A state funeral service for six Italian soldiers killed in a suicide attack in Afghanistan is being held on what has been declared a national day of mourning. Thousands of people lined the route to the church of Saint Paolo in Rome.
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Filipinos bid goodbye to Corazon Aquino
August 5th, 2009 |
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Filipinos ignored heavy rain to gather in the tens of thousands in Manila on Wednesday for the funeral of revered former president Corazon Aquino, the heroine of the 1986 people power movement who died last week of cancer. Songs and prayers were offered at the Mass attended by more than 1,000
Ryan O’Neal ‘flirted’ with estranged daughter at Farrah’s funeral
August 3rd, 2009 |
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American actor Ryan O’Neal is said to be so estranged from his own kids that he did not recognize his own daughter Tatum at late Farrah Fawcett’s funeral.
O’Neal, 68, who wishes he never had any children, revealed that he mistook his daughter for someone else and shamelessly flirted with her.
“I had just put the casket [...]
Amy Winehouse missed grandmother’s funeral for court
July 25th, 2009 |
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Pop singer Amy Winehouse had to miss her grandmother’s funeral to attend her assault trial in London.
The Back to Black singer was accused of punching dancer Sherene Flash in the face after an argument over a photograph last September (08).
Although she has been cleared of all the charges, the 25-year-old star made a personal sacrifice [...]
Califone: New Album
July 15th, 2009 |
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Califone Will Release Their New Album All My Friends Are Funeral Singers
October 6 On Dead Oceans
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The critically acclaimed Chicago post-rock act Califone is set to release their forthcoming album All My Friends Are Funeral Singers October 6 on Dead Oceans. The album marks the highly anticipated follow-up to 2006′s Roots & Crowns, which The New York Times calls “enthralling,” and Paste praises as “Acoustic Delta blues, back-porch Appalachia, folk-pop and syncopated funk marinate in futuristic sounds, like Mississippi John Hurt, Neil Young and Curtis Mayfield transported through Four Tet‘s chop shop.”
The Chicago-based band consists of multi-instrumentalists Tim Rutili, Jim Becker, Joe Adamik, and Ben Masseralla. On All My Friends Are Funeral Singers, produced by longtime collaborator Brian Deck (Iron & Wine, Gomez, Modest Mouse), the band employs a wide range of instrumentation and electronic effects to create a dense collage of sounds. Instruments range from the traditional (guitar, violin, banjo, percussion) to the unusual (optigan, stylophone, baritone ukulele, mbira, thumb piano).
Primary songwriter and vocalist Tim Rutili, whose artistic endeavors stretch beyond music and include the creation of surreal short documentaries, music video and film scores, recently wrote and directed his first feature-length film. The screenplay for the film draws on the same themes and inspirations as the album, and many of the songs were written at the same time and contain the same images and characters. The film, also titled All My Friends Are Funeral Singers, will be submitted to film festivals early next year. Califone will incorporate a full-length presentation of the film during their live performances, adding a new element to the band’s live show.
Nationwide tour dates will be confirmed shortly.
Jill Sobule: My Funeral and Memorial Service
July 14th, 2009 |
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Michael Jackson’s memorial made me realize that not only do I need to write up a will, but I also need to plan my own memorial service and tribute for when that inevitable time comes.
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa: Los Angeles Will Pay For Costs Associated With Michael Jackson Memorial
July 14th, 2009 |
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Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa is speaking out against the cash-strapped city’s previous requests for donations to offset costs associated with Michael Jackson’s public funeral.
Villaraigosa says reaching out to Michael Jackson fans, AEG concert promoters, and The Jackson family to pay for security at last week’s memorial is ridiculous.
A city councilwoman who was filling [...]