With summer just around the corner, you might be inclined to spend more time outdoors – whether it’s to go on picnics on the weekends, go hill-walking in the evenings, or simply barbeque in your backyard. And, if you’re up for a little adventure or extended outdoor recreation, you might choose to go camping or [...]
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Choosing the Right Type of Vehicle For your Summer Outdoor Adventure
August 11th, 2009 |
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Dr. Dog Sign to Anit- Set Big Fall Tour
July 29th, 2009 |
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Dr. Dog Sign to Anit- / Set Big Fall Tour
Dr. Dog has signed to Anti- Records. Here’s a note from the band.
From www.drdogmusic.com:
Hey Everybody,
 Dr. Dog |
Before we head into the studio for the next few weeks we wanted to let you know that we’ve gone and signed to a new label. The record we’re making now is going to come out on Anti- Records early next year. As you might notice, this will be the first time that we’ll release a record in the U.S. that’s not on Park The Van and we’d like to take this opportunity to thank the PTV guys for all of their love and support over the years.
Park the Van was basically started to help us release Easy Beat which was our first “proper” album. The work that that Park the Van has done to let people know about Dr. Dog has been incredible. Over the past few years PTV and Dr. Dog have come a long way together and we’ve had a lot of fun in the process. We wish the guys at PTV and all of the great bands on the label the best of luck, and we’re thankful for what has been and will surely continue to be an amazing relationship.
Thanks guys!
Dr. Dog Tour Dates
07/31/09 Fri Pickathon Roots Festival Happy Valley, OR
08/01/09 Sat Pickathon Roots Festival Happy Valley, OR
08/03/09 Mon Musikfest Bethlehem, PA
09/18/09 Fri Miller Plaza Chattanooga, TN
09/19/09 Sat Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion Bristol, VA
09/20/09 Sun Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion Bristol, VA
09/28/09 Mon Orange Peel Asheville, NC
09/29/09 Tue The Loft Atlanta, GA
09/30/09 Wed Howlin’ Wolf New Orleans, LA
10/01/09 Thu Chelsea’s Baton Rouge, LA
10/02/09 Fri Zilker Park Austin, TX
10/03/09 Sat Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival San Francisco, CA
10/04/09 Sun Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival San Francisco, CA
10/05/09 Mon The Brookdale Lodge Brookdale, CA
10/06/09 Tue Henry Fonda Theatre Los Angeles, CA
10/07/09 Wed Club Congress Tucson, AZ
10/09/09 Fri Urban Lounge Salt Lake City, UT
10/10/09 Sat Belly Up Aspen, CO
10/11/09 Sun Fox Theatre Boulder, CO
10/12/09 Mon Bottleneck Lawrence, KS
10/13/09 Tue Gargoyle St. Louis, MO
10/15/09 Thu Mad Hatter Covington, KY
10/16/09 Fri Beachland Ballroom/Tavern Cleveland, OH
10/17/09 Sat Mass MoCA North Adams, MA
10/20/09 Tue The Southern Charlottesville, VA
10/21/09 Wed Cat’s Cradle Carrboro, NC
10/22/09 Thu Ottobar Baltimore, MD
10/23/09 Fri Theatre of Living Arts (TLA) Philadelphia, PA
10/24/09 Sat Theatre of Living Arts (TLA) Philadelphia, PA
For more on Dr. Dog check our exclusive feature/interview here.
The Hollywood Ham: James Van Der Beek Unearthed in Archaeological Dig
July 29th, 2009 |
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An archaeological dig in Turkey unburied former teen heartthrob James Van Der Beek, finally revealing where he’s been for the past decade. While the goal…
Shahid Kapoor goes negative with “Kamineyâ€
July 29th, 2009 |
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Bollywood choclaty boy Shahid Kapoor seems to be everywhere at the moment.As ‘Kaminey’ very soon hit the theaters.
Also the dangerous and negative look that he depicts in this film has given an all refresh blow to his career because all those who have seen promos of this film have liked the new image of this [...]
Monday Melody
July 27th, 2009 |
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TURN IT UP A LITTLE BIT HIGHER
 Van Morrison |
Few things hit ya in your soul like the early work of Van Morrison. For about a decade at the start of his solo career after leaving Them he seemed to possess a divining rod that lead him straight to sweet musical waters, which he ladled out with a kind hand to us thirsty cats ‘n’ kittens. There’s a sense of being on a profound journey in Van’s early catalog, a purposeful momentum that invigorates day-to-day life. This vibe is rarely more apparent than “Caravan” off 1970′s Moondance, which celebrates the road and the power of music to uplift one’s life. The repeated cries of “radio, radio” make one wanna reach for the volume and answer to his call to crank it up “so you know you got soul.” Let this one carry you into a swell-as-hell week, children.
Snap! Bonus Van for your weekday pick-me-up with the hippie gospel saunter of “Call Me Up In Dreamland” from the indestructibly great His Band and Street Choir album.
Gunmen ambush Pakistan police
July 20th, 2009 |
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At least four policemen have been killed after gunmen ambushed a police patrol van in north-west Pakistan , officials say.
The attack took place in Bara district on the outskirts of Peshawar city.
Police said about 10 attackers were hiding on both sides of the road and opened fire as the police van passed. Two officers died on the spot.
Elsewhere, a roadside bomb detonated in the semi-tribal district of Bannu killed a security official there.
The attack targeted a vehicle of the Frontier Constabulary.
Seven other officers were wounded in the attack, news agency Associated Press quoted a local hospital official as saying.
No group has claimed responsibility for either of the attacks, but Taliban militants active in north-west Pakistan regularly target security forces. </p
This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.
Steve Parker: Tell Bob Lutz what GM must do now
July 16th, 2009 |
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With the Core Four divisions of Cadillac, Chevrolet, Buick and GMC, and with Bob Lutz back on-board, General Motors is now very much on its…
Russian activist found murdered
July 15th, 2009 |
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A prominent Russian human rights activist, Natalia Estemirova, has been found dead in the North Caucasus.
She was bundled into a van and abducted as she left her home in Chechnya on Wednesday morning, a colleague said.
Her body was later found in neighbouring Ingushetia with wounds to the head, according to the Chechen interior ministry.
Ms Estemirova had been investigating human rights abuses in Chechnya for the Memorial group. </p
This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.
Florida couple with 16 children killed by raiders
July 14th, 2009 |
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A town in Florida’s western panhandle is coming to terms with a murder in which a team of up to eight men broke into the home of a couple known locally for caring for disabled children and shot them in front of their family.
Police investigating the double murder in Pensacola, near the border with Alabama, said the break-in and killing was organised with military precision. Melanie and Byrd Billings were shot a number of times last Thursday, when nine of their children were in the house.
The Billings were well-known locally because in addition to four biological children they had adopted 12 children with conditions ranging from autism to Down’s syndrome. Some in the town referred to the parents as “angels”.
Three men were in custody last night over the murders: Wayne Coldiron, a labourer, 41; Leonard Gonzalez Jr, 35, who was arrested in Florida, and his father, 56, also called Leonard.
Two other men were being questioned yesterday, and police said they were searching for a further three.
Coldiron and the younger Gonzalez have been charged with murder.
The investigation has been aided by the fact that the couple had installed CCTV cameras in every room and around the house as a security measure for their children.
Footage recorded by one outside camera showed a large red van pulling up to the front door of the house. The van deposited three men dressed in black clothes and masks who entered the house, while two others, also dressed in black, came out of hiding in nearby woods and entered via an unlocked door at the back.
Sheriff David Morgan, leading the investigation, told reporters the break-in and shootings took barely 10 minutes. “I think you’ll find this particularly chilling, and here’s why: we have a team that enters at the rear of the home and another that enters at the front of the home,” he said.
Three of the nine children at home at the time witnessed the intruders and one ran out of the house and alerted a neighbour who called the police. None of the children, all aged between eight and 14, were hurt.
Morgan said the mastermind of the killings was among the three men in custody, though he would not identify him. He added there were many possible motives for the attack, one of which was robbery.
A clue to the possible motive was found by the local paper, the Pensacola News Journal, on the MySpace page of Leonard Gonzalez Jr. It was last updated on Wednesday, a day before the murders.
His last profile status reads: “Making a move for humanity.” On his page he wrote about his eight-year-old daughter Mary Gonzalez whom he refers to as Bella. “She was taken from me, against my will, several years ago and I miss her very much.”
In a post on 6 July titled “We are getting closer” he tells his daughter she will be returned soon to her “true loving family”.
He went on: “Not only are you descended from aristocracy … you have the DNA and family lineage to back up whatever dreams you may have.”
According to police, the elder Gonzalez has admitted acting as the getaway driver, remaining in the van while others entered the house. Warrants suggest that he has also alerted police to the involvement of several other men.
Gonzalez Sr has been charged with tampering with evidence after he allegedly tried to paint over the van to disguise it. His bail has been set at $500,000 (£300,000).
An adult daughter of the Billingses, Ashley Markham, said the younger children were now being cared for together with family and friends at an undisclosed location.
She said there was no known connection between anyone in their family and the three men being held in custody.
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Florida couple with 16 children killed by raiders
July 14th, 2009 |
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A town in Florida’s western panhandle is coming to terms with a murder in which a team of up to eight men broke into the home of a couple known locally for caring for disabled children and shot them in front of their family.
Police investigating the double murder in Pensacola, near the border with Alabama, said the break-in and killing was organised with military precision. Melanie and Byrd Billings were shot a number of times last Thursday, when nine of their children were in the house.
The Billings were well-known locally because in addition to four biological children they had adopted 12 children with conditions ranging from autism to Down’s syndrome. Some in the town referred to the parents as “angels”.
Three men were in custody last night over the murders: Wayne Coldiron, a labourer, 41; Leonard Gonzalez Jr, 35, who was arrested in Florida, and his father, 56, also called Leonard.
Two other men were being questioned yesterday, and police said they were searching for a further three.
Coldiron and the younger Gonzalez have been charged with murder.
The investigation has been aided by the fact that the couple had installed CCTV cameras in every room and around the house as a security measure for their children.
Footage recorded by one outside camera showed a large red van pulling up to the front door of the house. The van deposited three men dressed in black clothes and masks who entered the house, while two others, also dressed in black, came out of hiding in nearby woods and entered via an unlocked door at the back.
Sheriff David Morgan, leading the investigation, told reporters the break-in and shootings took barely 10 minutes. “I think you’ll find this particularly chilling, and here’s why: we have a team that enters at the rear of the home and another that enters at the front of the home,” he said.
Three of the nine children at home at the time witnessed the intruders and one ran out of the house and alerted a neighbour who called the police. None of the children, all aged between eight and 14, were hurt.
Morgan said the mastermind of the killings was among the three men in custody, though he would not identify him. He added there were many possible motives for the attack, one of which was robbery.
A clue to the possible motive was found by the local paper, the Pensacola News Journal, on the MySpace page of Leonard Gonzalez Jr. It was last updated on Wednesday, a day before the murders.
His last profile status reads: “Making a move for humanity.” On his page he wrote about his eight-year-old daughter Mary Gonzalez whom he refers to as Bella. “She was taken from me, against my will, several years ago and I miss her very much.”
In a post on 6 July titled “We are getting closer” he tells his daughter she will be returned soon to her “true loving family”.
He went on: “Not only are you descended from aristocracy … you have the DNA and family lineage to back up whatever dreams you may have.”
According to police, the elder Gonzalez has admitted acting as the getaway driver, remaining in the van while others entered the house. Warrants suggest that he has also alerted police to the involvement of several other men.
Gonzalez Sr has been charged with tampering with evidence after he allegedly tried to paint over the van to disguise it. His bail has been set at $500,000 (£300,000).
An adult daughter of the Billingses, Ashley Markham, said the younger children were now being cared for together with family and friends at an undisclosed location.
She said there was no known connection between anyone in their family and the three men being held in custody.
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Byrd And Melanie Billings Murder: Man Arrested In Connection With Killing Of Florida Couple With 16 Children
July 13th, 2009 |
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PENSACOLA, Fla. — A 56-year-old man was charged with evidence tampering Sunday in connection with the slaying of a wealthy Florida couple known for adopting children with developmental disabilities, the Escambia County sheriff said.
Leo…