Stars craft cinematic indie rock for life soundtrack
Canadian band Stars aims for film like immersion in their album In Our Bedroom After the War. Torquil Campbell and Amy Milan describe cinema as removing the middleman and pulling listeners into the song’s world. The quintet uses storytelling through tracks such as Take Me to the Riot Your Ex Lover Is Dead and Barricade.
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Torquil Campbell
Vancouver
Canada
Stars
Campbell
Amy Millan
Surprise
Stars with Martin Royle headline Beachland Monday
Stars perform at Beachland Ballroom Cleveland Monday at 9 p.m. with a reworked live version of Bitches in Tokyo and Going, Going, Gone from Nightsongs. Campbell notes a louder stage approach and a post rock n roll vibe while remaining close to their Canadian roots and Broken Social Scene ties.
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Tokyo
Campbell
Nelly Furtado
Timbaland
Amy
Stars
Broken Social Scene
Millan
Wise Guys: Is the rug business ever good
Wise Guys tackles why Oriental rug stores often fail and notes that all businesses face eventual closure. The column also humorously cites peer pressure and market realities affecting rug shops.
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Arlington
Joe
Bear Stearns
Home Depot
Nothing can save Superhero Movie
Film review lampoons the superhero spoof genre with Leslie Nielsen and Drake Bell in a 76 minute PG 13 runtime. The Hourglass villain and cameos by Tracy Morgan Stephen Hawking and Miles Fisher fail to deliver laughs as crude jokes fall flat.
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Leslie Nielsen
Funnyman
Marion
Ahem
Drake Bell
Rick Riker
Empire City
Jill Johnson
Sara Paxton
Ross and
Nielsen
Christopher McDonald
Tracy Morgan
Young Rick
the Dragonfly
Dr. Xavier
Xavier
Stephen Hawking
Dalai Lama
Barry Bonds
Miles Fisher
Tom Cruise
Thetan
Light
Scientology
Ratings trends in anchors defy public image hype
The piece notes CNN’s aging stars and low-rated new faces, with Larry King still matching top viewership, Wolf Blitzer excelling in Situation Room, and Diane Sawyer favored over Jon Stewart in polls. CBS anchor Schieffer defends wrinkles as credibility, arguing familiarity builds trust.
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ABC
CBS
Media Bistro
Gawker
CNN
Anderson Cooper
Craggy
Larry King
Dwight Eisenhower
Elvis Presley
Fox News
Situation Room
Wolf Blitzer
AOL
Comedy Central
Jon Stewart
Diane Sawyer
Schieffer
Face the Nation
Advertisers chase youth as TV ages with boomer wave
Advertising leaders note a shift away from younger viewers as the U S median TV audience age rises from 28 in 1970 to 36 now and expected 38 in a decade. Boomer dominance grows while 18 to 34 viewership slightly declines, with executives citing profitable older markets for top shows.
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James Sheindlin
Paris Hilton
Christina Aguilera
Nicole Richie
Diane Sawyer
Oprah Winfrey
Barbara Walters
U.S
David Kenin
Hallmark Channel
Hallmark Movie Channel
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