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Que. Algonquin community opens own school over language fears (CBC.ca)

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:54:18 GMT

Parents and elders in the last Algonquin-speaking community in Canada have pulled most of their reserve's children from an official government-run elementary school over what some in the community say is a continuing attempt to erase their language and culture.

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Harmonix Gives Us The Rock Band 2 Set List…In Two Point Font (Aeropause)

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:31:10 GMT

... see the full list. Or you can click the jump and check out the full list. Notables include, AC/DC, Ratt, Jethro Tull, Jane’s Addiction and Norman Greenbaum. One thing that was in an earlier story we had, that depresses me now, is that the rumor of Dire Straits being in the game turned out to be false, which makes me a sad panda. Maybe they will get in there as DLC. AC/DC - Let There Be Rock...

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Book Notes - Mark LeVine ("Heavy Metal Islam") (Largehearted Boy)

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 16:44:45 GMT

... birth of MTV and its demon seed, "hair metal" (otherwise known as "glam metal"). For me bands like Ratt, Poison, Warrant, Quiet Riot, Motley Crüe, and other MTV hair bands signified everything that could go wrong with rock 'n roll: Instead of rebellion, commodification; in place of-what as a kid seemed like-deep lyrics, and blues-inspired virtuosity spinning at 33 rpm, came "music videos"...

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84 Rock Band 2 tracks announced at E3, Guitar Hero to get new Metallica album (Things That ... Make You Go Hmm)

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 15:57:18 GMT

... "Painkiller" AC/DC "Let There Be Rock" Bad Company "Shooting Star" Fleetwood Mac "Go Your Own Way" Ratt "Round and Round" The Guess Who "American Woman" Rock Band is also releasing a feature that will allow 4 on 4 battle of the bands over Xbox Live. Oh yeah, bring it. One of my earlier requests was that artists would be releasing complete albums for play in Rock Band and/or Guitar Hero the...

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Storms Fail To Stop Rocklahoma (Contactmusic Ltd)

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 01:44:45 GMT

Savage storms sent BRET MICHAELS, QUEENSRYCHE, RATT and the other Rocklahoma festival bands diving for cover at the weekend (11-13Jul08) but the show went on. Heavy winds ...

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Bret Michaels Rocks Out Dairy State (VH1 Reality World)

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 04:50:31 GMT

Image details: Poison And Ratt In Concert At The Palms In Las Vegas served by picapp.com According to the Capital Times, in Madison, Wisconsin, Rock of Love star Bret Michaels rocked out the show last night. Michaels’ band –for those of us too young to remember- Poison took the stage, along with AquaNet-era peers Dokken and [...]

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L.A. Guns (Tracii Guns version) - "Ballad of Jayne (live)" (Draven99's Musings)

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 01:35:00 GMT

I admit to not keeping up on any L.A. Guns drama, but it looks like they are having drama similar to what went down with Ratt. There are two versions of the Guns out there, one version with Phil Lewis and Steven Riley, and another with Tracii Guns. The Tracii Guns version has a new vocalist, in the form of former Rock Star: INXS contestant Marty Casey. Below is fan-shot footage of "Ballad of...

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News Round-up: 7/9/2008 (The Allmusic Blog)

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 19:31:40 GMT

... more. [MTV.com] The hair-metal festival Rocklahoma begins today, with veteran acts like Warrant, Ratt, and Queensryche scheduled to take the stage . [ABCNews.go.com]

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Rock On! 'Guitar Hero' Amps Up Hair Bands (ABC News)

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 22:48:55 GMT

Much of the hair is gone, but the songs live on. Ratt in a 1989 studio session(Annamaria DiSanto/WireImage/Getty Images)Though often maligned in its heyday, the music of '80s and early-'90s hair bands and glam-metal groups has shown surprising resilience. Rocklahoma, a five-day festival devoted to the hard rock and heavy metal of that era, begins Wednesday in Pryor, Okla. Bands such as "Warrant",...

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BILLY IDOL (A Plague of Angels)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:52:00 GMT

Uh-oh. This is starting to get a little out of hand now. Better put a stop to it pronto, before I start hauling out my old SCORPIONS , RATT , and QUIET RIOT records.... BILLY IDOL on WIKIPEDIA . [ MP3 ] [ VID ] "Dancing With Myself" [1981] [ MP3 ] [ VID ] "White Wedding" [1982] [ MP3 ] [ VID] "Mony Mony" [1981]

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MAYO Communications Retained by Silver To Rust Productions to Promote 'Catharsis' at a New York Film Festival (PR News Wire )

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 09:31:00 GMT

... Mardones, Stevie Wonder, Saints of the Underground (legendary rock artists from Alice Cooper, Ratt and Warrant) on Warrior Records. The MAYO motto: "We don't guarantee media, we just get it!" For more about MAYO Communications visit: or call 818-340-5300.

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Texas Jam 2.0 (GregsOpinion.com)

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 09:12:26 GMT

Sweet jeebus, this is the most awesome thing I've ever seen ... ever. » Rock the Bayou I think I just found my replacement for the canceled Cinderella concert. Four days, forty bands. Let's see how this breaks down (based on what's announced so gar): Day One: QUEENSRYCHE RATT SKID ROW Y & T LYNCH MOB GILBY CLARKE JETBOY --- The draws for me here are as follows: George Lynch and Warren DiMartini....

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Did Anne Have A Way With Words To Feds? (X17 Online)

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 16:45:23 GMT

Anne Hathaway may have split with her boyfriend after his troubles came to light, but a pal of Raffaello Follieri says she actually may be the reason for his recent arrest!According to the , Follieri's friend suspects that Anne may have ratted out her ex to the Feds."It makes sense," the pal told the News. "She's referred to as his former girlfriend in the indictment even though her spokesman...

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Several arrested after Algonquins occupy MP's office in western Quebec (CBC.ca)

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:28:14 GMT

... by Cannon.Chief Benjamin Nottaway, above, is supported by the protesters. However, Chief Casey Ratt is recognized as the head of the band by the federal government.(CBC)Late Thursday, Chief Benjamin Nottaway and supporters gathered at the Gatineau police station where their friends were released."We're going to keep doing what we're doing," Nottaway said. "We're going to keep laying pressure...

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Algonquins occupy MP's office to protest recognition of new chief (CBC.ca)

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 22:20:54 GMT

However, the protesters occupying Cannon's office and others opposed to Ratt's leadership said the election was held by a minority within the community. According to the Barriere Lake elder's council, the protesters said, the chief and new council were also not selected in accordance with the band's customary governance code.

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Swedish kids embarrassed by dirty dads' online habits... mums too (TechDigest)

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:18:00 GMT

Children in Sweden are embarrassed and concerned about what their parents get up to on the Internet, according to a report from the Barnens Rätt i Samhället (Children's Rights in Society) organisation. A common concern is that of dads who spend their time on porn sites, or who flirt (or worse) in chat rooms. "I read his MSN conversation log. I was just curious. And then I saw that he was talking...

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Children concerned by parents' web habits (The Local)

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 08:42:00 GMT

Children in Sweden are becoming increasingly concerned by their parents' habits, according to a new report from Children's Rights in Society (Barnens Rätt i Samhället - BRIS).

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Ratt Poison / Mute Era @ XXXXXX (More Cowbell)

Sat, 21 Jun 2008 01:41:07 GMT

Ratt Poison will be releasing a tape called “Smell The Glove.” It is also the last show for drummer Noah Paster (Askeleton, Brutal Becomings) The show is starting in about an hour…Get @ me for directions. Paul [at] Morecowbell.net

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If I weren't living it, I wouldn't believe it. (What was I THINKING?)

Sat, 21 Jun 2008 00:48:00 GMT

... that was in rehab, another boy threatened his daughter with a switchblade, another girl was a ratt (sic), another one hit her.... and NONE of this is true. This is just a teeny tiny sample of the vitriole on this web site.But that's not all! He posted pictures that he culled from the kid's facebook pages. Pictures of them doing things that are illegal (ahem) and in bad judgement. Pictures...

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MAYO Communications Retained by Warrior Records to Promote The Canadian Rock Star Group Crash Kelly in USA and Canada (PR News Wire )

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 09:33:00 GMT

... of the Underground (S.O.T.U.). S.O.T.U. features platinum album selling band members of Warrant, Ratt and Alice Cooper. All three have classic songs on Guitar Hero games. It was mixed by famed producer Andy Johns, whose credits include the Stones and Zeppelin. Kelly's first two album outings, "Penny Pills" and "Electric Satisfaction" helped Crash Kelly procure industry acclaim and tours...

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