Artist: Chloe Agnew
Genre(s):
New Age
Discography:
Chloe
Year: 2004
Tracks: 12
Thursday, 29 May 2008
Wednesday, 28 May 2008
Dennis Quaid - Quaid Campaigns For Patients Rights
Actor DENNIS QUAID is calling on the U.S. government to preserve patients' rights to sue drugmakers for injuries.
The actor's twin babies had to fight for their lives last year (Nov07) when they were mistakenly given a near-fatal overdose of blood thinner Heparin, and Quaid insists the mishap could have been avoided if there was a better system of marking medicines.
California regulators fined hospital bosses $25,000 (GBP12,500) after concluding the failure of staff at Los Angeles' Cedars-Sinai Medical Center to follow their own procedures resulted in incorrect doses of the drug being administered to Quaid's infants and other children.
Quaid and his wife Kimberly Buffington have sued Baxter International Inc, the maker of the blood-thinning drug given to his twins
On Wednesday (14May08), Quaid said victims of harm from medicines should be able to seek damages from manufacturers in state courts.
He says, "I believe if preemption of lawsuits is allowed to prevail, it will basically make all of us, the public, uninformed and uncompensated lab rats."
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River Ridge band The Vettes 'Give Em What They Want'
As a music business major and aspiring star, the singer who would be Rachel Vette prowled the Loyola University campus in search of like-minded musicians. Instead, she found them under her own roof. Her brothers staffed a band called the...
Hector el Father
Artist: Hector el Father
Genre(s):
Rap: Hip-Hop
Reggae
Discography:
The Bad Boy
Year: 2006
Tracks: 18
Sangre Nueva
Year: 2006
Tracks: 22
Gold Star Music
Year:
Tracks: 22
One of the pioneers of reggaeton, Hector el Father (aka Hector "El Bambino") was half of the trailblazing twain Hector & Tito (aka Los Bambinos) before he embarked on a solo life history of his have. Hector (born Héctor Delgado Román) began his solo vocation with a twin of CD mixtapes, Los Anormales (2005) and Los Rompe Discotekas (2006). The latter was a particularly curious release, for it was issued by Roc la Familia, a freshly inaugurated Latino air division of The Island Def Jam Music Group, lED at the time by whang legend Jay-Z, wHO reportedly took a keen interest in reggaeton. Jay-Z even collaborated with Hector, albeit instead lazily, on the album's pencil lead individual, "Here We Go Yo." Though the Def Jam episode garnered Hector a lot of attention, he enjoyed much more succeeder with his proper solo debut, The Bad Boy (2007). The Machete Music release featured a number one single, "Sola," which was far and away his biggest hit to date.
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DJ MARK RONSON is set to support JAY-Z on his U.K. arena tour in July this year (08). The pair will also appear together at London's O2 Wireless festival the on 3 July.
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Maori music scene not heard on commercial radio stations
Language exponents say that in New Zealand Music Month, commercial radio stations deserve a tune up for not playing more music in Maori.Some such as composer Tihi Puanaki, who is leading the campaign for more airtime, are calling for a compulsory te reo Maori quota."Its invisibility creates a perception of this whole genre lacking in status."There is fantastic work being produced by Maori musicians that is not receiving the support it should be."While she understood that commercial radio had an imperative to make money, there was still a "moral responsibility" to help to revitalise an official language which was still at risk.She said the campaign was not about "ramming" music down people's throats - an organised rally in Christchurch today would be as much about highlighting the issue as about celebrating good music."It's a big rage, really. We actually want to share this with the whole of Aotearoa because they're missing out. There is some fantastic music out there."
Asked if the music should stand on its own merits, Ms Puanaki said it should."But we're not hearing Maori medium music. We want our kids to get hooked, but they're hearing nothing on commercial stations."New Zealand Music Month manager Steve Newall said it had been a long time since Dalvanius Prime and Ngoi Pewhairangi's 1984 number one, Poi E.But the quota debate for New Zealand music not new - politicians had called for a compulsory regime before radio decided to voluntarily aim for targets.Over the past few years, local content had consistently hit 20 per cent.He said formatting was the issue which plagued not only te reo artists but English-language artists at the "margins" who did not tick boxes of what stations thought would be successful.Classic rock station Radio Hauraki was a good example."They have a very well-defined idea - they will only play music that fits their format. That's the first obstacle. That's the reality of commercial radio."There's a lot of people for whom it's actually not going to happen."He said it would be "patronising" for a proportion of airtime to be put aside solely for te reo Maori music.One of country's most successful Maori contemporary artists, Moana Maniapoto, remembers hearing that her songs could not be played commercially because a particular station did not play "a foreign language".What the "vague" formatting argument boiled down to was that some stations thought people would switch off if te reo songs were played on mainstream stations, she said."It's only in New Zealand there's a hang-up - I suppose that's political baggage."It's not all bad. I think more and more people are responding to the Maori language, they're feeling less threatened, it's probably time for radio to reflect that."And there were plenty of Maori artists, such as Whirimako Black, Hinewehi Mohi and Ruia Aperahama, who worked across musical genres who could slot in to playlists.HEARD THIS ONE? Current music in te reo includes* Ruia Aperahama - Arohaina ra koe.* Hinewehi Mohi - Kotahitanga.* Aaria - Kei a wai ra te kupu.* Te Huaki Puanaki - Taiohi Maori.
Asked if the music should stand on its own merits, Ms Puanaki said it should."But we're not hearing Maori medium music. We want our kids to get hooked, but they're hearing nothing on commercial stations."New Zealand Music Month manager Steve Newall said it had been a long time since Dalvanius Prime and Ngoi Pewhairangi's 1984 number one, Poi E.But the quota debate for New Zealand music not new - politicians had called for a compulsory regime before radio decided to voluntarily aim for targets.Over the past few years, local content had consistently hit 20 per cent.He said formatting was the issue which plagued not only te reo artists but English-language artists at the "margins" who did not tick boxes of what stations thought would be successful.Classic rock station Radio Hauraki was a good example."They have a very well-defined idea - they will only play music that fits their format. That's the first obstacle. That's the reality of commercial radio."There's a lot of people for whom it's actually not going to happen."He said it would be "patronising" for a proportion of airtime to be put aside solely for te reo Maori music.One of country's most successful Maori contemporary artists, Moana Maniapoto, remembers hearing that her songs could not be played commercially because a particular station did not play "a foreign language".What the "vague" formatting argument boiled down to was that some stations thought people would switch off if te reo songs were played on mainstream stations, she said."It's only in New Zealand there's a hang-up - I suppose that's political baggage."It's not all bad. I think more and more people are responding to the Maori language, they're feeling less threatened, it's probably time for radio to reflect that."And there were plenty of Maori artists, such as Whirimako Black, Hinewehi Mohi and Ruia Aperahama, who worked across musical genres who could slot in to playlists.HEARD THIS ONE? Current music in te reo includes* Ruia Aperahama - Arohaina ra koe.* Hinewehi Mohi - Kotahitanga.* Aaria - Kei a wai ra te kupu.* Te Huaki Puanaki - Taiohi Maori.
Vaughan Brothers
Artist: Vaughan Brothers
Genre(s):
Rock
Discography:
Family Style
Year: 1990
Tracks: 10
Sibling blues guitarists Jimmie Vaughan (innate in 1951) and Stevie Ray Vaughan (1954-1990) were innate and raised in Dallas, TX. Each began acting guitar during childhood, Stevie Ray inspired to take up the instrument by his old brother. Jimmie Vaughan played in various groups in Dallas and Austin before hooking up with singer/harmonica player Kim Wilson and forming the Fabulous Thunderbirds in 1974. The group was signed to Chrysalis Records, for which they made little Joe albums, starting with a self-titled 1979 debut. The moment and tierce of them, What's the Word (1980) and Butt Rockin' (1981), made the lour reaches of the charts, but the ring was dropped by the label after the commercial failure of T-Bird Rhythm in the fall of 1982.
Meanwhile, Stevie Ray Vaughan had been acting around Texas, at first gear with Triple Threat featuring singer Lou Ann Barton, and then, later on her departure, with drummer Chris Layton and newly recruited bassist Tommy Shannon as Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble. His appearance at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1982 light-emitting diode to a recording sign on with Epic Records and the release of his debut album, Lone-Star State Flood, a Top 40 hit, in 1983. He followed it with the level more than successful Couldn't Stand the Weather (1984) and Soul to Soul (1985), each of which went gold inside two age. (All three albums take since gone atomic number 78.)
Stevie Ray Vaughan's success aroused Epic's interest in his brother's lot. The Epic subsidiary company CBS Associated gestural the Fabulous Thunderbirds and issued Tuff Enuff (1986), which spawned a Top Ten individual in the title-track and itself made the Top 20, going gold inside sise months and finally atomic number 78. The same yr, Stevie Ray Vaughan issued Hot Alive, which finally went atomic number 78.
The careers of both brothers subsided soon after. Stevie Ray Vaughan went into rehab, while the Fabulous Thunderbirds' follow-ups to Tuff Enuff, Hot Number (1987) and Brawny Stuff (1989), did not match its commercial success. Jimmie Vaughan amicably parted from the band in June 1990. Stevie Ray Vaughan returned after more than than deuce and a half age with In Step (1989), which became his biggest seller yet, finally going double atomic number 78. The brothers had long planned a duette visualise, and in 1990 they finally base time for it, recording Fellowship Style. But the month before the album's scheduled outlet, Stevie Ray Vaughan was killed in a helicopter crash on August 27, 1990. The album appeared in September and it soared into the Top Ten, marketing over a jillion copies.
Jimmie Vaughan helped oversee posthumous releases of his brother's recordings, such as the two-million-selling Top Ten hit The Sky Is Crying (1991). He launched his possess solo career in the outpouring of 1994 with Strange Pleasure, released by Epic.
Beavis and Butt-Head Heading For The Big Screen?
Housewives star dismisses baby rumours
'Desperate Housewives' star Eva Longoria-Parker has denied rumours that she is pregnant.
According to People magazine, the actress dismissed the speculation at a publicity event for her new movie 'Over Her Dead Body'.
Longoria-Parker said: "No pregnancy, not yet. I've been cooking and eating, cooking and eating. I keep telling everyone that I've gained 10 pounds just being on strike [a reference to the Hollywood writers' strike]."
The actress sparked further rumours when she arrived at a press day with a pink baby blanket wrapped around her.
When asked about the blanket, she said: "I know - If this isn't going to spawn pregnancy rumours, I don't know..."
She continued: "I was freezing, so I had to run down to the gift shop, and they didn't have any wraps. I grabbed this and was like, 'It's so soft, but why is it so small?!' And they said, 'It's for a baby'."
The 'Desperate Housewives' star has spoken about having a family with her basketball player husband Tony Parker in the future.
She said: "I mean, we're not really on a time clock, and going, 'Okay, this month, this day. We're kind of just going, 'We're so happy if we get pregnant, and if we don't we're okay.' We're just letting God decide it."
According to People magazine, the actress dismissed the speculation at a publicity event for her new movie 'Over Her Dead Body'.
Longoria-Parker said: "No pregnancy, not yet. I've been cooking and eating, cooking and eating. I keep telling everyone that I've gained 10 pounds just being on strike [a reference to the Hollywood writers' strike]."
The actress sparked further rumours when she arrived at a press day with a pink baby blanket wrapped around her.
When asked about the blanket, she said: "I know - If this isn't going to spawn pregnancy rumours, I don't know..."
She continued: "I was freezing, so I had to run down to the gift shop, and they didn't have any wraps. I grabbed this and was like, 'It's so soft, but why is it so small?!' And they said, 'It's for a baby'."
The 'Desperate Housewives' star has spoken about having a family with her basketball player husband Tony Parker in the future.
She said: "I mean, we're not really on a time clock, and going, 'Okay, this month, this day. We're kind of just going, 'We're so happy if we get pregnant, and if we don't we're okay.' We're just letting God decide it."
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