Federal judge denies bid of three linked to Wikileaks to keep Twitter information secret
Judgement in US v. WikiLeaks et al (pdf) http://is.gd/8w3Chf
Burzum - "Reh" (Self-Released Demo Cassette) 1991
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Saturday, 12 March 2011
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The Kyodo news agency is now citing a safety panel as saying that the radiation level inside one of the reactors at the Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear plant is 1,000 times higher than normal.
Kate Bush Reworks Old Songs for New Album
It isn't very often that influential art-pop siren Kate Bush puts out a new LP; her last one, Aerial, came out six years ago. But lo and behold, Bush has announced that a new record is on the way: Director's Cut is coming out May 16 via Kate's own Fish People label, in conjunction with EMI.
Although Director's Cut is a new release, it's not entirely comprised of new material, per se. The record features Bush re-recording elements of songs from two of her previous solo albums, 1989's The Sensual World and 1993's The Red Shoes, while "keeping the best musical performances of each song," according to a press release.
The record will be released digitally, on CD in a case-bound book, as part of a three-CD package that will include Director's Cut, The Sensual World, and the remastered The Red Shoes in a case-bound book, and a double vinyl edition. A reworked take on The Sensual World's "Deeper Understanding" will be released in April. The press release also notes that "Kate is currently working on new material although no release date has been set for this.
Steve Riley And The Mamou Playboys - Tiny Desk Concert 3/7/11
"Lyons Point"
"Valse de Chagrin/Waltz of Sorrow"
"Grand Isle"
"Honest Papas Love Their Mamas Better"
This Mardi Gras will be a bittersweet celebration for Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys. For 23 years, accordionist Steve Riley has been making music with his friend and fiddler, David Greely, but this Mardi Gras will be their last together. Greely is leaving the Mamou Playboys to save his ears; the loud volume of dancehall shows has been harmful to his hearing, and his doctor has told him that he needs to stop. So this Tiny Desk Concert is one of his last shows with the Grammy-nominated Cajun band.
Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys make sweet Cajun music together: music steeped in the French heritage of southwestern Louisiana and driven by accordion and fiddle. It's sweetly melodic, danceable music with origins in French-Canadian history that dates back to the 1760s — think of it as their country music. Over the last 23 years, there have been 11 Mamou Playboys records; the latest, Grand Isle, is self-released. In the album's title track, Greely finds more that's bittersweet to sing about: Grand Isle is not only the place he loved most as a child, but it's also a place hit hard by the gulf oil disaster last spring.
Come Mardi Gras this week, the band will play its last dancehall together. During this visit to NPR, Greely joked about putting together an acoustic tour of office spaces. If such a thing would keep this great team together, I'd say it's not a bad idea. (Bob Boilen - npr)
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"Supermoon caused earthquake" - total, utter, stupid, offensive made-up bollocks in the Daily Mail http://post.ly/1jWNa
Friday, 11 March 2011
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