The News Review:
- Nightlife Agenda
- An Alternative Valentine’s Day Gift
- Into Africa at the O2
- Music art teachers work with librarian to enhance learning
- Season Two Premiere of Nickelodeon’s Hit Mockumentary Series The…
- Reality bites
Nightlife Agenda
Washington Post – Jan 16, 2008
It’s free and it starts around 10 p. DJ Dredd’s Prince dance parties keep getting bigger and bigger and they’ve become a holiday weekend staple for Washingtonians who know they’re out for a good time. At tonight’s dance floor battle royale Dredd’s betting that Prince’s catalog can weather an onslaught from all comers — from the legends who paved the way to the Purple One’s contemporaries to modern stars whose work carries a Prince stamp of influence. So for those about to get down at the… And $2 from each patron’s cover charge will go into their coffers. On top of that you have 2-Tone Jones Underdog and Munch doing their darnedest to make the most incongruent records fit together in a way to make you dance. The goal of the party is to break out of genre constraints so reggae and classic rock R&B and electro will all get mushed together handily. Long weekends mean special editions of. This month’s edition includes New York rappers Butch and Belle ("Think flaming Beastie Boys" says an e-mail from Taint organizer Karl Jones) and tunes spun by the wonderfully over-the-top drag queen Summer Camp.
An Alternative Valentine’s Day Gift
Response Source – Response Source (press release) – Jan 16, 2008
Compiled by former stand-up comedian belly-dance teacher and confirmed singleton Ruth Graham The Break-Up Bible features an abundance of true splitting-up stories from around the globe to make you howl with laughter or cringe with embarrassment. The book also features a Break-Up quiz tips on ways to dump the loser in your life and how to spot your lover’s roving eye. It’s the perfect antidote to all that lovey-dovey nonsense that surrounds Valentine’s Day – a night when traditionally single women either stay at home drinking chianti hoping for Mr Darcy to enter their dreams or hit the local nightclub where single men attempt to ‘charm’ their way into their affections with a packet of pork scratchings and a pint of gaseous lager. Serialisation rights are available. The Break-Up Bibleby Ruth GrahamRRP: £4.
Into Africa at the O2
Harlow and Bishop's The Citizen – Jan 16, 2008
The show celebrates the talents of more than 100 artistes dancers singers and musicians with unique and special talents. It is a unique and extraordinary combination of dance and acrobatics including high wire artists from Tanzania whose inexhaustible well of artistic creativity will have the audience holding itsbreath. There is a master contortionist hip-hop break dancers and an exhilarating Gumboot dance. The artists perform their dangerous acts at incredible speeds. Multimedia artist Andre Heller and the troupe travelled through Afrika for two years – between Mali and Morocco Egypt and South Africa – from coast to coast and into the heart of the continentsourcing. The performers from 17 different African nations including Cameroon Senegal Nigeria Ghana Algeria and Benin speak a total of 23 different dialects. André Heller’s rousing discovery of Africa with its radiant colours enchanting visual beauty irresistible rhythms and dazzling energy opens at the O2 on Thursday January 17 and runs until thespring.
Music art teachers work with librarian to enhance learning
commercialappeal.com (subscription) – Jan 16, 2008
Turn it into drama. "Principal Barbara Jepsen said "We have a book of the month. The art teacher does art things on that theme and then the music teacher does music on it. "The activities are carried on throughout the school year… "The activities are carried on throughout the school year. In addition there are two productions each year to which parents and other family members are invited. Before the winter break a musical production is focused on Christmas and mice characters. The production "The Mice Before Christmas" a copyrighted musical that the school purchased was a delight for people who saw it. The reading book for the month was "The Mouse’s Christmas. ""The children did their costumes" Purvis said. "They did the backdrop.
Season Two Premiere of Nickelodeon’s Hit Mockumentary Series The…
All American Patriots – All American Patriots (press release) – Jan 16, 2008
“This season finds the band prepping for their tour while still having the same ups and downs of kid-dom that their fans at home are experiencing. It’s this authenticity that’s the appeal of the show – plus the music is irresistible. In the second-season premiere titled “Sidekicks” the band is performing at the Amigos Middle School’s end of school dance which is the same night as Rosalina’s high school dance. The scheduling conflict leads to even bigger issues when Rosalina lands an older date to her dance and Nat gets stuck with the ever snotty Patrice who is just trying to show Rosalina up. The episode will include two brand-new original singles “Mystery Girl” and “I Don’t Want to Go to School” both written and performed by Nat Wolff. Fans of the hit series can relive every moment of the first season with the recent DVD release of The Naked Brothers Band: Season 1 which is currently available at selected retailers across the country. The two-disc collection is jam-packed with all 13 season-one episodes and exciting bonus features including web-episodes and rockin’ music videos… Along with Draper Albie Hecht (The Rugrats Movie The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events) serves as executive producer of the series in association with Nickelodeon Television. Inspired by the Wolff siblings’ real-life preschool-born band The Naked Brothers Band follows a world-famous rock group chronicling their fame friendship temporary break-up and adolescent experiences. The cameras track the charismatic rock stars – led by dreamy sensitive singer-songwriter Nat 13 and energetic unabashedly adorable drummer Alex 10 — on and off stage focusing too on their celebrity lifestyle with all of its perks and problems. Featured as well are the Wolff boys’ real-life friends and band mates from pre-school days: cellist Thomas (Thomas Batuello) and keyboard player David (David Levi) along with guitarist Qaasim (Qaasim Middleton) and bassist — Nat’s crush — Rosalina (Allie DiMeco). The series is shot on location in Brooklyn New York and launched internationally in spring 2007 on Nickelodeon UK.
Reality bites
Detroit Metro Times – Jan 16, 2008
" How pretentious. ) ABC is scrambling to sustain the ratings phenomenon of Dancing With the Stars by pitting two judges against each other on Dance War: Bruno vs. Mondays Channel 7). The only network mini-series of note this week’s Comanche Moon (concluding at 9 tonight Channel 62) is capitalizing on the 1989 Western classic Lonesome Dove… Insisting on going on a ride-along raid (to see a meth lab operation firsthand) Walter chances upon cocky former student Jesse (Aaron Paul) who managed to escape arrest. His proposal to the young drug dealer is simple: Let me produce your meth and sell it with me or I’ll turn you in. A stunned Jesse responds: "C’mon man some straight like you giant tick up his ass all of a sudden at age what 60 he’s just gonna break bad? It’s weird that’s all. Listen if you’ve gone crazy or depressed that’s something I need to know about. "To which Walter simply responds "I am awake. "Incredibly impending death has given Walter a renewed sense of life.