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the idea girl says
witty woman
to have unconditional love is sometimes hard to do.
Especially if someone does you wrong.
they say in order to live a bitter free life, one must always forgive another before the sun goes down.
If you don’t you know what will happen to you?
You will not get one wink of sleep!
You will fret and fume all night long.
Toss and turn, getting angrier by the minute.
A loved one does something small.
You blow up.
It gets out of proportion.
why?
Because you didn’t settle your differences with someone before the sun went down.
Why waste a day in anger or a night’s sleep thinking of all the ways you want to wring their neck.
You only hurt yourself.
In this song they sing about having the miracle of love.
Learn to embrace this miracle today.
And make our world a better place.
There were speculations in whether Darin’s Melodifestivalen entry would be disqualified as it was available for purchase before the official release.
According to SVT, the mistake was made by the distributor that accidently made the track purchable online. Darin’s “You’re Out of My Life” was downloaded 54 times, which renders him a No.95 position on the download chart. As this, by no means was no fault of Darin’s, there will be no consequences. The song will be officially released later this March. Earlier this week, Sibel and Peter Jöback’s Melodifestivalen entries were leaked online. This prompted SVT to release previews of the tracks far earlier than usual.
DRIVE-THRU MUSIC
You can drive-up to order your food, you can drive-in to a movie, and now you can drive-thru to live music. Most people start off their mornings with music; whether playing the radio while getting dressed, changing stations in their car, or even jamming to their iPod. Now, residents of Scottsdale can get their music fix at, where else, a drive-thru. That’s right. Johnny and Natalie are performing live music at a Coffee Plantation location on Frank Lloyd Wright Blvd. Their goal? “To start people’s day off right,” says Johnny.
This idea was a culmination of Johnny and Natalie’s NYC experience in the summer of 2009, wanting to be atypical musicians, and a late night bet with one of Johnny’s friends. After only one night in NYC, Johnny and Natalie were entranced by the presence of live music everywhere; subways, sidewalks, and parks. They loved the atmosphere and culture the street performers, or “buskers,” created. After only singing together professionally for 1 month, they decided then and there that they need to dramatically shake up their musician’s way of thinking. They did not want to be confined by the normal way that musicians go about their careers. They did not want to only play at night in a coffee shop or a restaurant. They wanted to do any and every gig. One night, Johnny was in Los Angeles with a friend and it was getting late. Suddenly, an idea popped into Johnny’s head. “I told my friend, ‘Let’s wake up at 5am and go play at Starbucks from 6-8am and see if people like it.’ My friend said yes, so we did it.” That was in December of 2009.
Now it’s February 2010, and Johnny and Natalie are at it again: early morning performances. “It’s just not done by the average musician. But why not? Who doesn’t love live music?” said Natalie with a mischievous grin. Their thought is to revolutionize the way people hear live music. To encourage other musicians in the same way, they are creating a website/blog about just that. Their site is www.101gigs.com, 101gigs.wordpress.com and theyaim to do 101 wacky gigs at unusual locations/times. Coffee Plantation is their first stop. So if you are in Scottsdale, AZ on Thursday mornings from 7:30-8:30am stop by the Coffee Plantation on Frank Lloyd Wright Blvd and North 100th St. and Drive-Thru Music.
Casey James on American Idol should sing this song.
Add some double beats to it, A solid drum solo for 30 seconds with electric guitar along with it.
Update this song to a current tone.
I’d listen to Orianthi Panagaris to get an idea what I mean by some wicked guitar playing, work with the band and mix in the vocals along with it.
Change up the song only in the chorus.
Here is Orianthi playing a Michael Jackson beat it electric guitar solo. Now this is what I mean by adding a bit of spice to the song.
Interpol Support U2, America in June and July, 2010
News just in that Interpol are to play with the Irish rock giants U2.
Here’s a list of the tour places for the
Minnesota June 6
Michigan June 30
Ontario July 3
Illinois July 6
Florida July 9
Pennsylvania July 12
Madonna, I’m Breathless (Music from and Inspired by the film Dick Tracy), 1990, “Vogue”
Strike a pose.
Vogue.
Look around. Everywhere you turn is heartache.
It’s everywhere that you go. Look around.
You try everything you can to escape
the pain of life that you know, life that you know.
When all else fails and you long to be
something better than you are today,
I know a place where you can get away.
It’s called a dance floor, and here’s what it’s for. So,
Come on: vogue.
Let your body move to the music.
Hey, come on: vogue.
Let your body go with the flow.
You know you can do it.
All you need is your own imagination.
So, use it. That’s what it’s for.
Go inside for your finest inspiration.
Your dreams will open the door.
It makes no difference if you’re black or white,
if you’re a boy or a girl.
If the music’s pumping, it will give you new life.
You’re a superstar. Yes, that’s what you are. You know it.
Beauty’s where you find it–
not just where you bump and grind it.
Soul is in the musical.
That’s where I feel so beautiful.
Magical, life’s a ball,
so get up on the dance floor.
Vogue.
Beauty’s where you find it.
Greta Garbo and Monroe
Deitrich and DiMaggio,
Marlon Brando, Jimmy Dean
on the cover of a magazine.
Grace Kelly, Harlow, Jean,
picture of a beauty queen.
Gene Kelly, Fred Astaire,
Ginger Rodgers, dance on air.
They had style. They had grace.
Rita Hayworth gave good face.
Lauren, Katherine, Lana, too.
Bette Davis, we love you.
Ladies with an attitude.
Fellows that were in the mood.
Don’t just stand there. Let’s get to it.
Strike a pose. There’s nothing to it.
Vogue.
Oh, you’ve got to
let your body move to the music.
Oh, you’ve got to just
let your body go with the flow.
Oh, you’ve got to
vogue.
Dan Black’s show at Wrongbar in Toronto on Saturday, February 20, 2010 showed a lot of promise for this UK musical mad scientist whose debut CD UN I have been listening to for months now.
Black is an engaging performer who unfortunately didn’t get the response that he deserved from a club crowd looking for a regular Saturday night out. The complexity of Dan Black’s music commands attention, and only a select few of the crowd was willing to give it. Black made the most of a very small stage – he deserves a huge stage full of props that would expand his story-telling and allow him to let loose – accompanied by two musicians (guitarist/percussion, and bass) instantly revving up the club with “Pump My Pumps”, and continuing on with great songs like “Alone”, “Cigarette Pack”, “Yours”, and of course “Symphonies”, which unfortunately seemed lost on the crowd. He even worked in some of his mashup work from mixtape Weird Science, such as the rollicking “Pass That Head Noize”.
There wasn’t much of a crowd when he began shortly after 11:30 but by the time he finished at about 12:20 the club was packed. I was definitely left wanting more – he disappeared into the crowd to sign autographs but I couldn’t locate him – but figure better showcases were to be had in New York City, Los Angeles, and Montreal.
Toronto is definitely losing its edge in terms of what audiences seem to want and don’t want in a club setting, and it’s no surprise based on concerts like this that someone like Dan Black might return as an opening act or on a multi-artist show. So once again I feel very fortunate in seeing this show and the remarkable talent on display, however restrained it might be given the venue and audience.
I snapped a few pix but unfortunately my Blackberry doesn’t give very high quality shots. I doctored one pic up to interesting if unintended effect using Adobe Photoshop. At least it’s proof I was there 
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We all know how much Jay has been talking about starting a family, but Beyonce has been focusing on her career. Well it seems that’s all about to change. According to Bossip.com, Bey is ready to settle down and start a family:
“She has everything in the world she has ever dreamed of a great husband, tons of money and an amazing career but the one thing she yearns for is a baby,” a friend tells In Touch.
Bey Bey and Illuminati Hov will celebrate two years of marriage this April, and according to inside sources, they’re looking to be knocked up in the next few months.
“She and Jay-Z are in a great place right now in their relationship, so they are taking very active measures to make it happen,” the friend adds.
IDK…we’ll see…maybe Jay will knock Bey up sometime this year.
So after forgetting my pass and needing security to escort me to the studios, The Bust Out finally went to air…it went kinda like this;
The Music – The People
Flight Of The Conchords – Inner City Pressure
Inxs – Original Sin
Jimmy Eat World – The Middle
Lady XTC – Pokerface
Ayria – The Gun Song (Essence Of Mind Mix)
Art vs. Science – Parlez Vous Francais
Dandy Warhols – You Were The Last High
The Novocoaines – Lazy Hoof – WA
The Monday Code – Nowhere (Everywhere) – WA
Poison – Unskinny Bop
Pop Evil – Another Romeo & Juliet – lovin’ this track at the mo.
Ian Carey Project – Shot Caller
Electrovamp – I don’t like the vibe in the VIP – don’t even bother down loading this track…seriously. Ah well can’t pick em all the time… 
William Shatner w Pulp – Common People
Har Mar Superstar – Body Request – (I heart you Har Mar)
Sub Focus – Rock It (album version, sick track)
Luna Parade – Far Too Young – WA
Tiesto vs. Pitbull – Lethal Calle Ocho (DJ Sean 2010 remix) – And seriously dude, come up with a better friggin’ DJ name…that’s crap. Hey man, who are you? DJ Sean. Riiiiiiigggghhhhtt… **turns round and gets another drink** Good tune though.
The Rapture – House Of Jealous Lovers
Birmingham 6 – Thunderstruck – sweet cover!
Peace.
The Talent.
Thanks to the miracle of the Internet, Liam Gallagher is able to transforms his unintelligible hoots and grunts into incomprehensible tweets
I found myself too busy not watching the Olympic hijinx last night to tune into the Brit Awards, but apparently there was a bit of excitement with host Peter Kay referring to Liam Gallagher a “knobhead” after Gallagher had left the stage following his acceptance speech for best British Album Of 30 Years for (What’s The Story) Morning Glory?. Gallagher’s “acceptance” speech included an expletive followed by him throwing the microphone before tossing Oasis’ Brit Award into the audience.
As you might expect, Gallagher was outraged by Kay’s slight and struck back in characteristically fine form with a tweet from his Twitter account today:
Despite the obvious irony of calling someone a “fat fuck” before crowing about how you “say shit 2 people’s faces not behind their back” in a tweet, I must concede that Gallagher has a valid point, as he has previously shown himself to be something of a case study in demonstrating the class and good manners it takes to be belligerent and obnoxious to people’s faces. A good example is how he carried himself in this interview backstage after winning the Brit Award:
Hey Liam, you can’t spell “class” without the “ass”—though given the pre-literate, sub-normal level of writing displayed in your tweets, you probably can, so congrats on that as well.
Has-been pop star Liam Gallagher enlists some help to blast him into cyberspace
Now this looks like a job for me
So everybody, just follow me
Cause we need a little, controversy
Cause it feels so empty, without me
What has pop music become? For the past 10 years or so, it seems that it has lost itself. Oh, there has been a bunch of music come through by some pretty big acts that CLAIM to be pop. Everyone from Mariah to Lady Gaga to Timbaland to Jay Z have released albums that have sold some hits and have done very well. But if you go and listen to the body of work (which means every song on an album), you can tell most of those albums are built around singles and their influences are anything but pop music.
Look at the pop charts right now and the top selling singles on ITunes. Taking away the “We Are The World” remake (seriously?), you have The Black Eyed Peas with “Imma Be” (their worst single so far off “The END”), Train’s “Hey Soul Sister” which is somewhat generic, Lady Antebellum which is a country group, “Tik Tok” by Ke$ha (possibly the most unadulterated fun anyone has had with a single since Katy Perry’s “I Kissed A Girl”), ANOTHER song by Ke$ha, a couple of rap singles and then Lady Gaga with “Bad Romance”.
Um…what happened to Justin Timberlake? Christina Aguilera? Even Britney Spears before she went crazy? Where are the pop icons that promised to take music to an all new level? Because right now, it’s average at best. When I think back to the 1980’s & 90’s, I recall a lot of one-hit wonders who populated the airwaves. A lot of bands like Sly Fox (Let’s Go All The Way), Jermaine Stewart (We Don’t Have To Take Our Clothes Off) and Sir Mix-A-Lot’s (Baby Got Back) were getting airplay and eventually disappeared into obscurity (or noteriety, depending on your taste in music). They didn’t have hit albums, they had hit singles. Hit albums were reserved for artists like Michael Jackson or Madonna or Bruce Springsteen. Nowadays, an artist like Sir Mix-A-Lot would pass for hot & hip. His song would be the only thing being played on pop radio! Because by all accounts, a girl like Ke$ha should really only have 1 hit song and then be done. I’ve listened to the 30 second snippets and trust me…she’s a one trick pony. All of her songs sound similiar, mostly because she only has limited vocal range, and they are all about partying and getting drunk. I’m not saying there isn’t room in pop music for an artist like Ke$ha. On the contrary, I really like “Tik Tok” and it’s “Let’s Go PARTY!” feel. But for her album (“Animal”) to be doing as well as it is speaks loudly for the state of pop music. Music NEEDS something fresh to come along. I realize that Lady Gaga has done well with her schtick, but her music can only go so far. Unless she drops the act and shows everyone that she IS an artist that has more to offer than silly costumes and pithy dialogue, she will eventually disappear into obscurity like so many before her.
Radio, video
Boogie with a suitcase
Your livin’ in a disco
Forget about the rat race
Let’s do the milkshake, sellin’ like a hotcake
Try some buy some fee-fi-fo-fum
I would like to argue that pop music has sold itself short. What was once a lucrative genre has become diluted with too many influences. Now ANYBODY can have a “pop” single. Country music has had a slew of them (Taylor Swift, Shania Twain). Rap and R&B have both made an impact and even electronica/dance has invaded pop culture. Not that pop can’t have a little of all genres included in it’s realm, but the idea of “pop” has now been taken over by those other genres and there’s nothing left. Even a single like “Hey Soul Sister” sounds particularly lifeless when you put it up against a techno-beat or a single featuring Ludacris (who is apparently the rap “ho” of the moment). It sounds outdated. In the 80’s, there were a ton af artists that came from other genres (Pet Shop Boys, Prince, The Eurythmics, The Go-Go’s), but somehow their sound became pop when played on radio. Now radio stations are playing the same 15-20 songs over and over and over again and it’s killing the genre. There aren’t any more bands like The Outfield or Eddie Money because there is no place for them. It has become such a diluted genre that realistically, country music is the new pop music and all the rest of it kind of falls into the R&B, dance or rap categories.
What pop needs is a new look. It needs to be revamped. All the Disney artists and American Idol winners aren’t gonna save it. There needs to be someone fresh. I thought that might be Justin Timberlake, but he seems to have interests that are outside of pop music (which he should considering his talent). So who does that leave? And what does the future hold for pop music? Do we need a controversial artist to come along to rub our noses in it some more? Or can a pop band (ala the Backstreet Boys) actually survive in this day & age by selling hit singles instead of hit albums? Maybe the days of simple love songs and pop music is over. While Lady Gaga sings about her disco stick and bluffin’ with her muffin’, I grew up listening to artists like Phil Collins or Bryan Adams singing about being young and in love. I can’t say for sure if one is better than the other, but I can say that I miss the days when I didn’t have to have sex or violence or drinking til I puke jammed down my throat. Yes…I know music was BUILT on sex but nowadays it’s not implied, it’s right there in our faces. And I know there has always been violence in music, but now it’s gotten to the point where it’s TOO graphic. It’s all to much, and the fun of pop is lost.
With so much marketing being done these days, and with so many artists relying on sex appeal or a “gangsta” image, it’s no wonder that pop has lost it’s luster. The product doesn’t sell itslef, so it relies on gimmicks or even bad publicity to sell itself. Even the Disney stars like Miley Cyrus and the Jonas Brothers find, at some point, everything they do is scrutinized. The innocence of these stars is compromised to promote a product. There’s no soul in it, it’s just about selling. And that is why pop has died. It’s all about the money. Truth be told, it always has been…but nowadays, there’s no stopping the conglomerates from getting their piece of the pie. And you have no say in it. You WILL listen to The Black Eyed Peas’ 4th single and you WILL hear it again in 20 minutes and you WILL like it because we tell you that you like it. And how do we know you WILL like it? Because we’re not gonna give you anything else to choose from, that’s how.
Okay…I’ve bounced around here enough and I think I’ve gotten my points across. The basis of this whole argument is that I miss pop music. I love it when I hear a song on the radio that I haven’t heard before and it doesn’t have a guest appearance by a rapper I’ve never heard of. I miss the days of Men At Work or Mike & The Mechanics. Are those days really over? Sad to say…I think they are. But I have hope that someday, someone will show up and I’ll get excited about pop again. I just don’t think it will be happening anytime soon.
One of the best things about SXSW is the totally obscure bands you can discover en route to see a band you know about. Case in point: Florence and the Machine. Who the hell is Florence, and, um, what kind of machine are we talking about here? A keyboard? A mannequin band like at Chuck E. Cheese? Or something I shouldn’t be mentioning here? Well, she’s Florence Welch, a Londoner with a serious set of pipes. Interestingly she was diagnosed with dyslexia (and some other related conditions), but it hasn’t hindered her musical career. Apparently the Machine is her backing band which at one point included Dev Hynes of Lightspeed Champion, another band I saw at SXSW and loved.
Florence Welch
As you can see here, and in my Flickr photostream pics, Florence is a fan of unusual garb while performing, not that she’s a Lady GaGa or anything like that. Eric Chiang and I managed to see her open for MGMT 2 years ago at the Rio Grande restaurant (a horrible music venue, but no reason for the place to go under; for that we’ll blame the food which was improved too little, too late). Not sure about Eric, but Florence blew me away (MGMT were good too, but downplayed their keyboards which irritated us). On stage it was little more than just her at that show, but her stage presence and giant, powerful and soulful voice filled the joint. We found her first EP somewhere and devoured it, eagerly awaiting her debut album Lungs which finally came out in July 2009. I don’t think it has made a dent on American radio (but really, who cares about American radio?), but it went to #1 in the UK after many weeks in the top 40. Her voice sounds like a mix of K.T. Tunstall, Allison Moyet, Kate Nash and Natasha Khan of Bat For Lashes, with a little punk rock girl thrown in there. I challenge you to not like “Dog Days are Over”, “Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up)”, “Kiss With A Fist” and “You’ve Got the Love”. These are singalong anthems of an unusual variety. They’re a bit poppy, but filled with enough odd notes and instrumentation to keep you coming back to hear the nuances of each song. She even displays a twangy, sort of alt-country influence in her voice from time to time. I tend to prefer her more upbeat songs, many of which have a driving rhythm section that is infectious. Most songs have a sprinkling of synths, which usually help them to be my favorites. A little synth applied just right knocks songs out of the park for me. She aspires to a career like that of PJ Harvey, and you can definitely hear her admiration for PJ in these songs.
There are no duds here folks. Give her a listen and I think she’ll be added to your playlists pretty quickly. Enjoy the vid!
As expected, charity constellation Helping Haiti easily grabs the UK No.1 position this week with the rendition of R.E.M.’s “Everybody Hurts.” The track entered the Swedish singles chart at No.36. As previously reported, Simon Cowell has assembled Leona Lewis, Rod Stewart, Kylie Minogue, Susan Boyle and Miley Cyrus among others to re-record the track to benefit the Haitian victims. Expect “We Are the World” to appear on European charts in due course.
This means that Owl City falls 1-2 with “Fireflies,” while Timbaland and Katy Perry remains at No.3 with “If We Ever Meet Again.” This is better than the No.6 peak of the previous hit “Morning After Dark.” The Drake collaboration “Say Something” hasn’t been released in the UK, while the Justin Timberlake duet “Carry Out” has reached No.33 on the UK r’n’b singles chart.
Alicia Keys’ “Empire State of Mind (Part II)” moves 5-4 in its ninth week, switching places with the Glee Cast’s “Don’t Stop Believin’.” The stars of the highly succesful TV-series enters the chart at No.9 with the double-sided single “Halo” and “Walking on Sunshine” and at No.14 with “It’s My Life” coupled with “Confessions Part II.” Add that “Somebody to Love” falls seven places to No.33.
Rihanna rises 20-10 with “Rude Boy,” while Jedward’s novelty hit “Under Pressure (Ice Ice Baby)” falls 2-12. Sade is the highest new entry on the album chart at No.4. Soldier of Love was, however, unable to challenge Alicia Keys, André Rieu and Paolo Nutini who remains in the top three. Massive Attack’s new album Heligoland is new at No.6 and it’s interesting to note that pop act Peter Andre manages to climb 9-7 with Unconditional Love Songs, a romantic cover collection.
So i been playing GTA4 for awhile now always hearing this song and never new who it was i know u could put the code in and when the song come up u dail it but it never happens at the right time so tonight i was playing TBOGT on xbox 360 so i was like i gotta find this song which it took me like 15mins of my life but its cool yeah im a hiphop head but im open to all music so now im downloading it on itunes so i never have to look far for it LOL anyway take a listen u might like it stay up stay cool .
TOM VEK – ONE HORSE RACE
All present economic theories are bankrupt, intellectually and morally. None of them take the worker into account as anything more than a piece of the dumb machine, less than that. These “theories” are little more than propaganda devices for the global investment class. There is no substance to them and they should be ignored, vilified, torn apart until not a shred remains.
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The last stand is coming, between workers and their employers. Violence will be necessary. Some will be able to stomach this, some will not. For those workers who are not willing to fight, or who are too old or too infirm, they should stay on the sidelines. And they should not throw doubt on the motives of the engaged.
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We must fight the corporation with everything we have. We must attack it on every level and in every way. It deserves no quarter, and no mercy. There is no half-measured way to move forward. Either we will utterly destroy the corporation as it is presently constructed, and replace it with something unrecognizable, total in its alterity, or we will become slaves to the present structure and perish as free people.
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There is no compromise against the tyranny of the private world. To save a healthy public domain, we must go to war against private interests.
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For those who have doubts about our chances for victory, I have nothing to say, nothing to offer. They are already part of the evil that surrounds us. Do not listen to them—they speak with the devil’s tongue.
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Private capital is the enemy, in all its forms, and our methods of resistance and attack should be just as varied—cultural, political, local, global, intellectual, and hard and real as an iron pipe. Whatever is necessary to the situation, that is what should be tried, that is what should be used against the enemy. There are no out-of-bounds methods. None.
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Break into politicians’ email, hound them at their doorsteps, find out where CEO’s live, where they send their children to school, hound them, hound them, and hound them. And if they complain, tell them that things could be much worse. We could come for them in the middle of the night. That, too, might be necessary. And even more.
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Steal from where you work, embezzle, rob, carry off equipment and funds, submit hours you don’t work, advocate for all manner of improvements, whether it seems absolutely vital or not, find out who your boss is fucking, get the evidence you need to make a case, whatever kind of case, against your superiors (they all embezzle, too)…and never let up, not for a second. Hunt down and grab every last inch of influence, every drop of power that you can, and save it. For the coming storm will not be easy. We will require every bit of leverage we can lay our hands upon. Hoard it, and then use it, use it wisely and for the greatest impact. But don’t wait too long to use it. Remember, the system can suspend its own rules whenever it wishes to fight—it obeys no absolute rules, and neither should we.
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Install viruses in the computer systems where you work, on the websites of corporatist organizations, attack think tanks and economists and their lawyers. No one is exempt, no one is sacred. If they speak for the corporation, if they do its bidding, treat them mercilessly, treat them with no respect, embarrass and challenge everything they say, every action they take. This is not about “reason.” This is a fight to the death.
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Don’t trust millionaire “progressive” commentators. They are as much part of the enemy as corporate lobbyists and other arch conservatives.
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Get personal, find out about the private lives of the corporatists, especially the conservatives. Broadcast their sins. They are decadent and without any real moral guide, so this will be easy. All the rich wallow in their own filth and decay—it’s just a matter of finding out their particular brand of grotesque private behavior, which they surround with layers of distraction. Punch through.
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Organize workers, young people, immigrants, organize your neighbors. Harrass corporations on every front. Issue bulletins, send out thousands of notices, detail their corruption, their indifference to the environment, their destructiveness. Flood them with letters, with complaints, with threats. Go public. Go public again. And again. Never let up.
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Don’t accept the argument that we are all dependent on corporations. That is the slave-master reminding the slave of his position. Treat that, especially that, with the utmost contempt. And those who mouth such shit for the corporation, treat them as enemies. Isolate and marginalize them, push them into the gutter where they belong.
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We have the Demon on our side, the Underground Lady reminds me. Yes, we do. Use the Demon, use it for your future. Or there will be nothing but a tyrannical corporatist nightmare for centuries to come.
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Military flares burn for a very long time, and very hot. They can easily set fire to the tar-saturated roofs of most commercial buildings, especially the roofs of companies that try to break unions, or prevent workers from organizing, or retaliate against organizers, or bargain in bad faith. This is a fact. As for what I am suggesting…do what you will.
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Love those that you love. Spread love wherever and whenever you can. But when it comes to the corporation, when it comes to the fight, make a stone of your heart and set it against everything that would turn your love into mere compensation for a lifetime of misery. Never sympathize with the corporation and its agents. Sympathize with workers. Pry them away from the machine, and slash and slash away at it.
The Distractions – You’re Not Going Out Dressed Like That 12″ EP from 1979 was a record I purchased based on a review in the NME. I based many of my music picks from the all knowing, all seeing NME. Of course I was only 17 at the time so what did I know? Anyway this was a solid little punk , pop blast with some 60’s Garage foreshadowing. They went on to sign with Factory Records briefly.
“Too Young” was my favorite track of the 4 take a listen!
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01. TiK ToK – Ke$ha [Animal]
02. Today Was A Fairytale – Taylor Swift
03. Bad Romance – Lady Gaga [The Fame Monster]
04. BedRock – Young Money Featuring Lloyd [We Are Young Money]
05. Baby – Justin Bieber Featuring Ludacris [Baby]
06. Replay – Iyaz [Replay]
07. Sexy Chick – David Guetta featuring Akon [Sexy Bitch]
08. Empire State Of Mind – Jay-Z + Alicia Keys [The Blueprint 3]
09. Hard – Rihanna featuring Jeezy [Rated R]
10. Hey, Soul Sister – Train [Save Me, San Francisco]
11. Imma Be – Black Eyed Peas [The E.N.D]
12. How Low – Ludacris [How Low]
13. Fireflies – Owl City [Ocean Eyes]
14. Carry Out – Timbaland featuring Justin Timberlake [Shock Value II]
15. I Gotta Feeling – Black Eyed Peas [The E.N.D]
16. Stranded (Haiti Mon Amour) – Jay-Z, Bono, The Edge & Rihanna
17. Do You Remember – Jay Sean featuring Sean Paul & Lil Jon [All Or Nothing (Bonus Track)]
18. Need You Know – Lady Antebellum [Need You Know]
19. Say Aah – Trey Songz featuring Fabolous
20. Telephone – Lady Gaga featuring Beyonce [The Fame Monster]
21. Blah Blah Blah – Ke$ha featuring 3OH!3 [Animal]
22. Two Is Better Than One – Boys Like Girls featuring Taylor Swift [Love Drunk]
23. Down – Jay Sean featuring Lil Wayne [All Or Nothing (Bonus Track)]
24. According To You – Orianthi [Believe]
25. Whatcha Say – Jason Derulo [Jason Derulo]
26. Live Like We’re Drying – Kris Allen [Kris Allen]
27. You Belong To Me – Taylor Swift [Fearless]
28. In My Head – Jason Derulo [In My Head]
29. Forever – Drake featuring Kanye West, Lil Wayne & Eminem [Forever (Expilicit)]
30. Paparazzi – Lady Gaga [The Fame (Bonus Track)]
31. Meet Me Halfway – Black Eyed Peas [The E.N.D]
32. Tie Me Down – New Boyz featuring Ray J [Skinny Jeanz & A Mic]
33. Already Gone – Kelly Clarkson [All I Ever Wanted]
34. Party In The U.S.A – Miley Cyrus [The Time Of Our Lives (Walmart Exclusive)]
35. 3 – Britney Spears [The Singles Collection]
36. Use Somebody – Kings Of Leon [Only By The Night]
37. Whataya Want From Me – Adam Lambert [For Your Entertainment]
38. Evacuate The Dancefloor – Cascada [Evacuate The Dancefloor]
39. Sweet Dreams – Beyonce [I Am… Sasha Fierce]
40. Fifteen – Taylor Swift [Fearless]
41. Haven’t Met You Yet – Michael Buble [Crazy Love]
42. If You Only Knew – Shinedown [The Sound Of Madness]
43. The Truth – Jason Aldean [Wide Open]
44. Money To Blow – Birdman featuring Lil Wayne & Drake [Pricele$$ (Clean)]
45. Try Sleeping With A Broken Heart – Alicia Keys [Try Sleeping With A Broken Heart]
46. Fallin’ For You – Colbie Caillat [Breakthrough]
47. Naturally – Selena Gomez & The Scene [Kiss & Tell]
48. Hallelujah – Justin Timberlake & Matt Morris featuring Charlie Sexton
49. White Liar – Miranda Lambert [Revolution]
50. It Kills Me – Melanie Fiona [The Bridge]
51. Shut It Down – Pitbull featuring Akon [Rebelution]
52. Gansta Luv – Snoop Dogg featuring The-Dream [Malice N Wonderland]
53. Why Don’t We Just Dance – Josh Turner [Haywire]
54. Set The Fire To The Third Bar – Snow Patrol featuring Martha Wainwright [Eyes Open]
55. Cowboy Casanova – Carrie Underwood [Play On]
56. All The Right Moves – One Republic [Walking Up]
57. Life After You – Daughtry [Leave This Town]
58. Southern Voice – Tim McGraw [Southern Voice]
59. Breakeven – The Script [The Script]
60. I Wanna Rock – Snoop Dogg [Malice N Wonderland]
61.Say Something – Timbaland featuring Drake [Shock Value II]
62. I Am – Mary J Blige [Stronger With Each Tear]
63. One Less Lonely Girl – Justin Bieber [My World]
64. On To The Next One – Jay-Z + Swizz Beatz [The Blueprint 3]
65. Never Gonna Be Alone – Nickleback [Dark House]
66. Heartbeat Warfare – John Mayer [Battle Studies]
67. Halfway Gone – Lifehouse [Haflway Gone]
68. Shots – LMFAO featuring Lil Jon [Party Rock]
69. Soliders Of Love – Sade [Solider Of Love]
70. I Invented Sex – Trey Songz featuring Drake [Ready]
71. I Can Transform Ya – Chris Brown featuring Lil Wayne & Swizz Beatz [Graffiti]
72. History In The Making – Darius Rucker [Learn To Live]
73. Uprising – Muse [The Resistance]
74. I Wanna Make You Close Your Eyes – Dierks Bentley [Feel That Fire]
75. Drop The World – Lil Wayne featuring Eminem [Drop The World]
76. Someday – Rob Thomas [Cradlesong]
77. Hillbilly Bone – Blake Shelton featuring Trace Alkins [Hillbilly Bone]
78. American Saturday Night – Brad Paisley [American Saturday Night]
79. Spotlight – Gucci Mane fearuring Usher [The State Vs. Radric Davis]
80. Our Kind Of Love – Lady Atebellum [Need You Know]
81. Redemption Song – Jay-Z featuring Rihanna
82. Temporary Home – Carrie Underwood [Play On]
83. Consider Me Gone – Reba [Keep On Loving You]
84. Sex Therapy – Robin Thicke [Sex Therapy :The Session]
85. That’s How Country Boys Roll – Billy Currington [Little Bit Of Everything]
86. Cryin’ For Me (Wayman’s Song) – Toby Keith [American Ride]
87. Your Love Is My Drug – Ke$ha [Animal]
88. Eight Second Ride – Jake Owen [Easy Does Is]
89. 1901 – Phoenix [Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix]
90. ‘Til Summer Comes Around – Keith Urban [Defying Gravity]
91. A Little More Country Than That – Easton Corbin [A Little More Country Than That]
92. Just Breathe – Pearl Jam [Backspacer]
93. Highway 20 Ride –Zac Brown Band [The Foundation]
94. Papers – Usher [Papers]
95. Break – Three Days Gone [Life Starts Now]
96. Crawl – Chris Brown [Graffiti]
97. American Honey – Lady Antebellum [Need You Now]
98. Baby By Me – 50 Cent featuring Ne-Yo [Before | Self Destruct]
99. Give It Up To Me – Shakira featuring Timbaland & Lil Wayne [She Wolf (Bonus Track)]
100. Russian Roulette – Rihanna [Rated R (Edited)]
Fresh from her catchy debut single, comes her second single “Your Love’s A Drug” which is another finely crafted pop tune. This time the Gossips Girl got somebody to love her and is saying his love is infectious and addictive. Chuck Bass perhaps? With light synth sounds and catchy chorus, this song will not leave your head the minute you hear it. It’s a feel-good pick me up and since actual drugs are expensive nowadays, this song is a cheaper and safer alternative. Leighton is slowly making her presence felt in the pop scene and could be a sweet alternative to pop’s current female singer trend of crazy fashion and outrageous behaviour (thank you Lady GaGa) where she just oozes sex and sweetness. Please note we are not obssessed with her.
FELT – PENELOPE TREE
“I didn’t want the world to know
That sunlight bathed the golden glow
Loneliness is like a disease
Triggers off my sense of unease
I was lonely until I found the reason
The reason was me…
Oh, Penelope Tree
Why don’t you just enter the night?
Why don’t you just do what you like?
Loneliness and all that heartache
That’s something I just can’t take
You’ve got your head on back to front
That’s easy, so easy for me…
Oh that’s easy for me…
You know that’s easy for me…
Oh, Penelope Tree
Hey tell me why are you so scared?
It’s like the beginning go there
Goldmine trash seeks brave dark warrior
What are we doing? Why are we here?
Why must we die?
Oh no no no, that’s easy, so easy for me”
Here is a picture of Rihanna at the Pre-Super Bowl concert. Check out the outfit! Not quiet sure what she was going for with this look. Her hair is looking kinda awesome though….
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Here’s the first time I wrote about Larrikin’s lawsuit against Colin Hay and Ron Strykert, claiming that Down Under had unfairly used Kookaburra Sits In the Old Gum Tree. Then, Norm Lurie invoked the spirit of Marion Sinclair, Kookaburra’s composer, but she didn’t rate a mention yesterday, when Justice Peter Jacobsen found in Larrikin’s favour. Instead, it was a mysterious 40 to 60 (not, not millions, but percent) who starred, and Larrikin’s lawyer, Adam Simpson, who gave this post its title. I’m guessing he’s on a commission.
Jacobsen said some odd things. For starters, he took Men At Work’s flautist Greg Ham to task for plagiarising Kookaburra’s melody, when Ham is not one of the listed writers of Down Under. That makes no sense. He also made the point that Down Under replicates “a substantial part” of Kookburra, which is not hard to do with a tune that’s four bars long. The issue, surely, is the other way around: whether those two bars of Kookaburra constitute “a significant part” of Down Under. So here’s an experiment:
Sing Down Under to yourself, same words, same tune, and leave out the two bars in the flute riff. Everything else remains. Is it still recognisably Down Under?
Now lose everything except the two bars. You can still have half the flute riff, but no vocals, no “do you come from a”, no vegemite sandwich, no plunder or chunder, and how Down Underish is what remains? No backing behind it, just the Kookaburra bit. Is it less Down Underish? What fraction would you call it? I’d say about a fiftieth.
Taking the six year statute of limitations into account, I therefore propose the following formula:
(Whatever Greg Ham has been paid, specifically for Down Under, in the last six years)/about 50 = what Larrikin should get.
Spend away, boys.
By the way, if Jacobsen’s logic holds for other songs, here’s the situation that prevails:
If you quote a copyrighted work in your arrangement, you’re liable. Not in your melody and lyrics, where a song lives, but in your arrangement.
So here’s one: John Lennon’s cover of Lieber and Stoller’s Stand By Me has a guitar instrumental break that quotes Alex North and Hy Zaret’s Unchained Melody. This is what musos do: we know the two chord progressions are the same, so we play a little raffish quote, and hope John likes it. I know John recognised the quote, because in the live video version he sings most of Unchained’s opening line “Oh, my love, my darling”. It’s not Lieber or Stoller’s words and music, but it’s a copyrighted work quoted in the arrangement, and there’s evidence Lennon knew about it.
By Jacobsen’s logic, Lieber and Stoller should now be sued by North and Zaret’s publishers. After all, Lieber and Stoller are the listed writers, and the Lennon version’s arrangement makes blatant use of a significant part of North and Zaret’s copyrighted work.
Makes sense to me.
by Andrew Bowcock
This past decade has seen some fantastic development in many areas of heavy metal, including massive steps forward in the genres of symphonic metal, progressive metal, folk metal, metalcore, sludge metal, and melodic death metal…and we’ve begun to see advancements from avant-garde metal as well. It would be almost impossible for me to narrow down what the best albums of the decade were, so I’ve decided to just show what’s made the top of the list for me in 2009, which it so turns out was one of the most prolific years for metal this past decade.
This was a very difficult pick for a metal nerd such as myself; probably one of the toughest lists I’ve ever had to make period, especially since so many (I’d say even dozens) of wonderful metal albums were released during 2009…and I’m sure there were still plenty I missed. Keep in mind that metal is a VERY wide genre and everyone has a bias so unfortunately due to the limitations of my pallet you won’t necessarily see an abundance of albums on here from nu metal, sludge, doom, thrash, black metal, or metalcore genres for instance (no offense those genres or their fans, they’re just not always my thing). However, I try to diversify as far as my ears will allow…
so here are the albums that hooked my eardrums the most this past year:
20) The Agonist – Lullabies For a Dormant MindNow focusing more on their melodic death metal roots, The Agonist’s sophomore release demonstrates a more developed and complete sound of brutality than their first. The Canadian metalcore quintet unleashes a brutal sound through sweet guitar hooks, harsh mid-tones, and thick breakdowns in the vein of Lamb of God, but with a more melodious twist (including an oddly-placed but beautiful acappella rendition of Swan Lake). Alissa White-Gluz (who has been voted one of the “Hottest Chicks in Metal” this past year by Revolver in their May 09 issue) has a brash, crushing and confident scream, but she also proves to have a pretty clean singing voice that interludes the brutality and helps usher in some melody amidst the back-breaking beats.
19) Týr – By The Light Of The Northern Star
Týr is probably one of the most definitive Viking-themed folk metal bands to date. This Faroese band is one of the boldest, most raw examples of a band using Norse folklore to drive their music, almost to the point where they become the myth themselves. Folk metal is one of my favorite genres, and when a band can almost convince me that they’re not part of this time I love it even more. Hold the Heathen Hammer High is probably one of the catchiest songs I heard all year; I dare you to try to get it out of your head after listening to it.
18) Amorphis – Skyforger
Though Amorphis is one of the bands responsible for spawning the melodic death metal genre in the early 90’s, their sound has vastly morphed and changed over the years (hence the name). This beastly Finnish force has created a sound that isn’t a stretch to appreciate, and have done so without making it too mainstream or generic. Their music now is melodic but aggressive, and Tomi Joutsen’s deep vocals match the band’s style well, both when he sings in his deep key and when he breaks into his intense death growls.
17) Finsterforst – Zum Tode Hin
Whenever I’m more in the mood for epic atmosphere and need something a little less dense than rip-roaring shreds and hooks, the ambient Pagan/Folk metal genre is usually the best way to quench this thirst (something even post-rock fans may appreciate). Finsterforst’s sound reminds me a lot of Moonsorrow, and creates a shady mood that feels slightly less esoteric than most doom or black metal bands, but every bit as (if not more) mystifying. Not a single one of the 5 tracks on this album are less than 10 minutes in length, so be prepared for a journey before sliding this beast in.
16) Dethklok – Dethalbum II
It’s quite interesting (though not surprising) that Dethklok’s first album was the highest-selling “death metal” (stylistic technicality) album of all time. Being a metal fanatic, I’ve always enjoyed the synthesis of comedic subtlety and brutal extremity in Adult Swim’s Metalocalypse, but above all, Dethklok’s music just kicks ass! Brendon Small executes his music just as well as he does his comedy, and it seems as if I’m a sucker for whatever he’s involved with. Oh…and this album’s really cool.
15) Be’lakor – Stone’s Reach
Hailing from Australia, Be’lakor feels like they could soon become a titan of metal. Their brand of elegantly-constructed melodeath (melodic death metal) is probably most comparable to Insomnium with touches of Isis and Opeth – but they are in no way a ripoff, nor are they generic. They occasionally temper medium-fast beats with heavy hooks and double bass very characteristic of the genre, but this does not overshadow the beautiful and memorable melodies that emerge both from heaviness and soft, dulcet regressions which drive the resolute sound that makes Be’lakor a great band.
14) Eternal Tears of Sorrow – Children of the Dark WatersWith their 2006 release Before the Bleeding Sun EToS proved that they are probably the most atmospheric melodeath band out there. There’s a certain serenity to their symphonic sound and amorous lyrics that gives their sound a gothic edge that should draw fans of more than just fans of extreme metal. This album’s sound is similar to the newer, more polished sound they birthed in Before the Bleeding Sun; though it may be a bit darker it is every bit as enchanting.
13) Katatonia – Night is the New DayKatatonia is one of those bands with a consistently solid sound that simply keeps putting out strong material. Though it’s not hard to make the comparison of Jonas Renkse’s voice to Maynard James Keenan’s, Katatonia’s sound never feels too distractingly derivative. They may not experiment too far beyond their genre unlike their heavier, more intense sister band Opeth, but that doesn’t mean they feel repetitive. The soulful, brooding mood of Katatonia’s gothic/alternative style carries a calmer, more soothing brand of metal that offers something a bit more relaxing than the typical speed-and-smash.
12) Amoral – Show Your ColorsJust like Mastodon, this is another band that has entirely shifted their style for their most recent album (but even moreso). Instead of the melodic/technical death style that used to classify Amoral, they’ve shifted more into the realm of more classic heavy metal…but this does not result in a generic or uneventful sound. Though the new sound is such a drastic departure from the previous material (as it exclusively features high-pitched clean vocals instead of death growls), Amoral’s slick, thrashy riffage is still present (while still throwing in some memorable breakdowns here and there), maintaining a style characterized by both heaviness and melody, comparable to a unique hybrid of Guns n’ Roses and Trivium.
11) While Heaven Wept – Vast Oceans Lachrymose
Though they may be classified as “epic doom metal” I’m sometimes tempted to classify While Heaven Wept as “hope metal” since their style (especially on this album) is strangely uplifting. The hands of these metal maestros strap together an outfit that fuses progressive and doom metal with a bright atmosphere that can almost bring a listener to tears at certain moments. However, this album isn’t void of moments of quicker tempos or killer guitar riffs: because of this apparent arc creating a sturdy conceptual mood I’m almost tempted to describe their sound as “cinematic.” This album is an event not to be missed.
10) Mastodon – Crack the Skye
I’ve never been a huge Mastodon fan. Needless to say, I was skeptical when everybody kept telling me how great their most recent release was but I felt obligated to check it out. Wow, what a treat! Not only has Mastodon altered their entire sound to be more progressive and melodic, but they seem to have grown in their skills, both musically and artistically. This more prog-ish rendition of Mastodon is definitely something I don’t have a problem getting used to.
9) Cain’s Offering – Gather the Faithful
This Finnish power metal super group consists of former members of Sonata Arctica as well as current members of Stratovarius, Norther, and Wintersun. If you even “kind of” like power metal or any of the bands I mentioned, this is definitely worth checking out; it has a very classic edge to it present with fantastic riffs and melodies that have helped define the strongest end of the genre.
8) Sonata Arctica – The Days of Grays
Being that Sonata Arctica has been my favorite band since about 2004, I was rather disappointed by their 2007 release Unia when they attempted to inch themselves more towards being a progressive metal act (as opposed to the catchy, memorable power metal that I craved) and in turn seemed to diminish the memorability and overall quality of their music. With The Days of Grays I simply had to hope for the best but didn’t know what to expect. I was pleasantly surprised that this album delivered a more mature version of Sonata’s progressive sound while fusing with their classic power ballads and melodies. As always, Tony Kakko’s vocals are fantastic, and the band’s new guitarist Elias Viljanen has proven his competence. Though a part of me misses the old Sonata, change is inevitable…and I can’t deny that this is still a very good album. However, if you’re unfamiliar with Sonata, please check out their earlier stuff (anything pre-Unia) first.
7) Insomnium – Across the Dark
Another one of my personal favorite bands. Each new Insomnium album is highly anticipated from me, and they have yet to disappoint (some have referred to them as one of metal’s best kept secrets). This time their blend of melodic death with doom (and some folk) has expanded to include clean vocals for the first time; a welcome touch that works well the way it’s used (but thankfully doesn’t plague the whole album). Once again the mood left by this album is a somber one which manifests a poetic, tasteful, but powerful and brutal sound.
6) Luna Mortis – The Absence
As opposed to some of the symphonic female-fronted bands on this list, Luna Mortis is an example of pure, thrashy heavy metal with a badass chick vocalist showing how to properly use her voice better than many male metal vocalists can. If I could give a “new vocalist of the year” award to Mary Zimmer I would – without being too showy she’s still able to mix her heavy, powerful contralto voice with intense growls reminiscent of Laura Nichol from Light this City. Her range is perfect for the straight-up heaviness that Luna Mortis delivers, and this perceived fortitude is something I find rather sexy.
4-5) Devin Townsend – Ki & Addicted 
One of the bravest and most dynamic musicians in the metal scene today has to be Devin Townsend. Ever since parting from his extreme metal act Strapping Young Lad several years ago he has branched out further into different genres, and utilized his love for music to help work out his own demons and struggles in his own life (which apparently include overcoming addictions to drugs, alcohol, and pornography) while also telling fun, over-the-top fictional stories when the mood permits. It seems that this man has done it all…and yet he’s not done yet! After being absent from the scene for a while in order to straighten his life out, Townsend has used both of these albums as the first two parts in a therapeutic musical tetralogy where he’s exercising his ability to create original and inspired music without the aid of booze or marijuana. In my opinion he has succeeded quite well…Ki is a soft, ambient album that occasionally builds in its intensity to extreme heaviness, whereas Addicted is something best described as heavy industrial with a melodic, danceable edge (which are constantly supported by the entrancing voice of Anneke van Giersbergen). Both albums work well together yet stand alone very well, and are solid manifestations of a serious musician who is able to write honest and compelling music while still remaining very tongue-in-cheek. I’m really excited to see what he does with the next two albums.
3) Diablo Swing Orchestra – Sing-along Songs for the Damned & Delirious
Swedish avant-garde metal? That doesn’t even begin to explain this strange and wonderful band. Eclectically mixing old school swing, jazz, salsa, pop, and many other toe-tapping genres with heavy metal (even opera) initially sounds ludicrous, but Diablo Swing Orchestra pulls this off better than I could have ever imagined this mixture could be done. This album is loads of fun: not a single track falls flat, and it will most likely appeal to appeal to a wider audience than the majority of bands limited to the metal classification.
2) Gwyllion – The Edge of Reason
An unprecedented force of symphonic metal birthed from Belgium has practically taken the cake for me this past year. Their sound isn’t completely unique to the genre, but that by no means fits this band into the “dime-a-dozen” category. Rarely has any recent metal release made my spirit soar as high as the ballads that this one has – the powerful female vocals and tightly-constructed songwriting just add to the solid, epic quality that is molded through the incredible production by Jens Bogren (who has worked with Opeth, Amon Amarth, Pain of Salvation, Paradise Lost, and many more).
1) Epica – Design Your Universe
This is one band I’ve listened to for several years and been continually satisfied with the direction they’ve pushed themselves in. Simone Simons‘ angelic voice (resonating stronger than ever before) pulls you through the carefully composed melodically heavy, epic atmosphere which is occasionally paralleled against a hard-hitting death metal-esque backdrop. Epica has once again proven why they are one of the leaders of the symphonic metal scene: their songwriting, musicianship, and production have all continued to improve to the point of making them a force to be reckoned with within the metal scene, possibly even more so than Nightwish (that means watch out, Amy Lee). I think this is hands-down their best release yet, and overall the strongest release I’ve heard from 2009.
*Note: Also check out their live album from last year, The Classical Conspiracy, **this** may whet your appetite for it.
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I’d like to thank the MetalCast for keeping it metal and making narrowing this list down harder 
Here are just a few other great albums to check out from 2009:
And no…I didn’t forget Megadeth or Dream Theater, they just unfortunately didn’t make the cut for me this year.
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Comedian Russell Brand and fiancee Katy Perry are anxiously planning their wedding, but Russell has a different idea about how to keep his big day memorable. Brand has announced that he wants the entire wedding to be done in the nude. Not only will Russell and Katy be naked, but they’re also requesting that the entire wedding party and even the guests be in the nude also.
While nude weddings aren’t new for say, nudists, the probability that Katy’s parents will be thrilled to attend their daughters first walk down the aisle in the buff is a stretch. Being a parent of three daughters, I can tell you that it will be a chilly day in hell before I let my daughters walk down the aisle nude in front of friends and family and anyone who cares to pull it up on the web.
Some say that this simply a publicity stunt and I’ll side on that line of thinking as well because Katy may be on this side of crazy, but she’s not that far removed from reality. What do you think?
View This PollAs you all know, “Delusional” by Simon Curtis has been monopolizing my chart since before the holidays, and Simon continues a 4th consecutive appearance (that’s 8 weeks!) at the top this week (and just you wait till you hear his upcoming ‘mixtape’ 8Bit Heart!! – more surprises than a barrel of monkeys happy with lots of bananas!). But Mika’s glorious “Rain” moves to #2 and is about to become a worthy successor to “Delusional” in what looks to be a year of Pop Pop Glorious Pop! If Lady GaGa can open up the Grammy Awards telecast and have a duet with Sir Elton John in tow (image below), then 2010 looks to be an unforgettable year in Pop Pop Glorious Pop music!
Speaking of Ms G, “Bad Romance” isn’t budging from the Top 5 yet, while the magnificent “Speechless” hustles its way into the Top 10 and pulling “Teeth” seems no mean feat as the song ties as the Fastest Riser on the chart, moving 24-18.
Lifehouse is in Top 5 territory for the first time in almost 5 years as “Halfway Gone” inches up to – #5! Nelson Clemente’s entry for Microsoft’s Playlist 7 contest ties for Fastest Riser as the many moods of “90 Days” climb 17-11. The Crystal Method’s Grammy nominated CD has yielded the pairing with Metric’s Emily Haines on “Come Back Clean”, while Dragonette’s “Pick Up The Phone” and John Mayer’s “Heartbreak Warfare” are on the upswing.
Not to sound deliberately like Yoda 
, but 4 debuts have we this week.
I thought Blake Lewis’ first album Audio Day Dream was unique and showed a lot of promise, but it honestly didn’t grab me much beyond some initial curiosity. I thought the trend was continuing with just-okay songs like “Sad Song” and “How Many Words” arriving to promote sophomore effort Heartbreak On Vinyl. Then comes the title track – and I melt! Perhaps unknowingly, the song speaks volumes for my generation which is just in the process of losing midsize-to-small record stores across North America, allowing us to shed a few deserved tears as testament to the power they once had. This vital song debuts at a strong #21. Good on you, Blake!
Next up, and equally vital in obvious ways, is the stunning performance that is “Hallelujah” by Justin Timberlake and protege Tennman Records signee Matt Morris, along with veteran guitarist Charlie Sexton. The Internet came along too late to chart Jeff Buckley’s essential version of Leonard Cohen’s poetry for me – though I could have in retrospect if I wanted. But this new version fits the moment and shows the diversity that is now Justin Timberlake. I’ve heard some of Morris’ debut release but it’s understated in a Joshua Radin-kind of way, so I think I have to give its songs another few listens because I’m probably missing something I didn’t think of at the time. And Sexton is deservedly upfront after years of behind-the-scenes work – I still have his 1985 debut album, and you don’t have to look past the pop gloss to see the superstar guitarist in the making at age 17.
Then we have Norwegian singer Annie, who’s had some Scandanavian success during the past 10 years. At age 31, she reinvents herself for the world with the Pop Pop Glorious Pop of the danceable “Don’t Stop” (and yes, it rhymes) at #26. Lastly, Jason Derulo proves that autotune does not a sole hit make (there’s that Yoda again…). ”Whatcha Say” is nice enough, but “In My Head” delivers the real goods, and this 20 year old bows at #27 on the chart.
And with images of the latter two below, don’t forget to view the entire chart right here or click on the link under ***BILL’S PERSONAL CHART*** to the right.
