The News Review:
- Church Foetus Tango Deal
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- Avril Lavigne takes on 7 languages for new single
- Tuning in to tradition: Eager sociable students fiddle with Irish.
- The Kansas City Star Mo. Jenee sterheldt column: Hip-hop is alive…
Church Foetus Tango Deal
The Spoof – The Spoof (satire) – Mar 10, 2007
nce the foetus is born it will act as a mascot in a multi million pound ad campaign. A spokesperson at Tango released the following statement: 'We have negotiated a deal with Charlie Church's foetus. The foetus only has to stand next to a can of Tango and perform a Ricky Gervais style dance act for 20 seconds to a mix of techno punk music'. Apparently it is all depending on the orangeness of the skin. 'The oranger the better really' says Tango. The story above is a satire or parody.
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New York Post – Mar 10, 2007
In just a few short years the nation of northern lights has cornered its own quirky niche in pop culture and has quickly become the coolest – literally and figuratively – country on the planet. It's all thanks in no small part to the country's rock and metal music industry – most publicly championed by MTV-gen influencer Bam Margera who all but worships singer Ville Valo even going so far as to get matching tattoos. The music scene has produced acts like "love metal" band H. heavy metal cellists Apocalyptica multi-platinum goth-pop ensemble The Rasmus and self-dubbed "Helsinki Vampires" The 69 Eyes who just played a sold-out show at Irving Plaza last week… Progressive metal band Callisto alt-rock Lapko and indie-pop Rubik play Sunday night at Sin-e (150 Attorney St. And the Finnish Moosic Tour 2007 – featuring punk rock Disco Ensemble indie Lodger experimental accordion band KTU and electro-pop 22-Pistepirkko – takes over The Knitting Factory (74 Leonard St. ; [212] 219-3132) Monday evening. Before you go check out their sounds and those of other Finnish favorites. The Rasmus: Goth-pop heartthrobs who've sold nearly 3 million albums worldwide – lead singer Lauri Ylonen is famous for his sculptural feathered hairstyle.
Avril Lavigne takes on 7 languages for new single
cbc.ca – Mar 10, 2007
Girlfriend is also featured in the new Electronic Arts video game Burnout Dominator. Styled as the anti-Britney Spears Lavigne shot to fame as a 17-year-old with songs like Complicated and Sk8er Boi that won her a worldwide fanbase. Her 2004 album Under My Skin began an attempt to move out of her angsty teen realm into more mature music. Also over the past few years the former punk princess has begun to shed her former skater girl image including appearing in designer outfits at the Cannes Film Festival and in a spread for Harper’s Bazaar. Married to Sum 41 lead singer and fellow Canadian Deryck Whibley last July Lavigne has recently dabbled in acting with a voice role in the animated movie ver the Hedge and as part of the cast in Richard Linklater’s Fast Food Nation. With files from the Canadian Press. Story Tools: E-MAIL |.
Tuning in to tradition: Eager sociable students fiddle with Irish.
Free with registration – The State – AccessMyLibrary.com – Mar 10, 2007
Her students three women two girls and a boy sit and stand at the ready with theirs. “Nice and lively one and two ready and go” Hearn instructs as she launches bow to strings. And the fiddling starts at the Redbird School of Irish Music. The students match her movements though not all her notes. The notes are slow slightly mournful. Her gaze roams from the fingers of one student to the bow of another.
The Kansas City Star Mo. Jenee sterheldt column: Hip-hop is alive…
Free with registration – Kansas City Star – AccessMyLibrary.com – Mar 10, 2007
10–Reports say hip-hop sales are slumping. They say people are tired of rap music and its negative images. They say big business is ruining the music and the culture.