"In The News" Thread

Yeah I read that this a.m. too, what is wrong with people?

Totally gonna be looking for that comet!


Interesting about the bee venom...... Hopefully more studies will be carried out on human subjects.

New moth species found, what does it look like to you? I saw it this morning and it caught my attention right away...

http://www.livescience.com/28777-new-moth-species-found.html

Akeldama wrote:

New moth species found, what does it look like to you? I saw it this morning and it caught my attention right away...

http://www.livescience.com/28777-new-moth-species-found.html

Metal-On-Metal wrote:

Akeldama wrote:

New moth species found, what does it look like to you? I saw it this morning and it caught my attention right away...

http://www.livescience.com/28777-new-moth-species-found.html

Lol! Yep!

Pretty interesting story man, I can see how this would be a great break though in the medical field man, but some crack pot Jehovah's Witnesses will surely protest something like this.

Layne Staley's Mom Sues AIC:

http://music.msn.com/music/article.aspx?news=807484

Akeldama wrote:

http://www.jahaztv.com/brazilian-man-got-a-dog-face-by-plastic-surgery/

That's one twisted bastard man, I don't think that is a real legit story.

I don't either but it was funny. I'm just trying to keep things going, glad somebody visited this place...

R.I.P. George Duke:

NEW YORK (AP) — George Duke, the Grammy-winning jazz keyboardist and producer whose sound infused acoustic jazz, electronic jazz, funk, R&B and soul in a 40-year-plus career, has died. He was 67.

A representative for Duke said the performer died Monday night in Los Angeles. Duke was being treated for chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

Duke's son, Rashid, thanked his father's fans in a statement Tuesday.

Bing: More on George Duke

"The outpouring of love and support that we have received from my father's friends, fans and the entire music community has been overwhelming," he said. "Thank you all for your concern, prayers and support."

Duke was born in San Rafael, Calif. He appeared on a number of Frank Zappa albums and played in the Don Ellis Orchestra, Cannonball Adderley's band and with jazz musician Stanley Clarke. Duke also played keyboard on Michael Jackson's multiplatinum 1979 album, "Off the Wall."

Duke began taking piano lessons when he was 4 years old, after seeing Duke Ellington perform.

"I don't remember it too well ... but my mother told me I went crazy," Duke said on his website. "I ran around saying, 'Get me a piano, get me a piano!'"

Duke said he learned a lot about music from going to church, which helped him add a funk style to his sound. He played in high-school jazz groups and was heavily influenced by Miles Davis. He earned degrees from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and San Francisco State University.

On tour as part of the George Duke Trio, he performed in Los Angeles at a show where Adderley, Zappa and Quincy Jones were in attendance. Duke soon joined Zappa on a tour for a year in 1969. He joined Adderley's band in 1971. He met Clarke through Adderley, and they formed the Clarke/Duke Project. Their song "Sweet Baby" was a Top 20 hit on the Billboard pop charts.

Duke became a solo artist in 1976 and released more than 30 solo albums. He also produced for Davis, Smokey Robinson, Gladys Knight, Dionne Warwick and Natalie Cole.

Duke's wife, Corine, died from cancer last year. His latest album, "DreamWeaver," was released last month and features a touching tribute to her.

He worked as musical director for the Soul Train Music Awards and other special events. He also scored songs on soundtracks for "The Five Heartbeats" and "Karate Kid III."

R.I.P. Bobby Womack

Soul singer Bobby Womack has died, his record company, XL Recordings, confirmed. The cause of death is currently unknown.

The singer's career spanned seven decades and included '80s hit "If You Think You're Lonely Now."

Womack began his career in the early 1960s as the lead singer of his family musical group The Valentinos. He was also Sam Cooke's backing guitarist.

In the late-60s, Womack went solo. In 1968, he signed with Minit Records and recorded his first solo album, "Fly Me To The Moon," which included his first major hit with a cover of The Mamas & The Papas' "California Dreamin'." He would go on to collaborate with music notables Gábor Szabó, George Benson, Sly and the Family Stone, Janis Joplin and Pearl.

He would later leave Minit and sign with United Artists where he released the album, "Communication." He would earn his first Top 40 hit, "That's the Way I Feel About Cha."

Womack's biggest commercial success would occur in the 1970s with back-to-back successful albums.

In the 80s, Womack's career was complicated by substance abuse. He would have kicked the problem and saw a resurgence in the 90s. During this time, he worked with Todd Rundgren and The Roots.

In 2010, Womack collaborated on the single, "Stylo," alongside Mos Def, from the third Gorillaz album, "Plastic Beach."

A year earlier, in 2009, Womack was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.