From Booklist

Since the Caribbean’s multifaceted music is usually heard in the U.S. only in such popular forms as reggae and salsa, Manuel and company’s diligent scholarship is much needed. They provide thoughtful descriptions of such overlooked styles as the bachata of the Dominican Republic and the voudou-jazz of Haiti, as well as of the forms of more musically famous islands, such as Jamaica and Trinidad. They discuss such insular cultural manifestations as the salsa vs. merengue conflict in New York City and the Hindu devotional songs of Trinidad’s Indian community. They describe their travels in several rather inaccessible countries, particularly Cuba. They cogently argue how the Caribbean’s historical, political, and social developments shaped its musics. The musical analyses and notation they provide are straightforward enough to interest careful listeners as well as casual fans, and the many helpful discographies throughout the book–not to mention the cool phot (more…)

From Booklist

Since the Caribbean’s multifaceted music is usually heard in the U.S. only in such popular forms as reggae and salsa, Manuel and company’s diligent scholarship is much needed. They provide thoughtful descriptions of such overlooked styles as the bachata of the Dominican Republic and the voudou-jazz of Haiti, as well as of the forms of more musically famous islands, such as Jamaica and Trinidad. They discuss such insular cultural manifestations as the salsa vs. merengue conflict in New York City and the Hindu devotional songs of Trinidad’s Indian community. They describe their travels in several rather inaccessible countries, particularly Cuba. They cogently argue how the Caribbean’s historical, political, and social developments shaped its musics. The musical analyses and notation they provide are straightforward enough to interest careful listeners as well as casual fans, and the many helpful discographies throughout the book–not to mention the cool phot (more…)

Inground Pool Supplies

From Publishers Weekly

This is a challenging and fascinating look at various ways in which popular music from the 1940s to the 1990s represented “anchor moments in the cultural, social and political realms of twentieth-century African American history.” Ramsay, an assistant professor of music at the University of Pennsylvania, notes that this “is not a comprehensive, strictly chronological study”; he also uses a wide range of source material including family narratives, recordings, live concerts and films. But his sophisticated understanding of current ethnological, musicological, literary and historical theories-as well as a clear and engaging writing style remarkably free of theoretical jargon-explores a central theme: the “subjective understanding of black music as shaped continually by community sensibilities.” Through nuanced looks at such musical artists as Dinah Washington and Dizzy Gillespie, Ramsay shows not only that their work displays a wide range of express (more…)

Indie rock music burst onto the scene in the early ’80s with bands like Sonic Youth. A decade later, the music of Pavement, Guided By Voices, and Radiohead brought tons of new converts. Today, indie rock has exploded across all media, from popular TV shows such as The O.C. to numerous commercials and sold-out stadium tours. The poetry and stories in REVOLUTION ON CANVAS, VOLUME 2 range from the hysterically funny to the achingly sad and are written by the biggest names in indie rock today. The Deftones, Fall Out Boy, Armor for Sleep, Motion City Soundtrack, Atreyu, and A Static Lullaby are just some of the bands included in the second installment of this extraordinary and fascinating series.

About the Author

RICH BALLING lives in Fullerton, California.

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2008 three CD set. Decades before the Hip Hop community brought the words ‘mix tape’ to a whole new level, Post-Punk, New Wave and Alternative music fans were making each other mix tapes in hopes of sharing the sounds of their latest musical purchases. As their collections grew, the mix tapes became more diverse and exciting. Just like a long lost collection from a music fan’s mix tape past, this triple disc compilation features the best of late ’70s and early ’80s Post-Punk nuggets that are still as refreshing today as they were 4,372 mix tapes ago! 57 tracks including cuts from Echo & The Bunnymen, Yazoo, David Bowie, Roxy Music, Talking Heads, Duran Duran, Kraftwerk, The Cure, A Flock Of Seagulls, OMD, Gang Of Four, Talk Talk, PiL and many more. EMI.

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2008 three CD set. Decades before the Hip Hop community brought the words ‘mix tape’ to a whole new level, Post-Punk, New Wave and Alternative music fans were making each other mix tapes in hopes of sharing the sounds of their latest musical purchases. As their collections grew, the mix tapes became more diverse and exciting. Just like a long lost collection from a music fan’s mix tape past, this triple disc compilation features the best of late ’70s and early ’80s Post-Punk nuggets that are still as refreshing today as they were 4,372 mix tapes ago! 57 tracks including cuts from Echo & The Bunnymen, Yazoo, David Bowie, Roxy Music, Talking Heads, Duran Duran, Kraftwerk, The Cure, A Flock Of Seagulls, OMD, Gang Of Four, Talk Talk, PiL and many more. EMI.

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Empire Of The Sun: Music From The Original Motion Picture Score! Music Composed & Conducted By John Williams! TRACKS: 1. Suo Gan (Performed by The Ambrosian Junior Choir, Directed by John McCarthy, Soloist: James Rainbird); 2. Cadillac of the Skies; 3. Jim’s New Life; 4. Lost in the Crowd; 5. Imaginary Air Battle; 6. The Return to the City; 7. Liberation: Exsultate Justi; 8. The British Grenadiers (Traditional); 9. Toy Planes, Home and Hearth (Chopin Mazurka Opus 17 No. 4); 10. The Streets of Shanghai; 11. The Pheasant Hunt; 12. No Road Home / Seeing The Bomb; & 13. Exsultate Justi.

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This stunning concert documentary sheds fresh light on U2′s controversial 1997 Popmart tour, the Irish rockers’ gaudy, epic trek in support of their electronica-edged Pop album. Mixed reactions to the pulsing, dance friendly music on Pop and disappointing ticket sales to stateside Popmart shows were interpreted as evidence that the band’s new sound and look were merely opportunistic. Yet one need only view Popmart Live alongside the Rolling Stones’ contemporaneous Bridges to Babylon 1998 long-form video to grasp U2′s underlying passion and conviction. While Popmart trumps the Stones (ringmasters of the original rock & roll circus and among the principal inventors of stadium rock) in terms of sheer scale, U2′s presentation still strikes thematic sparks missing from the Stones’ more conservative designs for the Bridges stage. With its vast, ramped stage and enveloping video backdrop, the Popmart set serves the band’s posttechno impulses, yet the music remain (more…)

From the Director

1 Pop Muzik 2 Mofo 3 I Will Follow 4 Gone 5 Even Better Than The Real Thing 6 Last Night On Earth 7 Until The End Of The World 8 New Year’s Day 9 Pride (In The Name Of Love) 10 I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For 11 All I Want Is You 12 Desire 13 Staring At The Sun 14 Sunday Bloody Sunday 15 Bullet The Blue Sky 16 Please 17 Where The Streets Have No Name 18 Lemon 19 Discotheque 20 If You Wear That Velvet Dress 21 With Or Without You 22 Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me 23 Mysterious Ways 24 One 25 Wake Up Dead Man

U2′s PopMart Live from Mexico City is released on DVD for the first time on September 18th in two formats, a Special Limited Edition 2-DVD Deluxe Packaging version and a single disc, Standard version. Described as a sci-fi disco supermarket, the PopMart Tour opened in its “spiritual home”, Las Vegas on April 25, 1997. All trash and kitsch, PopMart introduced a giant mirrorball lemon, a 100 foot cocktail stick (more…)

Item Name: Rescue From Gilligan’s Island; Studio: Westlake Ent. Group

Gilligan (Bob Denver), the Skipper (Alan Hale Jr.), the Howells (Jim Backus, Natalie Schafer), the Professor (Russell Johnson), Mary Ann (Dawn Wells), and Ginger (Judith Baldwin) have been shipwrecked for 15 long years, but when a decaying Soviet satellite crashes on the uncharted tropical island, their dreams of rescue finally come true! Or do they?!

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