'The Eat-Clean Diet' by Tosca Reno (Paperback / 362 Pages / Robert Kennedy Publishing / ISBN: 1552100677 / $19.95) helped readers understand how to stay healthy and lean forever. Three years later, hundreds of thousands of superstars, personal trainers and regular everyday people have overcome their weight and health problems by following The Eat-Clean Diet.
This larger, revised and fully updated edition offers in-depth information on: non-threatening exercise; extending and improving your life o getting - and staying - motivated; getting rid of cellulite; tightening your skin; combating the harsh effects of menopause.
Plus! Nearly 100 new pages; Total redesign; 50 new recipes; Information on eating disorders; Menu plans for different diets; The Quick Eat-Clean Diet at a glance.
A Satisfied Customer Review: I purchased the original 'Eat Clean Diet' book a while back and liked it. My doctor told me a few months ago that eating six small meals a day with lean protein and complex carbohydrates is absolutely the best way to eat. I subscribe to Oxygen and Clean Eating magazines, so I know all about how to accomplish this way of life.
My problem has always been putting the knowledge into action. That's where this book comes in for me. I hesitated to buy it, but decided that my life could use some "recharging". I am so glad that I bought this book! It is truly inspiring and has gotten me off the couch and really eating clean.
Borrowing some info from someone that can write this better than myself, there are 17 chapters, and each one is color coded at the bottom right hand corner for ease of flipping through the chapters. At the beginning of the book we learn the Eat-Clean principles, which are also summarized neatly on one page, and include for example eating six meals a day and combining lean protein with complex carbs at each mini-meal. We also learn what to expect, the basics of metabolism, and the power of water.
The middle chapters deal with getting inspired, shopping clean, eating clean while traveling and in social situations (even includes a chart for fast food dining), and how to exercise. The latter chapters involve cellulite, loose skin and sags, longevity, superfoods, meal plans and grocery lists. Gluten-free and vegan meal plans are included. Some of the superfoods include game meat, coconut, seafood, chia seeds, and kefir. She explains how you can benefit from 5 cents a day worth of flaxseeds.
This book put into perspective not only what I was doing to my own body, but also the example I've been setting for my children. I always figured that eating clean was complicated, time consuming, and expensive. This book is extremely motivating and gives tons of tips on how eating clean can be so simple and affordable even for a busy mom with three picky children. Thanks to Tosca for updating and expanding the original book. [AM]
CAVO HIT THE ROAD FOR SECOND LEG OF DAUGHTRY TOUR!
After an extensive U.S arena tour this fall, Cavo will join Daughtry again for the second leg of the North American run. The spring tour, which also includes special guest Lifehouse, begins March 18th in Baltimore, MD, and criss-crosses the country through mid-June. Cavo will also support Puddle of Mudd and Chevelle on nine upcoming shows in February.
The St. Louis rock band, which features vocalist Casey Walker, guitarist Chris Hobbs, bassist Brian Smith and drummer Chad Laroy, is on the road to support their major label debut, Bright Nights Dark Days, released on Reprise Records in August. The album was produced by David Bendeth (Breaking Benjamin, Paramore, All Time Low) and spawned the rock radio hit “Champagne.” The track climbed to No. 1 on both the BDS/Billboard Active Rock and Mainstream Rock charts, making Cavo the first new artist to hit the top spot on the Mainstream chart since 2003.
The band’s second single, “Crash,” is now Top 10 on the Active Rock chart and continues to climb. Cavo’s third single, “Let It Go” just hit radio and is building at Hot AC and Top 40 formats with an audience totaling more than 6 million. The highly anticipated crossover track first appeared last summer on the soundtrack to the blockbuster movie Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.
On January 12th, Cavo released a four-song digital live EP, entitled Crash Live, which is currently available for purchase on iTunes and was spotlighted by the digital retailer in its “New and Noteworthy” section.
Cavo’s upcoming tour dates are as follows:
With Puddle of Mudd
2/14 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
2/16 Grand Rapids, MI Orbit Room
2/18 Flint, MI The Machine Shop
2/19 Traverse City, MI Ground Zero
2/20 Kenosha, WI Brat Shop
With Chevelle & Puddle of Mudd
2/21 Waterloo, IA McElroy Auditorium
2/23 Rapid City, SD Rushmore Theatre
2/24 Fargo, ND Civic Memorial Auditorium
2/26 Sioux City, IA Tyson Center
With Daughtry & Lifehouse
3/18 Baltimore, MD 1st Mariner Arena
3/20 Boston, MA Agganis Arena
3/21 Newark, NJ Prudential Center
3/23 Syracuse, NY War Memorial @ OnCenter
3/24 Providence, RI Dunkin’ Donuts Center
3/26 Long Island, NY Nassau Coliseum
3/27 Mashantucket, CT MGM Grand Theater @ Foxwoods
3/28 Albany, NY Times Union Center
4/01 Cleveland, OH Wolstein Center
4/06 St. Louis, MO Chaifetz Arena
4/07 Milwaukee, WI US Cellular Center
4/09 Columbus, OH Schottenstein Center
4/10 Detroit, MI Joe Louis Arena
4/20 Broomfield, CO Odeum Colorado
4/22 W. Valley City, UT The E Center
4/23 Nampa, ID The Idaho Center
4/24 Reno, NV Reno Events Center
4/26 Fresno, CA SaveMart Center
4/28 Glendale, AZ jobring.com Arena
4/29 Las Vegas, NV Orleans Arena
5/01 San Diego, CA SD Sports Arena
5/03 Los Angeles, CA Nokia Theatre @ LA Live
5/04 Bakersfield, CA Rabobank Arena
5/06 San Jose, CA HP Pavilion
5/07 Sacramento, CA Arco Arena
5/09 Seattle, WA WaMu Theatre
5/10 Yakima, WA Yakima Valley SunDome
5/13 Edmonton, AB Rexall Place
5/14 Saskatoon, SK Credit Union Centre
5/15 Regina, SK Brandt Centre
5/17 Winnipeg, MB MTS Centre
5/19 Minneapolis, MN Target Center
5/21 Green Bay, WI Resch Center
5/22 Rockford, IL MetroCentre
5/24 Wichita, KS Intrust Bank Arena
5/25 Kansas City, MO Sprint Center
5/27 Hoffman Estates, IL Sears Centre
5/28 Grand Rapids, MI Van Andel Arena
5/30 Nashville, TN Nashville Arena
6/02 Pittsburgh, PA Petersen Events Center
6/03 Pikeville, KY Eastern KY Expo Center
6/05 Duluth, GA Gwinnett Center
6/06 N. Charleston, SC N. Charleston Coliseum
6/08 Clemson, SC Littlejohn Coliseum
6/09 Augusta, GA James Brown Arena
6/11 Charlotte, NC Time Warner Cable Arena
6/12 Hampton, VA Hampton Coliseum
6/14 Amherst, MA Mullins Center
6/15 Manchester, NH Verizon Wireless Arena
6/17 Portland, ME Cumberland County Civic Center
6/19 Rochester, NY Blue Cross Arena
6/20 Trenton, NJ Sovereign Bank Arena
There are two sides to every story, as the old adage goes, and there are certainly two sides to the story of singer-songwriter Laura Bell Bundy’s daring Mercury Records debut release, Achin’ and Shakin’. Laura Bell bypassed the tried-and-true Music Row approach usually taken on country albums and instead created a bold concept album that is essentially two separate albums within one project.
The album’s title aptly describes the project’s division: Achin’ is a collection of slow and sultry country songs and Shakin’ is a group of sassy songs that are equal parts humor, confidence and attitude. One side presents a modern-day mixture of Loretta Lynn, Minnie Pearl and Sex and the City’s Carrie Bradshaw; the other unveils country’s answer to Norah Jones.
The debut single, “Giddy On Up,” is an irresistibly upbeat and saucy kiss-off to a cheating lover, while the romantic “Drop On By” oozes sensuality as she beckons a lover to visit. Both sides pay homage to traditional country and soul music with a reinterpretation featuring modern production. “’Two records, one woman’ is my motto,” jokes Laura Bell, who penned all but one of the songs on the album.
“I have two different sides of my personality,” she explains. “I have a crazy, wild, humorous, outspoken personality, and then I have a depth that only opens up when I am alone or with one other person, and that is captured with this album. I really couldn’t do one without the other.”
“I listen to music depending upon the mood that I’m in. If I want to chill out, I will listen to certain music and almost make a playlist for it. If I am running or driving and want to hear up-paced music, I listen to different songs, so I created a two-sided album.”
Her 1st video "Giddy On Up" world premiered on CMT and CMT.com 01/18!
How Underground Rock Band SAGE4 “Secured” A-Lister for Their New Music Video.
When underground rock band SAGE4 was conceptualizing their new music video, the perfect concept for the song’s title “Everyone’s A Hypocrite” was obvious; to poke fun at celebrity bloggers. With the growing popularity of celebrity blogging sites such as PerezHilton.com, in addition to the large number of celebrities that have had confrontational run-ins with bloggers and paparazzi, the video’s concept is extremely timely.
As lead singer Tracey Sage noted, “We knew that there was one thing that could really help take the video’s concept to a whole new level- a big name celebrity cameo”.
The video centers around fictional blogger “Joey Hollywood” who blogs about all kinds of celebrities, politicians, and even the SAGE4 band members themselves, satirizing everyone from Al Gore to Alex Rodriguez. This created the perfect set-up: the band had to get a major celebrity to play Joey Hollywood, whose identity is revealed at the end of the video.
The band reached out to a variety of celebrities, all of whom either turned them down or had a day rate much higher than the underground band could afford. So, the band decided to get creative and hired a dead-ringer celebrity impersonator, who has provided a huge impact at a fraction of the cost.
The uncanny impersonator appearance, coupled with the clever concept behind the video, has people all over the internet asking “Is that who I think it is?” See the big ending scene reveal, as well as the band’s clever satire in the “Everyone’s A Hypocrite” music video at:
SAGE4 is a female-fronted band that blends heavy metal, hard rock, gothic, progressive and alternative music to create a sound that breaks through musical barriers. SAGE4’s credits including winning the National Hot Topic Battle of the Bands, landing a movie appearance and several songs in the upcoming horror movie “Evil Angel” starring Ving Rhames, and having songs featured in the upcoming Alice In Chains: In the Studio book CD Sampler and the upcoming Ozzy Osbourne: In the Studio book CD Sampler. More information about the band is available at:
'Christmas Classics By The Fire' is a Virtual Fireplace DVD with over 60 minutes of classic Christmas hits by your favorite artists. Features treasured Christmas classics by: Dean Martin, Nat King Cole, Bing Crosby, Peggy Lee, plus many more!
Continuous play feature for an endless fire that never burns out.
Choose from 3 different fireplace scenes with music and/or authentic fireplace "crackle".
Tracklisting:
1. Happy Holiday - Peggy Lee
2. O Come All Ye Faithful - Nat King Cole
3. Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! - Lena Horne
4. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer - Dean Martin
5. Jingle Bells - Dinah Shore
6. Winter Wonderland - Bing Crosby
7. O Holy Night - Ella Fitzgerald
8. The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas To You) - Wayne Newton
9. The Merriest - June Christy
10. Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town - Johnny Mercer & The Pied Pipers
11. (Everybody's Waitin' For) the Man With the Bag - Kay Starr
12. What Child Is this? - Al Martino
13. The Christmas Waltz - Nancy Wilson
14. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas - Lou Rawls
15. Sleigh Ride - Ferrante & Teicher
16. I'd Like You For Christmas - Julie London
17. All I Want For Christmas (Is My Two Front Teeth) - Nat "King" Cole Trio
18. It Came Upon A Midnight Clear - Ella Fitzgerald
19. Baby It's Cold Outside - Dean Martin
20. Deck the Hall - Jo Stafford
21. I Wish You A Merry Christmas - Bing Crosby
22. Nutcracker Suite - Les Brown
23. Silent Night - Wayne Newton
Book shops like this aren't supposed to exist anymore, certainly not in expensive Manhattan real estate, but here The Mysterious Bookshop is, selling an unequaled collection of new, used and rare mystery, suspense, crime and detective titles.
The charming space holds no shortage of new titles, but the collection of rare books and signed first editions is the most interesting.
Otto Penzler is the proprietor of 'The Mysterious Bookshop' in New York City, which celebrated its 30th anniversary on April 13, 2009. He was the publisher of The Armchair Detective, the Edgar_winning quarterly journal devoted to the study of mystery and suspense fiction, for seventeen years. Mr. Penzler was the founder of The Mysterious Press and also created the publishing firms of Otto Penzler Books and The Armchair Detective Library.
He currently has imprints at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt in the United States and Atlantic Books in the U.K., publishing such authors as Thomas H. Cook, Andrew Klavan, Thomas Perry and Joyce Carol Oates. And, before they went out of business, he also wrote a weekly column, "The Crime Scene," for The New York Sun.
In 1977, he won an Edgar Award for the Encyclopedia of Mystery and Detection. The Mystery Writers of America gave him the prestigious Ellery Queen Award in 1994 for his exceptional contributions to the publishing field. He was also honored with its highest non-writing award, the Raven, in 2003.
Mr. Penzler's most recent publications are The Black Lizard Big Book of Pulps (Vintage), The Vicious Circle and Uncertain Endings (Pegasus), Dead Man’s Hand (Harcourt), and now the just-released The Lineup: The World's Greatest Crime Writers Tell the Inside Story of Their Greatest Detectives (Little, Brown).
Important New Info!
'The Mysterious Bookshop' are very excited to announce their next limited edition! They will be publishing the true First Edition (releasing about a month before the Trade Edition) of The First Rule by Robert Crais.
There will be 100 signed numbered copies ($150) and 26 signed lettered copies ($275). Leather spine. Marbled boards. Glassine jacket.
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Proximo, a leading marketer of premium spirits in the United States, announced the launch of an aggressive new advertising campaign for 1800 Silver Tequila, which sparked the luxury tequila trend and is now setting out to reclaim the top spot in the super premium tequila category.
Featuring The Sopranos star Michael Imperioli, the spots call attention to the fact that tequila has lost its way, becoming an overpriced and pretentious spirit. In a series of spots, Imperioli brandishes his signature tough guy image, poking fun at Patrón while noticing one brand that sets itself apart – 1800 Tequila.
”Unlike Patrón, which was started by a co-founder of a hair care company in 1989, 1800 Silver Tequila has nine generations of distilling expertise behind it, and is a family-owned brand of superb quality 100% Agave spirit,” said a spokesperson from Proximo. “In this economy, we don't think consumers need to pay an arm and a leg for great tasting tequila. This new ad campaign is about reminding people that they can buy the real deal – 1800 Silver Tequila – and have just as much fun.”
The campaign, created by Agent16, an award-winning New York-based boutique advertising agency, is the brand’s first venture into television advertising. The aggressive tone of the spots – calling out Patrón for the top position in the premium tequila category – illustrates how 1800 Tequila will assert itself as the leading brand of Silver tequila.
The new $15 million ad campaign is set to debut on September 14th on top cable channels including ESPN and Comedy Central. NY-based digital agency Special Ops Media is handling the online execution of the campaign which includes development of interactive, expandable rich media for placement on Sports Illustrated.com and Yahoo! Sports, showcasing the complete collection of television spots, to round out a full television, print, online, and out-of-home campaign.
The launch of the new campaign follows a sponsorship of the Los Angeles Lakers, making 1800 Tequila the first spirits brand to sponsor the 2009 NBA Championship team.
About 1800® Tequila
1800® Tequila is the United States’ best selling super-premium tequila, renowned for being expertly aged and consistently smooth. Named after the year it was created, 1800® Tequila is pure, 100% blue agave tequila grown on family-owned ranches and bottled in Jalisco, Mexico. Each bottle of 1800® Tequila is double-distilled and matured in French and American oak barrels for superior drinkability.
1800® Tequila is recognized for its iconic packaging which includes a stopper that doubles as a shot glass. The complete 1800® Tequila portfolio includes Select Silver, the first 100-proof Silver tequila, Silver, Reposado, Añejo, and 1800® Colección, an extra-añejo tequila, that is released annually in highly limited quantities.
1800® Tequila is available nationwide at most exclusive bars and retailers.
'LOPEZ TONIGHT', starring George Lopez premieres next Monday (Nov. 9) at 11pm (ET/PT) on TBS with guests Ellen DeGeneres, Eva Longoria-Parker and Kobe Bryant.
That's right, we are sharing the news for the upcoming premiere of the new Late Night TV series 'LOPEZ TONIGHT' hosted by the very funny George Lopez.
The show is set to premiere next Monday, November 9 on TBS at 11pm ET/PT.
"Crazy Love” Michael Bublé's first CD in two and a half years featuring two original songs along with his always original take on 11 standards from various eras is scheduled to be released this Fall, October 9th, it was confirmed today by 143/Reprise Records.
The multi-Grammy winning artist hunkered down in recording studios in LA, Brooklyn, New York and his hometown of Vancouver for the last six months to make his "ultimate record about the inevitable roller coaster ride of relationships."
The first single, "Haven't Met You Yet,” written by Bublé (with Alan Chang and Amy Foster) is scheduled to be released to radio on August 31st. Additional tunes on the album include "Cry Me A River,” "You're Nobody Till Somebody Loves You,” "Georgia On My Mind" and "Baby (You’ve Got What It Takes)" which was performed with Sharon Jones and The Dap-Kings.
The title song is a cover of the Van Morrison gem "Crazy Love.” The CD closes out with a haunting version of "Stardust" which is performed with the acapella group Naturally 7. The album was produced by David Foster, Bob Rock and Humberto Gatica.
Michael’s new music video “Haven’t Met You Yet” features his hot new model/actress girlfriend from Argentina, Luisana Lopilato:
DON’T MISS THE MUST-HAVE HOLIDAY GIFT AS 'WATCHMEN: THE ULTIMATE CUT' STORMS ONTO BLU-RAY AND DVD NOVEMBER 3rd FROM WARNER HOME VIDEO!
The limited quantity multi-disc set includes a whole new movie:
'Watchmen: The Ultimate Cut,' which weaves
'Watchmen: Tales from the Black Freighter' into Zack Snyder’s Director’s Cut.
Be the first to own the must-have collectible for Watchmen fans when 'Watchmen: The Ultimate Cut' arrives on Blu-ray and DVD on November 3 from Warner Home Video. From director Zack Snyder, this new and complete version of the action-packed blockbuster weaves Watchmen: Tales from the Black Freighter, the animated story-within-a-story into the Director’s Cut of the film, creating a true ultimate version of the critically acclaimed story.
Available in a limited quantity of 70,000, Watchmen: The Ultimate Cut also features new commentary by Dave Gibbons and Zack Snyder along with almost 3 hours of extras, including Hollis Mason’s animated tell-all, Under the Hood. Also included is Watchmen: The Complete Motion Comic. Overseen by "Watchmen" illustrator Dave Gibbons and produced by Snyder, Watchmen: The Complete Motion Comic contains all 12 chapters of "Watchmen," the most celebrated graphic novel of all time, adding motion, voice and sound to the book's strikingly drawn panels, spanning everything from the mysterious demise of the Comedian to the crisscrossed destinies of loosely allied superheroes to their fateful impact on the world.
From Director, Zack Snyder (300, Dawn of the Dead) Watchmen: The Ultimate Cut stars Jackie Earle Haley (Little Children, Semi-Pro), Malin Akerman (27 Dresses, The Heartbreak Kid), Billy Crudup (Mission Impossible III, Almost Famous), Jeffrey Dean Morgan (TV’s Grey’s Anatomy, Supernatural), Patrick Wilson (Lakeview Terrace, Little Children), and Carla Gugino (Race to Witch Mountain, Night at the Museum).
Someone’s killing our super heroes. The year is 1985 and super heroes have banded together to respond to the murder of one of their own. They soon uncover a sinister plot that puts all of humanity in grave danger. The super heroes fight to stop the impending doom only to find themselves a target for annihilation. But, if our super heroes are gone, who will save us?
Watchmen: The Ultimate Cut will be available on Blu-ray (4 discs) for $59.99, and DVD (5 discs) for $43.87.
BLU RAY and DVD ELEMENTS:
· Watchmen: The Ultimate Cut film
· Audio Commentary with Zack Snyder and Dave Gibbons
· The Phenomenon: The Comic that Changed Comics (RT: 28:50) - Learn how the subversive, thematically complex, award winning comic that changed literature, inspired analytical debate, and won countless fans, was created.
· Real Super Heroes, Real Vigilantes (RT: 27:28) - Explores the fascination and psychology behind real-world vigilantes and where that behavior crosses over into actually donning the hood and behaving as superheroes.
· Mechanics: Technologies of a Fantastic World (RT: 16:46) - The creators of Watchmen had a great understanding of engineering and science, allowing for plausible mechanics in their characters tools and the world itself. This featurette will guide the viewer through the filmmakers process of turning these technologies into cinematic reality.
· Watchmen: Video Journals
· My Chemical Romance video Desolation Row (RT: 3:16)
· Under The Hood (RT: 36:00) - A retrospective look on the biography by Hollis Mason – the original Nite Owl – and the world of those who stood for hooded justice.
· Story Within A Story: The Books of Watchmen (RT: 26:00) - Weave through the nuanced layers of detail to see how a comic-within-a comic acts as parallel commentary to the acclaimed work of Literature, Watchmen.
· Digital Copy of the Theatrical Version
· Watchmen: The Complete Motion Comics
'GI JOE The Complete Series' In Stores November 10
G.I. JOE: A REAL AMERICAN HERO THE COMPLETE SERIES LIMITED-EDITION COLLECTOR’S SET.
Jam Packed with 17-DVDs, 95 Episodes, Extensive Bonus Content, Voice Cast Reunion, A Collectible Book, a 1-GB “Dog Tag” Flash Drive Featuring 2 New G.I. JOE Silent Comics and much more in a Deluxe Footlocker Case
In Stores November 10, 2009 from Shout! Factory.
This November 10, 2009, the action explodes onto DVD as the epic adventures of the original action hero arrive in stores nationwide in the ultimate collector’s set. Witness their fight for freedom as the G.I. JOE team faces off against the venomous COBRA organization and their bid to rule the world. For the first time ever, fans can own the complete series of the original animated television show that was a pop-culture phenomenon for a generation of kids in the 1980’s.
Now you can relive the original animated adventures of DUKE, SCARLETT, SNAKE EYES, FLINT, LADY JAYE and the rest of the team with G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero The Complete Series limited-edition collector’s set from Shout! Factory in collaboration with Hasbro.
Loaded with over 36 hours of content, this 17-disc collector’s set of G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero contains all 95 episodes including the final episodes that have never been available on DVD until now, brand-new bonus features celebrating G.I. JOE’s rich history, a special collectible book, an exclusive 1-GB “Dog Tag” Flash Drive (USB 2.0) with G.I. JOE silent comics, and special Arashikage and Cobra Rub-on tattoos. All collected in a specially designed deluxe footlocker case.
Plus, there is a special DVD place holder inside this case for the G.I. JOE original animated movie when it becomes available next year! A fan must-have for this holiday season, G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero The Complete Series limited-edition collector’s set is priced at $179.99 SRP.
EXTENSIVE DVD BONUS FEATURES:
Looking Back with writer Ron Friedman, Part One
Looking Back with writer Ron Friedman, Part Two
Looking Back with writer Ron Friedman, Part Three
“Knowing Is Half The Battle” PSAs
G.I. JOE’s Original 1963 Toy Fair presentation
Archival Hasbro toy commercials
Printable “Jungle Trap” Script
Every Day Heroes: The History of G.I. JOE
An in-depth and insightful look at the many lives of G.I. JOE, from action figures and play sets to comic books and animated series. Includes exclusive, brand-new interviews with those most responsible for the success of G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero
Men & Women of Action: Creating the G.I. JOE Animated Series
A look back at the development and production of G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero with members of the creative team and voice talent
Voices of A Real American Hero
An unbelievable roundtable discussion with eight key members of the voice cast. Jack Angel (Wet Suit), Michael Bell (Duke), Gregg Berger (Spirit), Aurthur Burghardt (Destro), Corey Burton (Tomax), Richard Gautier (Serpentor), Neil Ross (Shipwreck), B.J. Ward (Scarlett).
Greenshirts: The G.I. JOE Fandom
An intimate look at those most touched by G.I. JOE: its legion of loyal fans.
Declassified: A Conversation With Larry Hama
An in-depth interview with the comic book writer most responsible for the unforgettable stories and characters of G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero.
Fan Material - Live-action fan film Battle For The Serpent Stone.
THE TRANSFORMERS: 25th Anniversary “Matrix of Leadership” Edition Collector’s Set Arrives in Stores October 20, 2009 from Shout!
Factory
Featuring 16 DVDs, 98 Restored Episodes, Payload of Bonus Content, Exclusive Voice Cast Reunion, A Collectible 60-Page Book, AUTOBOT and DECEPTICON Magnets and Much More!
The epic story of good vs. evil that sparked the imaginations of fans worldwide finally arrives in a collectible, out-of-this-world, box set. Witness the digitally-restored battles between the heroic AUTOBOTS and the evil DECEPTICONS as the fate of the Earth hangs in the balance. For the first time in 25 years, fans of all ages will be able to own the complete collection of one of the most popular animated series of all time THE TRANSFORMERS: 25th Anniversary “Matrix of Leadership” Edition from Shout! Factory, in collaboration with Hasbro, Inc.
Brimming with over 38 hours of content, including the entire original TRANSFORMERS animation series from the early 1980s known among fans as “Generation 1”, a bounty of stellar extras, a special collectible 60-page book, and AUTOBOTS and DECEPTICON Magnets, this 16-DVD box set is another fan must have. THE TRANSFORMERS: 25th Anniversary “Matrix of Leadership” Edition Collector’s Set will be available at retail stores nationwide beginning on October 20, 2009.
DVD BONUS FEATURES:
Five retrospective featurettes including brand new, in-depth interviews with individuals involved with the early success of the TRANSFORMERS franchise. Two of these featurettes are exclusive to this set including a conversation with comic writer Bob Budiansky and a voice cast reunion. The reunion features Jack Angel (RAMJET), Michael Bell (PROWL), Gregg Berger (GRIMLOCKI), Aurthur Burghardt (DEVASTATOR), Corey Burton (Spike Witwicky), Richard Gautier (RODIMUS PRIME), Neil Ross (SLAG), Frank Welker (MEGATRON)
Two concept art galleries
Archival Hasbro toy commercials
All 98 episodes of dialogue scripts. Three full scripts, with original handwritten notes, including “Transport To Oblivion”, “STARSCREAM’S Brigade” and “The Revenge of BRUTICUS”
5 rare PSAs
From the Files of Teletraan-2
Fan Art Gallery
An animated fan film entitled TRANSFORMERS: Generation
On their debut album THE END OF THE BEGINNING, Like A Storm stir up a torrent of infectious hard rock. The Vancouver-based quartet's first full-length is an avalanche of captivating choruses and hard-hitting grooves, as exemplified by the first radio single “Chemical Infatuation."
Electronic textures and string flourishes cascade into a wall of distortion as vocal melodies hypnotize. Brothers Chris (Vocals/Guitar/Programming/ Didgeridoo), Matt (Vocals/Guitar/Programming) and Kent Brooks (Bass/Vocals/ Programming) conjure a dynamic rock sound that's simultaneously ethereal and edgy.
Like A Storm's journey began in 2005. After rehearsing once in their native New Zealand, Matt, Chris and Kent decided to move to North America and pursue the rock n' roll dream.
"New Zealand is such an awesome place to grow up," says Chris. "It's a really inspiring place--so beautiful and isolated. But the first time we jammed, we had this amazing chemistry, and we knew we had to take our sound to the world. We left our family and friends and set up in Canada. There are so many different experiences from that time, and the songs on the record are about them."
Upon moving to Canada, it only took one show for Like A Storm to build a buzz. Kai Marcus (Methods of Mayhem/Noise Therapy) saw the band and was instantly blown away. He struck up a friendship with the guys and introduced them to multi-platinum producer/mixer/engineer Mike Plotnikoff (Three Days Grace/My Chemical Romance/ Buckcherry) in early 2006. Plotnikoff and the boys immediately began trading ideas for what would become THE END OF THE BEGINNING.
The band began officially recording with Plotnikoff in Calabasas, CA in early 2007. Virtuoso musician and former Yes keyboardist Igor Khoroshev joined the production process, bringing his progressive and classical influences to the record. After over 16 months of writing, recording and experimenting, the band emerged with THE END OF THE BEGINNING.
With ten Danish Music Awards, double platinum sales and sold out tours under their belt, Kashmir, the Danish rock band, is ready to break in the United States. The four musicians - Kasper Eistrup (vocals and lead guitar); Mads Tunebjerg (bass); Asger Techau (drums) and Henrik Lindstrand (keyboards and guitar) - formed the band in Copenhagen over ten years ago.
Since then, Kashmir has been the story of a band never looking back, always taking on new challenges and never compromising. Kashmir's integrity is still strong and profound. The same goes for Kashmir's footsteps through the history of Danish rock.
Kashmir has released five very well received albums in Europe. With each album claiming their own piece of history in a world of critical songwriting and musicianship, the band has collaborated with artists like David Bowie and Lou Reed. The band has always kept their curiosity and is constantly exploring new territory. They have a history of pushing their own boundaries and keep surprising themselves.
Initially, Kashmir was a bunch of art obsessed manikins; playing around in Copenhagen with different media, such as graphics, street art, absurd poetry and of course music; then they found their means of communication, forming a rock 'n' roll band. "The easiest way to get heard was to plug whatever instrument into a guitar amplifier and turn it up ‘till somebody either listened or left. You couldn't quite get the same attention from painting a picture or reciting a poem," Kasper recalls.
In 1991, Eistrup, Tunebjerg and Techau formed a rock band under the name "Nirvana" at a boarding school in Frederiksberg, Denmark. They started to perform in local venues, including a local high school. Once The American band Nirvana started to gain success, they changed their name to "Kashmir," after the Led Zeppelin song.
The rest is history. The band has sold more than 500,000 records combined; has won over the hearts of the press; and has performed countless times in front of thousands.
James Morrison has released a new webisode on Imeem titled 'Songs From Me, Clips For You #2 - Behind the Scenes with James.'
In this webisode James takes you with him on his promotional tour where you get to see all of his crazy antics. There will be more webisodes coming in the near future.
The full exclusive 'Hannah Montana' concert was shot at a show in Irvine, CA earlier this year. Watch Miley Cyrus perform as 'Hannah Montana' in support of the new 'Hannah Montana 3' Soundtrack available on iTunes now!
Next up for the WWE is the Night of Champions event, coming to you live on July 26th. Unlike other Pay Per View events, this one will feature every single WWE title up for grabs! History will surely be made, so make to catch it!
At the same time, WWE is ramping up its online store, bringing you only the best in WWE gear. As a member of the WWE Universe, WWE Shop is offering you and your loyal fans a special deal! By entering the promo code “WWE4U” when ordering from WWE Shop, you will receive 10% off and a free gift on orders over $65 dollars!
Stay tuned for more deals from WWE Shop coming soon!
“SUGARLAND: LIVE ON THE INSIDE”
Airs MONDAY, AUGUST 3 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET) on ABC
“LIVE ON THE INSIDE” CD/DVD
Available August 4 (exclusively at Wal-Mart)
Multi-platinum superstars Sugarland, composed of lead singer Jennifer Nettles and co-songwriter/guitarist Kristian Bush, has become one of the most consistent and popular artists in music today with a string of #1 country singles and an appeal far beyond the genre. The soulful duo's most recent album 'Love On The Inside' peaked at #1 on the Billboard Top 200 Pop Albums chart.
Now, the powerhouse duo is set to release a live CD/DVD on August 4th (“Sugarland: Live on the Inside”), exclusively available at Wal-Mart. The duo's first network TV special will air on MONDAY, AUGUST 3rd (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET) on ABC.
Filmed at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky by director Shaun Silva, the duo’s artistic and innovative live show comes to life with 20 cameras in a spectacular, unforgettable night featuring some of their biggest hits (“Settlin,’” “Stay,” “All I Want To Do” and “Something More”), as well as never before televised performance footage.
William’s (Benjamin Bratt) former sponsor Pauline Kmec (Whoopi Goldberg) resurfaces when he is called to help an addict she currently sponsors. Davis (Gary Cole), a former friend and fellow program member, is a high-profile national news anchor and a spokesperson for recovery, but is struggling with his sobriety in the face of his wife’s (Jayne Brook) battle with cancer.
William juggles the case while moving back in with his wife Melissa (Amy Price-Francis) to create a façade of happiness while her parents (Mariette Hartley and Barry Newman) are in town.
Click here to watch the first 10 minutes of the premiere on Yahoo TV.
Monday Night RAW is COMMERCIAL FREE tonight!
Just as a reminder, WWE Monday Night RAW is being presented tonight on USA Network COMMERCIAL FREE!
For two full hours, you will be able to see the most action packed program in entertainment completely uninterrupted. It’s like seeing a Pay Per View event for free! Along with a personal appearance by Donald Trump, it’s going to be an unforgettable night!
Tune in to USA Network for the first ever commercial free Monday Night RAW, live at 9/8c!
More big news in the WWE Universe, this Sunday June 28th The Bash comes to Pay Per View and 12 Rounds starring John Cena hits DVD Tuesday June 30th!
'AREA Q' ... Coming To Get You Soon!
Co-Writer/Producer, Halder Gomes:
"On this page you will find new info on Reef Pictures' new project, 'AREA Q' a sci-fi feature I'm co-producing/co-writing with my partner Gerson Sanginitto, who's is directing it. Carina Sanginitto is the cinematographer and Julia Camara the screenplay writer. The CG effects will be made by the brazilian, Marcio Ramos. Auditions will start soon in LA and Brazil."
Already now attached to the movie are Isaiah Washington (Grey's Anatomy, 'True Crimes') and the brazilian star, Murilo Rosa.
"It's a sci-fi film focused on ufology that is going to take place in the cities of Quixadá, Quixeramobim (world wide known for its UFOs sights and abductions in the northeastern of Brasil) and Los Angeles."
"The film is the first co-production between the State of Ceará (Brasil) and Hollywood. Panavision (Woodland Hills) is supporting the project providing their most modern HD equipment, and its exectuive, Ric Halpern, will follow the shootings."
"The film is a Reef Pictures Inc. production, in association with ATC Entretenimentos and Estação Luz Filmes. The principal picture starts on September 8, in Brasil."
Sugarland has been added to the all-star performance line-up for the 2009 CMT MUSIC AWARDS, which will premiere LIVE on Tuesday, June 16 at 8:00 p.m., ET/PT on CMT and CMT.com.
The superstar duo joins Toby Keith, Brad Paisley, Rascal Flatts, Taylor Swift, Keith Urban and Def Leppard. Tickets to the eighth annual fan-voted awards show at the Sommet Center in Nashville go on sale Saturday, May 2 at 10 a.m., CST.
Fan voting for the 2009 CMT MUSIC AWARDS began on April 13 and continues through May 11, only at CMT.com, where fans will select the top nominees in each of the categories. On Tuesday, May 19, CMT will announce the four finalists in each of the categories, except VIDEO OF THE YEAR. Fans can then vote online at CMT.com through June 15 to determine the winners of the 2009 CMT MUSIC AWARDS. The final nominees for VIDEO OF THE YEAR will be announced at the beginning of the live show and fans can vote at CMT.com throughout the live broadcast (ET/CT only) to determine the night’s big winner.
Sugarland received three nominations for the 2009 CMT Music Awards - "Video of the Year", "Duo Of The Year" and "CMT Performance of the Year".
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Ancient battles meet the contemporary visual style of Last Stand of the 300 in this series that will focus on the heroes and military strategies of the ancient world.
Taking the lead from Hollywood epics like 300 and Sin City and inspired by the stylized approach of Last Stand of the 300. 'BATTLES BC' is the first of its kind in graphic proportions as we explore the ancient world's superheroes in battle and conflict all with the vibrancy and excitement of a contemporary graphic novel.
'BATTLES BC' unlocks ancient secrets by examining weapons, strategies, and commanders. It will explore the truths and myths behind a world of epic heroes and villains.
These are the stories that shaped our world, the greatest conflicts of the ancient world brought to life in epic proportions. The 'BATTLES BC' series explores the ancient world from a military perspective focusing on icons & events like... Hannibal: The Annihilator; David: Giant Slayer; Alexander: Lord of War; Moses: Death Chase; Judgment Day at Marathon; Joshua: Epic Slaughter; Caesar: Super Siege; Ramses: Raging Chariots.
What does it take to be a warrior? Travel the globe alongside Green Beret Terry Schappert, in an action-packed journey as he experiences the training, rituals and weapons of history’s most iconic warrior cultures.
Terry probes deeply into the spirit of an ancient warrior— from Vikings, Samurai, Barbarians and Knights— revealing a side of these fighters that is seldom seen and rarely understood. Because Terry is a Special Forces soldier, he genuinely relates to warriors of the past, helping viewers understand what made them fight and die for causes greater than themselves.
Throwing the battle ax of a Viking, firing the ballista of a Roman legion, experiencing the time honored rites of the Samurai and the chivalric traditions of the English Knight — Terry fully immerses himself into each warrior culture. Learning first hand the ingenious technology of their ancient weapons and bringing dramatic history to life.
'WARRIORS' takes viewers to the very lands on which these ancient forces fought— from the jungles of Central America to the savannahs of South Africa. In each episode, Terry shows that to truly understand the warrior, you need to walk the hallowed ground where history happened. There, he is joined by experts, moving beyond the stereotypes and revealing new insight about who these men really were.
Walking in their footsteps also proves to be a profound and moving experience for Terry. It’s all part of his amazing journey to discover the heart of a warrior.
Recent social and political changes remind us that the face of America continues to evolve, and USA Network is committed to exploring this ever-changing mosaic through their groundbreaking artistic initiative, entitled 'Character Project.'
'Character Project,' an extension of the network’s iconic “Characters Welcome” brand, celebrates America’s characters- the interesting, dazzling, and distinctive people, from all walks of life, who make this country extraordinary. We wanted to share with you information about the new book inspired by the Project, American Character: A Photographic Journey (Chronicle Books), which captures this exciting moment in our country’s history.
Slated for release in March 2009, American Character features 11 photographers’ provocative perspectives on America’s most compelling characters, as well as a foreword by internationally-renowned journalist Tom Brokaw. The photographers include legendary artists Mary Ellen Mark and Sylvia Plachy as well as Dawoud Bey, Jeff Dunas, David Eustace, Eric Ogden and emerging talents Marla Rutherford, Anna Mia Davidson, Joe Fornabaio, Eric McNatt and Richard Renaldi.
• Dawoud Bey: Photographed a diverse cross-section of young Americans near Chicago’s Columbia College where he has taught for many years.
• Anna Mia Davidson: Photographed portraits of sustainable farmers in Washington State.
• Jeff Dunas: Shot a color series in and around Los Angeles documenting the American summer experience.
• David Eustace: Shot portraits and landscapes as he traveled along the entirety of Route 50, one of the oldest transcontinental roads, stretching over 3000 miles from the Pacific to the Atlantic.
• Joe Fornabaio: Photographed individuals at barbershops and salons in the New York metro area in order to capture characters engaged in a classic American ritual— the haircut.
• Mary Ellen Mark: Documented festivals, parades and summer traditions in one of her favorite places to photograph: New York City.
• Eric McNatt: Photographed the “wild and wooly, quiet and intense, quirky and idiosyncratic spirit” of his hometown, Brownwood, Texas.
• Eric Ogden: Shot portraits of captivating and charismatic American musicians who all hail from Michigan, including Iggy Pop, Andrew W.K., Bootsy Collins, Deastro, Andre Williams, and Detroit Cobras.
• Sylvia Plachy: Captured the “spirit of the South” through a series of portraits and panoramas in Mississippi.
• Richard Renaldi: Photographed the character of Alaska on its 50th anniversary as a US state.
• Marla Rutherford: Shot portraits of individuals from around Los Angeles who had never before been professionally photographed.
A collaborative initiative between USA Network and the not-for-profit photography organization, Aperture Foundation, American Character has empowered the photographers with extraordinary artistic freedom. The result is a breathtaking portrait of America’s social landscape.
From high school football players in Brownwood, Texas and organic farmers in the Northwest, to residents of Alaska, famous left-of-center Michigan musicians (Iggy Pop, Sufjan Stevens, Bootsy Collins, etc) and the people connected by a single transcontinental road, the book celebrates the distinct characters and varied pockets of life that make our country great.
You can access embeddable video vignettes, featuring interview and behind-the-scenes footage of each photographer’s Character Project photo shoot through this YouTube playlist.
So, if you would like to win your very own 'American Character' Prize Pack, just answer this easy question: Talking of America, who became President as a result of the "Corrupt Bargain"?!
Send us your answers and if you're correct you'll be in the running to win one of these wonderful Prize Packs! Just send us an e:mail here before April 15th with your answer and the subject title CONTEST: AMERICAN CHARACTER PRIZE PACKS to: exclusivemagazine@flash.net
Watch the 'Burn Notice - Season 2' Finale on Thursday, March 5th at 10pm/9c on USA NETWORK!
In the explosive season finale, Michael learns some surprising facts about Victor's past, and is forced to take on Carla in a final showdown!
Season 3 will premiere in July, so stay tuned!
This summer, USA Network presented the second season of 'Burn Notice,' a sexy, action-packed original series starring Jeffrey Donovan as Michael Westen, a blacklisted spy. Dumped in his hometown of Miami without money or resources, Michael struggles to put his life back together and find out why he's been burned. In the meantime, he uses his unique skills and training to help people in need ... mostly people who can't get help from the police.
'Burn Notice' also stars Gabrielle Anwar as Fiona, a beautiful ex-IRA operative who happens to be Westen’s ex-girlfriend. Bruce Campbell stars as Sam, Michael’s closest buddy in town, a washed up military intelligence contact who is keeping an eye on Michael for the Feds. Also starring is Emmy® Award-winner Sharon Gless as Madeline, Michael’s hypochondriac mother, who couldn’t be happier to have her boy back in town.
Joining the cast this season in a recurring role is Tricia Helfer (“Battlestar Gallactica”) as Carla, the woman who may be behind Michael’s burn notice.
The fabric of intergalactic justice is threatened – until Hal Jordan arrives for his initial mission – in the animated 'Green Lantern: First Flight,' the fifth entry in the popular DVD series of DC Universe Animated Original PG-13 Movies.
A co-production of Warner Premiere, DC Comics and Warner Bros. Animation, the illuminated hero’s first-ever full-length animated film is set for release by Warner Home Video on July 28, 2009. Green Lantern: First Flight will be available as a special edition 2-disc version on DVD and Blu-Ray™ Hi-Def .
Acclaimed actor Christopher Meloni (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit) fills the lead voice of Hal Jordan aka Green Lantern. Meloni is joined by fellow Emmy Award nominee Victor Garber (Milk, Titanic) as the villainous Sinestro, Tricia Helfer (Battlestar Galactica) as the voice of Boodikka, and Michael Madsen (Reservoir Dogs) as Kilowog.
• Over three hours of extra content
• Two Featurettes
• Digital Copy Download
• Two Episodes of Justice League hand-picked by animation legend Brice Timm
Production Begins on ‘Sandra’s Money Saving Meals’ Premiering May 10th at 12pm
Production begins this week on Sandra’s Money Saving Meals, Food Network’s new daytime cooking series hosted by Sandra Lee (Semi-Homemade Cooking with Sandra Lee), which premieres May 10th at 12pm ET/PT. Sandra whips up delicious recipes perfect for every day of the week, all based on her “triple A factor” of accessible, aspirational and affordable.
To maximize cost-saving success, she shares unique ideas for savvy supermarket shopping and proper pantry stocking while highlighting each meal’s unbeatable cost per serving. Sandra then prepares clever leftover dishes from each episode called “Round 2 Recipes” – one in the show and another on www.foodnetwork.com.
Renowned for her trademark 70/30 Semi-Homemade cooking style, Sandra makes saving money a breeze for culinary experts and cooking novices alike.
“At this critical economic time, Sandra comes to the rescue by providing our viewers with creative ways to save money and time while cooking great meals at home,” said Bob Tuschman, Senior Vice President, Programming and Production for Food Network. “We appreciate the dedicated passion and in-depth knowledge Sandra brings to this topic, and we look forward to launching this new endeavor with her.”
Acclaimed home and food expert Sandra Lee has revolutionized the term “homemade” as a popular Food Network host, editor-in-chief of Sandra Lee Semi-Homemade magazine, and best-selling author. Sandra’s trademark 70/30 Semi-Homemade philosophy translated to television with Food Network’s Semi-Homemade Cooking with Sandra Lee and to the Internet with SemiHomemade.com.
Sandra attended University of Wisconsin – La Crosse, launched several lines of home, garden, and craft products including Kurtain Kraft, worked with QVC, and produced a successful DIY home improvement series. With a commitment to service and charity, Sandra participates in numerous philanthropic organizations including Share Our Strength and God’s Love We Deliver. Since 2002, Sandra has written 16 cookbooks as well as a memoir titled, “Made From Scratch.”
The 'AX MEN' are back, and they’re bigger, badder and tougher than ever. The first ever non-fiction series about the treacherous life of Pacific Northwest timber cutters, premieres its second season Monday, March 2 at 10pm ET/PT on HISTORY™.
Going deeper into the forest, high into the sky and even down into the sea, the new season follows two leading teams from last season along with three new companies, racing to fall the most timber during logging’s most dangerous season.
Noah - 'Human Geometry' (the album)
Produced by ArjanWrites.com reader Monsieur Adi, "Real Life" (Noah's new track, and subsequent first single from the Canadian pop singer's forthcoming debut album, titled Human Geometry) is a sleek and stylish blend of electronica, pop and dance featuring an elegant, clean beat, sidechained strings and synths, ... and Noah's vocodered vocals.
Interestingly, the production also incorporates some subtle world beat instrumentation, which gives the track a very organic, lasting quality.
"'Real Life' is about moving beyond the yearning for a better life, and shaping up and taking control," Noah writes me. "The yearning is so strong that it renders you unable to move - unable to take the first step. It was like the voice in your head repeating over and over and over again, and I decided to make it a lightly computerized voice because I felt like it was talking to me as I sat in front of it, unable to work."
Look out for Noah's debut on Technofavrik Records on March 10 in iTunes stores around the world. Love to hear what you think! Share it with the ArjanWrites.com Social.
In this thrilling reinvention of the classic animated series, adventurous teen Jonny teams with his scientist father Benton Quest, bodyguard Race Bannon, Dr. Quest's paranormally powered assistant Hadji - and a new character, Race's smart and intrepid daughter Jessie.
Circling the globe in a cool armada of air, land and sea vehicles to unravel mysteries, uncover strange phenomena and face danger head-on, the Quest crew always goes where the action is.
That can be our real world - or the dazzling virtual reality domain called Questworld, rendered via groundbreaking-in-its-time computer animation.
This fantastic 2-disc collection of the series' first 13 episodes places you right beside them. Buckle up for real excitement!
Natalie Portman’s Free Zone - Joost.com Exclusive!
In this road-trip drama from Kippur director Amos Gitai, a Jewish-American woman (Natalie Portman) still reeling from her breakup with her Spanish-Israeli fiancée hits the road with a middle-aged Israeli woman, who is looking to collect the 30,000-dollar debt owed to her by her husband's former business partner, and a Palestinian woman, who claims to know the elusive moneyman's whereabouts.
Proximo Spirits, Inc. announced today the addition of an innovative tool to its Web sites, allowing consumers to locate their favorite brands of Proximo liquors, including Three Olives Vodka, 1800® Tequila, Gran Centenario, Ron Matusalem and Maestro Dobel. The bar and liquor store “locator” is designed to provide consumers with an easy means of finding their favorite brands, as well as discovering new flavors, retailers and hang outs that cater to their tastes.
By entering a zip-code, street address or city, and then choosing “bar” or “liquor store,” consumers are shown an interactive map with the names, addresses and telephone numbers of locations serving the spirits within any stated radius.
The feature is currently active on the Proximo Corporate Web site, as well as the specific Web sites for each brand. Additionally, Proximo is developing and testing an iPhone application for tech-savvy consumers to locate their favorite brands on the go.
Graham Nash's tenor is among rock's most recognizable, and as resonant as his voice of conscience as a songwriter. He started The Hollies with his childhood friend Allan Clarke in 1961, before embarking on a lifelong musical journey, solo and with David Crosby, Stephen Stills and Neil Young.
A day after his birthday, Rhino celebrates Nash's career (so far) with REFLECTIONS, a three-CD boxed set that encompasses 40 years of memorable music with 64 songs; half of which are unreleased mixes, alternate versions and unissued tracks. This deluxe package features a 150-page booklet with 75 classic and unseen photos and track notes by Graham Nash. The collection will be available February 3.
Arranged chronologically, REFLECTIONS spans Nash's recordings from 1967 to 2007, starting with a trio of singles he released with The Hollies in 1967: "On A Carousel," "Carrie Anne" and "King Midas In Reverse." Nash left the group a year later, joining with Crosby and Stills to record the trio's self-titled album, which earned them the Grammy® for "Best New Artist." REFLECTIONS gathers several songs from that album‹and its follow-up, released a few months later with the addition of Young‹including "Pre-Road Downs," "Marrakesh Express," "Our House" and "Teach Your Children." The set also includes tracks from the group's other albums: "Just A Song Before I Go," "Wasted On The Way" and "Heartland."
Over the years, Crosby and Nash have recorded a number of albums as a duo. REFLECTIONS features several gems from those collaborations with "Immigration Man," "To The Last Whale," "Jesus Of Rio" and more. The collection also brings together several classics from Nash's four solo albums, ranging from the politically-charged ("Military Madness" and "Chicago"/"We Can Change The World") to the emotionally raw ("Simple Man" and "Sleep Song") and the socially conscious ("Barrel Of Pain" and "Chippin' Away.")
REFLECTIONS spotlights 32 songs with different mixes and alternate versions that have never been released. Among the highlights is Nash's solo acoustic demo of "Right Between The Eyes." Recorded during the Déjà Vu sessions, a live version of the track popped up in 1971 on a CSN&Y live album. The compilation contains six unreleased tracks, including "Water From The Moon," "Try To Find Me" and "In Your Name," a song he recorded in 2007.
STEALING LINCOLN’S BODY
On HISTORY™ on Monday, February 16, at 9-11 pm ET
As millions celebrate the 200th birthday of Abraham Lincoln this year, HISTORY™ presents perhaps the last unknown story of our 16th president – the shocking plot to steal his body.
Lincoln’s assassination in April 1865 plunged the nation into mourning. After lying in state at the White House and at the Capitol (the nation’s first presidential state funeral), Lincoln’s body was carried by train in a grand funeral procession through several states and nearly two thousand miles, arriving in his hometown of Springfield, Illinois on May 4. However, his final burial would not take place until 1901, thirty six years later.
Before Lincoln finally came to rest in a steel-and-concrete-reinforced underground vault in Springfield, the President’s body was repeatedly exhumed and moved, his coffin frequently opened. An astonishing and macabre series of events also included a diabolical bodysnatching-for-ransom scheme. This remarkable final chapter is the subject of the gripping two-hour special 'STEALING LINCOLN’S BODY' on HISTORY™ on Monday, February 16 at 9pm ET.
STEALING LINCOLN’S BODY examines the extraordinary confluence of historical trends and cultural movements that prompted this forgotten moment in American history—the age of counterfeiting, the birth of the Secret Service, the popularizing of the science of embalming (from the Civil War), the importance of secret societies in American life (including the one that was formed to safeguard Lincoln's body through the ages), and the advent of the rural cemetery movement.
Bringing this astounding story to life like no other before it, the program features moving images of Abraham Lincoln, digitally created from actual historical photographs. For the first time, Lincoln walks and moves according to the historical record. The moving images and some of the stills showcase the first “virtual photography” of Lincoln and the only “virtual motion” pictures of him ever created. Using computer-generated imagery, it illustrates key sections of the story and brings them to life, often with startling effect.
These new photographs and moving images of Lincoln highlight a level of historical detail and information never seen before. Ray Downing of Studio Macbeth, who created these digital effects for STEALING LINCOLN’S BODY, explains the technique began as a kind of experiment using contemporary film technology. It gives the modern audience an opportunity to “gaze upon the noble face of our most beloved president, to see him walk down the street, to see him alive again…. Today’s technology allows us to achieve a level of photographic realism previously unattainable, with the added bonus of motion graphics."
Author and Lincoln scholar Harold Holzer, who is interviewed in STEALING LINCOLN’S BODY, says: “The result—an uncanny, believable, realistic, living Lincoln—moving before our eyes as he must have in life, wholly imagined yet based on actual photos—took my breath away. Here is the man who lived, laughed, spoke, walked, for precious seconds practically born again.”
In 1876, 11 years after Lincoln's assassination, a band of Chicago counterfeiters devised a fantastic plot to steal Lincoln’s body and hold it for ransom. They wanted $200,000 and the release of the gang's master engraver who was in prison in Illinois. The Secret Service – recently formed to deal with the country's ballooning counterfeiting problem – infiltrated the gang with an informer. Yet it also set in motion a cringe-inducing chain of events in which a group of well-intentioned, self-appointed guardians took it upon themselves to protect Lincoln’s remains by any means necessary.
Some efforts to protect the remains of the 16th President of the United States would prove to be equally misguided and macabre. Finally, in 1901, thirty six years after Lincoln’s assassination, Robert Todd Lincoln had the body of his father interred in a massive concrete vault. The contrast between the nation’s reverence for Abraham Lincoln and the shocking manner in which his body had been treated is striking. This strange story of Lincoln at un-rest reveals how important this man was to so many, and perhaps our reluctance to let such a beloved and visionary leader go. This may indeed be the last, unknown chapter in the story of Abraham Lincoln.
Throughout 2009, History™ will proudly commemorate the bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln’s birth with a new initiative entitled GIVE A LINCOLN FOR LINCOLN. In association with the National Park Foundation and the National Trust for Historic Preservation, this program encourages Americans to donate Lincoln-head pennies, five dollar bills, or make larger donations online to help preserve six key sites associated with Lincoln’s life and legacy. The six sites are:
Lincoln’s birthplace in Kentucky
His boyhood home in Indiana
The Lincoln Home in Springfield, Illinois
Lincoln’s Cottage in Washington DC
The Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC
Fords Theatre in Washington, D.C.
Teacher and student contests, original short form video about Lincoln’s life and Presidency, related lesson plans, as well as instructions for how to donate to this campaign will be available online at www.history.com/lincoln. Log on today to learn how you can help save Lincoln’s legacy!
For generations, the Bronx Zoo has provided an invaluable service to educate and amaze the public with their incredible exhibits and lovable animals.
However, the Zoo is in trouble.
New York state governor David Paterson has proposed a devastating 55% budget cuts across seventy six zoos, botanical gardens and aquariums in New York. He goes to propose that in 2010 all state funding be halted all together.
With the Bronx Zoo included in this group, this threat can only be warded off with the public’s help. The Bronx Zoo urges those who have a passion for animals to have their voices be heard and spread the message so that these preservations can continue to be a national treasure.
The Coalition of Living Museums (CLM), a *group of 76 zoos, botanical gardens, and aquariums in New York State, released a video that it hopes will go viral as a part of an effort to convince Governor Paterson not to cut its members’ funding by 55 percent this year and totally eliminate it next year.
Paterson proposed cuts to the Zoos, Botanical Gardens and Aquarium (ZBGA) budget line is looming over CLM members. The group has gone full-throttle with a creative approach to convince Paterson and Albany legislators to reconsider these disproportionate, draconian cuts.
A Bronx Zoo “employee” is rendered speechless in the video. While commended for his role in helping the state’s economy and bringing in some of the more than 12 million annual visitors to the Coalitions’ facilities, the “employee” is ultimately let go.
"We hope to engage viewers with one of our best ‘spokespersons,’ an animal ambassador representing all of the zoos, botanical gardens, and aquariums across the state," said John Calvelli, Wildlife Conservation Society Executive Vice President for Public Affairs, which operates the Bronx Zoo and New York Aquarium. "In the video, visitors are then encouraged to send letters of support asking Governor Paterson to restore this critical funding source."
Karl Lauby, The New York Botanical Garden Vice President for Communications commented, "Living Museums, like The New York Botanical Garden, provide educational services to hundreds of thousands of area children and families, all inspiring future generations of environmentalists who will care for the fragile plants and wildlife of the Earth."
“In these challenging times, families both need and deserve these refuges across the State to experience and learn about nature. Imagine if these sanctuaries were no longer as accessible to millions of New York residents,” said Sharon Myrie, Vice President of Education at Brooklyn Botanic Garden.
According to a 2008 national public opinion survey, 79 percent of Americans believe that zoos and aquariums are good for their local economy, and an impressive 80 percent believe that zoos and aquariums are important enough to local communities to be supported by government funding.
Champion, a leading athletic apparel brand for men and women, announced today the launch of Hoodie Remix, www.hoodieremix.com, an interactive on-line contest in self-expression that serves to pay tribute to the hooded sweatshirt; an ongoing sports and cultural phenomenon introduced by the Champion Brand. Beginning January 20, 2009, fans and faithfuls of the hoodie are invited to log on and create their own unique design through a user-friendly template that offers a mix of color, pattern and overall style options. With interchangeable hoods, sleeves, pockets and more, consumers are free to customize and create their own version of a Champion classic.
All Hoodie Remixes are submitted to the site and made available for public consumption and voting. Banner ads supporting the contest will run on Web properties including: ESPN, MTV, People, Daily Candy and Men’s Health, etc. Consumers are also encouraged to push their own product via voter widgets ideal for Facebook, MySpace, and other populated community sites. On May 29, 2009, the single design with the most votes will be named the winner of the Hoodie Remix contest and may also be produced and sold as a limited-edition hoodie by Champion.
"The Hoodie Remix campaign is one of Champion's innovative media initiatives in 2009," said Claire Edgar, Champion Brand Marketing Director. "We're excited to launch this interactive site as it fits perfectly with our "How You Play" advertising campaign as the contest will definitely challenge the creativity of our consumer, while engaging them and strengthening their connection with the Champion brand". "We're the authentic Hoodie brand and this initiative can help to build that heritage." states Edgar.
Recognizing the history-making election of Barack Obama, Bonnie Hammer, president, NBCU Cable Entertainment and Universal Cable Productions, today announced that USA Network is launching CHARACTERS UNITE, a new multimedia platform committed to combating prejudice and intolerance while advancing acceptance and understanding.
Drawing on the legacy of USA’s award-winning Erase the Hate campaign in the 1990s, CHARACTERS UNITE is based on the premise that life is richer when people see beyond stereotypes and appreciate our individual differences – from race, ethnicity, religion and national origin to age, gender, sexual orientation and physical disabilities. The program will focus on what each of us can do individually and collectively in our daily lives to acknowledge and respect our shared humanity.
Unveiled today are key components supporting the initiative, including a multimedia pledge drive for tolerance and understanding, the creation of an advisory board of national organizations, and plans to field a national opinion survey to assess issues and attitudes related to intolerance and prejudice.
"When we began developing CHARACTERS UNITE over a year ago, none of us could have foreseen a more perfect climate in which to launch this initiative," said Hammer. “Though Barack Obama's election represents a giant leap forward in overcoming ‘isms’ that surround us, we can’t be complacent – research shows that hate groups are alive and well. With the help of our expert advisory board, we hope that CHARACTERS UNITE can play a role in bridging the gaps that continue to divide us."
CHARACTERS UNITE has assembled a powerful coalition of committed non-profit organizations to serve as its advisory board, including AAPD (American Association of People with Disabilities), ADC (American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee), ADL (Anti-Defamation League), Amnesty International USA, the Asian American Justice Center, GLAAD (Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation), the NCLR (National Council of La Raza), LCCR (Leadership Conference on Civil Rights) and Southern Poverty Law Center. Coalition partners will play a critical advisory role in shaping the CHARACTERS UNITE agenda, while the pro-social change initiative will actively support the related efforts of these organizations.
Coalition research was conducted to help shape and inform the initiative’s future messaging, content and strategy with the end goal of driving broader awareness and meaningful action around issues of intolerance and prejudice. Among the findings of the SPLC (Southern Poverty Law Center) is the fact that hate groups have shown a startling +48% increase since 2000 – and they reside in virtually every state in the country.
CHARACTERS UNITE will be launched on Martin Luther King Day, Monday, January 19. The on-air and on-line campaign will kick-off with aggressive call-to-action promos asking Americans, despite their individual differences, to sign an online pledge for unity and mutual respect. Those who pledge will have the chance to see their names featured on future CHARACTERS UNITE promos during USA Network broadcasts and on a rolling ticker online.
The pledge will serve as the digital centerpiece for the charactersunite.com launch. Surrounding the pledge will be information about the program and its advisory partners, simple actions people can do in their daily lives to combat intolerance and prejudice, community features where people can share their personal stories and ideas, as well as an interactive Facebook application.
An integral element of the CHARACTERS UNITE social action plan is to establish an annual poll to take the nation’s pulse on issues and attitudes related to intolerance and prejudice. With the purpose of publishing results and leading a national discussion, USA Network will partner with a leading research company to create a national omnibus survey to probe current attitudes surrounding racial, religious, and cultural differences in the USA.
USA Network announced today the winners of the first-ever Character Approved Awards, a new program created to honor individuals from a cross-section of creative disciplines who are positively influencing American culture. In its inaugural year, USA Network selected seven visionary characters based on their cultural impact, legacy and personas. While each honoree is at a different stage in his or her career, they are all cultural trailblazers who are influencing our opinions, style and view of the world.
“The 2009 Character Approved honorees represent the type of characters we not only admire and wish we could imitate, but also want to know,” said Chris McCumber, executive vice president, marketing, digital and brand strategy. “Each of the recipients is a pioneer in his or her own field, lauded by their peers and in our opinion worthy of the Character Seal of Approval. We are honored to celebrate them in this way.”
The honorees will be featured in long-form vignettes directed by Henry Alex Rubin (Murderball), which will debut Tuesday, January 27 in primetime on USA Network. The vignettes provide an inside look at the lives, the work and influences of these characters, and will be featured over the next several months across the network’s programming and online as extended length videos at characterapproved.usanetwork.com. Additionally each honoree will be granted the “Character” award, a tabletop steel figurine that was handcrafted by Los Angeles sculptor Bruce Gray.
The seven individuals honored for the first-ever Character Approved Awards are:
Charles Best, Founder of DonorsChoose.org (Giving): As a public school teacher in the Bronx, Best saw a classic problem—the lack of money for teaching supplies—and came up with a radical solution: “the eBay of philanthropy.” Founded in 2000, DonorsChoose.org allows teachers nationwide to post online requests for classroom materials and for donors to give directly to those needs via the web.
David Chang, Renowned Restaurateur and Owner of Momofuku Restaurants (Food): Since opening his first restaurant, Momofuku Noodle Bar, in New York City’s East Village in 2004, Chang’s establishments have skyrocketed to the top of the city’s Best Restaurants lists, and earned him a James Beard Award for “Best Chef in New York City”, with his refreshingly Americanized take on Asian cuisine.
Jennifer Siegal, Celebrated West Coast Designer (Architecture): Being revered as an imaginative and inventive designer on the forefront of the prefabricated architecture movement simply isn’t enough for Siegal. She is also helping reduce waste with reusable and recycled materials, as her vision for environmentally sustainable buildings continues to change the landscape of urban and suburban living.
Jimmy Wales, Founder of Wikipedia (New Media/Technology): An Alabama-born former options trader, Wales set out in 2001 to create an open online encyclopedia that would become “the sum of all human knowledge.” But he’s not doing it by himself; with over 10 million user-created articles in 253 languages, Wikipedia has become a global virtual community of millions where everyday people are the writers and editors.
Lupe Fiasco, Hip-Hop Superstar (Music): In an industry that responds to mainstream pop and glamour, Chicago-born and raised hip-hop artist Lupe Fiasco broke out from the pack with his emphasis on strong lyricism and storytelling. Having racked up four 2009 Grammy nominations for his latest critically acclaimed album, no one can argue with his path to success.
Patrick Robinson, Head Designer for Gap (Fashion): Robinson has already put his mark on Gap brand as the newly-appointed Executive Vice President of Design, expertly handling the company’s challenge to create buzz worthy yet affordable clothing. He and his team are focused on creating a strong collection each season rooted in clean, classic American design – hitting at the very heart of Gap’s heritage.
Shepard Fairey, Artist and Street Art Sensation (Art): With a one-of-a-kind style and keen eye for design, Fairey’s unique approach to spreading art among the masses blended the worlds of pop culture and politics this past election cycle in a way no one could have ever predicted. His iconic “HOPE” image of President Barack Obama became a national sensation, recently being dedicated in the National Portrait Gallery at the Smithsonian. This year also marks a 20-year retrospective at the ICA in Boston, and numerous magazine covers including TIME, Esquire, Washington Life, WHERE Magazine and many, many others.
The Character Approved Awards is one program in a series of initiatives from USA Network designed to celebrate the inspiring, surprising and buzz-worthy individuals that shape our nation’s character. For more information on Character Approved, visit characterapproved.usanetwork.com
On November 23rd, John Cena makes his triumphant return to WWE at Survivor Series, live only on Pay Per View! He’ll be taking on current World Heavyweight Champion Chris Jericho, so don’t miss it!
Can’t wait for the Cena/Jericho brawl?
Well, now you don’t have to wait by pitting them against each other in Smackdown VS Raw 2009 video game! With new features and all an new tag team system, you can start your own quest to be WWE champion!
Smackdown VS Raw 2009 is now available wherever video games are sold.
Still can’t get enough WWE action? This month WWE 24/7 Classics On Demand is rolling out all new content! With new episodes of Legends or Wrestling, as well as the history of Starrcade and the all new Innovators.
M83 tour dates:
Tues 11/11 - Atlanta, GA @ The Earl
Wed 11/12 - Charlotte, NC@ Tremont Music Hall
Thu 11/13 - Washington, DC @ Black Cat
Fri 11/14 - New York, NY @ Webster Hall
Sat 11/15 - Philadelphia, PA @ Starlite Ballroom
Sun 11/16 - Northampton, MA @ Pearl Street Nightclub
Tue 11/18 - Boston, MA @ Middle East Downstairs
Wed 11/19 - Montreal, QC @ Studio Juste Pour Rire
Thu 11/20 - Toronto, ON @ Opera House
Fri 11/21 - Chicago, IL @ Bottom Lounge
Sat 11/22 - Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock Social Club
Tue 11/25 - Seattle, WA @ Neumo's
Wed 11/26 - Vancouver, BC @ Richards On Richards
Thu 11/27 - Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge
Fri 11/28 - San Francisco, CA @ Fillmore
Sat 11/29 - Los Angeles, CA @ Henry Fonda Theater
And remember, all five M83 albums will be released on vinyl on November 25th - Saturdays=Youth (2008); Digital Shades Vol. 1 (2007, digital only); Before the Dawn Heals Us (2005); Dead Cities, Red Seas, and Lost Ghosts (2004); and M83 (2002).
'RockThePhone.com' - FREE Ringtone!
Rhino Entertainment and Sprint introduce ROCK THE PHONE, a Web site offering rockin' ringtones for every phone of legendary songs from some of rock 'n' roll's greatest bands, including The Doors, Led Zeppelin, Van Halen, ZZ Top, Ramones, and more.
For a limited time, RockThePhone.com is offering a free ringtone of the Doors' "Love Me Two Times."
Not a subscription service, wireless consumers nationwide can visit www.rockthephone.com for access to over 100 classic rock ringtones for $2.99 each. For a limited time, the website will offer a free ringtone of The Doors' "Love Me Two Times," and Sprint customers will have exclusive access to eight ringtones until December 11.
In addition to the free ringtone from The Doors, www.rockthephone.com also offers ringtones of classic rock tracks such as Led Zeppelin, "Rock And Roll"; ZZ Top, "Cheap Sunglasses"; Foreigner, "Cold As Ice"; The Doors "Light My Fire"; The Ramones, "I Wanna Be Sedated"; The Doobie Brothers, "China Grove"; Van Halen, "Runnin' With The Devil"; and The Cars "My Best Friend's Girl."
Sprint users will have quick and easy access to the ringtones on their wireless devices and on Sprint's Digital Lounge
www.sprint.com/digitallounge. Sprint's eight exclusive ringtones feature the intro riffs to popular tracks such as Alice Cooper, "School's Out"; The B-52's, "Rock Lobster"; Devo, "Whip It"; The Doobie Brothers "China Grove"; Foreigner "Hot Blooded"; INXS, "Devil Inside"; Yes, "Owner Of A Lonely Heart"; and "ZZ Top, Sharp Dressed Man."
Ringtones are not just for the younger generation anymore. According to comScore+ M:Metrics, the pioneer in mobile market measurement, the percentage of ringtone buyers between the ages of 18 to 24 has been flat over the last two years while the over 35 demographic has grown. Aimed at reaching this growing demographic, the Web site offers a FAQ section designed to educate users on how to download ringtones and personalize their mobile device.
ATTENTION! Tune in for the Season Premiere of “The Contender” on VERSUS television tomorrow night, Wednesday, December 3rd at 10pm EST.
www.versus.com, formerly the Outdoor Life Network, offers the latest in sports programming including Professional Bullriding, College Football, and more!
As part of the innovative 1800® Tequila’s Essential Artists campaign, these bottles are custom-designed with the work of some of today’s most cutting-edge artists.
In addition, 1800® Tequila is searching for the next essential artist to win $10,000 and be featured in a national ad campaign. Visit, www.1800tequila.com to design your own bottle and enter the contest, or view and rate the thousands of aspiring artist submissions in the gallery.
1800® Tequila Essential Artists Campaign Info
Earlier this year 1800® Tequila launched an inspired campaign featuring nine cutting-edge artists it considers to be Essential. These artists and their artwork were featured as part of a national advertising campaign including print, billboards, internet, and radio, and now each piece of artwork is featured on 1800® limited edition tequila bottles, available nationwide in stores now (or online at:
www.hitimewine.net)
Each artist is different, with work that could’ve been found in the hottest gallery, saved on a computer, or on any wall in any city throughout the world. These are artists that are willing to follow their independent vision. View their pieces at: www.1800tequila.com
Now 1800® is on the search for the next essential artists, via an innovative interactive project taking place on www.1800tequila.com. Any aspiring artist or fan can upload their art on a custom 1800® bottle and join the competition to win $10,000 and be featured in a national advertising campaign.
The site allows fans to log in and in 3 simple steps join the competition and also spread the word through a custom artwork widget to embed on their site. Connoisseurs can also view the gallery and vote on the thousands of submissions. Fans can upload up to 5 pieces of art until the contest ends in mid-December.
ATTENTION! Joost has launched its new Flash-based video service at www.joost.com!
The site also features a number of social tools which are designed to help people navigate through their online library and to integrate user expression directly into the service.
Today, Joost has more than 46,000 professionally-produced videos for a total of more than 8,000 hours of video entertainment.
The Joost staff has put together a special Halloween Movie page with numerous full-length campy, classic horror films. Attack of the Giant Leeches, Night of the Living Dead, Nosferatu and many more all available!
Tour Dates:
October 24 CMJ - Arlene’s Grocery New York, New York
November 8 Barnes and Noble Holmdel, New Jersey
November 18 The Saint Asbury Park, New Jersey
November 19 The Zipper Factory New York, New York
November 21 The Hotel Cafe Los Angeles, California
'WWE Monday Night Raw' ... NEWS!
WWE Monday Night Raw has conquered 800 episodes, and now they are going to celebrate in style!
On the air longer than any other classic television show in history, Raw celebrates the record breaking 800 episodes this Monday with a three-hour special starting at 8/7 CT on USA Network!
With appearances from Superstars from Raw, Smackdown and ECW, this is a celebration generations in the making!
The all star event all leads up to the main event where World Heavyweight Champion Batista takes on Chris Jericho in a 15-foot high steel cage!
Led Zeppelin Definitive Collection Mini LP Box Set
Atlantic Records/Rhino Entertainment will release a limited- edition CD boxed set containing Japanese imports of all 10 of the quartet’s albums in mini-LP replicas with artwork from the original U.K. LP sleeves. The LED ZEPPELIN DEFINITIVE COLLECTION OF MINI-LP REPLICAS boxed set will be available on November 4 for a suggested price of $199.98.
The mini-LP replicas CD boxed set includes Led Zeppelin (1969), Led Zeppelin II (1969), Led Zeppelin III (1970), Led Zeppelin IV (1971), Houses of the Holy (1973), Physical Graffiti (1975), Presence (1976), The Song Remains the Same (1976), In Through the Out Door (1979), and Coda (1982). The sleeves included in the boxed set feature the original LP album artwork released in the U.K., including the original printing of the group’s debut, which used turquoise ink on the cover for the band’s name and the Atlantic Records logo.
Additionally, the set includes all six covers released for In Through the Out Door, Led Zeppelin’s final studio album.
Johnny Knoxville sure does have a hard head. After pushing his pain tolerance to the limit on Jackass, he is now taking punishment from WWE Superstars!
Knoxville made some less than flattering comments about the 7 foot plus Great Khali’s “tallywacker on his JackassWorld.com show. This past Monday on Raw, Knoxville came down to the ring to explain himself. Once he got on the mic, he managed to catch a beating from WWE Diva Beth Phoenix and the leprechaun Hornswaggle!
Afterwards, the Great Khali himself came out to teach Knoxville the true meaning of “entertainment” as he slammed him to the mat.
The Emmy Award-winning hit original, 'THE STARTER WIFE,' starring Debra Messing returns this Fall focusing on the post-divorce adventures of Molly Kagan (Messing) as she begins a new chapter in her life.
On the heels of its stellar ratings and awards success, USA has brought back the hit miniseries of 2007 as a series with ten exciting episodes, with Emmy Award-winner Messing returning to star and now serving as executive producer.
This time filmed entirely in Los Angeles reprising their roles are three-time Emmy Award-winner Judy Davis (“Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadow”) as Joan McAllister and Chris Diamantopoulos (“Behind the Camera: Mork & Mindy”) as Rodney Evans – Molly’s two best friends.
Also returning this season as a special guest star is Joe Mantegna (“Criminal Minds”) as Lou Manahan, former studio head and former boyfriend of Molly. Davis won an Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie for her role as Joan in 2007.
In truth I had lost track of this series since it was originally televised but was looking foward to seeing what happened thereafter in the storyline. And sure I was somewhat turned off by the initial previews of the new-channel show - over the top smiles, laughs, prat falls, etc. - but once viewing it (on my season two, episode one screener) it has to be said that Debra Messing's energy is beyond entertaining (indeed without being over the top!) and fills the small screen endearingly.
A lot of this show was readdressing the facts stated / laid out from the season finale last time around on USA Network, but once we'd moved on from there we were in new territory. This is when it got more in its own skin and Messing became her own entity. Sure she over ran scenes on a regular basis, used that comic smirk of hers once too often, but its the underlying slyness to her comedic timing that rocks this show. Check it out, you won't be disappointed!
'THE STARTER WIFE' will premiere as a two-hour episode on Friday, October 10 at 9/8c on USA Network.
'Have You Met The Beckers'?!
Are you meeting friend’s/someone’s family for the first time this Thanksgiving?
Do you really know what you are in for?
'Meet The Beckers' is an online mini-series that launches the week of September 22nd, and will release new episodes throughout the Fall to let the online audiences get a bit more acquainted with the Beckers’ story of dysfunctional family bonding that involves turkey, scotch and a lot of competition.
To get a preview of what this whole experience may be like, I invite you to join us and watch an original online series titled: 'Meet the Beckers,' the story of a dysfunctional family and their annual Thanksgiving tradition, which just happens to be a tradition that gets worse every year.
Please click on the link below for the 'Meet the Beckers' Episode 1 premiere to watch how dysfunctional this family really is!
Premiering on Monday, September 29, the new Ragged Road web series by Macy’s lifestyle brand American Rag follows five ambitious young adults searching for their music industry break. Beginning their 18-day 5,000-mile journey in New York City at a Teen Vogue photo shoot, the series chronicles the group’s experiences over 10 episodes that will air twice a week.
With music interests ranging from performing to producing, the cast members - Janelle, Rian, Derek, Jessica and Laura – have traveled to nine cities to visit famous locales and historic venues, including Warner Bros. Records and Universal Music Publishing in L.A., Cleveland’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and New Orleans’ Musicians Village. From spending time with well-known musicians Joel and Benji Madden of Good Charlotte and Of A Revolution (aka O. A. R.) to production group Blackout Movement, the group had the opportunity to meet with significant industry players and discuss their achievements, challenges and successes, and learn more about what it takes to make it in the business.
“We have been truly impressed with the ambition, talent and drive exhibited by each of the Ragged Roaders throughout their national tour and are excited to bring their experience to the world via YouTube, ” said Nancy Slavin, Senior Vice President of Marketing for Macy's Merchandising Group. “The internet continues to be an excellent social forum for the American Rag customer, and we think that it is the perfect medium for this groundbreaking fashion-meets-music series."
Fans of Ragged Road can stay up-to-date on the cast’s whereabouts, see favorite moments along the trip, and watch them experience true life on the road at the dedicated American Rag YouTube channel, www.youtube.com/raggedroad, which will air new episodes on Mondays and Wednesdays. This site will also feature cast and style profiles that highlight the latest trends from American Rag.
Please take part in this new online experience as we help each of these five individuals realize their dreams and help us spread the word about it!
The third annual “SCREAM,” Awards, a celebration of the best in horror, sci-fi, fantasy and comic genre premiering on Spike TV Tuesday, October 21 (9:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) from The Greek Theater in Los Angeles, CA. With categories including The Ultimate Scream, Best Superhero, Best Villain, Best Director, Most Memorable Mutilation and Best Fantasy Movie – Spike believes it’s about time that someone paid homage to the incredible talent involved in this industry.
This summer’s mega-blockbuster “The Dark Knight” tops the list with 21 nominations including The Ultimate Scream, Best Superhero, Best Villain, Best Director, Most Memorable Mutilation and Best Fantasy Movie. “Iron Man” came in second with 14 nominations and “Hellboy II: The Golden Army” is next in line with 13 nominations. (A full list of categories and nominations are included in the press release).
Ballots were sent out to Spike TV’s “SCREAM 2008” advisory board, made up of respected and well-known members of the horror, sci-fi, fantasy and comic book worlds who were responsible for advising on categories and determining nominees in each category. All films, television shows and comic books were deemed eligible for inclusion if they were released between August 11, 2007 and August 8, 2008 and were representative of the genres listed. Winners will be determined by online voting at www.spike.com
Ultimate Scream Vote:
Best TV Show Vote:
Check Out Food Network's Recipe of the Day!!
What’s for dinner?
Need some help crafting the perfect dinner or need tips for making the sweetest desserts?
Well the Food Network is here to help you out. They have created a super helpful Recipe of the Day widget that gives you yummy recipe ideas from their most popular chefs and cooks.
Impress a date by grilling up Bobby Flay’s rib-eye steak with Vidalia onions or satisfy that sweet tooth by whipping up Aida Mollenkamp’s delectable double banana cream pie…the recipes are yours for the taking in the new Food Network Recipe of the Day widget.
Check Out The New 'Honk-A-Meter'!!!
Santino Marella, the spiciest Italain Superstar in WWE has got a big mouth. Now it’s about to get even bigger!
Since becoming the WWE Intercontinental Champion, Santino has been talking a big game. Calling out the Honky Tonk Man, who held the belt for a record 64 weeks, Santino has revealed his Honk-A-Meter to keep track of how close he is to breaking the record. Between this and picking a fight with Perez Hilton, Santino has quite the swagger these days.
Haven’t seen Santino squawk? Check out the official WWE Universe YouTube playlist to get all the back story: You Tube video
To get into the Honk-A-Meter fever, WWE has created a Facebook fan page so that you can keep track of the boastful Santino Marella!
To see if the Honk-A-Meter will continue to rise or stop dead in its tracks, tune into WWE Raw, Mondays at 9/8 CT only on the USA Network.
'102 MINUTES THAT CHANGED AMERICA' (09/11)
The special '102 MINUTES THAT CHANGED AMERICA' premieres Thursday, September 11, 2008 at 9 p.m. ET/ PT on History™ without commercial interruption.
With footage from more than 100 individual sources, carefully pieced together in chronological order, the special is a permanent historical archive for future generations to see.
'102 Minutes That Changed America' presents amateur and professional footage, woven together without narration or commentary, to provide the viewer with an immersive and emotional experience.
This documentary faithfully records and captures that historical morning as it happened and the way it was experienced – from people’s initial bewilderment that a plane could slam into these iconic skyscrapers on such a clear, sunny, day to the sudden, awful recognition that America was under attack.
5 Min Behind The Scenes Featurette:
Check Out 'Manswers' on Spike 09/17!!!
Season 2 of Manswers premieres Wednesday, September 17th at 11 pm on Spike TV!
Finally, the burning questions that men have been dying to ask but never found socially acceptable will be addressed: Can a sword stop a bullet? Which girls are the best in bed? How do you beat a breathalyzer? Manswers answers those questions and more in fast-paced, hilariously over-the-top reenactments, expert one-on-ones, and man-on-the-street interviews.
SUMMER TOUR DATES:
JULY
15 Augusta, ME**
16 Foxwoods, CT**
18 Portsmouth, VA**
19 Charlotte, NC**
20 Atlanta, GA**
22 Jacksonville, FL**
24 San Antonio, TX**
25 Houston, TX**
26 Dallas, TX**
29 Clearfield, PA
30 Glen Allen, VA
31 Myrtle Beach, SC
**With Bryan Adams
AUGUST
2 Los Angeles, CA
12 Missouri State Fair
16 Erie, PA
22 Detroit, MI
23 Baraboo, WI
24 Chicago, IL
28 Baltimore, MD
29 Woodstock, VA
30 Atlantic City, NJ
31 Jackson, NJ
Check Out Trailer Choir's 'Off The Hillbilly Hook'
Exclusive Magazine is working Toby Keith and CMT on the theatrical release of 'Beer For My Horses.' The soundtrack album features artists such as Toby Keith, Willie Nelson, Ted Nugent, Trailer Choir, and Carter’s Chord.
Indeed, the focus track of the soundtrack, “Off The Hillbilly Hook”, is from a VERY unique country group called Trailer Choir and is being featured in all 30 major league baseball stadiums this year.
Exclusive Magazine is proud to make all its readers aware of the work happening involving those folks at the Bronx Zoo and The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) - and their wish to promote their newest exhibit on the wildlife of Madagascar.
The Wildlife Conservation Society has worked to save Madagascar’s biodiversity since the early 1990s. Through its projects and partnerships, WCS protects and manages wild places in Madagascar, including the country’s largest remaining tract of rainforest, a quarter of its coastal forests, and its vast coral reefs – the third largest reef system in the world.
The Wildlife Conservation Society saves wildlife and wild places worldwide. We do so through science, global conservation, education, and the management of the world's largest system of urban wildlife parks, led by the flagship Bronx Zoo. Together, these activities change attitudes towards nature and help people imagine wildlife and humans living in harmony. WCS is committed to this mission because it is essential to the integrity of life on Earth.
Acclaimed British progressive / classic rock group ASIA have announced the launch of the ‘An Extraordinary Life’ - Apple QuickTime Video Contest.
The grand prize winner will receive an Apple MacBook Air, custom laser-etched with the iconic Roger Dean artwork from ASIA’s latest album Phoenix. The 2nd place winner will receive a copy of Apple Final Cut Studio 2, and the third place winner will receive a customized ASIA laser-etched 4GB iPod.
Enter now at www.asiavideocontest.com by downloading live footage and creating a music video for ASIA’s “An Extraordinary Life”. Fans can use photo recaps of their life, CGI graphics, or even family snapshots; it’s a golden opportunity to work with one of rock’s most iconic bands, showcase an “extraordinary life” and create ASIA’s new official video at the same time.
Recorded by all four original members (Geoff Downes, Steve Howe, Carl Palmer and John Wetton), ‘An Extraordinary Life’ is one of the standout tracks on ASIA’s new full-length album Phoenix - the band’s first studio album since 1983 that marks a return to the classic original ASIA sound. Phoenix was released on CD and digitally on EMI America (North America) and on Frontiers Records (rest of the world) in April 2008.
To enter, mail your final video in DVD NTSC video format to:
Asia Video Contest
1750 N Vine St.
Hollywood, CA 90028
When it comes to flavored vodkas, none come close to matching the variety and flavor of Three Olives. Other vodkas give you merely a “hint” of flavor, while Three Olives goes through several rounds of development, paying close attention to flavor, aroma and, after-taste. It tastes and smells like the real thing – and that’s the difference.
Three Olives is dedicated to providing the biggest and boldest flavor possible – and with that, let us introduce Triple Shot Espresso, Root Beer, and Tomato.
Three Olives Vodka is made using only the finest ingredients, which at a first glance may appear to be grain neutral spirit and demineralised water, but as in life there is very often much more than meets the eye.
THREE OLIVES RECIPES:
ROOT BEER
'British Car Bomb'
1 oz. Three Olives Root Beer Vodka, 1/2 pint Ale. Drop shot glass of Three Olives Root Beer Vodka carefully into 1/2 pint of ale
'Brotherly Love'
2 oz. Three Olives Root Beer Vodka, 4 oz. lemon-lime soda. Mix in a glass filled with ice and garnish with a lime wedge
'Root Beer Floatini'
1 1/2 oz. Three Olives Root Beer Vodka, 1/2 oz. amaretto liqueur. Shake hard over ice & strain into glass. Float a melon-ball size scoop of vanilla ice cream in center
TRIPLE SHOT ESPRESSO
'Money Shot'
1 oz. Three Olives Triple Shot Espresso Vodka, 1/2 oz. hazelnut liqueur, 1/2 oz. half & half. Shake over ice & strain into shot glass
'Triple Decadence'
1 1/4 oz. Three Olives Triple Shot Espresso Vodka, 3/4 oz. premium dark chocolate liqueur, 1/2 oz. orange liqueur. Shake with ice & strain into martini glass. Garnish with an orange twist
'White Mochatini' (1 oz.)
Three Olives Triple Shot Espresso Vodka, 1 oz. premium white chocolate liqueur, 1 oz. half & half. Shake with ice & strain into a martini glass. Garnish with 3 espresso beans
TOMATO
'Bloody Martini'
2 oz. Three Olives Tomato Vodka, 3-4 drops hot sauce, dash of spicy Bloody Mary Mix. Shake with ice and strain into martini glass with creole spice rim. Garnish with grape tomatoes and mozzarella ball (speared). Chili pepper flakes optional
'Diablo Rojo'
2 oz. Three Olives Tomato Vodka, top with Bloody Mary mix, add a few dashes hot sauce & sliced jalapenos. Mix in a glass filled with ice & garnish with speared peppers
'Tomojito'
Muddle 2 lime wedges, cherry tomato, and basil-infused simple syrup in a glass. Add 2 oz. Three Olives Tomato Vodka and crushed ice; shake well. Top with soda. Garnish with a lime and cherry tomato flag
Matusalem Rum was Cuba’s best-kept secret until Fidel Castro came and kicked it out of the country. After all these years, Gran Reserva has retained its rebellious spirit, as well as its rich Cuban heritage and history.
Introduced in Santiago de Cuba in 1872, Matusalem Rum was the national rum in Cuba known for its exquisite taste and smoothness. Matusalem’s reputation spread the world over when Cuba became the destination of choice for celebrities and trendsetters from the 1850’s through the 1950’s.
With Castro’s uprising, the family fled Cuba and has produced Matusalem in exile ever since.
It’s award-winning and appealing to the “outcast” in all of us.
What makes Matusalem Rum a premium brand of rum, setting it apart from established competitors? - Matusalem’s 130 year-old recipe is derived from a Spanish technique traditionally used to craft the finest brandy, sherry and cognac. This patient process called “Solera” creates a rum that is smoother and more flavorful than competing rums.
What is the Solera aging process? - The Solera aging system, is a process blending rums of different ages into one. Stored in oak casks, the aged rum is split by three levels. The oldest distilled rum is housed on the lowest floor. Newer rums are put into casks on successively higher floors, so that the youngest is on top. As the rum is pulled from the lowest Solera barrels for bottling, it is replaced with rum from the row just above. This process is repeated with the remaining rows, though no more than one-third of each cask can be drawn off every three months.
This marrying of old and new softens the fiery younger rum and provides it with a refined smoothness and flavor not found in ordinary rums. A 15-year Solera or a 10-year Solera is an average of the blended years.
Is Matusalem Rum still produced in Cuba? - Unfortunately, as with so many other successful Cuban companies,
the Alvarez family fled Cuba with the ascension of the Castro
regime. It is now bottled and produced in Santiago, Dominican
Republic where the environment – weather pattern, sugar cane,
soil and water - is most similar to Cuba. Further more, production
in the Dominican Republic allows the rum to be made available in the United States. Still, the same recipe and strict standards that were developed by the company’s founders remain the foundation of Matusalem Rum.
Finally, what is the difference between Matusalem Rum’s three products – Gran Reserva, Clasico and Platino? - All three brands are premium rums, targeted for discerning tastes. Gran Reserva is the flagship brand – complex, yet velvety smooth, with a pronounced bouquet and flavor. So distinct, it’s known as the “Cognac of rums”. Single-handedly beat Bacardi 8 in recent taste tests.
Clasico, a gold rum, aged in new world oak and blended in a “10 year” solera system has an unmatched taste enhancing the flavor of any cocktail. Single-handedly beat Mount Gay in recent taste tests.
Platino is a white rum, composed from a unique blend of triple-distilled spirits, married in a special process and then filtered and refined to create a rum of exceptionally clean taste, delicate balance and a subtle flavor. Single-handedly beat Bacardi Silver in recent taste tests.
Alanis Morissette’s Nissan Live Sets performance is now featured on Yahoo! Music. This intimate performance of past hits and new material gave die-hard Alanis fans the chance to participate in a special Q&A.
Check out the performance, Q&A and exclusive photos at: Nissan Live Sets
'Flavors of Entanglement' is available in the US on 6/10.
'1800 Select Silver - 100 Proof 100% Smooth'
'1800 Select Silver' is a bold new introduction to the established 1800 Tequila franchise. Launching in April as a compelling, must-have drink for the Tequila fan, '1800 Select Silver Tequila' is a 100 Proof, 100% Agave silver tequila that delivers a smooth and potent sensation to elevate any party experience.
Select Silver is double-distilled for crystal clear clarity and blended with a touch of aged tequila—a process unusual for a silver tequila—to create a distinctive, velvety smooth taste, once and for all providing an alternative for the young partygoer who is tired of the same old, same old. Whether you are ordering a round of shots with your friends or pre-gaming at home, '1800 Select Silver' is the clear, smooth alternative.
Aroma: Notes of smoked agave, herbs and caramel. Taste: Burst of agave with sweet herbal finish.
1800 Select Silver Facts:
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Available nationwide at best bars and spirits retailers
1800 Tequila is distilled Los Camichines Distiller, Mexico
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Jenny's life is over. She has been locked up in a women's prison for killing
someone, and she would do it again. Buried beneath her impenetrable façade,
however, is an invaluable musical talent. When 80-year-old piano teacher
Traude Krueger discovers the girl's terrible secret, her raging brutality
and her dreams, she makes it her mission to retransform Jenny into the
musical wunderkind she once was. As it soon becomes evident, however,
Traude may have a dark secret of her own.
Four Minutes - Starring Monica Bleibtreu, Hannah Herzsprung, and Jasmin Tabatabaiis - the second feature film of Chris Kraus, one of Germany's
most captivating young filmmakers. It is the winner of four major 2007
Bavarian Film Awards.
In Theatres: April 18th in New York and April 25th in Los Angeles.
Already broadcast in the UK in February the story, which is rather obviously two movies thinly disguised as a mini-series (the second a barely plausible sequel to the first, if truth be told) 'Kung Fu Killer' is set in late 1920s in China, before Communist rule.
'Kung Fu Killer' tells the story of White Crane (Carradine), an orphaned son of Western missionaries who was raised as a Wudang monk to become a spiritual leader and master in martial arts, and his ultimate journey for revenge and justice. Beginning in the Shanghai underworld, Crane encounters Jane Marshall (Daryl Hannah) a lounge singer from Brooklyn, who is on a mission of her own to find her lost brother.
The first movie centers around White Crane (Carradine) who, after witnessing the destruction of the Wudang temple where he was rescued as a troubled orphan with a violent past, goes on a quest to avenge the death of his grandmaster (no, her name isn't Flash!), even though as she lay dying he promised her he wouldn’t.
Badly wounded, Crane is rescued by Lang Han (Osric Chau), Crane’s protege and the only other survivor from the massacre committed by the minions of the local crime lord, Khan Xin (Lim Kay Tong), for some vague reason that never really gets explained. After his convalescence Crane makes his way to Shanghai and into a smoky night club owned by wannabe tough guy Bingo (Jimmy Taenaka).
Crane uses his unbeatable Kung Fu to save Jane Marshall (Hannah), Bingo’s girlfriend and star act, who is (as mentioned) in Shanghai to look for her missing brother. Bingo challenges Crane to fight in a gambling bout, which he hosts in the same night club, and Crane comes face-to-face with Kahn’s Mongol henchman. The same man who lead Kahn’s army during the destruction of the Wudang temple. Crane crushes his skull and then gets offered a job!
The second movie brings back all of the heroic characters from the first film, which is a little confusing due to the fact that at the end of the first movie Daryl Hannah’s character leaves for Los Angeles! Crane has returned to the destroyed Wudang temple to rebuild and train a new batch of monks.
Bingo has decided to propose to Jane. Suddenly one of the women at Bingo’s club goes nuts and, after dispatching Bingo’s favorite bodyguard and Bingo himself, kidnaps Jane and one of the dancers for her boss.
'Kung Fu Killer' takes us back to Crane’s roots, to Crane the abused child, Crane the moderator, and most surprising of all, Crane the seeker of revenge. Spike TV has never been known for its restraint. And certainly they kept restraint in the box when making this movie. There is more blood and gore in the first 5 minutes of 'Kung Fu Killer,' than there was in the entire TV series.
But here is the strange part ... star David Carradine looks as fit today as he did 30 years ago!!
'The Persuaders' To Hit The Big Screen!
BRITISH comic Steve Coogan is to team up with Hollywood star Ben Stiller in a big-budget remake of 'The Persuaders.' The pair will take the roles made famous by Roger Moore and Tony Curtis in the cult 1971 TV show. Roger and Tony played two wealthy playboys - English aristocrat Lord Brett Sinclair and brash American Danny Wilde - who teamed up to solve crimes and seduce beautiful women. And Steve, best known as Alan Partridge, says he has always wanted to play Roger’s part. “I really, really loved The Persuaders,” he said. “I liked the fact that after Moore had punched someone, he’d immediately take a comb out, sort his haircut and wander off.”
Daredevil transfers to 'Hawaii Five-O'
Looking to reclaim the fame he lost about the same time as he bumped rumps with JLo, Ben Affleck is in talks to star in the big-screen version of TV golden-oldie 'Hawaii Five-O'. Sky News reports that Affleck, currently filming 'Truth, Justice and the American Way', would take on the role of Steve McGarrett, made famous in the Sixties and Seventies by Jack Lord. An insider says, "Ben is ideal as he mixes the serious with comedy. All we have to do now is find him a leading lady." George Nolfi ['Ocean's Twelve'] is penning the script for the film, believed to be a near-Xerox of the TV series' template, with George Litto (the creator of the original series) playing producer.
'Never Doubt Mrs. Doubtfire'
Hollywood actor Robin Williams could be returning to the big screen as cross-dressing nanny Mrs Doubtfire. The funnyman said: "They're trying to write it. Bonnie Hunt is writing it, and I think that if she can do it right, it'll be OK. If they don't do it right, it's not worth doing it. You've got to find a way of doing the character."
Gibson Eyes 'Lethal Weapon 5'
Hollywood heavyweight Mel Gibson is in talks to make a fifth 'Lethal Weapon' film. 'The Passion Of The Christ' filmmaker is reportedly in talks with director Richard Donner, who is desperate for him to reprise his role as renegade cop Martin Riggs. However, there is no word on whether Gibson's co-star Danny Glover will be required to reprise his supporting role as detective Roger Murtaugh. The last 'Lethal Weapon' film - which starred Rene Russo as Gibson's love interest - was released in 1998.
'Dino-Mite!'
The Billings Gazette reports that legendary paleontologist Jack Horner is working with Steven Spielberg on the fourth installment of 'Jurassic Park' - and the man hinted there's a lot of velociraptor action!
'Yeah, Baby!'
The '80s really ARE back. Universal Pictures and Imagine Entertainment are reviving CBS' 1980-1988 series 'Magnum, P.I.' for a feature film. Imagine chairman Brian Grazer and 'Magnum' creator Donald Bellisario ('JAG,' 'Quantum Leap') will produce a script by Michael McCullers ('Austin Powers in Goldmember').
'The Eat-Clean Diet Recharged: Lasting Fat Loss'
CAVO HIT THE ROAD FOR SECOND LEG OF DAUGHTRY TOUR!
Laura Bell Bundy - Achin’ and Shakin'!
A-LIST CELEBRITY CAMEO = VIRAL BUZZ FOR SAGE4!
'Christmas Classics By The Fire'
Welcome to The Mysterious Bookshop!
Michael Imperioli and 1800 Tequila Join Forces!
'LOPEZ TONIGHT' premieres next Monday, Nov. 9th!
Michael Buble's new 'Crazy Love' drops 10/09!
'Watchman: The Ultimate Cut' out November 3rd!!
'GI JOE The Complete Series' In Stores November 10
Transformers 'Matrix of Leadership' out 10/20!
Like A Storm - CD Release Info
Kashmir - CD Release Info
'WWE Night of Champions' - July 26th on PPV!
Buy Sugarlands 'LIVE ON THE INSIDE' at Wal-Mart!
Watch 'THE CLEANER' Season 2 Premiere TONIGHT!
'AREA Q' ... Coming To Get You Soon!
'Vote For SUGARLAND at the 2009 CMT MUSIC AWARDS'
Request Tiffany Giardina on Disney Radio and Win!
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'Win A Character Project Prize Pack from USA!'
• Dawoud Bey: Photographed a diverse cross-section of young Americans near Chicago’s Columbia College where he has taught for many years.
From high school football players in Brownwood, Texas and organic farmers in the Northwest, to residents of Alaska, famous left-of-center Michigan musicians (Iggy Pop, Sufjan Stevens, Bootsy Collins, etc) and the people connected by a single transcontinental road, the book celebrates the distinct characters and varied pockets of life that make our country great.
'BURN NOTICE' Season 2 finale!
'Burn Notice' also stars Gabrielle Anwar as Fiona, a beautiful ex-IRA operative who happens to be Westen’s ex-girlfriend. Bruce Campbell stars as Sam, Michael’s closest buddy in town, a washed up military intelligence contact who is keeping an eye on Michael for the Feds. Also starring is Emmy® Award-winner Sharon Gless as Madeline, Michael’s hypochondriac mother, who couldn’t be happier to have her boy back in town.
Coming Soon! 'The Green Lantern - First Flight'
Noah - 'Human Geometry' (the album)
Natalie Portman’s Free Zone - Joost.com Exclusive!
'New 1800 Tequila Store Locators!'
Check Out Graham Nash's 'REFLECTIONS' CD Box!
Over the years, Crosby and Nash have recorded a number of albums as a duo. REFLECTIONS features several gems from those collaborations with "Immigration Man," "To The Last Whale," "Jesus Of Rio" and more. The collection also brings together several classics from Nash's four solo albums, ranging from the politically-charged ("Military Madness" and "Chicago"/"We Can Change The World") to the emotionally raw ("Simple Man" and "Sleep Song") and the socially conscious ("Barrel Of Pain" and "Chippin' Away.")
'STEALING LINCOLN’S BODY' on HISTORY™
Throughout 2009, History™ will proudly commemorate the bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln’s birth with a new initiative entitled GIVE A LINCOLN FOR LINCOLN. In association with the National Park Foundation and the National Trust for Historic Preservation, this program encourages Americans to donate Lincoln-head pennies, five dollar bills, or make larger donations online to help preserve six key sites associated with Lincoln’s life and legacy. The six sites are:
'Help Save The Bronx Zoo 2009'
The Coalition of Living Museums (CLM), a *group of 76 zoos, botanical gardens, and aquariums in New York State, released a video that it hopes will go viral as a part of an effort to convince Governor Paterson not to cut its members’ funding by 55 percent this year and totally eliminate it next year. 
“In these challenging times, families both need and deserve these refuges across the State to experience and learn about nature. Imagine if these sanctuaries were no longer as accessible to millions of New York residents,” said Sharon Myrie, Vice President of Education at Brooklyn Botanic Garden.
'Hoodie Remix' Contest - Champion Athletic Wear
'Characters Unite' - Please Read!
'John Cena Returns to WWE at Survivor Series!'
'The Contender' on VERSUS!
Vist JOOST.COM ... Today!!
'WWE Monday Night Raw' ... NEWS!
Led Zeppelin Definitive Collection Mini LP Box Set
'The Starter Wife - Season Two, Episode One'
'Have You Met The Beckers'?!
'Follow The Ragged Road'!
'Spike TV’s 2008 Scream Awards'
Check Out Food Network's Recipe of the Day!!
Check Out The New 'Honk-A-Meter'!!!
Check Out Trailer Choir's 'Off The Hillbilly Hook'
Check Out The Wildlife Conservation Society Now!
‘Make The Next ASIA Video’ Interactive Contest!
Get To Know More About 'Three Olives' Vodka!
THREE OLIVES RECIPES:
Get to Know Cuba’s Best-Kept Secret!
Is Matusalem Rum still produced in Cuba? - Unfortunately, as with so many other successful Cuban companies,
the Alvarez family fled Cuba with the ascension of the Castro
regime. It is now bottled and produced in Santiago, Dominican
Republic where the environment – weather pattern, sugar cane,
soil and water - is most similar to Cuba. Further more, production
in the Dominican Republic allows the rum to be made available in the United States. Still, the same recipe and strict standards that were developed by the company’s founders remain the foundation of Matusalem Rum.
Alanis’ Live Performance of the New Single!
'1800 Select Silver - 100 Proof 100% Smooth'
Check Out 'FOUR MINUTES' For Yourself!
'Kung Fu Killer' - The Review!