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Grammy AwardWinner kd lang to Perform Live in St Louis October 18

(Country Music News and Information) Now is the time to see kd lang in concert Her current tour highlights the critically acclaimed new release Watershed lang039s first collection of original songs in almost seven years Described as a snapshot of the singersongwriter039s aesthetic at this particular moment in her career Watershed graciously pays homage to the musical path she has taken during the last 25 years Lang039s dedicated core......

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MAC AIDS Fund

Today is World AIDS Day, and of course, EVERY day is World AIDS Day at M·A·C! The M·A·C AIDS Fund is a leader in the global fight against HIV and AIDS, supporting each year more than 400 charitable organizations worldwide that are working to combat the epidemic. The philanthropic arm of M·A·C Cosmetics the M·A·C AIDS Fund has doled out over $130 million to organizations in over 57 countries since its founding in 1994. MAC Cosmetics VIVA GLAM VI spokesperson, Fergie. FUNDRAISER Grants giv

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U2, Night and Day, World AIDS Day

In 1990, Red Hot + Blue was released - a pretty solid collection of covers of Cole Porter by a whole slew of famous folks. Remarkably, a video was made for almost every single, with a TV special airing on this date, 18 years ago. It was a bit of an event. Martha and I visited friends and the four of us huddled around the TV, passing comment as the songs went by. The range of tunes was was pretty wide, from the sombre images of k.d. lang caring for an unseen loved one to Neneh Cherry's dark, i

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Capt. Kirk vs. Klaus Nomi

Capt. Kirk vs. Klaus Nomi On this, the eve of this blog’s Month of Feminism, let us pause for a moment to honor a manly man, James Tiberius Kirk, and a self-consciously girly man, Klaus Nomi. There’s a marvelous and unexpected moment in the new trailer for next year’s J.J. Abrams Star Trek relaunch film when we hear a figure identify himself as “James Tiberius Kirk,” and between that and the urgent-looking action montage that follows — complete with the classic Red Alert Noise and shots of

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Sexy Songs

Some songs, the lyrics and the rhythm, are just...hot. My list is below. What's yours?1. Prince- "It"2. Madonna- "Erotica", "Justify My Love"3. Muse- "Supermassive Blackhole"4. Nine Inch Nails- "Closer"5. KD Lang- "Constant Craving"6. Prince- "Sexy MF"7. Janet Jackson- "Anytime, Anyplace", "Rope Burn", "If", "Throb", "Twenty Foreplay", "I Get So Lonely"8. Isley Brothers- "Between the Sheets"9. Air- "Sexy Boy"10. Carlos Santana- "El Farol"11. Chris Isaak- "Wicked Games"12. George Michael- "Father

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Yes to John Cale...

I'm with you Philip, Cale's is the one, though it's a shame he leaves out one of the verses. Surprisingly (to me, anyway, as I don't much like her other stuff), kd Lang's version is also rather excellent.

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Symptoms of Spiritual Awakening by Karen Bishop

1. Changing sleep patterns: restlessness, hot feet, waking up two or three times a night. Feeling tired after you wake up and sleepy off and on during the day. There is something called the Triad Sleep Pattern that occurs for many: you sleep for about 2-3 hours, wake up, go back to sleep for another couple of hours, wake again, and go back to sleep again. For others, the sleep requirements have changed. You can get by on less sleep. Lately I have been experiencing huge waves of energy running i

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It's Like, You Know, Hallelujah, Totally

Diane Vickers Diane Vickers Makes Hallelujah “Totally Her Own” Perusing, as I do immediately upon arising every morning, the Marie Claire Celebrity News, I recently found this item:1 The X Factor finalists have reportedly been left fuming, after discovering that the winner’s  first single will be a song sang by Diana Vicker’s [sic] during the audition process. Each of the finalists will record Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah, a song that Diana sang during boot camp. Although other contestants al

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WellAboveAverage.com Does Bond, James Bond. Win the Best of Bond by Commenting!

WellAboveAverage.com is a not a huge Bond fan. Me, I love watching them over and over. ( I have seen every Bond at least 5 times and some of them I have seen easily a dozen.) We both agree that Daniel Craig adds something to the mix - particularly in Casino Royale-- that was missing in the other Bond flicks. What's interesting is that while watching Quantum of Solace, I saw scant little of that "something" but I did see a lot of action-- and very little of the girly girls that are typical of mo

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Lemon Shuffle

Here ya go. Remember - invest in the music you love. 1. Fat Boy Slim, Praise You Fat Boy Slim is the recording name of Norman Quentin Cook. He was also in the Housemartins and Beats International. If you've never seen the video for his song Weapon of Choice with Christopher Walkin, check it out. It's hilarious. 2. Franz Ferdinand, Take Me Out Scottish bands, FTW! 3. Big Star, Thirteen Big Star was Alex Chilton's band. I don't know if they ever charted, but their song

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X Factor 2008 - Hallelujah

I’ve managed to avoid mentioning The X Factor this year so far but now that we’re getting near the final, I thought I’d say a few words. Alexandra is the best by far, although nowhere near Leona two years ago – that about sums up this year’s series.It’s reported that the other contestants are unhappy because the song chosen for the winner’s single release will be Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah. They’re not unhappy with this song but because one contestant, Diana Vickers (people keep saying she is or

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Ask a Lesbian Poet

Q. Why did you spell “inciting” as “insighting”? [in the last Ask a lesbian Poet entry?] - The Promiscuous Reader A. Of course, there is no such word as insighting, so Poetic License was used liberally in this case. As a lesbian poet and therefore general underdog of the dominant class, I feel it is not only my right, but my duty, to invent my own words and take back a language that has too long been controlled by the white male patriarchy. It is of particular importance that I use this license

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Taylor Swift Arrives at the AMAs

Taylor Swift looked very sparkly at the AMAs tonight! She wore a beautiful silver minidress and you know, I never realized how tall she is (even without heels she’s 5′ 11″!) — check out the pictures after the cut! Tags: , amas, american-music-awards, country music, kd lang, lance bass, miley-cyrus, photographs, photos, pictures, Taylor Swift Share This

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The Toronto Portraits - Mike Parsons

Mike Parsons, 31 years old. Kensington St. Canadian artists are always crediting our climate as an inspiration for their work. Emily Carr, Margaret Atwood and K.D. Lang have all acknowledged how our northern environment has influenced themes of solitude and perseverance in their work The weather effects street artist Mike Parsons a direct way; if it's nasty outside no one will walk past his stand on Queen West and buy his work. More...

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Golden Girls, Getting Lang'd, Brenda Dickson & More! - Nov 22,2008

Mel will tell of her run-in with Golden Girl and icon Betty White and Dev tells of his disappointing run-in with his (now former) hero: k.d. lang. Dev also gushes over his newest obsession: Deven Green's Brenda Dickson voice-over videos! There will be some Shameless Plugs, a new segment: GUILTY PLEASURES and the Cabinet of Curiosities will be cracked open once again! As always, there will be MORE MORE MORE!!!! [Special One-Hour Episode]

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NOVEMBER 22, 2008

k.d. lang: Her Watershed moment. 8pm. TERRACE THEATER 300 E Ocean Blvd, Long Beach 90802. longbeachcc.com. Origami Outdoors: Create unique art on the trail. 10am. EL DORADO NATURE CENTER 7550 E Spring St, Long Beach 90815. 562.570.1745. Greater California: With Maubach and The Year Zero. 21+. THE PROSPECTOR 2400 E Seventh St, Long Beach 90804. myspace.com/theprospectorlongbeach. Neighborhood Cleanup: Remove trash and debris from the neighborhood. 10am-Noon. 6750 Gardenia Ave, Long Be

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Martini Groove: Alternate and Rejected Bond Themes

Jump to Comments Throughout the years there have been a number of potential theme tunes for the Bond films that didn’t quite make the cut. Some were considered for the main theme by the producers but were ultimately rejected in favor of another tune. Some were simply novelty recordings that were never actually considered at all. And some songs, while they did eventually make it into the film in question, have alternate versions floating about in the ether. Here then is a brief look at just a few

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{friday random ten: pretending to pay attention in a staff meeting edition}

Norah Jones, “The Long Day is Over” Laverne Butler, “Backwater Blues” Chas Smith, “An Hour Out of Desert Center” Tenacious D, “Wonderboy” The Police, “Every Breath You Take” Dusty Springfield, “Son of a Preachman” Butch Walker, “Maybe It’s Just Me” Liars, “Sunset Radio” Deftones, “Change” k.d. lang, “Helpless”

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On The Need To Clear The Musical Desk, Or, Are You In New York This Sunday?

On The Need To Clear The Musical Desk, Or, Are You In New York This Sunday? Submitted by Uppity Wisconsin on Thu, 11/20/2008 - 23:09. in Billie Holiday Bob Wills-like Texas Carly Simon Casey Shea Charlie Parker Danielle Gasparro Denmark Frank Sinatra Georgia Grace Jones Greenland Harry Nilsson Homer Simpson James Carter Madeleine Peyroux Maya Angelou Nashville New York Paris Paul Brill Political Ralph Sharon Simon Lynge usual political real estate William Galison Wisconsin Wisconsin The

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Who Do You Love? Are You Sure?

Yes, I too am angry as hell about Prop 8. And I read some disgusting things online. For instance, the rationale for why some people disagree with gay sex is the following: OK, so if we let gay people have sex, will we next let people have sex with animals? Under the same argument, if the animal’s consenting, then we can have marriage between them right? No. The reason I start with this story is that this is the kind of twisted logic that sets a precedent for my kids to call people gay, o

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