Giant Paper Boat Sets Sail

Seeded on Mon Aug 27, 2007 1:15 AM EDT (the Mail online)

Artist Frank Boelter set sails in his lifesize paper boat as he leaves a shipyard in Lauenburg, Germany. He constructed the 9-metre vessel from 'Tetrapack' and fearlessly sailed it up the Elbe, despite the fact the light material is more commonly used for packaging milk.

sailing, arts, interesting, artist-frank-boelter

Vol 1: "Music Business & Why It's Failing (Terribly)"

Wed Aug 22, 2007 3:31 PM EDT

The Ramblings of a Man (Destined for Self-Proclaimed Greatness) Vol 1: "Music Business & Why Its Failing (Terribly)"

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entertainment, music, dvds, riaa, record-sales, cds

Hip-hop's Down Beat -- Printout -- TIME

Seeded on Tue Aug 21, 2007 4:31 PM EDT (TIME)

Hip-hop now faces a generation that takes gangsta rap as just another mundane marker in the cultural scenery. "It's collapsing because they can no longer fool the white kids," says Nickels. "There's only so much redundancy anyone can take."

entertainment, music, hip-hop

Dr. Dre Sues Death Row Over Album Rights

Seeded on Tue Aug 21, 2007 3:41 PM EDT (billboard.com)

Rapper/producer Dr. Dre filed a lawsuit in bankruptcy court against defunct label Death Row Records over who owns the rights to the 1992 album "The Chronic."

entertainment, music, news, rap, death-row-records

Iconic Album-Cover Kids: Where Is The Nirvana Baby? | News @ Ultimate-Guitar.Com

Seeded on Tue Aug 21, 2007 3:38 PM EDT (ultimate-guitar.com)

Most of us buy records for the music, but an album's cover imagery can also play a role that can't be overlooked.

entertainment, music, news, nirvana, korn

Sales of rap music are collapsing because "They can no longer fool the white kids"

Seeded on Mon Aug 20, 2007 8:45 PM EDT (TIME)

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"It's collapsing because they can no longer fool the white kids," says Nickels. "There's only so much redundancy anyone can take."

music, sales, rap, us-news, hip-hop, record-labels

Cop Breaks the Law, Gives the Finger

Seeded on Fri Aug 17, 2007 2:14 PM EDT (NY Daily News)

Just a sample of the double standard that exists between the officials enlisted to mind the public safety and standards and the public obligated to abide by those standards

politics, nypd, corrupt-cops