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In the Studio: U2
01.09.2008 22:19
atu2.com
Title: TBC | Expected: TBC As if to spotlight the pace with which U2 are close to completing their as-yet-untitled 12th album, Q's phone call to Edge is delayed by half an hour while he lays down an acoustic guitar overdub at the quartet's Dublin studio on a new song called "Get On Your Boots." "Then we can put the mix to bed," the guitarist sighs with satisfaction. So this album is being completed as we speak? "Yeah. It's happening live in real time. It's totally frantic.
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Rock Music
Today on TokyoMango
01.09.2008 22:18
boingboing.net
Today on TokyoMango, I wrote about how to make your kid into a stuffed animal; Takashi Miike's new movie, Sukiyaki Western Django; why it's hard to be prime minister in Japan; and the guy who impersonated Obama on Japanese TV. ( Lisa Katayama is a guest blogger.)...
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Culture & Arts
Radio news host among protesters arrested at RNC for "conspiracy to riot", National Guard headed in?
01.09.2008 22:17
boingboing.net
Amy Goodman, host of the independent news program "Democracy Now!," was among hundreds who were arrested in St. Paul Minnesota today. Also detained were Goodman's producers, Sharif Abdel Kouddous and Nicole Salazar. The three were covering the protests at the Republican National Convention, but the Minneapolis Police Department charged them with conspiracy to riot. Goodman has since been released, but her colleagues are still being held at the time of this blog post. Video embedded above from Rick Rowley and Brandon Jourdan. Democracy Now's news release about the incident is here. (via @kenyatta) More on the story: Editor and Publisher, San Francisco Chronicle, and Washington Post, snip below: "I was down on the convention floor interviewing delegates when I heard that two of our producers had been arrested," said Goodman. "I ran down to Jackson and 7th Street, where the police had moved in." Goodman said that when she ran up to find out what was going on, she was also arrested. "They seriously manhandled me and handcuffed my hands behind my back. The top ID [at the convention] is to get on the floor and the Secret Service ripped that off me. I had my Democracy Now! ID too. I was clearly a reporter." Goodman, who was released after being charged with a misdemeanor, said that Salazar had been hurt in the face, while Kouddous had been thrown up against a wall and hurt his elbow. "Nicole told me that as they moved in on three sides, she asked them 'How do I get away from this?' and they jumped on her." Update: A group called Cold Snap Legal in the Twin Cities area is offering legal assistance to the hundreds of protesters who were arrested today at the RNC. Here's their Twitter stream, with lots of updates (thanks, Kyle). Via that Twitter stream, a holy shit re-tweet from @tcdailyplanet, 830pm PT: "Credible report of a convoy of National Guard heading toward the Twin Cities on Highway 55 between 8 and 9 p.m., with at least 7 humvees." Previously on BB: Report: Massive, warrantless raids on peace protesters in Minneapolis, ahead of RNC....
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Culture & Arts
Art Review: Sending a Message by Shining a Light on What’s Not Seen
01.09.2008 22:12
nytimes.com
“Provocative Visions: Race and Identity” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art brings to light an intriguing dichotomy between the visual and the verbal.
World
Design
Arts, Briefly: Saatchi Finds a Home
01.09.2008 22:12
nytimes.com
The Saatchi Gallery will reopen in London on Oct. 9, BBC News reported.
World
Design
Arts, Briefly: Victoria and Albert and the Rolling Stones
01.09.2008 22:12
nytimes.com
One of the most famous logos in popular culture is now in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.
World
Design
Arts, Briefly: Italians Critical of Chinese Gift
01.09.2008 22:12
nytimes.com
A cultural exchange has turned into an awkward debate over aesthetics in Italy and China.
World
Design
Riitta Immonen, Clothing Designer, Dies at 90
01.09.2008 22:12
nytimes.com
Ms. Immonen was a founder of the Finnish textile and clothing company Marimekko, and a designer of uniforms and ready to wear with a couture touch.
World
Design
New Interview With MOTÖRHEAD Mainman Lemmy Kilmister Available
01.09.2008 20:17
bravewords.com
Thirsty interviewed MOTÖRHEAD legend Lemmy Kilmister recently about a number of topics. Here are a few excerpts from the chat: Thirsty: Tell me about...
World
Rock Music
German comic book art covers Tokyo
01.09.2008 20:16
boingboing.net
German design duo Pixelgarten has a big campaign in Tokyo right now that has the city covered in giant comic book exclamations. PingMag posted an interview with them and a bunch of other neat creations of theirs, including my favorite—an installation featuring a couple in hoodies with their faces stuck together. Oh, and the guy peeing pink paint onto the wall is pretty neat too. Their current Tokyo project is a promotional gig for trendy Harajuku department store LaForet. ( Lisa Katayama is a guest blogger.)...
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Culture & Arts
Brian Wilson opens up about life, lyrics and 'That Lucky Old Sun'
01.09.2008 18:25
usatoday.com
Brian Wilson's new sun-splashed throwback to the fun, fun, fun '60s started inauspiciously with an even earlier touchstone. "I ...
USA
Music
Ex-URIAH HEEP, LUCIFER'S FRIEND, FOCUS Legends Form O.T.R.
01.09.2008 18:21
bravewords.com
BW&BK has received the following press release: O.T.R is just such an idea: a new multinational rock group which has brought vocalist John Lawton (ex-URIAH HEEP/LUCIFER'S...
World
Rock Music
GEORGE BELLAS - New "One-Track" Album Due Out In January
01.09.2008 18:21
bravewords.com
The new album from GEORGE BELLAS called Step Into The Future, will be released in January 2009 via Lion Music. This new album consists of one...
World
Rock Music
TWINSPIRITS Enlist New Singer
01.09.2008 18:21
bravewords.com
After a fruitful collaboration started in 2006 and the release of the first full-length album The Music That Will Heal The World (Lion Music), Italian...
World
Rock Music
BILOCATE - New Song Streaming Online
01.09.2008 18:21
bravewords.com
Jordan-based metallers BILOCATE have posted the new track called 'Inoculate' on their official MySpace page. The track is pulled off the band's new...
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