Michael Learns To Rock

   
Artist: Michael Learns To Rock

   Genre(s): 
Alternative
   Punk: Grunge
   Rock
   Pop
   Other
   Pop: Pop-Rock
   

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Discography:


   
 Blue Night (CD 2)

   Year: 2006   
Tracks: 18


   
 Blue Night (CD 1)

   Year: 2006   
Tracks: 18


   
 19 Love Ballads

   Year: 2002   
Tracks: 19


   
 Strange Foreign Beauty

   Year: 1999   
Tracks: 15


   
 Greatest Hits

   Year: 1999   
Tracks: 14


   
 Nothing to Lose

   Year: 1997   
Tracks: 12


   
 Mike Learns To Rock - (1995) Played on Pepper

   Year: 1995   
Tracks: 11


   
 Colours

   Year: 1993   
Tracks: 12


   
 Michael Learns To Rock

   Year: 1991   
Tracks: 10

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Michael Learns to Rock is one of the near popular Danish bands, in their country of origin as well as the ever-eclectic Asian rim. The radical was formed about a petite ginmill band fronted by vocaliser Jascha Richter and his babe, addition guitarist Mikkel Lentz and drummer Kare Wanscher. By 1988, Richter's babe had left and bassist Soren Madsen completed the lineup. Michael Learns to Rock released their self-titled debut album in 1991, and earned a acquittance in America through Impact Records. Cleveland Int'l provided distribution for 1993's Colors, 1995's Played on Pepper, and 2002's Blue Night. Though the band remained nameless in the Western Hemisphere, Asian audiences continued to take a crap them one of the most popular artists in the region.





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Lord of the Rings heirs sue New Line Cinema

The heirs to the estate of author JRR Tolkien are suing the producer of 'The Lord of the Rings' movies, New Line Cinema, over profits from the blockbuster trilogy.
The trustees of the writer's British charity, The Tolkien Trust, and the original publishers of 'The Lord of the Rings', HarperCollins, have cited a failure to pay a contractually agreed 7.5% of gross profit for the three films based on 'The Lord of the Rings' novels.
They are seeking in excess of $150m in compensatory damages, unspecified punitive damages and a court order giving the trust a right to terminate New Line's rights to make more films based on the author's writings, including 'The Hobbit', according to the statement.
The suit follows 'Lord of the Rings' director Peter Jackson's lawsuit against New Line for underpayment that was settled in December. When that deal was finalised, Jackson signed on to be executive producer of 'The Hobbit'.
New Line, a division of global media conglomerate Time Warner Inc, declined to comment on the new suit.
A statement from the trustees said: "New Line has not paid the plaintiffs even one penny of its contractual share of gross receipts despite the billions of dollars of gross revenue generated by these wildly successful motion pictures."
"To make matters worse, to date New Line has even prevented the plaintiffs from auditing the last two films of the series."
The trustees were paid an upfront fee of about $62,500 in an "upfront sequel fee" and nothing more, trustee spokesman Lonnie Soury said.
The three movies, 'The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring', 'The Lord of the Rings: The Twin Towers' and 'The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King', took in nearly $3bn at worldwide box offices.

El Sueno De Morfeo

   
Artist: El Sueno De Morfeo

   Genre(s): 
Latin
   Rock
   Indie
   Pop
   

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Discography:


   
 Nos Vemos En El Camino

   Year: 2007   
Tracks: 14


   
 Todo Va A Cambiar

   Year: 2006   
Tracks: 2


   
 Reedicion

   Year: 2006   
Tracks: 13


   
 Maqueta Pierdete

   Year: 2006   
Tracks: 12


   
 El SueG±o De Morfeo

   Year: 2005   
Tracks: 12


   
 Del Interior

   Year: 2002   
Tracks: 10

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The original incarnation of El Sueño de Morfeo was Xemá, a Spanish rock mathematical group that formed in 2000 and included both vocalist Raquel Rosario and guitarist David Feito (Feito, in fact, was the loss leader). After cathartic an album with Xemá, in 2003 Feito and Rosario distinct to start a modern stick out, and invited guitarist Juan Luis Suárez to join their band, which they called El Sueño de Morfeo. Their self-titled debut was released in 2005, and combined Rosario's distinctive, Shakira-esque part with adult pop/rock guitars and even Celtic influences -- besides the three core members, the group as well included a violinist, bassist, drummer, and piper -- and, thanks to an appearance by the ring on the Spanish television show Los Serrano, did quite a well on the charts. El Sueño de Morfeo likewise made it a point to go Latin America, specifically Puerto Rico, which helped their unmarried, "Ojos de Cielo," do well on the Latin charts in North America and give them an audience at that place, besides.





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Symarip

   
Artist: Symarip

   Genre(s): 
Other
   

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Discography:


   
 Skinhead Moonstomp

   Year: 1969   
Tracks: 20

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Steve Cropper - Fascinating Fact 5331

Soul legends STEVE CROPPER and FELIX CAVALIERE have teamed up to record a new album for the revamped Stax Records label. Cropper, who penned some of the Memphis, Tennessee label's biggest hits as a member of Booker T + The MGs, and The Rascals star Cavaliere will release Nudge It Up A Notch on 29 July (08).

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The Black Keys add fall tour dates

The Black Keys have added a string of dates to their summer tour which will see the band stay on the road until October.

The duo are currently gearing up for the tour which will support the release of the Danger Mouse-produced 'Attack & Release', and will kick off on July 5 at the Rothbury Festival in Michigan.

In addition, the band will play a selection of other festivals over the duration of the tour, including Lollapalooza, Austin City Limits and Bumbershoot.

The updated dates are:

Rothbury, MI Rothbury Festival (July 5)
Halifax, Nova Scotia Summer Sonic @ Citadel Hill (20)
Kansas City, MO City Market (30)
Chicago, IL Lollapalooza (August 1)
Toledo, OH Headliners (2)
Toronto, Ontario Phoenix Concert Hall (3)
Montreal, Quebec Osheaga Festival (4)
Brooklyn, NY McCarren Park Pool (7)
Norfolk, VA The NorVa (9)
Baltimore, MD Virgin Festival (10)
Morrison, CO Red Rocks Amphitheatre (21)
San Francisco, CA Outside Lands Festival (22)
San Diego, CA SoCo Music Experience (23)
Los Angeles, CA Sunset Junction (24)
Anaheim, CA House of Blues (25)
Austin, TX Austin City Limits Festival (26)
St. Paul, MN Minnesota State Fair (30)
Seattle, WA Bumbershoot Festival (31)
Milwaukee, WI Turner Hall (September 5)
Madison, WI Southern Comfort Music Experience (6)
Knoxville, TN The Valarium (24)
Memphis, TN The New Daisy Theater (25)
Dallas, TX Granada Theatre (26)
Austin, TX Austin City Limits Festival (27)
Houston, TX �?? Meridian (30)
New Orleans, LA House of Blues (October 1)
Atlanta, GA �?? Tabernacle (2)
Asheville, NC The Orange Peel (3)
Myrtle Beach, SC House of Blues (4)
Raleigh, NC Disco Rodeo (5)
Louisville, KY Coyotes at City Block (7)
Nashville, TN Ryman Auditorium (8)
Columbus, OH LC Amphitheatre (9)
Covington, KY Madison Theatre (10)
Akron, OH EJ Thomas Hall (11)

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Jurors who acquitted R. Kelly say key was identity of female on sex tape

CHICAGO - For R. Kelly, six years of pretrial delays came down to an agonizing 10 minutes.

As a court official began slowly reading the verdict for each of the 14 counts of child pornography against him, the R&B superstar clutched the hands of his flanking lawyers. He bowed his head and shut his eyes tight, barely moving.

As the official got to the last few counts late Friday and it became clear Kelly had won a complete acquittal, tears streamed down the Grammy-winner's face.

"Thank you, Jesus," he repeated, over and over again, said one of his attorneys, Sam Adam Jr.

It had taken a jury of nine men and three women around seven hours of deliberations to acquit the 41-year-old singer on charges of videotaping himself having sex with a girl who prosecutors allege was as young as 13.

After the verdicts were read, a visibly stunned Kelly dabbed tears from his face with a handkerchief as he stood up and hugged each of his four attorneys.

Kelly, who had faced up to 15 years in prison had he been convicted, left the courthouse surrounded by bodyguards. He smiled and waved to dozens of cheering fans before climbing into a waiting sport utility vehicle.

In the end, jurors said prosecutors did not convince them that the female in the video was who they said she was.

"You want to be 100 per cent sure it's Kelly and (the alleged victim)," one juror said. "What we had wasn't enough."

Another juror said prosecutors left too many questions unanswered.

"All of us felt very much the grayness of this case," he said.

None of the five jurors who spoke to reporters after the verdict wanted to be identified.

Kelly, who won the Grammy Award in 1997 for the song "I Believe I Can Fly" and whose biggest hits are raunchy ballads like "Ignition," did not speak to reporters as he left.

But a spokesman released a statement saying Kelly always knew that "when all the facts came out in court, he would be cleared of these terrible charges. ... all he wants to do is move forward and put it behind him."

Kelly and the now 23-year-old alleged victim had denied they were on the sexually graphic videotape at the heart of the case, though neither testified during the monthlong trial.

Testimony throughout the trial centered on whether the R&B superstar was the man who appears the tape, and whether the female who also appears on it was underage.

The jurors - who deliberated for three hours Thursday after closing arguments and for about four hours on Friday - said they remained sharply divided as late as Friday morning. A vote they took just a few hours before the acquittal had seven jurors voting not guilty and five voting guilty. Of the 12 jurors, eight were white and four were black.

Several jurors said one weakness in the prosecution's case was that neither the alleged victim nor her parents testified.

One juror said he just was not sure the female was who prosecutors said she was or that she was a minor - noting her body appeared too developed. Another said that while he was convinced it was Kelly on the tape, he had doubts about the female.

Asked by a reporter after the trial who the female in the sex tape was if not the alleged victim, Adam responded: "If you find that out, let us know."

Without the alleged victim, the prosecutors relied in part on a star witness who said she engaged in three-way sex with Kelly and the girl.

Defense attorneys labeled that woman an extortionist, claiming she sought hundreds of thousands of dollars from Kelly in exchange for her silence and stole his $20,000 watch at one point. They also argued that the man on the tape did not have a large mole on his back, as Kelly does.

Jurors said the much ballyhooed mole defense rarely came up in deliberations and played no role in their verdict.

The alleged victim's family also presented a puzzle for the jury; three relatives testified they did not recognize her as the female on the tape, while other relatives said she was on the tape.

Ed Genson, one of Kelly's attorneys, said prosecutors did not have much of a case.

"As for the so-called key evidence, I think we refuted all of it," he said.

Assistant Cook County State's Attorney Shauna Boliker said she believed the female on the tape was a victim, not a prostitute as the defence had contended.

"This shows the world how difficult this crime is to prosecute," she said. "It also takes the soul of the victim, the heart of the victim."

Despite his legal troubles, Kelly - who rose from poverty on Chicago's South Side to become a star singer, songwriter and producer - still retains a huge following, and his popularity has arguably grown in recent years.

The singer has released more than half a dozen albums, most of them million-sellers. He's also had a multitude of hits and gone on tours. His recent efforts include "Trapped in the Closet," a multipart saga about the sexual secrets of an ever-expanding cast of characters.

Kelly has a new song, "Hair Braider," out now, and is due to release a new album in July.

(AP writers Mike Robinson and Maria Danilova contributed to this report)

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Radiohead - Radiohead Cant Give Tickets Away

Rockers RADIOHEAD were left with rows of empty seats at a recent concert after a eco-friendly stunt to give away tickets backfired.

The Creep hitmakers announced that 50 passes for their show at Paris' Bercy Arena would be given to those fans who collected them by bicycle from record label XL's office in the French capital.

But the band's devotees failed to snap up the offer - leaving the band with band with 35 unclaimed tickets for their 10 June (08) gig.

A source tells British newspaper The Sun, "Radiohead are using their current world tour to highlight their commitment to green issues.

"They advise all gig-goers to use public transport and are doing all they can to make their carbon footprint as small as possible.

"Unfortunately the French didn't appear to share their noble intentions and roundly ignored the free ticket tactic."

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The Horsemen

   
Artist: The Horsemen

   Genre(s): 
Other
   

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Discography:


   
 Sleepy Hollow

   Year: 2004   
Tracks: 15

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Britney Spears to direct her next music video

Britney Spears won’t just be singing in her next music video — she’ll be directing it too.
The ‘Toxic’ star, 26, will go behind the camera for new single Radar, which is out in July.
A source said:� “She wants to make sure it’s exactly right.”
The singer’s last video, directed by Robert Hales, saw an animated Spears work her way through a futuristic world for the single ‘Break The Ice’.

Janet Jackson - Jackson Promotion Pulled

JANET JACKSON has another album flop on her hands - bosses at her record label have ceased promoting DISCIPLINE and there are no more single releases planned.

Jackson, who once broke chart records with seven U.S. top five hits from one album - Rhythm Nation 1812, has scored only one hit from her new release, Feedback.

And there are no plans to try to top that.

In a disappointing email correspondence to celebrity blogger Perez Hilton, Jackson writes, "We started off with Feedback and the label and myself haven't quite seen eye to eye since the Feedback single so they've kind of basically stopped all promotion.

"I'm trying to figure out a way to say this, but just to say it and to be quite honest, they just stopped all promotion whatsoever on the album, so I don't think you're going to hear another single off this album."

At the height of her popularity, Jackson scored 19 hit singles from just three albums - Control, Rhythm Nation: 1812 and janet. And she still holds the record for scoring number ones in America from the same album, over three successive years.

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