DEARBORN, Mich., June 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
A simpler time when driving was harder
The air conditioner is a windshield that folds down. There are three
foot pedals, none of which are the gas. Instead, the accelerator is the
lever on the side of the steering column where the turning signal would be
- if there were a turning signal. Braking is a precarious art that involves
finding the middle or neutral position between low and high gear so the
right-hand brake pedal can be depressed without stalling the car. Oh, and
the ignition is a crank that requires plenty of elbow grease. The Ford
Model T - a triumph of simplicity in form and function in its day - is
actually quite a challenge to drive for today's motorists. As Ford
celebrates the 100-year anniversary of the Model T this year, hundreds of
enthusiasts are taking their vintage Model T's on the road and remembering
a simpler time when driving was harder. For more information, contact
Marisa Bradley at mbradl31@ford.com or 313-845-3971 or click on:
http://media.ford.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=28516
Ford and Toby Keith keep on truckin'
Relationships between consumer products and celebrity spokespeople tend
to come and go in today's fast-paced marketing world. A few are authentic
and effective enough to stand the test of time. The partnership between
country music star Toby Keith and Ford Trucks began in 2002 and has
flourished through numerous albums, concert tours and music videos. As
Keith kicks off his new tour -- "Biggest and Baddest" -- in Birmingham,
Ala., this week, Ford is the presenting sponsor. And the collaboration
doesn't stop there. The show opens with a theatrical video produced by Ford
that features Keith and F-Series trucks. The integration continues
throughout the concert, with Ford Trucks -- and/or parts of them --
appearing on stage with Keith. Last year, a Super Duty grille formed the
front of a drum riser throughout the entire show. The plan for this year is
top secret, but it will be impossible to miss the new 2009 Ford F-150
during Keith's show. For more information, contact Becky Sanch at
bsanch@ford.com or 313-594-4410 or click on:
http://media.ford.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=28485&make_id=trust
A Hollywood beginning for the Lincoln MKS
A traditional commercial just isn't enough to convey the essence of the
new Lincoln MKS, a luxury flagship sedan debuting this summer. Taking a
significant leap from the traditional 30- and 60-second broadcast
advertising model, Lincoln this week launched a three-minute movie
featuring the all-new 2009 Lincoln MKS. Shot on location in Hollywood
Hills, MadCrazyLove is a three-minute commercial, with accompanying 30- and
15-second spots, that introduces the newest member of the Lincoln family -
the 2009 Lincoln MKS - against the backdrop of a fun, romantic story.
Sultry, soft sounds from the legendary Marvin Gaye, a dark, dusky evening,
the smooth ride and distinct styling of the MKS set the mood for a story
with as many twists and turns as Mulholland Drive. The new spot made its
television debut Tuesday during the Black Entertainment Television Awards
pre-show. Following the show, the movie was posted live online at
http://www.lincoln.com and http://www.lincolnlounge.com . For more information, contact
Mark Schirmer at mschirmer@ford.com and (313) 390-8647 or click on:
http://media.ford.com/products/press_article_display.cfm?article_id=28508&v
ehi cle_id=1678&make_id=93&CFID=451915&CFTOKEN=64896464 (Due to length of
the URL please copy and paste into your browser)
Students, grab your wrenches
The sight of 50 Ford Focuses parked in front of Ford's World
Headquarters, each with the same undiagnosed problem, would normally be a
cause for concern. This week, it merely meant the stage was set for a
special competition among high schools students. More than 8,000 auto tech
students vied for a spot in this year's finals. Fifty two-person teams
representing high school automotive technology programs from across the
country raced against the clock and each other to diagnose and repair
identically "bugged" 2008 Ford Focuses. The winning duo earned the title of
Best Student Auto Tech Team in the nation, plus scholarships and the
opportunity to work for a week as honorary pit crew members for the
renowned Roush Fenway Racing Team. For more information, contact Marisa
Bradley at mbradl31@ford.com or 313-845-3971 or click on:
http://media.ford.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=28509
Cast your vote, raise money for diabetes research
Ford Customer Service Division put the challenge out to the Juvenile
Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) kids to come up with the design that
will appear on the Motorcraft/Quick Lane/Custom Accessories Shelby Mustang
Funny Car, driven by Bob Tasca III, at the NHRA U.S. Nationals later this
summer. The designs are in and the voting is underway. Visit
http://www.jdrf.org/ford now through July 31 to vote for your favorite design by
making a monetary donation to JDRF. The top five donation-earning designs
will then be narrowed down to one, which will be featured on Tasca's Shelby
Mustang Funny Car during the U.S. Nationals in Indianapolis Aug. 29 - Sept.
1. For more information, contact Alexis Kinch at akinch@pcgcampbell.com or
313-203-7103 or click on:
http://media.ford.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=28517
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Panda kicks Sandler at US box office
Moviegoers across North America were in a fighting mood during the weekend, cheering the family cartoon Kung Fu Panda to the top spot at a box office packed with hits.
Wednesday, 11 June 2008
Salman Rushdie - Rushdie Is Hooked On Acting
SALMAN RUSHDIE is calling on Hollywood casting directors to offer him more movie roles - after being bitten by the acting bug.
The controversial author made his debut, playing a gynaecologist in Helen Hunt movie Then She Found Me.
And Rushdie - who was issued with a fatwah after the release of his 1988 novel The Satanic Verses - admits he is hooked.
The 60-year-old says, "When I was at college I did more acting that writing, but I discovered I wasn't any good, so I did the other thing.
"Now it's like an unscratched itch. So if there are jobs, I'm available."
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Che'Nelle ft. Cham
Artist: Che'Nelle ft. Cham
Genre(s):
Reggae
Discography:
I fell in love with a DJ
Year: 2007
Tracks: 4
Selena
Monday, 2 June 2008
Bob Zurke
Artist: Bob Zurke
Genre(s):
Blues
Discography:
Collection (Boogie Woogie)
Year:
Tracks: 3
One of the legions of idle words musicians to have lived hard and died young, the Detroit-born Zurke was best known for his stint as pianist with singer Bob Crosby's Bobcats. Zurke spent time with Oliver Naylor's Orchestra in Philadelphia during the late '20s and early '30s; he besides recorded with bassist Thelma Terry & Her Playboys in 1928. Around that meter, organiser Don Redman hired Zurke (and Glen Gray of the Casa Loma Orchestra) to written matter parts for arrangements he'd written for McKinney's Cotton Pickers. Zurke united the Bobcats late in 1936, and (except for a 1937 hiatus brought on by a crushed leg suffered in horseplay with Bob Haggart) remained with them until the summertime of 1939, when he formed his have short-lived large banding. That band bust up the following spring.
Alimony problems landed Zurke in jailhouse briefly in 1940. After his release that August, he worked as a solo piano player. During the number one half of 1941, he played in Chicago, Detroit, and St. Paul. He touched to Los Angeles in the summertime of 1942. That August he began a tenure at the Hangover Club, where he would cover to work until his death in early 1944. On February 15, Zurke collapsed in the club and was taken to Los Angeles General Hospital; he died a day later at eld 32. Zurke was jolly popular in his day, winning the Down Beat mag poll in 1939 as c. H. Best pianist. He was an whizz boogie-woogie actor and reportedly a front-runner of Jelly Roll Morton. While his to the highest degree famous association was with Bob Crosby, Zurke also worked with other musicians of promissory note, including Connee Boswell, Bunny Berigan, the Andrews Sisters, and Bing Crosby (Bob's comrade). In 1983, the City of Hamtramck, MI, esteemed Zurke's computer storage with a memorial cruise; attendees included Bob Crosby.
Sag Producers Resume Crucial Talks
The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers resumed negotiations with
the Screen Actors Guild on Wednesday following the AMPTP's tentative deal with the
American Federation of Television and Radio Artists. In the end, the producers acceded
to AFTRA's demands that they obtain consent before using a clip of an actor's performance
online. The producers had earlier insisted that the costs of obtaining such permissions
would outweigh any potential revenue from such use. Analysts suggested that in th
e end the producers decided simply to forgo using such clips online -- and the minimal
revenue that they were thought to represent -- rather than prolong the dispute over
them. Nevertheless, it was uncertain whether SAG would accept a similar deal with
the AMPTP, which, in virtually all respects is otherwise a copy of the agreement hashed
out earlier with the Writers Guild of America and the Directors Guild of America.
Currently, the movie industry is already experiencing what many are calling a de
facto strike, with studios unwilling to greenlight any film that could be shut down after
the expiration of the current contract on June 30.
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Kotiteollisuus
Artist: Kotiteollisuus
Genre(s):
Metal: Death,Black
Discography:
Taman Taivaan Alla
Year: 2004
Tracks: 2
Amy and Pete get back to music
TROUBLED Babyshambles frontman Pete Doherty has confirmed that Rehab singer Amy Winehouse has teamed up with his band's guitarist Mick Whitnall to produce a new track.
Doherty confirmed that Winehouse teamed up with Whitnall in the studio while he was in London’s Wormwood Scrubs Prison. He told Britain’s Daily Star newspaper: “Mick and Amy have a great relationship. They have been working on material while I was in prison. When I came out I went straight to the recording studio. I just want to get the music going. We’ve been told we will be doing a third album. That will keep me busy and hopefully out of trouble.” The collaboration, first sounded out last year, is tipped to be released as a single and will appear on the next Babyshambles album. Earlier this month, producer Mark Ronson reportedly halted sessions to record the new James Bond theme with Winehouse, 24, saying he was not sure she was ready to work on new music. Doherty was released from jail last week after serving 29 days of a 14-week sentence for drug offences. Babyshambles will play a freedom concert in London tomorrow.
Doherty confirmed that Winehouse teamed up with Whitnall in the studio while he was in London’s Wormwood Scrubs Prison. He told Britain’s Daily Star newspaper: “Mick and Amy have a great relationship. They have been working on material while I was in prison. When I came out I went straight to the recording studio. I just want to get the music going. We’ve been told we will be doing a third album. That will keep me busy and hopefully out of trouble.” The collaboration, first sounded out last year, is tipped to be released as a single and will appear on the next Babyshambles album. Earlier this month, producer Mark Ronson reportedly halted sessions to record the new James Bond theme with Winehouse, 24, saying he was not sure she was ready to work on new music. Doherty was released from jail last week after serving 29 days of a 14-week sentence for drug offences. Babyshambles will play a freedom concert in London tomorrow.
Carnal Forge
Artist: Carnal Forge
Genre(s):
Metal: Death,Black
Discography:
Aren't You Dead Yet?
Year: 2004
Tracks: 10
The More You Suffer
Year: 2003
Tracks: 12
Please...Die!
Year: 2001
Tracks: 9
Firedemon
Year: 2001
Tracks: 12
Who's Gonna Burn
Year: 1997
Tracks: 10
Carnal Forge, piece aligned with Sweden's fertile death metallic element scene, actually harks second more than to classical thrash and speed metal, specially Slayer (as well as the musical sensibilities of countrymen At the Gates). Formed in September 1997, the band featured vocaliser Jonas Kjellgren (ex-Dellamorte and Centinex), guitarists Jari Kuusisto and Johan Magnusson, bassist Dennis Vestman, and drummer Stefan Westerberg; Westerberg and Kuusisto had previously performed together as character of In Thy Dreams. Carnal Forge's debut album, Who's Gonna Burn, was released in 1998 (by Relapse in America and War in Europe); the band sign a world-wide manage with Century Media presently after. Their second album, Firedemon, appeared in 2000, with Kuusisto's brother Petri having replaced Vestman. New isaac Merrit Singer Jens C. Mortensen linked Carnal Forge in late 2004 and made his number one recorded appearance with the band on 2007's Show for My Victims.
Grupo Gale
Artist: Grupo Gale
Genre(s):
Latin: Dance
Discography:
Salsa
Year:
Tracks: 16
Grupo Gale is a self-described "Columbian Orchestra," that currently includes up to nina from Carolina members (directed by Diego Gale, and spotlights a sum of trey spark advance singers -- Diego Javier Gonzales, Carlos Llamosa, and Charly Towers). Their medicine features a strong emphasis on up-tempo, danceable, salsa-like rhythms, spell the band has launch outstanding success back dwelling house, and has played to enthusiastic audiences the domain o'er -- specially in Europe. Prior to ahead Grupo Gale, Diego was a percussionist with Grupo Niche, one of the most respected and renowned salsa dance bands in all of Columbia, and as well played along such notables as la Sonora Dinamita, la Inmensidad, the late Frankie Ruiz, El Cantante de los Cantantes, Hector Lavoe, Alex Leon, Marvin Santiago, and Luis Enrique. The group has issued several albums since the mid-'90s (1995's Afirmando, 1996's Dominando la Salsa), and in 2001 Con el Mismo Swing.
James Bond to wed in Quantum Of Solace?
British actress Gemma Arterton has hinted that James Bond may tie the knot in the forthcoming 007 movie.
The 22-year-old star told a US TV reporter that she and Daniel Craig had been shooting scenes in a honeymoon suite for the film, which is titled 'Quantum of Solace'.
The surprised journalist asked: "Honeymoon suite?", prompting Arterton to reply: "I think I've said too much."
The actress, who can currently be seen in 'St Trinian's', plays an MI6 agent working at the British consulate in Bolivia in the new Bond film.
Bond has previously been married on screen. In the 1969 movie 'On Her Majesty's Service', George Lazenby's Bond married Tracy Draco (Diana Rigg). However, she was murdered in a drive-by shooting on their wedding day.
Visit our James Bond photocall gallery here.
The 22-year-old star told a US TV reporter that she and Daniel Craig had been shooting scenes in a honeymoon suite for the film, which is titled 'Quantum of Solace'.
The surprised journalist asked: "Honeymoon suite?", prompting Arterton to reply: "I think I've said too much."
The actress, who can currently be seen in 'St Trinian's', plays an MI6 agent working at the British consulate in Bolivia in the new Bond film.
Bond has previously been married on screen. In the 1969 movie 'On Her Majesty's Service', George Lazenby's Bond married Tracy Draco (Diana Rigg). However, she was murdered in a drive-by shooting on their wedding day.
Visit our James Bond photocall gallery here.
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