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Video Captures Heart and Ambitions of Gilad Atzmon & Orient House Ensemble

'Gilad Atzmon & the OHE Songs Of The Metropolis', produced by Tali Atzmon, includes current tour dates.

(SACRAMENTO / LONDON) - Gilad Atzmon's sax sings beautifully in the new film produced by Tali Atzmon, 'Gilad Atzmon & the OHE Songs Of The Metropolis'.

Beautifully and thoughtfully executed, the program is a wonderful introduction for less familiar listeners and a serious delight for those of us already addicted to the music of this man who has made such a difference in the world not only as a musician, but as an activist, reporter and author. Originally from Israel, Gilad is a fierce supporter of Palestinian human rights and a vocal political opponent of Israeli policy.

The Empire Vs. Just One Life

New song 'Just one life' carries a strong message through the voice of a small child.

(TUCSON) - Some of our readers may remember the Lili Tomlin television character Ernestine, the telephone operator.

In those days, the telephone company was a near monopoly, so whenever she had a complaint from a caller, she would famously snort and reply, “We don’t care: we don’t have to. We’re the telephone company!”

Gangnam Style - Most Viewed Music Video on YouTube

South Korean Duo PSY and HyundA nail the record with more than a billion views.

(SACRAMENTO, CA) - Music and dance sensations 'PSY' and 'HyunA' from South Korea, best known for the song 'Gangnam Style', are surely one of, if not the most widely appreciated and talented music duos in world history.

I was shocked to look at the YouTube counter for Gangnam Style and see more than a billion views...

Private Investigator Says He Has Evidence Of Foul Play in Whitney Houston`s Death

‘Whitney’s body shows classic defense wounds that would have occurred while she was battling for her life’ - Investigator Paul Huebl

(NEW YORK YBW) - Mega-star Whitney Houston’s cause of death has been officially ruled as a drowning, with heart disease being the suspected cause of that drowning.

According to the medical examiner, Houston, who said she’d gotten clean, had cocaine and marijuana in her system.

An Innocent Man Remains in America`s Gulag Today

Salem-News reopens case, and the facts we have discovered are more than disturbing as an outlier of justice, they are disgusting and uncivilized.

(EAST JERUSALEM / BOSTON) - There are sad moments etched within the history of many profound nations where the innocent amongst its citizens becomes the victim of uncontrollable political circumstances surrounding them.

They may find themselves or loved ones incarcerated, deported out of a country, tortured, etc.

Zed Wants Lindsay Lohan to Apologize for `Racist` Gypsy Remarks

Lohan reportedly had an altercation with a fortune teller when she reportedly uttered the racist Gypsy slur.

(RENO, NV) - Distinguished religious statesman Rajan Zed has asked for an immediate public apology from Hollywood diva Lindsay Lohan (Mean Girls) for suggesting gypsies were thieves.

Stevie Wonder Will Not Perform for Israeli Military Fundraiser

Petition Called on R&B Star To Shun Israel Army Event.

(WASHINGTON DC) - Stevie Wonder is set to pull out of a performance at a fundraiser for the Israel Defense Forces, a source told JTA.

Wonder’s representatives will claim that he did not know the nature of the group, the Friends of the Israel Defense Forces, and that he believes such a performance would be incongruent with his status as a U.N. “Messenger of Peace”...

`World`s Biggest Music Promoter` Pete Bennett Dies

The most well-connected man in music leaves us; Pete Bennett was there for everything.

(NEW YORK) - Pete Bennett, who brought 'The Rolling Stones' and 'The Who' to the US; and promoted musical greats like The Beatles, Frank Sinatra and Elvis Presley, has died in New York.

Information is still coming in, but we understand he passed away around 10:00 a.m. EST.

Celebrities for Solidarity for the Indigent and the Disadvantaged

The Spanish Association against Cancer launched the "a lot to live for" fundraiser.

(MADRID) - José Carreras, tenor singer, was present at the regatta for solidarity held in Palma de Mallorca organized by boatyard Bavaria Yatchs and the headquarters of the José Carreras Foundation in Germany.

It was one week of open sail during which sixty sailors declared their support to fund for the José Carreras Foundation

It`s Only Rock `n` Roll - Red Hot Chili Peppers at the Wailing Wall

So much for hoping one of our favorite California bands would not play the apartheid game.

(LONDON) - American legendary band Red Hot Chili Peppers has now reacted to the BDS call to cancel their scheduled concert in Tel Aviv.

As they landed this morning in the Holy Land, the band hurried straight to the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem - the band will also, I’m sure, visit Yad Vashem and the Museum of Jewish Tolerance.