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Culture Other Contemporary Cultures
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- The Celtic Vedic Connection, Part I
- Of all the great ancient cultures perhaps no two share more parallels than those of the Celtic and Vedic peoples. A deep rooted affinity runs between them, what is present in one is mirrored in the other. Myths, Gods, Goddesses, even fairy tales bear a...
Religions >> Druidism
- What is hypnotic trance? Does it provide unusual physical or mental capacities?
- 2.1 'Trance;' descriptive or misleading? Most of the classical notions of hypnosis have long held that hypnosis was special in some way from other types of interpersonal communication and that an induction (preparatory process considered by some to be...
Parapsychology >> Hypnosis
- Resurrection of the Higher Self
- In July of 1989, a controversial article crossed the managing editor's desk of an equally controversial magazine. This article was never actually published in the quarterly publication, then known as The Magical Blend , even though it was well documented by...
Body Mysteries >> Psychoactive Substances
- Trance-formation (The Cosmic Tao of the Sexes)
- The purest outpouring of love between the sexes, is as a miniature super-nova of ecstatic union. Reciprocating pleasure becomes the engine that feeds the fires of passion. Passion becomes dynamic fuel for love. It is an engine that runs with the force of a...
Body Mysteries >> Yoga
- Am I Damned?: Part 1
- (Excerpted from a planned website, much of this material has already appeared in answer to various questions on the boards, especially in General Earth Spirituality. I will attempt to redact it for this forum, as much of the arguments contained here are basic...
Religions >> Christianity & Paganism
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- Being European: what does it mean?
- So many of the definitive statements of what it means to be British, or indeed English – we'll set the Scots to one side, and the Irish, too, of course – come to rest on the distant, highly patrolled shore of cultural exceptionalism.
- Mozart in Spanglish? A Vibrant, Multiethnic Reboot in 'Figaro (90210)'
- Later another character sings, "When I hired you, I had no idea you were illegal!" Welcome to Figaro! (90210), a 21st adaptation of Mozart's ...
- What J.K. Rowling's New Story Can Teach Us About Cultural Appropriation
- "But we're not magical creatures, we're contemporary peoples who are still here, and still practice our spiritual traditions, traditions that are not akin to a completely imaginary wizarding world.
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$11.99Julia Child singlehandedly created a new approach to American cuisine with her cookbook Mastering the Art of French Cooking and her television show The French Chef, but as she reveals in this bestselling memoir, she was not always a master chef. Indeed, when she first arrived in France in 1948 with her husband, Paul, who was to work for the USIS, she spoke no French and knew nothing about the
Cooking Before 1800 - 12 booksThis multi-book file includes: Old Cookery Books and Ancient Cuisine by W. Carew Hazlitt, 1902; The Forme of Cury, a Roll of Ancient English Cookery, complied about 1390 by the master-cooks of Richard II; Chocolate of an Indian Drinke by Captain James Wadsworth, 1652; The Compleat Cook, 1658; The Closet of Sir Kenelm Digby Knight Opened, 1669; A Queens Delight or The Art of Preserving Conserving
Stories and Recipes from Mia FamigliaIn this heartfelt memoir, master baker and star of the #1 hit TLC show, Buddy Valastro tells his inspiring story—and recounts his family's warm memories from a lifetime of living, loving, and cake making.Television viewers have fallen in love with Buddy Valastro, master cake maker, and his funny and fiery family, proprietors of Carlo's Bakery in Hoboken, New Jersey, on the smash hit TLC series
Collected Varietal Cuts, Usable Trim, Scraps, and BonesIn the multiweek New York Times bestseller The Nasty Bits, bestselling chef and No Reservations host Anthony Bourdain serves up a well-seasoned hellbroth of candid, often outrageous stories from his worldwide misadventures. Whether surviving a lethal hot pot in Chengdu, splurging on New York's priciest sushi, or singing the praises of Ecuadorian line cooks and Hell's Kitchen dives, Bourdain is as
The Mystery of the World's Most Expensive Bottle of WineThe New York Times bestseller, updated with a new epilogue, that tells the true story of a 1787 Château Lafite Bordeaux—supposedly owned by Thomas Jefferson—that sold for $156,000 at auction and of the eccentrics whose lives intersected with it. Was it truly entombed in a Paris cellar for two hundred years? Or did it come from a secret Nazi bunker? Or from the moldy basement of a devilishly
$8.99Dodging minefields in Cambodia, diving into the icy waters outside a Russian bath, Chef Bourdain travels the world over in search of the ultimate meal. The only thing Anthony Bourdain loves as much as cooking is traveling, and A Cook's Tour is the shotgun marriage of his two greatest passions. Inspired by the question, 'What would be the perfect meal?', Anthony sets out on a quest for his culinary
The Remarkable Life of Julia ChildIt's rare for someone to emerge in America who can change our attitudes, our beliefs, and our very culture. It's even rarer when that someone is a middle-aged, six-foot three-inch woman whose first exposure to an unsuspecting public is cooking an omelet on a hot plate on a local TV station. And yet, that's exactly what Julia Child did. The warble-voiced doyenne of television cookery became an
$10.59Throughout history, food has done more than simply provide sustenance. It has acted as a tool of social transformation, political organization, geopolitical competition, industrial development, military conflict and economic expansion. An Edible History of Humanity is an account of how food has helped to shape and transform societies around the world, from the emergence of farming in China by 7
Early English Meals and Manners with some Forewords on Education in Early England, 13 cook books published 1460 to 1500This collection, first published in 1868, includes: John Russell's Boke of Nurture, c. 1460 Wynkyn de Worde's Boke of Keruynge, 1513; The Boke of Curtasye, c. 1460; R. Weste's Booke of Demeanor, 1619; Seager's Schoole of Vertue, 1557; The Babees Book, 1475; Aristotle's ABC, 1430; Urbanitatis, c. 1460; Stans Puer ad Mensam; The Lytylle Childrenes Lytil Boke, c. 1480; For to serve a Lord; Symon's
Tomatoland: How Modern Industrial Agriculture Destroyed Our Most Alluring Fruit
How Modern Industrial Agriculture Destroyed Our Most Alluring Fruit2012 IACP Award Winner in the Food Matters categorySupermarket produce sections bulging with a year-round supply of perfectly round, bright red-orange tomatoes have become all but a national birthright. But in Tomatoland, which is based on his James Beard Award-winning article, "The Price of Tomatoes," investigative food journalist Barry Estabrook reveals the huge human and environmental cost of
Undercover at Walmart, Applebee's, Farm Fields and the Dinner TableNow in paperback, this New York Times bestselling work of undercover journalism offers "a compelling and cogent argument that eating healthily ought to be easier" (The Cleveland Plain Dealer). When award-winning (and working-class) journalist Tracie McMillan saw foodies swooning over $9 organic tomatoes, she couldn't help but wonder: What about the rest of us? Why do working Americans eat the way
The Story of Britain through Its CookingWritten with a storytellers flair and packed with astonishing facts, Taste is a sumptuous social history of Britain told through the development of its cooking. It encompasses royal feasts and street food, the skinning of eels and the making of strawberry jelly, mixing tales of culinary stars with those of the invisible hordes cooking in kitchens across the land. Beginning before Roman times, the

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Wednesday, November 11, 2015
Cooke: Do What Cable Is Doing. Radio consultant Holland Cooke clarifies that statement. "I don't mean do what cable news channels are doing, contrived political arguments. That's being done to death there, and has become an unfortunate 'Talk Radio' caricature… I'm saying do what you see on basic cable channels and so-called 'Over The Top' (OTT) TV such as Netflix. And as I listened to Sony Pictures Television chairman Steve Mosko, the little voice in my kept whispering 'podcasting.'" Cooke is reporting from New York for TALKERS magazine from the NAB Show/New York where Mosko was interviewed by former New York Times media writer (now doing a show on SiriusXM) Bill Carter. Read more of Cooke's story from NYC here and watch for his report from the Consumer Electronics Association's CES: Unveiled press event later this week.
WTMJ Provides Extensive Coverage of the Debate. Last night's GOP primary debate in Milwaukee was covered in depth by E.W. Scripps' news/talk WTMJ. The station held a listener event at its historic Radio City Studios. Midday host and editor-in-chief of RightWisconsin.com Charlie Sykes interviewed candidates Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz on the air. "Wisconsin's Afternoon News" host John Mercure anchored special debate coverage including on-site reporting and an in-studio appearance from GOP chairman Reince Priebus. Mercure is pictured here hosting one of the listener forums he conducted before, during and after the debate at the station. After the debate, WTMJ weekend host and RightWisconsin.com managing editor Collin Roth hosted a two-hour on-air program featuring listeners' reactions to the debate and analysis with a panel of experts. The station says the WTMJ Voter Forum will be continued for future GOP and Democratic debates.
Cubs to 'The Score' Move Is Official. Rumor from earlier this fall reported by TALKERS that CBS RADIO is moving the Chicago Cubs play-by-play broadcasts from all-news WBBM-AM to sports talk WSCR are confirmed in a press release by the company. The Cubs began airing on WBBM-AM after an exclusive relationship with Tribune's WGN ended. With the Chicago White Sox' move to Cumulus Media's news/talk WLS-AM beginning next season, CBS decided to shift the broadcasts of the Cubs to "The Score." The Cubs made it to the National League Championship this season so continued success could be good news for WSCR.
Odds & Sods. The Tulsa radio cluster of E.W. Scripps names David Abel the new vice president and general manager. Abel moves to Tulsa from his most recent position with Apex Broadcasting's Charleston and Hilton Head, South Carolina operations. In Tulsa, Scripps operates country KVOO and KXBL, classic hits KBEZ, CHR KHTT and news/talk KFAQ…..Salem Radio Network "Morning in America" host Bill Bennett took part in the Bloomberg education conference "Workforce 2016 and Beyond: Innovative Approaches to Retraining Millions for the Jobs of Tomorrow" on Tuesday (11/10). He spoke on a panel discussion (pictured here, Bennett at far left) addressing the education and workforce problems that exist in America today and expressed his belief that America needs to emphasize STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) education in the early grades to train and prepare our students for the jobs of tomorrow…..Yahoo! Sports Radio cracks the Philly market with the addition of new affiliate WNJC which will begin airing the sports talk network's evening, overnight and weekend programming, effective November 16…..Colorado-based WeedStream now airs on iHeartMedia's iHeartRadio app. WeedStream is an entertainment company focused on the legalized marijuana culture with WeedStream Radio, WeedStream TV and WeedStream Events.
Cumulus Media's WABC Honor's New York's Veterans. WABC, New York is honoring America's veterans with a special series of Veterans Day features. The special content features an interview with Kevin Lacz, an Iraq veteran and star of the award-winning hit film, American Sniper, and will air throughout the day today. In the series, Lacz discusses the importance of Veterans Day, the issues Veterans face today, and other related topics.
Armstrong & Getty Holding Weeklong Fisher House Foundation Fundraiser. The KSTE, Sacramento-based news/talk morning team Armstrong & Getty – Jack Armstrong and Joe Getty – is hosting its 5th annual fundraiser for Fisher House all this week to commemorate Veteran's Day week. Over the past four years, Armstrong & Getty listeners have donated more than $1.7 million to Fisher House to help them build new Fisher homes on the grounds of VA and military medical centers to help bring military families together as their loved ones receive medical treatment. This year, the goal is to raise an additional $500,000 for Fisher House and surpass the $2 million mark.
WEBY, Pensacola Presents Special Tribute Program to Vietnam Veterans. This special 10-hour program chronicles the Vietnam era and honors Vietnam Veterans through the lens of the American Forces Vietnam Network – the Saigon-based radio and television operations that served the troops. The program was aired on the Spinnaker License Corporation-owned WEBY, Pensacola in segments prior to today's airing of the entire 10-hour program. It features recordings of these historical broadcasts including combat correspondents' interviews with servicemen; interviews with veterans of the Vietnam War that have interesting stories about their service; and, adding background and color to the broadcast, many of the program hosts who proudly served in those very difficult circumstances have been interviewed to share their memories and experiences. The program was created by Mike Bates. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.
2016 Presidential Race/Milwaukee GOP Debate, University of Missouri Tensions, Veterans Day, Syria-Russian Military Alliance, Status of Obama Immigration Order, and NFL Action Among Top News/Talk Stories Yesterday (11/10). The activities of the candidates for president in 2016 and the run-up to last night's GOP primary debate in Milwaukee; the racial tensions on the University of Missouri campus and the resignation of the president and chancellor; the activities surrounding Veterans Day; the military relationship between Russia and Syria; the legal status of President Obama's immigration order; and the weekend's NFL action were some of the most-talked-about stories on news/talk radio yesterday, according to ongoing research from TALKERS.
Thursday, February 19, 2015
Payola: What Every Broadcaster Should Know. TALKERS magazine legal editor Steven J.J. Weisman writes in a piece published today (2/19) that the Payola laws are something all broadcasters should be aware of, regardless of format. While the Payola "scandal" of the late 1950s causes many people to associate Payola with playing records for consideration, any content that's paid for must be identified. Weisman writes, "The [Federal Communications] Commission has noted that the Sponsorship Identification Laws are 'grounded in the principle that listeners and viewers are entitled to know who seeks to persuade them.'" Read Weisman's entire piece here.
McMahon: Listen to Your Creative Voice. Talk radio consultant Bill McMahon says that all of us are born creative. "From a very young age we all have a quiet little voice in our head that comes from somewhere deep inside. It whispers unique and amazing thoughts and ideas to us. In the beginning, we all hear these ideas, get excited, and do something about them. Unfortunately, the bigger and more unusual the ideas, the more resistance we encounter when we try to bring them to life. Eventually, most of us stop listening to that quiet little voice, dismiss its thoughts and ideas, and just try to fit in because it's too damn hard to do otherwise," he writes. McMahon believes that the successful content creators are the ones who still, not only listen to that creative voice, but act on some of the ideas it provides us. Read more about his thoughts on creativity here.
Goff Replaces Mannelly at 'The Score' in Chicago. The new co-host at CBS RADIO's sports talk WSCR, Chicago "670 The Score" is Jason Goff. He'll be working alongside Matt Spiegel on the 9:00 am to 1:00 pm show. The former producer and reporter has also hosted at the company's Atlanta sports talker WZGC "92.9 The Game" and SiriusXM. "The Score" operations manager Mitch Rosen says, "I'm excited to have Jason back on our team. I believe the combination of Matt Spiegel and Jason Goff will be a great winning combination that the Chicagoland audience will love. The show will be interactive through all of our digital platforms." Former Chicago Bears long snapper Patrick Mannelly worked as co-host with Spiegel after Dan McNeil exited the same position last June after a long career with WSCR. McNeil recently joined crosstown classic rock WDRV "The Drive" as AM drive co-host.
'Business Rockstars' to Be Heard on 11-station Mississippi 'SuperTalk' Network. The "Business Rockstars" radio show adds to its affiliate roster by being carried across the 11-station TeleSouth Communications-owned SuperTalk Mississippi network. Saying that this new deal pushes its affiliate tally "well past the 100 U.S. radio mark," Business Rockstars CEO Steve Lehman comments, "Radio is an important part of our multi-media and social platform. We couldn't be more excited to add SuperTalk.FM to our rapidly growing list of affiliate stations…Business Rockstars is an entrepreneurial business show that brings together some of the world's biggest and most accomplished CEOs as well as successful small business owners and entrepreneurs. We look forward to adding new listeners in Mississippi that will benefit from Business Rockstars content." TeleSouth president and COO Kim Dillon states, "'Business Rockstars' is a great show and we're certain the listeners across the SuperTalk Mississippi network will benefit from their insightful commentary and tips. Entrepreneurship is alive and well in our state. We look forward to inspiring current and future business owners throughout our long and prosperous relationship with the Rockstars team."
Digital Start-Up Whalerock Gets Attention After Inking Howard Stern to Deal. From a piece in The New York Times comes news that Howard Stern has agreed to a deal with Whalerock to have the latter create a "personal network" to handle digital distribution of his content. This is a separate deal from Stern's SiriusXM contract and Whalerock owner Lloyd Braun tells the paper he is conscious of the existing contracts of his talent and doesn't want to get into legal disputes. It appears Whalerock will differ from other digital platforms in that it is targeting established celebrities and designing "personal networks" for each as opposed to providing "space" for content creators on a larger, menu-type platform. As usual, terms of all deals are confidential but other celebs reported to be on board are the Kardashian sisters and rapper Tyler, the Creator. In the piece, Braun says celebs are eager to work with Whalerock because it cuts out the "middleman" of traditional media platforms. The Times' Brooks Barnes astutely points out that there is still a middleman in these deals – that middleman is Whalerock. Still, it certainly appears that Whalerock's work handling the aspects of distribution, sales, etc., that celebs don't want to get involved in themselves is what they get in return for some consideration. Read the entire Times piece here.
Round Two of January PPM Data Released. The second of four rounds of January 2015 PPM data from Nielsen Audio has been released for 12 markets including: Washington, Boston, Detroit, Miami, Seattle, Phoenix, Minneapolis, San Diego, Tampa, Denver, Baltimore, and St. Louis. The survey period was January 1-28. TALKERS magazine's sister publication RadioInfo has all of the numbers from subscribing stations here. In addition, managing editor Mike Kinosian presents his "Ten Takeaways" from this batch of ratings on the main page at RadioInfo.com here.
Latest Obama Approval Ratings, Battle Against ISIS, Stay of Obama Amnesty Order, 2016 Presidential Prospects, Sunday's Academy Awards, and Frigid Winter Weather Among Top News/Talk Stories Yesterday (2/18). Recent approval ratings for President Obama and the economy; the battle against ISIS and the controversy over publicly connecting violence with Islam; a Texas court's stay of President Obama's amnesty order; the potential candidates for president in 2016; the films and actors nominated for this Sunday's Academy Awards; and the freezing and snowy weather affecting much of the country were some of the most-talked-about stories on news talk radio yesterday.
Thursday, February 27, 2014
Journal's WTMJ and 'The Lake' Name J. Pat Miller to Marketing Post. At the Milwaukee properties news/talk WTMJ and adult hits WLWK "94.5 The Lake," Journal Broadcast Group ups J. Pat Miller to the new position director of marketing & innovation. The company says that in his new role, he'll be responsible for the overall marketing activities of WTMJ and WLWK as well as designing and implementing new brand programs. VP and GM Tom Langmyer comments, "J. Pat has demonstrated his ability to create and develop new revenue streams. He will focus more of his attention on additional initiatives to grow our business." Miller adds, "This new role is vital to our growth and the industry as a whole. The incredible team here at Journal's Milwaukee Radio Operations can effortlessly pull off most anything we create." Miller is overseeing the promotions department and the company announces that Alison Helf is named promotions manager.
Tribune's WGWG-LP, Chicago Brings McKnight Aboard. The fledgling sports talk station Tribune's WGN is building and airing on LMA'd WGWG-LP "The Game 87.7" adds another local sports talk personality to its staff. Connor McKnight – who's served with CBS RADIO's WSCR "The Score" for the past four years – joins "The Game 87.7" for an on-air role. According to Chicago media writer Robert Feder, McKnight will "make his first appearance Thursday (2/27) on Mark Carman's show, which airs from 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm." Feder reports he'll become part of the daily lineup. At WSCR, McKnight hosted the "Hit and Run" baseball show as well as having been an anchor and reporter at the station. Read Feder's story here.
Chris Dimino Set to Join '680 The Fan' for 'Rude Awakening' Show. As reported by the Atlanta Journal Constitution's Rodney Ho, former WQXI sports talk personality Chris Dimino will become part of WCNN "680 The Fan" in an on-air capacity as his non-compete clause from WQXI expires on March 17. Dimino has been working for the station in an off-air capacity since last September but Ho reports he'll join Christopher Rude and Perry Laurentino on the morning show soon. Dimino was part of the WQXI morning program – including fellow hosts Steak Shapiro and Nick Cellini – that was fired in the wake of the poorly thought out bit poking fun at former New Orleans Saints player Steve Gleason who is suffering from ALS. Read Ho's entire piece here.
NAB Rejects Elimination of Advertising Tax Deduction. As part of a comprehensive tax code overhaul proposal being spearheaded by House Ways and Means Chairman David Camp (R-MI), the deduction that businesses can claim for advertising expenses would be eliminated and this oft-considered-but-never-enacted change has the NAB letting legislators know how it feels about it. NAB EVP of communications Dennis Wharton states, "NAB strongly opposes any job-killing proposal that would limit the ability of thousands of large and small businesses from fully deducting their annual advertising expenses. Advertising on local radio and television stations is a key driver of the American economy – indeed, a recent study found local broadcast advertising generates $1.05 trillion in GDP and supports 1.48 million jobs. NAB will work with lawmakers and other stakeholders to ensure the advertising tax deduction continues to create economic prosperity and well-paying jobs." Since ad deduction elimination is just one part of a comprehensive tax overhaul proposal, it's difficult to say how it would affect a company's bottom line in the long run. Camp has stated his goal is to simplify the tax code – not to increase anyone's tax burden – and there are other proposed changes that promise to help the bottom line of corporate and individual taxpayers. This is an election year so it's unlikely there will be any action on this front any time soon.
FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn Defends CIN; Implies It's Misunderstood. During a speech at Washington, DC's Media Institute on Wednesday (2/26), FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn defended the controversial Critical Information Needs (CIN) study that would have researchers quizzing journalists and managers about how they choose news stories and information for dissemination to the public. Her speech came the day after Congressman Greg Walden (R-OR) promised legislation to put the FCC's study to rest for good, citing its potential intrusion into First Amendment areas and its scope being beyond the purview of the Commission. Clyburn explained that the Commission needs to understand the markets it regulates. She said that she would never be a part of anything that seeks to chill free speech or shape news gathering and that the goal was to "gather data and other information about whether there are any market entry barriers, preventing local communities from receiving important information…I am about facilitating ownership and opportunities and making sound decisions about our most critical industries based on solid research and not rhetoric." Still, critics of the study argue that neither Clyburn nor FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler have adequately explained the connection between interviewing news people about story selection policy and barriers to station ownership for minorities.
Valerie Blackburn to Step Down at CBS RADIO Los Angeles. The word from Los Angeles is Valerie Blackburn – currently serving as controller for the CBS RADIO Los Angeles cluster and general manager of news/talk KFWB (residing in the KFWB license trust) – is resigning from her positions and is planning to take some time away from radio and work to travel and be with family and friends. Her exit will not be immediate and it's assumed CBS is already working on finding her replacement.
Schultz Honored by Arizona Progressives. Nationally syndicated talk show host and MSNBC personality Ed Schultz is pictured here speaking at the annual Arizona Advocacy Network dinner on Saturday, February 22. Schultz was honored by the group for his work on key progressive issues and he addressed the attendees. He was clearly in the right state at the right time with the controversy over the Arizona religious freedom bill such a hot-button issue. (Photo: Josselyn Berry)
RAB: Radio's Digital Revenue Expected to Rise 22%. That's from the just-released Benchmarking: Local Radio Stations' Online Revenues report from Borrell Associates and the Radio Advertising Bureau. The report states that digital revenues went up 15% in 2013 and the total figure for 2014 could be as high as $520 million. Some figures from this year's report: the average radio station brought in $166,490 in digital advertising – about 3% of its total revenue; some large-market stations report making millions; the average revenue for four-station clusters is approaching $750,000. The data for the study is culled from three sources: ad revenue reported by the stations, local business ad spending, and a survey of radio managers. RAB president and CEO Erica Farber states, "We're experiencing year-over-year, double-digit growth in radio; and to truly maximize this revenue stream this survey continues to provide us with areas to improve upon and ultimately grow our overall revenue share. Most notably, sales managers are looking for continued training for their sales staffs and a better understanding of the digital buying community. The RAB is poised to help in this area through our professional development programs and outreach."
Odds & Sods. Talk show host Stephanie Miller's "Sexy Liberal Comedy Tour" hits Fort Lauderdale, Florida Saturday, March 1. The progressive talker, whose show has played in theaters to sold-out crowds across the country, is appearing at the Parker Playhouse along with John Fugelsang, Carlos Alazraqui, special panel guest Judy Tenuta and more surprises….."SportsRadio 94" WIP-FM, Philadelphia is presenting the "Great Birds Debate" remote broadcast today at Chickie's and Pete's in South Philadelphia. The station says it is one of the few times all year that the WIP airstaff is on the same stage together. Personalities Angelo Cataldi, Rhea Hughes, Michael Barkann, Ike Reese, Anthony Gargano, four-time champion Rob Ellis (also a member of the CBS 3 Sports Team), Josh Innes, Howard Eskin, CBS 3 Sports Director Beasley Reece, and Philadelphia Eagles insider Dave Spadaro will all be present to discuss and debate questions about the Eagles present and future. The event is free and open to the public…..At Detroit urban talker WCHB, John Mason leaves that Radio One outlet to take over the morning slot at sister urban AC WDMK where Reach Media's Tom Joyner has been airing. Joyner moves to mornings at WCHB and that bumps talk host Mildred Gaddis from AMs to afternoon drive in Mason's old slot…..A couple of notes from SiriusXM: U.S. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi will appear on the next installment of the "SiriusXM Leading Ladies" series, "candid conversations with influential and inspiring women who have forged their own paths to leadership and success." SiriusXM P.O.T.U.S. host and veteran White House correspondent Julie Mason will host the program on March 4 before a live audience at The Newseum in Washington, D.C. In addition to the one-on-one conversation between Leader Pelosi and Mason, the one-hour town hall style event will have an interactive element featuring questions from an audience of SiriusXM listeners, female students from D.C. universities and Newseum members. Also from SiriusXM, sports talk host Casey Stern re-ups with the satcaster for his daily hosting spot on the MLB Network Radio channel, as well as for expanded duties on additional SiriusXM sports channels. Stern will continue to host "Inside Pitch" alongside his co-host, former Cincinnati Reds and Washington Nationals general manager Jim Bowden, every weekday afternoon…..Cumulus Media's WABC, New York is bringing the world of fashion to its airwaves as it takes a look back at NY Fashion Week with an exclusive interview with Kenneth Cole. Hosted by Cristina Cuomo, editor of Manhattan magazine, from the Modern Luxury arm of Cumulus Media, the interview digs into Cole's ambitions and inspirations. He also shares details of his groundbreaking advertising campaigns, views of fashion, social media, and much more. WABC program director Craig Schwalb says, "It was a real honor to work with our sister publication Manhattan and Cristina Cuomo to bring the iconic designer to WABC Radio. We are already making plans for this fall's Fashion Week."
Broadcasters Foundation of America Raises More Than $200,000 at 'Golden Mike' Event. At Monday evening's black tie 2014 Golden Mike Award Dinner honoring BMI president Del Bryant, the Broadcasters Foundation of America raised more than $200,000 for its mission of helping broadcasters in need. More than 200 television, radio, and music industry executives and celebrities were in attendance. The evening was hosted by CBS News' Bob Schieffer. Presenters for the evening were longtime personal and professional friends of Bryant's: Michael Bolton, performer and BMI songwriter; Jack Sander, former chairman of the BMI board of directors; and Sandra Lee, internationally acclaimed culinary and home style expert and host of four highly rated programs on the Food Network and the Cooking Channel, plus HGTV. Legendary singer, songwriter, musician, and actor Kris Kristofferson performed, as did songwriter Brenda Russell, who sang her top 10 hit "Piano In The Dark," and "Get Here." Dolly Parton opened a very moving video that provided a glimpse into Bryant's amazing life — from his early years growing up as the son of songwriters Boudleaux and Felice Bryant through his incredible 42-year career at BMI where he championed the works of some of the biggest songwriters in entertainment. Pictured above are (from l-r): Jim Thompson (president of the Broadcasters Foundation), Michael Bolton, Sandra Lee, Del Bryant, Bryant's son Thaddeus, Kris Kristofferson, Brenda Russell, Bob Schieffer, and Phil Lombardo (chairman of the Broadcasters Foundation).
Brewer Vetoes 'Religious Rights' Bill, ObamaCare Criticism, U.S.-Russia Tensions Over Crimea-Ukraine, Immigration Legislation, Bitcoin Controversy, and Hillary Clinton in 2016 Among Top News/Talk Stories Yesterday (2/26). Arizona Governor Jan Brewer vetoes legislation that would have allowed businesses to refuse service to some based on religious beliefs; scrutiny of the rollout and effects of the Affordable Care Act; the political tensions between the U.S. and Russia over the strife in Ukraine and Crimea; new immigration legislation that includes an amnesty component; the bitcoin movement and recent events questioning its value; and speculation about Hillary Clinton running for president in 2016 were some of the most-talked-about stories on news/talk radio yesterday, according to ongoing research from TALKERS.


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Kids music -- Letting the 'Secret' out
Since I have young children, I am always on the look-out for compromise CDs to play in the car.
What I mean by "compromise" is music that my kids like and that I like -- or rather that I don't hate.
There is a good deal of bad children's music out there, especially newly written tunes and poorly played classical music. With the latter, even if the concepts for the CDs are creative or educational, the actual performances can just grate, as if they were all sight-read in a rushed recording session. "Beethoven's Wig," "The Mozart Effect" and "Baby Einstein" are prime suspects, but Disney's "Little Einsteins" and various compilations made by major classical labels using their own catalogs are better. In contrast, traditional music and nursery rhymes find many excellent advocates (our favorite artist lately is the talented Susie Tallman).
Of course, I am not above suffering through mediocre music if my kids like it -- I leave the music criticism at work. But why suffer if there are some great discs we both enjoy? So I am always searching for new discs that fit this bill. Leaving aside new interpretations of traditional and classical music for the moment, let me point out some new tunes we recently discovered that we all love.
Surprise, its Canadian! (They always do everything better, don't they?) The label is The Secret Mountain. We have been listing to some French Canadian music on a disc called "Let the Good Times Rouler" and some silly music on a CD called "A Treasure in My Garden" (originally a DVD) Both have a song on them written by Gilles Vigneault that should become an instant kids classic: "Barati, baratin" or in a loose translation, "Scuttlebutt, What a Nut." Here is a 30-sec clip of it in English:
and in French:
And a typical verse (in translation):
This is Mister Look at That
He says he's an acrobat
Thinks that he is full of grace
Till he falls flat on his face
Scuttlebutt, what a nut, big net
Needs a net in his backyard
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With the NAMM trade show just around the corner, leaked details of Roland's new product releases hint at models inspired by analogue classics.
A new promotional video and leaked images and model numbers suggest that Roland is set to launch new products based on the legendary TB-303 bassline synth and TR-808 drum machine.
Roland's official video describes the AIRA as "the evolution of the Roland TR-808 Rhythm Machine" and shows Roland engineers using the TR-808 as a major reference point in the product development process. The video also features other vintage Roland models including the SH-101, TR-909, Space Echo and TB-303.
There have been rumours for months that Roland was set to join Korg in jumping back on board the analogue bandwagon. The Volca series, Monotron/Monotribe range and the reissued MS-20 Mini have all been major successes for Roland's main rival over recent years.
Roland has traditionally been very reluctant to look back to past glories – and even more reluctant to turn back the clock and begin redeveloping analogue hardware – but there appears to be high demand for official reissues of some of the company's iconic models.
Our suspicion is that the TR-08 and TB-03 will turn out to be newly developed digital models rather than analogue reissues (the leaked TR-08 image, if genuine, at least shows that the unit will look significantly different to the 808). The video's assertion that "musicians want new and exciting things so the time has come to take the next step" suggests we're looking at an evolution of the TR-808 concept rather than an exact replica.
There are also clues elsewhere in Roland's product range. The Jupiter-80 (which draws on the look and spirit of the Jupiter-8) and GAIA SH-01 (very loosely based on the SH series of analogue monosynths) demonstrate Roland's current policy of referencing models from the analogue era when naming new digital products. Older producers will also remember the MC-303 way back in 1996, and the disappointment when it turned out not to be the 'modern TB-303' many people expected it to be.
So, what's it to be? Analogue or digital? Expect full details to emerge at NAMM or on Roland Connect and AIRA pages over the coming week.
If they're analogue/actually any good, that'll piss of ALOT of people who have just spent ££££ on ebay for vintage models.
As exciting as it is to have a replica 808 (already have a x0xb0x) I'd rather they released a new drum machine. Although I realise this would be hard since the 808 was a failure that people adopted. Releasing a machine with 808 sounds would just be nostalgic. I'd love a 909 copy though!
Betting on digital / analog hybrid.
If it's digital they won't get my money…
too little too late! where was this 4 years ago when all the "trap" heads were sprung on the sound????
Traps a fad so I doubt they're too bothered,,,,,people having been crying out for an 808 re release for longer than that shite has been around,,,,,
mmmh, this can't be 100% analog, too expensive nowadays and if they wanna sell that stuff to the masses ….. roland is a corporation that needs to make profits, so hybrid is likely.. (except they wanna go the Korg way….) imo, all a bit too late after tempest and all the other machines out there in the last years. 808 sounds are only real from a real 808 and making just another copy of that would be a bit, well, boring. but lets see what this machine is supposed to be anyway…..
About this one, if the new machine doesn't contain any really new sequencing features, whatever #analog or #digital, that will be a machine for posers.
Hope they stick strictly to analog, otherwise its just going to be another total waste of time from Roland.
I was just about to drop my cash on the acidlab Miami as I can't pay the going rate for a vintage 808. Why don't Roland realise that people are crying out for a faithful recreation of the original? And a 909, 303 and Jupiter 8 for that matter. Jorge realised this with the MS20 mini and that's been out of stock, order only since it came out which makes me think there's a big demand for original vintage analogue.
Please Roland, don't try to make some modern drum machine with the vintage name…. How many times have the Juno or Jupiter names been plastered onto something nowhere near the original, that's just stupid! If it's a brand new design it should have a brand new name in my opinion!
Agree with Megadon, if it ain't analog, Roland aren't getting the point.
We all know what happened in the 90s when they tried releasing the MC-303 and 808. I guarantee you neither will be fully analog, they'll be sample based. Move along, nothing to see here.
If they did an honest to god, faithful reissue similar to Korg's reissue of the MS20, they would make millions. I also don't mind if it's a hybrid (the originals were "computer controlled", don't forget), as long as the signal path is analog and they remain true to the original filter and sound source designs. The sound is what counts, and if they manage to get that right, they'll be successful, even if they use DCO's. What Roland REALLY needs is some good leadership — someone to spearhead product design who has some passion for the products they are designing. As much disdain as I have for the crap Roland has released over the last few decades, I would love for them to regain some of the clout they had in the 70's and 80's.
"What Roland REALLY needs is some good leadership — someone to spearhead product design who has some passion for the products they are designing."
Perhaps if their new CEO was a former engineer since 1977 who worked on the classic drum machines would be nice? If you think so, then you're in luck, because that's who is running the company since April of last year! 🙂
Roland's version of Maschine.
I bet one of my balls that this is just an usb box (midi controller) for a virtual analog vst drum machine 🙁
btw i hope it's not. otherwise they are totally retarded. please dont make this nightmare true
Will probably be same as korg…a couple of analog voices the rest samples..—must besome analog in there specially if they doing 303 thingy too……if its VA only this is the end of Roland…..
Yeah yeah yeah!!!!! I want one! Where do I sign up for a tester or pre-sale! And pleas don't stop redesigning these wonder machines that are so important to the dance techno and house music… The only thing I like to add: don't over do the it by making it to 'new' electronica and to expensive, please stay true to the Beauty of the analog feel sound of the originals…
This can go multiple ways…
Doing a complete recreation like Kor
g with its MS-20 > (as Kenny wrote)
Mixing all of the vintage in one as with the MPC Renaissance, but they wont do that since there will be
Or doing something total analog like the DSI Tempest.. But how to call that a Roland TR808? It will have analog voices then, but they will need to be able to sync it up with a computer too, so i will bet my money on that..
Either way Roland has to find out what the hell everyone wants out of a resurrected piece of equipment. I presume that the Roland team is studying out from this very website. So give your influence..!
Never forgiven for the disappointment of my 505.
BUT we should remain positive nevertheless!
808 will be the first of a serie of 8 new products … Soon …
808, 101, 909, 303, space echoes, what are the 3 others ?
I do not want to see any displays or COSM or any other 90's -00's VA technology. If it has any text on it that says "Groove" as they did in the 90's I for one will drop it without even touching it. The Jupiter 80 is a sad VA-synth with a TV i the center, not in any way near what we want.
We want colours like the real 808 (not black metal and green), SYNC24 in/out, analouge oscillators also on the cymbals, technology that we can re-solder and re-build, 1/4″ jacks, not 1/8′", knob placement almost exactly like on the real 808, possibly a USB slot on the back so we can save patterns on USB-stick. I'm not shure we even need programmable sounds on such a mid-size drummachine.
Maybe maybe it's ok with sample playback to be mixed in with the (atleast two) real VCO's per sound But then the samples must stay on the unit also when it's powered off.
Korg has got it entirely and I hope Roland has it' eyes and ears open to the ideas beeing discussed here and on other forums.
…and, I forgot
A fullsize SH-5 with the exact same knob/slider layout but with modern PSU and modern cicuitboards, but still fully analogue would be lovely!
Build it in a wooden case with toolex, sell as cheap as Korg does and you certainly have my money. Heck I'd buy five and keep using them for the next 30 years.
i had an 808 years ago. .. i was a bit green and didn't realize i dont use drum sticks until it was too late… gutted
Trap is a Fad that is almost 10 years old that down south 808 style has been around for decades in some form!
It's shocking that they don't realize what a gold mine they are sitting on. All they have to do is clone their greatest hits. Convert the circuits to work with surface-mount devices, find modern equivalents of obsolete components, make it 20% smaller, and profit. Analog never died, it just went out of stock.
When they said "musicians want something new and exciting"
was a giveaway, don't think it'll be an 808 clone.
They're businessmen, remaking the 808 would be time-consuming and
expensive they just want a quick product.
Looks like an After eight with knobs on.
I'm sure it'll be ok but no competition for the real thing or
Acidlab miami, MFB etc
Might be surprised though!
@ELEMENTAL1 … Not sure I've got the message yet!
Look at that picture….they read GearSlutz forum, so they probably know that NO ONE wants another digital machine 😀
It must be analog because in the modern times of electronic music there is too much digital machines that don't have the old school ambience so if it's digital a lot of people won't buy it or will be bored very fast
Why so many comments? Nobody needs this. Some will want it. So what?
'Current policy' Roland have been knocking out digital reissues of thier stuff for over a decade now! SH-32 anybody ?
This is going to be more crap from Roland if you ask me, with unfinished OS steppy filters etc.
Just a new generation will fall for it :eyesroll:
@ Tony, the picture means less than nothing, they have their old gear showing in a lot of their promos from years past.
It will be digital, trust me. If it is then it better sound better than an 808 otherwise nobody will be interested.
only worth it if it's analog. otherwise just more of what they've been doing for the last 15 years. I still remember the mc303. virtual analog doesn't cut it.
@Alex Amen, brother! I really do hope a new CEO may bring about a sea change at Roland.
Analog or digital so what?
@Cameron, so what? There's a huge difference in the frequency response, and the organic nature of analog electronics which on a big sound system make a big difference, if you've owned some analog machines alongside digital virtual analogs you will have heard the difference. if you're going to use va for the 808 kick you may as well just sample it, it will sound fuller. if you've ever used an 808 plugged straight into a 50k system you will know what im talking about. we've already got tons of va 808's. comeon Roland this is ur last chance to prove you can actually listen to people!
@Analog all the way
I agree, but i wasn't talking about VA, look at all the underpriced
digital equipment like the Yamaha DX, TX series. Just feel people are putting
their hopes towards overpriced stuff on ebay they can't afford.
Updated leak, hope it's true !
"hybrid boxes with analogue onboard in the hardware for kicks, snares and hats and supernatural for other sounds. This all interfaces via USB with the AIRA VST/AU daw app that houses sounds from Roland's AIRA/AXIAL sites to extend the sound palette."
I'm not really sure what supernatural has to offer for 808 emulation. DSP alone without samples can emulate 808 sounds at a decent level…look at d16 nephaton. If you want sample based emulation Transistor Revolution already does that and basically does what supernatural does with kontakt scripts. If you want more authentic acidlabs Miami is good hardware clone. Really the only gap in the 808 market is the high prices for the real thing combined with its decidedly old fashioned (and perhaps charming) lack of customization and midi.
Don't worry Roland will find a way to screw it up.
if it's just a sample playback unit then YAWN…
@ Cameron – Yamaha is a bad example, they never made a classic drum machine (RX-5 is not in the same league as an 808, or even an Oberheim DX for that matter). Plus Yamaha flooded the market w/ their FM synths – that's why they're so cheap. I agree w/ Analog all the way – you can even hear the difference on a big system between someone using Traktor w/ MP3's vs. someone playing vinyl (in a DJ set of course). Roland is not doing anyone a favor if they release this as a digital machine because it DOESN'T SOUND THE SAME. and i really hope if they do an analog kick (hybrid machine like 909) that they still stick w/ VCA's for the sample playback, otherwise it's still not gonna match their old classics.
There are several examples that The Digital/Analog debate is moot. Folks love the Nord synths and DSI just released their largest, best beast yet (the Prophet 12) which is mostly digital. I think folks just want it to sound nice.
"MAKE IT SOUND THE SAME" It will never sound the same, get over it!
Was using Yamaha as a cost effective alternative to Synths not
drum machines. Not disagreeing with anyone about Analog/Digital
just the hype thats pushing prices up. Nothing wrong with FM synthesis
think its great, if the markets' cheap so be it.
Don't believe the hype!
i have zero faith this will be worthwhile.
Analogue or forget it.
Also, the leaked black and green hardware looks terrible.
The original 808 looks sweet; black with orange writing and nice colours for the buttons.
Why change it to something that looks disgusting?
Very ominous.
I am sat here surrounded by analogue gear, some of it is Roland. If Aira is digital (like Boss' new DS-1X pedal etc) I don't need it. If it is analogue, it will be my next impulse buy.
With a quick photoshop level effect, here s what we can see… >
ROLAND TB-3 (TouchBaseline)
ROLAND TR-8 ( Rythm Performer)
ROLAND VT-3 (Voice Transformer)
ROLAND SYSTEM-1 (Plug-out synthesizer)
Oh yeah baby!
I think its a bit late in the day to start praying to Roland as to what technology should go into this. I'm sure they have made their minds up and are quite far advanced into production. I don't mind if this is D or A but prefer A. If it is D then it will have a tough time competing with Transistor Revolution so it really would have to be amazing.
In terms of a 303, I am fairly convinced they could pull that off. If you listen to the Plugiator it is capable of some convincing 303 tones without really trying so I'm confident Roland could do this far better. Secondly, if the synth is going to be based on something like a Juno then again I think they could easily recreate it digitally because to my ears 70% of the sound is the chorus. Roland are the only company that have produced digital hardware that has the punch of a real 909 or 808 ala the S770 sampler and V synth so again I think they could get very close with the Aira. I'm personally only interested in an exact clone in terms of sound so wont be investing otherwise.
Here's what I find interesting – Universal Audio have made it their business to do, in the main, wonderful digital models of (more) wonderful analogue classics. Even their hardware is recreation of older hardware. And UA are generally venerated in the pro-audio world for the quality of their work, for their attention to detail and for the ever-closer modelling that engineers now have at their fingertips.
Although I appreciate this is not an exact comparison as Roland are working on *hardware*, there are plenty of analogies and yet the overwhelming response to Roland has been negativity and anger, while not dissimilar UA product announcements are met with waves of excitement.
I can't help but feel that if Roland had come to market with a wonderful product – modelling or not – they might have done rather better than attempt this woefully misconceived drip-drip marketing campaign that has clearly backfired for them by raising a million questions that an amazing product would have rendered meaningless.
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Tom Strini, the Journal Sentinel's music and dance critic, blogs about concert music and dance and, sometimes, art and life.
Good night everybody
Nothing lasts forever, but 27 years is pretty close. It's time to sign off at the Journal Sentinel and move on to the next thing. Friend me at facebook.com with the code word TOSAD. Keep in touch. -- Tom (8)
Loose ends to tie in the few remaining days ...
As most of you know, my tenure at the Journal Sentinel will end July 31. Between now and then, I will try to say everything I've been meaning to tell you but haven't.
First, a reminder: If you want to keep in touch, "friend" me on www.facebook.com. Just send a one-word message, TOSAD (as in The Old Song and Dance), so I know you.
Milwaukee Ballet »Read Full Blog Post(7)
Skylight timeline
Chris Krasovich put together this helpful timeline on the ongoing Skylight Opera Theatre crisis and posted it on Facebook. I'm happy to pass it along; I couldn't have done it better myself.
Eric Dillner announces to Skylight staff that there will be furloughs and firings, beginning with Bill Theisen, and including Company Manager Diana Alioto, key box office staff, and a janitor. »Read Full Blog Post(29)
Merce Cunningham has died
Dance critic Alistair Macauley of New York Times has reported that Merce Cunningham, perhaps the most original and influential modern dance choreographer of the 20th century, has died. Cunningham was 90.
Joan Lounsbery's wise advice for the Skylight
Joan Lounsbery's open letter. I edited for spelling, added missing first or last names when Joan used only first names, and broke it up for easier reading in this font and format. Otherwise, it is verbatim.
To the Board of the Skylight:
As I watch the events unfold via the blogs of Tom Strini and Tony Clements, I have a few thoughts I wish to communicate with you. »Read Full Blog Post(10)
Friday morning, Catalano Square
Molly Rhode, a brilliant young actress, captured the present circumstances of the Skylight Opera Theatre mess precisely and succinctly Friday morning. The occasion was a meeting of over 100 actors, donors, former board members, with Jonathan West as spokesman, on one side, and interim board president Terrance Kurtenbach and managing director Eric Dillner on the other.
Rhode said that trust between Milwaukee's community of actors and Dillner had been irrevocably broken. She swept her arm toward the assembly and boiled it down to this:
You can have all of us, or you can have Eric Dillner. You can't have both.
I think she's right. No artist expressed the slightest interest to come back to their roles and help Dillner put on a respectable season. This controversy will not blow over. (31)
Skylight board retains Dillner; public showdown 9 a.m. Friday
The Skylight Opera Theatre has retained Eric Dillner as managing director, despite mass defections from performers demanding his resignation in the wake of the firing of artistic director Bill Theisen.
This information came from a phone interview with Colin Cabot, a former Skylight managing director, donor and visionary. The company's main stage theater bears his family name.
Cabot participated in by speaker phone, from his New England home, in an emergency board meeting Thursday night. He said that he had called upon the board to fire Dillner, but they refused to do so in a close vote. »Read Full Blog Post(25)
Norman Moses quits; Skylight at the tipping point
As I write this (4:17 p.m. Thursday, 7/23), the Skylight Opera Theatre's board of directors is meeting in emergency session.
"Emergency" is an understatement. Eric Dillner, the company's bungling managing director, has done nothing but pour more gasoline on a public relations conflagration that began June 16 with the firing of artistic director Bill Theisen. He has offended, alienated and inadvertantly mobilized a crucial cohort of performers with long histories of success at the Skylight. If Dillner stays, they won't be delighting audiences from the stage this season. They'll be picketing on every opening night.
In previous posts, I named more than 20 who have quit their planned roles in disgust. Two more blockbusters came in today: »Read Full Blog Post(6)
Colin Cabot and Paula Dewey Cabot cancel Skylight show
Colin Cabot, a key figure in the development of the Skylight Opera Theatre, and his spouse, Paula Dewey Cabot, an important Skylight performer in the 1980s and '90s, have canceled their planned show, which was set to premiere at the Skylight's Studio Theater during the coming anniversary season. It was to be based on the company's 50-year history and on their own decades of involvement. Cabot started as an assistant to Clair Richardson, the Skylight's late founder.
Late Tuesday night, Cabot circulated an elaborate and eloquent email explaining why he and Dewey Cabot were dropping out. I spotted it about midnight on Tony Clements' blog, and I'm passing it along here:
Dear Skylight Friends, »Read Full Blog Post(3)
Skylight latest: Dillner speaks, more defections
This just in, 1 a.m. Wednesday: Nathan Wesselowski has added his name to the list of artists shredding their Skylight contracts. See his resignation letter at the end of this post.
Monday (July 19), Bill Theisen withdrew from directing four shows in the Skylight Opera Theatre's 09-10 season, including the Sept. 18 season opener. (For more on that, see yesterday's TOSAD post and read this story.) Several key figures, including director Pam Kriger, then quit the Skylight to show support for Theisen and other fired Skylight employees. (Scroll down for an up-to-date list and for some of their parting statements.)
Tuesday (July 20), managing director Eric Dillner, said that he is sure that he will be able to mount a season despite the many defections. »Read Full Blog Post(15)
Performers quit Skylight in protest
Two Skylight Opera Theatre favorites have withdrawn from main stage roles to show support for fired artistic director Bill Theisen. Monday, Theisen backed out of an agreement to direct four shows on a freelance basis after managing director Eric Dillner and board president Suzanne Hefty fired two of his cast members. Dillner and Hefty apparently were upset about remarks singers Bryce Lord and Jon Stewart had made on Facebook.
In reaction to all this, Gary Briggle quit "An Evening with Gilbert and Sullivan" and Alicia Berneche quit the leading role of Susanna in "The Marriage of Figaro." Pianist James Valcq and vocalist Leslie Fitzwater withdrew from their cabaret show.
Here is Berneche's resignation letter, in full: »Read Full Blog Post(37)
Could things possibly get worse at the Skylight? Oh yes.
Bill Theisen called this morning to say that he will NOT direct four shows next season at the Skylight Opera Theatre after all.
Theisen was let go as artistic director June 16, which led to a string of furious protests on his behalf by dozens of local and national performers and an "Aida"-scale public relations disaster for the company. Managing director Eric Dillner and board president Suzanne Hefty somehow worked up the chutzpah to ask Theisen to please return to direct five shows next season on a free-lance basis. Theisen thought it over and reluctantly agreed to direct four shows, for the good of a company with which he has emotional and professional attachments.
That's where it stood last Monday (July 13). Everything changed Friday, when singers Bryce Lord and Jon Stewart received letters from Hefty informing them that their contracts for "The Barber of Seville" were being withdrawn for disparaging remarks about company management they'd posted on Facebook. (See details on this at Tony Clements' blog.) »Read Full Blog Post(13)
Nothing lasts forever.
Dear Friends of The Old Song and Dance,
Rumors that I might be leaving the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel have been circulating for a few weeks.
The rumors are true. I have chosen to accept Journal Communications' generous buyout offer. I have not filed the paperwork yet, for boring technical reasons involving vacation pay, but I fully expect my tenure here to end July 29 or 30. »Read Full Blog Post(20)
Like the drive-in, only with dance and without cars
Saturday night downtown, behind the Danceworks studio and beside the Milwaukee River, was a perfect night. Annie Melchior and Luc Vanier, both of UWM, organized a showing of dance-related films, five short ones and one long one.
The epic was was a poetic autobiography of Nora Chipaumire, a dancer-choreographer who was born by the side of a road in Zimbabwe in 1965 and has lived in New York since 1989. This remarkable, relatively big-budget affair was shot in South Africa. Wry comedy came from Latvia and Didzis Eglitis who set up a clever chain reaction of physical and emotional relations among people taking their trash to the curb on pickup day. Bittersweet comedy came from Australia in Gideon Obarazanek and Edwina Throsby's "Dance Like Your Old Man," in which assorted young women imitate the way their fathers dance as we hear them speak of their sometimes difficult relations with them. Takeshi Kushida's "Reincarnation" was a mystic, memserizing Butoh-inflected contemplation from Japan.
Two local, low-budget efforts held up in this heady comedy. The striking Cassandra Motta starred in Lauren Hafner Anderson's sensuous, funny and dream-like "Before Sunrise." »Read Full Blog Post
Theisen pops Skylight board's trial ballon
Bill Theisen, ousted artistic director of the Skylight Opera Theatre, released the following statement to The Old Song and Dance at 4 p.m. Friday (July 9). It is his response to Thursday's Skylight press release, in which the company suggested that the board was open to reinstating Theisen for the 2009-2010 season. That release appears in full in the previous posting on this blog.
In response to the Skylight Board of Directors invitation to return to the Skylight as its artistic director I want to say thank you- I am truly grateful to all of you. Having worked closely with many board members over the past five years I appreciate their commitment to the company and their support of the position of artistic director.
I am sad to say it is not an option for me to return to the Skylight in the capacity of artistic director under the current circumstances. I feel there has been a breach of trust and am quite certain that I would not be able to successfully continue my duties in the position. »Read Full Blog Post(9)
Skylight invites Theisen back as A.D.
This latest press release arrived at 6:35 p.m. Thursday (July 9). Verbatim copy and paste:
The Board of Directors greatly appreciates the recent public and donor messages of concern and support for The Skylight's artistic product. We have read, heard, and discussed them all, and thank everyone who has expressed support for The Skylight.
At a full meeting of the Board of Directors last night, it was resolved to establish communications with Bill Theisen regarding the role of Artistic Director at The Skylight. The Board sincerely hopes Bill will agree to return to The Skylight as its Artistic Director for the company's 50th Anniversary Season. We continue to respect Bill's artistic ability and his value to The Skylight and to the Milwaukee arts community. »Read Full Blog Post(22)
Protesters outside the Skylight board meeting
About 50 uncommonly cheerful protesters gathered in front of the 411 E. Wisconsin Building at 3 p.m. Wednesday (July 8), seeking to influence the Skylight Opera Theatre's board of directors. The directors met there at 4 p.m., to discuss the controversy that erupted after artistic director Bill Theisen was fired for economic reasons on June 16.
Most of the demonstrators were Skylight performers, directors and conductors, including former artistic director Richard Carsey, stage director and forrner co-artistic director Paula Suozzi, director/choreographer Pam Kriger, former marketing director Sarah Kriger Hwang, and singer/actors Leslie Fitzwater, Norman Moses, Jenny Clark, Chris Krasovich and Joel Kopischke.
The many signs were fairly generic in their pro-opera, pro-arts sentiments. No one seemed to be in charge of the demonstration, but Kopsichke appeared to be the most prepared to speak. He said that Milwaukee's theatrical community had lost faith in the leadership of the Skylight, in the persons of managing director Eric Dillner and board presidnent Suzanne Hefty. »Read Full Blog Post(1)
The endless energy of UWM's dancers
Summertime. Fish are jumpin', the cotton is high, livin' is easy.
Unless you're a dancer and/or choreographer at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Then you're in that mad-dogs-and-Englishmen place, working frantically when the sun is high and hot and everyone else in the arts is taking a July-long siesta.
UWM's grad students, professionals all, are here from all over for their summer intensive. Lots of New Yorkers are in the group, and they just don't slow down, and UWM dance grads and students are famous for their work ethic. »Read Full Blog Post
Bob Herbert on Michael Jackson
While the Michael Jackson grief orgy is in full swing, take a moment to read Bob Herbert's penetrating, sobering thoughts on Jackson, celebrity and what it all means.
His column ran July 3 in the New York Times. (1)
Colin Cabot to attend Skylight board meeting Wednesday
Colin Cabot, the former managing director, donor and guiding light of the Skylight Opera Theatre, will come to Milwaukee from his New Hampshire home to try to calm the controversy that has engulfed the company since artistic director Bill Theisen was fired on June 16. Cabot will attend a crucial board meeting set for Wednesday (July 8) afternoon.
Cabot moved away 12 years ago, after seeing the company through the transition from the late Clair Richardson's personal project to Milwaukee institution. Cabot was the main force behind the move from a ramshackle former garage on Jefferson Street to the Broadway Theatre Center in the Historic Third Ward.
Through the current crisis, Cabot worked behind the scenes and has advised some key parties, including Theisen. But he did not really weigh in until sending a widely distributed letter on July 3. Tony Clements posted the full text at his blog. »Read Full Blog Post(5)


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On Tue, 2008-10-28 at 09:06 -0700, Christopher Stone wrote:On Tue, Oct 28, 2008 at 8:39 AM, Ralf Corsepius <rc040203 freenet de> wrote: On Tue, 2008-10-28 at 16:24 +0100, Olivier Galibert wrote: > On Tue, Oct 28, 2008 at 04:49:33PM +0200, shmuel siegel wrote: > > Did you ever think that maybe, just maybe, the code did that > > deliberately? Maybe someone thought that it would be a good idea for > > usable consoles numbers to start at 1? Or someone thought that once > > people started down a certain path with conventions, it shouldn't be > > changed unless the people saw a real benefit. > > Haven't you heard? If you're not a graphical-only desktop-type single > user working on a laptop, you're not relevant.Exactly - nothing much to add. Time to evaluate other distros.I can think of better reasons to switch distros other than what tty X is run on.True, but it's one brick in a lengthy series of stupid and silly decisions, which have been gradually running down Fedora into this single-user windows clone it has evolved into.
Are you serious? Really? You must have a very tenuous grasp of OS internals. Who does this affect?1) People using the console a lot who also run X (remember, runlevel 3 hasn't changed). Desktop users don't use consoles, server users don't use X (I hope). Only a few species of geek remain. 2) People recovering from X crashes. Bugs. Errors. Things we could be fixing and making not happen rather than accommodating this bizzare F1 fetish.


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Absolute Radio DJ, Christian O'Connell's first V Festival blog is all about nudists and driving Suggs' car into swimming pools....
This weekend Absolute Radio is broadcasting live from V Festival and after weeks of talking about it, I'm looking forward to just getting down there. The exodus to Hylands Park has already begun and the office is cluttered with weekend bags and those irritating wheelie cases that people attack you with on the tube. There's so much planning (and the odd breakdown) that goes into moving a radio station from our cosy studios in Golden Square, London, to a field in Essex but no matter how organised you are there's no telling what will happen on-air.
Sadly due to over doing the free beer and cocktails one year I thought it would a great idea to crash into the live studio, at 10pm! Ben Jones was live to the nation and started shouting and then fell over.
This year a couple of nudists won V Festival tickets on my show so they've promised to turn up stark b*llocks naked which will actually be better than the sight of my producer Brian wandering around in an adult nappy like he did last year. He was in an adult nappy as I was trying to sell them to all the people queuing as you can wonder round drinking using the nappy without having to use those smelly loos!
Festival fever can also wreak havoc off-air too. It's like when you're on holiday and you lose all sense of being a responsible adult. Suggs bet me his antique Rolls Royce that I couldn't drink as much Guinness as he could and that bet ended with the car being driven into a swimming pool which had been set up in the backstage VIP area.
It's funny to think of things like that now we're all watching our money but people don't need a swimming pool to disgrace themselves, just a bit of sunshine and a pint will do. What's really great though is that even in a recession, festivals and live music are still thriving. They've become part of British culture and I don't think anywhere does it better.
There's no telling what this weekend will bring but you'll be able to hear it all live on air and unfortunately for me, it will all be captured in pics and video too so see you there!
Tune into Absolute Radio to hear the latest from V Festival on 105.8FM in London, nationwide on 1215AM and DAB, and online at http://www.absoluteradio.co.uk
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Get an overview of this hotelFamily-friendly hotel with restaurant and outdoor pool
This family-friendly Leesburg hotel is located near the airport, 2.6 mi (4.2 km) from Leesburg Corner Premium Outlets, and within 6 mi (10 km) of Balls Bluff Regional Park and Westpark Golf Club. Dulles Town Center and Morven Park are also within 9 mi (15 km).
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This hotel features a restaurant, an outdoor pool, and a 24-hour fitness center. Free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided. Other amenities include a bar/lounge, a 24-hour business center, and coffee/tea in a common area.
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All 122 rooms provide free WiFi and free wired Internet, LCD TVs with cable channels, and conveniences like sofa beds and refrigerators. Room service, coffee makers, and free local calls are among the other amenities available to guests.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!Opens in a new window
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Clarion Inn Historic Leesburg features an outdoor pool and a 24-hour fitness center. The hotel offers a restaurant. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. A computer station is located on site and high-speed wireless Internet access is complimentary.
Business-related amenities at this 3-star property consist of a 24-hour business center and meeting rooms. Event facilities measuring 6700 square feet (622 square meters) include conference space. This family-friendly hotel also offers a library, a terrace, and multilingual staff. Guests can use the indoor pool and health club at a partner property. Limited complimentary onsite parking is available on a first-come, first-served basis.
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Aiken City Council gave interim City Manager Roger LeDuc the go-ahead to use a budget alternative to raise City employee salaries.
Council unanimously passed the 2014-2015 budget on final reading on Monday, and part of that budget includes raises for City employees paid from within the budget rather than from a tax increase.
The raises cover City employees and Aiken Department of Public Safety personnel.
"Currently, we (staff) recommend we use one-time reserves to balance the budget," LeDuc said. "That's OK, but you cannot continue to use reserves to balance the budget.
"You either need to decrease expenditures or raise revenues, or both."
Within the new salary option, all employees would receive a $500 pay increase, $159,250 in total. This option would also go into effect in October.
The option would also increase a Public Safety officer's base salary of $35,146 to $38,589. The proposed raise totals $194,697.
Included in the new budget is a hiring freeze of all existing and proposed positions. However, City officials do have the option to go back and consider unfreezing positions if they choose to, especially if that position becomes necessary.
While the vote to pass the budget was unanimous, Councilman Dick Dewar questioned LeDuc during an earlier budget work session on why the salary discussion didn't involve items including shift deferential, overtime policy and the patrol car take-home policy.
Mayor Fred Cavanaugh assured Dewar the issues he raised, and has raised in the past, are all good.
"We're to the point where if we like what we see, why can't we go ahead and approve this and move on these other things later?" Cavanaugh said. "That could take some time. In the meantime, we don't have a budget ... Time is of the essence."
Public Safety Chief Charles Barranco told the Aiken Standard that Public Safety is very excited to see the raise, and that the raise is a step in the right direction.
"We appreciate Council's support and seeing the support to assist in the retention of officers," Barranco said. "I do think this will help retain and attract. We've never had a problem attracting. You know, Public Safety has always had a large number of applicants. As I've said several times, this does help with retention as far as pay goes. Pay is not everything, but it's a large component."
Maayan Schechter is the local government reporter with Aiken Standard. Follow her on Twitter @MaayanSchechter.