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Mike Byrne, 19, Smashing Pumpkins' New Drummer

19-year-old Mike Byrne from Portland, Oregon, is Smashing Pumpkins' new drummer. Byrne auditioned for the job in April, 2009, and beat out the competition of nearly 1,000 other drummers. The band's singer Billy...

Austin City Limits 2008 Lineup Revealed

After attending SXSW for the first time this year, I knew that I needed another reason to head back to the incredible city of Austin, Texas.This is the reason."The Austin City Limits Music Festival will once...

Leadership New Jersey Hosts Former Governors at Forum on the Future of New Je...

TRENTON, NJ -- October 15, 2008 -- The luncheon panel at Leadership NJ's Forum on the Future of New Jersey featured a distinguished roster of participants. From left: Roland Machold, former state treasurer; former...

Wall Street Has Bossed Washington, DC Around Like They're Hired Flunkies

"Dr. Byrne commented: "This bailout is necessary to save the bacchanal that is our US financial system. However, at the core of the administration's plan is the assumption that Wall Street is worth saving. It is...

Sydney model Caroline Byrne 'berated' before Gap murder, court told

Fearing break up the relationship with the girlfriend was one of the motivation  murdering 24 year old model Caroline Byrne. " THE late model Caroline Byrne was seen sobbing uncontrollably as her boyfriend Gordon Wood berated her at a Sydney gym days before her...

Emmy nominations announced

"Mad Men" and "Damages" made Emmy history Thursday as the first basic-cable series to be nominated for best drama. ...

UK - Immigration Minister Wants Introduction of "Britishness Day"

The Minister wants the August Bank Holiday to become a National British Day."Liam Byrne will argue that a national day should become the focal point of a campaign for "stronger shared standards" and a cultural code to which immigrants should be expected to adhere."Britishness...

Leeds lose to Arsenal in FA Cup Final

" FA Cup win secures Arsenal Double Faye White's Arsenal proved too strongThree goals in six minutes saw Arsenal thrash Leeds 4-1 to win the FA Cup and secure a domestic...

David Byrne and Brian Eno Reunite for Album and Tour

My Life in the Bush of Ghosts is a classic record and one of my all-time favourites. It's a fabulous, hybrid creative lovechild by two truly incomparable musicians: David Byrne and Brian Eno.Now, almost 30...

Problem Gambling & Homeless Australians

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/01/29/2149351.htmProblem gambling a 'root cause of homelessness' By Daniel HoareResearch has pointed to a link between problem gambling and homelessness. While the Australian Federal Government has been quick to act on its election...

David Byrne's look at the future of music is good online journalism

"What is called the music business today, however, is not the business of producing music. At some point it became the business of selling CDs in plastic cases, and that business will soon be over. But that's not...

British Gurkha Win's Yet Another Battle

Now finally, an old man's struggle to get visa to enter Britain has materialized after British media took up his cause and forced the government to reverse its decisions. It must be noted that several hundreds of other British-Gurkha ex-soldiers are still struggling to get...

Gurkha Hero 'Can Come To Britain'

"A former Gurkha who won the Victoria Cross has been given the right to live in the UK. Tul Bahadur Pun, 84, wanted to move from Nepal for medical reasons but had been told he was unable to demonstrate strong...

Video Sharing Website Award | YouTube

"YouTube one of the greatest Video-sharing website is to present awards for the best user-generated videos of 2006.According to reports users will be able to vote for their favourite clips in seven categories: most creative, most inspirational, best series, best comedy,...

UK Considers Child Fingerprinting Scheme

This is just getting silly. Between the video cameras in city streets and biometric passports and impending National ID Cards, you would think that the British Government could just kick back and revel in the surveillance state that it has created. You would be wrong, though,...

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