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Dntel

Artist: Dntel

   Genre(s):
Rock: Electronic
   Industrial
   Electronic
   Dance

Discography:

Dumb Luck

Year: 2007
Tracks: 9

This Is the Dream of Evan and Chan

Year: 2002
Tracks: 6

Season

Year: 2002
Tracks: 3

(This Is) The Dream of Evan and Chan EP

Year: 2002
Tracks: 6

Life Is Full of Possibilities

Year: 2001
Tracks: 10

Something Always Goes Wrong

Year:
Tracks: 10

Dntel (aka Jimmy Tamborello) produces music that merges the worlds of indie rock and electronica. Tamborello was at one time a guitarist in the emocore grouping Strictly Ballroom and also a member of techno-poppers Figurine. In improver, he has through with time in the SoCal groups Further and the Tyde. Tamborello originally started running as Dntel in 1994. Tracks he produced between 1995-1997 were released on the Phthalo label in 1999 as Early Works for Me If It Works for You. This was followed by the 2000 acquittance of an EP that had been recorded back in 1994 called Something Always Goes Wrong. The melancholy, often haunting, and electronica-heavy sweat Biography Is Full of Possibilities arrived in 2002 on Plug Research Records. It featured contributions from Chris Gunst (Beachwood Sparks, ex-Strictly Ballroom), Rachel Haden (that frump.), and Benjamin Gibbard (Death Cab for Cutie), among others. Tamborello stirred to Sub Pop -- also menage of his other identical successful protrude, the Postal Service -- for Dntel's 2007 album Dumb Luck, which featured Gibbard, Jenny Lewis, Conor Oberst, and many other indie stars.

Franz Ferdinand

Artist: Franz Ferdinand

   Genre(s):
Indie
   New Age
   Rock
   ROck: Alternative
   Alternative
   Other

Discography:

Eleanor Put Your Boots on CDM

Year: 2006
Tracks: 4

You Could Have It So Much Better With Franz Ferdinand

Year: 2005
Tracks: 21

You Could Have It So Much Better

Year: 2005
Tracks: 13

You Could Have It So Much Bett

Year: 2005
Tracks: 13

This Fffire

Year: 2004
Tracks: 2

Take Me Out

Year: 2004
Tracks: 3

Michael CD01

Year: 2004
Tracks: 3

Matinee

Year: 2004
Tracks: 3

Live At The Paradiso Amsterdam

Year: 2004
Tracks: 10

Franz Ferdinand

Year: 2004
Tracks: 11

Darts Of Pleasure

Year: 2003
Tracks: 5

Glasgow's art-damaged rock candy quartette Franz Ferdinand -- named for the Austro-Hungarian Archduke whose mangle sparked World War I -- features bassist Bob Hardy, guitarist Nick McCarthy, drummer Paul Thomson, and singer/guitarist Alex Kapranos. In late 2001, Kapranos and Hardy had begun working on music in concert when they met McCarthy, a classically trained pianist and bivalent bass player world Health Organization earlier played drums for the grouping disdain no prior go through as a drummer. The three had been rehearsing at McCarthy's home for a piece when they met and started playacting with Thomson, a one-time drummer for the Yummy Fur world Health Organization felt like playing guitar instead. Eventually, McCarthy and Thomson switched to guitar and drums, and the band switched practice spaces, stumbling upon an derelict storage warehouse that they named the Chateau.

The Chateau became Franz Ferdinand's home office, where they rehearsed and held rave-like events incorporating music and art (Brave calibrated from the Glasgow School of Art, and Thomson likewise posed as a life exemplar thither). The bandmembers required a new rehearsal space at one time their illicit art parties were observed by the police force, and they set up one in a Victorian courthouse and jail. By summer 2002, they recorded an EP's worth of material that they intended to liberation themselves, just countersign of mouth about the dance orchestra spreading and Franz Ferdinand signed to Domino in the summertime of 2003. The group's EP Darts of Pleasure, which lED some to label Franz Ferdinand "the Scottish Interpol," was released that fall, and the band exhausted the rest of the year load-bearing groups such as Hot Hot Heat and Interpol. Franz Ferdinand's second single, Train Me Out, arrived in early 2004. The single propelled them to greater popularity in the U.K. and set the understructure for the band's debut record album. Franz Ferdinand was released in February 2004 in the U.K. and a month later stateside. Franz Ferdinand's success followed them across the pond; "Have Me Out" became a sizable new sway hit, in part thanks to the song's cutting edge video, which earned the Breakthrough Video honor at that year's MTV Music Video Awards. The group's impulse continued with the handout of the Michael single and their Mercury Prize win over such artists as the Streets, Basement Jaxx, and Keane. Franz Ferdinand released their second record album, You Could Have It So Much Better in fall 2005.

British Sea Power surfs rising tide

The Veronicas - Veronicas Star Engaged To Idol Geyer

THE VERONICAS star LISA ORIGLIASSO is set to wed former AUSTRALIAN IDOL contestant DEAN GEYER.

The couple - who have dated for over a year - released a statement on Monday (28Apr08) announcing their engagement.

The statement reads, "Dean Geyer and Lisa Origliasso, together with their families, are delighted to announce they are engaged.

"The couple have been together since April 2007 and are thrilled to share their news."

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Lohan, Murphy top the Razzie nominees

Lindsay Lohan and Eddie Murphy have each scored multiple nominations for this year's Razzie Awards.
Celebrating Hollywood's worst in Film, the Razzie nominees were announced ahead of the Oscar nominees.
Lindsay Lohan's thriller, 'I know Who Killed Me', in which she plays two characters who may or may not be the same person, received nine Razzie nominations, amongst them Worst Picture of 2007.
For her Worst Actress nomination, Lohan polled more heavily than any star since Sofia Coppola in 'The Godfather Part III,' according to Razzie founder, John Wilson.
2007 may have been the year Eddie Murphy won an Academy Award nomination for his role in 'Dreamgirls', but that didn't prevent his film 'Norbit' from receiving eight nominations.
Besides a nod for Worst Picture, five of those went to Murphy alone, more than any one person has ever received in a single year.
"We decided that each of his characters was so offensive that he deserved individual nominations," said John Wilson.
Adam Sandler ('I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry') and Cuba Gooding Jr ('Daddy Day Camp', 'Norbit') joined Murphy in the Worst Actor category, along with Nicolas Cage ('Ghost Rider')and Jim Carrey ('The Number 23').
The 'winners' of the 28th Razzies will be announced on 23 February, a day before the Oscars.

No Doubt - Digital Tv Leaves One In Four Wanting More

More than a quarter of digital TV viewers are not impressed by the services currently being offered, despite an average price tag of £190.

Currently nine out of ten homes have switched to digital TV – using Sky, Freeview or Virgin Media – and, despite spending £4.2 billion on services, many people are not satisfied.

A poll by uSwitch.com reveals Sky headed the field for overall satisfaction – with 76 per cent of customers of the pay-to-view giant pleased – beating Freeview (72 per cent) and Virgin Media (68 per cent).

Freeview was deemed as best for value for money while only 57 per cent thought Sky offer good value - although this was to be expected as Freeview boxes are now available from less than £20 with no monthly service charge.

Sky and Virgin Media tied for customer support – with 59 per cent of consumers with both firms pleased with services.

"Sky and Virgin will have quite a challenge on their hands convincing customers to part with their hard earned cash while expecting them to accept the current levels of customer service on offer," said Steve Weller, communications expert at uSwitch.

"The availability of ‘free' services has received a boost with the launch of freesat, a joint initiative from the BBC and ITV that promises high definition programmes without the need for an ongoing subscription.

"With a one-off cost for the set-up and a box, consumers will no doubt see these services as offering greater value for money when compared to the traditional monthly subscriptions offered by Sky and Virgin."

Mr Weller went on to advise those looking for better value from Sky and Virgin to opt for bundled services with broadband and calls.

"Customers wishing to receive a better deal from Sky and Virgin should look towards their bundled services where they will see discounts on home phone and broadband when they take up their TV service," he said.

Looking forward, more viewers are now heading online for TV with the successful launches of the BBC iPlayer, ITV Catch Up and Channel Four 4oD.

Also the broadcasters are now working on pulling their online content together in an enterprise dubbed 'Project Kangaroo'.

28/05/2008 00:06:47

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Indie Likely To Go Down As Holiday 2

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull earned an estimated $101
million between Friday and Sunday and might well outdo the current Memorial Day holiday
champ, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, for the five-day record.
Pirates earned $153 million during that period last year. Currently Crystal
Skull is expected to come in at about $151 million. Final figures are due to
be released on Wednesday. The film is expected to earn nearly the same amount internationally
, due primarily to the greater strength of foreign currency. Nevertheless, it will
take more than a single Indiana Jones success to lift the box office to its
year-ago level. Currently, total ticket sales for 2008 are down almost 4 percent
from 2007 and admissions are down 6.7 percent, according to box-office trackers Media
by Numbers. In an interview with the London Financial Times, Dergarabedian
said, "Indiana Jones is a shot in the arm but we're going to need consistency
in the entire marketplace to catch up to last year."

The top ten films for the weekend, according to studio estimates compiled by Media
by Numbers:
1. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull,
$101 million; 2. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, $23 million; 3.
Iron Man, $20.1 million; 4. What Happens in Vegas, $9 million; 5. Speed
Racer, $4 million; 6. Made of Honor, $3.4 million; 7. Baby Mama, $3.3
million; 8. Forgetting Sarah Marshall, $1.7 million; 9. Harold & Kumar
Escape from Guantánamo Bay, $900,000; 10. The Visitor, $800,000.

26/05/2008

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