TickCo Premium seating in conjunction with Exclusive Magazine is offering $250.00 towards the purchase of concert tickets.
Exclusive Magazine is proud to be able to offer one lucky winner a pair of tickets to the concert of his/her choice.
a) Tickets must be available for purchase on www.TickCo.com at the time of transaction.
b) There is a limit of $250.00. Winner must pay the remaining balance for any purchase over $250.00 total.
c) The $250.00 can be aplied towards the purchase of any tickets available for sale on www.tickco.com and is not limited to concert tickets.
So, if you would like to win a pair of concert tickets for a 2009 sporting event, concert or show, and you think you know all there is to know about Jimmy Buffett, just answer this easy question: According to Jimmy, what did he hit after falling asleep while driving in the last verse of "Life Is Just A Tire Swing"?!
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Win 'Strawberry Shortcake Movie: Sky's the Limit'!
Life is berry sweet in Berry Bitty City where Strawberry runs the Berry Cafe. But, when Berry City's water supply was in jeopardy, Strawberry must find a way to rescue the town, and learns that when you have good friends and faith in yourself, any challenge can be overcome.
Special Features:
Trailers
Music Video
Printable Coloring Pages
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Win Power Rangers RPM, Vol. 1: Start Your Engines!
Get in gear!
Join forces with the Power Rangers against a sinister machine army accelerating toward global domination in 'Power Rangers RPM Volume 1: Start Your Engines.'
The mysterious and menacing Venjix Computer Network has unleashed an evil virus and is driving towards conquering the entire planet.
In the shining city of Corinth, one of the only safe havens on earth, an elite team of super teens is ready to fight for justice – but will these fierce Power Rangers have enough high-octane fury to save the world?
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The sophomore release by this California-based band examines the intersection of art and commerce from people who've been on every side of it.
Wonderlick comprises of ex-members of Too Much Joy, a group known for witty alterna-pop. The first single, "This Song Is A Commercial", is the theme song of the ABC-TV reality show "Here Come The Newlyweds". It was previously used as the theme of the Chelsea Handler show on E!.
"A Different Kind Of Love" was used as the theme for four seasons of Showtime's reality series "Family Business".
So, if you would like to win one of these new CDs, and you think you know all there is to know about the band, just answer this easy question: For the actual label for the 'Topless' CD, Wonderlick hired which previously-used designer to create it?!
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'Now That's What I Call Music' is back with the 31st volume in this popular series that focuses on just the hits and only the hits!
Affectionately known as 'Now', this is the most up-to-date compilation on the market, containing current and recent hits from chart topping artists like Black Eyed Peas, Lady GaGa, Flo Rida, Kid Cudi, Soulja Boy Tell 'Em, Kelly Clarkson, The Fray, The Ting Tings and many others.
Celebrate life with music, NOW and forever!
1. The Black Eyed Peas - Boom Boom Pow
2. Flo Rida - Right Round
3. Lady Gaga - Poker Face
4. Pitbull - I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)
5. Jamie Foxx - Blame It
6. TI w/Justin Timberlake - Dead And Gone
7. Kid Cudi - Day & Nite
8. Soulja Boy Tell 'Em - Kiss Me Thru The Phone
9. Beyonce - Halo
10. Ne-Yo - Mad
11. Pink - Please Don't Leave Me
12. Ciara w/Justin Timberlake - Love Sex Magic
13. Britney Spears - If U Seek Amy
14. Kelly Clarkson - My Life Would Suck Without You
15. 3OH!3 - Don't Trust Me
16. The Ting Tings - That's Not My Name
17. The Fray - You Found Me
18. Nickelback - If Today Was Your Last Day
19. Lady Antebellum - I Run To You
20. Charice - Note To God
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Though she's only 28 years-old, Holly Williams writes as though she has been through the mill of life a few times over. Her seasoned maturity is most piquant in the way she nuances life's shadows of hurts, joys and disappointments. There's a sense of inherent melancholy that sententiously connects her with those who have had been similarly bruised by life.
And with such an emotionally textured style, Williams is not guilty of nepotism. For those unacquainted, Williams is the scion of the legendary Williams family with Hank Williams Sr as her granddad, Hank Jr as her dad and Hank III as her half-brother.
But with her sophomore CD "Here With Me," Williams has comfortably settled into her style of country-folk with a dose of contemporary country reminiscing of Mary Chapin Carpenter in her quieter moments and Miranda Lambert at her feistier best.
Also this time around, Williams has made a slight concession towards country radio when she has expanded her portfolio by including songs written by others.
Other than 8 songs coming from her own pen (some of whom are co-writes) she has enlisted the help of Nashville's hottest scribes including Sarah Baxton, Luke Laird, Hilary Lindsey, Chuck Jones and even a cover of Neil Young.
So, if you would like to win one of these new AUTOGRAPHED CDs, just answer this easy question: "Let Her Go" has Williams addressing her dad this time round, and is a a co-write between Holly Williams and who else?!
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Big Star released two albums in the early ‘70s, neither of which set sales records. Yet in the 35 years that have ensued, artists like R.E.M., Wilco, The Replacements, Teenage Fanclub, Primal Scream, Peter Holsapple & Chris Stamey, The Bangles and Steve Wynn have enthusiastically acknowledged the band’s influence.
On June 16, Ardent/Stax Records through Concord Music Group will reissue Big Star’s #1 Record (1972) and Radio City (1974) albums, completely remastered with the never-before-released single mix of “In the Street” and single edit of “O My Soul.”
Additionally, Ardent/Stax has released #1 Record and Radio City on two separate vinyl LPs featuring faithfully reproduced artwork, including the original Ardent Records labels.
Big Star’s legacy has long outlasted its short tenure as a band. Led by ex-Box Tops singer Alex Chilton and including Chris Bell (vocals, guitar), Andy Hummel (bass) and Jody Stephens (drums), the group’s inspired mixture of ‘60s pop, powered interplay and irresistible melody was exciting and special: it was out of step with the mainstream rock sounds of 1972. Though Chilton had come off of a #1 blue-eyed soul hit, the Box Tops’ “The Letter,” Big Star’s music was a glorious mesh of British-influenced pop, Byrds-esque harmonies, taut edginess and studio expertise. Traces of the Beatles, the Kinks and Badfinger pulsate through their repertoire.
So, if you would like to win one of these new CDs, and you think you know all there is to know about the band, just answer this easy question: Big Star began as Alex Chilton, having left the Box Tops to forge a solo folk career in New York, returned to his hometown of Memphis, encouraged by guitarist and engineer Chris Bell, who himself led a local trio called, ... what?!
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Win Ray Charles' New CD 'Modern Sounds in Country'
Although it may have shocked some people at the time, Ray Charles' fascination with country and western music was anything but an overnight development. As a child in Florida, he'd listened to the Grand Ole Opry's radio broadcasts through the Southern skies. Thus his 1962 gold-certified album 'Modern Sounds in Country & Western Music' and its encore 'Modern Sounds in Country & Western Music, Volume 2' represented a lifelong dream - and may have transformed country music along with it.
The two albums, which featured the hits "I Can't Stop Loving You," "Take These Chains From My Heart" and "You Don't Know Me," will be reissued together in an expanded reissue titled Modern Sounds in Country & Western Music, Volumes 1 & 2 by Concord Records on June 2, 2009. New liner notes by musicologist Bill Dahl are included alongside original notes by Rick Ward and Charles' longtime recording supervisor Sid Feller.
The reissue release is part of Concord's ambitious Ray Charles reissue program that launched this year. A 17-time Grammy winner, Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame inductee and #10 in Rolling Stone's Greatest Artists of All Time, Charles has sold more than 10 million CDs in the SoundScan era alone.
So, if you would like to win one of these new CDs, and you think you know all there is to know about the man himself, just answer this easy question: What was the name of the musical trio formed by Ray and some of his friends in 1948?!
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Win 'Bob Dylan 1978-1989: Rainbow Special Edition'
This classic Dylan documentary is now available as a limited edition 2 disc set. Includes the original film, which tells the story of Bob Dylan in the late 1970s and through the 1980s, his most controversial decade.
Featuring much rare archive footage of Dylan in concert and performing some of his best tracks from this era, and including exclusive interviews with producers, musicians and associates who worked with him throughout the period.
Also features a second disc containing over an hour of incredible audio interviews with Dylan, during which he speaks candidly and openly about his conversion to Christianity, his feelings about the criticism he received and the enlightenment this change of faith had brought him.
All at once this package is a window into the music, thoughts and life of Bob Dylan between 1978's Christian album Slow Train Coming and 1989's return to form, Oh Mercy.
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'The Lucille Ball Specials' is a Double Feature starring Lucille Ball with Dean Martin and Jackie Gleason.
Following the long-running success of her 'Here's Lucy' series, the inimitable Lucille Ball returned to television with a series of special programs, pairing her with other legendary performers.
'LUCY GETS LUCKY' finds the wacky redhead pulling out all the stops in Las Vegas to see her favorite entertainer, Dean Martin. Lucy gets a job working at the MGM Grand casino and high stakes hi-jinks follow.
'THREE FOR TWO' presents Lucy with the Great One, Jackie Gleason - combining their comedic talents for the first time - in a trio of comedy-dramas centered on the various aspects of marriage.
Bonus features include: LET'S TALK TO LUCY, long-lost radio interviews with Dean Martin, bloopers, featurette with guest actor Gino Conforti, and rare Lucy footage.
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Starring Patsy Cline, Loretta Lynn and Dolly Parton. Three of the greatest female legends of song are spotlighted in this special three-disc DVD collection, featuring timeless sounds from the 1960s & the 1970s.
DOLLY PARTON Dolly & Friends features the multi-talented Ms. Parton performing country and popular music from her 1976-77 series "Dolly." Joined by friends Linda Ronstadt, Emmylou Harris, Kenny Rogers and poet Rod McKuen, Dolly offers a variety of her greatest hits as well as special duets not available anywhere else.
LORETTA LYNN In this collection of long-unseen highlights from her days as a regular on The Wilburn Brothers Show, Lynn sings a heartfelt and uplifting assortment of both traditional and and contemporary gospel songs.
PATSY CLINE Sweet Dreams Still is the essential video anthology of Patsy s filmed musical performances, offering full-length clips of rare performances along with Patsy s last televised appearance, days before her tragic death.
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He called himself 'The Greatest' and few boxing historians or fans would argue his claim. Born Cassius Clay, on January 17, 1942, he began his relentless pursuit of boxing perfection at age 12.
His bicycle was stolen and a police officer taught him some basic moves so that it would not happen again.
Ali won the Chicago Golden Gloves Championship in 1960.
Then in Rome, later that year, Ali won the Olympic Gold Medal for the Light Heavyweight division. He came back to the states and embarked on what will be remembered as one of the greatest athletic careers of all time.
Ali finally hung up his gloves in 1981 with a record of 56 wins, 5 losses and 37 knockouts and has left an everlasting impression on sports fans around the world.
Through stunning and rare footage, 'MUHAMMAD ALI: IN HIS OWN WORDS' shows one of boxing s greatest athletes mature as a public speaker, beginning with his early days as Cassius Clay, through his tumultuous reign as the Heavyweight Boxing Champion of the world.
Follow Ali as he refuses induction in the US Army on religious grounds, embarks on controversial humanitarian travels into third world countries and struggles with Parkinson s Disease.
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There are reasons the IT Department of Reynholm Industries is kept in the building s basement. In this second hilarious season of the award-winning hit, bitter slacker Roy (Chris O Dowd), über-nerd Moss (Richard Ayoade), and technically clueless Jen (Katherine Parkinson) attend a night of theater, befriend a German cannibal, disrupt their boss funeral, throw a dinner party, design the ultimate bra, and commit further acts of personal and professional irresponsibility.
Plug in for Version 2.0 of the UK sensation and current IFC hit from producer Ash Atalla (THE OFFICE) and writer/director Graham Linehan (FATHER TED).
Bonus Features:
Outtakes
Recording 'The IT Crowd'
Commentary
So, if you would like to win one of these new DVDs, and you think you know all there is to know about the TV show, just answer this easy question: During the credits of episode 2.6, a near-naked picture of someone is flashed on the screen for a split second. Who?!
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Highlighted by memorable performances from two-time Golden Globe® nominee Drew Barrymore (Guncrazy, Irreconcilable Differences) and two-time Academy Award® winner Jessica Lange (Tootsie, Blue Sky), the HBO Films drama 'Grey Gardens' tells the tender and intimate story of “Little Edie” and “Big Edie” Beale, two charming eccentrics who were relatives of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.
Filmmakers Albert and David Maysles catapulted the two women from virtual obscurity to cult status in the 1975 documentary that showed the mother and daughter living in squalor and near isolation in their decaying 28-room mansion.
Thirty-five years later and interested in what transpired in the years before the documentary, director/writer Michael Sucsy’s original story for Grey Gardens offers a wry, behind-the-scenes look at the reclusive Beales that spans over four decades.
Using the documentary of the same name as a framework, the film focuses on the downward spiral of their lives – from their glamorous, high society days in the 30’s to the 70’s and the circumstance behind their dwindling wealth and grasp on reality – and eventual financial rescue by their niece and cousin, Jackie O.
Special Features:
Audio commentary with executive producers Michael Sucsy, Lucy Barzun Donnelly and Rachael Horovitz
“Grey Gardens: Then and Now” Featurette
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In the small town of Goshen, Indiana, teenage girls are mysteriously disappearing and no one seems to care. After revealing to her best friend Sarah (Anna Kendrick) that she has been meeting men online, Jillian (Tania Raymonde, “Lost”) goes missing.
Now the only clues to her whereabouts are her diary and a cryptic video message sent from her cell phone.
Aided by Jasper (Chuck Carter), the town’s computer geek, the two plunge head-long into Goshen’s dark secrets – uncovering corrupt police, jilted boyfriends, a mother driven mad by loss, and an unsolved string of child abductions… the final truth they unearth will rock the town to its foundations.
So, if you would like to win one of these new DVDs, and you think you know all there is to know about Anna Kendrick, just answer this easy question: Kendrick and her older brother have featured in a film together within the last ten years ... but what was its title?!
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Filmed in 2008, no election year would be complete without the irascible, irreplaceable and incomparable Jackie Mason and his comedy tour de force, 'Jackie Mason The Ultimate Jew, Live on Broadway' - a 2 disc set from his 8th and final one-man show.
So, if you would like to win one of these new DVDs, and you think you know all there is to know about the man himself, just answer this easy question: In 1964, Mason allegedly gave who the finger on a live telecast of his weekly variety show?!
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Multi-Grammy award winning Michael Bublé is scheduled to release a new DVD/CD "MICHAEL BUBLÉ MEETS MADISON SQUARE GARDEN" on June 16, it was confirmed today by 143/Reprise Records. The DVD/CD documentary will include a masterful Bublé performance, which breathlessly captures all the elements surrounding the show including an intimate and complex portrayal of the Canadian singing sensation in the days, minutes and seconds leading up to this historic event.
"MICHAEL BUBLÉ MEETS MADISON SQUARE GARDEN" also shows footage of Bublé's emotional visit to the famed Blue Note Club where he first performed in New York City over six years ago before exploding onto the music scene. In addition, fans get to observe Bublé in action backstage at the Garden with his band along with heartfelt moments with his family.
Highlights on the performance element of the DVD and accompanying CD include Leonard Cohen's "I'm Your Man," the classic romance song "Me and Mrs. Jones," the swinging "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" and the haunting Bublé penned love letter and No. 1 hit single, "Home."
So, if you would like to win one of these wonderful new CDs/DVDs, and you think you know all there is to know about the man himself and his family, just answer this easy question: Michael Buble’s grandfather would offer local performers free work in exchange for allowing Michael to sing on stage with them. So, what profession was his grandfather in to be able to offer such handiwork?!
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For Vince, Eric, Drama and Turtle, life in Hollywood’s fast lane has been an intoxicating ride, but the disastrous screening of the “Medellin” movie in Cannes at the end of season four has put a damper on their lifestyle.
Out in stores on June 30, 2009, just weeks before the premiere of the sixth season on HBO®, 'Entourage: The Complete Fifth Season' finds Vince looking for ways to reclaim his celebrity status with the help of his best friends and agent Ari – all who are having troubles of their own.
'Entourage: The Complete Fifth Season' includes all twelve episodes, plus never-before-seen bonus materials in a 3-disc DVD set.
Winner of Emmy®, Golden Globe® and Peabody Awards, Entourage® is a smart and sharp comedy that has captured the imagination of viewers as well as A-list celebrities who have been eager to lend their personas to the show since its first season. With its light-hearted take on showbiz, the series follows the rise of Vince Chase (Adrian Grenier), one of Hollywood’s hot young stars, and the three buddies he’s brought along from their hometown of Queens, N.Y. to share the fun – manager Eric (Kevin Connolly), half-brother/actor Drama (Kevin Dillon), and party pal Turtle (Jerry Ferrara).
The series also stars Jeremy Piven as Ari, Vince’s frenetic agent; Perrey Reeves as the long-suffering Mrs. Ari; Rex Lee as Ari’s harried assistant Lloyd; Debi Mazar as Vince’s publicist Shauna; Carla Gugino as Ari’s nemesis Amanda; Emmanuelle Chriqui as Eric’s girlfriend Sloan; and Beverly D’Angelo as Ari’s partner Babs.
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Considered the second-most-feared illness in America after cancer and the sixth leading cause of death in this country, Alzheimer’s is an irreversible and progressive disorder that slowly destroys memory and thinking skills. With as many as five million Americans possibly affected with the disease today, the number could soar as the baby-boom generation reaches retirement in 2011, putting even more of a burden on America’s already fragile healthcare system. Despite these sobering statistics, there are now significant scientific breakthroughs that are bringing genuine hope to the horizon.
These groundbreaking advances are the cornerstone of 'The Alzheimer’s Project' from HBO, an extraordinary four-part documentary series with additional short supplemental films that will change the way Americans think about the disease. Far from detailing a litany of grim data, The Alzheimer’s Project will explore some of the most noteworthy developments that can improve our chances of remaining cognitively vital as we age, while also taking a close look at the realities of the disease and its effects on both those with Alzheimer’s and their families.
The DVD also features “Momentum in Science: The Supplementary Series,” consisting of twelve short films that provide an in-depth look into the scientific advancements being made in research and the medical understanding of the disease.
So, if you would like to win one of these new DVDs, and you think you know all there is to know about one of the main contributors and executive producer of the series, Maria Shriver, just answer this easy question: On November 17, 2003, Maria became ... what?!
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Thirty years into a quite extraordinary career, Depeche Mode remain the most successful electronic band ever, having to date sold over 100 million records worldwide. And as they continue to release new and challenging material on a regular basis and perform in front of crowds that can exceed 80,000 in a single night, the enormous popularity of these former Essex Boys illustrates how their resolute determination to stick with their original vision has repaid them handsomely in the long term.
This brand new documentary film traces the almost surreal development of Depeche Mode from their flirtations with New Romanticism at the dawn of their career, through the urban industrial landscapes envisaged on Construction Time Again and Some Great Reward into the dark hollow of albums such as Black Celebration, Music For The Masses and Violator to conclude with the departure of Alan Wilder in 1995 - a point in their career at which they had achieved enormous commercial success but were now facing huge personal challenges.
Featuring interviews with all the band members, contributions from friends, colleagues and contemporaries such as; Gary Numan, Thomas Dolby, OMD's Andy McCluskey, Daniel Miller, band biographer Jonathan Miller, Depeche producers Gareth Jones, Dave Bascombe, Phil Legg and Steve Lyon, and electronic music experts Mark Pendergast and David Stubbs. Also includes; rare performances by Depeche Mode from across their career, archive footage, video clips, location shoots, news reports and much more.
So, if you would like to win one of these new DVDs, and you think you know all there is to know about the band, just answer this easy question: Which song of theirs is this lyric from: "Death is everywhere, there are lambs for the slaughter waiting to die"?!
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SEASON 2 PREMIERES JUNE 23RD AT 10PM ET/PT ON A&E NETWORK!
Season two of the hit A&E original scripted drama series “The Cleaner,” starring Benjamin Bratt, Grace Park, Amy Price-Francis and Esteban Powell premieres Tuesday, June 23 at 10PM ET/PT.
Inspired by the true story of real life “extreme interventionist” Warren Boyd, “The Cleaner” stars Bratt as William Banks, a recovering addict who must balance his unwavering dedication to helping others get clean with an increasingly rocky personal life and the ghosts of his addictions.
Banks and his teammates Akani Cuesta (Park) and Arnie Swenton (Powell) employ an unconventional – and often by any means necessary – approach to getting addicts and those who surround them to realize they’ve reached rock-bottom and help them begin the process of recovery. With every success and failure, William wrestles with his commitment to his work and his love for his wife Melissa (Price-Francis) and their children through an unusual relationship with God.
Whoopi Goldberg guest stars in the series premiere, “Hello America,” as William’s (Bratt) former sponsor who resurfaces when an addict he is called to help is one she currently sponsors.
To celebrate the premiere of season 2 of 'The Cleaner,' enter to win a great prize package that includes: 'The Cleaner - Season 1' DVD (courtesy of CBS Home Entertainment /Paramount Home Entertainment),
A&E T-shirt, hat and pen, 'The Cleaner' candle set, moleskin journal and set of eco-friendly shopping bags!
And don't forget, 'THE CLEANER,' premieres June 23rd at 10:00PM ET/PT only on A&E Network.
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'Bible Belt' is Diane Birch's first recorded offering, but it's one of the most accomplished albums you're likely to hear all year. From the opening track "Fire Escape" to the closing "Magic View," Diane's stunning voice - sometimes bursting with buoyant spirit, sometimes plaintive and world-wearied - is rich, soulful and beguiling.
Written entirely by Diane and expertly produced by Grammy winners Steve Greenberg, soul legend Betty Wright and Michael Mangini, Bible Belt was recorded in New York and New Orleans with an impressive group of accomplished musicians, all of whom were so dazzled by Diane's songwriting that they agreed to come together as her band for the recording: Lenny Kaye (of The Patti Smith Group), Adam Blackstone from The Roots, George Porter of The Meters, acclaimed drummers Stanton Moore of Galactic and Cindy Blackman, saxophonist Lenny Pickett, and trombonist Tom "Bones" Malone.
And while Diane sings most of the album's background vocals herself, both Betty Wright and legendary Jive Five lead singer Eugene Pitt join in on occasion to lend their vocal magic. Diane and her band will perform at 9.30 pm on Monday June 29th at Joe's Pub in New York. A national tour will follow.
So, if you would like to win one of these new CDs, and you think you know all there is to know about the lady herself, just answer this easy question: As part of the release week campaign, Diane Birch's label have pioneered an innovative new online program, whereby if you purchase the album for only $6.99 via a custom widget that has been specially designed for websites and blogs, $1 will be donated by S-Curve to one of six different charities in the name of the person who posted the widget. So, what is the name of this online program?!
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That heartfelt declaration pinpoints the core essence of LaKisha Jones. Best known to millions of TV viewers as a top four finalist during the 2007 season of "American Idol," the singer is ready to reclaim center stage - this time with her first solo album. "So Glad I'm Me" on Elite Music, LLC debuts May 19.
"Singing makes me feel good," says the Flint, Michigan native. "It's the food for my soul and gets me through each day and night. If I touch just one person who can relate to what I'm singing, then I've done my job. Music is my ministry."
"So Glad I'm Me" resonates from start to finish, propelled by Jones' expressive, full-bodied vocals. It's the same arresting voice that electrified "American Idol" viewers with the "Dreamgirls" showstopper "And I Am Telling You" and later commanded the Broadway stage in Oprah Winfrey's Tony Award-winning musical "The Color Purple." Whether Jones is delivering a gut-tugging ballad, a beat-infused party jam or a spiritual uplift, her voice never loses its soul-stirring fervor.
Leading the charge on the album's spirited mix of R&B and soul is first single "Let's Go Celebrate." The song percolates with an understated, hand-clapping groove that's part ladies night jam and part spiritual release. "My life has been a blessing/No need for me to be stressing/My attitude is changing/I'll never be the same again ... Because tonight is the night and let's go celebrate."
Helping Jones craft her musical message were hit-making songwriter/producers Tony Nicholas (Patti LaBelle, Gerald Levert, Luther Vandross), Ro & Sauce (Brandy, Ne-Yo), Greg Curtis (Keyshia Cole, Yolanda Adams) and Chris Black (Yolanda Evans).
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Born and raised in the rural town of Sikeston, Missouri, Neal grew up defying odds and overcoming adversity at a very young age. With an African-American father and Caucasian mother, Neal's parents separated early on, leaving Neal and his young brother with a full-time working mom and financial hardships.
The three persevered, relying on each other for emotional support. Overweight and an avid fan of opera, Neal did not fit the profile of a stereotypical teenager, which remarkably never hampered his drive or spirit.
His love of music was apparent to everyone around him, and he was encouraged to train professionally and travel the competition circuit.
Inevitably he went on to win the Music Teachers National Association Vocal Collegiate Championship in 2000, which led to his solo debut at New York City's famed Carnegie Hall in March 2001.
Despite Neal's triumphs in music, he later shifted course for a more practical business career, becoming a successful agent for Aflac Insurance. During his employment at Aflac, he continued to feel the pull of pursuing music, and decided on a whim to audition for "America's Got Talent."
After a long and competitive process, Neal not only won over the producers and judges, but also became the clear front-runner of the show with viewers week after week. His consistent ability to connect with audiences of all ages made him the winner of 2008 finale, taking home a million dollar prize and performing a headlining concert in Las Vegas.
This is just the beginning for the young man from Missouri realizing his life-long dream of singing professionally, and recording his first album for Decca in 2009. As Neal aptly puts it, "You can achieve anything if you believe in yourself."
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VH1 Storytellers began in 1996 with intimate TV performances by Ray Davies and Elvis Costello. Over the next few years many singer/songwriters appeared on the show, performing in front of a live audience while telling stories of their music and memories.
Many of the most memorable episodes featured British rock acts, and David Bowie appeared on the show 23rd August 1999. Bill Flanagan, Executive Producer of the show explains, "We were used to dealing with legendary musicians.
Still, landing David Bowie was more than a big booking. There's no way to say this without being corny: it was an honor. Bowie has a unique place in rock & roll. He is not only one of the most influential musicians of the era, he does nothing unless he is fully committed. He never phones it in."
He continues, "Bowie's STORYTELLERS was a unique theatrical event, a sort of off-Broadway "Evening with the Artist" in which a great songwriter used bits and pieces from his life and career to show us all the roads leading up to a single moment,... a compelling introduction to David Bowie for the uninitiated and a fresh experience for the long time fan.
It was a highlight of the series and a good lesson to those of us behind the camera who sometimes think the artist needs our help. When dealing with an artist of the stature of David Bowie, we can help best by getting out of his way."
So, if you would like to win one of these new CDs, and you think you know all there is to know about the man himself, just answer this easy question: Which song and album title was this lyric taken from: "It's not the side effects of the cocaine I'm thinking that it must be love"?!
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Win 'The Toxic Avenger Musical (OSC)' on CD!
New Jersey's first superhero, The Toxic
Avenger, takes on New York when this uproarious musical opens at The New
World Stages on April 6th.
At his side will be fellow New Jerseyians David
Bryan (Bon Jovi keyboardist and founding member), who wrote the rock music
and lyrics to the new musical, and Joe DiPietro (I Love You, You're Perfect,
Now Change) who wrote the book and lyrics. Called "sidesplitting" by
Variety and heralded by the New York Times for "bringing audiences
spontaneously to their feet," the production is directed by Tony Award
winner John Rando (Urinetown) and is based on Lloyd Kaufman's cult classic
horror/comedy film The Toxic Avenger, originally released by Troma
Entertainment in 1985.
The original cast recording of The Toxic Avenger
will be available via all retail and digital outlets on May 5th. It
includes the cast recordings of songs from the musical as well as a bonus
track with David Bryan singing and playing "You Tore My Heart Out."
So, if you would like to win one of these new CDs, and you think you know all there is to know about the original film, just answer this easy question: If we said that you would see a future Oscar-winner as an extra coming out of a shower, who would we be talking about?!
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One of country music's greatest stars, Tanya
Tucker, has just finished recording a new album, 'My Turn', to be released on
June 2, 2009 on Saguaro Road Records.
Few can match the emotional range of
Tucker's vocals or the extraordinary career that began when she landed her
first Top 10 hit on the country chart at just 13. On her new album Tucker
takes classic country songs originally recorded by the all time great male
legends of the time and turns the tables, giving classics such as "You Don't
Know Me" and "Oh, Lonesome Me" a powerful reconstruction from a woman's
point of view.
So, if you would like to win one of these new CDs, and you think you know all there is to know about the lovely lady herself, just answer this easy question: Tanya parted with Capitol Records in 2002, and launched a new album, 'Tanya' on her own music label - which was named ...?!
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Writing one song per month, beginning in January of
2008, singer/songwriter Max Miller has compiled 2008, a CD of
autobiographical songs that anyone who's gone through the "college process"
can relate to.
The song January, for example, deals with the frustrations of
filling out the many college applications. February tells of the anxiety of
waiting to hear about acceptance or rejection. September is a sigh of relief
as the realization hits that this new life is good.
Each of the
songs feature different styles as they encompass rock, rap, folk and
alternative genres, with lyrics that are incisive and revelatory.
Kevin Huguley and Wes Willis, along with their co-producer, Jason Ingram.
So, if you would like to win one of these new CDs, and you think you know all there is to know about this record, just answer this easy question: November deals with which historic event and its promise of a new beginning, therein?!
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Singer/songwriter Adam Hood will release his album Different
Groove on Saguaro Road Records (June 2nd), making him the first artist from
an independent record label to be selected by Saguaro Road to market and
promote on a national level.
Hood originally released Different Groove on
Little Dog Records which
will partner with Saguaro Road Records to coordinate national marketing and
distribution.
Dedicated to great American roots music, Saguaro Road Records
was launched last year and is home to Patty Loveless (nominated for a Grammy
for her Sleepless Nights), the Blind Boys of Alabama (winner of a 2008
Grammy for Down In New Orleans) and Tanya Tucker, releasing a new album on
June 2, 2009.
So, if you would like to win one of these new CDs, just answer this easy question: Little Dog Records is owned by which Grammy-winning producer?!
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'Let Freedom Sing' powerfully retells one of the greatest stories in American history, the Civil Rights Movement, in a compelling new way... through the singers and songwriters who fought for change through their music.
This amazing DVD chronicles the power of lyrics and songs that helped move a generation during turbulent times, bringing change to our country. This is the story that made President
Obama's success possible, told for the first time through the music that drove it and those who were there.
Narrated by Louis Gosset Jr., interviews with Gladys Knight, Isaac Hayes, Chuck D, Andrew Young, Quincy Jones, Pete Seeger and more.
Also features 29 performances, 10 top ten classic hits! Includes Respect, Change Is Gonna Come, People Get Ready, Fight the Power and What's Going On.
So, if you would like to win one of these new DVDs, and you think you know all there is to know about the Civil Rights Movement, just answer this easy question: In 1964, the "Freedom Summer," there was a massive voting push to register black voters in which southern state?!
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Time Life will release the critically-acclaimed
documentary 'THRILLA IN MANILA' on DVD on June 2nd, a powerful film that
reveals a previously unknown side to the final fight between Joe Frazier and
Muhammad Ali in the Philippines through the eyes of the oft-overlooked
Frazier.
Variety describes the film as "unavoidably fascinating," while
Salon.com declares it "riveting," the Boston Herald called it "a knockout"
and GQ.com says "this film is worth its weight in gold."
The DVD comes with
30 minutes of bonus material not seen in the original film, including
archival interviews with Frazier, Larry Holmes, and Frazier's own son.
So, if you would like to win one of these new DVDs, and you think you know all there is to know about the man himself, Muhammad Ali, just answer this easy question: Muhammad Ali wrote the foreword for which of the Chicken Soup books?!
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As members of one of rock's first supergroups, David Crosby, Stephen Stills, and Graham Nash helped define the Woodstock generation through their peerless harmonies, resonant songwriting and deep commitment to political and social causes.
The trio will tour this summer in both the U.S. and Europe, with more dates to be added to the U.S. leg. In between the late-spring North American and early summer European segments of the tour, Crosby, Stills & Nash will be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame on June 18 in New York City, and before the tour begins, Rhino will offer a behind-the-scenes look at the group's early days with a collection of 12 previously unreleased demos recorded between 1968 and 1971.
'CROSBY, STILLS & NASH - DEMOS' will be available June 2 from Rhino Records at all retail outlets for a suggested list price of $13.98.
More than half of 'CROSBY, STILLS & NASH - DEMOS' comprises early versions of songs destined for solo projects that each member focused on following the success of Déjà Vu. Stills released his self-titled debut in 1970, which introduced "Love The One You're With," his biggest solo hit to-date and a live favorite.
Stills recorded this version in April 1970, more than six months before recording the album version in London. Another Stills demo, "Singing Call," features a song that would appear on his follow-up, Stephen Stills 2.
So, if you would like to win one of these new CDs, and you think you know all there is to know about the group, just answer this easy question: What CSN&Y song do these lyrics come from: 'Helplessly hoping her harlequin hovers nearsby Awaiting a word Gasping at glimpses of gentle true spirit'?!
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Released in 2000, Capitol/EMI’s 'Classic Sinatra' has sold over two million copies in the U.S. alone and has been certified double platinum by the RIAA. To mark this achievement, on June 2, Capitol/EMI, in conjunction with Frank Sinatra Enterprises (FSE), will release a brand-new companion collection, 'Classic Sinatra II'.
Featuring 21 additional signature tracks, including 15 from the legendary concept albums Sinatra recorded for Capitol between 1954 and 1961, various singles, and a previously unreleased recording, Classic Sinatra II will be available on CD, at all major digital service providers.
Classic Sinatra II showcases a selection of Ol’ Blue Eyes’ most loved recordings from his Capitol concept albums, including “Moonlight In Vermont,” “Pennies From Heaven,” “Something’s Gotta Give,” and “All Of Me.” In addition, the set features four 1950s singles: “Love And Marriage,” “(Love Is) The Tender Trap,” “Learnin’ The Blues,” and “High Hopes.” Plus a 1956 recording of “Memories Of You” and a previously unreleased recording, “This Can’t Be Love.”
So, if you would like to win one of these new CDs, and you think you know all there is to know about the man himself, just answer this easy question: What school did Sinatra enroll in, but quit after just 1 and a half semesters?!
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Win 'Nancy Drew Dossier: Lights, Camera, Curses!'
From the creators of the #1 selling PC Adventure series, comes a new Mystery Hidden Object series - Nancy Drew Dossier. You, as Nancy Drew, are on the set of a controversial remake of the famous 1930's film 'Pharaoh!'
The studio original movie released with an alternate ending due to the untimely death of Lois Manson, the film's star, and became a box office smash.
Now, Nancy Drew is undercover on the set to get to the bottom of suspicious press leaks and uncanny accidents that have the production schedule in jeopardy.
Is someone trying to sabotage the movie or is it a curse of the fallen film star?
So, if you would like to win one of these new PC games, and you think you know all there is to know about the Nancy Drew books, just answer this easy question: In the Nancy Drew book, 'The Secret of Shady Glen,' what is the name of the antique shop Nancy goes to?!
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WHAT WILL THE NEXT FOOD NETWORK STAR COOK UP THIS SEASON?
Ten Finalists Compete To Star in Their Own Series; Premieres Sunday, June 7th at 9pm ET/PT
Season Five of Food Network’s Most-Watched Series Sizzles
With Guest Appearances by Bobby Flay, Rachael Ray, Ina Garten, and Many More!
The stakes are higher than ever when The Next Food Network Star returns this summer with a star-studded fifth season on Food Network. As television’s most challenging food fight, the series provides 10 hopeful TV chefs the chance to compete for the ultimate dream job: his or her own Food Network show.
Iron Chef Bobby Flay leads the selection committee that ultimately decides the winner’s fate and launches one lucky man or woman into a food and television celebrity. The series kicks off on Sunday, June 7th at 9pm ET/PT as the finalists cater Food Network’s “Sweet 16” party with network talent and media there to judge.
This season’s finalists must prove their culinary expertise and star potential through a series of complex challenges. In each episode, their cooking chops will be put to the test to see who can handle the pressure and present the most mouth-watering food. Challenges include catering a party for a roomful of Food Network stars, impressing the “Barefoot Contessa” herself in the Hamptons and preparing a comforting meal for returning soldiers on the Intrepid Sea, Air, and Space Museum.
The 10 finalists include: Brett August (Washington Heights, N.Y.), Katie Cavuto (Philadelphia, Pa.), Melissa d’Arabian (Keller, Texas), Teddy Folkman (Alexandria, Va.), Eddie Gilbert (Los Angeles, Calif.), Jen Isham (Orlando, Fla.), Debbie Lee (West Hollywood, Calif.), Jamika Pessoa (Atlanta, Ga.), Michael Proietti (City Island, N.Y.) and Jeffrey Saad (Los Angeles, Calif.).
Hey, whether on TV, www.FoodNetwork.com, or from Bobby Flay’s new cookbook, Food Network has lots of grilling tips that’s sure to help you master the grill!
And so if you would like to win your own 'Food Network Prize Pack' - Food Network-branded bags (courtesy of The Food Network / retail value: $50) containing: 1 copy of Bobby Flay’s “Burgers, Fries, and Shakes” cookbook, 1 Gadget, 1 Poster, 1 Generic Postcard, and 1 Magnet
- and you think you know all there is to know Bobby Flay, just answer this easy cooking question: Chef Flay, who is a self-professed burger maniac, opened which-named-establishment on Long Island in July 2008?!
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Also, get ready for the new FOOD NETWORK Wii video game “Cook or Be Cooked” to be released in September!
NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc., the leading video games publisher and developer, and Food Network, the first and only cable channel dedicated to connecting viewers to the power and joy of food, today announced they will deliver a new way of experiencing the world of cooking with the Food Network: Cook or Be Cooked game for Wii™.
With inviting introductory lessons for the novice cook or for “foodies” who want to put their gastronomic skills to the test, Food Network: Cook or Be Cooked will provide players with the proper instructions and techniques to become a star chef no matter the experience level.
A hard-drinking cad struggles to
turn his life around in an effort to straighten out and find true love in the romantic comedy 'Bob Funk,' wooing onto DVD June 23 from Magnolia Home Entertainment.
Meet Bob Funk (Michael Leydon Campbell), an outspoken, crass and seemingly reprehensible Generation X-er with serious ex-wife and family issues and no clue how to be either sober or human in his own skin. To get through the day, Bob drinks exorbitantly, lives one one-night-stand to the next, slacks through work, disobeys orders and is barely tolerated by those who know him. And he just doesn’t give a damn.
Bob’s life takes a turn, though, when Ms. Thorne (Rachael Leigh Cook, She’s All That, Josie and the Pussycats, Nancy Drew), an attractive young executive, joins the family company run by his mother and becomes the object of his affection. Fed up with her son’s sexist and politically incorrect behavior, Mom (Grace Zabriskie, HBO’s Big Love) fires Bob, insisting that the only way for him to redeem himself is to see a female psychiatrist (2007 Academy-Award nominee Amy Ryan, Gone Baby Gone, The Office, Changeling), report to the new boss Ms. Thorne and quit drinking.
Bob’s perspective on his own life and personal setbacks begins to change, making him realize there may be more to life than sex and booze. But this is Bob Funk. Can he actually make friends, be polite and treat women with respect while remaining sober and holding down a steady job?
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A man returns to the violent, brutal domain of assassins he left 10 years before to save the woman he loves in the compelling thriller 'The Perfect Sleep,' hitting DVD June 16 from Magnolia Home Entertainment under the Magnet label.
To a timeless city filled with ruthlessness and torment, a man with no name has returned. Known to us only as “The Narrator” (Anton Pardoe), he has a total disregard for his own life and intense devotion to one woman: the luminescent Porphyria (Roselyn Sanchez, Rush Hour 2, The Game Plan, Without a Trace). The girl from his childhood, the love of his life, the one thing he has always wanted and can never have.
As a man gifted in the art of killing, he may be the only one who can save her from the surrounding dangers. But lying in wait are lethal men who would like nothing more than to see him die a painful death. They are led by Nikolai (Patrick Bauchau, HBO’s Carnivàle, Panic Room, The Cell, Ray), the man who raised him and who may very well be his father.
To protect Porphyria, the unnamed man will return to a life of torment and torture, facing off against a lost father figure and revisiting an existence full of people imprisoned by their desire, their history and their very blood. A world where the only thing keeping you from happiness is yourself — the world of The Perfect Sleep.
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Internationally-renowned singer and actress Vanessa Williams will release her thirteenth album and debut for Concord Records entitled THE REAL THING, on June 2nd, 2009. The collection marks a return to her love for the rhythms of jazz and Latin music, a key part of her musical roots.
In addition, THE REAL THING delves into the sophisticated pop and R&B that have been the hallmark of her dynamic musical career.
THE REAL THING is a passionate song cycle about relationships, and Williams hand-picked each song on the record as it relates to a phase of the modern-day love affair seen from a woman’s perspective.
From the two new songs penned for the CD by Babyface (“Loving You” and “Just Friends”) to “Hello Like Before” by Bill Withers (Williams’ late father’s favorite artist) to Stevie Wonder’s “The Real Thing” to Bebel Gilberto’s “Close To You,” THE REAL THING taps into the wide breadth of Williams’ musicality and artistry.
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A riveting tale about college students learning to deal with life, love, and ultimately facing their fears, 'THE EDUCATION OF CHARLIE BANKS' is the critically lauded directorial debut from Limp Bizkit front man Fred Durst.
Charlie Banks’ (Jesse Eisenberg) sheltered world at his Ivy League campus is shaken when Mick (Jason Ritter), an old acquaintance with a violent past, unexpectedly shows up at his dorm room. Intrigued by Charlie's privileged lifestyle, the charismatic Mick quickly wins over Charlie’s friends and his crush, Mary (Eva Amurri) as he seamlessly integrates himself into Charlie’s life.
Unnerved yet also in awe of Mick's easy charm, Charlie's unresolved feelings of jealousy, admiration and fear—as well as an unspoken secret between the two—threatens to come to a head with ruinous consequences.
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USA NETWORK PRESENTS A NEW ORIGINAL SERIES
“ROYAL PAINS”
PREMIERING THURSDAY, JUNE 4 AT 10/9c
75 Minute Premiere Presented with Limited Commercial Interruptions!
USA will launch the 75-minute limited commercial premiere of ROYAL PAINS, the network’s newest original scripted series, on Thursday, June 4 at 10/9c followed by 11 weekly one-hour episodes of the exciting drama.
Advancing the Thursday night block on USA, the series debut will immediately follow the Season 3 premiere of one of television’s hottest shows, BURN NOTICE (in its new timeslot 9/8c), with the network window premiere of the James Bond theatrical “Casino Royale” as a lead-in to the night.
ROYAL PAINS centers on a young E.R. doctor who, after being wrongly blamed for a patient's death, moves to the Hamptons and becomes the reluctant "doctor for hire" to the rich and famous. When the attractive administrator of the local hospital asks him to treat the town’s less fortunate, he finds himself walking the line between doing well for himself and doing good for others.
Andrew Lenchewski ("UC: Undercover") wrote the pilot and serves as co-executive productive. The show is executive produced by Rich Frank (“Comanche Moon”), Paul Frank (“Comanche Moon”) and Jeff Kwatinetz (“Big Momma’s House”) from Prospect Park, and Michael Rauch ("Love Monkey"). John Rogers (“Hide & Seek”) also serves as co-executive producer. Jace Alexander (BURN NOTICE, "Warehouse 13") directed the pilot and will serve as co-executive producer on the series.
ROYAL PAINS stars Mark Feuerstein ("What Women Want," "In Her Shoes," “Good Morning, Miami”), Paulo Costanzo (“Road Trip”), Jill Flint (“Gossip Girl”) and Reshma Shetty (“30 Rock”). The pilot features guest appearances by Campbell Scott ("Six Degrees") and Christine Ebersole ("Saturday Night Live").
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La-La Land Records will release the soundtrack for 'Caprica' on June 16, 2009.
The two-hour pilot movie, released on DVD on April 21st from Universal Home Entertainment, launches the new series Caprica to air on the SCI FI Channel in early 2010.
Bear McCreary (Battlestar Galactica, Wrong Turn 2) composed the score for this Battlestar Galactica prequel.
"The Caprica score, while echoing the spirit of Galactica, is very much its own entity, like the series itself", says McCreary. "This album is the seed from which the musical universe of Caprica will evolve and grow."
'Caprica' not only introduces new characters and a new spirit to the Battlestar Galactica family, it also welcomes a new director, Jeffrey Reiner. He describes, “Bear sent me very complete demos against picture that worked great, but it wasn't until I sat in the scoring stage at Warner Bros., and heard the maestro conduct his orchestra, that I was blown away."
Also, McCreary will be participating in a special composer signing event on May 31, where a limited number of copies of ''Caprica will be available for sale on site.
He will also perform a free concert in Los Angeles on June 13 as part of the Grand Performances 2009 Summer Series at California Plaza and will be appearing in July at The House of Blues in San Diego during Comic Con.
For information about Bear McCreary’s Battlestar Galactica concert appearances on June 13 in Los Angeles and July 23-25 in San Diego during Comic Con, visit www.bearmccreary.com.
So, if you would like to win one of these new CDs, and you think you know all there is to know about Bear McCreary, just answer this easy question: Among a handful of select protégés of late film music legend Elmer Bernstein, McCreary is a classically trained composer with degrees in Composition and Recording Arts from which prestigious School of Music?!
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'Colonia' is the 2009 sophomore album from this outfit featuring Nina Persson, vocalist from Swedish Pop heathens The Cardigans.
Originally formed as a Swedish musical duo by Persson and Atomic Swing musician Niclas Frisk, A Camp has since evolved into a trio with the addition of American film composer, Shudder to Think member, and Nina's husband, Nathan Larson.
As the title 'Colonia' suggests, the new album is a journey through a myriad of themes, events and ideas which have been prevalent throughout history and remain true today.
So, if you would like to win one of these new AUTOGRAPHED CDs, and you think you know all there is to know about Nina Persson, just answer this easy question: Nina also appeared on the tribute album to Serge Gainsbourg entitled ... what?!
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Critically acclaimed songstress MARIA TAYLOR has just released her wonderful third solo album, entitled LADYLUCK this past April 7th.
Teaming up with producer friends Andy LeMaster (Bright Eyes, Azure Ray and a host of Saddle Creek label mates), Mike Mogis and Lukas Burton and featuring collaborations with Michael Stipe, Nate Walcott of Bright Eyes and Mckenzie Smith of Midlake, LadyLuck showcases Taylor's ability to pull at your heart strings while proving she's not a woman down on her luck.
So, if you would like to win one of these new CDs, and you think you know all there is to know about the lady's music, just answer this easy question: Two tracks from the album were made available digitally via pre-release this past January 13th - one was "Time Lapse Lifeline," but what was the name of the other?!
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It’s too late… to be a pessimist when the inspirational, informative and breathtaking documentary, 'Home' soars onto Blu-ray and DVD June 5, World Environmental Day, from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment.
Directed by internationally renowned French photographer Yann Arthus-Bertrand, produced by world famous director Luc Besson and narrated by five-time Academy Award® nominee Glenn Close (Dangerous Liaisons), Home aims to change the way people see the planet and their impact on it.
Shot in high definition in 54 countries and 120 locations over 217 days, the unique and first-time ever all-aerial filming style highlights the Earth’s wonders as well as its wounds and provides a necessary perspective to approach the changing environment.
In 200,000 years on Earth, humanity has upset the balance of the planet, established by nearly four billion years of evolution. The price to pay is high as humankind has barely ten years to reverse the trend, become aware of the full extent of the Earth’s riches and change its patterns of consumption. Following in the tradition of Al Gore’s An Inconvenient Truth, Home sets out to shift people’s perceptions, inspire action and lay a foundation for the edifice that must be rebuilt.
More than a movie, Home will be a major event all over the globe; for the first-time ever, a film will be released in every format, including in movie theaters, on television, DVD/Blu-ray Disc and the internet, on the same day in over 50 countries to reach the widest audience possible. Home will be available on BD for the suggested retail price of $29.99 and on DVD for $19.98.
So, if you would like to win one of these new DVDs, and you think you know all there is to know about renowned French photographer Yann Arthus-Bertrand, just answer this easy question: He became a director assistant when he was 17 in 1963, then actor in movies. He played alongside famous actors such as Michèle Morgan in ‘Dis moi qui tuer' (1965) by Etienne Perier and in 'OSS 117 prend des vacances,’ written and directed by whom in 1970?!
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The Insomniacs seemed to literally explode onto the scene in 2007 delighting audiences with their joyous, yet highly contagious musical sound and irresistible sense of swing.
Their self-produced debut release “Left Coast Blues” recorded in the living room of bassist Dean Mueller’s house was quickly snatched up and issued on Delta Groove Music, hitting a peak position of No. 5 on the national Living Blues radio charts.
Critical praise and industry recognition from the blues community soon followed garnering the band a 2008 Blues Music Award nomination for Best New Artist Debut, as well as a 2007 Muddy Award presented by the Cascade Blues Association for Best Contemporary Blues Act.
The band is led by 27-year old vocalist/guitarist/songwriter VYASA DODSON, together with bassist DEAN MUELLER, keyboardist ALEX SHAKERI and drummer DAVE MELYAN. Hot on the heels of their critically-acclaimed debut "Left Coast Blues", the band laid down an astounding set of material the band collected while traveling the road over the last two years.
This release had the benefit of production help from Delta Groove’s own Jeff Scott Fleenor and the quality sound of one of the finest recording studios on the West Coast (Clear Lake Audio).
Joined by special guests Al Blake (harmonica), Mitch Kashmar (harmonica), Joel Paterson (pedal steel guitar), and Jeff Turmes (tenor/baritone sax), The Insomniacs expand on their original intoxicating formula - a mix of blues, swing, jump, and roots rock - and deliver what is sure to become an instant classic.
So, if you would like to win one of these new CDs, and you think you know all there is to know about the band, just answer this easy question: Joel Paterson on pedal steel guitar is also best known for playing with which other band - that has a man's name in its title?!
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The founder of chart topper’s Midnight Star Reggie Calloway is poised to release his new album 'Bring Back The Love' to great success and praise from listeners and critics from every corner of the globe.
While Reggie is accustomed to success this is his first solo outing, and with that comes a certain amount anticipation of how it will be received. The personal nature of the tracks on 'Bring Back The Love' will pull listeners in quickly and they will find how easy it is to become immersed in the words and music.
The bar is set very high and the expectations are nonetheless as would be expected by such a respected veteran of the music industry as Reggie Calloway.
So, if you would like to win one of these new CDs, and you think you know all there is to know about the man himself, just answer this easy question: The Grammy nominated Reggie Calloway has worked in the music industry as Songwriter/Producer/Artist since the early 1980’s, but what was the very first Grammy that he was nominated for and in what year?!
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Season 3 picks up right where season 2 left off with Michael swimming in the Atlantic. Michael emerges from the water free from interference by the organization that burned him. He's not under their protection, either, and is under investigation by the police.
He gets out of prison with help from his old friend, who has a job for him: extraditing a thug who's displacing landowners in a Latin American country.
And so if you would like to win your own 'Burn Notice' Tot Bag filled with: 'Burn Notice - Season 1' DVD, 'Burn Notice - Season 2' DVD, Burn Notice Frisbee, Burn Notice Suntan Lotion Pack, Burn Notice t-shirt, and a Burn Notice novel, and you think you know all there is to know about the show, just answer this easy cooking question: What was Micheal's old handler's name (before Sam)?!
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Bonded Records is proud to present Aaron Barnhart’s Missing Pieces album available on May 26th, produced by Stuart Brawley (Josh Groban, Michael Jackson, Don Henley).
The irresistible new single, 'DAY IN DAY OUT' is released in the USA on March 23rd, 2009 through Bonded Records/Fontana/Universal Music Group. 'DAY IN DAY OUT' is one of those rare pop songs that rounds-the-corner every once in a while and is instantly memorable. The debut album, MISSING PIECES, was as Aaron says, “a collection of songs that are a deep part of me and very close to my heart….
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In between shows and throughout the past twelve months, Aaron Barnhart set out to make an album that captured his sexy and powerful live sound. Being a purveyor of soulful music, he wrote MISSING PIECES to express his unique vision while maintaining a sound and feel that is universally appealing.
The album was recorded in Los Angeles over a 12-month period with renowned producer Stuart Brawley [who has over 32 million records sold worldwide, with such artists’ as Michael Jackson, Don Henley, Celine Dion, Josh Groban, Brandy, Avion, Lenka, and nominated for "Producer of the Year" at the Juno Awards].
The 10 tracks on the album showcase Aaron’s incredible musical range. Most of the songs on MISSING PIECES came to life with Aaron writing melodies and lyrics while performing for local Los Angeles crowds.
So, if you would like to win one of these new CDs, and you think you know all there is to know about the man himself, just answer this easy question: Aaron recently helped which majorly-known band prepare for their upcoming tour and even played auxiliary keyboards with the band?!
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Win 'Secret Life of the American Teenager: 2' DVD!
It’s a season full of bright new beginnings for 'The Secret Life of the American Teenager.' An ABC Family series that has become a cultural phenomenon from coast to coast, 'The Secret Life of the American Teenager' is more engaging than ever in its sensational second season.
As Amy’s due date approaches, her secret marriage to Ben complicates matters even further. Viewers will be captivated by the relationship twists and turns, as they discover what the future holds for Amy, Ben, Ricky, and their friends and family.
Created by Brenda Hampton ("7th Heaven"), The Secret Life of the American Teenager stars Molly Ringwald (Pretty in Pink), Shailene Woodley (“Crossing Jordan,” “The O.C.”“), Francia Raisa (Bring It On: All or Nothing ), Greg Finley (“Cold Case”), Josie Bissett (“Melrose Place”), and John Schneider (“Smallville”).
Bonus Features:
Character Secrets: The Cast Reveals All! – The cast of The Secret Life of the American Teenager discusses the intimate details of their characters and dishes on each other in exclusive on set interviews.
Cast Close-Ups – A special set visit reveals the likes and dislikes of each cast member in a series of one-on-one video conversations.
“Secret Life (You And Me)” – A music video by The Strange Familiar
So, if you would like to win one of these new DVDs, and you think you know all there is to know about the series, just answer this easy question: How is Amy's family connected to Grace's family?!
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Sparks fly and fireworks ignite both inside and outside the courtroom in 'Raising the Bar: The Complete
First Season,' the compelling new legal drama from multiple Emmy-winner Steven Bochco.
Passionate
and idealistic public defender Jerry Kellerman (Mark Paul Gosselaar) learns to navigate the halls of
justice and the personal politics of the courthouse as he struggles to get a fair hearing for his clients.
Jerry and his associates Rosalind Whitman (Gloria Reuben), Richard Patrick Woolsley (Teddy Sears),
and Bobbi Gilardi (Natalia Cigliuti) square off against Michelle Ernhardt (Melissa Sagemiller), a
prosecutor trying to balance the desire to get real justice with assistant DA Nick Balco’s (Currie Graham)
need to win cases.
As they play out their professional rivalry in front of imperious and ambitious Judge
Trudy Kessler (Jane Kaczmarek), issues of life, love, and the law are seen from opposite sides of the
system.
Bonus Features:
Behind the Bar: An After-Hours Roundtable with the Cast
Sworn Testimony: True Stories of a Public Defender
Mistrials: Bloopers from Season One
Audio Commentaries with the cast and crew
So, if you would like to win one of these new DVDs, and you think you know all there is to know about the series, just answer this easy question: 'Raising the Bar' is the brainchild of Emmy-winning executive producer Steven Bochco and lawyer/writer David Feige, so please name the alst two (2) Emmys that Bochco has won, for what, and in what year(s)?!
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In its first two seasons, 'Army Wives' has become a “Must-See Series” according to TV Guide. US
Weekly says the show “Deserves a salute for its hearty female roles” and The Boston Herald
declares: “It’s easy to understand why Army Wives is the highest-rated show in Lifetime’s history.”
The Army has its code. The wives have theirs. Four women and one man face the challenges of
making a life for themselves while trying to stay connected to spouses who may be shipped off at any
minute and abiding by the military’s strict traditions. These five very different people forge an
unbreakable bond as they help one another through the unthinkable and protect each other’s darkest
secrets.
Bonus Features:
• Active Duty: The Cast of Army Wives at Fort Bragg
• Operational Intelligence: Getting the Army’s Support
• The Tribe: Behind the Scenes with the cast
• Army Wives Gives Back
• Deleted Scenes
• Bloopers
• Audio Commentaries
So, if you would like to win one of these new DVDs, and you think you know all there is to know about the series, just answer this easy question: The original creator of Lifetime's groundbreaking hit series 'Army Wives,' was "discharged," according to Entertainment Weekly. But, what was her name?!
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HISTORY™’s #1 series is headed to Alaska, 250 miles north of the Arctic Circle – to where a group of elite truckers face their most perilous journey yet.
Chronicling both the incredible challenges as well as the history of this fascinating region, season three of 'ICE ROAD TRUCKERS' premieres Sunday, May 31, 9pm ET/PT.
For another chance to win prizes, fans can make a video mash up of their favorite scenes from all three seasons. Visit the official site and join other fans on Facebook.
And so if you would like to win your own Ice Road Truckers Prize Pack featuring: Ice Road Truckers BBQ Grill Set & Apron, History Channel Laptop Backpack, and an Ice Road Truckers Goodie Bag, and you think you know all there is to know about the first season of the show, just answer this easy question question: Which driver had to be flown to a hospital from the ice?!
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HISTORY™ presents the television event of the summer: 'EXPEDITION AFRICA: STANLEY & LIVINGSTON.'
Watch the series premiere May 31 at 10pm/9c.
Twenty miles off the coast of eastern Africa, four modern-day explorers are sailing toward the unknown, the deep interior of Tanzania. They'll travel over 900 miles through African terrain that is as stunning as it is fraught with danger.
Using only a compass and basic maps, they will attempt to recapture the spirit of one of the world’s most remarkable adventures—journalist Henry Morton Stanley’s perilous 1871 journey to find Dr. David Livingstone. Their historic exploration has been captured by one of the premiere storytellers of our time, Mark Burnett.
This is not a competition or a game. It's a real-life adventure.
And so if you would like to win your own Explorer’s Prize Pack featuring: History Channel Laptop Backpack, Expedition Branded 35mm Disposable Camera & Photo Album, Trek Kit including Binoculars, Flashlight, Compass, Swiss Army Knife and more, and you think you know all there is to know about STANLEY & LIVINGSTONE, just answer this easy cooking question: David Livingstone arrived in Africa in 1840 with two goals: to explore the continent and to end ... what?!
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The Hatchette Book Group is giving you the chance today to win a wonderful Asian Heritage Book giveaway package! The five (5) titles that will be included in this wonderful package are:
'Free Food for Millionaires' By Min Jin Lee - "Competence can be a curse." So begins Min Jin Lee's epic novel about class, society, and identity. Casey Han's four years at Princeton have given her many things: "a refined diction, an enviable golf handicap, a popular white boyfriend, an agnostic's closeted passion for reading the Bible, and a magna cum laude degree in economics. But no job and a number of bad habits."
'Trail of Crumbs' By Kim Sunée - Sunée was born in Korea but abandoned when she was three years old. A young, American couple adopted her and brought her up in New Orleans (with the help of a grandfather for the ages called Poppy). She left Louisiana for college, which she finished in France. A spell in Sweden followed, but then she returned to France, where she lived a kind of enchanted, unreal life as the lover — the book jacket uses the more provocative mistress — of Olivier Baussan (the founder of L’Occitane) and the stepmother to his daughter. Everywhere she went, cooking and food were what she used to explore and communicate.
'The Fortune Cookie Chronicles' By Jennifer Lee - If you think McDonald's is the most ubiquitous restaurant experience in America, consider that there are more Chinese restaurants in America than McDonalds, Burger Kings, and Wendys combined. New York Times reporter and Chinese-American (or American-born Chinese). In her search, Jennifer 8 Lee traces the history of Chinese-American experience through the lens of the food.
'Transparency' By Frances Hwang - With a deceptively simple yet graceful style, and in the tradition of Lara Vapnyar, Jhumpa Lahiri, and Gish Jen, Frances Hwang captures the thousand minor battles waged in the homes of immigrants--struggles to preserve timehonored traditions or break free of them, to maintain authority or challenge it, and to take advantage of modern excesses without diluting one's ethnic identity.
'Strangers from a Different Shore' By Ronald Takaki - An overview of Asian American history, written by an American with Japanese roots, this work of popular history gives voice to Asian Americans past and present. It reveals the aspirations and accomplishments of people who are often seen as foreigners in their own land.
So, if you would like to win your own 'ASIAN HERITAGE BOOK COLLECTION', then just answer this easy question about one of the authors: Jennifer 8. Lee, the daughter of Chinese immigrants and a fluent speaker of Mandarin Chinese herself, grew up eating her mother's authentic Chinese food in her family's New York City kitchen before graduating from Harvard in 1999 with a degree in ... what?!
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The Hatchette Book Group is giving you the chance today to win a wonderful Latino Book Month giveaway package! The five (5) titles that will be included in this wonderful package are:
'B as in Beauty' By Alberto Ferreras - Everyone in the world, it seems, is either prettier or thinner (or both) than Beauty Marie Zavala. And the only thing "B" resents more than her name is the way others judge her for the extra 40 pounds she can't lose. At least she has her career. Or did, until she overhears her boss criticizing her weight and devising a scheme to keep her from being promoted. Enter B's new tax accountant, a modern-day matchmaker determined to boost B's flagging self-esteem by introducing her to rich, successful men who will accept her for who she is.
'Into the Beautiful North' By Luis Urrea - Nineteen-year-old Nayeli works at a taco shop in her Mexican village and dreams about her father, who journeyed to the US to find work. Recently, it has dawned on her that he isn't the only man who has left town. In fact, there are almost no men in the village--they've all gone north. While watching The Magnificent Seven, Nayeli decides to go north herself and recruit seven men--her own "Siete Magníficos"--to repopulate her hometown and protect it from the bandidos who plan on taking it over.
'Hungry Women in Paris' By Josefina Lopez - A journalist and activist, Canela believes passion is essential to life; but lately passion seems to be in short supply. It has disappeared from her relationship with her fiancé, who is more interested in controlling her than encouraging her. It's absent from her work, where censorship and politics keep important stories from being published. And while her family is full of outspoken individuals, the only one Canela can truly call passionate is her cousin and best friend Luna, who just took her own life.
'The Disappearance of Irene Dos Santos' By Margaret Mascarenhas - Irene dos Santos disappeared at age 15. Believed to have drowned while on holiday with her best friend, Lily Martinez, her body was never found. Now, years later, she appears ghostlike in Lily's dreams, prompting a quest for the truth behind her disappearance.
'Houston, We Have a Problema' By Gwendolyn Zepeda - Jessica Luna is your typical 26 year old: she has man trouble, mom trouble, and not a clue what to do with her life (though everyone else in her family seems to have plenty of suggestions!) After a lifetime of being babied by her family, Jess is incapable of trusting herself to make the right choices. So instead, she bases all of her life decisions on signs. She looks to everything for guidance, from the direction her rearview-mirror-Virgin-de-Guadalupe sways to whatever Madame Hortensia, her psychic, sees in the cards.
So, if you would like to win your own 'LATINO BOOK MONTH COLLECTION', then just answer this easy question about one of the authors: Gwendolyn Zepeda lives in Houston, Texas and has a website Blog called, ... what?!
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The Hatchette Book Group is giving you the chance today to win a wonderful Mother's Day basket of books! The five (5) titles that will be included in this wonderful package are:
'Miracles of Motherhood' By June Cotner - This little book is a collection of short poems written for expectant mothers. Some of the poems and prose are versed as prayers or devotional thoughts.
'Odd Mom Out' By Jane Porter - Advertising executive Marta Zinsser is no poster child for her wealthy Seattle suburb-and nothing could please her more. This former New Yorker wears combat boots, not Manolos, and drives a righteous Harley hog instead of a Mercedes SUV. Now she's launching her own agency in this land of the Microsoft elite, even though her ten-year-old daughter wishes she'd put on a sweater set and just be normal.
'Mommy Grace' By Sheila Schuller Coleman - Universally, mothers tend to feel they are not good enough at parenting and fear they are harming their children by not being perfect. In Mommy Grace: Erasing Mommy Guilt, Sheila Schuller Coleman offers overwhelmed moms short but emotive stories of authentic motherhood from her own and others' experiences-foibles and all-and offers comfort by showing how God makes up for human weakness with His own strength.
'Beginner's Greek' By James Collins - Is love at first sight possible or just an old-fashioned romantic idea? And what if, to further complicate things, you meet the love of your life and then lose her phone number? Then what if, after the impossible happens and you find her again, she's now about to marry a roguish lothario who is also your best friend? The complications don't end there for Peter Russell, the winning hero of James Collins' charming, generous, and romantic first novel.
'The Road Home' By Rose Tremain - In the wake of factory closings and his beloved wife's death, Lev makes his way from Eastern Europe to London, seeking work to support his mother and his little daughter. After a spell of homelessness, he finds a job in the kitchen of a posh restaurant and a room in the house of an appealing Irishman who has already lost his family. Never mind that Lev must sleep in a bunk bed surrounded by plastic toys - he has found a friend and shelter.
So, if you would like to win your own 'MOTHER'S DAY BOOK COLLECTION', then just answer this easy question about one of the authors: Sheila Schuller Coleman has a doctorate in educational leadership and administration and is currently the director of family ministries at which Cathedral and its Cathedral Schools?!
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Three young friends discover that some legends are true after setting out to find the treasure of a famed pirate whose ship went down in the Louisiana bayou after being struck by a powerful hurricane.
Fed up with being bullied by schoolyard heavy Toddster, spitfire Emily and new kid Gavin challenge their tormentor to prove his bravery by venting out into the darkened swamps.
The legend comes to life, however, when the dreaded Captain LeRogue's ghost appears in the bayou and chases the three frightened youngsters until they become hopelessly lost.
So, if you would like to win one of these new DVDs, and you think you know all there is to know about this film, just answer this easy question: Who is the writer / director of 'Labou'?!
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While on a trip to Hollywood to help a celebrity starlet’s depressed Chihuahua, Maya Dolittle gets caught up in the Hollywood glitz and glamour when she is offered her own TV show. But with the help of her faithful sidekick Lucky, she is able to see past the facade and stay true to her dreams of helping animals.
So, if you would like to win one of these new DVDs, and you think you know all there is to know about Dr. Dolittle himself, Eddie Murphy, just answer this easy question: What 1988 movie was Eddie Murphy in where he played an African prince?!
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Get your grilling essentials this summer at Food Network!
Grilling Week -Week of May 25th starting 8pm
Grill It with Bobby Flay – Sunday Mornings 10:30a|9:30c
Whether on TV, www.FoodNetwork.com, or from Bobby Flay’s new cookbook, Food Network has lots of grilling tips that’s sure to help you master the grill!
And so if you would like to win your own 'Food Network Prize Pack' - FN/Bobby Flay Grilling Basket, All-Clad BBQ Tool Set,
Bobby Flay’s Burger, Fries, and Shakes cookbook, and even Canvas bags - and you think you know all there is to know about the man, just answer this easy cooking question: Flay opened his second Mesa Grill at which casino/hotel in Las Vegas in 2004?!
Send me your answers and if you're correct you'll be in the running to win one (our choice) of these wonderful 'Food Network Prize Pack's. Just send us an e:mail here before June 15th with your answer and the subject title CONTEST: FOOD NETWORK BOBBY FLAY GIVEAWAY to:
Also, get ready for the new FOOD NETWORK Wii video game “Cook or Be Cooked” to be released in September!
NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc., the leading video games publisher and developer, and Food Network, the first and only cable channel dedicated to connecting viewers to the power and joy of food, today announced they will deliver a new way of experiencing the world of cooking with the Food Network: Cook or Be Cooked game for Wii™.
With inviting introductory lessons for the novice cook or for “foodies” who want to put their gastronomic skills to the test, Food Network: Cook or Be Cooked will provide players with the proper instructions and techniques to become a star chef no matter the experience level.
Yep, that's right ... win prizes from the new A&E real life series 'TATTOO HIGHWAY', PREMIERING WEDNESDAY, MAY 27 AT 10/9C.
'Tattoo Highway' follows 15-year tattoo veteran and star of former A&E hit “Inked,” Thomas Pendelton as he takes his tattoo parlor on the road to cities like Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Phoenix and Salt Lake City to transform personal stories into living art.
Pendelton and his business partner and wife Monica have transformed a 1970s tour bus into a tattoo parlor on wheels, featuring a swanky interior and top-of-the-line tattooing equipment. It’s a tattoo shop that can tattoo anyone, anywhere.
Ride along as emotional limits and friendships are challenged and the persistent mechanical problems of a vintage bus are tested on the road, as “Tattoo Highway” proves to be one bumpy ride. 'Tattoo Highway' premieres Wednesday May 27th at 10/9C on A&E!
And so if you would like to win some 'Tattoo Highway' stuff - such as a 'Tattoo Highway' iPod Skin, 'Tattoo Highway' Aluminum Water Bottle, and a 'Tattoo Highway' Tank - just answer this easy question: Pendelton and his business partner and wife Monica were married on which date in which year?!
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The stakes are higher than ever when 'The Next Food Network Star' returns this summer with a star-studded fifth season on Food Network. As television’s most challenging food fight, the series provides 10 hopeful TV chefs the chance to compete for the ultimate dream job: his or her own Food Network show.
Iron Chef Bobby Flay leads the selection committee that ultimately decides the winner’s fate and launches one lucky man or woman into a food and television celebrity. The series kicks off on Sunday, June 7th at 9pm ET/PT as the finalists cater Food Network’s “Sweet 16” party with network talent and media there to judge.
“This season we’ve created the biggest and toughest challenges the show has ever seen,” said Bob Tuschman, Senior Vice President, Programming and Production. “We have an incredibly competitive group of finalists who are hungry to become Food Network stars, and they all came to win.”
The 10 finalists include: Brett August (Washington Heights, N.Y.), Katie Cavuto (Philadelphia, Pa.), Melissa d’Arabian (Keller, Texas), Teddy Folkman (Alexandria, Va.), Eddie Gilbert (Los Angeles, Calif.), Jen Isham (Orlando, Fla.), Debbie Lee (West Hollywood, Calif.), Jamika Pessoa (Atlanta, Ga.), Michael Proietti (City Island, N.Y.) and Jeffrey Saad (Los Angeles, Calif.).
And so if you would like to win your own 'Down Home With The Neelys' Cook Book or the latest June issue of the 'Food Network Magazine', just answer this easy cooking question: Italian and Mexican cooking both use this sauce, "salsa verde". What does the name mean?!
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Also, check out the new 'ACE OF CAKES' video which features the entire cast of 'LOST' centered around a cake being baked for the show’s 100th episode!
Win 'The Lost Treasure of the Grand Canyon' DVD!
The Grand Canyon is one of the great natural wonders of the world, a place of awe-inspiring beauty and mystery … and now a place of unimaginable terror, as a thousand-year-old-secret is about to be revealed and an ancient evil resurrected.
Anchor Bay Entertainment, the undisputed leader in cult and classic horror home entertainment, will release the top-rated SCI FI Channel premiere Lost Treasure of the Grand Canyon, starring Shannen Doherty (“Beverly Hills 90210”) and Michael Shanks (“Stargate SG-1”), coming to DVD on May 26, 2009.
In the early days of the 20th century, an expedition led by Dr. Samuel Jordon (Fraser) suddenly disappeared while seeking a fabled Aztec city located somewhere deep in the Grand Canyon. In an effort to discover her father’s whereabouts, Dr. Susan Jordon (Doherty) – herself an archaeologist – leads a rescue party into the uncharted valley. Accompanying her are researchers Jacob Thain (Shanks) and Marco Langford (Bourne), both also determined to unlock the secrets of this ancient mystery.
It is there that they discover an ancient civilization ruled by savage warriors, human sacrifice, and a mythological monster that feeds on carnage. Now, they have only one goal: To escape with their lives.
So, if you would like to win one of these new DVDs, and you think you know all there is to know about Shannen Doherty, just answer this easy question: While on the set of 'Blindfold: Acts of Obsession' (1994), she met a fellow actor and later became engaged to him. Who?!
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Sure to resonate with history and non-history buffs alike, the 'John Adams' Blu-ray will let viewers explore some of the most fascinating moments and people highlighted in the miniseries through enhanced BD features that dramatically bring to life the extraordinary historical events in this epic story.
These include “Who’s Who in History,” picture-in-picture biographies of seventeen of the most prominent figures within Adams’ inner circle – all of whom contributed to the making of U.S. history; and “Facts Are Stubborn Things,” an exclusive onscreen historical guide presented as a pop-up feature throughout the seven-part miniseries that provides additional and relevant information on Adams, other historical figures, as well as events as they unfold in the storyline.
Based on David McCullough's bestselling biography, the HBO miniseries John Adams is the furthest thing from a starry-eyed look at America's founding fathers and the brutal path to independence. Adams (Paul Giamatti), second president of the United States, is portrayed as a skilled orator and principled attorney whose preference for justice over anti-English passions earns enemies. But he also gains the esteem of the first national government of the United States, i.e., the Continental Congress, which seeks non-firebrands capable of making a reasoned if powerful case for America's break from England's monarchy.
The first thing one notices about John Adams' dramatizations of congress' proceedings, and the fervent pro-independence violence in the streets of Boston and elsewhere, is that America's roots don't look pretty or idealized here. Some horrendous things happen in the name of protest, driving Adams to push the cause of independence in a legitimate effort to get on with a revolutionary war under the command of George Washington.
But the process isn't easy: not every one of the 13 colonies-turned-states is ready to incur the wrath of England, and behind-the-scenes negotiations prove as much a part of 18th century congressional sessions as they do today.
So, if you would like to win one of these fantastic new Blu rays box-sets, and you think you know all there is to know about the aforementioned Paul Giamatti, just answer this easy question: Giamatti has so far appeared in three remakes: Sabrina (1995), Doctor Dolittle (1998), and which other in 2001?!
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Loaded with exclusive new Blu-ray picture-in picture and in-story pop-up features that define and illustrate tactics related to war, the 'Generation Kill' BD is a great gift idea for military and non-military enthusiasts alike.
In the HBO miniseries 'Generation Kill', one character--a Marine--describes his branch of the military as "America's pitbull." The seven episodes of Generation Kill follow a battalion of Marines as they lead the invasion of Iraq, ultimately rolling into Baghdad itself by the last show. The language is dense with obscenities and military jargon, but it's surprisingly easy to follow, even if you don't study the glossary that comes in a booklet with the box set.
What isn't so easy to distinguish are the characters themselves, except by surface details: This guy has a hoarse voice, this guy is an embedded journalist (a stand-in for Evan Wright, the Rolling Stone reporter who wrote the book the series is based on), this guy is a white supremacist, this guy has a mustache, this guy is an officer obsessed with the other guy's mustache.
The problem is that people are ultimately defined by what they do, and soldiers in war are all doing pretty much the same thing: Shooting, swearing, and sitting around as they wait to shoot and swear some more. But 'Generation Kill' isn't aiming for personal identification; the creators of the series (David Simon and Ed Burns, producers of the critically-adored The Wire) aim to immerse the viewer in the texture of the experience--which, in this case, is mostly chaos and confusion.
Blu-ray features include “Military Glossary,” an interactive lexicon of military terminology used throughout the miniseries, “Chain of Command,” a chart that showcases the commanding officers of 1st Recon; and “Mission Maps,” tracking maps that chart the Marines as they make their way into Baghdad.
So, if you would like to win one of these fantastic new Blu rays box-sets, you are over 18 years old, and you think you know all there is to know about the aforementioned Ed Burns, just answer this easy question: Burns got his role in 'Life or Something Like It' (2002) after which other actor dropped out of the project?!
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We are big fans of bands that stretch our imaginations. We're not talking about those acts that intentionally aspire to overwhelm anyone and everyone with how weird and abstract acts they are (as cool and hip as they might be). What we want is for a group to make music that challenges how we experience and categorize music, but still retains a profound ability to be enjoyable and accessible to the uninitiated. Maybe all we're asking for is the return of pop music with a heart, conscience, and purpose.
Or maybe we should simply embrace the music of Spain Colored Orange and know that, in some corners of the musical globe, all is still well and good with the world. This fun-loving group immediately calls to mind the blissful pop excesses of Electric Light Orchestra, but these tendencies are tempered by the haunting atmospherics of Air, horn sections reminiscent of Buena Vista Social Club, and elements of the many contemporary indie rock acts influenced by dreamy '60s pop.
We know, we know - you think that we're hyping the band's new record, Sneaky Like A Villain, by speaking in self-serving hyperbole designed to influence your opinions. But, after you listen to songs such as "Who Am I," "Cheap Thrills," "Uh Oh, Trouble," and "You Think You Know," there's no way you can't tremble with excitement at hearing a band capable of creating both brisk, toe-tapping tunes and beautiful, mournful ballads with such apparent effortlessness. Yet, throughout the many meandering measures music created by Spain Colored Orange, from the horns and guitars to the big organ riffs and ever-emotive vocals, it's the catchy melodies that always stand up strong and tall, able to smack the captivated listener in the ears and brain with a dynamic energy and tunefulness.
Is it fair of us to describe Spain Colored Orange as a smart pop band, amidst a music world convinced that the style has either died or been wrongfully appropriated by classless hucksters? Probably not, but we'd like to think that this insanely talented act is more than willing and able to reclaim pop from those who would wrongly use the term for ill-gotten gain. But instead, Spain Colored Orange is more interested in making tasteful, classic, and entertaining songs that compel us all to set aside class, style, and genre distinctions and just have a good time. And shouldn't great music be about achieving such a goal? We certainly think so.
So, if you would like to win one of these new CDs, and you think you know all there is to know about the band, just answer this easy question: This fun-loving group is out of which city in which State?!
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'TV SETS: ACTION PACKED' makes its DVD debut May 26 from CBS Home Entertainment and Paramount Home Entertainment.
The ultimate collection of the best adventures of all time, fans can go back to the beginning and relive the thrills that paved the way for action today.
Including the first episodes from the classic and contemporary favorites - Mission Impossible, MacGyver, Walker, Texas Ranger and NCIS- TV SETS: ACTION PACKED will be available for the suggested retail price of $14.99.
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'TV SETS: FOREVER FUNNY' makes its DVD debut May 26 from CBS Home Entertainment and Paramount Home Entertainment.
An hysterical collection of the greatest sitcoms of all time, fans can relive all the jokes and laughter that paved the way for comedy today.
Including the first episodes from the classic and contemporary favorites - I Love Lucy, The Honeymooners, The Brady Bunch, The Odd Couple, Taxi, Cheers and Frasier - TV SETS: FOREVER FUNNY will be available for the suggested retail price of $14.99.
So, if you would like to win one of these new DVDs, and you think you know all there is to know about The Brady Bunch, just answer this easy question: What are the names of Alice's sisters?!
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Bestsellers Preston and Child kill off a regular supporting character at the outset of this suspenseful tale of urban terror, their ninth to feature FBI special agent Aloysius Pendergast (after The Wheel of Darkness).
William Smithback, a New York Times reporter, and his wife, Nora Kelly, an anthropologist with the New York Museum of Natural History, are celebrating their first anniversary when Smithback is fatally stabbed in their Manhattan apartment, apparently by a creepy neighbor, Colin Fearing, an out-of-work British actor.
Given eyewitness descriptions of the killer, including one from Kelly herself, as well as surveillance footage showing a blood-stained Fearing emerging from the apartment building right after the crime, the case appears to be open and shut—until Pendergast and his NYPD ally, Lt. Vincent D'Agosta, learn that Fearing died almost two weeks earlier.
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Christopher Flynn is trying to get it right. After years of trouble and rebellion that enraged his father and nearly cost him his life, he has a steady job in his father's company, he's seriously dating a woman he respects, and, aside from the distrust that lingers in his father's eyes, his mistakes are firmly in the past.
One day on the job, Chris and his partner come across a temptation almost too big to resist. Chris does the right thing, but old habits and instincts rise to the surface, threatening this new-found stability with sudden treachery and violence. With his father and his most trusted friends, he takes one last chance to blast past the demons trying to pull him back.
Like Richard Price or William Kennedy, Pelecanos pushes his characters to the extremes, their redemption that much sweeter because it is so hard fought. Pelecanos has long been celebrated for his unerring ability to portray the conflicts men feel as they search and struggle for power and love in a world that is often harsh and unforgiving but can ultimately be filled with beauty.
So, if you would like to win one of these new books then just answer this easy question: George Pelecanos is an independent film producer, an essayist, the recipient of numerous international writing awards, a producer and an Emmy-nominated writer on which HBO hit series?!
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Win Complete Tony Bennett / Bill Evans Recordings!
Inarguably popular music's top song stylist, Tony Bennett joined together with the legendary jazz pianist Bill Evans for two albums of sublime duets recorded in 1975 and 1976. Venerated as gorgeous gems of jazz grace, the two LPs along with numerous alternate takes and bonus tracks are combined on the 2-CD The Complete Tony Bennett/Bill Evans Recordings, released on the Concord Music Group Fantasy Records imprint on April 14. Featuring sessions originally produced by Evans' longtime manager Helen Keane, the new compilation is produced by Nick Phillips.
Bennett's collaboration with the exquisite pianist is a jazz treat. While the singer was reluctant to classify himself as an improvisational vocalist, his jazz influences were abundant. He learned breathing and phrasing by listening to pianist Art Tatum and got pointers on having a relaxed delivery by studying Mildred Bailey. His vocal influences included Billie Holiday and Frank Sinatra, who later championed him.
While Bennett found favor in the '50s and '60s on Columbia Records with popular hits, he also had the freedom to stretch in the jazz world, recording albums with the Count Basie Orchestra, Stan Getz and Zoot Sims, among others. However, with the business changing in the early '70s, Bennett left Columbia (in 1972) and began recording on Fantasy Records as well as on his own Improv label.
Originally released in 1975 on Fantasy Records, The Tony Bennett/Bill Evans Album, the first meeting of the vocalist and pianist, featured the pair performing standards, as well as a moving rendition of the pianist's classic tune, "Waltz for Debby" (with lyrics written by Gene Lees). Other standards include "But Beautiful," "The Days of Wine and Roses," "Young and Foolish" and "The Touch of Your Lips."
So, if you would like to win one of these new CDs, and you think you know all there is to know about Tony Bennett, just answer this easy question: Tony has his own star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame, at 1560 Vine Street, Los Angeles, CA. But one what day/date was it put there?!
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All-season comedy fun gets sprung in a big way when Saturday Night Live veterans Amy Poehler (Baby Mama), Rachel Dratch (I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry) and Will Arnett (Semi-Pro) gear up for one huge Spring Breakdown.
Thirtysomething best friends Gayle (Poehler), Becky (Parker Posey) and Judi (Dratch) have always dreamed of being fabulous. But they never grew out of being geeks.
So when Becky gets the opportunity to unofficially chaperone her boss daughter Ashley (Amber Tamblyn) to the college spring-break destination of South Padre Island, the ladies decide to turn their tragically unhip lives around and party with the beer-and-bikini set.
Through keg-stands, hookups and foam parties, Becky, Gayle, Judi and Ashley are about to discover that its better to stand out than to fit in.
So, if you would like to win one of these new DVDs, and you think you know all there is to know about Parker Posey, just answer this easy question: In 2000, she provided the voice of which character in the Futurama episode "The Deep South"?!
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Experience the intimate and emotional journeys of ten couples as they enter into parenthood when "A Baby Story: First Time Parents" debuts on DVD May 5 from Genius Products and TLC.
From the final weeks of pregnancy through the first weeks of a new life, TLC's beloved Emmy® Award-winning series "A Baby Story" goes inside the delivery room for a first-hand look at the drama of labor and the joy of the unforgettable birth moment.
Chronicling soon-to-be parents from all walks of life, "A Baby Story: First Time Parents" is a colorful collection of heart-warming tales detailing events leading up to and shortly after the arrival of each family's new addition.
Featuring ten great new-to-DVD episodes that offer both information and entertainment to first-time parents, "A Baby Story: First Time Parents" will be available for the suggested retail price of $14.95.
So, if you would like to win one of these new DVDs, and you think you know all there is to know about the latter birth moments before your first baby arrives, just answer this easy question: Some first-time mothers experience a prolonged period of early labor with minimal to no change in their cervical dilation. This condition is called ... what?!
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When you are not only a Grammy® Award-winning and multi platinum-selling artist, but also have three best-selling Christmas CDs while selling over six million Christmas albums overall, what do you do?
If you are Amy Grant, you hand-pick your favorites, record four new songs, and put them all together in one special CD and digital release. Such is the case with Grant’s The Christmas Collection, which was released nationwide September 30th via Sparrow Records/EMI.
So, if you would like to win your own copy of this wonderful new CD just answer this easy question: Amy's first solo concert was at the Will Rogers Auditorium in Ft. Worth, TX ... but on what date and in which year?!
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Jamie Bell is Hallam Foe, a troubled young man whose knack for voyeurism paradoxically reveals his darkest fears, and his most peculiar desires. Driven to expose the true cause of his mother s death, he instead finds himself searching the rooftops of the city of Edinburgh for love.
Featuring a lively soundtrack with Franz Ferdinand, Sons and Daughters and Orange Juice among others, MISTER FOE is a darkly twisted, entertaining work of magical realism.
Called "Truly unsettling and uniquely twisted" (Time Out New York), 'Mister Foe' will be available on DVD for the suggested retail price of $26.98 and will include feature commentary and deleted scenes.
If you would like to win your own copy, just answer this easy question:
In which film did star Jamie Bell star with Camilla Belle and Justin Chatwin?!
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It's just another day in the inner city where teenage growing pains can lead to suicide pregnancy & hot-blooded murder. So when classes are suspended after a bullied girl hangs herself a posse of unremorseful 15-year-olds take to the streets where sex & drugs are a way of life & violence is around every corner.
If you would like to win your own copy, just answer this easy question:
In which film did star Kate Magowan star with Paul Kaye, Beatriz Batarda, and Mike Wilmot?!
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'GREATEST HITS...LA HISTORIA' is a look back at the top national and international hits by the worldwide pop sensation, with added special previously unreleased features compiled uniquely for the U.S. Market!
These song and video compilations celebrate the best of the remarkable four year musical history of RBD.
The CD features eleven of their biggest hits, a bonus track, a Karaoke track and a historical gallery of photos. The DVD contains eleven of their best videos with a Karaoke version of “Inalcanzable” and the Making of “Empezar Desde Cero.”
The album features a special unreleased bonus track "Estar Bien" and exclusive content compiled uniquely for the U.S. audience. The song and video compilation celebrate the best of the remarkable 4 year musical journey of RBD.
Also, the group recently announced that they will be going their separate ways after their “Farewell World Tour 2008”.
If you would like to win your own copy of either the CD or the DVD (our mailing choice), just answer this easy question: The bonus Karaoke track 'Empezar Desde Cero' translates to English as what exactly?!
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Niko has the unfortunate luck of being a reindeer with a bad case of vertigo. What's more, he's never even had the opportunity to learn how to take flight because he grew up without his father, an alleged flyer.
When he meets a Finnish flying squirrel named Julius, however, the young reindeer is in for the surprise of his life.
This new Christmas classic features an all-star voice cast, with Norm MacDonald and Emma Roberts among those lending their pipes.
If you would like to win your own copy of this DVD with an AUTOGRAPHED cover sleeve by Emma Roberts, just answer this easy question: Emma's half sister is the daughter of her mother and former L.A. Guns bassist Kelly Nickels and was born in early 2001. But what is her full birth name?!
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An unusually intimate, entertaining and funny examination of the lives of real-life suburban high school students, 'AMERICAN TEEN' arrives on DVD December 21, 2008 from Paramount Home Entertainment.
Directed by Academy Award® nominee Nanette Burstein, the exceptionally well-crafted documentary caused a sensation at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival where the film was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize and Burstein won the Directing Award.
'AMERICAN TEEN' reveals absorbing portraits of five quintessential members of the classic teen social groups—the popular princess, the enviable jock, the rowdy rebel, the handsome heartthrob and the introverted geek—through the lives of Indiana teens Megan Krizmanich, Colin Clemens, Hannah Bailey, Mitch Reinholt and Jake Tusing.
Hailed as a “modern day ‘Breakfast Club’ that will make you stand up and cheer” (Ben Lyons, E!) and praised by both critics and audiences alike, AMERICAN TEEN allows viewers to relive the emotional highs and lows of high school and adeptly illustrates both the unique contemporary pressures faced by teens today, as well as the universal challenges faced by teens throughout modern history.
Special Features:
Pop Quiz: Cast Interviews
Deleted Scenes
Hannah Blogs
Character Trailers
If you would like to win your own copy of this DVD, just answer this easy question: 'American Teen' is directed by Academy Award® nominee Nanette Burstein. But for which film did she receive that nomination?!
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The next edition of America's favorite non-reality sports shows returns with the hit Spike TV reality series "MXC" ("Most Extreme Challenge") Vol 4 & 5 on DVD November 11 from Magnolia Home Entertainment.
The ultimate radical sports competition returns with even more mayhem and madness, including the most hazardous games ever conceived on television when 'MXC: Most Extreme Elimination Challenge - Volume Four and Five' debuts on DVD as a four-disc set on November 11 from Magnolia Home Entertainment.
Currently the highest rated original show on Spike TV, MXC: Most Extreme
Elimination Challenge uses reproduced and dubbed footage taken from
"Takeshi's Castle," a classic 1980's Japanese television series that
featured noted Japanese movie and television star Takeshi Kitano (Battle
Royale, Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman,), resulting in a hilarious
combination of "Fear Factor," "Jackass," "Iron Chef" and "What's Up
Tiger
Lily" with a sprinkling of "Mystery Science Theater 3000." An original
and
artistic parody of extreme sports and reality television, "MXC" is best
known for the odd and intense challenges it presents to show's unskilled
participants.
Complemented by the rapid fire commentary of hosts Vic Romano and Kenny Blankenship, field marshall Captain Tenneal, cult classic MXC has inspired the contemporary hit programs "Wipe Out!" and "I Survived a Japanese Game Show."
If you would like to win your own copy of this DVD, just answer this easy question: Who is the sideline reporter on the show?!
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Win 'Petticoat Junction - The Official 1st Season'
A spin-off of the equally hilarious and feel-good television series The Beverly Hillbillies, 'PETTICOAT JUNCTION: THE FIRST SEASON' follows the everyday happenings of the Bradley family - widowed mother Kate (two-time Emmy nominee Bea Benaderet), her three beautiful daughters Billie Jo (Jeannine Riley), Bobbie Jo (Pat Woodell) and Betty Jo (Linda Henning) and their genial Uncle Joe (Edgar Buchanan), who fancied himself as the hotel's general manager but somehow managed to avoid anything that might be considered work.
A host of new visitors come to town each week via steam engine, Hooterville's sole form of public transportation, helping the series chronicle the down-home, humorous mishaps of the town residents and guests.
The inaugural season of 'PETTICOAT JUNCTION' will be available on DVD for the suggested retail price of $42.99 US and $47.99 CAN from CBS Home Entertainment and Paramount Home Entertainment.
If you would like to win your own copy, just answer this easy question:
Hooterville's snobby resident Selma Plout, had a daughter. What was her name?!
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Walt Disney Records will release the original soundtrack for Walt Disney Pictures’ animated comedy adventure 'BOLT' on November 18, 2008.
The recording features score written by Grammy®-nominated composer John Powell (Happy Feet, Shrek) and two original songs: “I Thought I Lost You” performed by the film’s stars Miley Cyrus and John Travolta, and “Barking at the Moon” by Jenny Lewis.
Composer John Powell has written music for comedies (Hancock, Pluto Nash, Alfie, Mr 3000) and action films (Mr. and Mrs. Smith, X-Men: The Last Stand, Face/Off and the Bourne film trilogy). Some of his most beloved work has been for animated films (Happy Feet, Kung Fu Panda, Ice Age: The Meltdown).
Currently, Miley Cyrus is in production on her third season of her hit TV series Hannah Montana. The special edition of her #1 album Breakout will also be released November 18.
In the spring of 2009, Miley will release a book sharing her inspiring story, spanning from her Southern roots in Tennessee to the excitement of her record-setting triumphs in TV, music and film. Her feature film HANNAH MONTANA: THE MOVIE is scheduled for release on April 10, 2009.
If you would like to win your own copy, just answer this easy question:
In which 2003 Tim Burton film did Miley Cyrus appear in?!
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From the Alaskan wilderness (Grizzly Man) to the Amazon (Aguirre, the Wrath of God) to the Laotian jungle (Rescue Dawn), award-winning director Werner Herzog has roamed the earth in search of fascinating landscapes and to focus his camera on the extraordinary people who inhabit them.
With Encounters at the End of the World, Herzog literally traveled to the end of the earth (Antarctica) for the critically-acclaimed documentary debuting on Two-Disc DVD and Blu-ray™ High-Def November 18 from Image Entertainment.
He interviews the quirky and idiosyncratic people who make their daily lives in the icy South Pole, from physicists to plumbers, biologists to bus drivers, and captures their fascinating stories on film.
Welcome to Antarctica – like you’ve never experienced it. You’ve seen the extraordinary marine life, the retreating glaciers and, of course, the penguins, but leave it to award-winning iconoclastic filmmaker Werner Herzog to be the first to explore the South Pole’s most fascinating inhabitants ... humans. In this one-of-a-kind documentary, Herzog turns his camera on a group of remarkable individuals, “professional dreamers” who work, play and struggle to survive in a harsh landscape of mesmerizing, otherworldly beauty – perhaps the last frontier on earth.
If you would like to win your own copy of this DVD, just answer this easy question: Werner has a tattoo of what on his upper right arm?!
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Win 'The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian' DVD
More exciting than The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, 'The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian' continues the movie franchise based on C.S. Lewis' classic fantasy books.
The movie picks up where the first left off... sort of. It's been a year since the Pevensie children - Peter (William Moseley), Susan (Anna Popplewell), Edmund (Skandar Keynes), and Lucy (Georgie Henley) - returned to England from Narnia, and they've just about resigned themselves to living their ordinary lives.
But just like that, they're once again transported to a fantastical land, but one with a long-abandoned castle. It turns out that they are in Narnia again - and they themselves lived in that castle, but hundreds of years ago in Narnia time. They've been summoned back to help Prince Caspian (Stardust's Ben Barnes, resembling a young, cultured Keanu Reeves), the rightful heir to the throne who's become the target of his power-hungry uncle, King Mraz (Sergio Castellitto).
And he's not the only one threatened: Mraz's people, the Telmarines, have pushed all the Narnians - the talking animals, the centaurs and other beasts, the walking trees - to the brink of extinction. Despite some alpha-male bickering, Peter and Caspian agree to fight Mraz alongside the remaining Narnians, including the dwarf Trumpkin (Peter Dinklage) and the swashbuckling mouse Reepicheep (voiced by Eddie Izzard).
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If the phrase “male a cappella group” conjures up an image of students in blue blazers, ties, and khakis singing traditional college songs on ivied campuses... think again. If, on the other hand, it conjures up campy college ensembles singing joke versions of “Like A Virgin” in boxer shorts... think again.
Straight No Chaser are neither strait-laced nor straight-faced, but neither are they vaudeville-style kitsch. Originally formed a dozen years ago while students together at Indiana University, the group has reassembled and reemerged as a phenomenon – with a huge fanbase, millions of viewers on YouTube... and a contract with Atlantic Records.
In an era when so much pop music is the product of digital processing and vocal pro-tooling, Straight No Chaser is the real deal – the captivating sound of ten unadulterated human voices coming together to make extraordinary music that is moving people in a fundamental sense... and with a sense of humor.
If you would like to win your own copy, just answer this easy question: In 1999, with college graduation looming, the members of Straight No Chaser made some changes to the line-up including sucessive generations of IU undergrads. But then, in April 2006, the unexpected happened when a certain University decided to host a reunion concert for the original members. What was the name of that University?!
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'The Bluebird Movie' features some of the most notable board riders such as Travis Rice, Chad Otterstrom, Chris Coulter and many others.
www.ReelComp.com, Exclusive Magazine and Bluebird Wax are also launching a syndicated online contest to giveaway a year's supply of Bluebird Wax, an autographed DVD of the film, t-shirts, beanies, lip balm and sunscreen to one lucky winner!
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Cross the velvet rope into the sultry, sexy world of burlesque dance when 'Make It Happen' shimmies its way onto DVD December 9th from Genius Products and The Weinstein Company.
Directed by Darren Grant (Diary Of A Mad Black Woman, Destiny’s Child “Survivor” music video) and penned by veteran writer Duane Adler (Step Up, Save The Last Dance), Make It Happen stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead (Live Free or Die Hard, Factory Girl, Death Proof) as a small-town dancer with dreams of making it in the big city.
Armed with talent, ambition and determination, she struggles to overcome the odds weighing against her while creating opportunities to pursue her life-long passion.
Supported by a brilliant score from Emmy®-nominated composer Paul Haslinger, this entertaining, high-energy dance extravaganza will be available on DVD for the suggested retail price of $19.97.
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In which film did star Mary Elizabeth Winstead star with Ryan Merriman, Kris Lemche, and Alexz Johnson?!
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Win 'Hit Man: David Foster And Friends' on CD/DVD!
'Hit Man: David Foster and Friends' released early November on Warner Bros, captures for the first time the one-night-only May 23, 2008 show at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas.
Featuring #1 hits, award-winning songs and other favorites - all but one originally penned and/or produced by Foster - the show was a masterpiece to behold with all the senses known to man.
So, if you would like to win your own copy of this truly wonderful CD/DVD, just answer this easy question:
In a horrific accident one night, which musician did Foster run down on the highway one night in a (thankfully) non-fatal incident?!
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Get ready to rock out the show with Disney Channel's Hannah Montana! Now, for the first time ever, you can bring home the Complete First Season on Disney DVD.
Plus, this 4-Disc Collector's Set is loaded with ultimate must-see bonus features, a visit to Miley's hometown, and totally cool guest stars including Corbin Bleu, Ashley Tisdale, Cody Linley and more!
When Miley Stewart moves to a new city, it seems she's just an ordinary teen who wants to make new friends and fit into her new school. But she's got a huge secret: She s also the glamorous pop-star Hannah Montana, who s living the celebrity dream with awesome concerts, limos and a huge closet full of the latest styles.
Y'all won't believe the hilarious things she does to keep her double identity a secret. It all works out, though, because this girl totally rocks!
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When Curtis Plummer (Ice Cube), a down on his luck former high school football star, takes the only job he can find – babysitting his misfit niece Jasmine (Keke Palmer), he discovers that she has the skills that once made him a great quarterback.
The only place these two opposites get along is on the field, so Curtis is determined to turn Jasmine into the star of the local team, The Minden Browns, and get his own stride back by becoming the coach. The boys on the team don’t want her but when she shows them she’s got skills, she turns their whole world upside down.
Special Features:
20 Deleted Scenes
Making 'The Longshots'
A Conversation With Director Fred Durst
A Conversation With Ice Cube
Jasmine Plummer: The Real Longshot
So, if you would like to win your own copy of this wonderful DVD, just answer this easy question: Director Fred Durst is in which rock band?!
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In this all-new release for the whole family, country favorite Randy Travis presents his first Christmas video release. Enjoy one of music's biggest stars singing holiday favorites both touching and toe-tapping in a warm, natural setting you'll want to visit over and over again!
Featured songs include "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town," "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen," "Rock Of Ages," "How Do You I Wrap Up My Heart for Christmas," "Forever And Ever, Amen," "Winter Wonderland," "Pretty Paper," "Silent Night," "The Christmas Guest," "The Christmas Song," "Sopapilla," "Christmastime's a Comin'"
Special Features: Live version of the smash hit "Three Wooden Crosses" from the concert in Carlsbad, NM. "Storytelling" with Randy sharing stories and jokes to the enraptured audience "River of Lights" feature on the Christmas tradition in Carlsbad, New Mexico. "The Carlsbad Caverns" featurette on filming in this historic landmark "Making of the Concert" featurette with interviews and backstage footage.
So, if you would like to win your own copy of this wonderful DVD, just answer this easy question: Randy was the first country singer to achieve multi-Platinum status Christian Country Music Association's Mainstream Country Artist of the Year ... but in which year?!
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As 007 fans eagerly await the November 14 U.S. opening of MGM’s new James Bond film, ‘QUANTUM OF SOLACE,’ Capitol/EMI announces an expanded CD, CD/DVD and digital release of ‘The Best Of Bond… James Bond’ on October 28. The CD and digital album both feature 23 musical standouts from the Bond franchise’s 46 years plus a previously unreleased bonus track, and the CD/DVD includes five music videos, a filmed concert performance and more.
Just as James Bond has evolved over time, so have the films’ memorable themes. ‘The Best Of Bond… James Bond’ collects an impressive selection of classic and contemporary Bond themes by many of popular music’s top stars, including Paul McCartney and Wings’ “Live & Let Die,” Madonna’s “Die Another Day,” Duran Duran’s chart-topping “A View To A Kill,” Shirley Bassey’s “Goldfinger,” Tina Turner’s “GoldenEye,” kd lang’s “Surrender,” Sheryl Crow’s “Tomorrow Never Dies,” Chris Cornell’s “You Know My Name,” Carly Simon’s “Nobody Does It Better,” and Tom Jones’ “Thunderball,” among many others. John Arnold’s previously unreleased “James Bond Theme” closes the collection.
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Singer/songwriter Boz Scaggs enjoyed considerable solo success in the 1970's with several Top 20 Hits including "Lowdown" and "Lido Shuffle" along with the top selling Silk Degrees album. Scaggs spent much of the 1980's in retirement, owning and operating the San Francisco nightclub Slim's and limiting his performances primarily to the club's annual black-tie New Year's Eve concerts. In 1988 he resurfaced and spent the years consistently releasing new material including Here's the Low Down, Fade Into Light, Dig and a collection of standards called But Beautiful.
Speak Low his 17th. studio album; a follow-up to 2003's But Beautiful - "a sort of progressive, experimental effort ... along the lines of some of the ideas that Gil Evans explored" says Boz. Songs on the album include Chet Baker's "She Was Too Good To Be True," Johnny Mercer's "This Time the Dream's on Me," the often recorded "I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free" and the Kurt Weill/Ogden Nash title track. "I'm a vocalist," Scaggs says. "I come more out of a blues/rhythm & blues background, but this is a different way of using my voice, and much more musically challenging and adventurous for me."
So, if you would like to win your own copy of this wonderful CD, just answer this easy question: Boz first found acclaim as a member of which band in the '60s?!
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The fate of the world hangs in the balance when a mysterious alien and his robot land on Earth in 'THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL,' debuting as a Special Edition Blu-ray Disc (BD) and two-disc DVD on December 2 from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment.
Directed by two-time Academy Award®-winning director Robert Wise (The Sound of Music, West Side Story) and starring Oscar®-winner Patricia Neal (Hud) and Michael Rennie (Les Miserables), this 1951 classic story of hope and peace is widely acclaimed as one of the most influential and thought-provoking science-fiction films of all time and can now be seen like never before – in high definition.
'THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL - Special Edition' will contain two never-before-seen, high-definition BD exclusive features: “Gort Command!,” an arcade-style shooting gallery game and “Interactive Theremin: Create Your Own Score,” where viewers can re-score the film’s opening sequence.
Both the BD and DVD versions of 'THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL - Special Edition' feature all-new and exclusive bonus materials including legendary composer and Academy Award®-winner Bernard Herrmann’s isolated score; film and sci-fi featurettes – including a “Making Of The Day The Earth Stood Still” and “Decoding Klaatu Barada Nikto: Science Fiction As A Metaphor” – an audio presentation of the original short story; commentaries from Robert Wise and other film and music historians; and more.
If you would like to win your own copy, just answer this easy question: Three years after the 1951 original film was made, it was adapted for the a "Theatre" where Michael Rennie and Billy Gray reprised their roles. But what was the entire name of this "Theatre"?!
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From the planets to the stars and out to the edge of the unknown, history and science collide in this popular History™ series, now back for its third season. Today, robotic rovers give us eyes on the red rock of Mars… NASA probes slam into comets at hyper speed… Deep space telescopes capture violent images of the birth of stars and their collapse into black holes.
All of these have significantly changed the way we look at ourselves. And although 50 years have flown by since man first ventured into outer space, the heavens are only now yielding their greatest secrets. Season Three of THE UNIVERSE premieres on History on Wednesday, November 11 at 9pm ET/PT.
Using vivid computer graphics and engaging top experts in the field, this series brings the universe down to earth to show what life would be like on other planets, and to imagine what kind of life forms might evolve in alien atmospheres.
All-new topics this time on THE UNIVERSE will include space disasters, parallel universes, light speed and sex in space. Each episode examines how the discoveries were made and the fascinating stories of the scientists and explorers who dared to venture into the uncharted territory of the universe.
So, to win yourself one of these wonderful 'The Universe' Prize Packs - containing 'The Universe - Season 1 & 2' DVD,
History Channel hat, History Channel mug and History Channel umbrella - just answer this oh so easy question: If Cosmologists, “String Theory” superstars, and trailblazing physicists are right – then parallel universes are not just possible, they’re inevitable. One possibility: the universe is so vast that exact replicas of our Solar System, our planet and ourselves exist many times over within our own Universe, in what scientist now call “The Multiverse.” But what two-word nickname is also used in conjunction with this theory?!
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Watch the new season of The Universe, Tuesdays at 9pm/8c HISTORY(TM).
Win 18th Dye's New CD 'Amorine Queen'!
With their groundbreaking, catchy and explosive rock 18TH DYE earned great recognition in the international music press during the ‘90s, with albums Done (1992), Crayon (1993), Tribute to a Bus (1995) and Left (B-Sides and Rarities) (1999).
They toured all over the US and Europe and left a mark which inspired a vast number of bands. With their new album, ‘Amorine Queen’, they continue their intensive work, which doesn’t just thrill the fans from ten years ago, but also carries away a new audience - a fact that’s hard to miss at their recent shows.
From 1992 to 1998, the band was signed to Matador Records, and toured with Stereolab and Yo la Tengo, amongst others, also recording with legendary producer Steve Albini. They completed three BBC Peel sessions (the only Danish band to do that) and scored several Top 10 hits on the English indie charts while receiving attention on the CMJ chart in the US.
After having released the album ‘Tribute to a Bus’ and after extensive touring in Europe and the US, 18TH DYE stopped playing and it was not until 2005, at VibraCrunch07 Festival, that they began playing live again.
In the last couple of years the band has made their sound heard at selected shows and small tours in Denmark and Germany, including appearances in 2007 at the legendary Rockpalast TV-show, the Berlin-based Summerize Festival, the Danish SPOT Festival, and, this year, performed at the largest Scandinavian music festival, Roskilde, in front of packed crowds.
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A lot has happened in the lives of the three 18TH DYE members in the time away from the band. Part Danish, part German Heike Rädeker spent time playing in several bands including one that was signed to Touch and Go/City Slang. What was the name of that band?!
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US TOUR DATES:
25-Nov Baltimore, MD - Talking Head
26-Nov Philadelphia, PA - M Room
28-Nov New Haven, CT - tba
29-Nov New York, NY - Santos
30-Nov Boston, MA - TT’s
1-Dec Montreal, PQ - Lambi
2-Dec Toronto, ONT - Horseshoe
3-Dec Detroit, MI - Cro Foot
4-Dec Cleveland, OH - Grog Shop
5-Dec Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle
6-Dec Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street Entry
9-Dec Seattle, WA - Chop Suey
10-Dec Portland, OR - Holocene
12-Dec San Francisco, CA - Bottom Of The Hill
13-Dec Los Angeles, CA - Spaceland
Win MOBY's 'Last Night Remixed' CD!
2008 is the year Moby kept the dance floor hopping, and the legendary DJ continues on by bringing together some of the best remixes from this year's Last Night. Delivering 13 separate mixes, Last Night Remixed brings them all together in one continues, booty shaking track. With help from names like Freemasons, Holy Ghost!, Shapeshifters, AC Slater and more, putting this album in is as good as having Moby along DJ'ing your own private party.
After the meditative electronica of 2002's 18 and the singer-songwriter moves of 2005's Hotel, Moby returned to the dance floor with a vengeance on his new album Last Night, released on April 1st, 2008. Spanning hands-in-the-air, Smiley-faced rave anthems, cosmic Giorgio Moroder-styled Euro-disco, hip-hop both old school and underground, and downtempo, end-of-the-night ambience, Last Night is a dance music tour de force that looks back at Moby's deep roots in the club scene at the same time as it embraces the future.
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In an interview with Spin magazine, Moby said he picked he 'name' as an acronym for ... what?!
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'Hands On In Between' is Paul van Dyk´s follow up to his fifth artist album, 'In Between'. The album met with global critical and commercial acclaim and cemented his position as the world´s leading electronic music artist.
The ensuing months have seen tours across the planet, including DJ dates and the new addition of van Dyk´s unique live show, which took in two dates in Central Park, the Ultra Music Festival, and more. Each mix takes the original track firmly into a club environment, making them perfect for peak-time consumption.
This releases features new remixes never before released on CD and also includes the result of Paul´s Beatport remix contest (Far Away Mateo Murphy Remix).
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Which song are these famous PvD lyrics from: "Cars and planes and boats won't do"?!
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The popular children's tale 'Peter & The Wolf' receives a 21st century update when to arrives on DVD December 9th from Magnolia Home Entertainment.
Combining stop-frame model animation using state-of-the-art digital technology, a new recording by London's Philharmonic Orchestra, and a timeless tale, a magical world appears in which youngsters learn to find the strength and courage to overcome their fears.
Resonating with over five generations of children worldwide, the story of the irreverent Peter has been updated to include environmental themes resulting in "an eco-savvy tale that weighs the price of compassion" (Los Angeles Times).
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Based on the classic musical composition by Sergei Prokofiev, 'Peter & The Wolf' was honored as the Best Animated Short Film at which year's Academy Awards®?!
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In 1974, a young Frenchman named Philippe Petit stepped out on a wire illegally rigged between the New York World Trade Center's twin towers. After nearly an hour dancing on the wire, he was arrested, taken for psychological evaluation and brought to jail before he was finally released.
This documentary compiles Petit's footage to show the many extraordinary challenges he faced in completing this high-wire feat. Called "deeply moving" and "highly entertaining" (Hollywood Reporter), James Marsh's "breahtaking" (USA Today) award-winning documentary brings Petit's extraordinary adventure to life through the testimony of Philippe himself, and some of the co-conspirators who helped him create the unique and magnificent spectacle that became known as "the artistic crime of the century."
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What was the exact date that a young Frenchman named Philippe Petit stepped out on a wire and illegally rigged between the New York's twin towers?!
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Win 'Radio City Christmas Spectacular: Rockettes'!
One of the greatest and most beloved American holiday traditions, the 'Radio City Christmas Spectacular - Starring The Rockettes', will be available on DVD for the first time on November 4th.
Two titans of entertainment, Time Life and Madison Square Garden Entertainment, are partnering to bring this national treasure and American icon to fans everywhere.
The DVD will afford viewers the opportunity to enjoy the cherished holiday show from their own homes as the world-famous Radio City Rockettes perform on the Great Stage of Radio City Music Hall. The Christmas Spectacular is America's #1 Holiday show and has played to more than 65 million people in its long history.
In 2008, more than 1.2 million fans will attend the New York City production and an additional 1 million patrons are expected to see the debut of the brand new Arena tour production and the theatre's touring version of The Christmas Spectacular this year.
'The Radio City Christmas Spectacular' was filmed last year as part of the 75th celebration and was broadcast as a primetime special on NBC, produced by Don Hewitt of 60 Minutes. 'The Radio City Christmas Spectacular - Starring The Rockettes' DVD will include the entire 90 minute live show featuring the world famous Radio City Rockettes with their signature eye high kicks and astounding precision choreography.
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The Radio City Christmas Spectacular has been a holiday tradition since its inception in which year?!
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Alvin, Simon, and Theodore are back in 2008 with their first new non-soundtrack album in over 15 years.
'Undeniable' features covers of major hits that have spent in excess of 100 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart (including six songs that broke into the top 20!), as well as four new Chipmunks originals. With the band's 50th anniversary, the Chipmunks deliver yet another hit record as the follow-up to last year's platinum-selling.
With over 40 million albums sold worldwide, two #1 Billboard Hits, and 3 GRAMMYr Awards, the Chipmunks are a phenomenon that just won't quit, and to celebrate their 50th anniversary 'Undeniable' which was produced by Ali Dee (Speed Racer, Transformers, Garfield soundtracks).
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According to 'The Chipmunk Song' (1958), what does Alvin want for Christmas?!
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Season one of the summer's most-buzzed about, sexiest television show, 'Swingtown' sizzles its way onto DVD for the first time December 9 from CBS Home Entertainment and Paramount Home Entertainment.
From the Emmy® nominated director* of "Six Feet Under" and "Big Love," Swingtown Season One will include all 13 blistering episodes on a four-disc set from the show's inaugural season plus exclusive special features and audio commentaries sure to warm up any cold winter night.
Superbly acted and critically adored, the show features arousing performances from Daytime Emmy® nominee Grant Show ("Melrose Place," "Ryan's Hope") and Screen Actors Guild® nominee Molly Parker ("Deadwood," "Six Feet Under") as it follows the sexual journey of three couples exploring new freedoms and seeking connections with each other through open marriages, "key parties" and other swinger's extravaganzas.
With incredible nostalgic detail in design, clothing and music, Swingtown Season One also features mind-blowing performances from Jack Davenport (Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End), Lana Parrilla ("24"), Josh Hopkins ("Brothers & Sisters") and Miriam Shor ("Big Day").
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The character of 'Bruce Miller' is played by the actor Jack Davenport, but in which set of movies did the actor play alongside the man who brought 'Officer Tom Hanson' to life in the early '90s?!
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Follow the voyages of the original Starship Enterprise as its five-year mission to explore strange new worlds, seek out new life and civilizations and boldly go where no man has gone before concludes with the third and final chapter, 'STAR TREK® The Original Series: Season Three Remastered,' arriving as a seven-disc DVD set on November 18th from CBS Home Entertainment and Paramount Home Entertainment.
Remarkably remastered for the first time, experience the epic series created by Gene Roddenberry as it’s never been seen before, featuring fully restored episodes with brilliant picture quality, unbelievable new CGI special effects and a re-recorded score.
The DVD contains all 24 episodes from Season Three as well as two versions of the famous “The Cage” episode (the original pilot episode plus the extended version), new rare home movies, collectible data cards and special features.
Led by the charismatic and celebrated cast of William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, Nichelle Nichols, George Takei and Bill Blackburn, the thrilling and action-packed third season explorations of Captain James T. Kirk, Mr. Spock and the rest of the Enterprise crew have never looked and sounded so good.
So, if you would like to win one of these fantastic new DVD box-sets then just answer this easy question: From the original series, in "Spectre of the Gun", Chekov becomes part of the notorious Clanton Gang (of O.K. Corral fame) when the Melkotians take Kirk & Co. to Tombstone, Arizona. Which member of the Clanton Gang is he in this "re-enactment"?!
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16 year old PATRICK DRONEY has become one of America's phenomenal young guitar players and talented young songwriters. Winning the Robert Johnson Star Award in 2006 as one of the country's most promising young musicians, he has been turning heads since picking up the guitar at the age of 7.
Patrick has graced the stages of The Montreal Jazz Festival, The Whiskey
A-Go-Go, BB King's Blues Clubs (LA and NYC), The Bamboozle Music Festival,
and House of Blues, just to name a few.
He has been the support band for such legends as BB King
and the late James Brown and recently (October 2007) performed at the Taj
Mahal in Atlantic City as part of the Jimi Hendrix Experience Tour, sharing
the stage with Mitch Mitchell (drums) and Billy Cox (bass), the same Jimi
Hendrix Experience rhythm section that played behind Hendrix at Woodstock.
Critics have compared his talent to one that fuses elements of Stevie Ray
Vaughan, Robert Johnson and John Mayer while adding his own original style.
Patrick posses a textural smoothness and warm fluidity that connotes a
visceral connection between his fingers and the fret board, belying his
age. Blues Matters Magazine dubbed him 'The New Generation,' The 2007 SXSW
Festival Must-See list called him 'one of the best young guitarists alive
today.'
If you would like to win your own copy of this new CD just answer this easy question: Droney's band (in 2006) were even the
youngest to play which venue in Asbury Park, NJ - according to Vintage
Guitar Magazine?!
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AFTER 40 YEARS
REPRISE SETS NEIL YOUNG’S SUGAR MOUNTAIN
RELEASE FOR DECEMBER 2nd!
Just five days shy of his 23rd birthday, Neil Young’s solo career launched
in earnest with an engagement at The Canterbury House in Ann Arbor,
Michigan. Having left the Buffalo Springfield only six months earlier, Neil
brought just his guitar along to the facility operated by the Episcopal
Diocese of Michigan as a ministry to University of Michigan students,
faculty and staff.
The truth was that the engagement was something of a “stealth” booking, an
experiment to determine if audiences would accept Neil’s music in its most
elemental form. Having performed previously in the context of a band, he was
unsure if he could deliver his music as convincingly alone. The Canterbury
House experience erased all doubts and set the stage for the succession of
Neil Young solo albums that continues to this day.
The night of November 9, 1968 (and the night following), he performed his
music and told stories between the songs to a rapt audience. The
performances were recorded those evenings on a TEAC 2 track tape recorder,
the tapes kept in storage over the intervening years.
More than 40 years will have passed when Reprise Records releases Sugar
Mountain Live At Canterbury House 1968 as part of the continuing Neil Young
Archive Performance Series.
The 23-track album will be issued on November
25th and includes recordings made on both nights and offers a glimpse into
the development of a legendary artist. The album includes songs that were
written during his Buffalo Springfield tenure as well as newly written
material that would appear on future solo albums.
One of the spoken word
standouts is an amusing tale of Neil’s hapless “day job” experience
working
in a Toronto bookstore that still brings laughs today as it did that night
so long ago.
It should be noted that Sugar Mountain Live is not slated for inclusion in
the long anticipated Neil Young Archives Vol. 1 (1963 – 1972).
The 10-disc
Blu-ray and DVD packages will be released early in 2009 with a specific date
forthcoming.
The legendary title track, written on Neil’s 19th birthday, is certainly a
highlight as are such songs as “Mr. Soul,” “Expecting To Fly,” and
“The
Loner.” Just about every one of the thirteen songs included in the album
came to be appreciated as touchstones of Neil Young’s brilliant songwriting
prowess over the decades to follow.
Sugar Mountain Live At Canterbury House 1968 was recorded in stereo on two
tracks. It’s intimacy, warmth and brilliance still shine through forty
years later.
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Warner Music Canada announced this week that Fortune's Favour, the latest
album from St. John's NL based group Great Big Sea has been certified gold
in Canada. Fortune's Favour is Great Big Sea's ninth studio release since
their 1995 debut, Up. It is a testament to the band's popularity that every
album they have recorded has now been certified gold or platinum in Canada.
Fortune's Favour was produced by Juno-award winner
singer/songwriter/producer Hawksley Workman and features the album's first
single, "Walk On The Moon," which became the soundtrack for a series of
Olympic highlight videos posted on youtube by fans. The band's current US
single, "Here and Now," is enjoying extensive airplay. Fortune's Favour
continues to push the boundaries of music and art by marrying the
traditional music of Newfoundland with their own pop explorations.
One of the most explosive live bands currently on the music scene, Great Big
Sea regularly garners media praise and will continue to tour the US
throughout the fall with Canadian dates to follow through year's end.
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The Spring Standards first sang together in the last summer of the 20th
century. Having just turned 16, the three teens with a common affinity for
"oldies" music and harmony spent the better part of the next 2 years playing
shows around the Delaware/Pennsylvania area. Influenced as much by their
parent's record collections as they were by what they heard on the radio,
their style began to take shape into something a little bit both and a
little bit neither.
When high school graduation came along, their paths
divided; years passed and things changed, but before they knew it they were
all living within a few blocks of each other in New York City. The
transition back into making music together was as natural as it was
surprising - they happily picked up where they had left off years before,
with a unique style that refuses to sit comfortably in any genre.
James, Heather and James are all songwriters and multi-instrumentalists.
They use their strengths as a trio to create a sound that listeners might
expect from a band twice their size. With an emphasis on 3-part harmony and
a variety of instrumental switching, their range and energy onstage make
each live show a unique event.
The band is currently releasing their debut EP, No One Will Know. They will also be touring
throughout the country this summer and fall and hope to release a
full-length record within the year.
If you would like to win your own copy of this new EP, just answer this easy question: The band is currently releasing their debut EP, No One Will Know, which they co-produced with which member of Old 97s?!
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Somewhere in New Jersey, three roommates with superpowers, Master Shake, Frylock and Meatwad, unite to solve the neighborhood's unnatural mysteries. When they're not fighting crime or each other, they relax by swimming in their next-door-neighbor's pool.
Episodes:
Robots Everywhere
Sirens
Reedickyoulus
Hoppy Bunny
Laser Lenses
Couples Skate
Dummy Love
The Marines
Bible Fruit
Gene E.
Shake Like Me
She Creature
Chick Magnet
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Heavy metal and animation collide in this program from the popular Adult Swim brand. The metal band Deathklok, which includes both Scandinavian and American members, has conquered the world, becoming far more influential than any band in music history.
But with success comes danger and corruption, and most episodes of the show sees the band fending off the attentions of a shadowy organization known as the Tribunal, who attempt to bring the band`s popularity to an abrupt halt.
METALOCALYPSE is full of brutal cartoon violence (it`s not unusual for audience members to die at Deathklok shows) that has won over countless fans from the heavy metal community.
In this second season, the global economy tumbles when the band withdraws from the public eye and hits the studio to begin recording their new album. The collection presents every episode from the show`s second season.
So, if you would like to win one of these new DVDs then just answer this easy question: 'Metalocalypse' is an American animated television series on Adult Swim created by Brendon Small and which other person?!
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This quirky animated series offers a course of wild adventures with a crazy catering company in Marzipan City. There, chef Mung Daal is famed for his oddball dishes. And he's ready to pass on his culinary knowledge to his apprentice, Chowder - if he can get the precocious lad to listen.
Meanwhile, Mung Daal's bossy wife, Truffles, and the humorless rock-monster, Shnitzel, fill out the rest of the kitchen staff in this fun, stomach-rumbling series.
This volume presents 10 complete episodes of the Cartoon Network show.
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Just the most memorable hits of all time, including “Cisco Kid,” "Low Rider" and “The World is a Ghetto.”
On October 14, 2008, War will release three special commemorative packages, containing their greatest hits live in concert. Distributed by Rhino Records/Warner Music Group, this Avenue Records multi-disc onslaught will include a live DVD, a Blu-Ray DVD and a double CD. These three packages mark the band’s first live releases.
Recorded at a sold-out performance at The Grove in Anaheim, California, in late December, 2007, the sets also contain a fold-out poster of the band. The legendary band War has slated their first releases in 14 years, all three titled Greatest Hits Live, definitive sets that will ensure the band’s continuing status as part of the collective consciousness of American popular culture.
The tracks that grace these packages have been sampled by artists including 2Pac, Ice Cube, Ice-T, Method Man, Redman, The Geto Boys, The Beastie Boys and countless other rap artists, and R&B artists like Janet Jackson and Barry White. War tracks have been covered by funk royalty like George Clinton, and rockers ZZ Top. War’s impact on musicians of virtually all genres has been immense.
With the band’s long-hailed, musical virtuosity, and influences that include jazz, rock, funk, soul, R&B and Latin, War has impacted its fans, as well as other musicians, regardless of race, generation or genre. This is the one “War” that has truly brought people together.
So, if you would like to win one of these new DVDs then just answer this easy question: International history was made when “Why Can’t We Be Friends” was played in space, as NASA beamed the track to Soviet cosmonauts and U.S. astronauts ... but in which year?!
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Prepare for awesomeness as DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc.’s (NYSE: DWA) powerhouse hit, Kung Fu Panda, makes another unmatched move as it breaks out early on DVD and Blu-ray on Sunday, November 9th along with the studio’s unprecedented debut of a brand new companion story, Secrets of the Furious Five.
In response to fans’ overwhelming enthusiasm for its latest hit, DreamWorks Animation is delivering more of what audiences loved with the world premiere of the all-new adventure Secrets of the Furious Five. Delving into the backstories of the unforgettable characters from Kung Fu Panda with brand new animation, Secrets of the Furious Five once again features the voices of Jack Black as the heroic and beloved Po and Dustin Hoffman as Master Shifu.
One of the most anticipated home entertainment releases of the year, Kung Fu Panda is now coupled with Po’s new adventure for an unprecedented Pandamonium Double Pack that delivers a phenomenal entertainment value for the whole family with an anticipated retail price under $25.
With an all-star cast of voice talent including Jack Black, Angelina Jolie, Dustin Hoffman, Jackie Chan, Lucy Liu and Ian McShane, Kung Fu Panda delighted audiences around the world with its fun and uplifting story of an unlikely martial arts hero.
In Secrets of the Furious Five, Po faces what may be his greatest challenge: trying to teach a class of young Kung Fu students. To gain the unruly group’s attention, he leans on the one thing closest to his heart—his Kung Fu fan-boy knowledge. Secrets of the Furious Five further expands on the stories of Monkey, Tigress, Mantis, Viper and Crane as Po relates how they unlocked important lessons to become truly excellent in the art and ideals of Kung Fu.
Disc 1:
Kung Fu Panda
Bonus features - Filmmakers’ Commentary
Meet the Cast
Pushing the Boundaries
Sound Design
“Kung Fu Fighting” Music Video by Cee-Lo
Mr. Ping’s Noodle House
How To Use Chopsticks
Conservation International: Help Save Wild Pandas
Dragon Warrior Training Academy
Printables & Weblinks
DreamWorks Animation Video JukeBox
Disc 2:
Secrets of the Furious Five
Bonus features - Po’s Power Play
Learn to Draw: Crane, Monkey, Viper, Po, Mantis & Tigress
Dumpling Shuffle
Pandamonium Activity Kit
Sound Machine
HP Printables
Custom Printables
Kung Fu Panda Activision Game Demo (DVD ROM)
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa Activision Game Demo (DVD ROM)
Land of the Panda
Learn the Panda Dance
Do You Kung Fu?
Inside the Chinese Zodiac
Animals of Kung Fu Panda
What Fighting Style Are You?
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Acclaimed BATTLESTAR GALACTICA and EUREKA composer Bear McCreary delves into the horror genre with this sensational score to the all-new Warner Bros. Home Video feature DVD film, REST STOP: DON’T LOOK BACK, the terrifying sequel to the original horror hit REST STOP.
No stranger to the genre, having scored the original REST STOP as well as WRONG TURN 2, McCreary delivers music that cranks up all the fear and excitement of this new installment of the REST STOP saga.
Bonus Tracks include re-mastered tracks from the original REST STOP film. DVD and BLU-RAY in stores everywhere from Warner Home Video.
If you would like to win your own copy of this new CD just answer this easy question: From off the soundtrack the song 'All That Remains' is obviously composed by Bear but performed by which artist?!
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'Max Payne' tells the story of a maverick cop determined to track down those responsible for the brutal murder of his family and partner. Hell-bent on revenge, his obsessive investigation takes him on a nightmare journey into a dark underworld.
As they mystery deepens, Max (Mark Wahlberg), is forced to battle enemies beyond the natural world and face an unthinkable betrayal. The film is directed by John Moore and also stars Beau Bridges, Ludacris, Donal Logue, Chris O’Donnell, and Mila Kunis as Mona Sax.
“The music for Max Payne had on objective: to intrigue,” described Director John Moore. “Beltrami and Sanders wonderfully dark-woven score does just that, it pulls the viewer ever closer to the grisly, macabre dénouement.”
To do so the composers Beltrami and Sanders took an innovative approach. They describe, “The film opens with Max drowning underwater, floating serenely and waiting to embrace death. It’s a beautiful but disturbing image. Time to detune the piano!”
If you would like to win your own copy of this new CD just answer this easy question: Buck Sanders has been Marco Beltrami’s assistant in 1997. He has worked with Beltrami programming synthesizers and providing additional cues for his scores for the past ten years. He has composed scores for the film documentary CamGirls, the 2005 film Mindgame and the 2008 film The Hurt Locker, directed by ... who?!
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Stanley embarked on a first ever solo tour in 2006 in support of his widely acclaimed solo album LIVE TO WIN. One of the stops on this tour proved to be the perfect spot to break out the HD cameras, pull up the recording truck and document this epic tour at Chicago's House Of Blues venue, presented here on ONE LIVE KISS.
Highlights including many KISS Army favorites, such as 'Lick It Up,' 'Love Gun' and 'Detroit Rock City' plus many more, were echoed through the halls by his fans. With his amazing band, the limelight stealing House Band from the CBS shows ROCK STAR: INXS and ROCK STAR: SUPERNOVA, Paul ignited the stage with his first new songs in over 8 years.
When Kiss front man Paul Stanley hit the road in 2006, he was primarily touring his new solo LP, but that old Star Child energy was impossible to suppress. Filmed before a packed house of singing, dancing, Kiss-loving fans, this heart-pounding concert shows Stanley breaking out the smash singles that made him a rock icon, including "Lick it Up," "Detroit Rock City," and "Love Gun."
So, if you would like to win one of these new DVDs then just answer this easy question: Who co-wrote the song "Let's Put the X in Sex" with Paul Stanley for the 1988 "Smahses, Thrashes, and Hits" album?!
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Warm up the hot cocoa, get all bundled up and prepare for a snow-day unlike any other when 'ARCTIC EXPOSURE WITH NIGEL MARVEN' debuts on DVD November 25 from Genius Products and Animal Planet.
Join the courageous and notable zoologist Nigel Marven, as he spends nine enthralling months exploring the wildlife and surrounding area of the Canadian Arctic on an expedition that takes him from the icy wasteland of the far north, across near-endless tundra to the vast boreal forest in the south.
Originally airing on Animal Planet in 2007, the five-part series invites viewers to embark on the adventure as Nigel follows the fortunes of the indigenous animals ˆ including polar bear cubs, walruses and an Arctic wolf - that call the extreme conditions of this unique territory home.
A great way for children and parents alike to warm up this holiday season, the ARCTIC EXPOSURE WITH NIGEL MARVEN five-part series will also include a "Behind-the-Scenes" featurette, and be available for the suggested retail price of $39.92.
So, if you would like to win one of these new DVDs then just answer this easy question: In this wonderful DVD prepare yourself for a very unique Arctic experience, and then witness a private showing of which 'light' show come the end?!
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The once-buried secret potion to being cool is rediscovered when 'The Nutty Professor' debuts on DVD November 25 from Genius Products, Rainmaker Entertainment and The Weinstein Company.
Featuring the voice talents of the original Nutty Professor, comedic icon Jerry Lewis as Julius Kelp and three-time Kids' Choice Award* Winner Drake Bell (Superhero Movie, "Drake and Josh") as his grandson Harold, 'The Nutty Professor' is the modern animated sequel to the beloved 1963 classic and one of the great family franchises in movie history.
When Harold gets his hands on the recipe for his grandfather's secret elixir, he creates a potion that drastically transforms his personality to be more confident and suave. Unfortunately his alter ego is also obnoxious and destructive.
Much like his grandfather before him, Harold must face his insecurities and fears while learning to believe in himself without the help of any special concoctions. A heart-warming comedy to be enjoyed by the whole family, 'The Nutty Professor' DVD will be available for the suggested retail price of $19.97.
So, if you would like to win one of these new DVDs then just answer this easy question: In the 1963 original movie, according to Buddy Love, these are the ingredients for an Alaskan Polar Bear Heater: 2 shots vodka, 1 shot rum, 1 shot vermouth, 1 shot brandy, 1 shot gin, 1 shot scotch, a dash of bitters, a smidgen of vinegar, an orange peel and a cherry. Mix it well and pour it into a tall glass. BUT WHAT IS THE MISSING INGREDIENT?!?!
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Siccaturie Alcock, P/K/A Jah Cure, is the new “High Priest of Reggae.” From the age of 3, music reverberated through his small frame and hypnotized the souls of all those who listened to his music.
Jah Cure’s new album, “THE UNIVERSAL CURE,” his first recorded album since his release from prison, is scheduled to be shipped worldwide in November, 2008. The first single off that album, “Hot Long Time,” featuring Flo-Rida, Mavado and Jr. Reid, was recently released in the Caribbean.
This collaboration is the first of many for Cure. The album contains collaborations with several artists, crossing the reggae, hip-hop, Latin, and R&B genres. Another single, “Mr. Jailer,” will be released from “The Universal Cure” album in the U.S. and Europe in September, 2008. Another track from the album, “Journey,” is also on the reggae compilation album, Jouney Riddims, now available worldwide on iTunes.
Cure was already on his way to becoming an international success when his life took a radical turn in 1998. He was stopped and arrested late one night in Montego Bay and charged with crimes, all of which he denied. He has maintained his innocence to this day all through his arrest, trial and incarceration. A non-jury trial was convened, where Cure’s defense lawyer based his case on “Identification vs. Recognition” case law. Unfortunately, based on one victim’s claim that he sounded like one of the perpetrators, Cure was sentenced in 1999 to 15 years in prison.
After serving eight years in jail, Cure was released from prison on July 28, 2007. His goal now is to spread love and to promote peace and healing, universally through his music. He believes his incarceration was Jah’s way of teaching him humility, kindness, forgiveness and love for his fellow man. Consequently, he has forgiven all those who have done him wrong, and all those who have judged him unjustly and unfairly.
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