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Thursday, 4 September 2008

Dan Deacon sets up multi-act 'Round Robin' tour

Synth-rock absurdist Dan Deacon will rector an unusual slate of shows this fall featuring many of his hometown friends acting in what he terms a "round of golf robin" format.

The Baltimore-based creative person has poised 29 acts, most of them from his hometown and many sharing his Carpark Records label association, and will present them on alternating nights during a seven-city, 14-date enlistment that kicks off Oct. 2 in Boston.

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The shows--two in each city--will jump between the so-called "Eyes Night" (featuring Beach House, Jana Hunter, Wzt Hearts, Nautical Almanac, Lexie Mountain Boys and others) and "Feet Night" (Deacon himself, along with The Death Set, Videohippos, Adventure, Future Islands and a few others), with acts in a tierce grouping, "Weird Round" (featuring, among others, Mark Brown, Showbeast and Sports Ghosts), popping up randomly passim each evening's sets.

According to a press release, the artists involved will move around about using "veggie powered" vehicles, and the "round robin" construct will come into play during each show as the artists set up their equipment "along the perimeter of the room," with the audience in the middle, and play in a circle, one after the other, with no breaks in between.

Deacon, regarded is supporting last year's "Spiderman of the Rings" release. A few tunes from the set are streaming at Deacon's MySpace page.

According to Deacon's record label, Carpark, the performer is currently wrapper up yield on "Bromst," the full-length follow-up to "Spiderman." The set is tentatively ascribable early succeeding year.

[Note: The following tour dates have been provided by artist and/or circuit sources, world Health Organization verify its accuracy as of the publication time of this story. Changes may occur before go on sale. Check with official creative person websites, ticketing sources and venues for late updates.]

October 20082 - Boston, MA - Massachusetts College of Art and Design ("Eyes Night")3 - Boston, MA - Massachusetts College of Art and Design ("Feet Night")4 - Montreal, Quebec - Eglise Saint-Enfant Jesus (Pop Montreal) ("Eyes Night")5 - Montreal, Quebec - Eglise Saint-Enfant Jesus (Pop Montreal) ("Feet Night")8 - Detroit, MI - Museum of Contemporary Art ("Eyes Night")9 - Detroit, MI - Museum of Contemporary Art ("Feet Night")10 Chicago, IL - Epiphany ("Eyes Night")11 Chicago, IL - Epiphany ("Feet Night")13 Oberlin, OH - Oberlin College ("Eyes Night")14 Oberlin, OH - Oberlin College ("Feet Night")15 Philadelphia, PA - Starlight Ballroom ("Eyes Night")16 Philadelphia, PA - Starlight Ballroom ("Feet Night")17 New York, NY - Le Poisson Rouge ("Eyes Night")18 New York, NY - Le Poisson Rouge ("Feet Night")

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Monday, 25 August 2008

Burning Q's: Why All the Midweek Movie Releases?

What's with movies chess opening up on Wednesdays? First Pineapple Express and now Tropic Thunder as well.
�Lee

The release escort for Tropic Thunder in reality was changed before that of Pineapple Express.

According to Chad Hartigan of Exhibitor Relations, picture ticket gross revenue gradually sluggish down as August progresses. So the Thunder citizenry decided to open a few years earlier, to sell as many tickets as possible among the coveted teen-male crowd earlier they all started bearing back to school.

Then the Pineapple people found out what the Thunder people were planning. Like Thunder, Pineapple is aimed at the teen-male audience. But now it would ingest only basketball team days in theaters ahead Thunder moved in. So the Pineapple people, overly, moved back their particular date, Hartigan speculates, so that it could a few more years to itself.

Now, on to more of your Burning Q's!

Do you think that Britney Spears can ever really make a comeback?
�Autumn

Personally? Yes. She seems quite lucid and upright in her commercials for the VMAs. She has been hitting the gym. She has south Korean won visitations with her sons. She is working with Madonna, creating a video for the upcoming Sticky & Sweet tour. In fact, if you ask me�and you have�Britney's comeback has already begun.

Any idea how long The Simpsons will be on the air for? Are they exit to stop making episodes anytime soon?
�Mark

Nope. Season 20 starts in September, and the demo has already been renewed for Season 21.

You never answer my questions! What's up with Carrie-Anne Moss these days? Will she be Trinity from The Matrix for the take a breather of her life?
�Selim

All proper, already. She's currently cinematography something called Hanging Out Hooking Up Falling in Love, which, I am assuming, has a wardrobe that is not well-nigh as cool as Trinity's. Can I go now?

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Friday, 15 August 2008

Vietnam Gives Glitter the Boot

Gary Glitter is Great Britain's problem now.

Per the BBC, Vietnam authorities will deport the disgraced '70s glam rocker endorse to the United Kingdom on Tuesday as soon as he's released from jail after serving nearly three years for a child molestation conviction.

The 64-year-old Glitter, born Paul Francis Gadd, was found shamed in March 2006 of performing repugnant acts on two Vietnamese girls, aged 10 and 11, while residing in the coastal tourist town of Vung Tau.

He was subsequently sentenced to trey years in Thu Duc prison, simply saw his term reduced by trey months on appeal for good behaviour. A second appeal, however, for an even before release was denied.

Once he's out, Glitter will be driven to the airdrome and deposited on a flight to his home country, as required under Vietnamese law.

"My client will have to board a flight to London; his ticket has been bought by the authorities hither. After he lands in London, he's free to go wherever he wants," his lawyer Le Thanh Kinh told Reuters.

Not precisely. As a convicted sexual practice offender, upon arriving in London he'll be greeted by police force who volition interview him regarding where he intends to unrecorded and gather necessary information to financial aid local jurisprudence enforcement in arranging for the public's safety.

The "Do You Wanna Touch Me?" crooner was convicted of possessing kiddie porn in Britain back in 1999 and complete up expenditure four months in the slammer. After taking up residence in Cambodia, he was hounded out of the country by fry welfare activists.

For his part, Glitter gave an interview recently to Vietnam's Cong An Nhan Dan paper in which he expressed disinterest in returning to the U.K., instead fosterage the possibility of moving to Singapore or Hong Kong to relaunch his music career.

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Thursday, 7 August 2008

Psychotic Symptoms Relieved With Estrogen Treatment

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The estrogen estradiol, in combination with antipsychotic medications,
appears to improve intervention for women with schizophrenia, according to
an article releasedon August 4, 2008 in Archives of General
Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

Previously, mental illness has been studied in conjunction with many
different hormones, especially estrogen in women. However, the

Friday, 27 June 2008

Amy to Surgeon General: Got a Light?

Amy Winehouse is no quitter!

After collapsing at her home, spending a week in the hospital and being diagnosed with "early signs of what could be emphysema," Wineheezy did what any popwreck with a death wish would do -- smoked a cig!

How do you say conservatorship in British?

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Monday, 23 June 2008

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Monday, 16 June 2008

Prince cancels Ireland gig

Prince has cancelled his Croke Park concert in Dublin.

People who had been going to the event, due to take place next Monday (June 16), will be fully refunded for their tickets and booking fee from 9am this Friday (June 13).

The official statement from concert promoters MCD said: "It is with great disappointment that the Prince concert scheduled to take place at Croke Park next Monday 16th June 2008 will no longer be taking place due to reasons beyond the control of Prince and MCD Productions."

The statement concluded: "MCD & Prince wish to apologise for the inconvenience caused to the 55,161 patrons who purchased tickets, to Croke Park, their customers and all the individuals who have worked tirelessly to bring the show to Dublin."

Friday, 6 June 2008

Blind Spot looks to Nazis in space

"Iron Sky" to be produced with Oliver 27 Films Prods

Thursday, 29 May 2008

Cole takes time out after allegations

Girls Aloud singer Cheryl Cole has reportedly left husband Ashley for a "break" after allegations the footballer cheated on her.
Her agent insisted the couple were still together but confirmed the singer had gone on a break in order to think things through.
ITN quotes him as saying: "They are definitely still together. There is obviously lots of stuff going on at the moment and Cheryl has gone away for a break to clear her head for a few days."
It has been alleged Chelsea player Cole cheated on his wife with a hairdresser.
It has also emerged that the singer recently told OK! magazine that later this year she wanted to "start working on that baby. I want to be a young mum".

Sunday, 25 May 2008

Cristian De La Fuente - De La Fuente Schedules Arm Surgery

LATEST: Actor CRISTIAN DE LA FUENTE has scheduled surgery on his shattered arm for next week - after America's DANCING WITH THE STARS finale.

The Chilean hunk tore a muscle in his bicep during a samba on the reality TV contest two weeks ago and has been forced to wear a brace on his arm for subsequent dance-offs.

De La Fuente will check himself into hospital next Friday (23May08), three days after he learns whether or not he's America's new dancing king.

He says, "The arm cannot improve unless I have surgery and I have surgery scheduled for next Friday."

He admits his injury is causing him and partner Cheryl Burke problems in rehearsals for the big finale: "We don't use (the arm), but sometimes, if we fall after a lift or something, and I put my weight on my arm, it really hurts. It's something that we really have to avoid."

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Celebrity chef Keith Floyd collapses

Television chef Keith Floyd has reportedly been hospitalised after collapsing at his friend's pub.
According to reports, the chef became ill earlier this week while staying at The Chesters pub, run by his friend Glenn Geldard.
The cause of his collapse is not yet known but the chef's agent Stan Green told BBC Radio Stoke: "It's probably exhaustion. He was in hospital a year ago with a similar complaint."
"He recovered from that, so let's hope he recovers from this. We understand he's stable," he said.
Floyd's friend Geldard said: "He is not doing very well. I've just been down to the hospital now."
The chef recently returned from a trip to Thailand.

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