Back in July, the fertile mind of Beat-Boot-Ique
administrator Toss hatched a plot to release an album
of 70's mashups, & soon the project was realized. Many
bootleggers from various countries sent in
tracks, hoping to secure a spot on the collection. Some
didn't pass the rigorous procedures in place to ensure
a quality finished compilation, but many more
did. Despite the barrier of the seventies' tunes being
before many of our time, it was clear that plenty of
mixers had an attraction to the decade.
Before you could say 'glam rock', there were tracks
flying back & forth, some were adjusted in minor ways, &
others were immediately recognized as must have
tracks. Arriving at the total of 12 bootleggers & 13
tracks, the collection made it's winding way toward
release. Celebrity Murder Party took the
partially-completed project & with some creative
applications, worked it into the solid assortment of
tracks you'll come to know & love.
Devised in the form of a vinyl album from that past
decade, the release shines with energy & even
familiarity to those who know of the source tunes. Miss Frenchie joined the rhythms of the rocking Doobie
Brothers to the modern warbling of Britney &
Madonna. MP3J joined the seductive music of Roxy Music
to those angels of horniness, the Pussycat Dolls. DJ JohnnyRed applied the strong vocals of The Game to the
Texas twang of ZZ Top. In every case, the resulting
track kicks the music up a notch resulting in tracks
you'll come back to.
Please to be taking a gander at this playlist.
Side A
The Who Boys - Beat Caroline
CMP - Love to Sex Me Pacman
The Illuminoids - Read my Rolling Stone
CMP vs DJ Useo - 1,2, Sirens U
Budtheweiser - Root Down in Babylon
DJ Le Clown - Get back under my Wheels
Side B
Miss Frenchie - Me vs the Doobie Brothers
Icky - Remember Hip Hop Swinging
MP3J - Doncha Love Drug
Guv'nor - Dre, the Big Boss Man
Icky - Sherrif Hotel
Mad Martigan - Mama for My name
Johnny Red - ZZ Top vs the Game
DJ Leclown also has created an excellent video to his
Ike & Tina Turner/Alice Cooper electro-masterpiece
'Get Back Under My Wheels'. See it here -
youtube.com/watch?v=ldNaTl5k6tc & be sure
to check out his other videos. They are truly excellent.
Mix of the Week - DJ Schmolli has released his first
long mix to wide acclaim. It fatures many of hs own
works alongside killer tracks by Divide & Kreate, Totom
& DJ Moule. Be sure to procure your copy at
cocktaildeluxe.podomatic.com/
There's nawt wrong with a Beastie Boys mashup.Boyee!
PAUL KRUGMAN: Sad Alan's Lament (The New York Times)
And like enthusiastic war supporters who have started describing themselves as war critics now that the Iraq venture has gone wrong, Mr. Greenspan has started portraying himself as a critic of administration fiscal irresponsibility now that President Bush has become deeply unpopular and Democrats control Congress.
Jim Hightower: LABOR LAW LAWBREAKER (jimhightower.com)
The Bush regime is so hostile to the rights of labor that Bush's own National Labor Relations Board is refusing to obey our nation's labor laws. The NLRB -the agency responsible for protecting employee rights - is flagrantly violating the bargaining rights of its own employees.
Roger Ebert: The Brave One (R; 3 1/2 stars)
How many films have there been about victims of violence who turn into avengers? Charles Bronson made five "Death Wish" movies. Kevin Bacon's "Death Sentence" was released two weeks ago. How are we supposed to respond to them? When Bronson's kill count got above 50, why didn't the scales of justice snap? But now here is Jodie Foster, with a skilled co-star and director, to give us a movie that deals, really deals, with the issues involved.
Got a notice from the DMV last month that I had to visit their office (in person) to renew my driver's license this year.
Put off making an appointment too long, so, since the license expires on my birthday (today), had to face one of the greatest nightmares California has to offer.
The DMV used to be a block away, but it was burned to the ground during the civil disturbance after the Rodney King trial.
The state built the new DMV a few miles down Willow, so, got up extra early, took a handful of patience pills, grabbed one of
David Bruce's books (they're perfect for situations where you might have a few minutes, or a few hours), and
headed off to get it done.
It sure wasn't like previous visits - I was home, mission accomplished, in less than an hour.
Tonight, Wednesday:
CBS starts the night with the SERIES PREMIERE'Kid Nation', followed by a RERUN'Criminal Minds', then a RERUN'CSI: The 3rd One'.
On a RERUNDave (from 8/29/07) are Ellen DeGeneres, Jeff Garlin, and Against Me!.
Scheduled on a FRESHCraig are Dr. Phil McGraw, Kaley Cuoco, and Bob Dubac.
NBC opens the night with a FRESH'Deal Or No Deal', followed by the SEASON FINALE'Last Comic Standing'.
Scheduled on a FRESHLeno (R-Enabler) are Dane Cook, Ali Larter, and LCD Soundsystem.
Scheduled on a FRESHConan are Brad Garrett, Joy Behar, and Rogue Wave.
Scheduled on a FRESHCarson Daly are Jeff Goldblum and Paolo Nutini
ABC begins the night with a RERUN'Jim', followed by another RERUN'Jim', then a composite 'Grey's Anatomy' that's mostly a RERUN, but with promised new material, followed by 'Primetime: Medical Mysteries'.
Scheduled on a FRESHJimmy Kimmel are David Spade, Evan Rachel Wood, and Mute Math.
The CW offers the SEASON PREMIERE'America's Next Top Model', followed by the SERIES PREMIERE'Gossip Girl'.
Faux has the SERIES PREMIERE'Back To You', followed by the SEASON PREMIERE'Til Death', then the FRESH'Kitchen Nightmares'.
MY has a FRESH'Decision House', followed by a FRESH'Meet My Folks'.
A&E has 'CSI: The 2nd One', another 'CSI: The 2nd One', still another 'CSI: The 2nd One', then 'The Sopranos'.
AMC offers the movie 'Vertigo', followed by the movie 'Marnie', then the movie 'Frenzy'.
BBC -
[12:00 PM] Cash in the Attic - Episode 7;
[1:00 PM] Everything Must Go - Episode 16;
[1:30 PM] Everything Must Go - Episode 17;
[2:00 PM] The Weakest Link - Episode 19;
[3:00 PM] How Clean Is Your House? - Episode 11;
[3:30 PM] How Clean Is Your House? - Episode 9;
[4:00 PM] You Are What You Eat - Episode 15;
[4:30 PM] You Are What You Eat - Episode 16;
[5:00 PM] Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares - Ep 4 Bonapartes;
[6:00 PM] My Family - Ep 3 What's Up Docklands?;
[6:30 PM] My Family - Ep 4 Luck Be A Lady Tonight;
[7:00 PM] BBC World News;
[7:30 PM] How Clean Is Your House? - Episode 1;
[8:00 PM] Hotel Babylon - Episode 6;
[9:00 PM] Hotel Babylon - Episode 7;
[10:00 PM] Coupling - Ep. 4 The Melty Man Cometh;
[10:40 PM] The Catherine Tate Show - Episode 1;
[11:00 PM] Hotel Babylon - Episode 6;
[12:00 AM] Hotel Babylon - Episode 7;
[1:00 AM] Coupling - Ep. 4 The Melty Man Cometh;
[1:40 AM] The Catherine Tate Show - Episode 1;
[2:00 AM] The Weakest Link - Episode 20;
[3:00 AM] Hollyoaks - Episode 13;
[3:30 AM] Changing Rooms - Episode 2;
[4:00 AM] Bargain Hunt - Ep. 10 Kedleston 18;
[4:30 AM] Bargain Hunt - Ep. 22 Wetherby 54;
[5:00 AM] Cash in the Attic - Ep. 16 McCann;
[5:30 AM] Cash in the Attic - Ep. 17 May;
[6:00 AM] BBC World News. (ALL TIMES EDT)
Comedy Central has 'Scrubs', another 'Scrubs', last night's 'Jon Stewart', last night's 'Colbert Report', 'Mind Of Mencia', 'South Park', another 'South Park', and 'Sarah Silverman'.
Scheduled on a FRESHJon Stewart is Gen. Wesley Clark.
Scheduled on a FRESHColbert Report is Naomi Wolf.
FX has the movie 'Hide And Seek', followed by the movie 'Man Of The House', 'That 70s Show', and another 'That 70s Show'.
History has 'Modern Marvels', another 'Modern Marvels', 'Lost Worlds', and 'UFO Files: Deep Sea UFOs'.
IFC -
[06:30 AM] Bus 174;
[08:30 AM] The Field;
[10:25 AM] Johnny Stecchino;
[12:10 PM] The Million Dollar Hotel;
[02:15 PM] Action Indies: Extraordinary Location Scouts;
[02:45 PM] Bus 174;
[04:45 PM] Johnny Stecchino;
[06:30 PM] Jet Lag;
[08:00 PM] The Business #207: Field Trip to Hollywood;
[08:30 PM] Minor Accomplishments #207: Straight Up Your Heart;
[09:00 PM] Elephant;
[11:50 PM] IFC News Special;
[12:00 AM] Elephant;
[02:50 AM] Media Lab Results;
[03:00 AM] The Business #207: Field Trip to Hollywood;
[03:30 AM] Minor Accomplishments #207: Straight Up Your Heart;
[04:00 AM] The Field. (ALL TIMES EDT)
Lauren Bacall performs during the memorial tribute for Betty Comden, in front of a photograph of Comden and Adolph Green, right, Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2007 in New York.
Photo by Frank Franklin II
Sportscaster turned leftwing newsman Keith Olbermann is back home in New York after undergoing an emergency appendectomy on Friday, MSGOP confirmed Monday.
An MSGOP spokeswoman said that Olbermann's appendix actually ruptured Wednesday but, chalking it up to tummy troubles, the newsman pushed on through and delivered the Thursday night analysis of resident Bush's latest Iraq war speech.
According to Television Week, which first reported on Olbermann's illness, the 48-year-old didn't decide until Friday afternoon that he needed to be checked out by a doctor.
Anchor Alison Stewart is scheduled to fill in for him on his daily newscast.
Volunteers are reflected on the glasses of the Syrian First Lady Asma al-Assad during an archaeological restoration project in the city of Amrit, near the Mediterranean city of Tartous, September 18, 2007. Amrit was founded in the third millennium B.C.
Photo by Khaled al-Hariri
The home of legendary jazz saxophonist John Coltrane has been added to both the New York State and the National Register of Historic Places.
The home, at 247 Candlewood Path in Dix Hills, Long Island, was the family residence from 1964 to 1973, and the site where "A Love Supreme" -- widely considered to be one of the greatest jazz recordings of all time -- was composed. Coltrane died in 1967 at age 40.
Another Coltrane residence, at 1511 N. 33rd Street in Philadelphia, was added to the national register in 1999.
Mike Wilson and Richard Hand, two University of Glamorgan professors, found the short play in archives in the British Library while they were researching a book they were writing about the London-based Grand Guignol troupe, which performed the play in the 1920s.
The work has never been published, and the professors said the Noel Coward estate believes this copy to be the only one in existence.
The comedy of manners focuses on a husband and wife. Prof. Wilson told BBC, "The husband and wife are in an unhappy relationship and he is about to embark on an affair, but he is an honorable man and refuses to consummate it. They are trying to keep it away from the wife but unknown to him, she already knows and is trying to encourage it because she knows they are unhappy. It's quite unconventional."
A London theatre company called The Sticking Place plans to perform the play in November.
The Sex Pistols are reuniting for a concert to mark the 30th anniversary of their only album, "Never Mind the Bollocks."
All four original members - John Lydon, Steve Jones, Paul Cook and Glen Matlock - will play a one-time concert at London's Brixton Academy on Nov. 8, the band announced Tuesday on the music Web site nme.com.
The punk pioneers, who once sang there was "No Future," split in 1978 but reformed in 1996 and played together again in 2003. Last year they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
A model wears a creation from the Javier Larrainzar Spring/Summer 2008 collection during the Cibeles Madrid International Fashion Week, Madrid, Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2007.
Photo by Manu Fernandez
Mary-Louise Parker has adopted a baby girl from Africa, her spokeswoman confirmed to People.com. When asked for comment Tuesday, Parker's spokeswoman, Tamar Salup, referred The Associated Press to the Web site. Parker, 43, has a 3-year-old son, Will, with ex-boyfriend Billy Crudup.
The actress stars on Showtime's offbeat comedy "Weeds" as a newly widowed mother of two who starts selling marijuana to maintain her family's comfortable suburban lifestyle.
Zsa Zsa Gabor was recovering Tuesday after undergoing surgery for infections in her legs, her husband said.
"The operation was successful, she's in recovery and in a couple of days she'll be OK," Frederic Von Anhalt said in a telephone interview from Gabor's room at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.
The 90-year-old actress has remained partially paralyzed from a 2002 car accident, forcing her to use a wheelchair and walker and leading to infections in her legs. "She's been inactive for the last four years," her publicist John Blanchette said.
Hollywood action star Wesley Snipes has been ordered to pay 1.7 million dollars in fees to a talent agency who helped him land roles in four films, court documents showed Tuesday.
Snipes, the star of the "Blade" vampire film trilogy, must hand over the unpaid amount to the United Talent Agency (UTA), which filed a lawsuit against the actor in Los Angeles Superior Court last year.
According to court documents in Los Angeles, UTA helped Simpson secure roles in "Blade III," "Chaos," "Middle Man" and "The Shooter."
Members of the Australian circus 'Circus Oz' pose for photographers during a promotion event in Hong Kong Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2007. The circus will start to perform in Hong Kong from Sept. 20. Circus Oz, is credited with being the first contemporary circus in a now significant international industry.
Photo by Vincent Yu
At the start of "Sweet Home Alabama," Lynyrd Skynyrd singer Ronnie Van Zant shouts "Turn it up!" And that's what the state of Alabama plans to do with its new tourism campaign.
Gov. Bob Riley has announced that Alabama's tourism agency will use the line "Sweet Home Alabama" to market the state in 2008.
State Tourism Director Lee Sentell said the line - used first in the Lynyrd Skynyrd song in 1974 and then in the 2002 movie starring Reese Witherspoon - will be featured throughout the state's $4.5 million marking program next year.
A licence plate seen on a car bringing Phil Spector and his wife to court in Los Angeles on Tuesday, Sept. 18,2007. The foreman of the jury in Phil Spector's murder trial said Tuesday that the panel is at an impasse, and the judge told lawyers he was considering allowing the panel to consider a lesser charge.
Photo by Nick Ut
Aspiring rockers who want to share the stage with Slash, Roger Daltrey, Joe Walsh and other legendary musicians will get their chance this fall at the 10th anniversary Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy Camp.
The camp pairs participants with rock stars for songwriting, recording and jam sessions. The event culminates with a "Campalooza" concert at the House of Blues in Las Vegas.
Other rockers on hand to mentor campers this year include Vince Neil of Motley Crue, Simon Kirke of Bad Company, Alan White of Yes and Bruce Kulick of Kiss.
Besides making music with legends, campers can take business courses and learn the ins and outs of professional recording. It is scheduled for Nov. 7 through 11 at the Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.
Dozens of people living in a Peruvian town near Lake Titicaca reported vomiting and headaches after they went to look at a crater apparently left by a meteorite that crashed down over the weekend, health officials said on Tuesday.
After hearing a loud noise, people went to see what had happened and found a crater 65 feet wide and 22 feet deep on an uninhabited plateau near Carancas in the Puno region.
"We've examined about 100 people who got near to the meteorite crater who have vomiting and headaches because of gasses coming out of there," Jorge Lopez, health director in Puno, told Reuters.
The site is near the border with Bolivia and experts from San Andres university in La Paz said initial analyses of sand samples from the crater showed that it could be a meteorite, according to newspaper reports.
A view of the crater caused by a meteorite crash in the southern Peruvian town of Carangas, near the border with Bolivia, September 16, 2007. Dozens of people living in a Peruvian town near Lake Titicaca reported vomiting and headaches after they went to look at a crater apparently left by a meteorite that crashed down over the weekend, health officials said on Tuesday.
Photo by Miguel Carrasco
Twenty-five years ago, Carnegie Mellon University professor Scott E. Fahlman says, he was the first to use three keystrokes - a colon followed by a hyphen and a parenthesis - as a horizontal "smiley face" in a computer message.
To mark the anniversary Wednesday, Fahlman and his colleagues are starting an annual student contest for innovation in technology-assisted, person-to-person communication. The Smiley Award, sponsored by Yahoo Inc., carries a $500 cash prize.
Fahlman posted the emoticon in a message to an online electronic bulletin board at 11:44 a.m. on Sept. 19, 1982, during a discussion about the limits of online humor and how to denote comments meant to be taken lightly.
"I propose the following character sequence for joke markers: :-)," wrote Fahlman. "Read it sideways."
Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen Media Research for Sept. 10-16. Listings include the week's ranking, with viewership for the week and season-to-date rankings in parentheses. An "X" in parentheses denotes a one-time-only presentation.
1. (7) "NBC Sunday Night Football: San Diego Chargers vs. New England Patriots," NBC, 15.32 million viewers.
2. (X) "Emmy Awards," Fox, 12.95 million viewers.
3. (26) "60 Minutes," CBS, 11.54 million viewers.
4. (31) "Sunday Night NFL Pre-Kick," NBC, 11.09 million viewers.
5. (18) "Two and a Half Men," CBS, 9.95 million viewers.
6. (22) "Without a Trace," CBS, 9.47 million viewers.
7. (78) "Big Brother" (Thursday), CBS, 8.89 million viewers.
8. (22) "CSI: NY," CBS, 8.87 million viewers.
9. (57) "Football Night in America," NBC, 8.59 million viewers.
10. (7) "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," CBS, 8.42 million viewers.
11. (15) "CSI: Miami," CBS, 8.30 million viewers.
12. (24) "Criminal Minds," CBS, 8.18 million viewers.
13. (78) "Big Brother" (Tuesday), CBS, 8.09 million viewers.
14. (34) "Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?", Fox, 7.87 million viewers.
15. (78) "Biggest Loser," NBC, 7.84 million viewers.
16. (11) "House," Fox, 7.83 million viewers.
17. (75) "Power of Ten," CBS, 7.77 million viewers.
18. (20) "NCIS," CBS, 7.69 million viewers.
19. (43) "Rules of Engagement," CBS, 7.52 million viewers.
20. (26) "Cold Case," CBS, 7.31 million viewers.
Norman the zebra is shown in his home Monday Sept. 17, 2007. Norman was found and returned home to Muskogee, OK after getting out a fence on Sept. 11. Norman had been visiting the home of Sharon McConough who photographed him to prove it. (
Photo by Jennifer Lyles
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