Tuesday, 9 September 2008

Christina Aguilera Shows Off Her Figure & New Perfume

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Christina Aguilera sure enough made sure she was the centre of attention as she launched her new perfume in New York yesterday.


The singer opted for a by-now trademark low-cut plume that showed off her ample - and, it has to be said, slightly wonky - cleavage.


The singer was also sporting a young sleek blonde do at Macy�s department store where she signed flasks of Inspire.


Christina - who welcomed her son Max at the start up of this year - hasn't permit motherhood slow down her career.


She is currently working on her forthcoming album and steps back into the glare when she takes to the stage at the MTV awards in LA.

Saturday, 30 August 2008

Download Little Richard mp3






Little Richard
   

Artist: Little Richard: mp3 download


   Genre(s): 

Rock
Rock & Roll
Other
Retro

   







Discography:


The Best Of Little Richard
   

 The Best Of Little Richard

   Year: 2003   

Tracks: 16
Little Richard - (2000) The Best Of The Vee Jay Years, Vol. 2
   

 Little Richard - (2000) The Best Of The Vee Jay Years, Vol. 2

   Year: 2000   

Tracks: 25
Little Richard - (2000) The Best Of The Vee Jay Years, Vol. 1
   

 Little Richard - (2000) The Best Of The Vee Jay Years, Vol. 1

   Year: 2000   

Tracks: 25
Specialty Box Set [Ace]
   

 Specialty Box Set [Ace]

   Year: 1989   

Tracks: 20
Formative Years 1951-53
   

 Formative Years 1951-53

   Year: 1989   

Tracks: 22
18 Greatest Hits
   

 18 Greatest Hits

   Year: 1985   

Tracks: 18
Second Coming [1971]
   

 Second Coming [1971]

   Year: 1971   

Tracks: 22
The Specialty Sessions -  CD1
   

 The Specialty Sessions - CD1

   Year:    

Tracks: 26
The Best Of
   

 The Best Of

   Year:    

Tracks: 16
Long Tall Sally
   

 Long Tall Sally

   Year:    

Tracks: 14
Here's Little Richard
   

 Here's Little Richard

   Year:    

Tracks: 12
Bama Lama Bama Loo
   

 Bama Lama Bama Loo

   Year:    

Tracks: 12






One of the original rock & roll out greats, Little Richard structured the fire of gospel singing with New Orleans R&B, buffeting the pianoforte and wailing with joyful abandon. While legion other R&B greats of the early '50s had been moving in a like management, none of them matched the plain electricity of Richard's vocals. With his bullet-speed deliveries, rapturous trills, and the overjoyed strength of personality in his singing, he was important in upping the electric potential from high-power R&B into the like, still different, pretense of rock & roll. Although he was entirely a hitmaker for a match of age or so, his influence upon both the soul and British Invasion stars of the 1960s was immense, and his early hits rest burden classics of the rock repertoire.


Heavily steeped in gospel music piece growing up in Georgia, when Little Richard began recording in the early '50s he played unexceptional climb up blues/R&B that owed a bunch to his early inspirations Billy Wright and Roy Brown. In 1955, at Lloyd Price's hint, Richard sent a demo tape to Specialty Records, wHO were impressed enough to sign him and format a session for him in New Orleans. That session, yet, didn't get cancelled the ground until Richard began casual around with a slightly abhorrent ditty during a break. With somewhat cleaned-up lyrics, "Tutti Frutti" was the record that gave birth to Little Richard as he is now known -- the joyful "court!"s, the ferocious piano playacting, the sax-driven, pedal-to-the-metal rhythm segment. It was besides his number one tally, although, ridiculous as it now seems, Pat Boone's cover version outdid Richard's on the strike parade.


Boone would besides stress to cover Richard's next make, "Long Tall Sally," merely by that time it was apparent that audiences sinister and elwyn Brooks White much favorite the genuine carry on. In 1956 and 1957, Richard reeled off a string of hellenic hits -- "Long Tall Sally," "Slippin' and "Slidin'," "Jenny ass, Jenny," "Keep back a Knockin'," "Good Golly, Miss Molly," "The Girl Can't Help It" -- that continue the foundation garment of his celebrity. While Richard's inimitable mania was the key fruit to his best records, he as well owed a lot of his success to the gutsy playing of ace New Orleans academic session players like Lee Allen (tenor sax), Alvin Tyler (baritone sax), and specially Earl Palmer (drummer), world Health Organization ordinarily accompanied the isaac Merrit Singer in both New Orleans and Los Angeles studios. Richard's unforgettable appearances in early tilt & flap movies, especially The Girl Can't Help It, as well did a caboodle to spreading the sway & roll gospel to the people.


Richard was at the pinnacle of his commercial-grade and aesthetic powers when he of a sudden lay off the business during an Australian tour in late 1957, enrolling in a Bible college in Alabama presently after reverting to the States. Richard had actually been feeling the call of religion for a spell before his announcement, but it was nonetheless a shock to both his fans and the music industry. Specialty drew on unreleased roger Sessions for a few more hard-rocking singles in the late '50s, but Richard most vanished from the public eye for a few age. When he did repay to recording, it was as a gospels singer, cut a few little-heard sacred sides for End, Mercury, and Atlantic in the early '60s.


By 1962, though, Richard had returned to rock & rove, touring Britain to an enthusiastic reception. Among the groups that supported him on those jaunts were the Rolling Stones and the Beatles, whose vocals (St. Paul McCartney's specially) took a caboodle of inspiration from Richard's. In 1964, the Beatles cut a kayo version of "Long Tall Sally," with McCartney on trail, that whitethorn have got even outdone the original. It's been speculated that the success of the Beatles, and other British Invaders world Health Organization adored Richard, finally prompted the singer into making a all-out riposte as an unapologetic rock candy & curler. Hooking up with Specialty in one case again, he had a little strike in 1964 with "Bama Lama Bama Loo." These and other sides were goodly efforts in the mould of his classical '50s sides, but tastes had changed excessively a good deal for Richard to climb the charts again. He fagged the rest of the '60s in a continual unsuccessful riposte, recording for Vee-Jay (accompanied on some sides by Jimi Hendrix, world Health Organization was concisely in Richard's isthmus), OKeh, and Modern (for whom he even tested recording in Memphis with Stax academic session musicians).


It was the rock-and-roll & roll resurgence of the late '60s and early '70s, though, that actually saved Richard's career, enabling him to trifle on the nostalgia circumference with great success (though he had a modest hit, "Freedom Blues," in 1970). He had always been a flamboyant performing artist, brandishing a six-inch pompadour and mascara, and constant entertaining appearances on television talk shows seemed to ascertain his continuing succeeder as a surviving caption. Yet by the tardy '70s, he'd returned to the church over again. Somewhat predictably, he relieved endorse into sway and usher business by the mid-'80s. Since and so, he's retained his profile with a part in Mastered and Out in Beverly Hills (the movie's soundtrack besides returned him to the charts, this clip with "Capital Gosh a-Mighty") and edgar Albert Guest appearances on soundtracks, compilations, and children's rock-and-roll records. At this peak it's safe to arrogate that he never will get that much-hungered-for rejoinder murder, only he corpse one of stone & roll's most colorful icons, noneffervescent capable of turning on the charm and charisma in his infrequent appearances in the calcium light.





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Wednesday, 20 August 2008

Massachusetts Governor Proposes Rule That Would Require Businesses To Contribute More To Health Coverage


Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick (D) on Monday proposed a state regulation that would command businesses to contribute more to employee health coverage or pay an annual "fair ploughshare" penalty, the Boston Globe reports. Under existing state of matter law, businesses with more than than 10 full-time workers must offer health reporting or yield an yearly penalty of $295 per worker. Employers could choose either to cover at least 33% of their workers' premiums within the first 90 days of employment or ensure that at least 25% of their full-time workers ar enrolled in an employer-sponsored plan.

The proposed regulation would require employers to comply with both requirements or pay the annual penalty. Public documents released on Monday stated that the rule, if adoptive, would be implemented on Oct. 1. The new rule would generate an estimated $45 million this fiscal year, which would be secondhand to close a funding gap in the state's health insurance law. A public hearing on the proposed regulation is scheduled for Sept. 5.

Brian Rosman, research director for Health Care For All, said, "We think this implements the shared responsibility concept that was the stylemark of health care reform," adding, "It makes sensory faculty to us to say to companies that tender minimal or no benefits, 'You have to pretend a lowly contribution.'"

The Retailers Association of Massachusetts, which represents about 3,000 state businesses, said that the new regulation would force its members -- especially small-business owners -- to spend thousands of dollars more than on employee health care and would lead some companies to drop coverage altogether. Association President Jon Hurst said that hundreds of businesses, particularly those that are seasonal, would be affected by the proposed regularisation because it would need them to submit quarterly reports on workers' wellness coverage, rather than annual reports.

The proposed linguistic rule comes 2 weeks later lawmakers sanctioned a supplementary funding nib that increases funding for the state's health policy law by $100 1000000 through extra assessments on insurance companies' reserve accounts and hospitals, as well as money from the Medical Security Trust Fund, which is used to fund health coverage for the unemployed (Lazar, Boston Globe, 8/12).


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Sunday, 10 August 2008

Giorgos Ntalaras

Giorgos Ntalaras   
Artist: Giorgos Ntalaras

   Genre(s): 
Folk
   



Discography:


Kalhmera Kuria Ludia   
 Kalhmera Kuria Ludia

   Year: 1984   
Tracks: 15


Omorfo Xava   
 Omorfo Xava

   Year: 1982   
Tracks: 13


O Ilios o iliatoras   
 O Ilios o iliatoras

   Year: 1982   
Tracks: 12


18 Lianotragouda Ths Pikrhs Patridas   
 18 Lianotragouda Ths Pikrhs Patridas

   Year: 1974   
Tracks: 18


Ta Tragoudia Mou   
 Ta Tragoudia Mou

   Year:    
Tracks: 25


Radar   
 Radar

   Year:    
Tracks: 12




 






Tuesday, 1 July 2008

Heath Ledger tipped for Joker Oscar

The cast of upcoming Batman film The Dark Knight are lobbying for their late co-star Heath Ledger to be awarded an Oscar.

The Australian actor died of an overdose in his New York apartment soon after shooting the film.

Much has been made of his difficulty in coming to terms with darkness of The Joker's character.

But Ledger's fellow cast members have only praise for his performance and attitude to his craft, which Christain Bale said "raised the bar".

Gary Oldman told E!Online: "Heath had this frequency none of us could hear. The Academy tends to overlook movies like this, but this acting is so good it's going to be very hard for them to avoid it."

Director Christopher Nolan recalled Ledger's unusual technique for putting the character together.

"He called me during preproduction from time to time to tell me what he was working on," Nolan said.

"He told me he was researching the way ventriloquist dummies talk. It was a bit peculiar."

But, Nolan told E!Online, he was won over when he saw Ledger's performance.

According to the website, Ledger was "trying for a vocal style that would match the Joker's chaotic character".

So far the only person ever to receive a posthumous best actor award is Peter Finch for his role in Network.





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Thursday, 19 June 2008

Wesley Willis

Wesley Willis   
Artist: Wesley Willis

   Genre(s): 
Rock
   



Discography:


Greatest Hits Vol. II   
 Greatest Hits Vol. II

   Year: 1999   
Tracks: 22


Wesley Willis - Greatest Hits   
 Wesley Willis - Greatest Hits

   Year: 1995   
Tracks: 22




Wesley Willis was a schizophrenic street isaac M. Singer wHO reinforced up a low cult following with his freakish, three-chord rants about fiddling mundane items, music, and people he knew. Willis was discovered singing on the streets of Chicago in the former '90s. For the outset part of the decennary, respective independently released tapes of his songs appeared, eventually followed by indie recordings of his albums. By 1995, he had gained the attention of several well-known musicians, including Smashing Pumpkins and Pearl Jam. Shortly before sign language a major label sign up with American Records in 1996, Willis was profiled on MTV, which resulted in increased recognition in sure alternative rock circles. However, it didn't outcome in good gross revenue and both of his American Records of 1996 -- Fabian Roadwarrior (released in August) and Feel the Power (released in October) -- were flops. Ignominious Light Diner appeared to short notice in 1997. And in mid-2000, Willis released Dr. Wax and Charge Hour. Shake Your Piggy Bank followed in early 2001. Willis was diagnosed with leukemia in 2002 and was convalescent from surgery when he died at the age of 40 on August 21, 2003.





Hotline: Michaels gets a Rocket boost

Friday, 13 June 2008