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InMe

Artist: InMe

   Genre(s):
Rock
   Alternative
   Metal

Discography:

Daydream Anonymous

Year: 2007
Tracks: 13

White Butterfly

Year: 2005
Tracks: 12

Overgrown Eden

Year: 2003
Tracks: 12

Vince Neil

Artist: Vince Neil

   Genre(s):
Rock
   Rock: Hard-Rock

Discography:

Live One Night Only

Year: 2003
Tracks: 12

Carved In Stone

Year: 1995
Tracks: 10

Exposed

Year: 1993
Tracks: 11

"I told them about you bro. They power saw you and they're stoked," admitted MÃ¶tley CrÃ¼e drummer Tommy Lee to future lead singer Vince Neil the nox the ring came out to consider the washed-out blond vocalizer perform with his band Rock Candy at the noted Hollywood cabaret, Starwood. Neil, however, was apprehensive at first as he was very glad with his current band merely agreed to an audition the side by side weekend as to non anguish Lee's feelings. The singer was quickly ushered into the band, and for the next decennary they embarked on a heavy alloy odyssey full of music, mayhem, and iV sequential multi-platinum albums.

Born Vince Neil Wharton on February 8, 1961, in Hollywood, CA, Neil was the focal point of the banding with his longsighted blond hair and scream vocal way. While non a schooled singer, Neil unquestionably looked the part. Born and raised in the Los Angeles country, he epitomized the freewheeling California "surfboarder clotheshorse" image, which was, at the time, the ideal part for a big metal front man (Ã la David Lee Roth).

Later Neil united MÃ¶tley CrÃ¼e in 1981, the band recorded the self-produced record album Too Fast for Love, which attracted the attending of Elektra Records' Tom Zutaut. They were later gestural and in 1983 released their major-label debut, Shout at the Devil, that went on to become a multi-platinum smash and launched the banding into superstardom. Unfortunately, later the ensuing tour of duty to support the album with Ozzy Osbourne, Neil was mired in a good alcohol-related automobile accident in Redondo Beach, CA. The vocaliser, world Health Organization was driving sot, skidded into an onset machine, killing his rider, Hanoi Rocks' drummer Nicolas "Razmataz" Dingley, and earnestly injuring the deuce passengers in the other vehicle. Neil avoided prison house and was sent to a do drugs and inebriant rehabilitation clinic and coherent to pay indemnification to the victims.

Contempt the accident, MÃ¶tley CrÃ¼e pressed on and released 1985's Theatre Of Pain which apace went multi-platinum as did 1987's Girls, Girls, Girls and 1989's Dr. Feelgood, an record album that became the band's biggest success. Following the massive tour to support Dr. Feelgood, Neil was pink-slipped from the band. As to wherefore he was pink-slipped is up to different interpretation from different bandmembers. As a termination, the singer embarked on a semi-successful solo career, teaming up with late Billy Idol guitar player Steve Stevens on 1993's Exposed, which sold respectably. In 1995, Neil released the Dust Brothers' produced Carved in Stone which failed to live up to expectations. MÃ¶tley CrÃ¼e as well failed to recapture their '80s success with their 1994 self-titled record album and asked Neil to rejoin the band in 1997.

1997's Generation Swine byword the band reunited with their original star isaac M. Singer, Neil, and the original lineup of guitar player Mick Mars, bassist Nikki Sixx, and drummer Tommy Lee. This card would not final longsighted, however, as Tommy Lee would leave the band in 1999. Following yet another going, the striation released New Tattoo in 2000.

'Darko' sequel adds two

Ray Keith vs David Rodigan

Artist: Ray Keith vs David Rodigan

   Genre(s):
Drum & Bass

Discography:

Whitelabel (MURDER001)

Year: 2005
Tracks: 2

George Carlin - Carlin Lands Posthumous Mark Twain Prize

Late comedy legend GEORGE CARLIN is set to become the first posthumous celebrity to be awarded the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.

The 71-year-old star was announced as the recipient of this year's (08) award just days before his death from heart failure on Sunday (22Jun08).

And the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts insisted on Monday (23Jun08) that his death will not prevent them from honouring his lifetime achievements and becoming the 11th recipient of the prestigious prize.

The award ceremony will take place on 10 November (08) and will be aired on America's PBS network shortly after.

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Soil

Artist: Soil

   Genre(s):
Alternative
   Metal

Discography:

True Self

Year: 2006
Tracks: 12

Redefine

Year: 2004
Tracks: 11

Scars

Year: 2001
Tracks: 13

Soil

Year: 1997
Tracks: 5

Chicago-based alternative alloy corps de ballet Soil formed in 1997 around the talents of vocalizer Ryan McCombs, drummer Tom Schofield, bass player Tim King, and guitarists Adam Zadel and Shaun Glass. They released their debut EP, El Chupacabra!, in 1998, followed by the full-length Trammel Junkies in 1999. Their soph spillage (Scars) found success both nationally and internationally through two strong singles, "Unreal" and "Aura." It was followed in 2001 by an eponymic EP, and later in 2004 with re.de.fine. McCombs left wing the flock that year, finally joining Drowning Pool. He was replaced by A.J. Cavalier on their 2006 debut for DRT, True Self.

Thomas Gruberski

Remote viewing

Artist: Remote viewing

   Genre(s):
Trance

Discography:

Remote Viewing

Year: 2005
Tracks: 8

Download and Isle Of Wight festivals' weather worries

Oscar alters foreign-language, song rules

Only two songs per film can get nominated

A couple of new rules governing the 81st Academy Awards could result in the foreign-language film category becoming more inclusive and the original song category becoming more competitive.

In the wake of the 2007 nominations that saw such critically applauded features as "4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days" and "Persepolis" left off the shortlist of nine films, the foreign-language committee has made a subtle, but potentially critical, change in its voting procedures that will allow the exec committee to rectify any glaring omissions on the way to the nominations.

Over at the music branch -- where one film in the past two years, 2006's "Dreamgirls" and 2007's "Enchanted," dominated the original song category with three noms each -- a new rule stipulates that only two tunes per movie may be nominated for original song.

Calling the change in the foreign-language nominating process "formidable," foreign-language committee chair Mark Johnson said: "It will ensure that the oversight that we had this past year would not have happened. While I was very proud of our five nominees, I was just more concerned about what we excluded than what we included."

Building on rules that were adopted two years ago to open up the foreign-language nominating process to more Academy members, Phase I of the nominating process will remain open to any Academy member who views a minimum number (probably about 15) of the eligible films. That balloting will produce a list of six films. Once those votes are tallied, members of the 20-member foreign-language committee will step in and nominate three more films -- a move that should allow the committee to rectify any notable exclusions on the initial list.

As it has done in the past two years, the 30-member Phase II committee will then winnow the shortlist of nine down to five nominees.

In the original song category, any number of songs from one movie may be submitted for consideration, but only two songs per film may ultimately be nominated. If more than two songs from one film are in contention, the two songs with the most votes will be the nominees.

The music branch also doesn't want its members nominating themselves, either. Another new rule decrees that members who have songs contending for nominations may not vote in the nominating process, though, if nominated, they may participate in the balloting for the final winner.

Finally, in addition to its annual screening event featuring clips of the eligible songs, the music branch will distribute DVDs of those clips to branch members who can't attend.

Nominations for this year's Oscars will be announced Jan. 22, and the awards will be presented on Feb. 22.

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Dino Saluzzi Group

Artist: Dino Saluzzi Group

   Genre(s):
Jazz

Discography:

Juan Condori

Year: 1978
Tracks: 12

Karma Tashi

James Bond - Fascinating Fact 5406

The new JAMES BOND book DEVIL MAY CARE has broken the record for publisher Penguin's fastest-selling hardback fiction title. The new 007 story by British novelist SEBASTIAN FAULKS sold 44,093 copies in its first four days (28-31May08) of publication in the U.K.

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