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The Watson Twins - ‘Fire Songs’ album review (Band Weblogs)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:44:45 GMT

... ‘Fire Songs’ album and at times, their sound reminds me of Natalie Merchant, Beth Orton and even K.D. Lang, who’s fans might want to take note. The instrumentation throughout the album is superb, with beautiful vocal harmonies, wonderful stories and most songwriting credits going to Chandra and Leigh, depending on the song. “How Am I To Be” is probably my favorite song on the album,...

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Hopelessly Devoted to Who? (Sarsaparilla)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 01:04:51 GMT

... controversial subjects as Speedy Gonzales, Rotary International , the capitalisation of the name k.d. lang, and the nationality of Olivia Newton-John: Yes, we know she was born in England, but moved to Australia at age 5, and left again at age 17. But such details don’t settle the linguistic and existential question of her essential nationality. Nv8200p “think[s] there is no doubt...

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July’s masthead: list of five (Sugarbutch Chronicles)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 05:40:04 GMT

July’s masthead came from a reader who mentioned in passing that I’m (temporarily, at least) on her list of celebrity five. It’s actually pretty hard to come up with a list of butches … most of those who Penny, Muse, Lee, & I brainstormed were musicians rather than actresses, seems there’s more of us in the music scene. In case you can’t quite see it clearly, the list above reads: k.d. lang...

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k.d. lang - The consequences of falling (Today's Blog Music)

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 05:18:29 GMT

in post Poetry from Bon Ton .

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Museum recounts Hank Snow's legendary journey (atHome Top Story)

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 08:30:00 GMT

True enough, she came to enjoy country-tinged performers such as Blue Rodeo and k.d. lang. It was because she was a professional tailor, however, that she learned about Snow: he wore sequin-studded cowboy suits, designed by two legends of celebrity couture, Nudie Cohn and Harvey Krantz, who outfitted everyone from Elvis Presley to Liberace.

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Myleene Klass In Naughty Lingerie (Right Celebrity)

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 04:38:52 GMT

... piano and violin at 4, and the harp at 12. She later toured as a backup vocalist for stars like KD Lang, Michael Crawford, and Robbie Williams. Myleene hit it big after appearing on the British reality show “Popstars” and winning a spot in the pop band Hear’Say in 2001. After Hear’Say broke up in 2003, Myleene broke out on her own with a solo jazz career. Her first album is called “Moving...

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MUSIC - FESTIVAL: Aretha Franklin in star-studded Montreal jazz fest (France24)

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 15:59:02 GMT

... 1,000 renditions of his work have been recorded by R.E.M., Elton John, Joe Cocker, Willie Nelson, k.d. Lang, Tory Amos, Nina Simone and Peter Gabriel. His music also has been used in dozens of movie soundtracks such as "Natural Born Killers" and "Shrek." Later in the week, legendary US filmmaker Woody Allen, who has played clarinet since the age of 15, and his New Orleans Jazz Band...

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Mime Shows Westwick the New Trick She Has Been Working On [Open Caption] (Gawker)

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 14:14:00 GMT

... of. at Connectedness Index: 0 @: "It takes two to make an accident." at Connectedness Index: 119 KD Lang and mime girlfriend celebrate their civil union on the set of her new video "Constant Clowning." at Connectedness Index: 81 First Chuck couldn't remember which stair he wanted, then he saw the numbers, but then he couldn't remember which he had to do, then it was too late. at Headless...

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Experience doesn't necessarily lead to wisdom (atHome Top Story)

Sun, 22 Jun 2008 08:30:00 GMT

... to the city. • Kim Campbell became PM.• Bill Clinton became President.• Michael Jordan retired.• k.d. lang won an Emmy for Constant Craving.• David Letterman began his Late Night run.• The Habs won the Stanley Cup (the last time a Canadian team has done so).Here the Canadiens are again determined – dealing with Fletcher for exclusive rights for the Leafs captain, Mats Sundin – to...

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Hallelujah (The Doc Searls Weblog)

Sat, 21 Jun 2008 22:59:18 GMT

... , Allison Crowe , Sheryl Crowe , Damien Lieth , Rufus Wainwright , Bon Jov i, Amanda Jenssen , k.d. lang , k.d. lang (again) , The OC , Jeff Buckley (many from him) John Cale … I’ve listened to all of them, some several times, and still I like Cohen’s the best, maybe because his is the only one with the lines I quoted above. Among my resolutions for life after Liberation...

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Concert Update (JSOnline)

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 07:12:47 GMT

... p.m. Aug. 3, Pabst Theater, 144 E. Wells St. $25, at the box office, , (414) 286-3663.Noon today: k.d. lang, 8 p.m. Oct. 15, Riverside Theater. $45.Noon today: DecibullyThe Championship with The Celebrated Working Man, 8 p.m. Aug 22, Turner Hall Ballroom, 1032 N. 4th St. $10 at the Pabst and Riverside box offices, (414) 286-3663 and UPCOMING CONCERTSJack Johnson, Mason Jennings, Money...

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Digg Buries Daily Kos (Blog P.I.)

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:31:08 GMT

... submitted was a user diary by someone calling themselves environmentalist (like e.e. cummings or k.d. lang), cross-posted from the long-running mid-tier leftroots blog Unbossed . The first Digg commenter said: It’s a scam engineered by big oil interests to dupe the $4 per gallon weary public. Drilling/plundering our coasts for about 19 billion barrels of oil is akin to placing a Band-Aid...

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Esbjörn Svensson (Scotsman.com)

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

... European jazz groups to crack the US market, touring as support acts for stars such as the singer k.d. lang. For the last couple of years, many jazz critics considered them the most influential jazz ensemble in Europe while others questioned whether it was, in fact, jazz at all. "If you have to call it something, I guess it's jazz," Svensson once said. "But it's not what jazz was."The...

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Esbjörn Svensson (News Scotsman)

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 23:55:05 GMT

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Concert update: k.d. lang (JSOnline)

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 06:32:57 GMT

Torchy, twangy Canadian chanteuse k.d. lang will perform at 8 p.m. Oct. 15 at the Riverside Theater, 116 W. Wisconsin Ave.

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2008 FRAMELINE32—Michael Hawley on Pansy Division / Kinsey Sicks (The Evening Class)

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 03:10:00 GMT

In my three decades of attending Frameline , I've always been wowed by the festival's breadth of documentaries on LGBT folks in the arts—whether it's a German doc about Peruvian exotica songstress Yma Sumac (who wasn't gay but may as well have been), or a behind-the-scenes look at k.d. lang on tour in Australia, or a tribute to ground-breaking British filmmaker Derek Jarman. As a queer...

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Another Rolling Stone List (Daily Pundit)

Sat, 14 Jun 2008 06:44:41 GMT

... by Flea 35) Michael Jackson by Antonio “LA” Reid 36) Madonna by Britney Spears 37) Roy Orbison by K.D. Lang 38) John Lennon by Lenny Kravitz 39) David Bowie by Lou Reed 40) Simon and Garfunkel by James Taylor 41) The Doors by Marilyn Manson 42) Van Morrison by Peter Wolf 43) Sly and the Family Stone by Don Was 44) Public Enemy by Adam Yauch 45) The Byrds by Tom Petty 46) Janis Joplin...

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Motherload of Links (Celebrity Smack!)

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 18:22:58 GMT

... gets chopped in half ( GT ) Hayden Panettiere chopped off her hair ( FM ) Guess that ass ( ND ) K.D. Lang is against gay marriage? ( BB ) Victoria Silvstedt’s crotch shot - full on vag ( DSF )

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Why does Canada produce so many great women performers? (Kings of A&R)

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 15:41:05 GMT

Canada claims no other country can boast such a successful record in nurturing and exporting female singers, songwriters and performers. Some females rooted in Canada include Alanis Morissette, Céline Dion, Shania Twain, kd lang, Diana Krall, Alannah Myles, Sarah McLachlan, Jane Siberry, Loreena McKennitt, Martha Wainwright, Peaches, Avril Lavigne and Nelly Furtado. “What Canada does best is...

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Amusing Celebrity Quotes From Snoop, Paris & More (Starpulse News)

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 13:08:38 GMT

"I'm for civil partnerships. I'm not for gay marriage. A friend of mine called that 'apeing the monkey.'" k.d. lang on same-sex unions.[...] Read more!

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