Topic: - on November 7, 2002 at 11:51:06 AM CET
Music Industrie are officially out of ideas
"Talking" California gorilla puts out a CD
Koko, California's famous "talking" gorilla, is breaking into song. The 31-year-old lowland gorilla, who is said to have mastered some 1,000 terms in American sign language, has "written" lyrics for a new album which should be available by the end of the week, her keepers said on Tuesday.
"The songs show a real depth of emotion. She's a complex person, just like we are," said Jennifer Patterson, a spokeswoman for the California-based Gorilla Foundation near San Francisco that has been Koko's home for some three decades.
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Topic: - on November 7, 2002 at 5:13:05 AM CET
Heilfroh, wenn's nicht scheiße ist
Pünktlich zur medialen Aufarbeitung der deutschen Punk- und New Wave-Ära veröffentlichen die Düsseldorfer Fehlfarben ein neues Album: "Knietief Im Dispo". Mit "Monarchie und Alltag" schufen sie vor 22 Jahren ein unübertroffenes Meisterwerk, für viele gar das bis heute beste deutschsprachige Album. "Knietief Im Dispo" ist nun nach der vor zehn Jahren gefloppten "Die Platte des himmlischen Friedens" der zweite Nachschlag und gar nicht so schlimm, nein, sogar gut.
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Topic: - on November 3, 2002 at 11:40:18 AM CET
Beckham wife kidnapping plot foiled
total of nine people have now been arrested after police foiled an attempt to kidnap singer Victoria Beckham, a former Spice Girl and wife of soccer star David Beckham.
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Topic: - on November 2, 2002 at 10:57:02 AM CET
U2 Behind the Scenes
The new U2 Best Of DVD will feature all kinds of fun extras.
It'll be loaded with videos for 16 of the NMC eCharting band's songs from directors including Anton Corbijn, Wim Wenders, Kevin Godley and Stephan Sedanoui. DVD also has an hour and a half of bonus material like seven extra tracks and behind the scenes documentaries.
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Topic: - on November 1, 2002 at 6:17:23 PM CET
Centsless
Was Jam Master Jay killed because of his ties to 50 Cent? Police speculate that the young rapper's ridicule of gangsta rap may have inspired the murder of his mentor, the Run-DMC DJ. The rising rapper, who is poised for fame with an appearance on the soundtrack album to Eminem's upcoming movie ''8 Mile,'' is known for his parodies of other rappers' songs. This summer, he had a hit called ''Wanksta'' that ridicules gangsta rappers who can't come up with enough cash to buy the fancy cars they boast about because of their frequent stints behind bars. ''One of the theories is that somebody was trying to get back at 50 Cent by taking out Mizell,'' a police spokesperson told the New York Times.
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Topic: - on October 31, 2002 at 9:19:41 AM CET
DJ Jam Master Jay of Run DMC shot and killed in NYC
Police have confirmed that legendary DJ Jam Master Jay, (Jason Mizell), one third of the rap team Run DMC, was shot and killed in his Merrick Boulevard studio in Queens, New York last night. There are few details at this point but reports say that unidentified men shot Jam Master Jay in the head and his associate, 25-year-old Urieco Rincon, in the leg at 7:30 p.m. The police have confirmed that after being rushed to a local hospital Jam Master Jay was dead on arrival.
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Topic: - on October 30, 2002 at 10:18:20 PM CET
Rolling Stone Magazine's anti-RIAA ad
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Topic: - on October 30, 2002 at 9:27:40 PM CET
Flashback to the 70's
Do The Hustle.
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Topic: - on October 30, 2002 at 12:50:45 PM CET
Dead Kennedys No Longer `Banned From San Francisco'
Punk band The Dead Kennedys made press recently when it was "banned" from playing in its hometown of San Francisco, but a kind-hearted venue has come to the rescue. Guitarist "East Bay Ray" says friends of the band's former singer, Jello Biafra, upset that the band is touring without him, banned the group from playing two of the city's largest venues, and then spread word to other venues, and pretty soon the band was blacklisted.
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Topic: - on October 29, 2002 at 11:49:09 PM CET
Das Grauen hat einen Namen !
Jackson meets Carrisi !
Michael Jackson bald in Wien?
Gerüchteweise wird Michael Jackson zu den World Awards 2002 nach Wien kommen. Dort soll es nach dem Plagiats-Prozess zu einer Aussöhnung mit Albano Carrisi kommen, so eine römische Zeitung.
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Topic: - on October 27, 2002 at 11:50:42 PM CET
Tom Petty Is Pissed
And he's got plenty of good reasons The man who told the world "I Won't Back Down," "Don't Do Me Like That" and "Don't Come Around Here No More" doesn't need any assertiveness-training course. Tom Petty's determined, sometimes defiant attitude has collided with the music business throughout the years. For instance, in 1982 Petty recorded Hard Promises with the Heartbreakers, only to find that his then-record company had plans to use his name to initiate a new, higher $9.98 list price for albums. Petty withheld the tapes and threatened to retitle his record $8.98 in protest.
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Topic: - on October 25, 2002 at 6:30:58 PM CEST
Sex Pistols' Shock Album Grows Old Disgracefully
On October 28, 1977, the Sex Pistols unleashed their debut album, "Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols," on an unsuspecting world.
It shot straight to the top of the album charts and stayed there for an astonishing 47 weeks.
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