First Listen: “Wild Man” by Kate Bush

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Kate Bush has decided to unleash another album after a 6 year hiatus. “Wild Man” is supposed to be released soon and is the first single from the album 50 Words For Snow, which features Elton John and Stephen Fry. The album sounds like a return to her roots on a different direction than Aerial. We are liking it. Click below to listen to it.

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Kate Bush to release new album in 2011!

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According to a blog we love, Kate Bush is readying up a release that will be the successor to her album Aerial, which was widely believed to be her ticket to retirement in her island home in the Thames River. This is very exciting news as we were not expecting anything from the Queen of  quirk. It will probably top the year-end lists!

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India Arie announces new album titled “Open Doors”

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India Arie has tweeted that her next project is not a continuation of the Testimony series but a whole new concept album based on duets. Maybe that was sparked by her collaboration catalogue. New song with Santana, previous recordings with Sergio Mendes, John Mellencamp, Stevie Wonder, Anthony David, P!nk and Akon. The album is called Open Doors and is set to drop sometime in the fall/winter bracket.

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Melanie Fiona pays tribute to Michael Jackson

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Our favorite new artist of 2009 has gone and done our favorite Michael Jackson song of all-time. “I Can’t Help” has been forgotten in all the commotion after his death. Everyone played “Billie Jean” or “Thriller,” which are monumental tracks, but Michael Jackson doesn’t have staple tracks, all his tracks are great. In any case, this is a great rendition. Melanie Fiona should be big in a couple months’ time!

Guinea-Bissau president assassinated

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Back to forgotten Africa: From Random Citations:

“Joao Bernardo Vieira, President of West African country Guinea-Bissau  was assassinated on March 2, 2008. Bernardo Vieira was shot dead at his presidential palace by renegade soldiers. His death came only one day after his arch rival, armed forces chief of staff Gen. Batiste Tagme na Waie was killed by a bomb blast. It’s not known if Joao Bernardo Vieira had a hand behind Batiste Tagme na Waie’s death, but apparently, Vieira was revenged by Waie’s followers”

Qaddafi becomes leader of African Union

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qaddafi_fabulousPresident of Libya Muammar Al-Qaddafi (who is looking absolutely fabulous here, might I add) has just become the leader of the African Union. It’s hard to predict what eccentric dictators would do to such a prominent organization. Did they run out of people? Maybe Mugabe would be a good vice-leader. He plans to for an EU-like atmosphere, which is highly unlikely considering Africa’s state. I think he opted for the position a long time ago with his tour of Africa. I wonder what is behind it…

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Obama supports another homophobe…

I don’t know what to make of this. I am excited about an Obama presidency, but this is the second time he does that. I mean, I could use the freedom of opinion card and say it is not representative of Obama, but I know that had it been a racist pastor his name wouldn’t have even been mentioned. This shows that the prop 8 protests weren’t loud enough and his advisors still don’t grasp who his following is. What a shame. Why is religion involved in the inauguration anyway?

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Obama compares himself to a dog…

 

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From Yahoo.com:

WASHINGTON – It popped out casually, a throwaway line as he talked to reporters about finding the right puppy for his young daughters.

But with just three offhanded words in his first news conference as president-elect, Barack Obama reminded everyone how thoroughly different his administration — and inevitably, this country — will be.

“Mutts like me.”

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Sarah Palin’s visit to Kuwait

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Remember that whole debacle about Sarah Palin not having a passport until a few years back and how it was proof that she lacks foreign policy experience. Well, she only got that passport to come to Kuwait to visit the Alaskan division of the army. I know all kinds of crazy republicans get to visit Kuwait because they are the war-mongers after all. I just find it interesting the Sarah Palin’s first look at the world outside of the US bubble is Kuwait. Imagine not having seen anything but the US and Kuwait. Personally, as do most of us, I have more travel exprience than that and I still think what I know of the world is but a drop in the ocean. How would she be able to take on the world especially with a president that looks half-dead anyway. 

I am just maddened that the republican party thought it possible to get all Hillary’s votes by grabbing anyone of the same sex. And to a certain extent it has worked. But, to me she is the servile female, the one that embodies the stereotypes and agrees with them. She is the Uncle Tom of women. She’s anti-choice, anti-peace, anti-freedom, anti-gay and anti-animal rights. I mean how many anti‘s do you need to get convinced? Although the polls are never accurate, I hope they’re true this time.