President Barack Obama delivers his first State of the Union speech this evening, Bay Area residents and activists across the political spectrum have a wide array of hopes for what he’ll say. Local progressives might hope for inspirational words on the president’s unfulfilled push for health care reform, or for a signal that he’s...
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January 2010 Join our mailing list Sup Queens & Kings, The “Best Of” mixtape king DJ Smooth Denali returns to bless the masses with that potent mix of the top female singers in the game today. Mixtape collections from Alicia Keys, Mary J. Blige, Aaliyah and Beyonce’ you know these have to be added...
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Sambassadeur’s Anna Persson sings softly and fluidly, favoring held notes that sound like they might dissipate into the music around her. Her voice often seems more typical of shoegaze or introverted folk than 1980s-cribbing pop, but she strikes the right note of dreaminess and cool drama in Sambassadeur’s songs.” -Pictchfork “The Swedes have birthed...
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The band Metallica says it is “profoundly saddened” by the news that the remains of a Virginia Tech student who disappeared in October after attending a Metallica concert were discovered in a remote farm field outside Charlottesville, Va. yesterday. In a note on the band’s site, they say: Our most sincere condolences go out...
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Michael Douglas’ troubled son pleaded guilty Wednesday in Manhattan federal court to selling massive amounts of crystal meth and cocaine. Cameron Douglas, 30, faces a minimum of 10 years in prison. He was busted in July 2009 at the swanky Hotel Gansevoort with a load of crystal meth and more than $10,000 in cash....
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COATESVILLE, PA – January 8, 2010 /PRAvenueNW/ — “The current health care reform proposal is just a beginning,” says Norman Makous, M.D., author of the new book, Time To Care: Personal Medicine In The Age Of Technology. “This legislation addresses health coverage reform. The problem that has not been touched in the current legislation...
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LOS ANGELES – “Heroes” TV actor Adrian Pasdar has been arrested for allegedly driving drunk and veering across lanes on a West Los Angeles freeway. A California Highway Patrol report says Pasdar was pulled over shortly before 3 a.m. Wednesday after officers saw his Ford F-150 truck doing 94 mph and straddling two lanes...
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Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveiled the iPad today. Positioned between a smartphone and a laptop, the tablet does many of the same things as the iPhone, but on a bigger, more easily viewed screen. Prices are $499 (for a 16GB model), $599 (32GB) and $699 (64GB); models with 3G connectivity will cost $130 more....
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Vibrant Duo Drop Track Featuring M.E.D. and Rapper Big Pooh and Remix By Nick Tha 1Da The Songs: Looking to start 2010 off with a bang, Georgia Anne Muldrow & Declaime (AKA Dudley Perkins) are dropping the track “Endure” from their upcoming joint album SomeOthaShip along with the fresh “Endure” EthNick Remix courtesy of...
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Wednesday she thought Democrats in Congress would still produce healthcare legislation despite recent difficulties, saying no bill was not an option. “I don’t see that (no bill) as a possibility; we will have something,” Pelosi told reporters in the Capitol. Many Democrats have become...
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