ATHENS:
A priceless gold garland has been unearthed in an ancient city in northern
Greece, inhumed with human bones in a large copper vase that workers initially
took for a land mine.
The
University of Thessaloniki said on Friday that the "astonishing" discovery was
made during its excavations this week in the ruins of ancient Aigai. The city
was the low capital of ancient Macedonia, where King Philip II�father of
Alexander the Great�was
assassinated.
Gold wreaths are
rare and were inhumed with ancient nobles or royalty. But the find oneself is also highly
unusual as the artifacts appear to have been distant from a grave during ancient
times and, for reasons that are ill-defined, reburied in the city's marketplace nigh
the theater where Philip was stabbed to
death.
"This happened quite
shortly after the original burying; it's non that a grave robber took it centuries
by and by and hid it with the purpose of coming back," excavator Chryssoula
Saatsoglou-Paliadeli aforesaid. "It in all likelihood belonged to a upper-level
person."
The "impressively
bombastic" copper watercraft contained a cylindrical golden jar with a eyelid, with the
gold lei of oak leaves and the finger cymbals inside. "The young working man who saw it
was astounded and shouted 'land mine!'" the university
said.
Saatsoglou-Paliadeli, a
prof of archeology at the university, said the observe probably dates to the
4th century BC, during which Philip and Alexander reigned. "Archaeologists must
explain why such a grouping...was found outside the extensive royal cemetery," the
university aforementioned. "(They must also) exploit out why the clappers of the unknown-but by
no means insignificant-person were hidden in the city's most public and hallowed
area."
During the 4th century
BC, burials outside organized cemeteries were very uncommon. In a royal necropolis
at Vergina, just westward of Aigai, Greek archaeologists discovered a wealth of gold
and silver treasure in 1977. One of the luxurious graves, which contained a large
gold wreath of oak leaves, is by and large accepted to have belonged to Philip II.
The emplacement of Alexander's tomb is one of the large mysteries of archaeology.
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Monday, 1 September 2008
Friday, 22 August 2008
Murs Campaigns For Presidential Seat With Tour & New Album
Los Angeles rapper Murs will be embarking on a two month national tour called the "Murs For President" tour to support his major label debut album of the same name.
Murs' term of enlistment will launch in San Francisco on October seventh and will conclude on December eleventh in Los Angeles.
Prior to hitting the road, Murs will do and share in activities at� the Democratic National Convention in Denver on August twenty-third to August 29th.
Murs For President, the album, hits shelves on September 30th via Warner Bros Records.
Following are Murs' tour dates:
10/7/2008��� The Independent�������������� San Francisco
10/8/2008��� Tonic������������������������ Reno
10/9/2008��� WOW Hall��������������������� Eugene
10/10/2008�� Hawthorne Theatre������������ Portland
10/11/2008�� Nectar���������������&nb
sp;������� Seattle
10/12/2008�� The Other Side��������������� Missoula
10/14/2008�� Nutty's���������������������� Sioux Falls
10/15/2008�� The Waiting Room������������� Omaha
10/16/2008�� Vaudeville Mews�������������� Des Moines
10/17/2008�� 7th Street Entry������������� Minneapolis
10/20/2008�� High Noon Saloon������������� Madison
10/21/2008�� The Abbey�������������������� Chicago
10/22/2008�� Blind Pig�������������������� Ann Arbor
10/23/2008�� The Basement����������������� Columbus
10/24/2008�� Beachland Ballroom����������� Cleveland
10/25/2008�� Shadow Lounge���������������� Pittsburgh
10/28/2008�� Paradise Rock Club����������� Cambridge
10/29/2008�� Bowery Ballroom�������������� New York
10/31/2008�� North Star Bar��������������� Philadelphia
11/1/2008��� Rock and Roll Hotel���������� Washington DC
11/2/2008��� Bedrock���������������������� Baltimore
11/3/2008��� Cat's Cradle����������������� Carrboro
11/5/2008��� Casbah @ Tremont Music Hall�� Charlotte
11/6/2008��� New Brookland Tavern��������� Columbia
11/7/2008��� Mercy Lounge����������������� Nashville
11/8/2008��� Masquerade - Hell Stage������ Atlanta
11/10/2008�� Cafe 11���������������������� St. Augustine
11/11/2008�� Churchill's Pub�������������� Miami
11/13/2008�� Platform 809����������������� Tallahassee
11/15/2008�� Common Grounds��������������� Gainesville
11/17/2008�� One Eyed Jacks��������������� New Orleans
11/18/2008�� Emo's������������������������ Austin
11/19/2008�� Hailey's��������������������� Denton
11/21/2008�� The Record Bar��������������� Kansas City
11/22/2008�� Fox Theatre������������������ Boulder
12/11/2008�� El Rey Theatre��������������� Los Angeles
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Tuesday, 12 August 2008
Obtest
Artist: Obtest
Genre(s):
Metal
Metal: Pagan
Discography:
Is Kartos I Karta
Year: 2005
Tracks: 8
Auka Seniems Dievams
Year: 2001
Tracks: 10
997
Year: 1998
Tracks: 3
Pries Adura
Year: 1995
Tracks: 5
Oldness Comming
Year: 1995
Tracks: 3
Path Of Golconda
Wednesday, 6 August 2008
Dizzee Rascal chalks up fourth week at Number One
Dizzee Rascal's collaboration with Calvin Harris and Chrome has secured the Number One touch for the fourth week running tonight (July 27).
'Dance Wiv Me' held off competition from Kid Rock's 'All Summer Long', which rose to second position this week.
Other artists riding high in the singles chart included The Ting Tings, at Number Six with 'Shut Up And Let Me Go' and at Number 13 with 'That's Not My Name', and Noah And The Whale, at Number 14 with '5 Years Time'.
Coldplay return to the Number One bit in the album chart, with 'Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends' driving lowest week's chart-topper, Basshunter's 'Now You're Gone � The Album', into the Number Two position.
Primal Scream's new album 'Beautiful Future' enters the graph at Number Nine, patch CSS' second album 'Donkey' is a new submission at Number 32.
The Top 10 Singles are:
1. Dizzee Rascal Ft. Calvin Harris And Chrome � 'Dance Wiv Me'
2. Kid Rock � 'All Summer Long'
3. Jordin Sparks Ft. Chris Brown � 'No Air'
4. Ne-Yo � 'Closer'
5. Basshunter � 'All I Ever Wanted'
6. The Ting Tings � 'Shut Up And Let Me Go'
7. Gabriella Cilmi � 'Sweet About Me'
8. Ironik � 'Stay With Me'
9. Rihanna � 'Take A Bow'
10. Madonna � 'Give It 2 Me'
'Dance Wiv Me' held off competition from Kid Rock's 'All Summer Long', which rose to second position this week.
Other artists riding high in the singles chart included The Ting Tings, at Number Six with 'Shut Up And Let Me Go' and at Number 13 with 'That's Not My Name', and Noah And The Whale, at Number 14 with '5 Years Time'.
Coldplay return to the Number One bit in the album chart, with 'Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends' driving lowest week's chart-topper, Basshunter's 'Now You're Gone � The Album', into the Number Two position.
Primal Scream's new album 'Beautiful Future' enters the graph at Number Nine, patch CSS' second album 'Donkey' is a new submission at Number 32.
The Top 10 Singles are:
1. Dizzee Rascal Ft. Calvin Harris And Chrome � 'Dance Wiv Me'
2. Kid Rock � 'All Summer Long'
3. Jordin Sparks Ft. Chris Brown � 'No Air'
4. Ne-Yo � 'Closer'
5. Basshunter � 'All I Ever Wanted'
6. The Ting Tings � 'Shut Up And Let Me Go'
7. Gabriella Cilmi � 'Sweet About Me'
8. Ironik � 'Stay With Me'
9. Rihanna � 'Take A Bow'
10. Madonna � 'Give It 2 Me'
Dubfire
Artist: Dubfire
Genre(s):
Pop
Discography:
Global Underground 31: Taipei
Year: 2007
Tracks: 2
Pharmacy News and Articles
Kill II This
Artist: Kill II This
Genre(s):
Rock
Metal
Discography:
Deviate
Year: 2001
Tracks: 12
Trinity
Year: 2000
Tracks: 10
Another Cross II Bare
Year: 2000
Tracks: 11
Wednesday, 9 July 2008
AFTRA Voting Results Due Today Or Tomorrow
Results of voting by members of the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists on ratification of a new deal with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers are not expected to be announced until late today (Tuesday) or early tomorrow trade reports indicated. Meanwhile, further talks between the Screen Actors Guild and the AMPTP on the AMPTP's final offer were in recess as SAG awaited word on whether the vote would undercut its bargaining power or give it increased leverage.
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Whitesnake's former guitarist dies
Mel Galley, one of the guitarists who played with British rock band Whitesnake, has died.
Galley, who was 60, had been battling cancer.
Paying tribute to Galley, Whitesnake singer David Coverdale said he "treasures the memory of knowing him and working together with him".
Galley played in Whitesnake from 1982 to 1984 and also played in Trapeze.
Galley, who was 60, had been battling cancer.
Paying tribute to Galley, Whitesnake singer David Coverdale said he "treasures the memory of knowing him and working together with him".
Galley played in Whitesnake from 1982 to 1984 and also played in Trapeze.
Yannick Noah
Artist: Yannick Noah
Genre(s):
Chanson
Other
Discography:
Charango
Year: 2006
Tracks: 14
Pokhara
Year:
Tracks: 13
Metisse(s)
Year:
Tracks: 11
While much of the globe remembers Yannick Noah as the dreadlocked lawn tennis fighter world Health Organization claimed the 1983 French Open deed, in his native France he is too a major pop music star. The boy of notable football player Zacharie Noah, he was born in Sedan, France, on May 18, 1960, simply washed-out a good deal of his childhood in his father's native Cameroon. Despite his philia for Jimi Hendrix and Bob Marley, Noah chose to prosecute sports over music, proving specially gifted as a tennis player. In time he captured the attention of American lawn tennis legend Arthur Ashe, wHO in 1971 installed him in Nice's French Tennis Federation evolution programme. Upon turning professional in 1977, it took Noah hardly a year to call his first base singles claim in Manila. A flamboyant musician celebrated for his vitriolic forehand shot, he achieved immortality in 1983 when he defeated reigning champion Mats Wilander to become the first Frenchman in 37 long time to acquire the French Open (and, as of this committal to writing, he remains the concluding Frenchman to claim the honor as well). In a career spanning fill up to deuce decades, Noah captured 23 sum singles titles and 16 doubles honors, and in 1986 was the world's third-ranked men's room singles player. An 11-year penis of the French Davis Cup squad, in 1991 Noah captained the national team to its first gear championship in 59 years, disconcerting a heavily preferent U.S. batting order thirty-one; he repeated the feat five age by and by, and in 1997 as well light-emitting diode France's Fed Cup squad to its first-ever top refinement. In 2005, he was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.
With his lawn tennis life history waning, Noah began his transcription life history in 1990 with the single "Saga Africa." Thanks in big office to his record label's negotiations with secret idiot box network TF1, the sequent video became a broadcasting raw material and vaulted the disc to the top of the French charts. Its success fleetly conventional Noah as France's first-class honours degree old athlete to love real commercial success as a protrude singer, and determine the stage for the 1991 release of his number one LP, Black et What, which featured lyrics in French, English, and Cameroonian alongside guest contributions from Manu Dibango and Idrissa Diop. Despite some other massive promotional campaign, Noah's 1993 followup, Urban Tribu, proven a commercial-grade disaster, and in the geezerhood to survey he sour his focus endorse to music, concurrently writing a 1997 memoir Secrets Etc... Later that same year he too resumed his recording pursuits with "Oh Rêve," a controversial pacifist reworking of the French national anthem "La Marseillaise." Only in 2000 did Noah finally issue his third base LP, a self-titled effort informed by the music and culture of his African heritage. Dubbed "Afro-reggae" by the singer himself, his young sound revitalized his chart stature, and the single "Les Lionnes" rocketed to number unitary. Pokhara murder retail in 2003, and sold in excessiveness of a million copies. Its half-live/half-studio followup, Métisse(s), highlighted by a duet with reggae icon Jimmy Cliff, trailed deuce years later.
S.U.N. Project
Artist: S.U.N. Project
Genre(s):
Trance: Psychedelic
Trance
Discography:
Wicked
Year: 2005
Tracks: 10
Insectified
Year: 2004
Tracks: 10
Sexperimental
Year: 2003
Tracks: 9
The Remixes
Year: 2001
Tracks: 9
Guitar Trax CD2
Year: 2001
Tracks: 5
Guitar Trax
Year: 2001
Tracks: 13
Paranormal
Year: 2000
Tracks: 10
Zwork
Year: 1998
Tracks: 9
Macrophage
Year: 1998
Tracks: 9
Drosophilia
Year: 1997
Tracks: 10
Drosophila
Year: 1997
Tracks: 10
Red Elvises
Artist: Red Elvises
Genre(s):
Rock
Soundtrack
Discography:
Rokenrol
Year: 2002
Tracks: 13
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Six-String Samurai: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack [Enhanced CD]
Year: 1998
Tracks: 31
Siberian surf-rockers the Red Elvises formed in Los Angeles in 1996; founded by singer/guitarist Igor Yuzov and singer/bassist Oleg Bernov -- Russian natives wHO previously teamed in the cult-favorite folk dancing grouping Limpopo -- the grouping later grew to include balalaika virtuoso Zhenya Kolykhanov and drummer Avi Sills (the solitary American-born member). Combining classic rock music with a slew of ethnic influences (and featuring lyrics sung dynasty in both English and Russian), the Red Elvises speedily began marketing extinct clubs throughout the L.A. area, and in mid-1996 issued their debut LP Rifling to the Moscow Beat; Surfriding in Siberia followed early the next class, and the 1998 release of I Wanna See You Belly Dance was accomapnied by a documentary around the stria produced for the cable network VH1. An appearance on the primetime soap Melrose Place preceded the 1999 freeing of the Red Elvises' one-fourth album, Russian Bellydance; Didder Your Pelvis and the live EP Your Favorite Band followed a year later on. Welcome to the Freak Show and Bedroom Boogie kicked things off for the stria at the initiate of the new millennium, both issued in early 2001. The band took time to enlistment and advance some good packaging until they came back to the studio to record Rokenrol, their 2002 freeing.
Dean Evenson and Soundings Ensemble
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