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Barry Manilow: "First and Farewell"
After more than 30 years, Barry Manilow said goodbye to the road with a once-in-a-lifetime 2004 concert. Capturing the final performance of his Farewell Tour at The Pond in Anaheim, the two-DVD set First & Farewell features more than 90 minutes of performance. Also included is never-before-seen footage of Manilow's first rehearsal at Carroll's Studio in New York City, where he prepared for his very first tour in 1974. It marks the first time the singer was recorded on videotape. Bonus footage includes performances from Manilow's One Night Live! concert in Vegas and his One Night Live! One Last Time!
Dave Stewart: "American Prayer"
Check out the video for "American Prayer" by the former Eurythmic featuring appearances by Forrest Whittaker, Barry Manilow, Jason Alexander, Whoopi Goldberg and others.
Wonder Woman, Barry Manilow, and Homer Simpson all show up in this week's compilation of our videos.
1.) DJ A-Trak: "Sunglasses Is a Must" part 1
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Barry Manilow: "Copacabana"
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"The Simpsons Movie" teaser
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"Better Off Dead" trailer (1985)
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Interview with Hansi Oppenheimer : The making of "Color Me Obsessed"
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"Justice League Season 1" DVD clip: "Characters"
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Mates of State: "Fraud in the '80s"
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"Color Me Obsessed: Fans Remember The Replacements" trailer
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"Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" trailer
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The Go-Betweens: "Here Comes a City"
The Go-Betweens are the quintessential cult band. Throughout their hugely acclaimed career they have sustained an unparalleled artistic consistency which has year by year elevated them above their contemporaries, many of whom have lapsed in to unfortunate artistic decline whilst the unique songwriting partnership of Forster and McLennan garners more respect and acclaim with each new release. Even Princess Caroline of Monaco and the Premier of Australia have become fans with the latter distributing copies of their latest album in the American Senate! Thanks to a fervent fan base the group is now playing to larger audiences than it ever did in the eighties. Their last release, Bright Yellow Bright Orange, has proven to be one of their biggest sellers to date. The Go-Betweens were formed in 1978, when Grant McLennan and Robert Forster, two Queensland University students with a passion for films and the US punk scene, met and decided (in Grants words) ?to do The Factory in Brisbane?. Musical instincts prevailed and, encouraged by Robert, Grant took up the bass guitar. After playing together for no more than four months, the pair went into the studio to record two of Robert?s songs - ?Karen? and ?Lee Remick?. Pressing up 500 copies and distributing it themselves, they nearly ended up with a deal at Beserkley Records (US indie label and then home to Jonathan Richman) but Beserkley ran into financial difficulties. In fact, the Go-Betweens were dogged by label troubles through out their career. Rough Trade who eventually put out their debut LP Send Me a Lullaby in Europe, had to drop the band after their second album due to a lack of finance. Later, both Sire and Elektra who either had the band signed or were in the process of signing them had to let them go when both labels closed their UK offices. But the Go-Betweens always had a phenomenal drive that kept them going- returning again and again to Britain, as strangers and then as undervalued songwriters, in an effort to establish themselves on the world-wide music scene, self-financing singles, supporting the Birthday Party across Australia, recruiting more members as they went (drummer Lindy Morrison, bassist Robert Vickers and, later, violinist/oboist Amanda Brown, whom the band discovered playing a Forster song, ?Draining The Pool for You?, in a coffee bar) and on the last album, bassist John Willsteed. Their second album, Before Hollywood, was recorded in Eastbourne, autumn 1983 and sounds all the more wonderful for it. Four more albums followed: Spring Hill Fair, recorded in France on a major label budget, the more coherent Liberty Belle and the Black Diamond Express (for which Robert recorded all his vocals in one afternoon, his voice having been out of action for most of the sessions), the bright poppy Tallulah and finally, the more acoustic and reflective 16 Lovers Lane. The heavily played radio single ?Streets Of Your Town? followed, as did a support slot with REM. However, by this point the pressures of being together for twelve years were beginning to have visible effect and both Grant and Robert were pushing in different directions. Finally, the Go-Betweens decided to call it a day. The set up of the band, with two independent singer-songwriters was (and still is) an unusual one, but in this case it worked out perfectly. Robert?s edgy, dark and highly romantic compositions were offset perfectly by Grant?s lighter, more wistfully melodic and lyrically more expansive contributions. It?s hard to say however, what makes them both so special. Unlike a lot of bands the Go-Betweens just made albums of (admittedly highly accomplished) guitar-based pop songs. They didn?t do anything widely unusual or idiosyncratic, but what they did is beautiful and timeless. Maybe it is something to do with the interplay on two perspectives on what must be similar or concurrent events. Maybe its the underlying romanticism of all their records - that they appreciate the fact that love and life are battles but they are battles which must be fought and one should wear ones scars proudly. They also knew how to craft a subtle arrangement around an intelligent lyric and winsome melody. And that should be enough for anyone. After the split of the Go-Betweens, Robert Forster and Grant McLennan had vibrant solo careers. Both released four solo albums and Grant also released two albums with Steve Kilbey of the Church under the name of Jack Frost and one album with Ian Haig of Powderfinger under the name of F.O.C. Recent projects have included a biography written by David Nichols and published by Allen and Unwin in Australia, a Go-Betweens tribute album, an acclaimed compilation: Bellavista Terrace, and a collection of lost early recordings from 1978-79. Since the split, Grant and Robert have played together on several occasions acoustically including the Beggars Banquet birthday celebrations in Tower Records, in Piccadilly Circus London (August 1994) and most notably with a full band at the Les Inrockuptibles 10th anniversary show in Paris (23rd May 1996) and a run of six full band shows in June 1997, two in Dublin, one in Glasgow, two in London (Forum and Fleadh Festival) and the Roskilde Festival in Denmark. As a duo, Robert and Grant toured the world in 1999 to rave reviews, which prompted the pair to consider recording a new album together. Sitting in a Melbourne seaside hotel on the Australian leg of their tour, Forster and McLennan finally agreed to restart The Go-Betweens with a new album. The Friends Of Rachel Worth (2000) was the result. Ten new songs were recorded in Jackpot Studios in Portland, Oregon. The album was produced by the band with Janet Weiss from Sleater-Kinney on drums, Adele Pickvance (who has played with both Forster and McLennan in their solo careers) on bass, Sam Coombes (Quasi and Elliot Smith) on keyboards along with Carrie Brownstien and Corin Tucker from Sleater Kinney on guitar and backing vocals. The finished record stood proudly alongside anything in their canon and received unanimously rave reviews. The Go-Betweens toured the world with great success playing to the largest audiences of their career and culminating in a headline slot at Australia?s Big Day Out, and Robert and Grant were honoured by the Australian Performing Rights Association for writing one of the ten greatest Australian songs of all time with ?Cattle and Cane?. They completed their eighth studio album Bright Yellow Bright Orange in 2003, which was released to huge acclaim. The group toured again, including Japan for the first time and their UK dates were sold out with a rapturous response. Robert relocated to Brisbane, where Grant is based, and they spent the rest of 2003 and much of 2004 writing. Their work was interrupted only by a short trip to Europe, playing two shows to celebrate the re-release of the albums Liberty Belle & The Black Diamond Express, Tallulah and 16 Lovers Lane. Vicker Street in Dublin and London?s prestigious Barbican Theatre were both sold out. Whilst in London they met up with Mark Wallis, the producer of 16 Lovers Lane, and agreed to return in November to record their new album with Mark producing again. The album was completed in January 2005 and is entitled Oceans Apart. The release date is May 3, 2005 on Yep Roc Records with US tour dates to follow.
"Moby: Live. The Hotel Tour 2005" DVD clip: "Lift Me Up"
MOBY. Multi-faceted musical maverick. Punk rock survivor. Rave culture pioneer. Multi-million-selling underground icon. House music lover. Grammy nominee. Award winner. Movie soundtrack composer. Superstar DJ. Techno titan. Innovator. Agitator. Remixer. Motormouth. Simpsons fan. Internationally acclaimed. Renaissance Man of pop. Recording during the Hotel tour in 2005, the DVD features classic Moby tracks such as Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad?, We Are All Made Of Stars, Natural Blues, Go, Porcelain and Lift Me Up as well as a cover of Lou Reed?s Walk On The Wild Side. Included on the DVD are the videos for Lift Me Up, Beautiful, Raining Again, Spiders and Dream About Me plus TWO bonus films, unavailable elsewhere. Little Movie #1 is a jaunt around the world, filmed by Moby with Dream About Me as the soundtrack, and shows a glimpse of life on the road while Mr Fish is a humorous puppet film starring Mr. Fish (at one point singing his own versions of Moby tracks in his own inimitable style). The DVD comes backed with an exclusive remix CD featuring tracks from the latest album Hotel remixed by, amongst others, Mylo, Tiga, Steve Angello, Booka Shade and Axwell.
"Moby: Live. The Hotel Tour 2005" DVD clip: "Raining Again"
MOBY. Multi-faceted musical maverick. Punk rock survivor. Rave culture pioneer. Multi-million-selling underground icon. House music lover. Grammy nominee. Award winner. Movie soundtrack composer. Superstar DJ. Techno titan. Innovator. Agitator. Remixer. Motormouth. Simpsons fan. Internationally acclaimed. Renaissance Man of pop. Recording during the Hotel tour in 2005, the DVD features classic Moby tracks such as Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad?, We Are All Made Of Stars, Natural Blues, Go, Porcelain and Lift Me Up as well as a cover of Lou Reed?s Walk On The Wild Side. Included on the DVD are the videos for Lift Me Up, Beautiful, Raining Again, Spiders and Dream About Me plus TWO bonus films, unavailable elsewhere. Little Movie #1 is a jaunt around the world, filmed by Moby with Dream About Me as the soundtrack, and shows a glimpse of life on the road while Mr Fish is a humorous puppet film starring Mr. Fish (at one point singing his own versions of Moby tracks in his own inimitable style). The DVD comes backed with an exclusive remix CD featuring tracks from the latest album Hotel remixed by, amongst others, Mylo, Tiga, Steve Angello, Booka Shade and Axwell.
An overworked man and his family head to the Colorado Rockies for a much-needed vacation, but their relaxing roadtrip soon becomes a succession of misadventures. Directed by Barry Sonnenfeld, the films stars Robin Williams, Kristin Chenoweth, Jeff Daniels, Tony Hale, Cheryl Hines, Josh Hutcherson, and Jojo Levesque.
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The 'Tony Hawk' series gets another overhaul--this time, it's all about your skateboarding career. 'Tony Hawk's Proving Ground' throws you into the middle of skateboarding's culture allowing a more open-ended experience not seen in any 'Tony Hawk' game to
The Oppo DV-980H DVD player delivers excellent performance and an unparalleled feature set for the price, if you're not ready to get a high-def player.
