I am calling “FAIL” on this news Article…”Boney M” who???

I rememebr disco. In fact, I prolly remember almost every disco hit. I can’t name them all of course but I remember them. Anyway,this article reads that this band was an iconic 1970’s disco group with a disco hit called “River to Babylon”… I have never heard of the band nor the song. I think this is just a PR thing to get them in the press. I went to YouTube and listened to the song  just incase I had forgotten it. Nope, never heard it before…So I call FAIL on this….Funny how the article goes on to read they performed in front of “hundreds”…not bad for a 1970’s “iconic” disco band……
chuck

When the iconic 1970s disco group Boney M rocked Ramallah this week, the local music festival prevented the band from performing one of its biggest hits.

Lead singer Maizie Williams said Palestinian concert organizers told her not to sing “Rivers of Babylon.” The song’s chorus quotes from the Book of Psalms, referring to the exiled Jewish people’s yearning to return to the biblical land of Israel.

Palestinians often question the Jewish historical connection to the Holy Land. Organizers said they asked for the song to be skipped, deeming it “inappropriate.”

“I don’t know if it is a political thing or what, but they asked us not to do it and we were a bit disappointed that we could not do it because we know that everybody loves this song no matter what,” she said.

for the rest…

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100722/ap_en_ot/ml_palestinians_boney_m

What Really Happened To Jim Morrison (A Load Of Bull?)

Not long ago, a story surfaced that Jimi Hendrix died in a manner different from the story given at the time of his death. Now, another story has surfaced about Jim Morrison. What’s your take on this? Do you think there’s any truth to it? Do you think someone is just trying to make a quick buck? Read the story and then post your comments below!

http://www.classicrockmagazine.com/news/what-really-happened-to-jim-morrison/

“The Greencards” Live at the Theatre Workshop of Owensboro

Hello Friends,

I want to invite you to a very special musical event.  I had the pleasure of seeing the Greencards at Henderson’s Bluegrass in the Park and it was one of the most enjoyable concerts I have ever attended.  I have turned dozens of friends on to this band and they never disappoint.  

I have also had the recent pleasure of working with the staff and volunteers of the Theatre Workshop of Owensboro as they have grown and expanded their efforts to include leasing the Opryhouse Theatre.  No single event could better demonstrate how vital this venue and this organization is to our area than this show and the others they have booked for their 2010 Concert Series.  Please check www.theatreworkshop.org for the rest of the fabulous shows they have booked.

If you would however, like the rare opportunity to catch a couple of rising stars in an intimate, great-sounding room, this is your chance.  Seating is limited and this particular show is an absolute guaranteed hit.  Please join me and my friends one month from now on August 21st.  Let the Theatre Workshop of Owensboro and myself have the honor of introducing you to my friends, the Greencards.

Thank you,

Steve Champion

Green River Publishers

(270) 993-5255

Owensboro The Greencards <http://www.thegreencards.com>  will perform at the
TWO Opryhouse, 418 Frederica Street in Owensboro on Saturday, August 21st,
and we hope you can come to the show. Click here
<https://www.ticketturtle.com/index.php?ticketing=two>  for advance
ticketing information.

================ About The Greencards ============

This  critically acclaimed Austin-formed / Nashville-based band’s love and
respect for Americana, bluegrass and country brought them together in 2003.
The Greencards have:

*        Toured multiple dates with Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson, Rosanne Cash,
Kasey Chambers and Tim O’Brien just to name a few;
*        Earned the Americana Music Association Award in 2006 for “Emerging
Artist of the Year”; and
*        Landed Grammy nominations in 2007 and December 2009.

Originally from Australia, their urge to challenge themselves and test the
limits of any established genre has guided singer / bassist Carol Young, and
mandolin master Kym Warner (accompanied by fiddle and guitar) on their first
three albums.

The Greencards released their fourth album in April 2009. Fascination is the
band’s most daring project to date. Meticulously crafted arrangements serve
as springboards for exhilarating improvisations. While technically
breathtaking and acoustically driven, The Greencards have consistently moved
towards a sound of their own.

The Greencards appeared at several festivals in 2009 such as Austin City
Limits, Telluride, Walnut Valley (Winfield), MerleFest, Lollapalooza and the
Cayamo Cruise. They were at MerleFest again this year as well as Grey Fox.

Visit The Greencards’ CD Baby page
<http://www.cdbaby.com/Artist/TheGreencards>  to hear samples from of their
various projects. You can also join them on Facebook at
http://www.facebook.com/thegreencards

I’m with Bruce Dickinson on this one…

from http://www.noisecreep.com/2010/07/20/iron-maiden-will-not-rape-you-for-200-bucks-a-ticket/

Iron Maiden Will Not ‘Rape You for 200 Bucks a Ticket’

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In this summer of show cancellations and poor attendance, Iron Maiden are selling out arenas and sheds with little or no publicity. The July 3 date at Toronto’s Molson Amphitheatre drew a capacity crowd of 16,000, and Montreal was 14,400 at Bell Centre a few days later. “Sold out in Vancouver; sold out Toronto; Edmonton was sold out,” Bruce Dickinson rattles off to Noisecreep during the Toronto stop, but before Montreal. “We did 10 or 11 [thousand] in Winnipeg. We did eight in Saskatoon.” The band are now doing similar numbers on tour in the U.S.

The British heavy metal legends aren’t even pumping up their forthcoming album, ‘The Final Frontier,’ just yet, releasing just one free download, ‘El Dorado,’ the only new song in their set list. Perhaps their success has to do with their reasonable ticket prices, top seats all under $90 before the FMF fee and service charge.

“No, we don’t do $250,” scoffs Dickinson at acts that would charge that much and more. “But that’s bulls— anyway. What that is is all these quote-unquote ‘heritage’ acts . That’s the name they’ve branded themselves with.

“Basically, you’re going and seeing a bunch of bands that have been around for a while doing the same old s—. They just come out of the woodwork after 10 years and go, ‘Hmm, let me see. You’re going to pay through the nose for seeing the same old s— so were gonna rape you for 200 bucks a ticket.’ And what that says to me is, ‘We won’t be doing this again any time soon’ or ‘If you’re crazy enough to pay this money and sell out, well maybe we’ll come round again next year and see if it works again.'”

Maiden, however, have the kind of rabid fan base that will rarely miss a show. The Toronto concert was filled with guys under the age of 18 and many fathers and sons, all suitably outfitted in black Eddie shirts, sharing the Maiden experience. This was not like an Eagles concert where everyone is the same age as Don Henley and company. “Isn’t that boring?” says Dickinson. “I’m 51. S—, if I had an audience of people my age, I think I’d kill myself. At least I wouldn’t be there next time.”

Instead, many of the men his age in the crowd are likely telling themselves they should get to the gym, after seeing the unstoppable Dickinson run around the stage like a man half his age.

“An Iron Maiden show should not be some kind of bourgeoisie experience like going to see the Eagles with $50 hotdogs and dickie bows and all that kind of s—,” says Dickinson. “It should be as dirty and smelly and sweaty as you can possibly be. And I if you don’t like dirty, smelly and sweaty s—, stay away.”