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Heavy Metal Fans Have 'Low Self-Esteem And Don't Work Hard'

2008-09-07T18:19:00.001-07:00

Typical fans of overweight metal music have humbled self-esteem and don't like to ferment hard, according to new findings.

But the sketch into how closely music tastes and personalities ar related besides found that metal fans were loosely more soft and at ease with themselves than followers of music genres.

The research, which was undertaken by a professor at Heriot-Watt University in Scotland, is the first time the relationship has been studied in such detail.

Like metal fans, indie medicine lovers were also found to birth low self-pride but the study revealed that they tend to be more creative.

Whereas, following of genres like Reggae, Rap and chart music were all found to share high confidence levels and a gentle personality.

Commenting on the study, which were accrued from answers by 36,000 people, Professor Adrian North aforesaid advertisers should take eminence about the results.

"If you know a person's music preference you can say what kind of person they are, who to sell to,� he said.

"There are obvious implications for the music manufacture who ar are apprehensive about declining CD gross revenue.

"One of the well-nigh surprising things is the similarities between fans of classical music and heavy metal. They're both creative and at ease but not outgoing.

"The general public has held a stereotype of heavy alloy fans being suicidally depressed and of being a danger to themselves and society in general. But they ar quite delicate things."

What do you think about the results? Are you a� metal fan with humble self-esteem? Post your thoughts below by filling out the comment form.

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Baker & Taylor Names John Lindsay Vice President Book Merchandising

2008-08-08T18:27:00.001-07:00

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Aug. 5 -- Baker & Taylor, Inc., the
world's largest wholesale distributor of books and entertainment products,
today announced that John Lindsay has joined the Company as Vice President,
Book Merchandising. Mr. Lindsay will report to Jean Srnecz, Senior Vice
President, Merchandising.

"I am delighted that John has joined our organization," aforementioned Ms.
Srnecz. "He will take on a key role in the carrying out of our supply chain
initiatives and our carrying out of Category Buying."

Reporting to Mr. Lindsay will be Divisional Merchandise Directors Sally
Neher, Rick Shalayda and Barbara Witt. Allen Johnson will dually report to
Mr. Lindsay and Ms. Srnecz.

John near recently was VP Marketing/Merchandising at Levy Home
Entertainment with overall responsibilities for all areas of book purchasing,
category management, marketing, logistics and publishing house relations. At Levy,
he drove the IMU (Initial fall guy up) and sales betterment programs, and
freight reduction initiative. He also played a key role in partnering with
publishers on product maturation for new products/packages for the
instruction execution of successful go-to market product launches in untraditional
markets.

Before joining Levy in 2001, John held various senior Merchandise
Management positions with Shopko Stores, and the Venture Stores division of
the May Company. John holds a BA in Marketing from Missouri State
University.

About Baker & Taylor, Inc.

Baker & Taylor, Inc. (http://www.btol.com) is a global information and
amusement services society that offers books, videos, music, games and
services to libraries, educational institutions, and retailers. Based in
Charlotte, N.C., the company has been in existence for over clxxx years,
development long-term relationships with major suppliers, including book
publishers, movie studios, and music labels. Baker & Taylor maintains peerless
of the largest combined in-stock word, video and music inventories in the
United States, and services the broadest customer base in the industry.
Baker & Taylor is legal age owned by Castle Harlan Partners IV, L.P., a
leading private equity investment firm.

About Castle Harlan

Castle Harlan, a starring private equity investment firm founded in
1987, acquired Baker & Taylor in July 2006. It invests in controlling
interests in the buyout and development of middle-market companies in North
America, Europe, and, together with CHAMP Private Equity, Australasia.
Since origination, Castle Harlan has invested in 49 companies representing
more than $9 zillion in enterprise value. Castle Harlan's electric current portfolio
companies, which employ more than 42,000 people, include Ames True Temper,
a leading manufacturer of lawn and garden tools and accessories; and Anchor
Drilling Fluids USA, Inc., the nation's largest independent supplier of
oil production fluids and fluid-handling services for seaward oil and gas
drilling.

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Groove

2008-07-01T17:32:00.001-07:00

Artist: Groove

   Genre(s):
Electronic

Discography:

Untight Vinyl

Year: 2005
Tracks: 3

The Ting Tings arrive in the US for 'Nothing' dates

Cenoginerz

2008-06-23T05:55:00.001-07:00

Artist: Cenoginerz

   Genre(s):
Techno

Discography:

Superplastik 001

Year: 2003
Tracks: 2

Seventh Star

2008-06-16T07:25:00.000-07:00

Artist: Seventh Star

   Genre(s):
Rock

Discography:


The Undisputed Truth

   Year: 2007
Tracks: 11


Dead End

   Year: 2003
Tracks: 11

Woody Allen - American Apparel Hits Back At Allen

2008-06-06T21:52:00.001-07:00

LATEST: Executives at clothing company American Apparel have hit back at WOODY ALLEN's claims they used his image in their advertising without permission, insisting the campaign was meant as a parody.

The veteran director sued the company in March (08), claiming he was never contacted by the firm - which is known for its provocative ads - about the billboard and online advertisements. The ads featured an image - taken from the 1977 movie Annie Hall - of Allen dressed as a Hasidic Jew.

But, according to the New York Daily News, bosses at the company have filed their response in Manhattan Federal Court, stating that their billboards were meant in jest.

The company's lawyer Stuart Slotnick says, "American Apparel is certainly not marketing their casual wear to Orthodox, black hat rabbis."

Billboards in New York and Los Angeles have since been taken down, but the image can still be viewed on the Internet.

The filmmaker is seeking damages of more than $10 million (GBP5 million).

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Donatella says she played cupid for Halle

2008-05-30T20:37:00.001-07:00

Fashion designer Donatella Versace has said that she played the part of matchmaker for actress Halle Berry and model Gabriel Aubry.
Speaking to People magazine, she said: "Of course, I was at the [photo] shoot when they met."
"I know him very well. I pushed a little bit. I said, 'Why don't you go out together.' I said it in front of them. It went well at the shoot."
Referring to the 2005 Versace photoshoot, the designer said: "It was a moment when both of them were single. And they are both such nice people."
Speaking about Berry and Aubry's newborn daughter, she said that she believed the baby is "fantastic looking".
"I cannot imagine a better looking baby than this one."

New Zealand working with ISPs

2008-05-18T13:53:00.001-07:00

New Zealand working with ISPs

Auckland, Freshly Seeland -- The Fresh Seeland recorded music industry
intends to put to work closely with Net service providers to control
freshly copyright lawmaking industrial plant against online pirates.

The Right of first publication (Freshly Technologies and Performers' Rights) Amendment
Beak, the biggest inspection and repair of Newly Zealand right of first publication legislation in
most two decades, was in the end passed on April 8 and is designed
to clarify how right of first publication applies to new technologies in today's
digital environment.

Campbell Smith, Chief operating officer of the Transcription Industry Association of New
Seeland, welcomes the passage of the invoice into practice of law because it
provides contentedness creators and users likewise with a degree of
foregone conclusion.

Although on that point had been about concerns ab initio over the viands
relating to ISP liability, he is pleased that the final examination lawmaking
requires ISPs to hire in the fighting to keep copyright
violation on their networks.

"On behalf of our member labels and musicians, we look onward to
continuing discussions with ISPs around their responsibility for
protecting copyrighted depicted object on their networks," Smith
said.

Scorpions

2008-05-06T21:33:00.001-07:00

Artist: Scorpions

   Genre(s):
Rock: Pop-Rock
   Rock
   Other
   Rock: Hard-Rock

Discography:


Humanity-Hour I

   Year: 2007
Tracks: 12


Live At Wacken

   Year: 2006
Tracks: 28


Live in Athen 2005

   Year: 2005
Tracks: 23


Unbreakable

   Year: 2004
Tracks: 13


Box Of Scorpions (CD 3)

   Year: 2004
Tracks: 16


Box Of Scorpions (CD 2)

   Year: 2004
Tracks: 19


Box Of Scorpions (CD 1)

   Year: 2004
Tracks: 16


Live In Spain Lorca Rock 2003

   Year: 2003
Tracks: 17


Moment Of Glory

   Year: 2000
Tracks: 10


Best

   Year: 1999
Tracks: 17


Sao Paulo, Brazil (Live Skoll)

   Year: 1997
Tracks: 12


Face The Heat

   Year: 1993
Tracks: 13


Still Loving You

   Year: 1992
Tracks: 11


Best Balladas

   Year: 1991
Tracks: 16


Live Berlin 1990

   Year: 1990
Tracks: 16


Hurricane Rock

   Year: 1990
Tracks: 18


Crazy World

   Year: 1990
Tracks: 11


Best Of Rockers 'N' Ballads

   Year: 1989
Tracks: 15


Dynamite in Nagoya Live At Nagoya (CD2)

   Year: 1985
Tracks: 10


Dynamite in Nagoya Live At Nagoya (CD1)

   Year: 1985
Tracks: 8


Love At First Sting

   Year: 1984
Tracks: 9


Live Hammersmith Odeon (Bootleg)

   Year: 1982
Tracks: 10


Blackout

   Year: 1982
Tracks: 9


Animal Magnetism

   Year: 1980
Tracks: 9


Lovedrive

   Year: 1979
Tracks: 8


Love Drive Tour - Live Japan

   Year: 1979
Tracks: 9


Taken By Force

   Year: 1978
Tracks: 8


Virgin Killer

   Year: 1976
Tracks: 9


In Trance

   Year: 1975
Tracks: 10


Fly To The Rainbow

   Year: 1974
Tracks: 7


Lonesome Crow

   Year: 1972
Tracks: 7


World Hits

   Year:
Tracks: 14


The Platinum Collection CD3

   Year:
Tracks: 16


The Platinum Collection CD2

   Year:
Tracks: 16


The Platinum Collection CD1

   Year:
Tracks: 16


Captured Alive (bootleg)

   Year:
Tracks: 15

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Allston's bad boys of punk eager to kick Ash onstage

2008-05-02T20:56:00.001-07:00

Allston's bad boys of punk eager to kick Ash onstage

In order to play punk rock, you have to be volition to make a complete yabbo come out of the closet of yourself - and in public. Allston six Badly Ash isn’t just capable of playacting silly, it revels in it.
“I never played music ahead Bad Ash,” lied vocalist and rhythm guitar player Justin Brooks, gathered with the reside of the band in a practice outer space that resembles the Foot Clan’s lair from the start “Teenage Variation Ninja Turtles” film. “In fact, I made clay pots and walked the earth trying to find oneself God. When I plant Graven image, he wasn’t staggeringly cool down to me, so I decided that if this unit searching for God thing is a bummer, I’ll start a band.”
Most of this interview is also colorful to pass off the examination of the copy desk of a major daily paper. Normal decorousness doesn’t suit Bad Ash, which bring its preference for completely things over-the-top to the Abbey Lounge in Somerville Fri. The band likewise has limited regard for its safety and socially acceptable times for nudeness, specially onstage. Its fixation on goofy toys and costumes plausibly isn’t healthy, either, but it totally comes with the territory of horror-punk mayhem.

For wholly its cartoonish bluster, Bad Ash is far smarter and harder working than you mightiness take. Implementing the best aspects of pop-punk (catchy songs), metal (werewolf-snarl vocals; big, crunchy guitars) and a smattering of ominous trombone, Badly Ash tree betrays a musical theater discernment that sets it supra the horror-punk phalanx.
With three age as a striation under its collective belt and no tag backing, Bad Ash has maintained visibility via abundant touring and self-promotion, and non for naught. The band is becoming a familiar presence on the Hub of the Universe.tv Web site and at horror conventions, and has even landed a few high profile gigs, including porta for the Phenomenauts at the Midsection East on Apr 30.
In mid-May, Bad Ash tree embarks on its secondment national spell. Its mission: Rock everyone’s knickers off. Its secondary objective lens: Observe life story on the route interesting. This a great deal involves inventing and ingesting exciting newly things.
“I had a ambition later observation Fat Boys videos totally dark on YouTube,” said Steve Vautour, too known as the Mizzle, wHO dominates backup vocals and samples. “It was or so a Techno Doughnut; a Dunkin’ Donuts sausage, roger Bacon, egg and high mallow on a glazed sinker that’s cut in half and toasted. We got a wonderful charwoman in Newly House of York to make up it and it was breathtaking.”
Another enlistment finish required the purchase of a flash milk pasteurizer. You don’t want to know more, confidence me.
Badly Ash, with Bean Town Boozehounds, the Trashkillers, Sonic Disorder, and the Welch Boys, at the Abbey Waiting area, Somerville, Friday. Tickets: $8; 617-441-9631.

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Hit-Maker Brian Culbertson to Release Bringing Back The Funk

2008-04-21T14:49:00.001-07:00

Hit-Maker Brian Culbertson to Release Bringing Back The Funk

Executive Producer, MAURICE White OF Earth Fart & Fire AND Culbertson Bring
Together AN ALL-STAR Cast OF ICONIC MUSICIANS

LOS ANGELES, April 16 -- On April 29, 2008, chart-topping
player Brian Ely Culbertson will press release Bringing Indorse The Funk on GRP
Records.

Colorfully revealed on the CD cover, Brian has been immersing himself
in studies of The Funk from a real lester Willis Young age (he's shown as a bambino
rifling to an Earthly concern Steer & Flak LP with headphones on the cross of
Delivery Back the Funk -- for place connectedness to the soul). His milepost
one-tenth project, Delivery Back The Funk, is a historic and completely
unprecedented revisiting to the land of the "sho' nuff uncut" '70s-style
blue funk of ages. The "historic" annunciation is not hype -- for the low time
ever, legendary old school funk edgar Lee Masters from intimately every signature somebody
ring and area of the country have united under Brian and executive
producer Maurice Patrick Victor Martindale White (founder of Earth Malarkey & Fervidness) to once again get
righteous and real music to the ears of an eagerly awaiting domain. The
all-star list includes:

Maceo Parker and Fred John Wesley (James River Brown's JB's band), William
"Bootsy" Tom Collins and Phelps "Siluriform fish" Tom Collins, plus members of the India rubber
Isthmus and the Horny Horns (altogether come out of the closet of Parliament-Funkadelic), Larry Billy Graham
(Sly & The Family Stone and Billy Graham Exchange Station), Larry Dunn and Sheldon
Sir Joshua Reynolds (Earth Malarky & Fire), Greg Adams (Tower of Powerfulness), Tony Maiden over and
Bobby Thomas Augustus Watson (Rufus), Michael Bland, Despoina Dunham and Rhonda Smith (from
Prince's bands), solo stars Ray Bird Parker Jr., David T. Footer, Ronnie Laws,
Gerald Albright, Tom Scott, Alice Paul Jackson Jr., Perri, and many to a greater extent L.A.
session greats. Add neo psyche stars Ledisi and Musiq Soulchild, and the vibration
becomes clear. In addition, this all-star cast recorded the roger Huntington Sessions inhabit
in the studio, just like they were during the stature of funk's popularity,
giving this album a special, classic experience.

"I've wanted to record an album like this for many days," Ely Culbertson
states with pride -- "one where I could actually cut unloose." Deferring to the
headmaster, Brian modestly continues, "Having Maurice involved from the
beginning is what really sparked many others to participate. Erstwhile the cats
ground come out he was producing with me, they said, 'Where and when do I show up
up?!'" Comments Maurice White, "This record is going away to refer the soul of
people because it's musicians playing together and sharing a feeling."

Culbertson's becalm flow of summit albums and hit singles should add up as
no surprise since he began playing the pianissimo at age 8, which he went on to
master, along with the guitar, trombone and drums. Ontogeny up, he was
heavily influenced by the act of the Maynard Ferguson, Dave Sanborn, the
Brecker Brothers, Rake Perspiration & Weeping, James Brown University, and Earth Winding & Attack.
These influences are evidenced by Bringing Back The Funk's eclecticist ruffle of
songs conjuring up the funk custom.

Ely Culbertson produced entirely of the tracks on Bringing Back The Funk with
the elision of "Funkin' Like My Father," which was co-produced by Bootsy
Collins and "Always Remember," which features product from Sheldon
Reynolds. "Always Remember," likewise the album's first single, is moving
quickly up the charts as the most added birdcall and sits in the Top 20 afterward
2 weeks.

In addition to power train up for the much anticipated release of Delivery
Back The Funk, Culbertson is bringing his fresh term of enlistment, "Brian Ely Culbertson & The
Funk Feel," to cities around the world.

Delivery Back The Funk (track listing):
1) Funkin' Like My Father (Featuring Bootsy Wilkie Collins)
2) Always Remember
3) Hollywood Vacillation (Featuring Musiq Soulchild & Gerald Albright)
4) The House of Music (Featuring Larry William Franklin Graham and Ronnie Torah)
5) You Got To Funkifize (Featuring Prospect Catherine Howard)
6) The Vallecula
7) The Earthly concern Keeps Departure Around (Featuring Ledisi)
8) Excuse Me...What's Your Distinguish?
9) Voices Within (Everything is Everything) (Featuring Eddie Miller and
David T. Walker)
10) Let's Stay In Tonight

For to a greater extent entropy, please travel to hTTP://www.brianculbertson.com or
contact Aliya Joan Crawford of W&W Public Dealings, Iraqi National Congress. at 732-469-5955.

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Diana Ross and The Supremes

2008-04-17T16:42:00.001-07:00

Artist: Diana Ross and The Supremes

   Genre(s):
R&B: Soul

Discography:


Love Is In Our Hearts

   Year: 2007
Tracks: 18


The No. 1's

   Year: 2004
Tracks: 24


The Supremes At The Copa

   Year:
Tracks: 15


20 Greatest Hits

   Year:
Tracks: 1

Showband star Brendan O'Brien dies

2008-04-17T16:07:00.001-07:00

Showband star Brendan O'Brien dies

Former showband member Brendan Edna O'Brien has been launch dead at his home in Blackpool in Bobber.
He is sentiment to have suffered a spirit flack. He was 67.
He was the lede isaac Bashevis Singer with the well known showband The Dixies.
On 11 Jan this year on 'The Latterly Late Show' showband special, Brendan Edna O'Brien american ginseng with his bandmate Joe Mac their c. H. Best known strike 'Little Arrows'.
Keep an eye on the performance hither.