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Eminem - Beautiful [Full Video]

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Eminem - Beautiful [Video Full/Premiere]

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Parachute - "Mess I Made" Photo Stills‏

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Parachute - “Mess I Made” Photo Stills‏ H ere is just a quick update from Parachute. Their first single “She Is Love” seems to still be impacting slowly but the boys are getting ready for their second single “Mess I Made”. The track is one of my favorites from their debut album “Losing Sleep”. Check out some photo stills of the video below, EnjoY!! BUY Parachute - Losing Sleep (Bonus Track Version): HERE

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Leona Lewis - 4 New Songs/Demos

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Leona Lewis - 4 New Songs/Demos W orldwide star Leona Lewis is set to release her sophomore album this November! She has already gained much success with debut album “Spirit” and everyone is left wondering if she will be able to do the same again. Here we have 4 new leaked tracks titled: Strangers, I Got U, Brave, and Perfect Stranger. It’s clear to see Lewis is trying different sounds this time around. Working with producers like Ryan Tedder who is said to have produced “Strangers” and “I Got U”. Deff check these out, Enjoy!! DL: Leona Lewis - 4 New Songs/Demos DL Link 2: HERE (WHAT DID YOU THINK?? THANKS ARE APPRECIATED)

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5 for the weekend 1979

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Planning Michael Jackson’s Memorial A ‘Phenomenal Undertaking’

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Michael Jackson Memorial Confirmed For Staples Center July 7

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Michael Jackson: the real GOAT….

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Stereogum’s Independents Day Party Mix

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Brooke Hogan Releases Heidi Montag Dis Track

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New Black Heart Procession - "Rats"

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Drake Explains ‘Best I Ever Had’ Video’s Basketball Metaphor

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Michael Jackson’s Death Is ‘Unreal,’ Says Brother Jermaine

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Katie Holmes Teams Up With ‘So You Think You Can Dance’ For Dizzy Feet

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John Vanderslice Explores His "Forest Knolls" With The Magik*Magik Orchestra

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Michael Jackson’s Memorial Service Details To Be Announced Friday

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Songs out New York City, Mix I: Lou Reed, Conor Oberst, Billy Joel, Jay Z, Cat Power, Stars and More

New York City has been a mecca for popular going all the way back to Harlem’s Cotton Club and greats like Duke Ellington and Miles Davis , Elvis on The Ed Sullivan Show , the rise in popularity of rhythm and blues, the folk rock movement of the early 1960s, spurred largely by Bob Dylan , followed by The British Invasion ( The Beatles, Rolling Stones, The Kinks ) and Fillmore East and psychedelic rock, the advent of funk and soul, disco and Studio 54, and successive waves of the punk, pop, rock, rap, hip hop, indie and the list goes on and on. Whatever genre you’re looking for - from acid jazz to shoe gaze, Mississippi blues to garage rock, city-slicked bluegrass to Broadway als, New York, the world’s capital, has it all. From The Velvet Underground to The Ramones, Billie Holiday to Simon and Garfunkel , The Strokes to Animal Collective the list of iconic New York ians and s is mind-boggling, but not more so then the sheer number of songs recorded in the past nearly 100 years that reference New York in some way, either in the track title or song lyrics. In this first installment of three special playlist mixes, IRC features some of our favorite songs out NYC. This mix is an extension of the popular State of playlist mixes, an on-going series that has focused mostly on songs that are out the 50 states. In time, there will be more mixes of songs out cities around the U.S. and the world. But right now it’s New York time. “NYC, Gone, Gone” - Conor Oberst from Conor Oberst (2008) “Walk On The Wild Side” - Lou Reed from Transformer (1972) “New York State Of Mind” - Billy Joel from Turnstiles (1976) “Hello Brooklyn” - Jay Z and Lil Wayne from American Gangster (2007) “New York City Heat” - Dead Heart Bloom from Chelsea Diaries (2007) “The Last Tango In Brooklyn” - Frightened Rbit from TLB4 CD2 (2009) “Piazza, New York Catcher” - Belle & Sebastian from Dear Catastrophe Waitress (2003) “Fairy Tale Of New York” (Pogues Cover) - Stars from Your Ex-Lover Is Dead (2005) “Brooklyn” - Creaky Boards from Brooklyn is Love (2008) “New York, New York” - Cat Power from Jukebox (2008) “New York City” - They Might Be Giants from Factory Showdown (1996) “Harlem Sunrise” - Rainbow Aria from Kukimono (2009) “Chelsea Hotel” - Leonard Cohen from So Long, Marianne (1999) “New York, I Love You But You’re Bringing Me Down” - LCD Soundsystem from Sound of Silver (2007) “Brooklyn” - Blue Train from No Free Lunch (2002) Stay tuned for more New York and other geographic-specific playlist mixes. Putting the “in” in to Indie. Stop by Indie Rock Cafe for the best s, MP3s, videos, news, concert listings, festival updates, playlists and more.

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Diamond Amps new website for 2009

I have to admit I know relatively little about Diamond Amplification other than that they are linked to Dean Zelinsky’s DBZ Guitars and that they only build amp heads not combos. So when I saw that they had just launched their new website I checked out their about section which said the following: At Diamond, we are dedicated to the pursuit of building amplifiers that give you what you want and need in an amp: (1) blistering gain; (2) a rich clean sound; (3) functionality the guitar player wants; (4) reliability; (5) all frequency ranges; (6) effects loops that work correctly; and (7) no compromises. From point 1 I would assume high gain metal amps then? well the Spec Op , Nitrox and Phantom certainly fit the bill. However, don’t be fooled by their Metal facade, Diamond Amps do have a vintage side to them too with the Spitfire & Spitfire II the difference being that the Spitfire II is a 2 channel amp. The Spitfire provides full, round and rich clean tones with enough headroom to give you vintage/classic rock tones while the Spitfire II has an extra channel which has the versatility to cover clean, blues/Texas blues, vintage/classic rock tones as well as higher gain lead tones. As for the site, well it is a pretty straight forward product site which has plenty of great photos and sound clips and videos. I have to say I’ve seen that splattered paint background somewhere before though and can’t quite put my finger on it? I would love to check these amps out but I have a feeling they are going to be tricky to locate in Australia. Follow Guitar Noize on Twitter

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Drake Is Glad He’s ‘Delivering’ With Jay-Z, Mary J. Blige Collabos

Plus: We take a look at producer Jim Jonsin’s biggest hits, in Mixtape Daily. By Shaheem Reid Drake Photo: Courtesy of Drake Behind the Beats is back. Two weeks in a row, we had to hold back because of other pressing developments, but we still have love for our DJs and producers. Today, Jim Jonsin checks in to speak on his multitude of upcoming tracks and what’s been taking so long for his signee B.o.B, a.k.a. Bobby Ray, to come out with his debut (Rebel Rock Records has a partnership with Grand Hustle/ Atlantic). And just because we stunt hard, we’re hitting you with more Drake. Yeah, there’s been a lot of Drizzy this week on the site, but what do you want us to do, sit on content concerning the game’s most sought-after free agent? For the first time, Drake talks about working with Jay-Z on Blueprint 3 as well as Mary J. Blige on her new record “The One.” Behind the Beats: Jim Jonsin Get your hip-hop guys right: Jim Jones runs with the Diplomats; Jim Jonsin produces hit records. Jonsin did get a kick out of reading some of the original credits for the song “Pop Champagne,” which mixed up the two Jims. Jonsin got a call from his manager asking if they should pop champagne for real and celebrate upcoming publishing checks. Obviously not. But Jim Jonsin has more than enough work to keep him and his managers drowning in Moët Rosé all year long. “I don’t like answering phone calls all the time,” he said about the downside to being one of the hottest producers in the game. “My managers can do that.” Last year, Jonsin smashed the game with two of the biggest songs of 2008: Lil Wayne’s “Lollipop” and T.I.’s “Whatever You Like.” This year, his amazing streak continued, most notably with Soulja Boy Tell’em’s #1 hit “Kiss Me Thru the Phone.” “Rock and roll is pretty much what I listen to most of the time and hip-hop,” said Jonsin, sitting in Chung King Studios with a group of musicians and a couple of songwriters. “So I use all those influences. And I love rock. I’m gonna try to do as much as I can in that, get my Rick Rubin on.” He has Linkin Park and Daughtry lined up to work out his rock aggression, and he’s still trying to figure out what direction to take Carrie Underwood. Meanwhile, he has Usher as his most notable R&B client right now. As for hip-hop, he’s got Young Dro, Trick Daddy, Pitbull and a Nipsey Hussle and Wyclef Jean collabo called “Hello.” Jonsin started out in the music game in the ’80s in Miami during the Luther Campbell era. “I was playing everything, infusing hip-hop with rock and roll,” he said. “Miami bass music, disco music, R&B. I would even play a cappella slow jams over bass beats or rock the drum machine under the a cappella while I was playing.” He made a few electronica albums under various stage names (Jim Jonsin is actually not his given name either). He always wanted to produce hip-hop, but with the Miami bass sound so dominant in his hometown, he couldn’t find an end — until the music shifted. His breakthrough year was 2004, when he produced “Dammit Man” for Pitbull and “Let’s Go” for Trick Daddy . Jamie Foxx’s “Unpredictable” was one of the big hits he enjoyed the following year. From there, he’s been laying them down for the likes of Twista, Bow Wow and Omarion, Beyoncé , Fat Joe and Danity Kane . “The one thing I think is wack,” he said of his industry gripes, “I can deliver you a record in January of last year, and you hear the record now, and you’re like, ‘Oh, my God. That’s that fire.’ That’s the same sh– from last year. We got old records in the catalog being sold. But that’s just how it goes when you’re hot.” Franchise Player “The label got their own ideas of what they wanted,” Jonsin said of the album delay for B.o.B, a.k.a. Bobby Ray , whom he signed. “We just did this joint venture with T.I. So you got Atlantic, Grand Hustle and Rebel Rock. My thing with Bob from the beginning was, ‘Find what you want to do. Whatever it is, I’ll help you.’ Throughout all this, he’s been growing and finding out what he loves most. He’s finding himself listening to more Coldplay and things like that. So he’s influenced by that. So we go in the studio and said, ‘What’s the first thing that comes to mind?’ And we did it. And we just did three songs. They’re like pop/rock/hip-hop. Fun and exciting. Summertime jams.” Five-Star Stellar Hits » Jamie Foxx - “Unpredictable” » Lil Wayne - “Lollipop” » Slim Thug - “I Run” » T.I. - “Whatever You Like” » Trick Daddy (featuring Lil Jon and Jim Jonsin) - “Let’s Go” Hottest Streak Thus Far 2008-present: “Whatever You Like” by T.I. (2008), “Lollipop” by Lil Wayne (2008), “Kiss Me Thru the Phone” by Soulja Boy Tell’em (2009) The Streets Is Talking: News & Notes From The Underground Drake can confirm that at least one of his major collaborations will be a single soon. He said to look for his record with Mary J. Blige to get a full push soon. Funny note on that record: Besides blowing her a kiss at the Summer Jam concert a couple of weeks ago and her catching it, Drizzy still hasn’t formally met the Queen of Hip-Hop Soul. Everybody has been talking about a Jay-Z record featuring Drake that’s supposed to be a big summer single leading into the Blueprint 3 ’s release on September 11 . Well, Drake said he did work with Jay, but Hov has not yet confirmed that their studio tag-team will be a single. “The Mary thing was set up as a single,” the Young Money White Knight said on the set of the “Best I Ever Had” video in Brooklyn a few days ago. “The Jay thing, I don’t now how official that is. I just read that on the Internet. But it’s cool. I’m glad the work I’m doing is something that people are even considering putting out as a single. ‘Cause singles, you have to be confident in those songs when you’re talking about singles. It’s great. I’m glad that I’m delivering for people.” For other artists featured in Mixtape Monday, check out Mixtape Mondays Headlines . Related Videos Mixtape Daily Video: Kanye West, 50 Cent, D-Block & More

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Exclusive: 50 Cent Previews Forever King Mixtape

‘Act as if you’re a king to be treated like a king,’ 50 says in Mixtape Daily. By Shaheem Reid 50 Cent’s Forever King mixtape cover Photo: Alberto Erazo & 50 Cent Forever King: A Mixtape Daily Exclusive 50 Cent is definitely up on everything. He looks at the Internet just like everybody else. Sitting in his New York office Thursday (July 2), 50 was looking at the Drake video, refusing to watch Game’s apology to the G-Unit on MTVNews.com and answering calls from Leonardo DiCaprio’s camp for a dinner with the movie star. All that, and he played his latest mixtape, Forever King for Mixtape Daily. He was originally going to call his latest mixtape Sincerely Yours: Southside Part 2, and on it he planned to rap over ’90s R&B classics. But in the end he decided to throw in some additional flavor with his throwback stylings. “It was Sincerely Southside Part 2, but I changed it to Forever King because of the content,” he explained. “I wanted to not just make all ’90s music, I wanted to switch up the content a little bit. Also, calling it Sincerely Southside would cause an expectation based on Part 1. So I called it Forever King. In the past, you’ve had artists, when they feel they’re on top their game, say they are, or would be considered, the King in New York City. So I feel on top of my game. It’s actually one of the laws of power: Act as if you’re a king to be treated like a king.” The cover of the tape features 50’s face digitally imposed with an iced-out skull. “When Michael Jackson passed, there was a piece of artwork that had ‘King of Pop, King of Rap’ with me and his pictures. That’s what gave me the concept of the artwork.” There’s a real human skull that’s got diamonds embedded in it,” he said. “I saw the photo in Dubai. It’s an artifact, it’s priceless. That’s a real skull they see. We used the effect to make it feel like it’s a skull inside my face. And the Yankee hat would be my crown.” The King gets anything but the royal red carpet rolled out for him in a track called “Put Da Work In.” Over a slow beat, Fif tells shocking, pensive true stories about his childhood. “You know, my aunt killed my dog and never said sorry,” he raps about one of his family members doing away with his pet canine. “N—as broke in my crib and stole my Atari/ Man, n—as could’ve asked, I would let them hold a cartridge.” Fif just couldn’t catch a break. “Instead of selling crack, I could’ve been Tiger Woods/ But they ain’t got no f—in’ golf courses in the ‘hood.’ The tempo gets faster as does the mood on the playfully disparaging “If You Leave.” Fif raps over the 1991 classic “You Called and Told Me” by Jeff Redd (the man who discovered Mary J. Blige). As the beat builds up, Fif rhymes: “N—as know how I do./ Let’s get mo’ paper, mo’ bread./ It’s grind time./ I ain’t f—in’ ’round kid./ …If there’s a problem I get right to the root./ … You talk too much, I’ll put your a– on mute.” “If you’re leaving, then leave/ On the way out leave my keys,” 50 sarcastically says on the chorus while Redd’s chorus of “you called and told that you wanted to leave” plays. “I got y’all back in Bentley’s,” he adds, referring to the legendary New York nightclub. “Dreaming” incorporates Christopher Williams’ 1992 hit off the “New Jack City” soundtrack “Dreamin’.” Here, the G-Unit general tells his aspirations of being rich away from drug dealing. “It’s bigger than coke, bigger than dope,” he promises in his rhyme. “My marijuana mentality went up in smoke.” “Things You Do,” uses Gina Thompson’s “The Things You Do” and finds Fif having fun with fast women, while “Funny How Time Flies” is about him withstanding the hate he receives from rolling with one particular woman. “They can wish bad sh– on us, it’s cool we made it/ Look at me and see the Lord’s blessing while they stressing/ Switch whips, push the Bugatti through the recession.” You can also look out for “London Girl 2″ and 50 flipping records by Horace Brown and Case. He also includes tracks that he previously leaked such as “Paranoid,” “Respect It or Check It” and “Where You Are,” which includes vocals by Michael Jackson. ” ‘You Called and Told Me,’ that was [popular] at Bentley’s!” 50 said with a grin. “That’s when I met Jay-Z. That has gotta be ‘97. That record was ill at that point. A lot of those joints, I have memories tied to the records. Music marks times. ‘Get Money,’ that joint right there I took the Horace Brown joint, ‘One for the Money.’ Then I used Gina Thompson. Intro! That was my favorite group. At one point, Intro was consistently giving me [hits]. ‘Let me be, let me the one!’ A bunch of joints man. Of course, ‘Funny How Time Flies,’ the one I used. Then they had ‘Let Me Come Inside.’” Forever King drops Friday night (July 3) on Thisis50.com . Last night, 50 debuted his new video for “OK You’re Right,” which will be featured on his upcoming Before I Self Destruct. Fif said he came across the clip from the short film “Carousel,” which was directed by Adam Berg and won the Grand Prix Award at the Cannes Film Festival, and placed portions of it at the beginning of his video. The story escalates from there, with 50 in a clown mask for part of it. “We’re searching to find the newest thing possible or newest film tricks. That clip actually won in Cannes Film Festival. I felt it would have been a dope intro to the movie. It was a four-minute-long piece. I felt it was overkill the way they did it, but for what they were doing it for made sense. “A little bit of the Joker,” he explained about what “Carousel” reminded him of. “That was my opportunity to play the Joker with the mask on.” Forever King ’s track listing: » “Paranoid” » “Respect It or Check It” » “Suicide Watch” » “Things You Do” » “Get Money” » “Funny How Time Flies” » “If You Leave” » “Dreaming” » “Where You Are” » “London Girl 2″ » “Touch Me” » “Put Da Work In” Related Videos Mixtape Daily Video: Game, Michael Jackson, Killer Mike Related Artists 50 Cent Michael Jackson Drake

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Game On 50 Cent Beef: ‘I Did A Lot Of Dumb Things’

Plus: Killer Mike says nobody’s bringing hardcore back because he’s been keeping it street all along, in Mixtape Daily. By Shaheem Reid, with additional reporting by Jayson Rodriguez The Game Photo: MTV News The Overdose: A Mixtape Daily Exclusive Your boys are back at it. Hiatus is done. Today we had to put Firestarter on the back burner to bring you this testimonial from none other than the Game . Big Hurricane sat down with us in the lab where he’s recording his R.E.D. Album. And, in addition to speaking about the project, he wanted to tell us and the entire world that there’s no more 50 Cent beef. He’s said it before, no doubt, but this time the Compton rhyme beast says he’s dead serious — unless he changes his mind. Game compared his beef with Fif and the G-Unit to an airplane. (Is that private or commercial? Just kidding.) “I just got off that plane,” Game said of the well-documented rift. “I didn’t even get my baggage out the baggage claim.” The MC says he wants to “apologize to 50 as a man.” He also wants to apologize to the fans, Dr. Dre , Eminem and the head of Interscope, Jimmy Iovine. “Jimmy always says, ‘Man, I told you guys not to break up the Beatles,’ ” Game said. “He says he told John Lennon the same thing a long time ago. But I was young, man. I was dumb. I did a lot of dumb things. I felt me and 50 clashed. I’m not gonna dis 50. I’m not gonna go back on the plane. He had his side, I had my side. I did what I felt was necessary for me and my career to have longevity and survive in hip-hop and music to be around when I’m Quincy Jones’ age — not just be Quincy Jones’ age, but be a Quincy Jones. Now, four albums in, I can honestly say from Banks to Buck to Dre to Yayo to whoever, if it would have kept going, endless paper. Millions of albums sold — because we were great together. Me and 50’s chemistry was like how Method Man was to Redman when they get in. You know when Method Man gets with Redman, it’s going down.” True, the Unit, when they were a five-man squad (that’s with Game and Buck), were absolutely unstoppable. We’re still rocking that All Eyez on Us G-Unit Radio Part 5 mixtape. “It is what KRS-One was with Scott La Rock,” Game added, describing his time with 50. “When you take Ralph Tresvant from New Edition and Bobby Brown goes this way, you might get a Bell Biv DeVoe, but you won’t get no ‘Candy Girl.’ You won’t get no ‘Mr. Telephone Man.’ You ain’t gonna get no ‘Hate It or Love It,’ you won’t get ‘How We Do.’ As a family, we had it. If we never [broke] up, I think Detox would have been out and we all would have been selling millions from Banks to Buck, Tony Yayo. I’m gonna apologize for my role.” Just a few weeks ago, 50 told us he has no desire to entertain the Game. Maybe Dre or Iovine can get these guys together again? The Streets Is Talking: News & Notes From The Underground 50 Cent says he wants to bring hardcore rap back to the forefront, and we know the sentiments Jay-Z expressed in “D.O.A.” Killer Mike says he’s not impressed. He’s been keeping it street. “I don’t wanna hear none of that bullsh– from none of the n—as,” Mike said. “I dropped I Pledge Allegiance to the Grind II last year. If you wanna hear hardcore hip-hop, go to the store, go get I Pledge Allegiance to the Grind II. You can listen from the first Biggie sample to the last song on the album, ‘Good-Bye,’ it’s hardcore hip-hop. I don’t wanna hear that bullsh–, these n—as who got millions of dollars talking about bringing sh– back. They ain’t bringing sh– back. It’s here — you looking at it. “Buy me,” he continued. “When that Killer Mike drops, hardcore hip-hop will be back for the second, third time. You know, the same guy that said ‘rap is dead’ three years before Nas said it. I’m here. F— with me. Jay dropped ‘D.O.A.’ and everybody went crazy. And I love Jay. A week before that, I dropped ‘Man Up.’ Go listen to that song and go listen to ‘D.O.A.’ ” Killer Kill, who recently struck a partnership with T.I. and Grand Hustle Entertainment, is dropping a compilation of all the ATL underground MCs this summer. For other artists featured in Mixtape Daily, check out Mixtape Daily Headlines . Related Videos Mixtape Daily Video: Michael Jackson

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Stereogum’s Independents Day Party Mix

You guys. America is so great! It’s basically The Very Best (Featuring Ezra Koenig). Can you name another country that has a holiday where the sole intention is to celebrate the contribution independent record lels have made on the shape of pop ? Pretty much only the USA. These colors don’t run too much. “Don’t tread on me” - James Hetfield. To help with your civic duty of taking stock of the past year in MP3s, we’ve assembled a mix of the sunnier side of 2009’s highlights. As always, these tracks are totally free, just like America. This weekend isn’t just out celebrating , though. It is also out celebrating the right to drink on roofs with good friends in good weather. So this mix isn’t a mood-spanner. It’s upbeat! And sequenced for consumption on a cloudless day, with a crew, buddies, BBQ, and booze . Or a patriotic jog . A perfectly timed soundtrack, really, since it never rains these days. Continue reading Stereogum’s Independents Day Party Mix…

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How to play the intro to Lamb Of God’s “In Your Words”

It’s lesson time! I’ve been listening to Lamb of God’s Wrath album a lot recently, a fierce metal record which has some incredible guitar playing courtesy of Mark Morton and Willie Adler. I kept coming back to the track “In Your Words” because I love the intro and following verse riff and decided it would make an excellent lesson, so here it is. While this is quite a tricky riff aimed at the intermediate to advanced player I would still encourage beginners to download the tab and play it very slowly, it is an excellent finger workout and you get up to speed as long as you build the tempo slowly over time. Hope you enjoy the lesson and if you have any requests for a riff you would like to learn leave a comment. Download “In Your Words” intro tab . Follow Guitar Noize on Twitter

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‘American Idol’ Finale: Kris Allen Upsets Adam Lambert

Allen wins ‘American Idol’ season-eight crown to the surprise of many, including himself. By Gil Kaufman Kris Allen Photo: Kevin Winter/ Getty Images Call him the “dark horse,” the “Come-from-Behind Kid,” the humble crooner. Call him whatever you like. But from now on you also need to call Kris Allen your “American Idol.” After a historic tally of nearly 100 million votes, the shy 23-year-old singer from Conway, Arkansas, pulled off one of the most surprising wins in the show’s nearly decade-long history by taking the crown from the theatrical season-long frontrunner, Adam Lambert. After nearly two hours of build up, when the time came for host Ryan Seacrest to announce the results, Allen and Lambert stood arm-in-arm, their friendship looking much more like a real bond than a made-for-TV facade. And when Seacrest opened the envelope, Allen looked genuinely stunned, his mouth hanging open as Lambert gave him a big hug. Finally raising his hand in victory and looking like he was a bit nauseous, Allen said, “Are you freakin’ serious? … It feels good man, but Adam deserves this. I don’t even know what to feel right now. This is crazy. Thank you so much.” Moments before, admitting that he doesn’t usually mean it, judge Simon Cowell told the finalists, “I thought you were both brilliant, unusually, incredibly nice people and I think both of you should be incredibly proud of what you achieved last night.” It was a distinct turnaround for the always acerbic Cowell, who repeatedly talked down to Allen during the course of the final rounds, telling him he would never win the crown, until recently changing his tune when Allen’s momentum began to pick up thanks to a series of wily creative decisions. Allen became the first “Idol” winner to ever get an official trophy, in the shape of an old-fashioned microphone, which he held by his side when his rival came back out to give him another hug as Allen continued to shake his head in disbelief. After struggling with the Kara DioGuardi co-written winner’s song “No Boundaries” on Tuesday night, a much looser-looking Allen knocked it out of the park on his second try, embracing the judges and his fellow contestants as a rain of confetti and sparks enveloped the stage and it began to sunk in that his unlikely ride to victory was complete. According to Seacrest, despite some busy signals, just under 100 million votes came in for Lambert and Allen Tuesday night, and though he didn’t’ reveal how many votes ultimately separated them, he said the season total was a record-setting 624 million votes. Eschewing their typical casual wear, prior to the big reveal, the judges put on their Wednesday best, with Randy Jackson rocking a tuxedo, DioGuardi modeling a sleek black dress, Paula Abdul sporting a body-hugging gold number and even Cowell leaving the v-neck T-shirts in the closet in place of a black suit and white shirt. Our first glimpse of the night of the finalists found them wearing matching all-white outfits, looking like a pair of space-age cabana boys. Picking up on that crisp look, the music kicked off with the top 13, also in all white, doing a cover of Pink’s “So What.” Later in the program, the girls got on their glam outfits for a slowed-down take on Fergie’s “Glamorous,” which segued into the Fergilicious one herself doing a snippet of “Big Girls Don’t Cry.” She was joined by her Black Eyed Peas mates and some black and white spandex clad dancers for the group’s speaker-banging hit “Boom Boom Pow.” Last year’s winner, former bartender David Cook, came back for a second time this season to show the kids how it’s done, singing his lighter-flicking balled “Permanent” as a tribute to his recently deceased older brother, Adam. And Lil Rounds redeemed her unglamorous exit by standing toe-to-toe with Queen Latifah and regally rocking it on the regal one’s new disco-tastic single, “Cue the Rain.” Finalists Anoop Desai and Alexis Grace bopped along with Jason Mraz to his reggae lite hit “I’m Yours,” last girl standing Allison Iraheta partnered with a dulcimer-strumming Cyndi Lauper for “Time After Time” and third-place finisher Danny Gokey gave a glimpse of his potential career with a soulful run through Lionel Richie’s “Hello,” which paved the way for a duet with the R&B legend on his new single, the slinky “Just Go.” Also paying a visit on the classics-heavy finale was legendary guitarist Carlos Santana, who ripped into “Black Magic Woman,” with a vocal assist from the always-fedora’d Matt Giraud, soon joined by the rest of the top 13 for a sing-along to the Grammy-winning smash “Smooth.” And the hits kept coming, as the top two got their chance to shine, with Allen showing off his country pop potential alongside Keith Urban on the twangy “Kiss a Girl,” while Lambert donned studded metallic wings, gigantic platform boots and a space age black leather suit to croon the classic Kiss ballad “Beth.” The pyro-loving rockers then descended from the ceiling in fireball slash to sing a medley of “Detroit Rock City” and “Rock and Roll All Nite,” with Lambert nearly showing up both of the band’s singers with his power-rock vocals. Near the end of the two-hour flashback fantasy ride, the pair took center stage along with Queen guitarist Brian May and drummer Roger Taylor for a fog-enshrouded sway through the English glam rocker’s iconic “We Are the Champions,” grabbing hands for a bro-shake at one point and ending the song by holding a dual high note. One of the night’s strangest visitors was comedic legend Steven Martin, who plucked his banjo on the original bluegrass tune “Pretty Flowers” from his just-released debut musical effort, The Crow, voiced by Michael Sarver and Megan Joy. Continuing the Boomer-friendly cavalcade of oldies, the male finalists put on their best “Reservoir Dogs” black suit and ties to sing Rod Stewart’s “Do Ya Think I’m Sexy?,” paving the way for Rod the Mod himself to croak his classic, “Maggie May.” Among the other time-fillers of the night were the lampoony Golden Idol Awards, which reminded us of all the vocally impaired goofballs who didn’t make it past the initial rounds, including one of our favorites, Nick “Normund Gentle” Mitchell. Despite seemingly using up his 15-minutes-plus, Mitchell acted like he was getting a real award, only to strip down to spangly uniform and give us one more dose of his spazz-tastic rhythm and farce. We also got another glimpse of Katrina “Bikini Girl” Darrell, who got showed up by her tormentor, DioGuardi, when the judge outsang, and outfoxed the swimsuit model by revealing her equally rockin’ bikini body. But, ultimately, the night belonged to Allen, who truly underwent a transformation on the show, from the meek guy who auditioned and said he wasn’t sure he was the next “American Idol,” to the singer who silenced the doubters not with a Lambert-like rebel yell, but with a quiet confidence and a shy grin. (Check out “American Idol” expert Jim Cantiello’s live blog of the show right here!) Related Videos ‘American Idol’ In 60 Seconds Relive ‘American Idol’: Season Eight Related Photos “American Idol” Season 8: Live Performances

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While the Staples Center holds 20,000, it’s been estimated that 750,000 fans will make their way to Los Angeles for the memorial. By Jayson Rodriguez The Staples Center Photo: John Moore/Getty Images LOS ANGELES — Now that the Jackson family has officially confirmed the memorial service for Michael Jackson will be taking place at the Staples Center, plans are underway to prepare the area for the onslaught of visitors, both invited and uninvited, expected to make their way to downtown Los Angeles next week. Only 17,500 tickets will be made available to Jackson fans through an online drawing, with 11,000 mourners allowed inside the Staples Center and the rest of the 6,500 attendees sent across Chick Hearn Court to watch a live simulcast inside the Nokia Theater. The total capacity for the Staples Center, home of the Los Angeles Lakers, is approximately 20,000. According to previous reports , however, an estimated 750,000 people from around the world are expected to travel to the city for the proceedings. On Friday (July 3), both L.A. city councilwoman Jan Perry and a spokesman for the Los Angeles Police Department, Earl Pacinger, spoke at a press conference outside of the Staples Center and urged fans to stay away from the venue on Tuesday should they not receive a ticket. Pacinger called the planning for Tuesday’s event a “phenomenal undertaking.” According to Pacinger, police will block off a large area outside of the arena that appears to be four times the radius of the Staples Center compound. But the size of the plazas outside of the Staples Center and the Nokia Theater pale in comparison to public areas around the world like New York’s Times Square or London’s Trafalgar Square. In addition, during the preparation that will take place over the holiday weekend, arena officials will have to deal with an Anime Expo taking place right next door at the Los Angeles Convention Center. A number of those attendees travel directly through Star Plaza, in front of the Staples Center, to make their way to the convention center. The expo ends on Sunday afternoon. On Tuesday, the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus was previously expected to move into the Staples Center to prepare for a short run at the arena that was to begin on Wednesday. But AEG Live, the controlling company that owns the Staples Center, reportedly asked the circus to set up shop later than expected. The preparation for the memorial service will be anything but easy. The Staples Center is not located in a very open area, resting between a number of other buildings nearby. Pacinger said fans without wristbands and tickets and media without proper credentials for the service would not be allowed anywhere near the arena. Police will be enforcing the restricted area. Councilwoman Perry reiterated the city’s concern about the expected turnout, saying, “We cannot jeopardize the health and safety of the public. Without a ticket, the best option for viewing the services for this extraordinary individual is at home.” MTV, VH1 and VH1 Classic will be airing the Michael Jackson memorial service live beginning at 1 p.m. ET on Tuesday. For continuing updates about the service as they become available, please continue to check MTVNews.com For complete coverage of the life, career and passing of the legendary entertainer, visit “Michael Jackson Remembered.” Share your Michael Jackson memories by uploading video and comments to Your.MTV.com or joining the discussion below. Related Videos Michael Jackson In His Own Words: The Music Videos Remembering Michael Jackson Related Photos Michael Jackson: A Life In Photos Related Artists Michael Jackson

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Watermelon in Easter Hay (Frank Zappa ‘Joe’s Garage’) Frank released an incredible four albums in 1979, I think! This marks a very purple patch for the genius of Frank. This is definitely my very favourite album ever made. My number one. And it has been since I first got immersed in it many years ago. Erm… it’s quite deep but basically by Watermelon Joe is pretty depressed and “imagines his last imaginary guitar solo”. Frank pulls one of the most chilling pieces you’ll ever hear out of his hat closing out the story in true style. This is just genius. Rat Tomago (Frank Zappa ‘Sheik Yerbouti’) Welcome to goosebump city!! This is a live solo outtake from the classic Frank tune The Torture Never Stops off the 76 album Zoot Allures. The band absolutely rock here, Bozzio really knew how to work with Frank in the solo sections and they just rip it up for 5 gloriously spellbinding minutes. There’s not a single chord change in the whole thing and yet it’s totally captivating start to finish. The album closes with Yo Mama… one of the finest chilling moments ever. I get teary eyed every time I hear that too. Somebody Get Me a Doctor (Van Halen ‘II’) Personally, I have grown to like this album more than the first Van Halen record. The songs are better, the band is sloppier, the egos are bigger but I dunno… it just has so much character! Spanish Fly proved Edward could fret and tap without all that high gain but for me it’s the amazing riff on Somebody Get Me a Doctor that did it. This was one riff I absolutely had to know. Comfortably Numb (Pink Floyd ‘The Wall’) Some of you will be thinking “about time!!” for the Floyd. I liked Wish You Were Here and Animals but in terms of inspiring guitar it has to be The Wall where it hits you in the chest. The solos on Numb are just sublime… without these a whole lot of stuff would never have happened!! Girls Got Rhythm (AC/DC ‘Highway to Hell’) Awwww man I miss the Bon Scott DC! It’s always right on the edge… you expect the band to fall over with the excitement of it all at any moment. I couldn’t really decide which track on this album to pick so settled on this track which is always so much fun and possibly one the best rock songs ever recorded! There we are. 1979. There were at least another 10 recordings that didn’t make it. I hope you’ll check out some of these if you’re not familiar with them. They really have been life changing for me and still inspire the hell out of me!! It’s been a joy to listen to these again to write this post. … Apology: OK, I admit I’ve blundered… I don’t know how but somehow I missed some of my absolute fave albums these last few weeks… I really can’t ignore these tracks so… 1977 Race With Devil On Spanish Highway (Al Di Meoly ‘Elegant Gypsy’) Holy smoke Batman Al Di is on fire on this record!! His playing throughout the entire album is tremendous. Quite how he did it with that Les Paul and such a clean tone I’ll never quite work out. It was surely just played really, really, really loud!! The outro solo is completely magical!! Actually, anything from Al Di’s first four or five solo records is worth checking out. Malmsteen must have been going out of his mind trying to learn this stuff in 77!! 1978 Egyptian Danza (Al Di Meola ‘Casino’) I absolutely ADORE Egyptian Danza. I warm up with this pretty much everyday. I must have driven my neighbours nuts by know. The interaction between Al Di, Anthony Jackson and Steve Gadd in the riff is just beautiful. There… hopefully the damage done is repaired!! Al Di forgive me!! Have a good weekend folks!! Pauly. Follow Guitar Noize on Twitter (@guitarnoize) This rss feed is the property of GuitarNoize.com

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