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There has been a lot of talk about Ovechkin's "terrible" contract and his underperformance. There has been talk about his trade value and even a local media member suggesting a straight-up trade for Rick Nash. I'll start with that idea and then move on to Ovi's contract.
The Ovi-Nash trade was described on this forum as the dumbest idea in history, to which others countered that the expected performance of the two over the next six years does not justify for the $1.7M difference in salaries. Of course, that is assuming that the two's decline will be equal, but does not seem to account that such a decline would be from two different levels.Ovechkin is better than Nash. Period. Full Stop.
Nash is a year older and is in his 9th NHL season. He has two 40+ goal seasons (40,41) and at this point: 279 goals and 530 points. This gives him a 31 goal/season average and .81 points/game for his career.
Ovechkin is in his 7th season. He has five 40+ goal seasons (52,46,65,56,50) and at this point: 326 goals and 660 points. This gives him a 47 goal/season average and 1.24 points/game for his career. (Ovechkin's stats have also been dragged down by this horrible year. He came into this year as a 1.3 points/game player.)
Some may say that Ovi is helped by the talent surrounding him and that Nash doesn't have that kind of help. Well, Ovechkin didn't alway have that help either. The rosters for the Caps in the 2005 and 2006 season were pretty sparse on talent - but during those seasons Ovi was a 1.2 points/game player.
Bottom line is that even if the performance has plateaued and is on the decline, Ovechkin started from a much higher elevation than Nash.
Now that's out of the way - let's talk about that contract. $9.5M a year for the cap hit is a huge chunk of change. And really the only reason we're talking about it, is that he's not scoring like he used to. But the situation is not as bleak as some would make it seem. More on that later.
But is it really the killer that everyone says it is? Nope. Not over the long term. And that is what the analysis at this site said when the contract was announced. Take a look at the comments. Especially from the user Rage about halfway through. He later wrote a guest post where he explained what a deal the contract was for the Caps and how Ovi left money on the table. Check the comments there and let me know who said it was a terrible contract, because I missed it if they did.
In the first year of the contract (2008-09, when everyone loved it - except those on the outside that complained that the length was somehow circumventing the cap) the NHL salary cap was set at $56.7M and Ovechkin's salary represented 17% of the Cap's spending. Of course, Ovi scored 65 goals the previous season which was 27% of the total scored by the team that year, so they looked to be getting a bargain. In the 2008-09 season, had 21% of the goals for the team and point total was 15% of the team's total. In the 2009-10 season he was still 17% of the Caps spending, but he dropped to 16% of the team's goals, and 13% of the team's points. But this was less about Ovi's production dropping and more about the rest of the team's rising. Even in 2010-11, when Ovi had his worst year yet - his meager 32 goals were 15% of the team's total scored, and he generated 14% of the points. That year his cap hit represented 16% of the Capitals' spending. This year? His salary is 15% of total spending, and he's providing 15% of the goals, but only 11% of the points. The point is that while his scoring will decline, so will the damage his contract does against the cap.
Last year the cap increased 8% from $59.4M to $64.3M, and it's likely to go up next year as well (of course, we don't know exactly what the new CBA will bring) based on what we know about attendance figures and sponsorship deals, never mind the 10-year $2B TV deal with NBC. So conservatively, if the salary cap increases by an average of 4% each year by 2021, the cap will be at $91.5M (that sounds ridiculous, but today the NFL's is at $122M). At that point, Ovechkin will only represent 10% of the spending against the cap. Not only that, but looking at inflation (figuring at 3%) - Ovi's cap hit of $9.5M will be equivalent to $8.2M in 5 years and $7.3M in 9 years in today's dollars. In other words, a contract equivalent to Ovi's would be $11M to have the same purchasing power in 5 years.
So will Ovechkin's contract keep the Caps from icing a competent team next year? I don't think so. I've made some assumptions regarding trades and UFAs not coming back, and the salary cap rising by 3% - but here's what next season's roster could look like.
Alexander Ovechkin ($9.538m) / Nicklas Backstrom ($6.700m) / Brooks Laich ($4.500m)
Joel Ward ($3.000m) / Troy Brouwer ($2.350m) / Jason Chimera ($1.750m)
Marcus Johansson ($0.900m) / Paul Stastny ($6.600m) / Evgeny Kuznetsov ($3.000m)
Mathieu Perreault ($1.250m) / Jay Beagle ($0.750m) / Matt Hendricks ($0.825m)
/ Ryan Potulny ($0.525m) / Cody Eakin ($0.637m)
Jeff Schultz ($2.750m) / Mike Green ($6.250m)
Karl Alzner ($1.285m) / John Carlson ($2.250m)
Dmitri Orlov ($0.900m) / Tomas Kundratek ($0.816m)
Grant Clitsome ($1.250m) / Tom Poti ($2.875m)
Michal Neuvirth ($1.150m) / Braden Holtby ($0.637m)
BUYOUTS: Tyler Sloan ($0.233m)
CAPGEEK.COM TOTALS (follow @capgeek on Twitter)
(these totals are compiled without the bonus cushion)
CAP SPACE (24-man roster): $4,075,984
I've also made some guesses about the arrival of Kuz and gave him a deal that was equivalent to Ovi's, with all the bonuses added in, which he may not get. Also about some raises that are due for Green, Carlson, Perreault, and Beagle. Tom Poti is included - though he may be bought out - saves money next year, but then carries over about $900K into the 13-14 season. Even with him on the roster, that leaves over $4M in cap space.
Maybe the Caps don't get Stastny, but Derek Roy could be available for less. Maybe Plekanec, who is also cheaper. The point is that with Semin and some of the other UFAs gone there is room for a 2C and money left over to upgrade the role players a bit if need be. And we still don't know who the Caps will get in the draft. But a 2C has been a glaring hole in the roster for years and unfortunately the money that should have gone to get one - was spent on Alex Semin (a career .87 points/game player) and assorted "loyal soldier" contracts - but I think GMGM is getting better at that, the Hendricks contract being an example. Yes, in the short term Ovechkin's contract does hinder us a bit - but he was worth the money when the deal was signed and nobody thought the last year and the present would turn out the way they did.
Now, a quick note on Ovi's production. Yes, last year was bad as he was only a 1.1 points/game player. But he actually started and finished strong - going at a 1.3 points/game pace in both the first and last 25 games of the season. It was the middle 50 games (yes I know it overlaps and there are only 82 games in the season) where he was .94 point/game player that dragged his average down. And while his point/game has been a dismal .83, it's actually trending up. Ovi started at .76 points/game in his first 25 and is .96/game in his last 25 games played. And it would likely be higher if Backstrom in the last 20. In fact, in the 16 games after BB was fired and before Backstrom went down, Ovi went from a .77 points/game player to a 1.0 points/game player. In the last five games they played together Ovi was hitting his stride and was at 1.8 points/game and 1.2 goals/game. It was this brief period that pulled his points/game average up, because in the last 20 without Backstrom he's down to a .75 points/game pace. Once Backstrom returns to service, I bet Ovi's numbers will look better too.
Last, adding a 2C to the lineup will also do wonders for Ovi's point totals. I don't think it is a coincidence that Ovi's best years came when the Caps had someone who could be called a 2C. Granted, Fedorov and Morrison's best days were behind them when they were here. Neither put up big numbers when they were here, but they did contribute to the secondary scoring (something the current team is lacking) and at least they could be depended on to not make major mistakes. Sometimes that's all you need. And certainly something the Caps don't have now.


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MONTEGO BAY, St James — Kevin Jarrett scored twice in the first half to lead Paradise FC to a 3-0 win on Wednesday at the UDC field and a 4-1 aggregate win over Copperwood in the finals of the St James Football Association's Guardian Life Division Two competition.
After playing to a 1-1 draw the previous week, Paradise, who were in their second season in the competition, jumped out to an early lead when Jarrett scored twice in the space of three minutes in the first half when he netted in the 29th and 31st minutes.
Second-half substitute Shane James scored within minutes of coming on the field in the 87th minute to secure the win for the Karsten Walker-coached Paradise.
Both teams will advance to the Division One league next season.

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Span Arts welcomes Jarred Christmas back to the Queens Hall stage for August's Kill for a Seat Comedy Night tonight (Thursday).
Described as "one of the funniest men to pick up a microphone", Jarred Christmas has a CV the length of an optimistic child's letter to Santa.
With comedy framed by stories of life experiences, Jarred's off-hand comments and tightly crafted jokes have helped him carve out a long career on the comedy circuit. Recently given four stars on the Edinburgh Festival Guide, Jarred has featured on popular BBC 2 comedy show Mock the Week. Originally from New Zealand, he has also starred in BBC 2's The Persuasionists, and last year won the award for best compere at the Chortle awards. He also performed Madonna's Hung Up on Let's Dance for Comic Relief.
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I was again surprised to see that it has been since March that I posted on this blog. Unfortunately, I missed it and didn't realize- I apologize for that.
Things have been happening in this country regarding their adoption program. Haiti is currently working toward being part of the Hague Convention. This is a huge move on their part because of the massive amount of work that must be done in order to ensure that the adoption program meets Hague standards. I was pleasantly surprised to see that Haiti was implementing the necessary changes to be part of this coalition. I believe this will be a positive for the long-term effectiveness of the program.
According to the United States International Adoption website, Haiti approved the ratification of Hague on June 11, 2012. I think that it is a benefit to refer directly to the alert to let you know the status of adoption from this area:
Hait's adoption authority, l 'Institut du Bien-Etre Sociale et de Recherches (IBESR,) confirmed that the Haitian Parliament aprroved ratification of the Hague Adoption Convention on June 11, 2012, although it is our understanding that Haiti has not yet deposited its instrument of ratification to the Convention. The Convention will enter into force for Haiti three months after Haiti deposits its instrument of ratification with the Dutch Ministry of Affairs.
The US Embassy in Port-au-Prince continues to seek clarification on Haiti's timeline for ratification and implementation of procedures for processing Convention adoptions and transition cases. The United States Government continues to encourage the Government of Haiti to prepare fully for the implementation of the Convention before depositing its instruments of ratification, so that the adoption program in Haiti can continue as Haiti prepares to become a member of the Convention…
At this point, Haiti has slowed down its adoption application acceptance in order to catch up on its backlog. This could take awhile to fully rectify. It appears also that the United States will wait until Haiti fully implements the necessary program changes for ratification before they re-open the relationship. I am not certain where in the process they are. Unfortunately, changes in the program are often costly and take time to get into place. Haiti is still reeling from the earthquake that devastated their nation. Hopefully the changes and eventual ratification process can occur in a timely manner.
Haiti continues to be racked with terrible poverty and disease. There are many children who go without daily. As Haiti brings their system to ratification standards- the opportunities will grow.
Haiti is the country to watch. They are working for ratification and will re-open with a stronger program that will be able to handle the large need that it it faced with. At this point, Haiti is not actively accepting dossiers.
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To be honest, at first I was like, " no way!" until I read the author's name. Whether or not this is true remains to be seen, but just more loss of control with the classes.
Here's a small excerpt. Since it's Wolf, I didn't want to bother linking the article, but it's very easy to find.
Moments after USC lost to Georgia Tech 21-7 in the Sun Bowl, about 10 to 15 Trojans players were involved in a locker room altercation, according to sources.
The incident started when some freshmen questioned the leadership of the team's seniors and whether they gave 100 percent effort for the Sun Bowl. This led to an argument that eventually escalated according to witnesses.
Sources said cornerback Nickell Robey informed teammates in the locker room he would turn pro although he waited almost two weeks to make the public announcement.


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MADISON (WKOW) -- Assembly Republicans are preparing for what promises to be the last, brutal debate on their divisive mining bill this week.
Republican leaders plan to start the debate on Thursday at 9:00 a.m. They want to confine as much of the proceedings as possible to daylight hours.
If the bill is approved, it would then go to Governor Scott Walker's desk for his signature.
The mining bill was debated nearly nine hours in the state Senate last week.
Two years ago minority Democrats used a 61-hour filibuster to delay the body's vote on Governor Walker's collective bargaining changes. They despise the mining bill, too, which almost certainly will translate to a long day.


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Charles Piazzi Smyth: Teneriffe - An Astronomers Experiment (1857)
Roger Fenton: The Conway in the Stereoscope (1860)
William Despard Hemphill: The Abbeys, Castles, and Scenery of Clonmel and the Surrounding Countryside (1860)
Edward Bierstadt: Gems of American Scenery, consisting of Stereocopic Views among the White Mountains (1878)
Stereoscopic Book Illustrations. Mr. C. Piazzi Smith's forthcoming account of his Astronomical Expedition to the Peak of Teneriffe is to be illustrated by twenty, double vignette photo-stereographs. This is such an important step in the application of photography to book illustration that we must quote the publisher's remarks upon the subject.
"The publisher, anxious as the author to put all the actual facts of nature in the elevated regions that were visited as completely as possible before the public, has been earnestly at work for some time past, and has now succeeded in maturing plans for illustrating the letterpress with a series of photo-stereographs, which will be found to do neither more nor less than veritable reproductions of the scenes themselves.
"This method of book-illustration never having been attempted before, may excuse a word on this part of the subject. By its necessary faithfulness, a photograph of any sort must keep a salutary check on the pencil or longbow of the traveller; but it is not perfect; it may be tampered with, and may suffer from accidental faults of the material. These, which might sometimes produce a great alteration of meaning in important parts of a view, may, however, be eliminated, when, as here, we have two distinct pictures of each object
"Correctness is thus ensured; and then if we wish to enjoy the effects either of solidity or of distance, effects which are the cynosures of all the great painters, we have only to combine the two photographs stereoscopically, and those bewitching qualities are produced. Stereographs have not hitherto been bound up, as plates, in a volume; yet that will be found a most convenient way of keeping them, not incompatible with the use of the ordinary stereoscope, provided it is glazed at the base with clear in place of ground glass, and well adapted for a new form of the instrument, which the publisher anticipates being able to produce at a very moderate cost, under the name of the ' Book Stereoscope.'
"The plates, though packed up between the flat boards of a book, will appear on examination to have all the solidity, and all the appearance of distance, that the spectator could have acquired from viewing the scenes themselves."[9]
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Chuck Wendig's "Blackbirds" – the TV show…By
How much would you love to see Miriam Black on the small screen every week? Hell, yeah!
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Two people are dead after the motorcycle they were riding crashed. One of the victims was a child.
According to Austin police at about 5:15 p.m. Tuesday evening two people riding a motorcycle, it's believed they were a father and son, were riding through the neighborhood which they lived in, when the motorcycle crashed into the back of a parked car.
Officers tell us the man was pronounced dead at the scene and the boy died at Dell Children's Hospital.
Forensic officers are here trying to determine exactly how this happened and how fast the driver was going.
Officers say neither were wearing helmets.
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by Jenny Ray
Many winters ago the people received a gift called the talking feather. I will share with you the story of how this came to pass. When the call came to the young mothers in the village to take their baskets and gather the fruit and berries, the old grandmothers, whose legs had lost the fast walk and sure foot of the doe, were left to care for the young children. The mothers honored the grandmothers by giving them this responsibility on those days.
It is believed that the young children have many dreams and visions to collect before they are grown. They were given a bit of sleep in the warmth of a darkened lodge before Sun has traveled his full path each day. Now let me tell you what happened on one of these days.
Crow and Magpie, two of our noise making winged ones were having a terrible argument outside the lodge of the sleeping children. "Caaaw-caaaw" screamed Crow. "Kaaack-Kack" yelled Magpie. They were both speaking at once and they could not hear each other's point of view on the subject of which tree belonged to which bird.
Now first one of the grandmothers asked Creator to quiet the voices outside. This was easier than going out to take care of it herself. But Creator let the grandmother know that it was her job to go out and scare off the birds. You see Wakan Tonka knew that a great gift was coming to the people and he wanted the grandmother to see it happen.
When she could not get the attention of the screaming Crow or yelling Magpie, she called on Eagle, most Wakan winged one. "Oh brother Eagle can you chase off these two noisy ones so our children can still dream", asked the grandmother.
With a might flap of his wings and a leap from the limb he sailed towards the noisy pair. He gave a call of warning to the Crow and Magpie as he came close, but they were so busy fighting they did not even hear him. When Eagle saw this he yelled louder and came closer, and that is when it happened.
"Caaaw-caaaw, Caaaw-caaaw", Crow screamed as he flapped his wings in the air so hard he nearly fell off his perch. "Kaaack-Kack", yelled Magpie as his wings too flapped up a storm. Suddenly they both felt the contact of a sacred Eagle wing and saw a feather fall as they froze in mid squawk! Oh my what had they done? Crow swooped down and caught the feather before it landed on Mother Earth. As he came back to the branch he heard Magpie speaking to Eagle.
"Oh brother Eagle most Wakan of our family we did not hear you so near. I am truly sorry for the injury I have caused you."
Crow was surprised to hear such an honorable thing come from the mouth of this rude neighbor. He held the Eagle feather in one claw and spoke with dignity. "I have many times been a naughty bird but brother Eagle I think this may be the worst I have done in many moons. I am very sorry for this bad thing I have done."
Magpie was shocked, could this be that unruly Crow who spoke such wise words? Crow handed the feather to Magpie so he could give it back to Eagle. As Magpie took the feather their eyes met and with no words at all they both knew that this mistake would not have happened if they had not been fighting. Magpie spoke as he took the feather and said, "I am ashamed, brother Eagle, that my loud talk and harsh words were more important to me than solving our problem." He looked to Crow for a sign of understanding. Crow took the feather back from Magpie and said, "We have disturbed the two legged children and torn from your wing a sacred feather and now we return it to you with a request for your forgiveness."
Eagle had watched all this with wise eyes and an open heart. He knew the lesson of listening had been learned by his little brothers and he saw that the grandmother looked on with learning eyes also. So he said to Crow, "Give my feather to the grandmother so that she might dress it with beads and leather and fur to make it even more beautiful. Let her keep it in her lodge and teach others to create this fine looking feather." Eagle said, "We will call this sacred item a Talking Feather. You have seen it's power grandmother. Tell all the people that when they come together for Council Fires or at any gathering where ears might be shut, to bring out the Talking Feather and let only the holder speak. This will be done in an honorable manner letting everyone have his say. Begin with the highest ranking Elder and pass the feather until all have spoken."
"When the feather is held with its back to the listeners and the inside curve to the speaker he will hear his own words first as they come back to him. This will help to tame the harsh tongue of the two legged. If disagreements are still between two people they will turn the feather away from themselves so the words can go straight to the one they are at odds with", explained Eagle. "When all have spoken a vote can be taken and the side who gathers the most votes will make the final decision", said Eagle.
As Eagle spoke these words Crow brought the feather to the grandmother. She was very honored to have learned this lesson and she brought the feather to her lodge and every grandmother from that day on has told this story and helped the young ones to make Talking Feathers.
Oh yes, the children also dreamed of the days when they would make important decisions with the help of the Talking Feather.
"Legend Singer" is the name gifted to Jenny Ray by one of her mentors, the late, Grandma Minthorn of the Umatilla Confederated Tribes. This name was chosen to remind Jenny that she was learning to create sacred items in the traditional methods and would be responsible for teaching these crafts to others, while telling the legends and stories behind each one. Jenny has been following her destiny and is now teaching people how to create drums, prayer fans, talking feathers, dance sticks, medicine shields and prayer staffs along with the corresponding ceremonies of the Native culture. Gathering like-minded people to build and then serve the Inipi (sweat lodge) has been one of Jenny's most satisfying accomplishments. Performing healing work taught by various
Native American Shamans (similar to a combination of Reiki and Reflexology), teaching art and craft workshops as well as lecturing on various topics, this grandmother of 13 and mom to 5 has a busy and productive life. To contact Jenny for Ceremonies, Lectures, Workshops, Healing Treatments, and Arts & Crafts, call (509) 258-9446.
When the earth was created, a great thundercloud appeared on the horizon. Flashing lightning and thundering it descended toward the treetops. As the mists cleared, there was an eagle perched on the highest branch. He took flight and flew slowly down to the ground.
As he approached the earth, he put forward his foot, and as he stepped upon the ground, he became a man.
For this reason we recognize the eagle as a messenger of the creator, and rely upon him to carry word of our actions to the creator.
When the eagle comes to where we are working, we know that someone cares about us and is watching over us.
from "Eagle" by Erik Phelps
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|Anthony Charles
I don't know if I'd attribute these sales figures to the genre being a "fad", but their business model is much different from that of other games. I haven't followed this genre very closely, but as I understand it, many of the accessories are not intercompatible. If someone's going to drop in excess of $100 on accessories for a music game those are almost definitely going to be the only music accessories that person is going to buy. Perhaps that person might upgrade from Rock Band 1 to Rock Band 2, but even that seems unecessary when so much content is downloadable.
We're also talking about a different type of gamer. Alot of these people just want something to play casually as a goof with friends once a week so the need to upgrade is removed because the content of the first purchase does not get exhausted.
And yes, there is a fad element.
I'd liken the business model of these games more to that of a video game hardware than software. A large initial investment where the gamer expects prolonged returns in the form of downloadable content.
|Kahn Jekarl
It doesn't make sense to only look at unit sales. When you consider the PRICE of World Tour ($170) versus the price of GH3 ($60 for just the game), you only need to sell 1/3 as many UNITS of World Tour to equal the same amount in revenues.
Even when packaged with a guitar, GH3 is $80-90, so you only need to sell 1/2 as many World Tour units to get the same revenues.
So let's try to present a broader picture and discuss revenues and units sold when speaking about the performance of a game or genre.
Finally, the greater economic downturn was not even brought up despite being a real reason why consumers would hold off on a $170 video game purchase.
|Jesse Divnich
Thanks for the comments.
The genre was significantly down in dollars as well (not as much, but still high). Keeping in mind that the entire industry was up 35% compared to last year, which was well ahead of expectations.
I think the economical aspect doesn't play a major role, if anything it reinforces my theory. The most expensive model is the one that retailers cant keep in stock. It has a higher demand than any other model. The economic downturn shouldnt be taken into consideration, given that other genres and the entire sector showed growth well beyond expectations.
Using units as a metric is a good way to measure the overall market base of a genre/title/sector. Comparing dollars/dollars doesnt necessarily paint a picture of the entire size of the market.
Dont get me wrong, there are strong points that can be made against my arguments, but you have to admit, that the evidence is overwhelming that there is a significant problem in the Music and Rhythm genre.
|josh barnett
I think people are just sick of spending 100-200 dollars on a game. These games are great for parties, but really, there isn't sufficient improvement between them to justify that much being spent. I think that rhythm games on this scale are going to become a novelty, but I don't think that of rhythm games in general. I think this is the point where rhythm games start to influence other genres, just like RPGs and MMOs have.
|Allen Seitz
@Kahn: It's not necessarily true that publishers make more money on a $170 game. The bundled hardware could be really expensive to make/ship/sell. For example, DDR is a $60 bundle. But the game is $40 and the controller is $25. To me, that sounds like a 'free' pad (technically at cost).
Which makes sense. Because asking the player to buy your controller is asking them for a favor. I don't think anyone makes money (or much money) off of the hardware. I'm really just guessing, but it seems very reasonable that the profit margin on the bundle is the same as the game itself.
|Kahn Jekarl
While Profits are indeed, the bottom line, my post was strictly talking about Revenues, certainly a widely-used metric for a company's financial health.
Overall, I think it's a bit early to discuss trends. The economic downturn can affect different people at different times, so let's see how it all shakes out once all the holiday numbers are in.
Gamasutra, can you let me know when someone replies to a thread???
|Jesse Divnich
It is correct that it is too early to reach any final conclusions. But what I am trying to do is forecast the final conclusions. I think Analysts are made fun of a lot in the media because we "predict the obvious." What I try to do different with my articles is predict the not-so obvious using factual based evidence.
Will I be right? Directionally I will be. I don't see the genre being "up" in units this holiday season. Dollars might be close though, we will see.
Is Rock Band or Guitar Hero going anywhere? Not at all. There will be Rock Band and Guitar Hero releases for the next 10-years. No doubt about that. The name or gameplay will change/evolve, but there is no doubt that the Music genre is here to stay. It is just a question of how it will evolve over the years.
|Tawna Evans
I don't like that this article uses sales of rock performing games to ascertain the success of the music rhythm genre as a whole. I wish there would be separate measurements for the rock performing games and other rhthm games, such as DDR or Sing Star. There's a chance that sales for rock might be declining more rapidly than other games in the music genre.
Also, I find other music rhythm games far more appealing than the rock performing games. Why? I hate heavy metal and I'm not too fond of rock music. The problem with Guitar Heroe and Rock Band is that the target audience of those games is limited to people that like rock or heavy metal. There are lots of other types of music that different people enjoy and would prefer games that incorporate music of the other types.
|Jesse Divnich
Thanks for the comment.
Just one side note, the 40% y/y decrease was just on new releases. But overall, there was still a decline.
Yes, it is unfortunate that a lot of different types of Music & Rhythm titles get lumped into one genre. At EEDAR, we track sub-genres as well. For the Music & Rhythm we have four sub-genres, Dancing, Singing, Rhythm, and Musical Instrumental. Future articles will likely break them up into those categories.
Overall, the Rhythm/Singing games are doing just fine. Specifically, the DDR style of games, which reached its peak years ago, so right now it is in a steady state. Singing games do fluctuate and are definitely more popular in other regions such as Europe.
But thanks for the suggestion. I think any after-holiday analysis on the subject should specifically break out those sub-genres.


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A fan recently asked Ashley Flair if her father, the legendary Ric Flair, was the reason why she decided to become a professional wrestler. She surprised many by stating that it was not him. Ashley stated that her brother was the reason she became a wrestler. She did not state whether it was Reid Flair or David Flair, however.
March 11, 2014
Charlotte Magazine has an interesting article out right now that looks at the heroin crisis that is going on in North Carolina. The feature is of note to professional wrestling fans, as it makes mention of Reid Flair and his untimely death due to drugs. Flair was finally finding some success as a wrestler before the tragedy occurred.
February 16, 2014
In an extremely sad bit of news, Reid Flair has passed away at just the age of 25. He was found dead by his father Ric Flair in a hotel suite. While the true cause of death will not be revealed until after his autopsy is completed, the belief is that he passed away from a potent mixture of heroine and prescription pills.
March 29, 2013
It wasn't enough for WWE to generate some publicity by inviting Michael Sam, an openly gay football player for the Dallas Cowboys, to Monday Night Raw, the company is taking it a step further by bringing in Jerry Springer, who gained a huge amount of fame by hosting a rowdy show featuring dysfunctional relationships, to moderate a discussion between Nikki Bella and Brie Bella next week.
September 2, 2014
Since his movie career has taken off thanks to the success of Guardians of the Galaxy, the widespread belief in the industry is that Batista is unlikely to return to WWE beyond a special appearance. During a recent interview, the former world heavyweight champion hinted that he would be a bit more inclined to return if management gave him more creative control over his character and story line.
September 2, 2014
While WWE will continue to put the full court press on, it appears very unlikely that Michael Sam will be making an appearance on Monday Night Raw for Vince McMahon. The defensive end from Missouri University is currently in the process of signing a contract with the Dallas Cowboys after being released by the St Louis Rams. Once the deal goes through, he will more than likely be prohibited from being involved with WWE.
September 2, 2014
A couple of years ago, there were quite a bit of rumors floating around that Batista and Bobby Lashley were set to fight one another at an MMA show. During a recent interview, Lashley revealed some details about that. The TNA champion stated that he had approached a promoter about making the fight happen. There was interest because of the potential draw of wrestling fans, but things never got to the point where there were serious discussions.
September 2, 2014
On Monday Night Raw, many witnessed a brilliant publicity stunt that WWE launched when they invited Michael Sam, an openly gay football player who is trying to find an NFL team this season, to make an appearance on their television show next week. Stephanie McMahon has made another move to secure that deal by writing an open letter to the defensive end, calling him a hero.
September 2, 2014
Where there's smoke, there's usually fire. Rumors have persisted for quite some time now that there is still backstage heat towards Jim Ross in WWE. There is some new evidence to support that claim. Ross recently revealed that the company has not approved any of their performers to be a guest on his podcast show, where Steve Austin and Chris Jericho have had plenty of WWE personnel, including Triple H himself, doing interviews for them.
September 1, 2014
As long as he remains popular with fans, there are always going to be rumors about AJ Styles going to WWE. However, during a recent interview, the former world heavyweight champion brushed off the idea, stating that it was not the right time. Styles also noted that the company was going through some budget cuts as of late, so there is little chance that WWE would match what he was making in New Japan at the moment.
September 1, 2014
When you're a top star for WWE, you lose a good amount of privacy. Fans want in on your private life. Having done the job for years, CM Punk was already well aware of this. However, it reared its ugly nose in his life again this week. A photo from his wedding with AJ Lee was leaked online, and that thoroughly upset Punk. He even posted a message on Twitter about the matter.
September 1, 2014
WWE decisions are sometimes garbage, according to Batista. During a recent podcast interview with Chris Jericho, the former world heavyweight champion stated that he was disgusted by how the creative department utilized Daniel Bryan after he was put over at Wrestlemania 30. Batista felt that Bryan should have been allowed to sell the injuries from the previous night because it would have added to his lovable underdog character.
August 31, 2014
Rumors are floating around that Jake Roberts is in a coma. A large reason for that is because his lawyer mentioned that he was in a "coma like state", and people misconstrued that for the WWE legend being in an actual coma. Kizarny also took to Facebook to further explain the situation. He stated that Roberts is heavily sedated because the procedure to combat pneumonia is pretty painful. Kizarny also reiterated that Roberts was not in a coma.
August 31, 2014
As a few people are already aware, Hulk Hogan has been generating some hype recently by teasing fans that he wants to make a return to the WWE ring for one final match. The former world heavyweight champion has teased that he wants to work against John Cena. Well, some fuel has been added to that fire, as Cena himself is now starting to tease the match as well. The belief is that the two of them are simply promoting the upcoming Wrestlemania 31 pay per view.
August 30, 2014
Not a whole lot of fans are aware of this, but Naomi Knight has been missing in action for WWE for a couple of weeks now. The Total Divas star has now revealed that she has been on the sidelines because she needed minor surgery to help further repair her injured eye. Naomi last worked a tag team match on an episode of Monday Night Raw at the end of July.
August 30, 2014
While there was some confusion on his actual departure from the company because he worked some matches after Summerslam 2014, Rob Van Dam has now confirmed that he is done with WWE. The former world heavyweight champion fulfilled his contractual obligations and is going to take a couple of months off. RVD stated that he will then decide if he wants to make another return or not.
August 30, 2014
Reports surfaced not too long ago that Bully Ray was leaving TNA, as his contract was set to expire and a new deal could not be reached between the two sides. Apparently, he is going to remain on good terms with management, as the former world heavyweight champion is still being advertised for Bound For Glory 2014. Team 3D is scheduled to be inducted into the hall of fame that evening, but it would not come as a shock if Bully ended up working a match on the pay per view.
August 30, 2014
We have ourselves another sign that Batista might be putting WWE in his rear view mirror. During a podcast interview with Chris Jericho, the former world heavyweight champion openly bashed the method in which the company handled his return. Batista stated that he wished management would have given him the spotlight alone during his first night back. He also stated that WWE made a mistake by bringing him in as a baby face.
August 29, 2014
During a recent interview with Alternative Nation, Hornswoggle was asked about his backstage heat with the Rock. The WWE star revealed some details about an incident that took place when the Rock was revealed as the special guest host of Wrestlemania 27. Hornswoggle stated that the Rock confused him for a Make a Wish kid. Rock apparently tapped him on the shoulders and asked if he had a good time at the show.
August 29, 2014
In a sign of just how popular and mainstream Jake Roberts was during the 1980s, several media outlets provided coverage of the WWE legend being sent to the hospital this week. TMZ does a good job of covering wrestling, so they were on the ball with the Roberts story. Huffington Post and USA Today, which does not feature much about the industry, even covered the story.
August 29, 2014
Some very bad news for Jake Roberts right now. The WWE legend was flying to Las Vegas for an event, but he passed out while on the plane. Roberts was immediately taken to the hospital, where he remains in critical condition. Reports are saying that he has yet to regain consciousness. Some are saying that Roberts has double pneumonia. His lungs are said to be filled with fluid, and there may be something wrong with his brain as well.
August 28, 2014
There's been another casualty in WWE, thanks to the company losing millions of dollars this year. Tough Enough has been taken off of life support and has now been officially scrapped. Management was hoping to do another season of the show, and they were still trying to get Steve Austin to jump back on board. However, after severely reducing the available budget for Tough Enough, officials decided that it would not work out with the limited amount of funding.
August 28, 2014
It looks like Daniel Bryan will not be joining WWE in Europe after all. The company has decided to pull advertisement featuring the former world heavyweight champion from upcoming live events in Europe. Initially, management wanted him to make appearances on those shows in order to draw in more of an audience. However, they have changed their minds and are allowing Bryan to remain at home and focus on recover.
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According to legislative documents, State Senator Jamie Raskin introduced a bill Tuesday that would increase the fine from $500 to $5,000, with a maximum sentence of six months in jail.
The measure reportedly comes after a hazing case involving Sigma Alpha Epsilon at Salisbury University. Bloomberg News first reported the account of former SU student Justin Stuart, who said he was forced to stand in trash cans filled waist-deep with ice during the spring of 2012.


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Aaron Dobson caught 3-of-9 targets for 57 yards and a touchdown in the Patriots' preseason finale Thursday night.
Terrance West managed 13 yards on six carries, lost a fumble, and was not targeted in the passing game in Cleveland's preseason finale.
Johnny Manziel completed 6-of-17 passes for 83 yards with a touchdown and ran four times for 55 yards in Thursday's preseason finale against the Bears.
Jeremy Hill rushed 20 times for 90 yards and caught 6-of-6 targets for 70 yards in the Bengals' preseason finale Thursday night.
Teddy Bridgewater completed 4-of-9 passes for 17 yards and a touchdown in the Vikings' preseason finale Thursday night.
Wes Welker (concussion) was spotted warming up on the field before Thursday's preseason finale at Dallas.
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The yen rose as investors sought shelter from economic stress in Europe.
The BoE left interest rates and its asset purchase target unchanged amid concerns that a strong sterling is choking off an economic recovery.
The euro traded marginally stronger, with traders looking to a speech by ECB and minutes from the Fed meeting today.
The outlook for central bank policymaking dominated attention in major currency markets on Tuesday, with the dollar rally already fading.
German industrial output fell 1.8 percent on the month in May, its biggest drop in more than two years, surprising most analysts.
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The dollar looked set for a second week of losses on Friday, after a string of poor U.S. economic data that gave investors no reason to expect higher interest rates soon.
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So it appears David Lynch is paying more attention to music these days than movies. He recently made a pretty tepid foray into electronic music and also directed a Duran Duran concert webcast last month (did anyone watch it?). And it looks like he's been working with New York City rockers Interpol lately too.
Last weekend at the huge Coachella festival, the band unveiled an animated short film they apparently collaborated with Lynch on titled "I Push A Red Button" during their song "Lights." Typical of Lynch, the meaning of it is pretty enigmatic and frankly, it's not all that compelling but we suppose it'll have to do for now he makes his next movie at some point. Check it out below, but warning, you'll have to endure Interpol while you watch it. [via Twitch]
Christopher Bell | April 23, 2011 5:07 AM
We don't like Lynch now?
Kevin Jagernauth | April 22, 2011 7:30 AM
Because we love you Abner.
Abner | April 22, 2011 7:27 AM
Why did you bother if you don't like Lynch or Interpol and the vid quality is balls?
Nuclear Waste Aerobics | April 22, 2011 7:09 AM
"Check it out below, but warning, you'll have to endure Interpol while you watch it."
Yes, Interpol is terrible, couldn't even sit through the video.
Kevin Jagernauth | April 22, 2011 6:23 AM
Dude, chillwave is so 2010.
pitchfork farts | April 22, 2011 6:22 AM
There's no reason to make this place into the Pitchfork of movie news. The snarky ass "i'm better than you" bullshit really needs to subside a bit. i'm sure your brooklyn chillwave musician friends would agree.
Ryan | April 22, 2011 5:59 AM
Hey now Interpol's first two albums are great.


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From the FanPosts -Joel
Good afternoon Arrowhead Pride.
I bring you the next series of my world renowned Top 10 series that has featured such classics as Top 10 Football mustaches, Top 10 Football wives and Top 10 Football players named Tim Tebow.
Now up, the great American Movie. I love a good football movie, and fortunately for me there have been a lot made. Some are great, some aren't but generally if it has a football theme, I'll check it out.
These are my 10 favorite football movies ever. To be honest, they aren't the best 10 movies made, rather my favorite. Since AP loves their clichés, these would be the "Right 10"
List after the jump....
10. Varsity Blues.
This movie just snuck under the wire. I was tossed up putting this #10 or Jerry Maguire #10. First of all, Jerry Maguire is a decent movie, and more of a love story rather than a Football movie; although I love the scene where a Fu-Man-Chu'd Cuba Gooding Jr was hopping around the endzone after landing on his neck. Also Varsity Blues has one of the greatest scenes in any football movie with a young Ali Larter in her whipped cream glory for Dawson's benefit.
Varsity Blues is like almost any other football movie in that it's about a rag-tag bunch of characters, overcome great odds and kick ass on the big stage. There is a sobering under theme about the pressure that these high school kids are put under by their family, coaches, city, and teammates and how losing is no option, at any price. Pretty good movie, but as previously stated, it's like about 100 other football movies, but whipped cream puts it over the top; as it should.
9. Air Bud: Golden Reciever
Now this was simply a GREAT film. This movie was the natural sequel to Air Bud, but instead of playing basketball, Bud the loveable Golden Retriever plays…get this…FOOTBALL!!! LOL!!!! Bud's owner Josh is now in the 8thgrade and discovers he has a great throwing arm and decides to try out for his school's football team. Low and behold Buddy is a terrific receiver and the two become the biggest unstoppable QB-WR tandem since Mark Bradley to Tyler Thigpen.
But it's not all sunshine and championships for our fearless duo. The football scouts aren't the only people who noticed Bud's special talents, a group of Russian circus managers try to kidnap him to make him a circus act….Will Bud be saved before the big game? YOU'LL HAVE TO WATCH TO SEE!!!!!!
8. Invincible
Another great movie, and slightly better than Air Bud, if no other reason for the presence of my favorite crying football coaching wine maker, Dick Vermeil. To be honest now that I think about this movie, it should be even higher, but I made my list already and don't really want to change it. This movie featured Marky Mark (Awesome), Elizabeth Banks (Awesome) and Greg Kinnear (Meh, Vermeil should have been played by George Clooney).
Movie is the true story about a down and out 30 year old Philadelphia bartender whose wife recently left him and lost his job. Vermeil decided to hold open tryouts for the Eagles and long story short, Marky Mark left behind his oversized chains, baggy jean and Calvin Klein underwear for the Philadelphia Eagle Green uniform. I thought it was a great movie, and comparable to Rudy, except that it wasn't made up.
7. Friday Night Lights
Another movie on the list about the fanatical lifestyle that is Highschool football in the state of Texas. This movie actually spawned a long-running TV show that I haven't watched 30 seconds of because it seems like whenever I get into a new TV show, it get's cancelled shortly and replaced with a show starting Christian Slater.
This movie is the story of a Texas high school team who is ready to compete for the state championship by riding their star tailback Boobie Miles. Seriously, that is his name and not one person in the movie makes fun of him. Boobie gets hurt early in the season and it is the story of overcoming obstacles, both from the team as well as Boobie who was a 5 star recruit.
6. Brians Song.
Sniff sniff. This is the true and sad story about Brian Piccolo and Gale Sayers who are teammates on the Chicago Bears. We all know who Gale Sayers is, but Brian is the Wes Welkerlike (read: white) overachieving RB who is now competing with Sayers for a job on the team. Sayers and Piccolo become roommates on the road and then become fast friends.
Then the unthinkable happens, Piccolo develops cancer. Since I watched this as a kid and my mom knows I don't like sad movies, she shut the movie off and she told me that he got better and won 10 Super Bowls. Turns out it was a happy ending after all! YAY!
5. The Replacements
Another great movie which was overlooked at Oscar time. Keanu Reeves plays Brodie Croyle who was a highly touted College QB who couldn't do shit in the NFL so found himself out of the NFL and working on a boat. Well big bad Roger Goodell decided he hated football so he cancelled the season and the season was played with replacement players.
The coach Gene Hackman put together a group of rag-tag individuals and ex-cons but he needed his QB. So he went and saw Brodie and convinced him to come play. Unfortunately the first snap of the game, the opposing team went on a blitz and Brodie broke his arm. Hackman then called up Matt Cassel who was working at a Burger King at the time. He wasn't highly touted but he played some TE at USC. The rag-tag bunch of individuals QB'ed by their girly-armed QB went on to great regular season success, only to be crushed in the playoffs.
Or at least that's how I remember the movie, it's been a while since I've seen it.
4. The Blind Side
The true story of Michael Oher. THIS is the football movie that won an Oscar? Sure it was a pretty good story, and a well made movie but I still think Keanu deserved it more. Your time will come Keanu, your time will come.
Anyways, we all know the story about Michael Oher who came from a life of poverty, was illiterate and when to live with a Wes Welkerlike family in the rich part of town. There he learned how to read and write, learned how to play football, and most importantly; he learned how to love.
3. Remember The Titans
I REALLY enjoyed this movie. When I saw it was made my Disney I figured it was going to be a touchy feely family movie so I actually skipped it until a year or so when it was on TV. Now this movie kicked ass. Denzel is a great actor and played an African American coach who was hired to replace a Wes Welkerlike coach (Ok, that's the last time I'll use that "joke") and all hell broke loose. This was a true story which takes place in Virginia in 1971. Unlike today where there is absolutely no racism, it was still rampant back then which causes all sorts of chaos in the little community as the football team is an establishment.
Whites wouldn't talk with blacks, blacks wouldn't talk with whites, Denzel was receiving threats and Kate Bosworth was smoking hot. You can imagine how these stressors affected the quality of the team. Because of Denzel's charisma and his ability to break down some barriers, he did rally the team and it became a unifying symbol for the entire community.
2. The Waterboy
Another true story about Bobby Boucher who overcame all odds to become a star linebacker for the South Central Louisiana State University Mud Dogs. Bobby was the lowly waterboy, who despite the vocations lowly societal ranking, he had a passion for it.
Turns out that distributing water wasn't Bobby's only passion, he had a passion for professional wrestling and when given the opportunity, he borrowed some of the traits of his favorite professional wrestlers on the football field and therefore was one of the nation's purest pass rushers with textbook technique and an unstoppable motor.
Same as many other football movies, he overcame many obstacles that were in his way and overcame them with good old fashioned hard work. Touching story with an underlying message that one can overcome all obstacles with passion, drive, love of a good woman, and maybe just a little luck.
1. Any Given Sunday
Best Football movie ever made and had it all. Al Pacino was the head coach of the Miami Sharks (Ok, if I could change 1 thing it would have had NFL Licensing rights to use actual NFL team) who is very much a Bill Parcells type character who is a legend in his own right. He's getting pushed and pulled from all sides as the owner is looking to sell the team, he's trying to make a run at one last championship before he retires and his personal life is in shambles.
There is the most accurate and realistic football sequences, the cast is outstanding and there is a nudity scene featuring Saved By the Bell's Jesse Spano (Ok, If I could change a 2ndthing, this would be Kelly Kopowski). The underlying story is Pacino has to make a decision regarding an Aging Legend (Think Brett Favre) and a young hot shot kid (Think Cam Newton). Does he put the ball in the hand of his aging star with shoulder problems or in the hands of the kid who has attitude problems?
The best scene in this movie was the "Inch by inch" speech before the big title game. Al Pacino is a badass actor and this is a goosebump inducing scene which made me want to stand up and hit something. Great movie, great action, great acting and would be considered my favourite football movie of all time.
…but what is yours?


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Class of 2014 cornerback Adarius Pickett announced his college choice Tuesday afternoon, committing to the UCLA Bruins. Pickett is UCLA's eighth commit for the current recruiting cycle.
Pickett, who currently plays for El Cerrito (Calif.) High School, is listed as a four-star prospect by 247Composite. Standing 5'11 and weighing in at 175 pounds, he reportedly runs a 4.6-second 40-yard dash. Pickett has 19 offers from schools around the country, and he chose the Bruins over Arizona State, Cal, Nebraska, Stanford and USC, among others.
Pickett had an unofficial visit to UCLA over the weekend, a trip that obviously played a major role in his decision.
He's the No. 15 cornerback in the country, per 247, and the 13th-best player in the state of California. SB Nation recruiting analyst Derrell Warren likes Pickett and says the DB's frame gives him room to grow:
Pickett may not have ideal size, but he carries a strong frame that could hold up to 10 or more pounds of additional weight. In addition, he is rangier than usual for a player of his height.
Pickett has a strong-looking frame and great length for his size. At this stage in his development he seems most comfortable lining up in press-man. That said, he doesn't often get his hands on the receiver, so development of his jamming technique is needed in order to maximize his effectiveness in press-man situations.
Warren believes Pickett can be an impact player for the Bruins over the next few years:
Pickett is one of the best defensive back prospects on the West Coast and carries the upside to be a multi-year starter.
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The event will be held Saturday, Oct. 26 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Krutch Park Extension across from the Regal Riviera Stadium 8 movie theater on Gay Street. The theme for this year's event is "America Recycles and You Can Too!"
Giveaways, games and activities are planned, including Keep Knoxville Beautiful's recycled art exhibit where participants can create and view artwork made of recycled goods.
Attendees can bring old or unwanted documents to be confidentially shredded and recycled. There is no limit on how many documents residents can bring.
The Knoxville Police Department, Knox County Solid Waste, Knox County Health Department, and others from the East Tennessee Regional Medication Collection Coalition will collect unwanted over the counter prescription medication for proper disposal. The plastic bottles will also be recycled.
The Knoxville Recycling Coalition will also be giving away recycle bins and the City of Knoxville Solid Waste Office will be conducting a used mercury thermometer exchange.
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Ronde Barber will likely not continue is reign of terror and our shut down corner Aquib Talib will likely not either.. when it comes to speed though, we actually have depth at these possitions... (stay with me, ill explain).
1. E. J. Biggers. Throughout the season, tampa has been rotating him into the lineup. He has showed decent quickness with a nose for the ball... I think they used him as more of a slot possition inside, and (based off of last years 'no heart' performance) has been somewhat difficult to evaluate, but i think this guy has potential; not the stupid potential that will never come about but potential as in, startability.
2. Elbert Mack and Anthony Gaitor. These are the guys the rotate in when speed is required such as long distance 3rds downs and such.. Granted, i would not neccesarily feel as comfortable starting these three next season without any FA pickups, my point is simple- these guys are NFL caliber.
Last thought- Two guys I seriously dont want in FA- 1. (these names are big by the way) Cortland Finnegan. Sander PLEASE back me up on this.. I love Freeman, but it will be so hard to ruit for this team is Finnegan is a Buc. The last thing the locker room needs is a loose cannon and a jerk to top it off.. The other name is Desean Jackson.. When things dont go his way, he quits worse then Randy Moss and on top of that, isnt anywhere as gifted. BAD ATTITUDES WOULDNT LAST LONG IN MY LOCKER ROOM (if i was head coach or GM).
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August 12, 2014
The SF Bay View newspaper is working to gather enough funds to send JR Valrey to the frontlines in Ferguson, Missouri, site of the biggest protests against police terrorism since Oakland rose up to demand justice for Oscar Grant. They started Saturday, when a police officer murdered unarmed Michael Brown, 18, for walking in the roadway with his friend. Most corporate media is working to distort the story and demonize the righteous anger of the people. Michael's family and friends and the people of Ferguson need the Black press to tell their truth.
June 24, 2014
Kev seemed almost immortal to me. Two weeks before he passed, I went to hang out with him at his house. I could see the sickness visibly eating at him, but when he opened the door, his eyes lit up, and he smiled like in the old days. I believe wholeheartedly that Lateefah's love kept his immune system intact as long as it was. I had to write this so his family could know the giant that Kevin Weston was to me. Salute to one of the greatest editors that I know. Salute also to Lateefah for giving Kev a love he'd never seen before and for showing that there is still such a thing as Black love.
May 26, 2014
The SF Black Film Festival is one of the film festivals that I most look forward to in the Bay Area every year. This year it is from June 12-15 at various theaters in San Francisco. It was founded by the late Ave' Montague, and now it's under the direction of her son, Kali O'Ray. Every year I've seen great films that don't have the promotional budgets to reach a wider audience without the help of a festival like SFBFF.
December 29, 2013
On Nov. 13 the San Francisco Chronicle ran a lead story written by the S.F.-based Center for Investigative Reporting. The story was about the radioactive contamination of Treasure Island, a former U.S. Navy base in the middle of the Bay. This story is important in and of itself but also because it once again unearths the region's role in the birth of the atomic age and also highlights the radioactive legacy that continues to haunt us.
November 3, 2013
As many of you know from experience, or have read before in these pages, the last decade has cut a deadly swath through Black prosperity and the viability of Black businesses in San Francisco. This is coupled with the flight of many of our neighbors, family members and friends out of the City. Yet we hang on, still determined to "make a way out of no way." We remain, our children remain, and if we work hard enough, diligently enough, we can turn things around so that the next generation has a fighting chance.
June 4, 2013
The Pelican Bay Human Rights Movement First Amendment Campaign stands in solidarity with the Stop the Torture Campaign, as our goals and objectives are mutual. We aim to eliminate torture in all of its many forms. In 2006, the CDCR created a Communications Management Unit at PBSP that literally reinforces their totalitarian rule by dehumanizing prisoners through social deprivations.
May 30, 2013
In the spirit of young freedom fighters like Lil' Bobby Hutton, Young Malcolm will live forever in the hearts and minds of oppressed people who want to be free, especially those incarcerated in jail cells and in Amerikkkan ghettos. We love you and we will never forget you. We will make sure that the young people of today and tomorrow use your life as an example to keep up the fight that so many have given their lives for over time. Long live Hajj Malcolm Latif Shabazz! May you rest in peace with the other warriors from our movement.
May 9, 2013
Cynthia McKinney's fundraiser tour for the SF Bay View was a huge success up and down California, hitting San Diego, Los Angeles, Oakland and Santa Rosa. The tour, which was titled "Latin America, Africa, and Obama," coincided with the release of McKinney's second book, "Ain't Nothing Like Freedom," an autobiography about her years as a six-term Congress member from Georgia.
March 20, 2013
For the second week in a row, one of the largest audiences for any show on KPFA was disappointed not to hear the People's Minister of Information JR Valrey and his Block Report on the air Wednesday at 8 a.m. Instead we heard an announcement by interim general manager Andrew Phillips that JR has been suspended. Getting punished for doing "too well" happens to Black folks much too often. Sign the two petitions to end the suspension of JR Valrey from KPFA and attend the Town Hall Meeting, Thursday, April 11, 6 p.m. at Laney College. This story is constantly being updated with new signatures and comments.
November 21, 2012
The fiery writing of JR Valrey began appearing in the Bay View a dozen years ago. JR made our original vision for the Bay View reality: to inspire Black youth to build a powerful Black community. As the Bay View's associate editor and one of KPFA's most popular programmers with his provocative Block Report Radio shows, JR and the youth who grew up on his empowering words and pictures are growing in influence, making a difference every day – and they're just getting started.
August 9, 2012
Because of all of my supporters, I had a chance to compete in the 2012 Amateur Athletic Union Tae Kwon Do National Championships held July 2-7 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. I want to say many thanks to all who helped me realize my competition goal, for without your support, I would not have made it.
May 24, 2012
I've been held against my will in San Quentin for the past 20 years, awaiting my state sanctioned MURDER. I was never truly given the opportunity to prove my innocence. Because our people are still marching, standing our ground in order to let this corrupt system know that the fight will remain steadfast, this is why this T-shirt was made.
June 30, 2011
Prisoners in the Security Housing Units, SHUs, at Pelican Bay and Corcoran state prisons in California are beginning an indefinite hunger strike on July 1, 2011, to protest the cruel and inhumane conditions of their imprisonment in what is being called "an unusual show of racial unity." Breaking news: Prisoners at Centinela have joined the hunger strike. A prisoner there reports: "Only a few inmates are walking the yard. No Blacks or Hispanics have left their cells. No one has gone to work. He said all the races are united in this fight."
December 23, 2010
With unemployment at its highest in decades and 41 percent more San Franciscans requesting assistance feeding themselves and their families this year, out-of-work residents convened at City Hall to ask Mayor Newsom to sign the local hiring law that a super-majority of the Board of Supervisors passed last week.
January 27, 2010
Pierre Labossierre, cofounder of the Haiti Action Committee, alerts us to oppose "relief" funds and protest U.S. military occupation that threaten Haitian independence and sovereignty and to demand the return of President Aristide and the inclusion of Lavalas in Haitian democracy. Following the interview, listen and watch audio and video files featuring Pierre, Cynthia McKinney, Kiilu Nyasha, Nia Imara, Minister of Information JR, Joy Moore and more – all calling on everyone to "stand in solidarity with Haiti."
October 14, 2009
On Sept. 28, M1 of Dead Prez was interviewed by Boots Riley of The Coup about his recent trip to Palestine and Egypt. The event was a fundraiser for the Bay View newspaper and Block Report Radio. The Santa Cruz event was held at Barrios Unidos and was co-sponsored by the POCC, Barrios Unidos and the Watsonville Brown Berets.
August 4, 2009
Welcome former Congresswoman and presidential candidate Cynthia McKinney, the people's advocate, to your Bay Area city Thursday-Monday, Aug. 20-24. She'll discuss her stay in an Israeli prison, her triumphant trip to Gaza and the importance of independent media. Click the picture for her schedule. Check back often for updates. Cynthia is our Paul Robeson. Show her your love!
June 4, 2009
Ever since the police murder of Lovelle Mixon, after he allegedly murdered four Oakland police officers in East Oakland on March 21, the SF Bay View newspaper website, sfbayview.com, hundreds of messages have been written in the comment sections at the end of the articles by people who are undercover cyber police and people with strong pro-police sentiments, with some coming right out and saying they are members of police departments.