DOVER, Pa., July 1 -- Supposedly related in the first
person by Marty Tanner, a close associate of Frank Sinatra, "'My Life - My
Way' - Frank 'Ol' Blue Eyes' Sinatra" (published by AuthorHouse -
http://www.authorhouse.com), the revealing new book by Ed Starkey, is more
than just a biography; it's also somewhat of a mystery. Many critics insist
that the story was written by Sinatra himself, with the stipulation that it
not be published until after his death.
"My Life - My Way" shares the intimate details of Sinatra's life in the
turbulent 1950s and '60s, offering an explosive and explicit look at one of
the most venerated entertainers of all time.
In 1950, Frank Sinatra began to take a notable plunge from the heights
of popularity, a plunge highly attributed to his affair with actress Ava
Gardner. Having successfully kept their relationship secret for two years,
its discovery by the masses created "major shockwaves," and Sinatra's
television show, personal appearances, recording sessions and movie
audience attendance suffered greatly.
His highly publicized separation and eventual divorce from wife Nancy
leads to a tempestuous two-year marriage to the ravishing Ava. While Frank
is unable to solve Ava's quintessence, he can never get over his profound,
unyielding love for her. She remains the girl of his dreams.
"My Life - My Way" goes on to track Sinatra's career resurgence with
his win of the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for "From Here to
Eternity." The book reveals the personal details of his ill-fated, two-year
marriage to rising star Mia Farrow, a "hippie" and "flower girl" 30 years
his junior.
Follow Sinatra on his rollercoaster ride of a life, journeying with him
as he once again travels to the top of the entertainment world, accompanied
by the infamous Rat Pack, and makes a permanent place in history for
himself as an entertainment legend.
Ed Starkey is the author of more than two dozen books of poetry and 10
novels. A co-founder of York Poets, he co-chairs a monthly writer's
critique at York's Borders Music and Books and has won numerous awards in
York's Riverwalk Arts Festival and Yorkfest contests, as well as various
Pennwriter competitions.
A widower with three children, five grandchildren and five
great-grandchildren, Starkey lives in the small town of Dover, Pa., just
north of York.
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Wednesday 9 July 2008
Will Young: 'My New Album is the Best Yet'
British pop star Will Young says his forthcoming fourth album has the best material he's ever recorded.
The singer -- who shot to fame after winning British TV talent contest Pop Idol in 2002 -- feels he's finally moved away from the show to create the music he feels most comfortable with.
He reveals, "I've never been happier with my music than I have with this album.
"I took a lot of time off. I went away traveling, but after the acting I went straight back into the music.
"I spent the longest time I've ever spent making an album and I think it feels right.
"Maybe I'm finally growing up but everything is clicking into place."
The album, Let It Go, is due for release on September 29, followed by the single, Changes. Will, 29, plays T In The Park in Kinross-shire, Scotland, this weekend.
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The duo � John Blagrove and Cara Burton, both from Dalston, London � are facing charges of supplying class A drugs cocaine and MDMA, reports BBC News.
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The duo � John Blagrove and Cara Burton, both from Dalston, London � are facing charges of supplying class A drugs cocaine and MDMA, reports BBC News.
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Cro-Mags
Artist: Cro-Mags
Genre(s):
Other
Discography:
Best Wishes
Year: 1989
Tracks: 8
The Age Of Quarrel
Year: 1986
Tracks: 15
Before the Cro-Mags, the thought of combining heavy metal and hard-core together was unheard of. But with the release of their classic debut, The Age of Quarrel, hardcore-metal was born, and in its rouse came a legion of likewise styled young (Biohazard, Vision of Disorder, etc.). Although the radical endured an endless amount of card shifts (which is probably the main reason they never became as well known as they should have), the Cro-Mags continued to disk and tour in one form or some other. Through it all, the New York City-based group's leader has been bassist Harley Flanagan wHO, in 1977 at the ripe old age of ten (!), started his first-class honours degree punk band during a European trip. Upon reverting to NYC, Flanagan supplied drums for the Stimulators, a band that performed quite a Washington, D.C., alongside Bad Brains. The early '80s power saw the initial Cro-Mags lineups formed with a change of members playing alongside the only constant: Flanagan. By the center of the 10, the best-known Cro-Mags card was in station -- Flanagan on bass, onetime Bad Brains roadie John Joseph on vocals, Parris Mayhew on guitar, and Mackie Jayson on drums -- and shortly reinforced a overzealous undermentioned via shows at CBGB's. The quartette recorded a 13-track demonstration that made the rounds throughout the resistance -- eventually formally released in 2000, as Before the Quarrel -- and landing the Cro-Mags a record book deal with Profile's Rock Hotel label (with second guitarist Doug Holland connection, as well). Similar to how Bad Brains aligned themselves with Rastafarianism, it was around this prison term that members of the band became closely associated with the Hare Krishna faith. With a garish buzz forming, the Cro-Mags issued their aforementioned debut, The Age of Quarrel, in 1986. With such bands as Slayer and Metallica comely increasingly popular, it seemed like the musical tides were ever-changing in favour of groups like the Cro-Mags, as nationwide tours with such groups as Motörhead and Megadeth expanded their audience. But it wasn't meant to be, as both Joseph and Jayson exited the radical after its load-bearing turn (the latter of which would later turn up in the Bad Brains and the Fun Lovin' Criminals). Instead of undermentioned up their debut correct away, it wasn't until 1989 that Best Wishes was released, which saw Flanagan double as pencil lead vocalizer. With increasing troubles with their label, Mayhew left hand the mathematical group, merely by the early '90s, the Cro-Mags were up and functional once more, as Flanagan and Joseph resuscitated the band with a pair of albums for the Century Media label -- 1992's Alpha-Omega and 1993's Good Death Experience. However, after the waiver of a double-live album, Arduous Times in an Age of Quarrel, the Cro-Mags split up. Since then, diverse versions of the Cro-Mags have recorded and toured (including a abbreviated reunion of Flanagan and Mayhew which resulted in 2000s Retaliation). Flanagan finally returned with a newfangled band, Harley's War (which included ex-Suicidal Tendencies guitarist Rocky George); world Health Organization issued their debut in 2003, highborn Cro-Mag.
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