Wednesday 3 September 2008

Could �Fela!� Actually Make It on Broadway?

Photo: Monique Carboni




Sure, it's hard to imagine that a dance musical about Fela Kuti � Afrobeat hero, mischief maker, and singer of "Expensive Shit" (a thirteen-minute song whose chorus is "Because the shit does smell!") � could connect with Broadway audiences, as Michael Riedel seems to be claiming in his column this morning. Would Circle in the Square or the Roundabout really be able to make a profit on this show, despite Riedel saying they've been sniffing around 37 Arts, where Fela! opens Off Broadway next week? Could Fela! actually "shake up the terrain" on Broadway? Oh, if only we lived in a world where that was possible! But Bill T. Jones directs, Antibalas performs the music, and star Sahr Ngaujah is apparently totally great. So who cares! We'll totally see it.



B'WAY BUZZES ABOUT 'FELA!' [NYP]







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Thursday 14 August 2008

Health Canada Advises Consumers Not To Use Rize 2 The Occasion Capsules Or Any Unauthorized Erectile Dysfunction Products

� Health Canada is warning consumers not to use Rize 2 The Occasion capsules (Rize2), an unauthorized product promoted for the treatment of erectile dysfunction, because it crataegus oxycantha pose good health risks. Rize 2 contains an undeclared pharmaceutical ingredient like to the prescription drug sildenafil which should only be used under the supervision of a wellness care professional. The product may pose serious health risks, especially for patients with preexistent medical conditions such as heart problems, those world Health Organization may be taking heart medications, or those world Health Organization may be at risk for strokes.


Use of sildenafil by patients with heart disease can termination in dangerous cardiovascular side-effects such as sudden cardiac death, nerve attack, stroke, low blood pressure, chest pain and abnormal trice. Additionally, use of sildenafil citrate may be associated with other side-effects including vision loss, seizures, sudden decrement or loss of hearing, dizziness, extended erections, headaches, flushing, os nasale congestion, dyspepsia and abdominal muscle pain. Sildenafil should not be used by individuals taking whatever type of nitrate drug (e.g., nitroglycerin) due to the risk of developing potentially life-threatening low blood pressure.


The distributor, Cana International Distributing, is conducting a voluntary recall of all lots of Rize 2 that ar available at retail outlets across Canada and over the Internet. Health Canada advises retailers to remove this production from their shelves, and consumers should return the product to the space of purchase. Canadians world Health Organization have used Rize 2 and ar concerned around their health should consult with a health guardianship professional. Health Canada is taking steps to confirm that the product has been distant from the Canadian market.


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Health Canada is too reminding consumers to be cautious regarding the purchase of health products over the Internet or from outside of Canada, as these products may not have been assessed to the same standards as products sanctioned for sale on the Canadian marketplace.


Authorized health products testament bear either an eight-digit Drug Identification Number (DIN), a Natural Product Number (NPN), or a Homeopathic Medicine Number (DIN-HM). This authorization indicates that the products have been assessed by Health Canada for safety, effectiveness and quality.


To reputation a suspected adverse reaction to this health product, please contact the Canada Vigilance Program of Health Canada by one of the next methods:


Telephone: 1-866-234-2345

Facsimile: 1-866-678-6789


Canada Vigilance Program

Marketed Health Products Directorate

Ottawa, Ontario, AL 0701C

K1A 0K9


E-mail: CanadaVigilance@hc-sc.gc.ca


The Canada Vigilance adverse reaction reporting form, including a version that can be completed and submitted on-line, is placed in the MedEffect Canada area of the Health Canada Web site.



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Wednesday 6 August 2008

Fad Gadget

Fad Gadget   
Artist: Fad Gadget

   Genre(s): 
Rock
   New Age
   Rock: Punk-Rock
   



Discography:


Incontinent   
 Incontinent

   Year: 2005   
Tracks: 9


Live at SAMA Festival   
 Live at SAMA Festival

   Year: 2002   
Tracks: 10


Fireside Favourites   
 Fireside Favourites

   Year: 1993   
Tracks: 9


Under the Flag   
 Under the Flag

   Year: 1991   
Tracks: 10


Pandora s Music Box Festiva   
 Pandora s Music Box Festiva

   Year: 1984   
Tracks: 10


The Best of CD2   
 The Best of CD2

   Year:    
Tracks: 12


The Best of CD1   
 The Best of CD1

   Year:    
Tracks: 18




For all intents and purposes, Frank Tovey was best known as the man behind Fad Gadget, one of the most meaning






Friday 27 June 2008

Agaric

Agaric   
Artist: Agaric

   Genre(s): 
House
   



Discography:


Half of this and None of that  Vinyl   
 Half of this and None of that Vinyl

   Year:    
Tracks: 3




 






Thursday 19 June 2008

Blige�s big heart









Mary J. Blige has a heart the size of her record sales, PageSix.com reports.

Last week, Blige was at the Diane von Furstenberg store in New York City when she overheard a girl having a problem at the register. A spy said, �The girl had a dress on hold that she loved, and the bill was $900. She thought it was only $500, and she couldn�t afford it.�

Blige told the saleswoman, �Go get the girl. I want to pay for the balance on the dress.� The customer at first declined Blige�s offer but relented after the singer said, �I know what it�s like to want something and not be able to have it. I insist.�

The customer wanted to send her a cheque for the balance, but Blige said, �Just enjoy it. I�m blessed, so let me do this.�










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Wednesday 11 June 2008

Bizzy Bone, Layzie Bone

Bizzy Bone, Layzie Bone   
Artist: Bizzy Bone, Layzie Bone

   Genre(s): 
Other
   



Discography:


Bone Brothers   
 Bone Brothers

   Year: 2005   
Tracks: 14




 





Behind the scenes of `The Colbert Report'

Friday 6 June 2008

Greed vs. Sonic Cube

Greed vs. Sonic Cube   
Artist: Greed vs. Sonic Cube

   Genre(s): 
Trance: Psychedelic
   



Discography:


Divine EP   
 Divine EP

   Year: 2006   
Tracks: 4