 Artist: Auburn Lull: mp3 download Genre(s): Rock Auburn Lull's discography:  Regions Less Parallel: Early Works and Rarities 1996-2004 Year: 2005 Tracks: 12  Alone I Admire Year: 2002 Tracks: 10 Like mate Michiganders Windy & Carl and Asha Vida, Auburn Lull make lush space-rock and ethereal, Brian Eno-inspired soundscapes. Despite the fact that the once-thriving Michigan space-rock scene has all just weakened out, Auburn Lull continues to evolve their mark of technicolor level-headed, steadily attracting critical acclaim and an ever-growing fan old bag. Auburn Lull formed in Lansing, MI in 1994 by Jason Kolb (guitars), Eli Wekenmen (guitars), Sean Heenan (guitars, vocals), and Jason Weisinger (drums). The band outright became associated with former like-minded bands from sou'-east MI, particularly Mahogany, with whom they released The Dual Group EP in 1997. Jason Kolb began playing guitar at live shows for Mahogany, and in 1999, Mahogany's Andrew Prinz produced Auburn Lull's debut full-length, Unparalleled I Admire. |
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Lemonheads
Artist: Lemonheads
Genre(s):
Indie
Rock
Discography:
The Best of the Lemonheads
Year: 1998
Tracks: 19
the Secret Life Of Evan Dando
Year: 1990
Tracks: 20
The Lemonheads' phylogeny from post-Hüsker Dü hard-core goon bikers to teenage heartthrobs is one of the strangest sagas in substitute medicine. Initially, the radical was a punk-pop third formed by leash adolescent Boston suburbanites, just over the years, the isthmus became a vehicle for Evan Dando. Blessed with safe looks and a warm, angelic voice, Dando became a teenager matinee idol in the former '90s, when Nirvana's achiever made alternative bands commercially feasible. While his saucer-eyed, catchy songs were now accessible, they tended to conceal the more than subverter nature of his lyrics, as well as his gift for offbeat covers and his devotion to country-rock father Gram Parsons. After development his signature blending of pop, punk, and country-rock on several independent records in the later '80s, Dando stirred the Lemonheads to Atlantic Records in 1990. Two historic period later, It's a Shame About Ray made the chemical
Women With Gestational Diabetes At Risk Of Type 2 Diabetes
�Women with gestational diabetes are at greater peril of developing type 2 diabetes, with almost 20% of women developing the condition within 9 years of gestation, found a large, population-based study of 659,000 women published in CMAJ.
The study, hypertext transfer protocol://www.cmaj.ca/press/pg229.pdf, conducted by a group of researchers from the University of Toronto, Mount Sinai Hospital and the Institute for Clinical and Evaluative Sciences, looked at 21,823 women diagnosed with gestational diabetes and examined follow up records up to 9 years. They institute the rate of diabetes increased apace in the first 9 months after delivery, peaking at 9 years.
"In this large, population-based study, we found that diabetes highly-developed within 9 years afterwards the index pregnancy in 18.9% of women with previous gestational diabetes; this rate was a great deal higher than the rate among women without gestational diabetes (2%)," state Dr. Denice Feig and coauthors.
As well, they note that the rate of gestational diabetes in Ontario, the study state, seems to be increasing and is linked to older mothers. Living in low-income neighbourhoods and in urban areas were likewise risk factors for gestational diabetes. Higher urban statistics "may reverberate the enceinte numbers of South and East Asian and black populations living in urban areas, wHO have a higher risk of infection of type 2 diabetes," postulate Dr. Feig and colleagues.
"The main strength of our report lies in the fact that it was a large population-based study involving more than 21,000 women with gestational diabetes, with up to 9 years of follow-up," state the researchers. "Unlike other studies, it covered a large, chiseled geographic realm with a population of 13 zillion, which allowed us to make a more racy assessment of the peril of type 2 diabetes after gestational diabetes than has been possible in previous studies."
However, the subject field could non "assess the effect of ethnicity, obesity and stage of fasting glucose during pregnancy, risk factors that are clearly associated with the development of diabetes."
"These women english hawthorn benefit from both preventive interventions and regular screening," conclude the researchers wHO point extinct that physicians and insurance makers demand to direction and screen these women accordingly.
In a related commentary, Dr. David Simmons of Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation in the UK comments that many women with gestational diabetes become pregnant once more, leading to potential risks for the fetus. "Type 2 diabetes in pregnancy, particularly if previously undiagnosed, is associated with poor outcomes, including an increased incidence of fetal loss, malformation and perinatal death." He argues for more investment in prevention and screening programs for at-risk women to protect women and their future children.
Source: Melissa McDermott
Canadian Medical Association Journal
More info
The study, hypertext transfer protocol://www.cmaj.ca/press/pg229.pdf, conducted by a group of researchers from the University of Toronto, Mount Sinai Hospital and the Institute for Clinical and Evaluative Sciences, looked at 21,823 women diagnosed with gestational diabetes and examined follow up records up to 9 years. They institute the rate of diabetes increased apace in the first 9 months after delivery, peaking at 9 years.
"In this large, population-based study, we found that diabetes highly-developed within 9 years afterwards the index pregnancy in 18.9% of women with previous gestational diabetes; this rate was a great deal higher than the rate among women without gestational diabetes (2%)," state Dr. Denice Feig and coauthors.
As well, they note that the rate of gestational diabetes in Ontario, the study state, seems to be increasing and is linked to older mothers. Living in low-income neighbourhoods and in urban areas were likewise risk factors for gestational diabetes. Higher urban statistics "may reverberate the enceinte numbers of South and East Asian and black populations living in urban areas, wHO have a higher risk of infection of type 2 diabetes," postulate Dr. Feig and colleagues.
"The main strength of our report lies in the fact that it was a large population-based study involving more than 21,000 women with gestational diabetes, with up to 9 years of follow-up," state the researchers. "Unlike other studies, it covered a large, chiseled geographic realm with a population of 13 zillion, which allowed us to make a more racy assessment of the peril of type 2 diabetes after gestational diabetes than has been possible in previous studies."
However, the subject field could non "assess the effect of ethnicity, obesity and stage of fasting glucose during pregnancy, risk factors that are clearly associated with the development of diabetes."
"These women english hawthorn benefit from both preventive interventions and regular screening," conclude the researchers wHO point extinct that physicians and insurance makers demand to direction and screen these women accordingly.
In a related commentary, Dr. David Simmons of Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation in the UK comments that many women with gestational diabetes become pregnant once more, leading to potential risks for the fetus. "Type 2 diabetes in pregnancy, particularly if previously undiagnosed, is associated with poor outcomes, including an increased incidence of fetal loss, malformation and perinatal death." He argues for more investment in prevention and screening programs for at-risk women to protect women and their future children.
Source: Melissa McDermott
Canadian Medical Association Journal
More info
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Pure Inc
Artist: Pure Inc
Genre(s):
Rock
Discography:
A New Day's Dawn
Year: 2006
Tracks: 12
Pure Inc
Year: 2004
Tracks: 10
Thursday 3 July 2008
Indiana Jones Triumphs At Cannes
Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull has proved a huge hit at the Cannes International Film Festival on Sunday - receiving a standing ovation from critics at its world premiere. The fourth installment of Steven Spielberg and George Lucas' famous adventure franchise was one of the most eagerly awaited screenings at the French event, attracting a huge amount of hype and publicity. But weeks of speculation threatened to tarnish the premiere after rumors suggested the film had been panned by movie bosses at an exclusive initial screening in Los Angeles last month. However, the film - which sees 65-year-old Harrison Ford return to the role of Indiana Jones after a 19 year gap - was praised by the world's media, reportedly garnering a three and a half minute standing ovation by the select few who were invited to watch it, according to American industry publication Variety. Before the screening, manic crowds gathered to catch a glimpse of the movie's returning star Ford, who told awaiting reporters he didn't care if the movie received bad reviews, as long as moviegoers enjoyed the action. He said, "I expect to have the whip turned on me. I'm not really worried about it. I work for the people who pay to get in. They are my customers and my focus is on providing the best experience I can for those people." And although legendary moviemaker Lucas admitted last month he had hatched plans to revive the action hero for a fifth film, he kept tight-lipped about the plans at the Cannes premiere. He told reporters, "Harrison, Steven and I haven't talked about it. We can't do it unless I can come up with a good idea, which I haven't." The original trilogy - the last being 1989's Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade - was one of the highest-earning franchises in film history, grossing over $1 billion at the global box office.See Also
Wednesday 2 July 2008
T.I., facing jail for weapons charges, turns to civil rights icon as mentor
ATLANTA - When he was growing up, most of T.I.'s male role models were either selling drugs or locked up in jail and he ended up following in both of those paths.
Even after T.I. started his rap career and became one of its biggest stars, he didn't abandon a life of crime. He recently pleaded guilty to federal weapons charges and faces almost a year in jail.
So T.I. would be the last person one would expect to be espousing the beliefs of Martin Luther King Jr. and reading the words of Andrew Young, the longtime civil rights leader, King compatriot and former U.N. ambassador.
But these days, T.I. is thinking about social responsibility and leadership, thanks to an unlikely mentor in Young, who reached out to the rapper a few months ago.
"He's bright enough, sensitive enough, vulnerable enough and intellectual enough that he might be able to help the society deal with the problem of violence," said Young, also a former mayor of Atlanta.
It may seem odd that the 76-year-old Young, who marched and stood for nonviolence alongside King, would affiliate himself with someone caught purchasing machine guns and silencers.
But Young sees T.I. in a positive manner - especially after they met at Young's home - saying the rapper has the potential to influence this hip-hop driven generation in a similar way King did during the civil rights movement.
"If you put him in jail for 20 years, that won't do any good toward gun violence," Young said. "The judge had the wisdom and courage to give him a chance and force him to think about the process."
T.I., whose real name is Clifford Harris, was sentenced in March to serve about a year in prison after completing at least 1,000 hours of community service and three years of supervised home detention. He was also given a $100,000 fine. To avoid a lengthy sentence, he agreed to speak with youth about the pitfalls of guns, gangs and violence.
That's where Young stepped in. He took T.I. to a rehabilitation hospital in New York to meet with people who were paralyzed from gang violence. He's given T.I. books to read, including one written by Young and another on the genocide in Rwanda.
Young hopes to take T.I. on a trip to Africa before he starts his prison sentence in late March. He already took him to an exclusive birthday party for poet Maya Angelou in May.
"He's a mentor of some sort to me," the 27-year-old T.I. said of Young in a recent interview, shortly after lecturing almost 100 youths about the importance of education and entrepreneurship.
"Thing is, I didn't really expect to be the spokesperson for positive decisions in kids lives," he said. "That's not necessarily what I saw for myself."
It's also not the kind of message he's doled out in his music. Though his lyrics aren't exceptionally violent or profane, given rap's often raw standard, his rhymes depict - some would say glorify - life on the street, whether it deals with gunplay or drugs. He would certainly never be called a conscious rapper.
Yet Young sees him doing great works. He welcomed T.I. to his home: They talked for almost three hours about King not initially wanting to lead the civil rights movement until he finally took ownership of the guiding role.
During their meeting, T.I. said Young compared the rapper to King.
"Once he saw that no one else wanted that responsibility, he was forced into it," said T.I., recalling his conversation with Young about King. "People depended on him and pushed it on him. It wasn't until (Young) said in Montgomery (Ala.) that King accepted the responsibility of being the leader of the civil rights movement. He compared that to my situation."
When asked about the comment, Young neither denied or completely confirmed it.
While Bishop Eddie Long, leader of megachurch New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, doesn't speak of T.I. in King-like terms, he does believe the rapper - who has given himself the boastful title "King of the South" - has the drive and ability to reach a large mass of people even Long can't reach.
"Here's a man who has a past," the pastor said. "Here's a man who has gotten himself in some trouble because of decisions. Here's a man that commands a great audience of young people, who maybe I may not be the prophet of the day.
"But he is someone who can say things and make people move in a generation we need to touch. So he is very valuable."
From Atlanta to Los Angeles, T.I. has visited community centres, churches and schools, speaking to crowds of about 250 youths. On a short leave from house arrest in March, T.I. delivered a speech on overcoming life's tribulations to almost 30,000 churchgoers for Long's Easter service at the Georgia Dome.
T.I. is used to having an audience of millions.
Last summer, his sixth album, "T.I.. vs T.I.P.," debuted at No. 1 on the album charts. T.I., who also appeared in the Denzel Washington-Russell Crowe film "American Gangster," was enjoying perhaps the biggest success of his career when he was arrested just blocks away and hours before he was to headline the BET Hip-Hop Awards last October.
Federal officials said he was trying to pick up machine guns and silencers his then-bodyguard bought for him.
His actions beg the question: Why T.I. would jeopardize his rising stardom?
Fear, according to T.I. His best friend Philant Johnson was killed and three were injured in a gun shootout following a post-performance party in Cincinnati in 2006. He worried that he could suffer the same fate.
"People would also love to say they, 'Hey, I killed T.I.' " he said. "Let's say if T.I. is out, didn't have any weapons around and I got shot dead in the street. The first thing people are going to say is, 'Why didn't T.I. have something to protect himself?' "
But T.I. has a new train of thought after his arrest.
"No matter how much security you have, how many guns you got, no matter how much money you got, God's will supersedes all of that," T.I. said. "So, instead of walking with guns, I now have to walk with God. I now have to trust in God's will."
He's currently on a 14-city concert tour to promote his upcoming album, "Paper Trail," which is expected to released in September. Even though his first single "No Matter What" has no curse words, he says it doesn't mean that the album will be profanity-free. And he won't promise that violence or drugs won't be mentioned in his lyrics.
But now, he plans to use those topics not to glorify, but to advise others about the consequences. He's trying to not disappoint the many who believe in him - like Young.
"I don't want to disgrace nobody who supported me who believed I pushed pass this situation," T.I. said. "I won't disgrace their good faith with another absolutely unnecessary situation."
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On the Net: T.I. website: http://www.trapmuzik.com
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Weave
Artist: Weave
Genre(s):
New Age
Discography:
Sei He Ki Reiki Healing
Year: 2000
Tracks: 3
Cho Ku Rei Reiki Healing
Year: 1999
Tracks: 3
Formed between high school friends Luise (sea bass) and Kristy Wilson (vocals/ guitar) started The Dischords/ Sunbeams (a name which they could ne'er agree upon) in 1995 before draw up with guitar player Wes Davidson and drummer David Pincott to contour Weave. After a few empty and humiliating gigs around their Lismore, Australia expanse, this eventually lead to at deuce hiatus before the ring could build their trust back up up. In 1998 with Chris Roston filling in on drums, Weave establish themselves pulling their out their topper force pop ditties to record the Dunk EP.
ABC Radio Networks Launches Fame Games in Search for the Next Music Superstars - Show Will Allow Local Market Artists to Compete in International Competition
Venture merges online music world with terrestrial radio And reinforces the
Network's commitment to young end programming
DALLAS, June 2 -- ABC Radio Networks announced today it
has partnered with Mere Music International (MMI) to bring Fame Games --
the popular Web-based competition for new music artists -- to U.S. and
international radio syndication. The show, which has been available on the
Web since 2006, has drawn unsigned artists from more than 70 countries and
currently pulls a weekly audience of more than 2.5 million listeners. Fame
Games will begin airing on select ABC Radio Networks affiliates on June 30
and be comprised of three 15-week competitions targeting young and
consumers.
Fame Games provides an online stage for aspiring musicians. While the
showcased artists are truly international in scope, almost three quarters
of the weekly listeners and on-line voters are from the United States -- an
indication there will be a strong reception from young, active listeners in
America who want to help determine tomorrow's music idols. The show is
expected to drive traffic to station websites from listeners looking to
cast their ballot and follow the weekly competition.
"Unsigned artists are writing and recording some of today's best music
and they're doing it from their own garages and bedrooms," said Laura
Krier, an independent musician and co-founder of Fame Games. "This global
radio launch is going to provide airplay and recognition for a new
generation of talent. We can't wait to start broadcasting the show with new
affiliates in the U.S. and have an army of new voters choosing our top
songs."
To enter Fame Games, artists submit their song(s) via the MMI artists
site (http://www.meremusic.com) where it is evaluated by a production team
before being made available for review by peers and listeners at
http://www.famegamesradio.com. By gaining fan support and positive reviews,
a song can then advance through several voting stages required to reach the
qualifier show. Winners are determined by the highest vote totals with
weekly finalists from qualifying events competing for track of the month
honors.
"Fame Games is going to be a phenomenal opportunity for stations
seeking to provide a vehicle for local artists to become a star and will
also allow the stations to own the new music niche in their market," said
TJ Lambert, Senior Vice President of Affiliate Relations for ABC Radio
Networks. "We'll be taking what has already been a successful online
program and joining it with the strength and reach of network radio to
attract a coveted demographic of active listeners."
Weekly episodes of Fame Games will air Monday-Friday. The program will
be hosted by the established panel of five judges, which includes Laura
Krier, Paul Sedkowski and Graham Keeling -- all independent musicians and
writers -- as well as Sid Olivera, a former BBC radio personality. The
group is rounded out by Jake Waby and Lexy Badger-Ward, two teenage music
phenoms and artists- in-training who provide the teen perspective to the
group's discussion and on- air reviews.
About ABC Radio Networks
ABC Radio Networks has 4,400 affiliate radio stations reaching more
than 105 million listeners in the 12+ demographic each week. Programs and
services include ABC News Radio, Paul Harvey News and Comment, The Sean
Hannity Show, The Tom Joyner Morning Show, Big Boy's Neighborhood, The Ride
with Doug and DeDe, Kidd Kraddick in the Morning, MoneyTalk with Bob
Brinker, The Mark Levin Show, American Country Countdown with Kix Brooks,
The Michael Baisden Show and Dick Bartley's American Gold and Rock & Roll's
Greatest Hits. Other ABC services include advanced digital media platforms
with online interactive advertising, streaming audio and podcasts, ABC
Sports Radio, syndicated music and talk programs including Flashback,
format-specific ePREP, production libraries, nine 24-Hour Formats,
including Scott Shannon's True Oldies Channel, ESPN Radio and ABC Radio
Networks en Espanol.
About Mere Music
MMI, originally Meer Music Ltd, was founded in 1996 by veteran
songwriter and producer, Paul Sedkowski (Barcelona Olympics promos, Kimera,
Prince Scandal) together with partners John Coletta (ex-manager of Deep
Purple, Whitesnake), Derek Lawrence (producer Deep Purple, Wishbone Ash,
Hot Chocolate), Dutch businessman, Peter van der Meer, and collaborators
Rob Davis (guitarist Mud, Darts, songwriter and author of hits such as
Fragma's "Toca's Miracle," Spiller Groovejet's "If This Ain't Love" or
Kylie Minogue's "Can't Get You Outta My Head"), and artist,
songwriter/producer Andy Tumi (Sugababes, Fishbowl, Supafly, daFunk, Point
Break). The company is built on artist development, production and
songwriting, developing music in a wide range of styles from dance to r&b
to pop. In 2003, Paul teamed up with singer/songwriter Laura Krier and TV
director Mary Jane Trokel (Tonight Show, Entertainment Tonight, Solid Gold)
and renamed the company to Mere Music International. When MMI released
Laura Krier's Nothing But Trouble album in 2006 the need for radio play
became evident, inspiring the move to develop and broadcast Fame Games on
the Web and help as many Independent artists as possible get regular
rotational airplay.
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Network's commitment to young end programming
DALLAS, June 2 -- ABC Radio Networks announced today it
has partnered with Mere Music International (MMI) to bring Fame Games --
the popular Web-based competition for new music artists -- to U.S. and
international radio syndication. The show, which has been available on the
Web since 2006, has drawn unsigned artists from more than 70 countries and
currently pulls a weekly audience of more than 2.5 million listeners. Fame
Games will begin airing on select ABC Radio Networks affiliates on June 30
and be comprised of three 15-week competitions targeting young and
consumers.
Fame Games provides an online stage for aspiring musicians. While the
showcased artists are truly international in scope, almost three quarters
of the weekly listeners and on-line voters are from the United States -- an
indication there will be a strong reception from young, active listeners in
America who want to help determine tomorrow's music idols. The show is
expected to drive traffic to station websites from listeners looking to
cast their ballot and follow the weekly competition.
"Unsigned artists are writing and recording some of today's best music
and they're doing it from their own garages and bedrooms," said Laura
Krier, an independent musician and co-founder of Fame Games. "This global
radio launch is going to provide airplay and recognition for a new
generation of talent. We can't wait to start broadcasting the show with new
affiliates in the U.S. and have an army of new voters choosing our top
songs."
To enter Fame Games, artists submit their song(s) via the MMI artists
site (http://www.meremusic.com) where it is evaluated by a production team
before being made available for review by peers and listeners at
http://www.famegamesradio.com. By gaining fan support and positive reviews,
a song can then advance through several voting stages required to reach the
qualifier show. Winners are determined by the highest vote totals with
weekly finalists from qualifying events competing for track of the month
honors.
"Fame Games is going to be a phenomenal opportunity for stations
seeking to provide a vehicle for local artists to become a star and will
also allow the stations to own the new music niche in their market," said
TJ Lambert, Senior Vice President of Affiliate Relations for ABC Radio
Networks. "We'll be taking what has already been a successful online
program and joining it with the strength and reach of network radio to
attract a coveted demographic of active listeners."
Weekly episodes of Fame Games will air Monday-Friday. The program will
be hosted by the established panel of five judges, which includes Laura
Krier, Paul Sedkowski and Graham Keeling -- all independent musicians and
writers -- as well as Sid Olivera, a former BBC radio personality. The
group is rounded out by Jake Waby and Lexy Badger-Ward, two teenage music
phenoms and artists- in-training who provide the teen perspective to the
group's discussion and on- air reviews.
About ABC Radio Networks
ABC Radio Networks has 4,400 affiliate radio stations reaching more
than 105 million listeners in the 12+ demographic each week. Programs and
services include ABC News Radio, Paul Harvey News and Comment, The Sean
Hannity Show, The Tom Joyner Morning Show, Big Boy's Neighborhood, The Ride
with Doug and DeDe, Kidd Kraddick in the Morning, MoneyTalk with Bob
Brinker, The Mark Levin Show, American Country Countdown with Kix Brooks,
The Michael Baisden Show and Dick Bartley's American Gold and Rock & Roll's
Greatest Hits. Other ABC services include advanced digital media platforms
with online interactive advertising, streaming audio and podcasts, ABC
Sports Radio, syndicated music and talk programs including Flashback,
format-specific ePREP, production libraries, nine 24-Hour Formats,
including Scott Shannon's True Oldies Channel, ESPN Radio and ABC Radio
Networks en Espanol.
About Mere Music
MMI, originally Meer Music Ltd, was founded in 1996 by veteran
songwriter and producer, Paul Sedkowski (Barcelona Olympics promos, Kimera,
Prince Scandal) together with partners John Coletta (ex-manager of Deep
Purple, Whitesnake), Derek Lawrence (producer Deep Purple, Wishbone Ash,
Hot Chocolate), Dutch businessman, Peter van der Meer, and collaborators
Rob Davis (guitarist Mud, Darts, songwriter and author of hits such as
Fragma's "Toca's Miracle," Spiller Groovejet's "If This Ain't Love" or
Kylie Minogue's "Can't Get You Outta My Head"), and artist,
songwriter/producer Andy Tumi (Sugababes, Fishbowl, Supafly, daFunk, Point
Break). The company is built on artist development, production and
songwriting, developing music in a wide range of styles from dance to r&b
to pop. In 2003, Paul teamed up with singer/songwriter Laura Krier and TV
director Mary Jane Trokel (Tonight Show, Entertainment Tonight, Solid Gold)
and renamed the company to Mere Music International. When MMI released
Laura Krier's Nothing But Trouble album in 2006 the need for radio play
became evident, inspiring the move to develop and broadcast Fame Games on
the Web and help as many Independent artists as possible get regular
rotational airplay.
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The Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra and Chor, con. Ton
Artist: The Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra and Chor, con. Ton
Genre(s):
Classical
Discography:
182 App
Year: 1995
Tracks: 2
Report - Madonna Seeks Counsel From McCartney's Lawyer
Split rumours swirling around Madonna and Guy Ritchie are refusing to go away - a U.S. TV news show claims the pop superstar is seeking legal advice from Paul McCartney's divorce lawyer. Madonna has met with Fiona Shackleton, the attorney who represented Paul McCartney during his court battle with Heather Mills, according to Access Hollywood reports. The pop star reportedly approached Shackleton after initial talks with a rival law firm fell through. The latest divorce story comes just two weeks after a representative for Madonna called news that the singer had hired Mills' Lawyer Nicholas Mostyn "completely untrue". A rep tells Access Hollywood there will be "no comment at this time" concerning The New Story, while a spokesperson for Shackleton says, "We have a policy of not speaking with the press." Guy Ritchie is reportedly being represented by Mayfair law firm Forsters.
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Ice Cube
Artist: Ice Cube
Genre(s):
Alternative
Punk
Discography:
Laugh Now, Cry Later
Year: 2006
Tracks: 20
The Predator
Year: 2003
Tracks: 16
War and Peace Vol. 1: The War Disc
Year: 1998
Tracks: 18
Featuring... Ice Cube
Year: 1997
Tracks: 12
Death Certificate
Year: 1991
Tracks: 18
Kill At Will
Year: 1990
Tracks: 7
AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted
Year: 1990
Tracks: 16
Ice Cube was the first base member of the germinal Californian rap grouping N.W.A. to leave, and he rapidly naturalized himself as one of hip-hop's best and most controversial artists. From the get-go of his vocation, he courted disputation, since his rhymes were unsanctified and political. As a solo creative person, his politics and social comment sharpened well, and his number one iI records, AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted and Death Certificate, were evenly praised and reviled for their lyrical position, which happened to be substantially more joint than many of his gangsta peers. As his career progressed, Cube's influence began to decline, specially as he well-tried to integrate elements of contemporary groups wish Cypress Hill into his sound, simply his height ne'er diminished, and he remained one of the biggest rap stars end-to-end the '90s.
For such a rotatory figure, Cube (born O'Shea Jackson) came from a surprisingly full-strength background signal. Raised in South Central Los Angles, where both of his parents had jobs at UCLA, Cube didn't become involved with b-boy culture until his late teens. He began writing raps piece in high school day, including "Boyz-n-the Hood." With his better half Sir Jinx, Cube began rapping in a duette called CIA at parties hosted by Dr. Dre, and he finally met Eazy-E, then prima a grouping called HBO, through Dre. Eazy asked Cube to write a rap, and he presented them with "Boyz-n-the Hood," which was spurned. Eazy decided to impart CIA, and he, Cube, and Dre formed the first incarnation of N.W.A. Cube left wing to study architectural mechanical drawing at Phoenix, AZ, in 1987, reverting the following year later he obtained a annual degree. He arrived scarcely in meter for N.W.A.'s breakthrough album, Straight Outta Compton. Released late in 1988, Straight Outta Compton became an resistance strike over the track of 1989, and its uttermost lyric contentedness -- which was sinful both lyrically and politically -- attracted criticism, nearly notably from the FBI.
N.W.A. may receive been rivaling Public Enemy as the most ill-famed chemical group in hip-hop, just Cube was having deep conflicts with their management, resulting in him leaving the banding in late 1989. He went to New York with his new posse, da Lench Mob, and recorded his first solo record album with Public Enemy's production team, the Bomb Squad. Released in the springiness of 1990, his debut AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted was an inst strike, exit gold inside its first deuce weeks of vent. While the record's production and Cube's rhythmic skills were praised, his much violent, homophobic, and misogynist lyrics were criticized, particularly by the rock-and-roll weigh and moral watchdogs. Even amid such disceptation, the album was hailed as a groundbreaking ceremony classical inside hip-hop, and it established Cube as an single effect. He began his possess corporation, which was run by a char, and he produced the debut album from his female protégée, Yo-Yo. At the end of 1990, he released the EP Vote down at Will, which was followed in the springiness by Yo-Yo's debut, Make Way for the Motherlode. That summertime, his acting debut in John Singleton's acclaimed urban drama Boyz 'n the Hood was widely praised.
AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted may receive been controversial, simply it paled side by side the furor circumferent Cube's second album, Death Certificate. Released late in 1991, Death Certificate was at the same time more political and vernacular than its predecessor, causing more indignation. In particular, "No Vaseline," a reprehensible attack on N.W.A. managing director Jerry Heller, was perceived as anti-semitic, and "Black Korea" was taken as a racist invocation to burn down all Korean-owned grocery stores. The songs provoked a populace sentence from the swap publication Billboard. It was the first-class honours degree meter an creative person had been singled out by the powder magazine. The rage over Death Certificate didn't preclude it from reach number 2 and departure platinum. During 1992, he toured with the second Lollapalooza spell in a successful attempt to consolidate his theodore Harold White rock interview. He likewise born-again to the Nation of Islam during 1992, which was unmistakable on his adjacent album, The Predator. Upon its discharge in December of 1992, The Predator became the first-class honours degree album to debut at number i on both the pop and R&B charts. The steady-rolling single "It Was a Good Day" and the Das EFX coaction "Check Yo Self" made the album Cube's most democratic.
However, Cube's hold on the mass tap audience was beginning to shimmy. His erstwhile fellow worker, Dre, was autocratic hip-hop with his hopped-up G-funk, and Cube tried to maintain tempo with 1993's Deadly Injection. While the album debuted at number basketball team and went atomic number 78, its funkier legal wasn't well-received. Lethal Injection was Cube's last official album for various years. In 1994, he wrote and produced da Lench Mob's debut Guerillas in tha Mist, and produced Kam's debut, Neva Again, cathartic a remix and rarities accumulation Bootlegs & B-Sides at the close of the yr. In 1995, he unbroken quiet, appearance in Singleton's film Higher Learning and making indemnity with Dre on their duet "Natural Born Killaz." The following yr, he acted in the comedy Friday, which he wrote himself. He also formed Westside Connection with Mack 10 and WC, cathartic their debut album, Bow Down, at the close of the yr. It went gold inside its first calendar month of release. In the leap of 1997, Cube asterisked in the surprise bump off horror film Eunectes murinus. War & Peace, Vol. 1 (The War Disc) followed in 1998; its sequel, The Peace Disc, followed deuce days by and by.
Cube spent the side by side few days devoting his clock time to cinema. Trey Kings, Ghosts of Mars, and the big polish off Barbershop all appeared in theaters before the rapper returned to music with Westside Connection's sophomore attempt, Terrorist Threats, which appeared in 2003. Three days later he revived his just used Lench Mobb label for his solo retort album, Gag Now, Cry Later.
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