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Bloc Party To Release Third Album This Week

2008-09-09T18:26:00.001-07:00

Bloc Party will release their third album later this week as a digital download.

Fans who pre-order �Intimacy� via the bands website will get a digital transcript of the album on Thursday (August 21st).

They will also receive a copy on CD, with extra songs, when it is released formally on October 27th.

The track record, which has been produced by Jacknife Lee and Paul Epworth, features some songs that are �wildly experimental� and others that are �classic Bloc Party�, the band said.

The surprise announcement comes ahead of Bloc Party�s performance at this weekend�s Reading and Leeds festivals.

The tracklisting for �Intimacy� is:

�Ares�

�Mercury�

�Halo�

�Biko�

�Trojan Horse�

�Signs�

�One Month Off�

�Zephyrus�

�Better Than Heaven�

�Ion Square�

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BNA Examines HHS Rule On Conscientious Objections That Could Limit Access To Birth Control

2008-08-31T18:04:00.001-07:00

�A proposed HHS linguistic rule that Secretary Mike Leavitt says aims to protect health workers who turn down to participate in abortions based on religious beliefs will be published in the Federal Register Aug. 26 and could go into burden after a 30-day populace comment time period, BNA reports. Leavitt removed from the rule a section that would receive required a broader definition of the term "abortion" by referring to the procedure as "anything that affects a fertilized egg." However, the regulation soundless includes a requirement for all recipients of union funding to certify that they testament not flaming or turn down to rent employees wHO have "a religious objection to any health service, no matter how central to the job or health of the cleaning woman" (BNA, 8/25). Both critics and supporters of the rule say it is written broadly enough to protect health workers wHO refuse to dispense parturition control pills, emergency contraceptive method and other forms of contraception (Daily Women's Health Policy Report, 8/22).

According to BNA, the provision could come into conflict with a recently revised section in the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's abidance manual, which states that if on that point is non a qualified pharmacist present who is willing to dispense contraceptives, it may be an undue hardship for the business to accommodate a refusing pharmacist.

BNA reports that disputes over the religious rights of employees have arisen in state legislatures, pharmacy boards and courts. Four states expressly receive allowed pharmacists to refuse to dispense contraceptives; septenary have mandatory them to dispense lawfully prescribed medication; and, according to information from the National Women's Law Center, pharmacists ar suing their employers for religious secernment in the workplace. Leavitt, who drafted the regulation in July for loose review inside HHS, aforementioned he had become "cognizant that sure medical specialism groups were adopting requirements which potentially violate a physician's right to pick out whether he or she performs an abortion." Leavitt added that he wrote to these groups "protesting their actions" but establish their response to be "dodgy and unsatisfying." He said, "If [HHS] issues a regulation on this matter, it will aim at one thing -- protecting the right of conscience of those wHO practice medicine."

BNA also reports that Leavitt singled out the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology in an Aug. 21 statement, saying an ACOG ethics committee opinion from before this twelvemonth could force physicians to refer patients for abortions or "risk losing their board certification." According to BNA, both groups experience denied that the ethical motive opinion affects physician certification by the Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology or membership in ACOG.

Although Leavitt abandoned the broader definition of abortion, BNA reports that thousands of opponents objected to the rest of the regulation, which would admit all wellness care providers refusal rights and could restrict patient access to lawful and needed health care services.�Jerry Brown (D), California's attorney general, aforementioned the proposed regulation also would limit the state's ability to enforce a California law requiring employer health coverage for contraceptive method. Jill Morrison, senior guidance of NWLC, said that a possible result of refusal rights is that a chemical group of people might render to be hired at a home planning facility "with the specific objective of obstructing justice," adding, "If that took station, there wouldn't be anything you could do around it." Gretchen Borchelt, another senior guidance at NWLC, said the regulation "makes it clear that its goal is to weaken state torah such as those requiring pharmacists and pharmacies to dispense parking brake contraception to rape survivors, and health insurance plans to cover contraception."

However, BNA reports that other organizations support the proposed regulation. John Brehany, executive managing director of the Catholic Medical Association, aforesaid that the group "is very supportive of Secretary Leavitt and the need for the new rule," adding, "Our members opine the laws on the books are not comprehensive and not consistent from state to state" since health tutelage providers whitethorn face engagement discrimination, turn a loss their licenses or be forced to violate their consciences.

Gene Kapp, spokesperson for the American Center for Law and Justice, aforementioned the organization has not been trailing the regulation so far. However, one time it is added to the Federal Register, "we would quite a likely be engaged in the issue," Kapp said (BNA, 8/25).

Editorial

According to a Seattle Times editorial, the regulation "is unnecessary and misses a critical element: respect for abortion rights." Although Leavitt removed the expanded definition of abortion from the regulation, the "White House's assault on women's health care rights remains," according to the Times. The editorial says that the "broad verbiage in the rule changes can be interpreted to extend to oral contraceptives and exigency contraception" and that "[s]uch a broad interpreting would hazard funding for Medicaid and Title X." The editorial adds that "[p]ressure should be brought to bear" on Leavitt, adding that the "proposed changes must include explicit assurances they will not be used to block access to birth control and family planning." The editorial concludes that "[o]therwise, there is no choice but to see the rules as an attack on women's reproductive health rights" (Seattle Times, 8/25).

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Facs and VCA

2008-08-11T18:05:00.001-07:00

Artist: Facs and VCA

   Genre(s):
Drum & Bass

Discography:

Biotic (BIO009)

Year: 2004
Tracks: 2

Hank Snow

Steve Gorn

2008-08-06T01:15:00.001-07:00

Artist: Steve Gorn

   Genre(s):
Ethnic

Discography:


Luminous Ragas

   Year: 1994
Tracks: 3


Colors Of The Mind

   Year:
Tracks: 6


Bansouri Parampara (In Memory Of Gour Goswani)

   Year:
Tracks: 4

Steve Gorn is a master of the bamboo flute. A adherent of the late bansuri maestro Sri Gour Goswami of Calcutta, Gorn continues to thrive the custom with his innovational recordings and performances. In increase to several impressive solo albums, including Lucent Ragas (released in 1994) and featuring 4 North Indian classic ragas, Gorn has collaborated with a lengthy list of universe and jazz musicians. Asian Journal, released in 1979, was recorded with Nana Vasconcelos and Badal Roy, piece Steel and Bamboo, released in 1993, was recorded with stainless steel fluting player Robert Dick. Gorn's fluting playing rump also be heard on albums by Glenn Velez, Andreas Vollenweider, Jai Uttal, Laura Simms, Graham Parker, Priscilla Herdman, Najima and Jack DeJohnette. In 1995, Gorn toured Europe and Africa with DeJohnette. The receiver of a master's degree in music composing from Pennsylvania State University, Gorn reinforced his accord of eastern traditional and classical music during trips to India, Japan and Indonesia. Gorn has been a featured soloist at music festivals in Berlin, the Netherlands and Munich. Composing on MIDI synthesizers, Gorn has written wads for films, videos, dramatics and dance productions including Jean Claude van Hallies' adaptation of The Tibetan Book of the Dead, an ABC-TV special on the New York Jewish Museum and the PBS series The Quiet Revolution.

Double P

2008-06-30T09:43:00.001-07:00

Artist: Double P

   Genre(s):
Other

Discography:

Sex and Rum

Year: 2004
Tracks: 4

John Cage, Meredith Monk, Anthony De Mare

2008-06-29T15:32:00.001-07:00

Artist: John Cage, Meredith Monk, Anthony De Mare

   Genre(s):
Other

Discography:

Pianos and Voices

Year:
Tracks: 17

Deadsoul Tribe

Jose Alberto

2008-06-29T01:11:00.001-07:00

Artist: Jose Alberto

   Genre(s):
Latin: Dance

Discography:

Salsa

Year:
Tracks: 8

Coldplay's 30 Days of Radio

Will Smith vs. His 8-Year-Old Daughter

2008-06-29T01:01:00.001-07:00

Photo: Getty Images, AFP
As anyone can tell you, Will Smith is in the undisputed champion of the July 4 weekend box office; so powerful is his Independence Day–related appeal that Columbia Pictures apparently felt safe green-lighting a $150 million Smith-toplined dark comedy about an alcoholic superhero on the condition that it would be released July 2, when it will inevitably make millions upon millions of dollars for reasons that no one quite understands. But next Wednesday, Smith's Hancock will face some unlikely competition when America's small women descend on Kit Kittredge: An American Girl Mystery, opening in wide release that day and, coincidentally, starring his 8-year-old daughter, Willow.

Hilariously, Willow is proving to be something of a trash-talker. "He thinks he is going to beat me," she said an interview last week. "But I think not. I think I am going to beat him." Last night on Letterman, Smith responded: "Daddy loves you, sweetie, but I gots to stomp you at the box office." Who will win? We'd probably root for Willow if we didn't think a Kit Kittredge victory might actually tear her family apart.

Why Hollywood Is Such A Homewrecker... [Deadline Hollywood Daily]

Earlier: Hollywood: ‘Wait, There Are Women Who Are Children, Too?’

Martin Tillmann

2008-06-29T00:57:00.001-07:00

Artist: Martin Tillmann

   Genre(s):
Other

Discography:

The Poet: Romances for Cello

Year: 1997
Tracks: 11

Earthshaker

2008-06-29T00:48:00.001-07:00

Artist: Earthshaker

   Genre(s):
Other
   Rock

Discography:


Passion

   Year: 1985
Tracks: 9


Earthshaker

   Year: 1983
Tracks: 9


Midnight Flight

   Year:
Tracks: 8

Although they cannot claim to be the well-nigh successful of '80s Japanese heavy metal bands (non by a long shot, that would hold to be Loudness), Earthshaker could well be the well-nigh stable, having retained the same effect lineup of isaac M. Singer Masafumi Nishida, guitar player Shinichiro Ishihara, bassist Takayuki Kai, and drummer Yoshihiro Kudo throughout their two-decade-plus macrocosm -- no base effort. Taking their make from the legendary Y&T album (just a blip on the U.S. radiolocation, simply an absolute smash in Japan), Earthshaker achieved some small credit in the West thanks to their splendid eponymic debut of 1983 (which they recorded while residing in San Francisco, with none other than Iron Maiden guitar player Adrian Smith performing as producer) and, to a lesser grade, 1984's Fugitive (featuring future soft rock and roll manufacturer Mitchell Froom on keyboards!). But subsequent efforts Midnight Flight (1985) and Passion (1986) grew more and more unfocussed and fraught with ill-advised commercial aspirations, so that, following the same year's mandatory Live in Budokan LP, Earthshaker decided to simply cut the West and focus on being successful in their country of origin. Which they sure as shooting did, enjoying a strand of successful albums in old age to come (including 1987's Aftershock, 1989's Treachery, and 1993's Real, to make simply trine) until going away their separate ways in 1994, piece Ishihara focused on his parallel J-metal supergroup Sly, with Blizzard bassist Koichi Terasawa and ousted Loudness members, vocaliser Minoru Niihara and drummer Munetaka Higuchi, to the tune of four successful albums. However, popular demand and their 20th anniversary punctually reunited Earthshaker for 2001's capably titled Birthday, with additional studio albums (now song largely in their native Japanese) next well-nigh on a annual basis.

Sidhartha

2008-06-29T00:44:00.001-07:00

Artist: Sidhartha

   Genre(s):
Other

Discography:


Mouse Clicking

   Year:
Tracks: 5


Alfa Moon Planets

   Year:
Tracks: 12

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Pixar's weekend will be off the 'WALL-E'

2008-06-29T00:37:00.001-07:00

'Wanted' likely to collect $30 mil haul for No. 2

R2-D2, C-3PO, Robby the Robot, Robocop and the T-1000 all better step aside to make room: As of this weekend, there will be a new robo-star in town.

His name is WALL-E -- an acronym for Waste Allocation Load Lifter Earth-Class -- and the little fella is a bit of a drone who has been left behind on Earth to clean up mankind's mess. The hero of Pixar's latest, similarly titled "WALL-E," he makes his debut in 3,992 theaters nationwide as Disney rolls out the G-rated film.

While the weekend's other new wide release, the R-rated action film "Wanted," should do a brisk business of its own, it's not looking to compete for the crowds expected to rush to embrace "WALL-E."

The early reviews have been ecstatic, hailing the Pixar team, this time headed by director Andrew Stanton ("Finding Nemo") for raising the animation bar again. So it's a safe bet that Pixar will enjoy its ninth successive No. 1 opening.

"Certainly, the reviews that have been springing up all day have been nothing short of fantastic," Disney distribution chief Chuck Viane said. "And with schools out for vacation, there is a big family audience out there."

With kids finally out of school nationwide, there should be plenty of demand for the movie, even though DreamWorks Animation's "Kung Fu Panda," which has held up well, enters its fourth weekend.

"WALL-E," which cost about $120 million, is not expected to bow as big as 2004's "The Incredibles" ($70.5 million) or 2003's "Finding Nemo" ($70.3 million), but it is expected to top the $47 million opening that "Ratatouille" achieved last summer as it pushes well into $50 million territory, possibly even flirting with the $60 million mark.

Instead of going head-to-head, Universal is aiming for a different segment of the market with "Wanted," in which James McAvoy plays an everyman drawn into a world of high-powered assassins by a supercharged Angelina Jolie and Morgan Freeman. Director Timur Bekmambetov, until now known for the Russian "Night Watch" movies, orchestrates the nonstop action in 3,175 theaters.

This year, when the Universal/Spyglass production budgeted at about $75 million was still shooting, Universal shifted its release date from March to this weekend.

"We saw an opportunity for counterprogramming and took advantage of it," Universal distribution head Nikki Rocco said. "The movie is very fresh and very different. And it's always a great thing when there's room for two films to play to different audiences."

As a result, "Wanted" is positioned to debut as a strong No. 2 -- handicappers place its likely weekend haul in the mid- to high-$30 million range -- which should set it up to play through the following Fourth of July holiday weekend, even with "Hancock," starring Will Smith, laying claim to the top spot.

This frame, with the combined muscle of "WALL-E" and "Wanted," should keep the boxoffice elevated above the comparable weekend last year -- when "Ratatouille" and "Live Free or Die Hard" topped the rankings -- for the fifth weekend in a row.

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Venin Noir

2008-06-29T00:35:00.000-07:00

Artist: Venin Noir

   Genre(s):
Metal: Doom

Discography:

Rainy Days Of October

Year: 2002
Tracks: 8

Oasis' Liam Gallagher covers The Proclaimers - Daily Gossip

2008-06-29T00:34:00.000-07:00

Welcome to the Daily Gossip: your daily stop-off to find out who in the world of music has been up to what.

Today�s top gossip:

Oasis' Liam Gallagher headed out to his local in Primrose Hill for a few pints at the weekend. Instead of simply ordering his drinks he treated a barmaid to a rendition of '(I'm Gonna Be) 500 Miles' by The Proclaimers (Daily Star).

From the papers:

The Strokes' Albert Hammond, Jr. hung out with model Agyness Deyn at the Bowery Hotel in New York (Various).

Babyshambles' Drew McConnell went to the anti-BNP rally in London (Daily Mirror).

Coldplay's Chris Martin took his children to London Zoo and gave them a spin on the animal carousel (The Sun).

Jay-Z has vowed to party to the max when he hits the UK to play Glastonbury and Wireless (Daily Mirror).

Janet Jackson will get hitched to boyfriend Jermaine Dupri next year (Daily Star).

E-mailed in from NME.COM users:

Primal Scream's Mani and Bobby Gillespie, Tahita Bulmer from New Young Pony Club, The Horrors and Siobhan Fahey went to see My Bloody Valentine at the London Roundhouse (from Woody).

The Charlatans' Tim Burgess spotted at The Boogaloo bar in London watching David Arthur Jr And Tall Stories (from Blondie).

Check back tomorrow for the next Daily Gossip. E-mail your spots to news@nme.com.