Grey's stars say Chambers is now "fine" & other: June 2008

Tuesday, 24 June 2008

Energy 52

Artist: Energy 52

   Genre(s):
Dance

Discography:

Cafe del Mar 2003

Year: 2003
Tracks: 7

Though ephemeral, Energy 52 made an tremendous contribution to the burgeoning early-'90s trance movement in Germany: "CafÃ© del Mar." The track inaugurated the influential Eye Q tag in 1993 and went on to become one of, if non the, decade's most popular trance anthems, undergoing innumerable re-releases and remixes in the late '90s when enchantment reached its peak popularity. The track was a coaction between Paul M (aka Kid Paul, born Paul Schmitz Moormann) and Cosmic Baby (born Harald Bluechel); the iI had worked together on deuce former EPs, Eternity and State of Mind (both 1991), just neither had come close to the success of the CafÃ© del Mar EP, which featured a blend of the track by both. No early Energy 52 releases followed besides the myriad remixes of "CafÃ© del Mar."

Wednesday, 11 June 2008

Nas - Sharpton Praises Nas For Dropping Controversial Album Title

LATEST: Rapper NAS' decision not to call his new album N**GER has been praised by civil rights activist REVEREND AL SHARPTON.

The 34-year-old New York native wanted to use the title to make a political statement about the hypocrisy in hip-hop.

But criticism from Def Jam record executives and fear of a decline in sales persuaded him to pull the title on Monday (19May08), just six weeks before the album hits stores on 1 July (08).

And Sharpton is calling the rapper's decision a "partial victory" for racial-equality activists.

He says, "The record companies have to consider the downside of using it, business-wise. That would not have happened if we hadn't protested.

"I have a lot of respect for Nas. I liked what he said about (police shooting victim) Sean Bell. We have a fundamental disagreement on this. He can rap against me. I'll preach against them. We're still friends."

But Nas insists the album's original title will still resonate with his fans.

He says, "The streets have been waiting for this for a long time. The people will always know what the real title of this album is and what to call it."

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