Friday , May 3 2024

Dawn Olsen

Negotiating Middle East Peace and an almost four-year-old

People might wonder what those two things have in common: an almost four-year-old child and the ongoing Middle East peace negotiations in Israel. Well, surprisingly, they have a whole lot. Both are under some assumption that their promises are believable, their actions are without consequences and repetition of poor behavior …

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Corporations/Clear Channel Killed The Radio Star

I have never heard a larger pile of crap than what I just subjected myself to a few minutes ago. On NPR’s “Talk of the Nation”, host Neal Conan had on guests discussing commercial radio and the transformation it has gone through since deregulation in 1996. One of the guests …

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50 Cent – Get Rich or Die Tryin’

Eminem’s protege, rapper 50 Cent seems to have a very successful cd on his hands. The question is, will he live long enough to enjoy it? It seems that Curtis Jackson (50 cent’s real name) is keepin’ it real in an all too real sense. The violence that surrounds his …

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Blur – Think Tank

English rock band Blur has finally cut another album, Think Tank. It’s been four years and ten since their debut with Parklife. It would appear the social highlife and family concerns have not squashed their creative juices. MusicomH – “Think Tank is an album of wildly differing sounds – from …

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Marilyn Manson – Golden Age of Grotesque

If the title is any indication of what lies ahead for the listener of the latest release from Marilyn Manson, well I guess it’s all about what you like. If Marilyn can keep it melodic, then even his grotesqueness can be overlooked. Just so long as I don’t have to …

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Pete Yorn –Day I Forgot

I am a huge fan of Pete Yorn’s first CD, Music For The Morning After an eclectic mixture of rootsy rock and folky ballads, but having only heard the recent single off of his latest one, I will let the reviewers speak for me. If looks and sex appeal count …

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Madonna – American Life

Inimitable and ever-morphing Madonna has released her latest CD, American Life. NME “She’s simply done everything there is to do, done more than any other pop star will ever be able achieve, done it with bells on and knickers off. Surely that’s enough now?” Undercover – “Madonna has succeeded in …

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