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MySpace kicks off its remake with a new music player that includes MySpace Radio; a modern look and the features you’ll find on Spotify, MOG, Rdio and Rhapsody.
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Photography is such a vast field filled with so many amazing techniques and tricks for taking the world around us and stealing moments from it with often breathtaking results. One easy way for photographers to add emotion and impact to their captures is to strip them of color. B&W photography has such a knack for delivering such impactful pieces simply by taking them down to more basic levels and allowing the tone to be set in a much more subtle, yet evocative way.

Today we take a look at some truly inspiring images that use this raw energy that a B&W composition can instill. The artists’ work that we have turned our spotlight onto is devoid of colors, but in these stirring shades of grey you will find some powerful pieces speaking boldly to their viewers. We hope you enjoy.

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Shanghai Jin Mao by angelreich

inn .. by Mastowka

A Distant Figure by TheTragicTruth-Of-Me

It’s time by TomWasilewski

winter by the lake by torobala

Mono Square Series VIII by insolitus85

Kangaroos Pose by Rems84

just a little boy by zznzz

Lonely Pine by flop404

In the Wild by kojotcement

P A C I F I C O by HuseyinKaRa

puppet by andreapun

Old, Older… by Invi51bleAlice

Chicago CXXI by RogueSamus

Mystique by ssoltan

Wheat by xbastex

Sweet Diamond by DragonofLust

XX by lukaspecterec

Last morning kojotcement

WHERE by whoskipbob

Seventh Street by OmegaMoth

466 by dienutza

orloj by miguelazevedo

unforeseen by fieldeee

Fog by Ethio

Spike by fistfullofneurons

It Will Rain by KsouthV2

… by I-IONZA

Manzoni by gabyhenri

Straight Circles by Nonel

Fly by debagger

morming by rasto1893

Flower Power by Toolbazar

Perfect Reflection by voogac

Sway by bittersweetvenom

Spider Web by JesssssT

winxx by sth22art

Transitory Glory by Capturing-the-Light

Network I by torobala

After the Rain by that-moody-artist

Back to Black by FeliDae84

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Betty White will star in an opener for “ESPN’s Monday Night Football” season finale, the network said Wednesday.

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Diana Ross, The Allman Brothers Band and George Jones will be among those honored at next year’s Grammys with special Lifetime Achievement Awards, while Apple founder Steve Jobs will receive a special award posthumously for his contributions to the music industry, the Recording Academy announced Wednesday.
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Cohen’s first album since 2004 due in January is called Old Ideas and that’s pretty much what its first official song is all about a 77-year-old folk OG getting in touch with the essentials of his songwriting His Cookie Monster-does-Deuteronomy baritone has long transcended ephemeral considerations like melody and tone and the somber piano…

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It isn’t just metal singers who can tell you about Satan; it’s also R&B men who spent time in church choirs On “Woo” a highlight of his fourth LP Anthony Hamilton admits cheating and blames the devil for supplying temptation; he also admits sinning’s been glorious In spartan tracks that…

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Writing songs since his teenage years, earning a record deal at 16 and flexing that skill with multiple performers (Mya, Brandy, Marc Anthony, Christina Aguilera) sharpened Robin Thicke’s instincts as a vocalist, musician and producer. Camera-ready good looks and well-connected lineage aside (both parents being entertainers), his affinity for smoothly-crafted urbanized pop was undeniable, and although 2003′s Beautiful World put Mr.
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Rise of the Planet of the Apes Rupert Wyatt Genre: Action & Adventure Price: $ 14.99 Rental Price: $ 3.99 Release Date: August 05, 2011

RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES is a revolution; an action-packed epic featuring stunning visual effects and creatures unlike anything ever seen before. At the story's heart is Caesar (Andy Serkis), a chimpanzee who gains human-like intelligence and emotions from an experimental drug. Raised like a child by the drug's creator (James Franco), Caesar ultimately finds himself taken from the humans he loves and imprisoned. Seeking justice, Caesar assembles a simian army and escapes — putting man and primate on a collision course that could change the planet forever. © 2011 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. All rights reserved.

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The German reggae artist known as Gentleman will tour the Americas in support of his U.S. debut album dropping in February.

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I’ve always like Seymour Hersh, and his writing style, but when you tackle JFK and his legacy you have to be careful. Hersh writes a lot about John F Kennedys White House years,extra martial affairs,Casto,BobbyKennedy,the Russian missile crisis, Nixon, and much more. Some of The Dark Side of Camelot is entertaining, some of its kind of hard to believe. a good read none the less you make up your own mind. The Dark Side of Camelot. I read this when it first came out around ’97, The stuff about the secret service is pretty interesting.

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Indie-pop quintet Eisley is a family band from Tyler, Texas – three sisters, a brother, and a cousin – and on March 1, the twentysomething rockers of the DuPree clan will drop their third album, The Valley, via Equal Vision Records. Hear an exclusive stream of the entire album below!

The album, their first since 2007′s Combinations, chronicles the personal hardships, aka “The Valleys,” of the DuPrees, including a failed marriage and a broken engagement.

“There’s a sense of self-empowerment in the lyrics, and sometimes downright desperation,” says Stacy DuPree, the band’s lead singer and songwriter alongside her sister Sherri. “I couldn’t help but want to throw myself into these songs and try to make a point about letting something very painful go, and in the process gaining strength and being able to walk away.”

The result: 11 hyper-melodic indie-pop anthems that nod to moody ’70s soft-rockers Fleetwood Mac. The songs swell with dramatic layers of piano, violin, electric guitar lines, and Sherri and Stacy’s intertwining and harmonious wails.

What do you think of Eisley’s The Valley? Tell us in the comment section below. Eisley are on tour now with Rooney. See their dates here.

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Already there’s mashups of Thom Yorke’s crazy dancing in the new Radiohead video, The Walkmen cover Deerhunter’s Agoraphobia annd therre’s two neww Wavves sonngs out.
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Enrollment / voting for Derek Webb‘s Democracy Vol 2 goes live today.  Those who participate will not only receive the exclusive album, but will democratically decide what songs Derek will record.

Want Derek to record Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber, Megadeth, Slayer, or Mary Poppins?  Well, sign up and vote…

Price for 2011′s volume is only $ 5 for 10 songs, one cover song each month from March through December 2011.  You can still by the 2010 version (the 12 songs in Democracy Volume 1) for $ 8, or buy it bundled with Democracy Volume 2 for $ 12 – a steal for 22 songs. Nominations are immediate with Volume 2 upon purchase (after clicking through the purchase).

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My nominations: Tori Amos “Crucify,” Lady Gaga “Telephone,” and Alice in Chains “Would?” – not favorite songs ever, but I’d be curious to hear Derek’s take on them.  For a taste, here’s what he covered for us last year:

• January 2010: The Beatles – While My Guitar Gently Weeps
• February: Coldplay – Fix You
• March: Bob Dylan – The Times They Are A-Changin’
• April: Gnarls Barkley – Who’s Gonna Save My Soul
• May: Sufjan Stevens – Chicago *a personal fave*
• June: U2 – Where the Streets Have No Name
• July: Huey Lewis & the News – Power of Love
• August: The Beatles – Eleanor Rigby *a personal fave*
• September: Simon & Garfunkel – The Sound of Silence
• October: Radiohead – Karma Police *a personal fave*
• November: Leonard Cohen – Hallelujah
• December: Robert Robinson – Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing

~Dan – np: Earth – Angels of Darkness, Demons of Light 1

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A creative logo design plays a vital role in portraying the brand identity of any company. It is not only the name of the company, but also the brand’s message that communicates with the customers. Therefore, you should keep in mind that it is also the logo design that makes your business memorable and distinguishes it from the rest!

It is for that reason that designers put a large amount of effort and time in designing creative and unique logo designs for their clients. In this post, we present to you some very cleverly designed logos that we hope will inspire you to try out something different! Feel free to share more interesting logos with us in the comment section below.

Creative Logo Design Ideas

Pause Logo
In this logo design, the artist creatively used the universal symbol of pause as the letter “U”:

Umbrella
At first sight, you may read this logo design as “brella” but when examining closer, you will reveal the other two letters. Isn’t it a visual treat?

Point
A perfect example of an effective logo design that has all the attributes of a successful logo design:

B Logo
The creator of this logo design is William Patino who creatively created the bee out of the letter “B”:

Chad 2010
This beautiful logo design was created for Chad 2010 in such an artistic way that it not only portrays a face but also creates a map of Africa:

Bipolar
A simple use of typographic elements to demonstrate the bipolar concept:

Steps Logo
The designer Jason Sanzone successfully managed to integrate “steps” into the actual logo:

CFO Cycling Team Logo
Nadir Balcikli, the designer of this amazingly beautiful logo artistically joined the letters CFO to give the shape of a cycling person:

Fuel Quoter
An eye-catching and visually alluring logo design that gives the impression of a gas pump:

Killed Productions
Another creative logo design that speaks for itself. This logo design shows the creative approach of the designer:

ThinkTank
This logo design innovatively portrays the phrase “Think Tank” into a “Lightbulb Tank’:

Swing Studios
Struve creatively designed this logo for Swing Studios:

Goodduck
Creativity speaks for itself. Here the logo designer creatively crafts the letter “G” into the shape of a duck:

Evolution X
A simple illustration of evolution through this logo design demonstrates the creativity of the designer:

ED’s Electric
An electrifying logo design that will surely spark creativity in your mind; do notice how cleverly alphabet “E” is used within this logo:

Push The Bottle
See the clever usage of negative spacing in this logo design which clearly portrays the concept of pushing along with making the shape of a bottle:

Egg-n-Spoon
At a first glance, it may look simple and easy but this logo design is designed with lots of experience and skills at hand that make this logo design stand out among the rest:

Eagle Song Studio
A simple and effective logo design that clearly communicates the ideology of the organization it is made for:

Twins
This logo was made for a bold creative team consisting of two people. Here, the number 2 was integrated to show the creativeness of their ideas:

Eight
Beautiful usage of fonts that gives the impression as if “Eight” is written in numeric. A simply memorable logo design:

Foot
Foot logo design embodies the foot print that makes it a memorable and visually alluring logo design:

Moo Sleep
Another good example of a minimal logo design that clearly communicates the message of the company it is made for:

Fish
In this creative logo, the word “Fish” forms the shape of a fish:

83 Studios
It may look as a simple “8” at a first glance but when you look closely at this logo, you’ll spot that “8’ reads “3” within it:

Octave
See the creative approach of the designer that uses the “O” and “C” to make an 8. In music theory you know that an octave has eight notes:

Pencil v2
Another good example of simple and effective logo design. See how a simple but creative touch can bring life to the design:

Food Writers
Another good example of negative space that not only portrays the food element but also the writing element:

Zip
Mike Erickson makes use of a zipper rather than the letter “I” in “Zip”:

Maritime Law
A simple, effective and memorable logo design with clear representation of law and justice:

Horror Films Logo
Creative and interesting representation of horror through this logo design that was created by Siah Design for Horror Films:

Ant Logo
A beautiful ant shaped logo design created by Alberto William:

Guitarshop
See the creative use of letter “G” to create a guitar. A perfect example of simple and effective logo design:

Poker Hills Tournament
This logo design was designed for Poker Hills Tournament that innovatively represents the concept of the tournament:

Rockit
This logo design clearly communicates the ideology of the organization it is made for. The name of the company is portrayed with the rocket which is blasting off and leaving the smokes behind that forms the shape of a guitar:

Night Golf
This creative logo design not only portrays the moon which gives the feeling of the night but also gives the impression of craters:

Nosey
An impressive logo design that defines the complex ideas in a very simply and effortless manner:

Precision Networking
You will notice how creatively the letter “E” is used as the metrics of a ruler in this logo design. This embodies the creativity and skills of the designer:

Talkmore
This logo design has been created on the concept of “Less is More”. Simple yet powerful logo design:

Time Watch
This is truly a hard to forget logo design because it embodies the time as you see in your watch. Simple unique and creative concept:

Look Logo
A great example of a simple and memorable logo design created by an Indian designer Zain Zayan:

Illusion
This logo design explains what the illusion is and how you can use this technique to communicate with your customers:

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Sandra Bullock braves the snowstorm in New York as she leaves her apartment to run errands on Monday (February 21).

The 46-year-old actress took advantage of the unusually warm NYC weather on Friday (February 18) to work on her fitness at the gym.

Sandra’s ex-husband Jesse James has just signed a deal with Simon & Schuster to write a tell-all memoir about his life.

The book is tentatively titled American Outlaw and will be released later this year.

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Oscar-winning Faye Dunaway was nicknamed “The Bitch” by flight attendants on one airline.

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Jennifer Lopez charts on Pop Songs for the first time since 2007 with “On the Floor,” which samples Kaoma’s 1990 hit “Lambada.”
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Click to listen to Johnny Cash’s “Get Rhythm” Even as a Young Turk Johnny Cash sang with the voice of experience The first disc of this fantastic set (which features 22 previously unreleased cuts spread across two CDs) gives us the sound of Cash in his twenties – demos and radio…

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It’s ironic that Aretha Franklin’s first big hit, "R-E-S-P-E-C-T," is a cover version of a song first done by soul man Otis Redding. Franklin covered that song so completely that her version is considered the definitive version of the song – a fact that even the great Redding acknowledged. The irony is that Franklin’s career as a pop singer started as an interpreter of the canon of the Great American Songbook.

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Adam Young posts his own version of her song, which was rumored to be about him.
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Owl City’s Adam Young and Taylor Swift


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Taylor Swift famously writes songs about the guys in her life. And while she doesn’t always say specifically who those songs are about, it seems one of the subjects of her melodic affections, Owl City’s Adam Young, has figured out that he’s the guy behind the Speak Now track “Enchanted.” (Swift hinted to Yahoo! Music last year that the song might have been about him.)

“The track is absolutely gorgeous and I’m so tremendously honored that Taylor would write such an elegant song and thereby offer a gracious nod in my direction. Needless to say, I was lost for words and utterly smitten. I couldn’t stop smiling,” he wrote Monday (February 14) on his website. “I figured such an eloquent gesture should be reciprocated by the most polite, heartfelt and respectful response I could possibly muster. It’s no secret that I’m a bit shy, so naturally music was the most articulate way of attempting such a sincere endeavor. How does one respond to such a personal outpouring of emotion and sentiment? I tossed and turned over that one.”

As a gesture fitting for a day like Valentine’s Day, Young wrote a response to Swift’s song. “They say ‘timing is everything’ and that brings us to now. Today is Valentine’s Day,” he said. “And thus, here is my reply…”

On the synthy ballad, he sings to the star, “I was never in love with someone else/ I never had somebody waiting on me/ ‘Cause you were all of my dreams come true/ And I just wish you knew/ Taylor, I was so in love with you.”

He went on to post a photo of himself with the star. The pair stand smiling, hugging one another in the photo. “Everything about you is beautiful. You’re an immensely charming girl with a wonderful heart and more grace and elegance than I know how to describe. You are a true princess from a dreamy fairy tale; a modern Cinderella,” he goes on to say in the blog post. “I’m terribly sorry it’s taken me such a long time to reply but I figured Valentine’s Day was the perfect time to write this note to you and simply say… I was enchanted to meet you too.”

What do you think of Adam Young’s gesture to Taylor Swift? Share your thoughts in the comments!

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You Again Andy Fickman Genre: Comedy Price: $ 14.99 Release Date: September 24, 2010

You Again, the nonstop laugh fest, is pure fun that features an all-star cast with comedy pedigrees — including Kristen Bell, Sigourney Weaver, Jamie Lee Curtis and the always outrageous Betty White. For Marni (Bell), high school was a horror movie, and her brother's wedding is the sequel when her archrival comes back to haunt her as his bride. It's nice girl versus mean girl in this hysterical reunion with the one person Marni would really like to forget. And if that weren't enough, Marni's mom (Curtis) reunites with her own high school nemesis (Weaver). You Again is one crazy comedy that'll keep you laughing again and again. © Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Inc.

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Paul Rodgers’s April solo tour of the United Kingdom is not for the mellow at heart. Not with Jason Bonham on drums.

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Springpad is a free and multipurpose app that allows users to save and share ideas or data for various purposes. With Internet compatibility, it allows its users to save information to websites or devices, and can be used in conjunction with the iPad, the iPhone and iPod touch. This is especially practical for people who browse or work while on the move, giving them the chance to bookmark or make notes on specific pages and tasks. There is also an affiliated website at www.springpadit.com, which provides additional features for the user. The benefit of this is that the Springpad app is now suitable more multi tasking, meaning that users to can it conjunction with other programs. So whether you wish to make a quick note or save an image, or looking to web browse to provide research for a work project, this app is one of the most accessible and useful in delivering information while on the move.

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Clint Eastwood has had a life-long love affair with jazz music, calling it one of the only truly American art forms. “It’s something that could only come out of such a diverse country,” he says, in Cultural Conversation with Michael Judge.
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AP – A 30-foot tipi towers over the fifth-floor atrium in the Brooklyn Museum.

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Newly-engaged Jersey Shore star Angelina Pivarnick should be planning a wedding, but instead, she’s plotting a cover up.
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Robert Blake wasn’t the only troublemaker at an L.A. memorabilia show last week — we’re told the guy who played Eddie Munster went toe-to-toe with Kenickie from ” Grease ” … and it was all over a lady. Sources at the event tell TMZ, Kenickie — real…

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Since the first installment of our featured TakeLessons music teacher videos was so popular, we’re back to bring you more of the latest and greatest videos that our teachers have recorded!  Once you’re done watching these videos, head on over to our YouTube Channel to meet even more of our talented piano, voice and guitar teachers.  If you are a current TakeLessons teacher and would like to record or upload a video for your profile, simply click here and follow the instructions.

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2011 – Radiohead released their 8th album ‘The King of Limbs‘ as a download today, This Day In Rock.
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I am starting work on a new tenor banjo. This one has a decidedly Celtic theme which will incorporate the Triskele design and a Celtic Knot. I sometimes wish it would rain more so I wouldn’t be so tempted to go surfing everyday. It has been so much fun lately though!

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We Glow   Derek and I chatted online for a couple weeks before setting up our first date. We had so much chemistry right from the beginning, but I was nervous that it might not translate if we met in person. Boy was I wrong. From our first date, I knew something was there. He [...]
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This saxophonist switched from alto to tenor after falling in love with Miles Davis and John Coltrane.
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NEW YORK — The trouble-plagued Broadway musical “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark” has hired a veteran director to help with the show’s sound and arrangements. Show spokesman Rick Miramontez says Paul Bogaev (boh-GY’-ev) will be working with U2′s Bono and The Edge on the music for the $ 65 million show …
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As far as teasers go, the last Pioneer video was less tease and more blindingly obvious to be honest. I’d more or less nailed the feature set, but now Pioneer have filled in the gaps and confirmed our wildest dreams. The DJM-900nexus is the effects laden Pro DJ Linked up Traktor certified mixer that you’ve been dreaming of. Well if you’re a Pioneer DJM-800 owner that is.

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Residents in Tripoli, Libya, report a food shortage, gunfire and intimidation by security forces. Moammar Gadhafi went on TV to deny he had fled.

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Rdio is the latest music service to attack Apple's new rules on subscriptions, which will force services to offer an in-app subscription option with Apple taking a 30% cut. 'From a financial standpoint, that fee is certainly untenable for us, that's obvious,' says Rdio CEO Drew Larner. 'If it creates a situation where it's not financially possible for us to be in the environment, that’s a loss for consumers…

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â??TechCrunch sources say Spotify is closing a $ 100 million+ funding round, led by DST for a $ 1 billion valuation. â??Search engine Yandexâ??s long-awaited IPO is coming in June-July on the Nasdaq, Vedomosti
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