The Brian Jonestown Massacre - Going To Hell Today marks 31 years since the infamous tragedy of the Peoples Temple cult in Guyana. This American cult, led by Jim Jones became internationally known following the mass suicide of nearly one thousand people on November 18, 1978. The tragedy is known as the Jonestown massacre. Another act of notoriety coupled with the Jonestown story is the rock band Brian...
November 17, 1944— Gene Clark , an original member of the 1960s pioneering folk-rock group The Byrds , was born in Tipton, Mo., to an amateur-musician father who fed him a diet of country-music standards. Ironically, the future composer of “Eight Miles High” and several other original compositions for his band saw his career blown off course by fear of flying—and his life ended...
Soulgrass Rebellion, Sat., Nov. 14th, 8p.m.Poplar Knight Spot 114 Knight Street, Aberdeen (910)944-7502 General admission $9. cash and checks at the door. Little Picture BIG Sound ! Soulgrass Rebellion—a befitting moniker for the new Asheville-based band whose sound might best be categorized as an eclectic amalgamation of acoustic and folk with shades of bluegrass and a dash of funk. The group’s...
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Forest City Enterprises, Inc. today announced the retirement of Brian Jones, chairman, West Coast Development. With Jones' retirement, Kevin Ratner, currently President, Residential West, has been named to the new position of president, Forest City West.
By way of a couple of quick updates on the Iraq Inquiry... Yesterday, on Comment is Free, I did a blog piece on Thursday's seminar, hosted by the Inquiry on the evolution of international policy up to 2003 . It seemed to me that the Inquiry members must now be in no doubt that the war was about regime change, not weapons of mass destruction (wmd). I suggested that if the Inquiry could get Tony Blair...
After five studio albums (three in the U.K.), with Aftermath the Rolling Stones finally deliver a set of all original material, with every track written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. The album opens with the ominous classic "Paint It, Black" with its signature sitar riff courtesy of Brian Jones. What is quite noticeable about this album is the level of blatant sexism in several tracks:...
Art, like politics, is a realm full of severed alliances. Art-partnerships are very common, because many artists thrive on certain kinds of relationships. We all have people who give us ideas, who inspire things, who make us think things we haven’t thought before. It’s also not uncommon (unfortunately) for artists to use each other. Artists are notoriously amoral (or even immoral) where...
Campaigners fight on for Cardiff’s parks Nov 4 2009 by Emily Woodrow, South Wales Echo great article says it all..the fight goes on! The Bute Parks Alliance used a meeting in Rhiwbina to raise opposition to the work the council is carrying out to build a £1.4m lorry bridge into the parklands and expand the roadways.CAMPAIGNERS fighting to protect Cardiff’s much-loved Grade I-listed...
By Dennis Sherer Staff Writer Brian Jones, coordinator of the Alabama Bureau of Tourism and Travel’s fall color hotline, said many trees in the Tennessee Valley are reaching their peak of coloration.
A firm with ties to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger did not reapply for a $9 million, five-year communications contract with the California High-Speed Rail Authority after board members chose to reopen the bidding process last month. The Rail Authority board raised objections to the initial staff selection of Mercury Public Affairs, saying more details were necessary. At the time, Mercury officials said...