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Review of Sarah Gillespie`s New Music Release `The War on Trevor`

The new release also bears her trademark captivating style of music, produced by Gilad Atzmon, whose playing of the accordion, clarinet and saxophone can be pleasingly traced throughout her work.

(LONDON) - Politics and human rights have always been among the dominant themes in Sarah Gillespie's albums.

Her latest release 'The War on Trevor' - a fifteen minute music narrative divided into four sections – indulges her passion for these topics further, as the whole piece was exclusively dedicated to them.

In Which we Empty the In-Basket... The Greenshoe Option (and five other quick takes)

THE CANADIAN SHIELD - April 20, 2012 Volume 3, Issue #19

(SASKATCHEWAN) - Simply stated, as a principle to be used in quotidien life, the Greenshoe Option merely means that when you're on a roll, you go for an extra 15%.

South Africa`s `Die Antwoord` is The Answer

Cape Town's Zef culture delivers a band like nothing you have ever seen.

(SALEM) - South Africa has changed in recent years- since it banned racist laws that made Blacks second-class citizens.

Now we get to see the manifestation of apartheid's aftermath - welcome to Die Antwoord, Afrikaans for 'The Answer'.

Daryl Hall and Cee Lo Green Join `Voices` for a Soulful Live from Daryl`s House

“Cee Lo and I performed together like we’ve been doing this all our lives” - Daryl Hall

(NEW YORK) - Daryl Hall is more than used to being part of a soulful duo, having partnered with John Oates in the best-selling music pairing of all time.

So when he hooked up with Grammy winner Cee Lo Green—now a TV star as judge on NBC’s hit show The Voice—for the 52nd and latest edition of his critically acclaimed live web series and nationally syndicated series Live from Daryl’s House, it was no surprise that sparks would ensue on the show...

Chicago Pump Room Photo Treasure Trove is a Time Capsule Revealed

The historical photo collection by Fred Krueger is a unique find.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Chicago's 285-room Ambassador East Hotel, was built in 1926. Over a dozen years later, 'The Pump Room' was launched, one of the first high class restaurants to open after the Prohibition era.

Rocker Ronnie Montrose Got on His Bad Motor Scooter and Rode

World says goodbye to a high performance rocker who put the late 70's into perspective.

(LOS ANGELES) - He passed today. He'd battled cancer, and staved off old age for long enough. And true to form, he chose his own exit the way he chose his own life. We miss him already, but we're glad to have shared with him while we could.

The world says goodbye today to one of the hottest acts of the day, the legendary Ronnie Montrose...

The Angry (Arab) Collaborator

Why is Angry AbuKhalil mistaken here, is it because he is supported solely by the Jewish ‘anti’ Zionist lobby being there token Arab?

(WASHINGTON DC) - As’ad AbuKhalil has now completed his transformation into a honorary Sabbath Goy. [1]

The ‘angry’ man has finally joined the Anti Zionist Zionists (AZZ) and like his Jewish Marxists allies, he insists upon my rejection from the Palestinian solidarity movement. For him, I am not Kosher enough.

The Dragon Tattoo Girl Still Going Strong

You won't be disappointed.

(SAN FRANCISCO) - If you haven't read The Millennium Trilogy -- by the late Swedish mystery writer Stieg Larsson, you are among the very few who haven't.

All three books spent much time on best seller lists.

Jackson Browne Adds Balance

If only people who think like Jackson Browne were in charge...

(SALEM) - Celebrities and entertainers often enter politics, as we all well know. Some do it for personal reasons, and others only ended up in the positions they hold because their lives are dedicated to humanity.

It overwhelms me to know that as bad as things they are, they would be much worse if it weren't for key people of notoriety with Jackson Browne at the head of the list.

Feature: Guadalajara, Guadalajara

Violence and drugs, historic culture and politics...

(LAS CRUCES, NM) - In Guadalajara, two men recently played deejay in front of city hall. Strategically positioned across from the entrance to the old building, they directed a barrage of recordings at the staid government offices.

Added to a play list of classic protest music from the Latin American New Song Movement of the 1970s, newer tunes with a socially-conscious tinge broke the brisk Tapatio morning.