| The Coup Tour Against the War | | Posted Tuesday, October 31, 2006 11:06:38 PM by Blog57 Team | | So the Dixie Chicks aren't ready to make nice and Neil Young wants us to impeach the President. That's all well and good, but Bay Area rap duo the Coup talk the talk and walk the walk. In addition to including songs about world leaders sucking each other off and the Bush administration bringing about the end of the world on their latest album Pick a Bigger Weapon, the Coup are bringing their message directly to the people. The Coup's current tour is titled the "Not Your Soldier" Tour, after the Not Your Soldier project, which "gives youth the tools we need to stop the military invasion of our schools and our communities," according to their website. As the Coup brings the noise across the country, "tepresentatives will be on hand at the shows to educate the fans about military myths and ways youth can kick military recruiters out of their lives...for good." Coup main man Boots Riley will not only be joined by activists on the road, but by a full band.... | |
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| | | Music News: Two New Neil Young Releases Expected In Stores Before ... | | Posted Friday, October 20, 2006 1:05:06 PM by Blog57 Team | | Neil Young, fresh off a summer long concert tour with bandmates Crosby, Stills and Nash, and his annual appearance with Willie Nelson at this year's Farm Aid, will have two new CD releases in record stores in time for the Christmas season. Well okay, they are not exactly new - but at least one of them has been anticipated for something like twenty years.According to reports published on Billboard Magazine's website, Young will first issue a new version of his controversial Living With War CD. The newly remixed version will reflect a "more accurate" version of the original CD, which was recorded live in the studio in about ten days and released last May. The new Living With War - Raw (maybe Neil's a closet WWE wrestling fan) will also include a bonus DVD with videos, directed by Young himself, of every track on the album.... | |
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| | | August 1977: Neil Young burglarized and James Brown's still got it | | Posted Tuesday, August 08, 2006 9:03:51 AM by Blog57 Team | | EDITOR'S NOTE: The Sentinel is celebrating its 150th year in 2006 by reaching into our archives to republish some of the noteworthy news events of the past. The following is a look back at some of the highlights of August 1977. Musician Neil Young's summer rental home on East Cliff Drive was burglarized. One of Young's personalized Kay electric guitars and tapes with private recordings and songs for his in-progress album were taken.Soquel Creek dried up from six miles above Soquel to the ocean for the first time in memory, due to drought and heavy water use, it was thought.Cabrillo College trustees approved an $11.2 million budget, the largest portion to be spent on a new music center.A woman was arrested after breaking into a local home. She was discovered in the garage, drinking a magnum of stolen champagne.Seven Boy Scouts led by Mary Jensen completed a 60-mile trek in New Mexico wilderness.The Capitola Teen Center opened its doors.Men's fall and winter fashions promised a tailored, British look.Amm Tall, a social club for tall singles, hosted a potluck for single women taller than 4 feet 9 inches and men taller than 6 feet.Local hospitals cited a critical shortage of blood supplies due to a sharp summer decline in blood donations.James Brown performed at the Catalyst.... | |
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| | | Young Hammers show some class | | Posted Thursday, August 03, 2006 3:05:46 AM by Blog57 Team | | A YOUNG Hammers' side saw off a spirited Cambridge United thanks to Carlton Cole, Mark Noble and Kyel Reid's first goals for the club after Dean Ashton had notched the opener, writes Ricky Graves.With Anton Ferdinand and Danny Gabbidon still recovering from injury, 17-year-old James Tomkins continued his partnership with James Collins in the centre of defence, while 16-year-old defender Ryan O'Neil was drafted in for his first senior appearance at right back with summer signing Tyrone Mears nursing a slight knock.Teenage quartet Reid, Noble, Tony Stokes, and Hogan Ephraim made up the midfield, with Cole and captain for the night Dean Ashton, adding some experience in attack.The Hammers took the lead after only 14 minutes when a clever pass from Cole released Ashton, who raced into the penalty area before showing plenty of composure to fire home.The hosts almost equalised on the half hour mark but a double goal-line clearance, first from Tomkins and then by Paul Konchesky, kept them out.However, the Hammers never looked in any real danger, and extended their lead five minutes before the break when debutant O'Neil's through ball found Noble and the 19-year-old clipped the ball over the advancing keeper for his first senior goal.With the final kick of the half, West Ham added a third thanks to new-boy Cole.... | |
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