May 2004, it publishes Clash magazine, ClashMusic.com
and organises over 20 UK events in the live music market.

Clash Music Group
+44(0)207-734-9351
http://www.clashmusic.com

For Media Enquires
Pat Kelly
pat@clashmusic.com

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Tuesday, 17 June 2008

Cinderella

Artist: Cinderella

   Genre(s):
Rock
   Metal: Heavy
   Rock: Hard-Rock

Discography:

Where's My Shoe

Year: 2004
Tracks: 1

In Concert

Year: 2004
Tracks: 14

Live At The Keyclub

Year: 1999
Tracks: 16

Once Upon A...

Year: 1997
Tracks: 15

Still Climbing

Year: 1994
Tracks: 11

Heartbreak Station

Year: 1990
Tracks: 11

Long Cold Winter

Year: 1988
Tracks: 10

Night Songs

Year: 1986
Tracks: 9

Actor Dennis Farina hit with weapons charges

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Officials on Wednesday charged actor Dennis Farina with three counts of carrying a loaded weapon stemming from his May arrest when the former cop was stopped by airport security on his way to board a plane.

The actor, perhaps best known for playing New York Police Detective Joe Fontana on television crime series "Law & Order," faces up to 2 1/2 years in jail and $3,000 in fines if convicted on all three misdemeanor counts, a spokesman for the Los Angeles City Attorney's office said.

Late in May, the Los Angeles County District Attorney decided against filing felony charges, which would have carried stiffer penalties, and referred the case to the city attorney.

City attorney spokesman Frank Mateljan said the office "felt these (misdemeanor) charges were appropriate."

Farina, 64, faces one count of carrying a weapon into a secured area, which carries a sentence of as much as six months in jail and a $1000 fine.

He also faces a second count of possession of a concealed weapon and a third count of possession of a loaded weapon in a public place. Each of those charges carries a maximum penalty of up to 1 year in jail and a $1000 fine, Mateljan said.

Farina is due to be arraigned on Thursday, but he does not have to appear in court.

The actor was a policeman in Chicago for nearly 20 years before building a Hollywood career mostly playing detectives. He has starred in movies like "Get Shorty" and "Sidewalks of New York."

On May 11, Farina was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport after he tried to get by security guards with the .22 caliber, semi-automatic pistol in his briefcase.

Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra

Artist: Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra

   Genre(s):
Instrumental

Discography:

The Hits Of Chris de Burgh

Year: 2004
Tracks: 13

Dunst depressed or chemically dependant?

Young Buck and D-Tay

Artist: Young Buck and D-Tay

   Genre(s):
R&B: Soul

Discography:

YB

Year: 2005
Tracks: 13

Jennifer Lopez To Launch Gym Clothes Line

Dispatch

Artist: Dispatch

   Genre(s):
Rock
   Other

Discography:

Survival

Year: 2007
Tracks: 2

Tactile

Year: 2005
Tracks: 2

All Points Bulletin CD2

Year: 2004
Tracks: 10

All Points Bulletin CD1

Year: 2004
Tracks: 12

Gut the Van CD2

Year: 2001
Tracks: 11

Gut the Van CD1

Year: 2001
Tracks: 12

Who Are We Living For

Year: 2000
Tracks: 17

Silent Steeples

Year: 2000
Tracks: 12

Four-Day Trials

Year: 2000
Tracks: 9

Bang Bang

Year: 2000
Tracks: 10

Boston's Dispatch was comprised of Brad Corrigan, Pete Heimbold, and Chad Urmston. The isthmus debuted in 1996 with Silent Steeples, and returned a class later with Bang Bang. Both albums displayed the trio's three-part harmonies and nervy, college-friendly amalgamate of Barenaked Ladies-style acoustic pop and folk-rock with some reggae and blue funk influences. June 2000 saw the issue of Four-Day Trials, a fan-friendly album of first-class honours degree takes and live favorites; the album featured a jammy take on the Beastie Boys' "Root Down." World Health Organization Are We Living For? followed that October, and was marked by a dissent strain vibe to go with the normal round of blast grooves. By this peak, Dispatch had built a sizeable East Coast following with university gigs and a strong Internet presence. The buzz secured Dispatch some national new rock airplay of the reggae-tinged single "Open Up." The isthmus returned in 2001 with Gut the Van, which enjoyed home distribution through and through the Digital Club Network on-line memory board. Issued in November 2001, the double-disc release showcased Dispatch's energetic unrecorded act for its growing audience.

Filo and Peri Feat Eric Lumiere

Coldplay Raise Eyebrows With Sgt. Pepper's Military Look -- So What's Behind The Constant Costumes?

They've been called everything from "nouveau French revolutionary" to "ragbag military uniforms." We're talking, of course, about the at-once-dingy-and-colorful European marching-band getups that Coldplay have been sporting in promo photos and appearances in support of their upcoming album, Viva la Vida.

It's part Michael Jackson paramilitary look, mixed with a dash of the color from the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's album cover and a hint of U2's penchant for donning uniforms that last an entire album/tour cycle. The outfits have raised eyebrows and prompted questions about what inspired the unusual sartorial selection.

The new image debuted in the "Violet Hill" video, and so far, the band has been wearing the expensively disheveled-looking rainbow rags during promotional performances like at the MTV Movie Awards. At first glance, the broad blue, red and yellow stripes almost appear to be a mutation of the colorful bits of blue and red gaffer tape singer Chris Martin sported on two fingers of his left hand during the band's last tour. Those, we found out, were bits of flair meant to draw attention to the Make Trade Fair "equals" sign Martin sported on the top of his hand during that campaign.

According to some interviews Martin has given so far, he is not a victim of color creep, but rather a huge fan of French Romantic painter Eugène Delacroix. The artist helped inspire the Symbolist movement in the late 19th century, and his famous French Revolution-celebrating painting, "Liberty Leading the People," adorns Viva la Vida's cover. In keeping with Coldplay's not-at-all-unspoken desire to be the next U2, they believed in putting symbolic objects in their art to capture some of life's more absolute truths.

Coldplay's spokespeople didn't return requests for comment on the meaning behind the costumes, but Martin recently told MTV News that there is a more revolutionary, symbolic explanation behind the gear.

"All of our visuals [pulls at clothes] are only ever chosen because we think they look good," Martin explained. "And then we have to remember when we do interviews that we have to explain it. We felt like we got to a point where we wanted to change a bit, and so for us, that's a bit of a revolution, I suppose. We assassinated our old selves. It's important for us to change because it keeps us really hungry and excited, and we always sort of felt we never deserved the job we got given, so we're always trying to improve and validate our position."

According to a recent interview with London's Daily Telegraph, the band hired a designer to craft outfits based on what some of the characters in the painting are wearing. And, the article explained, "in a bizarre sartorial bonding exercise, the four musicians are wearing these clothes as a 'uniform' during all promotional duties for the new album."

While Martin's talk of revolution didn't exactly explain how they came up with the concept for the duds, he did add that there was another unusual inspiration for the clothes, the lyrics and the revolution-hyping cover art, the latter of which also includes the title splashed in red paint in an homage to a different work, by Mexican symbolist painter Frida Kahlo.

"A lot of the lyrics were inspired by ... the American 'Office,' because so many people are in a position to answer to people they don't want to answer to," he said, referencing the Steve Carell TV show. "We do sometimes, and you sort of feel like that's getting in the way of doing what you want to do. So it's basically about trying to get things out of the way that are standing in the way of doing what you want to do."

Drummer Will Champion added that the band is "rebelling against the things that make you not enjoy life, like occasionally questioning authority or scriptures that make you not be able to enjoy your life in the way you do. Maybe it's about rebelling against those things."

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Eddie Mac: My Income Has Fallen & It Can't Get Up

Yeah, he made millions off of "The Tonight Show," "Star Search," Publishers Clearing House, "Who Do You Trust," etc., yet Ed McMahon told Larry King last night he's broke as a joke.
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