Bathory & other

Kisha Griffin

Artist: Kisha Griffin

   Genre(s):
Other

Discography:

My Life

Year: 2004
Tracks: 6

'Tokyo!' heads to North America

MoskovSKAya

Artist: MoskovSKAya

   Genre(s):
Ska
   Rock: Punk-Rock

Discography:

No One Will Get Here Out Alive

Year: 2002
Tracks: 14

The Edge Of A New Era

Year: 1997
Tracks: 15

Mother's Son

Year: 1995
Tracks: 12

No One Will Get Here Out

Year:
Tracks: 9

Sex And The City - Ladies Day Returns To Theaters

Even the box office estimates for the opening weekend of Warner Bros.' Sex and
the City turned out to be too conservative as the film earned a million and a
half dollars more on Sunday than studio executives had reckoned. The film took in
a total of $56.9 million for the weekend, substantially ahead of Paramount's Indiana
Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, which brought in $44.8 million in
its second week, pushing its gross past the $200-million mark to $215.6 million.
The No. 3 film, Universal's horror flick The Strangers, also performed better
than expected with $21 million -- more than what the film cost to produce. In fourth
place, Iron Man appeared to have legs of steel, as it brought in another $13.5
million after five weeks. Rounding out the top five, Disney's The Chronicles of Narnia:
Prince Caspian added $12.7 million to its gross in its third week.

The top ten films over the weekend, according to final figures compiled by Media
by Numbers (figures in parentheses represent total gross to date):
1. Sex
and the City: The Movie, Warner Bros, $56,848,056, (New); 2. Indiana Jones
and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Paramount, $44,754,615, 2 Wks. ($215,635,899);
3. The Strangers, Universal, $20,997,985, (New); 4. Iron Man, Paramount,
$13,541,264, 5 Wks. ($276,166,336); 5. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, Disne
y, $12,704,545, 3 Wks. ($115,362,725); 6. What Happens in Vegas, 20th Century
Fox, $6,681,097, 4 Wks. ($65,904,971); 7. Speed Racer, Warner Bros., $2,259,031,
4 Wks. ($40,677,371); 8. Baby Mama, Universal, $2,194,320, 6 Wks. ($56,117,8
05); 9. Made of Honor, Sony, $1,913,035, 5 Wks. ($42,878,354); 10. Forgetting
Sarah Marshall, Universal, $1,059,840, 7 Wks. ($60,485,980).

03/06/2008

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Gutter Twins map summer 'Saturnalia' trek

Indie-rock duo The Gutter Twins [ tickets ] have lined up a slate of North American headlining dates this summer behind their debut album, "Saturnalia."The pair--Mark Lanegan (formerly of Screaming Trees) and Greg Dulli (co-founder of The Afghan Whigs)--will kick off the run June 28 in Calgary, Alberta, the first of 11 cities the outfit will hit during the trek, which runs through an Aug. 2 slot at Chicago's Lollapalooza. Details are below.Following the US stretch, the duo heads across the ocean for a lengthy European outing. The full overseas schedule is posted at the Twins' MySpacepage.Dulli and Lanegan are touring behind their debut for Sub Pop, "Saturnalia," which hit stores in March. Both performers released albums for the label in the '90s with their former acts.The pair has worked on several projects together in the past, primarily involving Lanegan's guest appearances--in both the recording studio and on tour--with Dulli's current main project, The Twilight Singers.Since the breakup of Screaming Trees, Lanegan has released several solo albums, including his recent collaboration with Isobel Campbell ("Ballad of the Broken Seas," which was shortlisted for the British Mercury Prize in 2006), along with his vocal work for Queens of the Stone Age and Soulsavers.Dulli and the other members of The Afghan Whigs briefly reunited in 2006 to record a pair of new tracks ("I'm A Soldier" and "Magazine") for a Rhino best-of album, "Unbreakable (A Retrospective," which surfaced last June.

My Morning Jacket, Evil Urges

With a title like Evil Urges and the somewhat macabre cover image of an eye in a box, the uninitiated would be forgiven for thinking that Kentucky's My Morning Jacket have morphed into a mediocre metal band. Judge not a book by its cover, nor an album by its artwork. After the psychedelic rock offerings of 2003's It Still Moves and 2001's At Dawn, the band’s fifth release has stepped away from the reverb-heavy noisemaking which originally garnered them widespread critical acclaim. The sound has since been adopted by a whole slew of imitators, including Band Of Horses and Fleet Foxes, but My Morning Jacket are now concentrating on using a more eclectic range of instrumentation. However fans should fear not; the signature duelling guitars are most definitely back.

With elements of country, rock, prog, pop, and indeed a good mix of other genres, the album is unrelenting in its diversity of sounds. Slow burner Evil Urges sports Kid A style guitar lines, sparse and wide and peppered with electronic whirrs, while Highly Suspicious has pure pop sensibilities; sounding more than a little like Prince, with singer Jim James descending into falsetto territory. In terms of variety, this album is about as widely based as they come.

Complimenting this, the band tip their hats to their roots and with I'm Amazed, which is complete country rock, so much so in fact, it could almost be the work of an artist like Garth Brooks.

Evil Urges is a curious package. You are treated to a veritable feast of different musical styles and genres, but often feel a little perplexed by the fare on offer. The sheer amount of choice is befuddling, but somehow, in a strange way, it all works. And it works well.

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Zutons: 'A Fight Prompted Amy Winehouse To Cover Valerie'

The Zutons frontman Dave McCabe said a fight he once had with Amy Winehouse prompted the singer to cover the bands song 'Valerie'.

Winehouse's cover of the song appeared on Mark Ronson's 'Versions' album last year and has become a frequent number in her set.

Speaking about Winehouse's cover, McCabe said that he had a “little spat” with the singer in London, which ended when Winehouse told him to “fuck off”.

However, McCabe said that the singer apologised when they met later in the year.

“She didn't know I was in a band and the next time we saw each other we said sorry,” he said.

"She told me on Jools Holland's Hootenanny (2006 TV show) that she really liked 'Valerie' and when we played it, I remember her looking at me and smiling.

"Since then she covered the song. And I don't know if she would have done that if we hadn't had that argument."

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