Album Review: The Verve, "Forth" (MRI Associated)

After an 11-year hiatus, The Verve [ ] make a powerful return with "Forth," showing high-flown levels of songwriting artistry while staying true to their previous sounds.

There is quilt in eubstance, especially with a band like The Verve. The group's signature full symphonic textures and brooding, climatic choruses fall in pipeline with everything they own ever done. Lengthy, ostensibly never-ending, tilt or occlude songs that billow and crash ar still a priority. This is never more obvious than with the suitably titled "Noise Epic," a five-and-a-half minute deliberate celebration of chaos. Noise itself seems to be a preoccupation on "Forth"--be it overtly beautiful or wildly experimental.

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The first cart track, "Sit and Wonder" is densely layered with The Cure-like ambient sounds that lazily stretch and build. With its upbeat dance pace and heartbreak lyrics, "Love is Noise" is one of the about striking tunes. Singer Richard Ashcroft wails: "Love is noise/Love is pain/Love is these blues that I'm singing once more, again, again."

"Numbness" is Pink Floyd-esque to the point that, during the first moments, it could almost be a cover of "Breathe." It's a bluesy ramble so affectional that, ironically, there's null numb about it; it's downright drenched in in pain. If that track doesn't jerk a tear, "I See Houses" certainly will. In a hazy anti-violence protest, amongst wandering pianos and escalating symphonic grandness, Ashcroft sings: "How many tears/Must you taste/Before your freedom?" With raspy, warm vocal vibrations, Ashcroft reaffirms his position as a master in the transonic articulation of feelings, specially lonesome, touching emotions. No matter how crushed in sorrow, Ashcroft always manages to bring a horse sense of hope to his words.

"Forth" is a solid reminder of The Verve's unique ability to create celestial, fantastic journeys and communicate humankind's universal joint feelings of fear, sorrowfulness and aloneness, through sound.



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Jonas Brothers, Miley Cyrus play City of Hope benefit

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This year's benefit concert continues Disney and Cyrus' support of cancer research and treatment; last year, Disney brocaded more than $1

Download Albert Ayler

Artist: Albert Ayler: mp3 download    Genre(s):  Jazz     Discography:      Prophecy    Year: 2002    Tracks: 5      Witches and Devils    Year: 2001    Tracks: 4      At Slug's Saloon, Vol. 1    Year: 2000    Tracks: 5      Live In Greenwich Village (cd2)    Year: 1998    Tracks: 8      Live In Greenwich Village (cd1)    Year: 1998    Tracks: 6      Love Cry    Year: 1991    Tracks: 11      Spiritual Unity    Year: 1964    Tracks: 4 One of the giants of free jazz, Albert Ayler was too one of the virtually controversial. His vast spirit and wide vibrato were difficult to ignore, and his 1966 grouping sounded like a jamboree New Orleans brass banding from 1910. Unlike John Coltrane or Eric Dolphy, Albert Ayler was non a virtuoso world Health Organization had fare up through the bebop ranks. His first-class honours degree melodic jobs were in R&B bands, including one light-emitting diode by Little Walter, although oddly enough he was nicknamed "Little Bird" in his early days because of a similarity in sound on contralto to Charlie Parker. During his period in the regular army (1958-1961), he played in a service band and switched to strain. Unable to feel ferment in the U.S. later his empty due to his inflexible stylus, Ayler spent time in Sweden and Denmark during 1962-1963, making his first base recordings (which reveal a tone with roots in Sonny Rollins) and on the job a bit with Cecil Taylor. Ayler's prime period was during 1964-1967. In 1964, he toured Europe with a 4 that included Don Cherry and was in general quite free and excited. The undermentioned class he had a new band with his brother Donald Ayler on trumpet and Charles Tyler on baritone voice, and the emphasis in his music began to change. Folk melodies (which had been utilised a bit with Cherry) had a more than dominant part, as did corporate improvisation, and yet, contempt the exercise of spacy marches, Irish jigs, and brass banding fanfares, tonally Ayler remained rather unblock. His ESP recordings from this geological era and his first base couple of Impulse records feel Ayler at his height and were influential; John Coltrane's post-1964 playing was in spades stirred by Ayler's innovations. Nonetheless, during his last couple of years, Albert Ayler's calling seemed to become a bit drifting and his net Impulse roger Sessions, although experimental (with the use of vocals, rock candy guitar, and R&B-ish tunes), were at topper interracial successes. A 1970 live concert that was documented features him back in top shape, only in November 1970, Ayler was found drowned in New York's East River under secret portion.

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Kevin Smith's 'Porno' gets R rating

Filmmaker wins appeal to drop NC-17 designation




Filmmaker Kevin Smith has won an appeal to gain an R military rating for his comedy "Zack and Miri Make a Porno," which previously had received an NC-17 adults-only designation.

Elizabeth Kaltman, spokeswoman for the Motion Picture Association of America, said Tuesday the

Nate Dogg - Nate Dogg Free On Bail

LATEST: Hip-hop star NATE DOGG has been released from a Los Angeles jail after posting $50,000 (GBP25,000) bail following his arrest on Monday morning (23Jun08).

The Area Codes singer - real name Nathaniel Hale - was pulled over by California Highway Patrol officers after a car chase with his estranged wife.

His unnamed spouse had called emergency services after the star allegedly made death threats against her and followed her "dangerously".

He was taken into police custody on suspicion of making terrorist threats and driving on a suspended licence, but was released from the Twin Towers jail early on Tuesday (24Jun08) after paying the bond, reports AllHipHop.com.

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LiRo: TomKat 2.0

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Pappers bombarded Sam with questions....did she pop the question? Lindsay pulled Scientology out of her inner-something for a pretty classic response.





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Velvet Revolver - Slash Sacked Weiland For Turning Into Rose

VELVET REVOLVER star SLASH sacked the band's former frontman SCOTT WEILAND because he became too much like his former bandmate, GUNS N' ROSES rocker AXL ROSE.

Slash sensationally quit Guns N' Roses in 1996 after a series of rows with Rose, who has a reputation for being extremely volatile and difficult to work with.

And the legendary axeman recently fired Weiland from Velvet Revolver, blaming his "increasingly erratic onstage behaviour and personal problems" for the shock move.

Slash insists Weiland had begun to take on many of Rose's traits, including being constantly late on stage - something which the Guns N' Roses frontman is famous for.

He says, "There were a few similarities (between Weiland and Rose). What became really irritating was that I had the same problem with Scott as I had when I toured with Axl.

"I just couldn't get the guy on stage on time. That, I can't accept. I will not do it again.

"I will not be in a situation where a guy is making the audience wait for an hour, or more. It's criminal. I don't know who he thinks he is when he tried to get away with that sort of thing."

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Artist: Beherit

   Genre(s): 
Rock
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   Metal: Death,Black
   Other
   

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Discography:


   
 Beast Of Beherit: Complete Worxxx

   Year: 2000   
Tracks: 16


   
 The Early Years

   Year: 1999   
Tracks: 10


   
 Messe des Mortes

   Year: 1999   
Tracks: 11


   
 Electric Doom Synthesis

   Year: 1996   
Tracks: 8


   
 H418ov21.C

   Year: 1994   
Tracks: 9


   
 Drawing Down The Moon

   Year: 1993   
Tracks: 13


   
 The Oath Of The Black Blood

   Year: 1992   
Tracks: 11


   
 Black Fucking Sodomy!

   Year: 1992   
Tracks: 13


   
 The Oath of Black Blood

   Year: 1991   
Tracks: 11


   
 Dawn Of Satan's Millenium

   Year: 1991   
Tracks: 4


   
 Live at Rovaniemi 27-04-1990

   Year: 1990   
Tracks: 6


   
 Demonomancy

   Year: 1990   
Tracks: 7

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Finland's Beherit (the Syriac name for Satan, incidentally) was spawned in 1989 by stunningly named vocalist/guitarist Nuclear Holocausto Vengeance. Along with bassist Black Jesus and drummer Sodomatic Slaughter, his express purpose was to perform the most primitive, roughshod, hell-obsessed black alloy imaginable (no Viking themes to be plant here). Clearly influenced by the dull, unrefined sonic standards heard on Bathory's early efforts, Beherit's heavily traded demo tapes provided the majority material for their 1991 debut, The Oath of Black Blood. Arguably Finland's first fully fledged black alloy album, it preceded their by now far more legendary peers Impaled Nazarene by a class. Like other lo-fi black metallic element outfits, Beherit's commercial intractableness, terrorisation visuals, and outrageous live performances (including the occasional goat onstage) begat a small merely extremely dedicated cult following, which readily snapped up subsequent releases such as Werewolf, Semen and Blood, Messe diethylstilbesterol Morts, and Drawing Down the Moon. 1994's enigmatic H418ov21.C inaugurated a altogether different phase for the set (now whittled down to a solitary Holocausto), characterized by the ambient synth collages of darkwave and leading to 1996's like Electric Doom Synthesis. Beherit restfully vanished presently thereafter, simply 1999's Beast of Beherit compilation was eventually released to commemorate the band's crucial contributions to the black metal field.





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Victoria Beckham - Beckham Im A Miserable Cow

Former SPICE GIRL VICTORIA BECKHAM hates seeing photographs of herself - because she looks like a "miserable cow".

The star, famed for her non-smiling facial expressions, admits she is often surprised by her miserable appearance in many pictures.

She says, "I think that's just the way my face falls. But yeah, maybe, when I do see pictures, sometimes I think, 'You miserable cow'."

But Beckham insists she isn't fazed by other peoples' opinions of her.

She adds, "You know, if people like the way I look, great. If they don't, then fine."

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Tomb Raider - Lara Croft Beats Indiana Jones In Motorbike Poll

A chase scene from Tomb Raider has been named the favourite movie moment for motorcycling fans, with Indiana Jones failing to even make the top five.

Despite the fourth film in the franchise - Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull - premiering at the Cannes film festival and being predicted to smash box office records after its worldwide opening on Thursday, it was Angelina Jolie's leather-clad outing as Lara Croft that sped its way into bikers' hearts.

While the sidecar chase from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade is considered one of the defining moments of the trilogy of films about the adventurous archaeologist, it failed to make the top five in the poll carried out by motorbike insurer Bennetts.

Even more surprisingly, classic biking scenes such as Steve McQueen's race to the Swiss border in The Great Escape and Tom Cruise's Aviatorclad ride to Kelly McGillis in Top Gun missed out on the number one spot in favour of Jolie's jumpsuit-wearing ride about a Yamaha TRX 850.

Scenes from Easy Rider and The Motorcycle Diaries were two shock omissions from the survey, compiled from bikers across the country during this year's Bennetts British Superbike Championship.

Bennetts marketing director, Mark Fells, admitted that the results were a surprise.

"With everyone talking about Indiana Jones being the big blockbuster of the summer, it's really surprising to see its predecessor didn't make the top five motorcycling movie moments," he said.

"There's some much-loved biking greats in the mix but it seems that bikers have always had a soft spot for Lara Croft!"

The top five biking movie moments were:

1 Tomb Raider - Angelina Jolie's sexy heroine races to the rescue
2 The Great Escape - Steve McQueen's chase sequence to the Swiss border
3 Top Gun - Tom Cruise rides to see his new love interest
4 The Matrix Reloaded - Neo races away from the agents onto oncoming traffic on a motorway
5 Terminator 2: Judgement Day - Arnold Schwarzenegger's chased by the T-100 through the streets.


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Kate Hudson among People magazine's most beautiful

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Actress Kate Hudson graces the cover of People magazine this week for the release of its "100 Most Beautiful People" list, but the single mother said she does not spend a lot of money on how she looks.


Hudson, 29, daughter of Oscar-winning actress Goldie Hawn, told the magazine that she can't remember the last time she had a manicure or a facial.


"I don't do those kinds of things. And when I do, I always think, 'I should do this more often,'" she said.


Joining her on the list, which People said is not ranked, are teen queens Miley Cyrus, of "Hannah Montana" fame, and "High School Musical" star Vanessa Hudgens, who have both been criticized for appearing in sexy or nude photographs.


"Just recently I've learned to be okay with myself without wearing makeup," said Hudgens, whose image took a battering when nude pictures of her appeared on the Internet last year.


New moms Isla Fisher, Salma Hayek, Jennifer Lopez and Halle Berry -- on the list for the 12th time -- are named, along with mothers-to-be Jessica Alba, Angelina Jolie, making her sixth appearance, and Nicole Kidman, named for the ninth time.


Jolie's partner Brad Pitt is named for the eighth time, along with George Clooney, while Matthew McConaughey makes it for the fifth time.


From the music business, Carrie Underwood, Mary J. Blige, Norah Jones and Josh Groban are considered among the most beautiful, while from television Tina Fey, Vanessa Williams, Mariska Hargitay and Marcia Cross make the list.


"I feel more beautiful when I see the pictures after. I'm like, 'I wish I had felt like I looked like that when I was actually there,'" Underwood, 25, said. 

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Double success for Take That at the Brits

Take That, Arctic Monkeys and the Foo Fighters were among the acts that triumphed at last night's Brit Awards in London.
Take That claimed the award for Best British Live Act, fighting off competition from the Kaiser Chiefs and Arctic Monkeys.
The group also picked up the award for Best British Single for their hit 'Shine'.
The Arctic Monkeys, who initially built up a steady fan base on the Internet, won the awards for Best British Group and Best British Album.
Foo Fighters, who could not attend the ceremony, claimed the awards for Best International Group and Best International Album.
Pop singer Kylie Minogue picked up the award for Best International Female, while newcomer Kate Nash claimed the Best British Female award.
The award for Best British Male went to DJ and musician Mark Ronson, while rapper Kanye West topped the Best International Male category.
The award for Best British Breakthrough Act went to Mika and the Critics' Choice Award was presented to newcomer Adele.
Former Beatles star Paul McCartney, whose performance closed the show, was presented with the award for Outstanding Contribution to Music.
There were also performances on the night from Amy Winehouse, Mark Ronson, Leona Lewis and Kylie Minogue.
Speaking after receiving her award, Kylie Minogue said: "I'm all overcome. This is so incredible."
Amy Winehouse also used to the show to send a message to her husband Blake Fielder-Civil, who is currently in jail. After her performance, the singer said: "Make some noise for my husband, my Blake."
The awards ceremony was presented by Kelly, Jack, Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne.
Check out all the style from the red carpet in our Brit Awards gallery here.

Nickelback - Nickelback Win Big At Songwriting Awards

Canadian rockers NICKELBACK were the big winners at the BMI Pop Awards in Los Angeles on Wednesday night (21May08) - taking home three prizes.

The band were honoured for three songs - Rockstar, Far Away and If Everyone Cared.

Christina Aguilera was also recognised for two tracks -There Ain't No Other Man and Hurt.

The big awards of the night went to Palow Da Don, who took home Songwriter of the Year for his work with Black Eyed Peas star Fergie and Ludacris, and Oklahoma rockers Hinder - who earned Song of the Year for 2006's Lips of an Angel.

The ceremony also saw stars including Fall Out Boy's Patrick Stump and Babyface pay tribute to legendary pop due Hall + Oates - who were named BMI icons.

Both Stump and singer/producer Babyface performed classic tracks by the band and praised them for their contribution to the music industry.

The veteran duo join a list of artists including Crosby, Stills + Nash, Paul Simon, James Brown and Brian Wilson in receiving the honour.

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The Pussycat Dolls Come of Age on Hot New Single

Superstar pop group rolls out their brand new single, 'When I Grow Up,'
with performances on MTV Movie Awards and Jimmy Kimmel Live!

SANTA MONICA, Calif., May 20 -- The beginning of the
summer just got really hot. Nicole Scherzinger, Ashley Roberts, Jessica
Sutta, Melody Thornton and Kimberly Wyatt are back. The Grammy-nominated
quintet kicks off the beginning of the summer in a big way with
performances of "When I Grow Up" on Jimmy Kimmel Live! (May 20) and The
2008 MTV Movie Awards (June 1). The Dolls will also be seen hosting and
performing on VH1's "Maxim Hot 100" (premiering May 27) and their E! "True
Hollywood Story" will premiere on May 23.

"When I Grow Up" is the first single from the follow-up to PCD, the
2005 debut album that put the Dolls on the global pop map. The Rodney
Jerkins-produced track will be released commercially on May 27.

The Pussycat Dolls' first album, PCD, has sold over 7 million copies
worldwide, on the strength of 5 massive hit singles ("Don't Cha,"
"Stickwitu," "Beep," "Buttons" and "Wait a Minute.") They toured the globe
with The Black Eyed Peas and Christina Aguilera and made millions of fans
along the way.

The Pussycat Dolls' second album will be released later this summer.




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Lil Wayne's Lollipop Takes Another Lick At Number One

LIL WAYNE has licked the competition in the Billboard pop charts again by returning to the top of the countdown three weeks after his LOLLIPOP hit was dethroned.
He jumps over Leona Lewis, who ended his brief reign on top last month (Apr08), and Rihanna, who stormed to the top of the charts with Take A Bow last week (15May08), to reclaim the number one spot.
Usher's Love in This Club and Jordin Sparks' No Air round out the new top five.
The New Kids On The Block reunion seems to have come at the right time - the Cover Girl hitmakers score the week's highest debut, at 57, with comeback song Summertime.