It seems that the underhanded tactics of the big record companies are getting exposed more and more:
BBC NEWS | Technology | Court curbs French net piracy law
Court curbs French net piracy law
Frances top legal body has struck down a key provision of new legislation aimed at punishing internet pirates. Consumer groups warned that the new law could punish the wrong people.
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If you live in Madrid or Barcelona, you might not notice the air pollution due to your contact buzz according to a new study. The Spanish Superior Council of Scientific Investigations found the air in the two cities to be laced with at least five drugs: amphetamines, opiates, cannabinoids, lysergic acid and most prominently cocaine. Scientists found cocaine in concentrations between 29 and 850 picogram per cubic meter of air.
Read more at: http://www.startribune.com/lifestyle/health/44975752.html
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And we always thought getting free designer clothing was the real reason to become a soldier.
BBC NEWS | Europe | Russian army scraps new uniforms
A plan to replace Soviet-era Russian military uniforms with ones by a leading fashion designer has been abandoned because of a lack of money. The plan to bring in the new uniforms, designed by Valentin Yudashkin, was supported by Russian PM Vladimir Putin. There is now only enough money to pay for uniforms for soldiers taking part in the forthcoming Victory Day parade. Everyone else, it seems, will remain in the rather drab olive shades Russia inherited from the former Soviet Union.
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Well … Maybe not. More than 200 000 people found out that their friendships were actually worth less than a tenth of a hamburger as the following message on the comp.risks mail list reports:
A person could go mad trying to pinpoint the moment he lost a friend. So
seldom does that friend make his feelings clear by sending out an e-mail
alert.
It’s not just a fact of life, but also a policy on Facebook. While many
trivial actions do prompt Facebook to post an alert to all your friends -
adding a photo, changing your relationship status, using Fandango to buy
tickets to “Paul Blart: Mall Cop” - striking someone off your list simply is
not one of them.
AllAfrica News: Music
All Africa, All the Time.
South Africa: 'Jazzing-up' Frontier Country
The test of listening to the music we call jazz is being able to recognize the real thing when you hear it.
Africa: Tribute to Michael Jackson (1958-2009)
For every generation there are leading lights: men and women, who through sheer vision, consummate professionalism and exemplary character stand head and shoulders above their peers. And as beacon bearers they point the way forward to a society whose values have been darkened by timidity, deprivation and bigotry.
Zimbabwe: PJ Powers Returns to Harare
POPULAR South African singer Penelope Jane Dunlop, also known as PJ Powers or Thandeka, makes a welcome return to Harare this week for a show series at Reps Theatre, performing a range of songs that have helped make her a household name in entertainment throughout Southern Africa during the past 25 years.
Zimbabwe: Cee Jay's Back Home - With Loaded Album
FOR Cee Jay, One Ariega Reloaded -- a 15-track album the US-based musician is in Zimbabwe to promote -- represents more than just creative work. It epitomises a "coming home", literally and figuratively.
Angola: Eduardo Paím to Sing At Majocal Space Friday
Angolan singer and songwriter Eduardo Paim is to sing on Friday at Luanda's Majocal show house, as part of the "Noite de Cacimbo" (winter night) programme promoted by this space, Angop has learnt.
Zimbabwe: Chipfumo Hunts for New Female Backing Vocalists
Progress Chipfumo, who is set to fly to Botswana to record his forthcoming album, is looking for new female backing vocalists to replace two female members going on maternity leave.
Africa: MJ - Tale of Triumph and Tragedy
Late, late last Thursday night as we were about to leave the newsroom, after "putting to bed" the next day's issue of The Herald, Deputy Chief Sub Editor Rungano Gwanzura, sitting next to me, jerked in his chair in a way that only something least unexpected had caught his attention.
Africa: Jackson Memorial Holds Tuesday, at Staples Centre
Michael Jackson's memorial service will hold Tuesday morning, in the Staples Centre, the 20,000-seat coliseum in downtown Los Angeles where Jackson rehearsed his show the night before he died.
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Tributes to Michael Jackson are everywhere. Even on jamendo!
A little nod to Anarchy X, a Berlin-based electro pop/punk artist with a concept, who just uploaded to jamendo a tribute song to Michael Jackson.
You might like it, or not (a lot could probably be said about the artwork too); we just wanted to use this song as a testament to the fact that the [...]
Featured artist of the week #3
This week, we are inviting you to chill out to the soft beats of Wasaru.
Wasaru is a French artist from Tourcoing, right on the Belgian border. He mixes trip hop, electronica and classical music with a touch of samples from movie dialogues. Sometimes he even sings a little.
The result is atmospheric, melancholic and soulful stuff. [...]
Sylvain Zimmer, young entrepreneur of the year!
The founder of jamendo and Jamendo PRO received the Creative Young Entrepeneur Luxembourg Award 2009.
Sylvain Zimmer received from the hands of Mr. Tom Theves, from the Ministry of Economy of Luxembourg, the Creative Young Entrepeneur Luxembourg (CYEL) award 2009. This award, granted by the Luxembourg branch of Junior Chamber International (JCI), distinguishes the country’s most creative entrepreneurs. It is given [...]
Open source: a Jamendo plugin available on Moovida!
Let’s close the week with a press release we just issued. Jamendo, more present than ever, in every nook and cranny of the internet!
Jamendo is now available from the Moovida Media Center. Access over 21,000 albums by 9500 artists from all over the world, straight from your TV!
Moovida, the free and open source media [...]
Featured artist of the week #2
Sadly, there aren’t that many Japanese artists on jamendo. Even less Japanese pop artists. Which is why we’re particularly happy to present you this week’s featured artist, who happens to be both of those: Secret Ocean.
Secret Ocean is a newcomer on jamendo; he uploaded his album Kokoro No Furyoku just a few weeks ago. He sings in Japanese and [...]
Jamendo finally available on the iPhone and iPod Touch!
From today, jamendo is available for free on the iPhone and iPod Touch! Two weeks after we launched the Android application, you can now listen to your favorite artists on Apple products too.
The Jamendo application for iPhone and iPod Touch gives you free access to jamendo’s 20,000 albums published under Creative Commons licenses.
Listen at any time [...]
Shop for original collectors’ items on jamendo!
As we mentioned recently, jamendo has created a space where artists can sell collectors’ items to their fans. In these virtual shops, the most obvious things you can buy are special editions of their albums or high definition downloads. But some artists have gotten creative… Here are a few examples worth a look.
Want to learn [...]
A jamendo experiment in Slovenia
A law student and GNU/Linux buff from Ljubljana, Slovenia, Matija is also a fan of jamendo. A few weeks ago, when his external hard drive crashed, causing him to lose his entire music collection, he had an idea: “I thought, ‘heck, if I’m happier with free software, let’s see if I can live with free [...]
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Manik Moon, Abelarde Steward, provider of many great tunes as member of ”Abstract Evil Barbee”, “Atmosphere Control Unit” and one of the resident DJs at the Abelarde Sanction released the 11th Episode of his podcast “Bullits from the Belfry” on the 11th of the 11th.
The featured bands are: Sonolux, Dada Dumdums, Bird Eats Baby , The Nightshade Family and Peibol. They sing of voyages and death and china dolls, of shivers (always of course) and hourglasses. (more…)
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The world was dealt a blow early this morning, in a small town outside Naples, Italy when Zenzile Miriam Makeba..Mama Afrika to the world, passed away.. and left this earth, aged 76 years. She was born on 4th March 1932.
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Kom vier Mexico se eerste lesbiese president met Trike en “Bacchus Nel en die Westdene 4″ by Melville se Rockbar. In dieselfde straat as Roxy’s. Parkering is ontsetend veilig. Hierdie Vrydag 7 November 2008.
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Ask Alice.
We’re Here.
We’re Queer.
We Drink Beer.
Original. Vaginal. Rock.
www.myspace.com/askalicexo
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