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Entertainment > TV Show Reviews The best children's TV shows of 2009: 1 of 7
The Qubo Channel has taken a risk by including the cutting edge cartoon Jane And The Dragon to its program roster. First aired in September 2006 on NBC-TV, the cartoon is based on the popular children book series by Martin Baynton first published in 1988 and made by filmmaker Richard Taylor for the Qubo Channel. What mak... More..
Creative Writing > Songs Songs: The power of love: 18 of 78
Love songs can be a very powerful aphrodisiac. They can give your spirit a natural high, put a goofy smile on your face and inject an extra spring in your step. They can make your heart beat joyfully, your face glow radiantly, arouse your ardor, and open doors to sensations that have been kept locked and safe from harm. Artis... More..
Entertainment > Album Reviews Album reviews: Dark Horse, by Nickelback: 2 of 6
Nickelback Album: Dark HorseLabel: Roadrunner RecordsRelease Date: November 2008Website: www.nickelback.com After honing themselves as the good guys of metal rock through the late '90s when post-grunge bands like Creed and Tantric were beginning to falter, Nickelback survived the shift into the new millennium and even thr... More..
Entertainment > Album Reviews Album reviews: Foiled, by Blue October: 1 of 2
Blue October are:Justin Furstenfeld - lead vocals and guitarJeremy Furstenfeld - drummerRyan Delahoussaye - keyboards, violin, mandolinCB Hudson - guitarMatt Noveskey - basswww.blueoctoberfan.comBlue October's latest release Foiled is the quintet's fifth studio album since the band formed in the late 90's. Their use of angeli... More..
Entertainment > Album Reviews Album reviews: Boys Like Girls, by Boys Like Girls: 1 of 2
Boys Like GirlsAlbum: Boys Like GirlsLabel: Columbia RecordsWebsite: www.boyslikegirls.comBoys Like Girls are a similar ball of pop punk/energetic rock as All Time Low and The Academy Is, but much like no snowflake is identical to another so too can be said about Boys Like Girls. The band's self-titled album is produced by po... More..
Entertainment > Album Reviews Album reviews: Slipway Fires, by Razorlight: 1 of 2
RazorlightAlbum: Slipway FiresLabel: Mercury RecordsRelease Date: March 7, 2009Website: www.razorlight.co.ukRazorlight have always managed to leave a good impression on audiences since the release of their debut album Up All Night in 2004. Now on their third offering, Slipway Fires, the band provides audiences with more of th... More..
Entertainment > TV Show Reviews TV show reviews: The Tudors: 1 of 1
The TudorsShowtime ChannelWebsite: http://www.sho.com/site/tudors/characters.doShowti me Network in association with Peach Arch Entertainment has brought audiences the TV docu-drama "The Tudors." The series is loosely based on the life and times of Henry VIII, King of England from 1509 - 1547. I say loosely based because from ... More..
Entertainment > Musicians & Bands Musician reviews: Paul "Shilts" Weimar: 1 of 1
Paul "Shilts" Weimar, jazz saxophonistwww.shiltsmusic.comBubblicious-pop has become a well-known form of music due to artists like Rihanna, The Jonas Brothers, and Gwen Stefani, but bubblicious-jazz is relatively new to most music fans. Like its pop counterpart, it's a buoyant fusion of funk, dance, R&B/pop, and soul but with... More..
Entertainment > Movie News & Previews The Shades of Jazz on Noir project: 1 of 1
Shades of Jazz on NoirFilm by Ana-Isabel OrdonezThough many of us may not remember a time when movie theaters were equipped with an orchestra pit so musicians could play music to interpret the drama happening on the screen, it is being revitalized by Dr. Ana-Isabel Ordonez, co-founder of Ruby Flower Records (www.rubyflower-re... More..
Arts & Humanities > Artists & Artwork Artist assessment: Jacqueline Collen-Tarrolly: 1 of 1
Fairy Art has existed for centuries cited in the Druid, Nordic and Celtic cultures. The celestial figures and mythical creatures of the fairy art genre flourished through the Middle Ages and The Renaissance and continue to inspire modern day artists to add their own imaginings to the Art's tree of life like Romantic painter J... More..