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Mellencamp For Senate

In the scramble to replace Indiana Senator Evan Bayh after his abrupt
retirement, a growing number of grassroots Democrats are pushing an
unlikely successor: John Mellencamp. Though nearly 1,500 people have
joined the "Draft John Mellencamp for Senate" Facebook group, the
singer's far-left politics and inexperience make him a longshot, say state
political experts.
Still, says Katrina vanden Heuvel, editor of The Nation, Democrats need
a "populist candidate" to hang onto Republican-leaning Indiana.
What an "inspired" idea: As co-founder of the Farm Aid concerts, says Brent
Budowsky, Mellencamp is an established "voice for working people and a
champion of farmers." He's "one of the great advocates of small-town
America," perfectly positioned to promote the sort of "'square deal' for
Americans that Teddy Roosevelt once championed."

Vatican newspaper releases list of top ten albums: Fleetwood
Mac! Pink Floyd! ... Oasis?

L’ Osservatore Romano, the official newspaper of the Vatican in
Italy, has released its official list of all-time top ten albums, and
there is nary a children’s choir nor a Pat Boone best-of to be found.

Amongst the papal state’s surprisingly secular picks?
1. The Beatles’ - Revolver
2. Pink Floyd’s - The Dark Side of The Moon
3. Oasis’ - (What’s the Story) Morning Glory?
4. Michael Jackson’s - Thriller
5. U2’s - Achtung Baby
6. Fleetwood Mac’s - Rumours
7. Donald Fagen of Steely Dan fame’s - The Nightfly
8. Carlos Santana’s - Supernatural
9. Paul Simon’s - Graceland
10. David Crosby’s - If I Could Only Remember My Name

Rock On, Pope!

U2 tops Money Makers list


NEW YORK - If money makes the world go round, then U2's latest tour, which is dubbed "360 Degrees," proves this saying true.

The veteran act leads Billboard's 2010 Money Makers list, earning more than $108 million ($151.9 million) in 2009.

Bruce Springsteen is second with $57 million and Madonna follows with $47 million. AC/DC and Britney Spears round out the top 5 with $43 and $38 million, respectively.

Billboard compiles the list from monies earned through tours, CD and digital sales, publishing royalties and more.

Madonna topped the list last year; Springsteen came in third. Both U2 and Madonna have touring deals with Live Nation.

Chas! Politics AND Religion. Not easy to get 2 taboo subjects into 1 post.

Not touching either of those with a 10 foot pole my man.

tovo wrote:

Chas! Politics AND Religion. Not easy to get 2 taboo subjects into 1 post.

Not touching either of those with a 10 foot pole my man.

Fair enough mate Howz this one;

Cash-strapped music company EMI Group Ltd. has shelved
plans to sell Abbey Road and is now looking for an investor to help
save the London recording studio made famous by The Beatles.
News last week that EMI had been speaking to potential buyers
sparked dismay among music fans. Former Beatle Paul McCartney
said he hoped Abbey Road could be preserved, and the National
Trust heritage group said it was considering buying the building.
But EMI now says it wants to keep the facility and is talking to
"interested and appropriate third parties" about a revitalization project.
Abbey Road is one of the world's most famous music studios, used by
artists including Pink Floyd, Jeff Beck and Radiohead.
EMI said Sunday it had rejected a $50 million offer for Abbey Road
last year.
It said Abbey Road had been losing money "for a number of years ...
and we have developed plans to revitalize the studios. These plans
would involve a substantial injection of new capital."
EMI - whose artists include Coldplay, Lily Allen and Robbie Williams -
has struggled financially since it was bought in 2007 for 2.4 billion
pounds by private equity firm Terra Firma Capital Partners.
An audited report released earlier this month revealed that Terra Firma
needs a huge cash infusion by June to avoid defaulting on its loans from
Citigroup Inc. and may require more than $165 million to last through this
year.
EMI's predecessor bought the Georgian town house in London's residential
St. John's Wood neighborhood for 100,000 pounds in 1929 and turned it
into one of the world's most sophisticated recording studios. Edward Elgar
recorded "Land of Hope and Glory" with the London Symphony Orchestra
there in the 1930s. It is still used by orchestras; the soundtracks of the
"Harry Potter" and "Lord of the Rings" films were recorded at Abbey Road.
It is most closely associated with The Beatles, who made the bulk of their
recordings from 1962 onwards at Abbey Road, developing an ever-more
sophisticated sound under producer George Martin.
The crosswalk in front of the studio was immortalized on the cover of the
band's 1969 album "Abbey Road," and still draws tourists eager to recreate
the image for their holiday snapshots.