Body of Lies
The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 21/11/2008
Ridley Scott's phony-baloney political thriller takes itself far too seriously, writes
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Compilations prove greater than the sum of their parts
The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 14/11/2008
Good news for record labels: compilations are still selling. A case in point is the MT-USA CD and DVfrom last year.
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THE HUB: Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Culture Bully (Free subscription) | 11/11/2008
Twin Cities News: — “Tears welting in my eyes and a nerdy smile on my face during the entirety of the show” - City Pages’ Amber Schadewald on My Brightest Diamond’s Cedar show. — Muja Messiah + The Nomad = Switchblade Comb 1 Year Anniversary Party. — Radio K has posted an in-studio performance by Of Montreal. — “Overall, [...]
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Sunday Morning Music - Thompson Twins
Reno Rambler (Free subscription) | 09/11/2008
It's obvious that I have a soft spot for 80s music. But there is generally what is considered the "cool" 80s music, and the not-so-cool music from the era. Thompson Twins definitely fall into the not cool category. But I must admit to having a soft spot for Tom Bailey and company. And even though Hold Me Now and If You Were Here still occasionally get airplay (the latter largely because of its use...
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'Tintin' May Be Developed to Two Instead of Three Films
Aceshowbiz.com (Free subscription) | 03/11/2008
Sony Pictures Entertainment and Paramount Pictures are most likely to team up in financing the 3-D movie which is based on the Belgian ' Tintin ' comics.
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The R3-30 Salutes The 80's!
CBC Radio 3 (Free subscription) | 31/10/2008
:: CHART #114 Cabbage Patch Dolls! Benson! "Where's The Beef?" Space Invaders! The resurgence of Social conservatism! Some of you may be too young to remember the 1980's . Some others may not even have been born yet. Perhaps, like me, you were in a Thompson Twins tribute band with Pedro and Vish, living a debauched lifestlye on the road, frying your brains so badly that you can't even type a coherent...
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Episode 4141 - R.A.P.S. (Awesome!)
No Fact Zone.Net (Free subscription) | 31/10/2008
I don’t believe in polls, and 62% of Americans agree with me. ( surveys) Is it Thursday already? Holy cow, this week went by fast. I loved Stephen Colbert’s deconstruction of Jefferson v. Sanford in “Tip of the Hat, Wag of the Finger.” And oh my, iGay?! [...]
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Roger O’Donnell
scissorkick (Free subscription) | 20/10/2008
Quick post before I take off for California for work. This one come courtesy of Roger O’Donnell, former keyboardist for The Cure, The Psychedelic Furs, Thompson Twins and more. Beautiful and subtle record performed almost entirely on one instrument - the moog synthesizer. An accomplished player, O’Donnells advantage is perspective — having played with some [...]
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New Artist: The Moog-centric... Roger O'Donnell
Electric Roulette (Free subscription) | 14/10/2008
"To categorize, to compare, to label, is unapologetically human. We are surrounded by images, objects, words, sounds, and smells, constantly changing and moving, and to define in order to make sense of the world around us is a understandably natural...
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Pegg and Frost on those Tintin rumours
Channel 4 (Free subscription) | 28/09/2008
Rumours continue to swirl about the Tintin movies with Simon Pegg and Nick Frost being tipped to play the Thompson Twins.
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Simon Pegg and Nick Frost to Star in Tintin?
Entertainment News - MovieWeb.com (Free subscription) | 25/09/2008
Pegg says he has been approached by Steven Spielberg to play one of the Thompson Twins.
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Genius is Genius
Seema's Blahg (Free subscription) | 25/09/2008
I’m not talking about the Genius Bar at retail Apple stores (although I love that, too)… I’m referring to the new features in iTunes 8. My purchase rate has definitely shot up since the addition of the Genius Sidebar that appears alongside my song list - yet another testament to the value of good [...]
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Simon Pegg And Nick Frost In Tintin?
Cinema Blend (Free subscription) | 24/09/2008
Spielberg sees them as bumbling detectives.
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The Dailies: September 23, 2008
MTV Movies Blog (Free subscription) | 23/09/2008
- Warner Brothers loses Indian “Hari Puttar” copyright case. (BBC News) - The eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg scope Keira Knightley in “The Beautiful and the Damned,” a love story about F. Scott Fitzgerald and Zelda Sayre. (THR) - Re-imaginings of classic properties continue as “Wanted” helmer Timur Bekmambetov tackles “Moby Dick.” (Variety) - Slackers [...]
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Pegg, Frost, in Tintin?
Frankly My Dear... (Free subscription) | 23/09/2008
Simon Pegg drops in on the motion capture operation of Steven Spielberg's Tintin trilogy operation, meets the Great Director (Peter Jackson is producing), and the idea of Pegg and his Spaced/Shaun of the Dead/Hot Fuzz cohort Nick Frost playing The...
