Rhapsody

   
Artist: Rhapsody

   Genre(s): 
Metal: Power
   Rock
   Metal: Progressive
   Folk
   

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Discography:


   
 The Magic Of The Wizard's Dream

   Year: 2005   
Tracks: 8


   
 Tales From Emerald Sword Saga

   Year: 2004   
Tracks: 16


   
 Symphony Of Enchanted Lands II - The Dark Secret

   Year: 2004   
Tracks: 12


   
 Symphony Of Enchanted Lands 2: The Dark Secret

   Year: 2004   
Tracks: 12


   
 Power Of The Dragonflame

   Year: 2002   
Tracks: 11


   
 Power Of The Dagonflame

   Year: 2002   
Tracks: 11


   
 Rain Of a Thousand Flames

   Year: 2001   
Tracks: 7


   
 The Dark Secret

   Year: 2000   
Tracks: 5


   
 Holy Thunderforce

   Year: 2000   
Tracks: 6


   
 Holy Thunderforce

   Year: 2000   
Tracks: 3


   
 Dawn of Victory

   Year: 2000   
Tracks: 10


   
 Symphony Of Enchanted Lands

   Year: 1998   
Tracks: 10


   
 Emerald Sword (Ep)

   Year: 1998   
Tracks: 3


   
 Legendary Tales

   Year: 1997   
Tracks: 10

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Rhapsody is a alloy outfit composed of Fabio Lione (vocals), Luca Turilli (guitar), Alex Staropoli (keyboards), Alessandro Lotta (bass voice), and Alex Holzwarth (drums). The radical was formed in Italy in the late '90s by Turilli and Staropoli. They recruited Daniele Carbonera to serve as their drummer. The band was already working on a debut, 1997's Legendary Tales, before they connected with Lione (known as Joe Terry during his time in the band Labyrinth), phoning him from the studio to arrange for him to bring together them. The band followed up that record album with an EP, entitled Emerald Sword, and the record album Symphonic music of Enchanted Lands the undermentioned year. Shortly later on the release of Symphonic music, Carbonera foregone. His replacement was launch in the personage of Holzwarth. They would non release any longer corporeal until 2000 in the form of an EP (Holy Thunderforce) and an record album (Break of the day of Victory). In 2001, the mathematical group released Rainfall of a Thousand Flames and then in 2002, Power of the Dragon Flame. Symphony of Enchanted Lands, Vol. 2: The Dark Secret appeared in fall 2004; the following year the band was strained to change its name, choosing Rhapsody of Fire, due to right of first publication issues.

Michael Trommer

   
Artist: Michael Trommer

   Genre(s): 
Ambient
   

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Discography:


   
 Sleeping Satellites

   Year: 2007   
Tracks: 8

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Jack Owens

   
Artist: Jack Owens

   Genre(s): 
Blues
   

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Discography:


   
 Bentonia Country Blues

   Year: 1978   
Tracks: 7

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Job for a Cowboy

   
Artist: Job for a Cowboy

   Genre(s): 
Rock
   Metal: Alternative
   Metal
   

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Discography:


   
 Genesis

   Year: 2007   
Tracks: 10


   
 Job For A Cowboy EP

   Year:    
Tracks: 4


   
 Doom

   Year:    
Tracks: 6

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Unleashing a relentless coalition of hard-core and demise metallic element with the preciseness guitar tone-beginning of progressive metallic element, Job for a Cowboy was formed in Glendale, AZ, in 2002. The grouping was founded by vocalizer Jonny Davy, guitarists Ravi Bhadriraju and Andrew Arcurio, bassist Chad Staples, and drummer Andy Rysdam, and the ring cut their first base demo CD in 2004. Later that year, Staples and Rysdam left wing Job for a Cowboy, with Brent Riggs and Elliott Sellers severally stepping in as bassist and drummer. In 2005, the ring recorded a six-song EP, Fate, that attracted the attention of Arizona independent label King of the Monsters, wHO distributed the disk after an initial self-released pressing by the band. Doom earned a potent bombilate in alloy circles, enhanced by extensive touring, and Metal Blade Records sign the band in 2006, reissuing Destine with a incentive track. Also in 2006, Arcurio dropped out of Job for a Cowboy, and new guitarist Bobby Thompson joined the group. While Job for a Cowboy was written material material for their first base uncut album, Sellers left wing the band, and Jon "The Charm" Rice became their new percussionist. Recorded 'tween road trips with manufacturer Andy Sneap at the controls, the group's first album, Genesis, was released in May 2007 by Metal Blade, with wads more touring to follow.





The Chandos Baroque Players

Drumsound and SBS

   
Artist: Drumsound and SBS

   Genre(s): 
Drum & Bass
   

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Discography:


   
 Technique (TECH026)

   Year: 2004   
Tracks: 2

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Rock legend Bo Diddley dies in Florida

Rock 'n' roll pioneer Bo Diddley, who made hit songs powered by the relentless "Bo
Diddley beat" that influenced rockers from Buddy Holly to U2, died
today at the age of 79.

Diddley died of heart failure at his home in Archer, Florida, his management
agency, Talent Consultants International, said in a statement.

"One of the founding fathers of rock 'n' roll has left the building he helped
construct," the statement said.

Diddley suffered a stroke during a concert in Iowa in May 2007 and was
hospitalised in Omaha, Nebraska. In August 2007 he had a heart attack in
Florida.

In a career spanning more than five decades, Diddley composed a substantial
body of rock classics, including "Who Do You Love," "Bo Diddley," "Bo
Diddley's a Gunslinger," "Before You Accuse Me," "Mona," "I'm a Man" and
"Pretty Thing."

He cranked them out on a signature rectangular guitar, setting many of them to
the rumba-like rhythm of his "Bo Diddley beat" that gave rock 'n' roll a
powerful rhythmic foundation.

Along with such contemporaries as Chuck Berry and Little Richard, he was among
a pioneering group of black recording artists who crossed the American
racial divide with music that appealed to white audiences and was emulated
by white performers.

Although Diddley recorded relatively few chart-topping hits, his seminal role
in the formative years of rock music was recognised by his induction into
the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987 and with a Grammy lifetime
achievement award in 1998.

Born Ellas Bates in 1928 in McComb, Mississippi, he took the last name
McDaniel from his adoptive mother, and played classical violin as a boy.

He was given the nickname Bo Diddley as a teenager after moving to Chicago,
where he started playing music on street corners in the 1940s.

Inspired by blues musician John Lee Hooker's classic "Boogie Chillen," Diddley
used his violin skills to craft a guitar sound that laid the basis for the
funk music of the 1960s.

He found fame in the mid-1950s with his signature song "Bo Diddley." Even
among the first wave of rock music, the song stood out with its tremolo
guitar, maracas and trademark beat.

Diddley's unique guitar playing and rhythm influenced generations of rockers
from Elvis Presley to Bon Jovi. Keith Richards and Ron Wood of the Rolling
Stones and Richie Sambora of Bon Jovi made guest appearances on his records
and Diddley played with the likes of The Clash and The Grateful Dead.

Arguably the greatest mainstream success of a song with the Bo Diddley beat
was Buddy Holly's "Not Fade Away," recorded in the 1950s and which saw
renewed success when it was covered by the Rolling Stones in the 1960s.

In an interview with The Sydney Morning Herald in March 2007, Diddley insisted
he was the real father of rock, saying: "Little Richard came two or three
years later, along with Elvis Presley. In other words, I was the first dude
out there."

Diddley frequently complained about not being paid royalties during his peak
years, telling The New York Times, "Have I been ripped off? ... You bet I've
been ripped off."

In 1955 Diddley became the first black artist to appear on "The Ed Sullivan
Show" and was promptly banned from further appearances because he defied
Sullivan's instructions to sing a cover song and instead performed his own
hit "Bo Diddley."

Diddley had harsh words for the direction black music had taken in recent
years, telling Reuters that "gangsta" rap made his blood boil.

"I hate it. I call it rap-crap," Diddley said in a 1996 interview. "I can't
seem to get my records played but they'll play all this garbage."

Diddley liked to help out in his local community in Florida. A father of five,
he said he was deeply concerned about the direction of children in American
society.

He worked with his local police department to warn teenagers about the dangers
of drugs and gang violence.

Diddley was still touring and making records in recent years, not least
because he said he needed the money.

His agency said public and private services are planned for this weekend.

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Nine Inch Nails offers new album free online

NEW YORK - In a surprise move, Nine Inch Nails has posted access to a free download of its new album, The Slip, on its website.The 10-track album is available in its entirety in several formats - including MP3 and high-quality, "lossless" audio compression options like FLAC - via a link on NIN.com. All of the formats come free of digital rights management.A statement on the site from frontman Trent Reznor says simply, "Thank you for your continued and loyal support over the years - this one's on me." Nine Inch Nails plans to release The Slip on CD and vinyl in July and will use traditional brick-and-mortar distribution. Further details about the physical product have yet to be announced.The band's manager, Jim Guerinot, told Billboard.com that the timing for the free digital download felt right because "we just put a record out (and) we're going on-sale with tickets."He added that Reznor's "been in a prolific phase and we didn't want 'business' to get in the way of getting the art in the hands of the fans. We've looked at the climate and the many advantages of being able to do whatever we want without bureaucracy."




The Slip features Reznor on vocals and various instruments, as well as Josh Freese, Robin Finck and Alessandro Cortini. Guerinot also told Billboard.com that Reznor "worked again with his team of Alan Moulder and Atticus Ross out of his garage" on the recording and said that word of the album arrived late."(Trent) let me know there was some new music coming, and the next thing I knew there was a full-length record done," Guerinot said. "It's very exciting to be finishing mixing on Thursday, mastering Friday, finishing artwork on Saturday and having the world hear it (Monday morning)!"To get the download of The Slip, site users need to provide an email address, to which a link is sent that includes access to all format options. All downloads also include a PDF with lyrics and artwork.This is the first time Nine Inch Nails has made a new album available completely and exclusively for free as a digital download.Demand for the new music appeared to be immediate and heavy. The site was slowed to a crawl because of traffic today.Like the band's previous album, Ghosts I-IV, The Slip is being released under a Creative Common license, so it can be redistributed freely.- REUTERS/Billboard

Moore Making 'Fahrenheit 9/11' Sequel

Michael Moore is at work on a sequel to Fahrenheit 9/11, his hit documentary about the Iraq war, with plans to release it next spring when a new administration is installed in the White House. The film is being jointly financed and distributed by Overture Films, a subsidiary of John Malone's Liberty Media, and the Paramount speciality subsidiary Paramount Vantage. The studios said Tuesday that Moore had agreed to a delay in the release so that it would not appear to be taking sides with any candidate. The original film was the most successful documentary ever made -- grossing nearly $220 million worldwide.



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Lacuna Coil - Fascinating Fact 5357

Italian rockers LACUNA COIL have been forced to scrap their upcoming Australian tour due to problems "beyond (their) control". The heavy metal band was due to play a string of dates Down Under in June (08), but the gigs have now been pulled altogether, reports Blabbermouth.net.

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Katie Holmes congratulates Kidman

Actress Katie Holmes has congratulated her husband's former wife Nicole Kidman on her pregnancy.
According to People magazine, the 29-year-old actress, who is now married to Tom Cruise, said: "I'm so happy for her. It's wonderful."
Kidman announced earlier this week that she is expecting a baby with her singer husband Keith Urban.
The 40-year-old actress pulled out of filming for her next movie 'The Reader'.
Kidman and Cruise have two adopted children from their marriage, 15-year-old Isabella and 12-year-old Conor.

Randy Newman returns with "Harps"

NEW YORK (Billboard) - Singer-songwriter Randy Newman is set to release his first album of new material in nine years, "Harps and Angels."


"A Few Words in Defense of My Country," a single released exclusively to iTunes in 2007, will be included in the track list of the set, which arrives August 5 via Nonesuch.


Newman's 2003 hits collection, "The Randy Newman Songbook: Vol. 1," was his last release and first for Nonesuch. His last original set, "Bad Love," was released in 1999. His highest Billboard 200 charting album was 1978's "Little Criminals," which peaked at No. 9.


Newman, 64, has a handful of performances planned for the month of May, plus a concert with the Los Angeles Philharmonic during the Fourth of July weekend at the Hollywood Bowl.


He's slated for a show at this year's New Orleans Jazz Fest on May 1 and another symphony-backed show in Denver on May 23. He will perform solo May 4 in St. Louis and May 5 and 6 in Iowa City, Iowa.


Reuters/Billboard