Artist: Rhythm and Sound: mp3 download Genre(s): Reggae Rhythm and Sound's discography: See Mi Yah Remixes Year: 2006 Tracks: 11 One of various anonymous projects joined to the mystical Berlin dub-techno duette Moritz Von Oswald and Mark Ernestus, Rhythm & Sound released a series of 10" records on Burial Mix and 12" records on Rhythm & Sound, both labels distributed by Hardwax. Von Oswald and Ernestus' Rhythm & Sound recordings ar lots more dub-influenced and less techno-orientated than the duo's premature, and more legendary, dub-techno recordings as Basic Channel and Von Oswald's solo work as Maurizio. Where those earlier recordings synthesized a Detroit-influenced style of minimum techno with dub-reggae bass lines, the late-'90s Rhythm & Sound productions emphasized the dub-reggae esthetic quite than the more dancefloor-orientated techno well-grounded of the early-'90s Basic Channel and Maurizio recordings. Thus, the Rhythm & Sound records, which ofttimes featured reggae singer Paul St. Hilaire, weren't quite as democratic or well-known as the duo's Basic Channel recordings, which instead retained their popularity over the eld, becoming quite an fabled and oft-cited within the techno shot. Nonetheless, Von Oswald and Ernestus' Rhythm & Sound work prevailed into the former 2000s, organism compiled on iI listener-friendly CDs, Case (1998) and Rhythm & Sound (2001). |
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Sunday, 24 August 2008
Movie studio seeks to stop Watchmen film
Movie studio Twentieth Century Fox is seeking an injunction to block the release of Watchmen after a Los Angeles motor hotel ruled a copyright lawsuit against rival studio Warner Bros backside go forward.
The movie well-nigh raffish, blemished superheroes - which has already been shot - is slated for release on March 6, aforesaid Warner Bros spokesman Scott Roe.
The highly anticipated photographic film, with a budget believed to be about US$120 million, is based on a eighties DC Comics graphic novel written by Alan Moore and illustrated by Dave Gibbons.
In his decision released last calendar week, Judge Gary Feess of the US District Court for the Central District of California wrote that Fox could hold some of the rights to the material, even if it did not prevail all
rights.
Fox argues it acquired motion picture rights to the Watchmen graphic novel in the last eighties, and that even though it relinquished certain rights to the material in 1991 it held onto the right to distribute the first movie.
"We will be asking the courtroom to enforce Fox's copyright interests in Watchmen and enjoin the release of the Warner Brothers film and whatsoever related Watchmen media that violate our copyright interests in that property," said Fox spokesman Gregg Brilliant.
Watchmen is directed by Zack Snyder, wHO made the 2007 hit movie three hundred. The film is based on highly strung material and takes an unorthodox approaching to the superhero flick by focusing on blemished antiheroes.
Scott Rowe, a spokesman for Warner Bros, aforesaid the ruling only means that the case volition go forward.
"The judge did not speak out at all on the merits, other than to conclude that Fox satisfied the pending requirements," Rowe said.
"We respectfully disagree with Fox's place and do not believe they have got any rights in and to this project."
Feess' ruling was issued on Wednesday, in response to Warner Bros' call for to have the case dismissed. Warner Bros made the bespeak after Fox sought an injunction against release of Watchmen.
Fox filed its case against Warner Bros in February. Fox's accusations against its rival studio included copyright misdemeanour, interference with contract and breach of contract.
DC Comics, the company behind the Watchmen graphic novel, is a subordinate of Warner Bros, which is owned by Time Warner Inc Fox is owned by News Corp.
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Wednesday, 6 August 2008
Angelina Jolie: 'Shiloh Calls The Twins Her Babies'
Angelina Jolie has revealed that the rest of the Brangelina brood are helping taboo with her newborn twins.
According to the actress, even her youngest kids with partner Brad Pitt are mucking in with parenting duties.
"It is chaos, simply we are managing it and having a fantastic time,� she tells Hello!.
�Shiloh calls the twins her babies. She and Zahara pick out their clothes, aid change and hold them.
"It's sweet - they are like small mommies."
Brad & Angelina show up off their new additions in the latest outcome of Hello
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Friday, 27 June 2008
What does 'watching television' mean in the post-TV age?
NEW YORK - When did "watching television" become an outdated term?
Well, it may not be completely obsolete yet. But increasingly it's imprecise, simplistic or just plain wrong. It's a relic of the analog age - like the way people still say "dialling" a phone number.
"Watching television" is a term full of assumptions that, after a half-century, are increasingly suspect.
For one thing, just what does "television" mean now? The "watching" part is also open to debate, as my 13-year-old son bears out.
It's no secret that TV is consumed differently today by a younger, more media-immersed, more antsy audience. When my son turns on the TV, he adds another, primary media source, like surfing the web, to the mix. For him and TV, "watching" isn't the right word. "Stealing glances" is a better description.
This makes me wonder: Are the TV shows we experience together insufficient to hold his attention (however adequately they hold mine), pushing him to supplement his TV intake with parallel content from his laptop? Or does the sensory appeal of dual media streams represent its own uniquely satisfying mashup, elevating the experience to some higher dimension? I don't know. Maybe I'm not supposed to.
Even so, I'm not stuck in the past. And my son has helped me get a clearer picture of what I used to carelessly characterize as TV-watching.
My path to enlightenment began as I observed him downloading stuff from iTunes. He spends a major portion of his allowance on movies and TV shows, and for a while I couldn't fathom why.
Among his acquisitions are TV programs commonly available somewhere in our cable-system universe. He buys programs he could capture on our DVR and play back for free. Why would he consider paying $1.99 for a digital download straight to his computer, when he could watch the same thing on TV at no expense?
My son couldn't quite put into words why such a question made no sense in the digital age. But I got his drift: "The Simpsons" and "Robot Chicken" aren't TV shows. They're strings of 0s and 1s that amuse him. And a couple of bucks per episode buys him the right to enjoy them at any time, wherever he and his laptop might roam.
My eyes were opened. The new paradigm was coming into focus. Then I realized I was already participating.
When the mood struck, I had recently taken to watching DVD previews from the networks on my laptop, in my lap, cocooned in my easy chair. And I found this viewing mode as satisfactory as watching the same thing the old-fashioned way, on my HDTV from across the room.
Meanwhile, I was checking out episodes of "quarterlife" (a live-action series produced especially for the web), and catching up on previously aired TV episodes available for streaming from websites like Hulu. No longer was I drawing an increasingly shaky distinction between "watching TV" and these other on-screen spectator sports.
This was a big deal for a guy who, way back in the analog era, considered theatrical films a medium apart from television. I used to argue that to watch a movie on a television screen was not to have really "seen" that film, but, instead, to have settled for a barely suitable facsimile.
Now I had crossed a huge divide. I had moved beyond my long-standing status as a TV viewer.
For decades, TV was known as the One True Source of Video. Now, with PCs and laptops, cellphones, video iPods and other media alternatives, the truth is up for grabs. So why quibble about it? I had emerged as a video agnostic.
Sure, the various outlets for video content change the content somewhat, in screen size or resolution. But they don't make a fundamental difference.
Nor do those outlets automatically define (as a "movie," "film," "show") the images they dispense - any more than a paperback book is a different breed of literature from a leather-bound edition, or from a Kindle, Amazon's newfangled electronic reading device.
I concluded that the 0s-and-1s, not the screen they're translated onto, are what matters - whether "Larry King Live" or Grand Theft Auto IV.
I felt transformed. And then, a few weeks ago, I bought an iPod Nano. For no real good reason. Just because it was so incredibly cool, such a wondrous novelty. And because I'd held off as long as I could. (I never said I'm an early adopter.)
Yet another lesson learned: I found to my amazement that video on an itty-bitty screen can be no less engaging than wall-size. What you give up in scope and detail, you gain in intimacy. (Just have your eyeglasses ready.)
An iPod or a cellphone screen also brings you a previously unmatched sense of mastery over video content. This is the closest you can get, so far, to swallowing a TV pill or applying TV lotion. You hold the moving pictures in the palm of your hand. You take them with you anywhere you go (with a waterproof case, they even join you in the shower). You are guaranteed no waking moment without video that you control.
This is video-on-demand and then some. It's the first step toward everything you like waiting for you on all of your devices, anywhere you happen to look. Video-on-a-whim.
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EDITOR'S NOTE - Frazier Moore is a national television columnist for The Associated Press. He can be reached at fmoore(at)ap.org
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Thursday, 19 June 2008
Gigantic books 'Must Read' for North America
Documentary will premiere at L.A. film fest Friday
The film, which spans 10 years in the lives of a Hartford couple and their four children, will be released theatrically this year.
The deal was announced jointly by Gigantic NYC CEO Brian Devine, and Mark Lipsky, president of Gigantic Releasing, the company's new film distribution arm.
The film is produced by Alison Palmer Bourke, formerly vp documentaries and features at IFC. The deal was negotiated by attorney Jonathan Gray for Gigantic and attorney Lisa Callif for the filmmakers.
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Sunday, 8 June 2008
Nicole Richie's After Birth Party
Friday, 6 June 2008
Tuff Crew
Artist: Tuff Crew
Genre(s):
Rap: Hip-Hop
Discography:
Phanjam
Year: 1987
Tracks: 8
Pennsylvania-based rappers Tuff Crew comprised Ice Dog, L.A. Kid, Monty G, Tone Love, and DJ Too Tuff, debuting in 1988 with the Warlock Records tone ending Risk Zone. Back to Wreck Shop followed a year later, just in the rouse of 1991's Still Dangerous, Tuff Crew dropped from sight.
Erykah Badu - New Amerykah Part One
Multiple listens are essential to fully come to grips with Badu's diverse messages, with lyrics that range from obscure and poetic, to confrontational state-of the-nation attacks.
She is the antidote to mainstream R&B and each song on the album packs a heavy punch, with topics as diverse as the war in Iraq, America's drug problem and aging.
Once you've had time to unravel the complexities and idiosyncrasies of this album, it becomes a much more enjoyable listen.
Opener 'Amerykahn Promise' has Seventies nostalgia written all over it, with a funk beat, groovy guitars and a retro horn arrangement. In fact, the whole album is steeped in this sense of nostalgia.
Dense, eerie 'My People' (produced by Madlib) is one of the album highlights. Featuring the chant 'Hold on my people' with wonderfully layered vocals, it is understated but effective.
Even starker is 'The Healer', an ode to hip-hop, with a shout to the late producer J Dilla, whom she collaborated with. Anti-drugs 'The Cell' quickens the pace, with menacing lyrics over a boppy, catchy track.
Lead single 'Honey' is a bonus track on the album, and for good reason. It doesn't quite fit in with the rest of the tracks with its breezy, accessible, and relatively unexciting beat.
The album can become overbearing at times, such as the outro to 'Twinkle', where an angry, somewhat distorted, voice rages against the state of modern society.
But apart from the excessively preachy moments, the album still stands up for its ambitiousness, soulfulness and plain weirdness. It is a schizophrenic, bewildering yet ultimately rewarding experience.
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New Live Pipe-Organ Accompaniment Released by The Pilgrim Press
project undertaken by the national setting of the United Church of Christ
(UCC) since the 1995 publication of The New Century Hymnal has been
released by the denomination's trade publisher, The Pilgrim Press: The New
Century Hymnal: A Pipe-Organ Accompaniment CD Resource for Congregational
Worship & Personal Devotion, a four-volume collection that features
high-quality recordings of pipe-organ accompaniment for all verses of each
of the 617 hymns in The New Century Hymnal.
(Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080508/DC21807 )
The New Century Hymnal is used by UCC congregations and, in an
ecumenical edition, by congregations of many denominations for its use of
gender-inclusive language in its texts, as well as its many new hymns and
tunes composed for the 21st century. The CD resource features instrumental
accompaniment only.
Conceived initially for the increasing number of congregations that do
not have access to professionally-trained or other church musicians for
regular or summer-vacation public worship, the CD resource is expected to
find use in other pastoral situations such as weddings and funerals,
college chapels, and prison ministries. The Rev. John H. Thomas, UCC
General Minister and President, greeted the release with a reflection from
his own pastoral experience: "These accompaniments, played on gorgeous
instruments by gifted artists, will not only meet the needs of
congregations currently without a resident musician, they will also
creatively enhance many other ministries and programs of the church. I
remember, for example, my home communion visits as a pastor. How wonderful
it would have been to be able not only to carry the sacrament to my members
at home, or in the hospital, or in nursing homes, but also to take with me
the cherished music of the church that had always been such an important
part of their life." The CDs can also be used privately at home or in the
car during commute times.
Unlike many recordings of a large corpus of music, including some
hymnal collections, The New Century accompaniment is recorded live in
stereo inside dedicated worship spaces. There is no use of electronic or
synthesized music recorded in studios. The result is a much livelier
musical experience: it sounds real because it is real.
The project was conceived and jointly produced by the national
setting's Worship & Education and Publications, Resources & Distribution
ministry teams of Local Church Ministries: A Covenanted Ministry of the
United Church of Christ. The Rev. Scott A. Ressman, Minister for Worship,
Music and Liturgical Arts, is producer of the set and organized the live
recordings utilizing the talents of UCC professional organists from across
the country. The widely-admired instruments of First Congregational United
Church of Christ, Elyria, OH, and First Church in Oberlin (OH), United
Church of Christ, were used for all of the recordings to take advantage of
their rich sounds and their sanctuaries' superior acoustical designs. Tyler
Owen of Cleveland-based CloserLook Recording is the sound engineer.
Samples of hymns recorded may be found at http://www.thepilgrimpress.com/TNCH
as well as more information about the timing of release of the next three
volumes. The introductory price is $420 for all four volumes covering the
617 hymns in The New Century Hymnal, a 20% savings over the regular price
of $525. Shipping is $18 extra.
The New Century Hymnal: A Pipe-Organ Accompaniment CD Resource for
Congregational Worship & Personal Devotion was dedicated in the Amistad
Chapel at the Church House in Cleveland on April 30 by the Rev. Stephen L.
Sterner, Acting Executive Minister for Local Church Ministries. "The
hymnody of the church is a gift from and for the ages," Sterner said.
"These organists have captured all of the beauty and inspiration of this
gift." Sterner presented the first publicly-available volume to Dr.
Kimberly Whitney, Minister for Community Life, who is responsible for the
oversight of Amistad Chapel, along with the Rev. Timothy G. Staveteig,
Publisher of The Pilgrim Press.
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Tom Waits announces two UK shows
The veteran singer-songwriter will perform at the Edinburgh Playhouse on July 27 and 28 as part of his 15-date 'Glitter And Doom' jaunt.
Waits, who has just completed the US leg of the tour, hasn't played the Scottish city since 1987.
The singer's last release was the rarities compilation 'Orphans', out in 2006, but he's set to appear as The Devil in Terry Gilliam's new film, 'The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus'.
To check the availability of Tom Waits tickets and get all the latest listings, go to NME.COM/GIGS now, or call 0871 230 1094.
Bobb Deep
Artist: Bobb Deep
Genre(s):
Rap: Hip-Hop
Discography:
Queensbridge Meets Kingston
Year: 2004
Tracks: 5
 
Britney Spears - Spears Still Not Fit For Court
BRITNEY SPEARS is still not fit to participate in legal matters concerning her estate, according to the star's lawyer.
The Toxic hitmaker was committed to a psychiatric facility earlier this year (08) to be treated for a bi-polar disorder and her father Jamie was subsequently appointed conservator of her legal and financial affairs.
The 26-year-old was also stripped of custody of her two children, but she has since made good progress and been granted limited access to Jayden James and Sean Preston as part of her ongoing custody battle with ex-husband Kevin Federline.
But a Los Angeles court heard on Thursday (29May08) that the star is still not well enough to participate in any legal proceedings, with her attorney telling the court that her doctor hopes to carry out "additional testing in the not-too-distant future".
A business plan for Spears' estate is expected to be filed by her father's legal team by 13 June (08).
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