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Patrick Watson & his Wooden Arms Leave Edmonton Singing Praises

Now, I am not what one could call a religious person, probably not even that deeply spiritual. But when Patrick Watson & the Wooden Arms (the new moniker for his bandmates) took to the stage last Saturday...

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Even Less Than Zero - Ellis Wants to Reunite Cast for Sequel

"On the rare chance that none of you remember the seminal 1987 film, it starred Robert Downey Jr., James Spader, Andrew McCarthy, and Jami Gertz as a bunch of drug-addicted burgeoning yuppies living their twisted...

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Daft Punk 8-Bit Game: You're Not Too Cool for This

For all the lovers of 8-bit online gaming, midi-themes, and French techno, rejoice! In theory, the purpose of the game is to steal back all the samples that French techno prodigy Justice have stolen from their...

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Price of Prince IPod Will Make Doves Cry

" The hardware in question--the Prince Opus iPod--is a purple iPod touch, just 950 of which were made. Loaded on the iPod is a 40-minute video made by Prince himself of his 21 Nights performance at London's O2...

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Andrew Bird: NPR Interview and Live Set

March 30, 2009 - Wielding many instruments and a remarkable whistling ability, Andrew Bird has developed an offbeat marriage of classical and pop music over the course of his decade-long career. The musical...

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Watch the trailer for Bananaz, the Gorillaz documentary

On April 20th, Babelgum will host the online premiere of Bananaz, a new documentary about the Damon Albarn/Jamie Hewlett superproject Gorillaz. Here’s some more info about the film, straight from the press release: From 2000 to 2006 director Ceri Levy filmed alongside the...

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HuffPost Starts 'Investigative Fund' To Hire Journalists

Funny that it is new media saving journalists rather than the mainstream, all things considered. "NEW YORK — The Huffington Post said Sunday that it will bankroll a group of investigative journalists,...

created by fromama | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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Obama video promises to take 'advantage of the internet'

President Barack Obama has posted a new vlog on the whitehouse.gov/blog, and will be answering questions posted online, or voted on by the American people this Thursday. He promises that they are going to try...

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AA Capitalizes on Controversy with 'Legalize Gay' T-Shirts

Shortly after a Vancouver mother caused a small uproar over finding a BUTT magazine featuring, among other things, gay pornography in an American Apparel, one would think that the company would keep the rest of...

created by fromama | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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State of the Media: Well, Frankly It's Looking Bleak

The story itself isn't exactly new, but it's just now being articulated in no uncertain terms: traditional media is a dying beast. Optimists point to figures that though newspapers across America are seeking...

created by fromama | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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Wired Posts Diamond Heist Story Online 1st - Print Can't Keep Up

Wired magazine has posted a free online copy of a story to run in next month's print issue, as the subject of the story, Leonardo Notarbartolo, was released from prison in Belgium this week. Simply goes to show...

created by fromama | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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