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Thursday, 26 June 2008

Mirah and Spectratone International

Artist: Mirah and Spectratone International

   Genre(s):
Indie

Discography:

Share This Place

Year: 2007
Tracks: 12

Wednesday, 18 June 2008

Pat DiNizio

Artist: Pat DiNizio

   Genre(s):
Rock

Discography:

Songs and Sounds

Year: 1997
Tracks: 12

Most folk know Pat DiNizio for the dark, British Invasion-influenced college john Rock of his longtime group the Smithereens. Few might too think his 1997 solo album. The new millennium found DiNizio in some unexpected roles, nevertheless -- portion as a software engineer for satellite wireless, task a solo tour in which he played at people's homes, and most amazingly, unveiling a failed just quite a life-threatening campaign for the Senate.

DiNizio and the Smithereens number one rosiness to prominence in the '80s. After playing in several groups, DiNizio decided to form his own combo. He hooked up with three young New Jersey natives -- Dennis Diken (drums), Jim Babjak (guitar), and Mike Mesaros (bass) -- wHO had played together in high school. The Smithereens released several EPs in the early '80s to mild achiever and played as a supporting band on the oldies circuit. Finally, afterward being gestural to Enigma, the grouping released their 1986 debut LP Peculiarly for You. The record album enjoyed moderate achiever, peculiarly with the college securities industry, on the strength of the ill, Beatlesque crop up of the single "Bloodline and Roses." 1988's Green Thoughts adage the mathematical group ford over into major markets with the hit single "But a Memory." The followup, 11, saw a career peak with the Top 40 success of the crunch-heavy "A Girl Like You."

Even so, with the parousia of such phenomena as grunge and Nirvana in the early '90s, the Smithereens faded from public cognisance. The grouping continued cathartic albums end-to-end the '90s, including a 1998 best-of and 1999's God Save the Smithereens; even so, they never came remotely close to their old success. (The band continued to play concerts to a sizable cult next well into the 2000s.) In 1997, DiNizio released his solo debut, Songs and Sounds, on Velvel Records, recruiting a batting order that included J.J. Burnel of the Stranglers; Sonny Fortune, a one-time saxophone player for Miles Davis; and Tony Smith, a former Lou Reed drummer.

In 2000, DiNizio made a bid for an open New Jersey Senate seat. He ran as a Reform Party campaigner, with a hunting expedition featuring a rhinoceros mascot and a platform that john Drew quotes from Harry Truman, Albert Camus, and Ghandi. Not surprisingly, DiNizio was only able-bodied to garner one percent of the votes. A documental, Mr. Smithereen Goes to Washington, took a plainspoken appear at the rock star's Senate offer. That same year, DiNizio came up with a unparalleled touring conception: for $2,000, he would push his van to a fan's house, drop off his guitar and a keg of beer, and act Smithereens requests for a private audience. He logged several yard miles and crossed the land on this enterprise. Early in the unexampled millenary, DiNizio as well began programing XM Satellite Radio, which championed unsigned artists from a change of genres. In 2007, he released his self-titled one-third solo album.

HFA en Espanol Debuts Online

Tuesday, 17 June 2008

Kelly Asks For Further Delay In Child Pornography Trial

LATEST: Troubled R+B star R. KELLY has launched a last-minute bid to have his child pornography trial delayed again.

The trial has been plagued by delays and hold-ups, but was finally due to begin with jury selection on Friday (09May08) in Chicago, Illinois - six years (02) after the singer was initially charged with having sex with a minor.

But Kelly's lawyers have now asked for the trial to be temporarily delayed due to a recent "torrent of publicity" surrounding the case, which they feel could have a negative effect on the trial's outcome.

The 41-year-old has pleaded not guilty to 14 charges of child pornography, after a videotape emerged allegedly showing him having sex with an underage girl.

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Celebrity Watch: A cheerful Rihanna in New York City

Barbadian singer Rihanna after eating dinner with her friends at her favorite restaurant, Da Silvano, in New York City, on Monday, June 16. Photo Credit: Turgeon/Rocke
June 17, 2008 () - Barbadian singer Rihanna looked cheerful after eating dinner with her friends at her favorite restaurant, Da Silvano, in New York City, on Monday, June 16.

She had reasons to be happy, and not just because she is a 20-year-old outstanding singer who is almost in love with Chris Brown, but also because she walked away with two trophies at the 2008 MuchMusic Video Awards held at the Chum/City Building on Sunday in Toronto, Canada - Most Watched Video for Umbrella and Best International Video for Don't Stop the Music.

She also performed her new single Take a Bow, at the event.

Rihanna is all set to start work on her fourth studio album, which will be released either this year or the top of next year.

Also on the cards is her big screen debut in Mama Black Widow, an adaptation of the similarly named 1969 novel by Robert "Iceberg Slim" Beck, in which she plays Carol, the troubled and tragic sister of Otis Tlison.

Arovane

Artist: Arovane

   Genre(s):
Industrial
   Electronic

Discography:

Lilies

Year: 2004
Tracks: 9

Minth - Neel - Lmited Edition

Year: 2003
Tracks: 2

Cycliph EP

Year: 2002
Tracks: 4

Cycliph

Year: 2002
Tracks: 4

Tides

Year: 2000
Tracks: 9

Atol Scrap

Year: 2000
Tracks: 11

Halo Ep

Year: 1999
Tracks: 2

Berlin's Uwe Zahn released his first tracks as the Arovane EP on the Din label, which also released the starting time of German dub minimalist Stefan Betke's ferment as Pole. Stylistically, Arovane's ferment hearkens back to the parochial melodious electro of early Autechre, combining interesting, highly syncopated machine boxful rhythms with warm, delicate synth textures that call forth a transparent, somewhat nostalgic climate contrasted by the sharpness of the rhythms. Indeed, while Autechre's Amber has turn a touchpoint of sorts for a unanimous unexampled generation of laptop computer do-it-yourselfers whose music seldom rises in a higher place tribute, Zahn's Arovane ferment is a logical lengthiness of an esthetic left field mostly unfinished, and is some of the most interesting and accomplished music of its kind. Fans of Ae, Funkstorung, Higher Intelligence Agency, and Phoenecia subscribe to note. After the Arovane EP, two extra EPs for Din (Icol Diston, AMX) preceded the release of Arovane's LP debut, Atol Scrap. Later that year, Tides appeared on City Centre Offices. After a collaborative release with Phonem and a compiling of 12" material, Zahn returned to City Centre Offices for 2004's Lilies.

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New Panic at the Disco album shaping up on the road

Panic at the Disco's sophomore album, "Pretty. Odd.," has only been out since March 25, but the Las Vegas-based quartet has already begun writing new material for its third offering. "I wouldn't say we have an album's worth [of material] but we definitely started writing on the road, which is something we had never done before," singer/guitarist Brendon Urie said during an interview with LiveDaily. "We had a little anxiety toward writing anywhere other than [places] we felt comfortable--like home. We realized we could be anywhere as long as we're with each other."While Panic at the Disco's debut, "A Fever You Can't Sweat Out," was a flamboyant affair, "Pretty. Odd." carries a more classic, retro, mellow vibe. Urie explained that the third album is shaping up as a logical progression. "It's still more classic because we're still listening to a lot of older stuff," Urie explained. "It's in the same vein as this record. I'm not saying the next record is going to sound like this one. It's too early to say. It's a little different sounding, I guess."As was the case with "Pretty. Odd.," the members of Panic at the Disco--who also include guitarist Ryan Ross, bassist Jon Walker and drummer Spencer Smith--are sharing writing duties on the next album. "The first time around, we were still kind of getting used to each other and getting to know each other a little bit," Urie said. "[On 'A Fever You Can't Sweat Out,'], Ryan wrote all the lyrics, and then we would work on the music together. This time around [on "Pretty. Odd."], we realized it made sense for us to branch out and use everybody's talents."On the road headlining the Honda Civic Tour, Panic at the Disco will appear on the debut of "FN MTV Premieres," hosted by Pete Wentz of good friends Fall Out Boy, June 13 at 8 pm ET/PT. The band's tour ends June 14 in Anaheim, CA, however, Urie said he expects his band to perform again in the US this fall.